Hehe...hi?
Alex: Seriously! What the hell happened to you? What did you just decide 'oh I know I'll leave Alex hanging even longer?
Would it help if I told you I fell down the stairs?
Alex: no!
If I told you I had to have two operations?
Alex: no cause you managed to update your other stories!
Yeah well my laptops been having some temper tantrums of late so...
Alex: No excuse!
Just do the disclaimer or you might find yourself with something worse than scarlet fever!
Alex: She owns nothing...(whispers) thankfully
Heard that!
Chapter Four
By Rosa241
"Alright let's get some penicillin, anti-inflammatory drugs and notch up his pain relief...this is going get worse before it gets better." Bailey motioned for George to get moving having assigned him to Alex's constant care. In her logic he'd been around him this long, if he wasn't infected by now then he wasn't going to be. "O'Malley, keep an eye on his temperature if it gets above 104 you page me and only me straight away. Use the icepacks and cloths to try to lower it. If he wakes up you don't tell him anything, you hear me?"
George merely nodded. Truth be told he was still in shock. He knew how dangerous Scarlet fever could be, especially if left unchecked – which Alex's was...at least for a time. Admittedly now it was getting treated but how much damage has the delay in treated caused? Were their efforts too late? He also couldn't help feeling somewhat guilty. He'd known this morning that something had been wrong with Alex, something other than a hangover, but he hadn't done anything about it. He'd walked away. Would that prove to be fatal? A murmur from beside him brought him from his thoughts.
"Shh..." Smiling down at his charge George pressed the damp cloth to Alex's burning forehead. "You're going to be fine."
Alex merely grunted in response whilst shooting George a confused glare. Well he supposed it would have been a glare if it wasn't for the fact that his eyes rolled back into his head moments later. As Alex fell unconscious George felt even guiltier than before. In that moment George made a promise to himself: he would look after Alex regardless.
-Greys Anatomy-
"Man where the hell is O'Malley? I've tried calling him like a hundred times!" Izzy moaned as she flopped down onto the sofa. "Bet he's with Callie..."
"Izzy...Callie and George broke up...not to mention she's into girls now...anyway I thought you and George had nothing, you know no chemistry?" Izzy shrugged slightly. Whilst it was true she and George weren't compatible when they were dating but she still considered herself his best friend. She felt it was her duty to make sure he wasn't trying to get back with her. Izzy had never liked Callie. She couldn't pin point why but she'd never liked her. She wasn't good for George. There were very few people who were good for him as a matter of fact.
"Well that doesn't mean I'm not going to keep looking out for him. Him and Callie aren't right together." She huffed slightly before pulling out her phone once again. George quit ignoring me...
-Greys Anatomy-
Mark couldn't help but sigh as he gazed at the younger doctor lying in the bed. He looked so helpless, so...not Alex. Alex Karev was feisty, he was arrogant and cocky...Alex Karev did NOT lie in a hospital bed looking like death warmed up. For some reason Mark had developed a soft spot for the younger doctor. Despite his somewhat complacent attitude Mark could tell that Alex cared deeply for his patients, he cared more than most.
Mark always thought that was why the two had formed such a connection to each other. They were similar in many ways…yet very different at the same time. Both tried hard to keep up the façade of the carefree doctor, but on the inside they both cared deeply for their patients and found it difficult not to form an emotional attachment. Neither found it easy to truly let someone in and only showed themselves to people who would be in their lives forever. The main difference between them…and it was one that Mark thought imperative was that Alex seemed to be allowing people into his life, slowly…but surely he was allowing people in. Mark had never quite managed that, he only
He'd stood by the window for just long enough to watch the way O'Malley was caring for Alex. He'd seen the look George was giving him so many times over the years to know what it was, it was love. George O'Malley was in love with Alex. The weird thing, he'd seen the same look in Alex's eyes. When the younger man thought no one was looking he would gaze lovingly at his crush with a longing in his eyes. It was plain to see…at least to Mark…that Alex wanted to let George in but just didn't know how. He could only hope O'Malley would stick around long enough and give Alex the time he needed.
-Greys Anatomy-
George frowned and cursed under his breath as he read the numbers off of the thermometer. How could this have happened? How could his temperature still be rising? He knew enough about Scarlet fever to know that it caused a temperature but surely with all his efforts it would have gone down by now! Quickly making a decision he paged Bailey, only afterwards realising his mistake. Within minutes the door flew open and a rather out of breath Bailey stepped in.
"What's going on!" She quickly snatched the thermometer out of his hands and read the numbers, giving George a dark glare. "103! I told you to page me only if he was above 104! Damn you had me running down here thinking…" She trailed off at that thought, let's not go there...
"Sorry it's just…I think something's wrong I mean, his temperature's rising really fast…which is common for Scarlet Fever but…isn't this progressing a little too quickly?" George could see anger still covering her face but a flicker of concern was evident in her eyes. She made a few notes, took a rather thorough look over Alex and left the room, after of course reminding George only to page her if Alex went above 104. He refrained from reminding Bailey that what she'd actually said had been slightly different than what she thought, he may be on good terms with her but he wasn't stupid.
"At least she doesn't think I'm crazy…least I hope not." George murmured to himself as he restarted his attempts to cool his charge down.
-Greys Anatomy-
Bailey knew O'Malley was right, he may be a fool sometimes but the boy wasn't stupid. He knew exactly what she knew…there was more to this than met the eye. She had a sneaking suspicion that this strain of Scarlet Fever was in fact a mutated strain, she'd seen once before and knew how much more dangerous it could be. However she'd have to wait for the lab to confirm that one. Right now she had a more pressing matter.
Scarlet Fever was contagious…very contagious. That meant that she needed to find out how Karev had got it and make sure no one else was at risk. The hospital had a policy, about ten years ago a guy had come in with a tropical disease and had infected most of the hospital, since then all doctors, nurses and anybody who worked in the hospital was immunised against diseases like Scarlet Fever. Of course there is always a chance of someone's body rejecting the vaccination – obviously Karev's had – but most were protected. She needed to find where this had come from and fast.
-Greys Anatomy-
Groaning as light flooded his eyes Alex couldn't help but swear, or at least he would have done if his mouth didn't feel like he'd been munching on cotton wool in his spare time. Gazing round he could see George flitting about, what in the hell was he doing?
Something cold attached itself to his neck and he couldn't help but groan as the coolness swept through his body. Why the hell is it so hot? Hospital needs to do something about this damn air conditioning… His thoughts trailed off as something cold and damp attached itself to the other side of his neck. Sighing again he closed his eyes. God I'm tired…
As Alex's eyes closed George groaned in frustration. He tried talking to Alex but it turns out he was far from being able to understand what was going on. In a way it was a blessing, Alex could be blissfully ignorant and he didn't have to worry, and they didn't have to worry about him freaking out. On the other hand it meant that the fever had truly taken hold and that they were starting to lose the battle. George blinked back the tears that were threatening to fall and quickly sent the attending nurse for some more ice packs. If this thing wanted Alex it was going to have to go through him first.
See Alex, I'm giving you your own personal caretaker
Alex: *sighs* I'm never going to win am I?
Yeah! He's learning!
Alex: I wouldn't insult me otherwise I might just leave you short a main character!
Oh you can't leave...I control you, try to leave and I'll pull out the pink fluffy bunny slippers!