Heart Break Ch 2 – Fire

Bit woke up the next morning feeling much better. He wasn't dizzy or nauseous, and he was actually somewhat hungry for once this week. He got out of bed and dressed himself in his usual clothes took his medication like he's supposed to, took a deep breath and left his room. He walked down the hall with his usual smile on his face. He passed the living room and saw Brad sipping his coffee. Brad looked up and saw him. "Glad to see some color back in your face. So you're feeling better?"

"You bet! I told you all I needed was some rest." Bit cocked his head to the side and smiled cheerfully.

"Well that's good. By the way, breakfast is almost ready. I'd hurry and get some before the Doc and Leena eat it all." Brad said taking another sip of coffee and standing up to head into the kitchen with Bit.

They opened the door and saw…again…Leena and the Doc nagging Jamie to hurry up. And like usual Jamie was ignoring them. Jamie looked up and saw Bit come in with Brad. "Hey Bit, how are you feeling?"

"Much better! Glad that it's over though I wasn't sure how much more of being sick I could take." Bit said sitting down next to Brad.

Jamie turned up the heat on the stove a little more. It was a gas stove with a flame instead of the usual burners. Jamie flipped the pancake in the pan to heat the other side. He placed the pan down on the flame. Suddenly the flame jumped into the air reaching the ceiling. It spread out almost across the counter, lightly licking everyone. Bit jumped back. /No! It's come back! Why wont it leave me alone!/ Bit frightened ran out of the room. Brad ran after him. Bit was faster though. Brad was barely able to keep up. Bit ran into the hanger and hid behind some metal crates. He sat down holding his head with his hands. His knees tucked close to his chest. His breathing was heavy. His chest was in pain again. The sharp pain was back. Tears streamed down his face.

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Brad ran out of the kitchen after Bit. He saw him running down the hall headed for the hanger. /Man he's fast! I can barely keep up!/ Brad thought as he sprinted after Bit. He saw him duck behind a crate. Brad ran over to the crate and saw Bit rocking back and forth gently and holding his head in his hands. He was sobbing. Brad kneeled down next to Bit, who didn't know he was there. Brad touched Bit's shoulder and Bit jumped back with fear. "NO!" he shouted as he fell onto the floor curling up into a ball covering his head.

Brad reached down and lifted Bit into his arms. Bit was shaking feverishly and frantically. Brad rocked him back and forth trying to calm him down. "It's alright Bit. Nothing's going to happen to you. You're safe here in my arms. Just relax Bit. Just relax." Brad said soothingly as Bit's sobs subsided slowly.

Bit did feel safe. He relaxed his tense muscles. The pain in his chest receded. He became quieter. He reached up and wrapped his arms around Brad's neck. He rested his head on Brad's shoulder and Brad rested his head on Bit's. He continued to cradle him.

After sitting there for about ten minutes Bit had finally settled down. "Bit? Tell me. Why are you afraid of fire?"

"Because." Bit said into Brad's chest.

"But why Bit? Did you have a bad experience with it? Is it what causes you to have your heart problems?" Brad asked already assuming the answer.

"Yes it is." Bit said practically ashamed of himself.

"What happened, Bit? You can tell me." Brad said speaking gently into Bit's left ear.

"The house fire." Bit only said this.

"What about it? Were you hurt in it? Did you lose some one?" Brad pursued this.

"I don't want to talk about it!" Bit said pulling away from Brad. He was getting upset again.

"Okay Bit. Do you want to go get something to eat?"

"No. I want to go back to bed." Bit said leaning against the crate.

"Okay." Brad helped Bit up and took him to his room.

Bit lay down and kicked off his shoes. "Bit, if you do want to talk I'll listen." Brad said before leaving.

Bit thought about that last comment for a moment. Then unclothed himself and crawled under the covers to sleep again.

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Brad came out of Bit's room and headed for the kitchen. When he entered everyone looked up in worry. The room wasn't damaged at all. There were no scorch marks anywhere. "Is Bit okay?" Jamie asked worried.

"He'll be okay." Brad said sitting down.

"What happened?" Leena asked her eyes giving away how worried she was.

"He has Pyrophobia." Brad said calmly.

