Keeping Us Together (Izzal)

Falling Away From Me

Day is here fading
That's when I would say
I flirt with suicide
Sometimes kill the pain
Korn -Falling Away From Me

Duff didn't get a call from Axl that night. He worried about this but figured maybe he was out having fun instead of sitting in his room all day.

However those thoughts vanished when he got a call. The phone ran throughout the house, disturbing the three boys sitting on the couch watching some horror movie Slash had picked out.

Steven was stoned looking dazed and confused, constantly asking Slash questions about the movie that he had just answered. Duff could tell Slash wasn't having a good time with Steven being stoned and having no understanding of what is going on. But Slash loved Steven and he'd be patient with him. Duff loved that about their friendship. Slash was patient even though he was annoyed.

"I'll get that," Duff said standing and handing his drink over to Slash who sat holding his drink and a popcorn in his lap. "It's probably Axl," Slash said with shrug, silently hoping it was so he could talk to him. "Axl's here?" Steve asked eyes widening before they drooped once again. "No, Stevie," Slash said shaking his head.

They're voices faded as Duff picked up the phone. Answering it with a friendly hello. "Hi, is this Duff?" Asked a sweet southern feminine voice on the other end of the phone. "Amy? Yes, this is me is everything okay?" Duff asked. Gaining the attention of his curly haired friend who turned to look at him, eyes wide with interest. "No, I'm afraid not, Axl attempted suicide yesterday. He left a note for-" "Attempted! He's okay though right?" Duff asked. Slash started to shake slightly Duff noticed. He knew that Slash understood what was going on now. "He's okay, but he's in a coma. Probably not for long though. I figured you guys could come down!" Amy said. "Of course, we'll book the first plane there!" Duff said. "Okay, thanks Duff," Amy said. Duff hung up and turned to Slash who stared.

"We have to pack our bags, I'll get tickets tonight, there's a plane leaving for Indiana tomorrow," Duff said as he always kept up with the planes that flew to the state just in case of an emergency that he needed to get there as fast as he could. "What happened?" Slash asked standing up quickly knocking everything that was once in his lap to the ground. "Axl's in the hospital, he tried to kill himself!" Duff said. "Axl died?" Steven asked tears filling his bright blue eyes. "No! Pack your bags, Steven!" Duff said as he ran up to his room to pack his bags, Slash had left only a second ago.

"Are you going to tell, Izzy?" Slash asked setting his bag in front of the door beside Duff and Steven's. "Yes," Duff said. "I was gonna invite him to come with us." "Do you think he'd wanna see Axl again?" Steve asked gripping onto Slash for support. Slash and Duff knew the young drummer was gonna collapse soon but they answered him anyway. "I think so," Duff said grabbing Steven's hands. "Let's get you to bed, we have a big day tomorrow."

The next day the band loaded up and went to the airport. Izzy decided he'd go with them, after all he knew it would fuck with Axl knowing that his best friend since highschool didn't show up to come see him after a suicide attempt.

When Duff saw Izzy, he saw the faint streaks on his face, his eyes tinted red. Duff walked over to Izzy and gave him a hug. "It'll be okay, Izzy, Amy said he's moving his hand and his head. He should be waking up soon," Duff said. Izzy nodded and pulled away from Duff trying not to show too much affection as that wasn't his thing. But he let Duff now he appreciates it. Mainly because Slash doesn't seem to have anything to say to the other guitarist. Duff knew Slash didn't like Izzy anymore, they never really did like each other. They envied each other, wanting Axl to be their's when in reality he didn't belong to any of them. Neither would make the move to make him their's.

They arrived in Indiana not long after the take off. Or at least it didn't feel like too long, Duff slept most of the time so he wouldn't know. They pulled up to the big hospital where Axl was at. Izzy seemed very nervous when they walked to the hospital and into the room where Axl was.

Izzy's heart broke at the sight of Axl laying alone in a hospital, wires and hoses attached his body that twitched at the noises of the band filling the room. Izzy walked over to the bed where Axl was and took his hand gasping not long after. "He squeezed my hand," Izzy said softly as he sat on the side of Axl's bed and squeezed his hand back earning another firm grip from the redhead. Duff was the second to walk over to Axl, he placed a hand in Izzy shoulder and the other on his hand holding it gently. For once, Izzy didn't mind the affection. Becuase all that mattered was the little redhead in the im front of them, the little redhead Izzy so much wanted to open those beautiful emerald eyes of his. And tell him for once.

That he loved him.