Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 01:14:12 +0000
From: Lady Misterious <lionessy@hotmail.com>
Subject: where can we go from here 10
CHAPTER 10 -
Painful sighs and moans made Nick wake up from his sleep. His eyes
took a while to open up, but when they did the first thing Nick saw was
Brian, and it scared him.
His friend was moving frantically under the sheets, and even from
a distance Nick could see sweat glowing on his forehead.
"Oh, God..." - Nick whispered lifting from bed and going towards
Brian. - "Hey, man! Can you hear me?"
Brian looked at Nick trying to focus on him.
"Nick... hmm, God... I'm cold, I..." - Nick touched Brian's
forehead.
"Geez, Bri! You are burning in fever even worse now!" - Nick
freaked out, climbing on the bed and pulling the blankets over his friend's
body.
Brian's breathing was uneasy and Nick tried to dry up the sweat
from his face.
"Calm down, man... why this now? Where's this fever coming from?
And why now that we are so far from an hospital?!"
Brian didn't answer. He closed his eyes and moaned. He could feel
his body burning at the same time he was cold. A throbbing headache took
his mind, making it impossible to think of what he was saying. A nightmare,
he was having a terrible nightmare. Brian reached for Nick's hand.
"Nick... I can't stand it, its so bad!" - Brian squeezed his hand
and tears rolled down his face. - "I just wish I could get away from my
body..."
"Shiii... don't talk, Brian. I'll take care of you. I'm gonna call
Kevin." - Nick tried to stand up but Brian stopped him.
"Don't leave me..." - he pleaded, his eyes rolling on his head as
he fought to breath straight.
Nick leaned down to his face.
"Brian, I'll be back in one minute. Kevin is right beside
us. Don't worry, I ain't gonna leave you, ok?"
Brian gasped for air and nodded, letting go of Nick's shirt that
had been holding.
Nick stood up immediately and left. Seconds later he was knocking
on Kevin's door, whom had been in a very light sleep, concerned about
something like this happening. He knew it was Nick the one knocking on his
door.
"Kevin, please! Brian is bad! He is aching in fever and I don't
know what to do!"
"Calm down, Nick. I'm going." - Kevin went back to his room
briefly to put a robe on and followed Nick to where Brian was.
As soon as he entered both men climbed on the bed and tried to
talk to Brian.
"Hey, cuz... talk to me, Brian..."
He looked into Kevin's eyes, but it was hard coz his own were too
heavy, too hot.... Brian just liked closing his eyes and don't opening them
again. They were also burning.
"Kevin... God...." - Brian moaned and Kevin wiped the sweat that
covered his body and the sheets.
"Don't we have anything to make it go away? The fever?" - Nick
asked Kevin.
"We have nothing! Damn it! We always have medicine, why the fuck
didn't I bring them this time? Why the fuck are we lost in this place? Why
the fuck don't they have a fucking telephone?!" - Kevin burst out, his
frustration taking the best of him.
Nick looked at him and later at Brian beginning to panic as his
best friend didn't seem to get any better.
"What do we do now?!" - Nick asked.
"Help me here." - Kevin began to rip off Brian's shirt. - "Go get
a cloth or something. We need cold water. Lets try the old fashioned way of
fighting fever away."
Nick smiled and went do what Kevin asked while he took care of
getting Brian's chest bare. Nick came back minutes later, and after
watering two pieces of cloth they put on above Brian's forehead and the
other they were rubbing on his chest that was covered up in sweat.
"Hm!" - Brian whimpered at the cold feeling.
"Down, man... down... this will help you out." - Kevin said while
he and Nick put more cold water into them and let those cloths wash Brian's
fever away.
"Its cold!" - Brian whined, his eyes opened briefly before closing
again.
"Do you think its working?" - Nick asked hopefully.
"Yes... touch his forehead! I think its setting down a little..."
Brian moaned again, the sheets wet in a mixture of cold water and
hot sweat. His body was tense and slowly he loosened. His painful moans
turned into soft sighs and Brian's breath slowly got back to normal. When
Kevin and Nick tried to talk to him they realized Brian was sleeping.
Nick sighed and rubbed his face in relief.
"Thank you so much, Kevin!"
"Hey, you did this too." - Kevin smiled and ran a hand over
Brian's wet hair. - "I think he is gonna sleep through the night now. If
anything happens you call me again, ok?"
"Yes." - Nick quickly answered as Kevin stood up and left.
He closed the door and turned around to face Brian. He was asleep,
peacefully. His breath normal again, Nick could tell he was tired.
"Hm..." - Nick thought rubbing his chin. - "Got an idea, buddy."
Nick pulled his bed and put it right beside Brian's, so that it
looked more like a couple's one.
Nick climbed on it and got under his blankets.
"This is just in case you decide to get bad again, see?" - Nick
smiled and kissed Brian's forehead.
He fell asleep too by his side. Every in a while looking just to
check if he was ok. But as Kevin predicted the night was through and they
could sleep the rest of it.
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When Nick opened his eyes the next morning Brian was already up
and dressed. He looked at Nick's sleepy face and smiled.
