Jordan P.O.V
Where the hell is that damn Caleb? Mom wants to speak to him and he just fucking vanishes. Ugh! Seething with anger, I stomp around, trying to find him. As I do this, I notice the bathroom door is slightly open. I open it, curious as to what I might find. My eyes are met with something that really shocked me. Aidan was sat on the floor, cradling Caleb who, quite frankly, looked sick. I mean, he must be or why would they be sat on the bathroom floor? Just as I was about to yell, I notice Caleb is asleep. Shit, I probably shouldn't wake him up. Aidan would kill me and I do care about him... I mean! FIne, I do care for Caleb. He's like a little brother to me, I just don't know how to show it.
"What do you want, Jordan?", the Aidan whispers. Damn, he's stressed.
"Hey, dumbass. Is he.. okay?", I ask, trying to sound as neutral as possible. Instead, I sound concerned. Well fuck. He smiles slightly and chuckles.
"So you do care about him... Just.. please be nicer, okay? And yes, he's fine. He just has a fever.", he replies. I let out a sigh of relief and walk up to Aidan.
"Deal. So, do you need a hand?" he nods and I take Caleb from his arms, letting him stand up. Once he's stood up, he takes him back into his arms and I open the door, letting him out. He thanks me and begins walking to Caleb's dorm. When we get there, I open the door for him and watch as he lies the small boy down on the bed. We both sit down, waiting for him to wake up. I look around the room and see posters everywhere. Holy shit this is creepy. Why does he need it everywhere? I swear this is more creepy than a clown could ever be. I felt my phone vibrate. I look at the screen and see that Ry texted me.
Ry - Babe, where are you? I haven't seen you in over thirty minutes.
Jordan - I'm in Caleb's room, Riley.
Ry - What?! Is he okay?! I'm coming over. Love you.
Jordan - Ry wait!
Ry - No, I'm coming over, Jordan.
Jordan - Fine.
I put my phone in my back pocket and sigh. Aidan looks over at me.
"What's up?", he asks me.
"Ry's on his way over. I told him I was in Caleb's room and he panicked, then said he's coming over.", I explain, to which he nods. Suddenly, the door bursts open to reveal a teary-eyed Riley. His eyes frantically dart around the room until they land on Caleb, peacefully asleep in his bed. He breathes out and sinks to the floor. I walk over to him and sit down. He jumps into my arms and his hands cling onto my shirt.
"I-I... I thought he'd gotten really hurt... h-he just looks really sick though... is he okay..?", he whispers, his voice quiet. I nod and wrap my arms around him.
"He's alright, baby, he is. He's gonna be alright, I promise you.", I whisper into his ear, using as gentle a tone I can. I look over at Aidan to see him staring at me in shock.
"What? I can be nice.", I say, shrugging my shoulders. I hear Ry laugh at that and turn towards Aidan. He slowly gets up from my lap and walks to him. To my surprise, he hugs him and he hugs back. They eventually end the hug and we all begin talking about how we're going to look after Caleb while he's sick.
Caleb P.O.V
I wake up to the sound of people talking. My eyes open and I see that I'm in my room, apparently in my bed. What happened earlier? I soon realise what happened as the pain in my stomach returns. I let out a groan and roll onto my side, still clutching my stomach. I was shocked when I saw Aidan, Ry and... Jordan?! What're they all doing here? I try to sit up but instantly regret it as I feel woozy and fall forward. I closed my eyes and braced myself for falling on the floor, but my body never made contact with it. I slowly open my eyes to see a fear-stricken Aidan holding me in his arms. I sigh in relief and situate myself in his lap, turning to face Jordan and Riley.
"Are you okay?", they all ask at the same time. I blush, feeling embarrassed.
"Y-yeah I'm okay thanks.. a-and thanks for catching me, Aidan..", I stutter. Wow, my voice sounds horrible. When was the last time I drank something? "W-what time is it?", I ask them all, looking around. Jordan pulls his phone out, turning it on and glancing at the screen. To be honest, I'm shocked he's here. He looks up from his phone and at me.
"It's 10:37, Caleb. And do you want a drink? You sound rough.", he says as if it's the most normal thing for him to not be yelling. Heck, he even sounded concerned. I hesitantly nodded and thanked him, to which he just shrugged his shoulders and left the room to go downstairs. After Jordan left the room, Ry came over to me and hugged me tightly. I hugged him back after I'd gotten over the initial shock.
"I'm so glad you're okay..", he whispers to me. I smile at how much my friends care about me. Forgetting about the pain in my stomach, I release the hug, get off of Aidan's lap and try to make my way to the bathroom. The keyword being 'try'. I stand up and immediately fall back down, landing on top of both of them. Wow. My luck is horrible today. Can it get any worse? As I think this, the inevitable happens. Jordan walks in and, seeing the whole thing, laughs his head off about it. This earns him a slap on the head from Riley and a small glare from Aidan. I just frown slightly and go back to clutching my stomach.
I thank Jordan for getting me some water and take a sip, feeling relieved at my once chapped lips now feeling slightly less chapped. After I felt a bit better, we all chatted for a while, enjoying each other's company. We even had dinner together in my room because we didn't really want to be alone, even though none of us would admit it. We all settled down for a movie after that. I sat on Aidan's lap while Ry did the same with Jordan. The movie we were watching was really good, but we were all exhausted from training the previous day. Around halfway through the movie, I could hear small snores echo through the room. I looked around, seeing everyone in the room but me asleep. I smiled softly, settling back into Aidan's arms and drifting off into a light sleep.