Hola!! How ya doing today? DUN DUN DUN! New chap, and yes, I do realize this is sooooo Hallmark-y, and no, I don't know anything about hospitals or their rules. How'd ya tell?


Shawn quickly opened his eyes, groaning when the bright white walls were….bright. That could only mean one thing – he was in a hospital. White walls intended to blind and hurt only came in a place that was supposed to help you. And of course the constant BEEP BEEP BEEP that could drive someone insane was present.

Slower now, he raised his eyelids. As hospital rooms went this wasn't so bad. There was actually a couch! Currently Henry and Gus were sleeping (and snoring) on it. It didn't really help their back much considering they were both in a sitting position but dude, it was a couch as opposed to a hard chair. Need I say more?

Shawn now took stock of his injuries. Throat: hurt like a bitch. But that was something water could cure. Head: Small headache. Damn walls. Fingers and toes: worked. Sweet. Arms: fully functioning. Double sweet. Legs: shit…..

He'd forgotten how his knee had been pounded in by a psycho guy with a hammer. So, there was a leg cast that went from his feet (leaving his toes out) and near to his hip. That was about as sweet as a rotten tomato covered in elephant poop. But at least the other leg worked! And he was alive. That's always a bonus. Shawn Spencer had survived yet again.

But what about….

The annoying BEEP BEEP of the heart moniter became faster and Henry's eyes shot open because of the difference. "Shawn?"

Shawn struggled to sit up and looked around. "Where's Riley?"

Gus was awake now and not as dumbstruck by Shawn's outburst as Henry was. "Maybe now isn't the best time for this."

Shawn's eyes widened. Why not? He'd be ok unless she was dead. Wait, was she dead? Is that why they wouldn't tell him? The beeping increased in speed again.

And now the doctor arrived. Damnit, he was going to refuse to tell him too wasn't he. "Mr. Spencer you need to calm down." His smooth voice instructed.

"No!" Shawn yelled at the same time Henry yelled, "I am calm!"

Shawn ignored his father and continued. "Not until I find out about Riley!"

The doctor approached rapidly, and started to inject something into his iv.

"She's fine!" Gus told him.

He was such a bad liar. "Damnit Gus!"

Henry stepped in. "They don't know yet, but she's alive!"

Shawn nodded slightly, relieved she was at least alive. He decided to give in to the sedation drugs. He'd find out more later.

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Shawn woke up again, but didn't open his eyes. The room wasn't going to take him by surprise again, he was prepared. He decided to get his thoughts in order before opening them. Finally, after he was sure he wasn't completely confused, he slid them open.

This time Henry wasn't sitting on the plastic couch, only Gus was. Henry was probably getting coffee. Gus was laying on the couch, staring at the ceiling.

"Sorry I swore at you." Shawn offered in a scratchy voice. Damn he was thirsty.

Gus seemed to notice this and brought him the cup of water was next to him. Shawn gulped it greedily, even though it sucked. How does water even suck? Were hospitals so awful that it turned water bad?

"It's ok." Gus replied finally.

Shawn shot him a grin before he turned serious. "I wanna see Riley."

Gus sighed. "I don't think they'll let you."

"Let me ask them, please!"

Gus rolled his eyes and nodded reluctantly. "They'll tell you no though."

"Don't underestimate me!"

Gus ignored him and left to find his doctor.

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"Thank you Dr. Karrot."

"No problem Mr. Spencer." A middle-aged doctor said as he walked out of Shawn's hospital room.

"Dr. Karrot?" Gus asked, stepping in.

Shawn nodded. "Yes. Dr. Karrot is letting me see Riley. So don't poke fun."

Gus narrowed his eyes. "How?"

"I'm awesome."

"Shawn, she's in a coma."

"I need to see her."

Gus nodded and sat down. "Am I on wheeling duty?" He asked, though he already knew the answer.

Shawn grinned wolfishly. "Yes."

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Shawn's gut tightened as Gus pushed his wheelchair closer and closer to the room Riley was in.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Gus asked.

Shawn pushed back the uneasy feeling. "Yeah."

Gus nodded again and pushed open the door to Riley's hospital room. Both were shocked at what they saw.

Riley looked tiny in the big bed. Her moniter beeped slowly, and that was the only sign of life. Her chest didn't even look like it was moving. A tube down her throat connected with one machine, while a bunch of other seemingly useless machines surrounded her.

"Gus, can you wait outside?"

Gus backed out reluctantly and closed the door. Shawn wheeled himself over to Riley's bedside and grabbed her hand. He'd come to love the slightly annoying extra smart kid that he'd been kept prisoner with.

"Riley you gotta wake up!" He urged, eyes stinging with tears. "Please!"

Whether the doctors sucked and had misjudged how hurt she really was, or Riley heard him, or Hallmark movies took pity on him, or the crap in Hallmark movies wasn't crap, he felt a tiny hand squeeze his own.

"Riley?"

Riley's dazzling green eyes popped open and she smiled as best as she could with the tube down her throat. Shawn grinned and leaned over to press the call button, tears falling freely.

"I'm glad you're ok." Shawn whispred.

Riley squeezed his hand again and she felt tears well up in her own eyes.

Gus saw the doctor rushing towards him and freaked. He swung open the door, expecting something bad, but instead he was greeted with the sight of a crying little girl, and a crying best friend. How the hell?

The doctor pushed past him, just as surprised as Gus.

"Don't underestimate me." Shawn repeated.


Ok, only one more chap, then the epilogue! This went from being a whump Shawn story to a Shawn and little kid story XP

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