Fighting Spirit

Chapter 9: Where am I?

-Aubrey's POV-

Have you ever got hit in the temple really hard when your already down?

No?

Well I don't recommend it.

The first thing that I was aware of as I rekindled to the surface was that my head fucking hurt.

Hell, my everything hurt.

Before attempting to open my eyes my hands feel around and I can't place right what's under them.

"Hey look she's waking up," I heard a guy said and I groaned. Presumably they're talking about me and "waking up" means that I got K.O.

Great...

"Aubrey?" another slightly familiar voice asked. "Aubrey can you hear me?" Instead of answering I just groaned and turned my head to the side, which ended up being a huge mistake.

Pain shot through my head and I cried out.

"Shit Simon you were supposed to hold her head straight."

"Sorry!" Someone squealed and I felt hands on my neck.

"Aubrey," Something cold briefly touched my aching temple and I hissed. "Aubrey I think you can hear me. This is gonna hurt a little bit but we have to keep the ice on." A second of silence past and I braced myself for whatever the voice was talking about.

Suddenly the cold was back on my temple and my eyes shot open.

"Ow that hurts!" I said and my hand went up to where the cold was. I grabbed whoever's hand was holding the ice and squeezed it, and closed my eyes again.

"It's okay Aubrey," I felt the surface around me shift a little and weight was moved around. "I'm gonna pick up your head a little. It may hurt so be ready." I nodded and my head was lifted. I bit onto my bottom lip and squeezed my eyes shut. I felt my head being lowered onto something warmer that elevated my head.

"Cold," I mumbled and then there were warm hands covering my arms and draped over my stomach.

My head and body hurt too much to complain that I have no fucking clue who's touching me. But right now they're warm and I'm cold so I'm not complaining.

"Hey Daniel can you go get us a blanket?" The voice says again and I try to piece together what their saying.

Daniel? Do I know a Daniel?

"Sure thing Tyler."

TYLER! MY NEW ENGLISH TEACHER?!?

"Tyler?" I asks and I feel the hands tighten around me.

"Aubrey are you okay?" I open my eyes to see his captivating blue orbs looking at me concerned.

"Um..." I couldn't think of words to say. Tyler's handsome face staring down at me while my head lied in his lap.

Thankfully someone else spoke before I had to.

"Hey here you go," I turned my head only slightly to see Daniel walking over us with a blanket. "Oh god your up." He laid the blanket on over me and I cuddled into it, turning my body into a ball.

Tyler kept the ice on my temple gently applying pressure.

"Aubrey talk to us what hurts?"

"Everything." I mumble and I feel the ice pack leave my head and Tyler shifts a bit so I'm more leaning against his shoulder, sitting up somewhat. "What happened?" I open my eyes and see Daniel kneeling in front of me.

"What's the last thing you remember?" he asks me instead of just telling me.

I wracked my brain for a second thinking if the last thing I remember.