Hey guys, here's Chapter 6 :) Not really sure about this one, it started the way I wanted it, then I just got stuck, I had no idea how to end it! Please let me know!

Three days after the barbecue, and Kai still wasn't feeling better. If anything, he was feeling worse. He had a fever that didn't want to break, and he was now complaining of a sore throat. At first I thought it was the hot wings, but now I wasn't so sure.

I had spent the day at his house for once, which was fair enough, since he spent the day before moaning about how it isn't fair that he always has to be the one coming over. Besides, I could enjoy the fact of not having Damon snooping around from his balcony for once. I was now preparing dinner, chicken and mushroom risotto, talking about my life story of how Enzo could get away with anything when he was younger, whereas I always got the blame, when I realised that I was talking to myself.

"Did you hear a word I said?" I asked him. Kai had his back to me, watching television. At least I thought he was. He was just staring into thin air.

"Kai?" I asked again.

"Huh?"

"You're uncharacteristically quiet today. You barely said five sentences all day, which is saying something."

"I'm good, just tired."

"Are you sure?" I asked, putting down the wooden spoon and walking towards him.

"Uh-huh, I'm fine" he replied, smiling up at me. To be fair, he did look tired. His eyes were red and he looked a bit pale.

"Okay, if you say so. Sit tight, dinner's almost ready," I said, ruffling his hair.

"Don't touch the hair." There he is.

"Well at least I know you're still in there somewhere."

We stood in silence for a few more minutes until the food was ready, with just the sound of Spongebob in the background. Yes, Spongebob.

"Come on Kai, dinner's ready," I called out.

He came up to the table, pulled out a chair, and sat down. I tried to make conversation but it seemed one sided, his mind seemed to be totally shut down. When I was almost done, I noticed that he was merely playing with his food.

"Okay, now I'm worried."

"Why, what's wrong?" he asked.

"Kai, you've barely touched your food. Are you sure you're okay? I haven't seen you this quiet and serious since… nope, scratch that, I've never seen you this quiet and serious."

"Actually I think I'm just going to lie down, I don't feel very well," he said, pushing his plate aside.

"Yeah you do that. I'll clear up, don't worry."

"Hey Maya, could you get me a glass of water?"

"Your wish is my command," I smiled.

He went to lie down on his bed as I prepared his glass of water and gave it to him. After I washed all the dishes and put everything away, I went to his bedroom to check on him.

"Hey you, you good?" I asked, sitting by his bedside, stroking his arm.

"As good as I can be – nope, my head hurts like crazy."

"You really should go see a doctor, you're a mess," I said, feeling his forehead.

"Uhh, thank you?"

"You know what I mean. Wait here, I'll check your temperature, I think you have a fever again," I said, getting up to get the thermometer.

"Maya?"

"Yeah?" I stopped to look at him.

"Will you sleep with me?"

That question caught me off guard so much I kept walking straight into the dumbbells he had on the floor. "What? I did say 'your wish is my command' but don't you think that's a bit much?"

"No," he croaked, "I mean sleep here, in the same bed, with me tonight. Please? I'm too tired to get out of bed."

"But I don't have anything with me."

"So? Wear my clothes. Pleaseee, Maya, don't leave me alone. What if I need something in the middle of the night? What if – what if, I get attacked? What if I die?"

It really was a sad sight when he became like this. He became the most clingy, desperately sad person ever. But the poor guy had really seen better days. I couldn't help but feel bad for him. He was sweating all over, and shivering.

"If you die, then you're dead, there's not really much I can do about it," I teased. "Alright, I'll stay. There's no way I'm leaving you alone like this," I said.

"Some friend you are, picking on me when I'm down – nope, it's up, it's coming up –" In a second, the little food he had eaten was on the floor, and it took everything that I had for me to keep what I had eaten inside.

"Oh boy. Okay, I need water, detergent… and air freshener."

That night was a bumpy one. I didn't close an eyelid 1) because I was worried about Kai, and 2) because even if I wanted to, I couldn't. He kept tossing and turning all night, and every time I was worried that he would throw up again. I kept getting up to make sure he had water, and to check his forehead. The fever seemed to go down a little, but he was still shivering like crazy. By morning, I had him covered up in four blankets.

At seven in the morning, when I was sure that whatever little ounce of sleep I had in my body had left me, I got up to make breakfast. I kept it simple: I was worried that any type of smell would make him nauseous. I texted Enzo to check in on him and sat down to eat. As I opened my mouth for the first bite –

"MAYA!"

I kicked away the chair and rushed towards him, only to find him checking himself out in the mirror.

"What the – ohhhh, shit."

"Maya, please tell me this isn't what I think it is!"

Kai's arms, torso, legs and back were covered in spots, some of them small and red, others larger and forming little blisters. It didn't look good.

"Ohh so that's what I saw on your neck last night," I remembered, recalling seeing a spot and thinking it was a mosquito bite.

"I'VE BEEN ATTACKED BY CHICKENS!"

"Oh God…"Attacked by chickens? Really?

"Yeah, it's called the chicken pox, Kai. Come on, it's not the plague. And thank God I got it when I was young, or I would be out of here."

"But… I have spots!"

"I know, Kai."

"This one's oozing liquid!"

"Yes Kai, that's what they do. Don't touch it!"

"Will I get it on my face, too?"

"Sorry to break it to you, but that's what it normally does."

