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AN/ Hello again! So sorry in advance for any OOC in this chapter and I hope you enjoy what I wrote!
Chapter Five
The next time the teen woke up there was no visitors in the room with him. There was, however, a doctor. The man looked to be in his mid- forties with light brown hair and a lean figure. He was wearing the typical doctor uniform of a white shirt with a blue tie and black slacks under a white lab coat.
The man looked up from the clipboard he had been writing on and smiled as he saw Sebastian groggily looking back at him. The doctor sat down and placed the clipboard in its place at the end of the hospital bed.
"Hello Mr. Smyth. I'm Dr. Valerio and I'm your doctor for your stay here in Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. You had quite the accident three days ago and most of the time since you've been asleep." Greeted the Doctor.
"Uh, yeah." Answered Sebastian. He was unsure of how to go about asking how bad the damage was now that he had someone right in front of him that knew the answer.
Dr. Valerio chuckled warmly at his not so eloquent response, "I'm sure you're wondering exactly how you are injured and how bad it is so why don't I just give you the run down."
The Doctor reached for the clipboard he had put down earlier and was completely oblivious to the relief he had granted the teen in front of him. "You have several broken ribs on your left side where the impact occurred and oddly enough one on the right. In addition to that your left shoulder blade was fractured and you have many lacerations and bruises throughout your body. You were extremely lucky that you survived such a direct hit to the driver's side Mr. Smyth."
Sebastian wasn't sure whether to be happy that he had more broken ribs to cover up the one he already had or devastated to hear that he had almost died. The Warblers conflicting emotions only momentarily showed on his face before he schooled himself into the mask of horror that one would expect his to have.
The doctor seemed rather grim as he opened his mouth once again, "The shoulder will take an average of six weeks to heal in a sling and broken ribs normally take one to two months without farther complications."
"Farther complications?" Asked Sebastian cautiously.
"When you came into the hospital your ribs were severely broken causing bits of your bone to travel into your arteries and heart from the force of the impact. We had to do an emergency surgery the moment you arrived."
Sebastian gapped at Dr. Valerio thinking that maybe he should have told him this first! It's not like he almost died because of it or anything.
"We managed to extract the pieces of bone without too much trouble and your ribs are being held together by metal pins. If you have any problems with your heart including but not limited to heartburn or quickness of breath please notify us immediately so we can make sure nothing is wrong." The doctor paused to take a breath before continuing slowly and cautiously. "There is one other thing that concerned us Mr. Smyth."
Sebastian held his breath this was it, they were going to mention something to do with his abuse or the cuts on his arms. The teen only just managed to keep the internal panic he was feeling from his face. A mask of ignorant curiosity fell perfectly into place as he awaited the doctor's next words.
"It was the cuts and scars on your arms. You see, we have a reason to believe that this was the result of self-harm." Dr. Valerio finished hesitantly.
Faux shock filled Sebastian's face as if he couldn't believe what was being said, "What! You… you think I'm hurting myself! Why I do something like that?" Responded Sebastian in flawless character.
"Well you had fresh cuts on your left arm next to your elbow that was already bandaged and several scars covering your arms already." Said the doctor patiently.
"I accidentally cut myself on some old ice skates when I was going through the closet the day before the accident. They weren't even mine." Answered Sebastian. The last part was mumbled almost to himself as if he was still upset about it and didn't mean for anyone else to hear.
"And what about the scars?" Asked Dr. Valerio.
"That was actually from an accident from a couple years ago when I was in Paris with my mom. We were at an Amusement Park and they were fixing this ride, I don't remember which one, and I accidentally fell near it. Luckily I sort of put up my arms and the sharp part cut me up pretty badly but I was fine. I didn't even go to the hospital though my mom almost sued the place for not having the place sectioned off or something." Sebastian remembered to put a small smile on his face as he talked about his mom almost suing to make it seem like he was remembering something.
The Doctor had a skeptical look on his face but put back the clipboard he was still holding and nodded as if to agree. "Well I hope you don't mind if we keep a look out for that just in case."
"Of course not." Agreed Sebastian easily. The teen knew that doing anything else would most definitely cause suspicion.
"I hope you have an easy recovery." Said Dr. Valerio as he got up from his chair.
"So do I." Answered Sebastian in an almost cheeky way. The doctor shook his head but had a smile on his face as he left the room.
Sebastian relaxed in the bed as the doctor left and he was once again alone. He had used the Theme Park story several times in the past and he always felt a certain amount of relief when they bought it. It was still early and there was a good chance that he would have another visitor, most likely the Warblers.
Boredom quickly became well acquainted with the young Warbler as he lay there doing nothing for over a half an hour. Luckily there was a knock on the door that immediately brought Sebastian's eyes to the door as he called out in a neutral voice, "Come in."
