A/N: Five reviews! I almost could not believe it, thank you all so much. I don't know if any of you do this, but, while I am writing, I like to listen to music, just for inspiration and to get in the mood. The ones I used to write this were 'I Don't Wanna Go' and 'Slow It Down' by The Lumineers. So you can try to listen to them while you read this, if you want, they're really good. Enjoy this chapter ;)

Tom felt himself being engulfed in the dark once again.

His head was pounding, but he did not feel his body weight.

'Thomas?'

He heard a voice. It was soft, but it made him wince. Tom felt it sounded too sweet to be good.

'I know you are hearing me.'

His chest tightened, and it got hard to breathe. The fear he felt was unbelievable, but something inside him urged him to answer. The words could not leave his mouth when he tried to speak. But he understood he had been heard when the voice spoke again.

'Yes, I am exactly who you think it is. Who else could it be?' Lilith sounded angry, talking really fast, her tone cold. 'You killed me!' She yelled, and Tom wanted to cover his ears, the loudness hurting his ear drums. 'Are you happy now?! You killed me!'

Tom felt cold air hitting his face, and the voice screaming directly to his ears.

'Do you know why I chose you?' She hissed. 'You were so innocent. So willing to protect everyone around you. And so, so sensitive. I know you would be scared. I knew you would want your friends safe, and you would eventually do what I wanted, let yourself be a puppet in my hands.'

Tears left Tom's eyes, as the sensation of fear and losing his friends appeared again. He still felt Lilith's presence around him, so real, so powerful.

'And, of course, it was fun. So fun to watch your personality change as you closed yourself more and more, day by day. To watch you cry in your room because you were scared of me, because you did not know what was happening.'

Slowly, Tom could feel his body again, and the voice got distant.

'I may be out of your life, but never out of your mind.'

20th August, 2003, 2:03am

'Danny?'

Dougie lightly shook his shoulders, and Danny woke up, wincing at how much his head hurt from crying, his whole body sore because of the latest events.

In front of them, there was a doctor. He sat up straighter immediately.

'How is he? Is he alright? The doctor glanced at the filecase in his hand before looking at the group.

'He sustained some serious head trauma, as well as some bad bruising in his back and shoulders. The scans showed light brain swelling aswell. Thomas is stable, but we aren't sure when he will wake up.' He sighed. 'It's a waiting game from now on.'

'So that means...' Giovanna started, her eyes filling with tears. The doctor nodded solemny.

'It could take hours, days, weeks, or even years.' He said. 'I'm sorry.'

Giovanna broke down sobbing on Danny's shoulder, who hugged her, crying too. Dougie, also crying, buried his head on Harry's shoulder, seeking comfort. And Harry just looked at nowhere, his eyes unfocused, biting his lip as he hugged Dougie back.

Fletch had his head in his hands, but when the doctor was getting ready to leave, he called him.

'When can we see him?' The manager's voice was shaking.

'We are just finishing some tests, and you should be able to visit in about half an hour.' The doctor answered before walking towards the door of the waiting room, going to another section of the hospital.

20th August, 2003, 3:43am

'He's strong, you know? He will wake up soon, I am sure.'

Harry didn't know anymore.

Giovanna was sitting on a chair next to Tom's bed, one hand enclosing his and the other stroking his blonde hair. She was naturaly pretty, but in a matter of hours, her tanned skin had adquired a pale shade, she had dark bags under her eyes, which were red and puffy, her hair was messed up and her voice came out strained and hoarse.

Tom did not look much better either. Lying in the white hospital bed, looking small and frail, his pale face contrasting with the dark bruises on his shoulders and forearms that were visible coming out of the hospital gown. Tubes were shoved down his throat, various needles connected to his arms, and an emotionless expression on his face as he slept, God knew for how long.

They had been there for more than an hour, and some nurses had got in the room and noticed the physical state of Dougie and Danny, setting up a sofa kind of thing that was big enough for two of them, and the two youngest boys were currently sleeping under Harry's jacket.

Fletch had gone home, after Harry and Giovanna persuaded him. He accepted to go, just to take a shower and get a few hours of sleep, after the boys promised to go back to the band house when he got back.

Harry didn't know how much he could take. The white lights were depressing and made his head ache more. For the days they had been figuring out the whole situation with Lilith, it hadn't been difficult to ignore his pneumonia. Now, with his best friend in actual danger in a hospital bed, after a rough night, the scariest moment of his life, it all came back. His whole body ached, and he was pretty sure he had a fever. But he did not really care about it. His illness was nothing compared to Tom's current condition. So he did what he did the best and returned to being the strong one.

'Yeah, he will. Tom will wake up when he's ready.'

Galaxy-Defending-Hopeful: Sorry if this one makes you cry more... Here it is! Thanks for reviewing :)

TheMcVamps: Thanks for pointing that out! Silly iPad mini... hope you're enjoying this by the way :D

deeplyinloves: I love writing sensitive!Danny. I just picture him as he was in the 'You've Got a Friend' video when he was crying, and write about it in my stories. Thanks for reviewing, and enjoy this chapter ;)

ILikeToSneeze: Wow. I mean, really? Thank you so much, it's not something I hear everyday. There are loads of great authors and amazing stories in the JML tag though. Glad you're enjoying this, new reviewers are always welcome :)

LottiePoynterr: We both know Dougie is sensitive like that, it seemed something he would do xD More 'vulnerable Dougieness' will be included in the next chapter if possible, haha! Thanks for reviewing and being so lovely ;)