Sorry this took a bit longer than expected. Hope you like it. It's sorta gloomy, sorry.

"Cassian...Cassian!"

Was someone calling his name? Maybe... but Cassian didn't really care. He felt better than he had ever felt before. He seemed to be floating through fluffy, golden clouds...

"Cassian..."

Reaching out a hand, he grabbed a cloud. Weird, usually clouds were made of water vapor... oh well..

"CASSIAN ANDOR DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT DYING!"

With a jolt, Cassian's eyes flew open. Again, he instantly regretted it. If he thought he had been in pain before, he had been oh so very wrong. Every joint in his body screamed. He felt like every single one of his nerves had been shot through with a blaster bolt. He moaned.

"STARS, CASSIAN, I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD! NEVER DO THAT TO ME AGAIN." Jyn flung her arms around him, sniffing slightly.

"ow..." Cassian didn't try to push her away, even though he wanted to. His arms were heavy as lead, and Jyn wasn't helping with her tight embrace.

"Jyn..."

"Sorry, sorry," Jyn pulled away.

"What... happened..."

"The ship crashed into a lake. Nobody's unscathed, but we're all fine. Well, Kaytoo's circuits don't care for water, be he's restarting and should be fine. Everyone's mostly okay... except you."

Cassian looked closely at Jyn. She had several scratches on her face and her clothes were torn. There were shadows under her eyes and here eyes were red, as though she hadn't slept in days.

"When was the last time you got some rest?" Cassian murmured, trying not to focus on his pain. It was hard. Very hard.

"Well... the ship crashed three days ago... and I couldn't sleep, I had to make sure you were alive, I couldn't have rested if I tried-"

"Kriff." Cassian muttered, before closing his eyes. Breathe in. Breathe out. Repeat. Not-so-slowly, he fell into darkness.


Jyn wasn't sure if he had said that because she hadn't slept, or because he was in pain. Most likely both. But Cassian didn't say anything else, and soon Jyn realized he was unconscious again.

"Cassian?" Jyn murmured, gently brushing a strand of loose hair behind his ear.

"Still not awake?"

Jyn jumped and turned around to see Bodhi approaching her.

"He was awake for a little while, but he's fallen back to sleep," Jyn said exhaustedly. Bodhi gripped her shoulder reassuringly. "I'm sure he'll make it. He's a fighter."

Bodhi pulled Jyn to her feet and studied her face in concern. "Are you all right? I know you've been working around the clock with Cassian, but are you sure you won't try to sleep? The rest of us aren't useless, you know. You're not the only one who can handle some injuries."

Jyn hesitated. Force, she was tired. She was so tired that she could barely hear what Bodhi was saying, much less comprehend it. From Cassian's rescue to the crash-landing to trying the keep her friend alive, she'd barely had time to even close her eyes for a moment. Right now, sleep seemed overwhelmingly tempting, despite what she had told Cassian. "Are you sure...?"

"We'll be fine!" Bodhi insisted. He helped her lay down next to Cassian. "If he wakes up, we'll tell you."

But Jyn was barely listening. Already, she was slipping away into deep sleep...


"Jyn?"

Jyn woke with a start. Blushing slightly, she realized her hand had fallen on top of Cassian's. She sat up, head spinning slightly, and looked at Cassian, who's eyes were open. It was dark around them. Night had fallen.

"Hm?" she replied.

"I..." Cassian trailed off, his eyes slightly unfocused. Jyn scrambled over to him, stomach clenching slightly. Was it too late for Cassian to fall into shock?

"Cassian? Are you okay?" Stupid question, of course he's not okay! Jyn scolded herself. "I mean-"

With a lurch, Cassian suddenly pulled away from her and retched, vomiting onto the grass beside him. He coughed until nothing came up, then lay there panting and shaking, sweat dripping down his head.

"Cassian!" Jyn started to panic. She reached over to him and grabbed his hand.

"Sorry... that was gross, I know," Cassian mumbled. Jyn realized he was shaking.

"Don't be silly, I don't care about that. What I do care about is that you, who is horribly injured, is now sick!" Jyn scolded him, even though it wasn't his fault. "Bodhi!" she yelled. But it wasn't Bodhi who walked over- it was Baze.

"Bodhi and Chirrut are both sick," he told her grimly.

"So is Cassian!" she replied, her stomach shriveling in horror. "He's burning up and-"

"It's the Harelo Virus," Baze told her. "It only affects males. Some, like me, are immune. It's probably why nobody lives here."

"What can we do?"

"There is a cure, but unless we happen to find some processed and refined Magellitan on this uncivilized planet, then they're all doomed."

Jyn gulped. "How long before..."

"Bodhi and Chirrut might have three weeks, if they're lucky." Base's gaze dropped to Cassian. "He has barely a week."

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