I am sooo sorry I took 4 days to write again. Sorry. Well, this chappie takes place in the hospital.

Beware of a small Rachel and Tobias fluff moment.

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Chapter Three – Tobias

My eyes shot open and I winced at the light.
Where am I? I thought.

I tried to sit up, but I fell back onto the pillows with a small yelp. The PAIN! Boy, I could feel the pain shooting straight through my body. I felt like someone had shot me or something.

I slowly turned my head…I guess my senses were coming back to me because I heard the faint beeping sound next to me. I was in the hospital.

"Oh brother," I mumbled. I laid my head back against the bed.

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"Tobias!"
I jolted and looked over at the door.
Rachel rushed over to me and placed her arms around my neck. I didn't say anything, I just wondered and put one of my arms around her waist.

I could hear her shaky sighs against my head.

I looked up at the door and saw all my other friends pile into the room. Rachel then let go of me and sat down next to Ax and stared at me with watery eyes. What was going on?

"How are you feeling, Tobias?" Marco asked me quietly.

Then it all came back to me in flashes.
Darren.
Josh.
The copy room…
The window.

My eyes shut and my hands flew up without me even knowing and hid my face. I heard a chair scrape across the floor.

I put my hands down and began to blink my eyes a couple of times. I focused again and saw Rachel beside me once again. She tried to smile, but couldn't. Instead, tears began to stream down her face.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Cassie slowly stand up, "Maybe, we should give them some time."

Ax, Jake, Marco, and Cassie stood and left the room.

I looked at Rachel, lifted my hand to her face, and wiped away a tear that was sliding down her cheek.

"Don't cry," I gently whispered to her. "Be strong."

The upset expression on her face made me want to cry, also.

I forced a smile.
She smiled back at me. We sat there in silence. For a second we just sat there…

The I realized that we were closing in on each other. Or at least she was…because I could hardly move my upper body. So I don't know exactly how it work out, but I do know that it was definitely happening.
It was before long that her lips were lightly pressed against mine. During that moment…I felt like I was getting away from any possible pain I was feeling…away from the world. I felt…I don't know how to word it correctly.

Let's just say it was one of the best moments in my life.

We broke apart and sat in silence for a minute.
"Ok!" Marco shouted, walking back into the room. "Times up you…you…You love birds!"

Rachel glared at him. He chuckled some. I didn't know what to say.

What was supposed to say? Our moment had just been interrupted by one of the biggest goofballs on the face of the planet. So much for a moment.

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Kay. Thanks for reading. Please review with No flames at all…The next chapter will be coming VERY soon so be on the lookout.

With all of my Heart,
BrokenHeart657