Chapter 11 Over the Edge
A/N: Wow, guys. I didn't think anyone would really pay attention to me when I said that I wanted you to review the story for no apparent reason. Well, the reason I did that was because I wanted to know who has been reading. Well, I followed and favorited everyone that reviewed (I think), and I'm pretty sure that I responded to everyone. I really appreciated everyone that did reply, it made me feel happy… Anyway, here's the next chapter.
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"It's been, like," Danny glanced down the hall at a clock that was hanging just below the celing. "Five hours. Is he ever going to get up? I'm starting to lose my patience, I just want to go home. Gracie, can we just go and sleep for a little? It's really late." Danny whined like a little kid.
"Danno, I bet Uncle Steve is going to be up really soon. Can we please just wait? I really want to see him, I have to tell him thank you. He saved my life, remember? We can't just leave him." Grace's face became stained with fresh tears.
"Okay, okay. We can stay, that's fine." Danny told her, rubbing her shoulder reassuringly. He must have been losing his fatherly touch, making his kid cry that easily. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you."
"Detective?" A familiar booming voice echoed in Danny's ears.
"Yeah, I'm here. Is he up?" Danny asked as he turned and looked up at the tall doctor before him.
"Yes, he is going to be extremely exhausted, so you will be lucky if he's still awake when you go in. Now, he is in stable condition now, but that can change easily. Infection is still going to set in from that bullet wound to his ankle, so we have been giving him antibiotics. Hopefully that will stop the infection before it gets too bad, but we will still be keeping a close eye on that. We have brought him to a new room, so follow me." Dr. Stein took long strides, leaving Danny, Chin, and Grace to trot behind him.
"Okay, here it is. Try not to put any stress on him, he has a concussion that we don't want any strain on." The doctor informed them as they approached Steve's room.
Grace was the first to venture into Steve's room. Chin followed, Danny a few steps behind. Steve's eyes were closed, sleeping, just like Dr. Stein had said.
"Hey Uncle Steve. How are you?" Grace whispered as she got closer to Steve's bed. "I'm really sorry about all of this. It's my fault. I know you're sleeping, but-" Grace's apology was cut short.
"Not your… fault." Steve grunted out, eyes still closed.
"Steve, are you awake?" Chin asked, rushing over to his side.
He got a small nod in response.
"Are you okay, how do you feel?" Chin had concern etched into his voice.
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"Are you okay, how do you feel?"
He considered the question. How did he feel? He felt like he was floating, like he wasn't exactly in his body. It almost seemed as if his body was a cloud, or something. He recognized the feeling, and he basked in it, for in a few minutes pain would kick in. Every time something like this happened, if he was on the brink of death, this always happened. He would be in the hospital, morphine pulsing through his veins. It made him feel like he wasn't there, just floating. He hated the feeling, but the pain was worse.
"Okay… For now." He replied through the sand that seemed to settle in his mouth. "Is everyone… 'Kay?" His eyes started drooping, he didn't want to go to sleep until he had answers, though. He fought through it.
"Yes, Steven, everyone's okay. Besides for the fact that you nearly got my daughter killed. I gave you one job, to keep her safe, one job, Steven! You just had to almost get my daughter killed. You know, she had to save your ass, I wouldn't be surprised if she's scarred for life! Because of you, Steven! It's all because of you!" Danny shouted, arms flailing through the air to emphasize his point.
"Argghh, Danny, I didn… Didn mean to…" Steve grabbed his head, pulling at his dark hair.
"Danny, leave. Get out." Chin barked at Danny, forcefully pushing him towards the door. Grace was staring at Danny, shock evident on her face. Danny stared right back at her, then turned and stormed out of the room.
Chin looked out the door, following Danny's every step. Once he was gone, Chin turned back to Steve.
"Shit, Steve! Are you okay? Calm down, deep breaths."
"Aghh, yeah." He groaned, eyes scrunched up in pain. "Damn."
"I don't know what happened there, sorry brah. Just try to calm down." Chin's normally tranquil mood disappeared.
It only took a minute for Steve's breathing to calm and he stopped ripping out his hair.
"Damn, hurts now." He complained just before falling asleep once again.
So much for no stress.
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Chin stepped out in the hall, leaving Grace and Steve alone. He needed to confront Danny. Chin spotted Danny sitting in one of the plastic hospital chairs a bit down the hallway. His head hung low, his hands clasped around the back of his neck.
"Danny, what the hell was that? I thought you were done being pissed! What the hell?" Chin yelled while taking quick steps in Danny's direction.
Danny looked sideways at Chin with red eyes. His lips were parted slightly, making him seem confused.
"I… I don't know. I just got angry all of a sudden, is he okay? Did I make it worse? Damn…" Danny whispered once Chin was close enough to hear. His head swung down to look at the ground once again.
"Yes, you made it worse! He is badly injured, he was in no condition to be yelled at like that! Are you stupid?"Chin spat. He was as pissed off as he could possibly get. His restraint was gone, he was no longer the calm Chin anymore. He was mad.
"I didn't mean to."
"Who gives a shit if you didn't mean to? You still did and you made it worse! He was practically crying in pain, and Steve does not cry! He was just torched, you bastard!" Chin clenched his fist and took a swing at Danny's face. He didn't do it too hard, just enough that it would hurt. Not enough to actually do anything.
Shock was plastered onto Danny's face. Never had he thought Chin would lose it like that. It was bound to happen sometime, though.
"I deserved that, Chin. I know." Danny said, noticing that Chin mirrored his look of shock. He didn't think Chin expected to punch Danny, either.
Chin looked at his hand, back at Danny's face, then turned on his heel and stormed off. Today was just getting better and better.
A/N: Okay, so this was an extremely short chapter. Yeah, I know. I'm kind of drawing a blank for the first time, I couldn't figure out what to write. That's kind of why it took this chapter so long to be posted, I wrote this chapter about 5 times. To be honest, I'm still not satisfied with it, but I needed to post something eventually. Well, I hope maybe you guys enjoyed it a little? I would love to hear from you guys, maybe some ideas of what you want to happen? I could use some help here. Thanks again, guys!