Tis I! Yeah, not much to report...

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I was woken from my light sleep by a knock on Vincent's door. I glanced over to find Demyx curled up on the other side of the bed, his light snoring letting me know the knock hadn't woken him.

The knock came again and I pulled myself out of the bed. I opened the door to find Variedy standing in the hallway. I involuntarily took a step back as I eyed him up and down.

"Yes?" I asked, my voice a little raspy.

"He's stable. I was told to come and get you." he said, his voice bland. "He's not out of the woods yet. If he makes it through the night then we'll have less to worry about." I nodded and stepped out into the hallway closing the door softly as to not wake Demyx.

"Alright, lets go." I said and he turned on his heels and started off down the hall way. I sighed as I followed him. "Did you kill them all?" I finally asked after a few moments of silence. He glanced back over his shoulder and winked at me. I stumbled a little in shock.

"All except the one they have tied to a spin wheel down stairs." he said "Axel is saving him for Vincent." I couldn't help but notice a slight spring to the creepy mans step.

"I thought he was going to make him talk." I said as I watched the other man carefully.

"Oh he did." Variedy said with a nasty smile. "Twenty minutes alone with Axel and the guy would have given us his mother if we needed him too." I noted a little bit of respect in his voice but filed it away for later.

"So when are we going to start my 'training'?" I asked. He paused for a second, as if I had stumped him with the topic change and then went on as if nothing had happened.

"As soon as Axel gives me the Okay." he said with a sideways glance at me. "Though I don't know why your asking about it, if I were you I would try to postpone it as much as possible." I shrugged.

"That was my first reaction but after everything that's happened I need an outlet. Learning to beat the shit out of people seems like a good idea." I said as I followed him up a flight of stairs.

"Good. Willing victims are much easier to deal with." he grumbled. We went through another door at the top of the stairs and suddenly we were in a stark white hall, with white tile floors. I gaped a little as we moved passed several rooms that were set up as hospital rooms but were currently empty. "There are six medical rooms in the manor and its fully staffed." Variedy said as he watched my shock face out of the corner of his gold eye. Just up ahead I could see Axel talking to a doctor. As we approached the doctor walked off and Axel turned to us.

I went directly to him and wrapped my arms around his waist and squeezed him. He hesitantly hugged me back and kissed the top of my head.

"How is he?" I asked as I pulled away and gazed into tired, toxic green eyes.

"He's stable but not much else." Axel said as he rubbed a thumb under my eye. "If he makes it through the night he's looking at months of physical therapy for his right leg and his right hand."

"Can I see him?" I asked. Axel searched my face for a moment before nodding and moving away from the door he had been standing in front of. I reached for the door knob but hesitated.

Did I really need to see this...? I grabbed the door knob and pushed the door opened. I took the few steps to the bed and gazed down at the man lying in the bed.

He looked even worse then I remembered, especially with all the wiring he was hooked up to now. Both his eyes were black, he had bandages wrapped around his forehead and several bandages on his cheek and neck. I felt Axel come up behind me and place his hands on my waist, his head on my shoulder.

"What's his worst injury?" I asked as I examined his right hand that was now in a cast.

"He had some internal bleeding. They've fixed it but they're worried their may still be a bleed that they can't get to. There's also the possibility of a concussion, he had several head injuries." he said. His right leg was in a sling that was attached to the ceiling.

"Is his leg broken?" I asked.

"No, his knee was dislocated which severed a tendon. They'll have to fix it surgically as soon as he's out of the woods." I turned in his arms and buried my face in his chest and he held me tightly.

"Sorry." I whispered as tears started to form in my eyes.

"I don't like that you care about him but at the same time I know that it hurts you to care about him." he said as he stroked my hair. "I don't like that it hurts you and I like that it hurts you." I laughed a little through my tears as I pulled away and took the reclining chair that was next to the bed.

"It's a lose/lose situation." I said as I gazed at Vincent and listened to the steady beeping that was his heart monitor. "And besides" I whispered as more tears fell down my face. "You sent him to me, you did this to me."

