A/N-I DO NOT OWN THE NAKED BROTHERS BAND!

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Okay, now THIS is the second to the last chapter! Believe it or not, this chapter actually turned out to be longer than I thought it would, soooo...I didn't want to make it too much longer so the next chapter will be the last chapter ):

But heyyyy, I'm posting "Where I'm Going" tomorrow! (: So don't you worry! (: lol

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"They can't do this!" Rosalina protested, with tears in her eyes. "They can't just give up! It hasn't been that long! He'll pull through!"

"I'm so sorry, Rosalina. I know how much you care about Nat. But I can't do anything to change their mind," The nurse explained.

Rosalina didn't know what to say, and Alex stood there in complete shock.

"I'll leave you alone now," The nurse said, and walked out of the room.

"Their killing him," Alex said with frustration. "I can't believe it!"

"Alex, we won't let them. Nat will wake up. I know it." Her emotions betrayed her as tears began slipping down her cheeks.

"And what if he doesn't? What if he's not supposed to wake up until next week? What happens then?" Alex asked, now becoming angry.

"We'll call Cooper. He'll know what to do. He'll get someone to convince the hospital. You know he will."

"But what if he can't? What if no one listens! What if it's just a matter of mere seconds before Nat wakes up and they kill him!" He shouted.

"Alex!" She said, grabbing him by his shoulders. "Calm down."

"I can't," He said, as he looked up at her. "Their killing my brother."

Even though it wasn't a usual thing between her and Alex, Rosalina pulled the younger Wolff brother into a hug. "It'll be okay, Alex. I know it will."

~NBB~

The next afternoon, when Nat still showed no signs of waking up, Rosalina called the guys over to say their goodbyes. The five of them were sitting in the hallway to decide who would be the first to go in.

"Alex, you go. You're his brother," Thomas said.

Alex nodded, and walked into the hospital room. He walked over to the bed and jumped up to sit on the edge of it. "Hey bro," He said quietly. "Look…you have to wake up, okay? I can't even imagine what it would be like without you. Who am I supposed to make fun of? Who am I supposed to get teased by? Who's supposed to tell me I'm off key when we're playing a song?" Alex stopped, suddenly thinking about the band. "Will there even be a band?" He looked down at his lap, as it was suddenly more interesting. "Who's going to be my big brother?" Alex looked up at his brother, expecting his eyes to suddenly open, just like in all the movies he saw. But his brother remained unresponsive. "I love you, Nat. I'll miss you." He hopped off the bed, trudged out of the room, and slumped into one of the chairs in the hallway. "I have a problem not even milk can fix," He muttered.

Qaasim leaned over and ruffled the little boy's hair.

"Coop, you go next," Rosalina said, sitting on the other side of Alex.

The manager got up and walked into the room. "Hey Nat." He walked over to his bed side. "You know, when Rosalina called and told me you guys were kidnapped, I never thought it would lead to…well…this. I thought we'd rush to find you and when we did, you'd come out insisting you were okay, Jake would get arrested and we'd move on. But…this isn't something we can just move on from. I know when we were little I told you since I was one of your best friends I'd be your manager for the band. But I never thought that our friendship would end like this. Nat, we can't do this without you. You have to pull through. Alex is a mess out there. I don't know what he said to you in here, but he looks so ripped up inside. Rosalina looks heartbroken. I've never seen her that way. Not even when you guys broke up. We're all pretty upset. I'm going to miss you, Nat. But I still believe that you're going to wake up. And the first thing you're going to say is something stupid, I know it. Just remember, no matter what, I'll always be your best friend." Cooper turned and walked out of the room. He saw that by now, Alex had his face buried in his knees, and Rosalina didn't even look up at him.

"Qaasim, you go," Cooper said.

Qaasim got up and walked into the room. "Hey my man," He said, walking over to Nat's bed. "You're not doin' too well. And that doesn't work. I seriously hope this is one of those tricks to get Rosalina to like you more, because I don't know what any of us would do if you were gone. And if this is a trick, I think you've taken it a step too far. You gotta pull through this, Nat. You're strong, I know you are. Without you, we can't have a Naked Brothers Band. Alex won't have a big bro. And…without you…all our lives will be different. I don't even want to imagine that. I'll miss you, man." He walked back out into the hallway. "Your turn, David."

David stood up as Qaasim sat back down. He walked into the room and over to Nat's bed. "Hey Nat. Do you remember when I won that kids' paradise trip? And I accidentally pushed your dad down the slide? And I told you that I got really high scores on those tests we used to take every year? I made you promise not to tell anyone that, so I'm going to tell you something else. You have to promise not to tell anyone, okay?" He paused, as if Nat would respond, and then continued when he didn't. "I don't care how cheesy this sounds, or how stupid, and you definitely can't tell Thomas I said this or else he'll never let me live this down. Your way too young to die. I mean, think about this Nat. We're still in high school, and we haven't even done half the things we promised each other in preschool. And I mean, I know I have Thomas, but he's not as…understanding as you are. You're my best friend, Nat. Ever since preschool I've been able to tell you anything. Even stuff I can't tell Thomas because…you know Thomas. I'm gonna miss you. So that's why you can't leave now. I need you, the band needs you, Alex needs you, and Rosalina needs you. We all need you here, right now." He walked out of the room, and fell into a chair in the hallway. "You go Thomas."

