The next morning came around and Darin stretched on his bed lazily listening to the shower as it dribbled water out. His head turned to look across the room at Kai's empty bed.

"the fucker taking two showers?" he asked without much real curiosity sitting up and beginning his day. The clock ticked unusually that day as he narrowed his eyes at the door straining his eyes as if that would speed up the slow washer. He scanned the articles of clothing taking note that last nights outfit was conveniently missing.

"Kai get your ass out of the shower I need to take a leak"

No response came from within, Darin scowled and hollered the same question again raising his voice. Again there was no valid response. With strangely nervous fingers Darin turned the handle of the door pushing lightly letting it fall open, His footsteps seemed to echo as he stepped over to the seemingly empty shower.

"great he left it running and he's not even in here" Darin growled annoyed, what the hell was he thinking spiking the water bill up like that. He pulled back the curtain and nearly screamed at the sight before him. Trembling from the cold and a pale blue, he looked up at him from fading eyes. He coughed and shivered and curled up around himself to try and desperately keep himself warm he didn't seem like he was aware of his surroundings as he looked into his eyes with puzzled curiosity.

"it's cold" he whispered in his hoarse chilled voice

"what are you doing in here you idiot!" Darren screeched, his heart hurt and he didn't know why looking at this normally strong man laying frail and helpless in a frozen daze both angered and scared him. Darren tucked his arms under his arms and heaved him upright, half dragging him half carrying him out of the tub turning the water off.

All Darren could think was 'dear good don't let him die' the thoughts rampaged through his brain over and over again. He pulled Kai's scrawny body against his and grabbing a dry towel wrapping it around him rubbing his arms trying to bring some heat to his body again.

"come on damn you!" Darren swore drying him off completely dressing him in whatever he could find and laying him on the bed throwing blankets on him. Kai lay there quietly his eyes opening and closing slowly. It seemed like he was having a harder time keeping his eyes open, his breathing was becoming shallow and then, to Darren's horror, his eyes closed and his breathing just stopped. His body began convulsing involuntarily. 'oh god no' Darren thought

"help me! Someone please help me!" he yelled jumping up and running to pull open the door yelling into the hallway as loud as he could

"someone! Anyone! Help me! Please I need someone in here!" he could hear clicks as a few people opened their doors in curiosity, he didn't pay them much mind as he continued yelling out rushing back into the room pulling out his cell phone.

"what's going on then?" an unfamiliar voice asked stepping into his house "Christ!" he gasped seeing Kai

"call an ambulance" Darren begged thrusting his phone in his hands "please you have to help him" Darren felt so useless as time floated by him as he stood by helpless running his hands through his hair while the paramedics worked. They had gotten him to stop convulsing and placed an oxygen mask over his face and as soon as he was in the ambulance they were shoving all sorts of IV's in him. Darren felt sick to his stomach as he walked back into his dorm room to grab his keys and something to do while he waited and had to throw himself at the toilet to keep him from spilling the contents of his stomach on the floor. He wiped his mouth and sat on the floor leaning his head back against the wall.

"it's all fucked" he sobbed trying not to remember his face as it clung to his mind thinking of how pale he was and they way his body had shook. Why hadn't he noticed earlier?

"fuck" he swore again. It took him an hour to steady his nerves long enough to walk his way up to the bus and an half an hour after that he was standing in front of the hospital. He felt nervous, he gulped down the lump in the back of his throat and took a small step forward followed by another and another until he broke out into a run towards the help desk.

It took him several tries to say things in a proper and understandable manner as his stomach lurched and twisted.

"why am I so scared?" he asked himself aloud hesitating In front of the door. He reached out and snapped his hand back as if it had bitten him. He chewed on his lip and finally opened the door walking in. Kai was laying down in the bed blinking slowly staring at the ceiling.

"hey" Darren whispered softly afraid of his own voice in the disheartening silence. Kai looked over lazily his eyes back to normal.

"hey"

"how are you feeling?" Darren asked stupidly, walking across the room kneeling in front of his bed

"like shit" Kai chuckled "god this is sad I'm here because I fell asleep in the shower. Darren knew there was more to it then that but decided not the press the subject, for now at least.

