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Nemona had just finished a battle with another one of the unlucky students. The student walked away, looking defeated, holding a Pokéball in his hand like he had just been torn away from his dreams.
“Nemona!”
Nemona turned to look at the pink-haired boy, Ortega as he rushed up to her, looking like he ran a marathon.
“Penny’s sick-” Ortega wheezed out through his gasps for air.
“Is she in her dorm, or someplace else?” Nemona instantly asked, perking up from her Pokéball, not even noticing Ortega's wheezing.
“Room-” He stated, and Nemona took off zooming.
“...and there she goes…” He mumbled, falling to the floor on his stomach as he tried to get his breath back from running so far.
Nemona walked up to Penny’s dorm room, rapping softly on the door with her knuckles, in a rhythm only Penny would recognize.
“Mmrgghh… Come in…” Penny groaned, sounding like shit.
“Penny, are you okay..?” The navy blue haired girl asked, approaching the small enby laying in their bed.
All Penny could do was shake their head, their throat now too sore to talk properly if they didn't force the words out of their mouth.
“Oh, Pen-Pen…” Nemona sat down next to them, bringing their head into her lap, as she gently petted their hair.
“Do you want me to get you anything? Water, soup, medicine?” She asked
“Mmhh…” Penny murmured, shaking their head, not wanting Nemona to move from petting their hair.
“Okay, okay, I'm not moving…” Nemona cooed softly, reassuring them that she wasn't leaving their side.
They purred gently, relaxing.
“Mmrrr…” Penny murmured softly, flipping around to lay on their stomach and sprawl out across the bed.
“Comfy again?” Nemona asked softly, her smile gentle.
The enby nodded, yawning and wincing. It was clear that Penny’s throat bothered them, because they were trying their hardest not to yawn.
Poor Pens… They sound so pained…
Nemona thought to herself.
Penny let out a little sniffle, trying to fall asleep again as they nuzzled their face a bit into Nemona's stomach. Tears were forming in their eyes as they tried to sleep once more.
Nemona began humming a lullaby, trying to get Penny to fall asleep as they began feeling more drowsy.
They eventually fell asleep five minutes later, Nemona drifting off soon after.