Hi everyone thanks again to anyone who has reviewed, added, followed, favourited etc... my story. Now this chapter will contain medical aspects to which i have little knowledge, so i am sorry if the medical information used is wrong and obviously don't try or believe anything that is written now on with the next chapter... Daydreamer357 xxx

Chapter 8

I looked at the sight in front of me, trying to get back into my medical mindset. Nessie was setting up equipment with lighting speed as i stood over Mason's body. Right i thought, he was unconscious, i needed to check he pupil response and attach him to a heart monitor.

I busied myself attaching wires onto different points of his body, before turning around to find a torch on one of the many set out trays.

Lifting Mason's eyelids i shone the light into his eyes waiting for the pupil to contract, unfortunately it didn't. I felt my face grow paler as i knew my knowledge was going to be tested.

I looked to everyone in the room and tried to sound confident with my next few words.

"I feel it would be best, if you could all leave for the time being" I said as I went to another tray to find the equipment I would need.

"Why?" Paul asked, looking concerned.

"Because... I'm going to need to drill a whole into your son's skull" i replied, deciding that honesty was the best way to go at the moment.

"But..." Paul began.

"Look Paul I'm sorry, but this procedure needs to be done sooner rather than later, as there is a risk of brain damage the longer the pressure is left on his brain, the choice is yours whether you leave or not, but I'm starting now" i said, holding up a small manual drill.

I bent down over his head, my hands searching for the best place to relief the pressure, as i heard people filling out of the kitchen. I started turning the handle, the drill soon went through his skull. The problem was stopping in time, so that i wouldn't puncture his brain. A little more, a few more turns... the next thing i knew blood shot out of the whole on to me and the wall behind me. I examined his head, as far as i was aware his brain was fine and the pressure that the bleeding had caused was removed when it squirted everywhere.

I heard a small groan and saw that mason's eyelids were flickering; I walked around and began to shine the torch into his eyes again, Yes! His pupils contracted. The action of the light however was met with another louder groan.

"Can you tell me your name?" I asked in a half caring half assertive voice.

"Urghhh... What?... my name?...M-mason" he moaned.

That was good enough for now; I would do other memory questions, after the branch that was impaling his chest was gone.

A sudden thought hit me, Mason wasn't your average patient, he was after all a shape shifter and their bodies reacted differently especially to morphine. It had been known that you could overdose a wolf as their temperature would burn it of so quickly, but given the circumstances if he became unconscious i wouldn't know if it was from the head trauma, which could mean additional issues, or if it was just the medication. However i couldn't not give him enough morphine, as he would burn it off far too quickly and it would not be worth using.

I stood there trying to asses a mythical medical situation.

"I need three people to help" i yelled, eyes on the heart monitor.

The door opened to reveal both Paul and Mason's younger brother Tyler.

"Jacob..." Paul seemed be asking Jake to be the third member.

"At least he is surrounded by his family... in more ways than one" paul spoke quietly as jake nodded, and walked over with the others.

"We have a problem" i stated, looking into all of their faces.

"I can't use morphine or anything really to help with the pain, as I need him awake because of his head injury, which means we can't give him enough to knock him out, but if I don't give him enough to knock him out, his body temperature will burn it of far too quickly I explained" I noticed the confused looks turn to pained.

"If there was a different way, then I would do it" i replied looking Paul in the eyes.

"I'm going to have to ask you to hold him down, you can change with someone if this is too hard, it would be completely understandable" i said with feeling.

They all shook their heads at me.

"Ok... can someone hold his arms, another his legs and Jake can you help me to remove the branch" i tried to say in a calm voice.

"Me? But.. i-i don't know how to help with the branch?" Jake had a small note of panic in his voice.

"I need help to pull it out" I replied. " I will be there doing all the medical bits, i just require some borrowed strength" i said trying to be kind and caring, knowing that to see a family member you care about so much in pain, knowing you can't stop it or help was going to remain in their minds probably until the end of time.

Everyone began to take their position and hold down Mason. There was an inclined beeping that indicated Mason's heart rate was speeding up. I looked down to see fear etched upon his face.

His face sweaty and pale his eye sought mine. "Am I going to die?" he asked his voice breaking in the middle.

"I don't know" i said honestly trying to convey all my feelings just with a look.

"Kiss me?" he replied looking at me.

A beat of silence.

"What?" i asked completely thrown.

