AN: Hello everyone! I hope I haven't lost too many of my absolutely wonderful readers/reviewers in my long absence! I'm so sorry this chapter has taken me so long to get up! I have had a major case of writer's block on top of my dad being in the hospital as well as my father in law, and then this past week even my two year old boy! I swear in life it never rains... it pours! My son is doing better, my dad is home, wish I could say the same for my father in law he only managed to be home about five days before being re-admitted to the hospital! So for those of you who pray please do so for him! This chapter is possibly my least favorite thus far in its on way it's sort of a filler chapter to get us to the juicier parts of this installment of my little mini series so I do hope you enjoy and please let me know what you all think and that you are still here!!! Thanks ever so much to the shout out from the ever wonderful TemporaryInsanity91! For those of you who have not read her work, you need to! Especially her most recently completed story; Meant to Live!

Heaven Sent

By An American Mom
Chapter Six: What Happens When You hide the Truth

For two days now she'd continued to feel worse physically and emotionally. Whatever virus had attacked her system is now tearing her apart and hiding it is getting nearly impossible even from the most oblivious of people. Emotionally of course she simply misses him more than she can find words to speak or even sing, but some how with her dad gone and being sick is making it all the harder to face the unknown. Now to top it off she feels as though someone is watching her as she walks from P.E. to lunch, the hoodie drawn up around her features to try and shield her from the rain.

She walks into the cafeteria and goes through the line as if on auto pilot as she grabs just a banana and milk placing them on her tray before walking over to the table she and SME always occupy now along with Kat and Jamie sometimes. Thankfully today it was just her and SME as she plops her tray down gracelessly, folding her arms on the table top in front of her and resting her chin there with her hood still up as she watches the guys.

"What's wrong with you dude?" Speid questions, leaning towards her and nudging her gently in the ribs trying to be playful though full of concern.

"Nothing, just not hungry today," She says with a slight roll of her shoulders in a lazy shrug.

"Exactly, so again I ask; what's wrong with you?"

In aggravation not willing to admit he's right she pushes herself suddenly from the table storming off towards the double doors of the cafeteria. She makes it about half way before her legs give way beneath her and she crumbles to the ground unconscious and unaware of the screams that echo in the room followed by a deafening silence.

Speid had rushed instantly to Jude's side when he saw her go down and had scooped her up carrying her to the nurse's office. This is the first time in their entire high school career that either of them had ever been to the nurse's office so imagine his surprise to find the same woman, Miss Johnson, who had been their nurse in grammar school as he lays Jude down on the cot. "Whoa, blast from the past."

"That it is Vincent, I do hope I can assume that this time you're not the reason Miss Harrison is in here?" Miss Johnson says gently as she crosses the short distance to start examining Jude.

"No ma'am. She was mad at me and stormed off and then collapsed before she made it to the doors of the café. I think she's sick and has been for a while but she's been trying to lie her way out of anyone knowing. Though why she's doing that I can't possibly imagine, you'd think she'd love an excuse to cut school without getting in trouble! I guess it's because Squinty's gone and she's trying to be the best at everything since he and Kwest are her guardians now."

"Am I supposed to have some idea who Squinty is Vincent?"

"Oh yeah, um that's sort of the band's nick name for Tommy."

"Tommy? You mean Thomas Dutois?"

"One in the same. His knight in shinning armor routine when we were little won her over and they've been inseparable ever since. Her dad got a job in Montreal so he let Jude stay here to finish senior year with the band and continue her music by signing her over to Tommy and his other best friend Kwest."

During this little discussion she's taken Jude's temp discovering it's over 103 and she's still not waking up, hard to tell if it's due to being sick or hitting her head when she collapsed. "Well I then I guess I will call Thomas as soon as I call the paramedics." Her voice is full of worry as she heads towards the phone.

"Whoa, paramedics?!" Speid is suddenly panicking as he puts his hand in the way of her picking up the phone.

"She's really sick Vincent. She shouldn't wait here for someone to come get her it's best for Thomas to just meet the paramedics at the hospital, I'll write you a note and you can ride with her though so she won't be alone until he arrives."

