Author's Note: Sorry again for the cliffies, people. And, JaS, I did know that I ended it in a cliffie ... kinda .. but I didn't even think about it. I decided something!! Hee hee hee ... you'll find out soon! Anyways, thank you all for the great reviews, you guys are so awesome! *MY evil laugh* watch out ....

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Title: Undisputed chapter 12

Author: Hearts Desire

Chapter Rating: PG-13 for language, slash, adult themes

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"Shannon? Shannon? Mr. Moore?"

Shannon blinked slowly a few times before he opened his eyes groggily. He moaned and shut his eyes again as his vision blurred. The masked man in front of him blurred, duplicating several times before Shannon blocked him out.

Doctor Richards pressed a hand to the smaller man's upper chest, just below his shoulder to try and calm him down. It was harder to control someone who had just woken and was scared.

"It'll be alright, Mr. Moore. It'll be alright." Doctor Richards reassured.

But to be honest, this was probably one of the worse cases he had seen in his four years of professional working. THe young blondes friends had said that Shannon was probably just having food poisoning, but he could tell that there was something wrong just by looking at him.

He was pale, shaking, sweating, underweight, malnutritioned .... this was more than food poisoning.

Doctor Richards and his assistants rolled the streaycher in to the room he would be in. Mr. Hardy had inissited Shannon get his own room, even though he "wouldn't be here long." Dr. Richards looked over Shannon, who seemingly had lost conciousness again. He took a pulse on the wrist and jotted it down in a note pad.

"Get him some CC's, don't want him rolling outta here. I need a fluid bag and a nutrient bag. Um, set up the rails on the sides. And would you get me the testing pakets. We need to get this going." he said, looking over his files before handing one to a nurse.

The nurse nodded and left the room. Doctor Richards settled the blankets over Shannon and set up the bags when the nurses came back with them. The other nurse set to injecting the drugs into the pale upper arm of the young man.

"Do you want me to get the others?" she asked.

"No, I'll talk to them. You draw some blood and we'll run some tests."

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Outside the room, Jeff, Jay, and Adam were pacing back and forth in teh lobby by the cafe. Adam was talking to people on the phone while Jeff chewed his nail in anticipation. Jay was trying to remain calm, but those guys being nervous was making him nervous.

"Yes sir, I was there," Adam said in to his phone, "I don't know what happened, he was fine one second then he went to the bathroom and when he came back he was all shakey and that. Then he just, passed out."

Jeff looked over at Adam.

"He was throwing up in the bathroom. I heard him."

"Jeff said he was throwing up in te bathroom." Adam repeated in to the phone, "Yeah, we'll keep you posted, Vince."

Jeff jumped as Adam snapped his phone shut.

"Calm down, Jeff. He'll be alright." Jay said, trying to convince himself as much as Jeff.

All three men turned to face the doctor as he came up to them. He looked solomn, but they could tell that he was nervous as well.

"Mr. Hardy?" he asked.

"Um, you can call me Jeff. This is Adam and Jay. Is Shannon alright?"

"We're going to have to keep him here for a little. He's malnutritioned, underweight. We got the files from Doctor Anderson over at County Hospital and we're going to run a few test of ur own."

Jeff's chest started to rise and fall quickly.

"Is he gonna be alright?"

"We're going to have to watch him for a while, but things could be worse."

Jeff turned in to Adam, hugging him tightly. He could not face the doctor right now.

"Can we see him?" Adam asked.

The doctor shook his head.

"It'd be better if you didn't. We're drawing blood. Hooked him up to some IVs. He's drugged to keep him from leaving the room and he's still unconcious so it'd be better if you didn't."

Adam looked over at Jay, rubbing Jeff's back softly.

"That's okay. We'll see him whenever you think is best." he said, "Thanks doctor."

Doctor Richards nodded, smiling softly at the three. Once he left to another patient, Jay turned back to Adam.

"Are you gonna be alright, Jeff?" he asked.

