Just wanted to say thanks for reviewing, everyone! ^^ Please, let me know what you think! This chapter is about, you guessed it, sickness. o.O
-Whitney POV-
I woke up with a throbbing head. Turning to look at the clock, which read 10:30 AM, I noticed that Spain wasn't in bed. Just then he walked in, looking a bit relieved that I was awake. "Amor, are you feeling okay?" he asked, feeling my forehead.
"My head hurts... Why? Is something wrong?" I asked.
"Well when you didn't wake up this morning I checked your temperature and you had a fever so-"
"Achoo!" I sneased, cutting him off. I was then awake and realized I felt worse than I thought. "Oooah...I feel horrible..." I groaned. He looked at me worriedly, then left the room and came back a second later with a Tylenol.
"Here take this. Do you think maybe Cassita could help somehow?" he asked.
I took the pill. "I have no clue, but sometimes she does things that are weird but still help anyway." I said, trying to sit up.
Just then Romano ran into the room, looking worried. "Did she wake up? Is she okay?" he asked, looking frantic.
"Hey *cough* Romano..." I said miserably. He then got a scowl and looked at Spain again.
"See! I told you it has to be that stupid wine &%$^#*'s fault! That's why we need to get him out of the hou-CHIGII!" he finished his screaming and turned around to reveal that France had grabbed him from behind. He was smirking at the scared to death Italian, but his face became one of worry when he looked at me.
"Is she alright?" he asked Spain.
Spain sighed. "Her fever is worse, and she said her head hurts and she's been coughing and sneezing." he said, looking at me. "We were thinking, if we go to Cassi's, she'd feel better somehow?" he said, looking back at him with more of a question than a statement.
France nodded. "Oui, maybe papillon could help. Chaton does seem to be in a better mood when around her."
"Well, what the #&(( are you waiting for? Get her in the D^*# car, you idiots! Now!" Romano screamed. Spain and France just sighed as they tried to help me up out of bed. Jeez, I feel awful...
-At Cassi's House, Normal POV-
Once the four people walked through the front door, they noticed Italy and China sitting in the living room. They had panicked faces and were talking about something, but when they walked in, Italy and China's heads snapped towards them.
"Aiyaa! We were just thinking of calling you~aru!"
"Really? We came because mi amor is sick and we were thinking Cassita could help somehow..."
"Wuaaah! Whitney-chan is sick, veeeh? That's what we were going to call you about!"
"What the #&(( are you talking about, fratello?"
"We think she is sick too~aru!"
"Really? But how can you tell, mon amis?"
"Just come look, veeeh!"
-Cassi POV-
I turned my head lightly, still asleep. For some reason, I did NOT want to get up. And I mean it this time. I thought I heard voices, but I couldn't tell who's they were.
"She is in the same condition as chaton!"
"Well, what do we do~aru?"
"Let's get her on the couch with amor. We can't keep running from room to room."
"Veeeh, how badly sick is sorella?"
"We don't know, idiota!"
And then I felt someone trying to pick me up. Once the movement stopped, I heard someone else coughing. I finally opened my eyes to see Whitney on the couch in my living room, which is where I was too. (It's one of those one's that are bent and take up like two walls, so we were each on a different side.)
China, Italy, Romano, Spain, and France were there as well.
"Cassi-chan!" Whitney smiled, but then coughed. "Ugh.."
"Mi amor, don't strain yourself!" Spain replied, hastily rushing to her side.
"It's okay." She smiled halfheartedly, and then blinked as she looked at me. "You feel like crap too?"
"Yes, I feel like crap!" Her sentence was interrupted by a fit of coughing. "I feel like barf..."
"Which is worse, crap or barf...?" She teased, but sneezed right afterwards. "At least my head feels a little better..." She looked around, noticing everyone there. "Spain...?" She paused as he knelt beside her and clasped his hands around hers.
"What is it, mi amor? Is it alright that we brought you to Cassita's?" He looked from me to her worriedly.
"It's fine! Right Cassi? Misery loves company!"
"Tch, it's fine. I can't say I'm in a great mood, though." I said a bit bitterly looking down. "Why not? Well, I mean I know your sick but..." she trailed off. "Because being sick bei-ii-iii-ACHOO! being weak." I said, rubbing my nose on my sleeve. "And ninjas aren't weak...
