Kansas
Disclaimer: The storyline belongs to me and OCs but nothing else.
So the other story seems to have disappeared. I think the author messaged me to ask if it was her story but she has disabled messaging and this is the only way I can respond. It was called Sonny anyway to answer her. But it was her first story so maybe she didn't know what she doing wasn't aloud.
Anyway to make sure the story is clear, Cole's nightclub dream is like his dad's but he is more aware of reality then Booth was.
Cole stepped out into the main room of The Lab.
He spotted his Dad right away, who was stand on the raised dance floor arguing with Sweets about the music for that night. Vincent walked up to them and soon the three of them were talking about the music. His Mom was at the bar with Fisher and Lily while Wendell, Angela and Daisy were at the door.
"Hey Cole," Parker said as he James and Michael walked up to him.
"Hey. Are we working tonight?" he asked.
Parker nodded. "Yup, well Michael's not. He has to get babysat by Uncle Russ."
At this Michael frowned and pouted slightly.
"I'm working behind the bar with Uncle Sweets while Parker is working with Wendell at the door until ten and then he gets the night off to enjoy the party!" James scowled at his own words and Parker smiled.
"It looks like you're a waiter for some of the night as well, Cole," Parker said.
Cole nodded. He was used to working in his parent's club. But that night was a huge event as it was the club's twentieth anniversary. His parent's friends as well as some business friends and contacts were coming instead of the usual people who came to the club. Lily was being a waitress for the night so at least he could talk to her for some of the time.
His Mom and Dad walked upstairs to the office, not before smiling at him, and his brothers walked to the dance floor to see what Vincent was playing that night. Sweets walked passed them and back behind the bar while Fisher went back to the kitchen.
Lily was standing at the bar looking at the menu for that evening. A meal was going to be first before the dancing and Fisher was rushed off his feet, even with all the help Booth and Brennan had hired just for the night.
Cole walked over to Lily while Sweets walked over to put in more glass at the opposite end of the bar. Cole smiled when he got to Lily and he wrapped his arms around her, resting his chin on her shoulder.
"Hi," he said, kissing her cheek.
She smiled at him and said, "Hey. Can you help Sweets with the glasses?"
Cole let go of her and he glanced down at a boxful of glasses that were sitting on the floor beside the bar.
He looked at Lily and she said, "Please Cole?"
Cole smiled and said, "Whatever you say Kansas."
Lily frowned and said, "Kansas? Since when do call me Kansas?"
Cole stopped and said, "I…I don't know. Don't you come from Kansas?"
Lily said, "No. D.C. born and bred. You know that." She placed a hand on her cheek and said, "Are you feeling ok?"
Cole smiled and said, "Yes, I think so. Maybe I'm just sleepy."
Lily nodded and replied, "Well I'm sure I can find a way to wake you up."
She took a step forward and kissed him soundly on the lips. Cole kissed her back, wrapping his arms around her waist. Lily placed her hands on his shoulders and felt her back press into the bar behind her. They continued to kiss and Cole smiled against her lips.
"Hey!"
The two of them snapped away from each other and looked at Sweets.
"How many times must I tell you two to stop making out against the bar?!"
Cole rolled his eyes and kissed Lily's cheek again before pulling away and picking up the box of glasses. Lily walked over to the dance floor to talk to Parker and Wendell about the guest list.
Cole handed the glasses to Sweets as he watched Lily talk to his brother and Wendell. "So are you going to tell that girlfriend of yours or are you just going to stay silent?"
Sweets's voice snapped Cole out of his thoughts.
"What?" he asked.
"Are you going to tell Lily you love her, Cole?" Sweets said.
Cole sighed and replied, "I don't know. I mean…what if she doesn't say it back?"
Sweets smiled and said, "Cole, she'll say it back, don't worry."
-Booth-
Booth was alone in Cole's room. Brennan was at the house as was Lily and the boys had decided to stay with Russ to get some rest and try not to worry too much.
Booth looked up when the doctor came into the hospital room. "What wrong Doc?" he asked his voice raspy.
