So sorry its been longer then usual. I have been away this weekend and then today been moving out of my uni house etc. But will be updating regularly again now! I hope you enjoy, I don't think this is my best chapter, but please let me know what you think. All your comments mean so so so much to me and I can't thank you enough!

Casey had been made to stay in the hospital for a few days whilst he was given antibiotics to fight the infection which had caused him to be so ill. He had also been given a blood transfusion and the initial blood tests had shown a very low red blood cell count. When Casey wasn't asleep and he wasn't feeling like death he was very bored. He even missed school. It had got worse since Brax had been forced to go back to work, it meant he was on his own for most of the day. He felt lonely and isolated, he just could not wait to get out of there and never go back. However, he didn't realise he would be seeing hospital very frequently for a very long time.

After work Brax met Heath from school, today was the day Casey got all his results back and I diagnosis was being made. He hadn't been able to concentrate all day and he felt sick with worry.

"Alright" Heath mumbled, walking up to Brax. Brax ran his hand along his face with a tired sigh.

"Yeah, you ready to go to the hospital or do you want to grab a feed before we go?" He asked his younger brother as they walked to the car. "Nah just want to get this over with. I hate it there, sooner we go, sooner I can get out"

"Maybe you can but Case can't, dont be so selfish, we are in this as a family," Brax snapped, he didn't mean to but he couldn't stand the way Heath was thinking, he should want to be there. "Sorry" Heath mumbled, rolling his eyes slightly, ever since all this had happened Brax had been so touchy and it was starting to get on Heaths nerves. Surly his bad moods wasn't helping anyone. "Nah, I'm sorry mate, shouldn't have snapped" Brax sighed, giving Heaths shoulder a squeeze before getting into the drivers seat of the car. "You managed to get through to mum yet?" Heath asked. "Nope, nothing".

The receptionist at the hospital had told the two brothers that Dr. Walker would be with them shortly and to wait with Casey in his room.

Casey smiled as he saw his brothers come in, he sat up slightly before grimacing and lying back down. "Hey squirt, how you doing?" Heath asked ruffling Caseys hair.

"Im okay, sooo bored!" Casey said, making the other two brothers laugh. "When do you think they will let me out?"

"Not sure mate" Brax said, fussing over Caseys pillows and blankets trying to make him as comfortable as possible. "How are my friends?" Casey asked once Brax had finally sat down.

"Yeah good mate, I had Dex following me round for half the day asking after you. And the girls all say they miss you," Heath said, giving Casey a wink and a nudge causing him to laugh. Brax smiled at his two brothers.

Ten minutes later Dr. Walker came into the room, pulling up a seat alongside Casey's bed with the other two boys. "How are we all today?" He asked, scanning his notes on his clip bored. Brax and Casey both simply said fine, not wanting to chat and just wanting to get down to a diagnosis. Heath, however, voiced exactly what they were all thinking, "Blood great thanks doc, awesome actually" He snapped, "Just give us a diagnosis so we can sort out this big mess", Brax shot him a death stare, "Sorry" he mumbled an apology to Dr. Walker. Who smiled sympathetically, "Its okay, now lets get down to it. He explained how Casey had got leukaemia and how it was very progressed although he did try to assure them that it would be okay as they had the resources etc. When the boys didn't respond he continued on about the treatment and how the next six months would be full of numerous hospital visits and intense treatments and that Casey would need a lot of time off school. "Do you have any questions? Is there anything I can do to make this more manageable for you right now?" Dr. Walker asked when still the boys said nothing. Just as he got up to leave Brax spoke. "When can he come home? I want him home for a few days before we decide on treatment options and before he is even weaker then he is now"

"I'm afraid thats not possible-" Dr. Walker began.

"Please doc, just for a couple of days to get our heads around it" Dr. Walker shook his head in thought. Casey spoke up for the first time since Dr. Walker walked in "Please, please just let me go home" he said beginning to cry, "I just want to be home, I'm so scared. Please… Please… I will do anything." He said through ragged breaths as he began to sob. "Let me go and consult with the specialist team and sort some things out, then I will be back and we will see what we can work out" Dr. Walker said, giving all thee boys a sympathetic smile before walking out.

Once the doctor had left the room Brax bundled his youngest brother into his arms, "shhh. Its going to be okay" he said softly as the young boy shook slightly, he couldn't stop crying, he was so afraid and it was breaking Brax's heart. "Come on mate, you'll make your self sick, just try to calm down," Brax said leaning his brother back down on his bed and turning him over, holding a bucket out as he started to retch slightly from getting so worked up and upset. Heath stood back, awkwardly watching. He didn't know what to do, everything was so messed up.

Dr. Walker came back half an hour later, Casey had fallen asleep, exhausted after the diagnosis. "Right, I have spoken to the specialist team who will be working close on this case and we have come to the conclusion he can go home as chemotherapy will not start straight away but in a week or so. But we will require Casey to come in every day so we can keep an eye on his condition and continue with his course on antibiotics." Brax and Heath stood up, smiling due to genuine happiness for the first time in days. "Thank you so much for this" Brax said shaking the doctors hand. "Its alright" Dr. Walker smiled, squeezing Brax's shoulder, "You will be alright, you know?" He said before leaving the three brothers.

"I hope so." Brax said sadly before him and Heath woke Casey up gently to let him know that he could go home.