Discovering The Wild Side (Book 1)

Chapter 6: The Sickness

It's been a year since I first arrived at this fantasy world. I woke up feeling weak and sick. I was sweating, but I was cold. I was shivering. My teeth chattering. My head was spinning. My vision was slightly foggy. I couldn't stand up. I could barely move. My stomach and head hurt. I stuttered, "L-Leafpaw.... H-help m-me, please." He stirred and woke up from his sleep. He turned to look at me. His eyes grew wide. He raced over to me. "G-Get the h-healer, p-please." He raced off yelling, "FERRETFACE! FERRETFACE!!! FERRETFACE!!!" I curled up into a ball and continued to sweat and shiver at the same time. I hated feeling so weak and vulnerable. Everything hurt. Every muscle in my body felt weak and were aching. Leafpaw soon returned with the healer, Ferretface. Ferretface looked over me. She nodded, "It's not bad. With the right care, she'll be back to her -bundle of energy- self." I couldn't believe what she said. I was miserable! But, she said I'd be fine. She said that my state wasn't bad.

After Ferretface left, Eclipsedream came to check on me. He brought me a rose and a squirrel. I gave him a weak smile and continued to shiver and sweat at the same time. Eclipsedream curled up next to me and wrapped his tails around me. I rested my head on his shoulder blade. He said comforting things to me. Soon, Honeypelt entered the den with things that Ferretface prescribed for me to have for my diet until I got better. Once Honeypelt saw what shape I was in, I could've sworn I saw a hint of worry in her eyes. But, whatever it was, it quickly disappeared and so did she. Eclipsedream never left my side. Unless he went to get food for me or more medicine from Ferretface. With how much I was sweating and shivering all the time, I was always extremely fatigued and exhausted.

Eclipsedream could tell how terribly tired I was. I was always passing out. I felt like I was dying. I was... scared. But, with everyone tending so much care to me, I didn't feel as bad as I would have, if I was alone. Even Honeypelt was helping to take care of me. Sometimes, she'd bring more medicine and bring me food. She'd sometimes tell me stories about Silentmist. When I asked, she'd tell me about this evil "Darkfire" wolf. I always gave her weak smiles when she visited. One time she even gave a small smile back. It's weird to see her smile. But, it's pretty.