I do not own Cherub!

Dana stared into James eyes as his breathing slowed. He wasn't the person she knew. He was lying perfectly still and he had a mass of red that was steadily working its way outwards from 4 different places on his chest. He had stopped talking to her but his eyes were still fixed on hers, the look he gave her was the only sign that he was still alive. Her arms that were cradled around him and her sleeves staunching his wounds were now soaked with his blood. She had a sore throat from calling for help and just had phoned an ambulance, when Lauren rounded the corner.

"Tom is brandishing a gun, Brad has shot a police officer, Jude has killed 4 of the Slasher Boys and Karl ain't too happy," said Lauren reeled off quickly. And then she noticed James in lying in Dana's arms. "No... No...It can't be...no...NO! JAMES!"

"Lauren," started Dana, "it'll be alright. He'll be fi-"

"Lauren!" croaked James suddenly. Lauren whipped round. James tried to sit up but Dana pushed him down, "you'll hurt yourself even more." she said.

"I love you, both of you. Never forget that." croaked James. Lauren felt tears welling up. "Have you called Zara?" Dana and Lauren looked at each other.

"Ring her now Lauren" Dana said. Lauren rang the campus emergency number. She was told to wait a moment.

"Typical!" muttered James with a smile, "I get one small wound and you are incapable of doing anything!"

"You've got 4 actually and they aren't small. They're sodding bullets!"Dana threw back.

"Seeing as I am apparently about to die, can I have a kiss?" James asked cheekily before having to catch his breath as talking was too much effort.

"God, you could die but you just want a kiss! No way!" Dana said shaking her head. Then she saw the wounded look on his face – or was it a spasm of pain? - And relented. "Oh, go on then!" Dana gave him a long lingering kiss. "Can't you two wait? God, James you are such a creep!" Lauren said in disgust.

Lauren's call was answered, "Unicorn Tyre repair"

"This is agent 1265. Requesting emergency contact to Zara Asker and I don't care what time it is!"

"I can't, I am sorry, it's not allowed. It's against the ru-"

"I don't give a damn. My brother has been shot and could die! He is covered in so much blood" Lauren yelled down the phone.

"Oi! I'm not dead yet," James yelled pulling away from Dana. James looked worse than ever. He had sweat running down his forehead and he was so pale that if you had held him up to a cream coloured wall he would blend in. Dana hugged him close kissing the top of his head.

"What?! James?" he said faintly. And then there was a muffled bang and then silence. Followed by a few faint holy shits.

"Hello...who are you?" said another female voice curiously.

"Agent 1265"

"Whatever you said... he's fainted!"

"My brother has been shot, I need Zara Askers number!"

"Ok, connecting you now..." Lauren listened to the ringing hoping with all her life Zara or someone would answer. She was so anxious for him to live; he was all she had left of her family, all though Cherub was lovely and felt like home, she loved her brother more than anything. She would even resign from CHERUB if it met him surviving!"

"Hello? Do you know what time it is? It's 3 in the bloody morning." said a very sleepy and slightly irritated voice.

"It's Lauren Adams. I am sorry to wake you, but...but...but..."Lauren couldn't finish the sentence; she could feel a fresh wave of tears pouring down her cheeks.

"Lauren, what is wrong?" She said suddenly sitting up in bed, waking up her husband Ewart. After motioning for him to be quiet she turned her attention back to the phone.

"James has been shot 4 times and I think he is going to die." she said suddenly. "Please let him live!"

"James has been shot!" she repeated in disbelief with her heart in her mouth, making her husband gasp.

"Help me, Zara" Lauren moaned.

"Who else is there?" asked Zara.

"Just Dana, James and Me."

"Keep him conscious and talking and I'll get a response team in!" Zara said. "I'll be there in 5 minutes. How is he?"

"Well he was just snogging Dana!"

Zara could hardly suppress a smile; Ewart looked at her in disbelief. How could she find something funny in this situation? "Well it is James Adams we are on about. At least we know he isn't an imposter!" Lauren mustered up a smile. Lauren cut the connection and looked down at her brother.

He had turned away from Dana and was watching Lauren; a smile playing on his lips. She stared at him and she could see the pain etched on his face. He looked her straight back in the eye and said, "Remember after the mission that went wrong in Aero City I said I loved you even more than Kerry?" Dana turned her head away at this. "I still mean it, I always will. And I love you to Dana," Dana turned back to face him, "and I will always love both of you" Lauren reached out and took James's hands in hers and squeezed them. James smiled and then suddenly his breathing stopped.

"Ohh God." said Dana in a whisper. "James...No...No...James, stop kidding...you've got to be pretending..!"

When Zara found them, with the response team running behind her, she saw the trail of blood and both of the girls weeping cradling his body. She knew what had happened, and she screamed. Dana prised herself from underneath James's body and walked towards her.

"How did it happen?" Zara asked.

"We were ambushed, by the G.D's" Dana said shortly.

"Did he say anything before he died?" Zara asked. "Only that he loved Lauren and me, and always would, but Lauren the most." She said bluntly before turning her back to Zara.

"Dana..." started Zara, and then words failed her. She just opened her arms and hugged Dana. Dana didn't move, she just still stood as still as a waxwork figure. Lauren was still curled around her brother, clutching him refusing to believe it. She heard Zara's voice faintly as she prised her away gently saying, "It's over, he's gone."

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