Chapter 8: Problems

Half an hour later Darien and Alex were still waiting in the ER to receive the much awaited news about Eberts and the Official. Alex was about to go check up on Claire and Bobby when one of the doctors came by.

"Mr.Fawkes, Mrs.Hobbes.The lab reports are back and they say that both Mr.Eberts and Mr.Borden have been placed in a drug-enhanced coma."

"But how?"Alex questioned.

"We aren't sure what was used or how much of it was used so we will have to wait until either the lab learns more or they come out of it naturally."

Darien shook his head. "I'm going to see Claire and Bobby, I'll see you in a little bit," he told Alex. He got up and went to the elevator quickly disappearing, leaving Alex in the ER waiting to see Eberts and the Official.
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Darien had stopped in to see Bobby first and hadn't stayed long as the nurse had chased him out. Darien was now walking to Claire's room in the ICU. He was shocked when he opened the door. The normally, lively, active woman who he had danced with so recently, was now still and quiet. A hollow shell of the woman he had once known.
Darien went to the end of the bed and picked up the bag of possessions. The dress was ruined, all her hair stuff was in a baggy. Then Darien placed his hand in the bag searching the bottom for what he was looking for. His hand hit it, the necklace he had given her before they went to the club. He was so glad that no one had stolen it or that it had been lost.

He pulled it out and walked towards her head, pulling her hair out from around her neck he unfastened it then refastened it around her neck laying it down against her chest. He smiled as her eyes flickered open.

"Darien?" she asked softly.

"Yes," he said bending down to hear her better."Clarie, it's me."

"Darien, I love you."Then she closed her eyes and fall back to sleep, leaving a stunned Fawkes.
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Twenty minutes later, Alex found Darien sitting beside Bobby. Chatting away to his unconscious partner. She turned to leave when she heard what he was saying.

"Claire told me she loved me,"Darien said. Alex was staring at the door frame."Bobby, you know what? I think I might love her too." Alex smiled at the doorway. She cleared her throat and turned back around to face him. Darien turned suddenly, his chair falling to the ground. His eyes were quicksilvered and when he recognised that it was just Alex he dropped the quicksilver and looked at her.

"Can't be to Careful," he said turning back around as he picked the chair up placing it back to it's spot but not sitting. He looked at Bobby."How much did you hear?"

"Just the love part,"she said softly. He simply nodded then spoke up.

"I just don't have the heart to tell him straight to his face. He loves her so much you know." He said, his hand brushing at his cheek. Alex remanded quiet.

"So what are we going to do now?"Alex asked, changing the subject.

"I was planning on finding them; then killing them."

"But Darien," Alex started, she gasped as Fawkes turned around slowly to look at her, his eyes were tinged red.

"But how?" Alex asked, backing up and hitting the wall.

"All that adrenaline that's been racing through my veins...of course thanks to Claire, I've learned how to gain more control over this damn gland..Idecide when and where I want to use the gland. He rolled his neck. "Just think no counteragent left and with Claire in hospital." Then a wave of pain shot through Darien's head causing him to cry out in pain and drop to his knees."Alex help me. Please," he said, screaming again as he grabbed his head.

"Dammit!" she yelled and went grabbing for Darien's arm, reaching for a pair of handcuffs. "Sorry, Darien," she told him as she pulled his hands as gently as possible behind his back. He began to cry out.

"Alex help it's Cassandra..she's back help," he yelled frightened. Alex winced losing her grip a bit. Just then a nurse came in. She saw Darien on the floor and asked what was going on.

"My brother is having a chemical reaction there's a virus in his blood please go get a doctor!" Alex bluffed. The nurse ran out of the room. Darien was mumbling about Cassandra, then he was quiet. Alex took those few crucial seconds, fastening the second handcuff onto his arm.

"Brave, brave, Alex." It was Darien's voice but it wasn't him speaking.

"Darien, I'll help you," she told him as she stood him up next to her. He smiled, his eyes now a deeper red. His smile unnerved her and she felt a shiver run down her back but she didn't move as he would see it.

"You think you'll help me." he said

Then the doctor and nurse came running in with a gurney.

"What's going on here? The last time I was in here that man was crying out in pain on the floor," the nurse said hastily.

"Why is he in handcuffs?" the doctor asked.

Alex sighed she was tired, stressed out, hadn't changed or showered yet and had a headache. "Look," she said angrily."This man," she said pulling on Darien's handcuffs,"Isn't my brother, that man. She pointing to Bobby."Isin't my husband. The women we brought in earlier isn't his wife. The two people downstairs are not our bosses."

"Speak for yourself you stupid bitch." Darien spat out.

"Shut-up," she said pulling his arms back.

"Oh harder, I like a rough women," he said. Alex ignored him.

"Like I was saying before I was interrupted, this man has a virus in his bloodstream. The other women is his doctor. Her and his boss which is Charlie Borden are the only ones who know the anti-virus. He has to remain in these handcuffs as this virus causes him to become mentally unstable."

The doctor and nurse let Alex finish then nodded. They watched as she took another set of handcuffs and fastened them around Darien's ankles.

"Do you own whips too?" Darien said. The two hospital attendants shivered. He saw the movement and looked at them and smiled. He checked the nurse out.

"You look yummy, want to role play later? I'll be the patient, you can be the nurse," he laughed at his own joke. Alex sighed, shaking her head she pushed Darien to his knees. Holding him there with one arm she reached over and grabbed a syringe of sedation and injected him with it.

"Just don't listen to what he says and everything will be okay." Alex felt tired. Within two minutes Darien was asleep and slumped against her. "Take him to a room, lock him up and make sure no one other than me or his personal doctor can get in.

"Yes, of course." They said, helping to lift Darien's still form onto the awaiting gurney.
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Finally half an hour later, Alex walked out the front door of the hospital over to her car. She fumbled with her keys but finally got in and closed it behind her resting her head on the wheel, she cried. A few minutes passed then she raised her head, wiped her tears and placed the car in drive, going home to have a shower and a quick nap before coming back in hospital.
She was so wrapped up in her plans that she didn't see Cassandra and Arnaud drive in right next to her.