What Are You? - Ohmtoonz Fanfiction

In His Arms (23)

I could feel agony rushing throughout my body. My arms and legs were numb. My lip felt swollen and throbbed with pain. I kept my eyes closed but winced lightly. I tried shaking my arms and moving my fingers. It was harder than I thought it would be. Eventually, I got to the point where my fingers moved.

My eyes opened with a squint. I took my arm and covered the blinding light that was above me until my eyes adjusted to the room. I put my arm back down and assessed my situation. Around me was a curtain and a window. The curtain was on my left while the window was on my right. The walls were white with a blue stripe running through the center. I was on an uncomfortable trundle bed that had blue sheets and bed assist rails.

Am in a hospital?

"So now that we got that figured out, can you tell me everything that happened?" I heard a loud voice come from the other side of my curtain. It sounded like one of my teachers, Mr. True. "Don't leave anything out." He finished.

"This morning I had convinced Ryan not to wear his bandana. Everything was going fine until we approached the front doors. I forget his name but this one guy who has been absolutely torturing Ryan glared at him as we approached." That was Luke's voice. "I pretended not to notice and we walked straight past him into the school. Ryan said he had to go to the bathroom." I rubbed my forehead and took in a sharp breath. Fuck, I have a headache. "I told him I would meet him back in class and left. You know the rest after that." He sighed. "I left your class quickly because I got worried and found him in the bathroom." His voice got lower and quiet. "On the ground bleeding." I heard Mr. True take a large breath.

"I left Ms. Myers to take over my class." I heard a chair slide across the floor. He must be getting ready to leave. "We will both be speaking to the principle about this. As for right now you should get cleaned up and back to class."

"I can't stay here with Ryan till he wakes up?" Luke said.

"We have to let the nurses do their jobs. Plus, he needs to rest. We will call his mother and have her come pick him up." I ripped my covers off me and was about to get off the bed when Luke stepped in.

"He lives with me. Not his mother." Luke said. Mr. True went silent. "I'm taking him home." There was a large sigh before I heard the door open.

"I don't get paid enough for this." Mr. True muttered. "You're a senior, right? When the nurses say you can go, go ahead. Ms. Myers and I will speak to the principle and sort things out. When Ryan seems like he's okay, tell him to give the school a call. The principle should set something up with him." There was silence before one last statement came out. "Whoever hurt him won't get away with this. I'll chuck them out of the school building like their parents should have done when they were born. Too bad mistakes are made." Then the door closed.

"Mhm." I heard Luke grumble after Mr. True left. I shimmied down the bed to the end and stuck my feet over the edge. I had on extra clothes the school handed out to people who got dress coded. Which is a black shirt with gym shorts. I felt uncomfortable with so much skin exposed.

Still, I got off the bed and stumbled up. My legs were still numb and I could practically feel the bruises forming, so I had to shake them a bit to move. Once I could walk without something to hold on to, I peeked out of the curtain. Luke's head was in his hands. His eyes were closed and pointed at the ground. His breaths were long and shaky. It seemed like he was in a silent panic. If anyone knew what that was like it's me.

I slowly opened the curtains without making a sound and moved towards Luke. Once I was inches away from him, I reached out and tapped his shoulder. He jumped and fell backwards out of the chair, which scared the shit out of me and caused me to stumble backwards into a wall. His back hit the ground and he instantly scrambled to get up.

"Ryan?" He asked. He looked over at the opened curtain and me leaning on the wall clutching at my racing heart. I shot him a glare.

He could have killed me! Scaring me like that...

"Ry!" He yelled out and lunged forward grabbing my shoulders and pulled me forward towards him. "Fuck! I thought..." He tripped over his words and it ended up sounding like gibberish. I put a finger to his mouth to shut him up. He blinked and nodded. I stared up at him from his arms. His eyes were glossy.

Was he...crying?

"Ry, I..." Luke started to say something but was cut off by a slam next door.

"What is happening in here?" I heard a voice come from outside the door. A woman came in wearing a white coat. She saw me and smiled. "Oh, good you're awake!"

"He just got up." Luke responded and released me. I brushed off my clothes and nodded.

"Okay. I'll just do a quick check with you. I'm assuming the principle will want to speak to you but as a school nurse I'm having you sent straight home for rest." She said. "Come sit down here please." Her hands gestured to a chair next to a desk. I walked past Luke and sat down. She came over and asked me a few questions. She told me and Luke what to do for my lip, apply cold compresses and keep myself hydrated. I shouldn't lick my lips or be exposed to cold weather. As for the small cuts she said she had already cleaned and treated them. If they hurt, I should take painkillers. She went on about bruising and possible damage and or dizziness.

Luke seemed to be listening more than I was. He was nodding with every word and paying close attention.

"If you need to apply the petroleum jelly again on your cuts clean them first." She handed me a container of it, and I stuck it in my pocket. "As for the bruise that's forming on your jaw, I'd just suggest another cold compress." She said a few more things about my head and legs, but I wasn't listening. "Alright, are you okay to go home? Who's taking you?"

"I'm taking him home." Luke said standing up and offering me a hand. I took it and lifted myself up from the chair. The nurse nodded.

"Alright, get some rest and feel better in the morning. We'll get this settled for you honey." I gave her a tired smile and followed Luke out. Once the door was closed Luke lifted me up into his arms and began walking down the hallway. My legs were wrapped around his torso and my arms were on his neck. Luke's arms were under my butt, holding me up.

At this point I was so tired I didn't notice. I closed my eyes, listening to Luke's steps and breaths. I buried my head into his neck and gave in to sleep.

It was warm. It was safe.

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Poor freaking Ryan. At least he gets to get carried home?
<3 ARS