Gokudera tightens his hold on Phoenix and opens his mouth to say something when there is a knock at the door and he glances up.
"That was fast."
"Blue moved closer to me when I was still taking drugs." Phoenix feels Gokudera pull away slightly to get the door and quickly wraps her arms around him. "No…don't leave me."
Gokudera looks down at Phoenix before grinning.
"I already said I wouldn't let you go."
Gokudera hooks his arms under Phoenix legs and lower back, picking her up and carrying her bridal-style towards the door. Phoenix smiles slightly as she wraps her arms around Gokudera's neck and rests her head on his shoulders. Gokudera opens the doors and Blue sighs as he sees how Gokudera is holing Phoenix.
"If she's sick, she needs rest. You can't just carry her everywhere."
"Hey I promised I wouldn't let her go. I'm not about to break that promise."
Blue covers his eyes and sighs.
"Phoenix, please make him see sense."
"No, I don't want him to let go."
Phoenix snuggles into Gokudera's neck and Gokudera smirks at Blues reaction.
"There's nothing sane about our relationship Blue. Sorry to disappoint."
Phoenix almost replies but she begins to cough again and Blue becomes instantly alert.
"Lay her down on the couch."
"There's a couch?"
"Behind…the black…bookshelf…"
Phoenix manages out and Gokudera nods and walks over to the couch and gently lays her down.
"Like this?"
Blue nods and pulls out a stethoscope while Phoenix grabs onto Gokudera's hand.
"Don't leave me."
Gokudera shakes his head.
"I won't. I'll be right here."
Blue places the business end of the stethoscope against Phoenix's chest and listens to her breathing.
"Take a deep breath." Phoenix does and almost immediately starts coughing and a serious look comes over Blues face, he pulls a thermometer out and sticks it in Phoenix's mouth. Gokudera watches intently and bites his lips as his holds himself back from asking a myriad of questions out of worry. Blue takes out the thermometer and looks at it, the serious look on Blues face deepens. "Well that's not good."
"What do you mean 'not good'?"
"I mean she's running a 105 fever. Two more degrees and a normal human would be dead."
Gokudera's eyes widen.
"What!" He tightens his hold on Phoenix's hand. "She…She wouldn't…what about Fallow and the Elders and her…her…" Gokudera feels a knot in his stomach and has to sit down as he begins to feel dizzy. "I can't…I can't lose her…not again…"
"I'm not going anywhere Hayato."
Phoenix says as Blue pulls out a few herbs from his bag and crushing them into a water bottle. He hands it to Phoenix.
"Drink this." The older man turns to Gokudera. "Take her temperature every hour and if it gets to 107 get her to the hospital. She's in the system under the name Silvia Blackheart. They'll call me when you register her."
Gokudera nods his head slowly, sill in a haze as he runs his hand through his silver hair.
"She's going to okay though, right?"
The Italian teen looks at Phoenix and brings her hand to his lips.
"Blue stop giving my boyfriend a heart attack."
Blue ignores Phoenix as he packs up his bag.
"She should pull through, just make sure she drinks that mix every hour and she should be better in a few days." Blue hands Gokudera a bag filled with the herbal mixture. "One teaspoon per water bottle."
Gokudera nods as he looks down at the herbs Blue gives him and glances back at Phoenix, locking eyes with her as he picks her up again.
"So rest until when, Doc?"
"Tell she stops coughing and her fever goes down." Blue walks to the door. "I'd give it three to five days with those herbs and her system."
Gokudera bows slightly.
"Thank you so much Blue."
The doctor nods and after he leaves Phoenix leans on Gokudera, her strength disappearing in an instant.
"Hayato…I'm tired…"
Gokudera holds his girlfriend close.
"Shh, it's okay. I'll take you to the room right now."
He walks to the bedroom and quickly lays Phoenix down on the bed, resting beside her as the redhead falls asleep.