Hi once again ya'all



Authors Note: What Gene has the flu to you people who don't know. A bad flu was you can tell(I've had it that bad before, it's NEVER fun). I hate the flu. XD



When Gene woke up, he noticed that Jim wasn't there. And the note said that he would be over later. Dang. He needed to take a shower somehow and he couldn't do it by himself. Gene hadn't took one since day before yesterday. That was just gross! He felt like a thousand pounds, lead eyelids, and hardly could lift up his arm without flopping it down or getting tired out from just that. It seemed pathetic. But Gene had to do something. Gene was to tired to stay awake though. Plus he was hungry.....He decided to try to get up.

As he shakily tried to get up, Gene had to use all of his power just to sit up. After a couple minutes of resting he got to standing up. He made himself stay up right and walk a couple of steps but had to lean on the TV by the chair. After five minutes he got to the kitchen. Now what to do? Something easy to make. Or drink. He grabbed the last thing that he needed right now. A beer. Of course he wasn't thinking right then that his body wouldn't like it, with being sick, and as soon as he drank it he had to spit it out because his body rejected it. That's when Gene lost his balance, or what little balance he had, and fell backwards onto the floor.

Knowing that he wasn't going to be able to get back up, he fell asleep on the floor. He would just have to wait on the cold floor until Jim came home. It was so cold. He felt like he was going to throw up. Gene felt so bad. Jim? Where were you? He needed you now!



Jim walked up to the door and felt a hand on his shoulder. Behind him was Spencer. Oh, great, this is the very last thing they need.

"What do *you* want?" asked Jim, rudely. He wasn't in a good mood now.

He replied "Didn't I tell you I would drop in anonymously? And why are you out, all by yourself, I have to tell you....my impression of you two staying together in the same home is weakening by the moment."

"I don't want you here. You aren't coming in," Jim said, standing in front of the door.

"You're hiding something. Aren't you?"

"No I'm not!"

"Then let me come in. I don't believe you."

"I don' t give a crap if you believe me or not. You're weird."

As he opened the door Spencer forced his way in. Jim grumbled under his breath but that's when he freaked out. Where was aniki?!

He yelled "Aniki?! Aniki?! Where in the heck are you!?" Jim started running around, looking everywhere. When he heard a gasp from the kitchen that came from Spencer, Jim ran in there. Gene was rolled up in a ball, shivering. "Aniki! What happened?!"

"J-Jim?" Gene asked. He saw Spencer and asked "What in the hell is that freak doing here?"

"So....you've been drinking?" asked Spencer, pointing to the bottle of beer by him. Jim helped Gene sit up as Gene gave his explanation.

"No. I was gonna' try but I didn't drink any. My body *sniff* *cough* *cough* didn't like it so I spitted it out. It really sucks being sick," Gene said, shivering. "Jim? Could you get me a blanket? I'm freezing my as- I mean, butt off."

He had to act unlike himself if he would even get this guy to trust him the tiniest bit with caring for Jim. Gene sighed. It would be hard but well worth the while. His little buddy would always be there for him. Hopefully they wouldn't take him away. And most of all, Jim didn't want to leave him either.

Spencer atleast served himself useful as he helped Jim get Gene over to the couch. When he saw the vomit and the bed beside the couch.

"What is this?" Spencer demanded to know. Gene sat on the couch and Jim did the same. "I demand to know why you are letting him sleep on just this mattress. This has to be heavy. And James-"

"Jim," the young boy corrected.

"Yes, alright, *Jim* isn't that strong with his body weight and size. You don't have any food in the refrigerator. No heater. Your electricity is going to be cut off in only a couple of days. What do you have to say for yourself Mr. Starwind? It's obvious that you can't care for this child. He's not even looking good himself!" Spencer rambled on. Jim and Gene looked at the floor in shame. He was right... "You know I speak the truth."

"Get off your high horse for a moment and look at this from our shoes," Jim suggested. Spencer just started to clean up Gene's mess. "Look. You may be all rich but we aren't. Aniki maybe a lazy good for nothing sometimes but I love him anyway. Well, aniki is like a brother to me. We don't get along great sometimes, and we do fight, but....I wanna' stay."

"Sorry. That's not going to go in the court. You have to prove it. And so far I see no legal reason to keep you here. I have half a brain-"

Jim inturrupted and said "You don't even have that."

"Anyway, like I was saying," the weird man said "I have half a brain to take you out of here right now! I do have the power to do so if I wanted to."

"I ain't going with a stupid head like you," Jim crossed his arms. "And if I go, who'll take care of Gene?"

"It's obvious that he can't take care of himself anyway! He drinks, goes out all night, he's sick on top off all that. You have to get past what's for Gene and what's good for you James! Think about yourself and not that guy for a moment."

Jim replied "I wanna' stay."

"You heard him. Now go!" Gene ordered meanly.

"You know that you can't take care of him. When you realize that it'll be to late and he'll be starving. Tell me one thing before I do go."

"What's that?" Gene questioned.

"If you had a choice, for which of you to die, would it be your life or yours?" he asked.

"Me of course. I ain't letting him die on me!" an outrage Gene responded angrily. "I said out of my house and never come back you freak! Out now! How dare you say that I don't care about Jim! He's staying with me. You got that you mother f-"

Jim grabbed Gene's arm and said "Aniki! Don't yell at him!"

"Stay out of this Jim!" a scarred hand pushed him back a bit. "I can handle this!"

"No you can't!" Jim shouted. Gene couldn't take it anymore. He started to break down and cry. "Aniki..."

Spencer left. Gene cried. And Jim was scared now. What was going to happen? Why now? Why when he's so sick?!



My poor little Jimmy-chan! (Angst rules! ^_~) Please review!

Wise words for today-

If you fail once, try again. And again. Then give up. No use in making a stupid fool out of yourself.

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