"Good morning!" - he yelled making Nick jump and sit on the bed,
his hands rubbing his swollen eyes.
"Morning..." - Nick grunted, that husky voice from someone whom
just woke up. - "I'm glad you are fine..." - Nick said still trying to
organize his thoughts.
Brian looked at him and grinned. He went towards the bed, or the
beds that were put together and sat in front of Nick.
"Thank you so much, Nick... I mean, for taking care of me last
night. I really don't remember much thing, but I know you and Kevin were
here and I was really bad." - Brian took Nick's hand friendly and shook
it. - "Thank you, buddy."
"Why are you thanking me? Ya know thats the least I'd do for you."
Brian smiled again and kissed his forehead.
"Anyway, are you packing your stuff? We going out a' this place?
Well, finally!"
"Sorry to disappoint you, Nick, but ain't going anywhere. At least
not for a couple more days until Kevin can communicate with someone that
speaks english and tell us where is the hotel we were supposed to be at. Or
we can be lucky and have management find us." - Brian smiled widely.
Nick rubbed his forehead confused.
"Then why are you packing your stuff? Won't you be here, sharing
the room?"
"Oh, no, Nick. I got another one for me. Right here... if you
stare at the door Kevin will be on your left and I on your right."
"Why that?"
"Oh, please don't take this the wrong way! Nick, I have to sleep
alone tonight, I don't wanna bother you! You probably didn't sleep at all
this last night and as soon as we find our way out of this hole we'll be
performing our asses off! You need to rest, man. Really. I'll be here in
the room beside you, just so that you can sleep all day and night long to
recover!"
"I don't need to recover!" - Nick complained standing up and
getting dressed. - "I'm fine. What if you have fever again tonight? How am
I supposed to help you?"
"Awww you are so cute!" - Brian mocked a voice and they laughed. -
"Don't worry, Frack. I'll be all right. If I need anything I'll go bother
Kevin, he is my cousin he'll have to bear with me." - Brian winked.
"You can bother me. Honestly, Brian, I...."
"Shiiii...." - Brian said to him. - "Let it go, Nick. We gotta
enjoy while being in this hole. The sun is shining bright and the boys must
be awake walking around this place. Its not a GREAT place, but its ok." -
Brian grinned.
"Ok, if you say so... Then you can go and I'll meet you guys
later. I think I could really use some more hours to sleep."
They laughed again.
"See ya laterz." - Brian said leaving the room.
"Laterz man."
As soon as Brian was gone Nick collapsed onto the bed again and
sighed.
"God, I'm tired!"
Nick stretched a little before falling asleep again.
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The whole day passed very fast. Although that place was lost in
the middle of nowhere the boys managed to have some fun themselves.
"Hey, Bri... I heard you gave Nick and Kevin a hard time last
night... What happened, buddy?" - AJ asked.
"Oh, just some crazy fever. Dunno why... What about you? You were
having a hell of headache last night. Got over it?"
"Yeppers. Hey..." - AJ pulled Brian and whispered something into
his ear. - "Promise not to tell anyone?"
Brian's eyes widened.
"Sure..."
"It wasn't a simple headache... I had a hell of a hangover!"
AJ began to laugh and so did Brian.
"Geez, man!"
"Yeah...! If Kevin finds out I had been drinking a day before
traveling he's gonna kill me!" - AJ was laughing loudly. - "So shiii...!" -
he pressed his finger against his own lips and Brian giggled.
"Ok, AJ. Its a secret."
Brian smiled again.
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At six o'clock Nick finally joined the boys at the backyard.
"Heya..." - Nick said, his eyes, his whole face swollen.
As soon as they put their eyes on Nick they began to laugh.
"Oh, man! You look like shit!" - Howie exclaimed.
"Thank you!" - Nick smiled.
They all laughed again.
"Have you been sleeping all this time?" - Kevin asked in awe.
"Yeah!" - Nick said innocently. - "Thats one of the things I do
best." - Nick mocked an ego and everybody laughed again.
Suddenly Brian stood up.
"Er, hey guys, I guess I'm going to my room..."
"Why? Any problems cuz?"
"Are you all right?" - AJ asked.
"No, no, I'm fine! Don't worry guys. I'm just tired too. I'll just
go and sleep a little."
Brian smiled and walked away. When he entered the hall of the
hotel Nick stopped him.
"Hey, man. Are you really ok? You fine, Brian? Ain't you feeling
that fever come again?"
"Nick, I'm fine!" - Brian looked at him and smiled. - "You don't
need to worry, ok? Go back with the boys, its my turn to sleep!" - Brian
played and Nick smiled.
"Ok, I just wanna make sure you are fine."
"I am, Nick." - Brian touched his shoulders. - "Really, man. Don't
worry."
Nick nodded and walked back to where the other fellows were.
'Just a little white lie.' - Brian thought. He was feeling ok! He
was fine... just a little headache. But this was nothing, he would take
some sleep and wake up shining bright again. Brian reached the stairs and
went to his room.
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Aw, poor Brian! Anyway, I really don't think he should be by
himself right now... Something is telling me ain't gonna be fine this
night...
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