Firstly I must apologise, whilst I was searching for a chapter of my new fanfiction, that I am currently writing on my iPad, I found this chaoter which I hadn't uploaded, it isn't anything too special but it belongs with this story. I hope you like it! :)
A couple of hours later Ethan took his brother home. Cal was exhausted after everything he had been through. Cal went straight to bed almost as soon as they got home. Ethan offered to make him some food but Cal just wanted to sleep.
Ethan cooked himself some pasta and as he sat down to eat it he heard a strange noise coming from upstairs. At first he ignored them but they became worse. He put his fork down and ran upstairs to find out what was going on. He reached the top of the stairs and paused. The sound was louder, it was a screeching sound like a cat being strangled. It definitely coming from Cal's room so Ethan opened the door.
'No! No! No! Please, no! Help me, please someone just help me!' Cal screamed.
Cal was laid on the bed, his muscles tensed. He was screaming and shouting as he struggled on the bed. It was a heart breaking sight. Ethan crouched on the floor dodging his brother's flailing arms and legs as he punched the air and kicked his legs.
Ethan grabbed his wrists on one hand and cradled his older brother in his arms. 'You're safe now Cal, I'm here and I won't let anything happen to you' he murmured. He rocked his brother in his arms.
'Help! Help! Someone help!' Cal cried.
Cal continued getting agitated. Ethan held him tighter rocking him the same way that there mother would when either of them had a nightmare. 'Caleb, its alright now, everything will be alright. I'm here, its me, its Ethan' he whispered.
Cal clutched Ethan's hand as he heard this. Ethan had tears rolling down his cheeks. He was trying his best not to get upset but it broke his heart to see how much the accident affected his brother.
Ethan felt helpless as his brother continued writhing on the bed. He could feel Cal's body temperature increasing as he held him. He relaxed his grip and pulled Cal's shirt off in an attempt to cool him down. He ran to the bathroom and grabbed a small towel. He dampened it and then ran back to his brother. He placed the soaked towel on his brother's forehead. Cal whimpered as the cool towel touched his skin.
'It's alright Cal. It's just to bring your temperature down. You are perfectly safe here. I've got you' he murmured.
Cal relaxed a bit but continued shouting. 'Cal, wake up please. I want to see those beautiful green eyes. You need to wake up, your having a bad dream' Ethan whispered. Cal's eyes flickered momentarily before they opened. He sat upright in his brother's grasp. His breathing was heavy as he tried to calm down. He clutched his brother tightly.
'Shhhhh, its alright, you're safe, I've got you' Ethan whispered. Cal calmed himself down. Ethan helped him off of the bed and led him downstairs. Cal held his hand the whole time and refused to let go. Ethan made them both a cup of tea and they settled down in the living room on the sofa. Cal sat as close to his brother as possible. He felt vulnerable and Ethan kept an arm around him as they sat in silence.
Ethan desperately wanted to ask his brother what was going on but he didn't want to upset him.