Peter goes back to school the Monday after finding out about Tino's second surgery, and it is clear to almost anyone that he is not the same as he usually is.

This is painfully noticeable to Ella, who frowns almost as soon as she sees Peter walk into the school building. Usually he is relaxed, sometimes daydreaming, a slight smile on his face, or otherwise not overly concerned with anything.

Today, however, Ella notices a hollowness in his eyes. The usual bright blue seems to lack it's normal shine, and Ella finds it extremely concerning. She heads straight for Peter's locker so she can be there when he arrives at it.

Peter walks up and tries to force a smile, but it comes off as weak and very faked. "Hey, Ella."

"Hey..." Ella says, before lowering her voice. "Is everything okay? You seem very upset..."

Peter shakes his head. "I'm fine, I'm just tired."

Ella is not convinced. "Come on, Peter, you don't look yourself at all. What happened?"

"I promise, I'm okay..." Peter insists, but Ella can hear his voice cracking.

"Please, Peter, tell me what's going on. It worries me to see you like this..."

Peter sighs. "Tino is in the hospital... He got some really bad injuries in a car crash... I'm so scared, I'm afraid he is going to die..."

Ella puts an arm around Peter, sighing softly. "I'm sorry, Peter... I know that doesn't really help anything, but I don't know what to say. I am so sorry about Tino..."

Peter subconsciously moves closer to Ella, not minding her arm around him at all. "I just... I can't even consider losing him... Him and Berwald saved me, and I can't imagine Tino leaving us so soon..."

"I know, Peter, it's scary... If there is anything I can do, let me know. I'll always do my best to help you, understand?"

Peter nods. "Thank you, Ella."

...

When Peter goes home, he is faced with Arthur and Alfred.

"Where's papa...?"

"Berwald left for the hospital, Tino is going into surgery," Arthur says softly.

Peter feels the bile in his stomach swishing around painfully, causing him to sink down to the floor, gripping at the carpet to try and rid himself of his stomach ache.

Alfred goes to Peter, crouching in front of him, his expression heavy with concern.

"Peter? Hey, are you okay?"

Peter shuts his eyes, trying to block out the pain, as he shakes his head slightly. Before Alfred or Arthur can question him further, he sprints upstairs towards his bathroom. He throws up everything he has eaten all day, making his throat burn.

He sits back against the wall in front of the toilet, breathing in and out slowly, trying to relax himself.

Arthur and Alfred run upstairs, their faces scrunching in worry when they see Peter against the wall, his breaths heavy.

"Should we go to the doctor...?" Arthur asks slowly.

Peter shakes his head. "No... I'm not sick, I'm just worried... Terrified, more like..."

Arthur offers to help Peter to his feet, to which Peter accepts, standing on shaky legs. He has to cling to Arthur's arm with one hand as they walk to his bedroom, where Peter lays down on his bed.

Arthur and Alfred tell him to shout if he needs anything, and Peter nods as they take their leave.

Peter wishes he could just sleep, because sleep means forgetting for just a little bit, but no sleep comes. He's certainly tired, but he can't get his brain to shut up.

He lays there for about two hours until he trudges down the stairs. He finds Arthur on the phone, his face relaxed.

"Really? That's good, Alfred and Peter will be glad to hear that. Thanks, Berwald." Arthur hangs up the phone, brightening as he sees Peter.

"Good news, Peter. Tino is out of surgery and everything is looking good. The surgery went fine, and Tino is resting right now. Berwald's staying with him still."

For once, news about Tino makes his stomach feel lighter, instead of heavier. He smiles, the first real one in a while. "Good! He's going to be okay...!"

Arthur smiles along with him.

"Hey, if you want food, Alfred is making some Mac and cheese, since apparently I'm banned from your kitchen."

Peter chuckles and nods, heading for the kitchen. Alfred serves him a bowl of mac and cheese, and Peter shovels it down hungrily.

The rest of the night is relaxed and carefree. The news of Tino's successful surgery makes the mood much lighter.

At around eight thirty, Peter goes to change into pajamas. As he heads up the stairs, Arthur's phones rings again. By the time he answers it, Peter is out of earshot.

Peter changes into sweatpants and a different tee shirt, and returns downstairs.

What he doesn't expect is Arthur and Alfred waiting for him on the couch, their eyes a bit wide and their expressions quite grim.

Peter feels the heaviness settling in again.

"What's wrong...?" Peter asks.

"Tino's health declined rapidly, about an hour after the surgery. His heart rate sped up, and now he is unconscious... The doctors think he could stay like that for a while... They think it's a coma," Arthur says softly, his voice hoarse.

Peters head begins pounding. He bites down on his tongue to try avoiding tears.

"Take me to the hospital."

"Peter, I don't think now is a good time... Shouldn't we wait until tomorrow?"

Peter shakes his head fiercely. "No. I don't care if the doctors think it's just a coma, my daddy might die... If he dies without me getting to see him... I couldn't..." Peter breaks off, unable to say more without his voice catching in his throat.

Arthur looks to Alfred, who gives a tiny nod.

"Okay, come on Peter. I'll text Berwald and tell him we are coming."

Peter nods, practically racing to the car. The whole drive there, Peter fears showing up there to find his daddy in a body bag...

A/N: I'm realizing these chapters look long in the outlines, but they really aren't that long in the actual chapter... I might have to start making them longer, I don't know... I think adding two chapters into one would make them too long. We'll see. (On the plus side, shorter chapters makes it so I can upload almost daily. I wrote this entire chapter in one night, so if they are all this short I think I can stay on a daily schedule, at least until school starts next week! Then I'm not sure how much time I'll have.)

Anyways, I hope you are enjoying this story! I love reading all of the reviews that I've been getting, so thank you very much! (Also thanks to all of the favorites and follows!)

Thanks for reading!

-KayDubs