James coughed and threw up more of the black goop, falling onto his knees and coughing up more. His breaths were heavy and ragged as his body emptied itself of the black goop, and he leaned against a tree heavily trying to calm himself. "James! Wh3re'd you g0??" He heard Mikey's worried voice and his fins twitched as he looked up. He saw a flash of color and stood up shakily and he tried to walk away on unsteady legs. They felt like jelly, and he had to hold onto the trees to stay up. He was not successful in his getting away as to not worry his boyfriend, and Mikey found him, picking his up carefully with the vines that came from his back "Sh1t- James! Are you 0kay???" He asked very worriedly and James nodded weakly with a cough. Mikey held him close as he ran to James' parents' house for new bandages and so he could rest, as his body expended a lot of energy doing that. He got the door open and rushed James to his room, ignoring James' parent's worried gasps and placed him gently on his bed.
