mariano castaño and valentina reyes have been best friends since forever and together they join the new tiktok house, "the vault." perhaps some feelings begin to show themselves between the pair.
valentina pov "i got you some cough drops and water." i turned in the bed, just noticing mattia's presence. i smiled weakly. "thanks tia." i croaked out. he gently pressed his hand on my forehead. he grimaced, "you're still burning up." he muttered, trying to pull off the blankets. "no." i whined pulling them back over me. "i know i have a fever but im cold." i told him, struggling to sit up on the bed. he noticed and immediately helped me sit up. "are you sure i shouldn't stay?" he asked worriedly handing me the water. "go. it's okay. ill call someone from the vault if i need the help." i told him. my throat hurt just talking to him, so i waved at him as he left. "call me if anything happens." he said. i nodded smiling at him. he smiled back and closed the door behind him. the door opened again and the boys heads popped up. "feel better val." they all said in unison. i smiled warmly. "thank you guys." they all waved goodbye, closing the door behind them. i had gotten so much closer to all the boys and i trusted them so much. they would probably be gone for a couple hours, meaning i would have no means of entertainment. i had caught the flu the day after the 'he likes you' with malcom thing at the vault. that was 2 days ago and i hadn't gone back since. i groaned feeling extremely weak. i had been sleeping all day, it was 5 pm now and i couldn't sleep anymore. suddenly my phone began to ring and without looking at it, i answered, regretting it a second after. the girls, i assumed, had cheered loudly once the call connected. i squinted my eyes and groaned, holding onto my head. "oh shit sorry val!" i heard maile apologize. "are you still feeling bad?" devy asked. i nodded opening my eyes slightly, all the girl except peyton who was currently back home, were there. "fever, sore throat, headache,chills, i got it." i muttered snuggling into the blankets. "where's mattia?" addy asked peering to look at me. "photo shoot and going to visit the sway boys." i told them rolling my eyes in the process. "sway boys? ew." rave commented laughing. "that new guy...noah is cute." kaylee said smirking. "community girl here." rave said jokingly causing kaylee to tackle her playful off the bed. "so you're completely alone?" devyn asked. i nodded. "yeah. i kinda need to pee but i don't have the energy. and im kinda of hungry." i said laughing. "we coming over!" maile said and i shook my head, "i got it." shortly after convincing them i didn't need the help, i hung up to go make myself some food. i winced feeling light headed as soon as i sat up completely. my eyes filled with small tears from the pain of the headache. i glanced at the advil on the nightstand. i can't swallow pills on their own, i needed something to go down with it. usually i would eat the pills with a banana. i groaned and let myself lay back down. i felt so drained and so sick. i guess im going to need to wait for them to come back. i continued to wallow in my own misery until i heard the door to the house open. everytime the door opened it would beep. one of the boys probably forgot something so i shrugged it off. suddenly i felt a large discomfort in my stomach and i flew out of the bed. i could feel the vomit work it's way up my esophagus. i slammed the bathroom door open and immediately dropped to my knees in front of the toilet. the throw up spilling out my mouth. as i continued to spill out my guts, my hair was pulled away from my face. i tried to see who it was but the vomit forced me to keep my head by the toilet. my head pounded even more as i pulled away, tears in my eyes and snot running down my nose. i flushed and let out a loud whine, turning to see who it was. my eyes widened seeing mariano standing behind me a awkward smile on his face. "you're burning up." he said placing his hand on my cheek. i nodded numbly, confused. "up you go." he muttered pulling me into his arms. he gently placed me back on the bed, pulling the covers over me. he glanced at the nightstand where the stuff mattia had brought to make me feel better were and frowned. "be back." he said before spinning around and walking out the door. i stayed silent in both confusion and pain. the bell to the door rang again, meaning he left. "im finna kill myself." i sang out shivering. i reached out for the tv remote, it had been 10 minutes and he hadn't come