Wooooooh! Another chapter, I really hope you guys enjoy this ^^

Disclaimer: I don't own Harvest Moon, Natsume does. If I did man it would be messed up.

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I felt sick,

No it wasn't sick… I was petrified

My heart was pounding in my ears and felt like it was going to break out of its bone like prison. My stomach was twisted in a knot that wouldn't come undone and coming more and more twisted with every passing second. It felt as though someone had forced rotten milk into my stomach and I was about to puke it up straight on the ground. My mind was racing faster than a freight train, thoughts about what could've happened to him raced through my mind. My throat was closing up and drier than a sand dune. I couldn't get the thought of death out of my mind, I kept shaking my head to get it out but it was stuck there and planted like a 3000 year old tree. Ash's call played through my head over and over again, he sounded so worried, so petrified and nervous.

I was too scared to even notice the rain pounding like jackhammers and coming down in buckets. I didn't even notice the lion roaring in the distance, and the occasional crack that disappeared with a blink. I raced through the puddles of mud and disgusting water that made my newly polished boots covered in brown sticky mud, not even caring if I got mud on my legs or on my polka dot skirt that Nori just sewed me. I was too worried to care, even if I was soaked to my underwear covered in muck, honestly all I wanted to do was see him, I wanted to hear someone tell me he's ok, I wanted someone to tell me he was fine, nothing to worry about.

That's all I wanted to hear, I just wanted to hear him say even if it was softer than a fleece blanket, quieter than a mist, or raspier than a bronchitis sickened throat, all I wanted to was hear his voice tell me,

I'm ok.

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I booted open the mahogany wooden door and strode into Dr. Ayame's office. My mind racing, my heart pounding in my chest, my heart was in my throat making me want to gag. My hair was soaking and dripping on the wooden floors splattered to my face from the rain pouring onto my hair like buckets. My shoes were covered in mud and dirt; I didn't even bother to wipe my feet at cactus like welcome mat. I was soaked from my overcoat to my socks and undergarments, my clothes clung to my body like a 5 year old with horrible separation anxiety and were wrinkled as my grandfather's smile. Every part of my body was covered in mud and dirt, due to tripping about 5 times over a root that stuck out of the ground, I was almost in tears. Hiro stared at me awestruck by my ghastly appearance. "Lillian…" he started, his voice was small and I could barely hear it, "Are you okay? Y-You look terrible." I ignored Hiro and marched straight over to the burgundy hatted individual who I knew as Ash.

Ash, just like Hiro, looked awestruck at my appearance. He stared at me with concerned eyes his dark blue eyes filled and invaded with worry. He put a warm hand on my mud covered shoulder; you could tell he didn't even know what to say to me, almost like I was a mud covered creature that had just crawled out of a rock covered ditch. My eyes were dotted with tears and I could feel my throat closing up, I bit my tongue to keep myself from bursting out sobbing. He couldn't get any words out to say to me, he was too awestruck to say anything. I was too upset to say much, I could only croak out a couple words out of my closing up throat,

"Ash… What, happened?" my voice was soft barely above a whisper; I kept biting my tongue until it hurt.

Ash sighed shaking his head; he put a hand over his eyes. You could tell he was trying to describe what to say to me in his head without making me too upset. The only words he could manage to pull out were, "Lillian…" he started you could see it in his eyes, he was trying to say it but he couldn't find words to say to me. "Oh my God…" he said his voice cracking as if he was about to cry himself. Ash was never the one to be even close to crying, was it that bad? I wanted answers… I didn't want to wait. With all my strength I could muster, I grabbed Ash tightly by the shoulders my nails digging into his skin, and I shook him wildly like a mad woman. "What happened, Ash?! What happened?!" I cried. Tears were welling up in my eyes now; all I wanted was an answer; I didn't want to hear bull-shit, just answers. Ash stared me for a moment shocked; he took a deep breath as if mentally preparing himself to tell me. He motioned me upstairs, I followed.

