Sorry for the rubbish updates! Posted alot more of this one on the waterloo road forums, so gonna start posting more here so I can update!

Finn wearily got out the car, feeling more and more tired with each step. Everything was just starting to hit him at once, he didn't have the energy to argue with Chris when he announced that he was staying with Tom, he just nodded wearily and looked to sleep
There was a great traffic pile up on the motorway, and it was half past 12, Finn was absolutely knackered, he had never felt tiredness like it in his life

Tom heard the knock on the door and hoped Josh was asleep, he had no idea what state Finn was going to be in. but he knew Josh wouldn't be asleep. If there was one quality him and his son shared, it was their mutual care for their friends. Tom knew Josh was probably pretending to sleep, waiting for Tom to open the door to his friend, and hear voices, just for some reassurance.

He opened the door quietly and was quite taken aback by the sight in front of him. He knew Chris to overreact sometimes, so he thought Finn maybe was bogged down with a cold, but he just didn't look right, he was white as a sheet and looked a bit dizzy at the prospect of standing

"Alright mate?" Tom asked, putting his hand on Finn's back and motioning for Chris to come in, Tom clearly had underestimated the situation

"How do you feel?" Tom asked, watching him as they stood in the doorway, and Finn shivered

"Im fine, yeah" Finn said, squeezing his eyes shut, in a clearly unconvincing manner. Josh appeared on the stairs

"Finn?" Josh asked, pretending to sound sleepy, something that Tom saw straight through

"Alright mate?" he asked weakly, rubbing his eyes with his fists and trying not to show that he had another headache, it was just stress. He had been having headaches all summer, it was stress. Anyone would be stressed after falling on a bridge and spending 2 weeks in a hospital bed thinking they may never walk again, it was natural. It was just an after effect

"Yeah.." Josh said, staring into the silence

"Josh, show Finn where hes staying and you two get to bed..i'll check on you in the morning mate" Tom addressed his son, then turned to Finn, giving him another tap on the back. Finn nodded, and turned to Chris

"Thanks sir" he said, and Chris smiled kindly

"I hope you feel better" Chris said, with a small smile, and Finn started slowly up the stairs, not even noticing that Josh had met him halfway, and wrapped a secure arm around his waist

"Keep with me Finn" Josh said, with a small smile at his friend

"Whats going on Josh, I don't get this..its just a migraine" Finn said, he felt disorientated

"I know mate, just keep walking into my room for me" Josh said, tightening his arm around Finns waist as he felt him wobble a bit

"You guys didn't have to take me in, its just Mead overreacting" Finn sighed, gripping Josh's shoulder

"mate your ill, just let someone look after you for once yeah?" Josh said, knowing that he was one of the only people who could ever get through to Finn. He needed to exploit this status.

He turned on the light of his room
"Have the bed" Josh said, motioning towards his bed. He had been sleeping on the mattress that he had set up, he knew he was going to let his friend have his bed from the minute he heard about it

"Mate I cant take your bed" Finn said, watching Josh carefully

"I want you too..now settle down, im gonna get you some water yeah?" Josh said, ruffling his best friends hair with a grin

"Thanks Josh..your a mate" Finn said gently, and Josh gave him a wink

"That's the spirit.."

Downstairs, Chris was nursing a tea and Tom was looking at him warily. And then he spoke

"That's not a migraine Chris" Tom said, simply, Chris' head raised in a quizzical manner

"He had a fit, he had a nosebleed, and he looked very close to fainting then, that's not all the result of a headache" Tom said, quietly, Chris nodded

"I have to admit I found it strange" he replied

"Josh had severe migraines, and his head was in absolute agony..but just his head, ive never heard of a case with seizures..and on top of that, ive never seen someone go from alright to ill in that short space of time" Tom replied, and Chris nodded again

"I was thinking that more of his behaviour could factor into it" Chris replied shortly, and Tom nodded, as if to say "What do you mean"

"He was rude and snappy today, hes not normally like that anymore. That essay, the glasses..its all adding upto something.." Chris started

"But not a migraine" Tom finished for him
"It cant be too serious though can it?" Chris asked, naively. He was the science teacher, at the back of his mind he probably could come up with something, but he didn't want to, he was scared.

"I don't know Chris. I didn't think so when you phoned me but now ive seen him. And god knows how long hes probably been getting headaches for, he probably thought it was a side affect of the bridge" Tom mused, tapping the table with his fingertips

"It could be a result of the fall" Chris nodded

"What are we going to do?" Chris suddenly said

"See how he holds up tomorrow, if its not good, one of us can get him to the hospital" Tom said, conclusively

"How much do we tell Josh?" Chris asked, and Tom frowned

"Hes a worrier Josh is..he seems worried enough as it is, I don't want to reveal that his best mate could be in danger just yet.." Tom said,and Chris nodded

"What about Karen, the school?" Chris went on, he needed desperate help on this one

"Well Finn wont have the day off tomorrow, hes too much of a stubborn bugger for that, so don't tell her until it's a issue" Tom decided, and Chris nodded again

"What about his friends, Sam.." Chris started again, as usual going into a caring stance

"We don't even know the issue yet. Chris have you ever heard of the phrase "we'll cross that bridge when we come to it"" Tom asked his friend

"No" Chris directly answered

"Well now you have, take it in" Tom chuckled

"I better be off now. Meeting in a couple of hours" Chris frowned, and stretched his arms

"Thanks for everything Tom" Chris said, and the door opened

A startled Josh had ducked into the kitchen with Finn's water as he heard the lounge door open.
He had heard everything. What was wrong with Finn?

_ _-

He took off upstairs again, satisfied that Tom wouldn't of heard any commotion

"Finn, got your water" Josh whispered, sliding into the room and dimming the light
"Finn?" Josh tried again, but it was completely useless. He was completely asleep, his chest rising and falling

He put the water on the side and crept into bed as he heard Tom approach, he put his head in and watched Finn, before leaving.

First the conversation, now the nighwatch. Josh knew something was up..