"No, everyone has their weak days!" Whitney scolded, managing to get that much out without sneezing. She leaned in towards Spain. "Has anyone called America?" She whispered, then looked to Romano. "Romano? Can you get Momma a glass of..." She hesitated, attempting to think of a name, but then gave up. "Something?"
"Not ninjas~!" She whined hoarsely.
"Okay..." Romano Said, casually walking away.
"Cassita, you're one of the strongest I know!" Spain said happily. "And you're beating this illness! Fusosososo~!" He then lowered his voice. "But no, mi amor, we haven't..."
"Stop whispering~! *cough cough* Usually my mad ninja eavesdropping could figure you out, but now I can't hear anything~!" I whined again. I despised feeling this weak. And what's worse, if the others weren't here, Whitney and I couldn't protect ourselves from you-know-who.
Whitney whispered into Spain's ear again and he nodded then left the room while taking out his cell phone. I groaned. "Well, I refuse the notion that I could be *cough* sick. But my throat does hurt." I said. Romano came back into the room then with two cups of water. He handed one to Whitney and one to me.
I smiled, the best I could in my mood anyways, and said "Thanks, Lovino."
"Awww! Romano, you're becoming such a gentleman!" Whitney said from her spot, somehow avoiding coughs but sneezing afterwards. He just looked away.
"Whatever." he said as he sat down on the floor.
Whitney then looked back at me. "And yes, Cassi, believe it or not *cough cough* we're both sick." she said, starting to drink her water. I started drinking mine, then noticed that China, Italy and France had been awfully quiet this whole time.
"Mon poor papillon et chaton..." France said pitifully, coming towards me.
"UGH." I groaned, knowing this would happen. He patted my head repeatedly.
"Fr-" Whitney hacked. "France! Do I feel hot?"
He turned to look at her. "Honhonhon, well, if you're really intent on me feeling you, chaton-"
"France, cut it out~aru!" China said, finally speaking.
"I'll feel her~aru." he said, causing France to laugh again, and walked up to her. He felt her forehead.
"Aiyaa! She's just as warm as Cassi~aru!" he exclaimed.
Italy walked up next to me and put his hand on my forehead. "Sorella, you haven't gotten any better! Veeeh, you may have gotten worse!" he said worriedly. I couldn't stand it, I had to pet him. I coughed again, but smiled anyway.
"Feli, I'm fine. Ninja *cough* remember?" I reminded.
"Oh, you two~aru...I'll go make you some food~aru!" China said, rushing into the kitchen.
"Veeeh, I'll help!" Italy said, rushing after China.
"Idiota, you'll mess the food up! D&* it!" Romano screamed as he got up and followed them out.
Those geniouses, they flipping left us alone in here with France. Flip it all.
-Whitney's POV-
Great, I have a fever, my ninja's down, and we're left under the care of a creeper...
"Honhonhon... Is there anything I can do for you two ladies?" France replied with a smirk.
"A cold washcloth." I said, pointing to the bathroom.
"So we're showering together, mon chaton? Why, you do move fast!" France laughed and walked towards me.
"Fr-France, no!" I stuttered out, shivering as he touched me.
"Come now, cuddling will help us get better!" I then looked to see that he was also moving Cassi to the intersection of the couch so that we had to lie on him. Despite my disapproval, he held us there anyway.
Cassi looked up at him with a confused scowl which then turned into what looked like a satisfied smile as she relaxed her head again. "What is it, papillon?" France questioned, noticing her facial expressions as well.
She coughed and stated simply "I am fine now, because you would never do anything to Whitney when she's sick."
I turned my head to look at her. "But what about you? You're sick too, ya know." I reminded. She started to talk, but too quickly causing her to choke on her words and start having a coughing fit.
After she was done, she protested again in a hoarse voice. "I am a ninja, and as a ninja I refuse to accept the fact that I'm sick because it is simply not true!"
I simply scoffed. There was no arguing with her when she was in this mood. Although I found myself annoyed with admitting it, France was kind of... Comfortable. I sighed, finding it harder and harder to maintain consciousness...
That is, until-
"Ninja Heroine!" America's voice sent me jolting upright. "No one told me you were sick until now! Are you ok? Seriously! Dude, speak to me!"
