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So here's chapter 26:

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Kevin stood at the top of the stairs, phone to his ear, listening to his father rant about how he wasn't following the right plan. He glanced nervously at his watched and took another look at the empty stair case that Cane wasn't following him up.

"Dad!" Kevin said frustrated. "I'm sorry but it went wrong. He's gonna come."

He looked once more at the empty stair case, pushing the sound of the loud gunshot he had heard minutes earlier to the back of his mind.

He has to come.

He walked into the hallway. All he had to do was turn one more corner and he'd be doors away from his father, from the FBI agents. All he had do was turn one more corner and he would be too far away from his brothers.

"Come down here Kevin," his dad told him through the phone.

Although he couldn't see him, Kevin shook his head in response.

"No."

"He'll come down here whether he sees you or not. It's safer for you to be down here."

Kevin stopped and leaned against the wall, turning his head back to the staircase, "Exactly." He closed his phone and placed in his pocket. He wasn't about to go hide and wait while his brothers were in danger.

A door slamming in the distance shook his thoughts. It came from the stairs. He heard shuffling, muffled voices, and a long, pain filled groan.

Joe, Kevin thought.

Cane wasn't supposed to bring Joe with him.

"Move you little shit," Cane yelled at Joe. "Or your gonna end up like your little brother."

Kevin's breath caught in his throat. What had he done to Nick?

Blake sat on the floor, holding his jacket against Nick's leg. Most of the bleeding had stopped but he had already lost a lot of blood.

"Come on kid," Blake coaxed Nick, trying to get him to wake up.

Nick opened his eyes slightly, revealing to brown pools filled with pain and confusion. He didn't know where he was at first, but as the memories flooded back to him, he tried to move away from the man that was assisting him.

"Hey," Blake said, startled that the kid was fighting him. "Calm down. I'm trying to help you."

Nick shook his head, "You, you shot Kevin." His voice was barely above a whisper.

Blake's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Then he realized that Nick still thought his brother was dead.

"No, I helped him. He's upstairs. Everythings gonna be okay," Blake assured him half-heartily.

Nick looked skeptical. He didn't know if he should trust Blake or not. The phone call he had given them prior to Cane's visit had been a good surprise. It was possible that Blake just didn't want them to get hurt anymore.

"Where's Joe?" Nick felt uneasy about the fact that his brother wasn't by his side.

The look on Blake's face did nothing to relieve his feeling.

"Hes upstairs too," Blake said. "With, uh, with my dad."

Nick blinked in confusion. Joe being with Cane certainly wasn't the answer he had wanted to hear. He knew that his brother could barely stand up straight. How could he make it up the stairs?

He tried to sit up but a pain shot through his leg. He looked down and felt his stomach turn at the sight of all the blood. Without being able to do anything else he laid his head back and closed his eyes, wishing the pain away.

"Hang in there kid," Blake said softly. "It's gonna be okay."

Joe tried as hard as he could to make it up the steps. His energy had been drained before he even started. Cane was all but dragging him along.

The disturbing imagine of his little brother laying on the floor haunted him. He never wanted him to get hurt. All he could do was hope that he was being helped, or that he could hang in their until this was all over.

"Move you little shit!" Joe glared as Cane yelled at him. He was doing the best he could, all things considered.

"Or your gonna end up like your little brother." He grinded his teeth and clenched his jaw. He wanted nothing more than to shove Cane down those steps. Deciding against that, he focused solely on making it to Kevin's floor. His brother would make it all better.

He always did.

It felt like hours before they finally reached the top. They walked out of the stairwell and into the open hallway. Joe had his eyes clenched shut as Cane pulled on him roughly, jarring his ribs and sending waves of pain through him.

Kevin took in his little brothers appearance and felt the color drain from his face. Joe looked like he was going to keel over. It was hard to see his brother so weak, so hurt. The way Cane tugged on him, purposely causing him pain made Kevin want to break him in two.

He felt his phone vibrate in his pocket and he remembered the plan. All he had to do was get Cane around the corner.

"Well, well, well," Cane said mockingly. "Big brother got scared and decided to run upstairs and hide did ya?"

Kevin shook with anger. He didn't reply.

"Sorry you didn't get to say bye to little Nicky," Cane taunted him. Kevin looked at Joe who met his glance. Tears brimmed Joe's eyes but Kevin couldn't tell if it was from the pain or the mention of Nick.

"He tried to run," Cane said. "I shot him like the dog he was." Kevin watched as Joe's face clouded with anger. He yanked his arm from Cane's grasp and shoved him as hard as could.

Not expecting it, Cane lost his balance and landed hard on his arm. He hissed as he felt the bones grind together. It wasn't broken, but it sure felt like it.

Joe took the opportunity to make his way to Kevin. He stumbled across the distance between them and Kevin met him half way, dragging him as carefully as possible away from Cane.

Kevin put a hand on either side of Joe's face. "It's alright Joe. I've got you now."

He looked up and saw Cane getting to his feet, looking angrier than ever. As much as Kevin wanted to let Joe be still, he had to get around that corner. He had to get into his dads line of sight so they would help them.

"Come on Joe," Kevin said gently. He helped Joe back to his feet.

