Arthur cried out from the pain, at first it wasn't even due to his arm being torn off. He couldn't believe what had just happened, what happened to him. Lewis, his friend. His dear friend was murdered by him and he wasn't even in control. Arthur gripped the bloody stump that he now had, gasping at both the pain and at the among of blood that seemed to sip out. He turned to Mystery, who still had Arthur's arm in his mouth. At least it looked like him, the same colouring and markings were there, but he no longer looked like the cute small dog that they had all came to love. This was a fox with six tails no less and he was big, so big that Arthur was terrified and he tried to crawl away from him. In his mind Arthur still thought that his left arm was still there and tried to use it to move himself along. He fell on the stump and he cried out, his vison started to blur and he suddenly had no energy. The last thing he could remember was the voice of someone he knew screaming bloody murder and the throbbing in his shoulder.

The next Arthur awoke was in hospital, he couldn't help but to look around. The room was dark so he guessed that it was the middle of the night, he soon found the clock on the wall that told him what he already knew. Right next to him in an uncomfortable chair slept Vivi, but she looked as peaceful as she could. There was some movement next to her and Arthur couldn't help, but to tense up. Mystery jumped up at the end of the bed and laid down, his ears where down and he whined quietly. After a while he crawled forward bit by bit to the left side, always checking to see if Arthur was still alright with him coming closer. Once he was in the space that would have been where Arthur's arm would have rested, he laid there quietly. Arthur realised then that he had tensed up as Mystery came closer, they sat in silence as he body slowly relaxed. Mystery slowly sat up and looked him straight into his eyes. After a while he slowly laid back down, resting his head on Arthur's stomach. Mystery whined, Arthur came to the conclusion that he was apologising. Arthur remembered that he no longer had a left arm to put around the dog to give him a hug, so he used his right hand to pat the top of his head. Mystery realised the awkward position that Arthur was in, he stood up and laid on his stomach instead.

'You don't need to apologise, I should be.' Arthur said quietly, but it shook at the end. Tears where flowing freely down his face and Mystery sat up in panic. He whined again and stuck his head into Arthur's chest, the dog didn't stop in till Arthur wrapped his one only arm around the dog and pulled him forward so that Mystery was laying on his chest. The dog was shaking, but he wasn't cold.

'Are you crying?' Arthur asked looking down on the beast that had bitten off his arm, even in the poor lighting he could see the tears in Mystery's eyes. The dog quickly wiped his eyes on Arthur's shirt and turned away. If Arthur wasn't in tears himself, he would had laughed and made fun of the dog. He just slowly rubbed the dog's neck and slowly fall right back to sleep.

'You know he deserves whatever he gets right, what have you ever done wrong?' A voice filled Arthur's head. Arthur nervously looked around as he tried to find the source of the voice. He was in the cave, right behind Lewis as they walked up the path.

'You where her friend first right? So that means he shouldn't be taking her from you.' Arthur couldn't help but to glance to his friend, Lewis, who was looking over the edge of the overhang.

'He is no friend of yours, Vivi is your only friend. But then again…' The voice trailed off, as if it were thinking. 'It would only take one little push to make her only yours.' Arthur's arm was raised, ready to do the deed.

'No.' Arthur thought.

His arms pushed forward with such a force that Arthur knew it couldn't have been from him, but then he looked at his arm and he knew it for certain that it couldn't possibly be his.

'No! Please.' He could only mentally plead out.

His arm was a rotten green and it felt wrong, very wrong, then he realised that that same wrong was felt all over his left side and he somehow knew that that same thing was in his mind. Then it was all gone as he was suddenly tugged upward by his left arm and with a crunch he fell back down onto his knees. That is when he started to cry out, not for the loss of limb, but for the loss of a friend.

Arthur jolted awake, with his mouth and throat dry. He sat up and looked around the room to make sure he really wasn't back in that cursed cave. Mystery was to the left of Arthur and he only sat there, looking at him. Arthur tried to return the moister to his mouth by licking his lips, but there was nothing there. He looked over to a bedside table that had a jug and a cup, he picked up the cup and placed on the bed in front of him. Then he grabbed the jug with one hand barely managing to lift. Mystery watched this entire event unfold then he turned towards the entrance to the room, just before Vivi entered the room.

'Arthur.' She exclaimed happily, then she realised what he was trying to do. She grabbed both the jug and the cup from him, and poured him a drink.

'You know that I am supposed to take care of you, which means that I am going to be doing things for you.' Vivi said in a huff.

