"I hate hospitals..." Ryan groaned.
"I know sweetie," Kirsten patted his good leg.
"Well, Ryan, maybe you should have thought of that before you went and did your hero thing." Seth said reasonably. Ryan glared at him.
"Ryan, I hope you realize, that was a very dangerous thing you did." Sandy said sternly.
Ryan shrugged, "I told you, the safety was on..."
"Wait... Dad, there was a guy waving a gun around and you're telling Ryan about safety? How about the fact that there was a guy waving a gun around! That seems far more dangerous to me!"
"Yes well... I'm not that kid's parents... Poor parents..."
"Poor kid," Ryan said, "His parents are never around. He's lonely. Lost... And clearly a little crazy. He never had someone like you guys to take care of him."
"Ryan, that guy just tried to kill you. And Marissa. Possibly a few other party-goers as well. And you're defending him?" Seth stared at Ryan.
Ryan shrugged again, "But he didn't... And now..."
"And now he's being taken to a psych hopsital for evaluation." Marissa said, as she and Summer appeared from behind the curtain where Ryan was being held in the ER, while the family waited for the results of his x-rays.
Ryan... I'm..."
"You know what- I need some coffee- and I think we probably have some paperwork somewhere that we could be doing- Right Kirsten?"
"Right Sandy." Kirsten said. The two adults disappeared to give the kids some privacy.
"Ryan... I'm so sorry." Marissa hung her head, "I mean, I knew he was a little possessive but I had no idea..."
"It's fine. I don't think any of us did..."
"Thank you..." Marissa looked at him, tears shining in her eyes, "You saved my life."
"That's 2..." Seth muttered. Summer elbowed him in the stomach.
"Well, my Dad's here... I need to... He wants to talk..."
"Yeah, I'd imagine..." Ryan said.
"And she's giving me a ride soooo..." Summer kissed Seth.
"Think we can do better than that?" Ryan asked.
"Oh- In know we can..." Marissa said.
"Show offs..." Seth muttered as he continued to kiss Summer.
Fin.
A/N: Oh wow- DONE! YAYYYY Hope you all enjoyed that
PS please please go and read my story X-Mennakah, it's my new fave and I promise lots of drama, h/c and super powers! *insert shameless plug here*
-CW
