AUTHORS NOTES: I've decided that there will be two chapter left in this story after this one. Also, I'll be posting them all in one day so get ready for that. Anyway, hope you enjoy this update and please review.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own glee in any way or form what so ever

BETA CREDITS: Raynesake, go read their stories, they are incredible

RECAP: The Scholl went on lockdown as Rick started a shooting spree. Everyone in the Glee club was fine except for Rory who got shot.

Chapter 16: Aftermath

Sam played the information through his head as he rode to the hospital. He can't be hurt. No. we texted right before it happened, but he never responded. God he can't be dead. No, no, no, no, no he can't be dead. Oh fuck why is this happening? The amount of tears that were strolling down his face were enough to fill up one of Sue's national trophy cups.

"Sam you need to relax. They might have questions for you when we get there since you guys are dating," Mike stated as he drove his car. He and Tina offered to take Sam to the hospital instead of going home, a very selfless act that Sam really appreciated.

"He can't be hurt Mike. He just can't be," Sam said as he buried his head in his hands. Rory was his everything, his heart, his soul, his love. His whole world was Rory, and now that might have been taken away from him. Possibly forever.

"Sam… I need you to breath. Big deep breaths. That's it, like that." Tina didn't want Sam to hyperventilate and pass out in the car. "Mike's right, they might need you to answer questions like if he's allergic to anything. Plus he might be awake."

Sam didn't even think that Rory could be awake. As soon as he walked inside the hospital, he might be allowed to see him. "Alright," Sam said. That was all he could muster up before crying again. That's when he realized that he need to be strong, he needed to open his eyes for Rory. "Okay that's it, I need to stop crying and open my eyes." I need to be there for Rory if he's awake."

"That's good to hear Sam. I think Rory would be proud to hear you say that," Mike said.

"God I hope so." Sam watched the rode as the got closer and closer to the hospital. He got extremely eager when they approached the big white building. Mike drove around front so he and Tina could get out and enter. They would talk to the desk attendant as Mike would park the car.

As soon as Sam and Tina out of the car, Sam ran inside. The desk attendant was startled when she looked up to see Sam running at her. "Hi… sorry you scared me, how can I help you?" she asked.

"Hi where is Rory Flanagan, he was shot earlier today. Where is he?" Sam asked with a scared tone. This was the moment he would figure out if Rory was dead or not.

"Rory Flanagan came in about twenty minutes ago, and he is in critical care. I'm sorry but unless your family, I can't tell you anymore."

"Could you make an exception because Sam is his boyfriend? Look at his eyes, he clearly has been crying a lot," Tina explained. Sam looked at her with a very plead full look. His eyes were begging for answers.

"I'm the only family he's got here." Sam pleaded.

The attendant thought about what Tina and Sam had said for a moment before she started typing on her computer. "I am a fan of young teenage love, so please don't tell anyone about this. Rory is in the middle of surgery. They are trying to remove the bullet from his left hip. Once they finish, his room will be prepped for overnight care, and once he shows any sign that he's is awake, he will be allowed one visitor at a time. I'll put your name first on his visitor list."

"Thank you so much. Also my name is Sam Evans, and can we wait by his surgery room?"

"Yes, I'll let the nurse know that you'll be waiting there." Sam and Tina thank the attendant, with Sam really thanking her, and they waited for Mike to walk in before going to the surgery area.

There was a tiny lobby right next to the surgery hallways. There was another attendant who accepted Sam, Mike, and Tina, who took their seats and began to wait. Sam sighed in relief, "He got shot in the hip. Shot in the hip. That means he's going to live right?"

"I think so." Mike assured, although he didn't know the first thing about medicine. "But I don't think he'll be able to dance for a while."

"Still dance better than Finn." Tina muttered, before she remembered they were all meant to be worried. Sam scoffed before he could stop himself. Mike wrapped an arm around the blond and Tina held his hand.

"I guess we're waiting here for a while, then." Mike sighed as he slipped out his phone to call his parents. Tina did the same, then took Sam's phone to call his parents because she doubted very much that Sam would be able to explain the situation without bursting into tears. Sam twisted his fingers around one another in silence, focusing on the silent television playing advertisements in the top corner of the room.

Mike sat down next to Sam, followed by Tina shortly afterward, "I could really use a movie to calm my nerves," Mike stated.

