A week has passed and not much has changed.

The trees are still producing air. The weather is still always changing. The sun and moon still come out at their appropriate hours... And Jackson still has been getting more love ,more hugs ,more cuddles more everything, from the group members and he kinda likes it -not that he would ever admit it out loud.-

However no amount of hugs no amount of Love -friendly love- and no amount of cuddles seemed to stop this ache in his heart or the soreness in his throat.

If Jackson, thought his coughing and random attacks back then were bad, horrible couldn't even be applied now. He couldn't eat, for the food would usually -95% of the time- come out with the flowers, which was just plain gross and disgusting. Liquids were okay, but one can only live with consuming liquids only for a certain time, before falling weak.

That wasn't the worst thing however.

Oh no, it got worse.

Jackson started growing vines around his ribcage. He had noticed it before, but the color was barely visible, he thought not as much as a second on it, and dismissed it. But now. Oh it was... It was "Freakishly Beautiful" or at least that's what Mark-hyung said, after catching sight of Jackson's stomach when it was slightly still okay.

Jackson lifted his shirt once more to view his -dangerously- now caved stomach. He has been missing so much food, it is no surprise. His abs were gone -due to him having no strength to work out- and replaced with his jutting ribs.

He followed the vines, starting where his lungs where, with his eyes. The vines were a-joined with small multi-colored sweet peas -and their toxic seeds-.

The vines splayed all across his stomach, even on top of his