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Just a note to readers: Nikolai = Demon of the Stars
Eleanor = Reveta
Harmon= Eleanors dragon
Edna= Nikolai's dragon.

Eleanor shifted her legs, fidgeting under the sheets she reached a hand out and pulled a second blanket over her body. She felt cold but knew all to well she wasn't, she was sweating, her hair sticking to the side of her face and ears.

"...Three." she finally said with a weak sniffle.

"But..." she finally sat up and looked at his her lips half cracked from the feverish heat. Her ran her tongue over her chapped bottom lip and sighed softly.

"But...I couldn't very well stop taking care of you...and I had three missions all lined up. I got all three and now that there all done with-" she broke off coughing what he'd done was slowly warring off as she slept. It took her a few moments to speak again.

"And now I can just rest....I....I’ve taken a week off." For that, the woman must have been horribly sick. She never took the day off any normally was sent home kicking and screaming, when she was declared to sick to work. Her face reddened again and she lay back down feeling stupid for admitting something like this to him, but she always admitted a lot of things to him, and only to him because he was the only one she trusted with her life and heart, even if he'd smashed it long ago.

Eleanor blinked awake slowly finally rolling over to her side her eyes closing again. "o-okay...." she muttered her body begging for sleep. "hey. Nik." It was rare she called him this partly because it annoyed him. "....could I have some more water?" She cracked her eyes open a little to watch him in the dark.

Nikolai smiled, Eleanor asking for something to drink was definately a good sign. "Of course!" He replied, quickly running the cultures out into his bussiness mailbox, then back in to refill her glass of water. "Here we are." He said, gently placing the glass of water into her frail hands.

She blinked awake and smiled sitting up and gently drinking the water. Her stomach was empty and she hated that feeling more then anything else. She shifted over on the bed so there was more space for him. She finished the water off breathing out a small puff of smoke she was still feverish. "blah, I hate being sick.." she grumbled and flopped down leaving him room to sleep beside her. She wanted him with her. It felt better, and kept her calm.

Nikolai sunk into the bed behind her, worn out from the long day as well. He wrapped his arm around her, pulling her close to him. "The best part of being sick is getting better..." He whispered, pulling a blanket up around the two of them.

Eleanor shifted rolling so her face was cuddled in to his chest. "I'd have to disagree with you." she cooed softly wrapping her arms around his name and pulled her self up to eye level. She was tired, very tired but still smiling. She gently kissed his cheek, giving it a soft nibbled which was more likely Harmon giving him thanks.

Nikolai grinned, his beard ticking against her lips as he did. "This isn't too bad either." He said, stifling a yawn, and gently kissing the top of her forehead. It was still very warm, but he knew the only thing that could help it now was rest.

Eleanor cuddled in to him and when right to sleep. It had been a while since she slept with someone. It was well in to the afternoon before Elarno some much as roleld over. She had slept stright thought all the noise and shouting that Darten did and the even louder shouting of Tar who had been woken by all the noise and half the house was persumed dead after that. The older women cracked open her sleep laden eyes and yawned loudly. It was clear Nikolia was no long in bed with her but there where a fe blanekts and pillows in his place. She frown but after noteing what time it was she deemed this exceptable. She still hadn't borther to sit up yet find the extra blanekts cozy.

Nikolai had gone to check his computer for the test results, he sat back in the chair, eyes wide in shock, but a smile on his face as well. There were risks, great risks, but he had to tell Eleanor. Though, he did have one wonder, a false insicurity, but one nonetheless. Was it his? Nikolai printed out the test results, and walked back into their room, seeing Eleanor was awake he greeted her. "Good afternoon." He said, rather happily, the paper gripped tightly in his hand.


"Someone looks happy to see me...what'd you do this time?" she seemed more playful now and sat up resting along the pillows he'd given her. She glanced at the paper in his fingers. "Are those for me?"

Nikolai looked down at his hand, and nodded, holding out the papers for her. "I'm not sure I did anything." He said, rather uncertain this time, though knowing full well it was foolish to be.

