AN: I don't know how many chapters will be in this story. It kind of keeps getting extended. So school starts tomorrow for me which is bad news because it means I won't be able to stay up 'till three every morning writing a chapter. I'm so nervous about it (even though it's not even my first year of HS.) I WILL CONTINUE TO POST THOUGH! EVEN IF IT'S JUST NOT AS FREQUENT!
ONCE AGAIN! I DO APOLOGIZE FOR SPELLING ERRORS! SPELLING ISN'T MY STRONG SUIT AND APPARENTLY IT'S NOT MY COMPUTER'S EITHER!
It started getting late when Noah woke up again, his stomach bothering him. He glanced over at Owen who was still there, watching him sleep.
"Shouldn't you be home by now?" Noah asked. He hoped the question didn't seem rude.
"What?" Owen asked surprised, apparently not taking offense at all. "Why? What time is it?"
Noah checked his watch. "It's 8:30," he said. "I assumed you would be long gone by now."
"Are you kidding me?" Owen looked completely surprised. "I can't just leave you here alone. My mom said I can spend the night if I need to."
Noah looked surprised. "I didn't think you'd want to." He shrugged. "But it's your choice. I don't care. We have a guest bedroom upstairs. It's right next to mine."
Owen beamed. "That's awesome!" He got up from the chair. "I want you to take something." He went over to the bags he brought from his house and the store. He pulled out a pink bottle filled with pink goo. "This will hopefully make you stop getting sick."
Noah looked at it. "It looks like it would do the complete opposite. . ."
"Open up, little buddy!" Owen said as he poured it into a spoon, ignoring Noah's comment completely.
"Stop calling m-" Noah couldn't finish his sentence because a spoon was shoved into his mouth.
"Awww!" Owen beamed. "There you go, little buddy! You're so cute!" Noah looked up at Owen, with a terrified expression on his face. Owen started smiling, clearly a little embarrassed. "Well. . . You're all little and stuff. . ." He looked at Noah sheepishly as the smaller teen looked at him, looking irritated and disturbed. "Uh. . ." Owen looked away. "Things just got awkward."
"You're doing, not mine," Noah reminded him.
"I guess we're lucky to have Monday off due to teacher stuff," Owen said. Noah didn't answer, so Owen assumed he was tired. He started heading up to the guest bedroom then stopped. "You can't be all that comfortable on the couch, let me take you to your room."
Noah had to admit that his couch wasn't the most comfortable thing in the world, and he didn't feel like he'd need to make another dash to the bathroom any time soon. "Yeah, okay."
Owen smiled and headed over to Noah who was slowly getting up. He tisked at sick teen and his failed attempt. He went over and scooped Noah up. "Don't worry buddy, I've go you!" Noah looked highly irritated, but didn't make any arguments. So the cynical teen meets defeat? Owen almost laughed at the moment.
Carrying Noah up the stairs was easy for the larger teen. But then again, Owen seemed to always pick Noah up, so he was probably just used to it. He entered Noah's bedroom smiling. He hadn't been in here for a while though, but it was familiar as soon as he saw it. Noah was a neat guy, so the room was completely spotless along with the rest of the house. He had a few posters here and there, most of them were quotes from authors. But Noah's favorite part of the bedroom was his book shelf in the corner of the room next to his bed. He loved it almost as much as his dog. Almost.
"There you are, buddy," Owen said gently laying Noah down on his bed. Noah still seemed a little irritable, but grateful nonetheless.
"If you need help or anything else in the middle of the night, just yell. I am a very light sleeper," Owen said.
Noah looked at him, with his eyebrows raised. "Yeah, because you totally didn't sleep through falling off a cliff into water at the awaka-thon and you totally didn't pass out on the toilet after biting into a toilet seat. . ."
Owen laughed sheepishly. "Well maybe not that light of a sleeper." Noah still looked at him. "Alright, alright. If you need anything, you'll probably have to come and get me."
Noah didn't say anything, but closed his eyes. Owen took that as his cue to leave. Before he left, he gently took Noah's shoes off of him. He then turned off the light and started to shut the door when Calleigh entered Noah's room. He stopped and watched as Calleigh jumped up on Noah's bed and curled close to him falling asleep too. He smiled, and then shut the door, leaving it open a crack in case Calleigh wanted out in the middle of the night.
Owen entered the room he was sleeping in, shutting the door shut completely. He kind of wished he had grabbed some things for an over-night stay, but he hadn't planned that far ahead. So, he just took off his own shoes and socks, plopped down on the bed fully dressed, and was instantly out for the night.
Owen was greeted by the bright sun shining through his bedroom window. Wait, this wasn't his bedroom-it was Noah's guest room. He had spent the night at Noah's house. He was always a little slow in the mornings. He rolled over in bed, and buried his face in the pillow. Noah! He should probably see how he is doing. Owen looked over at the clock and gasped. It was 11:23! He loved to sleep but this was late even for him. He must have been really tired last night.
He quickly got out of bed and headed towards Noah's room. He peeked through the door and was surprised to see Noah up out of bed putting his shoes on.
"Noah?" Owen greeted, stepping into the room.
Noah turned his head, and looked at Owen. "Finally up big guy? This is late even for you."
Owen shrugged. "I guess I was tired."
Noah looked at him. "That's probably my doing. I was the one that exhausted you yesterday. You didn't even give yourself a break."
Owen was about to respond when his stomach growled. He let out a little laugh. "Sorry, I skipped dinner yesterday. And it's also a little late in the day."
"You can make yourself breakfast. . .Or lunch I suppose it is now," Noah said. "That is if you didn't eat every thing yesterday when you made yourself lunch. I suppose I should be really honored that you've been choosing me over food."
Owen laughed. "You betcha! But you must be really hungry. You didn't eat anything yesterday."
Noah shrugged. "I'm kind of used to not eating anything after being on Total Drama. I mean seriously, did anyone eat Chef's food." Owen opened his mouth but Noah cut him off. "Don't answer that."
"Want me to make you something to eat?" Owen asked, once again not really paying attention to Noah's sarcastic or rude remarks. He was probably just used to it.
Noah shrugged again. "Um. . . I don't know." His stomach had settled a lot since yesterday, but it was empty and a little uneasy and he didn't necessarily want to throw up again, that was for sure.
"I can make you soup," Owen told him, seeing his hesitation. "I bought some yesterday."
"You didn't have to do that," Noah said.
"I don't really mind," Owen told him as if he did this kind of thing on a daily basis. Yet then again, he probably did.
Noah nodded. "Yeah okay, I could try it."
"If it starts to get to you, I could always cover it and save it for later."
Noah nodded again. "Um. . . Can you help me downstairs?" he asked quietly. He shouldn't feel embarrassed or ashamed, but he did. He wasn't used to needing help like this. He's been relying on himself ever since his last sibling moved out of the house.
"Of course!" Owen shouted as if it was no big deal. Noah found himself almost laughing at how excited this made his friend feel. He was definitely the type of person that enjoyed the little things in life, and honestly. . . Noah envied him for it.
AN: Really surprised how fast I updated this time. I've been watching Revenge of the Island for the first time, and I'm really liking it. I really get inspired for stories watching the characters on it. After this story gets done, and I finally finish my FMA fic, I really want to write some more Total Drama fics, most of them being off of ROTI! I am also super excited for All Stars. I wonder how it will turn out!
Thanks to all those who are staying loyal to this story!
