Holy Hell High

[Rikugurl]

Axel pulled away, feeling a weird feeling run down his spine. He though before blinking.
Wait a second.... isn't....8 + 13.....
What a....combination.

A soft blush ran through his cheeks before he felt something over him. "Uh..." He looked back, seeing a man in a...SUIT!
Man, he hadn't seen anyone in such a sharp suit for a long time.

From what Sirocco saw... it looked like Axel was WATCHING his son get dressed. "Don't you have a class to get to?"
Axel swallowed but nodded. "Uh, yes sir!" He looked back at Roxas before smiling slightly. "I guess I won't see you at dance class. I'll let Mrs. Belle know..."

With that, he quickly took his backpack and rushed out of the room.

Sirocco watched him leave and frowned.
That was right... those two had.... dance together.
Hmmm.
He looked back at Roxas and blinked, noticing the band on his arm.

"I WANT THAT!"
"NO WAY! I DO!"
"I SAW IT FIRST!"
"BOYS!"
The man sighed as he walked over, seeing his two blonde sons fighting over a.... WRIST BAND.
Jeezus.
"Here...." He took the wrist band and put it back. "Now we need to go meet your mother at the other store."
"AWE!" They echoed in defeat but quickly took their father's hands and walked with him out of the store.

That Christmas, the two boys were given a present about the same size each.
"Now... open them together."
The two boys nodded, being watched by their bigger brother as they unwrapped the gift and... their eyes widened to see matching wrist bands. They quickly put them on and smiled. "AWESOME!" With a high five, the two blondes laughed happily.

[Reno]

Roxas heard the conversation of his father and Axel bouncing over his head as he tugged off his Hollow Bastion school-styled P.E. shirt that had his name written in faded marker ink. Of course the ingenuity of the teachers of having them write their names on the shirt while they are wearing them always confounded Roxas.

As he was digging his shirt out of his locker, he looked over at Axel and smiled. "Thanks... see you later." He watched Axel leave and sighed, before pulling on the white collared shirt. He slipped out of his shoes, then his pants stuffing them in his locker. He wasn't embaressed that his dad was right there - Jesus he changed his diapers and crap when he was an infant, it wasn't a big deal and he could never figure out why other kids got all shy about it.

He slipped on the slacks then his shoes, snatched up his plaid tie that he stuffed in his pocket and grabbed his schools things. With that he slammed his locker closed and walked up to his dad, looking up at him hesitantly. "Alright... I'm ready."

He walked close to his father, needing the security of knowing someone else hurting like him was there, as they wandered back to the car. There was so much he wanted to say so much he needed to tell or so many questions he needed to ask... but no words came to his throat. He was just... in shock.

He felt like... like this was just all out of control...

When they got back to the car, they found Sora already there sitting in the back seat, talking out the window softly with Riku who was lounging outside the car. His eyes were red from crying.
It was odd seeing Sora in the back - he usually jumped for the chance to be in front. The only times he ever sat in back... was when they were going on a family vacation and he was the designed person to sit in the middle (god forbid Ventus or Roxas sit in that uncomfortable spot!), or when he was in trouble with their mom or dad and tried to lengthen the distance between himself and punishment by hiding in back.

Roxas hesitated, before getting into the back seat as well, throwing his stuff on the floor and, for once in his life, sat in the middle to provide his elder sibling with the comfort he seriously needed. He might of failed Ventus, but he wasn't going to fail at being a good brother for Sora too.

Sora blinked and glanced at Roxas and smiled some, noticing their dad was getting in the car too before looking out the window at Riku. "S-See you later Ri..."

[Rikugurl]

The man nodded as his son walked over and they quickly left the locker room, side by side. They walked through the way that Sirocco had come in, through the main office. He looked at the receptionist again and smiled slightly. "Roxas and Sora will be out for the rest of the day. Please forward any of their school papers to our home address."

With that, they were out the front door.

Luckily, Sirocco was a business man. He had a vibe around him and had a way of wording things.
He was the CEO of Twilight Town Printing & Design Inc, the main printing factory of Radiant and places around the metropolis. Twilight Town was the small town on the boarder of Radiant, that being where the cooperate office was and where Sirocco worked.

They walked out to the car, Sirocco noticing Riku leaning on his car. He would of said something... seeing that his car was pretty expensive... but he wasn't going to. Riku had helped Sora so much.
He nodded to the silverette before getting in and started up the engine.


Riku nodded as he backed away slowly. "It'll be alright Sora... call me if you need me."
With that, the car was off and Riku only stood there waving.


It only took 7 minutes to get to Hope and to the Emergency parking lot. He could already see Bryna's car and parked next to it. Before they got out, Sirocco looked back at his boy's, giving them a strong smile. "It's alright..."
They got out and quickly rushed into the ER. They saw Bryna talking to the woman at the desk and quickly got to her side.

[Reno]

Sora watched Riku back away, curling his hands in his lap to stop the the reflex of reaching out for the other. I need you now.

He sighed as the car started up and pulled away, watching Riku disappear as they got farther away...

He blinked as an arm curled around his shoulders and tugged him close to another body. He looked up at Roxas, before sighing and laying his head on his brother's shoulder. They stayed like that the whole ride there, a shadow of wrong falling over them. It was... strange... to think they could EVER go from being triplets... to just twins from one simple act of self-deliverance...

The ride was eerily silent until they got to the hospital, where their dad tried to reassure the two terrified boys in back. From the lack of change in their expression, it obviously did little to comfort them. The three got out of the car, being careful about not getting run over by other visitors of patients as they went towards the hospital and walked into the well-heated waiting room.

