#sickies

Hyunjin wasn't feeling well the whole day. When he woke up in the dorm he shared with Seungmin, he felt like he didn't sleep the night. With a groan he sat up and looked around. The sun just started to rise so it had to be early.

The dancer blinked a few times. it was really way to early for a preson that liked his sleep. After some minutes he decided to get up. Sleeping wasn't an option anymore, for that he was to awake.

Before he went downstairs, he had to orient himself, in the end this wasn't his home. After Felix and Seungmin nearly/did burn their old dorm down where they all lived, because they tried to cook together (Felix = good at cooking, Seungmin = good at cooking BUT SeungLix = a total disaster), they had to move in two different dorms so the old dorm could be repaired. But for Hyunjin the division between the dorms didn't make sense. 3RACHA: not together, danceRACHA: not together, hyung-line: not together, maknae-line not together (maybe that was good), Aussie-line: not together. So all in all a pretty chaotic time.

When the dancer came in the kitchen Chan was - of course - already there and worked on his laptop. "Morning hyung". Chan looked up and smiled warmly at his dongsaeng "morning Hyunjin, what are you doing up this early?". Hyunjin shrugged "couldn't sleep anymore". The leader nodded knowingly.

Hyunjin decided to make himself a little breakfast, even tho he wasn't really hungry, he still had to eat. "Did you already eat hyung?" he asked while standing in front of the fridge. Not getting an answer he just sighed and opened it.

After he making breakfast, he sat down next to Chan. They sat there in silence for a while, the only noise was Chan tappig furiously on the keys on his laptop. Hyunjin just picked around in his food. He wasn't really able to get anything down.

Suddenly Chan just closed his laptop with a lound bang and stood up. "Everything okay hyung?" "My laptop doesn't react. I have to go to JYPE to work in the studios. Could you tell the others that I won't be able to join practice today? I have to safe my laptop" the dancer nodded and Chan left.

Hyunjin sat there for a whie before he decided to throw the food away. He didn't feel like eating and with dance practice soon? No, there really was no need to be sick at dance practice.

Though the day, it got worse and worse. That what was just the feeling of not enough sleep was fast replaced by a nasty headache and nausea.

Around 6pm Hyunjin felt like he got hit by a car. Changbin must've noticed that his friend wasn't feeling well. "Hyunjin-ah, you okay?" "Yeah, just a little headache" Changbin looked like he didn't believe him and Hyunjin couldn't blame him. He was an awful liar and he knew it. "Maybe you should go home, you look really pale"

To that point, Hyunjin didn't have the strenght to argue against his hyung and just nodded.

But when he stood up, he nearly fell back into his chair. The complete room spun and if Changbin didn't catch him, he would probably have fallen over, along the chair. When the rapper caught him, he didn't come around to feel how warm Hyunjin was.

"Damnit Jinnie, don't pass out on me, okay?" "Mhm I'm trying" Changbin supported the dancer's weight until he was able to stand alone again. "I'll bring you back to the dorm. There is no way that you'll go back alone like that! I'll just tell Chan, okay?"

After five minutes, the rapper came back. "Got everything?" Hyunjin nodded. "Good than lets go. Chan-hyung won't be home before 3am, his laptop crashed it's whole system."

As soon as they were home, Changbin searched after a thermometer, while Hyunjin just crashed down on the couch.

"So, here we go" his hyung came back with a therometer and gave it to him. After it beeped Changbin looked at it and frowned. "You have 38.1 °C, that's a fever." Hyunjin sighed. That explained why he felt so cold and hot at the same time the whole day.

"I'll get you some fever reducer and you'll go up in your room. Or do you want to stay on the couch?" the dancer, who now thanks to the rest was suddenly completely taken down by his sickness just groaned. He didn't feel like getting up. "Okay then just stay there. Do you need anything else?" Changbin asked while heading to the bathroom where all their emergency-medication was. Hyunjin just shook his head.

When Changbin came back, he carried some different pills with him, but also a glas with water, something to eat, a wet washcloth and some comfy clothes. He sat down next to his sick friend and put the things down. "Here take them, they'll hopefully take your fever down" Hyunjin sat up slowly and took the pills his hyung gave him and after that, he crashed down on the couch again.

"Does anything hurts?" the only answer the rapper got was a muffeled "hmnhmpf". Changbin sighed "I didn't understand that, can you maybe lift your head a bit?" Hyunjin did how he was told "Everything hurts." with that he layed his head down. He felt like he was gonna cry. "Okay, I brought you some painkillers. But you have to eat before you can have them."

