powerless // f.w

Sikko (Mode)

"Where the hell did you go?" Cam asked incredulously when Declan walked in the door.

"Sorry, I went out to get some food with Jimmy after" Declan mumbled, pressing the back of her hand to her forehead.

"You should've c-"

"Called. I know" Declan cut him off. "Sorry. I'm just really not feeling well"

"Oh for real this time?" Cam shot back.

"What?" She frowned, not having the energy to recall her lies.

"Finn said you called in sick and I picked you up" Cam replied pointedly.

"Shit" She mumbled, pressing on her temples, "Was he mad?"

"I covered for you" Cam rolled his eyes as if that was already implied.

"Thanks. Sorry about the MIA scare" She muttered, eyes closed, head tilted back, fingers pinching the brim of her nose.

"Geez... you're really not well, are you?" Cam frowned.

"I had to ask Jimmy to drive me home halfway through our meal" Declan sighed.

"What'd they want anyways?" Cam grabbed her a bag of frozen peas and handed it to her. She took it graciously and sat down.

"Jimmy wants me to open for his band. National tour. Maybe world if it does well" She muttered. She had a killer headache and was burning up.

"What?!" Cam jumped up excitedly.

"I know right? Who knew? This bitch" She chuckled tiredly.

"Declan that's insane!!! We have to come up with a stage name, merch, oh my god!!" Cam started bouncing around the trailer.

"You're insane" She chuckled, "I'm going as Declan and absolutely no one is going to wear me"

"Awwww Lanaaaaaaa I'm so proud of youuuu!!" Cam hugged her closely.

"Thanks babe, you might not wanna get so close though" She warned sympathetically.

"Jesus you're burning!" Cam huffed.

"Trust me, I know" Declan muttered.

And then suddenly, she was up and in the bathroom, throwing up. Cam cringed before going to help hold her hair back.

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Declan, a few hours later, was lying in her bed, grouchy and sick and deathly warm. Cam had insisted on breaking her fever by increasing her temperature, and—after much protest—Declan had caved to being tucked in with four duvets.

"Really guys, you don't need to come. I just wanted to update you" Cam sighed into the phone for the thousandth time. Finn and Sadie were insisting on coming to check on her.

"She's not in a good mood, really. It's best if you guys stay. A day before press too, I know" Cam rolled his eyes and put a finger gun to his head. Declan chuckled. Finn and Sadie both had serious paranoia problems.

"Sure" Cam stood and handed the phone to Declan.

'Finn' He mouthed. Declan frowned.

"Hi?" She answered, her voice gravely.

"Woah... you sound bad" Finn's voice on the opposite end of the line said.

"Wow, thank you so much" Declan replied sarcastically before breaking into a cough. She waved off Cameron, who tried to give her water.