Chapter 9: Things Will Get Better

Shadow woke in the middle of the night to pained groans and quiet murmurs from Sonic's room. He got up slowly and peeked in the room illuminated by a lonely lamp so the lighting wasn't too great. He could make out the forms of Sonic and Tails, Tails was sitting up on the bed offering words of encouragement while Sonic was leaning over the side of the bed. It was a fairly easy to tell Sonic was sick again, Shadow decided to make his presence known. "Faker,"

Sonic didn't even acknowledge him, just stayed still and closed his eyes.

Tails smiled softly at shadow. "Did we wake you?"

"It doesn't matter, when did this start?" He said glancing back at the ill hedgehog.

"About a half hour ago." Tails said glancing at the clock on the side table which read 2:33. "He said that his pain came back and nausea with it."

"Maybe we should call the doctor..."

"No..." Sonic rasped, he fought back the urge to vomit. "It's just a little nausea, I can handle it..."

"It's not good if it wakes you up in the middle of the night." Shadow grumbled.

Sonic let out a pained groan, and leaned over the bucket on the floor.

Tails gently rubbed his back. "You're okay."

Even in the dim light he noticed blood on Sonics side. "You're bleeding."

"I am?" Sonic asked, sounding uninterested.

"It's your side, from the piece of metal..." Shadow murmured. "I forgot that even happened..."

Sonic suddenly lurched forward and vomited into the bucket, with each painful heave more blood was pumped out of the wound, seeping through the bandages.

Shadow was frozen to the spot he didn't know what to do, all he could do was watch as Tails tried his best to comfort Sonic, which wasn't really working. He felt completely helpless in this situation.

Tails brushed back his messy quills, then turned to shadow. "Could you get a cold wash cloth or something, he feels a little warm."

Shadow nodded and quickly left.

Sonic closed his eyes and breathed heavily. "Thanks for helping me bro..."

"Hey you do the same for me when I'm sick." Tails pointed out. "It's what brothers do."

Sonic smiled at that, then jolt a of pain flared up his leg. "GAH! NGHH..."

Tails heart lurched when he saw Sonic's eyes flood with tears, he whispered soft comforting words but he knew nothing he'd say could take away the terrible pain.

Sonic grabbed the bucket and brought it up to his face and expelled all the contents in his stomach. "Fuuugck..." he moaned.

Tails frowned. "I can get the pain pills..."

"I won't be able to keep them down." Sonic said leaning back, sounding exhausted.

"Is your stomach settled at all?"

"Urgh...nooo." Sonic moaned. "I just want to sleep...I'm so tired..."

Shadow returned and placed a damp face cloth on sonics forehead. He handed a roll of bandages to Tails. "Try to wrap him up I'm not sure if he'll let you touch him but you have a better chance than I do. I'm going to be in the other room, call if you need anything."

Sonic let out a pitiful groan, curling over the side of the bed again.

"Thanks Shadow."

"I hope you can get some sleep Sonic." Shadow murmured as he walked out.

Tails gently brushed his quills back in place, he listened to his heavy breathing. "When you're feeling well enough to sit up I'll wrap that wound up." Tails said softly.

"Might...be a while..." sonic groaned.

"That's fine." Tails said softly.

After a few hours sonic dozed off in a light sleep, Tails decided to let sonic sleep rather than wrap up his wound he gently placed some gauze against the wound. Tails went to pick up the garage can but sonic stirred and lifted his head.

"Don't..."

"You're awake..."

"Just wrap me up..." sonic mumbled, struggling to sit up.

Tails grabbed the bandages and went to wrap Sonics wound up, he helped sonic sit up and let sonic lean on him and rest his head on his shoulder. "You feel any better?"

"A bit...not nearly as nauseous as before. Can you give me those pain pills?" Sonic asked hoarsely.

Tails nodded and let sonic gently lay back down, he reached for the pill bottle and gave it to sonic and held a glass of water for him.

Sonic quickly took the medicine and closed his eyes and rested against the pillow.

"Anything I can do for you?" Tails asked quietly.

"Just...stay with me until I fall asleep." Sonic mumbled.

Tails sat beside him and watched the steady rise and fall of his chest, his breathing slowed within a few minutes. Tails glanced at the clock and frowned. It was 5:45 in the morning, Sonic was finally asleep but for how long?

Tails decided to just stay with him, he didn't want to wake him by getting up so he curled next to sonic. He noticed sonic was sweating quite a bit, Tails grabbed the facecloth and blotted his face with it then put it back on his forehead. "Things will get better Sonic...Just you wait."

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Authors note

I'm still here I'm at a point where I don't know where to go with this story, I guess that's what I get for writing without a plan/ well I'm going to try to continue this was a shorter chapter but it's got some pain, and in case you didn't know I like putting characters through pain and suffering I like that content, hits you right in the feels.