A/N: smh long chapter.
The next day, while Musiclady and Neko were out in search of a grocery store, tragedy struck. Bwhyte and Draxr were sitting three feet apart on the couch when Draxr accidentally hit the bowl of Skittle with his foot, knocking it over. [talk about run-on sentence, eh?]
"YOU CUCK!" Bwhyte screamed.
"I DIDNT MEAN TO!" Draxr screamed back.
"LOOK WHAT YOU DID!" Bwhyte fell to the floor and began picking up small round candies.
"I AM LOOKING!"
"WELL HELP ME!"
"Shush. I'm trying to get rid of this headache," Winter snapped.
Draxr stuck out his tongue in response and changed the TV channel.
"Cuck..." Bwhyte muttered under his breath again.
The phone rang. Winter picked it up, shaking his head.
"Hello?" He asked.
"Is this the house residence of Musiclady [insert last name bc I ain't giving that away] and Neko [insert other last name bc irdk, dood]?" It was a man.
"Y- yes? Has something happened?" Winter gripped the phone.
"We're very sorry, sir, there's been an accident."
Suddenly, time seemed to stop. "W- where are they?"
"St Kenderall Hospital. They're in the E.R. so you'll have to wait. Thank you for your patience." The man hung up.
Winter speedily told Draxr and Bwhyte what had happened then went to get Snek and Kashiyuuu.
... l ...
Winter was panicking. Very panicked. He had no chill. None. "DRIVE FASTER!" He yelled at Kashiyuuu.
"This is why you're not driving! We're already going over the speed limit by five!" She leaned forward.
"Please don't crash..." Bwhyte sat in the back with Winter, Draxr, and Witty. [Whoops forgot Witty existed. FeelsLikeBwhyteAndNekoForASecondMan. Not like he reads these...]
"Chill. I got this." Kashiyuuu ran a hand through her hair and kept her eyes on the road. She definitely wasn't a great driver, but she was the best at handling urgent situations.
The hospital was almost empty. As Kashiyuuu, Snek, Draxr, Winter, Bwhyte, and Witty hurried to the hospital room, they noticed how few people there were. Mainly because most of the city was flooded.
The wait seemed like a million years. Eventually, a doctor came by and introduced himself as Dr Kuri. He told them that Neko and Musiclady would need time.
Kashiyuuu ended up going for a walk for some fresh air.
"Be careful." Bwhyte said, staring down at his phone.
... l ...
Neko's hair was messy. But her expression was peaceful as she lay unconscious. Except for the Bi-PAP attached to her head. Her lungs were crushed, so they used to machine to keep air moving.
Musiclady didn't need the Bi-PAP. But she, too, was unconscious. Her legs were wrapped in tape. It would be months before she could walk again. Winter sat by her and whispered encouragements into her ear.
Draxr slowly approached Neko. He held her hands in one of his and pushed back her hair with the other. [Why is there so much hair involved in this damn story?]
Witty and Bwhyte stood awkwardly in the back.
"I think there's a flower shop downstairs," Witty began, "we should go get a bouquet for them each."
Bwhyte nodded. The two left, taking the stairs down to the bottom floor.
A woman stood against the counter in the small flower shop, typing away on her phone. "What can I get for ya?" She said, without looking up.
"A bouquet of alstomenias and yellow flowers of any kind, please." Bwhyte stuck his hands in his pockets.
"You got it, hun." Her Southern accent was obviously there, but not very noticeable.
Witty gaped at Bwhyte. "How do you know that flower?"
Bwhyte smirked. "You'd think after helping to plan a wedding, I would recognize a flower."
The flowers together cost $24.67. Witty payed with cash and handed the yellow flowers to Bwhyte. "For Neko, I guess," Witty shrugged.
Now Winter was sobbing as Bwhyte and Witty approached. Kashiyuuu was back, she sat on the floor by the entrance to the room, crying into Snek's arms. The door to the recovery room was shut. Something happened.
Draxr rubbed his eyes. "Neko... she..."
"What happened? Tell me." Witty stepped forward.
"Her lungs collapsed. Completely." Draxr looked down, tears in his eyes.
... l ...
Dr Kuri advised they go home since they weren't directly related to either of the ladies. So that's what they did. As they walked out to the car, a loud pop went off.
Winter stopped walking and looked around. "What was that?"
The others shrugged and kept walking slowly. Another pop went off.
"Gunshots! Get down!" Winter screamed.
The others hit the ground.
"Looters! They do this after every hurricane!" Kashiyuuu hissed.
Witty made a dash for the nearest car. Another gunshot. A red dot landed on Winter's hand. Not even ten feet away, Witty hit the ground, calling out in pain, "I'm shot!"
More gunshots. Winter nodded to Snek. At the same time, they both ran to grab Witty and dragged him behind a vehicle. Kashiyuuu followed suit. She began applying pressure to Witty's stomach as soon as she got there.
"It- it hurts!" Witty struggled to remain still.
"We know, were going to help you," Kashiyuuu pressed harder, trying to keep Witty from excessive blood-loss.
Winter examined himself for any wounds. None, thankfully. He looked over to Snek. "Uh... Snek... you're bleeding," he gulped.
Snek looked down at his arm. That's when he fainted.
"Crap," Kashiyuuu muttered under her breath.
Gunshots rained around them. Where was Bwhyte?
"Winter!" Bwhyte yelled. That was a mistake.
"We're over here! Do you have a gun?" He yelled back. The gunshots got closer.
"I'm using my handgun!" Two minutes later, Bwhyte showed up.
"Bwhyte help I can't- this-" Winter's eyes filled with tears. These were his friends, his roommates. They were like his family and he couldn't let anything happen to them.
"Hey, it's going to be alright," Bwhyte looked over to Witty. "Witty? He man, wake up, c'mon."
Witty was dead. [Oh whoops.] Kashiyuuu sat back. And Snek was unconscious now.
"Okay, I'm going to fire back." Bwhyte crouched on his ankles.
"Bwhyte, no, please." Winter pleaded.
Bwhyte shook his head. "Get out of here." He smiled softly then stood and ran in a zigzag, aiming at the shooters.
"Idiot. He's going to get himself killed," Winter mumbled.
Kashiyuuu had her back to Winter. "It's a... gun. Snek had a gun. Why didn't he tell us?"
"Hey, be careful with that," Winter started.
She cocked the gun. "Perks of growing up with a dad like mine," she faced him, "he taught his little girl to be a killer. But just for emergencies."
"No. No you're not going out there." He reached for the gun.
She pulled it back. "I'm not letting them get away with killing my friends. Now move, or they'll kill us both."
He didn't move.
"Let me rephrase that, move or I'll shoot your foot." She sounded scared.
"Shoot me, then. Just don't go out there."
A bullet zoomed over their head.
"I'll be back." She ran out after Bwhyte, leaving Winter alone.
Bwhyte hit the ground first. Seconds turned into minutes. Winter stood and ran after him, barely missing bullets. He screamed at Kashiyuuu but it was too late. She slowly fell to the ground. Winter screamed again but nothing came out.
The looters were yelling. But what were they saying?
"Winter! Wake up! Rise and shine!" They yelled.
What?
Then he woke up.
Musiclady smiled softly down at him. "Good morning, you're going back home."
A/N: Nightmare, eh?