Yes, this took too long. Yes, it is short. And yes, I am sorry. But here you go!
JOHN'S POV
It is silent for a moment, but then you ask him without thinking: "Can I hear the beats you've made?"
Dave doesn't say anything. You look at him in the eyes and there you can see something. Some emotion you can't quite put your finger on. He just shrugs and says: "Maybe one day." He smiles at you. "If you tell me something about yourself that no one else knows."
You smile at him with sadness in your eyes. The things no one else knows about are your memories, thoughts, feelings. And you don't think you'd be able to tell about them to anyone. For now at least. "Maybe one day..."
You feel something dripping on your face. And then on your arm. And then you hear the rain dripping on leaves and grass. Dave notices it and pulls you closer to himself and the trunk where the branches are thicker. A warm feeling spreads through you and you suddenly feel sleepy. This is the first time in months that you have felt so calm.
"Just sleep." Dave whispers to you and you let the calm feeling wash over you.
"Hey! Wake up. The rain stopped." You hear a voice from far away. You open your eyes and Dave is staring at you with his hands still around you. You nod and stand up on the branch below you. Dave does the same but jumps to the ground.
"I'll catch you." He's holding his arms out to you and you hesitate a bit before jumping in his arms.
Then something doesn't feel right. You can't see. Well you don't have your glasses, but there's seriously something wrong.
"You okay?" Dave is concerned.
"Yeah...I guess." You answer him as he puts you down. You stand for a second but then the world starts spinning. Your head is pounding and you can't hold your balance. Just before you fall, you feel Dave's strong hand around your forearm. Then everything is black.
"Is he gonna be okay?"
"I'm not too sure. We need to keep an eye on him for a while longer."
"How long is 'a while'?"
"A few days maybe. We need to be sure there isn't any serious damage. A human is fragile, you know?"
"I guess..."
"Okay. I have to go run the tests now. You stay here and look out for him when he wakes up."
"I will."
Someone takes hold of your left hand. It feels nice and warm. There is a soft mattress under you and a warm blanket over you. You turn your head to where the voices were coming from and as you open your eyes you see a very pale Dave, white walls and a lot of wires and monitors. It's a hospital. It's not your first time being here.
"You look pale..." Your voice comes out silent and rough. Dave smiles at you and reaches out to stroke your cheek. "You should see yourself. You made me so worried."
"I'm sorry..." You feel bad for making him take care of you. "Don't be." He smiles at you. "Do you need something? Water? Another blanket?" You just shake your head:"No...This is enough...What's wrong with me?" Dave takes a deep breath. "Concussion.. You've had it for a while right? Did you hit your head somewhere in these past few days?"
You flinch at the memory of the punches. You nod. "Where? When?" Dave isn't satisfied with your answer but you just close your eyes and shake your head. "It was him right?" Dave snaps. You can see how angry Dave is growing. "Michael?"
You close your eyes and swallow. You hear the chair clattering down as Dave jumps up. He knows. He can't! You don't want the beating to stop. It's all you have. If it's taken away from you, you will be just a shell with no feelings or emotions.
Dave shuffles around the room for a bit before picking the chair up and sitting down. He has his face in his hands trying to calm himself down. You sit up and rest against the soft pillows. You reach out your shaking hand and weakly take hold of his right wrist. "It's okay..." You whisper. He lowers his hands and takes hold of yours bringing it gently up to his lips and kissing it. "Don't say that..." His lips brush against your knuckles as he speaks.
You stay like that for a while but then you feel yourself drifting back to sleep. Dave squeezes your hand gently and the last thin you hear as you fall asleep is Dave quietly whispering: "I'm gonna look after you."