Phil grabbed a Pepsi from the vending machine in the hotel, opening it and drinking it at the moment John walked by.
"If you're looking for your sister, she was put in the ER." Phil responded.
"What did you do?!" John replied angrily, grabbing Phil by the neck of his shirt.
"I just wanted her to listen to me and I unintentionally hurt her! At that moment, some short prick pulls me off of her and tries to crush my throat!" Phil explained.
"He saw you hurting her and jumped in to protect her!" John growled.
"So? He still a short prick anyway. If I see him again, I swear I'll kill him!" Phil retorted.
John punched him, Phil holding his right hand to his nose.
"Don't ever put your hands on my sister again!" John replied through gritted teeth before he left.
"I didn't even touch her!" Phil retorted.
Amanda opened her eyes and saw the portable x ray machine as Yukie took the x rays and Devitt lightly brushed Amanda's hair back… and she saw an IV in her right hand, her mind feeling fuzzy from the Hydrocodone.
"Just relax, Mandy. I'm almost done." Yukie responded.
Amanda nodded and gave a sleepy yawn, her eyes closing again.
"I checked on your friend. He's okay, just bruised and sobering up." Yukie replied once she looked at Devitt.
"Did he behave like a gentleman towards you, Miss?" Devitt asked.
"He did. But he got my number." Yukie responded with a smile.
"Hope he behaves." Devitt replied.
"The guy who did this to her, was he about 6'2", 218 pounds, short brown hair slicked back and tattoos on his hands, arms and one behind his left ear?" Yukie responded.
"Yeah, and I even caught her as he was grabbing her, like she belongs to him." Devitt repiled.
"He kept me away from her… she and I grew up together before she left home." Yukie explained, finishing the last x ray. "I'm gonna have the orthopedic specialist take a look at these to make sure of the severity of her injuries." She whispered before she left, Devitt lightly stopping Amanda as she tried to get up in her sleep.
"Just go back to sleep. I'm here for you, but if you're worried about your friend, she'll be back." Devitt explained.
Amanda settled back into sleep and Devitt looked to the curtain as it was pulled back, Seth startled to see a man he didn't know.
"Shh…" Devitt replied quietly, Seth seeing Amanda's bruised and swollen fingers.
"Is she going to be okay?" Seth asked quietly.
"The nurse went to go take the x rays to the orthopedic specialist. Some asshole had grabbed her like he was going to hit her if she didn't leave with him." Devitt explained.
"Is this asshole named Phil?" Seth asked.
"Yeah. I saw it happening, I first thought an older man was abusing his girlfriend. Wasn't gonna stand by and let that happen." Devitt responded.
"They're more like siblings but something about his domineering nature unnerves me. She's already been through abuse." Seth explained.
"She has? We just only talked and she didn't tell me that." Devitt responded as he was in shock.
"I think it hurts her to talk about it… she trusted him with her innocence." Seth replied as Yukie walked back in along with John and the orthopedic specialist following her.
"She's out from the Hydrocodone. Her fingers will heal on their own, sir." The specialist explained as Amanda's eyes opened, Yukie bracing Amanda's fingers.
"I would've come back home if I'd known…" Amanda whispered, Yukie kissing her on her forehead.
"Don't worry. I'm alright. And I'm glad to see you again. I've missed you so much." Yukie responded.
The two hugged for a few minutes and Amanda signed the discharge papers before she and John hugged.
"It's okay, Sis, he wont hurt you anymore." John whispered.
At the hotel after Tama was discharged as well, Amanda changed into her pajamas and took her makeup off.
"You sure your friend will be okay?" Amanda asked after letting her hair down.
"I'm sure as long as he doesn't hurt himself while being drunk." Devitt responded.
"One of my friends once tried to jump off the hotel bar in Toronto a few years ago. Try explaining "280 pound man crashed onto me." to the higher ups." Amanda replied, her and Devitt chuckling.
"Were you okay back then?" Devitt asked.
"Dislocated my right shoulder and had a bruised eye but nothing other than that. I didn't speak to Dave for about a week and a half because I was so mad at him." Amanda explained.
"At least you were okay. But if you were around me more often, me and the guys always have a wild time together." Devitt responded.
"Always good to unwind." Amanda replied as Devitt helped her into the bed as she was still drowsy from the medication.
He got into his pajamas once she was out and climbed into the bed, keeping a bit of distance as he didn't want to scare her.
'Goodnight, Mandy. I hope you'll feel much better.' Devitt thought to himself.
He closed his eyes… and opened them when it was sunlight and he heard people in the hallway.
"Are you sure you saw them going into her room?!" Mike replied, Phil nodding.
"Yeah! And he's probably with her, hugging her chest and everything!" Phil retorted.
"This little fucker's gonna get a beating!" Ron responded, bat in his left hand.
"He is! Whether Mandy likes it or not!" Phil replied.
Devitt lightly shook Amanda and her eyes opened, him putting his index finger to her mouth… and a nearby door opened.
"Hey, some people are still trying to sleep!" Tama retorted as he exited his room, Phil turning to him.
"That's not him, but he was with the pipsqueak!" Phil replied.
"Hey, you were the one hurting that tiny lady!" Tama responded.
"You're not even close!" Phil retorted.
"You hurt our Mandy?!" Mike questioned.
"No! He probably doesn't remember cause he was drunk out of his mind, touching that nurse!" Phil explained.
"That poor little girl was scared out of her mind because of you, you motherfucker!" Tama responded.
"You remember that after attacking that nurse?" Phil asked.
Devitt pulled the covers over himself and Amanda and she turned to face him.
"He twisted the story." Amanda whispered.
"He is. And I know Tama, he wouldn't attack or touch someone wrong while he was in the ER." Devitt responded.
"Should've grabbed that taser again, turned it to Phil and electrocuted him." Amanda replied before they heard a punch and knew Phil and Tama had to be pulled apart.
"Cool it, Phil!" Mike replied angrily.
"You tell him to cool it off, not me!" Phil retorted angrily.
"Mandy was just trying to reconnect with an old friend! Cool off, pal!" Ron responded.
"She should've stayed gone after the hell she caused Mandy first!" Phil retorted.
"That wasn't Yukie that caused hell, that was her scammer cousin!" Amanda responded quietly.
"Her cousin?" Devitt asked.
"Avoid Tohru at all costs." Amanda responded, Devitt seeing a knife scar on Amanda's right shoulder.
And Amanda thought back.