Fight for your life

Part 6

Danny shook his head, trying desperately to stay with Ben as they loaded his body on the stretcher. Despite Cameron's help, he felt like he was going to pass out at any moment. He took several quick breaths, trying his best to regain some composure. Was he hurt? He honestly didn't know. His mind had been focused on Ben from the moment he'd opened his eyes & his mind was still on Ben now. He shrugged, tears slipping down his cheeks as he saw them lifting Ben out the window "be careful with him!" He shouted, not wanting them to hurt Ben more than he already was. He turned to the other paramedic "please, take care of him. You don't understand how much his life means to me. Without him, I'm as good as gone" and he meant that. If Ben died, he had no intention on living without him. Ben was his lifeline. He pointed at Cameron's side once more, shaking his head. "And he's not fine. Please cam, let them check you out"

Sam felt completely helpless as he watched James. He hurried over to him, wrapping his arms around his waist. He tried his best to keep his own emotions in check, trying to remain strong for James. "Come here" he said softly, his eyes fell on Ben's body. He couldn't stop the tears as he finally saw just how bad Ben was hurt. His body shook with sobs, burying his face in the curve of the drummers neck. "Why did this have to happen to us?!" He cried, silently praying they'd all make it out alive.

Cameron felt more than a little guilty. Danny and James were watching their significant others transported from their lives with no clue whether or not they'd survive the night, and meanwhile all he wanted to do was hold Sam as tight as he could and never let him go, so he focused his efforts on making sure everyone else was fine and taken care of. Glancing at his side again, he shook his head quickly before looking back at Danny. "I will, I promise, but I need to know if you're hurt," he explained calmly, looking him over for any signs of visible injury. Carefully tugging him toward the lounge, he glanced up as the paramedics dropped a rope ladder down to help them out. Helping Danny onto it, he followed him with his hands to make sure he wasn't going to fall before climbing up and out of the bus as well. Allowing the paramedics to help him down and off the bus, he joined the huddled group a few feet away, moving to wrap his arms around both Sam and James, pulling them securely against his chest before pulling Danny in as well. He tried to keep his composure while he tried administered kisses to the tops of each of their heads, stopping on Sam to press his face against his hair. Muttering softly, trying to calm them down. "It'll be okay. They'll be okay," he assured them, though he wasn't so sure himself.

James struggled against Sam momentarily, screaming so loud that his voice was hoarse while he pleaded with the ambulance that was already gone. "Take me with you! Please, take me with you!" As it disappeared from his view, he sank back into Sam, closing his arms tightly around him. His face pressed to the side of Sam's while he cried silently, jumping a little at the feeling of Cameron and Danny joining them.

Danny felt guilty too. While the rest of his friends, his brothers were dealing with their own shit, he was being completely selfish. His mind was focused on Ben & having him ripped away from him again was more than he could take. He swallowed hard, shrugging a bit. He wasn't aware if he was hurt, because he'd only been worried with Ben's safety. "I don't know..." He said softly, voice breaking through the tears. Once he'd made it outside he let his eyes slip closed to mask the tears that were streaming down his cheeks. He made it out just in time to see them putting Ben into the ambulance and drive off, sirens blaring. He stood and watched as they drove away, "please let him be okay. Please let him fucking be okay" he said softly. And just when he thought his legs were going to give out from under him again, he felt Cameron's arms around him. He let his eyes close once more, his head resting against James shoulder.

Sam knew James was in pain. That short time when he didn't know where Cameron was was the worst time of his life. He couldn't imagine what James or Danny were going through at that moment. He couldn't help but be a bit happy that Cameron physically seemed to be okay, that he was aware of anyway. He kept his arms wrapped tightly around James, as he saw Danny and Cameron emerge from the bus. He let his own eyes slip closed when he felt Cameron's arm and felt his lips once more. His heart was breaking for his brothers and he only hoped that Ben and Jake would be okay. For all of them. "They will" sam started softly, wrapping his arm around Danny and Cameron. "We've proven before that nothing can break us, so we will get through this too." He added, hoping he wasn't lying.

Matt had been flipping through the channels when the news of a bus crash came on. Something in the pit of his stomach told him to leave the channel alone as the reporter on the scene began talking about the incident. He shook his head, sighing as the camera zoomed in on the overturned bus, three guys huddled in the middle as another ambulance. "Fuck--" he started, moving to the edge of his seat as he recognized the three guys. "Holy shit! That's fucking Danny!" He yelled, glancing away from the tv to yell at Andy who was currently in their bedroom. "Baby, come here there's been an accident" he turned his attention back to the tv, trying to swallow back the lump in his throat.

The lingering fear of what Danny may do if Ben didn't make it through settled into the back of his mind. James, though, he wasn't so sure about. He could never really read James, and now more than ever, he was wishing that wasn't the case. Nodding slightly to agree with Sam, he wondered if they actually would get through this if they didn't all get through it. Tracing his fingers over Sam's back slowly, he pressed another kiss to the side of his head before looking up as the paramedics commanded their attention, requesting that they all load into the ambulances to be checked out at the hospital. Nodding slightly, he was actually thankful for it, unsure of how they'd have gotten there otherwise to check in on Ben and James.