The Introduction: Part 2
Chapter 2
Not so bad Beginning
trigger warning: Anxiety, Depression and Self harm are illuded to later on in this chapter. I don't want to offend anybody yet these topics are a part of Paxton and will help him be understood later on and helps with the building of trust between Paxton and Atlas.
Buzzing was all Paxton could hear when he woke up. His vision was blurry and could barely make out the tall dark-haired masculine figure in the corner of the room. Paxton kept quiet and laid still long enough to gain his full sight back. He wasn't under the beam anymore but instead in a ... hospital bed? Paxton was confused to say the least. Paxton questioned if he was still alive or not, the pain from the gash and his ribs was gone. How could that be?
"Was this the man running around the corner as everything went dark? Is he a doctor? Why did he help me? Am I dead? Are you an angel?" These were all questions he wanted to ask the tall stranger but he was afraid to. Paxton slowly started moving to get up but froze when the stranger turned around.
"Oh great you're up! I was beginning to wonder if you would wake up, you lost a lot of blood" the stranger told him, the hot stranger told him. He couldn't help but to blush under the stare of the man. Paxton didn't think he had ever saw someone this attractive before which lead to his next statement.
"If I knew angels was this hot I would've died along time ago."Paxton's checks grew a deep shade of crimson when the beautiful man chuckled and started to walk towards him,"I am dead, right?"
"Thanks for the compliment, but i'm not an angel and you're not dead."
"Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful, The world ends, I almost die, a beautiful stranger saves me and I embarrass my self in front of him! Great going Pax!" Paxton only realized he was talking out loud when the angel-like man gives a boisterous laugh and leans over.
"Once again, thanks for the compliments, you're pretty cute yourself. And don't be embarrassed, that blush looks too good on you. I'm Atlas Blake." The stranger, now known as Atlas,extends his right hand. Paxton shyly shakes Atlas's hand and feels how rough his hand is compared to his own.
"I'm Paxton Grimes," He goes to ask a question but gets cut off by Atlas.
"Wait, Grimes like the man next door? Are you related to him?"
"Yeah, he's my dad. He was shot a couple weeks ago and was in a coma but now he's dead." Paxton responded sadly and tried to get up but was quickly stopped.
Atlas look at Paxton in confusion, pushed his questions aside, and gently held the boy by the shoulders to push him back on the bed. "You can't get up yet, I haven't closed the gash on your side beacause it took forever to find pain meds to give you. So sit down before you make yourself worse."
Paxton quickly tried to get away from the man,"you drugged me?" Paxton basically screeched, "is that why my side is numb?" Paxton was starting to panic, who really was Atlas?
"Whoa, calm down dude, it was just a low dose of pain killers and a coagulant. I need to stop the bleeding without hurting you to much." This made Paxton much calmer and was back to thinking Atlas was a good guy. Atlas saw the boy relax and told him,"Now that you're awake, we need to close that wound of yours. I can stitch it up or cauterize it?"
"I stand corrected, you're not a good guy. I don't want to be burned or stabbed with a needle!" Paxton quickly exclaimed with a look of horror as he tried to move to the other side of the bed.
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FanfictionWhen Paxton Grimes is left behind by the only family he has left in his life, he decides to give his father a proper burial. But what happens when he discovers his dead dad isn't dead? He decides to hole up in the hospital where his alm...
