Chapter 9 of Cold, as always I don't own Falling Skies.
Jimmy's POV
It has been about an hour since we brought been back and Anne is still trying to fix him up. At one point during the excruciatingly long 60 minutes that he has been in there he woke up screaming in pain, so Anne had to put him on so morphine to calm him down. I really hope he lives… My thoughts were interrupted by the curtain being pulled open. My head shot up and Tome and I turned to Anne. "I wrapped his arm and put it in a sling.
"His head wound required around 10 stitches and his arm around 15 so he is going to be in some pain when he wakes up; he lost a lot of blood though so he should be out for a few hours. Can anyone tell me how this happened?" We both shook are head no. "Although I do know someone that could I will ask Audrey in the morning to explain, but for now just let her rest." I told Anne and she nodded.
"I think we could all use some rest. Let's go to sleep and discuss this later." We all went to are respected tents and went to bed. Well at least they did, I was up because every time I closed my eyes I saw Ben dead/dying on the forest floor. Eventually it became too much and around 5:30 I got up and went to go see Ben.
I pulled a chair up to his "bed", grabbed his hand, and laid my head by his shoulder, closing my eyes and finally going to sleep.
~~~Time Skip only about 1 hour~~~
I woke up to someone draping a blanket around me. I opened my eyes and saw Anne. "What time is it?" I asked. "Ssh, it is early go back to sleep, I was just checking on Ben."
"Mkay." I mumbled sleepily and laid my head back down, instantly going back to sleep. Before I fell asleep I heard Anne whisper "Goodnight Jimmy." Then I was out like a light. My dreams were filled with the smiling face of my mother, my sister playfully call me a dork, and my father's stern yet kind voice telling me to succeed in life.
Ben's POV
I vaguely remember falling down a hill and Audrey screaming, then I remember the pain I felt and being cradled in someone's arms and riding back to where ever I am. Then I remember hearing voices and shouts. I felt someone grab my hand and I still don't know where I am, then I hear a comforting and familiar voice and everything clicks. I'm at camp and Jimmy is holding my hand, I tried waking up, but I can't. I hope I can soon, so everyone knows that I'm okay.
I feel a burning sensation coming from my leg and it hurts like no one's business. My head hurts and my nose itches and no one knows to scratch it. Can life be crueler?
~~~Time Skip about 2 hours~~~
Jimmy's POV
I woke up to Tom walking into the med bus. I lift my head off the bed, yawn, and stretch. "Hi Tom." I said yawning again. "Hi Jimmy, how is he doing Anne?"
"He is fine, but still hasn't woken up since earlier this morning." He nods and sits in the chair I was just sitting in. "I am going to go get some thing to eat. If he wakes up come find me." I told them and they nodded.
I ended up running into Audrey when I was coming back from the small breakfast I had. "Hey Audrey, can you tell Tom, Anne, and me what happened yesterday?" She nodded and followed me back to the med bus. "Tom, Anne Audrey is going to tell us what happened." I told them and they all sat down and waited for the explanation.
Flashback (I'm not going to do anything to the flashback text you will see this `~~ when it's over)
Audrey's POV
Ben, Noah, Dustin, and I managed to escape and we were running to the forest. It was dark and there were trees everywhere, we kept running, but then we heard the stomping and Noah panicked. He sprinted ahead of all of us, he seemed to vanish into mid-air, but then we heard a blood curdling scream resounding through the forest, and a thud. He ran faster and ended up falling. Ben had caught his foot on a tree route and toppled down the same hill that Dustin had.
When Dustin and I got to the bottom I saw Ben lying by this huge Oak tree with a bit of blood pulling around his leg. I looked down and saw that when he fell, a very sharp tree branch had gone through his leg. His arm was broken and his head had a deep cut on it. His arm had a nasty gash on it and he was unconscious, I bent down and checked to see if he was breathing, luckily he was. "Dustin, stay with him, I'm going to see if I can find someone to help us."
