Yoooo! Ultimate-Bear-sama here. Time to make TGI (Thank God It's Friday!) even better with another update. I've really worked on this chapter since yesterday in school and I hope I did good on it.

Once again, I don't own We Bare Bears.

Now please enjoy!

-Ultimate-Bear-sama

Two weeks. That's how long their little brother was in the hospital. In those two weeks, there were tears, regrets, guilt, worries, and fights that should have never started. Conflicts arose and the two brothers did nothing but feel pressured. The worst struggle they faced was wondering if Ice Bear will finally wake up from that dreadful slumber. In those two weeks, the bear had no response whatsoever. Eyes weren't opened and movements were never made except for the slow rising of his chest and the beating of his heart. For the two brothers, each day was filled with more worries regarding the chances of their little brother living. It's like what the doctor had said, "The longer Ice Bear's in a coma, the chances of him being alive will decrease each day. There's a possibility that he'll die." That alone made Grizz and Panda really stressed.

And in those two weeks, another problem arose for the two of them.

"Wait, what?!"

Panda wouldn't believe it. Why did this have to happen? Just when the financial problem was solved did it go back like a race car.

He could hear Chloe sniffle. "I-I'm so sorry, Panda. But even I didn't expect this to happen. In a week, I'll be dropped off at the local orphanage. I wanted to live with you three. But the agency doesn't allow bears to adopt children. I don't even have any more blood relatives."

That's what we're planning to do, Panda thought. "We understand. And it's okay. If we can, we'll try to visit you alright? Are you still going to your university?"

"Y-Yeah. They said I can finish the school year. After that, I'm out unless somebody adopts me and is willing to pay for the fees. It's too bad, especially since the Dean wants me to be in the last year of my course by next school year."

"I see. Well, see you,"Panda replied. That was the last thing he said before he hung up.

"Well, what happened?"Grizz's voice came out of nowhere in Panda's world. The younger of the two bit his lip. How was he going to tell Grizz all this?

"U-um...y-you see, Grizz. T-there's something that happened to Chloe,"stuttered Panda. He didn't have to explain further though, for Grizz's expression told Panda that he figured out what had already happened.

"She can't pay anymore, right?"

Panda nodded. Grizz groaned and sat down on the chair next to the bed. Looking at Ice Bear's calm and serene face, he sighed. "So, what are we going to do now?"

The middle brother looked down. "I don't even know anymore. For one, we're not the ones who are financially smart. It's Ice Bear who knows these kinds of things. Actually,"Like Grizz, he looked at Ice Bear's peaceful face. "He's been in charge of the whole household."Now the guilt came back inside his heart. Did they really do nothing for the house? What have they done? During the last five years ever since they moved into that cave, luxury entered Grizz's and Panda's worlds. Work wasn't made for them, they thought. Life for them was carefree. Life for them was making friends and sharing smiles. They rarely did anything but what they love to do.

And yet, Ice Bear never dared to complain about that kind of matter. Never once did he get mad at them for not helping out at all. Not did he show any signs of disappointment or anger in front of them. If they didn't want to do the work, he'd do it in a heartbeat. If his brothers were in trouble, he would be there to save them (and not once did he care about his own injuries). He did everything just for his brothers, yet never asked for anything in return.

To say that they owed Ice Bear big time was an understatement. They owed Ice Bear more than the whole universe.

That thought made Panda even guiltier. All of a sudden, he went back into reality upon hearing Grizz's angry voice.

Wait...angry?

"This is all your fault, you know!"

Now Panda was furious. Just yesterday, Grizz was blaming himself for the accident. And now he's angry at his own brother? What the hell is wrong with him?! Panda thought.

"M-my fault?! How the fuck is it my fault?!"

"If you didn't save Ice Bear from that damn truck, then we wouldn't be stuck with this debt, which is by the way, a hundred thousand dollars!"

"Excuse me?! You're the one who got distracted by that toy!"

Grizz crossed his arms. "Well you're the one who was closer to the road!"

"Yeah, until you called me to check that stupid, damn toy!"

"Whatever, it's your fault!"

"No, Grizz. This is all your fault! You had to take your eyes off my baby brother!"

"Your baby bro?! He's my baby bro, you dumbass!"

"If he's your baby bro, then you shouldn't have been distracted by that dumb toy!"

"And if he's your baby bro, then you should have done the same thing and not get distracted by that stupid game of yours!"

"It's a dating sim and it's not stupid!"

"You're an asshole!"

"I hate you so get out!"

"I can't just leave my baby bro alone!"

"Excuse me, but he's my baby brother!"

"No, he's mine!"

"Mine!"

"Mine!"

"Can you two at least shut up?!"

The fight then stopped upon seeing a certain someone at the door.