Every step I took up those stairs made me even more worried than I should be. I felt queasy as if my stomach was knotting over and over again. I wanted to see him so bad, but one part of mind told me I didn't want to. The way Ash was looking, I probably didn't want to see him. I could see the look on Ash's face, he was worried for his friend after all, Cam was one of Ash's best friends in the town, he was blinking constantly and trying to blink back tears, He held onto his stomach I could tell he felt faint and sick as I am. So many things were running through my mind at that moment, I didn't know what had happened, how serious it was or what his condition was. I was panicking, with each and every step my legs shook wildly like flimsy trees getting blown over by a typhoon. I grabbed the railing for support clenching it tight with white sweaty palms, anxiety was ruling over my body like a king of a fallen empire.

Death I shook my head wildly, but it clung there. It was a tree, rooted to the ground held tightly with strength. The tree I couldn't rip out of the ground.

As we reached the top of the stairs Ash stopped. He was biting his lip and blinking constantly, I could see water filling in his eyes. He was probably sickened by it. I could tell he was too afraid to see it again; I was awestruck Ash was like this, Ash was never like this even when a farm animal died Ash stayed strong and didn't cry. This must have scared him stiff, Ash and Cam was best of friends, even if Cam didn't show it they still stuck by each other.

My legs felt flimsy and weak, I was shaking. I walked up the last stair sickened with worry, I prayed.

Oh Harvest Goddess, please be ok…

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The moment I walked into the top room, I immediately felt as if Kana had punched me straight away in the stomach with the force of about 100 horses.

I saw Dr. Ayame standing near the doorway holding a clipboard, she was writing away faster than I could even tell. She looked up at me and smiled as best as she could, I knew that smile was fake, she was just trying to cheer me up. My throat was already choked up and I was close to crying my eyes out. She stared at me for a moment a concerned face behind that smile. She put her clipboard by her side, my legs were shaking and my whole body was shivering like a Swallow out in winter. I bit my tongue harder and harder until it hurt my tongue. My hands were clenched into fists and my knuckles were white with the anxiety building up in my chest. After a long drawn out silence, she finally spoke. Her voice was calm and caring; she wanted me to be ok because if you didn't notice already, I didn't look so good.

"Lillian, are you ok?" She put a hand on my shoulder gingerly, almost as a mother would. She wanted to make me better, like a mother with a child.

My voice was cracked and dry as if I hadn't drunk a drop of water in days. My voice was a tone of an apprehensive, solicitous mother, scared for her child. I wasn't ready for this at all. I just didn't want to do this; I didn't want to see this horror. Whatever happened, I wasn't ready. "I-I just want to see him…."

My heart now could be heard in my ears, louder than a set of drums. I was feeling queasy and stomach sick, a faint feeling entered me and the room felt like it was spinning in large persistent circles, like a carrousel and I was in the middle of it. A large knot engulfed my throat, each swallow stabbed at my throat like a dull knife. Ayame casted a gingerly look at me before speaking slowly and calmly speaking to me. "Lillian, I want you to listen for a moment," her voice was soft and at ease. "I want you to take a deep breath, slowly." I was reluctant to do so at first but I finally took a slow, shaky and shuddering breath. My breathing convulsed shaking my chest. "Good," she replied. "Now I want you close your eyes, take a deep breath, and unclench your fists." Her words, although very slowly, were steadily calming me down. I unclenched my white fists sweaty and drenched with pure anxiety. "Now open your eyes, take another nice deep breath," my heart rate was slowly coming down to a normal rate and I felt as if my body was gradually coming back from its roller coaster ride. "Excellent," she said with her trademark smile. My mind was still racing, and I still felt like crying my eyes out even with her calming exercises. "I know why you're here Lillian and I just want to let you know that everything is fine." I don't want to hear bull-shit, I want to see him. "Please…" I said with a cracked voice. "Just let me see him, that's all I've came here for. I don't want to hear it, just please." I plead. The last please exaggerated, invaded with even more worry. Ayame sighed and didn't say a word. She motioned me to come with her. I slowly walked behind her, every step making me more apprehensive and petrified; I was honestly scared of what was going to be before me once I saw him. I don't want to do this… I thought frantically. I can't do this… Once again panic was starting to sink into my head and the thought of death was starting to come back and haunt me. No… Stop, you're not like this at all, he's ok… just keep thinking that he's ok, Lillian...He's fine. I thought trying to calm myself down for as long as possible.

