Final chapter.

I do not own MBAV, nor am I getting paid for this.

Father Dearest

Birthday

~3rd Person's P.O.V.~

Benny made it.

He was out of the house, and never had to go back there again.

Because the first time he woke up in the hospital, a nurse had told him he had been asleep for two whole day, and it was now the date of his birthday.

The pain caused him to go back to sleep soon after, but he smiled this time.

He may be barely hanging on to life, and he may not see Ethan before he passed. But he was out of the house, and never had to go back there again.

Ethan got the call just days before.

He answered it happily, but didn't even get a word out before he heard a chilling voice.

"Some nerve, huh, fag?"

Ethan shivered, freezing in the position he was in. "Uh, uhm, is this, David?" He asked in a shaky yet cheery voice.

"Shut up. I've found you out. I hope your happy now. Your little boyfriend is in big trouble because of you."

"What... what are..." Ethan had a thousand words trapped in his throat.

"Benny's never going to see light again. Count on that."

With that, he hung up.

Ethan told the rest of the family about the call in a panic, but even in the rush, he knew.

Benny was screwed. And there was nothing to do about it.

The next call came after Benny had went back to sleep, informing the family that he was in the hospital.

The Morgan's all went down immediately to find him. Once they were allowed back, it was hard for Ethan not to rush forward and touch him, make sure he was alive.

Ross took Jane to the waiting room, trying to shield her from the sight. Ethan and Samantha waited for the next time he woke up.

Once he finally did, Ethan was there instantly.

"E-Ethan?"

"Yeah, hey, it's me. How are you feeling?"

"Hurts."

"I know. Do you need water?"

After a long drink, Benny squeezed Ethan's hand. "Where's David?"

"I don't know. But you're okay now. It's your birthday, did you know that? You're eighteen."

Benny showed a hint of a smile. "Awesome."

"Yeah."

"Hey Ethan?"

"Yeah?"

"I think I understand polarity now."

Ethan was taken aback. "Benny, how could you even think about that right now?"

Benny half-shrugged. "You inspire me."

Ethan just shook his head and made an off-hand comment about how it would've been better for him to understand it earlier for the test.

Benny now lives with the Morgan's as he finishes school.

He now has a restraining order against David.

Every morning, he can wake up in a clean room, have a big breakfast, and be next to the most beautiful person in the world. He has a family to come home to with the Morgan's.

More specifically, he has a family to come home to with Ethan.