Loves a Fight

Chapter XXVIII Noels P.O.V

I open my eyes slowly.
I see a ceiling that I remember.
The room is dimly lit.
Windows closed and the curtains drawn.
It seams as though no one has been in this room far a long time.
I lift my hand to pull the tubes from my arm.
The machine starts to protest, but I silence it.
Standing slowly, I test my strength.
My body is numb.
My ribs are extremely visible and my hair is a greasy mess.
Blood soaking my clothes and hands.
Memories fly back.
Vincent.
The name makes me look to my leg.
A rather bold circular scar is in the place I last remember being stabbed with a knife.

I hear speaking in the hall.
I ignore it and look out the window.
My eyes squint at the sudden light.
Everything seems darker.
Nothing is as bright as I remember.

My world is spinning.
I balance myself on the dresser.
Closing my eyes and reopening them.
My head clears and I look to the door.
I slowly make my way out the door.
What I find sends an emotion that I can't place through my body.

I open the door and hear funny noises coming from down the hallway.
I walk slowly to the area.
When I spin the corner my eyes pop out of there sockets.
Kain is pushing a girl against the wall and kissing her.
His lips slowly move from hers to her neck.
I feel extremely awkward.
I cough to get his attention.

"Guys I am a little busy" he groans and buries his head deeper in her neck.
I feel myself wanting to act like I was vomiting.
I scowl and decide to try and speak.

"Wrong" I speak with a hoarse and dry voice.
His head snaps in my direction.
His eyes wide.
He looks to have seen a ghost.
Moving away from the girl he finally speaks.

"Noel?" His voice is laced with shock, pain, grief and countless others.
His hand reaches out, but then falls.
He turns back to the girl then back to me.

"This isn't what is looks like..." He tries but I stop him.
I hold up my hand and shake my head.
I don't care for his lies right now, I need water.
His eyes hold regret.

Turning away from him I see someone looking at me with shock.
Adrian.
I smile a weak smile and he runs to me.
He picks me up and spins me around.
I laugh out.
He places me back on the ground and hugs me tightly to his body.
I wrap my shaky arms around him.

"God, I thought you would never wake up..." He says and I can hear the tears in his voice.
It tugs at my heart to hear him that way.
I hug him as tightly as I could which wasn't much considering how much muscle I had lost.
I don't speak again.
It hurt last time.
My throat must just be really dry.

He takes my hand and leads me downstairs.
I follow him to the kitchen.
I don't miss the footsteps following us.
Kain.
Why won't he just leave already?
It's what he's good at.

Adrian sits me down and gets me some water.
I try and pick it up slowly because I can hardly hold the cup.
My arms shake as I try and fail miserably.
Adrian looks saddened.
He reaches out to help but I shrug him off.
I can do this.
I got it off the table but them immediately drop it.
Anger flashes through me.
Why am I so weak?
How long was I out?
Adrian has cleaned up all of the glass and was now sitting close to me.
He held the drink up for me so I could drink it.
I felt useless.
I couldn't even hold a glass of water.
I feel eyes burning into my soul, so I look into those steel grey eyes.

Kain stood in the threshold watching me with wide eyes.
I look down to my arms.
I see all my muscle is gone.
I am basically skin and bone.
My eyes grow teary.
How could I get so skinny?
How long has it been?
My eyes search Adrians as he watches a tear slide down my face.

I hear the garage door open and Blake laughing.
His laugh brought a small smile to my face.
Oh how I missed that sound.
He spun around the corner and stopped dead in his tracks
His eyes wide as he dropped everything and ran over to me.
He wrapped me in a gentle hug.
I see Luke enter the room and he is smiling at the two of us.
Blake releases me and I instantly sit back down.
My legs wobbly.
I frown and look back to Adrian for something.
Looking for anything.