Oh my gosh, an update! Yeay for me! I just haven't really had the time lately, sorry. But hopefully this update will help you forgive me. And thank you so much for the reviews, you guys are amazing! I love getting comments on my stories, and it really does make me want to post more, so I'll get more reviews to read. So think about that! Oh and also, anything medical happening, is just me winging it, because I know nothing about medicine, so if anything is wrong, I'm sorry, you can let me know, but I would advise for you just to deal with it.
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HOWARD POV
By the time the ambulance had arrived, I was beyond freaking out; I was literally going insane with worry. There was blood everywhere and I knew that no human being could lose that amount of blood and still be okay. But Vince was going to be okay, he was the sunshine kid, he had to be okay.
Nothing would be the same without Vince, I wasn't me without Vince, the world wasn't the world without Vince. But God, he just won't stop bleeding! Why is this happening to someone like Vince anyway? How could anyone do something so horrible to such a beautiful person, to the man I loved. And yes, the more I seemed to think about it, the more I was able to see how true it actually was. Of course I had always loved Vince, he was my best friend, but only now, when I'm so close to losing everything, do I see how much he really means to me. Vince is my world, and nothing is going to take him away from me, not now, not when I still have so much to apologize for, when I still have so much I need to say.
I was still lost in my thoughts when I felt myself being shaken quite roughly.
"Sir, are you alright? Can you tell me what happened here?" questioned the paramedic.
"Group of guys… beat up my friend…so much blood." I said sorrowfully, not yet up to forming full sentences', but it appeared that the man understood what I was trying to say.
"We're going to do everything we can to help your friend, but we need you to let go."
It was then that I realized I was holding onto Vince like my life depended on it, which wouldn't have been so far from the truth. But none the less, I knew these people were going to save Vince so I hesitantly let go, and allowed the paramedics to lift Vince onto a stretcher, and load him into the ambulance.
"Are you coming along?" asked one of the paramedics, and I didn't think twice, or bother with an answer as I climbed into the vehicle. The doors were shut, and we headed to the hospital, but there was no time to lose, and the paramedics went straight to work on getting Vince stable.
I watched helplessly as the paramedics worked on Vince, at one point they asked for his name and I unintentionally scoffed, "he's Vince Noir, Rock 'n Roll star" I had always just assumed everyone knew who Vince was, but when I looked down at him, it really was hard to tell that this dying man covered in his own blood was the prince of Camden.
From what I could make out through the fog that had descended over my mind, Vince was suffering from a few broken ribs, severe bleeding, and a possible concussion.
We had just arrived at the hospital when Vince started gasping for air.
"Crap, one of his ribs must have punctured a lung; we need to get him down to surgery immediately!" Yelled one of the paramedics, and before I could even comprehend that information, Vince was being wheeled into the hospital and down a hallway I was prohibited from entering.
A nurse calmly walked over to me and led me toward the waiting room, gave me some papers to fill out, and assured me that a doctor would be out to talk to him as soon as possible.
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The papers had kept me occupied for about 15 minutes, but the next 2 hours were quite possibly the longest and most horrible 2 hours of my entire life.
Thankfully, the doctor came out just before I decided to take matters into my own hands and plough through the doors that were separating me from Vince.
"Mr. Moon?" The doctor called and I practically ran through the waiting room to get to him.
"Is Vince alright! What happened? Can I see him!" I asked worriedly.
"Mr. Noir- "
"Vince" I corrected.
"…Vince is stable at the moment, and as you probably know, he was rushed into surgery to repair a punctured lung. The surgery went well, and at the moment he is breathing on his own. Vince had several broken ribs, which were set and wrapped. There was also some internal bleeding, but we were able to fix that rather easily. Vince is also suffering from a minor concussion, generally we would advise for the concussed to remain conscious, but that is simply not an option at this point. His eye is a bit swollen from being punched, and he is quite literally covered in bruises, but those will fade, nothing to be particularly concerned about. The thing that had me worried the most was the blood loss, we removed a rather large piece of metal from his side, and although it miraculously didn't hit any of his organs, we needed to transfuse him with quite a bit of blood. At the moment, his vitals are good, we just need to make sure he doesn't get an infection, and he's going to have to stay in the hospital for observation. Unfortunately, he's going to be in a lot of pain so we will be administering him some pain killers. Vince isn't allergic to anything is he?"
"Jazz…" I mumbled.
"Sorry?"
"Oh, um, no he's not…C-can I see him?" I asked quietly.
"Of course, follow me." The doctor said, leading me to Vince's room.
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When I first see Vince, I thought I was in the wrong room, but when I turned back to look at the doctor he just smiled at me and walked out the door, telling me to call if I needed anything.
I walked over to the bed and looked down at my best friend, and it was like he was a completely different person. Vince looked so weak and fragile, so… small. I pulled a chair up to the bed and grabbed Vince's hand, intending to stay awake till Vince woke up. But the relief I felt, knowing that he was going to be okay after such a horrifying night overwhelmed me, and I passed out right there still holding Vince's hand.
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VINCE POV
When I first woke up I had no idea where I was, or how I got there. But in a typical Vince fashion, I stayed calm, and tried to figure out what was going on. I can hear a really annoying beeping noise, and looking around I realize it was coming from a heart monitor. 'Why am I in a hospital?' I looked around a bit from my place on the bed and spotted something that instantly brought a smile to my face.
Howard was here, sleeping peacefully with his head rested on the side of the bed. I reached out to pet his hair with the hand that wasn't currently occupied when I caught sight of my arm. It was littered with bruises, and on further investigation, I discovered that nearly every visible part of my body looked like it just lost a round with a bulldozer. I was still staring at my body, when a sudden pain flared through my side, that's when I remembered what had happened, the hurtful words the beating, the reason I had run away in the first place, and I let loose a pain filled cry.
HOWARD POV
I had been dreaming about the magical times me and Vince had at the zoo, when an anguished cry startled me awake and into action.
"Vince! Are you alright!" I almost yelled out of concern.
"H-hurts H'ward" Vince replied weakly, and I immediately jabbed the call button. A nurse came in just before I started screaming out into the hall about the most important person in my life being in pain.
"Alright hon, I'm going to give you some pain killers, It appears the ones administered to you earlier are beginning to wear off, but don't worry, these should help." The nurse said sweetly, handing Vince two small tablets and a glass of water, which Vince quickly swallowed.
"Someone will be in later to check on you" the nurse said, before leaving the room.
As soon as she was gone I rushed back to Vince's side, having moved away while the nurse was checking on him.
"How are you feeling?" I asked, even though I already knew the answer.
"Not so hot." Vince said sadly.
"God Vince, I'm so sorry."
"What for Howard?"
"Everything, I've been such an idiot, all those things I said to you; they weren't even true, Vince can you ever forgive me?" I cried.
"I already told you Howard, s'not your fault, but if it's what you need to hear, I forgive you, and I always will because I love you. So please, please don't cry." Vince smiled, and instead of a response, I just leaned down and kissed him.
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Alight! Chapter is finished! Hope you all liked it. I'm thinking that there will probably be only 1 or 2 chapters left. Reviews are beautiful, tell me what you think, didja hate it? Didja love it? What should happen next? I already have a good idea, but what do you think?