Title: When the World Goes Quiet

Author: Shatter Chantel

Characters: Robin, Patrick and a few others as I see them

Author's Notes: This is an AU story. I am writing the characters as I want them to be.

Summary: An explosion happens at GH that will change the life of Patrick Drake and the love of Robin and Patrick.

Rating: PG 13 for now but ratings will go higher anywhere to M. I will let you know.

Chapter One: The Beginning

Robin and Patrick were standing in the ambulance bay waiting for the bus to arrive. It was a supposed head trauma.

"I hope they hurry up." Robin said shivering.

"Why don't you go in." Patrick said. "I can wait for the bus."

"No I can wait." Robin said. "Besides I don't want you to get lonely."

"Oh, you just can't stand to be away from me." Patrick said pulling her to him.

The roar of the siren and the flashing lights brought them back from their moment. Waiting for it to pull up they were going for the down when something hit the bus. It knocked everyone back a few feet. When they got up they saw what looked like a bomb of some sorts.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.

Louder the loud noises pierced the air as a bomb or something exploded. Patrick covered Robin as the world around them went dark.

As the dust settled people started uncovering themselves. Patrick stood up and felt dizzy. Shaking his head he reached down and helped Robin up.

"Are you ok?" Patrick said.

Robin nodded and looked down.

"I think so." She said." What happened, that was so odd."

"What?" Patrick asked as he couldn't seem to hear her.

"Patrick, I said the bomb or whatever it was, was odd." Robin said looking up at him. "Are you ok."

"Ok, no I can't hear you." Patrick said loader then needed.

"Ok." Robin said. She reached in her lab coat and took out a pad and paper.

"I think it was the bomb." She wrote and held the paper up.

"I know, but I can't hear." Patrick said.

"Lower your voice." Robin wrote next. Patrick nodded and she wrote on.

"I don't think it is serious." She wrote. "I think the noise got to you."

"Ok." Patrick said. "Should we see if we can help?"

Nodding yes Robin took his hand and the walked through the rubble helping people.

"Epiphany." Robin said making it to the ER.

"Good, we need doctors." Epiphany said. "We have more victims then we can handle, Dr. Drake there a seven head wounds."

"He can't hear." Robin said taking out her pad. Writing quickly she held it up.

"Ok, lead me to them." Patrick said.

"You can't." Robin wrote.

"I have too." Patrick said. "I am the best, someone just needs to come with and help me know what they are saying."

"Ok." Robin said.

"I will stay with him." Epiphany said. "I need you to check on the people in room one through twelve."

"Ok." Robin said. "Be careful." She wrote to Patrick.

"You too." He said leaning down and kissing her before walking away.

Robin saw person after person. She had forgotten how many there had been. She got a glimpse of Patrick every now and then but they hadn't had time for them to talk or for him to see why he couldn't hear. She saw the sun shining through the ruble as she walked past the nursing station on her way to see another person. Soon the injured people were clearing out and workers to fixed the building came in. By the time morning road around finally the ER was cleared and the part of the Hospital Bay that blow up was being taken care of. Robin saw Epiphany standing at the desk.

"Where is Patrick?" Robin asked. "Did he see a doctor?"

"Asleep in the doctor's sleep quarters." Epiphany said. "He has been out for about an hour now. No he didn't, said he was waiting for you and would see one after getting some sleep."

"He is a big baby." Robin said. "Ok, I think I will join him, just page me if you need me or Patrick."

"Will do doctor." Epiphany said taking her charts. "And you are right, he is a baby."

Robin walked down the hall smiling. She entered the quarter. The bunks were full of doctors who had worked though out the night. Spotting Patrick on the bottom bunk she snuck over and pulled the blanket down. Taking off her shoes she climbed in next to him. Patrick woke for a second and saw it was her. Wrapping his arm around her they fall asleep after a long and exhausting night. Both forgetting that Patrick still needed to see a doctor about his hearing.

What is wrong with Patrick? Will he be ok and hear again? What will happen when Robin gives him good and bad news? Stay tuned. Chantel

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