In Sickness

Chapter 5

Jack squeezed my hand even tighter. I wrapped my arms around him and held him close. I felt him start shaking.

"I'm scared, Mark"

I heard the tears in his voice and my heart broke. I hated it when he cried.

"I know, but they found it early and that's sort of good. All we have to do is get you through the chemo"

"What if the chemo doesn't work?"

I put my hand under his chin and made him look at me. I then kissed him. A sweet but meaningful kiss, hoping my message would get to him. The chemo would work and he would be fine. I pulled away and looked into his eyes. He nodded. My message had gotten through to him.

The doctor then walked in with a bag of fluid. He hooked it to the IV stand then changed the wires over so that the fluid was now going through Sean's IV.

"This is the chemo medicine. You should feel fine right now, but there will be side effects down the road as you get more"

"So do I still have bronchitis and the flu or is it just the cancer?"

"It's just the cancer"

He nodded.

"What side effects will there be?"

"You will probably feel nauseous and maybe vomit some. Your hair will fall out. You're probably not going to feel like doing anything"

"What about my job?"

"What is your job?"

"I'm a YouTuber"

"You may not feel like making videos during the treatment"

His face dropped some. He loved making videos and hated disappointing his fans. If he didn't feel like making videos then he wouldn't be himself. I held him closer and held his hand.

"Now we will give you the treatment for a week so you have to stay here for a week. Then we will let you go and let your body rest for a few weeks"

We both nodded.

"Now I suggest that you not travel for at least a week after your treatment"

He nodded. Looks like he'd be staying here longer than expected. That's ok though. I just held him close.

"Mark?"

"Hm?"

"Should we do a vlog and let them know?"

"Do you want them to know?"

"I don't hide anything from my viewers"

"Alright you wanna do the vlog right now?"

He nodded then got his phone out and turned the camera on. He flipped it to the front camera and got a good look at himself. His eyes red from crying, the color in his face was gone again.

"I don't know if I can do this. It's just sunk in that I have cancer"

"We don't have to do this right now"

He nodded. He knew that, but he was stubborn and he wanted to do it right this second. He hit the record button and high fived the camera.

"Top of the morning to ya laddies my name is Jacksepticeye and this is a quick vlog to update you guys on what's going on with me. If you watched Mark's video then you know that I'm in the hospital, what we thought was a simple cold turned into bronchitis and the flu. Now we know that, that wasn't right either. It turns out I have cancer and I'm currently receiving chemo"

He showed the IV on the camera then showed the bag of fluid.

"So I'll be here with Mark for a couple of weeks and then I'll be back in Ireland. Anyway, I suppose I should wrap this up and then rest. So, thank you so much for watching, if you liked this video then punch that like button in the face like a boss and high fives all around"

He high fived the camera again.

"Thank you for watching and I will see all you dudes. In the next video!"

Then he ended the recording. I held him. He snuggled closer to me, clinging to my shirt.

"I wonder how many fans are here in the hospital"

I looked at him with confusion on my face. He just found out he has cancer and he's worried about the fans?

"It's a random thought I know, but I need to get my mind off of it"

I nodded. I guess I could understand that. He grabbed his phone and got on YouTube. After he got on YouTube he uploaded the vlog. Within seconds of it being uploaded there was hundreds of views. That was the one thing that still amazed me about being big YouTubers. After a minute there were hundreds of comments wishing him well and telling him to take care of himself before uploading anymore. I smiled when I read them. They cared for him as much as he cared for them.

I looked at him as he read all the comments. His eyes were glassy with tears. I held him as close as I could and comforted him as the tears fell from his eyes. After a few minutes he stopped crying and we cuddled. I heard a gasp from the doorway and apparently so did he as he looked at me with confusion evident on his face. We looked toward the doorway and saw many teenagers standing in there. The girl from earlier was one of them.

"May we help you?" I asked with a smile.

"You're Markiplier and Jacksepticeye!" one of them said.

As I got a good look at the group I saw that there was about four of them.

"Yes we are"

"You can come in if you would like" Sean said.

They all walked over to the bed and stood there awkwardly. I looked at Sean and he was smiling too.

"Will you take a picture with us? I mean if you wouldn't care that is"

"I don't care to do it" I said.

"I don't care either" Sean said.

The one that asked got his phone out and turned the camera on. We all huddled in a big group and then he took the picture.

"Thank you so much" he said as he and three others left.One of the girls stuck around.

"I just wanted to say thank you to both of you. You've both helped me get through a lot and I'm so happy that I could meet you"

I felt the tears coming. I always got a little emotional when I read comments that said that, now that I was hearing it, it was better.

"Can I hug both of you?"

I nodded, then she came up and gave me a hug. Sean leaned over and gave her a hug. Then she left to go catch up with her friends. I felt some tears roll down my cheeks and I wiped them away.

"Mark? Why are you crying?"

"It's just. What she said. That' s why I do what I do, to make people happy and to help them through anything"

He nodded then cuddled up next to me again. Before long we were both asleep.

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AN: So I actually had to do research for this chapter. Anyway, let me know if you're enjoying this story and also I need a new title and summary. If you like the title and summary the way it is let me know. Also, I feel like the chapters are getting shorter and shorter but it could just be me....let me know what you guys think.

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