Summary: The return of Andros's parents changes all future plans of Andros and Ashley. It's doubtful they'll ever see each other again. But there's a secret Ashley's carrying around just dying to come out.
Phantom Rogue: That and his emotions got onto a rollercoaster. No, Avidan doesn't die.
Lavonne Adams: Yeah, Chyler's just like that. No Chris is quite fine.
Mz. Daydream: It's quite… well… not what you've been waiting for. Yay! Just remember I'm leaving on Holiday this Friday.
Johnny: Yeah, she wasn't really prepared to see her father. He will know soon enough. Andros will indeed be proud of the two. You can torture Lynette a little, but not within an inch of death.
Lady Kimiko: No, her nightmare coming far from true. I promised it would be just a nightmare, didn't I? And Chyler is unhurt, she has the same blood-type as her brother. –bows- I'm a song service too, though I never really told anyone. So if you need a song… just email me what it needs to be about and I could try writing one. I can't wait for all those moments.
Star Fata: Nah, it doesn't bother him much. I'll wait forever… just please don't update during my vacation?
Arwennicole: Thanks, yeah Chris is very brave… or not… it's just ranger instinct and some foolishness he got from Andros if you ask me. Here's the update.
Juzblue: Yeah, no way around it anymore. Yeah, Chris is definitely the son of his father and Ash is proud of it.
DarkHonda: YAY! I wrote a better chapter! Glad you liked it.
Megarider: Of course it leads Ash to Andros… or the other way around… whatever! They're meeting and that's all that really matters. No need to wait more.
Slytherin-Angel44: No, not Lynette.
SSL: Yeah, now they meet.
Piper xox Leo: Well, this happens.
PhoenixGuardianEmaku: Yeah, go Chris, Avidan's a good man. Thanks. –beams- Eventually? How about now?
Jessica01: Yeah, yay.
Dragoneyes5000: That's okay, really. Glad you liked all the chapters. Yes, this is where they run into each other…
Zeopurple: Thanks, he'll know, don't worry. He'll know before he goes home. Nah, he was the one saving a life, just like his dad would do.
Secrets Untold
Chapter 31: No Way Back
Ashley had telekinetically removed the bullet from Chris's shoulder. She cleaned the wound and wrapped it up tightly, securing the gauze.
"Well, you successfully ruined your shirt." Ashley sighed, looking at the rags that had once been fondly called Shirt #3 (it had been mutilated and chopped up so as the wound wouldn't be disturbed).
Chris looked up at her innocently with slightly dazed eyes.
"How much blood did he lose?" Ashley asked her companion who was monitoring his vital signs.
"Lots." The paramedic replied flatly.
"Shall I call the blood bank for a type and cross?" A passing nurse inquired.
"No, I know his blood type." Ashley sighed, looking at Chyler for a moment. "Get me a blood transfusion kit. Only Chyler matches him."
The nurse nodded and walked away briskly. From the other side of the curtain behind Ashley panicking voices rose up.
"Bp's falling!"
"We're losing him!"
"I can't get that damned bullet out. There's too much blood, I can't see a thing."
"Ash! Help us out here!" Tracy's voice called.
"Chyler, watch your brother." Ashley told her daughter and quickly walked around the curtain to help out her friend.
"I know you can blindly get the bullet out, Ash. Please?" Tracy requested desperately, gesturing to the man lying on the hospital bed.
Ashley nodded, motioning for everyone to step back. She held one hand over the wound and reached out, just like Andros had taught her. Mentally she could feel the bullet and give it a nudge. To her relief she found it reacted to her every order and she gently guided it back up the way it had come in.
"Heart rate is stabilizing." A nurse declared, relieved. "And blood pressure is back up."
"Call the OR, he's going up. Screen his family for suitable blood donors when they come in - he's going to need at least two. For now use the cell saver." Tracy ordered and turned to Ashley.
Her eyes widened at the bullet still floating in the air above Ashley's hand and she immediately offered a tray to dispose of it. Ashley shot her a faint smile and returned to her children. Chyler was just being hooked up to give some blood.
"How much do you want?" The nurse inquired.
"Two bags should be more than enough." Ashley replied.
Chris laid his head back down and his eyes squeezed shut. Ashley stroked his hair and placed a gentle kiss on his forehead.
"You'll feel better soon." She promised tenderly, carefully putting his right arm in a sling.
"Where is he?" A familiar voice suddenly demanded.
"Calm down, Josh." Tracy told him. "He's brought up to the OR. Everyone directly related to him by blood needs to be screened to find a match. We don't have Karovan blood types in this hospital and he needs it desperately."
"The boy?" Another voice demanded.
"Over there, he'll be just fine." Tracy promised as she led the needed family members away.
A woman rushed over and pushed Ashley aside, taking Chris's free hand and shaking it.
"Thank you so much for saving my husband's life." She told him.
"Excuse me." Ashley told the woman pointedly as the nurse handed her the first bag of Chyler's blood.
The woman stepped aside for a moment and let Ashley hook Chris up to the blood. More of the people having come in with them gathered at the bed and Ashley started to feel a little claustrophobic.
"Why is that girl giving him blood?" The woman inquired.
"She's his twin." Ashley explained. "Their blood is a perfect match."
"Well, thank you for treating him. You can go on with your job now." The woman replied, her eyes lifting briefly, as though Ashley was only worthy of a spare glace.
"Excuse me, you can't tell me what to do." Ashley answered flatly, trying not to let her anger show.
"Don't you have other patients that require treatment?" The woman asked haughtily.
"Maybe, who are you to judge?" Ashley retorted.
"Lynette of KO-35, wife of the ambassador." The woman told her with her head held high as if Ashley was some lower life form.
Ashley glared, but otherwise ignored her.
"Have him admitted for observation." Ashley told the nurse, signing the chart and handing it over, adding to answer the questioning gaze. "I know its not standard policy for gunshots to non-vital organs of any sort, but this boy isn't standard."
The nurse nodded and went off to find Chris a bed for the night.
"Can I stay with him?" Chyler asked suddenly. "He's my twin and all…"
"Sure." Ashley cut her off, flashing her a weak smile.
"I want this boy to get another doctor and a second opinion." Lynette spoke up suddenly, her gaze icy and her smirk cold. "After all… he deserves the best."
Ashley's eyes widened and raging anger pumping through her veins as she felt the Power respond to her outrage. Knowing better then to pick a fight in this state, especially in the ER, she turned on her heels and stormed off, pushing her way through Lynette's small crowd.
She got as far as the entrance, with everyone parting to let her through, until she pretty much just crashed into someone. His hands quickly wrapped around her upper arms to steady her and she muttered a quick apology and thank you, trying to brush past him before the tears fell.
"Ashley?"
Her eyes shot up, finding two hazel eyes boring right into hers. Her breath caught in her throat and she found herself drowning. Her mind seemed oddly separated from everything else as her lips whispered two words that summed up everything pretty well.
"Oh shit."
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