Chapter 7
Michael pov
As I'm walking up the stairs I remember something I had to ask Kai before she leaves, I rush back down the stairs and into the kitchen, I breath a sigh of relief when I see she's still here and is just putting her jacket on.
"Sorry Kai I meant to ask you, you were here last night weren't you" I ask her.
"Yes sir I was" she answers.
"Now you've worked for me for many years now and I've never once been sick from your cooking, so my next question is, what did Miss Roberts feed the children last night" I ask her.
"I cooked a meal for them last night, but I know it was cooked properly, the kids were a bit of hand full because they've never been away from you for a full night, so to keep them occupied she started feeding them candy and lots of it" she answers.
"Ok so what I don't understand is how come Paris is sick but the boys aren't" just as I say that sentence I hear prince's voice calling.
"Daddy come quick we need help".
"I guess that answers my question" I say to Kai, and run back up the stairs.
I head to the bathroom and knock on the door, two voices call for me to enter and so I do, I walk in to find Blanket on the floor huddled over the toilet and prince bending over the sink with the tap running to wash everything down the drain, like I did with Paris I grab a hair tie and tie Blankets hair back, he keeps his hair really long because he likes it that way and wants to be like me, prince is the only one with short hair.
"You ok boys, you been sick" I ask them.
"Yeah" they both mumble.
"Ok, is there anymore to come up" I ask them.
"No I think I'm done" Blanket says.
"Me too" Prince agrees.
"Right, go back to your own rooms and get into bed and have some rest, don't worry if you fall asleep, I keep checking on you both to make sure you're ok, I'm going to go check on your sister and with that they go in the direction of their own rooms while I head to Paris's, I knock first and hear her call for me to come in, I open the door and see she's lying down in bed with her pyjamas on.
"Sorry it took so long sweetie, I had to speak to Kai and then your brothers are sick now as well" I tell her.
"Oh dear it must have been all the candy Miss Roberts gave us last night" she says and starts trying to sit up when she sees the bottle of water in my hand, I put on the bedside cabinet and help her.
"Yes I heard that about" I say in a teasing voice.
"She was only trying to cheer us up because we missed you" she tries to defend her nanny.
"I know sweetie" I say.
"She's not in trouble is she" she asks.
"No I'm just planning on having a little word with her that's all" I explain.
"Ok, Daddy I'm sorry about misbehaving this morning, I was just upset that you wouldn't believe me" she explains.
"I know its ok Paris, but you do understand why don't you, I don't want the boys to think I'm playing favourites" I explain to her.
"I know daddy, I pinkie swear I told the truth this morning" she says.
"And I pinkie swear I will believe you from now on" I say and we link our pinkies in promise.
I hand her the water bottle and she takes small sips from it, I can see her eyes are drooping and I know she's tired.
"Do you want me to leave you for a while and try and see if you can sleep for a bit" I ask her, she nods her head slightly and puts the bottle back on the cabinet, I help her lay back down and pull the covers up over her.
She's asleep as soon as her head hit's the pillow, I quietly leave the room and shut the door behind me, I start to walk towards Blankets room and knock on the door, he yells for me to come in and I enter to find that like Paris he's snuggled up in bed, I'm surprised to see a bottle of water on his cabinet.
"You should have called me son, I would've got that for you instead of you going downstairs when you're not well" I say to him gesturing towards the bottle.
"I didn't Kai brought it up for me, she said to tell you that because we're all sick she would like to stay and help, she took one to prince as well" he explains.
"Ok, are you feeling any better" I ask him.
"I don't feel sick, and my tummy doesn't hurt, but I feel really tired" he says.
"Ok well how about you try and sleep for a bit" I suggest.
"Ok daddy" he says and his eyes close, it only takes a few seconds for his breathing to deepen and I know he's asleep.
I head to prince's room and knock on the door, I don't hear an answer so I call his name, I still don't hear anything so I gently push the door open and enter to see he's in bed and already fast asleep, I enter the room and quietly approach the bed, he's been so tired that he's fell asleep on top of the bed covers and I don't want him to get cold, gently I lift him off the bed and place him on the chair by the window, the I pull the bedcover down a bit, then go back to the chair and put prince back in bed pulling the cover over him, his breathing is deep and even so I know he's in a deep sleep, he doesn't stir or wake in the slightest, once I'm done I quietly leave the room and head to my mothers room to see if she's ok, with everything that happened I have just now noticed that she disappeared after I put Paris on the naughty step, I knock on the door but don't get an answer so I gently push the door open but the rooms empty.
I close the door again and start heading towards the stairs to check the living room, as I approach the door I hear her voice, I open the door and walk in to see she's on the phone, I sit down on the couch to wait until she's off so I can talk to her, she ends the call a few minutes later and turns to me.
"Is everything ok, you disappeared after I put Paris on the step" I ask her.
"I figured she would be upset with you so I thought I would give you some space to get back in her good graces" mum says.
"Well I'm glad to say I am back in her good graces, I explained to her why I had to do it and she understood" I explain.
