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Week Eight of Freshman Year

Ethan laid in bed as he stared up at the ceiling, his head pounding with a major headache as he began to cough over the side of the bed. He couldn't believe he was this sick already as he reached over and grabbed a tissue from the tissue box on his nightstand. That's whenever he heard voices from outside his door. Ethan decide to get up and shuffle over to his door as he pressed his ear against the wood of the door and listened in.

"He has a really high fever, I'm worried about him." came Sarah's voice.

"I know he's sick and all but we all have big plans for tonight Sarah, he will be fine. He just needs to sleep it off and he will be better by tomorrow." came Erica's voice.

"It would be a kindness to him if someone stayed and watched over him, he has been very helpful to us all these past eight weeks." came Sandy's voice.

"I know he's ill and all but I can't afford to get sick." came Trisha's voice.

"If you guys have things to do then go do it, I'll be fine." Ethan said as he opened the door and leaned against the doorway, holding a blanket around him as everyone turned to look at him.

"Ethan, get back in bed we will deal with this." Sarah said as she gave him a stern look before he just raised a hand to stop her from speaking further.

"I'm the one dying over here, I should get to choose who will see me meet my maker." Ethan joked slightly as he felt a dizziness overcome his head.

"What were your plans for tonight Benny?" Sarah asked as she looked at the taller male who just smiled back at her.

"I was going to go to campus and practice lyrics for a bit but I can stay and take care of him while you guys go out." Benny said as everyone nodded their heads in agreement before Ethan just smiled and walked back into his room.

"I'll be in here signing a contract with the Reaper, go have fun guys." Ethan said as he plopped down into bed.

"Feel better Ethan! I know you can get over this!" Sandy said as she poked her head into his room and smiled and waved.

"Yea, you got it in ya hot stuff!" said Erica as she wrapped a fur scarf around her neck and headed down the stairs.

"If he gets any worse, call a ambulance to take him to the hospital." Sarah instructed Benny as she gave him a hug before waling down the stairs. Ethan just bundled up in his blankets as he heard his door close before he felt someone put a hand to his forehead. Ethan turned over to see Benny standing there by his bedside, a worrying frown on his face.

"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine." Ethan muttered out, his voice raspy as he looked up at Benny who just simply sat down on the edge of the bed and looked at the shorter of the two.

"I'm gonna worry, I care about you." Benny said before he got up and left the room momentarily. Ethan closed his eyes as he felt a slumbering heaviness overcome his eyelids before he finally passed out again.

Later Into the Night

Ethan awoke once more late into the night as he felt a damp rag on his forehead, looking up to see Benny dipping a rag into a container of water before wringing it out again and placing it on his forehead.

"Hey you...the Reaper hasn't come for yet has he?" Ethan said in a whisper as he watched Benny smirk at him.

"He would have to get me first before he got you." Benny said with a laugh before resting his hand onto Ethan's.

"I...why did you stay? You...you had plans too." Ethan said while barely audible, Benny just looked into his eyes.

"I care about you and I didn't want to come back and something have happened while everyone was out." Benny answered, smiling as he gave Ethan's hand a slight squeeze.

"Thank you...I care about you...too." Ethan said in between raspy breaths as he turned his head to sneeze to which Benny giggled.

"You've got a cute sneeze." Benny said, laughing even more whenever Ethan turned and gave him a weird look.

"Shut...up." Ethan said with a slight laugh before he turned over on his side to face Benny who just reached up and ran his hand through his hair. Ethan just reached up and put a hand onto Benny's as they stared at each other in silence, snow starting to flurry outside of Ethan's window, the only light in the room being a small candle warmer over on Ethan's desk.

"I'm going to go back to bed." Ethan said, earning a simple head nod from Benny as he held onto Benny's hand before closing his eyes and falling asleep once more. Benny just smiled down at Ethan before leaning down and placing a small and gentle kiss onto his forehead before dipping the rag back into the water.

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