Mind Games

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Nick walked down the white hallway of the hospital, his shoes squeaking slightly on the hard, slick floor. This section was relatively empty seeing as it was late evening time. Nick continued walking until he reached room 520. Nick stepped around the corner and he knew he would never get used to the sight before him, no matter how many times he saw it. Trubel laid asleep in a hospital bed, she was hooked up to an IV and a few other machines. She had been in a coma for the past several weeks. She was breathing on her own, which was good, but she showed no signs of waking up anytime soon. The doctors had no idea what was wrong with her, Rosalee didn't even really know. All they knew was it had something to do with the Traumweber venom and that they couldn't go back in because 'Emira' was dead.

Nick felt a pang of sadness in his chest, he sighed and walked fully inside. With Adalind gone, taking Kelly with her, Nick spent most of his spare time at the hospital. And since the hospital didn't have visiting hours, sometimes he'd even stay there all night. It wasn't like he slept much anyway, and now his house was full of memories of a son that he had been separated from.

"Hey." Nick spoke to a comatose Trubel, taking off his jacket and throwing it in the chair.

"Hope you're doing well." Nick added quietly, as he watered the small 'get well soon' potted plant that Rosalee had put there.

As usual, the only reply was the continued steady beep of the heart monitor.

"Worked a case today, turns out Black Claw can even make Willahara's dangerous." Nick chuckled.

The Grimm pulled up a chair and sat next to the hospital bed and continued the one sided conversation.

"I still have no idea where Kelly is, and it's becoming pretty clear that Black Claw is gearing up for something big." Nick sighed.

Nick leaned forward and took Trubel's unmoving hand.

"Trubel, I don't know how to do this without you." Nick whispered.

"Which probably seems weird because I did before we met, but I don't know how anymore."

"I don't know if you can hear me, and I know I say this all the time, but please wake up. Please come back." Nick rubbed his thumb over her knuckles.

"I know you believe that I can get through it all, but I need you....I love you." Nick's voice broke

"And when you wake up, I'm gonna make sure you know that." Nick kissed her hand.

Nick rested his forehead on the edge of the hospital bed. If he thought it was hard before the Traumweber, it was harder now. He had been tired of it all, then he had been given everything he wanted, a perfect world where he was happy. Only to be thrust back into what quickly became a harsher reality then before. She was in a coma, Kelly was gone, and Black Claw was tightening its grip on Portland.

Nick took a breath, and sat up straight. He gave her hand a gentle squeeze before letting go. The Grimm got up and walked over to a small cabinet across the hospital room. He pulled out a book, the book marker sitting halfway between the pages. Nick sat back down and opened it. He took the marker out and started reading out load where they had left off the previous day. It was something that Nick had been doing daily. He would read for a few hours a day, occasionally providing commentary or laughing at a funny part of the story. It helped him relax, and he hoped that it helped Trubel too.

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"The End." Nick read the final page.

"That was a good one." Nick stated, stretching his arms.

"I've already got another book picked out, I'll bring it by tomorrow." Nick added, yawning.