Sam laughed a little bit, "Rory can never make it through movies. He always falls asleep."

"That's really cute," Tina said as she sat down next to her boyfriend. "He just falls asleep midway through?"

"Yeah, it's so cute. One time he started crying because he felt so bad about it," Sam explained as he thought back to that moment. Mike and Tina were wondering what Sam was talking about, so Sam started to tell the story.

==XMWMX==

The time was here. Rory was on his way over now, so he and Sam could finally watch Avatar. One of Sam's all-time favorite movies ever. The Blonde had spent the better part of a two days planning for everything. What food they would eat, what sheets they would lay, if they should watch it in HDMI or Video. Everything. His enthusiasm for this movie, and the fact that Rory was going to watch it, went wild. He was over joy with happiness, and that showed when Rory knocked on Sam's door.

"Hey Sammy." Rory gave Sam a quick kiss in the lips, and then he walked into Sam's room. He could clearly tell that Sam was overly excited, "Why ye so happy?"

"Oh you know, I just get to watch my favorite movie with my favorite person," Sam stated as he leaned in and kissed Rory again. "I got everything we need for tonight. Food, pillows, blankets, everything, except if you need to go to the bathroom. If you do please hurry because I don't want you missing out any of it."

Rory gave a tiny chuckle in response. "What's so funny?" Sam asked confused. He didn't think his plan was amusing, it was full-proof.

"Oh nothin', it's just funny seein' ye so happy about this."

"What are you not happy?"

"No I'm pumped te watch this with ye. It'll be fun just like ye said it would be." Sam smiled at Rory, and together they got settled on the bed. "I just wanted te say this before we start. I'm not goin' te try, but I could fall asleep at any moment."

"That's the one thing I didn't plan for, and I'm going to hope that you can power through." With that, Sam kissed Rory on the head, and pressed play.

The movie, Avatar, was extremely interesting. The dialogue, scenes, and actors kept Rory on the edge on his seat. It was a very intriguing movie to him, and Sam in awe by Rory's reactions. The blonde already knew the movie by heart, so he smiled at Rory's reactions. He would laughed when something funny would be said, he got down at the sad moment, and he smiled in the transition spots. Usually, he would fall asleep during the movies he watched, but now, he felt like he could stay up three hours after the movie ended.

That was… until the forty-five minuet mark hit, and Rory could feel his eye lids get a little bit heavy. "How you doing? Do you feel sleepy?" Sam asked.

Is he readin' me mind of somethin', Rory thought to himself. "No I'm feeling good," Rory lied. He didn't want to spoil this big moment for Sam, so he powered through the movie. But he stopped laughing at some moments, and his smile disappeared after a little while.

Sam started to notice Rory getting sleepy around the one hour mark. So he started to rub his hand up and down on Rory's shoulder, to try and keep him awake. It work for like ten minutes, but Rory got used to that and his eyes fell down. So he started to turn to his side so Sam wouldn't see. Crap not now, no I can't fall asleep. Damn I'm doin' it again, no. I can't fall asleep, not now.

"Rory are you okay?" Sam asked. He put his hand on Rory's shoulder and moved his head up to see his face. When he did, he saw that Rory had tear developing in his eyes. Sam immediately paused the movie, "Hey, why are you crying?"

"I'm sorry, I just feel bad that I'm getting' sleepy about all this. I was doin' really good until about thirty minutes ago." Rory continued to cry as he put his head on Sam's shoulder.

"Hey hey, Rory it's fine. No need to get sad over it."

"But ye were so excited that we could watch it. I feel bad that we can't now."

"Yes I am very excited about your first time watching this, but I also care about your well-being. So if you're about to fall asleep then let's go to sleep," Sam said as he turned off the TV and got off the bed. He took off his shirt and pants, leaving him in just his boxer, and got the bed ready for them to sleep in. "I know you're tired, but let me get your clothes off."

Rory trusted Sam with all of his consent, so he was perfectly fine when Sam took off his shirt and pants. Then Sam got the comforter and laid it over Rory before he got in the bed too. "Goodnight Rory, I love you."

"Love ye te Sammy." It only took Rory a couple of minutes before Rory fell asleep for the night. Sam kissed his forehead before he too, closed his eyes for the night.

