Thanks for all the reviews guys, glad you're all liking it. I've tried to incorporate your ideas that have come through reviews and PM'S. They were almost all the same anyway, as for adding girls in at this stage I'm not sure, I was tempted to bring Natalie into this but I wasn't too sure. Anyway have a great New Years everyone, stay safe and don't party too hard;) xo
Casey shook his head, "No. I'm not going to the hospital for a headache. Lets just go to the bush like we planned"
Brax sighed and looked at Heath who hadn't moved to go to the car, "What do you think?"
"Just let the kid do what he wants, if he gets sicker will just bring him back home" Heath replied gruffly, Brax wasn't too sure about this. Casey looked beyond sick.
"Case. I don't think we should go bush now. You're really sick" Brax explained as he sat beside Casey on the bed. Casey rolled his eyes and turned trying to get out of the bed. Heath went to help him up, ready to take him bush, Brax got up and almost ripped Casey out of Heaths arms.
"What do you think you're doing?" Brax yelled angered at Heath, Casey slumpt out of Brax's arms. The older brother felt Casey slip and hoisted him back up again, glancing down worriedly.
"Case"
Casey began seizuring violently, Heath stood shocked, unsure of what to do, only ever being in the receiving line of one before. Brax lowered him down onto the ground, moving objects away from his path.
"Heath, call an ambulance, now!"
"C'mon Case, snap out of it. Stop shaking!" Brax shouted out angry, he didn't feel angry but the only way he could only ever get through to the boys was when he yelled. He was hoping, praying that Casey would stop.
Heath ran back in, "It's on it's way" he said worriedly. Brax nodded and let out a deep breath. He glanced back down at Casey who had stopped shaking.
"It's alright Casey, will get you better, I promise" Brax said rubbing back Casey's hair softly. Seeing his brother in such a bad state made memories come flooding back, memories from when Casey was only a little boy...
*Brax walked through his brothers primary school, he stopped outside the first grade glass and waited for his little brother to finish. Casey's face lit up when he saw his big brother waiting for him. "Brax!" Casey shouted out, he didnt even bother to get his bag, too excited to see his big brother.
Brax picked his brother up when he came running through to him and spun him onto his hip, Casey laughed and loved being with his brother "Hey mate. How was school?"
"It was good!" Casey shouted out happily, Brax laughed lightly and bent down with Casey on his hip, grabbing his back pack from the cubby hole.
Casey tapped Brax's shoulder rapidly, "And, and guess what?!"
"What Case?" Brax asked as he began the walk from Casey's primary school and to their house.
"I got number one for my school work!" Casey grinned brightly, Brax widened his eyes making Casey giggle.
"Well done Case, I'm so proud!" Brax said giving his brother a little hug before placing him down onto the ground and taking his hand into his.
Another memory came edging its way through but Heath snapped Brax out of it when he began pulling him to the side and shouting his name. "Brax!" Heath shouted before he punched Brax's arm.
The older brother snapped out of his trance and glared up at Heath, "You want to try that again?"
"Casey is getting loaded into the ambulance, I've been trying to get through to you for the past fifteen minutes but you've just been out of it!" Heath said angrily at his older brother.
Brax stood up and wiped the crinkles out of his jeans and shirt before following the voices of the paramedics out to the yard, "Sir, you will have to follow and wait when you get to the hospital"
Heath nodded and grabbed Brax's arm firmly, leading them to his car. Heath jumped in and waited for Brax, "Are you getting in or are you walking?"
Brax glanced at Heath before jumping in the car too, taking off just as fast as the ambulance left. Heath glanced at Brax, "What were you thinking about?"
Brax shook his head, brushing the situation off. Heath went to pressure him more before Brax turned, "Shut up Heath and just drive, so we can see Casey!"
The two Braxtons arrived at the hospital, only to be met by locked doors. Brax slammed his fists against the door, "Let us in!"