~~Flashback over~~
"Then I found you, Tom, and Hal." I told them.
Jimmy's POV
"Thank you Audrey." I turned towards Tom and Anne. "Well now we know what happened." I turned to Audrey. "You can leave now if you wish."
She nodded and left as I sat down again by Ben's sleeping form. I was still tired, but I couldn't sleep. So I just sat there and relaxed. Soon enough my head drooped and my eyes suddenly felt very heavy. Within a few minutes I was asleep again.
Dreamland
I woke up to someone gently shaking my shoulders. I opened my eyes only to see that it was my mother who woke me up. "Jimmy, sweetheart, it is time to get up. It's almost 9 o'clock." I looked around confused, I saw that I was in my old house, in my bed, and my mother was alive.
How was that even possible? "Mom, why am I here? Why are you here?" I asked still confused. I heard her sigh before answering.
"Jimmy, I am here because you want me to be here and you are here because of your subconscious. Sweetheart you are asleep." She explained in her kind motherly voice. I wanted to cry. "So, this isn't real and the Alien invasion really did happen?"
She nodded solemnly and I did cry. "Oh sweetie, don't cry. You can visit me every night, all you have to do is think of me and I will come." She wiped the few tears that had fallen from my cheeks and I held her hand to my face. "Mom, I love you."
"I know, I love you too." I finally hugged her and she stroked my hair as I cried into her shoulder. "Sweetie, don't cry." I sniffed and pulled away to look at her. "Mom, how can I not cry, I used to feel, so alone, but then …"
"Then what?" She asked. "Mom, I have to tell you something." She looked at me. "Tell me that you met a boy named Ben and now you two are dating, and you love him so you don't feel so alone anymore?"
I just stared at her with my mouth slightly open. "Close your mouth honey, it's not attractive." She said placing her hand under my chin and closing my mouth. "How did you know?" She smiled.
"I have always been with you. I watch over you and try to help you along to the best of my abilities. Just so you know I approve of you and Ben and so does your sister and father, although I do not let them spy on you two." I smiled. "So you're not mad or anything?"
"No, I am not mad, and Ben is a very handsome and charming young man. I can see it by the way that he looks at you that he is in love with you and would die if it meant that you would live. I also know that you would do the same and feel the same, so don't forget that there are people in this world that love and cherish you." I nod and hug her again.
After about an hour of mindless talking, I felt my mom shift and knew it was about time to leave. "Honey, I miss you with all my heart, but it's time for you to wake up now. When you wake up you will have a surprise though, just remember I love you and so does Ben and everything will be fine." I hug her once more. "I will, I love and miss you too, Mama." She smiled once more before fading from the room.
~~~Real world~~~
I woke up with a smile on my face and I was just about to stretch when I heard a groan coming from the form next to me. My eyes snap over to Ben and he opens his. "Hey Ben, how are you feeling?" I asked. "Like someone rolled over me with a steamroller."
I just laughed and hugged him. "Well you did take quite a beating." He just yawned. "I'm glad you are okay." I leaned over and kissed him soundly on the lips. When we pulled away, I felt different, lighter in a sense, almost like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders and I felt loved in every aspect.
"Well Jimmy, you see I have this problem." Ben said moving over. "What would that be?" I asked already knowing. "I am quite cold you see, and I need someone to warm me up, and look there is enough room for both of us here."
I laugh and lay down next to him, placing a kiss on his cheek and my head on his chest. I knew this is what my mom was talking about when she said that I had a surprise waiting. So thank you mom, I know you can see us and probably hear us. I said in my head, and I heard a faint laughing. "You're welcome Jimmy, I love you."
"I love you too mom," With Ben's arm around me and my mother's love I knew my family wasn't perfect, it is small and broken, but still good. Yeah still good.
Okay that is the end of Cold. Now I am going to give you a choice, either I can leave it how it is or I can write sequel for this story. Oh and I couldn't help it. I had to throw in the Lilo and Stitch quote. Bye for now.