Hybrids (STOLITZ)

8 - Odd Sickness

Everything was back to normal. Stella was on the run, but likely far away from Pride. It felt good in Blitz's heart that she was gone and wouldn't be pestering the family for a long time. A knock appeared on Blitz's office door. "Come in."

Millie opened the door with Moxxie right behind her. "Sir? We want to ask for some time off." Blitz looked at the married couples faces, and noticed how weirdly happy they were. "Uhh.. okay. How long?"

"Just 3 weeks somewhere down the road." Millie smiled at Blitz. "3 whole weeks? You guys have to have a good excuse for this one." Millie pulled something out of her pocket and placed it on Blitz's desk. It was an ultrasound picture of a baby imp. "Holy shit, Millie."

Millie and Moxxie exchanged proud glances. "Congrats, guys!" Blitz got up and hugged the two. "Is it too early to know the gender?" Blitz smiled back as he pulled away. "Yea, but we'll know in a few weeks. We don't know the due date but we need to take off for when we do." Blitz scoffed and rubbed the back of his neck. "Of course. I'll save the 3 weeks for you guys. I'm proud of you two."

"Thanks Blitz." Moxxie answered gratefully. Blitz's phone began to ring as he looked down at it. "Fuck. Sorry guys, give me a second." He picked the phone up.

"Yea?.. Huh?" Blitz tapped his foot on the ground as he listened to the person on the other line. "Why?" Millie looked over at Moxxie. "What's happening?" She whispered softly. "I don't know."

"Did he drink?" Blitz sighed and mouthed an apology to Moxxie and Millie. "Okay, I'm on my way." He hung up. "There's something up with Stolas. I'm so fuckin' sorry I gotta go." He hugged them once more. "Congratulations again, guys. Have the rest of the day off."

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He walked into the palace to see Octavia worriedly pacing. "Via? Is Father going to be okay?" Venus asked her before spotting Blitz. "Yea, I'm sure he will!" She turned to Blitz. "Venus, Via and I gotta go upstairs. Stay down here with your little brother." Blitz kissed her on the cheek and then walked with Octavia. "What happened?"

"I don't know.. we were downstairs and he just started panting and getting really weak. I took him upstairs and halfway up he fully collapsed and I had to carry him the rest of the way. I don't know what's happening." Blitz held Octavias hand. "Hey, you did the right thing. I'm sure he's okay." They opened the door to his room to see him laying on the bed. He was still panting and with each breath a soft hoot came with it.

"Stols?" Stolas looked over at him. "You okay, babe?" Stolas trilled as Blitz put his hands around his body. "Damn, he's burning up." Blitz muttered. "The whole area he was laying in is hot as fuck." He looked down at Stolas. His eyes were dull and he looked exhausted. "Octavia, put him on the ground and just lay him there. I'll be right back." Octavia helped him onto the floor.

Blitz came back with a bag of ice and a bucket of water, along with towels. He immediately dropped to the ground next to him and put the ice in the bucket. He dipped the towels in the water.

Then he placed one towel on his forehead, right below his upper pair of eyes, and put more on the sides of his neck. He gently pushed his arms down against the floor and put the ice cold towels on his wrists. "What are you doing?" Octavia asked as she watched him work.

"I'm putting ice cold water on his pulse points. He's overheating, and if you put something cold on those points you cool down faster." Octavia scoffed in shock. "Where'd you learn that?"

He wrapped some around his ankles as well. "When you work in a circus with no air conditioning and tight ass clothes, you get hot pretty quickly. I had to do this to my sister and with Fizzarolli a lot." Stolas's panting seemed to slow, as he began to show more movement. "Stolas?" He mumbled. "Blitz..?"

"Fucking Satan.. what happened?" Stolas pointed to the book on the bed, one he was clearly trying to read. Octavia grabbed it and flipped through it. "Your magic is low." She spoke softly. "So powerful birds overheat when their magic is drained?" Blitz asked, getting a nod from Stolas.

"You don't use your magic all the time.. what could have drained it?" Octavia flipped through the book and gasped. "No.. it isn't that.. it's impossible." Before Octavia could speak, Stolas insisted it wasn't what she thought. "Are you sure?" She asked.

"Yes.." Stolas didn't want to think about it. "Then there isn't a good explanation.." Blitz tried grabbing for the book to understand what they were talking about, but Octavia shook her head at him. "Maybe I'm just sick." Stolas croaked. He was clearly trying to avoid something. "Dad, I want to keep
you safe. Maybe we should-"

"Via.. I'm just sick. I'll be okay in a couple of days." He smiled at her. "Did Mom do something..?" Stolas gripped her hand tightly as he tried comforting her. "No darling."

She looked at her phone which laid across the floor. "I have to go.. I'm sorry." She sighed. "It's okay. I can take care of him." Blitz smiled at her. "Okay. I'll call you two as soon as I'm off." She grabbed her phone and hugged Stolas tight before walking out. "What was in that book that your so adamant that you don't have?" Blitz asked softly. "It's nothing dear.." He tried to get to his feet, but his legs shook so violently he couldn't move.

He helped Stolas up onto the bed. "It's clearly something. You usually tell me everything and when you don't it's something I should probably know.." Blitz knew Stolas far too well. "Shouldn't you go check on the kids? I'll be fine."

"I love you." Blitz sighed as he kissed Stolas on the cheek. He didn't want to urge him too far. Especially not in that state. He walked downstairs and looked at his kids who were sitting by the T.V and watching it closely. It was some cartoon, and Apollo was really into it. "Daddy? Is Father going to be okay?" She asked softly so Apollo couldn't hear. "Yes, sweetie. He's going to be just fine."

a:n : MILLIE IS PREGNANT AND STOLAS IS ???

sorry this story hasn't been updated much but here's another chapter! hope you guys enjoyed