Hello again! Tonight was the first night in a while that I didn't have homework, so I kinda hurriedly put this together for the second chapter.
This one takes place on the Argo II, about a year/year and a half after the last one-shot.
Jason wasn't sure how he managed to get sick in the middle of a quest, but here he was, trying to quietly get to the bathroom because he knew he was going to throw up. He finally made it and managed to shut the door before he vomited. Jason came to the conclusion that this was a bug, rather than seasickness. He never got seasick.
"Gods of Olympus," Jason muttered, running a hand over his forehead.
"Jason?" Someone called from the other side of the door.
"I'm fine!" He croaked.
The door opened, revealing Piper.
"Gods, are you okay?" She kneeled down and felt his forehead. "What's wrong?"
"I'm okay." Jason muttered, but he wasn't very convincing seeing as he threw up again as soon as he said it.
"Oh, sweetie." Piper rubbed circles on his back. "How long have you been sick?"
"I started feeling sick right before my night watch..." Jason croaked.
"Why didn't you tell someone?" She demanded. "If you're sick, we need to know this!"
"I didn't think it was a big deal." He answered, feeling thoroughly exhausted out of nowhere.
"Let's just get you back to bed, Sparky." Piper helped him stand up, then led him back to his cabin. She propped his head up with a pillow and laid the blanket over him. "You look awful... Can I get you anything?"
Jason shook his head.
"You need some water or something." Piper decided. "We can't have you dehydrated, and it would suck for you to be sick and dehydrated." And she left the room. Jason desperately wanted her to stay, but he said nothing. Luckily, she was back in a short amount of time with a glass of water.
"I really don't think I can keep anything down." He said uncertainly.
"Just take a few small sips. We'll wait a little, then if you don't puke, you can drink a little more." She told him reassuringly. Piper put the glass of water to his lips, and Jason took a few tentative sips. "There, now just don't throw up in the next fifteen minutes and you should be better in no time."
Unfortunately, Jason did throw up again. Ten minutes later, the few tiny sips of water came back up, and they were back to square one.
"Small sips," Piper reminded him, bring the water to his lips once more. As much as he didn't want to, he swallowed the smallest bit of water. She sat on his bed and massaged his shoulders and rubbed gentle circles on his back, which felt really good.
"Well," she said after a while. "It's been twenty minutes and you haven't thrown up again." Piper handed him the glass of water. "You know the drill, a few more small sips and we'll see how it goes."
Jason complied, swallowing a small amount of water and returning to his previous position.
"You're awfully quiet." Piper noted.
"I'm really tired." Jason replied, burying his head into her shoulder. "This isn't much fun."
She laughed. "I figured. Can't be too pleasant."
"I love you," he mumbled, almost incoherently.
"Love you too, Sparky." Piper began to rub his back again.
Pretty soon, another fifteen minutes passed and he managed another sip of water.
"Can I sleep?" Jason asked wearily.
"Oh, yeah." Piper answered. "You need as much sleep as you can get."
"And can you stay here?" He mumbled, already beginning to fall asleep.
"I'm not going anywhere." Piper promised.
When Jason woke up, he felt considerably better than before. His head was much clearer than it had been last night, and though he still felt a little queasy, it was nothing compared to what it had been.
"Morning," Piper greeted. "How are you feeling?"
"A little better..." Jason sat up and immediately regretted it when a pang of dizziness hit him. "Did you stay here all night?"
"Yeah, I did." She answered casually. "You were very sweet, by the way."
"What?"
"Do you usually get all..." Piper trailed off, searching for the right word. "All cuddly when you're sick?"
"I... What?" Jason asked.
"All last night, all you wanted to do was cuddle." She chuckled. "I was wondering if that's how you usually get when you're sick. If so, you should get sick more often."
"Oh. I never knew I was like that." He shrugged.
"So, do you think you're up for eating?"
"Not just yet." Jason said quickly. The thought of eating nauseated him. "I still feel a little... Bleh."
"Wanna watch a movie or something?" Piper asked. "Just kind of rest and lay around until you feel better?"
"That sounds good." He yawned, laying back onto his pillows.
"I'll go ask Leo for help." She got up and left the room. In the short time that she was gone, Percy knocked on the door and came in without an answer.
"Hey, bro." The son of Poseidon greeted. "What happened to you? I haven't seen you in like, twelve hours."
"And I've been sick those twelve hours." Jason smiled weakly.
Percy cringed. "Oh. No fun. Just... Let me know if you need anything, okay?"
Jason nodded, and Percy exited the cabin. Piper, Leo, and Annabeth all entered right after.
"You look awful." Leo frowned at him. "You should get some rest until you're feeling better. Until then, Percy and I can take your night watch."
"Thanks." Jason answered. "But I think this is almost over. I should be back to dangerous missions by tomorrow."
He smirked. "That's good. We can't have you dying on us. Then we'd be the six instead of the seven. Doesn't have the same ring to it."
Jason had to laugh at that.
Annabeth set down a glass of water and some saltine crackers. "Just in case you feel like eating later."
Annabeth and Leo soon left, and he went back to cuddling with Piper as they watched whatever movie she and Leo had picked out.
Jason realized that this was the first time he'd ever really been taken care of when he was sick.
So, here's like a real life update thing.
I had my choir concert last night which was fun. Also I'm really pumped for Christmas and I have a couple new ideas for stories from a couple different fandoms. Also, I'm seeing Mockingjay part two tomorrow and I'm so excited.
So what did you think of this one-shot?
Reviews are appreciated. :)