"Ack! America! I almost got to see chaton's sleeping face!" France scowled.
"I don't care! My girlfriend is sick!" he shouted.
"I'm not *cough* sick! *cough*" She then realized that America had burst in her house, which for some reason made her squeak and hide under the blanket she had.
We all looked at her. "Cassi? What's wrong?" America asked, trying lightly to peel back the blanket. We heard her sneeze and groan from under the blanket and say "You of all people weren't supposed to see me in a weakened state..." not releasing the blanket.
"HA!" I shouted, causing me to cough a bit more, then continued. "So you admit that you are sick!"
"No!" she said, fighting the urge to cough. "I admit I am slightly weakened!"
America just stared at her for a second then chuckled. "If you're weakened, it just gives me even more reason to be here with you!" he tried to reason.
"No, I can take care of myself..." she said, but started coughing shortly afterwards.
"Ninja Heroine! I have your back! Don't make me go away when we need each others help..." After saying this, America looked slightly... Sad. I wanted to stay up and see what else was going to happen, but then the world started spinning and I found myself staring up at France's face from his lap.
"Mon chaton, you need not feign illness to find yourself in my lap..." He smirked.
"Ugh.." I murmured, my world finally stilling.
"Aiyah! Sit them up ~aru! The soup is hot!"
At this, Cassi shot up with no help whatsoever, looking at China eagerly. "Please let it be..."
"Yes, Cassi, it's wonton soup~aru." he said, smiling. She cheered and recieved the bowl eagerly, then China handed me mine.
I sniffed it warily, not remembering if I'd ever had it before. Cassi had blown hers and was already spooning it into her mouth, allowing America to situate himself on the couch with her legs in his lap. When she noticed I hadn't started eating yet. "Come on, dude, it's delicious!" she said, coughing once then going back to it.
I started eating it then. It was alright, and it did warm my stomach up quite a bit. I sighed and sneezed, looking at China. "Thank you, China." I said. He smiled and nodded. Cassi finished her's already and had set the bowl on the floor. "Yeah, thanks!" she added. I layed back down and noticed that Italy, Romano and Spain hadn't gotten back yet.
"China? Where are-"
"They found the computer~aru." China said, knowing what I was about to ask. "Oh." I said, hearing Cassi sneeze. France had started playing with our hair, probably out of boredom. We layed back down, neither of us in the mood to sit up.
"Honhonhon, why can't it be like this every day?" France said, twirling my hair around his finger. I sighed, thinking that I must be crazy, and snuggled towards his warmth. All of a sudden, I'd become very cold on the inside, even though my body felt like it was on fire. "Mon chaton?" I simply sneezed in response. France then shifted towards Cassi. "They're both burning up..." He replied worriedly.
I smirked slightly. "H-hot... It's nice... To be appreciated..."
"Aww, I'm freezing in here~aru!" Cassi yelled, then started coughing again.
"Ninja Heroine! What can I do? Just tell the Hero what to do!" America exclaimed.
"Save.. The tea!" I yelled, shooting an arm up into the air and then hastily bringing it back down again, shivering. "Spain... Quiero... England's tea..."
"Dude, I just need another blanket..." Cassi mumbled and tried to get up.
"No! Dude! Stay down! I'll get it for you!" America said firmly, covering Cassi back up with her covers. "Now... Where are they?"
"Spain... Por que... don't... tu.." I was nodding off, in and out of dream zone...
"In the *cough* hall closet..." Cassi said, pointing towards the hall. America got up and ran in that direction, coming back with like six more blankets.
"Here Whitney, you have some too." he said, covering me with a few of them then Cassi with the others.
He sat back down afterwards. Right then, I fell asleep.
-Cassi's POV-
In case you're wondering, yes I have realized that the people in this room would do whatever I say if I told them because I am sick. I'm just not that cruel... Heehee okay, I just really don't feel like it.
But America fussing over me and France playing with my hair along with China making me my favorite soup and Romano getting me water was nice, I must admit.
Whitney probably thought so too. I looked over to her sleeping form, slightly bothered by the fact that she was sleeping beside her nemesis. I coughed, and all heads turned to me.
"Mon papillon? Are you all right?"
"Ninja Heroine!"
