Chapter 12- Do You Realize

Lux awoke to silence, the heart monitor being the only sound in the room. Baze and Ryan were asleep in their chairs, Baze in the corner with Ryan by her side. Cate sat on her other side, her head resting on Lux's bed but she was still wide awake, staring intently at Lux through her red, puffy eyes.

Cate smiled gently and sat up slowly when Lux began to move. "Hi." She whispered.

"Hey." Lux whispered in response, looking down when Cate gently took her hand, but not pulling away. "I'm sorry for running." Lux finally whispered.

Cate shook her head, forcing a smile. "Lux, it's okay. I get it. You have nothing to apologize for."

Once again, silence over came the room, but neither Cate nor Lux seemed to know how to break it. "Do you want to talk about it?" Cate asked gently and Lux shook her head halfway through the question.

"Can you just tell me one thing?" Cate smiled and nodded as Lux continued to fiddle with her blanket. "Did they- I mean, how did he die?"

Before Cate could answer, the door was thrown open and the original doctor from the night Lux was first admitted stalked in, two uniformed police officers following.

Lux jumped and Cate gripped her hand tightly for reassurance while Baze and Ryan woke instantly. "Nathaniel Bazile and Ryan Thomas?" One of the officers asked as they each made their way to Baze and Ryan.

"That's us." Baze answered, confused.

One of the cops grabbed Baze's shoulder. "Place both hands behind your heads."

"Wait. What? You're arresting us?" Ryan asked angrily as he did what was asked. "On what charge?"

The police handcuffed both of the men, Lux and Cate looking on speechless though Cate had moved to sit beside Lux. "Nathaniel Bazile and Ryan Thomas, you're under arrest for the assault, battery and murder of Peter Jones. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you."

The police continued to read Baze and Ryan their Miranda rights as they led them out of the room. Cate and Lux jumped up a second later, following them. "Wait, no, you've got it wrong. They didn't kill anyone." Cate pleaded through tears, blocking their path, her hands on Ryan's chest.

"Cate, call the station and get a lawyer." Cate looked at Ryan shocked, but unable to read him. He was calm, but clearly scared.

"Ma'am, move aside please." The police officer leading Ryan moved Cate out of the way and led them out to the police car.

"But you've got it wrong! Wait! They didn't kill anyone!" Cate screamed after them as they drove off.

"Cate?" Cate turned around crying, running a shaking hand through her hair. She walked towards Lux, running a hand down her arm and taking Lux's hand.

Cate pulled Lux closer to her, wrapping an arm around her, afraid at how pale she was. "Come on." Cate whispered, leading Lux back towards the entrance, past the growing amount of on-lookers.

Lux looked at her shocked before pulling away and starring at her. "What about Baze? And Ryan?"

Cate sighed, not knowing what to do. "I-I don't know, Lux. I'll call Alice and get her to take care of it until I can get to the station. Come on," Again, Cate attempted to grab Lux's arm. "Let's get you back to bed."

"No, Cate, we can't just leave them. They didn't do anything!" She dropped to the ground, crying. Cate stood in shock, closing her eyes and putting a hand to her forehead as she sobbed. "This is all my fault!"

Lux's self-blame tore Cate back to reality and she dropped to the wet ground beside Lux, grabbing her shoulders gently and pushing her hair behind her ears. Cate lifted Lux's head, forcing the teenager to make eye contact as she shook her head. "No. No, Lux listen to me, okay? None of this is your fault, okay? None of it, baby. Not this, not what happened to you, nothing."

Lux continued to cry, hunching over and shaking her head furiously. "It is! It's my fault it happened! It's my fault they killed him!" She stood up furiously, tearing herself away from Cate.

Cate stood up with her, trying to reach out to Lux. "Lux! Lux, baby, you need to listen to me, okay? None of this is your fault. None of it. Ryan and Baze, they didn't kill anyone. It's going to be okay."

"You don't know that." Lux cried. "You can't know that."

Cate looked around panicking. She had no idea how to handle this, how to convince Lux otherwise. She froze when she saw a few doctors and nurses running out from the building, securities guards among them. Before Cate could react, Lux had a sedative injected into her arm and slowly began to calm down, dropping to the ground and passing out.

Cate, on instinct, screamed and was by Lux's side in seconds, cradling her head as she kissed her forehead and glared at the doctors through tears.

Eventually, the doctors managed to wean Lux out of Cate's arm, though Cate wouldn't drift more than a few feet away from her.

They settled her back in bed, and once again, Cate was left alone. Cate grabbed her phone and curled up on the chair beside Lux's bed, crying as she watched her sleep. Finally calming herself, Cate called Alice to get her to take care of the lawyers before calling Abby and asking her to come watch Lux for a little while.

Math and Jamie were also informed, and Cate drew in a deep breath before dialing the final number.

"Hello?"

"Mr. Bazile? It's Cate. Cate Cassidy."

A/N: Sorry it's not my best update but I promise it'll get better if you just stick with me! :)