So hey... It's been a while. Blame school. School is really kicking my butt rig now and then I had swimMing everyday, but swim season's over and it's beginning of a new quarter at school so I had so,e free time and managed to write a little three-shot thing for you guys.

So yeah.

Jason blew his nose once again, in an effort to clear it. He had come down with a cold, complete with a headache, runny nose, sore throat, and a bad cough. The thing with Camp Jupiter is that if you get sick, you suck it up and later sleep it off. Don't abandon your duties. But Jason was really feeling miserable. His throat was sore, his voice was close to being gone, his head ached, his nose was running and he had to blow it constantly, and he'd been coughing so much that he wasn't sure it was entirely safe.

Jason sneezed, which snapped him out of his daze. He was supposed to be working on some paperwork, but he was too tired and too preoccupied with his illness to be able to focus. He groaned, resting his pounding head on the desk he was working at and fighting off the urge to fall asleep.

"Wow," someone said from the doorway. Jason looked up, but otherwise didn't move. Reyna stood just outside his office, smirking. "You look rough."

"I figured." Jason cleared his throat, which hurt, but at least he sounded less like he was dying now. "I feel like I've been run over by Hannibal."

"Too bad you can't just take a sick day." Reyna said sympathetically. "How high's your fever? Because if it's above a hundred and two degrees, you have to stop working and rest."

"I was in the infirmary this morning, but I didn't have a fever so they just gave me those disgusting cough drops and sent me on my merry way." He sneezed again. "I couldn't afford to rest anyway, I've got tons of paperwork to finish up and there's that senate meeting today..."

Reyna nodded, and he knew that she'd understand. She had been in the same position he was last month, and hadn't been able to stop working.

"Do you want me to go get you some hot chocolate or anything?" Reyna asked. "It sounds like you need something soothing for your throat."

Before he could even reply, she'd come back with a styrofoam cup of hot chocolate and a blanket.

"I thought you could use this." She admitted, draping the blanket over his shoulders.

Jason took a sip of the hot chocolate, which momentarily soothed his sore throat and cough. Unfortunately, that didn't last long and the unpleasant tickle in his throat returned.

"I hate everything." He complained. "I just wanna sleep, and lay there with my pillows-" Jason cut himself off to sneeze.

"I'd hug you, but you're highly contagious." Reyna said. Even so, she embraced him in a friendly gesture. That surprised him. That type of affection wasn't very Roman, and you certainly didn't see it much in camp Jupiter, but Jason felt genuinely loved and cared for at the physical contact.

"Don't you have work to do too?" Jason asked.

"I finished it an hour ago." She replied. "You're just being unproductive."

"I'm sick!" He defended.

Reyna took half of his stack of papers. "Here, I'd be willing to do some of these for you, but only because you're not feeling well. This isn't gonna be a regular thing."

"Oh, thank you." Jason rested his head on the desk once more.

"We've got the senate meeting in an hour, so let's try to get all of these done before then. Then you can sleep for the rest of the day."

Jason decided that this was a good plan, and tried to focus on the paperwork. By the time they finished, his head was pounding more than ever.

"Let's go." Reyna grabbed his arm and he groaned. "We need to get to that senate meeting."

Jason sighed and dragged himself behind her.

The senate meeting dragged on, and Jason had to stifle his sneezes and coughs the whole time, which was an unpleasant feeling. When it finally ended, he and Reyna left the building and started walking back towards their villas.

"Well, I'm going to sleep for a little while." Jason yawned. "I'll see you later."

"Feel better, Jason." Reyna smiled as he walked inside.

He didn't have the energy to go all the way upstairs to his bed, so he just collapsed onto the couch, still donning his toga over jeans and the purple camp shirt. Gods, he felt completely worn out. He'd coughed so much that he was now hoarse, his nose was red and raw from constantly having to blow it, and his dull headache still hadn't gone away. He closed his eyes and immediately, sleep overtook him.

Jason woke up sometime later because he'd rolled off of the couch, and, deciding that he'd be more comfortable in his bed, he went upstairs. He shed his toga, and changed into comfier clothes before getting into his bed. The pillow was cool against his head, which felt nice. The blankets were welcoming, and he snuggled a little deeper into them, sighing. Jason coughed and closed his eyes, letting sleep wash over him once again.

When he woke up, the first thing he registered was that he couldn't breathe through his nose and the annoying tickle in his throat was still there. At least his throat didn't hurt anymore, and at least the headache had gone away. The second thing he noticed: the sun was shining too brightly for it to be seven A.M.

"Crap," Jason muttered, hurriedly getting out of bed and going downstairs. If he'd missed a few hours of work, it would be a nightmare to try and catch up later. He walked into the kitchen, meaning to glance at the time, but instead his gaze fell on a piece of paper on the counter. He picked it up, curious, and read it.

Jason,

Just take the day off and rest. Gods know you need it. I've got anything you needed to do today covered. I'll come check on you about lunch time, see how you're doing.

Take care of yourself, okay?

-Reyna

Jason smiled weakly before walking over to the couch and curling up on it. He could afford one day to recuperate...

Anyone ever just want to hug him because I do.

So this is just kind of to show the progression of him getting used to being taken care of or whatever... The next chapter takes place on the Argo II and the final chapter takes place at Camp Half Blood, after BOO.

reviews and story requests are greatly appreciated.