'You don't need to, I will be fine.' Arthur managed to say.

'No you won't, you have been out for a few days now and did you really think that your life will go back to normal with only one arm.' She sat down on her chair and gripped the jug in till her knuckles turned white. 'I don't understand why you had to lose your arm, you must have been so scared losing it on your own.' Arthur sat there in shock as his mind raced.

'What do you mean, what happened to me?' Arthur said, trying to find out what she thought happened. Vivi looked at him in pity.

'The doctor said that you may not remember.' She sighed to herself. She put the jug back on the table and moved to sit on the edge of his bed.

'Well how do I explain this?' Vivi said thinking. 'All I know is that the path I took ended with nothing but stalagmite, and I heard you cry out in pain above me. When I ran back up the path I saw Mystery had managed to pull you along the ground to where the path had split, you were already out cold, but what really got me was the blood that didn't seem to stop flowing.' Vivi looked his stump. 'I hope you don't mind, but I used your shirt to make it into a make shift bandage.' Arthur suddenly became sub-conscious of his missing arm and placed his hand on it. Vivi noticed this and quickly looked at the ground, embarrassed that she had been staring.

'Any way.' She said. 'From there I had managed to carry you to the van and had to put in the back, I wasn't strong enough to lift you into the passenger seat.' Vivi stood up and walked to the door, she turned around. 'I am going to inform the doctor that you are up.' She said before leaving. Arthur looked over at Mystery, who had curled up on Arthur's left and was looking up at him.

'She doesn't know about Lewis, does she?' Arthur asked him. Mystery shook his head and whined, he got up and jumped of the bed. He walked to a door that sat to the side of the room and looked back at Arthur. Arthur then realised that Mystery was leading him to that door, then he figured what it was. It was a bathroom and he also realised that he really need to use it. He sat up slowly at first expecting that it would hurt, but there wasn't any pain so he stood up without any problems. He realised then that he was not wearing his clothes, he knew that his shirt had been torn, but he expected to still have his pants. Instead he wore a hospital gown that was too short for his liking, at least he could feel some underwear on. He looked over at the dog and he noticed that he was staring at his knees as if it where the first time he had seen them. Arthur couldn't help but try to pull the gown lower down his legs and shuffle to the bathroom. Once he got to the door he realised the first issue with having only on hand, he couldn't multitask. With the dog still staring he quickly opened the door and jumped in, closing the door right behind. Arthur quickly finished what he need in the room and then he looked himself over in the mirror provided. He found that he was in need of a long shower, his hair was greasy, he just looked tired and he smelt. Arthur also took this time to pull up his left sleeve to look at what he had left, he hesitated for only a second before lifting. It was fully wrapped up, he expected that much, but it still came still came to a shock. He sat down on the toilet seat and didn't move much, before he knew it tears when falling onto his lap. He let them, it seemed appropriate for his current situation. Then came the soft knock from the door.

'Arthur, are you alright? You have been in there for a while.' Vivi's voice said with concern. Arthur looked at the door, considered if he could just stay where he was.

'Arthur?' Vivi said with more panic. Arthur wiped his eyes and stood up.

'I am ok.' He lied, walking to the door and opened it to Vivi leaning on it with her ear against it. She managed to regain her balance, by grabbing the door frame. Vivi stood up right and blushed, stepping away and then looking at the ground.

'Sorry. I was just checking.' She said before walking to the bed and picking up a tray with some food on it. 'They wouldn't allow you any more then what's on here.' Arthur looked at what little was on the tray, a plate of pasta, a bread roll and a small jelly cup. Arthur stared at it hoping that more would just appear.

'Don't worry we will get proper food the day you are realised, which should be tomorrow if everything goes smoothly.' Vivi said happily, patting the bed before sitting down. Arthur walked to the other side of the bed before falling face first on it, he turned his head to look at Mystery licking his fingers. Vivi turned around and smiled, she noticed that Arthur was slowly falling back to sleep.

'Don't you want to eat first?' She asked. Arthur just shook his head and let himself drift off, before fully going he felt the blanket being placed over him.

He was given the same dream as before, but he didn't even make half way through before waking up. It was night time that much he knew and he rolled over onto his back to allow himself to breath properly. He was in a cold sweat and his heart was threatening to leap out of his chest. He heard a whine and Mystery was right next to him, checking on him. Arthur scratched the dog behind his ear and waited for his heart beat to slow down enough for him to sit up and look for the food. He found it easily at the table that was at the bottom of his bed, he nudged forward and in the dark could see a fork. He started to eat as Vivi steered in her chair, she awoke and looked confused for a second before focusing on Arthur, who was frozen half way chewing a mouthful of the pasta and trying to put more in. She couldn't help but smile, Arthur unfroze and continued to chew.