"I know." He said softly just as a knock came to the door. "What?" Axel asked.

"Leon and Cloud want a word with you." Came Variedy's voice.

"I'll be right there." Axel said and the door closed again. "Are you going to stay here?" he asked me. I nodded but didn't look up.

"If that's alright with you." I said, my voice soft. I felt his fingers brush the back of my neck and I closed my eyes.

"Yes." he said. "That's fine. Variedy will be staying as well." I looked up then but Axel was already half way out the door.

"Axel!" I said and he looked back at me, his face masked once again. "I love you." His mask cracked for a moment as he stared at me in slight shock before he snapped back into place. He gave me the barest of nods before he turned back to hall way and the door closed behind him. I sighed and put my face in my hands.

"God I'm an idiot." I moaned as I rubbed my face. I looked back up at Vincent and my eyes teared up. "Fuck" I groaned and slumped into my chair. A few moments later the door opened and closed again. I didn't hear any other noise so I looked up to find Variedy standing at the foot of the bed. My heart rate spiked a little at the fact that he had moved so far into the room but I hadn't heard him.

"They don't seem sure that he'll make it through the night." he said as he gazed at the injured man. My hands clenched together in my lap.

"I know that. Why are you telling me?" I asked, my voice hoarse.

"Being blind sided by death is a stupid choice that most people make when a loved one is in this situation." he said as he lowered himself onto the small love seat that was positioned under the small window on the other side of the room.

"He's not a loved one." I said with a glare.

"And yet here you sit." he said with a smirk. I shook my head.

"Caring is not loving." I hissed at him, finally looking over at him. He was sprawled out over the love seat, his arm thrown across the back and his legs spread wide.

"What's the difference?" he asked, his eyes trained on my face.

"You have to care about someone to love them but you don't have to love someone you care about." I said but at this point I was basically pouting. He smirked and looked away from me. I sighed a little, relieved but didn't get to enjoy the break from his attention for long. "What happened to all that anger I saw the other night?" he asked.

"What anger?" I crossed my arms over my chest as I gazed at Vincent. I heard Variedy snort making me look over at him again.

"You took him in the gut and decked him in the face kid." he said. "That kind of anger doesn't just go away." I rolled my eyes.

"First off I am not a kid. Second, It hasn't. I still hate him and I will never trust him." I looked away from the other mans gaze and instead took to staring at the edge of the bed. "You can't trust a man who doesn't have a mind of his own."

"On the contrary my friend, a man with no mind is much more trustworthy then the man who can think for himself." Variedy said and I couldn't help but roll my eyes.

"And which are you?" I asked, glaring over at the suddenly talkative man. "And who do you serve for that matter?" I saw the change in his face almost instantly. One second he was almost laughing, slightly condescending, the next he was shut down, completely void of emotion.

"I am what I need to be to survive." he said and I felt a shiver race down my spine. "I serve the highest bider or the smartest killer." I gulped and wished I had kept my mouth shut, but of course I couldn't be smart. Had to keep talking..

"And which is Axel?" I asked, my voice soft. Silence followed my question and I had just resigned myself to no answer when he spoke again.

"Axel is what I am- what ever he needs to be. I follow Axel because he is both the highest bidder and the smartest killer." he said, his voice so soft I almost didn't catch it all.

"What did you do to get kicked out?" I asked but I kept my eyes on Vincent this time. I didn't want to see his reaction. "I mean, what was that guy talking about yesterday when you brought me here?"

"Larxene has never been the smartest anything or the highest bidder." he said and I understood what he was saying.

"So you refused Larxene something and were forced to leave." I said and I glanced over to find him staring off into space, his red and gold eyes distant.

"Yes and when she tried to have me kidnapped I killed 5 men." he whispered. "5 of Axel's men. I had to go into hiding to escape his wrath." I was staring at him in shock now.

