Eat. He froze, then whined. I've had enough. I'm not hungry. I don't need any more food…he found himself repeating the words in his head, like a silent mantra. He knew that the voice would have its own way, though – it always did.
Eat. He watched again as his hands reached for the next burger. And he choked down the food. And repeated it, long after the point where he thought that he would explode at one more mouthful, until the voice was finally satisfied. Why do you even bother acting like you care about me, he thought bitterly. The voice ignored him.
Sleep. He yawned, aware that he shouldn't trust the voice. It was dangerous – he remembered that, if not the reason why. But he was so tired, and the voice was stronger then his will to resist it…
Jean smiled when she looked in on Kurt. He had eaten enough that she felt he couldn't be too ill, and had fallen asleep again. 'Maybe he'll get better soon,' she thought hopefully. As if warning her not to be too reassured, Kurt whimpered and began to toss from side to side. She hurried over, to find that he had a fever. Professor! she called. Kurt has a fever. I really need to be allowed to conduct the medical examination.
Very well. The professor sounded very concerned. Let me know as soon as you find out anything which could explain what is going on.
Jean nodded, and returned her attention to Kurt. First, she checked the medical records that they already had, in case Kurt was allergic to any of the medicines that she would use to try and break the fever.
"Hmm, well, it should be alright," she decided. "I'll just check his vital stats, and then begin the treatments."
She walked back to the bed, and hooked Kurt up to the various machines.
"There! Now, then, what do they say?" she asked aloud, looking at the monitors as she prepared the medicines. The tray fell out of the air as she stared at the results in shock.
Professor X! she yelled mentally. I think you need to see this!
(Annoyingly short, I know! But I keep being interrupted, and I just love leaving people with a good reason to read the next chapter!)