==XMWMX==

Usually, Rory would wake up on Sam's chest with his chin nuzzled right next to his bicep. But when Rory's eyes opened, he could feel that he was laying on a pillow. Sam wasn't there, or in the room at all. Rory shifted his body so he was sitting upright, and he looked at his phone. 10:34, damn I was asleep for a long time. Wait where is Sammy?

Rory got off the bed and realized that he was in just his boxers, so he got some clothes on to help him stop shivering. Right as he put on one of Sam's shirt that said MCKINLEY HIGH FOOTBALL TEAM, Sam entered the room with a trey of food. It had Pancakes, eggs, bacon, biscuits, and orange juice. "Aw crap how did you wake up?" Sam asked disappointed. He tried his best to wake up and get out of bed quietly, so that he could surprise Rory with breakfast in bed.

"I just woke up, what's with the food?"

"I wanted to surprise you with breakfast before you went back to Britt's house," Sam explained as he put the tray down on his desk.

Rory walked over to the food and grabbed a piece of bacon and began to eat it. "I could stay a little while longer, this bacon is really good."

"I hoping you would say that," Sam said as he moved the trey to the bed. "Since you ask staying, I figured that we could finish Avatar. Since you'd be eating breakfast, I don't you'll fall asleep this time."

"That sound like a grand idea," Rory said as he got on the bed. Sam joined him along with the trey. Rory began to eat at more bacon just as Sam started up the movie. Right before Sam un-paused the movie, he kissed Rory on the cheek. Then he clicked play.

==XMWMX==

Sam finished telling the story to Mike and Tina. It took him about ten minutes and he managed to get Tina to start crying. She had done that so much today. "That was really sweet Sam," Tina stated.

"Thanks, I really cherish that moment, especially now." While Sam was telling the story, he could feel his body and heart calm down. He started to feel relaxed as he talked about Rory. Even in crisis, Rory always managed to cool out Sam's fire, his anger, his rage. So now he still felt scared about Rory, but he also felt calm as he waited for an answer.

Mike saw that too, and so he took advantage of that. "Hey Sam, do you think now is a good time to call Brittany and her parents and Rory's family and tell them what happened?"

With all that's been going on, it never occurred to Sam that he should probably call Rory's parents and his guardians. He really appreciated Mike for that idea. "Yeah I'll do that now, thanks Mike."

Sam stood up and walked to a quiet part of the waiting room. He sat down and decided that he should call Brittany first. He pulled out his phone and dialed her number. "Hey Sam," Brit said. Sam could clearly hear the sadness in her voice, she had been crying, a lot. "Do you know where Rory is?"

"Yeah I do… Rory was shot by Rick and he's at the hospital," Sam said. He could hear Brittany tear up through the phone. She was Rory's first friend was he got to America, so this must have killed her. "I'm at the hospital right now, and I'm waiting for his results to come out. I think that you and your parents should get here too."

"Okay I'll go tell them." With the Brittany hung up the phone in a very fast way. The fear that had left Sam in the last ten minutes was starting to return. This was becoming too much for the Blonde to handle, so he quickly closed his eyes and took in some deep breaths. Everything's fine. It's alright, Rory's doing fine, and he'll be okay.

Sam's fears weren't calmed down by the time he called Rory's parents. "Hello?" Mrs. Flanagan asked.

"Hi, my name is Sam Evans, and I'm a good friend of Rory Flanagan."

"Sam dear ye don't have te say 'good friend' I know that ye and Rory are datin'. I think we met briefly one time."

"Well that's good to know. Anyways, something happened today concerning Rory."

"What happened? Is Rory okay?"

"Umm… no he's not." Sam could hear Mrs. Flanagan gasp at Sam's sudden words. "Rory got shot in the hip at school today. I'm at the hospital right now waiting to see if he'll be alright. I think you and your family should come over to America to see him soon."

This was a lot of information for Mrs. Flanagan to handle. "Well, umm, is Rory okay that moment?" The tone in her voice was uneasy to Sam.

"He's still in surgery right now, but I'm hoping that he's okay."

"Alright, I'll go tell Robert and Seamus right now, and I'll call ye when we're on our way." She was about to break down, or that's what Sam was thinking.

