So extremely sorry, I should be slapped, but I had writers block for this story and then my computer crashed and well….I'm here now : )
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How to Save a Life
"Score! What now jackass?"
Kakeru smiled in triumph, as Andrew glared at him. The boys night had gone relatively well, not a lot of injuries, and they had fun.
As Kakeru and Andrew played foosball, Darien and Greg watched a hockey game and Sapphire was searching for food.
"What the hell is he doing?" Darien screamed at the TV.
Greg laughed; while Darien watched his team lose miserably.
Darien noticed a buzz coming from Sapphire's cell phone, "Yo, dickwad, it's your phone."
Darien threw Sapphire his phone, which he easily caught.
"Hello?"
"Sapphire?"
"Who is this?"
He heard the person say something, but there was too much noise. He covered the mouth piece on the phone and looked to the others, "Hey, shut up. I can't hear anything. Idiots."
The boys all quieted down and looked at Sapphire expectantly.
"Who is this?" He asked.
"It's Amara."
Sapphire was alarmed; she sounded hurt, "Amara? Are you okay? What's wrong?"
Sapphire now had the boy's full, undivided attention and they got up and crowded around him.
Amara interrupted Sapphire before he could ask anymore questions, "I'm okay, just come down to the hospital, and I'll explain everything."
Sapphire nodded, "Okay. We'll be there soon."
"And Sapphire? Please be quick."
Sapphire heard the line disconnect and stared at the phone, scared out of his mind. He looked at the other guys, who mirrored his expression.
Darien cleared his throat, "Let's go."
Sapphire slammed into the front desk, out of breath.
"Girls…where are they? Raye…where is she? Girls?"
The elderly nurse gave him an odd look, "Son, you need to calm down. Where is who?"
"Who? There are like twenty of them!"
While Sapphire questioned the nurse, Darien and Andrew searched frantically for Amara.
"Where are they?" Andrew asked no one in particular.
Darien slowed down and leaned against the wall, covering his face with his hands.
"Darien, you okay?" Andrew asked, concerned.
Darien uncovered his faced and looked at Andrew, "What if Mina's not okay? I just got her back, I can't lose her."
"You won't. You know how strong they are, they'll be fine."
"Rini?"
Andrew stared at Darien not knowing how to comfort him. He knew about the apprehension for your girlfriend, but daughter, he couldn't begin to understand what Darien was going through.
"Rini's a strong girl, she'll be okay. Just think positively." Andrew knew it was lame, but it was the best he could come up with.
Sapphire was joined at the front desk by Kakeru and Greg who had been parking the car.
"Anything?" Greg asked Sapphire.
He shook his head, "She's checking."
Soon, Andrew and Darien had also joined the other boys, and waited patiently for the news of their loved ones.
"Okay, they should be on the third floor-
Before she could continue, the boys took off. Not having enough patience for the elevator, the five boys took the stairs, not stopping for air.
The door for the third floor was in Darien's view, and he picked up his pace and slammed through the door, the others close behind him.
The five slowed down and began looking into the rooms. They turned the corner and Darien spotted Amara sitting on a chair, crying. His heart sank.
"Amara!"
Amara looked up as the boys ran towards her. She didn't know what to tell them.
Darien placed his hands on her shoulder, "You okay? What happened?"
"I'm fine…We were at the concert and people started screaming and these things were attacking us, and then there was this explosion and I woke up in the ambulance."
Darien and Greg were well aware of what those things were, and silently cursed them. Andrew and Kakeru on the other hand were clueless.
Sapphire felt the guilt overwhelm him. He knew that it was Rubeus and Diamond. He felt anger towards his brothers, and himself. He should've listened to Diamond and stayed away from Raye. He knew he couldn't, he was in love with her, he couldn't bare to be away from her. He should've at least found a way to warn them, and prevented them from going to the concert.
He was pulled from his thoughts when Andrew spoke.
"How are they?"
Amara gulped and took a breath, "I'm only sure about a few…"
Darien still gripping her shoulders eyed her, "And?"