Hyunjin wasn't amused about that. Not that he didn't want painkillers, but only thinking of food made his tomach turn, so he shook his head. "Why not?" "Only thinking of food makes me want to throw up" "Shall I give you a bucket? Just in case?" the dancer thought over it a bit and then nodded his head.

Just when Changbin went upstairs to find a bucket, Hyunjin's stomach made an awful turn which made him sit up. Maybe a bit too fast, because his stomach now felt like it wanted to turn it's inside out. He felt liquid coming up his throat and he pressed his one hand on his mouth, the other one on his stomach.

Hyunjin knew that he wouldn't make it to the bathroom, but luckily Changbin just came back with a bucket and as soon as he saw his dongsaeng, he understood what was going. He gave the bucket to Hyunjin as fs as he could and sat next to his friend.

As soon as Changbin gave him the bucket, Hyunjin started to retch. He didn't allow his body to, it just decided that it wasn't able to keep that non-existent stomach contents in. And it really seemed like it. He didn't have anything in his body to come up, so he kept heaving and gagging unproductive. The only thing that came was a little bit of stomach acid and bile.

While his body somehow decided to torture itself, Changbin rubbed slow circles over his friend's back and tried to calm him down with whispering sweet nothings in his ear.

20 minutes later, Hyunjin's stomach decided to give him a break. He leaned back slowly. Changbin started to wipe his mouth and went into the bathroom to rinse the bucket.

When he came back, the dancer had start to cry, wich was a real sign for how sick Hyunjin was, since he normaly only cried in front of chan after he throwing up. Changbin sat down next to him again and rested one hand on his sick friend's back. "You're really not feeling well, huh?" the rapper asket in a gentle voice. Hyunjin just nodded and layed his head on Changbin's shoulder.

"You should try to sleep a bit. Maybe it will be better after it" "You're staying here?" Changbin had to smile. "Of course". With that, Hyunjin closed his eyes and started to sleep.

The whole evening went by in that raster, Hyunjin woke up a few times and felt like he needed to throw up but never brought up anything. His fever spiked up a few times but always went back down.

Around 2am Seungmin came in, a bit confused that the lights were on. he went into the living room, to find Changbin with a sleeping Hyunjin in his lap.

"Why are you still awake?" the rapper looked at his friend and smiled a bit sad "Hyunjin isn't feeling well, I think he caught a stomach bug." "Ah, I see. Can I help you with something?" "No, I don't think so. Why did you come home this late?" the vocalist sighed a bit annoyed. "I tried to get Chan-hyung home. He was super grumpy, but didn't want to come home." Changbin smiled again, but this time it didn't look sad. "Yeah, his laptop crashed its whole system this morning, that's why he wasn't with us at dance practice." "Now that makes sense. Just call me if you need anything, okay?" Changbin nodded and Seungmin went upstairs.

He came down a few times, to help Changbin with Hyunjin and to rinse the bucket when their friend brought up a trickle of stomach acid or bile. They tried to give him something to eat or to drink, but he couldn't keep it down longer than 5 minutes.

After 4 hours, Hyunjin woke up again. He wasn't feeling that sick anymore, but his whole body shivered, his head spun and he felt really, really cold. Changbin still sat where he sat 4 hours ago and looked like he didn't sleep. "Oh Jinnie-ah, you're awake. How do you feel?" "Not that sick anymore, but I feel cold" his rapper stood up and took the thermometer from the table that stood in front of the couch. "May I?" Hyunjin nodded weakly.

They wated until it beeped and Changbin looked at the little numbers. "Damn, Jinnie, it's 40.1 °C!". Just in that moment the door opened again and a really tired looking Chan came in. "What is *yawn* 40.1°C?" "Jinnie's fever?"

Suddenly Chan was fully awake. "Why did no one tell me he's got a fever?!" "Sorry" Changbin mumbled and looked to the ground. "Okay, we'll drive to a hospital." now Hyunjin started to speak: "Can't we wait until like 9am and drive to a doctor instead of hospital?" his voice sounded hoarse and weak and Chan smiled at him with sympathy in his eyes. "No Jinnie-ah, it's Sunday. I don't assume that a doctor will be available" the dancer looked at him. He knew that the leader had said something, but in his brain the words didn't make any sense.

Now Seungmin, who just came downstairs, joined the conversation too. "I think hospital would be good. He kept throwing up the whole night, maybe an IV would help him to get hydrated again. By his look he isn't" Changbin nodded and Chan said: "Okay, I'll drive, that will be faster than calling a manager to this ungodly hour. Can you both bring him in the car or should I help?" "Nah, it's fine, we can do that" Changbin answered.

