SHIP : Jaylos

SICKIE: Jay

CARETAKER: Carlos (And Evie)

REQUESTED?: No

A/N: Hey guys it's been months! But I can explain! I've been trying to write but I've had NO motivation or inspiration... I'm sorry! Also I'm working on your requested chapters! I'm almost done with the Audrey x Jane and the others are coming along too! Hope you enjoy this Chapter!

- Holly Hook

The roughest tourney game of the whole season year had just ended. The Tourny team was going to go get dinner to celebrate. Chad and the other Auradonians had already begun the walk over to Tiana's Palace. Jay and Carlos were walking behind them. Jay was walking slowly, as if without purpose. Carlos noticed Jay's lack of energy but assumed he must just be worn out from the game. Jay started to veer off of the path and turned to head back to the building with the dorm rooms. Carlos turned to his best friend, confusion spread widely across his freckled face.

"Your going the wrong way..."

Carlos stated obviously

"Yeah, I know. I'm just not in the mood for dinner right now." Jay replied

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah. I'm sure..."

Jay replied with a small frown,

"You go ahead. I'll... uh...see you after dinner."

"Okay..."

Carlos said reluctantly.

"See you later."

Carlos walked off to dinner leavening Jay to walk back to their shared room alone. When he got back to the room, Jay collapsed down on the bed and pulled the covers over him. His head was pounding. He wished Carlos was with him. He wished he hadn't let Carlos leave. Jay rolled over so he was laying on his stomach. Sweat was beading up on his forehead. He clearly had a fever but there wasn't anything he could do about it. He had never learned to care for illnesses. Evie was taught by her mother and Carlos had learned from Evie when they were kids. But Jay... Jay had never learned which meant he was stuck here suffering by himself for however many hours it was until Carlos came back. Jay ran a hand through his hair and took a deep breath. His eyes slowly fluttered closed as he slipped into a feverish sleep.

When he woke up, he was being stared down at by a blurry figure with white hair and freckles. When his vision cleared up he couldn't help but smile.

"Carlos!"

He half-shouted weakly,

"You're back!"

"Yes I am!"

Carlos replies grinning

But then he looked down at his roommate and focused more closely at his facial expression,

"Jay? Wait a minute? What going on? Is something wrong? Are you okay?"

"Yes Carlos I'm fi-"

He was cut of by a coughing fit.

"Jay!"

Carlos shouted, his hand instantly flying to Jay's back to provide support.

Carlos looked at Jay with a harsh, but caring frown,

"You are not okay! You don't have to lie to me. Tell me what is going on."

"Nothing's going on."

Jay shrugged.

He had wanted Carlos to come back so he could take care of him, but now that Carlos was actually here, Jay didn't want to burden Carlos with the task of taking care of him.

"Jay..."

Carlos said,

"I know you're not okay."

Carlos layer Jay back onto the bed and ran his fingers through Jay's hair,

"You're sick. I can tell let me take care of you."

Carlos walked over to the closet and picked up a thick blanket from the top shelf ( he had to stand in his toes to reach it). He closed the closet door and headed back over to Jay. Carlos spread the blanket out over Jay and put his hand on Jay's forehead,

"You get some rest, I'll be right back."

Carlos said heading to the door.

"Mmm hmm."

Jay said sleepily, already feeling tired from the blanket that Carlos brought over to him.

Carlos crossed the campus to Evie and Mal's dorm.

He knocked on their door. Evie opened the door, still in her cheerleader outfit from the tourney game.

"Hey Carlos! What's up? Where Jay? You two are alway together."

She said giggling a little.

"Jay... um well... he's sick!"

Carlos replies, slapping his forehead in stress. He acted calm, cool and collected in front of Jay, but this whole thing was actually stressing him out. He had just wanted a relaxing night, laying in bed with Jay, watching a movie or talking or something.

Evie sensed his stress and put her hand on his shoulder.

"I can totally help you!"

She said smiling

She grabbed his hand and pulled him into her room.

She began shuffling around the room grabbing what she considered to be "necessities" for taking care of someone who's sick! She puts the supplies into a little basket and and turns to Carlos,

"Let's go!"

Carlos and Evie make their way back to the boys dorm. When they walk in they find Jay, now asleep. Carlos looks at Evie for guidance.

"Let's take his tempature!"

Evie suggests, pulling the plastic thermometer out of the wicker basket she brought. Carlos approaches the sleeping tourney player and carfulley slipped the thermometer between his lips. The thermometer beeps. Carlos Picks up the plastic device.

"It's 101.2..."

Evie puts her hand on Carlos's shoulder

"That's not too bad!"

She says reassuringly.

"He just needs some rest!"

Evie pulled a special blanket out of her basket.

"This is a cold blanket."

She explained to Carlos.

"It'll keep his fever down. But besides that, there's not much we can do!"

"Okay... that's for your help E."

"Anytime Carlos!"

She practically pliéd out of the room, happy to have made a difference and helped someone today. But Carlos on the other hand, wasn't feeling so happy. He needed to keep Jay's tempature down. He sat down on the bed where Jay was sleeping. Carlos slid under Jay's blanket a scooted up next to him. He figured if he was right next to Jay, he would immediately notice is Jay's tempature changed. He lasted under the blanket, starring at the ceiling for a few minutes. His eyes began to feel heavy. All of this caretaking really wore him out. He was exhausted. He figured it would kill him if he just closed his eves for a minute. After a few minutes, Carlos was sound asleep, right next to Jay. Which was a sure fire way to get himself sick. And that's exactly what happened. When Evie came back later that evening to check on the one sick boy, she found two instead. Carlos now has a fever of 102.3. Both boys were still asleep. Evie just shook her head.

"The things he'll do for love"

Evie said to herself, referring to the fact that Carlos was willing to give up his own health to sleep with his crush to try to help him get better

But she had to admit, they looked cute sleeping together