Fever

Request from Ann T: Could you write one where ace has a fever but he will not admit it?

Ace groaned as he rolled over in the bed, he felt hot... Well hotter than usual he felt as if his flames had become an inferno. This was new he had never felt the heat that much in the past, why now is it so hot.

"Ace," a gentle voice sounded above him, Ace blinked a few times focusing on the blur above him it soon came into focus and he saw Megumi leaning over him worried look across her face. "Love... What's wrong?" She asked.

"Nothing," Ace murmured turning back over trying to close his eyes, he groaned as her cold hand brushed over his back, "Tired love."

Megumi hissed slightly as if her hand had touched the cooking tray in the oven, "Ace you are boiling hot."

"Devil fruit," He mumbled into the bed.

"I'm getting Crystal," Came her reply and he heard the door shut on his weak protests, he did not want to deal with that woman when he was ill she can be nice but when you go against her orders when you are ill you better pray it's not your legs that is the problem.

He heard the door open again and listened as Megumi was explaining to Crystal that she thinks he has a fever. Ace turned over trying to ignore the woman who leant over him speaking as if he wasn't in the room.

"He doesn't look so good..." Megumi murmured, "When I touched him earlier it felt as if I just touched an open flame."

He heard Crystal hummed slightly forcing the second division commander onto his back, Ace grunted slightly as he felt the thermometer pushed into his mouth. Both woman gasped and pulled the glass medical instrument out of his mouth, "Holy One Piece…" Megumi murmured.

"Bed rest, cold drinks and flannel," Came Crystal's orders,

"Thank you Crystal," Megumi smiled brightly at the nurse as she left.

"Not ill," Ace murmured burying himself into the covers trying to glare at her but the bounding in his head stopped his brow creasing.

"Of course not love," Megumi smiled placing her hand to his temple.

Ace groaned at the cold relief of her hand, "Need to do work…"

"I'll take care of the second division," She smiled softly at him, "You focus on getting better love ok."

"No…." He tried to push himself up onto his elbows, Megumi had stepped into the bathroom and ran a wash cloth under the cold water tap ringing it out slightly, she walked back into the bedroom and sat down next to Ace placing the cold wash cloth on his head.

"Better?" She asked softly pushing him back down onto the bed and tucked him into the bed.

"Shut up…" He murmured, his eyes slowly starting to close as she listened to her hum the tune she would hum to send their son to sleep, "No…" He murmured as his eyes fully closed and he softly started to snore.

Megumi rolled her eyes softly getting off the bed walking towards the door, shaking her head the men in her life were so stubborn.

AN: Oh so cute, Ace being all ill and cute and gah god damn adorable…. Honestly I am Ace when I am ill, I refuse to admit I'm ill until I am kicked out the office at work lol. We are 3/5 of the way through chapter 36 of Whitebeard Siren by the way.

Mittens I have no idea how I am going to do your request…. But er…. I'll give it a go lol.

Scarlet.