"Cassi ~aru! I'll go get some herbal tea!"
With a slight smirk, I laid back down again. Yeah, this was nice... But that doesn't mean I'll get used to this weakened state!
China ran back in and handed me a cup of warm...well I don't know what it was. I didn't want anything else in me though, I was starting to feel nausious... WHICH DOESN'T PROVE ANYTHING!
I handed it back to him. "No, thanks, I'm good." I said, causing him to look at me oddly. "But you need to drink it. It will help with that cough of yours~aru." he said. I tried resisting the urge to cough right then, but it didn't work.
After I stopped, I said "I don't have a cough. I'm not thirsty~aru."
"Haha, Cassi, you obviously have a cough. And China's probably right, you should drink that." Alfred said, smiling and patting my leg.
So they said I need to and I should... But I'm not going to. "Nah, I'll pass." I said stubbornly.
"Drink.. The tea..." Whitney muttered in her sleep, then sneezed. "Spain..."
I scrunched up my face. "No!" Then burst out in a fit of coughing.
"Mon chaton et mon papillon... I'm so sorry you're sick!" France frowned. "But if you won't do what's best for you..."
I looked up. "What?"
"Then we'll have to use a little coaxing, non?" He smiled oddly.
I crossed my arms. "I'm not drinking the stuff..." I said, still not knowing what it was.
France sighed. "Very well..." Then proceeded to grab me around the waist. "Honhonhon! America, you get her arms! China, you know what to do."
"HEY! *cough* W-what the heck, man?" I shouted, starting to panic.
"It's for your own good, ~aru." China said, approaching me with the stuff.
"Ack! No!" I shouted, coughing again. China used his free hand to tilt my head up even though I was struggling. "Cassi~aru, don't make this more difficult than it needs to be~aru." he sighed, trying to get my head still.
"I don't wanna! I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna!" I said, trying to flail my arms which Alfred had in an iron grip. China accidentally poked me in the part of your neck that is also your spine, though, and my head snapped to a stop immediatley. I didn't dare move, but I started tensing up really badly.
China looked confused for a second, but tried to get the stuff in my mouth anyways. I wouldn't open my mouth though, so France poked me in the side. I yelped, and right then, China practically shoved the cup into my throught. The liquid ran down my throaght even though I was choking on it, and it was gone pretty quickly.
The three sighed and released me, and my hand flew to the back of my neck. I scowled at China.
"It had to be done ~aru. Whitney will be getting some when she wakes up ~aru." China stated matter-of-factly.
"Yeah, yeah..." I grimaced, still rubbing my neck.
"If it'll help you get stronger, I'll do anything!" America said, fist pumping into the air.
I scoffed. "Even betray your own girlfriend? Gee, thanks." I said, looking away. I wasn't really mad, just a bit miffed at being forced to do something I didn't want to. THAT is one thing that reeeeeally gets on my nerves.
"NO! Ninja heroine, you know I'd never-"
"I know, I'm not mad." I cut him off, not wanting him to be upset.
"But, I just want to make it clear that I-"
"Dude, *cough cough* I know."
He looked at me, kind of sad looking, so I smiled and said "I love you." His eyes lit up and his grin returned, which is what I was hoping for.
"I love you too!"
At this, Whitney sat up. "The next- *cough cough* Step in your relationship! And I was here to-"She broke off in a fit of hacking, but when she recovered smiled at me smugly.
"Honhonhon! Mon papillon!"
"Oh, dude, don't start." I said, looking at France who started hugging my head and petting me.
"But you are making progress~! I can't wait to see when you and America decide to-"
"DUDE!" the two of us shouted, me starting to cough again.
When I finished, I noticed that France and Whitney were looking at us, each with a smug grin. I freaking wanted to slap it off their faces. "What?" I said, through clenched teeth, my face turning red. I probably should've thought a bit before I said that.
"You're just so-" She broke off in a fit of coughing before continuing. "Cute~."
"And innocent~!" France supplied.
"...So? Jeez, and France can we keep it that way?"
"Honhonhon... I'm sure America or you will want to change that eventually... I would prefer sooner, but, you know moi." He smiled, running his fingers through my hair again. Whitney glared at him slightly before scooting a little ways away from him.