"I'll call you back once he's awake," Sam stated. He and Mrs. Flanagan said their goodbyes and then Sam hung up the phone. Now that the hard part was over, all Sam could do was wait.

==XMWMX==

Burt, Finn, and Kurt called Sam fifteen minutes into their waiting session. "You've been a part of our family ever since November, so we care about you and Rory," Burt explained. Sam found it comforting that the people that cared about him also cared about his relationship with Rory. And I also gave Mika and Tina a chance to go see their families, because both sets of their parents were beginning to worry.

Around twenty-five minuets, Sam learned that Principle Figgins had canceled school for the next two weeks. "It's only two weeks because he wants to keep everything on the down-low since no one has died yet from the shooting," Mike explained.

"How many people were shot," Sam asked. He felt glad that no one died, but it still felt weird that he was living in this reality that some people he knew could have gotten shot.

"Three teachers… Rory, and two more students. The cops found a hit list on Rick's right arm with all the names, and the only one he didn't cross off was yours."

Sam didn't know how to react. Rick wanted to shoot me, kill me, but he didn't. That explains why he went after us in the choir room, so he could get to me and Rory. I guess he already got Rory. "Damn, I guess he really hated me and Rory's relationship," Sam said.

"Sam… I'm really sorry," Tina said comfortingly.

Right on cue, the waiting room doors opened to reveal Burt, Kurt, and Finn, along with Brittany and the Pierces. Kurt and Brittany immediately ran up to Sam and gave him a big hug. "How is he?" Brittany asked with tears in her eyes.

"He is still in surgery. Once they finish, they'll turn his room into a regular room for him, and he'll be allowed visitors," Sam explained. Burt and the pierces walked up to the front counter so they could fill out some paperwork about Rory. Finn walked up to Sam and gave him a hug too, and then everyone sat down.

While Mike was explaining all the information that he just told Sam, the Blonde watch Britt's parents fill out guardian stuff on a piece of paper. Mr. Pierce looked pretty confused so Mrs. Pierce did most of the writing. They turned in the information, and they watched as the attendant at the front desk called for a nurse.

A couple of minutes later, a nurse with red-hair and a name tag the said JUDY walked out of the surgery hallway to see the group in front of her. "Are you guys all here for Rory Flanagan?"

"Yes we are," Burt said as he and everyone else got up to face her.

"Okay, I didn't know he was so popular. Anyway Rory's guardians, do you give consent for me to give out the information about his injuries to everyone here." Judy turned her head towards Mr. and Mrs. Pierce, who then nodded in approval.

"Okay, Rory's injuries are severe. As most of you know by now, he was shot in his hip. The doctors successfully removed the bullet, and then they ran some test to look at any permanent damage. I'm sorry to say that Rory's injuries… might have terminated his ability to walk."

"So you're saying that Rory might not be able to walk again?" Sam asked sadly. He watched as Judy nodded her head slowly. Brittany started to cry more tears, Finn looked like he had been punched in the gut, and Sam looked devastated.

"I can tell that you're all looking really sad about this. I know this is awful, but I also have some good news," Judy stated. Sam looked up at her with sad eyes, right as Judy continued. "About twenty minuet ago the finished running the tests on Rory's body, so that means that I can take only one of you to go visit him."

Everyone took a little while to process the information. Sam was really hoping that he could be the one to go see Rory, and everyone seemed to agree. "I think that Sam should the one to go see him, since he is Rory's boyfriend," Burt said and everyone agreed.

Everyone else nodded. "Okay which one you is Sam?" Judy asked.

"Me." Sam stepped forward to face Judy.

"Alright come with me."

==XMWMX==

Sam walked down a couple hallways before Judy stopped him outside of Rory's room. "Okay first I need you to sign this," Judy said as she handed Sam a visitor registration form. "Once you get in there, don't be alarmed by his appearance. If he's asleep, you can kneel by him and look at him, but please don't try and shake him awake. If he is awake, make small conversation with him. Tell him that you're here for him and that you love him." Sam nodded and Judy opened the door.

Sam was not expecting what he saw when he walked in. Rory was sleeping peacefully. He had two AV lines coming out of his right arm, and his left hip looked carefully patched up. The worst image of all, was the Rory had cuts and bruises on his face. He had gotten beaten up somehow.

