Magma Reformed

Neutral-Igneous

When door pushes open my head whips to the side in excitement. My blood rushes and the heat in my body gives a heady wave when I think she has finally come to me. I sag against the bed in sadness when I realize it is just Maximus returning with the doctor. He stays by the door as she comes toward me. She pushes the classes up on her sharp nose and places a hand on hip.

"He tells me you are experiencing some new symptoms and I have come to see them for myself" she states as she takes gloves from her pocket.

I glare at him over her shoulder. "I told him I was fine. There are no new symptoms. You can go out the same way you came" I growl gesturing for her to leave the room as I turn back to the television.

She makes a tsking sound and approaches the bed. Having her near me is not what I want at the moment. I slide over to the other side of the bed so I am as far from her as I can get. "Just let me have a look and I will leave sooner" she suggest.

"Fine" I say as I look at the t.v. Then there is a sharp pain in my arm, and I jerk my arm away from her cradling it to my chest. "What the hell was that? There should be no pain if you are just checking" I yell at her.

"All I did was touch your arm. You over reacted." She demands. She reaches for my arm once more and as she touches me I feel the same pain. It burns where she touched me as if someone has laid dry ice against my skin. I stand on the other side of the bed and face her. I look at my arm confused because this time I saw her touch me. I shouldn't be having this reaction. I rub my hand on the spot she touched trying to remove the sensation.

She exchanges a look with Maximus who has stood taller by the door while he watches what's going on. "There are no symptoms huh?" she states shaking her head. "You, touch his arm and see if you get the same reaction" she says pointing at Maximus. I back up to the window by the chair as he comes forward. I hold out my arm and brace myself as he reaches to touch me. I relax when I realize his skin is cool against mine.

"There's no pain" I say gratefully. "He just has a cool touch."

They both look at me as I say this and then exchange another look. "What?" I ask. I'm starting to feel like they know something that I don't, and I don't like being left out of the loop about myself.

"Dragons run hotter than humans. His touch should not feel cold to you. If anything his touch should feel to warm" The doc answers. Maximus reaches to grab my arm again and I let him.

"He feels warm to me doc. I think he may be running a fever. I would tell you to check but for some reason he has a bad reaction to your touch" he states plainly.

"Here." She says. She pulls something from her doctor coat and tosses it on the bed. I realize it is a thermometer and I grab it. I place it in my mouth and then push the button. I watch as the temperature on the read-out climbs. When it passes one hundred degrees I start to sweat. I pull the collar of my robe to give myself a bit of relief.

As I watch it climb to 104.1 and stay there I pull the stick out of my mouth and look at it.

"Something has to be wrong with this thing. I wouldn't be standing if my temperature were this high." I say tossing it away from me.

"No, you definitely have a fever. All the remains unknowns are why and how are you handling it so well. What do you feel like?" Maximus questions.

"I feel fine dammit. I'm a little hot and have been drinking a lot of water. Other than that I feel fine" I grit out getting really irritated.

"Woah, we just want to help. Calm down" the doc says gently.

"This isn't helping me. I don't even want you here. I just want to leave. Why won't you all just let me leave!?" I scream. I am panting by the time I finish my rant. My gaze looks between them as I watch them share another look. "Stop looking at each other and tell me what the hell is going on." I bellow at them.