Runaway

"Riku!" I shout "Riku!" I run back to his side and kneel right next to him. "Are you alright?"

Riku doesn't respond, but instead tries to sit up (the keyword here being TRIES, by the way.) "No, Riku," I say "Lay down again...maybe we shouldn't travel today." He shakes his head and tries to get up again, but instead moves away from me and...throws...up...

Shit! What am I going to do!

"Riku?" I ask "Are you okay?" He groans. I guess not then. I sit down next to him and pull an empty trash can by his face. "If you need to do...that again, use this okay?" I ask him. He nods. What do I usually do when I'm this sick? "Try to get some sleep, alright?" He nods again. Some people want to be left alone when they're sick, Riku is one of those people, probably. "Riku, do you want me to stay or leave?" I ask. He nods. What's THAT supposed to mean? "Do you want me to leave?" I ask

He reaches up and grabs my shirt "Stay with me..." he says.

I smile "Always." He looks at me strangely for a few more seconds and falls asleep.

I don't know how long it's been. Once in a while Riku wakes up for no reason and is up for a little while, or sometimes he wakes up just to throw up and goes back to sleep. I like it better when he wakes up for no reason. I stroke his hair gently and sigh. "If only you knew..." I say quietly.

"Knew what?" Riku asks weakly. Oh crap!

"Nothing!" I reply quickly "You need to get more sleep!"

"No..."

"Come ON Riku! Go to sleep!"

"No."

"If you don't sleep you won't get better!"

"Yes I will."

"You're so stubborn!" I say, frustrated

"Well you're a brat." He replies

"You don't mean that."

"I don't." I put his head on my lap and continue to stroke his hair resting my other hand on his chest.

"Cut it out.." I hear Riku mutter

"Make me." I say

"I will." He tries to get up again, but of course can't.

"Now go to sleep."

Riku sighs in defeat and goes back to sleep.

I think it's been an hour. My butt and legs are falling asleep but I don't want to get up and disturb Riku. Riku wakes up and starts throwing up in the trash can again, I'll just take this time to walk around a bit.

By the times a get back from (wherever I went) Riku's still hurling. Crap. This must be the sickest he's been all day! Crap-crap-crap...

And still...

Still...

Still...

SHIT! Still!

Gods, how long has it been? He's still sick and hurling.

Riku finally passes out, he's so exhausted so it's probably nothing to worry about. Right... Then why am I so scared? I can't take Riku to the hospital, I can't go to anyone for help. This is a disaster. What happens if Riku can't travel anymore? I get closer to Riku and slide one of my hands under his shirt (I'm not a pervert...) to feel his heartbeat. It's normal and that's comforting somehow.

Now that the worst is over, I wonder if Riku won't throw up anymore? Oh GOD I hope not. I won't be able to take it. I feel tugging on my shirt, Riku's up already?

"Riku?" I ask "Feeling any better?"

"Kind of." He replies.

"Riku? Do you think you'll...um...throw up anymore today?"

"No. Sora?"

"What?"

"Get your hand out of my shirt."

"Sorry!" I quickly get my hand out and start blushing. Thank God Riku doesn't notice.

I lay down next to Riku, but slightly higher so he rests his head under my chin and I put my arms around him gently. He puts his arms around my neck so I hug tighter. We both fall asleep that way.

I wake up just a while later, forgetting I have Riku in my arms and get up, causing Riku to wake up as well. He groans and I apologize for waking him.

"What..." He asks "Who are you?" What the heck? He doesn't remember me? "Sora?"

"Yeah." I say, what's going on?

"Oh..." He says and falls back asleep. I'm exhausted. I lay down next to him and sleep, too.

Crappy chapter. Bad chapter. Chapter deserves to die. I'll do better next time...

Thanks to people who reviewed the last chapter. x.x Sorry this took so long. I started this before winter break and I finished last night. X.x And I've been having major internet problems. 5 times in about a week and a half, the internet's been completely down. So happy late insert Holiday choice here and Happy New Year.