"Why did you come back now?" I asked, confused. His eyes focused on me and I got the feeling that he was judging me somehow, wondering how much he could tell me.

"Axel took something of mine." he said as he reached up and pulled out the hair tie that was holding his hair back. His long red and black hair spilled over one shoulder as he racked his fingers through it. I suddenly realized this was the most normal I had ever seen him act. He almost seemed relaxed with me and that could easily be a good or a bad thing.

"It must be very important. You didn't strike me as I man who would care about monetary possessions." I said as I leaned back the reclining chair and curled up, facing Variedy.

"There isn't a monetary possession in this world that I care about." he said as he leaned his head back on the couch and possibly closed his eyes but I could no longer see his face. The door opened and a nurse came in. She gave me a soft smile but didn't even look at Variedy as she went to the machines and began to check them.

If it wasn't a monetary possession...what did Axel have that Variedy would want back so badly that he would come out of retirement just to teach me how to fight...?

"How's he doing?" I asked her, my voice soft. She looked up from where she had been checking his pulse.

"As well as can be expected. If he can make it through the night then we'll all breath a little easier." she said before she picked up the clip board on the end of the bed and wrote on it for a moment and then headed for the door. After the door shut with a soft click I looked back over to Variedy to see that he hadn't moved. Was he asleep?

"You're changing Axel." he said and I jumped a little. He hadn't moved when he spoke but I guess I could assume he was awake.

"I'm not trying too." I said, my voice soft.

"Aren't you though?" he asked and I frowned, staring at Vincent once more. His chest was rising and falling gently and if I didn't look up at his face and all the tubes and wires it was almost as if he was asleep.

"I just want him back." I whispered. "Is that so bad?"

"The Axel you knew can't hold this organization together." came his reply. "Maybe the changes will be for the better but if any of it even smells of weakness he will be eaten alive by the people under him. Be careful of what you ask him to change."

"I'm not asking him to change anything anymore." I said as I closed my eyes. "I'm here for better or worse at this point."

"Well then, buckle up kid. It has to get worse before it can get better." I heard him say but I ignored it and instead chose to let sleep pull me under. My last thought that came to me was Maybe the worst is past and only better things are to come...

A long piercing beep pulled me out of sleep followed by a lot of loud confusing noises. I opened my eyes but couldn't seem to focus on anything, there were quite a few people in the room and they were all moving very quickly.

"Roxas we have to go." came a voice to my left. I shook my head a little trying to figure out what all the confusion was.

"Get him out of here! Paddles!" I heard another voice say and suddenly I was being picked up and carried from the room. "Clear!" the voice said again.

"Wait!" I said suddenly feeling panicked. "Whats happening?" I tried to look back into the rom but the door was already shut.

"Vincent's heart stopped." I looked up to find Variedy was the person carrying me. His eyes were staring straight ahead as if he refused to look at me.

"What?" I asked, my voice weak.

"Variedy!" Came a voice from the down the hall. We both looked up to find Axel headed toward us. Variedy let me down and I stumbled into the wall. I let my head hang down. His heart stopped...

"Whats happened?" he asked.

"His heart stopped." Variedy said. I covered my mouth with both hands as tears flowed down my face. Suddenly I was wrapped in strong arms, my head pressed to his chest. I breathed in his scent and instantly relaxed against him, my arms going around his waist.

"It's going to be alright." he whispered with his face in my hair. I couldn't answer him but if I could I would have told him that he didn't know that. He couldn't guarantee that it would be okay. We heard the door opened and I turned my head to see Dr. Yanc came out from Vincent's room. He came over to us but his face didn't betray any emotions.

"We've got his heart going again." he said and I sagged in Axel's arms, clutching at his back. "He's fighting as much as we are."

"Thank you Dr. Yanc." Axel said as he squeezed me gently. I let my head rest against his chest as he continued to talk with the doctor for a moment but I was zoned out. "Roxas?" Axel said and it sounded as if he had said my name a few times already. I pulled away and gazed up at him. He frowned as he rubbed my cheek with his thumb. "I think you need to get some sleep in an actual bed." he said.

