Epidemic
Unfortunately for Sora, fate didn't like to work in his favor. The first thing he noticed when he awoke the next morning were the loud claps of thunder, bright flashes of lightning, and thousands of pitter-patters as rain beat on the roof. A thunderstorm. He sighed. Nothing good ever happened when he woke up to a thunderstorm. Last time it had been the Heartless attack on Destiny Islands.
The second thing he noticed was his fever and headache hadn't left. If anything, they had gotten worse. He slowly sat up, closing his eyes until the dizzy feeling went away. Once he stood up, his eyes widened and he fled to the bathroom. The toilet lid was flung open frantically before Sora's lunch from the day before came to say hello.
After he was finished, he wiped his mouth, washed his hands, then glanced at the digital clock. 12:02 glowed back at him. "Crap," he muttered. "Riku and Kairi are gonna be so-" He was interrupted when the front door slammed open. "-Ticked."
"SOOOORAAAA!" Riku yelled, pure fury in his voice. The sixteen year old was drenched, his silver hair plastered to his face, his clothes clinging to his body. He had been waiting for four hours at the Gummi Ship, ready to meet up with his friends. Kairi had come an hour after him, but Sora had never arrived. And then the storm started.
Kairi, standing next to him, didn't look too happy either. She too was soaked to the bone, in the same condition as Riku. Sure, she had expected Sora to be late, but to not come at all and leave them in the rain? She crossed her arms and glared around the room, searching for the brunette, who was nowhere to be found.
"Where is that idiot?" Riku muttered. His question was answered when loud, painful-sounding coughs were heard from the bathroom. They glanced at each other worriedly, before running towards the sound.
"Sora, what- oh no..." Kairi trailed off, staring at the poor boy, who had his head partially in the toilet again. Riku quietly cursed, slamming his fist on the door frame.
The brunette looked up pitifully at his two best friends. Bags hung underneath his slightly bloodshot eyes, his nose was running, and a line of drool dribbled down his chin. He was shaking with fever, his head throbbing due to the headache. Nevertheless, he managed a weak grin.
"H-Hey guys..." he croaked. "Sup?"
Riku groaned and proceeded to bang his forehead against the wall, while Kairi knelt down next to Sora and wiped his mouth with a tissue. That's all he would allow her to do, though, fearing she would catch what he had.
"Why didn't you tell us that you were sick?!"
Sora shrugged half-heartedly, looking up at Riku. "Didn't want ya... to worry..."
"Sora, you have that disease Mickey warned us about!" Kairi smacked him upside the head, though actually barely hitting him, not wanting to injure him more.
"I... thought it was just a cold... or something..." He struggled to stand up, leaning against the wall for support. "I can... deal with it-"
"Nuh uh. We're taking you to Merlin's."
"But I haven't packed yet..."
"Kairi, go get some stuff for him. I'll help him to the ship." The redhead nodded and headed upstairs. Once she was gone, Riku made Sora lean most of his weight on him as he helped him slowly walk to the ship, grabbing an umbrella on the way out.