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"Don't let me go

Hold me in your beating heart

I won't let go

Forever is not enough

Let me lay my head down on the shadow by your side

Don't let me go

Hold me in your beating heart"

'Don't Let Me Go' by: RAIGN

Chapter 33: Nothing But Guilt

Mia tossed and turned, her mind kept going back to the scene of her sister being shot. She relived the moment over and over again like a song on repeat. She sprung up in bed panting for breath. Dean stirred awake next to her. He reached over and gently touched her arm. "Mia..."He whispered trying to be there for her as best he could. He knew that she was struggling with everything that happened at the arena.

"I can't stop thinking about it." She replied staring at the wall ahead of them.

"I can't imagine going through what you did...being the one to see her get shot, I mean..."

"That isn't even the worst part. The worst part is the not knowing whether or not she'd make it. He really did have the intention of killing her. I wanted to believe that he wouldn't go through with what he said. Tonight just proved that he was serious."

Dean reached out and cupped the side of her face, softly pulling at her to look directly at him. Her puffy blue eyes met his hesitantly. She was trying to avoid looking anyone in the eyes. The guilt of the incident was beyond words and it turned her stomach into knots just thinking about it. "Mia, I know you think that it's your fault it happened; but you need to know that it wasn't. She chose to go out there alone. All of us tried to go with her."

"I know. It doesn't ease the pain any. She's lying in a hospital bed with a bullet wound because I was careless with everything."

She looked down at her stomach and placed a comforting hand over her navel. Dean realized what she meant. The pregnancy was the opening Nick needed to lure Rydia out alone. He knew that she would never let anything happen to her unborn niece or nephew, because family meant the world to her. His hand covered Mia's and they remained silent for a moment. "Don't regret this...please..." He pleaded.

Mia didn't say anything for a few seconds and to Dean it felt longer than it really was. He was worried that Mia was now regretting her relationship with him and the baby they had created. Her hand snaked out from his hold and moved up with caress his cheek, run through his hair and rest against his bare chest. "I regret nothing...you are my everything. My only regret is fighting you for so long." She replied and leaned in to kiss his lips.

At The Hospital

Roman had fallen asleep in the chair next to Rydia's bed. Her eyes remained closed; but her heart continued to beat healthy and strong. Bray Wyatt stood on the opposite side of the best watching her breathe. His hand inched slowly to move a stray hair out of her eyes. The second he touched her skin, he jolted back like it had burned him.

"I promise that he will pay for what he did to you..." He whispered before turning away from her in fear of being caught by her sleeping boyfriend across the room.

Cautiously, he walked out of the room. He turned back only once to see if she had woken up; but there was no such luck. Bray continued to sneak out the hospital unnoticed by anyone. The last thing he wanted was to be caught by anyone. "What are you doing, Bray? I thought you'd be happy to see her in such a state." Nick's voice echoed behind him in the quiet parking lot.

"Then you thought wrong. Her death was something I didn't sign up for. You said that you wanted to torment her a little. Killing her was not in the description."

"Things change. I won't be satisfied until she's gone for good."

Bray clenched his hands into fists at his side. He tried to remain as calm as possible and not kill him himself. "She's lying in that bed unconscious for god knows how long. Isn't that enough?" AJ's voice interrupted. Her arms were crossed over her chest as her heels clicked against the pavement.

"Sweet little AJ..." Nick cooed.

"Don't call me that! You used me, you sick son-of-a-bitch." She yelled.

Nick's smile returned when he heard the hurt behind her words. He wanted nothing more than to run his hands all over her small frame, caress her small breasts, and lick every inch of skin on her body. She was repulsed by his lust filled stare in her direction. "You can still join me. I'd be happy to have you by my side." Nick offered.

"You're crazy if you think I'd go with you. It's a matter of time before the police find you and take you in."

All she got in reply was a laugh. He walked away leaving the two alone in the empty parking lot. Bray watched her closely, wondering why she was even there to begin with. Was she there to see Rydia? Or was she there to finish where Nick left off? He had questions for her; but before he could ask them, she walked away towards the entrance of the hospital.

Roman awoke to see a nurse fixing the bedding around Rydia. She checked her vitals and wrote them down on the chart. "Someone will be in to take her for her MRI shortly." She stated before walking out of the room. He turned his attention back to his sleeping girlfriend. His fingers twined through hers, despite not feeling her grip around his hand. "You need to wake up. I need you. I need to hear your voice." He pleaded.

"Any changes?" Skye asked walking into the room.

"No, they will be taking her for an MRI soon."

Skye sat down in another empty chair, sitting her bag underneath. Roman glanced in her direction to see that most of her wounds were completely healed without much scarring. He also wondered what she was thinking about. There was clearly a lot on her mind, that much he could see just by looking into her eyes.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"Uhh...yeah...there is just a lot going on inside my head is all. It's nothing to worry about."

The Hotel

Mia and Dean quickly packed their things up, waiting for AJ to show up with the information she promised to share about Nick. Mia was quiet, not saying much to him. She spent most of her time in and out of the bathroom with morning sickness. Dean tried not to push her to talk. He didn't want to break her fragile mind.

"Do you think she's actually going to show?" Mia asked.

"She said she'd be here at 9." Dean replied looking at his phone seeing the minute change.

Mia let out a sigh, dropping to the edge of the bed. Her hand ran through her silky hair. A soft knock alerted her. Dean opened the door to see AJ standing there with a scared look upon her face. "I don't have much time." She stated walking into the room.

"What's wrong?" Mia asked understanding her frightened tone of voice.

"I'll tell you what I know; but after that you are on your own. I'm taking time off to try and rekindle my relationship with Phil."

"I understand..."

