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~Gloyd P.O.V

And that's when I saw him.

Him being none other than Swizzle Malarkey standing over a sleeping blonde with a blade in his hand. Instinctively I ran and pulled the man away from Rancis before tackling him. I threw myself on top of him and grabbed the knife, throwing out of arms reach for both of us. Pinning both hands on either side of his head, I whispered

"Now, what the fuck were you trying to do to Rancis?"

"I didn't mean to, and I didn't want to, man!" He exclaimed, his body beginning to shake. "I-It's just that, that they wanted me to, because when they found out it didn't work, they...they-"

"Woah, woah. Slow down. What are you talking about? Who's they?"

"Taff and Vannellope!"

"Why did they want you to hurt Rancis?"

"Because the hit and run didn't work. He was supposed to die on site." What? I felt my whole body freeze. They were planning on killing Rancis? Why? Is it seriously for our relationship? Out of frustration and slight confusion, I got off the boy and let him go. With a quick apology and thanks, he left. I turned my attention to Rancis, who was still sleep throughout the whole ordeal. I decided it would be best not to bring up the Swizzle incident unless he asked. I just knew that he needed my protection now more than ever.

The nurse that had brought me here knocked on the door gently. I allowed him in, and he picked up the clipboard from the end of Rancis's bed.

"Well, nothing major, just a gnarly gash on his side and some blood loss, but we were able to replace it successfully during surgery. He's expected to make a fast and speedy recovery." The man smiled at me before looking at the bottom of his page. "There's no easy way to say this, but it's a good thing he got hit."

"Excuse me?" I didn't know whether to be curious or offended.

"If he hadn't been taken to the ER, he would've died of an allergic reaction, probably before now." He said, glancing at his watch.

"Allergic? No, he's not allergic to anything but pumpkin, he told me himself. And he hadn't had pumpkin all night." I took the blonde's hand in mine, stroking the porcelain skin.

"Well, I beg to differ." He moved the top paper out of the way and began reading off of the next one. "He consumed a hefty amount of natural pumpkin around 8:30 tonight, about 1/8 cup. He must be highly allergic, because less than an hour later, he was showing fatal reaction signs." My mind recalled all the signs he showed. The coughing, the sweats and watery eyes, the raspy voice. I do remember him looking disgusted after eating something, and he hadn't had a problem with his food before he left to the bathroom...

Vanellope. The girls name flashes into my mind, making me squeeze the blondes hand slightly. She had been doing something to Rancis's food when she sat down, could she have slipped a slice of pumpkin in? She would had to know that's he's allergic, and they were trying to get rid of him...

It all fit into place suddenly. I must've been changing expressions and didn't realize, because the nurse eyed me weirdly. "Everything alright?"

"Oh, yeah, yeah. Fine. Were you saying something?"

"Oh, yeah. As I was saying, he should recover from the reaction as well." He smiled before slipping the clipboard back in its place. He turned and left abruptly, leaving the two of us alone.

"ButterCup? Can you hear me?" I whispered, slowly leaning towards the bed. He cracked one eye opening wearily.

"Huh? Where am I?"

"In the hospital. You got hit by a car, and had an allergic reaction at the same time. How ya feeling?"

"Sore." He smiled softly. "I should've been paying attention to what I was eating, and I shouldn't have just walked into the road like that. I'm sorry."

"No, it's not your fault. You weren't expecting pumpkin in your food, and I shouldn't have thrown the bear."

"Did you see who it was to?"

"Yeah." I smiled, squeezing his hand. "Thanks."

He smiled and closed his eye. "I just wish I didn't ruin or anniversary like this."

"It's okay. As long as I'm with you, it's perfect." I wanted to vomit at the Chick Flick movie line, but shook the feeling away. He sighed as he relaxed into the bed.

"So what now?"

"Well, Vani and Taff have been trying to, uh, get a hold of you while you were out, so I'm going to see what they want." That's not a total lie, right?

"Okay...?"

"I'll be back soon. If you need me, call me, and I'll be here in a heartbeat." I kissed him on the nose, causing him to giggle. I headed for the door as Rancis whispered

"You said you'd be back, right?"

"Yeah."

"You promise?"

"Yeah. I promise." I headed out the room and closed it softly behind me.

Now, I thought, grabbing the bear and heading out the hospital. Time to find those damn girls.

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