Colby woke up to the sound of shouting downstairs. He was confused. Why wasn't he home? He wondered. He realized all of the events that happened last night. His brother Gage texted him about his dad.. Fuck cancer. But that wasn't the only reason Colby felt this way. Sam.. his other half. He had huge feelings for the blonde boy but he knew he could never have him.

Colby felt a stinging sensation in his throat as he realized.. he was sick. Great.. he thought to himself. He didn't feel like getting up. He was drained and he felt hot. His legs were sore, his head was pounding and his throat felt like a full on explosion and a burning fire was going on inside it. Colby groaned as he tried to get up but he fell miserably with a thud. 

The shouting downstairs stopped..

Shit.. Colby thought to himself. Colby couldn't get up so he just sat there holding his left knee to his chest as he groaned in pain. Tears welled in his eyes again.. Not because of the sickness or the pain. It was all because of everything.. He was just so unlucky. Colby didn't feel like living anymore.

Colby heard footsteps coming upstairs while Colby struggled to get up. His vision was hazy, but he managed to stay awake. 

"Colby?" Colby looked up to see a worried Brennen and an even more worried Sam. Colby was on the floor in the dark, trying to lift himself off the ground but struggled and failed miserably.

"Colby!" Sam ran to Colby as he quickly put Colby's head in his lap. Brennen followed after Sam as he put the back of his hand to Colby's forehead. 

"Oh shit hes burning up!" Brennen exclaimed as he ran out of the room with no warning. Sam stroked Colby's hair while holding Colby closer.

"S-Sam?.." Colby spoke while groaning right after because of how faint and tired he felt. Every part of Colby's body Ached.

"Colby.. Don't worry I got you man.." Sam says while he rubs circles on Colby's back.

"Are you sick Colbs?.. What happened?.." Sam asked softly. Colby didn't respond, He just focused on trying to stay awake. He was going to faint. He knew it.

"S-Sam I- ... I think I'm g-going to faint.." Colby mumbles while trying to catch up on his breathing.

"Stay awake for me Colbs.. Can you do that? For me?" Sam asks desperately. Sam instantly picked Colby up while Colby's eyes started to shut. 

"BRENNEN!! COLBY'S FAINTING!" Sam shouted while running into the hallway. Sam heard a faint slur come from the bathroom as he saw Brennen run out with a thermometer and a cold damp cloth. 

"Sam! Put this on Colby's head and take his temperature.. I'm going to grab Elton and ask him to grab medicine! Keep with him!" Brennen handed the damp cloth and the thermometer to Sam while Colby was still in his arms. 

Sam followed his instinct and ran into Brennen's room. He quickly but softly placed Colby on Brennen's bed. Sam moved Colby's hair out of his face and placed the cold damp cloth on his head. He then opened Colby's mouth by parting his lips. He placed the thermometer in the brunette's mouth as he massaged Colby's head.

"It'll be okay Colbs.." Sam tried to reassure the sleeping boy, who probably couldn't even hear him.

Brennen raced upstairs to get to Colby and Sam. He barged into the room quickly.

"How is he?!" Brennen exclaimed

"Not great.." Sam responded with a sad look on his face.

"I just feel bad.. So much is happening to him in the time of forty-eight hours.." Sam continues to massage the brunette's head. 

"I agree.." Brennen responds with a slight sigh. 

They waited for the temperature to finally settle. It stopped and Sam took the thermometer out of Colby's mouth. 101.34... 

"Oh god.. If this gets any higher we have to send him to the ER.." Brennen explains with a slight sigh. Brennen hoped that Elton would arrive back to the house with the medicine soon. Luckily, a few minutes later Elton arrives with a good amount of medicine. Elton nudges Colby slightly to wake him up. Colby's eyes flutter open and he sees Elton, Sam, and Brennen standing with worried looks in front of him.

"Colby I need you to take this." Elton explains sternly but softly while handing him the ibuprofen and a glass of water. Colby just nods as he takes it. 

"How are you feeling?.." Sam asks, he knows that he wants to ask more than just that but he decides to wait till' Colby feels way better. 

"I'm o-okay.." Colby mumbles, coughing right after he responds to Sam. 

"Do you want anyone to stay?" Brennen asks while hoping Colby would mention his name.

"Sam.." Sam just nods and smiles. Brennen gets pissed from that but he doesn't show his expression. Brennen just nods with Elton and a slight fake smile. They walk out of the room leaving Sam and Colby alone. 

