Feels weird writing Nat out of character. Also, thanks for 5k ladies and gentleman, appreciate it a lot.
Natasha POV
It was the weekly movie night in the compound. Everyone was gathered in the room to watch movies and it was Wanda's turn to pick. I heard laboured breathing coming from my side and turned to see Y/N breathing heavily. "Are you alright?" I asked. It wasn't a scary movie or anything.
"Yes. Don't worry Nat." She gave me a light smile before letting out a deep breath. I gave her a look down but brushed it off.
"The movie is not bad." Steve commented.
"Right? I've been wanting to watch this for a long time." Wanda was really excited. I turned to check on Y/N again to see that she's in a daze.
Your POV
I snapped back to reality to see Natasha waving her hand in front of me. "Y/N!"
"Sorry?"
"Are you okay? You seemed very out of it since the movie started."
"Yes. I'm fine. Let's go back to bed shall we?" I felt like I was coming down with a cold and I was trembling but I didn't want Natasha to worry, I should be able to sleep it off.
I was trying to sleep but Nat was tossing around so much that I couldn't sleep. "Y/N?"
"Hmm?"
"I want cake."
Seriously, this woman wants cake in the middle of the night. "Okay. You can go get it." I sighed. I just want to sleep so I can get better in the morning.
"But I want to eat with you."
"You can bring it back to the compound to eat together." I tried to reason with her.
"But I want to go with you." Nat whined. Why is she like this when I am sick...
"Alright... Alright... I will come with you." I swung my legs off the bed and got out with her. I changed into proper attire and Nat drove us to the dessert café. I closed my eyes to rest as I bite my bottom lip to my trembling in the cold air con. Nat likes her surroundings to be cold which I normally don't mind but now I'm freezing. I tried to keep my sniffling down, acting as if it was nothing.
"Come on, let's go." Nat excitedly jumped out the car and dragged me into the shop. "You fancy any?" I shook my head and waited for her at the table. I put my chin on my palm. She came back with a plate and I opened my mouth. Nat chuckled and fed me a bite. She may have dragged me out of bed but I just love her so much. I'm glad when it's just the both of us, she's able to relax.
I watched Nat finish eating and I thought I could finally go back to bed but she suddenly wanted to eat ice cream too. Where did she get all the cravings from? Are you sure she's not pregnant? I looked at her in shock and gulped. "Nat... can we get it tomorrow? It's already past 2am." I could feel my head pounding.
"Please...?" Where did she learn all these from? Where is the stone cold Nat that I know? Did she watch too many movies?
"Fine..." I couldn't bear to break her heart. Nat drove us to another shop and this time I didn't steal a bite because I was already shivering enough. If I took a bite, Nat was sure to notice.
Finally it was about 3am when we got back to the compound. I was so out of my mind that I was stumbling into everything. "Be careful." Nat caught me before I fell. I was nearing my limit, all I wanted to do was lie in bed and sleep.
Finally I am in the comfort of the duvet, the warm spreading throughout my body as I quickly get pulled into sleep.
The next day, I was feeling worse, I knew I shouldn't have gone out and spent all my energy. I dug deeper into the duvet and Nat noticed I was awake and jumped on me. "Morning!"
"Nat..." I croaked and I immediately covered my mouth.
"Y/N, what happened to your voice?" Natasha questioned me.
"I have a cold..."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"You were so excited to go out...and can you get me some water?" I didn't need to drink but I know that during the window of time Nat goes out to fetch a glass of water, I would be able to go back to sleep again.
Natasha POV
I sighed as I left the room. I should have known something was wrong when she didn't want to go out or even after the movie. All my logic and skills of observing other people gets thrown out of the window when I am with her. The sun was already hanging in the sky and Y/N didn't come out so the team was asking where she was. I told them she was sick and went back to our room.
She was sleeping so peacefully that I didn't want to wake her up. I already took her precious sleep that she so desperately needed last night and I didn't want to deprive it of her again. I set the water on her bed side table so when she wakes up she has access to it easily.
I sat by her side looking at her features. How did I not notice that she was tired? How did she plaster a smile on her face when she's tired?
Suddenly I heard her sneeze and sniffed. I brought the tissue closer to her nose and she must have noticed because she blew her nose. "Are you feeling better?" I asked.
"I will if you stop blaming yourself."
Suddenly, she got into a coughing fit. Shit, it's getting worse. I took her temperature and she was at 40 degree celsius. I pulled the duvet off her.
"You need to cool down. I'll help you run a bath."
Your POV
I didn't think my cold would turn into something this serious. Normally, I would be better after a few hours, but I guess heading out last night was a wrong choice. I felt my stomach churned and I rushed into the bathroom to throw out the contents in my stomach. Okay, this is going to be a longer day than I thought. Nat ran her hands down my back to calm me down and took off my clothes to put me in the bath.
After a relaxing bath, I felt even more drowsy. Nat went to take a koolfever pad to stick it to my head to lower down my fever. I winced at the cold touch but soon eased into it.
"Before you sleep, take this medication." Nat gave me a pill and I swallowed it with a gulp of water.
"Nat..." I croaked.
"Yeah?"
"My throat hurts... " I was used to having a flu or cold, but sore throat was rare. Each time I swallowed my saliva, it felt like someone was scratching the inside of my throat. Nat got up and left to get medicine but I whined because I knew it was going to the disgusting syrup instead of a pill and I didn't want it.
Nat tried to put it in my mouth but I shut my lip and shook my head. "Come on, you have to take it to feel better."
Nat looked at me seriously. "If you want me to stop blaming myself, take it." I groaned. Why does my weak spot have to be her? I opened my mouth and she put the spoon in. Bleh, why can't they make this taste better?
Natasha POV
"Next time, just tell me if you are sick and don't feel like going out." Y/N nodded and snuggled closer to me, falling asleep almost instantly. Wanda just missed Y/N slightly as she brought in a bowl of warm soup.
"How is she feeling?" Wanda asked.
"I don't know. It started out as a cold, now she has a sore throat." I whispered, not wanting to wake Y/N up.
"I hope she feels better soon." Wanda said before leaving.
Somewhere along the line I must have slept because the next time I woke up, Y/N was sitting up using her phone next to me. "Are you feeling better?" She nodded her head. I took her temperature again and it went back down to normal so I guess all that's left is just her sore throat.
"Do you need anything?" I asked her as I took off the koolfever pad off her forehead. She gestured to me that she was hungry. I went to warm up the soup that Wanda had made and brought it to her. "You're still having a sore throat?" She shrugged her shoulders, meaning she hasn't used her voice yet.
"Where are you going?" Y/N suddenly got up from bed. She pointed to the bathroom. When she came back, she laid her entire body on me. "I miss your voice." I felt her head nod.
I told myself I am going to take better care of her in the future.
Written on 25/9/2021
Posted on 11/11/2021
I don't know if you guys have koolfever pad in your country but essentially it acts as a cold towel that sticks to your forehead so you can move around with it or nobody's hand have to stay there to keep it in place.
I don't know why I like to write about myself being sick but oh well. Surely there's more to come.
Feels weird posting this on singles day.