Eleanor raised her eyes brows confused by what he had just stated. She snatched the papers and looked hten over. She felt her smoach learch and she was almost sick right then and there. She stair wide eyes at the papers before giving him a shy grin. "oh very very funny, thats not nice to frighten a feverish woman, she might belive you. Come on where are the REAL tests hand them over." She snorted glaring at him finally.

Nikolai looked down at his feet, swallowing hard, but remaining silent. The date, and ID numbers at the top of the paper could not be forged, those were the real results.

Eleanor looked taken a back and looked at the tests again. She scanned them over and over with her eyes finally setting them on the table and bit her lip. She looked up at him. "sit." she finally said, her voice mixed with rage and sadness.


Nikolai sat next to her, slightly leary of her arms, that could turn into swords without any notice. "So.. what are we going to do?" He asked softly, not wanting to push her.

It was easy to see the woman was fighting with her self, trying to deaide if the man next to her devered dead. FInally she stealled on something and took hold of his coat and jerked his lips ot hers. It was at that moment she broke down and hugged him. She was scare, for once in her life, she'd never been scare of anything, sure she was freked out by needles...but this was raw fear.

Nikolai was surprised by the suddeness of the kiss, he had flinched away slightly, expecting her to try and kill him, but got rather the opposite. Breaking the kiss for breath, and setting his head atop of hers, holding her skaking body.

Eleanor made no attpemt to calm her self at all her nails pressing along his back as she tightened the hug they now shared. By this point she'd gotten her self ot worked up and when in to a coughing fit still clinging ot him.

Enda worked hard to try and cease the coughing fit, but it was no use, all she could do was lessen it. Nikolai cooed to Eleanor, whispering that it was allright, and that everything would work out, though he himself was scared. The risks were high, and it all came down to what Eleanor wanted. "Breath, Eleanor, Breath." He whispered, once the coughing fit had lessened.

She did as she was told giving a few short gasps that sounded like strange little hiccups before she was able to bear normally again. She sat there with her face pressed in to his chest sniffling heavily still. She swollowed a few times and finally pulled away grabing the new water he'd put on the table while she slept. She down it almost like she was drinking beer and finally seemed ot calm down.

Nikolai rubbed his hand up and down her back, holding her close to him. "What do you want to do, Eleanor. The choice is completely yours." He said, knowing she would understand.

Eleanor sighed looking down at her belly for a long time. "When I was much younger I dreamed of having a child with you...in fact I almost lost a mistion because Tar happened to point it out to me..and I attacked him not my target....." she grinned remembing the horrified look on Tars face as she pinned him to the wall screaming. "...I want to keep it....its yours...I haven't been with anyone in years"

Nikolai held her close, smiling happily. He'd wanted a child, especially one with Eleanor since not long after he'd met her. "There will be a lot of risks, you understand that, right?" He questioned, making complete sure.

"....I'm assassin for a living...er..well USE to be..." she shifted pressing in to his arm one hand on her belly. "But I can't very well be killing if i've got a baby in me...now can I?" she oddly seemed happy and looked up at him with a softly smile. "we'll find something to do."

Nikolai had gone into the kitchen during the time she was gone, and quickly prepared a grilled cheese for her, while it wasn't one of the best foods around, it was something quick and easy to prepare. Returning to her, he helped recover her in blankets, as it as best to keep Eleanor warm, before handing her the food, and a cold glass of milk.

Elenor looked away sheepishly and took the sandwich as he covered her up again. It was true she loved to be warm, which wasn't always easily with metalic bones. She munched silently on the sandwich glancing at him from time to time. She still wasn't sure she'd be able to handle all of this, but he would be with her. She finished off the milk and sandwich and slipped back under the covers. "Hey, would you see if my fevers gone down any..." she blushed again and pulled the blankets up a bit more.

Nikolai nodded, reaching for the thermomiter he'd left on the table after cleaning it. "Of course, hopefully we'll get lucky. Open please" He said, as he turned it on.


