Cory woke up the next morning still feeling pretty miserable. "Topy?"
"Cory baby, how do you feel?"
"Horrible. I really hope you don't catch this." He leaned over the bin.
Topanga rubbed his back. "You thirsty?"
"Yeah. Where are Riley and Auggie?"
"I should think they would be at school. It's Friday."
Cory sat up. "Okay. When do you think I can go back to work?"
"Maybe Monday, if you don't throw up at all on Sunday." She kissed his forehead. It still felt warm against her lips.
Meanwhile at school, Feeny and the class were talking about when he taught Cory, Shawn, and Topanga.
"So Matthews and Shawn always fell asleep in class?" Maya asked.
"Yes," Mr. Feeny replied. "And once when they were your age, they fell asleep in Mr. Turner's class. He was about to wake them up, but your mother noticed that your father looked sick. So she told Turner not to wake him up and she got me to excuse her from her classes so she could take care of him."
"That actually explains a lot," Riley said. "A few days ago, my mom went to go pick Auggie up and he started panicking because she wasn't there."
"How did she do then?" Farkle asked. "Knowing you, you made it an assignment."
"Oh probably about as well as she's doing now."
"What does that mean?" Riley asked.
"Your apartment is probably a mess with vomit everywhere."
"Cory!" Topanga quickly swapped his full bin for an empty bucket. "Oh honey..."
Amy, Alan, and Josh walked in. "Topanga, need any help?" Amy asked.
"Yes please," Topanga replied. "Thank you so much. Dad, Josh, could you two please make sure Cory rests?"
"Sure," Alan said. Josh smirked.
"C'mon brotha, to bed with you."
Cory clutched the bucket in one hand and Josh's arm with the other. Josh led him into the bedroom. "Josh?"
"Yeah Cor?"
"Come talk with me. I'm so booooored."
"Okay." They sat down on the bed. "So what's up in CoryandTopanga Land?"
"Oh we're great. What about you? Do you loooove anyone?"
"Oh my god has the flu turned you into a child? How does Topanga deal with you?"
"I don't know. She's used to me."
"But yeah, I do like someone. But I'm kinda scared."
"Why?"
"It's Maya. I'm in love with my niece's best friend. Wouldn't that freak you out?"
"I guess. It kind of freaks me out that Maya may one day be my sister-in-law."
A few hours later the apartment door opened and Riley, Maya, Auggie, Shawn, and Feeny filed in. "Hello?" Riley called. Topanga emerged from the bathroom.
"Hey guys. Here to check up on Cory?" She asked.
Shawn nodded. "Yeah."
"So," Feeny said. "Shall we go check on Mr. Matthews?" They ventured into Cory and Topanga's room. Cory and Josh were asleep on the bed.
"Yo Matthews!" Maya yelled. "Get up!" Both of them jerked awake.
"Ahhhh! What are you doing?" Cory shielded his head. Maya smirked (yes, again).
"We just wanted to check on you," she said. Auggie hugged him.
"Hi Daddy."
"Hi Auggie," Cory replied. "How's Shawn's?"
"It's good," Auggie said. "When can we come back home?"
"Maybe Monday after school," Topanga said. Shawn spoke up.
"Hey Cor!"
"Shawnie!"
"How ya doing?"
"I feel miserable but hopefully I'm better by Monday."
Mr. Feeny smiled. "Your class misses you very much. You've done well with them."
Cory started to reply but slapped his hand over his mouth. Topanga motioned for them to get out. "We'll see you guys on Monday, hopefully."
He moaned and she rubbed his back. "Get it all out, honey."
"I want to get better..." He moaned, leaning over the bin.
The next morning, Cory woke up to a headache. "Topy?" She opened the bedroom door and set a glass of water and aspirin on his bedside table.
"How are you feeling?"
"My stomach isn't churning as much, but my head is killing me," he said. "Can I have something to eat?"
"Oh course." Topanga returned half an hour later with some toast and a bowl of soup. Cory took it and set the soup on his bedside table.
"Thanks. Can we watch TV?"
"Sure honey. What do you wanna watch?"
"How about that one show, with the kid who meets the world? It reminds me of us."
A/N: Okay so I know I kind of glossed over the Joshaya part of this chapter, but that's because this story is mainly Corpanga. But don't worry, I've got more Joshaya fics up my sleeve. And also, isn't Cory getting a little annoying here? He's just so sick of being sick. This chapter is dedicated to the lovely Girlmeets2015, aka queenofcorpanga on Instagram (follow her, she's awesome) because yesterday was her birthday. Happy (Belated) Birthday, MK!