Chapter 2
Spinel came back to your house even though she promised to come back tomorrow she wanted to pop by later that day since you seemed to not be feeling well. She was about to knock on your door but then she saw you in the window looking a bit off. At first you were walking ok, looking like you had just gotten up from a nap on the couch, but then your legs started to buckle as you fell on the floor.
Spinel started to panicking and banged on the window trying to get your attention "Y/N?! Y/N?! Please stay wake! don't fall asleep!" Spinel watched as your eyes fluttered closed despite her yelling. Spinel looked around the outside of your house for a way inside 'I have to help her fast' she thought to herself, Spinel didn't want to break a window but she would if she had to.
Thankfully Spinel managed to find a window that was cracked open on the second floor, she stretched her arms and pulled herself up to the window opening from there she slipped in by flattening herself paper thin. Once inside Spinel quickly stretched out into her regular form.
She then quickly ran down the stairs frantically looking for you not being familiar with the lay out of your home. Spinel then found you still on the floor with your breathing now being rather slow and uneven as Spinel got closer to you she noticed a pile of vomit not too far from you which definitely smelt pungent. Yet Spinel didn't care too much about the vomit at the moment she just wanted to make sure you were ok, as she made her way over to you she picked you up off the floor cradling you "it's ok Y/N, I got you" she said in a hushed tone. Spinel took you to your bathroom first finding your thermometer in the closet with the towels (which was for the forehead) "ok let's see how bad your fever is" Spinel said as she took your temperature and saw it was 103.6°F "oh stars" Spinel gasped, you shivered a bit but you simply held her closer.
She noticed that you still had vomit on your mouth and face Spinel frowned seeing how helpless you were "let's get your face cleaned up then let's get you in bed" she said mostly to herself as you continued to shiver. Spinel took a wash cloth from your bathroom closet she dampened it with warm water and flower scented soap then proceeded to wiped your mouth and face making you groaned a bit "sorry Y/N I need to wipe your face" Spinel said rubbing your back gingerly. She finished putting the wash cloth in your hamper, 'this kind of reminds me of the time Pink tried eating the fruit in the garden' Spinel thought about how Pink Diamond was curious about what 'food' was and how come organic needed it after she ate the fruit Pink Diamond was sick for at least two days.
Spinel then turned towards you picking you back up in her arms, you shivered again more violently you snuggling into her side unconsciously wanting warmth, blushed a bit but tried her best brush it off. Spinel then carried you to your room while you were still passed out in her arms. Once she got to your room she laid you down in your bed, she then noticed you had a lacked any thick comforters on your bed. Spinel remembered from her lessons at Little Homeschool that when humans are sick they not only will have fevers and possibly will vomit when being cared for they need thick covers or blankets to help them get better along with soup.
Spinel looked around a bit and found three fluffy comforters under your bed Spinel then covered you up with her tucking you in, though as she did your face seemed a bit more relaxed as you snuggled into your pillow. Spinel felt better seeing you in bed instead of face down on your living room floor "I guess she'll be ok now" Spinel said to herself, she turned to leave but then she heard you groaned seemingly reaching out for something "p-please....don't...please don't..." Spinel could tell you were having a pretty bad nightmare and it looked your fever wasn't helping. Spinel knew a way to make your nightmare into a better dream but it had been years since she has done it and the last time she did so was for Pink Diamond. Spinel shook her head trying not to think about it as she sat down beside you putting her hand on your head thinking about happy thoughts fresh baked doughnuts, a fun day at 'Funland' ending with playing video games getting to high score. Spinel opened her eyes seeing if it worked, your face definitely looked more relaxed yet you had a single tear drip down your face with you saying "I... miss you" with voice sounding like you on the edge of crying though there was a smile on your face.
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Eventually you did wake up not from a nightmare this time but a actually pretty nice dream, though looking around a bit you remembered how yesterday you vomited then passed out. Though as you look around you noticed that you were in your bed with you favorite of your fluff comforter and the two you girlfriend had that you kept underneath your bed.
You moved your head and then noticed you also had on you had a cold wet washcloth on your forehead. You scrunch your face in confused as you sat up trying to figure out who put you in bed the other day, remembering only that you vomited then passed out which you did feel someone pick you up but after that nothing "did Steven come by and put me in bed?....no he doesn't stop by that often" you said out loud to yourself yet as you sat up you realized you were still pretty sick having your stomach still in knots along with a small chills run through your body making you lay back down.
