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               Mark's P.O.V

I woke up, the sunlight shining right in my eyes. I got put of the chair and stretched. I cracked my back and looked down at Jack. The only way I knew he was still alive, was the faint rise and fall of his chest.

The whole room reeked of roting flesh and sweat. Jack looked even worse. His hair was a mess, and he looked, no longer pale, but grayer, almost. He looked in pain, as he turned his back to me.

"Jack?" I gently grabbed his good shoulder and turned him towards me. As soon as I made contact, his eyes snapped open and he sat up. But they weren't the beautiful blue I'd grown to love. Instead, I was greeted by green and black eyes. The pained look on his face and turned to anger.

I backed up, shocked. He stumbled out of the bed, and tried to walk towards me. He suddenly dropped down and gripped his hair, groaning.

"Jack? Jack, are you ok?" I tried to lean down to look at him, when he suddenly pushed me away.

"No... ugghh....don't... " He managed to say.

He dropped to the floor and held his head. He was shaking, and clawing at himself. I tried to help him up, but quickly recoiled when he growled. He pushed himself up, and I scrambled back.

"JACK, I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE! WAKE UP!!" I tried, desperately.

I closed my eyes, waiting for pain, but it never came. Jack groaned and collapsed at my feet.  Adam, Felix, and Marzia burst in, no doubtedly hearing my screams.

I just sat there in shock as Marzia wrapped her arms around me. Felix joined her, squeezing me tightly. Adam lifted Jack up, and placed him back on the bed.

"You ok, kid?"

Jack groaned. "I'm alive." His eye snapped open, back to blue. "Mark!"

"I'm fine." I assured him.

"You're fine this time. This won't be the last time this happens. It won't happen again for a while, but we need to be more careful." Adam said, glancing at me.

"What do you mean by that?"

"I ment nothing by it. I ment what I said, that we need to be careful. We won't have to restrain you until the second week." He replied. I don't know if that last part was a joke or not, but no one found it funny.

.o0O0o.

That night at dinner, I was silent. I still couldn't believe what had happened. Jack had changed. It wasn't for long, but it had still happened. I didn't even try to eat anything, I wasn't hungry.

I politely excused myself and made my way to Jack's room. Marzia followed me, and grabbed my arm.

"Mark, maybe it's best if you don't go in there."

I frowned. "What do you mean? I have to be in there! I have to be there for him! I can't let him deal with this alone!"

"Dr. Adam doesn't need another patient, Mark. I just think it's safer if you-"

"I don't understand Marzia! Don't you trust him?" I interrupted, raising my voice.

"I don't know who he is anymore! How can I trust someone if I have to worry if he's gonna hurt one of us?"

"You don't have to! BECAUSE HE WON'T!"

"YOU DON'T KNOW THAT MARK!" She yelled back.

"YES I DO!! I trust him! I care about him!"

"You are BLINDED by your love for him!"

"Is that such a bad thing?? To love him?!?"

"Yes. It is."

I whipped my head around to see Jack standing in the doorway, leaning on the frame. Tears were flowing out of his half closed blue eyes. He was clutching his shoulder in pain.

"Jack." I said. "You can't mean that..."

"You're better off without me. Marzia is right. I Could've hurt you. It's not a matter of 'if I hurt you' but rather a 'when'."

"No. No, you won't. I'm not better off without you, I can live without you!"

"You're going to have to soon."

"Sean...."

He turned around and walked back into his room. I pulled away from Marzia, and followed him. Marzia didn't bother following me, she just walked back to Felix.

I closed the door behind me and I sat down next to Jack on the bed. I reached over to hug him, and he flinched at the touch.

"You shouldn't. I could hurt you."

I shook my head. "You could never hurt me. You have more control over this than you think."

"Mark...." He started.

"I'm not leaving you. I'm sticking with you through the good and bad of this, and I'm gonna be right next to you when you get that cure. You're stuck with me whether you like it or not."

Jack smiled and rested his head on my shoulder. He sighed, finally relaxing. We sat like that for a while, just sitting in each other's company. He used his free hand to pull me into a hug.

It surprised me at first, but I slowly melted into the hug. I gently wrapped my arms around him. He buried his head in my neck and I hugged him closer.

"Tá mé i ngrá leat." He murmured into my neck.

I chuckled. "Ok, you have to tell me what that means."

"I can't. Secret." He replied. I could feel him smirking against my skin.

"Oh come on!! Please?" I asked, pulling back and giving him my best puppy dog eyes.

He looked away, smiling and blushing. "How can I say no to that face? I guess I own you that much."

I grinned. He took a deep breath and ran his hand through his hair. He looked back at me, linking his blue eyes with my brown ones.

" 'Tá mé i ngrá leat' means, 'I'm in love with you."

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