I twitched and my face felt really hot. I tried covering it up with the blanket while whining "No!"
"I can't tell if she was blushing or-" Whitney's voice faltered a bit.
"Mon chaton? Here, China will get you something to drink!" France said hurriedly. Whitney simply coughed in response.
China hurried out of the room and came back in with more of that stuff from earlier. He gave her the cup and she drank it obediently. Pansy...
China looked at me then. "Why can't you be good like her sometimes~aru?" he sighed.
I just stuck my tounge out. "Ninjas don't take orders! *cough*"
Whitney looked at me then. "You really are *cough cough* stubborn." she said, handing back the empty cup.
"Oh *cough* well..." I replied.
"Back to you and America then~." She teased, smiling at me.
"UGH, WHY!" I whined again, my face still in the blanket.
"Because, you're just-" She sneezed. "Adorable~."
"Yeah, and you have a nursery that needs to be put to use." I shot back, smiling when her face flushed.
"Honhonhon, I am enjoying both sides of this argument." France chimed in, patting our heads. I sighed, and looked at America. He looked like he was zoning out. I took his hand in mine, hoping neither of the other two saw.
He turned to look at me, and I just smiled. He smiled back, and for a minute we had a sparkley moment.
About this time, Whitney crossed her arms and pouted.
"Mon chaton..?" France questioned, looking at her with some confusion.
"I'm sick and Spain's-" She sneezed. "Not here!"
"Isn't he *cough* in the computer room?" I asked.
"But he's not here." She emphasized, looking at the couch.
"Mon chaton, you have us! What more do you need?" France said defensively, attempting to hold her closer to him.
"France, you're really-" She broke off in a coughing spasm. "really clingy, today..."
"When isn't he?" I said, laughing a little bit, then sneezing. "UGH, I wish this stupid weakened state would go away!" I whined.
"I don't know..." Whitney said, finally relenting and letting France pull her towards him. She sighed. "Yeah, I wish the sickness would go away too..."
"That's a good chaton, et papillon you are as well..." France continued massaging our heads.
"Hmmm..." I hummed, looking up at the ceiling and thinking. Then I realized. I was bored.
"I want my *cough* laptop. Need internet access to survive!" I said. China got up from his spot on the recliner and said "I will get it for you~aru." walking out and coming back a bit later with it.
He handed it to me and I smiled. "Thank you~aru!" I said, glad for not coughing as of this second. He nodded, smiling a little, and went back to the recliner. I opened my laptop and started watching funny internet videos.
"Dude! Not cool!" Whitney whined. "Just gonna ignore me like that?"
"Well I'm bored!" I replied. "What do ya' want me to do?"
She sighed, defeated. "I don't know. I'm tired. But I don't wanna sleep!" She whined. I had a feeling that I was beginning to wear off on her..
"Well...I don't know. Play I-spy?" I suggested, not really into the idea. But, hey, it was something to do.
"But you alllllwaaaays wiiiiin..."
"Well...Then I don't know. What do you wanna do, Alfred?" I asked. He shrugged.
"How about you, China~aru?" I asked, turning my head to look at him.
"I don't know~aru..."
"Honhon, I know what I want to do..." France said, looking at me. I stuck my hand in his face.
"Whatever it is, no." I said.
He kept trying to get my hand off his face, particularly away from his eyes, but I was bored so I kept on putting it right back.
"Since when did you enjoy touching me, papillon?" France asked curiously.
"DUDE!" I yelled, pulling my hand away. "That's messed up."
"France, quit being a creeper..." Whitney yawned. "Seriously..." She then sneezed. "We need some entertainers..."
"Yeah, we do. Being si-weakened is boring." I said, then coughed.
It was silent for a minute, and then Feli and Romano ran into the living room from the direction of the den. (The den has the computer in it.)
Romano and Feli were screaming, while Spain just walked after them with an amused smile on his face. Romano jumped onto Whitney and hugged her, burrying his face in her neck and quivering. Feliciano did the same thing to me.
This sent the two of us into coughing fits. "Dudes, *cough cough* what the heck! What's wrong?" I asked, still coughing. Spain answered for them.
"Well, heheh, we were looking at different movie titles and each one had a picture. I clicked on the horror category and, well..." he motioned towards the shaking Italians.