The doctor looked at Cole and then back at Booth. "We seem to have realized what is wrong with him. There is no physical need for him to stay in the hospital. It seems that the reason he is in a coma is a mental problem. He is stopping himself from waking up."
Booth frowned and asked, "What do you mean he is stopping himself?"
"I mean he is going deeper into his own mind. There is nothing we can do. It's all up to Cole now."
-Cole-
The club was packed with people and it was just eleven o'clock. Zack and Caroline were there as well as Cam and Arastoo. Cole had been working all night, going in and out of the kitchen serving food and drinks. Lily had been doing the same and they had barely had time to look at each other let alone talk to each other.
People were dancing, munching on snacks, sipping drinks, talking to each other and telling Booth and Brennan that the anniversary was a success. This went on late into the night and Cole was still working.
He placed an empty tray on the bar for Sweets to fill with snacks again when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his hip. He leaned against the bar on his elbows but another pain struck his shoulder. He gasped and then bit on his bottom lip to stop himself from making noise; not that people could hear him with all the music.
Then there was a feint buzzing in his head. It started to get clearer and clearer until he could make out the words.
"I need you." "Wake up Cole." "Please wake up."
He started to get a migraine when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to see Lily standing there. Suddenly the pain started to ebb away and he felt better.
Lily looked at him and asked, "Are you alright?"
Cole nodded and answered, "Yes, I am now. I guess I'm just a little overworked."
Lily nodded and picked up another tray. As she walked away she threw a smile over her shoulder at him that he couldn't help but return.
-Booth-
The doctor came into the room after another test on Cole.
"How's he doing?" Booth asked.
The doctor looked at him and said, "Mr Booth, your son is retreating further and further into his own mind. I am sorry to but if he doesn't wake up soon, then he could suffer serious damage to his brain."
Booth sat down and looked at Cole. He was just lying there, breathing in and out with a lot of machines hooked up to him.
"Come on Cole!" he whispered to him, "Wake up! Come on."
-Cole-
The atmosphere in the club had slowed down and everyone was relaxing. Sweets was on stage with his band, mostly playing slow songs to quiet down the club.
Cole was leaning against the bar, glad to be free from work, when he felt someone take his hand. He looked over to see Lily pulling him by the hand towards the dance floor. Cole smiled and followed her.
They stood on the dance floor, swaying, and while Cole had wrapped his arms around her waist Lily had slid her hands around his neck. She rested her face near his neck while he placed his head on her hers. They just dance for a while, enjoying each other company.
Then Cole heard a few words that broke his content mood to pieces.
"This is a nice dream, isn't it?"
Cole's eyes, previously shut, snapped open and his whole body stiffened. He pulled back slightly to look at Lily, who seemed to have no idea what her words did to him.
"What do you mean?" he asked, worried.
Lily smiled and stroked his cheek. "Cole," she said softy, "We both know that this is just a dream. You got hit by a car remember?"
Memories started to flash before Cole's eyes and he shook his head, trying to sort the out.
Lily pressed her forehead to his and said, "I'm not your girlfriend in real life Cole. You're parents don't own a nightclub; they work for the FBI."
The only thing Cole heard was, "I'm not your girlfriend." He shook his head again and Lily took her head in her hands.
"But I will tell what I am." Cole looked at her. "I'm Kansas. I'm your Kansas," she said.
Cole hugged her tightly and said, "But I don't want to lose you!"
Lily smiled and said, "The only way you'll lose me is if you don't wake up. Wake up Cole!"
-The hospital, Booth and the boys-
Parker didn't know how long he had been staring at his brother but it must have been a long time. The eyes played tricks on you, especially if you stared at something for so long. Why else would he have seen Cole's face twitch.
Then he twitched again.
Parker sat up straight getting James's attention who was sitting beside him. "Cole?" he said softly.
Booth looked up from the magazine he was reading and stood up. The three of them crowed around Cole's bed and Parker said again, "Cole?"
Cole's eyes slowly opened and Booth found that for the first time in three days, he was able to breathe normally.