"Where are they anyway, I haven't seen the boys all day and we need to tell them about your dad" she says.
"I don't think we'll be able to tell them today, Miss Roberts was trying to cheer them up last night because they've never been away from me for a full night so they were a bit sad so she gave them some candy to eat and they ended eating to much so they have all been sick and are now in their beds sleeping" I explain.
"Oh I was wandering what all the commotion was about, are they ok" she asks.
"Yes I think they're fine now, who were you on the phone to" I ask her.
"Well I've spent the day phoning you brothers and sisters and other members of the family to tell them about your father and I also started making some funeral arrangements, It was the funeral home that I was on the phone to just now" she explains and I nod my head in understanding.
"What did the others say" I ask her.
"They said that they regretted leaving but they couldn't stay any longer" she says.
"Yeah because heaven forbid that their other families had to go a little longer without them" I say harshly.
"Michael Joseph Jackson I raised you better than to say nasty things like that towards people especially your own family" she scolds me.
"I'm sorry mum, but I have three children, one in which is scared of being away from me for to long because she was kidnapped and I still managed to stay with him until the end" I say back and I can feel the tears coming, my mother sees it to and gets up to sit beside me, she pulls me into her arms and I cuddle her.
"Shhhhh my son, it's alright, I'm angry at them as well but we mustn't let our anger consumes us, god would want us to rise above it" she soothes me.
"I know" I sigh and calm down.
"There now that's better" she says when she sees I've calmed.
"I should go see Kai, she isn't well either so I did tell her to go home, but when the kids became ill she decided to stay" I explain and nodding my mother lets me go.
"Do you want anything" I ask her.
"No I'm alright son" she says and gives me a gentle smile, I smile back then leave the room and walk to the kitchen.
As I enter I see Kai is bent over the sink and coughing, I grab her hair and hold it back, she jumps slightly at the contact.
"Easy Kai, it's just me, are you ok" I ask her.
"Yes I'm ok thank you" she says when she manages to stop heaving, she turns on the tap and washes the contents of her stomach down the drain, then I help her sit down on one of the stools, I grab a washcloth and wet it under the cold water for her to clean her mouth with.
"Thank you" she says when I hand it her.
"Kai why didn't you go home I would've been ok" I tell her.
"I know, but I just wanted to be here in case you needed me" she says.
I grab a bottle of water from the fridge and hand it to her, she thanks my again and starts sipping on it, I sit with her and I can see she's tired but I know she won't go home, she's made that clear, I'm glad my staff are loyal to me but I don't want them risking their health, then I remember something, because the house is so big I was able to give each of my staff a room of their own to stay in if they needed like if there was a storm and they couldn't get home, and they would have fresh things in the morning.
"Kai if you won't go home will you at least go for a lie down and get some rest, you're exhausted" I ask her and she nods her head in agreement.
She gets off the stool and I jump off mine to grab her because she loses her balance.
"Are you ok" I ask worried.
"Yeah I just got dizzy for a second" she says.
"Come on I'll walk you to your room to make sure your ok" I tell her and holding her arm lead her out the kitchen and upstairs, when we reach her room she goes straight to the bed and sits down to take her shoes off, I go to the window and close the curtains to block out the light, when I turn around Kai is already in bed and drifting off to sleep.
"If you need anything give me a shout ok" I tell her.
"Ok thank you Mr Jackson" she mutters and falls asleep.
I quietly leave the room and close the door, I decide to check on the kids before going to my own room to read, I find them all still sleeping like I left them, I also notice that they haven't awoken for a drink as their water bottles haven't emptied, so not wanting to take the risk of them getting dehydrated I decide to wake them so they can take a drink, I start with Prince since its his room I'm in just now.
"Prince Son can you wake up for me" his eyes flutter open and look up at me, I feel a twinge of guilt when I see the tiredness in them.
"I'm sorry to wake you son, you can go back to sleep in a second I promise, I was just hoping you would have a drink for me so you don't get dehydrated" I explain.
"Ok daddy, I am a bit thirsty" he says and starts sitting up, I grab the bottle and taking the lid off first hand it him.
He takes on big drink and then a couple more small sips before handing the bottle back to me, I put the lid back on and put it on the cabinet.
"Good boy, you can go back to sleep now if you want to" I tell him and he lays back down, I stay with him until he falls and then leave to go back to Blankets room, I do the same thing with him but he's a bit more reluctant to wake up, I chuckle when he gets a bit grumpy but then practically finishes the bottle when he attempts to only take a sip but realises he's thirstier than he thought.
"Thank you daddy" he says.
"You're welcome, a bit thirstier than you thought weren't you my little grump" I say teasingly.
"Sorry about that daddy I'm just so tired" he explains smiling sheepishly.
"Its ok son I understand you can go back to sleep now" I say and he does, I take the now empty bottle and walk to Paris's room.
She's always been a light sleeper so wakes up easily when I gently shake her, she gives me the cutest puppy eyes that are filled with sleepiness making them even cuter.
