Disclaimer: I don't own anything Written : March '09

Emily Fitch sat down and held the girls hand
The girl was unconscious in the bed next to where Emily was sat.

A nurse came in carrying a clipboard.
She adjusted the girl's drips, and monitored her heartbeat and blood pressure.

'How is she? Is she doing better?' Emily asked quietly.
'She's still the same, sweetheart.' The nurse knelt down beside Emily. 'She's still in critical condition. The longer she stays like this….the more likely she won't wake up without problems.'

'Problems…?'

'She could suffer brain damage the longer she stays unconscious.'

Emily looked back across at the girl and held her hand tighter.
She resisted allowing the tears to fall from her eyes, however was unable to stop her lip quivering.

'She's very lucky to be alive. Naomi is a very strong girl.'

Emily leant forward and kissed Naomi's forehead.
She whispered in her ear. 'I'm never going to leave you. I'm right here by your side. Come back to me'

-
Naomi's brain woke up instantly at the words caressing her.
Emily's words haunted Naomi's mind.

'Come back to me.'
'By your side.'
'Right here'
'Come back to me.'
'Come back to me.'

Naomi was urging herself to go back to the voice.
The voice that even in her unconscious state was giving her goose bumps.
Her skin feeling warmer where Emily's skin meets her own.
She was longing to wrap her own fingers around the redheads.
She was desperate to feel her breath on her ear again.

But she couldn't.
She couldn't force herself to open her eyes
She couldn't move her legs.
She couldn't tighten her grip on Emily's hand.

She knew what she wanted to do; what she needed to.
She just couldn't force her body to do as she wanted.

-

The door opened again, and Emily was met with a friendly face.
'Effy.' She said and smiled.

Naomi felt herself smile as she heard Effy had come to see her.

Effy brought herself over to Emily, and did something that surprised even her.
She leant over and brought the girl into a hug.
Emily lifted one of her hands up, and wrapped it over her back
The other hand still solidly attached to Naomi's hand.

Effy leant over to Naomi and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
She perched on the floor and asked the inevitable question.
'How's she doing?'

'They said she's being really strong…but…they don't know if she'll…' Emily's voice trailed off.
'It's my fault…' Effy began.
'Don't even start…it's nothing to do with you.' Emily snapped.
'No…it was. I told her to go after you. I told her to tell you how she felt.'
'Even so…when she told me…I said nothing. I stood there. I made her cry, Effy. I made Naomi cry, she never cries.'

Emily herself now began to cry.

Naomi felt herself burning up inside.
She was crying over her.
She wanted to sit her down and comfort her. But there was nothing she could do.

The sound of the door opening again, caused Naomi to break from her thoughts.
'God, I'm popular.'
Emily and Effy turned to the door and was greeted by the gang.
Pandora and Thomas sat themselves down on the floor, and sat hand in hand in silence watching the blonde girl sleep.
Freddie headed straight for Effy, and met her with a kiss, and a romantic embrace.
Katie lunged for her sister, holding her closely.
This must have been a twin thing,
Katie must have felt how Emily was feeling because as soon as she found her twin, either couldn't close off their tears.
Cook and JJ arrived also.
Backwardly, Cook was in tears and JJ was consoling him.
Standing behind the boys was the tall figure Emily didn't want to see.
Pulling her face from Katie, she stared the girl down.
'What are you doing? Don't pretend you care. You didn't like Naomi, and she certainly didn't like you.'
'I…came to see if you were alright. To see if you needed someone.'
'Hannah, the only person I need right now is lying beside me, and is likely to die. I don't need you and I never will. Get out of here. I don't want to see you again.' Emily shouted.

The sudden increase in noise made Naomi jump, and she stirred from her unconscious state.
'Naomi?' Freddie called jumping up, and towering over her.
'Naomi…are you okay?' Effy repeated, also seeing her flinch.

Naomi's hand twitched under Emily's fingers, and her eyes began to blink softly like she was dreaming.

Naomi was desperately trying to get out.
Trying to show everyone she was okay.

Emily leant forward and whispered again.
'I'm still in love with you too….so come back to me.'