KATE X READER

You have the flu :( - Gender Nuetral

You had been in bed all morning, you felt horrible. Just yesterday you had taken a flu test, and it came out positive. Now, you were groaning in your bed, with a fever. There were empty Powerade bottles surrounding you. You didn't like the taste of the medicine so Kate had mixed it into Powerade so you could drink it and not taste it. You whine a little and Kate immediately rushes in, with a cold wet wash cloth, resting it on your forehead.

   "Are you okay!? I'm sorry it took so long, I dropped the first wash cloth on the floor, and I wasn't gonna use a dirty one," she explained, silently praying you weren't mad. You smile softly, just enjoying the care. "I'm just gonna assume this means you're.. not mad?" She asks, tilting her head slightly.

    "Why would I be mad..? I was just waiting for you, because I looooveeee youuuu-"

    "Ok, ok, that's enough." She said, firmly, her face red as she uses her hand to cover your mouth. You smile and weakly push her off before starting to cough, over and over. You could see the panic in Kates eyes as she immediately ran to get Powerade and medicine. She rushed back and poured the medicine into the Powerade and helped you drink it. Slowly your cough died down and you rested your head on your pillow. You feel her hand rub your head, you could sense her sadness, love, and empathy for you. You grumble into your pillow, face down now.

    "What did you say?" Kate asked, curiously, unable to understand you from your voice being muffled. You say it again, louder, but it was still muffled. She lifts your chin up with her finger and says, "ask again, love.."

    "I wanna go to sleeeppp," you ask drowsily, "can you tell me a story?" You say, before sneezing. She smiles a little at your drowsiness before sitting next to you on the bed, turning off the lamp.

  "Once upon a time, there was a little girl named.. hm.. Charlie. She was walking through the woods one day when a tall strange man with a hat came across her and asked if she knew where she was. She said she did, so he asked her to prove it. Charlie was so prideful that she immediately started going back home, making sure he was following. 'Of course I know my way home!' She would say before she led them away. Once she got there, she waved goodbye to the tall man and went to sleep. The next day, when she awoke, her family was missing. After looking around for them and screaming and calling for them, she walked into her parents room and saw the hat that man wore, and it clicked. That man knew she knew the way home, he just wanted her address, and she had fallen for it. Now her greed to be right got her stuck in a horrible situation, all alone, just like how the story started. The end- were you even listening?? Hey? Y/N?" Kate glances over at you to see you sleeping and she smiles. "Oh," she says before tucking you in. She rubs your head one last time before leaving the room, smiling as she quietly closes the door.

Maybe being sick isnt ALL that bad.