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Maverick p.o.v
I heard Ice's alarm go off, signaling the morning awakening. Slider and Ice had been preparing for a trip for a few weeks. The two of them had a sort of "presentation" to do at one of the training camps. I was staying home with Rooster. Rooster had claimed a handful of times that he could stay home alone and I should go support my boyfriends. Ice, Slider, and I decided against it. And now, I was happy that I hadn't agreed to go, because I had started to get sick. I was nervous that if my boyfriends found out about me being sick they would be reluctant to go.
I heard Slider whispering something in a hushed tone to Ice. They didn't want to wake me up, "c'mon hon" Ice began climbing out of bed, he accidentally kicked me as he did so. He froze, "shit" Ice whispered, "m'awake" I said softly, still half asleep, "sorry Mav"
"It's fine" I sat up and rubbed my eyes, I sniffled, sitting up with congestion shifted and started to tickle my nose, "HhtTCHIAh- hh- hhTtCHIaH- hhTCHHIA- " Ice and Slider both flinched, "bless you" the two of them said in unison. "You alright Mav?" Ice asked, Slider had begun getting dressed. "Yeah" I tried not to sniffle, Slider looked over at us, "Ice hon, we're gonna be late"
"Yeah, just a sec." Slider nodded and left the room carrying a suitcase to the car. "Mav are you feeling okay?"
"Yeah, just a sneeze Ice"
"Okay, but if you start feeling sick give me or Slider a call"
"Okay babe, but don't worry. I'm okay" I smiled, Ice nodded, looking a bit unsure. I followed him out of the room. I gave them both a kiss as they left. "have a safe trip babes"
"You and Rooster stay out of trouble" Slider said, half glaring at me, "no promises" I said with a cheeky smile, which earned a half-hearted smack on my ass. "Love you Mav" Ice said giving me a loving kiss. "Love you. Both of you" which earned another kiss from Ice and a kiss from Slider.
"Have a safe trip" I told them as they left.
As soon as they left I collapsed on the couch, a box of tissues in my arms. I blew my nose which caused it to tickle more than before. "HhtCHIAH- aatCHIAAH! hhtTCTcHIAt- hhtCHIAAHh" I sniffled and blew my nose again. "oh for fucks sake" I said roughly, coughing after.
Rooster p.o.v
I was startled awake by a loud sound from downstairs, I wasn't quite able to place what it was at first but after a few seconds I was ablet I recognize the sound as Mav sneezing. I climbed out of bed and made my way downstairs, I heard him mumble something and cough harshly. "you okay?" He flinched at my voice, "you're up early" he commented, glancing at the clock on the mantle, reading quarter to 8. "You guys woke me up" I said, knowing he'd feel bad if he knew that his sneezes woke me up. "sorry bud" I shrugged and sat down next to him. "are you hungry?" He asked, he has taken a tissue out of the box. He blew his nose, "are you sick?" He shook his head, he sniffled, "you're just like your dad" he said with a smile, "he was always worried about me"
"Probably because, honestly, you're not very good at taking care of yourself" he rolled his eyes, "I can t-hhTCHHIAT- hetCHHIAh- hTCIAgH- *cough cough* take care of myself just fine thank you" I laughed, "bless you." He thanked me, "so will you admit you're sick then?"
"I'm not sick though" I rolled my eyes, I can't believe he's the adult here, "Dad... I'll call Ice" he stared at me in shock, trying to process what I'd said, "please don't. I don't want him to worry" he sneezed again, startling me. "Then can I check if you have a fever at least?" He nodded, "I probably do" he admitted laughing a bit too himself.
He stood up, "I'll grab the thermometer, I know where it is" I nodded, honestly a bit shocked he was going along with it. I need to remember the calling Ice threat works for future reference. I heard him sneeze loudly twice as he walked away, I blessed him from the couch and stood up going to the kitchen. I could try and cook, but no promises it would even taste good. Ice had tried to teach me a few times. I wasn't bad, but I wasn't exactly good either.
Mav came back down a second later, thermometer tucked under his tongue, he sat at the kitchen table and waited, when it beeped he pulled it out. He glanced at it, "not nearly as high as I expected."
"What is it?"
