Take Me Home

Chapter 8: Late Sickness

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Ezra's P.O.V

It was dark and very quiet. That was until a clap of thunder made me jump and the sound of rain poured. My eyes got used to the light and I could see that I was in my old house. BOOM! The part of the house is gone and a tornado is there. I was sucked up into the vortex and kept spinning around and around. Then I hit the floor with a load thump. 'What the?' I thought, 'now where am I'. I hear a jingle of chains and see that I'm in handcuffs. "No no no no!" I shouted shaking in fear. I was in my old master's house. "You piece of nothing, get in here now!" Kallus shouted. I didn't want to go but made me walk forward anyway. I opened the door into the next room and my eyes widen.

I see Kanan and Hera beat up to the point where they actually looked dead. "E-Ezra run," Kanan said softly. Tears were starting to form in my eyes as I heard Kallus loading a gun. "This is what you get for locking me away," Kallus hissed and shot a bullet through Hera's head. "Mom, no!" I yelled and tears ran down my face. "This is what you get for running away," Kallus said pulling out a knife. Kanan smiled, "bye, I love you". I wanted to run up there and punch Kallus in the face but my legs were glued to the floor. Kallus then swung his knife as I yelled, "NNNOOO!".

I sat up in my bed with a layer of sweat covering me and a churning feeling in my stomach. Bile was creeping its way up my throat and I quickly went to find the nearest place to throw up. I went into the bathroom and the bathroom and threw up into the toilet. After I was done, I started to shake and stood up looking in the mirror. I saw a pale boy that was shivering and had tear tracks going down his face, looking tired. It was me. Then everything came back. We stayed in a hotel for almost three nights. I signed in relief, calming my nerves.

"Ezra?" A worried voice called. I saw Kanan standing at the door in his pjs, "it's almost 3 in the morning. Are you ok?". I didn't want to bother him or Hera so I just nodded my head yes. "Don't lie to me. You look paler than a ghost. Are you sick?" He asked. I shook my head no. He came up to me and put his hand on my forehead. Kanan immediately pulled away. "Kid, that's hot. Why are you keeping this a secret?" He asked. "I didn't want to bother you two," I said truthfully with a raspy voice. Kanan just gave a little chuckle. He gestured for me to follow him and I did. He grabbed the trash can and went out.  Kanan set the trash can down then sat down on the end of the bed I'm sleeping on and tapped the spot next to him. I sat down next to him with my arms hugging me for warmth.

An arm wrapped around me. I nuzzled into the warmth and relaxed. "Ezra, if you have a problem with something Hera and I will always make the time to help you," he whispered loud enough for only me to hear. "N' kay," I responded. "Good boy, now let's go back to bed and will see about that fever in the morning," he said making me nervous. I didn't want to get another nightmare. What if the next one was worse than the last?

Kanan's P.O.V

I got up and was going to head back into bed with Hera. When a grasp on my wrist stopped me in my tracks and saw Ezra with fear in his eyes. "What's wrong?" I asked. "I-I don't want to go back to sleep," he said finding his lap interesting. I just smiled. 'He had a nightmare and doesn't want to be alone,' I said in my head. I crawled over and got under the covers. Ezra watched the whole time confused then realized what I was doing. "Kanan no, go back to your own bed, I'll be fine staying up-" He stopped when a coughing fit started. I shook my head no, "come on, I won't bite". "Seriously Kanan, it's ok," he said when he stopped coughing up a storm. I gave him a stern look and a thought came to mind. "Do you not want to sleep with me because you don't want to feel like a baby?" I asked him. Ezra's eyes went wide and looked away.

"Ezra, you will feel a lot more better if you come over here and sleep with me," I said, trying to convince him. It worked. I lifted the covers and he crawled in. I laid down and faced Ezra's back. I reached my hand and began to scratch his back. At first, he flinched at the touch then I could hear the soft snoring of the sleeping boy. I smiled and closed my eyes to begin another nap before getting up again.

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