USWNT Oneshots

Sick (Alex Morgan X Megan Rapinoe)

Alex Morgan's P.O.V.

I woke to find my girlfriend, Megan Rapinoe, still in bed with me, which worried me slightly. Usually, the hyper, blonde midfielder would be up getting coffee for the both of us. "Hey, Pinoe." I said, gently shaking the other woman awake. "Is something wrong?" "I don't feel good." Pinoe groaned. "You're gonna have to elaborate." I said. "My head hurts, my throat hurts, I feel weak, I'm tired, and I feel like I'm going to puke." Pinoe said. I felt my girlfriend's forehead, which was burning hot. I winced sympathetically. "You stay in bed." I said, gently kissing Pinoe on the cheek. "I'll go downstairs and get you something to eat and tell Coach what's going on." I walked to the elevator, where I met Abby, Tobin, Carli, and Hope. I immediately noticed that Hope looked awful. The goalkeeper had dark circles under her eyes, and her skin was pale. "Damn, Hope." I said without thinking. "You look like crap." I immediately realized what I'd said, and braced myself for a slap, but the blue-eyed goalie only groaned. "I know." she said. "I feel like crap too." "Abby, Tobin, Alex, where are your roommates?" Carli asked. "Pinoe's sick." I said. "She said her head hurts, her throat hurts, she feels weak, she's tired, and she feels like she's going to puke." "Thalia said that too." Tobin said. "So did KO." Abby said. "That's exactly how I feel." Hope said. "Then why the hell are you out of bed?!" I asked. "Because she's a stubborn idiot." Carli said. "I prefer 'persistent'." Hope said, lightly hitting Carli's shoulder. "Fine." Carli said, grinning. "You're a persistent idiot. Now get your germy hands off me." we rode the elevator down in silence. "Hello, ladies." Jill said as the five of us stepped off the elevator. "Where are Thalia, Kelley, and Megan?" "Sick." Carli said. She elbowed Hope in the ribs. "This idiot's sick too. I told her to stay in bed, but she was to stubborn to listen to me." "I thought we went over this, Carli." Hope said. "Whatever." Carli said. "It seems like there's a bug going around the team." Jill said. "We're going to test everyone about a half hour after breakfast." "Got it." I said. I ate quickly and loaded a plate to take to Pinoe. Abby and Tobin did the same for KO and Thalia. I went back to the room to find Pinoe sitting up in bed watching cartoons. "Really, Pinoe?" I asked. "What?" Pinoe said. "I was bored! Besides, I like Teen Titans Go. Sue me." I laughed. "You are such a child." I said. Pinoe grinned. "That's why you love me." She said. I grinned too. "Among other reasons." I said. "So, did you bring me food?" Pinoe asked. "You know I did." I said. "And we've got to go down to the health room in half an hour so they can test us for a bug that's going around the team." "But we can stay up here and watch TV until then, yeah?" Pinoe asked. "Yeah." I said. We stayed in the room and watched TV until it was time to go downstairs. "You think you can walk by yourself?" I asked. "Yeah, but stay close please." Pinoe said. We walked out of the room and to the elevator, where we met up with Carli, Hope, Abby, who was supporting KO, and Tobin, who was carrying Thalia. The tiny, raven-haired forward was sleeping in her girlfriend's arms. "Poor thing." Abby said, brushing a tendril of her younger sister's tangled black hair back from her face. "I know." Tobin said. "I wish it had been me who'd gotten sick instead of her. She's really peaceful when she's sleeping, but when she's awake, she's really grumpy. I think this sickness is giving her a nasty temper." the elevator arrived, and we all rode down. We walked into the health room, where Jill and the rest of our coaches and trainers were waiting with about half the team. When the rest of the team arrived, the testing process started. The eight of us went in at the same time. Tobin gently set Thalia down on the table and shook the girl's shoulder. Thalia swatted sleepily at her hand. "Go 'way." she muttered groggily. "I'm trying to sleep." "I know you are, Jedi." Tobin said softly. "You just need to wake up for a few minutes, then you can go back to sleep. Okay?" "No." Thalia said. She rolled over and went back to sleep. "This might take a while, Coach." Tobin said. "Alright." Jill said. "Pinoe, can you come here please?" they took blood samples from everyone, including Thalia, when Tobin was able to keep her awake for more than five seconds. "What are you testing us for, Coach?" I asked. "A rather nasty strain of stomach flu." Jill said. "You all can go now." about an hour later, everyone got an email with the results of the tests.

Pinoe: has the stomach flu, but it's not too serious

Alex: is not sick

Thalia: has a rather serious case of the stomach flu

Tobin: has a cold

Abby: has a cold

KO: has the stomach flu, and it's slightly more serious

Hope: has the stomach flu, but it's not too serious

Carli: is not sick

I winced as I read the words next to Thalia's name. She was a fighter, though. She'd get through this. "I feel sorry for the Squirt." Pinoe said. "Me too." I said. "But she's a strong girl. She'll get through this." "So will I!" Pinoe said. "Of course you will." I said. "Your white blood cells will annoy the hell out of the flu cells, and the flu cells will just leave." "Are you saying I'm annoying?" Pinoe asked indignantly. "Only a little." I said, grinning and kissing her cheek. "I love you, Pinoe." "I love you too, Baby Horse." Pinoe said.

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