Sick Branch

Creek

He sighed, of course poor Branch is sick!

He seemed to get sick when someone left or died..

Creek shook his head, he can't think about that right now.

He has a little brother to take care of.

He glanced over at Branch, and saw him standing up, and looking ready to book it.

He quickly walked over, "Hey, hey, hey! No, you sit. Sit. Branch.."

Branch looked at him and grinned, taking a step away from the bed.

Creek sighed, Branch is only four so he can't exactly blame him for this, but he also can't just let him run wild, he was actually trusted to watch him for once!

Normally Viva gets to watch over them, but this time it's just him and Branch, he couldn't be more excited!

But his excitement had died down when Viva wished him, 'Good luck' and walked away with an evil laugh.

And now he could see why.

"Branch, sit." He said.

Branch giggled and took another step away from the bed.

"Branch, don't you dare take another step!"

Branch smiled innocently and took another step away.

The nine year old sighed, "You wanna play that way? Fine. I can manhandle you just fine."

He walked over and wrapped his arms around Branch's waist, Branch shrieked and kicked his feet.

He sighed and set Branch on the bed, Branch continued to squirm around and try to get up, "Branch! You need to stay!" He said firmly.

Branch whined and rolled onto his stomach, laying still.

Creek sighed and figured he was pouting, he walked back into the kitchen to see if he could get the medicine slipped into Branch's sippy cup.

He did get the medicine in the sippy cup, thank goodness.

Now he just needs Branch to drink it and he'll fall asleep!

He's essentially drugging Branch.

But what else could he do?!

Anyway, he grabbed the sippy cup and walked back into Branch's room, which is right next to the kitchen.

Branch was gone.

Creek paled and quickly set the sippy cup down, he ran out of the room and looked all over the pod, Branch was no where to be found!

He saw the door wide open and he paled even more, "Oh no.." he mumbled.

He ran out the door and quickly spotted Branch, trying to grab a stick.

He ran over to Branch and grabbed his hand, "BRANCH! YOU KNOW BETTER!" He screamed.

He immediately regretted screaming at him when he saw tears fill Branch's eyes.

Branch started to cry.

Creek pulled him into a hug, "Oh no...no, no, no, no, no, no, no..I'm sorry, buddy...oh man.."

Branch continued to cry as Creek picked him up and carried him back into the pod.

Creek carried Branch into his room and sat him on his bed, "Stay here, buddy.."

He looked around, trying to see where he had set the sippy cup, and quickly spotted it.

He walked over and grabbed the sippy cup before hurrying back over to Branch, "Here, buddy..drink up, okay?"

Branch looked at his sippy cup as tears streamed down his face, he really didn't like being yelled at..

Creek sighed, then got an idea.

"If you drink this, I promise I won't yell at you again today."

Branch seemed to think it over, and if he hadn't been sick he probably would've noticed how Creek said, 'Today' instead of, 'Ever again' but he hadn't caught that with his sick mind.

So he nodded and reached for his sippy cup.

Creek smiled and handed it to him, he sat next to Branch and layed down with him on the bed, "How about you drink it laying down, okay?"

Branch hummed and began to drink.

Creek noticed that Branch tasted the medicine as his face scrunched up.

He quickly came up with a lie he could tell Branch.

But Branch didn't even look at him as he kept drinking it.

Creek winced, poor little guy was real sick then...

Branch eventually finished drinking it and he yawned.

Creek smiled, the medicine was working...

He began to hum as Branch rolled onto his stomach, burying his face in his pillow.

Creek grabbed the sippy cup and set it on the bedside table, he layed next to Branch and traced shapes on his back gently.

Branch began to giggle and squirm.

Creek giggled, "So sleepy and sick that you can't even try to hide that it tickles?"

Branch kept giggling and cuddled up to Creek, "Tickles..stop.."

Creek laughed softly and stopped tracing shapes, he instead rubbed Branch's back and cooed, "Aww..but it's part of our goodnight ritual for you..."

Branch yawned and stretched like a cat before relaxing and settling down.

Creek smiled, "Really? Okay then, goodnight, buddy...I love you."

Branch giggled, "Love you...big brother.." he mumbled then fell asleep.

Creek bit his lip as he teared up, it made him so happy to hear Branch call him big brother..he's so adorable.