Starting Over

Chapter 21

Im sorry for the delay on the updates, I have been in a bad fibromyalgia flare up and I just got done typing a 50 page final paper for my current class. I know these are short but hopefully they will suffice for now. Hopefully now that my final paper is done for this class I will have more time to work on these three stories until my next class starts in a couple of weeks. Thank you so much for the continued support I truly appreciate it so much!

"How is she?" everyone asked as they rushed into Seans office.

"Shes not here yet," he said double checking he has everything ready.

"What do you mean she isnt here yet?" Kota asked shocked.

"What I just said," Sean said, "Axel hasnt arrived yet with her."

"Doc they should have beat us here," Victor said.

Just then everyones redline was activated.

"Mr. Weiland, what is going on?" Owen asked.

"I left five minutes after Axel and Marie left and I just came across Axels car. They were T-boned and they arent in the car!" He said panicked.

"What?" Everyone shouted.

"Were on our way," Owen said as everyone rushed out to their cars.

Pretty soon Marc looked up from the wrecked car to see all the cars surrounding his. They rushed over to him and looked down in the ditch. There lay Axels car upside down with the windshield shattered. They carefully went down and saw the doors were open and the car was empty.

"Theres so much blood," Luke gasped looking over into the passenger side.

"It looks like she hit her head on the door and the glass from the windshield probably cut her also," Sean mumbled.

"Can we track their phones?" Corey asked.

"Their phones are here," North growled spotting them in the grass.

"What now?" Luke asked looking at Owen with panic in his eyes.

(Somewhere far away)

Axel opened his eyes and groaned as fire burned across his chest and ribs yelled at him for breathing. "Shit," he mumbled looking around. He was in a room with only a window too high for him to climb. The room was bare aside from a mattress and the door to the attached bathroom was gone but there was sink and toilet. Looking around again he saw something in the corner start to barely move. He walked over and noticed it was a person. Going closer he noticed it was Marie and there was blood under her. "Shit," He gasped as he tried to rush to her. "Marie," he groaned turning her over.

She moaned and tried to wake up. She gasped in pain and passed back out. Two hours later she woke back up and groaned.

"Marie?" A deep voice asked and she tried to sit up. "Marie?"

"What happened???" She asked hoarsely as she laid back down.

"How are you feeling?" The voice asked again and she opened her eyes to see a blurry Axel leaning over her. "Do you think you can sit up so I can check your wounds better?"

"What?" She asked softly.

"What do you remember?" He asked softly.

She thought for a minute then whimpered as memories came rushing back. "Where are we?"

"I dont know Baby," he said helping her sit up.

"Dont call me that," She said looking at her hands and tried not to cry. "Only my Northstar gets to call me that name."

"Sorry Doll," he said sitting across from her. "How are you feeling?"

"I hurt," she said honestly. "I want my guys."

"Im sorry," he said gently patting her hand. "But Im here."

"Only by force," she rebutted.

"Not only that but I do really care for you also," he said honestly. "Almost as much as the Blackbourne team, I know you dont believe me, but I really am sorry for what I said in the past. I was only trying to protect my friends from being hurt again."

She looked up at him shocked and searched his eyes. Only seeing truth she nodded and whispered, "Thank you Axel."

"So can I check your wounds?" He asked and she nodded. "Theres a sink, let me carry you there so I can clean you up." She tensed up then nodded. She very slowly wrapped her arms around his neck and he scooped her up. He placed her on the toilet and grabbed the washcloth that was still in a package so he knew it was brand new and stuck it under the running water. "This is going to hurt, sorry Doll," he whispered as he wiped her face. He noticed her lip was busted open, she had a cut on her forehead and bruise on her cheek. Her hands had small cuts on them and then he carefully raised her shirt. He forced himself not to gasp so he wouldnt scare her. She had a cut across her tailbone, he guessed from the seat cutting her, and her shoulder had a deep cut from the door and window. He cared for her wounds as much as he could but he knew she really needed to see Sean.

"What about you?" She asked him when he was done.

"Im okay," he said turning off the sink. "Im just bruised. They hit the back passenger instead of hitting us straight on. You unfortunately got the brunt of it because the ground hit your side first when we flipped and rolled."

"How long have we been here?" she asked softly as he carried her over to the mattress.

"Few hours now I suppose," he said sitting beside her. "The guys are looking for us, dont worry."

"What about our phones?" she asked.

"Whoever grabbed us left them at the car," Axel said shaking his head.

"What about my spare phone?"