Shattered ✓ (BxB)

Fifteen: Obsidian

    I pace nervously around the room as soon as Izak says he will be performing surgery on Gabriel.

Craig looks up at me. "Somebody is nervous," he comments.

"Yeah." I nod. I sigh, "It's true. I'm nervous about it."

Jack stands up and walks over. He pats my back. "It's okay, Oby."

I glare at him. "I thought I told you not to call me that."

Jack huffs, frustrated. "Well, what I'm trying to say is, Guyliner will be okay. And then, you and I will live happily ever after."

I almost feel like going off on him. "And that's another thing. Stop calling Gabe 'Guyliner'."

Jack gazes at me. "Would you rather me call him 'boy who should be on suicide watch'?"

That's it, I think. I then slap Jack across the face.

Jack looks startled. "Oh. So, what I'm getting from this is that you have the hots for emo boy."

"He's goth!" I hiss to Jack.

"Oh my god! You love Gabriel! You love him!" Jack starts.

My face grows red with embarrassment.

"Oh! You're blushing!" Jack taunts.

I look back to where Sam, Craig, Ana, Kyle, Leo and Mikah are eating--and to where Izak is getting ready to perform the surgery.

Jack yells, "Everyone!"

They all look to Jack.

"Obsidian loves-"

I cut him off by pinning him against the wall to which he makes an amused noise. "You tell anyone, then you're fucking dead, Jack," I snarl.

He flinches.

Everyone is looking expectantly at him; they're all eager to hear what Jack has to say.

Jack blinks a couple of times. "...Megadeth! Obsidian loves Megadeth."

Ana says, "Me too, bro. Obsidian, you have a great taste in music."

"Thanks…?" I say, awkwardly. I turn back to Jack. "You can't tell any other living soul. Got it?"

Jack nods. "Yes."

I smile. "Good."

Izak says, "I can't do this surgery alone. Leo? Craig? Can you to help me?"

Leo nods and gets up. He washes his hands and Craig does the same.

Izak calls out to Craig, "Bring the clean kitchen knife, rubbing alcohol, and sewing kit."

I wince slightly at the words 'kitchen knife'.

Izak then turns to Leo. "You need to get the bandages."

Craig and Leo run off to get what they were requested to get.

And Izak heads into Gabriel's room.

Ana then tells us. "Since the Satanists aren't here right now, we should keep watch. Jack, Kyle, and Mikah come with me."

Jack, Kyle, and Mikah follow Ana out.

Then I see Craig and Leo running into the room Gabe is in with their bundle of supplies.

I sit down.

Sam comes over. "Hey. How are you?"

"I'm good," I tell her.

Sam looks at me, "What are you upset about?"

I'm startled. "I'm not upset!" I lied.

Sam laughs. "Come on, Obsidian! I know you! I've known you forever! I'm your twin sister for pete's sake!" She looks at me closely. "I can see through your lies. I know you're upset."

I sigh. "I'm just worried about Gabriel. He got shot in the spleen. And now, Izak is saying Gabriel may not make it through his surgery."

Sam smiles from ear to ear. "You love him?"

I sigh. "Yeah. I do."

Sam rubs my back. "Gabe will be okay. I just know it. And when this is over, you ask out Gabe. And if he doesn't want you, I know plenty of guys who would."

Sam and I talk vividly for the next few hours.

Finally Izak, Craig, and Leo leave Gabriel's room. "He's okay." Izak begins. He then adds, "For now at least."

They set down their supplies.

Sam says to Leo, "So, was it hard, boyfriend?"

Leo sighs. "Aromantic, remember?"

Sam giggles nervously, "Sorry about that." She turns to me. "Well what are you waiting for? Go get your man."

I smile. "Thanks for the pep talk."

My twin sister smiles back, "You're welcome."

I get up and take a deep breath. "Here I go," I say.

I walk into the room. I take a seat by Gabriel.

His hand is leaning off the bed, so I grab ahold of it.

"You will be okay, Gabriel. I just know it. You're strong. You will make it. You must," I say. I don't know why but saying this is making tears come to my eyes.

Izak walks in. He looks at Gabriel. The Egyptian boy examines the goth boy. Izak places hands on Gabriel's wrist. "Gabe? Gabe!" He calls.

And when Gabriel doesn't respond to the outside stimuli, Izak looks up, frowning. "He's gone."

One tear sweeps down my face. "No! Gabe! Don't go!" I whisper, "I love you."

Izak then looks shocked, "Not going to ask." Izak places his hand back on Gabriel's arm. "We've got a pulse--a small one, but at least there is one." Izak makes contact with me, "I'll be back to take a look at him in thirty minutes or so." And with that, he leaves the room.

A little later, Gabriel begins to stir. "What happened?"

"The bullet punctured your spleen. We then had to perform surgery," I tell him.

Gabriel turns his head to the side. "Obsidian…?"

"Yeah?" I ask him.

"I felt like I was doomed. Sure, I blacked out a lot, but this time was different. I felt like I was going to die," the goth tells me with a raspy voice.

I run my hand over his face.

Gabe doesn't try to stop me.

"It's okay. You're not going to die."

Gabriel then asks, "Were you here with me for the whole time after the surgery?"

I nod; the tears are still on my face. "Yeah, Gabe. I was."

Gabriel smiles. "Thank you."

Just then, through the open door I see Ana, Jack, Mikah, and Kyle run in.

Ana says, out of breath. "They know we're here."