I noticed a lot of you are getting a little antsy over waiting for new fanfics (like me), and at this point I would advise you to start writing your own - it's enjoyable and it may encourage others to do so; that way everyone has a story to upload (it would also have people stop harassing me so much about an update in my other Evan whumpage fic! I'm working on it people!) :)

Now on with the story!

Thoughts

"Speeches"

"Whispers"

xXx – Scene Change

Summary: Hank's world is turned upside down when he wakes up one afternoon, only to remember the last event taking place long before than anticipated. Evan whumpage.

Disclaimer: Don't own. Don't sue.

Labyrinth Of A Soul

"Ouch…that's gonna leave a mark…"

"It'll heal in less than a few days. It could've been a lot worse..."

"Poor guy, the last thing he needs is-"

A groan passed his lips.

"Shhh look!"

"He's waking up…"

His vision began to gradually brighten, revealing the two figures hovering over him as they plastered their sympathetic grins. Rolling his eyes around his surroundings, and judging from the equipment encircling the room, he gathered he was on a bed in the hospital. He recognised the other two in the room.

"How are you feeling there, Hank?" Divya softly asked.

"How long have I been out for?" the elder Lawson replied, sitting up from the hospital bed after realising he was still in his clothes.

"About half an hour," Jill responded with her clipboard in hand. "You feeling okay?"

"I'm a little woozy but I'll live. What exactly happened?"

"Baseball incident," Divya answered. "Wrong place, wrong time." She watched Hank's brow crease in confusion. "You were strolling down the park and a baseball knocked you out."

"Oh," he raised his eyebrows, to which they fell back to form the same confused look a few seconds earlier. "What was I doing in the park again?"

Jill and Divya exchanged looks. "You were out getting lunch, remember?" the business administrator replied.

"Oh, that's right," the doctor sheepishly chuckled. Hank turned to the clock. "Whoa! Is that the time? I'm going to be late." He stood, then paused. "Divya do you have my appointments? Guess this little incident knocked more than a few brain cells."

"Appointments?" the physician assistant said with a tone of perplexity.

"You didn't get hit with a baseball too, did you?" he lightly chortled.

"Hank," Jill caught his attention as she asked with concern lingering in his voice, "are you going back to work?"

"Well yeah," the doctor stared at the two while his grin began to fade, "Why...does that sound so crazy?"

"Well-" In that instant the door swung open to reveal a nurse, cutting Divya before she had the chance to explain.

"Ah you're awake," The nurse made a start. She then turned to the physician assistant. "So no complications then?"

Divya paused before turning back to Hank. "I'm not sure."

"Not sure?" Both Hank and the nurse said simultaneously.

"Divya, I'm fine, see? Other than the fact that I forgot a few appointments and OH-!"

"What?" Jill asked.

"I almost forgot I'm supposed to meet Evan for lunch in…" he stared at his watch, "fifteen minutes. He's got another scheme about expanding the business." He sighed, and then said to himself, "Man, I really wish I forgot that!" Hank almost made it to the door when Divya took a hold of his arm. The doctor turned to watch newly bewildered expressions now plastering on the three women.

"Why is everyone looking at me like that?"

"Hank maybe you should sit down for a minute," Jill said, taking a hold of his other arm but he pulled his arms away before they escorted him to the bed.

"I don't have time, I need to get going." He walked through the door, with Jill and Divya following behind.

"Just wait a minute! Hank!" Divya grabbed his shoulder, causing him to twirl and halt in his tracks.

"Divya, what is it?" The three now stood in the centre of the corridor. "Okay, what is going on?"

"Hank, I need you to be very honest with me," Divya said. "What was the last thing you remember?"

"Well…like we mentioned earlier I was in the park."

"Before that."

"Err…I was with a HankMed client, you and Jill were with me."

"What HankMed client?"

"Jacob, I think? The one with the fractured ankle." He watched the two women adopt the same incredulous look.

"You need to stop looking at me like that!" Hank retorted. "What was wrong with what I said? It happened just this morning!"

Jill turned to the physician assistant, and then back to her boyfriend preparing to speak in a hushed tone. "Hank, that was three months ago."

Hank's face dropped. "Th...three months?"

Divya paused. "Wait, that was before the-..." she bit her tongue as sudden realisation dawned upon her.

"The what?" Henry demanded when there was no answer. "THE WHAT?"

Jill sighed. "The accident."

Hank's eyebrows drew to the centre of his forhead. "What accident?"

Divya rested her hand onto her friend's shoulder. "Come with me."

As they strolled through the hospital corridors the physician assitant gradually began to feed Hank more information. Hank found himself digesting each word harder than the next, as he consumed himself in thought of how he managed to block out the last three months of his memory. He trail of thinking came to a halt when Divya made a sudden stop nearby a door. His eyes wavered around his surroundings as they began to slow, hearing nothing but the sound of his own heartbeat, his face slowly turning to gaze at the door beside him.

"Hank." His attention quickly turned back to Divya, as she affirmed the last few words of her explanation, containing words that compelled the fearless doctor to physical freeze in place. "Evan has been in a coma for the past three months…"

TBC

DUN DUN DUUUUUUN!

Didn't see that coming, didja? :P

I wrote this out on a whim after I was inspired by Just Like Heaven (after watching it for the billionth time! Makes me cry everytime too!) and so be the first to decide to put Evan in a coma :D

So review please :)

Mrs N Uzumaki xxx