A/N: Ok, so I have a lot of this typed up, I'm just staggering it.
I'm sorry if I bug you with my plot twists ;) the next chapter has more to come :)
Peace, love, and ice cream :) 3
"I just wanna line you up from one end of Manhattan to the other and kiss ALL of you :)" -ATL Straight to DVD

Jonathan

"Reacting? As in, he's waking up?" I asked hopefully.

Leslie gasped, her voice filled with happiness. "Jon, do you think-?"

The nurse raised her hand at us in a gesture that said, 'Stop talking' and she stared at the activity on the monitor. We both fell silent but you could feel the hum of excitement exiting Leslie and I's bodies. He's coming BACK! Alex is still here!

We kept our eyes on the monitor, not really knowing what to expect, but the nurse did, so we assumed she'd tell us.

I don't know how long we stared at that screen, but it sure felt like a while.

The nurse broke the excited tension by laying a finger on Alex's cheek. She looked upset.

The mood turned from happy to nervous in 2 seconds flat.

"Isn't he… going to wake up?" Leslie whispered.

There was an anxious silence. The nurse turned to face us with tear-filled eyes.

"Not right now, sweetheart." She sighed and wiped her eyes.

I felt my heart breaking. I wanted to look at Leslie, but I knew the expression that would be on her face. I swear I died a little more inside each time I saw that look of utter helplessness cross her eyes.

"…But he's making progress. SIGNIFICANT progress. I don't know what inspired it, but something's going on in his head right now." added the nurse.

The room fell silent after that. The three of us stood together and stared at Alex's lifeless body.

Leslie swallowed hard. "Jon, I… I think we should…" she stared longingly at Alex.

"Yeah." I finished for her, taking her hand.

I stole one last glance at the monitor; it was coated in greenish blobs.

The nurse sighed. "I'm going to do whatever I can to help your friend."

"Thank you." Leslie whispered.

"My name's Cindy." The nurse touched Leslie's hand. "If anything happens, tell them to call for Cindy. I want to be here if…" she trailed off. "…I mean, when Mr. Gaskarth wakes up."

She offered us a smile.

Leslie nodded and walked towards the door.

I started to follow, but Cindy grabbed the end of my scarf.

"Watch her." She warned, nodding towards Leslie with a nervous look in her eyes.

I didn't understand what she meant, but I nodded anyway. I was desperate to get out of here. I hated the smell of this place.

I caught up to Leslie and wrapped my arm around her shoulder.

"You doin' okay, sweetie?"

She looked down and nodded. We walked in silence for the rest of the way to the elevators.

Just then, we heard shouting. "WATCH OUT! EMERGENCY! COMING THROUGH!"

Two doctors came tearing around the corner, pushing a stretcher with a man on it.

To keep her from getting run over, I pulled Leslie into me, much closer than we should've been as 'just friends.'

…I was surprised that it felt nice.

The guys with the stretcher had already passed, and yet we still stayed unbelievably close.

I never really got a good look at Leslie before. She'd always been my best friend. She was like my sister I never had.

Wow. It took all of two seconds, and a really close encounter to change that.

The fact that she only came up to my chin in height was kinda sexy.

And her hair… I used to make fun of her for her blonde highlights in her brown hair… but now that I look at it, it's… kind of hot.

Brown eyes…? I've never seen a shade so chocolately…

God, what on earth is she wearing? Lingerie? You can see EVERYTHING through that shirt.

I don't want to say what I'm about to say, but…

I'm kinda happy Alex isn't here. He's my only competition.