"No." I said as I pushed away from him and rubbed my eyes. "I'm fine." I gave him a shaky smile and he just stared at me.

"You torturing your self by depriving your self of sleep is not going to make him get better." Axel said, his arms crossed over his chest.

"I know that." I said, possibly a little huffy. "But I want to stay."

"No, your going back to bed. Variedy will come get you if there is any change." he said as he reached out and grabbed my arm. I tired to pull away but he jerked me into him again and I sagged against him, defeated.

"Alright." I said as I yawned and wrapped my arms around his middle.

"He'll be in Vincent's room. Marluxia is still snooping around." Axel said to Variedy. If there was a reply I didn't hear it. Axel scooped me up and I squeaked slightly before relaxing in his arms.

"Thanks." I said as I let my eyes fall shut and he started off down the hall way. I curled against him best I could and let my self drift off to sleep.

I was woken again by being set gently into a bed. I let my eyes flutter open as Axel pulled away. The lights in the room were set to dim so I couldn't see his face very well. I set up and he helped me pull my shirt off. I laid back down and yawned as he helped me wiggle out of my jeans.

"Axe." I said, my voice soft with sleep.

"Hmm?" he asked as he pulled my legs free of my pants.

"What did you take of Variedy's?" I asked and then yawned. I looked over at him to find him standing very still, then he chuckled and set on the bed next to me.

"He told you I took something?" he asked, sounding amused. I felt myself frown.

"Yeah." I tried to keep my eyes on him but they kept falling closed.

"I didn't take anything from him but I suppose that's an easy story for him to tell." he said but not as if he was talking to me.

"Why would that be easier?" I asked.

"He made a mistake and I cleaned it up." Axel said as he looked down at me. I frowned again.

"I thought you said he didn't make mistakes?" I said, trying to get my brain to think.

"He's only made one and it's a relatively recent one." I let my eyes drift close even though I was curious about this mistake.

"What did he do?" I asked as I rolled onto my side to face Axel. He reached out and brushed my hair out of my face and then shocked me into awareness by leaning down and kissing my forehead. He paused, his lips just a millimeter from my skin.

"He fell in love." he whispered. My eyes went wide and my heart rate spiked, did Axel kill who Variedy loved..?

"And that was a mistake?" I asked as he finally set back up. He stood from the bed and pulled out his phone, checking the screen before sliding it back into his pocket.

"No, letting people find out about it was the mistake. Love is a weakness that people will exploit in his profession and they tried. Variedy killed a lot of them but more kept popping up. Out of the kindness of my heart, I put his lover in hiding, sparing both of them from constantly looking over their shoulders." he said and I set up on my elbow.

"And now your exploiting it by making him teach me to fight?" I asked and I couldn't help if I sounded a little mad for Variedy. Axel glanced down at me.

"No, he owes me, that's all." he said.

"What's her name?" I asked as I let myself lay back down.

"His name is Phystie." I felt a little shocked that Variedy was gay but then again I was finding it hard to believe the scary man could love at all.

"He must be one hell of a looker or be bat shit crazy to have hooked a psycho like Variedy." I mumbled. I heard Axel chuckle but it was getting farther away.

"It continues to baffle me every time I think about it." I heard him say. I felt a small smile come to my lips before sleep finally tugged me under.

I woke the next morning on my own. No one was knocking, no one was screaming threw the door or anything. I lay there in Vincent's bed and stared up at the ceiling for a while (trying to ignore all the sharp blades hanging on the walls around me). After a while I finally got up and found the bathroom, after washing up I quickly dressed in yesterdays cloths. I opened the bedroom door to find Demyx sitting in the rolling chair swiveling back and forth.

"How is he?" I asked causing Demyx to jump slightly. He gave me a bashful smile and nodded his head a little.

