"Hey, Bel. Belphegor. Kid, snap out of it!"
Bel looked up from the white floors to see Spanner standing in front of him, a hard look on his face.
"You need clean yourself up, you're getting weird looks," Spanner said as he sat down beside Bel.
Bel's current appearance was certainly a scary one. His hands were covered in blood along with spots on his shirt, jeans and face. Some of it was even in his hair.
"Not yet. I can't leave yet," Bel said lowly, gripping his jeans.
"Bel, the doctor won't be out for awhile, just go clean up real quick and I'll go get you a change of clothes," Spanner said, putting a hand on Bel's shoulder.
Bel shook his head and lowered his head to the floor once more.
He felt sick. The smell of the hospital made him think of death. The fact that the boy he had felt no genuine care for a few hours earlier was here made him feel worse. Now he cared. Now that the boy's blood was on his hand he felt care for him. Not because he was Mammon's family but because he was a person that had wormed his way into Bel's life. He had become a part of Bel's life.
"Mr. Ayres?" a voice suddenly spoke, snapping Bel out of his thoughts.
"Yes?" Spanner asked, standing up when the doctor got closer.
"I'm Dr. Stein," the man said and Bel looked up to see him.
Bel was a bit freaked out that Dr. Stein had stitches nearly all over. From his coat to his shoes, pants, shirt and even a longish one on his face.
"How's Fran?" Spanner asked, reaching over and placing a hand on Bel's shoulder.
Dr. Stein took a deep breath and pulled out his clip board, "He had a horrible gash on the side of his face, we've stitched that up for him, several bruises, and cutS that have also been taken care of, his nose had a small crack in it and he had a few broken ribs, we've fixed that as well, and he's also suffered a concussion. I believe that's all."
Spanner's eyes were wide by the time the Doctor had finished. All of that had happened to his little Fran?
Bel's entire being had frozen. The poor boy had suffered through all of that and still lived? He was happy to know that Fran was okay but knowing that all of that had happened made Bel feel sick once again.
"Can we see him?" Spanner asked.
"Yes, but…you might want to clean up a bit, son," Dr. Stein said, addressing Bel.
"Thank you, Doctor," Spanner said before pulling Bel up and pulling him down the hallways and into a bathroom.
"Stay here and clean that off, I'll be back with some clothes," Spanner said before shutting the door and leaving Bel inside.
Bel sighed and turned the water on. He stuck his hands under the warm water and watched as the dried blood began to turn the water red . He finished with his hands and then went to his face and hair, all while watching the red water go down the drain.
A few minutes later there was a knock at the door and Spanner walked in with a change of clothes for Bel. The elder blonde handed Bel a pair of sweat pants and a t-shirt which Bel quickly pulled on, suddenly feeling sick with Fran's blood all over his clothes.
"Those are Shoichi's so make sure to return them when you've washed them," Spanner said as he leaned on the wall.
Bel nodded before something sparked in his head, "Where is everyone?"
"Shoichi, Xanxus and Mukuro are down at the cafeteria and…Mammon…he…he just left before the ambulance even came," Spanner said, wringing his hands together.
Bel nodded, not caring about Mammon's whereabouts at the moment. "Can we go see him now?"
Spanner's heart clenched. Bel sounded so innocent. So childlike. He sounded like a small, sad child. So Spanner gave him a comforting smile and nodded. He took Bel's hand and pulled him out of the bathroom and into the hallways. The two walked for a bit before they reached room 426 and Spanner opened the door.
Bel gasped lowly when his heart suddenly came to a stop. Just before him was Fran. Fran who was normally being a snarky little brat and playing around with Ken and Chikusa was now lying quietly in bed, looking lifeless. His skin was so pale that Bel felt fear spike through him. If it weren't for the monitor beeping beside the bed Bel would have thought the boy's heart wasn't beating.
"Man...mom is gonna freak when I tell her about this," Spanner said as he moved towards Fran. He reached a hand out and brushed the boy's bangs out of his face.
Bel winced when he saw the stitches that the bangs had been hiding. He felt the sick feeling come back to him once again.
"Haru and Takashi are gonna flip too," Spanner said, continuing to talk to himself. "I feel like flipping out just knowing that I allowed this to happen." Spanner plopped down onto his knees next to the bed, holding Fran's hand tightly in his own.
Bel closed his eyes and bit his lip when a choked sob floated into his ears.