While you were preoccupied with your stomach you heard the door to your bed room open you thought 'maybe Steven did stop by' yet to your surprise instead of seeing Steven you see Spinel walking into your room holding a bowl of water along with a fresh wash cloth. She looked up at up and smiled seeing you awake "oh thank the stars your awake" she careful put the bowl down along with the cloth on your end table then knelt beside the bed. You tried to move away feel awkward about her not only being in house but taking care of you when she doesn't know that much about you or your life. Yet you felt too weak to do so, Spinel felt your forehead "are you feeling any better?" Spinel asked in caring tone of voice, your mind felt slow wanting to answer back but your mind wasn't functioning on 100%, Spinel frowned "mmm... your fever still seems pretty bad, I'll get some medicine for you" you pushed her hand aside lazily with Spinel giving you a confused look "I-I'm...fine and I c-can... take c-care of m-myself S-spinel" you said breathing quite heavy with your voice sounding rough, she folded her arms looking at you with a rather stern look "Y/N you passed out in the middle of your living room" you shook your head "I-I would h-have w-woken up...eventually" Spinel sighed looking a little upset, she then put a thermometer on your forehead "well Y/N without me keeping your fever down you would have died" you wanted to argue with her that is wasn't that bad but then there was a beep Spinel then pulled the thermometer away from your forehead showing you the results it was (99.9°F) you frown "s-so what... I...I have... a f-fever" Spinel then started wiping it off with the fresh wash cloth "it was 103.6°F when I found you" you sighed rolling over "f-fine... you c-can help m-me" Spinel sighed in relief "good now since your awake I'll get you some medicine and do you want some chicken soup maybe one of your favorites a grilled cheese" Spinel asked combing through your hair with her fingers, you rolled back to face her having your stomach do a small backflip as you did so, you shook your head "j-just some crackers... my s-stomach still hurts" Spinel nodded giving you a small smile "no problem, I'll be right back" she said walking out the door. You laid there a bit disappointed in yourself getting so sick that you couldn't take care for yourself, yet a curious thought crossed your mind 'it's been a long time since someone took cared of me kind of like she did yet Spinel is a little...different' thought made you strangely calm.
The next day when you woke up it was from a dreamless sleep your stomach definitely felt better than yesterday. You made a few attempts to sit up in bed but did have the energy to do so. Spinel sat you up in your bed feeding you crackers and soup. It confused you when you really thought about it she only knew a few of your interests and yet here she was hand feeding you and even helling you back and fouth to the bathroom.
You finally got up the courage to ask "why are you being so nice to me after I was so rude to you?" you asked Spinel as she finished giving you the soup, Spinel smiled with a shrug "I couldn't help myself you were in need of help plus...thats what a good friend should do" you couldn't help but feel guilty for pushing her away as well as knowing this is definitely something your girlfriend would do.
You tried to cover you face but Spinel already saw the tears "what's wrong Y/N is it your stomach again?" you hiccupped looking up at her "I'm sorry S-spinel it's just...y-you remind me s-so much of...someone" Spinel looked at you confused "what do you mean? who do I remind you of?"
You took breathe and tried to get the words out but you were sobbing and hiccupping too much to form real sentences "s-she... she...b-best-t....a-and s-s-h-he's g-gone" Spinel saw you were clearly too upset to even talk about this person with her, it honestly made her heart ached seeing you so upset so she did the only thing she could think of.
She knelt down beside you then wrapped you up in her arms coiling her arms around you in a warm hug, which for a moment stopped you from crying "it's ok Y/N, your ok, your going to be ok, I'm here" Spinel said in a comforting tone, you then resumes your sobbing while hugg Spinel back snuggling into the crook of her neck. Spinel rubbed your back as you cried "that's right Y/N let it all out" you continued to sob holding on to Spinel tightly.
Spinel was very patient with you as you cried for a good hour or so saying sweet nothings calming you down. She held on to you the whole time as she waited until you were done crying into the crook of your neck now as you finally stopped you were just hiccupping occasionally, then laid your head back down in your bed gingerly.
Spinel the grabbed a nearby tissue box and began wiping your tears away from your damped eyes and cheeks then with a fresh tissue she wiped your snot covered nose.
