Yeah, nothin's changed since the last disclaimer.
So, new angle here. Tried for something other than fluff and laughter. Enjoy.
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Cinderheart's lip dripped blood from where she'd bitten it onto her clasped hands as she sat in the hospital waiting room, waiting for the doctor to come back. On either side of her, Hollyleaf and Jayfeather sat still as statues. None of them had spoken a word since they sat down in the hard plastic chairs an hour and a half before.
Cinderheart stared blankly across the room at the sterile white wall, the image of Lionblaze flying through the air and the resounding crack as he hit the ground echoing through her head. Across the room, Lionblaze's parents were talking quietly with Lionheart, the football coach. The rest of the football team were slouched in more plastic chairs or leaning tiredly against the walls, faces white with shock and stress. Tonight's game against the Rogues was supposed to be the last of the season; now everyone feared that it might also be the last game that Lionblaze would ever play. He'd been taken off the field unconscious and unmoving with one leg twisted at an awkward angle.
Cinderheart bit her lip again.
"Lionblaze?"
Cinderheart's head jerked around at the voice and everyone turned to face the door, where a doctor stood, clipboard in hand. Lionblaze's parents moved forward at once, Hollyleaf and Jayfeather on their heels. Cinderheart stood between the two siblings, and Jayfeather reached out, fingers resting lightly on her shoulder. Hollyleaf's hand found hers, clasping hard.
"You were very lucky." The doctor was saying calmly. "He's suffered a severe concussion, and his leg is fractured in two places, but he will heal completely."
Lionblaze's mother burst into tears of relief as Hollyleaf let out a long, near-silent breath. Jayfeather's tense shoulders relaxed. Cinderheart closed her eyes gratefully, then opened them again to look at the doctor.
"When can we see him?" she asked quietly. The doctor smiled kindly.
"As soon as he wakes up. He's sleeping now."
Again, Lionblaze's parents smiled, thanking the doctor profusely. The whole room relaxed.
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~Owl & Seeker