Ichigo's Illness Chapter 16:
Ichigo's Recovery
Ichigo woke up to find Kisshu sitting next to her, carving something. "Kisshu?" she asked.
Kisshu looked up and smiled. "You're awake!" he said. "How are you feeling?"
"Not great," Ichigo said. "I'm thirsty, too."
"I've got some water that Pai brought in," Kisshu said. He poured a glass, and asked, "Can you sit up?"
"I can try," Ichigo said. She pushed herself up, and managed to stay upright for about a minute before she fell back. Kisshu caught her, and helped her lie back down. "Thanks, Kisshu," Ichigo said.
"Sure, Koneko-chan," Kisshu said. "I'll help you drink." He helped her sit up again, and supported her while she drank the water.
When she was finished, Kisshu helped her lie back down. "I'm kind of cold," Ichigo said. Kisshu put a hand on her forehead, and his eyes widened.
"You're burning up," Kisshu said. "I'll go get the medicine and more blankets." Ichigo nodded, so Kisshu teleported out. Unfortunately, when he got back Ichigo had fallen back to sleep. He spread the blankets over her, and put the fever medicine on the bedside table. Then he went to the bathroom and got a cool cloth, which he put on her forehead. Then he sat down next to her again.
Two hours later, Ichigo was still asleep, and Kisshu was getting worried. He had noticed that her fever had gone up. Finally he decided to wake her up. He gently shook her shoulder, but that didn't seem to do anything. He shook her a little harder. Still nothing. Finally, he used the trick Pai used- tapping her on the forehead. That seemed to work, because Ichigo opened her eyes and said, "What's wrong?"
"Your fever's gone up," Kisshu said. "You need to take some of the medicine."
Ichigo sighed, but nodded. Kisshu poured some of the medicine onto a spoon, and fed it to Ichigo, who swallowed it. "Can I go back to sleep? I'm still tired," Ichigo said.
"Yeah, it's late, so I'm going to sleep too," Kisshu said. "Can I sleep with you?"
"Are you sure? I don't want to get you sick," Ichigo said.
"I'll be fine," Kisshu said. Ichigo sighed and scooted over on the bed, making room for Kisshu, who climbed in next to her, and put his arms around her. She snuggled up to him, and went back to sleep almost immediately. Kisshu smiled slightly and went to sleep as well.
The next morning, Kisshu woke up before Ichigo and felt her forehead. She still had a fever, though it was better than yesterday. When he tried to get up to get more of the medicine, however, he noticed that Ichigo was clinging to him in her sleep. He tried to loosen her arms, but she clung more tightly to him. Kisshu was a bit worried by this; what if she was having another nightmare?
Kisshu tapped her forehead twice, and she slowly woke up. "Kisshu?" she asked.
"I'm right here," Kisshu said. "Um… why are you clinging to me like that?"
"Oh, sorry," Ichigo said, letting go of him. "I was having a dream about this stuffed cat I lost when I was little. It was trying to get out of my arms and run away."
Kisshu burst out laughing. "Hey, at least it wasn't another nightmare," Ichigo said indignantly.
"You're right," Kisshu said when he calmed down. "I was actually pretty worried that you were having another nightmare, that's why I woke you up."
"I'm okay," Ichigo said. "That machine Pai has worked."
"Good," Kisshu said, relieved. "Oh, you need to take more of the medicine again. You've still got a fever."
Ichigo sighed, but let go of Kisshu and nodded. Kisshu got up, and was startled when Ichigo said, "How'd you get that bruise on your ribs?"
Kisshu looked down and saw bruise on his ribs. "Um… maybe when you thought I was a toy cat," he said, smirking.
Ichigo blushed and said, "Uh… sorry about that, Kisshu."
"It's fine, it doesn't hurt," Kisshu said. Then he got out the medicine, and poured some onto a spoon. He fed it to Ichigo, who grimaced, but swallowed it anyways.
"I'm hungry," Ichigo said.
"Will you be okay if I go get something for you?" Kisshu asked.
"I'll be fine. The kitchen's not too far anyways," Ichigo said.
"Okay, what do you want?" Kisshu asked.
"Do you have toast?" Ichigo asked.
"Sure, I'll be right back," Kisshu said. He teleported out and appeared in the kitchen. Pai was there, and he looked up.
"How's Ichigo?" Pai asked.
"She's got a fever, so I gave her some medicine, and now she's hungry," Kisshu said. "I'm going to make some toast."
"Okay," Pai said.
Kisshu put some bread in the toaster, and buttered it when it was done. Then he teleported back to Ichigo.
Ichigo looked up as he teleported in. Then, to his surprise, she sat up. "Koneko-chan, you can sit up?" Kisshu asked.
"Yeah," Ichigo said. "It makes me a little dizzy though."
"I brought the toast," Kisshu said. "Do you want some?"
"Yes please," Ichigo said, taking the plate from him and eating the toast in about two minutes.
"Wow, you ate that fast," Kisshu commented.
"I was hungry," Ichigo said, blushing. "I'm getting tired again, though."
"Go back to sleep, I'm going to bring the plate back to the kitchen," Kisshu said.
Ichigo nodded and lay back down. She was sleeping soon after, and Kisshu teleported to the kitchen, where he put the plate in the sink, and then went back to Ichigo.
The next few days were pretty much the same. Ichigo was recovering faster than Kisshu had, which was good. By the end of the week, she was able to walk, and soon after that, she went back to training with Kisshu. She still got tired out occasionally, but that was fading too. By the middle of the second week, she was back to full strength.
Bad chapter ending, I know. I think I'll put some action in the next chapter; I'm sure everyone is tired of all fluff. Plz Review!
