Kidnapped ~A Prinxiety Story~

Chapter 25: Sick

Warning: puking

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A week later, Virgil woke up feeling a bit off.

"Good morning, my love." Roman says. Virgil smiled a little, rubbing his eyes and sitting up. "Did you sleep alright?" Roman asks him. Virgil hesitated for a moment before nodding slowly.
"I-i'm gonna go eat.." he mumbles, getting up and walking to the kitchen. Roman tilted his head a little, noticing Virgil was acting differently.

Virgil went to the kitchen, thinking maybe he was just hungry. That was proven wrong when he barely ate the granola bar he'd taken.

"Dammit.." he mutters quietly, knitting his eyebrows. He got up and threw what he didn't eat away, leaning on the wall for a moment. ‘Why and how did I get sick..?’ he thought, huffing quietly before heading back upstairs.

Virgil goes up to Roman and hugs him, head laying on Roman's chest. Roman hugs back, looking down at him. "Well hello there." he says, patting Virgil's back gently.
Virgil looks up at him. "Um... M-maybe.. D-don't feed on me today.. Y-you can use someone else.." he mumbles. ‘Something's definitely wrong..’ Roman thought, frowning slightly and putting a hand to Virgil's forehead.

"I knew it, you're sick; you're running a fever.." Roman says softly, running his hand through Virgil's hair gently. "Wh-what do you mean you knew..?" Virgil asks, leaning against him.
"You were acting different, you're pale, flushed, and your heartbeat is faster." Roman says. "I.." Virgil trailed off, pushing away from Roman carefully. "I-I'll be right back.." he says before going to the bathroom.

Almost immediately when he got to the toilet, he started throwing up. Groaning a bit, he flushed the toilet when he was done, laying his head on the seat.

"Kiddo?" Patton says, kneeling down next to him. Virgil looked up at him. Patton gave a gentle yet worried frown. "Are you okay?" he asks. Virgil smiled a little, simply because Patton was more like a father to him than his own dad had been. But he also teared up, being in pain, and shook his head.
"What's wrong..?" Patton asks. "M-my stomach hurts a-and I can't... I feel.. I d-don't wanna say w-weak but... I-it's hard to move..." Virgil mumbles, trying to push himself up with his arms.

"Hey, kiddo, take it easy... I'll go get Roman, okay? Sit tight.." Patton says, putting a hand on Virgil's back before getting up to get Roman. "Roman?" Patton says. Roman looks at him. "Yes Patton?"
"You gotta go get Virgil.. He's in the bathroom." Patton says. ".. Okay." Roman said, frowning slightly and going to the bathroom.

"Oh, love.." Roman says, carefully picking Virgil up. Virgil lays his head on Roman's shoulder. "M'sorry.." he mumbles. "Why are you sorry? You didn't do anything wrong, baby.." Roman tells him.
Virgil sighs quietly, closing his eyes. Roman kissed his forehead gently and brought him back to his room, laying him down on the bed. "Rest up, love.." he whispered, stroking Virgil's cheek with his thumb before going back downstairs.

"It's really rare I see Virgil get sick, must be a strain he's not immune to." Lily says, eating a bowl of cereal. "What do you mean by strain?" Roman asks, looking at her.
"You know, a strain of virus. They can evolve when too many people become immune to them. Probably a strain of the flu, from what it looked like." Lily says. "Is it dangerous?" Roman asks.

"Only if your immune system is weak or proper medication isn't taken. Virgil's tough though, he'll be okay." Lily says. "I hope so. He's resting right now." Roman says.
"As well he should; sleeping it off is honestly the best way to go. Flus can be nasty, they make you feel like absolute shit." Lily says, taking care of her dishes.

"I take it you've had it before?" Roman asks. "Mhm, many times. There was one time more than half the school got sick with it, I still remember those couple days. One kid threw up in class, then the next day, I'm throwing up too. Virgil, though, didn't get whatever it was. He must've already been immune to it." Lily explains, shrugging.

"Then aren't you worried you'll get sick? If you've had it multiple times, it sounds like you're not too good at fighting it off." Roman says. "Eh, if I get sick, I get sick. I won't die." she responded.
"You sound too sure about that; I've seen how deadly sicknesses can be to you humans." Roman says, crossing his arms. "You're also centuries older than me. Viruses were way more deadly back then."

"Hey, I am not that old! I'm almost 215 years old, that's still very young!" Roman says defensively. "Hey, your highness, 215 is old to humans. Hell, 80 is old to us." Lily says.
Roman scoffs. "80? That's child numbers." he says. "Oh really? I guess, come to think of it, you do look like a teenager. I've seen your dad, he looks more grown up than you." Lily says, smirking a little.

"Now I know where Virgil got his sass. My father's a teenager too, you know. An older teen, but still in the teenage years for vampires." Roman says.
Lily shrugs. "So... I have a question." she says. "Yes?" Roman asks. "Just when exactly are you planning to turn Virgil?" Lily asks. "Whenever he tells me too, though, most likely after we get married." Roman says.

"Which will be?" Lily asks. Roman blushed a little, turning his head to the side. "I don't know, but I do plan to propose soon. Why are you so curious?" he asks. "Cuz I kinda wanna know how-"

"No, no you don't. You don't want to see someone be turned, take my word." Roman interrupted, looking at her a little more seriously. "I myself don't like thinking about it, knowing I'd be the cause of the pain he'd feel." he continued.
"Pain?" Lily asks. "When a vampire bites someone specifically to turn them, they inject that person with their venom, much like a snake would to numb or kill its prey. I've asked a few turned vampires about how it felt to them, and they all described it as feeling like their entire body was on fire, or being pulled apart. The only reason I do want to turn him is because that's what he wants." Roman tells her.

"... Jesus..." Lily mutters, looking at the floor. "And that's why, when I do turn him, I won't leave his side for a second." Roman says.
"You're a good boyfriend, then. I'm glad Virgil found someone like you."