"can I get you anything?"

"yeah" he grinned "a beer the nurses won't let me have one"

"yeah and neither will I" Darren grinned straightening up tussling his hair knowing he's too weak to fight back. Kai gave him a dirty look and tried to fix his hair but gave up halfway and instead shifted to sit up a little

"well you're useless to me" Kai scoffed. The comment annoyed Darren and unable to show his concern in a proper way he snapped at him

"excuse me? If it weren't for me you'd be dead right now!"

"well then maybe you should have let me die!" Kai snapped back turning his head away from him "just leave I didn't ask you to come"

"fine I will leave!" Darren huffed storming out of the room "damn bastard had me worried for nothing" Darren couldn't quite bring himself to just leave so he walked around the hospital for a while until he just naturally wound up outside of Kai's room again. He sat grumpily on one of the benches and stared at the door so intensely that for a minute or two he was almost afraid it would burst into flames.

"excuse me are you here to visit Mr. Tami?" Darren glanced up at the young doctor who peered down on him.

"Who me? Um if that's Kai's last name then yeah, I'm just his room mate but what exactly happened? Kai has never been able to fall asleep anywhere except a bed before."

"fell asleep?" The doctor looked confused "is that what he told you? Sir I'm afraid he has misspoken the concussion he has shows that he fell or passed out in the shower and that's why he was there all night. And judging by his readings he probably passed out from low blood sugar"

"how is that possible? I've been living with him he's been eating" Darren's mind flicked back to when he had passed him coming home from his parents as he had sat against the wall looking sick "impossible" he shook his head.

"oh it's very possible, he's been coming here for several years now about stress, his family life always used to stress him to the point of vomiting and he would get so violently ill that his blood sugar and bloods pressure would drop to dangerous levels and it was hard to keep anything in him. It's best to keep him free of stress"

"so the reason he's sick is because of me?" Darren felt his stomach do a flip and not in a good way to the news

"probably not, Just keep an eye on him as his room mate and make sure he eats properly and exercises to help relieve the stress so this doesn't happen again" Darren couldn't hide the relieved sigh and smile that crept on his face

"can do doctor" his courage now renewed and his anger subsided he turned the handle and walked back into Kai's room. Kai's eyes were closed and his chest moved up and down evenly as Darren crossed the room. He looked down on his sleeping face and smiled brushing a hair from his closed eyes. He felt like a lover watching over him like this but the feeling wasn't entirely unpleasant.

He dragged his fingers across his cheek and without thinking leaned down and pressed his lips on his in a soft kiss. Kai's eyes flickered behind his lids lightly as he pulled off. Darren's light up in a crimson red as he covered his mouth turning around to leave wondering why he had done that

"wait" Kai's raspy quiet voice called his hand latching onto Darren's arm before he could escape

"yeah?" Darren asked embarrassed turning around raising an eyebrow having to stifle a giggle when he sees that Kai is talking in his sleep

"can you do it again?"

"yeah" Darren smirked "leaning down kissing him again. He began to question if he was really awake or not when his kiss was returned and deepened. A soft moan escaped Kai's throat as he opened his mouth an eager yet hesitant tongue finding it's way into Darren's. Not about to pass up the opportunity her shifted so that he was leaned over top of him on the bed and snatched his tongue up with his, tasting and sampling and exploring all of him. Kai's eyes fluttered again nd snapped open and he shoved Darren the best of his ability mumbling in a sleepy dazed voice

"get off of me" Darren chuckled and listened pulling off as Kai blinked in his surroundings focusing on Darren's face.

"am I still at the hospital?" he groaned his eyes closing slowly then snapping open again

"yeah, you are" Darren whispered grabbing hold of Kai's hand tenderly. He had lost his hostility and fear as soon as he knew that Kai would be alright and his heart felt oddly at peace sitting here looking at him.

"it wasn't so bad" Kai said in his usual cool and collected voice

"what now?"

"the kiss" Kai sighed closing his eyes "wasn't so bad"

"wasn't so bad?" Darren repeated with a smirk, well I'll have to change that as soon as he's better he'd have to fix that.

"do it again" Kai added drifting off to sleep "when I'm better"

"I already planned on it"