When he started awake, he gasped and stared up at the man. His teacher. There was fear in his feverish eyes, pure terror. The images in his mind slowly faded away and he realized that it was Mr. Cooper above him, telling him that he was okay. He struggled to remember why he was here but soon desperation overwhelmed that and he reached out to cling to the man instead.

Body trembling, he just held on as tight as he could. Sky was fighting between fear and fever and something in him had concluded that this person was safe. That he'd protect him somehow.

And he needed that so badly right now.