The look on his face at that moment was like telling a five year old kid that Santa Claus didn't exist. I really should recommend him to some sort of drama school; the others would be eating his dust.

"Okay okay… Kai? Look at me. You're fine, okay? It's just some spots. It's going to be fine. I'll stay here for as long as you need me, okay? I'm not going to leave you alone. Make sure you stay inside and stay out of the sun or you'll scar," I said, pulling him close to a tight hug. The poor guy needed it.

"Thanks May. And sorry about the hissy fit. It's just a shock. I wasn't expecting chicken pox after eating those chicken wi – OH MY GOD the chicken wings attacked me," he declared.

"Seriously, Kai? Stop it, you're embarrassing me. Chill, okay? You're fine, you're not dying. Although, keep doing that and I'll kill you myself."

"Okay, sorry."

This whole shebang went on for another few days, which mainly included me slapping Kai's hands away every time I saw them moving towards a spot, and Kai frustratingly explaining that he simply couldn't help it. I ended up making him wear oven mittens, until he eventually got used to not scratching them. I knew he was better now because when he was ill, he didn't move in bed. Now, he was rolling around so much, he was kicking me off the bed.

"Okay, you're clearly better," I had mumbled, getting up from the bed one night.

"What? Why?" he groggily asked.

"You keep kicking me off the bed! I'm sleeping on the couch. Need anything, scream, yell, throw something, I don't know. Just don't abuse that rule," I had replied, making my way to the couch.

His fever was down now, and when I was sure I could trust him on his own, I went back to the library to let them know I was alive and well. I couldn't skip classes, so I had to take a couple of days off from the library.

"Where the hell have you been? You've been MIA for two whole days. I went by your place and Enzo told me you weren't home," Caroline said, gently pushing my shoulder as I walked inside. She had a habit of doing that.

"Sorry, I haven't been at home much. It's Kai, he has the chicken pox. I've been staying with him," I explained.

"Oh, poor guy! Is he better now?" she asked.

"Yeah, the spots are starting to clear up now, some of them, at least. I'll probably go back home today or tomorrow. I miss my bed," I said.

"Well you take care of him. He's very fond of you, he's lucky to have you in his life."

"I will," I smiled.

After doing the usual cataloguing, I grabbed the cart to put the books in place, then it was reading hour, where children eagerly wait around, sitting on cushions, waiting for the story of the day to be read to them. It was fairy tale month, and this week, it was Peter Pan's turn. After I was done with that, it was my lunch break, so I waved goodbye to Caroline for now and headed towards the cafeteria down the road, with my laptop and a bunch of books I had lent from the library. I was falling behind in my assignments again, so I thought this would be a good time as any to try to catch up.

Emphasis on 'try'. With a cup of green tea and turkey wrap in hand, I sat down, cracked open the books, switched on my laptop…. and was welcomed by a blue screen.

"No, no no no no you're not supposed to do this!" I cried, hopelessly pushing the escape button, but to no avail.

"I give up," I finally said, just putting my head on the keyboard, closing my eyes, determined not to do anything since the universe obviously didn't want me to. Little did I know there was someone observing my every move from the other side of the café.

"Am I interrupting something?"

Oh no.

I looked up, and obviously had to see him staring at me.

"Oh nothing, just a mental breakdown," I said, trying to look good. Again, emphasis on 'trying'.

"Why is it that I always seem to walk into you lying face down on something?" he asked, smiling.

"Huh, beats me," I said, thinking the same thing. Why does the universe hate me? "So Kol," I started, in an effort to look calm, "what brings you here?"

"I heard that the coffee here is to die for," he said. "That, and I haven't seen you in a while and I know that you spend your lunch breaks here."

"Huh? How do you know that?"

"I have my sources."

Rebekah. She will pay.

"Anyway, is this seat taken? Unless you mind, that is."

"Uh, no, please." Mind? Why would I mind? "I was going to do some work but my laptop decided to die on me, so might as well."

"May I?" he asked, gesturing towards the laptop.

"Knock yourself out."

I sat there in silence for a few minutes, watching him press buttons here and there while I ate my turkey wrap.

"Good as new," he said, handing me back my laptop a few moments later.

"Whoa, thanks! Where did you learn to do that?"

"I had taken a summer course," he smiled.

"Oh, well thanks again. I don't know how to repay you."

"Oh I'm sure I can think of a few things," he smirked. And cue the endless blushing on my face.

"Where's your friend? Kai, was it? Isn't he always somewhere near you, like a shadow?"

"Uh, he's at home. He's not very well at the moment," I said awkwardly.

"Ah, so I get to see you by yourself, at least for a few days."

I tried to smile, but it came out weird. As I did so, I got a quick glance at the wall clock.

"Oh shit is that the time?" I blurted out. I hadn't realised that it was now 2.15pm, and my lunch break had ended at 2pm. "Kol, I'm really sorry, I should've been at work fifteen minutes ago!"

"No worries," he said. "You go on ahead, I'll take care of this."

"What? No –" I started.

"It's fine. I know where you live. I'll just add it to the list of things you have to repay me for," he winked.

There it is. Please don't hate me if it's bad :( Like I said, I got stuck. I wanted to include Kol but I had no idea how to do it. If there's something you want to see from some characters, please let me know. Especially Maya. What do you think of her? I have a few ideas of situations but the transition towards them is what's frustrating me. I'll get there! Please let me know :) Thanks for all the follows and reviews, again :)