Thanks again for all the reviews - this got a bigger response than I thought it would. On our board '4 Times the Charm' I keep getting moaned at that I do too many cliff hangers...but they're fun
Part 2:
He'd asked about Mark...Sam had actually asked about Mark. Did that mean he had finally remembered? No, if he'd remembered he wouldn't have asked who Mark was...if he'd remembered he would have killed Dean and cursed their father. So, what did this mean then?
Dean Winchester didn't know what to do. He'd awoken to find his brother sick and in pain and then he'd passed out. Right before he'd asked you about Mark. He'd panicked when he couldn't wake Sam up and that was why he was currently in hospital - awaiting news.
He had rang Dad earlier but shut the phone off without leaving a message...not being sure what he would've said anyway. He wondered if Dad knew this would happen.
He was brought out of his musings by the arrival of the doctor. Now what name had he given the hospital this time.
"Mr Winchester?" Oh right, panic and worry had caused him to give their real ones this time.
"Umm yeah?" Great response Dean.
"I'm Dr. Adams. I'm the doctor working on your brother..."
"Is he going to be ok?" Dean interrupted, silently pleading for Sam to be ok.
"Your brother is in a self-induced coma..." the doctor replied.
Dean frowned in confusion, "self-induced? You mean Sam's put himself in a coma - why would he do that?"
"Mr Winchester...Sam isn't consciously doing this..."
"But you just said..."
The doctor sighed and looked sympathically at Dean. "Let me explain, a self-induced coma is where a person's subconscious refuses to let them awaken," she said gently, stopping to make sure Dean was follwing her. "Now, sometimes this can happen because a person has lost the will to live or maybe due to a surpressed memory, buried away and forgotten, trying to resurface. In you brother's case, I believe it's the latter."
"A memory." Dean seemed to turn this over in his mind for a while before speaking again. "How long will he be out?"
"There's no way to be sure. It could be days, weeks, months...he could regain consciousness and remember the memory or not remember..."
"But he will wake up?" Dean asked forcefully.
Again the Doctor sighed and gave the young man a sympathic look. "Its too early to tell...but if he can accept the memory or memories, then he will regain consciousness sooner."
"Ok." It was a small sound and the doctor felt her heart breaking at the lost expression on the suddenly very young man's face - it had her wondering just how old he was.
"You can sit with him if you'd like?" she offered softly. Dean nodded, "Thanks Doc" and tried to force a smile.
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Upon entering the room Dean's breath caught in his throat at the sight of his brother lying pale and in a coma...a self-induced coma he reminded himself.
"Hey Sam, you gonna wake up anytime soon?" He swallowed slowly and sat down in the chair next to Sam's bed. "Sam, I know you like brooding and beating yourself up but putting yourself in a coma is a bit much... even for you." He smiled softly at the weak jibe but the smile faded just as soon as it had appeared.
"Please wake up Sam..."