This takes place a few days after Decayed sunshine!
The fluff chapters in between were how many days later this was <3

TW(s): Mentions/descriptions of illness/pain

Quick like- before hand summary:
Scott had been feeling and acting off that week, nobody had a clue why except for martyn and cleo whom he called. Theyd been checking in on him sense that day and told xornoth what happened, this takes place a few days later.

{Scotts pov}

i sat on a bench outside the school.
tomorrow was our last day of school before summer break..
and aeor i was dreading it.
mom told us she had someone she wanted us to meet
i was scared.
honestly scared.

"Hey scott!" lizzie called from joels car
"oh uh- hi lizzie!!" i called and started walking over to them, the whole group was in the car which yes, was alot of people but joel had a big car

i stepped out from behind where i was on a bench in the trees and was met with the blazing sunlight that burned my skin from contact
i was quick to the car as i could already feel my skin heating, it had been extra sensitive for the past week or two for reasons i didnt know
jumping into the car i was sat next to shelby and gem, they hadnt told me where we were going
we all sat in there for a couple minutes of silence.. and joey flirting with my brother.. ew.

"Scott" shelby spoke up and i looked at her
"hair" she spoke and pulled out her phone going on the camera
"Aeor why right nowwww" i complained and let my head hit the back of the seat
"your life hates you" she joked
"not the aeor dangit time shelby-" i hissed in annoyance 
"whats goin on?" jimmy asked from infront of me
"just the casual scott not taking care of himself" shelby sighed
"shelby shut the actual heck up before i sew your mouth shut." i hissed 
"okay when the heck did you get aggressive-?!" lizzie quizzed
"its a side effect" xornoth pitched in, still scrolling on his phone
"to what exactly?" sausage questioned
"decay-" shelby sighed
"the heck do you mean 'decay'?!" fwhip asked, confused as ever
"she means this mister smart guy." i hissed at him, holding up my scarring and bruised arms from where decay was growing
"WHAT THE ACTUAL HECK?!" fwhip yelled
"..mmmhm.. im used to it" i sighed and pulled on my sweatshirt, despite it being 87 degrees outside
"yknow killing is still an option" joey pitched in
"Joey you are not lighting milo on fire." i sighed
"whyyyy" joey complained
"your acting like a dang child." i hissed

i hated this stage of it, i felt bad for being rude but i couldnt control it
not one bit
but why right now?! like right now?!
i already got motion sick in vehicles now this?!
ughh the second the 'side effect stage' is over the worse one starts.
i just closed my eyes, already feeling a headache 
i knew it would only get worse from here
and without my prescribed meds, which i didnt have with me
or cleos magic.. which i didnt have a cleo
there was no stopping feeling sick during this
or the next week-

i felt a hand along my wing, i could tell by the way the nails touched my wings it was shelby
she touched the base of my wings where it was softer with small feathers
she always did this when i didnt feel well, it was always relaxing, and she knew very well i liked it

"thanks.." i mumbled, leaning my head on hers 
"no problem! ive worked out very quickly that you like it" she smiled
"you have known me for almost twelve years" i mumbled and she chuckled
"yessir" she smiled

awhile passed and it only got worse from there
shelby stayed rubbing my back and the base of my wings to keep me calm, gem has moved a row back next to her brothers, my legs now in her spot as i laid on shelbys thigh
my jacket was draped over my shoulder and wings
the occasional check in from joel and jimmy in which usually was shelby talking for me or just a thumbs up
eventually around an hour of absolute misery later we arrived at the surprise area, turns out joel and lizzie were the only ones who knew where we were going

"alright ya idiots, weirdos, and gays we're here!" joel called and shelby had helped me sit up, i was still slumped against her side but she didnt care
normally ide make a joke in that situation saying 'i feel targeted as the multiple gays in that sentence' but i was silent
my body hurt, my vision was dull and my hair was visibly darker
"cmon you slow losers!!" joey called from outside the car, shelby stepped out first taking my hand to steady me

it was a gorgeous wood
azalea trees and a gorgeous lit up lush cave could be seen

"HAPPY FRIENDGROUPAVERSARY!!!" (friend group + anniversary) lizzie and joel yelled in unison 
"..this is- really reallly pretty" i managed to mutter out, my brother now holding me upright
"well, come on! lets go insideee!" katherine cheered and we all followed, xornoth walked slower with me and kept on asking if i was alright
"no seriously you dont look good at all" he hissed, now annoyed with me
"are you calling me ugly?" i asked sarcastically 
"i- ughhhhh no- just.. dont pass out on me" he sighed
"i cant promise that" i smirked and he scoffed as we made our way towards a large picnic blanket that sat in the middle of the large lit up cave
"took you two long enough" false teased
"look i was trying to make sure this weird owl idiot didnt die and or pass out." xornoth hissed
"fair" false murmured back
"okay i wouldnt have died" i joked back
"and how do you know that?" joel smirked right back, matching my humor
"joel, ive sat on deaths front lawn how many times? and im still here" i teased sitting down between joel and jimmy
"you do have a point-" shelby laughed
"now im quite curious how many times youve neared death" lizzie quizzed
"..too many" xornoth hissed jokingly
"rude" i joked back
"hes got a point-" pix laughed
"SHUSH" i laughed and we all ended it there, laughing about it along the way

