Characters: Avery, Xander, and Jane
Setting: The warehouse, outside, hospital.
Rating: PG ...14/15?
Summary: Avery is still sick and finally let's Xander get her help. A postcard arrives from Alex. Xander manages to avoid telling Avery about Kitty.
*Avery's coughs have periodically rang through the U for the past few days steadily getting more frequent*
Xander entered the warehouse, and hearing one of the coughs he went over to Avery, "I take it you aren't feeling any better."
*in pretty much the same position he left her* Alittle ... i belivie i'm better than i was *cough* yesterday
"...Don't sound like it."
*doesn't answer cughing into her hand some more*
"I think you should really consider going to a doctor or something.."
where should i go? *snaps* teh only places I know are for emerencys which this isn't or arn't safe
"It could very well be an emergency if you don't get checked out. This seems like it's defently more than a cold, Avery."
it's just a really bad cold *snaps at him*
"Whatever."
*sighs* sorry...
"It's okay."
*coughs* rough week
"I can tell"
Have you seen kitty? her mattress is over there... and she hasn't been here in days...
"She's been busy"
how?
"Spending a lot of time at the dance studio"
okay...
*coughs coughs cughs*
"Have you at least been taking medication..?"
*nods* i... am getting a little better
"Maybe."
how are you doing?
Xander shrugged, "Okay, I guess."
*coughs*have i missed much?
"Don't think so"
*Jane comes skippingover waveing a postcard* WE GOTS A LETTER!
Xander smiled at her, "Hi Janey"
*srunches her nose and glares handing the postcad to Avery.* *avery takes it gancing at Xan* my sugjstion is not to call her that
"Uh..okay.", he shrugged it off, "From Alex..?"
*Avery nods reading outloud* Dear everybody, Mik and i got here (not entirly sure where here is butanyway) and i've met the doctor twice. She seems to really knowhat shes doing. It's to early to tell but ithink we might have good news when i come home.
yours, Alex
"Well.. it sounds encouraging.. and not in the sarcastic way.."
*Jane skips around in a circle* YAYYAYYAY
Xander smiled at her in all of her cuteness, before looking over at Avery, "Too bad she didn't know how much longer they'll be though.."
well... we'll just *cgh* have to wait *jane* wheres kitty? we sould tell her!
"She's out."
*avery* where is she really?
"At the studio"
*sighs giving him the "i don't belive you look* oh really? why don't you take Jane there? do they give lessons? Janes always said she would love to learnto dance
"I don't know where it is but i'm sure Kitty will take her sometime when she gets back"
*Jane whose been playing with Lori asks Xan* whose tifany?
He raised an eyebrow at her, "Tifany is one of Xander's girlfriends."
she unded like kitty... but kitty dsna like you. Is she ok? she collapsed
"Kitty or Tifany?"
your girlfriend. I was on the roof when i heard voices. so i came to see. It was to dark to rsee well buts i heard da vcoices
"Oh", Xander nodded, "She's fine."
*avery* wha happened Xan?
"Nothing."
people don't collapse for no reason and i highly doubt it was yourstunning good looks
"Oh but it was", he smirked, before shaking his head, "She's okay. She was just exhausted"
so does this tiffany know why kitty *cough* hasn't been home in days
"Why would she?"
i don't know because somone going by that name who sounds like kitty and des somthing kittys been bound to do for awhile is that close to the U kinda seems suspicious
"Well it has nothing to do with Kitty."
sure Xan...
"I'm serious."
fin- *coughing fit comeses*
"I swear I'm just gonna pick you up and take you to a hospital if you keep this up"
*to buesy coughing to respond*
"Where's your medication?"
I don... *cough* eed it right, *cough* now
"...do you have cough syrup."
already... took some...
Xander sighed,
*finlly stops coughing* *jane looks worried*
"..You need medical attention, even if it IS just a cold"
but... *cough*
"but what?"
don.don't know...
"..right"
*wrps the blanket tighter around herslf not saying anything looking down. She wouldn't invite im or ask him to carry her anywhere but she knew she needed to get help*
Xander sighed moving towards her, "You are so stubron"
*looks away* I... know... *bites her lip saying softly* help?
He nodded, "Hey Jane.. you should go to bed okay?"
*nods* get btter Avery okay?
Xander knelt next to Avery, lifting her up into his arms, "Clinic or hospital?"
*coughs*... I... hosptal... I don't trust... the clinic
"Alright", he stood, "Good, cause I need to go there anyway"
why...
"Gotta visit someone"
*shivering. She's alot lighter than he'd imagined she woulda been*
"Let's get going, then", he headed towards the door, "Wait. anything you'll need?"
*moves a hand ou of the blanket reveling asmall bag* got it...
"Alright then", he pushed the door openned and exited, letting it close on it's own.
*closes her eyes shivering against t night air*
He quickened his pace, the longer they were out in the cold, it could only make things worse.
*blinking up at him eyes wttering, aybe from the cld or maybe from the flash of memory. Rachels face on a ight not much more than a year ago clear in her mind*
"It's gonna be okay, hun", he told her, noticing the Tears.
*mumbles, the cold eating at her making the world seem a little more reved and reminding her even more of that night, though she nows the cold that night was diffrent.* you... rachel... said that...
"Sorry.."
it... it's okay I shoul't ever forget... *cough* that night*
"Forgetting might only make it worse anyway"
*swallows wondering if he even knows what shes talking about* I.. *coughing fit*
"You what? ...We'll be there soon", he promised.
nothing.
"Okay,,"
*closes her eyes and waits wndering how cold it really is. She trly hates the cold, until a year ago she was unused to mpatures dropping below freezing*
[magical walking lapse]
They arrive at the hospital and Xander walks up to the front desk with Avery.
*coughing*
"She needs to see a doctor.. like now", he said simply.
*the person at the desk simply nods and holds out some forms and points to a nearb bench*
Xander sighed taking the forms and heads over to the bench, setting Avery down.
*takes the forms filling them out with a slightly shaking hand*
Xander waited ..patiently for a doctor to come over.
*and they waited*
Until a doctor finally arrived.
*Avery had finally finished teh forms* {watch it be a house wanna be}
The doctor held out his hand, "Done with those?"
*nods and hands them over bursting into acoughing fit*
The doctor just kind of nodded, and beckoned for them to follow as he stared walking away.
Xander looked at Avery, "Do you want me to come with you?"
*tries to smile* i... i'll be okay *gets shakily to her feet to fallow the doctor*
Xander nodded slightly, "Okay. I'll find you later.. or something"
*nods*