~Be Kurloz
You blacked out as soon as the car hit you, and now you lay in a coma at the hospital.

~Be Meulin
You haven't been able to get ahold of Kurloz at all in the last day, and he didn't show up at school today. You're in the last hour of the school day, and Porrim sits right next to you. You pass her a note saying, 'I haven't heard from Kurloz at all.. Do you know where he is?' A frown shows on her face and she mouths 'You don't know what happened?'

Your heart starts racing. 'What do you mean?' you write, face full of worry. You look back at Mituna, who sits right behind you and Porrim with Kankri, and they're both looking at you sadlly. "What?" you ask.

Mituna looks down, looking like he's about to cry, and Kankri puts a supportive hand on his shoulder, a tear sliding down his cheek, but he quickly wipes it off, hoping you didn't notice. You look back to Porrim. The bell rings, signaling the end of class. Mituna's chest heaves, and he doesn't make eye contact with anyone as he walks out. "There, there." Kankri tells him, patting his back trying to comfort him. Porrim gestures to you, and says, "Come to my house.. Mituna, Kankri, you're welcome to come too." Mituna looks up. "We need to visit.. And you're the only one with a car here.. Mind if we tag along and go?"

Porrim gives him a hug. "Of course, hun. Now let's go." She walks off, and everyone follows.

She only lives a street away from the school, so the walk wasn't long. She opened her front door and let everyone else in first. They sat in the green tinted living room on the couch nearest to the door. "Let me grab my keys." you see Porrim say.

You look over to Mituna. "What happened?" you ask Kankri. He stares at you, not saying anything for a while.

It seems like he's blaming you for whatever happened.. But.. What the hell happened?

After a while, he speaks. "You'll find out when we get to where we are going to head to." you see him say.

Mituna elbows him in the side. "It's not her fault you know." he tells Kankri.

Kankri sighs and looks down. Porrim comes back shortly after. "Just what the heck happened?" you ask frantically, standing up quickly.

"Let's go. You'll see." she replies, heading outside. The rest of you follow, and get in her car. You and Mituna sit in the back while Kankri and Porrim talk up front. Mituna just stares out the window, and you're still stuck wondering and worrying.

This is gonna be a long drive.. you think, sighing.

~Forward half an hour.
The place you were heading to was a hospital a bit out of town. Your heart was beating faster and faster as Porrim leads you all inside. "Makara, Kurloz?" Porrim asks the front desk attendant. The attendant pointed to a nurse in-training, who happened to be Roxy. She led everyone up a floor to room 273. Porrim enters, gesturing for the rest to stay back. You get a glimpse of the inside, and it seems like Kurloz's parents are already here. Where's Gamzee, though?

Speak of the devil he walks into the hallway, and it looks like he's been crying. He looks at you, and just walks away. Does he blame me too? you ask yourself. Porrim walks out and heads after Gamzee, since she saw him leave.

You finally get the courage to walk in, and you see Kurloz laying there, unmoving, barely breathing. You stand there and stare. His mom notices you, and walks up to you, seeming to yell. You can make out her words. "You hussie, you did this to him! He's never had a problem with anything until YOU came into the picture!"

Your eyes start stinging, and tears start dropping down as she continues, so you can't make out any more words. Kurloz's father holds his mom back. He leads he out of the room, giving you an odd look. You looked over to Kurloz, then quickly went to his bedside, taking ahold of his hand tightly. You start sobbing, putting a hand on his cheek and your forehead on his. You tap a finger on his cheek. "Kurloz.. Wake up.. Kurloz, please.. Wake up.." you say, tears stopping the words. Mituna and Kankri walk in finally.

Mituna walks to the other side of his bed and sits on a chair, putting his head in his hands, shaking his head. You continue to sob, and despite earlier accusations, Kankri patted and rubbed your back, then went over to Mituna. You don't want to leave, but you have to talk to Porrim.

You walk out of the room, and quickly go to find Porrim. You don't have to go far, as she entered the hall as soon as you were out of the room. "Porrim, please tell me what happened now.." you say, tears still flowing freely.

You can still make out her words. "Apparently, he had gotten drunk off his ass last night and was hit by a car.. But that's no Kurloz, there's something wrong here. I'm gonna head back as soon as everyone is done here, and do some investigating.." she says, sighing.

You can't help but think of Cronus, and you're head starts hurting. You believe he's the cause of this, but you don't know for sure. You and Porrim head back to Kurloz's room. Roxy is in there, talking with Kankri. "How's he doing?.." you ask her.

"He's in a coma, at the moment.. The alcohol consumption is far above average, and from what I know, he's never drank before. Then he was the victim of a hit and run. I happened to be driving home when I saw it.." she explains.

"Did you see the driver?" you ask frantically.

She shakes her head. "No, the windows were tinted and it wasn't a car I recognize." she sighs.

"Thank you, anyways.. Do you know when he'll wake up?" Mituna asks.

She shakes her head. "We have no clue. It may be in the next hour, it could be in the next year. It's so unsure.." she says, looking at him sadly.

She looks at you now. "But I had heard he was having some.. Problems.. Do you know what went on?"

Your eyes start filling up with tears and you're unable to speak. "Well, I can answer that." you see Dirk say, walking in.

He's holding a card, then puts it on the cabinet next to Kurloz's bed. "Can you now?" Kankri asks him, curious.

He nods. "I was the first one that talked to her about it, and have personal experience to back her up. Cronus is the biggest douchebag ever. And by the life of me I will not stand for this." he rants.

Roxy looks curious now. "Cronus is involved?"

"Yes, and I'll explain everything to you in a sec." he goes over to Kurloz, "Heya, you better wake up soon."

He explains everything to the group in there. From what he saw and heard that morning, and the talk you and he had. You stare at everyone else. Porrim puts a hand on your shoulder, and you look at her. "Let's go." she says, heading out. Kankri and Mituna follow . You put Kurloz's head in your hands and presses your lips on his. "Wake up soon, please.. I love you so much, Kurloz.." you whisper in his ear, hoping he can hear you.

~Be Kurloz's mind
You hear a faint, familiar voice.. "I love you so much, Kurloz.."

...

It was her voice. Your heart's still in turmoil, and you wish you would just get up. Somehow your subconscious mind is still up while your body lay unmoving, barely breathing. You heard everything. You can't believe it.. She's not to blame. You need to wake up, and fast.. But a little more sleep..

You slip back under.