It was Lucy. And she brought a bouquet just for Ice Bear. Lucy wasn't like the Lucy they knew, though. The Lucy at that moment was very furious. Furious at what? Furious because Ice Bear's own two brothers are fighting on who to put the blame on.

Panda blushed a bit and released his grip on Grizz. "H-hey, Lucy. What brings you here?"

Lucy sighed. "I was going to this room just to give these flowers to Ice Bear, until I heard your argument!" She immediately put the flowers on the table next to Ice Bear's bed, faced Grizz and Panda, and crossed her arms, still wearing that furious look. "What the fucking hell is wrong with you two?! None of this is your fault! The only thing you're ruining right now is your relationship with your own sibling! Ice Bear hates seeing you two fight and you know that! I'll bet that if he wakes up and sees the damage you've done, he's really going to be heartbroken! Do you want that?!"

Grizz huffed. "Well, whatever. Ice Bear needs to wake up and realize that not everything he wishes for will come true."He then walked out of the room and slammed the door hard. Panda winced, then looked at Lucy's still angry face.

"L-Lucy...I..."

Lucy looked down at Ice Bear. "I'm sorry, Panda. But I can't fix all of this,"she said while going to the door. She opened the door, looked at Panda one last time, and continued, "You're going to have to repair what you two broke." And that's what the last thing she said before she exited and closed the door.

Somehow, Panda felt regret. What was the point of even arguing with his own brother if it would lead to this? But then, he shook his head. No, it's his fault. He'll have to learn his lesson the hard way. His focus was then back to Ice Bear's face. What would he say about this?

"Heh. Forgive me, little bro. It's really Grizz's fault, y'know. That asshole just starts every single damn fight, no? I thinks it's best to leave him alone,"Panda said, gripping the paw of his little brother. Looking into his closed eyes made a tear escape from his own eye.

"Ice Bear, we need you. P-please wake up..."

/...\

In those two weeks, things changed. Panda started to get use to Grizz not being there anymore. No visitors came, but Panda didn't mind. The only thing that mattered to him was Ice Bear's health. He made sure to check constantly how he was doing just by looking at the monitors and tell Ice Bear any random story he'd think of. Not once did Panda take his eyes off of Ice Bear for a few minutes, though. Panda felt like a bodyguard to the bear. He always made sure that nothing happened to his little brother. Nothing happened, thankfully. But it still didn't change the fact that the long Ice Bear was in a coma, the chances of him living would decrease.

Panda was scared. He already lost so many in his life. He didn't want to lose Ice Bear.

Even so, that didn't mean that Grizz came into his mind. Panda tried to erase the grizzly bear out of his mind. However, the more he did, the more he came out from the corner of his mind.

It was then that Panda decided to vent it all out on Ice Bear.

"Like, I don't get it! Why is it that the only thing I can think of at this moment is Grizz? I don't understand! It's not my fault it happened! If he just shut his fucking mouth for a bit, none of that would've ever happened. Right?"

As expected, their was no response. Panda sighed and held his brother's paw once again.

"I don't get it, baby brother. Did I even do something wrong? I don't see it. So why must this also be my fault?"

All of a sudden, the words said all came back to him.

"Excuse me?! You're the one who got distracted by that toy!"

"No, Grizz. This is all your fault! You had to take your eyes off my baby brother!"

"I hate you so get out!"

A tear escaped from Panda's eye.

"No...this is not right. I...was also wrong. Instead of calming him...I...I got mad...told him I hated him...oh no what have I done?!" His face then fell on Ice Bear's paw. Tears wet the bed sheets as the words started to spin his head. What has he done?

"Ice Bear...we were both wrong. I...I'm sorry. I know you hate us fighting...but...we did fight. And that just made things worse. What if Grizz doesn't forgive me? What if Grizz doesn't want me to be his brother again? What if...what if..."

He stopped to get his head off the paw. Panda wiped his tears off and looked at Ice Bear's calm face.

That was the face he's been wearing for two weeks. But at that moment, he was sick of seeing his eyes closed. He wanted him to wake up. To hold them together like he used to before. To greet them "good morning" with food made out of gold. To laugh and smile with them (even if they weren't shown in his face) once again. To...to...

Panda bit his lip. "Ice Bear...please...wake up..."

He heard a groan.

Panda's eyes widened as he looked at the bear in front of him.

"Ice...Bear...?"

"...A-Ashley..."

He saw Ice Bear examining the whole room. Panda was confused. Who was Ashley? And why did he look as if he was kidnapped then placed in a strange place?

"...Ashley...no...you...were..."

"...Ice Bear..."

Ice Bear's head turned to see his big brother.

"...no..."

"Ice Bear...it's me...how are you feeling?"

By the time he said that, that's when it happened.