"Don't run from me!" Cane ran at them as they rounded the corner. The force of the impact from his body sent Kevin and Joe off balance. They slammed hard into the hospital floor. Joe groaned as his chest seemed to explode in agony.

Kevin tried to get to Joe, but Cane punched him hard in the face. Cane scrambled on top of him, his big hands closed around Kevin's throat.

"You ruined everything!" Cane yelled, emphasizing each word by slamming Kevin's head into the tiled floor. Kevin felt his vision blurring from the lack of oxygen and the pain in the back of his head.

Joe grabbed hold of Cane's arm, trying to get him to loosen his hold on Kevin but he wouldn't let go. Cane roughly shoved Joe away. A moment later Joe tackled Cane, sending all three of them rolling to the side.

Kevin gasped for air, coughing.

Joe tried to keep from screaming as he realized that his entire body felt like it was on fire.

Cane's mouth flew open with shock as he saw the entourage of police running towards them. He looked at the distance between himself and the stairs, and he knew that this was the end of the line for him. There was no escaping. He looked at the two boys in front of him and saw the pain he had caused.

It brought a smile to his face. He only wished he could have done more.

"Guess this is goodbye boys," Cane said. Joe and Kevin glared at him through half open eyes. "Maybe I'll see ya again sometime."

Before he could get another word out, he was surrounded by agents. He was in cuffs immediately and being dragged away.

Joe stumbled past the police who were trying to get a good look at him. He couldn't stay on his feet and he fell to his knees. He got back up and tried to scramble down the hallway.

"Joe!" He heard his dad yell. He didn't stop, didn't turn around. Only one thing mattered.

Nick.

Suddenly Kevin was in front of him. Gripping his shoulders, stopping him, easing him to the floor. Joe was hysterical. He just wanted to see his little brother.

"Joe what're you doin? Relax," Kevin pleaded. He could see the pain in Joe's eyes, etched on his face.

"Nick," Joe said desperately. Kevin hugged Joe to him. There was no way that Joe could make it downstairs by himself. Paramedics made their way to them. Joe pushed them away.

"Help me," he said to Kevin. "Get me to Nick!"

Kevin wanted his brother to be helped, "Joe. Just let them help you. Your hurt!"

"I'm fine!" Joe lied. "They, they can help me downstairs. I have to know hes okay."

Unable to stand the thought of Nick alone, and not being able to take the uncertainty of whether or not he was okay forced Kevin to tell the paramedics to leave.

He helped Joe to his feet. It hurt him to feel that Joe could not stand straight. He was hunched over, holding himself, trying to protect himself from the pain.

The trip down the staircase had been the most tedious, painful, experiences of Joe's life. Once they were back in the lobby they searched for their little brother. Police, paramedics, and various doctors and others were bustling around. Everyone of them looked shocked at the sight of the brothers.

They figured they looked as bad as the felt.

A group of doctors caught their attention. Someone was being loaded onto a stretcher.

"Bring him to a room," one doctor yelled.

"Keep pressure on that leg," another one said.

Joe stared at the figure on the stretcher. Never before had he seen his brother so still. It was unnerving. He shivered slightly, he didn't realize how cold he was. He wondered why.

"Joe?" Kevin questioned as he felt his brother shake suddenly.

Joe felt weak. His adrenaline had completely worn out. His brother was alive. He didn't know if he was okay, but at that moment he'd take what he could get.

He was unable to hold himself up at all anymore. He fell to his knees, obviously catching Kevin off guard because he didn't keep him up.

"Joe!"

Joe looked into his big brother's eyes as he felt the room spin. His hearing was fuzzy, almost like static. He could see Kevin's lips moving but he couldn't make out what he was saying. He tried to tell Kevin that he was okay. He looked so worried.

Joe was finding it hard to breathe. He glanced at the stretcher holding his brother. To his surprise Nick's eyes were slightly open. He had an oxygen mask over his mouth and nose. They locked eyes and Nick's body tensed as he saw Joe on his knees, looking like he had never seen him look before.

"Somebody help me!" Kevin yelled. "Please."

Medical personnel gathered, blocking Nick and Joe from each other.

Joe collapsed into to Kevin's strong arms. He let out a painful breathe as he closed his eyes.

Kevin stared at his brother in his arms. His mind couldn't handle this. Tears leaked down his face as the doctors took Joe from him. Kevin stayed on the ground, staring at the spot Joe had just been. The reality that he could lose his brothers finally set in and he broke down.

His breathing became heavier. He wanted to scream, to hit something. His head throbbed from Cane's treatment, but he didn't care. The only thing in his mind was the image of Joe's eyes closing. He closed his eyes and saw Nick, pale and still.

It was too much for him.

He gave into his exhaustion and fell into the peaceful blackness that was his only relief from the hectic, terrifying day that he would never forget.

Okay so I lied. Theres gonna be more than one more chapter. Probably two.

This was hard for me to write but hopefully it came out okay.

And once again, if you haven't voted in the poll on my profile for the story I write next, do it now! I wanna now which story I should start first. Before I write any of those though I'm gonna write a short one that was requested by someone. It'll be a Kevin-centric fic. So you can check that out once its up. I'm happy to take requests for stories, so if you've got one tell me.

Tell me what you think please.

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