Rewind the Forward Effects (Ninjago AU)

Chapter 45: Sickness

Once everyone was in the car, they started making  their way down to the hospital, going to see Blaire and Noah, who were still between life and death. But on the way there, Acronix started coughing. They were asking him if he was alright and of course he said that he was fine. Soon, they arrived at the hospital.

When they got up to where Blaire and Noah were, a doctor informed them about their condition. They've improved slightly. At least his powers did something to help with their current condition. The other two children looked very upset, since their cousins were in the hospital because of some irresponsible driver.

Acronix started coughing again. It sounded worse than it did in the car. A doctor came in to check on the poor kids and then heard Nixie coughing. They took him into another room to get checked out. And some other doctors decided to do some tests to see if he has what his brother has, since he was already there. And a psychologist wanted to check Krux for what Acronix has.

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Soon, everyone was back in the kids' room. Well... except for Cyrus and Acronix, as they were at the pharmacy getting antibiotics for Nixie. Once they came back, Cody and Valentine hugged their parents. Cyrus told them not to get too close to Acronix, as they could get sick, since illnesses spread.

Nixie coughed again, and it sounded nasty. Cyrus decided that he should get him to the car, and of course, the others agreed and Krux had a slight problem with it. So they got him to the car, and of course, Krux had a slight problem with that. So he decided to sit in the car with him, even though Chris told him that it was a bad idea to do so. But did Krux care? No. He didn't. But he did feel his mental state slowly deteriorating. He was going to hit a breaking point eventually.

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Soon, everyone was back at the house. Krux was standing on the balcony upstairs and looked down at the ground. Soon, Chris came into the room.

"Hey. How are you feeling?" He asked.

Krux stayed silent. Chris picked him up and carried him over to the bed, laying beside him once he was set down. He was still silent.

"I knew that you were thinking about committing suicide." He said.

Cody then came into the room.

"Uncle Chris? I saw blood on his arms." Said the small child.

Chris rolled Krux's sleeves up. He was bleeding from self inflicted wounds. Cody then got on the bed and hugged Krux. Chris then kissed his husband on the top of his head.

"We'll get you some help. I promise."

Still no response.

"Try to get some sleep. I'll be here with you."

He rolled onto his side, hugged his partner, and cried. The small child hugged him as well. Cody was then asked to go back to his parents, which the small child quickly reminded him that Nixie was sick. Chris mentally facepalmed.

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Downstairs, Cyrus and Valentine were helping to take care of Acronix, or at least help him feel more comfortable since he is on antibiotics. All he did was sleep though. The two of them noticed how peaceful he looked when he is sleeping. They decided to leave him alone once he fell asleep. Cody then came downstairs because one of his uncles upstairs got hornee.

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It all felt too good. The hot wax on his skin, accidentally causing a minor burn on his left shoulder. He didn't think much of it until the main part started. He got a flashback and cried. His partner noticed that and stopped, pulling out of him and holding him close.

"Flashbacks?"

"Y-Yes."

"The past?"

"...wartime..."

"Oh."

"The snakes... they c-captured me and tortured me and they stabbed me and burned me and and they... they... they almost killed me!"

"The war has been over for a long time. You're safe now."

He cried, shaking horribly.

"Do you... want me to just... rub you off?"

"S-Sure..."

He resumed with having fun with him, doing as he requested.

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A few hours have passed and Krux woke up. He felt better after talking about what happened. He saw that his husband was beside him, holding him close. He felt so sick for some reason. He got the urge to throw up and considered telling his partner that he had the urge to, but he decided not to. He laid there, feeling numb and hollow on the inside. He felt as if he was dying. He couldn't do this anymore. He couldn't live like this anymore. But if he did take his own life... his brother would too. It seems that the twins can't live without each other.

He was mentally breaking. His will to live was slipping from his grasp and he felt like he was dying. Chris woke up as soon as Levi entered the room and said that he was going to make breakfast. Chris nodded and then turned his attention back to Krux, who was pretending to be asleep. He then got up and got a bath running so he could clean the both of them up. Once he was gone, Krux immediately grabbed the trash can beside the bed and threw up. He really felt so fucking sick.

Chris soon came back and picked Krux up, carrying him into the bathroom.

"Do you want to take a separate bath?"

He nodded. Chris then got him into the bathtub and got him bathed. Once he was done, he got him into some fresh clothes and into his favorite pajamas, since it looked like he wanted to just stay in bed and be sad. He then got himself bathed and dressed.

When Chris got out of the bathroom, he was greeted with the sight of Krux throwing up. He really must've felt sick. He went over to him and sat down.

"We'll get you help. I promise."