5sos sickfics book 2

C.a.l.m -spreading illness

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.

Their first two classes went okay, Calum feeling worse and worse as the morning went on. He knew he had caught whatever Luke had. At recess, Calum was rushing down the halls towards the toilets and the other two ran after him. Once they got into the bathroom, they saw Calum throwing up in a sink. The sight set Luke off and he ended up throwing up in a sink next to Calum. Michael tried to help them but it was no use, every time one of them would throw up, it would set the other off and they kept taking turns.

Eventually they stopped chucking up and Michael helped them wash their faces and wash out their mouths before they headed back out of the bathroom. The boys didn't feel like eating so went straight to class. They made it through their next few classes and got out to lunch, none of them really feeling like eating. Throughout the day, all three boys were feeling worse and worse. Finally they made it to their last class but none of the lads were feeling very well. Suddenly, Michael put his hand up, his stomach twisting.

"Yes Michael?" The teacher asked, pausing the video the class was watching on Mitosis.

"May I please go to the toilet?" Michael asked, trying his best not to throw up right there and then.

"Sure." The teacher answered, playing the video. Michael got up, along with Calum and Luke. The teacher didn't care, they always went together. The three rushed down the hallways and into the bathroom. Michael rushed into one of the stalls, his friends blocking their ears trying not to get sick themselves, but Luke found it impossible. He ran into the stall next to Michael and started throwing up aswell. Calum had to leave the bathroom to stop himself from taking the same route himself.

Suddenly, Calum heard a loud bang and a scream, which could only be Michael. He quickly rushed into the bathroom and gasped at what he saw. Luke was lying unconscious on the floor, vomit spilling out from his mouth and blood dripping from a cut on his forehead. Calum and Michael both stood frozen in the bathroom for a second before Calum jumped into action. He grabbed some toilet paper and covered his hands. He turned Luke so he was on his side and emptied all the vomit from his mouth, trying his best not to throw up himself.

"Mike, go to the office and get the nurse." Calum ordered. Michael was quick to set off towards the office, extremely concerned for his friend's health. Calum made sure Luke was still breathing, which thankfully he was and started to clean the boy up. Soon it became a little too much for him and he rushed over to a different cubicle, throwing up. He heard the bathroom door open as well as the voices of Michael and the nurse enter the room.

"Calum? You still here?" Michael called.

"Yeah." Calum croaked out in response to his friend. Turning back to the toilet, he threw up once again while Michael lead the nurse to where Luke was still lying unconscious on the ground.

"I think we'll have to take him to the hospital, he's got a seriously high fever." The nurse announced after he had checked Luke over, looking over and Michael and Calum, who had washed himself after his throwing up session. Michael and Calum looked at each other worried.

"He's going to be fine." Michael reassured Calum as they headed to the hospital with Luke's mum, who picked them up after Luke was taken in an ambulance. They arrived at the hospital and went in to wait on the seats while Luke's mum went up to the reception.

"He's still being checked over, but I am able to go in as I am his mum. Will you two be alright to wait here for your parents?" Liz asked. Both boys nodded, a little upset at how they couldn't go to see their friend yet but understanding. They waited for about 10 minutes before seeing a familiar face come through the doors with his parents. Ashton.

"Guys!" Ashton said, running over to Calum and Michael. "How's Luke?"

"We dunno." Calum answered. Right as he said that, Liz was walking over to the boys, gesturing them over to her. The boys stood up, hoping that they were allowed to see Luke. Their prayers were answered when Liz guided them through the halls to Luke's hospital room. Luke was sitting up in a hospital bed, wearing a hospital gown, with stitched on his forehead. He smiled when he saw his bandmates come through the door.

"Hey guys!" Luke shouted. The guys laughed and each gave Luke a hug.

"How you doing?" Ashton asked.

"Alright yeah. My head doesn't hurt too much because of the pain killers they have me on so I'm doing okay." Luke answered.

"Dude, when I saw you passed out on the floor I seriously thought you had just died." Michael stated. Everyone laughed.

"Do you really think I'd give up on you that easily?" Luke asked, laughing.

"Maybe?"

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this was a collaboration with the ever so lovely AshleyAshtonIrwin
Go read her version because it has an alternate ending yay!!!!

Love y'all
Xxx-
Miley