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Brian saw the bright lights flash over his head, and knew that there were a lot of people around him. Non of his friends were with him, and the pain had gone away leaving him numb, and he knew that wasn't a good thing. He was going faster than he could keep up with, but he fought every step of the way. He slowly subsided into the darkness that had been pulling at him since he had been stabbed, sensing that he would be safe now; that Jay wasn't there, and that he couldn't hurt him.
Well now I found myself
Wish I was someone else
My heart is stained with love
Wish I could take it away
Roman paced the waiting room, every once in a while stopping to fill out forms about Brian, or giving the police statements. Brian had been so pale, he wasn't going to make it. 'You idiot, Brian's a fighter, he'll make it. And if he don't; well then let's just say that Jay won't make it back to prison.' Rome resumed pacing the floor, thinking about how close he was to Brian. Without him, Rome wouldn't have made it through most of the stuff that he had.
Flashback:
"Run!" Brian yelled, and as they rounded the corner, he pushed Rome down just as a shot rang out. Rome watched as Brian fell, the red blotch quickly staining his shirt. Rome caught him about a foot off the ground.
He had saved him, again. "Dammit Brian, stop being the hero, it's gonna kill you." Rome said through clamped teeth.
"If I don't do it, then you're gonna get your sorry ass killed." Brian gasped out, and his eyes rolled back.
End Flashback
Rome had stopped pacing. He had lived that time, but just barely, and this time was a lot worse, and he had almost no will to survive. He was in there fighting for his life for the umpteenth time in his life, after trying to save the rest of them, there was no doubt about it, Brian was a born hero.
I hid behind the shell
In time the pain will melt
My heart is stained with love
Wish I could fake it
He looked over to Dom, he was just sitting there, a woried expression plastered on his face. Dom was stunned that Jay could have stooped that low, as to try andtake Brian again. But he was even more surprised when Brian had chose to save them, and now Jay wouldn't get him; maybe no one ever would. Brian had been in such bad shape, when he had been brought in, that Dom didn't think he would make it.
"He don't make it, Jay won't either." Dom muttered, out loud.
"You damn right he won't, bro; and neither will his men." Rome said, and Dom looked up. He looked at the man that was as close to Brian as he was. Brian was their brother, and if he didn't make it, then neither would his destroyer, they would make sure of that, after all, wasn't that what family was for?
"I'm not sure that he'll make it back even if Brian recovers fully. After what he's done to me and my family, the bastard has to pay." Dom said, and Rome flinched.
"What did he do to you?" Rome asked.
I gave my life away
There's nothing left to say
I gave my life away
You take it in your way
You take it in your way
"You ever wonder why he's in prison?" Dom asked. Rome nodded. "He got sent to prison for raping and then killing my sister Emmy. That was part of why I was in there. We fought it out, I broke his leg, and he stabbed me. I almost didn't make it, but when I was well they sent me to prison for beating that man with a wrench, and going after Jay. Janitor, was one of Jay's men, and I know that he sabotaged my dad's car to make him crash, so I went after him." Dom said, his voice lowering.
Rome was stunned, but an idea was developing in his head. "What do you say, that when Brian is doing better we go on a litle road trip, and pay a little visit to a special someone?" Rome said, putting a menacing tone on special. Dom just nodded a glint of anger and anticipation reflecting in his eyes.
My selfish enemy
Still has the best of me
Empty and feeling numb
Wish I could take it away
I can't control the need
To weak to not concede
Wish I was deaf and dumb
Wish I could fake it
Two Weeks Later...
Brian woke in a strange room, with an oxygen tube hooked under his nose. Suki was asleep next to him, and he lifted his hand,an IV in it, and brushed her hair back. He was weak, as if he hadn't eaten or moved for a long time. When she woke under his hand, he pulled away. She looked surprised as she opened her eyes, and immediately grabbed his hand.
"Where am I?" He asked, and her expression turned uneasy.
"You don't remember?" She asked, and he shook his head. "Oh well, I guess it's a good thing that you were drunk." She said, and he smiled, but then became unsettled when her look turned serious. "Brian you're in the hospital, have been for two weeks." She said, and he looked dumb struck.