Jeff sniffled, "I don't know what I'd do if I lost him." he said softly.

"Jeff, it's gonna be alright. Shannon'll be okay. I promise."

Jeff shook his head, "You don't know the whole story."

"What whole story?" Adam asked.

"I don't want to tell you. We haven't told anyone."

"Is it bad?"

"You can say that." Jeff nodded, pulling away from Adam and taking a seat at one of the tables.

"Well, I called Matt. Maybe you'd feel better when he gets here."

Jeff looked up at Adam quickly.

"You didn't."

"Yeah, why? What's wrong?"

"He's the one that made Shannon like this!" Jeff cried, "It's all his fault!"

"Jeff, what are you talking about?"

"It's all his fault, it's all his fault!" Jeff repeated, shaking his head.

"You better start explaining real fast." Adam warned.

"I don't know if it's true, Shannon hasn't told me much."

"I don't care. This involves one of my friends and I should know about it."

Jeff sighed an dopened his mouth to talk when another voice beat him to it.

"Hey guys." Matt said, taking a seat next to Jeff, "Is Shannon okay?"

Jeff shifted away from his brother.

"What are YOU doing here?"

"Adam called and said that Shannon was sick or something. Is he okay?"

"No, not that you care. Isn't this what you wanted?" Jeff snapped.

"What do you mean, Jeff? I care about Shannon. He's like a brother to me. Of course I wouldn't want him in the hospital."

"Don't act like you don't know. I know what you did to him."

"Jeff, I don't know what you're talking about." Matt said innocently.

"Please." Jeff scaffed, "Why the hell was he so scared of me? Why did he fight me or get sick or get so afraid to come near me?"

"I don't know, Jeff. I didn't know any of that happened."

"You are lying!" Jeff yelled, bolting up from his seat and glaring at his brother, "You raped Shannon. You caused all of this!"

Adam and Jay's eyes both went wide as Matt looked intently at his brother.

"Don't you dare say that, Jeff." Matt said calmly. But there was something about his mood that changed.

Adam and Jay stood up to break the two brothers apart, still stunned at Jeff's accusation.

"Guys. Not here." Jay said, putting his arm between Matt and Jeff.

Jeff shoved Jay's arm out of the way but before anyone could do anything, a groups of doctors rushed in to Shannon's room. Their talking was undetectable, but they were yelling orders at each other.

"What's going on?" Adam said, relatively to himself.

Jeff's eyes went wide and he ran over to where the doctors were rushing in and out of Shannon's hospital room. Adam, Jay, and Matt were not far behind.

"What's going on?" Jeff asked, pulling one of the doctors away, "What's going on, is Shannon okay?"

"Sir, I can't talk right now." The doctor said, rushing in to the room.

Jeff growled aggitatedly and pulled a the next nurse aside.

"What's going on?" he asked again, "IS my friend okay?"

"Sir, we're busy."

"Please, this is my best friend." Jeff practially begged.

"I'm sorry,sir, this is an emergancy, I can't talk to you at the moment."

Jeff growled again, but noticed Doctor Richards coming down the hall with a file. He ran over and dragged him to the side.

"Doctor, please, tell me what's going on." he begged, "Please, this is my best friend. Please tell me what's going on."

Doctor Richards took a sudden breath. Jeff thought he wouldn't answer either but Dr. Richards caught his eyes.

"Thsi is a severe trauma. We need to treat him and calm him down quickly. His body isn't taking the meds and it's throwing him in to convulsions and seizures. Now, please, I'll update you when I know more. I need to get in there."

Jeff watched the doctor push his way in to the room, his words slowly sinking in. Adam and Jay and Matt headed over to Jeff.

"Is Shannon gonna be okay?" Adam asked slowly.

Jeff sobbed quietly and slid down the wall. he closed his eyes tightly. He couldn't answer that ... he didn't know.

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A/N- Not as good as it could be ... but hey. I'll get there, just wait.