/...\

Grizz held Ice Bear's axe tight. He was leaning on the fridge (AKA Ice Bear's room) and looking at the ceiling of their own cave. The cave became dirty ever since his little brother went into a coma. And he, himself, didn't have the heart to clean it for he was too depressed to even do anything but hold that axe tight.

Even so, he felt something growing in his heart.

It was guilt.

Where did that guilt come from though? It was basically from two things: Ice Bear's being and the fight between he and Panda.

He could understand the former, but not the latter.

It's not my fault, anyway, Grizz thought. Why can't he just understand?

"I don't get it, little bro."

Grizz believed that whenever someone uses something often, a part of their soul would go into that object. The more souls would go into that object, the more it absorbs it's aura, thus creating some kind of knowing on who owns it, even if they know it's a stranger. It was a belief that Grizz believed in ever since he was a kid. And up to that moment, he still held onto that.

The bear hugged the axe tighter. Among all things, that where most parts of Ice Bear's soul went into. And Grizz just knew it.

"I mean, it's not my fault, right? That Panda was just getting in my way. Of course you're my little bro. And...I'm supposed to protect you...but,"He lost his words and groaned. "I lost my words. But you know that, right? It's not my fault...isn't it?"

There's no use talking to this axe. Yet, he had to continue. To him, it was the one thing that connected Ice Bear's soul to the real world. And it was the only medium available to use.

But then, there was silence. Grizz didn't know what to say. From the start, he believed that he was in the right. But up to that point, he couldn't help but point out that he may have some faults in there too.

Once again he changed his thoughts. No. It's really his fault. I just need to give him time.

He sighed. "I wish you're awake now, bro. Everything's not the same without you. Chloe's whole family died for God-knows-what, and we're breaking here. Panda and I are so worried. You don't know how much we are." Grizz then looked at the axe he held. Even after those two weeks, the appearance of the axe didn't change at all. The ends were still as sharp as a shark's tooth, and the colors didn't fade at all. It was as if nothing happened. It was as if Ice Bear wasn't run over by that truck. It was...it was...

Grizz then stopped as he found a new thought in his head.

Maybe...it's really my fault. I did start this fight. Why did I decide to be a chicken and run off? The bear bit his lip. Then, he covered his face.

"What the hell is wrong with me, Ice? I should be the one apologizing here. If I didn't let my anger out, then I'd still be holding your paw with Panda,"said Grizz. Realizing what he said, he didn't fight off the urge to stand up and drop the axe.

"I'm gonna apologize, Ice. And you'll see. Two weeks ago, I started this fight. And today will be the day I'll end it."

Grizz opened the door and walked to the hospital while gathering all his courage.

Never had he felt this determined before in his life.

/...\

Upon entering the lobby though, he saw Panda on a chair. His eyes were wide and his paws covered his own ears. Tears started to roll down his cheek as he uttered words Grizz couldn't even translate. Suddenly, that determination dropped low. And Grizz knew why.

Something was wrong with Ice Bear.

"Panda? Panda!"

Grizz immediately ran to the distressed bear. He immediately hugged his brother and rubbed his back.

"What happened, little bro? Tell me!"

It was quick, but Grizz finally understood what he was saying.

"It's Ice Bear! He woke up but something's wrong with him!"

"What is it?! Spit it out, man!"

"Ice Bear...doesn't recognize us as his family. He just...started thrashing around...screaming for his sister or something...and he told me to get out..."

And everything that broke a family happened in the span of two weeks.

Boom! I'm done! Hallelujah! *laughs then collapses on the bed*

If you guys wanna know where this story will lead the three bears though, here are some songs that will more or less explain what their side stories will be. It can, at least, give you an idea on what this story will actually be.

1. Ice Bear- World by Five for Fighting (Later on in the story, he's going to make the toughest decision in his life. That will be further revealed when that character apprears).
2. Panda- Somewhere by Within Temptation (In the coming chapters, Panda will be faced with a multitude of lies he's heard ever since he was a child. How he'll find out the truth will also be revealed in the later chapters.)
3. Grizzly- Donut Hole by GUMI (Hachi) (We already know that the trauma probably blocked a certain flashback from Grizz's mind, which is why he couldn't explain how he got attached to the burrito. This story will explore more of what might've actually happened).

For Chloe, I'm going to make a separate fanfic for that matter. But SPOILER ALERT: the story will more or less be based probably on Ayano's Theory of Happiness by IA (Jin).

So if you see, I just based of the story with a bunch of songs I've heard. Some other parts, though, are based on real life experiences either I or my friends have faced. I don't even want to go there.

Alright. I think I've said enough. See you guys on the next update!

-Ultimate-Bear-sama

EDITED (1/10/2016) BECAUSE I FORGOT ONE MORE PART.