Title: The Death Of Lucinda

Chapter: 2
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Luke doesn´t feel good after Lucinda passed away
Characters: Luke, Noah, Holden, Dr. Bob Hughes
Genre: Drama, AU
Warnings:
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Noah held Luke close to his body long after Luke stopped crying, gently rocking him. Lucinda had been rolled out of the room and now Noah and Luke was the only two people left.

Noah suddenly felt Luke´s forehead get very hot, it felt like he was burning up. "I´m cold," Noah heard Luke mumble against the skin on his neck.

Noah took the blanket, which was lying over the arm of the chair, and wrapped it tightly around Luke. He heard the door open and saw Holden walking into the room.

When Holden noticed the look in Noah´s eyes, he quickly walked to the brunette. Bending down to whisper in his ear, he saw the face of his son, and an instant concern hit him.

"How´s he doing?" he whispered into Noah´s ear and placed a hand on the younger mans shoulder.

"Not good," answered Noah and wrapped his arms around Luke even tighter. "He says that he´s cold but I can feel his skin burning up, I´m really starting to worry about him."

"Ok, I´m going to get Dr. Hughes. Just keep him talking, don't let him fall asleep," said Holden and rushed out of the room. He knew that losing Lucinda

Noah felt Luke starting to tremble in his arms, trying to warm him with his own body heat. "How are you doing?" He said and kissed Luke´s forehead.

"I´m tired," Luke replied, his voice low and soft against the skin of Noah´s neck. It was almost like Luke had gotten smaller in Noah´s arms. Unconsciously the brunette started to rock him, like you would do with a small child.

"You can´t go to sleep, you have to stay awake," Noah could feel the tension in his body. He didn´t know much about illness´ but he thought that it would be best, if Luke stayed awake.

"Just a little sleep," said Luke in a tired voice and Noah could feel him settling against his body. He tried desperately to think of something, he could use to distract the blonde, before Dr. Hughes arrived. He prayed that he would be there soon.

"You can´t go to sleep. Talk to me," he said and felt all thoughts disappear and the fear taking over his body. He took a deep breath and forced all the fear out with his exhale.

"Remember we watched "Lords of the Rings"?" asked Noah. He knew he had to get Luke to talk or he would feel a sleep.

"Yes," answered Luke in a voice that was only a whisper. Noah´s felt a rush of fear in his heart. He looked up at the clock and saw that it hadn´t even been a full minute since Holden went to get Dr. Hughes.

"I don´t wanna die Noah," Luke suddenly said, his voice almost childlike. Noah felt his heart clench in fear and he wrapped his arms tight around the blond.

"You are not going to die," he whispered a kissed Luke´s forehead. "I will not let that happen." He could feel Luke´s smile against his neck.

Just as he was about to ask the blonde another question, the door opened and in walked Dr. Hughes. "Noah, what happened?"

Noah told Dr. Hughes everything and felt the relieve flood through his whole body. "Let´s get a stretcher in here," he heard Dr. Hughes tell the nurse and watched her walk away.

"No, don´t wanna be in here," Noah almost couldn´t hear what Luke was saying. "He doesn´t want to be in here. You can´t put him in the same room as she died in."

Dr. Hughes looked at Noah and nodded. He turned to one of the nurses, "go find another room." He watched as she walked out the room.

Soon after she returned with a stretcher, Noah stood up with Luke clinging to him. As Noah walked over to the stretcher and try to place on it, he could feel Luke cling tighter to him. "Luke, relax, I´m not going to let anything happen to you."

Luke slowly let go of Luke and let Noah place him on the stretcher, but quickly grabbed Noah´s hand. He felt Noah squeeze his hand. He turned to look at him and smiled at him, before he was rolled down the hall.

Even though his grandmother had just died and he felt like, he was going to too; he knew that everything would be ok, Noah would make sure of that.