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Chapter 17: Infections

A/N: Always let me know your thoughts in the comments below. I'm looking forward to writing the next couple of chapter. What do you think is going to happen next? ~TGF

Chapter Seventeen: Infections

The rain didn't stop for another couple of hours. Elyza threw three different times, and after the second, she stayed in the bathroom curled in the corner between the bathtub and the wall. Her head was spinning and the constant motion of the boat didn't help at all.

Alicia tried several times to help her out, she even got her mom. But they didn't have any seasickness medicine so there was nothing that could really be done. Elyza was left in her misery until the weather finally decided to let up.

It happened gradually. The rain stopped first, then the clouds slowly dissipated until the rolling sea became eerily calm. The sun showed weakly through the high window in the bathroom and Elyza finally brought herself shakily to her feet.

"Hey, you okay?" Alicia asked, leaning in the doorway and wrapped in one of her plaid button ups.

Elyza smiled weakly and felt the blood rush to her head. She knew she should probably eat, but her stomach still felt like it would betray her at any minute. "Fucking fantastic, Licia. Thanks for asking."

The brunette rolled her eyes and stepped forward, taking ahold of Elyza's arm. When the blonde didn't pull away she slipped her free arm around Elyza's waist and helped walk them down the hallway together. "I've got you."

"I can walk, Alicia," Elyza grumbled, but didn't pull away.

"Shut up. You wouldn't even let me hold your hair back earlier and you're sick. Accept some help or I'll hit you." Alicia huffed gruffly and squeezed Elyza's hip in warning.

Elyza was unceremoniously dropped onto her bed with a painful grunt as her insides spasmed. The pitifully crawled under the blankets and closed her eyes. "I feel like shit."

"Oh really? High and mighty Elyza Lex feels like shit? What happened to the tough girl act?"

"Mockery is not the product of a strong mind, Clark." Elyza's voice was muffled under her blankets and only the top of her blonde head could be seen under the comforter.

Alicia laughed, "Do you want to go up on deck? It could help."

The negative noise that Elyza made was probably the most adorable thing that Alicia had ever heard. It was a mixture between a whine and a groan that made butterflies swirl in Alicia's stomach. A basic, instinctive part of her wanted to climb into bed and hold Elyza to try to make her feel better, it hurt her to see the girl in pain. But that didn't seem appropriate at all.

"Fine, I'll wake you up for dinner."

Alicia wasn't given a response, so she exited their shared room and went up on deck.

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Elyza didn't realize she had fallen asleep until she was waking up alone in a dark room. The ocean was still moving below her, but at a much more manageable rate for her brain. Her stomach didn't feel like it was trying to destroy itself and her head only hurt a little bit. It was much better than before.

She rolled out of bed and found her old clothes folded neatly on the desk across the room. Her fatigues were cleaned and the tank top was bleach white as it had been when she'd first put it on. The clothing wasn't what interested her though, it was the shiny pocket knife sitting on top. It was the rainbow one she'd found all those weeks ago.