a/n: Ok I more or less know how I wanna end this story now, but not to worry I still have a while to go before it ends...sort of...yeah

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disclaimer: Dont own IS but I do own the poem/song/thing AND jude's NEW band

Chapter 10- Tommy's song

The person bleeding in the driveway wasn't bleeding too bad. It was dripping from the forehead, down his left arm, and left leg.

"Jean!" Jude shrieked. She ran over to him and helped him inside. She instructed Tommy to watch him for a minute while she got a cloth for the blood. Jean was gripping his right wrist, he was afraid it might be fractured.

"What happened?" Jude asked, handing him the wet cloth.

"We were taking the bus out to get gas since we leave tomorrow, yanno?" Jean explained. Jude nodded. "And so we went to go to the gas station when this semi came and just ran right into us...it was crazy"
"Oh my god, is everyone okay?" Jude asked.

"Jeff and Shane are at the hospital, nothing serious just a fractured bone. Taylor wasn't with us...The guy in the semi went to the hospital unconscious. They asked if I was alright but..." He looked at his wrist. "I think its broken"
"Why didn't you go to the hospital?"
"I am afraid of the hospital...like...a phobia I guess."
"Well we can't just let you roam around like this" Tommy entered the conversation.

"I'll be okay, really"
"No, Tommy's right. Come on, we'll go see how much damage the bus has and how much it will take to fix it...and then we'll take you to the hospital"
"NO!" Jean yelled. The blood soaked cloth was gripped in his hand.

"Jean! We have to! Come on" Jude grabbed the keys and handed them to Tommy so he could drive. She sat in the back seat with Jean, forming a splint for his arm with her jacket. They got the the corner where the bus was, and got out of the car. They couldn't believe what they had seen. This bus wasn't going to be able to be fixed. The semi was on its side, the front was crushed and the windows were cracked. The tour bus, however, was completely upside down. The roof had caved in and the windows were completely shattered.

"How did you survive this?" Jude managed to say. Her hand was covering her mouth in awe.

"I have no clue" Jean said. He placed his good hand in his pocket. "But all our stuffs probably gone."
"They can recover things like books and stuff" Tommy said "Jude's songs..."
"MY SONGS!" Jude echoed. She ran for the bus but was stopped by a policeman. He explained that she couldn't get any nearer and she understood, walking back to Tommy and Jean.

"Come on" Tommy said "Lets get you to the doctor"
"Please, no." Jean pleaded

"You'll be fine" Jude assured. She helped him into the car and they drove off for the hospital. Taylor was standing outside.

"Dude! How are we supposed to finish the tour now?"
"I don't know"
"we can take a plane, no biggy. We can rent a van for the local places... it's a bit of a detour but..." Jude tried to think of another way but none came to mind
"Who was driving?" Taylor asked

"..."
"Who!"
"Shane"
"Oh for heaven's sake SHANE HAS NO LICENSE!"
"But that doesn't mean he can't drive well"
"He got it cut up, shredded, its probably visiting the red sea by now!"

"Sorry..."
"Whatever"
Tommy walked in between them and silenced them.

"Calm down. We gotta get him in there, and Shane and Jeff won't be out for at least 2 more hours. We'll be here all night at this rate." Tommy said

"Yeah...just...go home" Taylor was scratching behind his head now trying to plan something "I'll handle them from here"
"You sure?" Jude asked

"Yep." Taylor led Jean in the front door of the hospital, and Jean was almost in tears from being so scared. Jude faced Tommy and looked into his eyes. He rubbed her shoulder assuringly and walked back to the car. She followed.

The drive home was long. Jude was thinking too much about everything. The tour, Spied, Jean,Jeff, and Shane... too much went on today and she found herself exhausted from it. She looked over at Tommy who had a serious look on his face. She could tell he was feeling the same way she was.

"Jude...This tour...might be over" Tommy hated to say

"No! Tommy this...I can't"
"Well what are you gonna do? Walk?"
"That was my second choice..."
They pulled up to the house and Tommy opened the door for Jude. Jude ran into her room and shut the door, snatching up her guitar and belting out songs that she'd done on tour. Tommy half-smiled outside her door and let her be. He walked to his own room and took out his own guitar, humming a tune he'd been thinking of the past few days.

You cried, you cried

As if I couldn't see

You said you'd never

change that part of me

I'd die for you

..Yeah, I'd die for you...

