Angel Boy
Chapter 9/?
A 7th Heaven Fan Fic by Lucky Star

WARNING: Character death. I hate to put that here, because some of you will figure it out before it's revealed, but...I feel I have to put the warning up there, so people who don't want to read about a character death don't have to feel tricked. But I hope you will read if you've come this far because I have big plans for this story...So sit back, relax, and enjoy if you dare. Oh, and don't forget to review, but as usual, please don't waste time with flames. Thanks!

Chapter 9:

Kevin's brother Ben stood in my doorway, looking like he had just lost his best friend. Or his brother, I realized with a shock.

"Reverend Camden? Could we talk, outside?"

"Sure, Ben," Dad stood up and glanced at me. I nodded at him, I would be fine alone for a few minutes. Alone is what I wanted to be anyway. "Is everything okay?" Dad asked but I didn't hear Ben's answer.

They were outside for several minutes, I couldn't really judge the time too well. Long enough for me to flip through the channels on the TV twice.

I wondered if Kevin had died. Ben's eyes were swollen from crying, his nose was red, and he looked pale.

I knew it when Dad came back into the room, and walked up to my bedside. "Son," he started, and his voice shook just slightly. He reminded me of the night Lucy's friends Sarah and Jen were in a fatal car accident.

He took my hand in his. He felt so warm, and alive, and she smelled like Old Spice after shave. "Son, I have some bad news."

"Kev...Kevin," I whispered, my voice rough and scratchy from disuse.

He nodded. "His mother and Patty Mary and Ben made the decision to take him off life support. He died about an hour ago. Your mother was with him too."

Dad looked over his shoulder to Ben, standing in the doorway looking like a wooden statue. He looked like hell, though. At least, unlike his brother, Ben proved he was capable of emotion every now and then.

I closed my eyes. I wanted to say something, but I didn't know what to say, and I probably couldn't say it anyway.

"I'm going to go up and check on your mother and Kevin's mother and Patty Mary. Ben will stay with you for a little while, if you want."

I opened my eyes, looked at Ben, then nodded. "Okay," I whispered.

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'I want to see Lucy,' I wrote on the notepad my mother bought for me in the gift shop. I had started talking, but my voice needed time to get used to it, so I wrote a lot of notes.

Ben looked at the words and shook his head. "I don't think that's a good idea, Simon. Wait for your parents to come back. They would want to take you."

I stared at him, and narrowed my eyes to try to look more angry. After a few seconds I scribbled furiously across the page. 'I want to see my sister, damn it, and you will take me to her.'

"I really don't think I should, Simon."

"Yes!" I yelped with as much strength as my throat could handle. "My...sister! Take...me!" I stumbled between each word, but I said it.

Ben looked torn, and I knew I was being unfair to him, but I felt a burning need to see Lucy, and so far my parents had denied my request to go up to her room, saying they didn't want me to be upset at seeing her. I didn't care about how she looked, especially now. I just wanted to see her. I wondered if anyone had told her about Kevin, and if she could hear people talking to her.

"Please..." I added as an after thought. I scribbled more on my notepad. 'You know what it's like to lose a sibling, Ben. Please. I need to see Lucy. I need to see that she is hanging in there.'

"All right, but if we get in trouble, you're taking the blame."

"Okay," I nodded.

Ben helped me into the wheel chair and pushed me to the elevators. I said a silent prayer that my parents would still be with Kevin's mother and sister, so I could see Lucy alone.

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She looked dead, laying flat on her back with tubes and wires all over the place. But the gentle rise and fall of her chest and the hum on the monitors assured me she was alive.

I wheeled my chair as close to her bedside as I could get. She had a faded bruise on her forehead, where she hit the dashboard, probably.

"Hey, Luce." I reached out to touch her cheek, leaning way over in my chair. I couldn't hold the position for long, and had to sit back and take her hand in mine instead. "It's me, Simon." I wanted to tell her how sorry I was because I couldn't see her sooner, but I didn't want to over do it, and there were other, more important things I needed to say.

"I'm so sorry, Luce. I never meant..." my voice cut in and out, but I kept going. I couldn't stop on account of my weak voice. "I never meant to hurt anyone but myself. But Kevin...Kevin's gone, Luce. His mom is here. She took him off life support today."

I bent my head and rested it on my arm. I swear I felt her fingers move, but when I looked up she looked just the same. "I'm so sorry Luce. So sorry..."

A single tear slipped out of her eyes and rolled down her cheek. I brushed it away and leaned in to kiss her cheek. "It's okay, Luce. You're going to be okay. I promise." Tears filled my eyes too and I sat back to wipe at them.

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That's the end of chapter 9. Wow. 9 chapters already. Seems like only yesterday Iw as writing chapter one. Anyway, please tell me what you think, without flaming me for killing Kevin. That's what works for me, for this story. And I'm the writer so I'll do what I want. Thanks to Cypher for the pep-talk and encouragement of ideas...You inspired me to get cracking on this chapter. I hope it's worth the wait! Thanks to all who read, you guys ar the best, especially if you review! Take care, Lucky Star (JjsLuckyStar@aol.com)