Cam, just be ok? Please… just be okay.

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(For now until the end of this chapter I'm going to go to Cam's POV it seems to be better that way for this specific scenario- DDS)

I first saw a great light. It shined so brightly that I couldn't open my eyes wide to see through it.

My eyes weren't adjusting well, everything was a bleach white color and so luminous it hurt to even squint. The whole room was a bunch of puffy white fuzz balls, almost close enough to be Ash's lamb, Snow. The room seemed to be spinning in ginormous persistent loops, I felt as if I had go on a carrousel and it was going 80 miles an hour but I couldn't get off it.

Where am I?

This was the first thought that came to my conscious mind. I felt tired and confused, my skin felt wet and sticky and I felt really cold. I didn't know what was going on, or where I was or even what happened to me. Everything was a blur to me. Beads of cold, wet sweat rolled down my fore head, why is it so cold in here? Why do I feel so warm? I could hear some voices. I was unable to understand or make out who was speaking everything was muffled as if cotton was stuffed into my ears. My head pounded with every thought, just thinking hurt my head. It felt as if Lillian had hit me in the head with her hammer, my head was throbbing and that bright light wasn't helping me out much either. I shut my eyes tight for a moment, trying recollect what was going on. I couldn't think with this head ache. Everything hurt not just my head, my neck and my stomach, what happened to me?! My head was spinning with questions, I couldn't answer and it only made my head hurt more.

Suddenly I heard muffled voices again, there were getting closer and louder, and sounding clearer and more recognizable with each passing step. I recognized one: Ayame. Wait… If she's here… the only place I could be is… Oh god, am I in Dr. Ayame's office? A panicked feeling started to rise up in my stomach. Oh God what happened to me? Why am I here? I became worried and frantic; this only made my body hurt even more than it should have. I rolled over to my side I curled my body up in ball pressing my legs up to a sort of right angle. My head was throbbing, as if someone was pounding a jackhammer to it, my neck felt even worse lying on my side, it was agonizing. I managed to croak out a groan of pain, I shut my eyes tight as sweat rolled down my forehead. Suddenly everything felt amplified, and the voices were blasting into my head, suddenly the second voice came clear to me:

Lillian.

No… She's probably having an anxiety attack about me… I can't stand to see her like that. My head just felt worse as I became more and more panicked about it. Honestly, Harvest Goddess what happened to me?! Why am I here?! I'm so confused everything was just a blur. I became more and more panicked as the steps became louder and louder in my ears.

Out of the corner of my eyes I saw a figure standing near me, Lillian. She stood there staring at the ground, unbeknownst what to do. I bet she was on the verge of tears or at least crying. Rather painfully, I lifted my aching body up to an almost sitting position; I leaned onto my elbows for support trying to hold my weight under the horrid pain that was covering my body. Her hands were clenched up and white from anxiety, she lifted her head up a little bit. She was sniffling and trembling like a small bunny buried in the snow.

"C-Cam," she said almost above a whisper. "I-I…" Her voice quivered, I heard a small whimper. I could barely hear her voice. "Y-You…" her voice was starting to become louder the more she spoke. "You… You… BASTARD!" she yelled, her voice shrieking, her once angelic voice became shrill with worry and stress.

I wasn't expecting that. Lillian… I can't believe this. Her fists clenched even tighter making them whiter than snow. I didn't expect her to be this worried; this only made me worry more of what happened to me. Before I could even reply, she wrapped her arms around me and tears started rolling down her cheeks and onto my shirt.

"You bastard… I was so worried about you." She said almost mouse-like in between her shaking sobs.

