Disclaimer: I don't own any of them I'm sad to say. BTW this is based more in the movie than the book because I loved the movie and came up with this after watching it and I'm sad to admit I still haven't finished the book. I know, I know, terrible me.
Back To Before.
Part Four.
The hospital smelt funny to the children, far too clean and…well just plain weird. And no body really smiled. Prosper was carrying Bo in his arms, his little brothers face pressed into Prospers neck. Hornet held Ida's hand tightly while Mosca and Riccio stayed close together as the group were led to the ward by the petite nurse that had been at the desk.
"He's in the fourth bed on the right, try not to tire him out too much. Oh and just to warn you he may not make much sense with all the medication running around his system," she told them with a smile.
"Thank you," Ida said quietly before leading the children into the ward. Other visitors were sat by the various beds, some giving flowers or the traditional hospital gift of grapes. They had nothing but themselves. But it seemed that was enough for when the still pale Scipio saw them his smile was enough to melt butter.
"Scip!" Bo was the first one to speak, squirming in Prospers arms until he was let down he then proceeded to just up on the bed and hug Scipio tightly.
"Bo! Gentle, Scipio's still hurt," Prosper said quickly.
"It's alright, how about sitting next to me Bo but not on me, you can lean on me and the pillows," Scipio said with a small smile/wince. The small boy obeyed and snuggled up to Scipio's side, a contented smile on his face.
"How are you feeling Scipio?" Ida asked as the group moved closer around the bed. "Not too much pain I hope?"
"Too much medication to feel anything," Scipio smiled slightly, "I feel alright though. They patched me up, twenty three stitches in total. As you can see I'm hooked up to the blood transfusion thingy because I lost a shocking amount according to the doctors. If only they knew," Scipio smiled at them.
"When can you come home?" Hornet asked.
"I have to stay here for three days, then I'm free as a bird," Scipio smiled around at the group who were mostly leaning on his bed now, except Prosper who was still staring at Scipio from a couple of paces away. "Prosper? What's wrong?"
"Nothing," Prosper said quietly. "Just that…nothing…" Prosper sighed and turned away. "I'm going to go and find the toilet." He left and Scipio frowned after him and then proceeded to ask the others what was wrong with him. He didn't get any answers that helped.
"When he comes back can I talk to him alone?" he asked.
"Of course." Alone in the bathroom Prosper tried to compose himself, it didn't really work and the tears started to fall again. He broke down once more in front of the mirror, scaring the few people who came into the bathroom to actually use it. Once his tears ran out he splashed some water on his face and tried to make him look normal again, the puffy red eyes were not easy to hide though. He walked back to the ward to find the others exiting it.
"Are we going?" he asked.
"No, Scipio wants to talk to you alone so we're going to find something to eat. Go on in Prosper, he's waiting," Ida said with a kind smile as she held Bo in her arms who smiled encouragingly at Prosper who slowly walked back into the ward, going up to Scipio's bed she stood at it's foot.
"Prosper…"
"Scip…" They spoke at the same time. "You first Scip."
"I love you." That had not been what Prosper had been expecting. "The kiss that saved me, the other told me what they saw, how you acted. Prosper…Ida told me that she doesn't think any different about us now that she knows."
"She doesn't think we're disgusting?"
"Is that what you've been worried about?" Scipio asked quietly.
"I was afraid that she'd throw me out, you live with Victor by the office now and then I wouldn't be able to look after Bo," Prosper admitted quietly while walking around the bed to perch on it by Scipio. "I love you but I couldn't have stood to loose Bo again." Scipio's hand gently took Prosper's in his own.
"If, and I mean if it ever came to that not that it's going to I would expect you to choose him over me. It's one of the things I love about you," Scipio said quietly, his thumb stroking the back of Prosper's hand. "And I do love you, you know. Not just because you saved my life but because your you." Prosper smiled shyly at him, a deep and real smile that almost made Scipio giddy.
"I love you too," he didn't add that he loved him more now than he had as an adult. With a small sigh of contentment Scipio placed his hand on the back of Prosper's neck and pulled him down for a deep kiss, he didn't care that almost every patient and visitor on the ward was staring at them. He didn't care at all as Prosper kissed back.
A/N Soppy chapter. I'm thinking of making this the first one in a series. What do you think. Anyway next chapter the conclusion.