Sweetheart

Chapter 7: Waiting

Angel sat on the couch in the living room with Cherri and Charlie hugging him on either side. It was obvious Angel had been crying. Alastor's room had become a hospital warden. The doctors said Alastor's wound was to bad to move him, so they used his room instead. They still didn't know if he'd make it through the night. Husky handed Angel a beer. Angel thanked him and downed it.

The doctor came down from upstairs. "He's unconscious right now. We still don't know if he'll make it." He grabbed his bag as he and the nurses left. Angel wanted to go see him, but he couldn't. Alastor had gotten hurt while protecting him. Why did the Strawberry Pimp have to be so damn brave and loving?

"You should go see him, even if he's unconscious." Charlie spoke softly to Angel. Angel knew Charlie was right. With great struggle, Angel stood up and walked to Alastor's room. He didn't say a word. It broke Angel's heart to see Al like this. It made Al look weak.

"Hey, Bambi." Angel sat on the edge of the bed. He didn't care if Alastor could hear him or not. "That was a really stupid thing you did....you saved me and now you're hurt...this is my fault." Tear sprang in Angel's eyes. He didn't notice, but a tear ran down Also cheek as he continued.

"I really miss you, Al. It's kind lonely without ya. Please wake up soon. I need you...I really need you. You're everything to me." Angel started sobbing. "Please don't go." He whispered. Angel heard Charlie's voice from downstairs.

"Angel, Molly's here to see you." Angel leaned over and kissed Al's forehand. Then he got up and left, trying his best to wipe the tears from his eyes. As soon as the door closed, tears streamed from the eyes of the unconscious Radio Demon.

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Molly held Angel in a tight hug as soon as she saw he'd been crying. "It's going to be okay, Angie." Angel tried to put on his best smile, he didn't want Molly worrying about him. Fat Nuggets came up and nuzzled Angel's leg. Molly let Angel go so he could pick up the pig. Angel looked around at everyone's worried faces. Cherri and Mimzy even said they were staying until Alastor was okay.

"It's okay guys. I'm fine." It was strange to see these expressions on Husker and Vaggie. They all knew that Alastor would either live, or die within the night. They knew Angel wasn't fine. Were they all there to make sure he was okay. That's when Vaggie said it.

"We're here for you Angel. It's okay to not be fine." And with those words, Angel went back to crying. He fell on his knees, still holding Fat Nuggets. Then he felt many arms around him. They were all hugging him, even Husker.

"They really do care about me." Angel thought. "Despite everything I've done to piss them off." Angel let out a shaky chuckle. They looked at him in confusion. "It's nice to know ow care about you." He told them. They gave him a smile and continued hugging him. Angel felt okay for the first time that day.

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I'M NOT CRYING!!! YOU'RE CRYING!!!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