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"if it was someone else's shift, you would be be as. No almost dying. You would have died" she assured him. Yes, she was a bitch now, but only because he wasnt out of the woods yet. She didn't know he healed some , so as far as she was concerned, he was held together with nothing more than stitches and surgical tape

Isabella laughed "if you don't hurry up, you might want to check your bedsheets for the next t week or so"

"Well, I'm glad it was your shift. Though it would have been better if I didn't have to be here at all." He sighed and stared at the ceiling. "You'd probably be a lot happier."

"Well then let's not delay." He started to walk faster. "I'd probably end up in one of the cots in the med shack."

That made her feel pretty crappy. Sitting down at the edge of the cot, she breathed out a deep sigh and just... Bottled her emotions of irritation. It wasn't good for him, and she was good at bottling "im not angry at you, I'm mad at the situation. I pit in a lot of effort to keep you alive, and despite the fact I'm the best healer, I'm really only the only one here who can't just snap my fingers and cure you of all illnesses. It's frustrating that the only reason there is medications and stitches and bandages are. Because of me"

"probably" she started to tug him along faster "though she's thinking of more ants and other creepy crawlies. Are you scared of spiders???"

((:P))

He looked over at her and felt bad. "Well you're doing a great job and I'm lucky it was you. I'd probably be dead if it was someone else." He thought about hugging her but thought it best not. "Thank you."

He did his best to keep pace with her. "I'm not an Athena kid but they are creepy."

Megan sighed heavily "you're welcome I gue-" she was cut off rudely by Isabella just about kicking the goddamn door off its hinges "I HAVE BROUGHT THE MAGIC CHILD" Isabella announced

Megan immediately turned her attention to John "I reallllyyyy hope you have a good excuse for missing 37 phone calls and at least 99 text messages" she cracked her knuckles literally looking like she was contemplating on how to tear him apart

UK jumped and looked over at the two people who just entered the med shack. He looked over at the 'Magic Child'.

John looked over at Megan and pointed at Isabella.

Megan met Isabella's eyes and raised an eyebrow. The two knew each other, and have actually gone on a quest or two together. "that's not a good enough excuse. I needed you for fucks sake!!! He was dying. Repeatedly. I couldn't even give him a basic antibiotic without him dying on me. He is literally held together with tape and fucking string because you couldn't get your head out of your fucking ass!!! " Megan shouted at John. Isabella slowly inched behind him throughout her tirade

UK cleared his throat. "Unless he's an actual doctor or a god, I'm not sure he could have helped much." He looked at Isabella and made a weird face.

John nodded. "You're right Megan. I should have come sooner. Completly my fault." He walked over to UK. "Tell me, what usually prevents a from healing over?"

Isabella gave UK a look that pretty much said 'you expect me to stand in her way??'

Megan was still bristling when John walked over, but had calmed down considerably " you know what???? I don't know. The only thing I know is that for some reason only magical healing helps, and his body rejects any kind of medication" she rubbed the bridge of her nose in irritation and frustration

"I healed a little but not much," UK told them. "It still hurts."

"Maybe he can't heal fully because there's something blocking it. Something left in the wound per say? Maybe when he was stabbed, part of the knife broke off and was left inside." John looked over at Isabella. "What can you tell me about him?"

Isabella sat next to him after Megan made some room "let me take a looksy......" she held her hand over the place where UK was stitched up nice and tight and her eyes did that thing where they stared vacantly into space. After a few seconds she blinked and stared at UK "you.... Are very lucky to be alive right now" her eyes drifted to John "you are too"

"So a piece of her knife is somewhere inside me and it is keeping me from healing? should be an easy fix. Just reach in and grab it." UK looked at them.

"Not that easy. It must be deep in there if we missed while keeping you alive. Megan, How good are you with forceps?" John walked over to the cupboard.

Megan was going to say something, but Isabella quipped up "there..... Is no missing piece"
Megan looked at her sharply "what"
Isabella worked at her lower lip "there is no pissing piece. The dagger was poisoned. It's specifically designed to keep wounds from healing. Someone must really hate you" she remarked to UK almost cheerfully

"It was an argument that got out of hand. She still loves me. I hope. Will the poison wear off or will it kill me?" He asked them.

John grabbed a big cotton swab. "There's one way to find out."

"or you could just ask the psychic!!!" Isabella waved her hand "without doing all these painful tests!!!!"
Megan raised her eyebrows "anddddd????"
"I have no idea.... Yet"

UK sighed. "Just put it in me. It won't hurt as much as the knife." He looked over at Isabella.