Thomas got up, and slowly walked into the room. He walked over to the bed. "Okay, I'm going to make this short and to the point because it's actually really weird talking to you while you're like this. You can't die yet, Nat. Alex is a mess, Rosalina's heart broken, and the guys and I…we need you, Nat. There won't be a Naked Brothers Band without you, and who knows what'll happen the all of our friendships' when you're gone. You have to pull through this. I mean it." Thomas turned and quickly walked out of the room. "It's all you, Rosalina."

Rosalina sighed and slowly got up. She walked into the room, and over to Nat's bed. "Nat, I can't do this without you. I can't survive, I can't think, I can't function. I can't do any of this without you. I promised you I wouldn't leave you, and I really don't want to. But what am I supposed to do, Nat? I need you. You're my best friend. You're who I go to for advice. You're who comforts me when I'm mad or upset, or anything. Even when it's probably the stupidest thing the world, you still sit and listen to me rant about it. You sat there and listened to me drone on about how much I wished Jake would ask me out, even though you knew he was a complete jerk, but I didn't realize that yet. You put up with so much, and you still stayed by me after everything I put you through. I don't know any other guy, or person on this Earth who would do any of that, Nat. You're one of a kind. And that's why you're my boyfriend. I love you." She leaned over and kissed his cheek. "Goodbye Nat," She said, as tears began slipping down her face again. She turned and walked towards the door. Just before she opened the door, she turned and looked at her boyfriend for the last time. He still hadn't moved. Rosalina had her hand on the door knob, and slowly turned it.

"Does that count?" A scratchy voice asked.

Rosalina froze. She was dreaming. She was dreaming, she hadn't heard that. No one heard that. That joke was old; they hadn't said that in a while, Nat was gone.

"Does it?" The same voice asked again.

She slowly turned around to face the bed.

Nat was looking at her, giving her a sleepy smile. "Is that a no?"

"Nat!" She said running back over to his bed. She hugged him tightly. "You're okay!"

He patted her back lightly. "Am I not supposed to be?" He asked, his voice still scratchy.

Rosalina pulled away and handed him a glass of water that had been place in his room that morning. "Here, drink this."

Nat drank the water quickly and handed her the cup back. "What happened?"

She put the cup back on the table nearby. "You've been unconscious for almost two weeks, Nat. They were going to…" She trailed off, as tears filled her eyes again.

"No, no, no, Rosie. It's okay," He said, kissing her forehead. "I'm okay, I promise. I'm not going anywhere. I promised you I would never leave you. I don't break promises."

"I know, but by everything they were saying…and how it was turning out, I didn't know…"

"I'm not going anywhere, Rosie. I'm right here, see?" He took her hand, and placed it over his heart. "I'm still here. I'm okay. It's going to be fine."

"I just can't believe you're okay," She said, hugging him again.

"Tell me what happened. What happened with Jake? Where are the guys? Where's Alex?"

Rosalina explained to him everything that the guys had told her when she woke up, and everything that happened during the past two weeks.

"God…poor Alex…and you…I'm so sorry. I can't believe I let Jake win."

"Nat, that's not important right now. Forget about Jake. This isn't about him. This is about you. You're here, and you're okay. That's all that matters. I don't even care what happens to Jake anymore. As long as you're here with me, I'll be the happiest girl in the world."

Nat smiled, but before he could respond the door opened.

They both looked at the door to see a nurse walk in. "Rosalina, I know it's upsetting but it's time you…" She trailed off, noticing Nat was awake. "I'm going to go get the doctor," She said, turning and rushing back out of the room.

"I should probably go. I'm probably in the way," Rosalina said, turning to walk out of the room.

"No," He said, grabbing her wrist. "Please don't go."

"It's okay," She said, taking his hand. "I promise, I won't leave."

"I've been away from you for too long. I can't lose you again."

"You never lost me, Nat. I was always here."

He nodded. "I know. I could hear you. I just couldn't respond."

Before Rosalina could respond, a team of doctors rushed in along with the nurse who had been taking care of Nat and Rosalina since their stay at the hospital.

"Rosalina," The nurse said. "You should probably go out in the hallway with your friends…"

"But I have to stay with Nat," Rosalina protested.

"It's alright, you can see him after the doctors are finished–"

"Wait!" Nat spoke up.

Everyone in the room froze at Nat's sudden outburst.

"Please, can she stay?"

The nurse looked at Rosalina, then Nat, then at the doctors. She smiled. "Alright."

Rosalina walked back over to Nat's bedside and took his hand. She smiled at him. "I'm right here and I'm not going anywhere."

A/N-OF COURSE I WOULDN'T KILL NAT!

That'd be like killing myself, because Nat and Alex are like...my life. lol.

I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! Look out for "Where I'm Going" tomorrow!(:

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