I Almost Said I Love You-Chapter 215

*meanwhile Thrax was outdoors again, chopping up firewood to add the supply since it snowed almost evry night no thanks to the germaphobe city*

Ozzy soon came to the backdoor, watching Thrax with a mug in his hand. Stepping outside, he headed over to the virus, getting his attention before holding out the mug of hot chocolate to him. "You need this."

Thrax: *was getting another wood to chop n turned ard to see Oz holding the mug at his face* Oh, uh, thanks, baby *set the wood dwn n took the mug, sitting on the stump he was using as the chopping block n sipped*

"How's it going?" Ozzy asked, looking to the large pile of wood that Thrax had got together. "Looks like we'll have enough to last us." he mumbled, rubbing at the back of his head, cracking his neck a little.

Thrax: Not nearly enough. Havent u noticed its gotten a lot more colder these few nights? Majah told me its coz the city is on some sort of cleanse or something. As if being vegan is not cleansing enough already *rolled his eyes*

"A clensing? How?" Ozzy asked, not really experianced in a body clensing, considering he was from Frank, which wasn't the cleanest or healthiest of places.

Thrax: Cleansing is where u eat nothing bt fruits n vegetables, n only drink water or juice, n go thru all tht health baths n spas n all tht meditation mumbo-jumbo. Yeah, tht kind of cleansing. Ugh. Those r the worst. The city tht took me 6 days flat, the one frm Philly, yeah, during my first 2 days there, he was in a cleanse. Worst cold nights of my life *sipped his hot chocolate some more*

"Damn, that sounds kinda nasty. Healthy sure, but man..." Ozzy sighed and looked over Thrax, giving a little smile. "So you still got a lot to go?" he asked, slipping his hands into his pockets.

Thrax: Quite a bit, bt not tht much *sees a falling snowflake* Great, looks like someone's hving an early night *passes the hot chocolate to Oz n resumed chopping*

Ozzy blinked and looked up, watching the snowflakes starting to increase. "I'll go get started on dinner then, I'm sure everyone's going to be hungry." he said, leaning in to smooch Thrax's cheek before he headed off back inside.

Thrax: *looked at Oz leaving as he touched his cheek, then smiled a little before he chopped the last few blocks of wood needed for the night*

Rodeo: *had just woken up aftr his long romp with Rouge n was shivering as he went dwnstairs, dressed in his robes n a jacket ovr it* Samuiiiii~ (coooooold)

Ozzy was wrapped up himself, hiding away in the kitchen around the warm cooker as he made dinner for the large house hold, taking it slow so he didn't mess anything up. He was still new to this actually cooking food stuff instead of fatty microwave meals, instant noodles and take aways, but Thrax had taught him a couple things.

Rodeo: *sees Oz cooking n was tempted by the warmth of the stove n edged his way towards him, leaning gently against him as he held his hand before the warm stove* Ahh~ Kimochii~ (feels good) Ne, ne, wat r u cooking, ne?

Ozzy grumbled to himself before he jumped, looking to Rodeo who was snuggling up into his side and flushed a little, rolling his eyes at the virus. "Uh, just something easy, like a stew... it'll keep us warm and filled for a long time." he said, stirring the big pot of ingredients.

Rodeo: *sniffed at the pot* Mmm~ Meshi~ (meat) Meshi no daisuki~ (I love meat)

Thrax: *has entered with the wood n saw Rodeo getting a little too close to Oz* Hey, dweeb. If u got nothing to do, help me with the wood, there's a bunch out there to be brought in if u dont wanna freeze to death

Rodeo: Eehh~? Bt its warm here, Thrax ottoto-chan~! *snuggled evn closer to Oz n the stove*

Ozzy huffed and flushed a little more as Rodeo got even closer to him, stopping his stirring as he looked to the virus before looking over to Thrax, biting his lip, trying to give him a 'this isn't my fault' look.

Thrax: *glared at Rodeo* Its either tht or u won't get any wood for ur fireplc in ur room. End of story

Rodeo: Moooooh~ Hai, hai~ *pouts as he left Oz n stomped out of the kitchen to the backdoor* Cheh! Mizuwosasu hito (spoilsport)

Ozzy sighed and adjusted himself back in front of the stove and pot, stirring the stew, making sure it was all cooked through. "I guess you're done out there?"

Thrax: *didnt reply as he added the pile into the woodcase, putting some into the fireplc n tried to light it with his killer claw*

Ozzy blinked, tilting his head as he watched Thrax. "You okay?" he called out to him, his brows furrowing together.

