DSMP Soulmates AU

42: Sick

KARL POV:

I groan as I roll out of bed. It's already Wednesday and half of our friends are sick.
Dream was sick over the weekend, then George, Sam, Skeppy, Bad, Antfrost, and Punz. I start coughing, doubled over. Well, better add me to the list.

"Karl? You ok up there?" Ma calls.

"Not really," I yell back before I start coughing again.

"Sick?"

"I reckon,"

"Stay off school,"

I nod, even though she can't see me. Suddenly, I start to feel nauseous. I rush to my en suite, slamming the door open, and just about reach the toilet before my stomach empties itself out. I dry retch for a while, until I shakily pull myself up. I check the time. Only 7:45.

"Karl?" My mom says, poking her head into the bathroom.
"You good?"

"Not really, no," I say, my throat burning.

"Wanna eat something?"

"Not really, no,"

"Why? Not hungry?"

"I'm just not in the mood to throw it up again,"

"Aw. Come here," She opens her arms, and I hug her.

"You stay up here, I'll get  a bucket and some water alright? And some tablets to try and make you feel better,"

I nod, feeling like I'm 6 again.

When she leaves, I open my phone.

Meow: im down, you have to go on with out me
Fireboy: NO, KARL!
Can't see colour: join uss >:)
Bad: D: hope you feel better soon, being sick sucks.
Meow: yup

I put my phone on my bedside table, smiling. Somehow my friends can always cheer me up.

~~timeskip~~

I hear a knock at the door. I pull myself over to the window, and see Sapnap and Quackity at the door. I smile, even though I'm confused.

"Hello boys," My Ma says, letting them in.

"Karl's in his room,"

"Thank you!"

I hear them come up, and open my door just as Quackity reaches for the handle.

"I'm sick," I say dramatically, letting them into my room.

"If my parents ask, I wasn't here and Quackity was bringing homework," Sapnap says with the same voice. I laugh.

"Seriously. My mom thinks I'm at George's, which is the only acceptable place to be after school,"

"Wait wait wait, Karl, look," Quackity hugs Sapnap and kisses him on the cheek.
"You can't do that," He laughs.

"I mean I can, but then you might get sick," I disagree.

Quackity sticks his tongue out at me.

"Wait, so I have a story to tell," I grin.
"Come, come, sit around, take a seat," I say, jumping on my bed.

The 2 of them sit opposite to me, and I begin my story.

"So, earlier, I was on Discord, right, because we were gonna play Minecraft, and I join a vc with Dream and George, and they don't notice.
And so, I'm just here, chilling, and they start fighting? And I mute, because I wanna hear this, but I don't want them hearing me. And so, I can't actually remember what they said, but George was annoyed about Dream doing something inappropriate while George was on the phone to his mom. Then I unmuted and was like "Ooh, trouble in paradise." Then they both yelled at me," I laugh.