.:Flu:.

This was written back in 2007. The character, Raiden, is mine. Lilly belongs to my friend, MikeyCam. "Grasshopper" is the nickname Raiden has given to Lilly. Rekka is Raiden's twin sister. She belongs to another friend of mine, Howla. Neil is Lilly's older brother. He belongs to MikeyCam. Lilly and Neil are both half-ghost offspring of Danny Fenton from the cartoon, Danny Phantom. Raiden and Rekka are werewolves.


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"Lilly!" Raiden called from the living room.

Lilly rolled her eyes and huffed her breath.

"Hang on, you big baby!" She shouted back.

"Come on, Lilly. I don't need that. Come back in here and gimme back the remote!" He whined.

Lilly smirked slightly and poured the hot tea into the mug. She walked carefully into the living room and set the cup on the table in front of him.

Raiden looked down at the cup and then up at her, blinking. "Tea?" He asked.

Lilly just smiled and sat down in the rocking chair opposite the coffee table. "It'll help."

Raiden sneezed and wrapped himself tighter with the blanket. "I don't need it."

"Yes you do. Ray, it'll help. You're sick."

"I told Rekka this was a bad idea." Raiden complained, bringing his knees up to his chest. Lilly laughed.

"She had plans with Neil. She didn't need you hacking all over her."

"But I could have stayed home...." He sniveled, taking a tissue out of its box and blowing his nose. Lilly leaned forward in her seat and frowned.

"Yeah. If she'd left you at home you'd end up doing homework or trashing your house or something instead of resting. She brought you over to me. That means you're under my care and that means that you have to do what I tell you. Now drink your tea, Wolf Boy."

Raiden looked at her and then at the cup of tea on the table. He sighed in defeat and picked it up, sipping at it. He grimaced. "Ugh. What is this, Castor Oil?"

"Your senses are all out of wack, aren't they?" She asked. He rubbed his eyes and sipped at the drink some more. "You can't even smell it, can you?"

"No." The werewolf attempted to breathe through his nose, but couldn't. "Why? Did you poison it or something?"

Lilly just grinned that mischievous grin of hers. "Something like that."

"Oh great. My sister abandons me and now you try to kill me." Raiden grinned back, putting the cup down. "So, what'd you do to it?"

"Drink it all and I'll tell you."

"No."

"Well, you can drink it willingly and I'll tell you... or I can phase it into you. I mean, you're too sick to fight me." Lilly shrugged. "And you know what ecto-energy does to your stomach."

Raiden stuck his tongue out at her. "So you want to make me throw up before you kill me?"

"Well, you've already thrown up twice. I don't think you've got anything left in you."

"Except for this nasty tea," Raiden mumbled as he took another swig of it.

Lilly giggled. "Would you stop being such a baby? It's the Flu, Ray. Not Tuberculosis. You're not going to die."

"Until you poisoned my drink," he argued, taking another sip.

"Oh, you're so whiny. I put a sleeping pill in it, okay? It's not poison, it'll just help you relax."

Raiden grinned. "I knew I could get it out of you." He snickered and then went into a coughing fit because of it. Lilly took his half-empty cup and the tissue box and put them down on the coffee table.

"Lay down, Ray." She ordered.

"I'm fine, Li-"

"I said, lay down." She pushed on his shoulder slightly, and he fell over on his side, laying lengthwise on the couch. He pulled the blanket up around him.

"Bossy today, aren't we?" He grumbled.

"You know, you shouldn't even have that blanket. You've got a fever." Lilly leaned over him and tried to pull the blanket away from the struggling wolfa. Eventually Raiden was too tired to fight and she managed to get it from him.

"You make me drink poison and now you're trying to freeze me to death. So glad I came over here...." He wrapped his arms around himself and shivered. Lilly shook her head and tossed the blanket on the rocking chair.

"Rekka was right. You do complain a lot when you're sick." She said, knealing down beside him.

