so were a bunch of you just so overjoyed that you where crying and were too busy doing that you forgot to review? Lol or was it just so terrible? Haha either way, there was a huge drop so I'm just curious what happened to everyone. Well, enjoy this chapter guys :)

Chapter 25: Awake & Alive

His side hurt like hell. His lungs ached and everything around him felt blurred. He blinked a few times before his surroundings became clear. As he saw the hospital room, his memory caught up and he panicked. "Kensi." He shouted and shot up in bed only to fall back down in exhaustion and searing pain.

He heard someone come running in and rolled his head to the side as pain fought to consume him.

"Deeks!" It was Sam. "Don't move."

"Thanks." He bit sarcastically through pain.

"You had us all worried man. Glad you made it." Sam said with relief evident in hi voice.

"Yeah? What happened?" He grunted trying to adjust without hurting himself.

"Careful. Your kidney was hurt so bad they had to remove it and your lung collapsed so they had to inflate it. You've got stitches on your temple and bruises all over, along with an eight inch scar on your side where they had the surgery. " Sam informed so Deeks was aware of the seriousness of his injuries.

"No wonder I feel like I'm dying inside." Deeks replied dourly.

"Yeah, because you almost did."

"And Kensi? Is she..." He asked fearfully.

"Why don't you ask her yourself." Sam said with a smile. Deeks let out a shallow breath of relief.

"Thank God." He whispered.

"Callen's with her now. Hetty is here too. We've all been here since last night."

"What?" Deeks asked amazed at how much time had passed.

"Yeah. Doc thought for sure you were a goner." Sam said forgoing saying they all thought he was going die too.

"I feel like it." Deeks muttered pressing the button for more pain meds.

"We're all glad you're not. Especially Kensi. G, was ready to kill the guy that put you guys here though. Drunk driver."

"Is he...dead?" Deeks asked with what Sam could only detect as a glimmer of hope.

"Far from it. He got away with a few cuts and bruises. Nothing big."

Deeks felt bitterness, rage, and anger towards the man that had endangered his fiancé.

"He's getting charged though right?" Deeks asked.

"Didn't you hear me say Hetty was here?"Sam said.

"God, my side hurts." Deeks muttered.

"I'd imagine so. You're gonna be decommissioned for at least four weeks."

"What?!" Deeks cried to which his ribs protested along with his lung.

"Doc will tell you more when she gets here in a few. I'm going to go let everyone else know you're up."

"Send Kensi my love?" Deeks asked in request. Sam nodded understanding exactly what Deeks was feeling. He'd do the same thing if he was in Deeks' position. Michelle would have been his one and only concern.

Deeks spent ten minutes alone gazing at the white washed walls and god awful ceiling until the doctor came in.

"Mr. Deeks, my name is Jemma Downey, but you can just call me Doctor Downey. Glad to see you're awake. You had us all quite worried last night."

"So I heard." Deeks muttered.

"How are you feeling?" She asked with a small smile.

"Exhausted, drained, in pain." He rattled off very quickly.

"Well, that's quite normal given the ordeal you've endured. Your kidney was impaled by a piece of the car and damaged it so bad that we had no choice but to operate and remove it, hence the scar. Now, given time your body will adjust to the loss of it but for now it's going to take some time for your system to function with the one. Also, you have quite a few cracked ribs and one that broke and punctured your lung. Your lung collapsed and we had to inflate it. That is also going to take some time to heal but you're going to be here for a week so we can monitor both of those and make sure there's no infection or any complications with the surgery. Now, after, when you get released you'll have a prescribed bottle of oxycodone. We've already started using it, it's in your IV and is starting at fifteen milligrams every four hours. After you're body is accustomed to it we'll be upping the dose but you'll be receiving it less frequently. There's also a very high dependency rate so when you no longer need it we'll cut the dose down so you don't experience withdrawal symptoms. You'll also need someone to look after you for the first week or two while you're home. You're not to lift anything heavier than ten pounds or do any heavy, intense physical exercise. You can do short walks for when you start to get restless but nothing too crazy. You need to try and keep your wound as dry as possible, but since we stitched it up you're okay to take a shower, but no baths, swimming, or surfing. Understood?"

"Yeah I think I got it all. Thanks Doc."

"I'm glad you made it through Mr. Deeks. I was quite afraid of what that small woman might do to me if you didn't." She said before leaving.

Deeks made the mistake of chuckling and hissed in pain. That small dose was doing nothing for his pain.

All he wanted now was to see his fiancé. That's all he cared about.

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Alright guys I need your help. In your opinion does Callen like Kensi as a sister or like like her? And also, sorry for the delay, another mini LA marathon today and I had a party last night an hour from home so it took a while to get ready, didn't get him till midnight. Then I had to do a bunch of research so I hope this is fairly accurate. That's what I was trying to accomplish here by taking extra time. So, did y'all really think I was gonna kill Deeks? I couldn't live without him on the show. So, leave me a review please!