back in yet. i clicked to netflix and began to watch 'god eater'. i closed my eyes in attempt to make my head ache go away. frustrated i turned the tv off and buried my head in the pillows. i must of dozed off because next thing i knew a cold, wet object was placed on my forehead. i opened my eyes slowly and mariano was dabbing my face with a wet towel. "you hungry?" he asked seeing me awake, i nodded, and he helped me sit up, putting various pillows behind me. "thank you." i rasped out. he smiled slightly at me, opening the container next to him. "i made this earlier." he said showing me the soup, sitting down on the side of the bed. i smiled softly seeing that it was alphabet soup, my favorite. "go ah." he said pushing the spoon in front of my mouth. i did as he said and opened my mouth, feeling warm inside as i swallowed the flavorful soup. he continued to feed me until the container was empty and i sighed out in content. "all done, you want to take your advil?" he asked placing the container down and shaking the advil bottle. i nodded lifting my hand up to rub my temples. i watched him as he opened the bag next to him, pulling out a banana. "here." he said whilst opening the banana and splitting it putting the pill in the smaller section. i lifted my hand and took it. "i also brought some gatorade and some of that tea you gave me one time." he said pulling them out the bag. "can i have some gatorade?" i asked eating the banana with the pill inside. "red or blue?" he asked. i pointed at the red and he opened it. "thank you." i said again sipping lightly on the drink. he nodded his head, looking around the room. "where are they?" he asked. "photo shoot and going to see the sway boys." i told him. "why did he leave you alone? you're literally so sick." he muttered softly. "he took care of me yesterday and the day before." i informed him bitterly. "you don't look like he helped much." he muttered looking away from me. "he was here atleast." i said softly. he froze and i watched him clasped his hands tightly together. he stayed silent as i continued to wait for a response. "im sorry." he whispered. my eyes widened and a small smile spread through my lips. "huh?" i blurted out. he looked at me, pink with embarrassment. "i said im sorry." he muttered breaking eye contact. "forrrr?" i teased slightly. "for being an asshole." he said laughing slightly. i smiled warmly at him. "it's okay." i chuckled slightly, he rolled his eyes before standing up. "ill make you some tea." after he made me some chamomile tea with honey, i started to doze off as he watched Netflix from the beanbag next to me. "mar." i whispered feeling my eyes get heavy. he hummed from besides me. "i love you." i muttered falling asleep. mariano pov my heart jumped from my chest, i glanced over at her to see her sleeping soundly. "i love you more." i whispered kissing her warm cheek. i took off the damp towel from her head, smiling slightly when i noticed her fever had gone down. i grabbed my phone texting devyn, that i finally apologized. she was the one that told me to come here in the first place. i glanced around once again at the room, frowning slightly. this must be mattia's room. a buzzing noise broke me from my thoughts. i looked over to see valentinas phone. i grabbed it and chuckled dryly, it was mattia. i decided to text him back.
mattia <33 hey amour, just checking in. how are you feeling?
me this is mariano i came to make her feel better she's asleep
mattia <33 oh thanks mariano ill be home in an hour
i left the chat and went on my tiktok deciding to be petty and post a tiktok. i added the song, don't wanna fall in love by kyle. i chuckled sitting on the bed and facing the mirror, you could see valentine curled up in a ball. "yeah yeah i heard you got a boyfriend, that's cool girl where is he at?" i sang smirking at the camera.
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@thatwhitelatino she's sick and im taking care of her @valentinareyes
i grinned seeing the comments pile in about the shade i was throwing. i turned the phone off and placed it on silent. i looked back at valentina and walked over to her. she looked so pretty, even when she was sick. i pushed her messy curls behind her ear. "ill take care of you forever." i whispered.
hey guys! hope you enjoyed the chapter! thank you for all the love ive been receiving lately! it means so much to me. sorry for not updating yesterday i was watching anime and forgot! have a good day/night! I'll try updating a longer chapter next time! <3
