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The night was calm and serene; cicadas chirping, wind blowing, leaves rustling. What could've been a good night's sleep for C00lkidd was ruined by a rude awakening. He shot up from his bed in a cold sweat and an all too familiar pit in his stomach. He groaned, and curled up around himself as he awaited the inevitable. And within seconds, he felt his stomach lurch violently, sending him forward even more. The kid winced at the uncomfortable feeling. He tried to call out for his dad, but all he could muster was a strained whimper. Without any more time to think, his dinner came spilling out his mouth with a sickening retch. It continued on for what felt like forever. Everytime he thought it was over. another mouthful came rushing up and out onto his bed. Once it was all over, C00lkidd didn't know what to do but cry, and cry, and cry. He cried and prayed for his dad to hear his sobs. And by some miracle, the cries of pure agony stirred his father awake.
007n7 had thought his son had just had another nightmare; though, these cries sounded different. They weren't out of fear, they were cries of suffering. He jolted out of his half-awake state and rushed to the kid's bedroom. in one fell swoop, he slammed the door open and turned on the lights, just to find his kid had been sick. He frowned, and walked towards the sickly boy.
"Oh, kiddo..." 007n7 picked up the kid, cradling him in his arms and wiping his mouth with his thumb. "What happened?"
C00lkidd sobbed harder, managing to choke out two weak words, "I-it hurts..!" He buried his face into his father's shirt, gripping onto the fabric like his life depended on it. He felt awful, more awful than he ever had before. He had been sick before, but god, this was torturous. 007n7 rubbed C00lkidd's back in a vain attempt to bring his son any semblance of comfort he could in this hard time.
"I'm sorry this happened...cmon, you can sleep with me and Noli tonight, alright?" 007n7 smiled warmly, understanding despite the mess made. C00lkidd nodded weakly, and his father smiled, slowly carrying him to their bedroom and turning on dim lights. Despite how minimal the light was, Noli still awoke.
"Wh- Is it morning??" Noli grumbled, barely awake.
007n7 sighed, setting down the kid on the bed. "No, it's not."
"Then why the hell did you turn the lights on?" He muttered.
"C00lkidd is sick, I think."
Noli's face twisted from one to annoyance to concern. "Kid, what happened?"
C00lkidd curled up in a ball, and pointed to his stomach. Noli nodded solemnly. He knew his kid had a tendency to get sick a lot, but the other times, he was talkative. Now, he won't even verbally explain anything.
007n7 sighed, beginning to walk out the room.
"Where are you going?" Noli inquired
"Gotta clean up his bed, it's an absolute mess."
Noli nodded, only able to imagine how it looks. He recoils at the thought, turning his attention back to his kid.
"Rough night?"
"Mhm..."
Noli smiled, happy the kid had at least said a word. He wrapped his arms around C00lkidd, and letting himself fall asleep. Maybe he would get a good night's sleep tonight. Maybe, with his dads, this wouldn't be so bad after all.