'You looked like a kid caught eating in the middle of the night.' She said and giggled. He swallowed what he had and decided to pick up the bread roll. In his mind he was going to pick pieces off of it and eat it that way, he frowned when he remembered that there was no way for that to happen with only one hand. He bit into it and chewed.

'Is it any good?' Vivi asked moving from the chair to the bed. Arthur had to finish the bit before answered.

'It's the worst food I have ever had, but I would die if I didn't eat.' Vivi smiled sadly before speaking.

'Does it still hurt?' She asked pointing to his left. Arthur considered it.

'It didn't at first, but now I can fell dull thuds.' He answered truthfully.

'You don't need to answer this, but do you still think it's there?' She asked. Arthur didn't say anything for a long time as he just stared at the bread roll in his hand and Vivi thought that he wasn't going to answer, but eventually he looked at her.

'While I was in the bathroom it hit me, but in my mind I can feel it move. I felt like a piece of me is gone and for once in my life I don't know that to do.' He said quietly. Vivi nodded slowly and for once in her life wasn't able to give him any advice. When he finished he just shuffled back along the bed and laid down, chewing on the bread before falling asleep. Vivi ate what ever was left over on the tray and once that was done she shooed Mystery off the bed to tuck Arthur in. She stood there smiling at Arthur as he slept, then she just sat down in her chair and allowed herself to sleep as well.

'Arthur.' Vivi's voice sung to wake him. Arthur moaned and tried to roll over to his left away from where Vivi's voice came from, except the sudden pain in his stump made him shoot up straight. Vivi panicked and stepped back.

'Sorry Arthur, are you alright?' Vivi said putting a hand onto his right shoulder, Arthur was bent forward and his hand went to his shoulder. Mystery barked from Vivi's feet and Vivi turned around glaring at him.

'I didn't think he would roll over.' She blurted out to the dog.

'No I am fine. It came to more of a shock, I thought I still had it. That's all.' Arthur said eventually looking at her. Vivi picked up a bag from her feet and put it in front of him.

'You have been cleared to leave, so you need to go take off that gown and put some pants on. When you get out there will be a nurse to change the bandaging.' Vivi said looking away. Arthur stood up and pulled out some clothes from it, he left the shirt and with some pants he turned around to open the door. Luckily the door handle was one that had to be pushed down to open, Vivi had chosen some easy track pants that had an elastic wrest. Arthur managed to pull off the gown that he had on and stepped into the pants easily. Without anything on his upper half he suddenly felt the cold air around him, with the gown in hand he exited the bathroom. Waiting for him was Vivi with a rather attractive young woman in a white coat, she turned around and smiled at him.

'You must be Arthur.' she said. The doctor had black hair that was up in a bun.

'Arthur, this is Dr. Chip.' Vivi said. Arthur nodded in acknowledgment, he couldn't look at the doctor directly as he feared that he would start to blush.

'Well then come on sit down, we really should have changed those bandages yesterday but you are such a heavy sleeper.' Dr Chip said with a laugh. Arthur did as he was told and sat on the bed, look down at the ground. The doctor had a box fill with what she needed in her lap as she sat down, Vivi stood nearby. The doctor started to unwrap the bandages away and dropped them to the floor.

'Sorry Vivi we were having a conversation, weren't we?' the doctor asked Vivi.

'Its fine if you are busy.'

'Not at all, in fact I don't think I should be unwrapping them so fast.' The doctor said and looked at Arthur, who had tensed up.

'N-no I am a-alright.' Arthur shuddered out. The doctor stopped for a while looked him over and then continued on.

'You were telling me about what your real job was.' Vivi said bringing the doctors attention onto herself.

'Ah, that's right.' The doctor said thinking. 'I am a Orthotist or what is better known, a prosthetst. That's why I was given you friend to care for, but to be honest. I think the hospital is really cheap making me work as a normal doctor.' She said with a hint on annoyance, when Vivi looked confused she smiled. 'Sorry, I wouldn't mind to be helping if they didn't insists that I try to sell my work out to my patents. They make me care for those that loss there limbs, so that I can sit here and be like; hi I know you just went through I life changing experience, but let me just try to insist that you need to get a prosthesis as soon a possible.' The woman was obviously mad as she wiped away a piece of cloth and gripped it in her hand. Arthur had started to lean away from her and looked rather worried that he was doing to be hurt by her. The women started to shake.

