Chapter 4
Blade was mad, hell, he gets to meet his brother and then someone shoots him. Alec had crumbled to the ground. There was blood all over the place. Slowly, Blade raised his brother's shirt. The wound was had come in his back. It was a gut wound and if his brother didn't get help soon, he would die. Blade looked up helpless. "FUCK!"
He picked his brother up and put him over his shoulder. He felt his shoulder wound sting, but he knew it was nothing compared to what Alec was feeling. He felt it, but from far. He ran down the alley. He looked for signs leading to a hospital of some kind. He didn't find one for a good two miles. He ran as fast as he dared. He heard his brother grunt and knew that he was conscious. – Hang in there Alec-
-No problem.- Blade heard faintly.
He pushed himself into the hospital waiting line. "Get me a Doctor, NOW!" He put venom in his voice. The nurse didn't move "Sir, we have too many patients."
"My brother has a gut wound. Please." He was pleading now, unlike he ever had.
The nurse looked at him, "OK." She finally said and led him down a hallway and into a room. He laid his brother down on the hospital bed and turned to the nurse. "Thank you." He said sincerely, he looked up and some doctors walked in and started working on Alec. Blade observed from far, but he felt every fucking prick. His brother was sending out waves of pain. Hours passed and Blade did not move. The doctors had come and gone as had the nurse wanting information. He had given nothing out. It was passed midnight when Alec came to and jumped out of his bed. His eyes came to Blade's…they didn't say anything for a full minute. Then Alec grinned sheepishly, "Sorry I got shot."
Blade could only shake his head as he thru his brother's shirt to him. It had been washed by one of the nurses, but blood stains were still visible. Alec looked back up at him. –Thanks bro.-
Blade shook his head in understanding. "Let's go. The others will be worried."
"Ya, right," mumbled Alec, as he thought of Max. Blade heard him and frowned, but when a picture of the chick popped into his head he could only grin for he knew all to well as he thought of himself and Rowan.
***
Meanwhile, Max and the rest of the X5's had gotten back to home base. It had been seven hours since she had heard from Alec. She was getting real worried. She looked up as she saw someone coming towards her. It was Rowan who had the same look, the scared look, for fear of losing someone.
Rowan sat beside Max, "He always lets me know," she said pointing towards her phone.
"Same here," Max answered as she pointed to her beeper.
Rowan didn't say anything for a while. "Maybe we should go looking for them."
"Where?" Max asked helplessly.
"How 'bout right here?" came a week but somewhat deep voice from behind her. Max got up quickly and turned to face Alec. He looked pale, but alive. Max gave in. She ran to him and looked him up and down. "What happened?" she asked as she pulled him into a tight hug.
Alec could do nothing. Pain seared thru his body. But having Max hold him like this was well worth the pain. He shuddered and heard his brother –What? You thought she didn't love you?-
Blade was mad, hell, he gets to meet his brother and then someone shoots him. Alec had crumbled to the ground. There was blood all over the place. Slowly, Blade raised his brother's shirt. The wound was had come in his back. It was a gut wound and if his brother didn't get help soon, he would die. Blade looked up helpless. "FUCK!"
He picked his brother up and put him over his shoulder. He felt his shoulder wound sting, but he knew it was nothing compared to what Alec was feeling. He felt it, but from far. He ran down the alley. He looked for signs leading to a hospital of some kind. He didn't find one for a good two miles. He ran as fast as he dared. He heard his brother grunt and knew that he was conscious. – Hang in there Alec-
-No problem.- Blade heard faintly.
He pushed himself into the hospital waiting line. "Get me a Doctor, NOW!" He put venom in his voice. The nurse didn't move "Sir, we have too many patients."
"My brother has a gut wound. Please." He was pleading now, unlike he ever had.
The nurse looked at him, "OK." She finally said and led him down a hallway and into a room. He laid his brother down on the hospital bed and turned to the nurse. "Thank you." He said sincerely, he looked up and some doctors walked in and started working on Alec. Blade observed from far, but he felt every fucking prick. His brother was sending out waves of pain. Hours passed and Blade did not move. The doctors had come and gone as had the nurse wanting information. He had given nothing out. It was passed midnight when Alec came to and jumped out of his bed. His eyes came to Blade's…they didn't say anything for a full minute. Then Alec grinned sheepishly, "Sorry I got shot."
Blade could only shake his head as he thru his brother's shirt to him. It had been washed by one of the nurses, but blood stains were still visible. Alec looked back up at him. –Thanks bro.-
Blade shook his head in understanding. "Let's go. The others will be worried."
"Ya, right," mumbled Alec, as he thought of Max. Blade heard him and frowned, but when a picture of the chick popped into his head he could only grin for he knew all to well as he thought of himself and Rowan.
***
Meanwhile, Max and the rest of the X5's had gotten back to home base. It had been seven hours since she had heard from Alec. She was getting real worried. She looked up as she saw someone coming towards her. It was Rowan who had the same look, the scared look, for fear of losing someone.
Rowan sat beside Max, "He always lets me know," she said pointing towards her phone.
"Same here," Max answered as she pointed to her beeper.
Rowan didn't say anything for a while. "Maybe we should go looking for them."
"Where?" Max asked helplessly.
"How 'bout right here?" came a week but somewhat deep voice from behind her. Max got up quickly and turned to face Alec. He looked pale, but alive. Max gave in. She ran to him and looked him up and down. "What happened?" she asked as she pulled him into a tight hug.
Alec could do nothing. Pain seared thru his body. But having Max hold him like this was well worth the pain. He shuddered and heard his brother –What? You thought she didn't love you?-