Tommy sang softly. That's all he had to the song so far, but he wanted it to be perfect. He knew what he was going to do with it. But that was for him to worry about at the time. He had to finish this song soon. Not tonight specifically, but just soon.
Jude walked into the room and Tommy stopped playing.
"What were you doing?" She asked, leaning against the doorway with her arms crossed.

"Just...playing around"
"Can I hear?"
"Naw..I'd bust you're ears"
"Oh stop, you know your good."
"I don't want to show you right now. You'll hear it when its done"
"Promise?"
"Oh yeah"

Jude smiled and layed on the bed allowing Tommy to stroke her hair. She began to doze off until Tommy broke the silence.

"I love you Jude" He said. She grunted and turned over. He was still sitting up in the bed playing with her hair, her hed was resting on his leg.

"love you too" She slurred. Tommy was staring at the ceiling.

"And I wan---" Tommy was cut off when his cell phone rang. He growled and picked up the phone, careful not to move Jude.

"Hey" Tommy said. Jude sat upright to look at him. "Now? You alright? Okay..be there in a minute"
Tommy hung up the phone.
"Who was that?"
"Jeff." Tommy said "They're done with the Hospital, but Shane and Jean need a place to crash for the night since Jeff is stayin' with Taylor, but they dont have any extra space."
"Yeah, that's fine"
"Alright, I'm gonna go pick em up"
"Want me to come?"
"Naw, I can handle it"
"Drive safe" Jude lifted her head to kiss him, then got out of bed to enter her own room. Tommy left the house.

"You cried you cried..."Tommy sang to himself in the silence of the car. "as if I couldn't see.."
He pulled up to the parking lot of the hospital. He got out of the car and walked through the doors. Jeff, Shane, and Jean were waiting there at the doorway. Taylor was behind them. Shane had one crutch stuffed under his arm. Tommy took Shane's other arm and wrapped it around his neck for support. He helped him out into the car.
"This SUCKS" Shane said. "How am I supposed to play now?"
"Dude, that's the least of our worries right now" Tommy said, still struggling to get him in the car. Jean was good enough to help himself, he only had a few stitches and a brace for his arm. It wasn't broken, just bruised. Jeff had a black eye, stitches, a broken arm, 2 broken ribs, and a bruised ankle. He was in the seat that was directly where the semi had hit.

"Dude, this stuff is AWESOME" Shane said, laughing hysterically. Tommy could tell he was wasted on morphine. Jean was too, but Jean was more mature than that. Tommy didn't want to begin to think how Jeff was doing right now on all this morphine.
"Careful" Tommy moved Shanes leg a little so he could close the back door. Tommy walked to the drivers seat and shut the door.

Jude ran outside when she saw the headlights pulling into the driveway. She opened the door and helped Jean out of the car, though he didn't need it, he didn't object. Shane was being helped by Tommy.

"You guys okay?"Jude asked

"Yeah...For now. Shanes mad cause he can't play now" Jean explained "But of course, Shane is Shane"
"Shut up dude!" Shane said. He tried to pull away from Tommy to tackle Jean but Tommy held a firm grip.

"Who was the one driving?" Jean asked. "Who put us ALL in the hospital!" Jean was almost in tears again.

"Shh...Jean, lets get you a warm blanket, eh?" Jude suggested. Jean said no more and allowed Jude to lead him inside. She sat him on the couch and Shane was sitting in the dining room. A few moments later Jude pulled out 2 blankets and 2 pillows.

"Shane gets the couch since he can't move. Jean, you okay with the recliner?"
"Yeah, I love this thing" Jean made his way to the recliner.

"Okay, we're all set then. Just holler if you need anything" Jude said

"Thanks" Jean said

"Yeah...what he said" Shane added

"Night" Tommy said

"Night" Jude followed Tommy to his room and shut the door. She flopped back onto his bed.
"What are you doing?" He asked

"I'm stayin here tonight" She said bluntly

"You know Jude...you been doing that alot lately"
"Well do you mind? Cause I could go back if you want to be alone"
"No no no no," Tommy objected "It's just, when you moved in you said you wanted to keep it as normal as possible remember"
"Yea but...that was 3 years ago"
Tommy laughed. His plan was coming out great. Everything was piecing together just as he had wanted it. Jude tossed over in the bed and pulled the blankets over her, drifting off to sleep. Tommy turned on the TV and watched a show before he decided to go off to sleep. The sound of Jude's light feminine snoring was enough to send him into his dreams. He had it decided---Tomorrow he would finish the song he was writing.

A/N Ok I shall leave you to predict Tommy's little plan. Yep yep...hahahahahahaha...ha...ha...review please