''GET AN AMBULANCE!''Eric yelled to Frank.
''H,come on,breath!''Ryan ordered.
Horatio blinked,trying to breath. For some reason he couldn't take in air.
''...c-can't...''
Horatio passed out.
''H!''
Ryan pressed his hand against the man's chest as Frank disappeared outside to call for the ambulance.
The bullet was sitting in his left lung.
Horatio was bleeding too much for Ryan's liking,and soon his hands were soaked in blood.
A group of EMT's sudden;y came in and gave Horatio oxygen. They managed to stop the bleeding just in time and loaded him onto a stretcher.
Ryan followed them to the ambulance.
They reached the hospital in ten minutes,and Ryan watched them take his boss to the OR.
...
''Ryan?''
Ryan looked up. It was Eric.
''He still in the OR?''
''Yeah. It's been about two hours.''
''Well,that means he's alive. That's good.''
Eric sat down next to Ryan.
They sat in silence for a while,and then a doctor came into the waiting room. The CSI's looked up.
''He's out of surgery and on a vent. You can go and see him,but he's asleep.''
''Will he recover?''Eric asked.
''Yes...if he behaves...''the doctor muttered.
''What do you mean?''
''Lieutenant Caine has a history of misbehaving and being very defiant. He never behaves in the hospital.''
Ryan chuckled. He knew exactly what the doctor was talking about.
They got up to visit Horatio,and found his room quite easily,as for some reason the man had woken up and doctors and nurses were flying in and out to make sure he was okay and that he stayed in bed. There was a loud scream from the room,and one of the doctors came staggering out and collapsed to the floor,the back of his head gauged open and bleeding.
Multiple nurses came and helped the unconscious doctor and brought him to a separate room.
Eric and Ryan ran into the room and began to help By taking Horatio's wrists and pinning him down.
''H,calm down!''Eric ordered.
''What the hell did you do?!''Ryan demanded as he looked at the doctors.
There was no response. Instead their eyes turned to a bag of morphine sitting on the floor.
''You idiots gave him morphine?! Are you crazy?! He gets violent on that!"Eric screamed.
''So we discovered!''one of the doctors replied.
Ryan sighed as he continued to try to get Horatio to stay still.
''I can't believe I'm doing this...''
Eric looked at Ryan. ''Doing what?''
Ryan ripped Eric's hands away from Horatio's other wrist and grabbed it himself. With that,he managed to lean over and pressed his forehead against Horatio's an stared into his eyes with a darkened expression.
''Behave.''
It wasn't just the order,but the voice that calmed him down,and Horatio stilled and soon fell asleep.
Ryan let go of Horatio's wrists and stood back as he watched the redhead sleep.
''How in the hell did you do that?!''Eric asked shocked.
Ryan smiled at him and shrugged. ''I don't know. I just did.''
Eric just stared. ''Man,you creep me out sometimes...more than H.
Ryan chuckled and sat down.
''When are the others supposed to be here?''Ryan asked after a while.
''They're coming. They're just gonna be a bit. They have to deal with Stetler,first.''
''Well,I hope I get a copy of that tape,''Ryan laughed and soon yawned and fell asleep in the chair.
Horatio opened his eyes and looked around.
It was kind of dark in the room. He looked over next to him and saw Ryan sleeping in the chair.
He looked over in the opposite direction and saw the rest of his team.
He felt relieved that the tube for the vent wasn't shoved down his throat anymore and simply smiled.
He was about to go back to sleep when he heard an extra voice in the room;soft,loving,and sweet.
''I've helped as much as I can,though you don't realize it. You have your friends to go to,now. Rest.''
He felt a gentle kiss being placed on his forehead again and he watched as the remnants of his mother slowly faded by the window.
Horatio knew he didn't need to hold back anymore.
He fell asleep,and planned to get help from his team as soon as he was out of the hospital. For now,he needed his sleep.
The End!
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