*I refrained from using her nickname/usual name, Mary in this one.
Sorry it's kinda short. ^^' *
Tino groggily, rolling over in bed to try and find the warmth of his girlfriend. When he didn't he opened his eyes and looked around to find her not in the room at all.
The Finnish man furrowed his brows and looked to the alarm clock on the bedside table. It was only 6:33. Elizabeth should have still be in bed.
Tino tiredly stumbled out of and downstairs, running into an equally groggy Berwald on the way.
Before he could inquire where his boss/girlfriend was and loud, hacking, wet cough startled him. Tino and Berwald shared a glance, now wide awake, before hurrying towards the sound.
They came upon Elizabeth hunched over, while holding onto one of the kitchen chairs for support and Lukas gentle patting her back.
"That didn't sound too promising." The Norwegean remarked in monotone.
"Eh." The dirty blonde female only swiped a dismissive hand at his remark as Finland scurried in front of her, gently taking the chair's job and supporting her.
Her face was flushed in a feverish way and she was wheezing slightly with every breath she took. To top it all off she was trembling like a hairless cat in a snowstorm and was obviously having trouble even standing.
"Oh Eliza. You're sick. I think you have a fever." Tino fretted, stepping closer to hold her better.
The sour/annoyed, sick look on Elizabeth's face softened when she saw his wide, worried eyes and fearful face.
"I'll be okay. It's not that serious of an illness." She murmured hoarsely, reaching to gently pat his head.
Of course her body chose to work against her by her legs deciding to give out right after that sentence.
Of course she didn't fall as Finland was holding her already. However, the action set the poor man panicking.
"You need to lay down and rest or it will only get worse." He fretted, picking her up bridal style.
"But I have work to do." She mumbled in weak protest as he carried her back to their room.
"It can wait. Your health is more important right now." He said firmly, laying her back in her spot on their bed.
"But if I slack off then your health can deteriorate." She tried to sit up but went into another coughing fit.
Tino gently rubbed her back.
"It's okay Elizabeth. You taking a few days off won't kill me." He smiled. "I understand why you're so dedicated and doing so much but you matter too and it kinda hurts me when you overwork yourself. You look out for me more than I ever could for you, but I'm still nearly powerless in even making sure that you're well rested."
He frowned at her, dropping his gaze to her hands as his own grasped them.
"I love you so much and watching you work yourself to death is really painful, especially because you're trying to as happy and healthy as possible when all I really need is just having you beside me." He stared into her eyes getting his point across as tears welled up in both of their eyes.
"I care too much to ever want to see you suffer. So please rest. It will help you get better faster." He pressed a kiss to her forehead and gently pushed back to lay down again.
This time Elizabeth obeyed without any hesitation or refusal. However, when he stood to leave she grabbed ahold of his wrist.
He looked back and met her eyes again.
"You're all I need too, and I love you too, more than anything." She said softly, managing a small smile before she let go of his wrist and shifted to get more comfortable.
Tino watched as she settled and closed her eyes, falling asleep rather quickly. He tender smile graced his face as he quietly left the room, letting her sleep while he got ready for the day of tending to her ahead of him.
Even though her being sick was stressful at least he got to spend time with her and perhaps he finally got through to her.
