I was so thankful I had a strong immune system with the way this sickness was hitting everyone in the house. Just as the littles all seemed to be getting better and on the mend, all the caretakers except myself got sick.

"Mommy, Uncle Joonie need medicine to make his tummy better." Kookie said, walking up to me as I ran a load of laundry. Between all four littles, I wanted to wash everything they had worn and used while they were sick.

"Alright, sweet boy, thank you for telling me. I will be up in a second." I said, leaning toward him and kissing his cheek. He nodded and smiled as he turned back around and headed up the stairs. I grabbed the medicine off of the counter top and rushed up the stairs to a heaving noise coming from Namjoon's room. I opened the door slowly in time to hear him flush. Jinnie was sniffling on their bed as I walked into view.

"Noona! Daddy's really sick. I can't make him feel better." he said, wiping his watery eyes with the back of his hand.

"Aw, sweetie, I am sure you are making him feel better just by checking on him. But, out of everything, your daddy probably just needs some sleep. Do you think you want to let him sleep and go play in Jiminie's room with him and Kookie and Taetae?" I asked, walking over to him and patting his back softly. He nodded and slipped off of the bed to a standing position. He walked slowly over to the doorway of the bathroom and peeked his head in.

"Night night, daddy. You gotta get better." he said in a pitiful voice.

"I will baby. Thank you." he said, his voice deeper and gruffer than usual. I walked Jin to the playroom and opened the door to see them all wrestling around and laughing, making Jinnie immediately break into a grin.

"You guys be careful, ok? I don't want anyone to get hurt." I said, as Jinnie ran over to them.

"We be careful, Noona." Taetae said, giving me his big grin. I smiled back at them and shook my head as I went back to Namjoon.

"Do you want me to help you into bed?" I asked as I stood at the entryway of the bathroom.

"Nah, I'm good here. The bathroom floor is cooler anyway." he said, letting out a sigh. I walked back into the room and grabbed a pillow and pulled the sheet off of the bed, bringing them to him.

"Here, at least get comfortable." I said, lifting his warm head and putting the pillow under it. I then covered him with the light, thin sheet as he hummed in approval.

"Thank you. I appreciate you doing that with Jin too. He usually slips out of little headspace when I'm sick, but I think between him just getting over being sick, and us not being home has something to do with it." he said as I handed him the medicine.

"It's no problem. I will keep an eye on them while you get some rest and try to get better." I said, taking the bottles back from him.

"Thanks again." he said, sleepily.

"If you need anything, just text me." I said softly as I turned the light off, the nightlight now illuminating the space. I walked out of his room and over to Hosoek's, knocking on the door lightly.

"Come in." I heard him hoarsely call. I walked in to see him curled in a ball on his bed, shivering.

"Oh Hoseok, here." I said, walking over to him and covering him with the blanket that had fallen on the floor.

"Thanks, Noona. I just didn't have the energy." he said, as I felt the heat coming off of his forehead and body.

"Here, take this fever reducer. You should probably take a cold shower or bath." I said, giving him the bottle as well.

"I should but I'm way too tired." he said after swallowing the medication.

"Ok, well you just rest. I will keep an eye out for Tae." I said, taking the bottle back. He nodded and relaxed his body a little more as I headed for the door. One more to go. I knocked on Yoongi's door to no reply. I opened the door slowly, hoping he was just sleeping. When I walked in, he wasn't visible.

"Yoongi?" I called out, hearing him gagging in the bathroom. I walked in as he was coughing and wretching some more. I patted his back for a second until he finally stopped throwing up, and flushed the toilet.

"Sorry you had to see that." he said as he slowly leaned back against the cabinets under the sink.

"Don't worry. Here, let me get you back into bed and give you some medication." I said, squatting down to his level. With much strain, I helped him to his feet and slowly back into his bed, covering him up.

"How's Jiminie?" he asked, his eyes dark and watery.

"He's good. He's worried about you, but he's playing with the others so he is distracted right now." I said, handing him the medicine.

"Good, he needs to stay distracted." he replied, his eyes looking heavy.

"I will keep them out of trouble as best as I can. Speaking of, I better go check on them. If you need anything just holler or text me." I said, sitting the medicine on his end table.

"Thank you." he said quietly as he closed his eyes. I closed the door softly and made my way back to the playroom. The boys were all still wrestling but in a light way, thankfully. Though they were in little headspace, they were all grown men and fully capable of getting way too rough, way too quickly.

"Noona, come play with us!" Jinnie said, giving me a big smile.

"I will come sit near you and watch, but Noona doesn't wrestle." I laughed, sitting down nearby.

"Noona, we eated dinner already, but we hasn't gotten baths yet." Taehyung said, looking up at me. Oh shit, there was no way.

"I think we can skip baths tonight." I said, knowing that was probably not a good idea since they all looked slightly sweaty from wrestling around.

"But I wants a bath too!" Jiminie said, looking at me with big eyes. How in God's name was I going to get out of this?

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