Eleanor opened her mouth and let him put the thermometer in. She sat there watching it her eyes slowly lulling closed and she resting along the blankets a content smile on her face. It had been a long time since this smile had appered, she started abit as it beeped and opened her eyes taking the noisy thing out of her mouth with a snort. "whats it say?" she was annoyed again as she glared at the
thermometer

Nikolai removed the thermometer from Eleanors mouth gently, as he read the numbers. Thankfully, they were normal, for now at least. It seemed the rest had done a little bit of good. "You're 99.7 Eleanor, pretty normal for you." He said, smiling lightly.


"Thats about right." she yawned and finally sat up again. "lay around here won't get any work done..." she kicked the blankets off and wiggled out of bed placing her hand on his head as she did so.

Nikolai chucked at her, and how quickly she assumed she would be returning to work. "What kind of work do you expect to be doing?" He asked her lightly, not wanting to offend her.

Eleanor stop her hand on his head. She gritted her teeth and pressed his sharp nails in to skull. "I haven't desiced yet." she let go taking a bit of blood as she walked away and began cleaning up the lab, she still had a small cough and a bit of the sniffles but she was trying to igrnor all that hoping he would to.


Nikolai rubbed his head, grumbling at her quick temper. "I guess we can be glad no one else in the school is sick then, because I don't plan on leaving you alone for at least another day." He said, crossing his arms, and waiting for the response that he surely will get from his hard-headed comments.


"mmm...you'd better go make sure, I hear Darten coughing yesterday, if he's sick the whole place my get blow up...then what kind of a Doctor would that made you..." she snapped at him as she cleaned out the beakers they worked with normally.

Nikolai looked puzzled, not sure if she was trying to make him leave or not, but with Darten, he wasn't positive he wanted to take that chance. "You're coming with me, if I leave." He said, hoping that would change her mind on that cough she may or may not have heard.

Eleanor glanced at him and stomped her foot. "I'm fine, i know my own limits thank you very much just because i was sick for a few days doesn't mean you get to fun over me, you know i hate things like that!" She almost shouted the last voice and he voice cracked causing her to start coughing again.

Nikolai looked worried as she broke down coughing again. "Cough medicine." He whispered, naming the one thing he'd forgotten to give her. "Hmm..... To Eleanor.. or the dragon..." He thought, shivering as he thought of what Harmon's reaction would be to cough medicine.


She recovered still glaring at him as she crossed over ot the bed and picked up the glass of water and finshed it off. Just then there was a knock on the door. "hey, are you guys planning on getting up today?" It was darten and he didn't sound pleased. "We've BEEN up!" Eleanor snapped and flung open the door. She was suprised to find a slightly worried look on the headmasters face. "whats got your painties in a knot?" She sniffled looked him once over. Darten sighed. "Tar mind blasts me everytime i get near his room...and you both know what that means..."

"Oh no." Nikolai said, involutarily. He grabbed his bag from the table, quickly rummaging through to make sure all of his things were in place. "What was he like yesterday, Darten?" Nikolai asked, needing to know if this just started today, or if it was before.


"Nope, he was pretty much fine yesterday...so its just started today....you should be able to get past it..." He muttered softly with a sigh. This was all very annoying to him but he also seemed worried for poor Tar. "I'll get so tea going, that should at least get you in alive." Eleanor said, and it didn't seem like that last part had been a joke. She knew how powerful Tar was.

"Thank god for the tea." Nikolai said, gathering light sedatives, just enough to calm Tar, if he found the need to use them.

After a few moments Eleanor was back with a cup of hot tea. "want me to go in to?" She asked holding the tea gently in both hands. She already knew what he would say but she had to asked just incase.

Nikolai shook his head, gently taking the tea from her. "No, Eleanor. An angry Tar is the last thing you need." He said softly, before turning and making his way to Tar's room, stopping a few feet outside of the door, and bracing himself for what was to come next.