Your eye lids drooped feeling heavy, "do you wanna go back to sleep Y/N?" you simply nodded, she tucked you in bed with a three comforts on top of you "I'll be down stairs if you need anything" Spinel merely took two steps away from before your hand popped out of the covers grabbing her hand, Spinel turned towards you having a worried look, "do you need something before I leave?" you swallowed the lump in your throat wondering if you should ask her at all "can...c-can you stay here until I-I fall asleep...p-please" Spinel looked a little surprised but pulled up a chair putting it beside your bed "no problem" she said with a smile.
Spinel started to comb through your hair gingerly but despite her being gentle you felt uncomfortable with her touching you. So you raised your hand pushing it aside "please... don't" Spinel nodded in response and stopped combing your hair, then she started singing which your girlfriend honestly...never sang for you as you listen your eyes began to droop "~if I could begin to be, half of what you think of me, I could do about anything, I could even learn how to love~" your eyes were closed but you were still listening to her singing "~when I see, the way you act wondering, when I'm coming back, I could do about anything, I could even learn how to love like you, love like you~" you then finally fell asleep as she continued to sing but you didn't catch the rest of the song before falling into a dreamless sleep.
On the 3rd day you were still pretty sick yet Spinel did nothing but care for you much like an attentive mother. She would help you in and out of bed so you could go to the bathroom wrapping her stretching arm around your waist while she had the other under your armpit. Spinel would even keep track of how much medicine you were taking giving you only what you needed, keeping an eye on your temperature making sure is was going down, and once you stomach could handle it Spinel even made you some home made chicken soup with shredded chicken carrots and even star pasta.
When she handed you a bowl of it you weren't sure about how you stomach would take soup yet after the fist few bites you couldn't help but have a small smile speard across your face, "this is really delicious" you said in a hushed tone Spinel clasped her hands smiling at you "I'm so happy you like it" she said cheerfully. Spinel went out of her way to getting card and board games for you to play to pass the time while in bed. Which you remembered that just a few days ago just thinking but playing cards upset you but now you were playing 'go-fish' feeling ok about it, you still felt hurt remembering it yet with Spinel shouting stuff like "I'm gonna go fishing!" when she needed to pick more cards or throws the cards in the air when she losses saying "you win Y/N, confetti time!" you couldn't help but laugh followed by a small cough.
When it was time for you to go to bed she tucked you into bed, "did you want me to stay tonight or can you sleep by yourself" you covered your face not wanting to show you blushing "c-can... you stay for a bit?" Spinel patted your head "no problem Y/N" she pulled up a chair next to your bed she then started to comb through your hair. Your eyes grew heavy as Spinel started to sing "~If I could begin to be half of what you think of me I could do about anything I could even learn how to love, when I see the way you act, wondering when I'm coming back I could do about anything I could even learn how to love, like you love like you, I always thought I might be bad, now I'm sure that it's true 'cause I think you're so good, And I'm nothing like you look at you go! I just adore you I wish that I knew, what makes you think I'm so special~" you fell asleep with her still singing.
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Spinel loved making you smile just doing the little things like tossing cards playfully and making good food was things that not a lot of humans and gems appreciated yet Spinel caught you smiling and even giggling which made Spinel want to try even more to make you smile.
Once you were asleep from her singing Spinel turned to leave but once more your were mumbling in your sleep "A-abby...d-don't...don't... leave" Spinel thought a moment wondering why that name sounded familiar. She put her hand on your head and started to remove nightmare replacing it with the fun times you had today. Though as Spinel finished she noticed you seemingly thrashing in the covers even more this time, Spinel looked at you considered "did I not do it right this time? I know last time it seemed like it worked but it has been awhile" Spinel said with a worried tone, "Abby...no...d-don't be m-mad" Spinel frown she felt like this 'Abby' was important to you yet 'if Y/N really misses her that must be why she is dreaming about her so much, but if something happened between them making her feel this guilty unfortunately I need to remove her from her dreams so Y/N can actually get some sleep...at least for tonight' Spinel thought to herself. She put her hand back on your head steadying you despite your distressed movements, Spinel then removed Abby from your dream for the night and putting herself in her place.
Spinel opened her eyes seeing if her idea worked. You had stopped tossing and turning along with your sleeping face looking calm. Spinel sighed in relief seeing that it worked "sleep tight Y/N" she said in a hushed tone cupping your face a moment. Spinel then walked out of your room shutting off the lights.
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You woke up feeling better actually better and once more you had a good dream but you couldn't understand why it was about Spinel, 'it probably doesn't mean anything' you thought to yourself.
