Through the Pouring Rain-Chapter 10

By MyNameIsCAB

Fang almost slept until noon. I guess the flying had worn him out. Even after he woke up, he seemed pretty out of it.

"I'll bring your food here. Don't bother getting up," I sighed as I started to leave his room. "Don't kill yourself walking to the kitchen."

"Thanks," he said hoarsely, laying back, and closing his eyes.

I stumbled into the kitchen, realizing that I was tired too, and fumbled to get some food onto Fang's plate. I managed to get back to his room without spilling any food on the floor.

"Here," I yawned, placing the food on his bedside table. "I gotta go eat with the others."

He nodded and started to pick at his food. Honestly, I didn't expect him to each much. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he just fell asleep and forgot to eat any of it.

"Where's Fang?" Angel asked me.

"Eating in his room," I responded. "He's really tired."

I half expected Angel to enter my head and start a conversation with me, but she didn't, and part of me was relieved, even though I knew she was probably reading my thoughts.

Ella and the rest of the flock filed in for lunch. Everyone seemed to be tired, so that made me feel better after I totally missed the piece of meatloaf I was trying to pick up with my fork.

"Wow, you guys all act like your on drugs or something," Gazzy joked as he stuffed his mouth with meatloaf.

Mom gave Gazzy one of those I didn't think that was funny looks, but he laughed anyway.

"So how's Fang?" Mom asked me as the others finished up their food and put their plates in the sink.

"I think he's really hurting. He couldn't get out of bed," I said in a hushed voice, not wanting the others to hear or worry.

Mom sighed. "That's what I figured. He'll probably be like that for the next few days."

"Yea." It made sense, I guess. I didn't want Fang to be stuck in bed all day, but it's not like he had a choice.

"I guess the best thing we can do for him is just try to keep the pain off his mind. Don't let him think about it too much or it will seem like it hurts more," Mom told me.

That made sense too.

Jeb showed up a couple days later. He wanted to take a blood sample from Fang, hoping they could find the eraser saliva in it. Fang hesitantly let Jeb take blood from him.

"Okay, all done," Jeb said after he had finished drawing the blood out of Fang's arm. "It's best you eat something now."

I brought in a plate of food and it looked like Fang was forcing himself to eat it. He looked pale today. Or maybe it was just because Jeb had just taken all that blood from him.

"So, are you going back now?" I questioned Jeb, sitting on the edge of Fang's bed.

"Yes. My team and I need to start working on this right away," Jeb nodded. "Why, do you need something?"

"No, I was just wondering," I replied. That was the truth. I just wanted him out of here.

Jeb stood and stored the blood in some kind of case. "You know, if you ever encounter another eraser, you should try to get a sample or something."

I didn't believe what I was hearing. "Jeb, we don't intend to ever go near any erasers again unless it's necessary. I doubt Fang would want us to go through any trouble to get saliva."

"We could just bring you a whole freaking eraser," Fang offered.

"That would be great." Jeb obviously didn't get the idea that Fang was being sarcastic. But he was leaving, so neither of us said anything.

I didn't understand how Jeb thought we trusted him, after all the lying he did to us.

"What a jerk," Fang muttered.

"Yea, I know," I agreed, lying down next to Fang as he moved over to make room.

We lay there, staring at the ceiling. It always amazed me how the ceiling could occupy time so much. All we were doing was staring at it, and somehow, I thought if we didn't have ceilings, the world might just come to an end. I don't know how many times I've stared at the ceiling, deep in thought.

"I think I'm going back to sleep," Fang murmured, leaning his head on my shoulder.

Even after he was long asleep, I still lay there, my eyes fixed on the ceiling, but my thoughts somewhere else.

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