I replied quietly trying my hardest to comfort her. "I'm fine now Lillian, you don't need to worry." Though secretly I was in horrid pain and I believe I have a fever.
Her chest shook with each of her breaths, and her fingernails dug into my back. I shifted my weight onto my left arm and stroked her back trying to comfort her as she cried. She slowly loosened her grip and started to calm back down to her normal state. She sniffed and wiped her nose on the back of her sleeve recollecting herself; she then got up and pulled a plastic chair over to the bedside. My elbows were starting to fail me and I fell back onto the mattress, pain hitting me like a charging horse the moment my head hit the pillow. I saw Ayame looking at me; a sceptical look was on her face not really buying the fact I was ok.

"Hm… Cam you don't really that ok," she said. I was hoping she wouldn't say anymore I don't want Lillian to worry more, she's already cried enough. "You're sweating and shaking, you look like you're going to faint," she walked over to me and put her ice cold hand to my forehead and cheeks. "You're burning up too." She looked me over for a moment and scribbled a bit on her clipboard, Please don't say anymore… Please. As if reading my mind she didn't say anymore just scribbled a couple things more things on her clipboard and looked at me then at Lillian. "I'm just going to run a few more blood tests and see if my hypothesis is correct, if this is ok with both of you." She said smiling at both of us; Lillian replied quietly her voice low, "That's fine." She said squeezing her hands on her lap. Ayame smiled once again at the both of us and left the room.

Once Ayame left the room was silent. I couldn't think of anything to say really, I was feeling really sweaty and disgusting as sweat rolled down my fore head, I couldn't think of what to say. I looked at Lillian out of the corner of my eye; she was biting her lip as if trying to find something to say to me. She was so worried I can't stand seeing her like this, Why Harvest Goddess, why have you cursed me with this? Hell I don't even know what happened to me… Lillian looked over at me and then finally replying,

"Do you know what happened to you, Cam?" she said her voice soft and invaded with a mix of anxiety and worry.
I titled my head a bit, a pain pounding in my head. "The only thing I remember is feeling cold and then sweating buckets. The rest is all fuzzy to me." My voice was raspy and weak; I wasn't feeling good at all. I felt clammy and like I was going to pass out.
"Oh…" Lillian replied looking at the ground.
"Do you?" I asked. She looked at me and shook her head.
"Ash didn't tell me anything; I figured you knew what happened." She said as she kicked her boot against softly against the floor, she was biting her lip. "He told me just to come here right away; he didn't tell me what happened." She said. "By the way Ash sounded on the phone, I thought you were at Death's Door."
I sighed, Thanks Ash, thanks a bunch… "Well Ash over exaggerates at some points, it's just because he doesn't know what's going on, he panics and then-" A warm putrid feeling started to rise in my throat, then I started to feel a rather bitter and acidy taste in my mouth, I started burping excessively I felt like I was choking. Then, a burning sensation burned through my throat as I felt something come up. I gagged and a horrid smelling, disgusting, fluid like substance spewed out of my mouth and into the trash can beside me. The smell of putrid vomit filled my nostrils and I felt like I was going to drop dead right there.
"You ok?" Lillian asked peering over at the bucket I had just threw up in.
I nodded meekly, but honestly I felt really sick. I grabbed the trash can once more and puked again. I felt almost like I had the flu or something, but how in hell do I know I normally never get sick.
"Yeah, you're not ok." She said. I groaned and rolled onto my side and curled up in a ball, today was just not my day at all. I felt absolutely awful as if I was going to puke up my insides. Then, I felt something. I felt a weight shift on the bed as someone sat down near me. Lillian reached over and rubbed my back, like she did when Ryu was sick. "Just try to sleep okay?" She said softly. My head pounded, I wasn't feeling like myself, hell I don't even know what's wrong with me.

What is wrong with me?

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Another chapter done and done, already jumped ahead on the next one, hopefully it will be up soon and not take about a month ^^'''''' Thanks for the reviews they keep me going and help me go on with writing! Thank you and keep doing it!

DDS out!

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