Henry Stickmin Oneshots

Stickprice Week 2024 Day 4: Sick Day

A/N: I'm back until my writer's block comes back. Anyway, @st1ck_art1zt has this year's ships week and I want to participate. So what ship am I starting with? Why Stickprice of course!

Henry woke up when he heard a noise in the bathroom. He looked to his side to see that his bedmate was gone. He got up from the bed and knocked on the door. "Rupert?" he whispered but no one responded, "Thorn?" he tried again. 

Still no response.

Henry sighed and went inside the bathroom. He cringed at the sight of Rupert's head buried in the toilet and the sound of vomit. He quietly went to Rupert and rubbed his back soothingly. Rupert stopped vomiting for a moment and lifted his head. Rupert's eyes were red and puffy. His face was pale and he was sweating. 

Henry stood up and went to open the bathroom cabinet. He rummaged through the cupboard to find something for Rupert. After getting the thermometer, he put it in Rupert's mouth. He and Rupert waited for a couple of minutes when they heard a beeping sound. Henry grabbed the thermometer out of Rupert's mouth and looked at it.

"Yeah... high fever," Henry said to Rupert who looked like he was about to pass out. 

"Ugh... " Rupert croaked out. Henry got Rupert up from the bathroom floor to guide him to bed. Henry gently tucked him into bed and sat down beside him. He stared at him for a moment before yawning, "I'm going to the 24-hour pharmacy to get something for your flu,"  he said tiredly, "Be right back,"

Henry put on some clothes and headed to the pharmacy. He picked up necessary things for Rupert's illness and paid for them. He got back home and headed to the bedroom. Rupert was sitting up when he saw Henry carrying a bag. He coughed as Henry took out some medicine and cough drops.

"Here's some medicine and cough drops for you," Henry said, putting the stuff on Rupert's nightstand, "Take some and go back to sleep. I will be sleeping on the couch cause I don't want to catch your illness,"

Rupert grumbled but accepted it. He didn't want to get Henry sick either, and Henry's immune system was weaker than his. Rupert took the medicine, drank some water, and went to sleep. 

Henry got up from the couch the next morning and went to the bedroom. Rupert was still asleep, which was a good thing. Henry quietly went to the drawer to get his uniform and put it on. After he was done, he was about to head when he heard Rupert stirring. He glanced at Rupert with a tiny smile and noticed he didn't look better. 

Rupert coughed, "H-Henry?" He rubbed his eyes and yawned. Henry chuckled and was by his side. "Shhh, Thorn," Henry said softly, "Stay in bed and rest. I will tell the General that you're ill,"

"But I don't want to," Rupert replied tiredly, his voice was croaky and raspy. 

"You have to," Henry said, "I don't want you to get worse and make the others sick."

Rupert grumbled as he crossed his arms. He didn't want to stay home. He was a captain. Henry laughed at Rupert's grumpy expression, which made Rupert even more grumpy. "I'm sorry, Rupy. You just look so cute when you're grumpy," Henry said while giggling.

Rupert turned away but he sighed, he couldn't win. Henry was right. He needed rest and he didn't want to get the others sick. Henry went up to him and sat next to him. "Don't worry. There are medicines right here and I will tell the General that you're sick," he said, "Also, I will get groceries to make soup later, okay?"

Rupert nodded, "Good," Henry said as he stood up, "I have to go. I'll tell the General and everyone else that you're sick,"

"Bye! I love you!" Henry waved at Rupert as he left the room, Rupert waved back even though he was too tired, "Bye Hen..." he replied quietly. 

He lay back down and took more medicine. He didn't go back to sleep because he didn't want to. He looked through his phone to keep himself occupied. 

Henry was inside the base, he said hi to several people before he went to search for Charles and Ellie. He found them talking and laughing. They stopped when they saw Henry. 

"Hey, Henry!" Charles said happily but frowned when he didn't see Rupert with him, "Where's Rupert?"

"He's sick," Henry replied, "He's staying and resting,"

"That's good," Ellie said, "We don't want him to get worse,"

"Or get everyone sick," Charles added. Henry and Ellie nodded. Charles and Ellie went back to talking while Henry listened. He contributed here and there but mostly he was thinking about Rupert. He knew Rupert would be fine as long as he was resting. 

Speaking of Rupert, he was resting. He was reading a book he got from the other day. After a few minutes of reading, he fell asleep.

Henry was humming as he walked to the apartment, carrying groceries. He unlocked the door and went inside. He put the groceries on the dining table, went to the bedroom to check on Rupert, and smiled at what he saw. Rupert was asleep, sitting up, his arms crossed, and his head leaning against the headboard. Henry giggled softly as he closed the bedroom door. He went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. 

Rupert woke up to an aroma of deliciousness, he yawned and rubbed his eyes. He must have fallen asleep again but he feels a lot better. There was a knock on the doorframe, he glanced up to see Henry holding a tray with food on it. Rupert smiled slightly, "You don't have to knock you know. It's your apartment too,"

"I know, but I wasn't so sure that you were awake," Henry replied as he headed over to Rupert, he set down the tray on Rupert's lap. Rupert saw the tray had soup, a spoon, and water on it. Rupert sniffed the soup and glanced at Henry. "What kind of soup is it?" he asked.

"It's chicken noodle soup," Henry answered as he left the room, he came back a minute later with a chair and bowl. He set down the chair a few feet away from Rupert and started eating the soup. Rupert picked up the remote control that was on his stand to turn on the TV. They got the TV for the bedroom a few months back, just in case they want to watch TV in the bedroom instead of the living room.

Rupert flipped the channels to see if there was any good to watch. After a while, Rupert and Henry settled on watching a movie where a friendly dog suddenly turns violent after getting bit by a bat. They watched the movie, Henry cleaned up, and they went to bed.

The next day, Rupert was better and thanked Henry for taking care of him. He thanked Henry all day and all night and I'm not talking about the saying kind. 

A/N: I'm so super sorry that this is late. I'm just busy and burnt out. Btw, the movie Rupert and Henry were watching is a reference to a real-life movie. Can you guess what's it called?