Author Note: Uploading two chapters since this one is a bit short.
~CWA

Chapter 36- More Sick Days:

Third Person:

It wasn't until some time in March that Erin felt so sick she had to take a few days off from school (and work). She wondered briefly if she had gotten that bug that everyone else had gotten- the same one Lysander had gotten about four weeks ago. But it seems to be more than just a bug, Erin thought before a wave of nausea hit her. She ran to her bathroom, threw up, and quickly cleaned herself. It was the fifth time she had thrown up in one day. This is getting bad and fast. She didn't like medicine- she was all for other people taking it because it always seemed to help them, but when it came to herself her body never reacted properly to medicine. If she took medication then it may just end up making her worse.

She groaned as she laid back down in bed. The only time she even changed clothes was when the pajamas needed to be washed and even then she just changed into a different pair of pajamas. Everything was tender and sensitive. She hated it.

No wonder Lysander gets all whiny when he's sick, she realized. She then looked over to her phone. She had been texting Lysander all day (he informed her that he would stop by again today like he did yesterday with soup). She even texted Castiel (who requested that she stopped spamming him in third hour), Nathaniel (who never answered), Rosayla (who kept gossiping and informing her everything that was happening when she was gone), Iris (also no reply), Alexy (who was grossed out), and Violette (the occasional reply, but mostly no answer). She was bored out of her mind and with limited options, she picked up the phone and called Luke.

"Hello," Luke's voice answered, "What do you need, boss?"

"Something to do," Erin whined, "I'm sick and I'm bored… Do you know any good jokes?"

"Umm… Yes?"

"Tell me," Erin demanded, "I need a good laugh."

"Uhhh okay… Where did the little girl go when the bomb went off?"

"Where," Erin asked with a little bounce, eager to hear the reply.

"Everywhere."

Erin stopped moving. She bit her lip. That's terrible, she thought sadly with a small pout.

"Luke put Ryan on the phone," she sniffled.

"…Are you crying? Erin, I mean, Boss, it was only a joke, I didn't mean to make you cry!"

"Ryan," Erin snapped, "Now."

"…Please don't fire me for that joke," Luke whispered into the phone before all she heard was silence.

Finally, Ryan's voice came on.

"Ryan? Luke said you were crying, is everything okay?"

Erin sniffled again as she wiped at her eyes,

"No. Everything is not okay. I got bored and called Luke and then he told me a sad joke!"

"Erin, what did I tell you about calling us when you're bored? Just read a book or something."

Ryan hung up, causing Erin to pout. Still, she took his advice as she grabbed one of her books and started to read.

When Lysander arrived at Erin's house, Castiel came inside with him. It wasn't that Castiel really wanted to, but knowing how Lysander acted when he was sick made Castiel curious about how Erin acted when she most likely had the same illness. To their surprise, Erin didn't look as bad as they expected. She looked like she normally did but without the makeup and with messy hair plus sweats and a loose t-shirt. She was, however, crying on the couch when they found her.

Lysander placed the soup on the table and quickly rushed over. Castiel hovered nearby, concerned for the girl he thought of as a little sister.

"Love, what's wrong," Lysander asked gently.

"He died," Erin sobbed.

"Who died," Castiel questioned, a bit alarmed.

"Finnick! He was my favorite character and they killed him off," she sobbed as she gestured to the Hunger Games book she was reading.

Castiel and Lysander shared a look of confusion. She was crying… Over a fictional character. Castiel snorted in laughter, causing Erin to stop crying as she glared at him.

"What are you laughing about, Captain Jackass? What if it was one of your favorite band members that passed away?"

"Band members are real people," Castiel pointed out.

Erin glared at him. Lysander used his hand to cover up any laughter, but Erin noticed and glared at him too.

"Don't you encourage him or so help me I will hit you with a book!"

Lysander raised his hands in defense as Castiel continued to laugh. Erin glared at both of them as she grabbed the book and raised it in a threatening manor. However, as the two boys looked at her mildly concerned now, Erin stopped and set the book down as she burst into tears again. She grabbed onto Lysander and cried into his chest,

"I'm sorry, that was really rude of me."

Lysander rubbed circles on her back as she cried into his chest. Over her shoulder, he looked at Castiel in a pleading manor, but Castiel just raised his hands,

"She's your girlfriend- you can help her yourself when she's on her period."

I'm not on my period, Erin thought irritated, actually come to think about it, my period is late…