Morning broke in Auradon and the sun came shining through the blue curtains in the boys room. Carlos blinked as the rays hit his eye and sat up. He smiled at his sleeping dog, petting his head gently, before looking over to his roommate, who was laying in bed, pain all over his face.
"You okay, man?" Carlos asked, concerned for his brother.
Jay groaned. "I have a pounding headache and I feel nauseous."
"I'll tell Fairy Godmother and Lonnie that you're sick." Carlos said, getting out of bed.
Jay suddenly sat up, although he looked as though he was going to be sick because he did that. "No, man, I'll be fine." He swung his legs off the bed and staggered as he got up. Carlos surged forward and caught him before he collapsed.
"I'm fine. I'm fine." Jay said, pushing Carlos off him. He stumbled to his closet and pulled out his gym bag, throwing it over his shoulder.
"You're not fine. Seriously, go back to bed. I can tell them you're sick." Carlos said, disbelieving as Jay gathered a few clothes to throw on, having to stop to take a few breaths every five seconds.
"Dude, leave me alone. I'm fine." Jay said as he tugged on his trousers, before grabbing his shirt and leather jacket and putting those on too. He fumbled with his beanie before managing to pull it on.
Carlos shrugged his vest on and rolled his eyes. "Fine. I'm going to go to the amphitheatre now. You coming?"
"Give me a sec." Jay said, closing his eyes and holding a hand to his head.
Carlos nodded. "I'll head out now, but if you're not feeling up to it, text me and I'll let Fairy Godmother and Lonnie know."
"I'm fine!" Jay exclaimed, opening his eyes and glaring at Carlos who just put his hands up in defence and walked out.
Suddenly, Jay felt nausea rise up to his throat and only just made it to the toilet before he threw up. Taking deep breaths, he got up shakily and wiped his face. He flushed the toilet and grabbed his gym bag before heading out to the amphitheatre.
Jay just made it to the amphitheatre in time, nearly collapsing along the way. He was the only one left getting changed in the changing rooms by the time he managed to pull his kit on. Carlos gave him an exasperated look when he walked out.
"Okay, now that we finally have everyone," Lonnie said as soon as she saw Jay walk in, "Warm ups. Cardio first, let's go!"
Everyone groaned as they began running around the amphitheatre. Lonnie stopped Jay before he could follow.
"Are you okay, babe? You're never late and you don't look that great either."
Jay managed a shaky nod before stumbling off to go join the rest of the team in their laps, Lonnie looking at him concerned as she jogged ahead. He fell behind quite significantly and couldn't catch up. Half way through the first lap, he slowed down a lot and suddenly fell.
"Jay!" Several voices called out at once, Carlos and Lonnie being two of them. Lonnie ran over to him.
"Jay, wake up. Jay?" Lonnie shook him lightly. "Can you hear me? Come on, wake up."
"W-what happened?" Jay asked as he opened his eyes.
Lonnie let out a sigh of relief. "You fainted. Are you sure you're not ill?"
Jay nodded although that was a bad idea as he immediately turned over and threw up. Lonnie jumped back slightly.
"You're not okay. Come on, up you come." She grabbed his arm and pulled him up, slinging it over her shoulders. "Someone get this mess cleaned up and practice dismissed. Go on!"
The team grumbled and complained but Lonnie was already heaving Jay out.
"I'm fine." He breathed out. "I'm fine."
Lonnie scoffed. "And I'm bad at sword fighting. Let's get you to bed."
They got a few weird (and some concerned) looks as Lonnie half carried Jay out of the amphitheatre and to his dorm. She managed to open the door, with Jay leaning on her, and pulled him inside before laying him on his bed.
"Why didn't you just stay in bed. We care more about you being healthy than we do about you getting R.O.A.R practice." Lonnie asked as she lifted his legs onto the bed. Jay just groaned, his eyes shut tight in pain. Lonnie leaned over and felt his head.
"Aiyo, you are burning up." Lonnie exclaimed. She went into the bathroom and grabbed a towel. She dampened it with cool water and came back, placing the cloth on his head. "That should help break the fever." She said, reassuringly. She went back into the bathroom and found a plastic basin, which she filled with cool water. She placed this on the bedside table and pulled up a chair, sitting next to him.
"Are you in pain anywhere?" She asked as she dampened the cloth again before replacing it on his forehead.
"My head is killing me." He manage to croak out. Lonnie nodded and got up just as Carlos walked in, carrying both his and Jay's gym bag.
"Just on time." Lonnie said, sitting down again. "Could you do me a favour and go to the nurse? I need paracetamol and ibuprofen, asap. I want to watch him in case his fever gets worse."
Carlos nodded and threw the bags down before heading up.
"What's happening?" A voice cried out suddenly. Lonnie turned to see that Dude had just woken up.
