3 Days to Fall in Love

23- Will

"How long till it's fully registered?" That was Cecil.
"How would I know? He's the medic!" One of my siblings, Matt.
"So are you." And Lou.
"A couple days, at most." I heard a defeated sigh, then a sniffle.  Don't cry, please. I'll be okay.  I wanted to reach up, out to them, but I couldn't get my arms to move.  Or my eyelids. Why? My stomach burned and rolled around inside me, every other second feeling like my insides were being puréed and then fried and then puréed again.  I groaned in pain.  A gasp came from somewhere around me.
"Did you hear that?"
"He... moved. It's been hours. Maybe he's getting better?"
"No such luck. Centaur blood does not just heal." Centaur blood? It couldn't have been... then why wasn't I dead? I reached out with my mind. Nico.
I still don't get how this works. I can tell he's speaking out loud, but seeing as he's nowhere near me, I hear his voice in my head.
Don't worry about it. Did you know... I mean.. don't do anything, Nico.  Don't go anywhere that could put yourself in danger. Promise me that. I don't want you to worry about me.
Will- no. I'm going to save you.
You can't! It's incurable.
Then I will be the first.  You'll be back soon.
Nico-
I love you.
He stopped talking. It was kinda like a phone call.  I was just worried that he might actually put himself in danger to find a cure for me.  I wish he wouldn't. On the other hand...
He loves me.