White Blood~ (XiaoVen)

Seventeen: Come back.

Xiao woke up to commotion, it being 2:40am, he shot up, feeling for Venti, "He must be out there..." He stands up, stumbling, his chest ached with anxiety, as he opened the door, and Venti on the floor, surrounded by nurses and doctors, Zhongli was speaking while giving CPR, it made Xiao gasp, and try to run over, but Childe ran over to Xiao, grabbing him as he tried to run to Venti, holding him in his arms, the younger struggled in Childe's arms, sobs escaping his lips, as he cried out, "Venti!" He yelled, sobs continuing to come out of his mouth.

Childe was bigger, being able to hold Xiao carefully, yet forceful enough to keep him in place, he turned him away, "Shhh, its okay.." He whispers, as Xiao continued to struggle, by-standers watched, some gasping, some crying. Xiao had switched to his native tongue, swearing at Childe and the nurses, Zhongli whipped his head around in shock, but focused on Venti. 

He continues to swear, yell and cry. About two minutes later, Venti let out a violent cough, and then a sob, Zhongli himself let out a soft cry, and he examined Venti, "What the fuck were you doing down there!?" He yelled, hugging him, and all Venti did was let out a sob into his shoulder, "I'm sorry, 'm sorry, 'm so sorry!" Venti sobs, and Zhongli sighs, running a hand through Venti's hair. Xiao digs his ankle into Childe's foot making him yell in pain, and then Xiao ran over to Venti, and the boy immediately hugs his lover, and Venti hugged back tightly, gasping for breath, sobbing, "Im sorry, im sorry, 'm sorry.." Zhongli stood up, sighing...

~ 
Around four am

Venti hadnt went back to sleep, he was in his room, on the chair with Xiao, mindlessly staring out the window, "I might sign a DNR." Venti spoke up, making Xiao look at him, "What?" 

"A do not revive." Venti answered, "I am tired of dying, and coming back, or nearly dying, i want to breath without feeling like im suffocating. You know?" Venti spoke, "Hey, look, you're tired, you need sleep." 

"You think i don't know that? I know this, ive spent years with this mother-fucking sickness, you think these have been easy!? I havent seen my mother, in years! Because she refuses to see me, because to her its too much! Its too much for her, to see me die, when i am experiencing it! Every day, i sit here, i sit here, i have begun to hallucinate! I fucking followed her," He stands up, holding his head, "I followed her, and she took my hand, n i saw...I saw death, it was right there," He whispers, reaching his had out, "It was right there." He said, and Xiao took Venti's hand, "I cant sleep! I am not allowed to, i wake up feeling sick, i wake up coughing, God is breathing against my neck-!" Xiao pulls Venti into his arms, kissing his forehead, making the taller whimper softly, as he began to cry again, "I want to be okay..." He whispers, and Xiao nods, "I know you do, i want to help you so badly, my love, i truly do."

Venti says something in a separate language, "I miss my Mom..." He whimpers, "She wont even answer my fucking calls, ignoring my needs, my wish to see her," Hes angry, and Xiao can feel the anger...

~

Kaeya sits in the apartment, holding his knee up, while his other leg hung from the windowsill.  
 Its four am, why is he gone!? 

He rubs his eye, sighing, as he takes his hair out of its ponytail, and he watches the door open, and Albedo walked in, and Kaeya sighs, "Where the fuck where yo-" Kaeya is cut off by the smell of alcohol was on his lover's clothes, his hair out of its usual state, the braids undone, his shirt was unbuttoned slightly, making Kaeya sigh in defeat, "Mother-fucker..." He laughs, "Im going to Luc's and Thoma's." He got up, slipping on a pair of black slip-on shoes, and grabbed his car keys, "What? Why?" Albedo asks in confusion, trying to reach Kaeya's hand, but he pulled it away, "Just...Don't." Kaeya says, his eye on Albedo, "Just fucking don't,"

He opens the door, slamming it, and he walked to his car.

After about thirty minutes he slams his hand on the wheel, "My fucking phone!" He was tempted to turn around, but didnt...

Kaeya's pov

I sniffle, the way he just came home practically confirmed my over-thinking. They'd stayed out so late and has been for the past month. They'd say he was stuck at school, but...He'd come home at two am, or three. Or not at all, he'd tell me why, but my mind didn't believe it. 

They used to tell me he wouldnt do what the others did, but i just...I fucked up, i trusted someone again.

I stop at an apartment building, and walk up some stairs, and knocked. After a minute Thoma opened the door, half awake, wearing a oversized shirt. "Kaeya?" He mumbled, and i nod, letting out a sob, "I'm sorry, i jus' Albedo- i-" Luc looked over, "The fuck did he do?" Diluc asks, pulling me inside, "H-He'd be staying out so late, and tonight h-he came home a mess, he smelled like alcohol, and they jus'..." Thoma sits me down, as Diluc walks into the kitchen, heating up tea, then he walked to the bedroom. He was silent. "Kaeya, did the hospital call you?" He asks, and i shake my head, "Uhm, im not sure...My phone was on silent and in the room, i was in the living room...Why?" 

He sighs, "Ill call them and see whats up." Thoma and i nod, and Thoma hands me a hoodie, "Ill get you a blanket and pillows, "Luc, love, can you pull the couch out?" Diluc nods, phone against his ear. "Hello, yeah, sorry i didnt get the call message till now, i was...Busy when you originally called." He rubs his face, then he pulled the couch out, and Thoma had an armful of blankets,  Diluc walked back to the kitchen.

"He what!? Is he okay!?" Diluc nearly yelled, carefully sitting the teacup down, and he clicked speaker, "At two am, Venti was found at the bottom of the stairs, he had a stroke, we lost him for a bit, but Morax and others brought him back, i apologize for such a late call. He is with his partner right now, theyre talking. We promise to keep you in the loop, as usual. Xiao has been by his side constantly, he stays the weekends here, comes back at five pm, stays till nearly ten, and repeats it. What happens with Barbato's doesnt go unnoticed."  Diluc nodded, "Well, thank you, uhm, we will see him in the morning, thank you." A moment later he hung up, and then he dialed something, putting it to his ear, clearing his throat. 

A minute later he started to yell, not in English like youd expect, in German, Thoma looked surprised. I sat there wiping my eye, sighing, 

(Bold text means theyre speaking in German)

"No! He had a stroke! He nearly died how is that okay with you!?"

"No, you dont get to say its difficult!! He is your son! You dont get to say that! He nearly died tonight, alone! Hes been in that hospital for years, youve never called him!"

"No, you dont get to say that, you pathetic whore."

"Luc!"  I spoke up, and he silenced me. 

"He nearly dies, you say its too hard on you! Imagine how we all feel! Yet we stayed! We visit, we stay, we hang out, we act the same way as before, but you, you go around, cheat, lie, be a common whore, and then say you cant handle it, thats real basic of your ass, imagine him finding out the man you married isnt his biological dad, now, thats something he wouldnt handle, you are his mother!"

Silence, it made me anxious... 

Diluc hung up, sighing angrily, cursing in German, and he looked at me, "Don't translate that for him." He says, handing me my tea, and i nod in thanks...