Hounded

15. He just knows

Recently papa had gotten sick so they've been visiting papa more and taking care of him. Whenever they went over papas tyler would curl up at papas side the entire time and wouldnt move a muscle. The last few times they visited Tyler cried when they left but he wouldnt say why.

Tyler woke up early one day, it was still dark out. He sat up and started crying softly. He sniffled and layed down on top of Josh, his sobs getting louder. Josh woke and instantly hugged him, trying to calm him down. "Hey did you have a nightmare?" Josh asked. Tyler shook his head.

"What is it? What happened?" Josh asked, but Tyler wouldnt give an answer. When momma dun and Mr. Dun came into the room to see why he was crying he turned towards them. "Papa. C-all papa." He sobbed.

"Tyler its four in the morning I'm not calling papa. He needs his rest." Momma dun said. "Call papa." Tyler repeated, crying so hard he was gasping for breath. "Its too early. We'll call him later on okay? Go back to sleep for a bit." She said. Tyler shook his head letting out another sob.

"Tyler it's okay. I know you miss him and that you're worried but you need to go back to bed. We'll go visit him later" mr. Dun said. "CALL PAPA!" Tyler screamed so loud it startled everyone, he was shaking. Josh grabbed him, making the boy look at him as the other kids entered the room.

"Why are you crying? What's wrong?" He asked. "Papa." Tyler replied. "What about him?" Josh asked. "Papa." Tyler repeated, sobbing loudly afterwards. Josh sighed. "Tyler just breathe okay? Well go see papa in the morning." He said. "NO!" Tyler sobbed.

He rubbed at his eye with his fist as he continued to cry. He let out a frustrated whine and sniffled. He looked around the room for a second, looking a little scared before he disappeared.

"No-tyler! Where'd you go?" Josh sighed. Him and his family went about searching the house for him but had no luck. Tyler on the other hand showed up at papas. He crawled up onto the mans bed, letting out a soft sob as he stared at him. Papa was barely breathing. He was wheezing slightly and Tyler just knew.

He got off the bed, hyperventilating because he didnt know what to do. He let out a few frustrated/scared whines gripping his hair before teleporting back home. "Call papa." He said, startling his family that were now gathered In the kitchen. "Tyler what's wrong?" Momma dun asked, gently grabbing his face and wiping away some tears.

He pushed away though, walking over to the phone and grabbing it. "CALL PAPA!" he yelled shoving the phone at momma dun. "Hunny, hunny calm down." She said, grabbing his shoulders. He let out a frustrated noise because he didnt know how to explain what was happening before grabbing momma Duns hand and dragging her over to Josh, then he grabbed Mr. duns and jordans and Ashley's and abby's.

He made them all hold hands before doing the only thing he could think of that would help. He teleported everyone to papas bedroom. They were all a little startled at first but when they seen papa were quickly running over and calling an ambulance. 

Tyler was breathing heavily and his vision kept blurring. Hes never done it with that many people before and over such a distance. He collapsed on the floor, out completely cold. Josh ran over to him and set the unconscious boys head in his lap.

When the ambulance arrived it took both papa and Tyler in it and when Tyler woke up both he and papa were in the hospital. Josh was holding him on his bed while papa laid alone on a bed on the other side of the room. Tyler was hooked up to an iv, as was papa but papa had breathing tubes in as well.

Tyler sat up and looked around for a second. "Hey you okay? Take it easy lay down." Josh said, trying to ease Tyler back into a laying position but instead Tyler was ripping out his iv and teleporting over to papas bed. He quickly curled up at papas side and when anyone tried to grab him to move him back to his bed hed growl at them.

Josh figured out pretty quickly that Tyler was trying to help papa heal, like animals naturally do when someone they care about is sick. When Josh figured that out he felt undeserving of Tyler. Tyler was already in so much pain and had already gave everything he had into getting the Duns to papas house. He gave so much that he had passed out, but yet he was still trying to do more to help.

Papa did wake up but only for a couple days and then when he went to sleep again he didnt wake up. They pronounced him dead later that week. Tyler slept for a full three days after they arrived at the hospital and he got really sick. After he woke he used the bathroom and the doctor made him drink some water before he passed out again. He slept a lot only getting up to pee and to hydrate or to try to eat. He didnt eat much barely even three bites at a time and he looked really pale and tired. He just looked sick.

The doctor kept him under high supervision and he wasnt allowed to leave. The doctor had informed the duns that Tyler was so sick because he overworked himself through one of his mutations. He had pushed himself to do something he probably knew he wasnt capable of and now hes dealing with the consequences.

The doctor told them that when you overwork yourself way past your limits your immune system can start to shut down or malfunction and that's what Tyler's was doing. That and hes probably not dealing with papas passing too well because he was so close with the man. The doctor said that he will get better but it's going to take a little while for him to get back to his regular self.

He was still sick for the funeral so he couldnt go and Josh decided to stay with him to keep him company while the rest of the family went. "Tyler?" He asked. Tyler hummed tiredly, he hadnt talked much in the last week or so since papas passing and since he got sick.

"When did you know papa was dying?" Josh asked. Tyler opened his eyes, looking up at Josh. "Papa was dying at party." He whispered. "The Christmas party? When you first met him?" Josh asked. Tyler nodded. "He was dying... slowly... but happy." He said.

"You think papa was happy when he died?" Josh asked. Tyler nodded. "We made him happy." He said. Josh smiled softly. "You think so?" He asked. Tyler nodded. "Miss him." He said with a sniffle. "Me too ty." Josh whispered. He kissed the top of Tyler's head and held him close.

"Howd you know he was dying?" Josh asked. "Felt it." Tyler shrugged. "You just kinda knew?" Josh asked. Tyler nodded. "Probably part of your mutations... animals can usually tell when someone's sick or when they're dying." Josh said. Tyler nodded again. "Mhm." He hummed.

Josh smiled softly. "You're a good boy you know that?.. papa would have died in his house and no one would have known if it wasnt for you.... we wouldnt have gotten to spend those few extra days with him if it wasnt for you." He said. Tyler only cuddled up closer to Josh on the small hospital bed.

"I love you Josh." He whispered after a while. "I love you too." Josh replied kissing his forehead. Tyler smiled softly and shut his eyes.