Hi! Here's Day 5, Poisoned! I hope you enjoy!

Warnings: a little bit of blood, mention of death

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It was a quiet day in the commons, everybody lazing about without much to do. Thomas was taking it easy that day so the sides took the opportunity to enjoy themselves.

Logan was reading a book, Patton was re-watching a couple episodes of Steven Universe and Virgil was pressed against Patton dozing and listening to music through a pair of headphones. Roman, the only one missing from the scene, decided that he was going to go on an adventure in the imagination and had been there since the early morning.

It wasn't uncommon for the prince to disappear for hours on end when he ventured into the imagination and he would often return with epic tales of his quest, dramatically acting them out for the others to enjoy.

The next episode of Steven Universe was just starting when Patton noticed Roman standing at the top of the stairs. Smiling at the appearance of the princely side, he called,

"Hey, Kiddo! How was your quest?" His smile faltering when Roman didn't answer, instead, he pressed a hand to his face and sort of just swayed uneasily on his feet. "Roman?"

Concerned, Logan looked up from his book and frowned as well. "Patton, he's going to-"

Before Logan could even finish talking, Roman's hand dropped from his face and he swayed dangerously towards the edge of the stairs.

Patton was on his feet in an instant but wasn't faster than Virgil who went from his position beside Patton to the top of the stairs to catch Roman and pull him safely from the edge in seconds.

Virgil himself looked stunned at his speed, holding Roman steady as Patton followed to help guide the Prince to the couch.

Once Roman was safely seated, he muttered a weak, "thanks."

"What happened?" Logan asked and Roman raised his right arm, revealing an infected looking, bloody gash.

"She bit me." Roman sounded offended, wincing as Logan softly prodded at it and Patton let out a worried laugh.

"The Dragon witch?"

"Mhmm. 'm really dizzy," Roman muttered, raising his left hand again to cover his face.

"Is she venomous?" Virgil asks as Logan moves into the kitchen to grab the first aid kit.

"Who?" Roman asks, frowning, "oh! Right, sorry... uhhh... I dunno."

"Lay him down," Logan ordered Patton, "I think she may have been venomous."

"AM I GOING TO DIE?" Roman shouted, struggling to sit up again and lost to Patton who carefully pushed him back down.

"No, we as Thomas's sides, cannot die," Logan informed, glancing over at Virgil who looked away. "But this will be painful. Your body will naturally want to get rid of the toxins. All you have to do is wait it out."

"Will this affect Thomas?" Virgil asked, petting Roman's hair anxiously.

"He will most likely suffer from a creative block but nothing detrimental. This shouldn't last too long. I estimate this will last a day at the most."

"Mmhmm... 'm tired," Roman mumbled and closed his eyes, leaning into Virgil's soft touch.

"Get some sleep then, honey," Patton said softly. He stood, getting a facecloth, wetting it in the kitchen and placed it on Princey's hot forehead.

"m'kay." Roman sighed and seemingly fell straight asleep.

Patton and Virgil sat with Roman for the rest of the night, watching a marathon of Disney to keep the prince distracted from the pain in his arm, which got progressively worse until about 2am. After that, his fever broke and the pain in his arm ebbed to a dull pounding. He was back to his princely self by morning