"Oh, Romano! My little tomato, don't be scared! *cough* I'm right here!" I said, rubbing his back as he started shaking less.
"I... It wasn't that scary." he finally said, sitting up.
"I'm sorry, Romano! I didn't know it would scare you!" he said, walking over and patting Romano on the back. "You too, Ita-chan."
"Awww, Feli, did you get scared? I'm sowwy." I said, stroking his hair and making him calm down a bit. He looked up at me.
"It was soooo scary!" he whined, looking close to tears.
"Don't worry, Feli, I won't let anything ever happen to you, okay?"
He sniffled and asked "You promise?"
"I promise. *cough* Ninja's honor."
"Yay! Thank you, sorella!" he cheered, hugging me again. I ruffled his hair and laughed.
"Spain, *cough* you should know better-" Whitney started, breaking off in a fit of hacking again. "And I missed you both!"
"Mi amor!" Spain got down on his knees and grabbed her hand. "I'm so sorry! I thought you wouldn't want to be bothered, and that you needed rest and-"
She waved her free hand and smiled. "It's alright! I just missed *sneeze* you!"
"Well, we're here now, si?" Spain smiled back as Romano laid beside Whitney.
"It wasn't that scary..." He muttered. "But you're warm."
"Guess we got our entertainment, huh Cassi?" Whitney smiled at me.
"...That did shoo away my boredom." I said before sneezing. "It's just... Slowly returning again."
"I know." She said, petting Romano.
Feli still had his arms around my neck. "Whitney..." I started, a question striking me.
"*cough* Yeah?" she asked.
"Do you know... What is causing you to be sick and me to be weakened?" I asked, a bit worriedly.
She thought for a minute and shook her head. "I *cough* have no clue what this is. A cold maybe?" she asked.
"Do you dudes need to go to the doctor?" America asked. I froze right there. Please, oh please no...
"I am starting to think they do..." France said thoughtfully.
"NO!" I shouted suddenly. I stopped then, remembering that they knew my fears (Whitney had told me what I said in my sleep that one night.) and not wanting to remind them that was why.
"I, *cough* I mean, I really don't feel like going anywhere *sneeze* right now." I said.
"She's right~aru. They shouldn't be moved too much~aru..." China said.
I relaxed. A bit too soon though, because he then said "But Japan knows alot about doctor related stuff~aru! Let's call him over~aru!"
"Okay, zat works." France said.
Whitney shook her head slightly. "Only if he's not busy. I mean... I don-" A sneeze interrupted her sentence. "I don't want him to *cough* go out of *cough* his way..." She paused, her eye twitching for some reason. "And no examinations, France." She hacked. "So don't get your hopes *sneeze* up..."
"Mooom." Romano looked up at her. "You're burning up.."
She smiled weakly. "Yeah, *cough* but I'm so cold.." He snuggled closer to her then, and Spain attempted to do the same.
I panicked as I saw China leave the room to make the dreaded phone call.
I started fidgeting and trying to get off the couch but Alfred put his hand on my shoulder. "Dude, what are you doing?" he asked.
"Ah, hahah, nothing! Just gotta go get-"
"No, you have to stay there~aru. Japan will be here any minute~aru." China said, walking back in the room. My eyes were wide open and my skin turned a few more shades of white. Japan, why couldn't you have been busy?
"Great. Maybe he can *cough* tell us what is wrong with *cough cough* us." Whitney said, sitting up. I sat up too, in order to enable a quicker escape. If I could...Alfred still had my shoulder.
"Papillon, you are pale looking!" France said, touching my forehead. "It was a good thing China called Japan, you may have something serious."
I felt like I was going to hurl then. I got nauseous whenever I was really scared. I didn't want them knowing that, but I had no clue how I was going to hide it. "I just have to go-"
"Cassi~aru, what did I say~aru?" he said, looking at me with his arms crossed.
"Cassi..." Whitney coughed, then shivered. "He'll help us get better."
"N-" I started, but was interrupted by a knock on the door. I froze and my eyes widened.
"Konichiwa. I'm sorry if I've delayed too long in getting here." Japan stated when China opened the door.
"I'm glad you're here~aru!" China exclaimed. "Help us determine what's wrong with them, please~aru!"