"100.1 I thought it'd be at least 100.5" i nodded, "it's not super high so I'm not gonna call pops, but if it gets above 101 then we're calling" he nodded in agreement and stood up, going to the cupboard and taking a few pills out. He swallowed them dry, I cringed as he did, I still don't understand how he could do that.
Mav p.o.v
I swallowed the pills, hoping they'd help keep my fever down so Rooster wouldn't call Ice. Especially because Ice was already suspicious of me being sick, or something being wrong, I didn't want to feed into that worry. "Hey dad?" I looked at Rooster, "do you know how to do this?" He gestured to a cooking tool, I stood up, "not really but maybe we can figure it out." I turned away from him and coughed a few times. I noticed Rooster looking at me concerned. I ignored his concerned glance and began looking around the kitchen, the two of us trying to figure enough stuff out to make food. "Hey Roo?" He looked over at me from the cupboard, flour smudged on his cheek. "why don't we just order food" I said. I handed him a wash cloth and pointed to his cheek. He wiped it off, "sure, we can just order. I kinda know some stuff that Ice showed me. But I don't think I could do this without him." I nodded, only halfway listening, my nose was itching badly, I pressed my finger under my nose to hold off the sneeze, at least until he finished. "HhtCHHiAH- iitCHIAGH- HHitcHIAT- EGTCHIAuh"
"Bless you... Nice timing" I nodded, not really registering his words, but also being aware of them. I took a tissue out and blew my nose. "Hey dad, why don't you go lay down. I'll order the food."
"It's alright kid, I can do it"
"I know you can, but that doesn't mean you should. You're so congested that I don't even think they could understand you." He said, I hint of a laugh evident in his voice. "At least go lay down on the couch" he shoved my shoulder. I made my way over to the couch, taking the box of tissues with me.
A few minutes later Rooster came and sat down next to me, "food's been ordered" I nodded, "so like, being honest, how do you feel?" He asked me, I avoided his eyes, they reminded me too much of Goose's, I couldn't lie to Goose. "I feel fine. Just like, a bit sneezy" I could practically hear him rolling his eyes. "Are you sure dad?" I made the mistake of looking right in his eyes, "ugh, why do you have to have your dad's eyes" he looked a bit shocked by the comment. "I do?" I nodded, "just like them." He smiled, looking proud of himself, "is that why you won't look in my eyes?" I half-glared at him, "watch it kid, I may be sick, but that doesn't mean you can get away with being sassy" he laughed, "sorry dad" he said, I shook my head and ruffled his hair. He made an irritated noise, "daaaad!"
"What? It's not like you even brushed it" he huffed in annoyance, I laughed, coughing a bit afterwards. He glanced at me, a look of concern plastered on his face. He looked ready to say something when there was a nock on the door, "food's here" I said, I started to stand up. "No, it's okay dad I got it." He jumped up and went to the door. He came back a minute later with the food and sat down on the couch, he handed me a bowl of soup, "don't tell Sli we ate in the living room" Rooster halfway laughed at that, knowing the Slider would have a fit if he knew.
The two of us began eating, a few minutes in I had the urge to sneeze, so I quickly set the bowl down and grabbed a few tissues. "HhiagTCHU- HiiATCHU- IAghTCHu- HIATCHUH-"
"Bless-"
"hiATCHUh- hiaghTCHU"
"Bless you" I took a few more tissues and blew my nose, the two of us continued eating, after eating we began watching old Christmas movies, this went on a for a few hours, only interrupted by my sneezes and coughing. Rooster would bless me every once in a while, or ask if I was okay, but besides that it was fairly quiet.
After we finished watching the Grinch, for what felt like the third time today, I fell into a harsh and somewhat painful sneezing fit. Rooster looked concerned, he gently patted my back, and blessed me. He handed me a handful of tissues. I blew my nose, which triggered a tickle in my throat, I coughed into the tissues. The cough hurt my chest. "That cough doesn't sound very good" Rooster looked concerned, "doesn't feel very good either" I admitted, "I think your fever has gone up a bit, you've gotten more pale" I nodded, that would explain why my body was so achy. "I'll check your temperature" I nodded, knowing it'd do no good to argue, Rooster was almost as stubborn as I am, and honestly when I was sick he probably was more stubborn, my stubbornness faded when I was sick, my body too tired to keep it up.