Thrax: *still didnt reply, bt somehow his killer claw didnt flare as much as it should, n wen he tried to burn the wood, it didnt take. Then without warning, he slumped onto the floor n started to shiver real badly*

"THRAX!" Ozzy called out, nearly spilling the stew as  he rushed over to him, falling to his knees beside him and rolling him onto his back. "Thrax, Thrax, can you hear me?!" he called out to him, patting his face gently.

Thrax: *his face was scrunched up as his teeth chattered, actually looking almost blue as he shivered hard, turning to one side n curled up like a ball, his breath actually visible as he breathed out*

Rodeo: *was coming in wiht the next supply, humming to himself*

"Sh-shit..." Ozzy cursed, lifting Thrax up with a grunt, pulling him to his feet and letting him slump on Ozzy's back. "Rodeo! Get in here!" he called out before he began to drag him out of the kitchen and to the bathroom so he could warm Thrax up. "You idiot... you shouldn't of stayed out there."

Rodeo: *came to him* Nanda, nanda? Doushita, Oz to-chan?

Thrax: *just grunted in reply, trying to resist Oz. He wasnt abt to let himself be vulnerable, not in front of his brother*

"I need you to get a fire going in our room, okay? As soon as you can, got it? Do it now!" Ozzy ordered him as he helped Thrax up to the bathroom, setting him down on the closed toilet before he began to run the bathtub, steam rising quickly as the water heated up.

Rodeo: Hai, wakarimashita (got it) *left to do as he was instructed as he knew frm Oz's no-nonsense tone tht it wasn't the time for wise-cracking*

Thrax: *curled up again in a ball on his seat, shivering hard, his teeth chattering, his mouth barely being able to form words of protest*

"Shhh, don't be arguing with me now. I'm in charge." Ozzy said as the bath was soon filled. He moved to turn the water off before turning to Thrax. He pulled off his clothes carefully before he moved him from the toilet to the bathtub, helping him in.

Thrax: *finally gave up fighting n entered the tub, shivered a bit before dunking in, tho he still kept himself curled up in a ball as he lay in the tub, letting the hot water do its work*

Rodeo: *made the fire as instructed, adding extra wood to keep the room extra warm* Hai~ All done~

Ozzy peered out to look at the other virus, giving a little smile. "Thanks Rodeo, sorry for snapping, but this dumbo has decided to stay out too long in the cold." he rolled his eyes and sighed.

Rodeo: Ahh~ Kare wa bakadesu ka ne~ (Is he an idiot) He's a thermophile, his body can't handle the cold like we can ne~ Being a one of a kind virus does hv its drawbacks desu yo. Baka no ottoto-chan (silly little brother)

Thrax; *didnt evn bother to snap bk at him as the hot water was vry welcoming to him right abt now*

"But if he knew that, why was he outside when it started snowing!" Ozzy huffed a little and crossed his arms over his chest, giving a little pout. He still thought he was an idiot for staying out in the cold.

Rodeo: Sa, wakarajanai (I dunno). I guess he did this for u, he wanted to keep YOU warm

Rouge: Rodeo~ Rodeo-chan~ *was looking for his brother/lover* Rodeo...Gah! Atsui! (hot) *flinched bk wen he opened the door of Oz's room n felt the heat frm the fireplc n the bathroom*

Ozzy looked back at Thrax and sighed, shaking his head. "What am I going to do with you, huh?" he huffed at the virus before he blinked, looking up to see Rouge. "Hey, hey! You're going to let the heat out!" he called to him, frowning at him.

Rouge: Ah, gomen... (ah, sorry) *closed the door* Ka~ Atsui ne~ (so hot) Doushita no, Rodeo-chan?

Rodeo: Sa, Watashitachi no chīsana otōto wa futatabi bakadearu to jishin ga subete appu yuki itadakere (our little brother is being an idiot again and got himself all snowed up)

Rouge: Ehh~? Baka ja nai no ka? (isnt tht stupid) *a soap came out of nowhere n hit Rouge's head, obviously coming frm Thrax. Despite being huddled like a ball, Thrax's speed hasnt reli decreased* Itaii yo~! (that hurts)

Ozzy blinked in surprise before he snorted, looking back into the bathroom. "Oi, Mister freeze, you need to behave, you know they're right. You should of stopped when the snow started, we had enough to last us the night." he sighed and rubbed his head. Big scary viruses, ha, they were all babies.