"Michelle, Lita, Amy and Raye are getting cleaned up. Michelle needs some stitches, Lita has a broken leg and some cuts, Amy has a sprained foot, broken arms and stitches and Raye has some cracked ribs, a broken leg and she has some huge gashes that they're cleaning up."
Greg, Andrew and Sapphire sighed in relief.
Amy was okay, she has minor injuries. Greg promised himself that when he saw her, he would tell her how much she means to him.
Andrew let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. Lita was fine, his girlfriend was fine. He never felt happier in his life.
Sapphire ran a hand through his hair and smiled, she was alive, she was breathing. Raye was okay.
Darien and Kakeru on the other hand were still on edge.
"Hotaru has a broken arm and leg, but there was a lot of head trauma and she hasn't woken up, so the doctors aren't sure if she really is okay."
Darien shut his eyes. One sister was fine and the other was fighting for her life. It was a bittersweet moment. Hotaru is so young, she shouldn't be in there. He was going to hurt those Negamoon assholes.
"Trista is fine, she has some bruises, but other than that she's okay."
Kakeru sighed, "Where is she?"
Amara looked at Darien, who backed away from her until her hit the wall.
"She's with Rini. I'm so sorry, she's critical, they don't have a lot of hope for her."
The boys looked at Darien sadly, and watched tears fall from his eyes as he slid down the wall.
His daughter and his sister were fighting for their lives, while he was watching hockey. The people that meant most to him were lying in the hospital, while he was off having fun. And it hit him, he didn't know if Mina was okay.
He looked up at Amara, "Mina?"
"She has a concussion and some cuts, but they're doing tests on her right now."
"Why?"
"They didn't say."
"Where is Rini?"
"Last room, down the hall, to the left."
Darien nodded and slowly got up. Without saying a word he made his way down the hall, until he disappeared.
"What room is Raye in?"
"324."
Sapphire nodded and took off in search of his girlfriend. He spotted the room and stopped at the door. She was in their because of him. The people she loved were hurt because of him. He didn't know how to face her.
Suddenly, the door opened and an elderly woman appeared.
"Can I help you?"
"Umm…my girlfriend…"
The woman smiled, "Oh, well I'm done, you can go in."
Sapphire nodded and walked inside. Raye was sitting on the bed, eyes puffy, hair a mess, bruises all over her and white bandages covering her body inch to inch.
Raye looked at Sapphire and immediately tears began pouring out of her eyes. With no hesitation, Sapphire ran to her and gently enveloped her in hug, being careful with her injuries.
"Shh…it okay. You're fine and everyone else will be too. I'm here now, no one can hurt you." Sapphire ran his hands through her hair, trying to calm her down. Seeing her so broken and hurt, reminded him of their first date, when she told him about Alan. He had wanted to kill Alan for hurting her. Now, seeing her in this state, and hearing her cry, he wanted to slaughter his brothers.
"Hotaru and Rini…I should have protected them. They're so young, I'm the older one, it's my duty."
Sapphire pulled away and placed his hands on her cheeks, "It is not your fault, you understand? There is nothing you could've done. They'll be fine, just have faith."
Sapphire kissed her forehead, and looked at her, "I thought I almost lost you, and it scared the crap out of me, that's never happened before. I thought I wouldn't get to tell you I love you."
Raye stared at Sapphire before a new batch of tears pooled her eyes, "I love you too."
Sapphire smiled and leaned in and kissed her.
"You know it's not your fault right? I know you and I know you didn't listen to what I said before, but I mean it. It wasn't your fault. Do you want me to get you anything?"
Raye nodded, although Sapphire knew she hadn't listened to him. "I want to see Hotaru."
Darien walked into the room, dreading the sight he would see. He saw Trista sitting by the bed, and blocking his view of his daughter. He took a few short breaths and moved closer to the bed.
