Carl's POV
"Ethan?! You're awake!" I said happily.
I dropped the pump on the ground and pressed my lips against his for the first time in weeks. I felt him smile as he kissed me back.
He's really awake! Oh my god, I missed him so much!
After a few seconds I moved my lips from his and leaned my forehead on his.
"H-hey." He said weakly, his voice cracking from underuse.
Before I said anything I shook Abel awake.
"Why are you wak-" he started to say before he saw that Ethan was awake. "Ethan!" He joyfully shouted.
"Hey, buddy." Ethan responded as he ruffled the boy's hair.
"Abel, go get Jen and wake your brother up." I said.
The boy nodded instantly and jumped out of his chair and made his way to the door, practically running across the short distance.
"Do you know what happened?" I asked as I squeezed my boyfriend's hand.
"Um... the last thing I remember is getting ambushed out by Cleburne... I was leading a group of scouts." He said as he squeezed my hand back. "My group... are they ok?"
I looked down at the floor and shook my head.
"You were the only survivor, and you barely made it. We had to rush you back here for Talia to perform surgery." I answered.
"O-oh." He said sadly. "How many times was I shot?" He asked quietly.
"Five." I answered. "You took one in the shoulder, two in the stomach, one in the chest, and one in the thigh. The one that hit your chest hit one of your ribs and broke it."
"So that's why everything hurts." He muttered quietly as he glanced down at his bare upper body and looked at the bandages.
"Yeah." I said. "You've been in a coma for a little over three weeks."
"Three weeks?!" He said as his eyes widened.
"Three weeks, two days, nineteen hours and..." I said as I looked down at my watch. "Twenty-two minutes, give or take." I finished.
After I said that I leaned my forehead back on his.
"I didn't know if you'd ever wake up... I missed you so much." I said.
"Hey, you can't get rid of me that easily." He responded.
"Oh shut up." I said as I playfully hit his uninjured shoulder.
"Can you help me sit up?" He asked.
I nodded and helped him get into a sitting position. After I had helped him sit up the door opened and Jen, Cain, and Abel entered. Jordyn followed closely behind to check on Ethan since he had just woken up.
"I told you not to give up on him." Jen whispered into my ear as she sat down next to me.
Cain and Abel sat down on the bed and Jordyn sat in the other chair and started checking on everything she needed to check on.
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Fight To Live
FanfictionEthan Barton is a teen boy living in a world gone to shit. His mom is the leader of a small group, a group that could fall apart any day. He fights to survive, and for his group to survive, but he also wants to live, and what's a better way to do th...