AJ turned and sat down on the bed next to Mia. Her hands trembled with fear. It was the same fear that everyone felt. Dean closed the distance, standing behind Mia. His hand touched her shoulder protectively. "Nick sought me out in a night club two weeks ago. He knew that I was unhappy with the way the company was treating me when it came to Rydia. He said that he could help me get her out of the company for good." AJ explained.

"How was that?" Dean asked.

"He came up with a plan that would scare her enough to quit; but when I heard that you were pregnant things changed. He wanted to use it instead of the original plan. He thought threatening to kill you would be the best way to get her to quit...and I believed him."

Mia sniffled back a sob. She couldn't help but think about Rydia and how everything played out exactly how Nick wanted, except for the fact that he didn't actually kill her. "I did know that he was planning to take you hostage; but he wasn't supposed to hurt you in anyway. I never thought he'd do what he did."

"Do you know where he's been staying?" Mia asked.

"Any time he was with me, it was always in hotel rooms; but I was pretty sure that he had somewhere else that I didn't know about. Last night, he was at the hospital to corner Bray. I just happened to be there to."

"What did he say?" Dean asked.

"He was taunting Bray with his infatuation of Rydia. That's what Nick does...he taunts to get inside your head. That's his weapon and if you can counter it...you can beat him."

AJ stood up and started for the door. The couple looked at each other, wondering why she was so scared to be leaving in such a hurry. Her actions didn't make sense; but they had their own problems to deal with for the time being. Mia hoped that AJ would get back what she needs and prayed that it would last.

The Hospital

Rydia was returned to her room, alerting Roman and Skye to her presence. The nurse quickly walked out of the room before they could ask questions about the tests. The disappointment returned when their hopes of her eyes being open was crushed right before their own eyes. It had been over twenty-four hours and she still hadn't woken up. The concern was growing by the minute within all of them.

"Hey guys, any changes?" Mia asked walking in with Dean by her side.

"No, she just came back from the tests. We are waiting for the results." Roman replied.

"How did it go with AJ this morning?" Skye asked.

"She didn't really tell us anything useful. Nick kept everything from her." Dean answered.

Roman wasn't really listening to their conversation. His mind was with Rydia. He mentally begged for her to wake up and smile at him. He needed the reassurance that she was okay and that she wouldn't leave him. He wanted to relive every memory they shared together. There were so many new memories he wanted to create with her; but the longer she remained unconscious, the harder it would be to fulfill those wanted new memories.

"Okay, who is Mia Chandler?" The Doctor asked walking into the room.

"I am." Mia stated standing up from the chair.

"Can I talk to you outside, please?"

Her head turned to see Roman's heartbroken stare as she walked towards to door. She knew that immediate family only had the privileges to hear results from tests. In the hall with the door closed, the doctor looked down at the papers on the clipboard. "All the tests came back with no damage to her brain." He stated.

"Oh thank god..." Mia breathed out in relief.

Knowing that there was no brain damage to her sister was the best news she had heard in days; but there was a question she needed to have answered. They all did. "How come she hasn't woken up yet?" She asked hoping that he'd have an answer for her.

"I honestly don't know. Maybe there is something she doesn't want to face and this is her mind's way of dealing with it. We are going to consider her condition as a coma unless things change within the next twelve hours."

His words made sense to her in a way. Rydia probably didn't want to face the possibility of Nick being there when she woke up to finish the job. She wished that she could dive into her sister's mind to tell her that everything would be okay and come back to all of them. She didn't agree with the term coma. It was all just too much to think about. The doctor placed a hand on her shoulder before walking away.

She slowly walked back into the room knowing everyone inside would swarm her for answers. Skye perked from her hands and stared at her. Roman straightened up in his chair awaiting for what the news held. Dean came to her side, twining his fingers with hers. Something didn't add up with the entire situation and noticing that Seth was not present also came as odd to him consider how his feelings for Rydia have grown over the last few weeks.

"There is no brain damage at all." Mia announced.

"That's great!" Skye replied with hope in her voice.

"Then why hasn't she woken up?" Roman asked solemnly.

Mia didn't want to answer him. She didn't want to have to say the word out loud for all of them to hear. Her lip curled into her mouth so her teeth could bit it. It was her habit for when she was nervous about something. Dean recognized it immediately. He saw the glassy look in her eyes with pending tears. "Mia...come on...tell us what's going on with her." Skye pleaded.

"The doctor thinks the reason she hasn't woken up is because she doesn't want to face reality and it's her mind's way of dealing. They are considering her condition to be a coma unless things change."

No one said a word. There were no words to say. Roman's fear was becoming a reality and the person he could blame for everything was Nick Grayson. He turned away from Mia and took hold of Rydia's hand. "You can't leave us like this, Ry...please we need you..." Skye cried as she fell back into her chair.

"Where the hell is Seth?" Dean asked looking at Skye.

"I have no idea. We really haven't spoken much since yesterday."

The Hotel

Seth continued to stare at his laptop screen. He had been up all night looking for information about Nick Grayson that could be helpful. There was so much information about his family; but nothing relevant about Nick himself. He figured his parents payed people off to keep what they knew about their son a secret.

His phone lit up with an indication of a text message. He leaned back against the chair's head rest and opened the message only to lunge forward in horror. "No brain damage; but DR. thinks she won't wake up because she doesn't want to face reality and it's her mind's way of dealing. They are classifying it as a coma. Just thought you should know since you didn't bother to show up. SKYE"

"Rydia..." He whispered.

The anger boiling inside him was escalating. He ran his hands through his hair and slapping himself in the face, trying to prevent himself from completely snapping on the next thing or person that walked in the door. It was time that he did something to help someone other than himself. Looking back at the screen of Nick's family company, he took hold of his phone and began to dial the number listed in the 'contact us' section of the website.

"Grayson and Noel Industries how can I help you?" A woman answered with a cheerful voice.