"Cole! Are you ok?" James said happily. Cole looked at them all with his bright green eyes that Booth had never been so happy to see.
"Don't you dare say 'who are you?'!" Booth ordered.
Cole just mumbled something that sounded like, "What a weird dream," and then his eyes started to close again.
Suddenly the machines around him started to beep and Booth looked up to see his heart monitor go flat line. Doctors and nurses ran into the room and pushed back the Booths.
"He's going into shock! He's already flat lined! I need to resuscitate!"
The doctor in charge shouted these orders while Cole's bed was laid flat and the doctors set to work.
Parker and James both had to drag their father back from Cole and into the hallway.
Booth slid down the wall and sat on the floor, his breathing ragged and panic hitting him as all he could see and hear was the doctor pushing down on his son's chest and yelling, "Hurry up! We're losing him!"
-Lily-
It was banging that woke Lily from her sleep. She didn't want to move from her position. Cole's bed was warm and very comfy.
Brennan had gone somewhere, probably back to the hospital and she didn't want to wake Lily. But the person knocking on the door didn't have a problem with waking her.
Lily got up and shuffled down the stairs. She opened the front door to see an upset Matt standing on the porch.
"Matt? What's wrong?" she asked.
Matt shrugged and said, "Brennan said you were here and asked me to keep you company. Plus I need someone to talk to."
Lily nodded and let him in. He hadn't heard anything from the hospital and he needed someone to talk about all this Cole's stuff to.
Instead of staying inside he walked out the back door and into the garden. Lily walked out with him and when he climbed onto a hammock at the bottom of the garden, Lily climbed up with him. He sat with his feet near her head and visa versa.
"This is Cole's thinking spot." Matt said simply.
Lily nodded. It was a good place to think, in a hammock.
They were silent for a few minutes and then Matt said, "Did Cole ever tell you how we met?"
Lily shook her head and Matt told the story.
"It was in kindergarden. This kid was walking around taking people's lunch. He got to me and he tried to take my lunch. I punched him and got sent to the principal. The kindergarden was connected to the elementary school so the principal dealt with all the children. I went to the office and Cole was sitting outside. He asked me what I did and I said I punched someone for taking my lunch. I asked him the same question and he said it was because he punched a kid for taking someone else's lunch."
Lily laughed and replied, "That sounds like Cole."
Matt nodded and said, "Cole taught me a good lesson that day. He taught me that it's ok to walk away if it's for you and stay and fight if it's for someone else. We've been friends ever since."
Lily looked at him and said, "You're really worried about him aren't you?"
Matt nodded and replied, "You're worried too."
Lily nodded and sighed. They lay there for a few minutes and then Matt said, "Sorry for just stopping by. I tried to call the house though."
Lily replied, "Brennan said something about Michael breaking the house phone. I don't think it works."
Matt nodded and they talked for a few more minutes. Finally Matt said he had to go home for dinner and Lily realized that it was now in the late evening. Matt left and Lily locked the door behind him.
She climbed the stairs and back up to Cole's room. She was still tired and since it was getting late, she decided to sleep again. All her energy seemed to leave her when she didn't have Cole around.
She went up to his room and she rubbed her arms for warmth. It was cold outside and she had left her jacket at home. She spotted one of Cole's dress shirts thrown across the back of his desk chair and she slipped it on. The sleeves were long on her and it ended mid-thigh. It fit over her tank top and jeans and it at least gave her some warmth. She climbed back into Cole's bed and soon she was asleep again.
-Brennan-
Brennan burst into the hospital and went towards Cole's room, tears streaming down her face. She had been driving to the hospital when she had heard the news. She walked into the corridor and spotted Booth and her sons. She burst into tears again and collapse into Booth's arms. James was sitting down hugging Michael and Parker was on the phone.
Parker sighed. He wasn't able to get hold of Lily. He had called her on the phone as well as the house but there was no answer. He didn't realize that Lily's phone was still lying on the bathroom floor, connected to Cole's room.