Chapter 4

Jade now lays on a hospital bed in a large white room, there is a syringe in her lift arm and a heart monitor attached to her middle finger on her lift hand. The syringe is connected to a tube that is slowly drawing Jade's blood out of her and into a centrifuge. The centrifuge has another tube attached to it that has Jade's blood being slowly pumped down through into another syringe. That syringe is currently placed in the right arm of Cat Valentin's.

I'm trying not to look at Cat since the sight of her laying motionless in the bed across from me is very upsetting, but I can't seem to look away from her. The bright red hair of my friend is a mess as it falls across her pillow and frames her very still face, which is what Jade is looking at right now. I can see a large dark bruise across Cat's right cheek, it's from when she hit her face against the steering wheel in the crash, I was told by the nurse. Cat's lift arm is in a sling to support her dislocated shoulder and Cat's right hand has two finger wrapped up, not unlike Beck's. But what I find to be the most disturbing is how pale the normally very tanned girl is. Not that I mind pale skin, on me it looks great, but on Cat it just looks unnatural.

The whole picture just made me want to run over to Cat, scream at her and get her to wake up, make a weird comment about her brother or do that ridiculous giggle of hers. Anything would be better then seeing Cat in the almost death like state shes in right now. Shes not really dead of course, but you could call her name at the top of your lungs and she would not move or respond. Jade knows this because she tried several times before the nurse explained why Cat's won't respond, she won't wake up right now because its like she resting in a very deep sleep. I preferred the thought of Cat just sleeping thought all this, that way she can wake up when shes better.

Laying on the bed Jade's mind begins to drift and she starts to look around the room. She looks at her heart monitor and sees a regular consistent heart beat. Then she turns her head and looks at Cat's, her heart beat is steady as well but Cat's monitor shows that her heart beat seems to be a little slower then her own. But Cat is asleep right now so that would explain that. Jade continues to look at Cat's heart beat, knowing that the monitor proves that Cat is right next her, alive and safe. That thought brings Jade more peace then she has felt in hours. Soon Jade begins to drift off to sleep with the sound of Cat's heart beat in her ears.

Jade suddenly wakes up and realizes that shes in her bedroom, laying under her thick warm covers of her bed. The lighting in the room is soft, its dark but still bright enough for Jade to see. Its in the evening or early morning Jade guesses. Jade wonders how she got here, the last thing she remembers is laying on a hospital bed during the transfusion, Cat's heart beat is still in her head. She thinks about getting up to look around but decides against it, as she is just too comfortable right here. The feeling of warmth and safety all around her just makes her want to fall into sleep and never come out. Curling up deeper into the thick covers Jade closes her eyes to go to sleep. But suddenly Jade feels an arm, that is not her own, move around her waist.

Sitting upright in the bed Jade quickly pulls the covers back and laying next to her is the haft asleep red-headed Cat Valentin, seemingly without a scratch on her as she lays on Jade's bed in her pink pyjamas. A scents of shock and joy fills Jade as she sees Cat laying there completely okay. "Cat!" Jade shouts as she jumps on the red-head and take her up into a tight hug. Cat squeak as she is forcefully awakened from her sleep, looking at Jade as if she has gone crazy.

"Jaaade, what are you doing?" Cat whines as she is pulled up and pressed against Jade's chest in a tight hug.

"Cat, your okay. Your not hurt!" Jade says ecstatic as she strokes her hands through Cat's hair to push it aside to see her face. Cat looks up at her with her brow furrowed in confusion.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be okay? Did something happen to me?" Cat says clearly not understanding why Jade is acting in such a way.

"Well, yeah you were hurt and in the hospital. You and Beck were in a car crash. I needed to give you a blood transfusion" Jade speaking almost too fast for Cat to keep up. But she is suddenly made to stop as she feels Cat slid her arms around neck. Cat's big brown eyes staring up into Jade's deep blue eyes with the classic bright happy smile on Cat's face.

"Ssh..." Cat whispers softly. "Its okay sweety. That was weeks ago and I'm fine now. You took care of me" Cat says smiling warmly up at Jade. "You don't need to worry about that right now" Cat says soothingly as she rest her head on Jade's shoulder.

The pet name and intimate acts does throw Jade off for a second, but she can't help but draw comfort from holding Cat in her arms and being so close to the red-headed girl like this. Cat raises her head up to look into Jade's eyes, the warm smile returns to her lips. Jade stares into Cat's eyes falling deeper into them and before she ever knew what she was doing, Jade was pressing her lips tenderly against Cat's. The tender kiss lasted and grew in passion with Cat responding to the caress of Jade's lips on hers as if they have done this a million times.

Jade felt a moan vibrate out of Cat's throat as the kiss continues. Longing and need brought Jade to begin to rub her hands across Cat's slender form, wanting to touch all of her and never wanting to stop. Cat's soft tongue begins to slid across Jade's bottom lip and Jade opens her mouth to except it. Right when Jade was going to through Cat on the bed to ravage her body, Jade suddenly feels a sharp pinch on her lift arm which forces Jade to wake from the heated dream she was having.

Jerking upright into a sitting position, Jade is suddenly back in the white room in the hospital. A nurse is standing next to her with the syringe she just removed from Jade's arm in one hand as she pushes some buttons on the centrifuge with the other. Feeling very confused about what just happened in her dream, Jade looks over and sees Cat still laying on the bed next to her. Only she is far less pale with much of her former colour returning, Cat's heart monitor also shows that her heart beat is much stronger then before.

"Is she going to be okay?" Jade asks the nurse that is pulling the syringe from Cat's arm. The nurse turns around to look at Jade. "Its a little early to say for sure but her pulse and heart rate are much stronger then before. The doctor came by when you were napping and he believes she is through the worst of it, she just needs to rest now" The nurse says in a soft voice as she give Jade a cheery smile.

Jade smiles back to the nurse and lays back down on the bed turning on to her side to look at Cat. Jade just stares at her friend as she sleeps soundly. Cat still looks beat up, but Jade swears she sees the slightest smile cross Cat's lips.


We are reaching the end here people. I would think if you have read this far your liking the story at least a little. Review and tell me what you think of this chapter or any of the other.