5SOS Sickfics

CALM- Spreading Sickness

Here's one I wrote for _cake_shipper_ for her book. GO LOOK AT HERS WHEN IT IS PUBLISHED BECAUSE IT HAS AN ALTERNATE ENDING YEAH!

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Luke wasn't feeling well. He wasn't feeling well at all. His head hurt, his stomach was twisting and he felt as though he was going to throw up. He had to go to school today though, he had a huge assessment that he had to do. He didn't know how he was going to concentrate though, with how he was feeling.

Luke groaned as he got up from his place on his bed. Placing a hand on his stomach, he pressed down in an attempt to ease the pain as he headed towards the bathroom. Looking in the mirror, Luke could see that he was clearly sick. He was paler than normal and had bags underneath his eyes. Knowing that his mother would probably stop him from leaving the house, Luke decided that he needed to move fast.

Luke managed to get dressed, brush his teeth and pack his bag all without disturbing anyone else in the house and without throwing up. At 7:30am, Luke left his room as quietly as possible and headed out of the house. His parents were making breakfast and didn't notice him leave. He left the house quietly and started the long walk to school. The bus wasn't due for another hour, he had enough time to make it to school and not be late.

Luke put his earpods in a turned on his playlist. I Miss You by Blink-182 started to play and Luke attempted to sing along, despite knowing that he was not very good at all. As Luke was halfway through, his stomach started to twist violently. Luke covered his mouth with his hand and looked for something he could throw up into. He spotted a bucket in the yard next to him and rushed over to it, throwing up into it as soon as he got a hold of it.

He threw up for about 3 minutes before he felt a hand on his back. He looked up and saw Calum, his bandmate and best friend from school, rubbing his back and looking at him sympathetically. Luke gave him a weak smile before putting his head back over the bucket, once again throwing up. Once he was finished, Calum took the bucket from him and, without a word, poured it into the green bin and washed it out with the hose.

Luke looked around and realised he had thrown up in Calum's front yard. He wondered how he hadn't noticed it earlier but decided not to press the matter. Soon, Calum came back over and helped him up and into the house.

"How are you feeling Luke?" Calum asked as they got inside the house. Luke shrugged, not sure how to answer. Like, he'd just thrown up into a bucket in his friend's front yard, was there anything more embarrassing?

"Don't tell my mum." Was all Luke could say. Calum looked at him confused, why didn't he want his mum to know?

"Why not?" Calum asked. A few seconds later he remembered that they had a huge assessment today. "Is it because of the assessment?"

"Yeah." Luke croaked out.

"Okay, I won't tell her, and I won't tell my mum because you know how she gets." Calum reasoned. Luke nodded, grateful for his friend's understanding. "MUM! CAN YOU DRIVE ME AND LUKE TO SCHOOL?"

"Why's Luke here darling?" Joy asked, coming down the stairs.

"He was walking to school and I saw him and asked if he wanted a ride and he agreed." Calum swiftly lied.

"In that case, I'd be glad to give you a ride to school." Joy answered, looking at Luke.

"Thank you Mrs Hood." Luke said as the three left the house and got into Calum's mum's car.

"Anytime Mr Hemmings." Joy joked back. The ride to school was filled with some light hearted banter and by the time they got to the school, Luke was feeling significantly better. Calum was feeling a little off but pushed it away to help his friend into the school. The two met their bandmate Michael outside their first class and the three joked around until it was time for class.