"He made it through the night which is a good sign. They're pretty sure he's going to be okay." he said as he stood from the chair. I felt relief flood my body and I leaned against the door frame for a moment.

"Can I go see him?" I asked after a short pause to collect my self. Demyx frowned and fidgeted a bit.

"Larxene is here." he said, eyeing me. I felt my pulse spike, both out of fear and hatred. I shrugged and pushed away from the wall.

"So? I thought I was here as Vincent's lover?" I said as I set on the end of the bed.

"You are, but Cloud still thinks its best if I take you home." he said, frowning once again. I frowned right along with him.

"Since when does Cloud call the shots around here?" I asked.

"He's second in command after Vincent. He hates it but when Vincent is indisposed, he has to take up the responsibilities"

"Well, seeing as he's my brother, I'm not going to listen. I'm going to see Vincent." I said as I stood up and headed for the door. Demyx followed me out, rather hesitantly but then picked up his pace and fell in step beside me. I gave him a questioning look.

"I'll go with you, make sure you stay out of trouble." he said with out looking at me. I wanted to laugh. If trouble was going to find me, and it's name was Larxene, there was nothing Demyx could do about it and we both knew it. We continued on in silence, my mind wondering about Vincent, hoping he was truly out of the woods now.

We reached the hospital room with out incident and found Variedy sitting against the wall out side of Vincent's room. My heart rate spiked as we approached.

"What's happened?" I asked, my voice sounding maybe a little panicky. Variedy looked up at me, his face blank.

"They're changing his bandages." he said before his eyes flicked to Demyx. "Should be done here shortly." I relaxed a bit and then joined Variedy at the base of the wall. I glanced over to find Demyx giving me a very strange look as he carefully avoided Variedy in every way before he came to stand on the other side of me.

"What's the matter?" I asked Demyx but he just looked down at me out of the corner of his eye and then back to the front again.

"Nothing." He muttered, crossing his arms over his chest.

"He has a natural born instinct to avoid that which is dangerous." Variedy said. I looked over at him to find him staring at me, face still blank. "An instinct that you seem to have suddenly forgotten." I blinked, slightly confused and then thought about who I had just seated myself next too. I scooted closer to Demyx, a small blush on my cheeks.

"Temporary insanity." I muttered as I forced Demyx to scoot over a bit so I could put more space between me and the bat shit crazy man. I glanced back over to find Variedy staring at me still as if he was trying to figure something out.

"Yesterday you would jump if I said boo." He said, his eyes going into slits. "Today you sit right next to me. Either you've gone insane or for some reason you think you no longer have to fear me..." he trailed off and then his eyes closed and his jaw tensed. "He told you.." he hissed and I stood very quickly but not quick enough.

A hand on my upper arm forced me back to the wall. A hand wrapped in my shirt forced me up the wall and onto my tippee toes. I grabbed at his wrist as I was suddenly brought eye level with a very, very unstable, angry man.

"Variedy!" Demyx said but he was still a few steps away, keeping a wary distance.

"What did he tell you." he hissed, his eyes spitting flames.

"Nothing! Just what he did for you!" I said, my eyes wide with fear. "He didn't tell me where or anything!"

"If you ever tell anyone" he hissed, pure venom in his voice "I will kill you. Do you understand?" I gulped but nodded and he let me go. I slid to the floor again, trying to hold back tears as I rubbed my chest. Demyx was bent down next to me asking if I was okay but the door to Vincent's room opened and the nurses came out.

"You can see him now." one said to me and I stood shakily to my feet. I looked over but Variedy was no were to be seen. I sighed and rubbed my forehead, I had a terrible feeling I had just fucked that up. Demyx followed me into the room but kept silent as I took the chair next to the bed.

Vincent didn't look much better today but with the fresh bandages he at least looked a little cleaner. I folded my arms on the side of the bed and rested my chin on my arm, looking up at Vincent.

"What did Axel do for Variedy?" Demyx asked. I glanced across the bed at him and gave him a look that asked if he was fucking crazy.