Sam walked over and knelled next to Rory. Why is his face beaten up? What the fuck did Rick do? "Rory?" Sam called out as tears began to from at his eyes. Shit I gotta remember what Mike said: I need to be strong for him. "Rory, are you awake?"

Slowly, Rory opened his eyes. He immediately felt terrible pain on his right cheek and his left hip. His stomach felt parched, and his legs felt weak. While he was feeling this pain, he saw the one person who could make everything better: Sam. "Sa-Sammy," Rory said faintly.

"Hey, hey I'm here," Sam said with a small smile. Rory was awake, and that gave Sam so much fuel inside to keep going. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm in so much pain right now." Rory tried to move and point to his hip, but Sam slowly put his hand on Rory's hand.

"Hey don't move right now. You're very week and you need your strength."

"Alright, it's good te see ye, but I also really want te see me parents te."

"I know and I already called them. They should be here in two days, maybe faster if their flights go good."

Rory gave a weak smile, "Thanks, ye always know what's best for me. I love ye."

"Rory I love you too." Sam didn't care about being strong for his boyfriend. He was being so genuine that it made Sam cry a little bit. "I love you so much you don't even understand."

Sam leaned in closer to Rory and placed a kiss on his forehead. Rory, in turn, moved his hand up and wiped away some of Sam's tears. It hurt like hell but it felt really satisfying. "Ye don't need te cry right now Sam, I'll be fine."

"I know that," Sam lied. In truth, Rory might not be okay. He might not be able to walk again. He'd be like Artie, he would roll around in a wheelchair and need constant help from people. It was miserable to think about, so Sam tried his best to be optimistic. "You'll be just fine."

"Sam… I you're really happy te see me, but could I have some sleep now. I'm really hurtin' and in pain."

"Sure thing Rors." Sam brushed Rory's hair for a couple of minutes until his eyes fell down. The last thing Sam did before leaving was kiss Rory's head again. Then he got up and left the room.

==XMWMX==

Sam walked back into the waiting room to see that everyone was staring at him. He sat down next to everyone, and began to tell them what he just experienced. "Rory woke up, and he's in a lot of pain. He asked for his parents and I told him that they would be here soon, and they he told me that he loved me before falling asleep again."

"It's good to know that he's okay," Burt stated. He never knew the Irishman, but he cared for Sam, so that meant that he cares for Rory too.

The small group in the waiting room talked about everything and Rory for a little while. The fact that Rory was alive and somewhat alright calmed everyone down a lot.

After twenty minutes of talking Sam's phone rang, "Hello?" the Blonde asked.

"Sam, are you okay?" Mrs. Evans asked with a very sad tone. "I heard what happened today at your school, and we're so worried about you. Are you alright, did you get hurt?"

The Blonde stood up and walked away from everyone, so he could talk in privacy. "Yeah mom I didn't get injured, but I'm extremely shaken up. Probably because Rory got shot."

"Oh no, oh god how did he get shot? Is he okay?"

"I just saw him, and he could be doing better?" Sam answered on the verge of tears.

"Do you need me and your father to come visit Lima?"

"Actually, yeah I would. I feel like I'm in a lost place right now, and I would really like you guys to be here."

"Okay, we'll be on our way as soon as we pick up the kids from school and pack. Probably tomorrow morning."

"Anytime is good, thank you."

==XMWMX==

The rest of the day went by in a blur. Brittany and her parents went and visited Rory once, and so did Kurt and Finn. They all benefitted seeing him before they went home. Sam watched as everyone began to leave the hospital. First it was Mike and Tina because they had to go see their parents. Then it was Burt, Finn and Kurt but they promised to visit in the next couple of days. Finally, all three Pierces left so they could go feed Lord Tubbington. The last thing they told Sam was that they would be back tomorrow morning.

With that Sam was all alone in the waiting room, and the nurse, Judy, noticed that. "If you'd like, I could ask the doctors if it would be okay if you could sleep in Rory's room tonight." Sam quickly said yes to her answer, and in ten minutes, he was sitting in a chair as he watched his beautiful boyfriend sleep.

Rory slept very peacefully. Everyone once and a while, some doctors would walk in and check on Rory's vitals, and the status on his bullet wound. Everything was fine by the end of the day. The last thing Sam saw before he fell asleep was Rory's eyes quickly open before falling back asleep for the night.

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