Sick Kate

Kellyn sighed as he sat next to Kate, a look of worried plastered across his face, one of his hands closed around Kate's. His blue eyes were wide as he dabbed his partner's face with a wet washcloth, her erratic breathing worrying him.

He should have known it would have come to this. She hadn't been eating the past two days and had been complaining of being shaky. He should have told her to rest, but he had ignored his instincts and now she was sick.

Her fever had peaked a few hours ago at 102 and was staying there now. He had gotten his Sneasel from Partner Farm and left his Pachirisu there in hopes that having the Sneasel lay next to her would help lower her body temperature, but it wasn't working. He'd get his Snover if the Pokemon wasn't already fast asleep…

The Ranger sighed and continued to dab Kate's forehead with the washcloth, feeling Barlow hover over him. He just glanced at their leader and shook his head, saying that nothing had changed. The older man nodded and scratched the back of his neck and soaked the washcloth in a small bowl of water and wrung it out before placing it back on Kate's forehead.

The girl stirred a bit and opened her eyes, her blue eyes glassy. "Kel…?" she asked, her gaze unfocused as she struggled to sit up.

"Ah, Kate!" Kellyn dropped the washcloth and gently pushed her back down, shaking his head. Her eyes remained unfocused as she turned her head toward him, bringing her hand up and covering her mouth, her body shaking as she coughed. "How are you feeling…?" He knew it was a stupid question, but he couldn't help but ask.

"Nmm…" She made a small noise as she adjusted a bit and tried to sit back up, reaching out weakly toward a glass of water. Kellyn blinked and nodded, helping her sit up a bit and held the glass of water so she could get a few sips of it. She gave a weary smiled and started to drink but was soon cut off by another violent cough. She gave him a side glance and slid down in his arms, her eyes closed as she slumped down. Kellyn sighed a bit and sat the glass of water aside, tucking her back in as she fell off to sleep again.