Chan started to gather a few things together and went out to start the car, so it wouldn't be completely cold in it and he could call the other members to inform them what was going on.

"Okay Jinnie-ah, we'll help you sit up. Nice and slow" together with Seungmin Changbin helped hyunjin up. Even tho it was slow, it seemed too fast for him. He got dizzy for a moment and gagged drily, but after the room stopped spinning, the nausea was stopped too. "Can you wwalk by yourself or should I carry you?" Changbin looked at the dancer just shook his head. "I-I can walk... I guess".

In the end Changbin carries him and if it wouldn't have been such a serious situation, Seungmin would have laughed. The smallest mamber carried the tallest. It looked a bit funny indeed.

First Chan and Changbin argued a bit about who would drive the car, but agreed that even if Chan didn't sleep a minute this night, he was way more careful than Changbin.

When Chan started the car, Seungmin looked at Hyunjin. "Just tell when ou feel sick again, okay?" he got a nod back and a head that layed down on his shoulder. The young vocalist started to stroke through his friend's hair and noticed how damp it was.

The ride to the hospital was silent. Changbin and Hyunjin both slept the whole time, Seungmin looked out of the window and Chan was concentrated to look at the road and to not fall asleep.

They arived around 7am and as soon as Chan stopped the car, Changbin was awake again. Seungmin in the back started to shake Hyunjin's shoulder. The dancer started to stir and opened his eyes. "Mhm? Where are we?" he asked, his voice not more than a whisper. "At the hospital, remember? We have to go inside. Should I carry you again?" Hyunjin just nodded and so the four left the car and went in the emergency room.

"Good... morning, how can I help you?" a kind-looking woman asked when they entered. "Good morning. Our friend Hwang Hyunjin is ill since yesterday morning. He has a fever and last time we checked it was at... 40.1 °C. He also threw up the whole evening and night and wasn't able to keep anything down." Chan explained while looking at Hyunjin. "Okay, I'll send a doctor to you, you can go in that room over there"

Not much later after they settledin the room, a young man in a white coat came in. "Good morning, my name is Doctor Hwangbo Myung. What is the emergency?" due to the fact that neither Chan nor Hyunjin were in the state to explain the situation (Hyunjin layed on the hospital bed and looked like he would pass out and Chan's head was placed on Changbin's shoulder and he looked like he would fall/ or was asleep) so Seungmin explained everything again.

"Okay, I'll take some bloodtests and give you an IV with some medication to lower your fever and the nausea." Hyunjin just nodded. After the doctor did that, he walked away to wait for the results. "Changbin, do you want to bring Chan back in the car? He looks like he is asleep" before the rapper was able to answer, Chan spoke up: "I'm not sleeping and I won't leave, except Hyunjin tells me to." Seungmin shot Changbin a you-see-what-I-mean-with-grumpy-look but didn't say anything and just walked over to Hyunjin to hold his hand.

After a while, doctor Hwangbo came back. "So the good news are, it's nothing life-threatening. It's a bacterial infection. I'll give you a antibiotic to stop the infection. If it doesn't get better or worseplease come back or one of your friend so I can give you a different one." To Changbin, Seungim and Chan (who still looked like he would fall asleep in a second) he said: "Make sure he eats and drinks enough. Drinking is more important than eating, but he should do both. He also should rest at least a week. The three of them nodded and stood up.

"I can walk by own this time, I already feel a bit better" Hyunjin said, when Changbin picked him up. "Nope, you won't walk alone. I'll carry you, ou are supposed to rest."

The ride back was even quieter than the ride before. This time Changbin drove the car. Seungmin. Hyunjin and Chan sat in the back. Seungmin sat in the middle and both, Chan and Hyunjin, had their head at one of his shoulders each and were asleep as soon as Changbin started to drive.

Back at their dorm. Changbin carried first Hyunjin and then Chan out of the car, both into their bedrooms. "Hyunjin has to take the antibiotic every 6 hours" Seungmin read out loud. "Okay, so he should take it right after food. I'll go in the kitchen and make-" Changbin was cut off by the young vocalist. "No, you'll sleep too. I can do that too and don't worry, I won't burn this dorm down." with that Seungmin left.

When Hyunjin was woken by the younger member, he felt lightheaded, but not as terrible as at the beginning. "Jinnie-ah, wake up. You have to eat something." Hyunjin just shook his head. He didn't feel sick anymore, but he didn't want to eat. "But you have to. Before taking the antibiotic, you have to eat. Come on, at least a little bit." With a groan the dancer sat up. "Fine, I'll eat something." He looked next to his bead to make sure that the bucket was near him.