"Okay then." He walked back over to UK. "I'll need to get a sample from the front and deep inside."

Isabella stopped him "those stitches are the only thing keeping him alive..."

“He may be alive now but if we don’t find out what the poison is then he could die later.” John told Isabella. “What other options do we have?”

She bit her lip and thought about it and nervously ran her fingers over her long brown braid "we could..... We could..." she rested her head in her hands "I don't know."

“Megan what do you think?” UK looked over at her. His fate was once again in her hands.

Megan bit her lips and thought about it, thinking about when she took care of him "you've healed some... Right??? As long as we don't disturb it too much, you should technically be OK. But no deep samples" she told john

“I’ve healed slightly but I can feel it being blocked. If the poison wares off I’ll be able to heal but if it doesn’t then I’ll have permanent damage. Let’s wait then.” He laid back down.

Isabella shook her head "either if those options are Terrible" she stated "one second...." she grabbed John's hand and written a list on the palm with a colored sharpy "get me these things. Its a simple basic antidote and should help him if the poison isn't a complicated one"

John looked at his head and read over the list. “Half of these things are illegal and half a very rare. I’ll see what I can do.” He walked out of the shack.

Megan looked at Isabella "what do I do???"
" nothing. Sleep I got this"
"but" Megan tried to protest but Isabella pinched her lips shut "shhhhh. Go to sleep. Grab one of the empty cots"

“I could always use some company.” UK said with his eyes closed. He moved over a little. He didn’t actually expect her to but there was a tiny sliver of hope.

Isabella looked at both of them "I said 'empty' cots" she looked at UK pointedly and Megan flopped face first on a different cot. "besides you have company. My company"

“I suppose you want to talk then.” He opened his eyes and looked at Isabella. “I assume you know about her.”

"Shelby??? Mmmmmmm" she examined her fingernails "I also know why you are here... All that good stuff. We are siblings!!!"

“Do you know where she is? She’s your sibling as well.” He sat up and crossed his arms.

"lay your ass back down Larry" megans vice drifted from the pillow it was shoved in, ending in a soft snore
Isabella looked over at Megan, waited for her to start snoring, then turned her attention back to UK "I don't know everything...."

“I know that’s why I asked if you knew.” He did lay back down. “I should get some rest. Maybe I’ll heal some more.”

Isabella stretched and nodded, leaning back "who names their kid after a civil war general???"

“Ulysses is the Roman name for Odysseus. My mom liked the story, I got the name.” He closed his eyes.

"I like Larry better" Isabella yawned tired lying and let her eyes close. "what do you think about Megan"

“Just call me UK...” He fell asleep immediately, not even finishing his sentence.

"still like Larry better" Isabella does off, and the infirmary was full of dozing demigods

After a few hours John cane bursting in. “I HAVE THE INGREDIENTS!!”

Isabella jumped up with a shriek and Megan don't even lift her face from the pillow, just waved her middle finger in the air

“Oh you guys fell asleep. Sorry.” John set the stuff down.

UK was still fast asleep and seemed to be in a Dream.

Isabella snatched up the ingredients and started to get to work " it's really fine" she spoke through a yawn "the sooner the better"

“I would ask how he’s been but seems the same. Maybe a slight fever.” John put his hand on UK’s forehead. “Okay not a slight fever. A high fever.”

Megan propped herself up "I'll get him some fever reduc- never mind" she let herself flop on the cot "he can't take medicine.... Wait a minute" she went to a shelf with fresh herbs and vials " here" she tossed a vial to John "force that down his throat if you need to, but get him to eat it. It'll bring down his fever. Isabella how much longer on that antidote??"
"few more minutes" Isabella started breaking things down with a morter and pestle

John tried to wake UK up but had no luck. "The poison is speeding up. His heart rate is climbing." He rubbed his hand together and put them on UK's chest. "Time for magic."

"why didn't you do that earlier???" Megan snapped at johnisabella looked up, then started to grind it down faster "you have to get him to eat it. See if you can get him to wakeup" she warned him

"He didn't need magic earlier plus I was getting ingredients. Also, I can't wake him up. Maybe you'll have better luck." He took the herb out of the vial and opened UK's mouth. "This won't taste good." He forced him to eat it.

Isabella finished up with the antidote and handed it to John "here. Get this in him as well. This won't really taste good at ll, but it'll save him"

"Down the hatch." He forced UK to eat it as well. "Only time will tell now." He sat down

Isabella sat next to John with a sigh, and Megan gave the two of them a strange look "so how long will it take??"