'And I can't even do what I have always really wanted to do.' She stood up and blurted out, giving no other explanation to what she said. She then blushed realising what she just did and quickly sat back down. She looked rather embarrassed and had turned red.

'Sorry again, people can become very frustrated when they can't do what they want to. I can especially. ' She said and Arthur let himself calm down, and Dr Chip got back to work. She was nearing the end of the wrapping and Arthur became anxious, she looked at him and slowed the process. The last of it fell off and Arthur looked down, not wanting to have to see it. From where Arthur was looking downward she saw Vivi's feet stiffen and a quick gasp came out of her. Dr Chip had some sort of cream that she started to lightly spread.

'If you are going to be caring for him, I think you better get used to it.' Dr Chip's voice came out sad, it was meant to Vivi as she started to cry. Arthur looked at Vivi and he regrated it instantly, there was a water fall coming out of her with no end in sight. Doctor Chip got up quickly and gave her a hug. Arthur had to look away from her, but he made his next mistake of looking away to his left. He saw the painfully red end of the stump and he couldn't look away, it looked more painful than it really was.

'Why did it have to be Arthur?' Vivi was sobbing into Dr Chip's shoulder, 'He never did anything wrong.' She continued on to say. Arthur thought otherwise and he knew he deserved it, but he wasn't about to tell her that. 'He needs that arm. He needs it.' She wailed on. The doctor not able to say anything that would help, turned her head to Arthur. He had his gaze straight at the floor in between his feet. The doctor led Vivi to the right of Arthur, Vivi grabbed is arm and put her forehead onto his shoulder. She left it there as her tears freely flowed down his arm, Mystery had jumped onto the bed and laid into Vivi's lap with his head resting on Arthur's leg. The only response that Arthur gave to all this was the constant dripping of tears onto the floor.

'I will be in the hallway if you need me.' Dr Chip said and left the room. The three of them didn't move for the longest time, but eventually the stream stopped from Vivi and she slowly looked at Arthur's face.

'I… I am s-so glad that you are alive.' She crooked out, the tears threatening to flow again. Arthur's on the other hand flowed on.

'I don't think you know how worried I was for you.' She looked down at the dog when he whined. 'No, how worried the both of us were.' She gripped onto his arm tighter. 'I don't know what I would have done if you had died at any point. I don't bring you along to any of the ghost hunts thinking that you would get injured, I didn't ever think that you would.' The tears spilt over. 'I have always known that you would be there for me, but I have been stupid in thinking that. You were hurt because of me, I…'

'Don't say that!' Arthur yelled out, scaring both Vivi and Mystery. 'Don't you dare call yourself stupid for doing what you love. Don't you ever say that it was your fault for what happened to me.' He said with anger present, but he looked at her and didn't look angry in any way. He just looked sad.

'Oh Arthur.' Vivi said sadly. Arthur shook his head rapidly and he stopped crying for the moment.

'I don't want your pity, I want to have as normal of a life that I can have with my only other friend.'

'But, how will you built anything?' She asked.

'I will find a way.' Arthur said looking at the ground.

'But wha...'

'I said, I will find a way.' He said it in a tone that made it clear to Vivi that he no longer wanted to speak about it. So she lifted Mystery off her lap and onto Arthur's, he held onto the little dog as Vivi stood up and sat on the other side of Arthur. She picked up the bandages and started to wrap up his shoulder, she learnt to do basic aid from the many books that she read and put it to good use. When she was finished she packed away all of the left overs and put Mystery on the ground. She then plopped his shirt over his head, he slipped his arm through and allowed her to hold onto Arthur's hand and pulled him up. Vivi opened the door and found Dr Chip leaning against the wall next to the door.

'I am sorry, but I wrapped up his shoulder instead of you.' Vivi said and bowed a little. The doctor smiled.

'Not at all, I think it would have been better if you did it anyway. Come I will give you everything that you need for him.' Dr Chip said and led them to the front desk of the hospital, she walked behind it and picked up a brown paper bag. She looked inside it before handing it to Vivi, then she sunk her hand into her lab pocket and pulled out a card.

'If you need more or just want to chat, just call me.' She said and then winked at Arthur, who turned as red as a tomato. Vivi couldn't help but laugh at his reaction and thanked the doctor before leading him out of the hospital.

*Author Note

Do me a favor and tell me if there is any mistacks in here. Thank you