So I got this AU idea from listening to a song called "Kiss My Eyes and Lay Me to Sleep". The moment I heard the lyrics, the idea for the AU instantly shot into my mind. Hope you all enjoy it!


Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep...

If Syrus hadn't spent the past two weeks in the hospital room, then the beeping of the heart monitor would have driven him mad. Looking around the room, the young male stared numbly at the plain white walls that surrounded him and the person in the bed. The only thing that gave the place life was the picture of himself, Zane, and all their friends that sat on the bedside.

With a sigh, Syrus turned back to the person in the bed. Zane's breaths were slightly off, but they had been for the longest time. His pale face showed a pained expression, the only sign of the immense pain he was in. A few beads of sweat dripped down the Cyber Deck user's face, Syrus quickly reached a hand out and whipped them away.

The young male shut his grey eyes tight as he fought back tears. "I'm sorry Zane," he whispered. "I'm so, so sorry."

"Why are you sorry Syrus?"

Syrus gasped at the familiar voice, his eyes shot open and saw Zane's glazed-over grey-teal eyes staring back at him.

"Y-you...shouldn't be awake." Syrus croaked out, tears forming in the corners of his eyes.

Zane gave a dry laugh. "Good to see you too Sy," he rasped. "Thought you'd be more happy to see me up again."

"Of course I am! Don't you worry about that!" Sy countered quickly. "But, I'm just concerned that your heart might start working overtime now that you're awake."

The older brother raised a confused eyebrow. "Did you just say 'concerned'?" he questioned. "Since when did you start using words like that?"

A sad smile formed on Syrus' face. "I guess I started using it when the doctors started using it all the time around me." he responded.

Zane nodded. "So, did they find any way to fix my heart yet?" he asked solemnly. "Because you have no idea how badly I want to get out of this hospital."

Syrus laughed, then quietly answered with, "Yes actually, they're gonna..." he trailed off, afraid.

Zane narrowed his eyes in concern. "What are they gonna do?" he questioned.

Syrus swallowed hard. "They're gonna do a heart transplant." came the breathless whisper.

Zane blinked, then reached out a hand to place it against Sy's face. "Syrus, is that what you're so worried about?" he questioned in a tired voice. When his little brother nodded, Zane struggled not to laugh. "Oh Sy, I'll be just fine, both during and after the surgery."

The floodgates burst. "But what if you're NOT!?" Syrus wailed, suddenly towering over Zane due to the older brother lying down. "Zane, your heart has put your whole body under so much stress lately, what if it gives out when it realizes there's no more reason to induce the stress!? I lost you once Big Bro, I'm not losing you again!"

"Syrus." Zane tried to speak, but Syrus wasn't done.

"You say you're going to be fine, but you don't know that. You could say you'll come out alive and the next minute the doctors will be pronouncing you dead," Syrus drew in a shuttering breath. "I won't let that happen you Zane, I won't-"

"SYRUS - ARGH!" Zane tried to yell and stop Sy's rant, but the stress had caused his heart to try and give-out again, making agony blaze through his veins. He fell back into the bed, clutching his chest. "NRGH!"

Syrus gasped, then tried his best to comfort his older brother through the pain until it passed. During this, he kept repeating "I'm sorry" over and over again.

"Sy...look at me and listen," Zane suddenly wheezed out, making Syrus meet his pain-filled gaze. "I'm going to be just fine, and I don't want you worrying too much about it. Do you understand?"

The younger brother nodded just as a nurse rushed in to put Zane back to sleep, but before Zane fully drifted off, he whispered softly. "I love you Little Brother, and don't forget it."

"Love you too Big Bro." Sy replied as Zane fell back to sleep, and deep down Syrus knew his older brother would alright in the surgery.

With that, a team of nurses came in and rolled Zane away for the heart transplant.


"YOU'RE LYING!" Syrus screamed at the nurse in front of him while Atticus Rhodes and Jaden Yuki had to hold him back.

The nurse shook her head. "I'm afraid I'm not lying Sweetheart," she told them calmly. "Zane's body has started to give-out due to so much stress caused by his heart. The doctors are doing everything they can to save him, but right now it isn't looking so good in Zane's favor."

Sy stumbled backwards in shock, Jaden and Atticus quickly sat him down in a chair, where the younger Truesdale brother finally broke down. He sobbed loudly, holding onto his two friends tightly as the tears streamed down his face.

"He...he said he would be alright." the small boy croaked out choking on the tears.

"And he will be Little Blue," Atticus reassured, rubbing Sy's back. "Zane's strong, he'll pull through perfectly fine."

"Yeah!" Jaden agreed, patting Syrus' head. "Just have some faith Sy, he'll make it out alive."

Syrus sighed and looked up at them. "I sure hope you guys are right," he replied softly. "because I can't lose my big brother again."


Well, does Zane survive? Or does he perish? You'll find out in the next Chapter, see you then. Bye!