This chapter was prompted by bronny9 with the prompt: What Ethan thinks is friendly teasing, Cal gets upset by, will Ethan realise he's hurting his brother?

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This chapter will use some dialogue from Saturdays episode.


The Secret Life Of Casualty.

Chapter 281.

Caleb Knight was turning in to a wannanbe Sam Strachan with the snappy suit, the expensive hair cut and it unnerved Ethan slightly, he was used to seeing his brother in scrubs and jeans.

"Alright?" Alicia asked her boyfriend as she took a sip from the coffee that she had brought from the van outside. "Shall we go in?"

"Sure " Ethan nodded his head as they headed inside.

Cal was on the computer, watching a surgery video when Alicia approached him, she laughed when she saw what he was watching, she knew that he would never make it as a surgeon, he was too immature, always relying on Ethan to bail him out when he found himself in trouble.

"I want to be a surgeon. " Cal said, closing down the video.

"Is he serious?" Alicia commented to Ethan, who laughed as Alicia added: "Your too immature to be one. "

"What are you wearing?" Alicia laughed.

"A suit. " Cal replied, with tears stinging his eyes.

Ethan knew that he was trying to be Sam. " It's a silly man crush he's got, he wanted to be a gladiator when he was younger"

"Your going to be a burden, Caleb. " Ethan said. ""No he said I'm going to be a burden but you already are"

"He's right, I'm a burden. " Cal thought sadly. "Ethan doesn't love me. "

"Oh, Sam. " Ethan clasped his hands together in a dramatic fashion. "I think your so dreamy. "

"Stop it. " Cal shouted at his brother, unable to believe that his own flesh and blood was being so cruel to him.

But they didn't and Cal couldn't take it. He ran away from them, knowing that he was supposed to be on shift.

In his haste, to get away from then, he had ran straight out in to the rain and cursed, his jacket was in his locker. He stood in the rain, before staring up at the building, hatred in his eyes, but he realised that in that moment, his hatred was for Ethan and Alicia. He shivered in the rain as he ran off, his shirt wasn't going to keep him warm for much longer. He knew there was a chance he could get hypothermia, but he just wanted to be left alone.

"Where's Cal?" Ethan asked, he was over teasing his brother now and was worried about him.

Ethan sighed, he felt bad for teasing Cal and he knew that he needed to make it up to him.

Robyn, Rita, Charlie, Connie all shrugged their shoulders at him.

Ethan sighed, heading in to the staff room and getting his phone out of his locker and scrolled to Cal's number and putting it to his ear, waiting for him to pick up.

"Hi, this is Cal, sorry I can't come to the phone right now, I'm either chatting up women or working. "

Ethan bit his lip as he threw his phone back in to his locker without leaving him a message.

Cal went home and went straight to his bedroom, he was shaking and he was soaking wet, but he couldn't be bothered to change. He got under the covers, still fully dressed as he started coughing and sneezing.

Ethan returned to the flat, still full of worry over his brother, wondering where he could be. "Cal?" He called out cautiously, as he stepped in to the flat, placing his keys down on the table in the living room. He received no answer, so went to look in his bedroom.

Peeking his head around his bedroom door, he found Cal huddled under the duvet, but he was still sneezing and his nose was running and he was shivering. Ethan placed his hand on his brothers forehead, he was shocked to discover he was burning up, quite badly, he needed to bring his fever down. So he went in to the bathroom, wet a flannel and then placed it against Cal's forehead.

Ethan helped Cal up and ushered him in to the shower, while he put clean sheets on the bed. He helped him undress and turned on the shower for him while he stepped in, then Ethan left him to it, while he had a wash. When he was finished, he helped him out, and led him back to his room where there was fresh sheets on his bed. He helped him get in and then tucked the covers around him.

Ethan went to make his brother a cup of tea and some medicine. Cal took the medicine and drank his tea.

"I'm sorry, Cal. " Ethan apologised to his brother, if he had known what his teasing was doing to him, he would never have done it. Cal sobbed as he started to cough and sneeze, Ethan handed him a soother sweet to take.

"I love you Ethan. " Cal whispered.

"I love you too Cal. " Ethan replied.

Cal frowned, he didn't know whether to believe him. As Cal started coughing, Ethan rubbed his back.

Cal shivered, so Ethan grabbed an extra blanket from the cupboard in the bathroom and wrapped it around Cal, and then re- placed the covers over him.

The next day, Ethan rang in sick. He made some coughing noises to Mrs Beauchamp down the phone, who told him that he could have the day off, but she expected him the next day. Ethan got his brother a drink, some magazines and some of his favourite food.

"I didn't think you loved me, " Cal sobbed.

"Shush." Ethan said soothingly. "I love you very much, no matter what"

Cal frowned, he wasn't sure if Ethan was telling the truth, but he also knew that he wouldn't like, as he felt uncomfortable with telling lies.

Cal coughed again, and started crying while Ethan got in to the bed beside him and stroked Cal's hair. He hugged him, while they both drifted off to sleep, with Cal coughing and sneezing, Ethan knew that if it didn't clear up soon that he would have to take him to the doctors to get some antibiotics. Ethan kissed his brothers forehead. It was then Cal realised something: Nibbles loved him.


Thank you for reading and I hope this is what bronny9 wanted. I enjoyed writing this chapter. Can I just say to all you guys how much I appreciate the support, it really does mean a lot. Also, I loved the line where Cal imitated Alicia so much.

Next chapter: Ethan has a stroke. Prompted by Lauren. I've already started it, so I'm hoping it'll be up later on, I just got stuck halfway through it and wasn't sure where to go next with it.