After he hesitantely ate the soup Seungmin gave him, both waited a few minutes to see if Hyunjin's stomach would protest against the food. "I think you can take it now. It could be that you have to vomit after the first time you take it, but with the second time it shouldn't happen" Hyunjin nodded and took the pills ou of Seungmin's hand.

Not even 5 minutes later, Hyunjin's stomach started to churn again and the dancer quickly pressed one hand on his mouth. Seungmin must've noticed that movement and that his friend's face became paler than a sheet of paper, because he took the bucket and placed it in Hyunjin's lap.

It was just in time before the older member started to retch again. The sound of the liquid hitting the ground of the bucket made Seungmin flinch. But he clicked back in action and started to rub Hyunjin's back along his spine. "It's okay Jinnie-ah, let it all out, you'll feel much better after it."

Hyunjin spat out some salvia and greatfully accepted the wter his friend gave him to rinse his mouth. "Sorry for the mess" Hyunjin looked at Seungmin and guilt rushed over his face. "Hey there is nothing to be sorry about. You're sick and that is pretty normal. And I don't know which mess you mean. You didn't vomit on yourself or on the floor tho." with that Seungmin stood up and rinsed the bucket.

When he came back, the dancer was already back to sleep.

6 hours later Hyunjin's more or less peaceful sleep was disturbed by Seungmin again. "Hyung, you have to take your medication again. And food and something to drink." "Not again, please" Hyunjin whined and pulled his blanket up to his head. But this one time Seungmin was stronger than him. He pulled the blanket out of the weak grip. "Come on, this time should be better." Hyunjin sat up defeated.

Just like last time the soup stayed in, but as soon as Hyunjin took the antibiotic, his stomach turned it's inside out.

"I guess that you can't stomach the antibiotic." "Oh didn't think that." Hyunjin said in a bitter tone, while tears started to sting in his eyes. In that moment, Chan looked opened the door. "I'll go back to the studios if that is okay" "Sure. But could you first drive to the hospital and get a different antibiotic? Hyunjin can't handle this one." Chan nodded. "Sure".

When Chan had just closed the door, Changbin opened it again. "Hey Jinnie, how are you?" Hyunjin shrugged "a bit better but the antibiotic isn't the right one. Chan'll bring another one." the rapper nodded. Noticing that Hyunjin was holding back, he turned to Seungmin. "Maybe you could make him a tea?" Seungmin nodded and went out of the room.

Changbin sat down next to Hyunjin. "This is shit mhm?" he recieved a nod. "Come here Jinnie-ah." the rapper opened his arms. Hyunjin practically melted in the touch and a tear escaped hi eyes. "It's okay to cry. The fever is messing with your emotions huh?" he got another nod. They sat together like that until Seungmin came back. "Am I allowed to cuddle with you or-?" "Sure" Hyunjin smiled weakly and Seungmin joined in.

An hour later Chan came back. "Got a new one. They said that this should work." Hyunjin didn't look amused but nodded. "I'll heat the soup up." Seungmin took the antibiotics out of Chan's hands and went down in the kitchen.

Just when Chan wanted to leave Hynujin called him. "Channie-hyung?" the leader looked back at him. "Yeah?" "Can... can you give me a hug?" Chan walked back to him. "Of course Jinnie".

After a while Seungmin came back and Chan left to go to the studios. "Now, here we go" he smiled at Hyunjin who still didn't looked happy but took the soup.

Like the last times they waited a bit until Hyunjin was sure he wouldn't throw up, before he took the antibiotic. After 8 minutes the dancer hesitantily took the medication. And this time, it stayed down. All 3 sighed in relief after 30 minutes of waiting.

"I think you can try to sleep again Jinnie-ah." hangbin said softly. "Okay, but can you both stay here with me?". Both nodded and took one side of the bed, so Hyunjin was sandwiched between them.

"Now sleep Hyunjin-ah" Seungmin said and stroke through his hair, while Changbin placed a kiss on his forehead.

Hyunjin sighed sleepy. He wasn't fine yet, but much better. And he had his friends with him, that was all what mattered: he didn't have to go through it alone.

END

Wow, I needed long (again), but I made it!! I promised @eternal-stay that I wouldn't sleep this night until I was done with writing this. I'm happy she only said 'that sounds like out of Chan's mouth' and not 'your new nickname is Chan 2.0 with your attitude' XD

Right now I still have a request (give me a caregiver for it please qwq) but feel free to request new ideas ☀!