Jax’s eyes fluttered open feeling completely drained. His ears fell back against his head. Sweat on his brow at the fever that took over his body. He could see Caines features. Determined. Serious. Kinda like when he attacked them. But gentler.
“Caine?”. Jax hated how weak he sounded.
“Jax”. Caines’s tone soft but relieved. Which Jax appreated. The headache was exhausting and he didn’t think he could handle Caine’s energy right now. “How are you feeling?”.
“Terrible”. Jax breathed eyes closing halfway. “What happened anyway?”.
“Your energy is taking over this place”. Caine mumbled. “I have no idea why. Or even how. But it’s affecting your physical form here. Don’t worry though. Pomni has a plan”.
“Course she does”. Jax let out a weak laugh before his features cringed as sparks of blue surrounded him.
“Hey hey easy”. Caine soothed hand laying ontop of Jax. “Why don’t you rest? We don’t need you using up energy you don’t have. Will take care of this”.
“Mmm”. Jax leaned back in the ringleader’s arms head pillowed on his shoulder. “Hey Caine?”. Jax cracked open an eye.
“What for?” Came the ringleaders gentle reply.
“For everything. I know I can be difficult”. Jax breathed eyes fluttering, letting out a hum as Caines’s hand stroked his forehead. “But you gave me something nobody else did. A home. I have nothing back in the real world”. Jax coughed a couple times. “And you guys are as close to a family as I ever had”.
Caine’s features morphed swallowing thickly at the emotion. He pressed the side of his face against Jax who hummed happily the cooling of his teeth against his fevered brow.
“You mean more to me then you know”. Caine’s tone soft. “All of you do. But…something has always been different with you. I feel I can be completely myself when your around. And I am so sorry about how I handled this situation. How I hurt you. Hurt the others”. Cane swallowed thickly. “I promise I will do everything in my power to fix this”.
“S’ok”. Jax breathed slumping against Caines’s shoulder. “We shouldn’t have pushed you so hard. Appreatated you more. Its not your fault that were here”.
“Get some sleep”. Caine nuzzled Jax gently at his shudder. “You’re going to be fine. Nothing will happen to you not on my watch”.
Soft snores escaped Jax making Caine’s teeth pull into a sad smile. The exhaustion and vulnerability in the normally tough Jax’s features unable to go unnoticed.
“Don’t worry”. Caines tone soft adjusting Jax who mumbled in his sleep snuggling close. “I will protect you”.