"Pyro-fobia?" Leena asked.

"Fear of fire." Jamie replied. "I feel bad. It was my fault the fire happened. If I hadn't turned up the stove-"

"Jamie it was an accident. No one could have predicted it." The Doc said trying to relieve his guilt.

"Besides Jamie, Bit doesn't blame you at all. He's really kind of paranoid about it. Like it follows him or something." Brad said also trying to relieve the guilt.

"He must have been traumatized really badly." Doc said softly.

"Maybe we should go see him." Leena suggested.

"I think that's the last thing he would want." Brad said.

"Let's let him rest for now. We'll check on him later." Doc said siding with Brad.

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The sun was high. It was noon. It was a beautiful day too. Bit was in his backyard playing with his older brothers. They were teaching him how to play baseball. Reilly tossed him the ball and Bit caught it. He was seven years old. Reilly tossed the ball up high into the air. Bit looked up. It was just over to the house. Suddenly there was a loud boom from inside the house. The windows shattered. Flames burst out of them. The door flew off its hinges. Screams could be heard from the upstairs. It was his mother. His baby sister was inside also, along with his father. He ran into the house. He heard his brothers calling after him. He ran through the door flames jumping at him licking his skin. He ran down the hall something grabbed him from behind. It was Reilly and his twin William.

Bit heard something cracking above them. He looked up and as he did the ceiling caved in. Reilly jumped on top of Bit to protect him. The three were buried. Reilly was unable to move. "Bit stay underneath me!" Suddenly a metal plate from the roof came down and sliced right through Reilly's left arm. He let out a scream and soon was unconscious. Both the older brothers were unconscious. William had been crushed by the ceiling his leg shattered. Reilly's arm chopped off, dieing from loss of blood. Bit was horrified. He had to get help. He heard another scream. It was his mother again. She was in pain. The scream suddenly came to an eerie stop. All that could be heard was the fire eating away at its meal. Bit crawled out from underneath his brother. And as he did so he looked to his right and a flaming wooden beam came down at him and hit him in his right ear. He felt something wet pouring out. He couldn't hear anything. The blow was too powerful. Everything went black.

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Bit woke up. His sheets drenched with sweat. His breathing was heavy. He was scared. He held his head again as though the tighter he held it, he could somehow push the memory out of his mind. It didn't work. He looked at the clock; it was one in the morning. He ripped the covers off his body and donned his boxers. He ran out of the room and down the hall. Bit came to Brad's room and opened the door. He ran to the bed side. The door shut behind him as he reached the bed. "Brad." Bit sobbed and he shook the man's hand.

Brad opened his eyes and looked over to see Bit's tear stained face. "Bit? What's wrong?" He sat up.

Bit sobbed hard but was able to choke out, "Bad dream. The fire."

Brad pulled the covers off his body. He moved over and motioned for Bit to get in bed. Bit obeyed and pressed himself against Brad's body to feel secure. Brad gently ran his fingers through Bit's hair. "Are you alright?"

Bit shook his head and clenched Brad's shirt. "Can I tell you?" Bit was speaking about the dream.

"Yeah. Go ahead." Brad said happy Bit was finally talking.

Bit sat up and Brad did the same. Bit leaned against Brad's chest and told him everything he dreamt. Everything he remembered. "The doctor said my body was put into shock so bad that it affected my heart. I had always had a chance of having a heart disease from heredity, but I guess you could say it was awakened when my body was put into shock. My body became very weak after the fire when I found out my parents died. I didn't want it to be true so I blocked myself off and lost all my will. I wouldn't speak to anyone. Then a few months later I was diagnosed with a heart disease. Ever since the fire I've been so afraid." Bit nuzzled Brad's chest as he made himself more comfortable.

"Don't worry Bit. I won't let the fire hurt you. You're safe with me." Brad said pulling the covers further over Bit's bare torso. "G'night Bit."

"G'night." Bit said sleepily as he drifted off into better dreams.

To be continued...In Chapter 3.

[AN [This is probably going to be 3 chapters I'm going to combine 3 and 4 to make the chapters a little longer. Anyway, I hope you like the story so far. Please Review :