"It's so you can have drink then go back to sleep" I explain to her.
She agrees and takes a small sip then tries to hand it back.
"Can you try and take a few more sips you haven't had a drink in a little while" I ask her and give her my own set of puppy dog eyes, she giggles and takes a few more sips.
"Thank you princess you can go back to sleep now" I tell her.
"Night night daddy" she mutters, and I'm about to say its not quiet night time yet but she's already sleeping, I giggle and leave the room.
I go down to the kitchen to put the empty bottle in the bucket and then grab a fresh one, I have a feeling we're going to need to get more by the time tomorrow comes, I go back upstairs and put the fresh water on Blankets cabinet, I then go to my own room to read for a bit.
Michael pov.
Its early evening now, about six o'clock and I decide to ask the kids if they'll have some dinner for me, so I head to their rooms, as soon as I gently wake each of them they all do the same thing and reach for their water assuming that's why I've woke them, I explain that its dinner time and ask them if they'll try and eat a bit for me, they all agree and ask if they can watch a movie while they're eating, I suggest that since they all want to watch a movie why don't we all sit together and eat, they agree, we decide to sit in my room because I have a massive couch in there that we'll all fit on, I help them all to my room and tell them to have a think about what they want to watch while I make some dinner.
I decide to check on Kai before I head down and enter her room when I don't get a reply after knocking a few times, the room is empty so I head downstairs, I go the living room to find my mother watching television and eating her own dinner.
"I had no idea that Kai was ill, I didn't even realise she was cooking anything or I would have stopped her and done it myself" mum explains.
"Its ok mum, you keep eating I'll go help her now" I say and walk to the kitchen, upon entering I see her taking out a bowl filled with steaming chicken soup out the microwave.
"Kai I would have done that you didn't have to" I say.
"Its ok I don't mind I woke up and saw the time and thought I would start, that's all the soup ready for the kids and I'm just waiting on the vegetable lasagne I made for you coming out the oven" she says.
"Ok thank you, I'll take these up to the kids and as soon as my dinners done you have something to eat yourself and then go back to bed" I tell.
"I'm not really hungry, and I'm too scared to eat in case I bring it back up" she says sadly.
"You have to try, it will help you get your strength back even if it's just a little bit" I say.
"Ok I'll try and eat some soup, there's still more tins in there" she says.
"Good I'm glad I'll be back in a second" I say and grabbing two of the bowls leave the room but turn back around when I hear footsteps and see her following me with the other bowl.
"I don't want it to go cold, and your lasagne still has a few minutes anyway" she explains.
"Ok come on then, the kids and I are watching a movie do you want to join us so you're not on your own" I ask her.
"I wouldn't want to Impose" she says.
"You won't be, I insist" I say.
"Ok then what are we watching" she asks.
"I'm not sure yet I'm letting the kids decide" I say.
"Ok" she says and we enter my room, we hand a bowl to each of the kids and they start to eat.
"Have you guys decided yet" I ask them.
"Yip we want to watch peter pan" they all say.
"Alright Peter Pan it is, Kai will be having dinner with us we just need to get our dinner and then we'll be up ok" I say.
They nod their head and before I quickly set the movie up then follow Kai back downstairs, she grabs another tin of soup and puts It in the microwave for herself, then grabs my lasagne out the oven and plates it up, once her soup is ready, I ask my mother if she wants to join us as well, but she says she would rather be alone, I'm a bit worried about her, then Kai and I go back upstairs.
After dinner and the movie was finished the kids went back to bed, Kai insisted that she wanted to do the dishes before she went back to hers and I agreed to it as long as she let me help by drying and putting them away, we're just finishing up.
"How's your mother coping with the loss of your father" she asks.
"I don't know she mainly just wants to be alone" I say.
"And what about you" she asks.
"I mostly just feel numb, I don't think it's sunk in yet" I say.
She walks up to me and cups my face in her hands.
"I know I'm not much use just now, but when I'm better if you need a friend I'm here" she says.
"Thank you Kai, I really appreciate that" I say and smile.
"That's ok, I'm just going to go to the bathroom before I go back to bed" she says.
"That's fine" I say and she disappears.
I see she's left her water behind so I grab it and go upstairs to her room, I put it on the cabinet and wait for her to come back, I hear footsteps and know she's coming when they abruptly stop, I wonder what's wrong, when I hear a thump, I rush out to see Kai on the hall floor unconscious.
"Kai" I yell, I rush to her and notice her chest is still rising and falling, that calms me slightly because I know it means she's still breathing, I gently shake her to see if she'll wake, she does.
"Hey are you ok, what happened" I ask her.]
"I don't know I just go really dizzy and then everything went black" she explains.
"Do you feel any pain" I ask her.
"No" she says.
"So you didn't hurt yourself when you fell" I ask her.
"Not that I know of" she says.
"Ok wrap your arms around my neck I'll carry you to your room" I say and she does, once she's safely in bed I announce that I'm calling my doctor to look at her because I'm worried and want to be safe than sorry she agree and I make the call.