New York Royalty ~Shawn Peter Raul Mendes~

48 -"Look at me!"

•Ashley's POV•
I try to open my eyes but all they want to do is close.

"How is she doing?" I hear someone ask.

"She's hanging in there." Someone close to me says.

I try to identify the voices but my mind is shutting down.

"Ashley, I'm gonna need you to hang on. Please. Can you do that for me?" The person close to me says.

I'm trying to.

I try to speak but my whole body has shut down. Immediately I feel someone carry me. I land on something soft. Then, I feel something wet land on my forehead and I hear a whisper but I can't understand it. Only then, do my eyes close.

•Shawn's POV•
"Someone please help me!" I shout once we get into the emergency room.

A few nurses come up to me with a gurney. I set her down gently then I lean down and kiss her forehead.

"Please don't go." I whisper.

I get up and the nurses immediately pull her away and into the double doors. I go back to the waiting room and meet up with Liz, Aaliyah and Cam. We all sit in the chairs and I put my head in my hands.

I was supposed to protect her. How could have I let this happen!

I feel wetness on my face. Someone grabs my shoulder. I look up and see Cam.

"Do you want to call her dad or do you want Liz to do it?" He asks.

I shake my head and lean back in my chair.

"I'll do it." I say.

I stand up and head outside. I take out my phone and dial Dylan's number. It rings 3 times before he answers.

"Hello?" He says sleepily.

It's about 11:30 at night so he might've been sleeping.

"Hey Dylan. It's me Shawn. Something has happened to Ashley an-"

"Where are you?" He cuts me off.

I sigh deeply.

"I'm at Saint Michael Hospital."

And with that, the phone line went dead.

~10 minutes later~
Mr. Alvarez and Dylan walk in. I immediately get up off my chair to greet them. Once they see me stand up, they walk towards me.

"What happened? Where is she?" Mr. Alvarez asks.

"She's in surgery right now." I tell them.

"Why is she in surgery? What happened to her?" Dylan asks.

"After our date, we went to my house and we found. . .we found. . ."

"Mr. Dallas had me, Cam and Shawn's family tied up and at gun point when they came. He was telling him all about the fact that kings and death angels shouldn't be together. He was gonna shoot Shawn but Ashley . . . Ashley jumped in front of him and she ended up getting shot." Liz explains.

Tears are falling off my face through the whole explanation. I had to look down because I didn't want Mr. Alvarez to see my face. I know he's probably thinking the same things I am.

I should've protected her.

I feel a hand on my shoulder but I don't look up.

"Look at me Shawn." Mr. Alvarez says.

I hesitate.

"Jesus Christ! Look at me!" He whisper/yells.

I look up at him and he sees my tear stained face. He immediately pulls me into a hug.

"Don't blame yourself. It's not your fault." He whispers in my ear.

I start to sob. He pats my head softly.

"It's ok, it's ok." He says.

We stay in this position for 5 minutes. He pulls me back and looks me in the face.

"I gave you 5 minutes to be weak. Now you have to be strong. Not for me or Dylan or Liz. Not even for you. Do it for Ashley." He tells me.

I clean my face and nod. He nods back.

~1 1/2 hours later~
"Family of Ms. Ashley Alvarez?" The doctor calls.

Everyone immediately stands up and walks towards the doctor.

"I'm her father." Mr. Alvarez says.

The doctor nods.

"Mr. Alvarez, we were able to take the bullet out of your daughter's chest. The bullet was really close to her heart and she was in and out but fortunately, she made it out of surgery. You can see her now but she's not awake. She's in room 524." He tells Mr. Alvarez.

We all sigh in relief.

"Thank you so much Dr. Steele." Mr. Alvarez says.

He nods.

"It's my job to save people. Mr. Mendes can I speak with you in private?" He looks at me.

I nod. Everyone goes off to look for the room. I follow Dr. Steele to a private part of the hospital.

"What's up doc?" I ask.

"Mr. Mendes, since this was a gun shot wound, I will have to report it to the police." He says.

"Ok. Well you know what to tell them." I say.

"Yes but she's a king so I can't do the same procedure as I do with the angels." He says.

"And why not?" I ask.

"I made a deal with your father to never do favors for kings." He says.

"Well I'm telling you to cover for her." I tell him.

"It's ok Andrew. Cover for this king." I hear someone say behind me.

I turn and see my dad walking towards us.

"Ok Mr. Mendes." Dr. Steele says and walks away.

I sigh.

"How do they listen to you?" I ask.

He puts his arms around my shoulder.

"Don't worry Shawn. You'll get it one day. Now, come on. Let's go see your girlfriend." He says as we walk towards the elevator.

We get in and I press the second button. It's quiet for a little until we come to a stop.

"What did you do with Mr. Dallas?" I ask.

He sighs and we step out of the elevator.

"Dan is at home. I told Gina what happened and she said that he said he was gonna go hunting. She looked pretty confused so your mother decided to stay with her." He says.

We find her room and I reach for the door knob. Before I open the door, I look back at my dad.

"I have to warn you. Her dad is in here so please, no arguing." I warn him.

He puts his hands up in surrender.

"I can't promise anything but I'll try." He says.

I sigh. We both laugh a little then we go in.

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A/N

Thank god that she's ok.

Hopefully everything stays calm.

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