Heath grabbed Brax from behind, pushing him away from the door. Sid walked around the corner and met with the two boys, "Brax, Heath. Follow me" He said before walking off in the opposite direction.
"Mate you need to chill out" Heath said, Brax turned and pushed his younger brother into the wall fiercely.
"Have you ever, ever seen Casey this bad, this sick?!" He yelled into his face, Sid walked beside them and layed a hand on Brax's arm.
"Brax, let him go. It's not going to help the situation. Casey's been taken for scans, he'll be back soon" Brax slowly let go off Heath, re following Sid back through the hospital and into a bare room.
"Casey should be back any min-" Sid was explaining before the curtain was fiercely open and another doctor stood there.
"I need to see you immediately" The doctor said, Sid excused himself and walked out of the cubicle.
"You're patient, Casey Braxton he has a bleed on the brain. His been taken to emergency surgery, I need to go and help scrub in"
Sid sighed and rubbed his hand over his face, how was he supposed to tell the Braxton boys this news, he knew for sure that they were both going to loose it, Brax more than Heath, well that's at least what he thought.
He opened the curtain and walked in, "Casey's scans showed that he has a bleed on the brain, his been taken to surgery-" Sid was explaining before Brax cut him off
"Oh god" He sighed rubbing his hand over his face, Heath looked angered and looked as though he was about to make a hole into the wall
"How could you not have noticed this, isn't this like a major thing?!" Heath shouted at Sid, Brax glared over at Heath, his face portraying that he wasn't in the mood for any shit that Heath was about to put on.
"Heath, shut up"
"Casey will be in surgery for a while, you can go to a nurses station and a nurse there will be able to tell you what ward your brother will be moved too...
Brax felt as though he'd stuffed up, like he'd broken every rule in the big brothers hand book, even though he was more like a father to Casey, he felt like he'd re broken every rule in that book as well, for the second time, their real father being the first.
Brax felt like Casey was his son and he loved Casey with all his heart, seeing Casey so hurt made him feel like a part of him was missing and he wouldn't know what to do if Casey died from it.
Another memory came flooding back, Brax smiled lightly at their Christmas days and how excited Casey use to get.
Brax was fast asleep in his bed, he heard tiny footsteps running down the hallway and then a light blinding him with a thump on his body. "Brax, Brax! Santa's come, there's presents everywhere. Wake up, wake up!" Four year old Casey shouted jumping up and down on Brax
Brax moaned out, "Aw, Case it's so early. Just wait a little longer"
Casey shook his head, "But it's Christmas Brax, there's presents down there!"
Brax laughed lightly, he grabbed Casey and pulled him under the covers and began tickling him. Casey giggled uncontrollably, trying to push Brax off. "Brax, stop!" He said continuing to giggle and try to fend Brax off with his light as air punches
Brax couldn't but help smile at his little brother, "What was that Case, tickle you more?"
Casey squirmed and tried to move away from his big brother but Brax grabbed him back, tickling him harder**
Waiting for Casey to get back from surgery felt like eternity, Heath paced the hospital room, being agitated every time a nurse or doctor would walk by and not be wheeling Casey back in.
"What's taking so long?!" Heath asked in frustration, Brax glanced up and looked at him as if he was asking the most stupid question in the whole wide world.
"Well why do you think Heath, it's brain surgery!"
Sid walked into the room, the brothers shot up and starred at Casey as he was wheeled in, a bandage strapped snug around his head. "How is he?" Brax asked grimly, gently rubbing Casey's arm.
"The surgery went well, no complications we just have to wait for Casey to wake up himself. Now when he does, he is going to be in pain, he probably will fall straight back asleep. So I'm suggesting you should get some sleep too"
"Not likely" Brax replied, he pulled his chair over and sat beside Casey, watching over him like a hawk. Brax glanced over at Heath who had managed to fall asleep on the chair within minutes of Casey getting back, Brax laughed at how Heath could always manage to fall asleep in weird and uncomfortable situations.
