@Fraust
"Alrighty… I'll come help." Cas got to his feet and trotted after Serna after he kissed Zachary one more time. Nix was whining softly and stirring in Serna's arms by now.
"Alrighty… I'll come help." Cas got to his feet and trotted after Serna after he kissed Zachary one more time. Nix was whining softly and stirring in Serna's arms by now.
Serna hurried about, filling a metal tub with an ice bath. She nudged Nix a bit to wake him up when it was ready.
"Nix… nix, sweetie, I need you to do something for me so you can feel better, okay?"
Nix whimpered and opened his eyes, looking up at Serna sleepily. "Mmmmmmm… what…?" He asked, yawning and trembling in the goddess's arms.
"Nix, you're getting too hot right now. I need you to take you're shirt off, okay sweetie?" She set Nix down beside the tub, knowing she was too hot for him.
"Okay…" Nix did as he was told, swaying unsteadily on his feet. Cas stood beside him to keep him upright and to help him strip down to his boxers.
Serna adverted her eyes.
"Now, this is going to feel really cold, but it will help, I promise." She carefully helped Nix into the ice bath, watching carefully to make sure he didn't try to get out.
Nix yelped at the cold, whimpering as he struggled to get away. "Shh, shh… Nix, you gotta get in. Your temperature is too high right now." Cas stopped Nix from getting out. Nix whined and reluctantly allowed Cas to push him into the bath.
"I know, sweetie, it's really cold, but it will help, I promise." Serna kept a close eye on the temperature of both the bath and Nix, watching him carefully.
Nix closed his eyes once he was in the bath, shivering violently. "You're gonna be alright, Nix… we just gotta get your temperature down, okay?" Nix nodded weakly.
Occasionally, Serna had to add more ice.
"Once the fever has broken you can come out," she promised gently.
Nix whined a bit and curled in on himself. "W-What if it doesn't break…?" He whimpered weakly. "I'm… I'm sure it'll break soon, Nix."
"It will," Serna said gently. She reached over, feeling Nix's forehead lightly.
Nix felt a little cooler already, but still noticeably feverish. "I-I don't like it in here…" He whined. "I know, Nix… you'll be out before you know it."
Serna gently ran her hand over Nix's hair once.
"It'll be okay, Nix. We just couldn't let you get any hotter." She sighed gently.
"I'll go and grab him some of my clothes to change into…" Cas left the room and soon returned with an oversized hoodie and sweatpants. "I know you're a bit taller than me, but this stuff should hopefully still fit…"
Serna stayed by Nix's side, glad he seemed to be cooling off.
"See," she said softly. "These clothes will help with the cold after your fever has broken."
"O-Okay… is it broken yet?" Nix asked weakly, still shivering uncontrollably. Cas felt his forehead and sighed. "Not quite, but we're getting there…"
"It'll be over soon," Serna promised. She made sure the tub was cool enough, leaving for just a moment to grab a towel for when Nix could get out.
After a few more minutes, Nix's fever seemed to have finally broken and Cas helped him out of the tub. Nix huddled up in the towel immediately as he trembled violently.
Serna helped Nix dry off, arms going around him as she did to help him stop trembling.
"See, it's over now. You were so good, sweetie."
Nix whined and huffed indignantly, clearly not particularly happy. Once Nix was dry, Cas helped him into the dry clothes and led him out into the living room so he could curl up on the couch again.
Zachary looked up when Nix, Cas, and Serna came back in. Serna sat down on the couch again.
"How are you feeling?" She asked Nix gently.
Nix shrugged a bit and crawled into Serna's lap so that he could try to steal her warmth. "N-Not great… cold…" Cas got himself settled in Zachary's lap again and sighed as he huddled close.
Serna nodded a bit. She wrapped her arms around Nix, rubbing his back a bit to help him warm up. Still, she was going to keep a close eye on him so he didn't get too warm. Zachary kissed Cas's cheek, arms going around his waist.
Nix clung tightly to Serna with a soft whine, curling his tail around himself to try and preserve some heat.
Cas gently returned the kiss and smiled, resting his head on Zachary's shoulder. "I love you~…"
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