"Jay is ill. Now, shush. He needs peace and quiet."
Dude dropped his head onto his paws again, looking dejected.
Carlos came in with two small boxes. "I have the medicine."
Lonnie thanked him and took the pills from him, opening the first box and pulling out the pills, popping two out of the aluminium foil casing. She did the same with the second box. She poured a glass of water and placed it with the pill on the bedside table. She helped Jay sit up and placed pillows behind him to make it more comfortable. Carlos took Dude out so that they were both out of Lonnie's hair, which Lonnie was thankful for. Once Jay was properly sat up and comfortable, Lonnie handed him the pills and the water, telling him to swallow them one at a time and swallow them whole. Jay complied, grimacing at their awful taste.
"I know. They're disgusting. But the ibuprofen should bring the fever down and the paracetamol should help with the headache."
"How long does it take to take effect?" He asked, lying down. Lonnie fixed his pillows before answering.
"Between half an hour and an hour." she said, sitting down on the chair again and placing the towel that was previously on Jay's head down on the bedside table. "Now, go to sleep. You'll feel much better."
Jay nodded, closing his eyes. He was soon asleep, and seemed very peaceful. Lonnie watched him, smiling as he slept. She played on her phone while she kept an eye on him, making sure he was okay.
About an hour and a half later, Jay's eyes opened slowly and he sat up, smiling at his girlfriend, who had just put her phone down.
"How you feeling?" She asked him, feeling his temperature, which had gone down significantly.
"Better." He mumbled, sleepily. "Thanks."
"Any time." Lonnie said, smiling as she pulled her hand away from his forehead. Jay caught her hand and planted a kiss on her fingertips. Blushing, Lonnie pulled her hand into her lap. Jay smirked at her and made to get up. Lonnie stopped him with a hand on his chest.
"Oh no you don't." she said, pushing him back slightly. "You stay in bed. I don't want to risk it yet."
Jay groaned and sank back into his bed. Lonnie shook her head slightly at him.
"Want to watch a movie?" She asked, getting up. Jay nodded and agreed, so Lonnie selected a movie they both liked and she settled down next to him on the bed. Jay smiled and placed his arm around his girlfriend's shoulders.
Once the movie was over, Lonnie sat up and stretched a bit. She made to get up, but Jay pulled her back.
"Stay." he said, holding onto her waist, tight.
Lonnie laughed. "I'm just stretching my legs, Jay. I'm not going anywhere."
Jay let her go reluctantly. Lonnie quickly stretched her legs a bit before sitting down next to Jay again.
As she wrapped an arm around his waist, Jay turned his head to look at her. "Wait, why did you cancel practice just because of me? They need it more than I do."
Lonnie snorted. "Vain much? And how can I take care of you if I'm training a bunch of sweaty teenage guys in sword fighting?"
Jay chuckled. "Okay. But you didn't have to take care of me."
Lonnie raised her eyebrow at him. "You fainted in practice. Someone had to take care of you and somehow, I thought you might prefer me over Carlos."
Jay laughed. "I guess so. Carlos isn't nearly as nice to watch movies with."
Giggling, Lonnie laid her head on his shoulder. "Why didn't you just get Carlos to tell me you were sick."
Jay sighed and shrug lightly. "On the Isle, weakness was not something you could show. If you were ill, you pushed through it and kept going or you hid somewhere so that no one could see you be weak if you were seriously ill. You don't have a choice. I rarely got sick so I was fine but weakness..." he hesitated.
"Is something you still struggle to show." Lonnie finished, lifting her head off his shoulder and grabbing his hand, comfortingly.
Jay looked down at their joint hands and began rubbing his rough thumb over her hand before nodding and looking up. "Yeah."
Lonnie smiled at him with a small, sad smile. "I get it Jay. But if you're ill, you need to rest and heal up. No one will judge you for that here. Everyone gets ill."
Nodding, Jay took a deep breath. "I'll try. I promise." He added, looking at her genuinely.
Lonnie smiled and squeezed his hand briefly before getting up again. "Want to watch another movie?"
Jay nodded and Lonnie put in another movie. And that's what they did all day. Talk, watch movies and make sure Jay was taking his medicine on time.
Jay was right as rain the next day and was able to attend the re-scheduled practice without fainting. Lonnie still kept an eye on him but he was fine, almost as though he was never sick in the first place. Jay claimed it was Lonnie's excellent nursing, making her blush and laugh.
Unfortunately, Lonnie ended up catching what Jay had and was ill the next day so he took the day off school and told Fairy Godmother that Lonnie was sick. He then nursed her back to health, staying with her all day. Not that either of them were complaining. Although, they both agreed without the smell of sick it would have been much nicer.
Here you go Guest (26/11/17). I hope I did it justice.
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