"After that threat you think I'm ever going to talk about it?" I asked. Demyx gave a shaky smile.

"I was hoping not but I just had to make sure." he said. "Besides I know about it, I helped hide it and protect it." I smiled and nodded my head a bit but then let my eyes go back to Vincent.

"Do you think he'll wake up anytime soon?" I asked Dem. He didn't answer me so I just let the silence fill the room. The door opened and I looked up at Demyx just in time to see him freeze in place. I saw his hand slip into his pocket.

"Who the hell are you?" came a very snide, very rude female voice. I felt my back stiffen and I set up from the bed. I stood and turned around to find Larxene standing in the door way, Marluxia behind her. Demyx came around the bed and bowed.

"Mrs. DeNarro, this is Roxas, Vincent's lover." he said. I followed Demyx's example and gave a small bow. "Roxas this is Mrs. DeNarro, the lady of the manor." I felt my face twist into a polite smile even though in side I was snarling like a caged animal.

"It's nice to meet you Mrs. DeNarro." I said, keeping my eyes down cast and slightly sad.

"Roxas, Cloud's younger brother?" she asked and I gave a nod.

"Yes Mam." I said and glanced up to meet very cold, angry blue eyes. The first thought I had when I looked her directly in the face is she knows. I felt my back stiffen a little at the look she was giving me. I shut my face down and gave her arrogance.

"Oh you are very good at that look." she said with a cold laugh. "Looks just like his." I crossed my arms and cocked my hip.

"Vincent is easy to learn from." I said and we both knew we weren't talking about Vincent. She stalked into the room and circled around me.

"I give him credit, you're cute but he could do so much better." she said as she stopped in front of me and mimicked my crossed arms and cocked hip.

"Apparently he doesn't think so." I said and let a small smirk slip through the arrogance. "He keeps coming back for more, after all." She bared her teeth at me and snarled.

"Watch your mouth little boy." she hissed. I gave her innocent eyes, little tears around the edges.

"Vincent is all I have, why would you bad mouth us like this?" I asked. For a split second she looked taken aback, like she hadn't been expected this reaction. I let the tears fall and I covered my face, letting out a few sobs. I felt arms around me and gentle hands in my hair.

"Shh, it's alright Rox." Demyx was saying, as he barely held back a laugh. "He'll be alright."

"I think you need to leave." came Axel's voice. I peaked over Demyx's arm to find Axle leaning in the door way. His eyes met mine for a moment and I knew I was in trouble for something but then he looked back to Larxene. "You clearly have no respect for Vincent or his lover." he said to her.

"I can't believe you let him sleep with Vincent." she sneered.

"Why should I care who he sleeps with?" he said as he pushed away from the door way and started toward her. "Unlike you, I let my men have a life of their own."

"Yes and look where that got him." she said with a another sneer. I opened my mouth to make some withering remark but was silenced by Demyx's hand over my mouth. Axel opened his mouth again but I chose that moment to try out my acting skills. I broke down into sobs. Demyx was so shocked he let me go and I slid to the ground, landing rather hard on my knees.

"Please!" I said through my sobs. "Just leave! He's trying to recover and this isn't helping." I looked up and I'm sure my face was a pathetic mess. "Please." I whispered. Axel's resolve was solidified and he grabbed Larxene's arm and hauled her from the room.

"Don't come back here." He hissed as he shoved her out into the hall. She turned and started to say something but he closed the door in her face and locked it. He turned back to me and I stood, wiping my face on a tissue that Demyx had handed me.

"That was pretty good Rox." Demyx said, giving me a high five. I chuckled a bit and looked over at Axel who did not appear amused.

"Sorry. I didn't want to stand here and have to be a witness to spousal abuse." I said as I tried to get my face under control.

"I wasn't going to hit her." he said, his voice cool.

