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"I can't believe he can't remember us" Carey was crying into Kurt's chest as he embraced her outside the ICU. Kurt was in tears as well, but trying to fight them back, to hide the fact that he was dying inside.
"I know Carey, I don't know what's wrong with our little boy, and at least he recognises Cody" Kurt said, desperately trying to find some good from the situation.
"Kurt, we need to think about what effect this will have on Cody though, we can't separate them, but Zack doesn't want to be with us, and I think Cody needs us to be with him, it's not fair to make him deal with this all on his own, I don't know what to do" Carey wept
"I know, I don't know what to do either, let's just talk to the doctors when they come out and hope this is only temporary" Kurt said, being the good strong male and keeping Carey stable. Carey knew there was only one person she could rely on to keep her comfortable in this situation, and that was Moesby, but because of what had happened earlier there was a distinct degree of awkwardness which made calling him less attractive to her.
The doctors soon appeared outside of the ICU and moved to talk to the very distressed Kurt and Carey, the doctors appeared concerned, but it was obvious they were trying to hide this concern behind a comforting visage, it wasn't working, Kurt and Carey's parental instincts saw right through it.
"What's wrong with Zack, why can't he remember us" Carey wailed at the doctors
"We don't know Ms. Martin, obviously it is some kind of brain damage from the explosion, but we won't know precisely what, or how long it is likely to last, until we give Zack further neurological examinations, we have ordered a neurological consultation as soon as possible" Replied the doctor, who was trying to inform the confused parents as well as he could, but at the same time keep them comforted and alleviate their understandable distress.
"Will Zack ever remember us?" Carey asked
"Well as far as we can tell Zack remembers you exist, but he doesn't recognise you, a neurological consultation will be able to determine if the cause is physical, and if it isn't then some kind of psychological treatment will be needed, but as for the length of time, memory loss caused by trauma is often only a temporary condition, so there is good hope that he will, in time be able to recognise you" The doctor continued, trying desperately to sound as comforting as possible
"Is it odd that he recognises Cody and not us?" Kurt cut in
"Somewhat, but it is obvious the two share a very special and strong connection, which may have aided Zack's quick recovery, so that could be why, but ordinarily it would seem odd that certain memories stored in the same part of the brain are effected whilst others are not, I would add that around Cody he seems much more at ease, so we will keep them together as much as possible.
"Thank you" Carey and Kurt said together, managing to break through their sobbing for a moment and the doctors then left.
Inside Cody sat by Zack's bed, Zack was still too weak and sedated to sit up properly, let alone get out of bed, and Cody had been given a chair, so he sat, his own IV and pulse rate monitor cords delicately arranged so as not to tangle.
"What time is it Cody?" Zack asked
"3am" Cody replied after checking his watch
"Wow, we should try and get some sleep, I'm really tired, hopefully tomorrow Mom and Dad will be here, and Maddie, and our other friends" Zack said
"I agree, I'm sure we'll see them soon, but now, just try to sleep Zacky, I'm here for you, I promise I'll never leave you, we will always have each other, even if Mom and Dad aren't here" Cody replied, trying to keep Zack calm by playing into his derangement that Carey and Kurt weren't their parents.
Cody put a hand on Zacks shoulder before getting into his own bed and pretending to sleep.
Zack lay on his bed, the sedatives making it too hard for him to be bothered to fully consider what had just happened, all he really knew was that his parents weren't there, and that some people pretending to be them had been, and that it had scared and confused him more than anything in his entire life, but Zack knew he was safe because his Twin was there with him, and together they were always safe.
Once Zack had drifted off to sleep Cody quietly motioned for a nurse to come over
"I need to see my parents outside, to talk to them about all that's just happened; can you help me get out there?" Cody asked, the nurse was happy to oblige and went to fetch a wheelchair.
The nurse soon arrived with the wheelchair and after disconnecting some tubes and wires she quietly wheeled Cody out toward Carey and Kurt, Cody felt slightly bad about leaving Zack there alone but he knew he had too, and it would only be for a minute.
"Mom, Dad" Cody exclaimed when he saw them; he could tell had been crying.
Kurt and Carey hugged Cody and the nurse then left.
"How is he?" Carey asked
"He's asleep" Cody replied, he was also tearing up now, he had been strong around Zack but now he was too emotionally drained to keep it up.
"Does he really not recognise us at all?" Kurt asked
"No, It's really upsetting, I don't know what's wrong" Cody said in a very depressed tone
"Zack will be alright, but we need to figure out what's best for you Cody, Me and Dad can't really spend much time when you and Zack are together without distressing you, but we don't think that's good for you" Carey said whilst wiping tears from her eyes.
"I want what's best for Zack, I promised I'd stay with him, and that's just what I'll do, even without you there" Cody replied defiantly
"Cody you don't have to be strong just for Zack, he'll be looked after, you need us, I think we should move you away from him" Kurt said in a sombre and depressed tone
"No, there is no way I'm leaving Zack, we're going to stay together" Cody reiterarted his position
"Cody, It's sweet you care so much for Zack but your father and I have spoken and we do think we need to give you priority, you've got a great gift with your brain and this trauma could do you so much harm at school" Carey said, it pained her so much to say it but she knew it to be the truth
"No, this is more important than that, I love Zack, together nothing can hurt us, and I'm staying with him, with or without you" Cody was now yelling, tears streaming down his face at the very thought of leaving Zack
"He saved my life" Cody continued, this was not something Kurt and Carey had known and they were very taken aback by it, but they did not have a chance to discuss it with Cody because such was his anger he took off away from them and wheeled himself back to his bed.
"I love you Zack, and I'll never leave you, no matter what they say" Said Cody to his Twin before lying down to go to sleep.
Well there we go, will Zack ever recognise Kurt and Carey, will he recognise Maddie? who knows? you'll just have to find out. I'm wondering if this story is getting too long, do you think i should end it and do a sequel or just push through? do you think new readers are scared away by its length? let me know, read and review, thanks everyone!