"Uh, slight problem, Squinty's out of the city until further notice. Their boss sent him a while ago and we have no way of knowing for sure when he's coming back, though in theory it's soon. Let's save time, I'll call Kwest while you call the paramedics, he's her other guardian and he'll meet us at the hospital. I'll call Tommy after that just so he doesn't murder me for not telling him immediately," with a nod from the nurse he steps out of her room and flips open his cell while she calls the paramedics. "Hey Kwest man it's Speid. Jude's bad sick the nurse here at school is calling the paramedics because she says it's not wise to wait for you to get here and take her in so meet us a Toronto Memorial, I'll ride with her and call Squinty on the way." He pauses listening to Kwest's frantic response. "Okay chill man, let me call Squinty you talk to big D and get him to rush him home." He flips the phone closed just as Miss Johnson peeks out of her office motioning for him to come back into the room.

"They're on their way, is Kwest meeting you two at the hospital?" She asks as she covers Jude up with a blanket while they wait.

"Yeah he's also calling our boss to see if we can rush Tommy home for this and I'm supposed to call him on the way to the hospital."

"You go wait out front for the paramedics then and make your call."

He salutes her before jogging out of the school building and flipping open his phone dialing Squinty's number and waiting until the beep of his voicemail kicks in. He takes a deep breath to get through the voicemail that could very likely end his young life depending on how Tom takes it. "Hey Tommy listen this is Speid, Jude and I were at lunch at school and she collapsed and she's pretty sick. I mean I'm sure she'll be okay but they're sending her into the hospital by ambulance now. I'm riding with her and Kwest is meeting us there. He's calling D to see if he can get you on the next flight back to Toronto but I swear I won't leave her side until you're here. Call when you get this." He flips the phone closed just as the ambulance pulls up and he leads them into the nurse's office with the stretcher.

A couple of hours after they arrive at the hospital and she's admitted Speid's sitting in a chair up beside with both of his hands wrapped around hers while Kwest is in the hall waiting for Darius or Tom to call him when Miss Johnson walks up to him. "You must be Kwest."

"Yeah, and you are?" He says with a curious raised brow.

"Amanda Johnson, I'm Jude and Vincent's nurse at school. I was also the nurse when they were in grammar school with Thomas."

"Oh! I've heard about you every time T and Jude retell the story of how they met."

"Rumor has it they're an item now as well as him being named her guardian along with you?"

"Yes when her father moved he appointed both of us her guardians, this way if there's something she doesn't want to go to him for she can come to me. Though to be honest I can't imagine anything she wouldn't go to him for."

"I can't imagine it either if they're any where near as inseparable now as they were as kids. Though I am honestly surprised Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Speiderman aren't going through the roof over this. "

"Why would Speid's mom care who Jude is dating?" Kwest asks curiously as he sits down in one of the empty waiting room chairs.

Amanda sits down beside him before taking a deep breath to try and give him the brief version of the story, "Long story short, their moms grew up together and when they had Vincent and Jude they instantly decided they would end up married one day so that the two of them could be really family. Its part of why the kids used to fight constantly, the last thing in the world they wanted when they were little was to even be friends after finding out what was in store for them later on if their mothers had their way. I was shocked beyond all belief to see Vincent carrying Jude into my office today and acting as though he was bringing in his best friend."

"Well actually now that Speid's band is Jude's back up band they pretty much are best friends." Out of the corner of his eye he catches quick movement coming from the elevators causing him to turn his head in the direction of the movement. He stands quickly realizing almost instantly it's Tommy who arrived faster than expected.

"Where is she?" He asks out of breath as he stops in front of Amanda and Kwest bending forward to rest his hands on his thighs as he tries to catch his breath.

"She's in room 204." Amanda answers him casually watching to see if he recognizes her.

"Miss Johnson?" His brows knit together in curios recognition before he shakes his head straightening up, "Thanks." Is the last thing he says before running towards Jude's room desperate to be with his girl.