Imagine If....

One night Changed You... {Pt 2}

( Mark's POV)

I arrived at Sacred Cross Hospital in under 20 minutes. Considering the fact that Sacred Cross is almost 40 minutes away, I did extremely well. How could I not rush here? The love of my life just went through the most soul-shattering experience, and I wasn't there for her. It's obvious I'm going to be there for her now.

I almost forgot to shut off my car before launching out of the car. Luckily I remembered. Once I did shut off the car, I sprinted across the parking lot. Various crowds of people clumped together; crying tears of sadness or joy. Not to sound like a cold hearted bastard but I didn't care at the moment. All that mattered was the fact Y/N was in the hospital alone, terrified, heart-broken, and I needed to be there.

I skid to a stop in front of the reception desk, gathering the attention of everyone that was currently in the lobby. My frantic eyes shot up, locking onto the receptionists and or nurse working the desk. She was a middle-aged African American woman with what looked to be some sort of scrubs on. The woman adjusted the blonde mass of hair that sat on top of her head before speaking up.

"What you need sugar?" There was a slight southern accent in her voice. As I continued to stare at her, my eyes scanned their way down her uniform for any sort of name tag. Once I spotted the tag, I silently read the name to myself. NaeNae, seriously? Well, to each their own. Besides, she seems like a nice Woman.

"I'm here for my girlfriend, Y/F/N Y/LN, she came in recently, suffered an attempted rape." The minute the words 'attempted rape' came out of my mouth, I felt as if every ounce of energy left my body. 

NaeNae must have seen me do this because her soothing southern accent cut through the tension. "I'm so sorry to hear that she got rape-did. That ain't right, a man going after a woman like that." She shook her head as her neon purple nails began to type away at the keyboard.

"She here's in the west wing, room 156-" She hadn't even finished her sentence before I took off towards what I hoped to be West. I sprinted down the hall without a care in my mind. All around me, I heard the various cries of the patients and their loved ones receiving whatever bad news it is. Whether I chose to acknowledge or not, I would soon be in their position.

As I came upon the room, an older gentleman in a lab coat was coming out of the room as he scribbled down something on the paper.

"Sir! Excuse me!" The doctor glanced up from his pad of paper to look at me. 

"Can I help you?"

"Yes, um- you just came out of my girlfriend's room, the one who.." I left the ending of my sentence off, not wanting the word 'rape' to come out of my mouth any more than it has to.

"Yes, Y/N. I just finished checking her over."

"And?! How is she?" My hands flew towards my hair, roughly running their way through it.

"Well-" The doctor let out a long sigh. I knew that the minute the doctor looked up into my eyes, the news wasn't going to be good. As weird as this may sound, you just know when you're going to get bad news. It's that heartbreaking, soul-shattering feeling you get in the pit of your stomach that manages to wipe away any sense of joy you have ever had. 

"Yes, Y/N has suffered an attempted rape, but the effects are more.. severe than I originally thought it would be. She's currently isolating herself from everyone, including all the nurses and me. It's not that this side effect is rare, it's quite common actually. It's what we would call 'PTSD of rape victims'."

"What does that mean?" I asked the question that despite I didn't want to ask, I knew for my sake, it needed to be.

"It means- she's currently in a very fragile state. Y/N thinks that anyone that comes close to her, is going to try and rape her. It's not her fault, so it's... recommended  that you don't go and see her, just for the time being." Once my brain finished processing his sentence, my vision turned as red as my hair.

He's telling ME, I can't see my girlfriend after someone tries to rape her? Last time I checked, I'm the one that's been dating her for the past 2 years, but apparently, a Doctor that hadn't met her before tonight knows what better for her than I do!

"But I want to- scratch that, I NEED to see her! I was the reason she got raped, ok?" My voice got progressively louder as I stood my ground. "If I hadn't allowed her to go out, this never would have happened to her. The love of my life wouldn't be frightened, and alone in this hell hole of a hospital!" I shut my mouth and looked all around me. Several people around me stared at me with wide eyes and open mouths.

"Now, If you don't mind, I'm going to see my girlfriend now." I pushed the doctor aside slightly and opened the door as silently as I could. When I entered the room, my eyes immediately went to Y/N's pale form in the hospital bed.

My eyes almost instantaneously began to glisten with tears as I watched her stare straight ahead at the white wall in front of her. What I would fucking do to get my hands on the asshole that did this to her.

Y/N's eyes slowly drifted away from the wall and towards me. I felt my heart drop as I watched her body became rigid with anxiety. Her skin managed to pale even further as she instinctively scooted her body closer towards the other side of the hospital bed.

"Mark- please, just stay over there.." Y/N's voice broke halfway through the sentence as she began to clutch her hands into fists.

"Don't worry," I spoke in a calming tone as I raised my hands in surrender. "I'm staying right here. It's going to be ok.."

"No, it's not." Her voice took on a harsh edge, which I wasn't expecting. "Don't you dare tell me it's going to be ok."

"What do you mean? Sweetheart, you can tell me."

"Someone tried to rape me! I'll never be the same after today, I'll always have that night burned into my memory for the rest of my life. It's never going to be ok!" I was astounded at the fact that her voice just kept rising. This wasn't like Y/N. Like me, she always more of a lover than a fighter. 

"You're right, it won't." I apologised. "It was a poor choice of words, I'm sorry." My apology did very little to ease Y/N.  "I know at the moment my next statement might sound absurd to you, but I promise you, we'll find the guy that did this to you. I'll make sure of it." I don't know if it was the fact that my eyes were playing tricks on me or just the fact I'm running on 2 hours of sleep, but I could have sworn I saw a ghost of a smile cross Y/N's face.

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I stayed in that spot for the next few hours, just listening to Y/N talk about whatever it was that came to her mind. I never spoke the entire time. I figured she just needed someone to listen to her. Eventually, Y/N began to fall asleep. Once she was out cold, that's when I stepped up towards the hospital bed.

I watched in awe as Y/N quietly slept, her hair slightly covering her face. Her lips were slightly parted as her breathing evened out. 

I reached my hands towards her forehead, lightly brushing her hair out of her face. I couldn't seem to stop myself as my thumb slowly began to stroke the side of her face.

"Thank god you're ok," I whispered into the silent room. "I promise, from this day forward, I will do whatever it takes to protect you."

"I'll do whatever it takes to make sure nothing ever happens to you again."

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I'm excited to say that this will be my first ever three part Imagine!! Ahh I'm so excited for what's in store next, as I hope you guys are!!

So I have some news guys, that I've been waiting to share with you, and  I'm so happy that I finally can. As you know, The Sound of Music and That One Possible Moment haven't been updated in awhile, but that will change. All stories end, and in roughly 10-15 chapters, both of those stories will be ending :( But there's good news that comes out of this, and that is.... I AM IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING ON A NEW STORY IDEA!!! It's not Jack or Mark centered, it's actually a Game Grumps Fanfiction but I'm still in love with the idea none to less!!

There isn't a story title yet, but I have the basic idea down and a few chapters written. It will be kind of a Danny (if you know who the Game Grumps are) and OC story, but it does involve all of the Game Grumps!! This idea is turning out be a really amazing idea and I'm looking forward to when it all comes together!

I hope you guys are looking forward to this future adventure as much as I am!!! :)

~Miranda~