"No but she would have hit you in about two more minutes." I took the seat next to the bed but turned it to face Axel. "So now," I said. "Tell me why your mad at me." I crossed my arms over my chest and leaned back in the chair. Axel unlocked the door and held the door opened. Demyx took the hint and left, closing the door behind him.

Axel turned back to me but said nothing. Fine, two can play at that game. I just stared right back at him, saying nothing.

The silence between us went on, the beep from Vincent's heart monitor the only noise in the room.

Beep

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"You do realize that she knows about us. Right?" I said, finally unable to take the staring contest anymore.

"Knowledge is not proof." he said. I stood from the chair and moved toward him. He took a few steps toward me and I wrapped my arms around his neck, my fingers buried in red spikes. His arms went around my waist and our lips found one another of their own accord. We broke apart after a moment and I let my head rest on his chest as I caught my breath.

"So what am I in trouble for?" I asked and he squeezed me gently.

"For letting your guard down around Variedy and letting him know that I told you." he said, his voice soft. I chuckled and pulled away.

"Well I hope my punishment isn't to intense." I said with a smirk.

"I'll try to keep your sudden sensitivity in mind." he said with a roll of his acid green eyes. A movement from the bed grabbed both of our attention.

"Vincent?" I asked as I moved to the bed. His arm shifted on the bed again and I felt my breath catch. His eyes fluttered opened and he stared straight ahead for a moment before he glanced over to me and then to Axel.

"Rox, go get the doctor." Axel said in a calm voice. I squeezed my eyes shut for a moment and then went for the door. I stuck my head out waved down at the nurses station.

"He's awake!" I called down to them. One picked up the phone and the other one headed my way at a fast jog. I went back in and found Axel sitting in the chair I had been in. He was talking calmly to Vincent, explaining what had happened. I went around and stood on the other side of the bed and gently took his hand in mine. I felt him go very still as he looked over at me, his face just as emotionless as it always was.

"Roxas is here as your lover. Larxene is home early." Axel said in a soft voice just as a nurse came in. I leaned over Vincent and pressed my forehead to his. He closed his eyes again and appeared to look relieved to see me.

"I'm so glad your alright." I said, my voice soft so only he could hear me. "But don't think I've forgotten." I felt him nod and I kissed his cheek as the nurse gently pulled me away. I went back to Axel and he hugged me gently as they began checking Vincent's vitals and waving little pen lights into his eyes and asking him questions.

Dr. Yanc came in then and repeated some of the questions before turning to Axel.

"We need to get him into surgery for the knee before it has to much time to heal the wrong way." he said as he checked off some things on a clip board.

"Whatever you need to do." Axel said just as his phone started to ring. "Keep Roxas updated on his condition and Roxas will let me know. I have some business that requires my attention." Dr. Yanc nodded and Axel headed for the door.

"Rox, keep me updated." he said and then he was out the door. I felt like a huge weight had settled on my shoulders all of a sudden. I turned to the Doctor and gave him a calm face.

"So whats next?" I asked. Dr. Yanc examined me for a moment before he seemed to deem me fit.

"We'll get him into surgery first thing tomorrow, for today we let him rest." he said. "I'll send the nurse in with some liquids for him to drink in a little while." I nodded.

"Thank you Doctor." I said with a sigh. He patted my shoulder and we both turned to Vincent as one of the nurses injected something into his IV and his eyes fluttered closed.

"She gave him something for the pain, he'll sleep for a while more. When he wakes, make sure he drinks all of the juice that the nurse brings and at least a cup of water." he said.

"Alright." I said and he turned to go as I took my seat next to the bed.

"He's going to be alright Roxas." he said. I looked back at him and gave a shaky smile.

"I know. Thank you." I whispered, tears forming in my eyes. He gave a nod and then left the room, the nurses following close behind. I folded my arms onto the bed and rested my head on them and let my eyes drift closed. I have to take care of Vincent...who would have thought it...

Before sleep could pull me under I felt a slight shift on the bed and then a hand be gently placed on my head. I smiled a little and allowed myself to drift off to sleep.

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