Shifters - Animal

- 22 -

TW - Anxiety attack, illness, death.

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*BANG*

"KAY!"

"KAY! NO!" I screamed, I ran towards his fallen body and tried to help. I kept the pressure on his wound but it wasn't enough. I watched as the light faded from his eyes, his smile fading. His pulse had gone.

I felt numb like my emotions had just gone. I couldn't form any thoughts or move. I felt stuck, I sat there until I felt warm arms wrap around me pulling me to my feet. The person spoke but I couldn't hear them, I just stared at Kay's limp body. His last words, "See, ya bro," echoed through my head.

Another loud bang echoed through the now quiet battlefield I was suddenly dropped down to the floor, whacking my head on something in the process. After that everything went black.

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I woke my head instantly aching, although it wasn't the usual excruciating pain it was a dull pain on the right side of my head.

"Jay? Jay? Can you hear me?" Rhys's gentle voice echoed. I simply nodded.

"Hey, Jay, I'm your doctor, we're going to have to take an MRI of your brain to check for any damage from your fall," Once again I just nodded.

I was quickly wheeled out and into another room, one with an MRI machine. I was lifted onto the sliding bed and after a few minutes was slid into the tube.

Around 20 minutes later I was transferred back to my hospital bed and wheeled back into the original room.

"Jay, are you okay?" Rhys asked gently. I didn't answer verbally or physically, I just looked down.

"Hi there, oh Jay you're awake!" Matt exclaimed as he entered the room. I nodded.

"Want some water?" Rhys asked, I nodded suddenly feeling very thirsty. I downed the entire cup in one, "Woah, you really did,"

Rhys eventually turned the TV on and Clara and Josh arrived and joined him and Matt watching.

A few hours passed, and the doctor from before entered looking sad.

"I have some news," she started,

"Um, sorry, can we talk outside for a second?" Matt asked, she nodded. After they left Rhys approached me again and climbed into my bed, hugging me tightly.

"It'll be fine, you'll get better whatever it is," he reassured me - although it sounded like he was convincing himself more than me.

Matt re-entered the room looking... almost upset,

"Um, as I was saying, I'm sorry but there's bad news, uh, Jay you have brain abnormalities, we're not sure how much that entails right now but we'll try to find out" she rattled on for a bit but I tuned her out. I felt even more numb than before, completely tuning out everything and everyone.

Rhys's POV

"Jay you have brain abnormalities" No, no, no, no, no, this can't be happening, he- he can't, he can't have health problems like this, he just lost his brother - his twin, he can't be this unlucky. I hugged him tighter and felt him go limp despite still being conscious.

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2 days later

"Rhys, you and Jay need to eat something," Matt's voice explained,

"I'm fine, I'll make sure he eats something," I replied, my only thoughts; caring for Jay and worrying about him.