New Series: No Fighting - Part 1
The story is set after the Inter-Valencia fight in Champions League 2007. Don't recall? Check the background post .
The inspiration for this series really began after reading
pirlazza 's drabbles Valencia and Milano - Buenos Aires in
footie_100 .
Title: No Fighting
Rating: PG (13) - No language; some implied situations
Disclaimer: All fiction; some references to reality.
Characters:
(from L to R) Nicolas Burdisso, Javier Zanetti, and Julio Cruz:
Part 1:
Nico’s nose hurt so much. He wouldn’t let on, but others could see that his eyes were often filled with tears.
The doctor’s visit - and pretty much everything since the hit - was a blur. All he really remembered was the start of an argument, and being held back…Next thing he knew was waking up, and seeing Julio and Javi at his bedside.
“How do you feel, Nico? Sorry…stupid question!” Zanetti hit his forehead with his palm.
“The doctor had to sedate you to fix your nose. Then he thought it would be best if you got some sleep,” Cruz smiled.
“What…what happened?” Nico stammered.
-Don’t worry about that right now. We’ll tell you when you feel better.
“Tell me!” Burdisso said as strongly as he could, “I’m not a kid!”
Julio and Javi exchanged glances.
-You tell him, Pupi.
“Fine,” he sighed, “Do you remember the argument at the end of the match? Well, someone punched you in the nose.”
“It…it’s a shame that we lost…how’s everyone doing?” Nico managed to say, as the cast on his nose made it hard to breathe.
“Everyone’s worried about you. Now, you just concentrate on getting better, all right?” Julio said as he stroked Nico’s muscular upper arm.
-What happened after this guy punched me?
Cruz looked at Zanetti and grinned. “Nothing. We just taught the jerk a lesson, didn’t we?”
Nico half-smiled at him.
Later…
“Do you need anything, Nico? You haven’t said anything for a while,” Javi looked a little concerned.
“You…guys don’t have to sit here…I don’t want to take up your time,” Nico said so quietly and slowly that they barely heard him.
- No, no, no! We want to stay here. You’re not taking up our…
“Shhh, Julio! I think he’s fallen asleep,” Zanetti whispered, “we should get some rest too, while we can.”
-O.K, but I’m not going far. I want to be here when he wakes up.
When Nico opened his eyes, he saw Julio and Javi napping on the couch across the room. He still felt drowsy. “The sedatives must still be working,” he thought as he got up slowly and his feet touched the floor. Stumbling and holding onto the wall and furniture, he made his way to the bathroom.
Upon coming out, he met Cruz and Zanetti who scolded him about worrying them: “We were wondering where you’d disappeared to. Never leave us like that again!”
“But how many places are there for me to go?” Nico smiled, but seeing the worried faces changed his tone, “I’ll tell you where I’m going next time.”
They all shared a hug.
“But you two looked so comfortable together that I didn’t want to disturb you!” Nico grinned.
This broke the hug, with Pupi and Julio looking embarrassed.
----
Next time: More of the trio
Pics thanks to
pint_of_shame and
baki_neko :)
The inspiration for this series really began after reading
pirlazza 's drabbles Valencia and Milano - Buenos Aires in
footie_100 .
Title: No Fighting
Rating: PG (13) - No language; some implied situations
Disclaimer: All fiction; some references to reality.
Characters:
(from L to R) Nicolas Burdisso, Javier Zanetti, and Julio Cruz:
Part 1:
Nico’s nose hurt so much. He wouldn’t let on, but others could see that his eyes were often filled with tears.
The doctor’s visit - and pretty much everything since the hit - was a blur. All he really remembered was the start of an argument, and being held back…Next thing he knew was waking up, and seeing Julio and Javi at his bedside.
“How do you feel, Nico? Sorry…stupid question!” Zanetti hit his forehead with his palm.
“The doctor had to sedate you to fix your nose. Then he thought it would be best if you got some sleep,” Cruz smiled.
“What…what happened?” Nico stammered.
-Don’t worry about that right now. We’ll tell you when you feel better.
“Tell me!” Burdisso said as strongly as he could, “I’m not a kid!”
Julio and Javi exchanged glances.
-You tell him, Pupi.
“Fine,” he sighed, “Do you remember the argument at the end of the match? Well, someone punched you in the nose.”
“It…it’s a shame that we lost…how’s everyone doing?” Nico managed to say, as the cast on his nose made it hard to breathe.
“Everyone’s worried about you. Now, you just concentrate on getting better, all right?” Julio said as he stroked Nico’s muscular upper arm.
-What happened after this guy punched me?
Cruz looked at Zanetti and grinned. “Nothing. We just taught the jerk a lesson, didn’t we?”
Nico half-smiled at him.
Later…
“Do you need anything, Nico? You haven’t said anything for a while,” Javi looked a little concerned.
“You…guys don’t have to sit here…I don’t want to take up your time,” Nico said so quietly and slowly that they barely heard him.
- No, no, no! We want to stay here. You’re not taking up our…
“Shhh, Julio! I think he’s fallen asleep,” Zanetti whispered, “we should get some rest too, while we can.”
-O.K, but I’m not going far. I want to be here when he wakes up.
When Nico opened his eyes, he saw Julio and Javi napping on the couch across the room. He still felt drowsy. “The sedatives must still be working,” he thought as he got up slowly and his feet touched the floor. Stumbling and holding onto the wall and furniture, he made his way to the bathroom.
Upon coming out, he met Cruz and Zanetti who scolded him about worrying them: “We were wondering where you’d disappeared to. Never leave us like that again!”
“But how many places are there for me to go?” Nico smiled, but seeing the worried faces changed his tone, “I’ll tell you where I’m going next time.”
They all shared a hug.
“But you two looked so comfortable together that I didn’t want to disturb you!” Nico grinned.
This broke the hug, with Pupi and Julio looking embarrassed.
----
Next time: More of the trio
Pics thanks to
pint_of_shame and
baki_neko :)