"I don't get sick very much. When I do, I feel like I'm going to die." Raiden sniffed. Lilly just smiled at him.

"So, where are Rekka and Neil going anyways?" She asked.

"I don't know. Rekka said she had a school project to complete. Mom and Dad are with your parents at some sort of ghost-catching convention...." He sighed. "So we're all alone." He pretended to whimper. Lilly smiled and stood back up.

"Speaking of school... I've got to finish my homework. I'll come back and check on you later. Let that medicine kick in," she said, and took a step away.

"Lilly!" Raiden whined. "Don't leave."

"Ray, you'll be fine-"

"But you said you'd make me feel better." He pouted. "And I'd feel better if you stayed here." He gave her his "puppy-dog eyes".

Lilly put her hands on her hips and rolled her eyes. "Don't you give me that look." She said, but Raiden didn't stop. "Oh, fine." She walked back over to him. "What do you want me to do?"

Raiden grinned. "Turn around."

Lilly raised an eyebrow. "May I ask why?"

"Come on, Grasshopper. Just do it."

Lilly stomped her foot in irritation and turned away from him. "Now what?" She asked.

Before she could realize what was going on, Raiden had pulled her onto the couch with him, forcing her to lay on her side in front of him. She gasped sharply from the shock of it. Raiden wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her back closer to his stomach.

"There. Much better." He smiled.

"Raiden, you better not get me sick." Lilly scowled, trying to release his grip on her. But he wouldn't budge.

"Come on, Grasshopper. You're warm, I'm cold. Don't move."

"Actually, your skin is burning hot." Lilly said. "It's quite uncomfortable."

"That's not why you're trying to get away." Raiden whispered. "What's wrong, Grasshopper? Don't trust me?"

Lilly swallowed hard when she felt his hot breath on her neck. "Well... I'm not too comfortable being this close to a sick, grumpy werewolf."

"You know I would never hurt you." Raiden replied.

"Intentionally." Lilly added. "You remember what happened to Neil when he was with Rekka?"

"That's different." Raiden coughed. "I have much more control than Rekka."

"Under normal circumstances, maybe." Lilly said. "But you're body's weak right now."

Raiden grinned. "Obviously not too weak. You can't seem to get away." He chuckled. Lilly frowned.

"I could phase right through you, you know." She threatened.

Raiden moaned. "Aw, Grasshopper. You wouldn't do that to me, would you?" He asked, holding his stomach. Lilly rolled her eyes.

"Don't bite me and I won't phase you." She crossed her arms. "Deal?"

"Deal." Raiden grinned happily.

"You should really try to get some sleep, Ray." Lilly said.

"How can I sleep when I know that you're frustrated?" Raiden asked. "My nose might not be working properly, but I can still sense your feelings."

"You won't let me go."

"You could get away if you really wanted to." Raiden countered. "But you don't want to. Do you." It wasn't stated as a question.

Lilly felt heat rising to her cheeks in a blush. "Well.. uh..."

"Yes?" Raiden asked smugly. Lilly scrunched her nose at him.

"Do you have to be so cocky?" She snapped.

"No, I don't have to. But I want to." He answered.

She rolled her eyes. "No."

Raiden cocked an eyebrow. "No what?"

"Did you forget that quickly?" Lilly chuckled. "No, I don't want to get away." She said. "You're really warm and it is a little chilly in here."

"A little chilly?" Raiden asked incredulously. "Try arctic."

Lilly chuckled again.

"Well, now I feel better." Raiden said.

"Oh really?"

"Yes. Now you're not so irritated. I think I can relax now...." He said softly.

"Good. Get to sleep so you can get better. Detention's going to be boring without you tomorrow." She sighed. There was a silence before she spoke again. "Raiden?... Ray?" She tried to twist around to see him, but found it rather difficult. "Oh great. Now he falls asleep." She gently took his hand and tried to lift it off of her torso, but when she did, he groaned in his sleep. Lilly huffed her breath and laid back down beside him, giving up.

Raiden opened an eye and grinned.