Two

Crixus held Naevia as she cried from her place in the hospital bed. Agron had been taken into surgery but had coded on the way to the hospital and Naevia had blamed herself knowing that the bullet was meant for her. Crixus had a rough relationship with Agron and sometimes hated the man but he didn't want him dead. The problem between them was their origins really, Agron was German and Crixus was Gaelic. At Spartacus' urging, Agron tried to make peace with him but Crixus had been too angry, too held in his prejudices to listen.

"It was supposed to be me," she cried as the drugs finally took effect.

"He'll be okay Nae," Crixus whispered sending a prayer up to the Gods that he would make peace with Agron as long as the man lived.

~The Rescue~

Spartacus looked at Ashur as he sat in the interrogation room wanting to strangle the man but he held back. The man didn't have a chance in hell of getting off because he had taken a cops wife and shot a cop but he still held a smug smirk. He listened as Nemetes questioned the man and was horrified at what he heard.

"I don't care if I go down. The thing that makes it so sweet is the fact I took a cop down as well," Ashur said smugly.

Spartacus watched as Nemetes stalked out of the room disgusted and he didn't blame the other man. He was disgusted himself and given that Agron coded on the way to the hospital gave him little chance. He closed his eyes sending up a prayer to whatever deity that listened to save Agron's life because gods help Ashur if he didn't.

~The Rescue~

The nurse watched as the doctor fought to save the life of the police officer on the table. The bullet had hit his heart but that wasn't where the damage was. The problem was that he had broken his sternum, caused by the impact of the bullet, and he had lost too much blood. They had given him blood transfusions and even though he had coded they were able to start it again so he didn't go too long without oxygen. The man was strong that much the nurse could tell but sometimes even the strongest people gave up. She sighed sadly leaning down by his head to talk to him.

"I don't know much about you but I know this. Whether you live or die that's all up to you honey. You have people out there wanting you to live to fight but if you don't that's fine as well. It's all on you," she whispered hoping it would help.

She listened as his heart rate spiked slightly before coding and she closed her eyes wondering what it was holding this man back from fighting to live. Then a sound filled the room that gave the doctors and nurses hope; his heart rate picked back up. This man truly was a fighter and it just might save his life, it was that or someone up above was watching over him.

~The Rescue~

Agron looked around the hospital room wondering what had made the pain disappear. He heard cries and followed until he came upon a room and was surprised. Naevia lay in a hospital bed crying while Crixus held her. He shook his head because he really didn't think that dying would be like this.

"Fight," a voice floated through his brain.

"What the hell?" Agron whispered.

He turned and walked without even knowing where he was going, his feet leading him. He came upon a surgery room and saw himself on the table with the doctors and nurses fighting to save his life. He listened as the nurse whispered to him and the truth was that he wanted to see his brother again, that was the thing keeping him from living.

"If you wanted to see me that badly you didn't have to get yourself shot brother," a voice said.

Agron turned to come face to face with his brother Duro, a brother that had died years ago because of him. He cried pulling the other man into a hug never wanting to let go. Duro wrapped his arms around his big brother knowing that despite the cop wanting to stay he couldn't because he had a life to live. He pulled back looking into his older brother's eyes.

"My death wasn't your fault brother," Duro said.

"It was supposed to be me in the car," Agron said knowing that he was the one supposed to drive to the store for Saxa but Duro went instead.

"Things happen and sometimes we can't change it. Agron you have to live, you have friends and family that need you," Duro encouraged.

"I miss you," Agron said still feeling guilty.

"I miss you too brother. I know that if you go back you will find a life, a love that will carry on until you're old and grey. I will always be with you Agron in everything you do and I'm watching up above with all the alcohol in the world cheering you. It's time to make a decision Agron," Duro told him.

Agron knew what he was going to do, what he had to do and he knew that it could be the wrong choice but it was the right one. He wrapped his arms around Duro holding tight because he never wanted to let go. He gasped as he felt an electric current shock him and a blinding white light.

~The Rescue~

Spartacus sat with his detectives as he waited on word about Agron. His family, his cousin anyway because that was all he had, was still in Germany but was flying in as soon as possible. Agron was loved by many at the precinct and Crixus had been the only one to really hold a grudge he just hoped that this would finally stop them from fighting. He turned to lean against the wall and saw a doctor come out in scrubs headed right towards him.

"Are you here for Agron Nimitz?" the doctor asked expression.

"Yes we are," Spartacus said standing tall.

He listened as the doctor gave him the news and almost collapsed from relief. Agron was alive but it wasn't over for him yet. He had slipped into a coma but the doctor's were hopeful thinking it was just from the stress of everything. Spartacus sent up a prayer of thanks hoping that Agron would wake up soon enough if not for the people waiting to see him then for Naevia who was blaming herself for him getting shot. Maybe just maybe everything would be okay.