Chapter 1: Hospital

The small boys hands fiddle nervously in his lap, thumbs having a silent war. Doctors and nurses of all sorts hurry by him, going into this room, going into that room. None seemed to pay any attention to the seemingly quiet boy, no one seemed to even see him. He sat in the cushiony red velvet chair that was placed near a door…which had the boy's family resting in the cots that he was sure were there. Whimpering at the memory that had happened only about thirty minutes ago, he presses a cool hand to his throbbing forehead, trying to ease the pain. Tears slide down his cheeks, causing blood and salty tears to drip onto his torn and bloodied jeans.

He had been the only one to survive in the car crash. His mother, and father…he didn't know what had happened to them. He hadn't been aloud to see them since he called 911. Gumball, a small seven year old boy…normal boys his age shouldn't have to go through that. It-it wasn't fair. He shook violently as he recalled the happening.

Flashback

Nicole turns around slightly to look at her first born, Anais wasn't born yet. But, she was due really soon -in fact, Nicole had just lost her water and they where on their way to the hospital now- therefore, the Watterson family had already figured out a name for the unborn girl. The mother smiles at her son, her sharp canines sparkling in the dim light.

"Gumball, honey. Are you excited?" She asks softly.

The boys blue hair flops into his eyes as he shakes his head roughly, waking up from his slumber, "What for momma?"

Nicole laughs quietly, "To be a big brother?"

His icy blue eyes widen, "Big brother?" He asks.

She nods, "Yes, to your little sister, Anais."

"…Little sister?" His bottom lip pokes out, frowning he shakes his head. "No! I don't want a little sister!"

Nicole giggles at her sons behavior, "Gumball honey. This is a big privilege, you'll be a good brother and you'll have fun-"

"No! No, no, no, NO!" He cries, stomping his feet against the ground, small fist hitting the back of Richard's seat angrily. "No! I don't want a sister!" He cries, tears flowing down his face.

Richard sighs, looking in the review mirror at his son, "Gumball stop crying please. Daddy's trying to drive." He says in a mellow tone.

"NO!" He screams, and suddenly, Nicole's screaming at Richard to look out.

BOOM! The semi crashes into the Watterson's car without warning, of course it was on Nicole's side, crushing her. The car flips, rolling across the pavement. Gumball screams, smelling smoke and gasoline…and blood. He screams for his mom, his dad, and eventually his unborn sister. Just as the car stops rolling, and skids to a stop…another car slams into it, from the front of the car. Gumball wails, seeing his mother and father slumped over in their seats, blood gushing out of their heads and many other places where deep gashes were. The car stops rolling on the hood, the wheels spinning in the air.

Gumball cries, unbuckling his seatbelt with shaky hands, screaming when his head hit's the roof when he falls down. He rolls over and see's the window's broken, the small boy crawls out of it lying on the cool pavement. Parts of the cars roll around everywhere. The last people -or rather, person- that had hit their car opens the door and runs over to the small boy. The man sways slightly, but hands the cell phone he had pulled out to Gumball.

"Call…nine-one-one." He gasps, then falls over.

Gumball blinks teary eyed at the man, dialing the numbers he was told into the phone with shaky fingers.

On the other line a woman speaks up, "Hello? How may we be of service?"

"Help! My mommy and daddy are hurt!" He wails, tightening his grip on the phone, looking over at their car, which he saw had them hanging upside down in.

"What happened honey?" The ladies voice asks calmly.

"A big car…it hit us. Their stuck! Please help!" Gumball begs.

The woman gasps, "We'll be their soon sweetie, are you stuck in the car too?"

"N-no." He whimpers.

The woman sighs, "Okay, get as far away from the cars as you can for me okay?"

He nods, "O-okay. Save my mommy and daddy and sister."

"Your sister?" The woman asks, but it's difficult to hear behind the sound of sirens approaching him.

"Yes, my momma was going to have her." He answers weakly, standing up and limping away from the cars, tears sliding down his cheeks.

The woman sighs, "Okay sweetie, are you away from the cars?"

"Yeah." He sits down, watching his car sadly. "Another man hit us…he's fainted."

"Oh, alright. I've got to go honey, wait for the ambulance and don't go near the car." The woman says quickly.

"Okay b-bye…" The trembling boy sets the phone on the ground, folding his knees to his chest.

The ambulance's arrived shortly after the crash. The men and women picked up the passed out man, and firefighters got his parents and semi driver out of the truck and into the back of the white flashing car. He was soon picked up and brought into the ambulance with his parents.

Flashback Ended

Gumball's ears twitch when a doctor comes up to him, a clipboard in hand, a frown on his face. The man kneels in front of Gumball, looking the small boy in the eyes.

"Gumball, we found out what happened to your parents." The man said quietly.

The boy smiles, assuming it's good news, but the man shakes his head.

"Their dead, sweetie." Gumball's ears drop, and tears stream down his cheeks as he sobbed. "You're going to go to a orphanage, to get a new home."

"No!" He howls, but as soon as the man reaches out to him the feline kicks the doctor in the face.

The man yelps, holding his injured face tightly, allowing the bawling boy to slip out of the chair and bolt down the halls. The small feline runs out of the hospital, it already being night time, his vision adjusts to the dark light. He screams, running down the streets, not a care in the world where he was going. Not to an orphanage, that's for sure. After a few hours of endless running, the boy collapses in a ally. He curls up into a ball behind the dumpster and cries himself to sleep that night. And the next few weeks that come. He lives in the alleyway for a month, without being found. He missed having a family, and going to school, his old life. He wanted it back. He wasn't getting it back.

So here it is! I wrote it finally! I know, a little fast paced...sorry, I rushed it. I was trying to write my Gumwin fic instead, but I wanted to let my dear friend "Trueleaf" get to read this. So I finished it for them :) Hope you like it buddy! So for you other fans of mine, this does not include Gumwin. Nope. Sorry, It's a goal of mine to keep it that way for this story. I have to admit, a few time I may slip up...