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It was a peaceful afternoon though Ion was board out of his mind basically being stuck in bed again, he placed his hand on his chest felling the scar that was there from an operation he had a few weeks earlier, "at least it doesn't hurt that bad anymore" he thought. The events behind it were still a bit of a blur for him, one day he came home early from school feeling a bit ill but it turned into something much worse, by nightfall he had a high fever and basically blacked out, waking to find himself in a hospital bed after a couple of days passed with the big scar down his chest. His parents told him he had contracted rheumatic fever and the infection spread to his heart where he needed an emergency operation to keep it functioning normally but he was expected to make a full recovery though there may be some complications when he got older. To Ion's surprise though, the recovery was going faster then expected which he was grateful for after the long one he went through a few years ago after his accident, still though while he was now feeling fine, he still had to rest and let his heart recover instead of being out adventuring with his friends which he loved to do so much. "Actions have consequences" Ion said quietly as he fully laid back on his bed, remembering the lesson he learned the last time he was in this position, "rest and recover now so I can do what I want much sooner" he continued with a sigh. "But there is nothing to do!" Ion said aloud sitting back up, "Zephyr is in school all day and does homework all evening and I can't seam to get any indication of what Flint is doing" Ion continued, with Flint being tribal he did not have to attend school like him and Zephyr did but he wanted to anyways to be with his friends but with Ion staying home for the time being, Flint decided to not attend while Ion was recovering and instead focus on his tribal warrior duties more. Ion thought this would mean Flint would be visiting him more often but he has now really come around, "maybe he is just too busy now with his full training" Ion said with a sigh as he grabbed the plush toy that looked like Flint, "still though I wish you would talk to me sometime" Ion said to the plush hoping to hear an answer. These plushies that looked like his friends were something special, Ion had ones of Zephyr and Flint while they both had ones of their own that looked like Ion and either Zephyr or Flint depending on who, special small radio equipment was placed inside these plushies that aloud the boys to communicate to each other whenever they wanted to, a gift Ion's family gave them after the three boys came up with the idea but Flint rarely used his even though he was the one who first came up with the idea to have a way the three of them could communicate when apart.
Sighing again after the silence still coming from the Flint plush, Ion also grabbed his Zephyr one and decided to get some sleep for a bit, "maybe he will pick up after school so I will have someone to talk to" Ion said aloud as he started to close his eyes. "Well I am free now" a voice could be heard as Ion's eyes shot open, "Zephyr? ,Oh thank you for giving me a break from this boring misery" Ion said to the Zephyr plush, "well only for a bit, I have some things I need to get to" Zephyr responded. "Still though I will take what I can get" Ion said as the two talked for a while, with the conversation winding down as was the evening, with Zephyr having to get going, Ion took his Flint plush into his hands and sighed, "still wish you would talk to me sometime as well" Ion said top the plush. "Why talk to that thing when you can talk to the real thing!" another voice could be heard from the direction of Ion's window, Ion turned his head as his eyes glowed in excitement as Flint was sitting in the windowsill. "Hey!" Flint said to the smiling Ion, "about time you showed up! but how did you make it past all the guards?" Ion replied with a small tone in his voice, "well they know me by now and don't forget I am a tribal warrior, it was an easy thing!" Flint replied with a bit of pride, "sorry things got a bit busy but they are calming down now, after today I can see you a lot more often, I just came by to tell you that myself!" Flint reassured before looking back out the window. "But sorry for keeping this meeting short, I need to get back to the grounds before things get too dark and dangerous" Ion frowned a bit at Flint's remarks, "I know. I know. But I did want to tell you in person instead over that thing, you know I am not that good with technology" Flint replied. "Well why don't you just stay for the night? I am sure my parents will allow it, it would be much safer and... well... better" Ion retorted. "Well if it is ok with your folks I don't mind" Flint replied with a smile as Ion got out of bed and raced off to ask his parents. They agreed as long as the boys took it easy and didn't get too rowdy, Ion was still suppose to be recovering and while not currently going, it was a school night, though with Flint's past experience with what Ion was going through, Ion's parents didn't worry too much about it. Ion returned to his room with a small sleeping bag that he told Zephyr could use, "well you are a small fry, I think I can fit in right here beside you" Flint said as he jumped into Ion's bed and laid beside him as Ion started blushing, "you sure about this? There is more room for you in the sleeping bag" Ion retorted but Flint placed his arms around him. "I know recovering from a surgery like that one you had can be rough" he started saying, "sometimes you just want someone to hold you close and make you fell better." Ion sighed but Flint was right, feeling his arms around him did make him feel better and was quite comfortable. Giving in ,Ion buried his face into Flint's chest fluff, "that's right give in to the cuddles" Flint said as he continued his embrace, "thanks" Ion said softly, "don't mention it" Flint replied as the two of them drifted off to sleep.
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