Disclaimer: All characters are owned by Disney, I own nothing.

A/N: I just want to get something out of the way right now; this is not a slash story. I have nothing against slash stories and I even read a few sometimes but it just isn't my writing style. This story is just about two really good friends, nothing more.

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Charlie awoke and instead of being greeted by darkness, this time he was greeted by sunlight.

He groaned as he rolled onto his side and looked out the window. The sun was already starting to go down. Charlie thought it had to be at least four in the evening judging from how low it was. He wondered why no one woke him earlier. The nurse did say that the doctor would be in to discuss his and Adam's injuries in the morning.

'Adam' Charlie thought to himself remembering the events of the previous night. He wondered if Adam was awake yet. Charlie rolled onto his other side to face Adam but found that he was still asleep in practically the same position he fell asleep in.

Charlie sighed at the thought of only having himself for company as he shifted positions in bed once again. This time he moved a bit too much and the pain in his ankle came back stronger than ever. He clinched his teeth and started breathing heavily, as if he was about to give birth.

He reached down and felt around until he found the button to call in the nurse. A few moments later she was standing in the doorway.

"What's wrong, Charlie?" she asked

He didn't even look up at her. All he did was point to his ankle and she got the message. She left the room and returned with a syringe of morphine, similar to the one the nurse brought in the night before. She instructed him to lift the sleeve on his gown as she injected the morphine.

"Wasn't the doctor supposed to come discuss our injuries with us this morning?" Charlie asked trying to take his mind off the needle in his arm and the pain in his ankle.

"He was in here around eleven this morning, but you two weren't up yet. Instead of waking you up he decided that it was better if you got your rest." she replied finishing with the shot.

"Well, is he still here?" he questioned with a hiss as he felt the needle leave his arm.

"I'm afraid not. He had a family emergency and won't return until tomorrow. He'll discuss your injuries with you then." she answered.

Charlie just nodded and watched as she started to exit the room. She stopped just shy of the doorway and turned back to face him.

"Oh, I nearly forgot. A few of your friends are sitting in the waiting room. Would you like for me to send them in?" she questioned

"Yes, please!" he practically yelled. The nurse chuckled softly to herself as she left the room.

'Finally someone to talk to.' Charlie thought to himself as he waited for his guests to arrive.

A few minutes later he heard a knock at the door. Before he could say come in the door opened and three of his teammates walked in.

"Hey, Charlie!" Julie, Guy, and Connie screamed in unison.

"Ssshhhh. Adam's trying to sleep." Charlie said pointing over to Adam.

"Sorry." Guy responded, speaking for the rest of the group.

Guy walked to the window and looked out before sitting down in a nearby chair. He motioned for Connie to join him and she sat down on his lap. Julie looked around the room and found that there were no more chairs so she sat down at the foot of Adam's bed.

"So how are you feeling?" Connie asked

"Fine right now, but as soon as the morphine wears off I'll be in pain again." Charlie replied

There were a few seconds of awkward silence before Charlie spoke again.

"Did you guys win?" he questioned referring to the JV/Varsity rematch game.

"No, we tied." Guy said with a touch of shame in his voice.

"I bet Orion was pissed." Charlie snorted

"Not really, he was more concerned with getting to the hospital to check on you two. He was angry with Coach Wilson, though, for having his players purposely take you guys out." Connie stated

Charlie was shocked. Orion actually cared more about his and Adam's health than winning?

"How's Adam doing?" Julie asked pulling Charlie from his thoughts.

"Don't really know. He was up for a few minutes late last night but he fell asleep before I could ask him anything in-depth. He said he was feeling real weak, though." Charlie replied

Julie just nodded to show that she heard him. She never took her eyes off Adam, however. Charlie was trying to study her facial expressions. There was something more there than concern for a follow teammate. Everyone on the team knew that something sparked between her and Adam during the Goodwill Games but neither of them acted on it. Charlie was beginning to wonder if she had regrets for not following her feelings.

The awkward silence returned for a few minutes before Charlie spoke up.

"Guy's I'm getting tired again so I'm going to try to get some rest." he said with a yawn.

"Okay, that's cool." Guy replied motioning for Connie to get up.

"Yeah, get some rest. Lord knows you need it." Connie stated leading Guy to the door.

"We'll stop by tomorrow to see you. Tell Adam we were here." Julie said getting up to leave.

"Will do." Charlie replied with a smile as he watched the three exit the room.

Charlie yawned once more before he lied his head down on his pillow and drifted off into a deep sleep.

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Adam came to a few hours later. Everything was dark and hazy as he struggled to get the sleep out of his eyes. He tried to focus his eyes but still found that it was dark. He finally came to the conclusion that there was nothing wrong with his eyes, only that the room was pitch black.

Adam remembered seeing a light switch above Charlie's bed, so he thought that there must be one above his as well. He put his hand against the wall and started sliding it side to side in an attempt to find the switch.

'Maybe it's a bit higher.' Adam thought to himself as he used his free arm to arch himself upwards a little more.

Just as his finger tips touched the edge of the switch, he felt an intense pain course through his ribs.

He immediately brought both of his arms around to cradle his midsection, which caused him to fall back to the bed with a thud.

Adam let out a whimper as the pain continued to rock his body. He was mentally pleading with god to make the pain stop.

Suddenly, the light on the other side of the room flickered on and Charlie was starring at him.

"Adam, are you okay? I thought I heard you whining or something" Charlie asked.

"Oh god, this pain won't go away." Adam moaned trying to fight back tears.

Charlie knew the drill. He reached down, picked up the control panel and pressed the button to call the nurse.

A male nurse came in a few moments later with a syringe in hand. Charlie guessed that all the nurses knew to bring it with them now whenever they came to their room. The nurse started to walk towards Charlie but he just shook his head and pointed at Adam and the nurse got the idea.

Charlie turned his head as the needle disappeared into his friend's arm. He wasn't a big fan of shots. The only way he could handle them was if he didn't look at them.

"All finish." The nurse said removing the syringe.

"Thanks." Charlie said for Adam, who was still struggling with the pain.

"He should start feeling better in a few minutes. You guys should get your rest. I think the doctor plans on letting you leave tomorrow night after he discusses your injuries with you." The nurse stated leaving the room.

A few minutes passed when Charlie noticed that Adam was starting to breath normally again.

"You feeling any better?" Charlie asked

"Yeah that stuff works wonders." Adam replied

"Oh, Connie, Guy, and Julie were here earlier to see us." Charlie stated

"What did they have to say?" Adam asked curiously

"Nothing much, they tied with varsity at the game, though." Charlie replied with some disappointment in his voice.

"Was Orion pissed?" Adam wondered

"Surprisingly, no, he was only mad at Coach Wilson for having his players take us out." Charlie answered.

"That's good. Hey, that stuff is making me sleepy, so I'm going to get some rest. Hopefully we'll be able to go home tomorrow. Night, Charlie." Adam said yawning.

"Yeah, me too. Night, Adam." Charlie replied as he turned off the over-head light and drifted into deep sleep.

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A/N: Sorry for having to wait two weeks to update. I'm busy with school during the week and don't have much time or energy to write. This actually turned out to be longer than I expected it to be because I just kept adding stuff to it every night. It's hard to write about two people being in the hospital, though. I plan on having them back at Eden Hall in the next chapter.