(ZANE POV)
The sudden shock of the assassin before me, almost caused me to drop Cole from my back. Without any warning, the man threw a blow to my stomach, causing Cole to slide from my back. The assassin threw another blow, but failed as I quickly grabbed his wrist. Using his other hand, he took a knife from his pocket, which was easily seen. "Zane!" Kai shouted before grabbing the assassin's arm. While Kai was distracting him, I served him a hard punch to his face. He was out cold. "Not so tough!" Kai laughed.
With all of the action going on, none of us seemed to notice Cole, who was gasping for his life. It was obvious that he couldn't breathe properly. "Oh no..." I gasped at the realization that I was the one who dropped him. I bent down on one knee next to him, and picked him up carefully. He was still gasping for air, and seemed to be on the verge of death. "No...no please don't." I whispered to him, as he slowly stopped his gasping.
"Cole, come on buddy, stay with us!" Kai shouted in a frustrated tone.
"You...might just- have to go on without me." Cole coughed up some blood. "Tell everyone...that they've been the best brothers I could ever have..."
I shook my head. "You can tell them that yourself." I said before lifting his limp body on my back. He was still gasping viciously.
"Zane, put him down!" Kai shouted, and I quickly rested him back on the floor. Before any of us could say anything, Cole closed his eyes, and soon, his breathing subsided.
(KAI POV)
My heart was thumping through my chest as Cole's breathing stopped. "Cole! This is not the time for sleeping!" I shouted. Yet deep down, something in me knew that he wasn't at all sleeping. "Come on Cole, don't pull that joke on me again..." A tear fell from my eye as I watched Zane bend down and rest is ear on Cole's chest. I held my breath in hopes that he would be able to hear the slightest heart beat.
Finally, Zane lifted his head and looked at me. He stayed quiet for about a minute or so before sighing. "Not even the slightest of beats."
Tears of sadness begun to push on my eyeballs at the painful news. "No..." I whispered before burying my face in my hands. I began to sob. My tears stung my eyes before they fell. Before I knew it, my face was drenched in tears, and was as red as my shirt, which was still tied down to Cole's body. "No, no, no..." I cried. Zane scooted closer to me and wrapped his arms around my shoulders. He was attempting to comfort me, but only Cole's life could comfort me at this point.
"Kai..."
"W-what?" I said in a shaky tone
"We must look for the others. They may be in trouble."
I wiped my eyes, and looked at Cole's pale face. I really didn't care about the others, but Zane was right. They could be in trouble. Could be hurt, or trapped like Cole and I was. They could be waiting for us to find them. I nodded and took a deep breath. "W-what about Cole?"
"There is nothing we can do..." Zane replied painfully. I nodded again, and then stood up.
"Come on. let's go then."