While the teen was glad to have a distraction and that his sanity had been saved he wasn't expecting what came through the door. Instead of a nurse or the Warblers, like he had been expecting, three members of the New Directions and their teacher, Mr. Schuester, came in one by one.
The teens were Kurt, Blain and the girl he had prepared to ruin next, Rachel. Sebastian raised one eyebrow in disbelief that they were even there as they stood before him, somewhat awkwardly.
"What are you doing here?" Asked Sebastian tiredly.
"Well we heard about your accident and we wanted to see if you were okay." Said Blaine diplomatically.
"And you brought your teacher with you?" Responded the Warbler Captain as he looked pointedly at Mr. Shuester. He had never actually met the man but had seen him in passing enough that he could recognize him.
"The whole club wanted to wish you a speedy recovery so it would only make sense that I would come." Answered Mr. Shue.
"The whole club?" Said Sebastian skeptically. He was too doped up on pain killers right now to bother being sarcastic and there was a teacher present so he knew he shouldn't say anything downright mean if he didn't want his Father to end up hearing about it.
"Some people had their reservations about this, myself included. But I had to come what with me being the most talented singer in McKinley to set a good example for others." Arrogantly Answered Rachel.
"Look Sebastian we know you don't like us and we don't particularly like us either but we thought this would be a nice thing to do." Said Blaine.
"We just wanted to know if you were alright." Added Kurt as he held Blaine's hand.
"Why?" Asked Sebastian. He was honestly confused with why they had come and wanted to know.
"Sebastian just because you're the Captain of a rival Glee Club that doesn't mean we have to be mean to you. The kids heard you were in a car accident and wanted to see if you were alright. Is that really that hard to believe?" Asked Mr. Shue.
"Oh so now that I've been injured we all should hold hands and sing about rainbows and butterflies?" Responded Sebastian with a scowl back on his face.
"No. In fact I still kind of hate you but I don't want you to be hurt. So we came to see if you were dying or not, sue us." Answered Kurt heatedly.
"Well as unless you're blind as well as stupid you can see that I'm alive with only one pair of eyes so why are you all here? And don't give me some bullshit about the New Directions wanting to wish me well or something." Snapped Sebastian as he got annoyed with their answers.
"The New Directions are wishing you well. I asked a Nurse in the hallway and she said you had surgery when you first came in." Said Mr. Shue softly as he tried to calm the Warbler down.
"Listen I'm sorry that we came but we just wanted to make sure you were okay." Added Blaine calmly.
Sebastian just sat there not saying anything as the four stared back at him. He was speechless for the first time in a long time that his 'enemies' had wanted to make sure that he was alright.
"Are you going to be preforming in Regionals?" Asked Rachel as she tried to start up the conversation again.
"I don't know." Replied Sebastian softly.
The teens shifted awkwardly in front of Sebastian, not used to the Warbler being so quiet.
"Well I'm glad you are all right and I'm sure the others will be when we tell them." Said Mr. Shue as he tried to bridge the awkward gap.
"Bye." Said Rachel as they all walked out of the door and left his sitting alone again.
Why did they care? It was the question that kept spiraling around in his head. Why was it that no one else had cared his entire life and now they kept saying that they did?
He knew better than to take people at face value or believe what people said but this was just weird. Pretending to care had almost no benefits for them so why would they do such a thing. All it was going to do was get them hurt in the long run.
God, he had thrown a slushy with rock salt in it at Blaine's face and now he was coming to see him in the hospital! He was the one who had sent the curly haired teen to the hospital. It just didn't make sense.
His Father hated him and his Mother wouldn't care if he died in that accident so why would they. His own blood didn't care yet his rival Glee club who we had scorned and injured was claiming that they wanted him to be okay.
Sebastian scowled as he tried to make find any logic in the New Direction's actions but could find none. The Warblers he could sort of get because they were his team but his rivals caring didn't make sense.
Thinking of the Warblers brought him back to what the girl Rachel had said about him competing in Regionals. He had been telling the truth when he had told her that he didn't know if he would be competing or not.
In two months he would most likely be completely healed but Regionals were only a month away. He didn't know if he would be healed enough to do the jumping and dancing that was involved in the Glee Club competitions.
The fact that he may not be well enough to preform caused another whole set of problems to arise. Sebastian was the Captain of the Warblers and so he had the lead in most of the songs they were doing.
This brought the problem of the Warblers now having to find a new lead singer to compete with. Did they even know he wouldn't be well enough to preform, thought Sebastian worriedly. He wanted to contact the Warblers but he didn't have a phone on him so he just hoped that they would visit soon.
With this weighing on his mind, Sebastian let sleep claim him once again.
AN/ So... I don't think this was to bad but tell me what you think. No, seriously tell me what you think. Any suggestions will be welcomed as this doesn't have a plan that is set in stone for future chapters (though I will only use it if I like it). Please review and no flames!