we were there for a couple of hours, snacking on food and just having a good time, all the pain was manageable.. until the second half.
at that point i just laid with my head on jimmy thigh listening in to everything
i couldnt move
it felt like the decay and bones were tearing at my skin
which is not a pleasant feeling 
i wasnt going to admit to it though.
i told them multiple times i was just tired
it got to the point i couldnt speak again
they stopped asking
i appreciated it
but did not appreciate the skin crawling tearing feeling that traced my whole body
by our cue to leave, which was the sun subtly sinking in the horizon i physically could not move
i was able to sit up, but my legs would not work, jimmy attempted to help me stand but i just fell into his arms
despite his height jimmy was strong, enough to be able to hold me and carry me back to joels car
with my 6'3 body and extra weight from my wings and antlers i was quite surprised, yet greatful
sitting in joels car, my head resting on jimmys thigh still was oddly relaxing, despite feeling as if my skin was tearing-
jimmy was running his webbed fingers through my hair
my roots were grown out and were now black, only the ends are a cyanish green color
there was talking throughout the car, too many conversations for my likings
ide curled up in a ball closer to jimmy, my hands covering my ears as he continued running his fingers through my hair, it was soothing
shelby sat at my feet on the other side of the row and would check in occasionally 
around an hour later we made it back to the dorm, jimmy slid me back into his arms
we had made our way back up the dorms, jimmy was staying over tonight as he refused to leave
He was sitting in my bed, my head was resting gently on him
his fingers still continued to comb through my hair as it slowly returned to its blonde roots and cyan ends
my vision soon cleared as it usually went blurred when my eyes were to change in color, almost as if they glossed over with the new color, like a sheet blinding my vision

{Jimmys POV}

i sat on scotts bed, my pointy webbed fingers traced his hair which was changing colors before my eyes
he began to blink and shift more frequently which was a good sign
but i knew i was not leaving.

(jim's hands look like this for anyone who cant picture it :D ^^)

eventually morning came, ide woken up before scott but his head was resting on my chest, his arm was wrapped around me gently and a blanket was draped lazily over us
i grabbed the blanket and pulled it up to his shoulder, he seemed to peaceful and there was no way in cod i was waking him up

~45 minutes later~

scott lifted his head up gently and looked at me, i smiled at him as he wrapped his other arm around my back, pulling himself closer to me, i chuckled at how clingy the elf was being
Ide taken note of everything around the room, owen was asleep, and joel had left, lizzie had told me about a very special date joel was taking her on today.
aka her just rambling about all the stuff joel does for her-
i diverted my attention back to scott, he was still cuddled up against me with his arms around my body, his head now resting in the crease of my neck
i knew the only thought running through my head..

'i love this man..'

~3-4 hours later~

he had woken up a little bit more and we were now sitting on his bed watching a movie
though sadly ide had to leave because lizzie needed help doing her hair for this 'special date' and i and katherine were the only ones who knew how to do lizzies hair the exact way she liked it, but katherine was with shelby right now
So ide said my goodbyes and left, we had atleast a five minute long hug before ide actually left

{xornoths pov}

ide saw jimmy leaving and went into the room in his place, sitting next to my brother who was being the most clingy ide ever seen him
normally he wasnt fond to physical touch but here he was cuddled up against my side as a movie played on his laptop
my sharp black fingers ran through his hair gently as to not cut or scratch his scalp

(Xornoth's hands/fingers ^^)

"i have only a few words to say.. the side effects of this stupid decay.. sucks" scott hissed in annoyance
"i know- i get it" i sighed, continuing to brush his hair with my fingers
"just tell me if you need anything alright? im not gonna leave" i smiled and he returned it, now resting his head on my shoulder
"..thank you" he smiled

we spent the rest of the day together
eventually ide gotten up and made us food and tea
he continued to stay cuddly and clingy, it was a sunday but tomorrow was our very last day of school before we were claimed by summer
mom said she had someone for us to meet
i didnt know whether or not to be scared of that.
joel would call every so often before him and lizzies date, you could hear the excitement in his voice
my attention would divert between scott and the movie which changed every so often
he continued to stay close
i likes seeing how easily he was relaxing today
even though it was quite scary how easy it was to keep him in bed-
but him not being stubborn for once was a relief
he fell asleep after awhile and i followed
it was nice to have some alone time with him.
even if it was silent.

(GUESS WHOSE FINALLY HEALING >:D)