Eleanor found it hard to bite back on her anger but she did so and let it out and a heavy snort faw momnets after Nikolai was out of earshot. "You've got a cold to huh?" Darten had noticed how stuffed she was. "So?" "So, you'll made him worry....be nice." he muttered walking off leaving the woman blushing. "are you SURE your not a mental dragon!" "Yep!" Darten called back down the hall. Tar was inside his room curled up under as many blankets as he could find whimpering softly as his head throbbed almost uncontrollably. His dragon was pressed along the door growling heavily sending little mind shocks along the wood.

Nikolai clenched his teeth, as he opened the door. Edna was wrapped tightly around his shoulder, prepared to sustain Tar's dragon at a moments notice. "Tar. I have tea, please don't attack." He said, knowing that he wasn't going to get a nice response.

As soon as the door opened the dragon behind it reacted. It slammed in to Nikolai and flooded his mind with as many images it could find, somewhere just of random days things he had to do, lists, charts, and other random things but it seemed this time most of the images where of Eleanor, when she was much younger, and how beautiful she was. At the word tea all the images when black and the dragon
appeared in front of the doctor, it was panting heavily and shivering all over. It growled once more then its eyes rolled back and it fainted.


Nikolai quickly shot out one arm to catch the dragon, Thankfull it was smaller than Dartens, and that he'd made it through. Nikolai set the tea down on the lamp table next to Tar, and then Tars dragon down softly near Tar. Nikolai didn't seem shaken by the images for once, as he had been expecting them this time. "Tar, can you sit up at all?" Nikolai softly asked.

Tar shifted under the sheets, his head hurt a bit less now that his dragon was out. "a-alittle..." he muttered sitting up the blankets still around his head nad shoulders, he was pain and teary eyes from the pain of it all. "s-sorry...."

Nikolai helped Tar by setting the pillows upright behind him, carefully not to cause him anymore pain. By the shallow squeak that came from Edna, he already knew Tar had a fever, the exact number wasn't truely important at this time. Nikolai opened his bag, and quickly selected a bottle of pills, removing two of them, he set them into a small medicine cup. Those two were for Tar.
Opening a seperate bottle, he selected a single pill, and broke it in half. The half was for Tars dragon. They would help calm the pain of the headache, and reduce the fever. Opening the water bottle in the bag, he offered it, and the two pills to Tar. "Take these, and then I'll need you to wake your dragon."


Tar sniffled lightly as he sat and let the doctor move him around. He finally took the pills and water letting out a smile sigh as he reached over rubbing Queen awake. She growled loudly and Tar recoiled deeper in to the sheets as he head began to throb again. Queen wined sliding over to the doctor and laying limply in his lap. She felt horrible at the moment and wined a bit louder.


Nikolai softly rubbbed the back of the mental dragon, while pulling a small piece of soft candy from his back, and sticking the pill into the middle of it. He offered it to the dragon, though he knew that Queen would know what was inside he hoped that she would still take it.

The dragon sniffed at the pill infested candy and took it gnetly from his fingers. She lay on her back and nibbles all around the pill before it was the only thing left then held it back up to the docotor as if asking for more candy.

Nikolai rubbed his fingers on his forehead, trying not to smile at the cute act. Removing another piece of candy from his pocket, he tried again, this time saying ''You have to swallow it whole'.

"oh, that's wonderful, I-i'll just invite a hired assassin to our house for tea..." He muttered tears still in his eyes. Finally his body relaxed and he dropped back on the bed with a snort.

"Fine...." he growled then wrenched the sheets back over his head. Queen shifted mewing to him in her drunken sleep.

She hiccuped again and nibbled along his back weakly. Tar tensed a bit but slowly relaxed till only soft pulps ran inside the doctors head. Many strange images, mostly from the mans dreams. Finally they stopped all together leaving a memory that wasn't his, it was Eleanor only slightly younger with a child holding her hand. It was a little girl of about 5, with short gray hair and bright eyes like the Doctors. It seemed to be an insert from one of her dreams not so long ago.