Chapter 4: Problematic
"No, don't just give up!" Demyx screams at the paramedics who were trying to resuscitate Micha. "Save her!" He fights against the paramedic holding him. He feels the man's hand slip off his arm and he lunges forward towards his sister. He falls on his knees beside her. "Micha, open your eyes! Just say something dammit!" Her eyes are closed and her chest isn't moving with her breathing. Demyx just closes his eyes and cries.
The paramedic who had been restraining him leans forward and puts a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry, son. Your sister's gone." Demyx's eyes snap open and he turns as he rises. In a blink, his arm is back then connects with the man's nose. Everyone hears the crack then sees the blood that follows. Demyx thinks," I know that already! I did when I found her! You don't need to say it to me!" The paramedic backs up as Demyx steps forward. "How in Hell am I supposed to tell our parents!" He closes his eyes. They're just his parents now. He turns away from the paramedics and his sister. He looks at the wretched pool with its clear, sparkling, and inviting waters that stole his little sister. He looks up and runs. He runs straight at the chain link fence and jumps. He sails over the top and his feet hit the ground. He keeps running and listens to the soles of his shoes thud against the ground. Micha is dead.
"No!" Demyx wakes up in the floor beside his cot. He can tell he's been thrashing around and feels a sharp pain in his hand and leg. He sees a lot of blood then his friends' anxious faces. He is in a cold sweat shivering in only his boxers. He whispers," I'm alright." Axel seems even paler than usual. Zexion says," Dem, you pulled out your IV." Vexen takes Demyx's wrist and checks his pulse. "No, you're not." His heartbeat is as fast as a freight train and he's close to hyperventilating. "Zexion, go and get him clean boxers. These are covered in blood." Demyx's eyes go wide. "Blood?" His breathing gets worse and Axel says," Great job, Vexen." Zexion opens a portal with a worried glance and disappears. Vexen orders," Marluxia, get me towels! Axel, help me get him on that operating table!" At hearing those words Demyx passes out. Marly limps away from his side while the other two move him.
Once on the table Vexen puts oxygen on him and walks away saying," Marluxia, get those towels ready! Axel, get those medical scissors and cut off his boxers! Let's see what the damage is." Both do as they're told and when Vexen returns to the table he has a syringe in one hand and a needle and thread in the other. He injects the morphine just as Axel gets off the boxers. Axel whistles," Oh shit. He did this on the metal leg of the cot?" Marluxia begins mopping up the blood on the boy's leg. "It was when he started screaming again and rolled off the side." Vexen begins stitching up the gash. "It's deep and almost lacerated the artery. He'll be on crutches for awhile after this. Marluxia, start cleaning by the cot; he doesn't need to see that when he wakes up." Marly begins on that as Vexen finishes sowing Demyx up and starts to bandage the thigh.
Axel hears the hiss of the portal and sees Zexion walk out and lay a pair of boxers on the cot. He asks," Will he be alright?" Axel says," Yes, as long as these dreams stop." Vexen mutters," Hallucinations." "Whatever, Vexen!" Marluxia stands and throws away all the towels then asks," How long until he wakes up?" Vexen says," About an hour, maybe two." Zexion hands the boxers to Axel who gently slides them onto Demyx over the bandages. Vexen tells them," Axel, help me move him back to the cot." After Demyx is as comfortable as he can be, Vexen takes the uninjured hand and the IV. He puts in the IV then uses almost a third of a roll of medical tape to secure it. Next, he pulls a blue band-aid with fish on it out of the bedside table. He puts it on the hand where Dem pulled out the last IV. It's almost impossible for anyone to dislike the teen. Axel and Zexion sit beside the boy while Vexen cleans off the operating table. Once he's finished he calls Marly over. He hobbles over and sits up on the table. Vexen retrieves a blanket and pillow for him then says," Rest, all of you." Soon they're all asleep in the lab.