"Two weeks?" He asked as if the words were foreign.
"Yeah." She whispered back.
"What happened?" He asked.
"Jay, and his guys broke out; and they attacked you Brian." She said, and he started shivering involuntarily. "Don't worry," she soothed; "they can never hurt you again, Dom and Rome made sure of that. Even though I don't like violence, I agree with what they did." She said, and he nodded. "Do you need anything?" She asked.
"Water." He said, and she nodded.
She went over to the pitcher, and poured him a glass, then brought it back to him, and helped him sip it slowly. When he was finished she put the cup on the table beside his bed. "Are you up to any other visitors?" She asked.
"Yeah, I think that Rome might blow if he don't get his sorry ass in here soon if I have been out for two weeks. Has he been pacing?" He asked, and she laughed.
"You bet, boy's been pacing, and you know the saying, 'you're gonna wear a hole in the floor?'" She asked and he nodded. "Well your boy brought truth to it. Where the floor tiles are green in the waiting room, he wore them down to an off white. Boy got some serious patience issues." Suki said.
"Yeah, but he has good reason. I used to be what he called a stupid hero. I would always try and protect him, and it either got me in juvie, or in the hospital. Boy got some serious problem magnets." Brian said, and they both laughed.
I gave my life away
There's nothing left to say
I gave my life away
You take it in your way
I can't pretend we're the same
I can't pretend we're the same
I can't pretend we're the same
Suki walked out of the room, and went over to wake Leon who had stayed in the hospital that day. He looked up, and she said, "Brian's awake. Go and see him while I call the guys." She said, and he nodded, getting up. She took out her cell as he walked away, and dialed the house number.
"Yo, what's up?" Came a groggily voiced Dom.
"Brian's awake." She said. She could hear the rustling on the other side of the phone, and Dom waking everyone up; telling them the news."He said that he's up to visitors, so I was wondering if you would like to see him." She said, and had to hold the phone away from her ear as Dom told her that they would be there soon. There was something about a pansy, and how could she even ask, before the phone was hung up, and she laughed as she closed her phone.
Oh now I found myself
Wish I was someone else
My heart is stained with love
Wish I could FAKE
Suki went back into the room, and found Leon and Brian laughing. Upon seeing Suki the laughing ceased. Leon looked to Brian, patting him on the shoulder, and mouthed, 'good luck,' before leaving the room, leaving Brian and Suki alone.
"What was that all about?" Suki asked laughing.
"I have something to tell you." Brian said in a low voice, and Suki looked at him concerned.
"Okay." She said, and then; "Is everything okay?"
"Everything is fine." Brian said, and then smiled. "It's a good thing, for me at least." He said, and she smiled. "I have been thinking on this since I first met you, and throughout the years, it's grown stronger in force. Before I tell you this, I have to make sure that you know, there is no obligation on your part to feel the same way." He said, and she nodded; her heart fluttering. There was no problem with her feeling the same way if he said what she thought he was gonna say. "Suki, I love you, and I always have, for that matter I always will." He said, and she smiled. She went up to him, and kissed him full on the mouth.
"I love you too Brian." She whispered and he smiled. He pulled her down into another kiss, and they only parted for air. Therewas a sound from the doorway, and they looked over. Dom and Rome were standing there, along with Tej, Leon, and Vince. "Guess it's out." She said, and they all smiled.
"We're happy for you two." Dom and Rome said, and the rest of the group smiled. Leon came forward, and patted him on the shoulder.
"Didn't know if you were going to do it dog. Glad you did though, makes thing's a whole lot easier for the rest of us." Leon said, and everyone smiled knowingly.
"That obvious?" Brian asked, and everyone but Suki and him burst out laughing.
"Dog anymore obvious, and you wouldn't have to have told her." Leon said, and they all laughed.
"Well I love her and she loves me, now the only thing that life is missing is getting out of this place." Brian said, and they all nodded knowingly.
You take it in your way
You take it in your way
You take it in your way
You take it in your way
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