"Your my imprint, and i love you and always have, I can't die never having kissed anyone, i was waiting for the first kiss to be with you and then you know... we would go on to live our lives together, but chances are i might die today, so please, humour me" Mason finished.

I stared mouth open.

"No" I said looking at him.

"That would be far too easy, you are not giving up? Understand i am not losing you..." i faltered "you would be the first patient i lost and i do not instead for that to happen" i replied, tacking on the end part quickly.

"Violet...please..." Paul began.

A sudden wave of inspiration hit me.

"How about this" i offered. "you stay alive and you will get a kiss.." Mason eyes lit up slightly. "And i will give 'us' a chance" i finished.

"That means if you want this, you will keep yourself alive, if not then obliviously nada" i said with a small smile. I was hoping that this would be a small incentive to keeping him alive, if i gave him something to look forward too.

"Ready "i said looking to everyone all of who tightened their grip.

"Jake i will guide the branch out, only pull when you feel me tugging" Jake gave a single nod.

I grasped the branch and tugged as Jake helped, this was followed by a blood chilling scream as Mason withered in agony on the table. Unfortunately Paul who was holding down his son's arms let go, meaning that Mason natural instincts were to swat away what was causing his pain. Jake was a lot quicker and moved his hands away in time, but i wasn't. There was a crunch as i felt pain in my right hand. I gasped pulling my hand to my chest.

No doubt a few broken bones. There was quiet in the room, as i took a few breaths.

"Paul, i know this is hard but you need to keep him still" I said.

"V-v-v-iolet i'm s-sorry" mason panted out.

"Its fine, shit happens" i assured with a smile.

I made sure Paul was holding on to his arms before grasping the branch with my good hand and gingerly wrapping my injured hand around. I began to tug and guide slowly as Jake offered his strength. There were screams as the branch was dislodged about 3 inches.

"Mason, what do you think we should do as the first step of giving the imprint a go?" i asked trying to distract him from the pain.

"Why are you going us a go?" Mason panted trying to catch his breath.

"Are you just saying it to distract me, or do you really care?" he asked his breaths short and sharp, as I began pulling at the branch which thanks to the last tug was nearly out.

"A bit of the first, a bit of the second" i replied concentrating on the task at hand.

With a last quick short pull, the branch was removed; I laid it aside and looked into the now gaping hole in his chest.

There was blood, a lot of blood. A small assessment showed me that there was a tear in his heart, the only reason for why he hadn't bleed out was because his body was trying to heal itself, something it now seemed he was failing at.

I began trying to stitch the tear, but it wasn't a clean cut which made it harder, that along with a broken hand and no experience in this medical area, left me panicking. I pulled the skin together over his wound, it wasn't neat but it did the intended purpose of keeping him alive, or so I thought.

The heart monitor beeping faltered, before a long monotone sound filled the room.

I looked at mason his eyes were closed, skin pale and he lay completely still.

"No, no, no" I whispered staring at the stitched up heart.

My head shot up at the sound of a strangled cry. Paul had collapsed in a heap on the floor; Tyler stared at his brothers form before bolting out of the door as Jake just stood staring at nothing.

I looked at him still on the table, as a pain shot through me.

I attempted CPR before charging the electronic heart pads.

I didn't need to shout clear, as there was no one around us, as i pounded the pads on his chest. The electrical current seemed to do nothing to stimulate his heart though. After 6 failed attempts the medical part of me, was telling me to stop, as another unknown part of me told me to continue.

I looked at his face and felt defeat, i could try 100 more times but if he really was gone, like the pain in my body told me then it wouldn't matter, he wouldn't wake.

I could hear sobbing, screaming, shouts and denial all around me, as people refused to accept his fate.

A lone tear slide down my cheek, i knew of him, i never really knew him, i had made sure that i never would. So why did i feel so completely lost and broken, it just didn't make any sense.

I covered his naked body with a fallen sheet, trying to give him some dignity in death, his last demand to me fluttered through my mind.

I bent down with the eerie sound of the heart monitor in the back ground telling us all what we were trying to deny and placed a soft and simple kiss on his lips.

I looked down at his form before running from the room, i however only made it to the door of the house before coming to an abrupt halt.

Hope you enjoyed this chapter, it's the longest I've written for this story, consider it an extra gift as this chapter was late out. Please as always i love reading your thoughts and opinions, so please review and let me know what you think. Much love Daydreamer357 xx