Chapter Twelve: Love in the Operating Room

Cody had moved next to Fiona a while ago. She was sitting unmoving clutching the necklace her mother had given her. Shannon still had not moved, he forgot when he felt his legs last. David sat next to Seshama and C.M. watching the scene before him. Cody reached and took Fiona's hand and squeezed lightly. Cody didn't let her hand go and soon felt her begin to shake. Cody looked to his father who nodded silently. Cody helped her stand and took her to an empty room. "Fiona..." Cody silently shook her. "Fi!" Cody cried. Fiona opened her eyes but they were tired. "Fiona, why are you shaking?" Cody asked running a hand through her hair. Fiona turned her head into his touch before she smiled. "Ma is going to be ok." Cody hugged her before saying, "We should tell your father." Fiona grabbed his wrist before he left and said, "Cody, you know, these last few weeks we have been hanging out, I...I-" Cody sat down in front of her and smiled. "I feel like we have grown closer." She finished. Cody smiled brightly and pulled her into a hug. "I think we have too Fiona." Cody whispered before he kissed her deeply. Fiona was stunned by the kiss but quickly responded to the movement of his hand moving toward her back.

It had been a whole hour and a half before Shannon came out of his trance to hear the doctor say."She will be fine." Shannon looked up at the doctor eyes blood shot from lack of blinking and the darkest gray they have ever been. "Sir, I think you should go see her and than get some sleep..." Shannon stood and walked quickly to the room the doctor said she was in. "Heather..." Shannon murmured walking to her pale form laying on the bed. He took her ahnd in his and kissed it. Something was clasped in her other hand, a necklace of some kind. "Your so pale..." His grey eyes ran over Heather's pale skin before returning to her face and his hand caressed her cheek. Seshama, C.M., and David hung back each one knowing that they should leave them alone for a while. Shannon's eyes never left her face and his mind began to wander. 'Is this what she felt like when I am laying in the ring passed out and not moving?' He thought as Heather sat there her breathing barely showing in her rising and falling chest. David went to find Cody and Fiona so that they knew she was awake.

Walking through the halls of the hospital he couldn't see where Cody and Fiona could have gone. Slowly he made his way through the whole first floor. He sat in the waiting room running his hands through his blond hair. He had recently bleached it and put black tips on it. 'Where could they be?' He thought looking out the window. He saw his father's hummer out in the parking lot with the windows slightly fogged. Knitting his eyebrows together he walked to the revolving door and walked out into the cold. His father's hummer moved slightly and a bare foot appeared on the window. David stood astounded at the sight before him. His best friend was in a fogged car with his twin sister! Every cell in his body screamed No! His mind flashed a bright red as he stalked toward the car. He resisted the urge to punch the window through and drag the son of a bitch out of the car. No matter if he had nothing on or if he did. Banging on the car door two heads popped up. Fiona was covered by a shirt as she stared horrified with fear at her brother.

Cody locked the door quickly and helped Fiona get dressed. "I am going to bust through this glass so help me Cody Brooks I am going to kill you!" Cody moved back to the other side of the hummer. David lost his patients and punched the car door. "Get out here you son of a bitch! I am going to rip your throat out!" Cody put his shirt on and watched as David punched the glass of the car window. Fiona squealed and saw Cody gone from sight. A yell reached her ears and she jumped out of the hummer and yelled. A back swing from her brother's hand collided with her nose and she hit the hummer. The last thing she remembered hearing was Cody's yelled of pain before her vision went black.

Shannon had climbed into the bed that held Heather and clung to her cold, pale form as if his life depended on it. Seshama held onto Punk who watched Shannon, who was all but crying. He smoothed her hair down with his hand and whispered softly into her ear. "I'll never leave you alone again I promise. I promise." C.M. steered Seshama out of the room and down the hall. Shannon, seeing the two leave buried his face into her hair. "Heather I'm so sorry..." His face twisted as he held back tears. Try as he might two tears, one from each eye, ran down his cheeks and landed on Heather's face. He kissed her eyelids and whispered a soft, "I love you." Heather still did not stir.

Seshama returned to the table with two more pepsis to add to the ten empty bottle already on the table. Was it possible to see a drunk straight edge man? Yes. C.M. hiccuped from too much carbonation in his stomach and took the pepsi from Seshama. "Thanks." He said drinking half of the pepsi."C.M. you need to stop...heather will be fine" C.M. looked to Seshama and clutched her to his chest. "But will you– will you be ok if I leave you alone? Or will I be the one in Shannon's place? Holding your frail almost lifeless body...Seshama I wouldn't be able to do that..." C.M. downed the rest of his pepsi and gave Seshama another dollar. Seshama sighed and went to get him another pepsi.

David stood blood dripping from his hands as he looked upon Cody who's bloody nose and bleeding lip was hiding the cuts on his face. His black eyes were swollen and puffy as he gazed upon Fiona who was still out cold. David shook his hands so the blood on them hit Cody's face. Cody watched as David still breathing heavily, walked away. David returned only to kick Cody to the ground. Cody lay there watching Fiona. Fiona was so peaceful as she slept. Crawling over to her body he took her hand. Glass had cut her face and arms when David had smashed the glass of the car. Cody had touched his twin sister...had taken away her innocence...Cody would never be able to give that back. Now as punishment he lay here bleeding in the emergency room parking lot holding her limp hand. He could only imagine what would happen to him once her father got wind of what he had done. The thought made Cody feel cold.

Seshama watched as David walked into the cafeteria to go to the bathroom to wash up. Blood dripping from his hands as he went.