Under My Skin

Chapter Thirty Four

"Wake up....or don't"

Kieran was immediately brought to the infirmary where he was treated for his wounds. I sat beside his bed for hours upon hours. They wanted to do a full body inspection but waited until the pain meds kicked in.

Sadly not many potions or spells could cure a stab wound and if there were one it would take hours to create. Mister Riddle and the rest of the parents stayed another night at Hogwarts for Kieran. The Dynasty's were all surrounding Kieran, sleeping on the beds close to his.

But I never closed my eyes for more than a second. In fact my eyes never left his body. I analyzed how many seconds his breaths were, when his hands twitched, or the way his eyelids fluttered as he slept.

My fingers found there way to his hair, twirling it around before digging in further to rub his scalp. My chair screeched as I jumped back. Pulling my hand away I noticed it was covered in blood.

"Madame Pomfrey..." I muttered as my eyes set on the fresh blood covering my hands. She didn't respond, too caught up in work at her desk. "Madame Pomfrey he's bleeding! There's blood on his scalp!" My fearful voice shouted waking everyone up. Madame Pomfrey immediately stood from her chair. Jogging her way over to us.

"Miss Zabini relax, where's the blood?" She rushed me as I showed her. "Oh merlin..." She gasped. "Mister Malfoy get her out of here!" Madame Pomfrey demanded from him. I felt his gentle hands on my shoulder beginning to pull me away.

"Is he gonna be okay?" I questioned as Scor dragged me out of the room. The rest of the Dynasty's following behind him except for Kie. He stayed in the hospital bed unconscious and bleeding. "Em you need to stay here. Stay here while we go find our parents." Scorpius explained to me while looking back at Lia.

"Lia she isn't listening to me." He informed her in a quiet voice as I continued to try and run back into the infirmary. "Emmy my love look at me." Athalia ordered, taking my cheeks in the palms of her warm comforting hands.

"He will be alright. You have to let Madame Pomfrey heal him. He's my brother, I wouldn't trust anyone with him alone unless I knew they'd be able to help him." She quietly whispered in my ear while wrapping her arms around me. "Just stay out and we'll be back soon." She swore with a smile before taking off with the others.

Hours passed by as I paced and sat and stared. I had gotten a message from Lilah an hour after they left. They were staying in their dorms with their parents and would come back in the morning. I had even gotten a message from my siblings begging me to join them. But I stayed put until the infirmary door opened the next morning.

"Is he okay?" I asked before she could even help me up from the cold floor. "Miss Zabini we should wait until Mister Riddle arrives." That's when my eyebrows knit together in confusion. "Why wait?" My lip quivered slightly when I spoke. My hands shaking at my sides in anticipation.

"We got here as quick as we could." Mister Riddle breathed out with Athalia and everyone else on his tail. "Could I speak to you in private Mister Riddle?" Her eyes looked into his before side eyeing me. "She should hear this too." Mister Riddle argued. "If you say so." Madame Pomfrey gave in before leading us to Kieran.

"I was up all night treating him and running tests. He won't wake up until it's safe. I was forced to put him in a medically induced coma to prevent him from dying." She explained while I swallowed the lump in my throat.

Kieran was in a coma.

"The bleeding was from a small indent on his upper scalp. He either hit it on something in the maze or was hit with something." My hands shook at my sides as my orbs peered at Kieran.

"Well will the indent cause any injuries to his brain?" Mister Riddle wondered while holding the bridge of his nose with an evident frown. Eyes glassed over as he tried to not cry in front of us. Mr. Malfoy and Mister Nott both holding onto his shoulders to comfort him.

"It's not likely but there is always a possibility it could." He only nodded his head in response. "When do you think he'll wake up?" Scorpius spoke up while holding onto Athalias hand.

"It's hard to say. It could be a week, a month, a year. I don't really know." She admitted truthfully. We all stood there in shock. Kieran could stay in that coma for years maybe.

The love of my life could possibly leave me in this world without his company for years.

Two Weeks Later -

Everyday I visited Kieran. I ate my lunch with Kieran, I studied with Kieran, I'd sleep in the chair beside Kieran. Until I got the call from Athalia while taking a shower.

The cold water ran down my face and nude body. Goosebumps erupting on my pigmented skin while I shivered. Although I needed it. I only slept some nights.

Most I would stay up to watch Kieran. Or think about Kieran. My cell rang loudly from the sink counter. With a huff of annoyance I wrapped the towel around my naked body and rushed to pick it up.

"Ember get your ass down to the infirmary Kieran's waking up!" She yelled through the speaker. "I'll be there in three minutes." With that I hungup the phone. Pulling on some shorts and Kieran's quidditch sweatshirt. I didn't care enough to brush my hair or put on shoes for that matter.

I bolted from my dormroom the door left open and my phone lying the bed where I threw it down still. "Em do you want to join us for breakfast?" Aspen invited me as she tried to keep up with my running.

"Can't right now, Kieran's waking up!" I yelled back to her as it echoed throughout the hall. My feet puttering and pattering on the hard floors.

I made it just in time as Kieran muttered incomprehensible words. My butt found it's way to my usual chair beside his bed as I leaned forward taking his stuff hand in mine.

My breath being held in my throat as I waited for his eyes to open. Then they did. His eyes met mine as I smiled widely. "Ember..." He began to speak.

"What the fuck are you doing here?" He sneered with a judging look.

"Wha—What?" I stuttered out. "Where's Heather?" I wasn't sure what the sound that came out of my mouth was. It was a mix between a gasp and a sob.

"Why are you even here Ember. I thought you were still crying over your mom dying." He heartlessly spat at me in annoyance.

Everything froze, including time.

At least it did for me. My whole world came crushing down on me immediately pulling me under.

Now I was drowning, and Kieran couldn't pull me up for air this time.