Yet as you were remembering the dream which you remember that at first you were being yelled at by your dead girlfriend "HOW DARE YOU FORGET ABOUT ME, AFTER ALL THE TIME WE SPENT TOGETHER!" she shouted hatred in her beautiful eyes, you held your hands on top of your ears staring at her in guilt at her shouting such things to you "I'm not trying to" you whined.
Then the dream quickly dissolved into a white void making you flinch a bit. Yet as soon as the void appeared so soon did it vanish with you finding yourself with Spinel playing a friendly game of 'go-fish' which you won with confetti raining from the ceiling. Afterwards she made bubbles then worked them into different shapes the last one being a heart which Spinel held out towards you "do you wanna hold it" she asked with a smile. You reach out curiously wanting to see if you could hold it, but before you could do so that's when you woke up.
Spinel paid little attention to your blushing when she in your room.
When Spinel was putting you back into bed after using the restroom you heard your door bell ring. You managed to get on your two feet no problem but after a few steps you started to feel your head spin making you sway back and forth. Spinel seeing you unsteady laid you back down in bed "it's ok Y/N I'll get it" you sighed laying back down 'why am I still so weak shouldn't I be better now' you thought to yourself bitterly.
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Spinel opens the door to her surprise sees Steven. Steven took a step back looking at Spinel confused "Spinel? What are you doing at Y/N's house? I thought you were back at your place in Little Homeworld?" she shrugged "well I have been taking care of Y/N the passed few days after she got really sick" Steven looked at Spinel in silence then up at the stairs Steven then dashed up the stairs towards your room.
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You were slowly falling asleep when the door quickly opened you see Steven in your doorway looking a worried as you do a mere wave back at him "oh geez Y/N you look awful do you want me to make a appointment for you to go to the hospital" you shake you head "I'm feeling better" you say with a rather rough cough.
Spinel walked in with a frown seeing how you were still too weak to even sit up "well Y/N's fever has gone down but she still seems pretty weak" you looked at her a bit flustered "I have been able to keep your soup down" you argued "Y/N you have been getting a little better" Spinel said patting your head making you blush a bit "but maybe you should let Steven make that appointment so you can see the doctor" you folded your arms thinking it over 'does Spinel not want to take care of me anymore? no Spinel is right it has been awhile since you could get up by yourself or eat something that wasn't soup, plus it would be best to give her a break from taking care of me' you sighed "fine, hey Steven" Steven perked up looking at you in the eyes you sighed "you can make an appointment for me" Steven nodded "no problem and since Connie's mom works in the hospital she can probably get you a appointment sometime tomorrow"
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Spinel and Steven made the appointment then left your room so you could rest "well the appointment is for tomorrow" Spinel sighed in relief "good I may know the basics of human care but with Y/N not getting better I need a human expert" Steven laughed nervously "yeah" then Spinel thought a moment remembering something 'wait didn't Pink use to have healing powers? It's how he healed the earth so why not heal Y/N' Spinel turned towards Steven "hey Steven don't you have healing powers?" Steven nodded, "yep thanks to my mom's gem" she then cocked her head to the side "why don't you use them on Y/N so she isn't sick anymore?" Steven sighed "well the reason why is the fact that Y/N specifically asked me not to do so" Spinel looked at him confused "why not? it's not like you can get sick right?" Steven sighed "the reason why she doesn't want me to is because of-" he then covered his mouth suddenly.
Spinel stepped forward putting the pieces together "is it because of that girl she's been dreaming about? Is it because of Abby? What did that girl do to Y/N?" Steven sighed uncovering his mouth looking at Spinel rather confused "how much did she tell you?" Spinel shoved her hands in her pockets "Y/N was talking in her sleep and was saying her name along with tossing and turing in her sleep" Steven scratched the back of his head "well like I mentioned before Y/N had been through a lot but unless she feels comfortable talking to you about it I really can't tell you about much about it or Abby" Spinel rolled her eyes "well this 'Abby' must have been a terrible person because Y/N having nightmares about her" Steven nodded "yeah I wanted to help Y/N with that but she said she preferred me not interfer in her dreams"
Spinel then started to figdet with her pigtails, Steven cocked an eyebrow looking at Spinel curiously "Spinel what did you do?" she looked away from Steven as she spoke "w-well I fixed her dreams... a little, it seemed to help her sleep better without that 'Abby' person in her dream" Steven frowned looking like he wanted to say something but stayed silent "well just don't do it anymore it's not healthy for you or Y/N to alter dreams every night" Spinel nodded in agreement.