Daily Tale 07/24/14: Sick Day
#1 of Daily Tale
Well I'm trying something new to me to improve my writing skill. I call it Daily Tale. It's basically me taking some great advice which is write every day you can. So, in an effort to improve I will try my best to write a short story once a day and upload it here. This is my first story. If you could give me feedback and critique I'd love it. Also, if you find any grammar or spelling errors please point them out. I also encourage all you furs who are writers or who want to write to try this idea and see how much they improve.
Darius wasn't having a good day. He woke up feeling terrible and it only intensified after he spent some time outdoors. The young dragon said goodbye to his friends before heading back home, feeling more heated and miserable by the minute. Darius coughed some and groaned. "Today is a terrible day..." Darius made his way home as quickly as he could without overexerting himself and quickly went upstairs and threw himself in bed. Darius was shivering but his whole body felt very warm to the touch. The ice dragon wrapped himself up in his sheets and groaned in discomfort and misery. Dale, Darius' older brother looked to the younger Drake. "Hey Darius, you alright?" Darius did his best to not agitate his already sore throat by shaking his head instead of speaking up. Dale, a bit concerned got up and walked over to Darius and rested the back of his hand on Darius' forehead, only to frown. "You're running a fever." Dale sighed "The best thing to do is to stay hydrated and sleep it off."
Darius weakly nodded then spoke up "C-can you get me some water?" Soon after he said that Darius fell into a small coughing fit, as if to emphasize his point.
"Water, why can't you get your own water?" replied Dale in an annoyed tone.
"Please...? I'm too sick to get it myself." Pleaded Darius
Dale sighed and gave in "Fine. Wait here." With that said the older dragon left the room to get Darius some water.
Darius grinned and wrapped himself up in his sheets some more. The young dragon played on his phone until Dale brought him water, which he accepted graciously before continuing to read and play on his phone, sipping on water hoping it would soothe his throat. Soon enough Darius began to feel drowsy and soon fell asleep.
A good while later Darius woke up and noticed his water cup was empty. Deciding not to bother Dale, who was playing some games; Darius slowly got out of bed and grabbed his cup. Slowly walking downstairs, to the kitchen Darius waved to someone he knew while getting his water. On his way bac to his room Darius grabbed a box of tissues and placed them both on his bedside table then getting back in bed and curling up again. Using a nearby plastic bag as a makeshift trash can Darius blew his nose and threw the tissue in the plastic bag to dispose of later. Sniffling Darius went back to playing on his phone before soon passing out again.
This time Darius woke up hungry. "Dale, can you do me a favour?
"What do you want?" Asked Dale, turning his attention away from his game for a bit to pay attention to his sick brother.
"Go in the closet, find a plastic bag and bring it to me please."
"Alright, fine." Dale walked into Darius' closet and pulled out a bag filled with three candy bars. Two cookie and cream candy bars and one was peanut and caramel bar. "Geez... I'll buy one off of you for a dollar."
"Alright then. But give me the bag after."
Nodding Dale handed Darius the bag after taking a cookies and cream chocolate bar and giving Darius a dollar. "Thanks." Both brothers went back to their own business, eating their candy and being rather quiet. Soon enough, Darius fell asleep again.
Hours later Darius woke back up, feeling better. "Dale, I feel better."
"I told you, sleep it off and stay hydrated and you'll feel much better."
"Pfft, whatever, you owe me for the chocolate though." With that said Darius got up and stretched a bit before going downstairs to get himself more water, smiling to himself.