"Very well." Japan nodded and took his shoes off after he stepped through the doorway. "Let me see them."
China led him to the couch and it was then that I noticed he had a large bag with him. My eyes got even bigger, if that was possible. He set the bag down and opened it, taking out a stethoscope. I backed away.
Although it was mainly needles I was scared of, it caused everything else doctors used to freak me out. I started tensing up and trying to sink into the couch as he got closer to me with it. "Whitney first!" I shouted. He stopped for a moment and looked at me oddly, but went over to Whitney none the less.
"Sorry about Ca-" She turned her head away to sneeze. "Cassi. She doesn't like-" She coughed violently and then just shook her head.
"It's quite arright." Japan nodded. "I'm going to risten to your heart and rungs now."
"Have at it." She said, attempting a smile and breathing in deeply, as if she'd done this fifty times before.
"Your rungs seem a bit full." Japan noted. "And sneezing and coughing may weaken you." He dug into his bag again and pulled out a digital thermometer, putting a plastic sleeve over the part that went into someone's mouth. "Open prease."
She did so obediently and jumped slightly when it beeped.
"One hundred one. Not too bad. But a fever nonetheress." He stated solemnly, placing it back in his bag. "Is your throat bothering you?"
"A little..." She replied meekly.
"Alright." He retrieved a Popsicle stick from the bag and turned back to her. "Say 'ah'."
"Ah~."
"Hm. Seems swollen."
"Oh." she replied after he took the Popsicle stick back.
"Well, I think you are simpry suffering from a severe cold. Take these in order to help the symptoms. No need to worry, it doesn't need a prescription." he said, handing her a bottle of medicine.
"Thank *cough* you, Japan." she replied.
He then stood back up and turned to me. "Now, Cassi. I'm not going to do anything painfull, so please rerax." he said, walking towards me. Heck with relaxing, he's holding a bag full of evil!
I started squirming away and kicking around until I ended up behind Alfred. "Dude, are you...scared?" he questioned. I thought I heard a smile in his voice towards the end of his scentence.
"No! I am fearless..." I said. Whitney coughed then, but I think it was fake. She looked at me with a raised eyebrow and I bit my lip. France's face then made it seem like a light bulb went on over his head and he looked at me.
"Zat's right! You are scared of needles!" he said. Crud, I was hoping he'd forgotten!
I stared in horror at her. "N- *cough cough* NO! You can't just force me to do two things I don't want to in one day! That has to be illegal!" I protested.
Alfred laughed. "Last time I checked, no. But, come on, Cassi! You are supposed to be my fearless ninja heroine, now how is it that you are cowering in fear behind me?"
"I...I..uh." His question stumped me. I then looked down and muttered. "As long as he doesn't have any needles hidden anywhere...I guess I could tolerate it..." I said.
"Good. Now, please get from behind America-san." Japan said, getting his stethascope out again. I hesetantly obeyed.
It was over pretty quickly, to my relief, and he gave me the same diagnosis as he did Whitney.
He then left, saying he would call to see how we were doing. I sighed, glad it was over.
Whitney smirked. "And they say *cough* doctors don't make house calls..."
"Mi amor, it's nice to know your humor's coming back, but now I feel that you should take that medication..." Spain's voice trialed off.
"Oh, of course... Can someone get me *sneeze* something to drink?" She questioned, looking around the room. "And Cassi too..."
"Si." Romano responded from beside her as he got up and left the room impassively.
Romano came back with more water and we took the pills. I yawned and started to get drowsy, though, leaning on Alfred's shoulder. Pretty soon I was knocked out, skipping through a field of chocolate.
-Whitney POV-
Cassi fell asleep apparently, so America situated her to where she was in his lap. I looked at them and smiled. "I'm glad you two are working out well."
He smiled, a little shyly, and said "Yeah, me too."
"Honhonhon, America, don't tell me you're shy on the subject as well?" France said, clearly amused. He just blushed and looked down at Cassi.
"Ah, France, let them be." Spain said smiling.
"But it is simply too cute for me to resist~! Although, Spain, you and Chaton used to be the same way." he said, smiling.
"Veeeh~ I want some pasta..."
"Way to ruin the mood, fratello!"
"Aiyaa, and it was just getting peaceful again~aru..."