He gasped at Rini's small form. She was wrapped in thousands of bandages and the skin left bare was covered in an ugly purple colour. The only thing that made him sure it was really was his little girl, was the blob of pink hair.
"I'm sorry, Darien. I should've protected her. I dropped her off at the café; I thought she would be safe. I should have stayed with her. It's my fault, I'm her mother it's my job to protect her. I'm sorry."
Darien wanted to be mad at Trista, he did, but he knew it wasn't her fault, it was the fucking Negamoon.
Darien took a seat on the other side of Rini's bed and grabbed her small hand.
"It's not your fault, it's their fault, and they're going to pay."
Trista looked at Darien and slowly nodded.
Darien returned her gaze, "They don't get to hurt my daughter and get away with it. They don't. I'm going to make them regret it."
Trista looked back down at Rini, "It's war."
Amara had directed Greg to Amy's room. To him, it felt like it took centuries to get to her. He slowly opened the door and peeked inside. He saw her sitting on the bed and playing with something. He stepped into the room and let the door shut, and Amy looked up.
The two stared at each other. They didn't say anything, just watched each other. Greg could feel the pain she had felt, and Amy could feel the relief, but most importantly they could feel the love they felt for each other.
Greg slowly walked towards her and sat on the bed.
"You're never going to a concert without me."
Amy laughed and Greg brought her in for hug, "You mean the world to me, I love you."
Amy nodded into his shoulder, "And I love you."
They pulled away and Greg looked down at her wrist, trying to find what she had been playing with when he came in.
"The bracelet you gave me, they had to cut it off. It feels wrong not to have it there."
Greg smiled at her and gently kissed her, "You're okay, that's all that matter, I can buy you another one."
Amy smiled back, but frowned soon after, "How is Rini and Hotaru?"
Greg's smile also faded, "They're pretty bad."
Amy closed her eyes, and she saw flashes of the attack and then fire. She gasped.
Lita had been sitting in her bed watching the rain. When had it started to rain? How is everyone? Where is Andrew? She didn't want to lie to him again.
She snapped back to reality when she felt someone's presence. She looked up and her eye's locked with Andrew's.
Without saying a word, he wrapped his arms around her and let her cry.
"I'm sorry, Andrew. I'm so sorry."
Andrew, confused, pulled away from her and looked her in the eye.
"Why? You don't-
"For lying to you."
"About what?"
"Everything. It's never been this bad before."
"Lita, what are you talking about?"
"I'm sailor Jupiter."
Andrew stared at her, and life suddenly began to make a lot of sense.
Sapphire wheeled Raye towards Amara, who was now joined by Darien and Trista.
Raye saw Kakeru hug Trista, who broke down in his arms. Her heart sank.
Sapphire watched as the people who he had become close friends with break down, on his account. Rini was his fault.
Darien noticed Sapphire and Raye coming and met them half way.
Darien bent down, so he was eye level with Raye and smiled, "I'm glad you're okay, sis."
Raye began crying and hugged him, "I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault."
Sapphire knew whose fault it was and rage flashed through him, "How is she?"
"The same. They sent us out, they needed to perform some tests."
Raye grabbed Darien's hand and squeezed it, "We're going to get through this." At this, Sapphire smiled.
Darien stood up, still holding Raye's hand and looked at Sapphire, "When she gets discharged, take care of her, okay?"
"You know I will. Now, we were going to see Hotaru, come with us?"
Raye looked at Darien and he nodded. Darien turned around and the three saw a doctor come towards Amara who looked at the three. She gestured for them to come over.
When they reached the doctor Amara looked towards the doctor, "This is her boyfriend."
The three knew they were talking about Mina, and looked at the doctor expectantly.
"Is she okay?" Darien asked, praying she was. He couldn't bear if another person he loved more than anything was critical.
"She has a minor concussion and some scratches, other than that she is fine."
Darien and Raye smiled at each other.
"We noticed something while doing some tests on her. That is why it took so long."
"Is she okay?" Raye asked frantically.
The doctor smiled, "She is fine. She is pregnant."