"Do you need anything Colbs?.." Sam asks softly while massaging Colby's head. 

"No.. just you..." Colby mumbles while laying on Sam's chest. Sam has a shocked expression which Colby can't see. Sam notices he has a weird tingly feeling in his lower abdomen. What is this?.. Sam wonders to himself. 

Colby's body ached from each and every movement he made. Colby nuzzled his face into Sam's chest as he drifted to a peaceful sleep. 

*Hours later*

Colby woke up to the feeling of emptiness. He was cold now. There was no longer the feeling of body warmth against him. He was still tired though, So he just went back to sleep but it was more difficult this time because Sam was gone and Colby didn't feel safe without him. The only reason he was able to fall asleep this time was from his exhaustion. 

*With Brennen, Sam, and Elton downstairs*

"What do we do?.." Sam asks, while staring at Elton and Brennen, while they're both talking about the situation. 

"What do you mean?" Brennen has a questioning look with an eyebrow raised.

"I mean, about his dad.. And apparently about me?" Brennen nods while starting to look down at the ground while getting lost in thought.

"I guess.. We just have to comfort him in any way possible?.. The thing is we all have no idea what his brother meant by Sam.." Brennen explains while talking to both Sam and Elton. Sam just hummed in response while Elton was thinking. Out of everyone.. Colby had to be affected.. Sam thought.

"Well I guess I'm going to go check up on Colby" Brennen got up from the couch and started to head up the stairs.

As Brennen walked up the stairs he suddenly heard sobs coming from his room. Brennen hesitated but then he just gave in and went into his room.

"Colby?.." Brennen said softly. Brennen saw a fluff of brown hair look up from the pillow. 

"Oh you poor thing.." Brennen mumbled under his breath as he walked over to The brunette that was sobbing. His eyes were bloodshot red from crying for such a long time. Brennen laid down next to the brunette and quickly but gently lifted the sobbing brunette's head from the pillow and laid it on his chest. 

"You okay?" Brennen whispered gently. Colby didn't respond but his sobs started to get lighter at least. Brennen played with the brunette's hair and Colby became calmer. 

"Thanks.." Colby mumbled in between breaths. 

"No worries man.." Brennen continued to play with Colby's hair that eventually put Colby to a deep sleep. Brennen struggled to get up. I love him.. But he loves Sam.. What do I do? Do I just ask him to be mine? Brennen got so lost in his thoughts that he didn't even hear Sam open the door. 

"Brennen!" Sam shouted in a whisper,  Brennen looked up to see Sam. 

"Yeah?" Brennen whispered back with a confused look on his face.

"How is he?" Sam asked with a sad look.. But it kind of looked like there was a hint of anger following his features. 

"Not good.." Brennen mumbled while taking Colby's head off of his chest and gently placing it down on a soft pillow. Brennen got up and left the room. Little did Brennen know is that Sam was jealous.

Sam decided to lay down with Colby. Sam gently picked up Colby's head and laid it on Sam's chest. He needed to keep the sleeping boy warm.. right? 

Sam didn't really care if he got the same sickness as Colby. All Sam cared about is that Colby was okay. Sam needed Colby more than anything or even anyone. The feeling was mutual except neither of them knew that, That's the problem. 

Little snores escaped the brunette as the blonde was starting to drift to the same peaceful sleep. Sam wrapped his arms around the brunette before falling into the same deep sleep.

*With Elton and Brennen*

"How do you think everything's going to turn out?" Brennen asks with a hopeful look on his face. Elton opens his mouth but no words come out. 

"I'm not really sure." Elton explains. Nobody knows how it's going to end. All they want is a good ending not a bad one. Nobody can create the good ending except for Sam. 

"Where's Sam?" Brennen asks with a bit of a jealous tone in his voice.

"I'm pretty sure hes upstairs with Colby." Brennen lets an expression of anger show on his face. Sam can't have him.. I need him. Brennen thought. Elton seemed to notice the look on Brennen's face because Elton had a bad feeling for Colby's future but he wasn't really sure why...

A/N: WHATS UP? I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS CHAPTER AND AGAIN, I'M SO SORRY FOR THE FIRST FEW CHAPTERS CONTAINING KIND OF BROLBY.. I PROMISE IT'S JUST FOR DRAMA IN THE END. THIS IS A SOLBY BOOK I PROMISE.. YOU MIGHT BE GOING THROUGH HELL THOUGH WITH THESE CHAPTERS.. BYE.