Maybe Too Protective

Chapter 8

"If no one confesses, I will just call the cops, have them try to find out." She looked at the group. Miley slowly raised her hand. "Are you also the one that gave her those bruises?" She asked. Miley nodded slowly. "Tell me why?"

"I thought maybe this would drop her image. She needed to learn her place." Miley spoke nervously.

"And what is her place?" Robbins asked.

"The bottom." Miley got sassy and crossed her arms.

"Is that so? Are you at the top? Is that why you couldn't stand her getting praised?" Robbins voice was angry. I cracked a small grin to see Miley being treated like she's deserves.

"How do you know that?" Miley hissed. "Oh, what are you smiling at prettyboy?" Miley glared at me. "You are the one that got her here."

"No he isn't, you are." Robbins got up in her face. She hit a button on her pager.

"What are you doing?" Miley asked.

"Paging the chief. Him and I can discuss what happened next." She spoke and looked back at Miley. Miley opened her mouth to say something, but was interrupted.

"Lucy!" Devan gasped as she lost control of her body and fell forward. She fell right off the bed, into Devan's arms. Dr. Robbins rushed over, helping Devan lay her back on the bed.

"You unclipped the IV!" Dr. Robbins looked back. Miley looked at the bed in shock. "Guys, out of here. I can't have you sit through another one of these." I looked back at Lucy, who again foze in place. Dr. Robbins rushed two pillows behind her head. Lucy began to shake, jumping occasionally.

"Oh God Lucy." Devan held Lucy's hand, crying now.

"Out!" She yelled at us

"Please, let me stay. She's my baby sister." Devan looked at the doctor with pleading eyes.

"Fine but be out of the way if you have to." She sighed, still rushing through work on Lucy. The rest of us walked out, leaving Robbins and the other kids. We got back to the waiting room. Karev rushed by. A man, looking like another lead doctor walked by. His coat said chief.

Devan's POV

I held onto Lucy's hand with everything I had. Karev walked in. He motioned for me to move, taking my spot.

"What happened?" Karev asked.

"They unplugged her IV." Robbins motioned to the group.

"Why are they still here?" He asked.

"To see everything has repercussions." She told Karev. I leaned against the wall, out of the way. I had head in my hands. She has been through enough pain in her life. I removed my hands, looking back to Lucy. She jumped and continued shaking. Now, the doctors were just holding her, waiting until it was over. Karev motioned me back. Everything was slowing down. I took her hand. My other brothers came back in, Zach and Max too. She was still jumping and shaking, but it was much better.

"She is our baby sister!" Alex stood in front of the group. "You sick, god damn, pervs." Chief pulled all of the guys and girls out of the room, putting the in a meeting room adjacent to the room. It's window's viewed into the room

"Why would you build something like that?" I asked.

"Just for this reason." The chief, AKA Doctor Webber told us. We sat around, waiting for Lucy to wake up again. We could tell she was having an even worse nightmare than earlier. Her waking up was going to be painful. When she did, it was worse, as we predicted. She shot up, breathing heavy, crying, in a trance state.

"Lucy, it's just us." I tried to comfort her. "Lucy. It's okay." She breathed deeply.

"I'm scared." She got out in a whisper. My sister never admits she is scared.

"I know." I hugged her.

Lucy's POV

-----(Next Day: Evening)------

"Where are my brothers?" I managed to get out. Speaking in general was hard. I think Miley must have kicked my throat.

"Well My sidekick Alex is giving them a lecture." She told me. My brothers barged in before I could asked what about.

"Ready?" Ryder asked.

"Are you sure you are ready to go home? I still like the idea I keep you one more day for observation." Robbins asked me. I shook my head weakly. She smiled. "Fine, but I am going to walk you to the door okay?" She said. I nodded. We began walking, I was braced on Devan and Ryder. They were much taller, but I didn't mind. Once out the door, I walked passed the conference room where 4 police officers were taking statements from everyone. I had done one earlier that day. We walked right passed it, towards the door to the hospital. "Okay. I have to stop here." She said.

"Thank you." I spoke weakly.

"Of course. Now, no school, this week. When you get to school, no Gym until your next check up with me. Oh, no cheer either. You take those pills in the blue bottle whenever you feel a panic attack coming. Green bottle are sleep aids. If you can't sleep, one of those. Now the red bottle is the seizure medicine. Every morning." She directed. I nodded again. "Okay. I like you, but I don't want to see more of you in here." She told me.

"Thank you so much." Devan thanked her. A chorus of thank you's came from my brothers and friends. Once out at the car, I leaned up against it before getting in.

"Zach, Max. Thank you guys for being there. Today and just whenever I needed it." I gave them both hugs. Once I had finished that, they helped me into the very back seat with Ryder. Usually he is in the front, passenger seat, but he decided to ride in the back with me. I leaned onto his shoulder, my neck in too much pain to hold up on it's own.

We got home quick. This time, instead of walking with braces, I tried to all on my own. I didn't get far at all before falling. Mike quickly caught me. He picked me up bridal style and just carried me inside. He laid me on the couch. The guys all went into the kitchen to talk. I could still make out exactly what they were saying.

"What are we going to do?" Tyler sighed.

"We cut her off the cheer team. I'm not letting those girls anywhere near her." Devan said.

"You heard Max. Cheer is a way to keep mom alive for her." Alex told him. "Let's just let her decide."

"At school, if you can have eyes on her, you do. We can get Max and Zach in on this too." Devan spoke. All of them seemed distressed. I sighed, looking at the ceiling.

"There is just one thing I'm worried really about." Ryder sighed. "We can't just go in the locker room."

"We can figure this out later. Right now, can we just be with her?" Mike asked.

"Yeah," Devan responded. I forced myself up, leaning my back on the back of the couch. It hurt, so bad, but I did my best to conceal it. It was a sectional couch, room for 4, 5 of us if someone sat in the corner. We had an two chairs on either side of the couch too. The guys all walked in. Ryder and Devan sat on either side of me. Tyler and Mike too the chairs, Alex on the other piece of the sectional.

Some turned on something or another show. I watch for a few minutes, but my eyes grew heavy. I tried my hardest to stay awake, but to no avail. I slowly drifted off to sleep.