He came back with the thermometer, he handed it to me, I slipped it under my tongue. I pressed a tissue to my nose, I felt a sneeze coming but I didn't want to sneeze with the thermometer in my mouth. Once the thermometer finally beeped, which felt like an eternity, I quickly handed it off to Rooster and sneezed twice. Rooster absentmindedly blessed me, I thanked him and blew my nose, "101.2" he said. I nodded, "you remember what I said. Calling pops of it gets above 101"
"I know, I just don't want to worry them."
"Ice is probably already worried about you." Rooster said with a laugh. I smiled a bit, "true"
"Go lay down, I'll call them" I nodded, I was too tired to fight with him anyways.
Ice p.o.v
We had just gotten to were we were sleeping that night when my phone rang. I saw it was Rooster, I showed it to Slider, who looked as equally worried as I felt. I answered the phone, "hey buddy, what's up?"
"Mav is sick. I don't really know what to do. I made him go lay down, but I don't really know what else to do" he sounded a bit panicked, and frantic. "Hey bud, it's okay. Have you taken his temperature?" Slider looked up, "who's sick?" I mouthed, Mav, "yeah I did" Rooster said, his voice shaking slightly. "What was it?"
"101.2" I nodded, "that's not too high, but it's definitely a fever"
"Okay, what should I do?" I exchanged a look with Slider, "I need to talk to Sli, can I call you back in a few minutes"
"Okay" he hung up, "Mav is sick?" Slider said, he'd refuse to admit it but I could see the concern in his eyes. "Yeah, fever of 101.2" Slider nodded, "And Roo is panicking because he doesn't know what to do"
"And Mav is stubborn as fuck, so that probably doesn't help at all" Slider explained, I nodded, "he's less stubborn when he's sick, but I understand what you mean"
"Maybe we should go home early" I suggested, Slider shrugged, "like drive back tonight, or tomorrow morning?
"I don't know. Rooster sounded so stressed, and I worry about him. But I also don't want to leave this early. Maybe we should wait until after tomorrow morning's session." Slider gently rubbed my shoulders, "Ice, if it's stressing you out that much, we should leave tonight." I nodded, "Rooster has probably already caught what Mav has, you know he's terrible at covering his sneezes." I was thinking out loud, but Sli still nodded. "Do you want to leave tonight? Or wait until morning" Slider asked, he pulled me against his chest and kissed my forehead, "let's just wait until morning. I don't make good decisions when I'm tired, and besides, Mav will fall asleep, Mav gets really tired when he's sick. And it's not like we can do much. I'll tell Rooster we'll be there in the morning, and to have Mav take medicine."
"Okay, that sounds fine." Ice picked up his phone. "I'll call Rooster back."
"Okay,. I have to use the bathroom" he said, he stood up and left.
Slider p.o.v
Once in the bathroom I called Maverick, he picked up his phone on the third ring, "hey Sli" he coughed, "what's up?"
"Your fever apparently" he laughed a bit, "what a comedian." I rolled my eyes. "Where's Ice?"
"He's calling Rooster. I just wanted to check on you"
"Aw Sli you care about me" he words were dulled by congestion, "blow your nose for fucks sake" he laughed a bit, I heard a muffled nose blow in the background. "Better?" I rolled my eyes, "much" I paused when he sneezed, thankfully having the decency to cover the receiver and avoid deafening me. "Bless you" he sniffled, "thanks"
"Have you taken anything?"
"Not since like 8ish this morning" I shook my head, "you're shit at taking care of yourself" I heard him laugh a bit in the background, "you sound like Goose- hhiAGHCH- and Rooster"
"Bless you, that was loud" he apologized, and then I heard another muffled nose blow, "they're both right," I said when I heard him breathe against the phone again. "I know" his voice had a hint of a laugh in it. "Get some rest, Ice is worried about you"
"Just Ice?"
"No Rooster is too"
"And???"
"Ugh, yes I'm a little bit worried about you too" I heard him laugh, "I love you" he said, "yeah yeah, love you too. Get some sleep."
"Yes sir" I rolled my eyes, "bye"
"Bye" I hung up the phone and went out to, Ice was still on the phone with Rooster. I sat down on the bed next to him, I heard Rooster say goodbye, I heard a faintly muffled sneeze over the phone, that clearly was Mav's. "See you tomorrow Roo"
"Thanks Pops" he said goodbye,
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