Thrax: *huffed as he remained in his position, his bk facing evryone*

Rouge: Haa~ Shikatanaiwa~ (can't be helped) Thrax ottoto-chan no anatawa daisuki~ (Thrax loves u very much) *pinched Oz's cheek playfully*

Klepta: *yelling frm dwnstairs* Yo! Who left the stew boiling??

Ozzy blinked before he gasped, flushing at the cheek pinching, trying to glare at Rouge before his eyes widened when he heard Klepta. "O-oh crap!" he called out, pushing passed the twins and rushing downstairs to the kitchen. He hoped the stew was okay.

Klepta: *had already turned off the stove as the pot was starting to ovrflow* Ur lucky I came dwn here. Wat r u making anyways?

Ozzy looked to the pot, making sure it was okay, biting his lip. Phew, okay it wasn't burned, that was good. "Huh? I was making a stew for us all, for dinner. It's something that'll keep you warm and filled for a lone time."

Klepta: Heh, sounds good. Brr~ Its seems to be extra cold these days. Wats going on outside this city? *shivered as he pulled his robe tighter*

"Thrax said something about a clensing? Something about only fruit and veg in the body and stuff." Ozzy said, moving to get enough bowls out of the cupbaoard for everyone.

Klepta: Oh gosh, a cleanse? Ugh, worse moments to be in a city *held his hands to the stove for some residual heat*

"Yeah, Thrax said it wasn't good." Ozzy mumbled before he moved to start filling the bowls and setting them on the table. "Could you go get everyone? I think they're all in our room... I'm not sure about Thrax though, he might still be warming up."

Klepta: Warming up? Wat's up with him? *helps him to set the table too by bringing out the hot pot of chocolate n the mugs*

"He decided it was a good idea to stay out in the snow and chop more wood." Ozzy said, scooping the stew into each bowl.

Klepta: Oi vey, a thermophile like him? He's lucky he didnt turn into a popsicle *brought the filled bowls to the table* Where is he now?

"He's in our tub warming up, the fire's going in that room, too." Ozzy told him, setting the pot back on the stove.

Klepta: Well, at least he's alright. Maybe u should feed him. I dont think he can come out anytime soon. It's too cold right now evn for us, it'll be like the North Pole for Thrax. We'll save u some stew

"Yeah, I think that's the best. Though he better not get all huffy with me like a big baby." Ozzy mumble dbefore getting a spoon and a bowl for Thrax."I'll send the other's down for dinner." he said as he headed back upstairs.

Klepta: *nod* I'll call Edison *went upstairs to his room n approached Edison, who was browsing his laptop as usual* Hey, Eddie. Dinner's ready. How's the kids?

Ozzy headed back into his room, seeing the twins. "Hey guys, dinners on the table, better go eat up while it's warm." he said before he moved into the bathroom.

Edison was sat on the bed, a lollipop in his mouth as he typed away on his laptop before he looked up. "Hm?" he mumbled before he pointed to the sofa bed where the kiddies were playing together.

Rodeo&Rouge: Hai~ *went out of the room, then came to Klepta n Edison's room* Domo~! We're here to pick up our kodomo-chan~

Klepta: Heh, right on time. There they r, playing

*the twins were on their bellies kicking in the air as they try to figure out how to crawl while Amber giggled as she watched them do their thing while sitting on Wolf, who in turn pawed at the twins*

"They not been up long... they chust rolling about." Edison said, suckling on the lollipop before he pulled it from his mouth. "Nevt time, make sure fed before handing over." he said, giving a little huff at the older twins.

Rouge: Sa~ Ur available, why not, ne?

Rodeo: Hai, hai, sa, Amber-chan, gohan desho (dinner time) *bends dwn to pick the twins up*

Amber: *squealed n petted Wolf to bring her dwnstairs*

Klepta: *chuckles* C'mon, Eddie. Oz cooked up some stew, n we hv hot chocolate

Edison flushed deeply and grumbled, closing his laptop. "Hy am not here to feed child!" he huffed at them as he got out of bed, pulling on his hoodie to keep himself warm out of the bed.

Rouge: Technically u are~

Klepta: Alright, dont tease him now, or he won't pump u anymore supplies

Rouge: Hai, hai~ *joined evryone dwnstairs as they tucked in to their stew n hot chocolate*

Edison blinked before he flushed deeply, giving a cry of frustration at the twins. Always teasing! They'll regret it when he just kept all the milk to himself!