*Dr. Pythor*
"Pythor, will you please let me get up?" Pam grumbled as he took the thermometer out of her mouth. "I need to—" She was cut off when she started coughing loudly, covering her mouth as she felt her throat burn.
"I'm sorry, Pamela," Pythor said, looking at the thermometer, "but you're not getting out of bed any time soon. You're burning up at 101."
"So I'm about three degrees above my normal body temperature," Pam grumbled. "I can't let that—"
"No arguing," he said sternly, gently pushing her back into the bed. "You're sick; you need to stay in bed."
"But I have a to-do list to finish today. I have to do some shopping and—"
"Well, you have a new to-do list now," he interrupted. "Stay in bed and rest." Pam looked away with a "Humph!"
"Meanie…" Pythor just smirked at her.
"That's Doctor Meanie to you, my little patient." Pam just pulled the cover over her head to hide her blush.
"If I want a doctor," she mumbled, "I'd ask him to get me a book to read and some tea for my throat."
"Will do," he purred before he left the room. Hearing that, she threw the cover off her head and turned to the door.
"Is sarcasm such a foreign language to you?" she called before falling into another fit of coughs.
"Just stay in bed," Pythor called from the hallway. "I'll be right back." Pam sighed before snuggling back into her bed.
"He's so lucky he's a charming cutie," she mumbled lowly.
*Big Trouble (Sequel to Hero's Reward)*
Kai had just made his way to the upper deck as Pythor and Pam landed there as well. With his back at them, he didn't notice their presence.
"I wonder how Pam's doing at that temple," he asked himself out loud.
"Why don't you ask me yourself?" Pam asked as he took a sip of his soda. With wide eyes, Kai turned and spatted a mouthful of soda all over the floor when he saw Pam and Pythor before him, folding their arms across their chests and glaring at him.
"P-Pam!" he stuttered. "You're back already?"
"Thanks to Pythor here," Pam said, turning to the Serpentine. "You were lucky he got me out of there before that stone wolf would tear me apart."
"Huh?" he replied with surprise. "There was a guardian at that temple. Man, I knew I shouldn't have cheated on that bet!"
"You cheated?" Pythor growled. "And that what's almost gotten my Pamela killed?!" Kai covered his mouth with a gulp.
"I…take I'm in trouble?"
"Big trouble," Pam mumbled. And on that note, Kai ran for it, screaming like a little girl as Pythor gave chase to strangle him.
*Belly Dancing*
Pythor turned his head and stopped when he saw Pam in the room, dressed in a golden veil, a yellow bikini, and a golden veil skirt and dancing about like a belly dancer to some exotic music playing on the radio. He just had to gawk at her in awe. She looks hot, especially with her bare belly button showing and holding a topaz gem snugly inside of it. She swayed like a cobra with the grace of a swan. And her hair draped over her right eye ever so neatly.
Pam would have noticed her audience if here eyes weren't closed. She was also too focused on the music's rhythm. Soon the music ended, and she stopped to turn off the radio. When she did, she turned and cried out when she saw Pythor gawking at her.
"Pythor! Were you watching the whole time?"
"Uh-huh…" he answered, still in a daze. She then gave him a "Yeesh…" look in reply.
"I guess my costume was a bit much." He then snapped out of it quickly.
"What are you talking about? You look cute."
"Yeah, but…" She then pointed at her nose. "Ya got a nosebleed." Blinking, the Anacondrai tapped his nose and looked at it. Sure enough, there was a bit of blood on the fingertips.
"I can't believe I didn't notice that."
"Tissue?" Pam then asked, holding a box of tissues up to him. He then took one with a "Thank you" and placed it on his nose to catch the blood.
"Memo to self," she then said to herself. "Close door before practicing belly dancing so that Pythor won't get nosebleeds from watching."