It was easy to spot their mother. She was the panicking lady at the front desk.
"What do you MEAN you don't know anything?!"
"Ma'am, clam down please. He was just admitted minutes ago. Right now I need you to file out his paperwork for us."
Bryna's shoulders shook, and she looked back when she felt someone come beside her. "Oh 'Rocco," She murmured.

[Rikugurl]

The three walked to the woman, Sirocco frowning as his wife looked back, her eyes red and puffy. Seeing her like this... always made him hurt so badly... and it tore down his walls.

The realization of them losing a son was starting to become more of a reality than just a shock...

"So Mrs. Holani, let's have a look here shall we?" The doctor said as she placed a strange looking thing on the woman's very FULL stomach. Her husband was sitting next to the bed she was laying in.

It was their check up to see if her twins were doing alright.

The ultra sound came up, Sirocco not able to really see what was going on but the doctor and Bryna did. "They appear to be healthy and in the right spot."
Sirocco and Bryna had already found out that they were having twin boys... and already came up with names for them.
Their first date was up on a hot air balloon... that was also the place where they had their first kiss... and years later, the engagement.

They wanted their sons to have names that had to do with the sky.
So it was Sora and Ventus.

"Oh! What's this?" The doctor exclaimed suddenly, making both new parents look up in worry.
"I...I think I found another heartbeat."
Another heartbeat?
"Please lay on your side, Mrs. Holani."
Bryna nodded and turned, letting the doctor look in another area.
"It is! Well Bryna, you're having triplets now! That explains why you look like you're having more than two boys!"

That had been one of the happiest days of Sirocco's life.
The name Roxas had come from the first name they picked out, being Sora, then changed around and added a 'X' seeing that obviously one egg had divided... and seeing that one couldn't put a division sign in a name, they add the opposite. Multiplication.
When the three were born, the first out of the womb was named Sora... you needed the sky to start everything out. Next was named Ventus, to keep the sky company. Last was Roxas, the 'X' that they all had something to connect to.

Even if Sora and Roxas weren't the identical ones, it still worked out and both Sirocco and Bryna were proud parents of three beautiful, healthy boys.[/i]

"Bryna... take the boys and find a place to sit. I'll fill out the paperwork..."[/color]

[Reno]

Bryna looked at her husband sadly, before slowly nodding. thank god Ven wasn't old enough to be off their insurance. "O-Okay darling..."

She turned around, seeing her two boys standing their, twin looks of sadness and fear marked on their faces. Her lips trembled a little, bending over (only slightly her boys were getting so tall!) pulling them both into a hug. "Come on you two... We can only wait and hope."

The two returned the hug shortly, before the trio broke apart and walked towards a row of seats sitting down quietly.

Bryna glanced at her two, boys, her frown getting worse. Soon Sirocco was joining them again a clipboard with a pen attached in his hand. He sat beside her, mechanically filling out the information. Bryna watched the words appear, not understanding them at all because her mind was lost.

She... remembered getting pregnant with them so long ago.

"Bryna? Do you know yet?!"
"I don't yet hold on a minute!" Bryna called as she shook the drips off the stick and stared down at it with nervous anticipation. It would be her third test this week.
She shut her eyes, breathing in and out nervously.
"Bryna!"
"Her eyes snapped open... and they glossed over with happiness. She wiped it up and rushed out of the bathroom and showed her husband, grinning widely, the little pink plus sign meaning everything. "IT'S POSITIVE!"
Sirocco's face filled with joy. "Oh honey! We're gonna have a baby!"
There was a pause.
"But... you might want to pull up your pants. Unless you're making an offer." He winked.
"Sirocco!!"

"Alright..." Bryna said, biting the end of her pencil as she looked down at her list. "How does this sound? Things I can not eat: Fast food, caffeine, hot dogs, alcohol, potato chips, donuts, processed meats, tap water, fresh cheese, frozen foods, raw eggs, fish, shellfish, deli meats, sushi, spicy foods, vitamin supplements, rare or medium cooked meats-"
"Honey?"
"Yes?"
"Maybe you should make a list of what you CAN eat."
"...That might work better."

"Alright well, lets see what we can find." Their doctor said, a cheery smile on her face.
Bryna breathed in and out nervously as a cold substance was placed on her stomach, then next a strange medical tool. She shivered, her fingers squeezing Sirocco's slightly as they focused their attention on the monitor.
"Ah, there we go." The doctor pointed. "You see, here it is. Theres the head... the arms... the feet."
Bryna breathed out slowly, seeing the alien-looking thing. He heart thumped in her chest with pride and love. That little thing, growing inside her... "Our baby..."
"Ah... wait a sec... Whats this?"
Bryna blinked, concerned. "What? What is it?"
"Look here." She pointed to the far side of the monitor, before moving the device, the picture moving.
"Is... Is that?" Sirocco asked hesitantly.
"Yep, that's another one! You're having twins!"
Bryna face lit up brighter than any Christmas tree already deeply in love with her two children.

By her second ultrasound, after concerns of the hard birth dragged her back to the hospital, a second ultrasound revealed to her a third child to love. She had been so full of joy and pride, she gloated for months.

Bryna hummed tiredly, as she swept across the small room, three babies in their cribs. She looked down over them watching them start to fall to sleep.
"The evening is coming," she sung softly.
"The sun sinks to rest,
all you little birdies,
quick fly to your nest.
Good night, Good night, it is time for bed,
says the mam and papa bird from overhead.
with a bed of warmth,
and a love eternal,
blues eyes starts to fall,
no dreams of being nocturnal."
She hesitated over the first bed, reaching down and running her fingers through soft brown hair. Baby Sora yawned, eyes slipping closed.
"The first to sleep,
is a birdie of splendor,
feathers a beautiful copper
and a heart so tender."
She walked to the next crib, smiling at the more rowdy of her boys, and reached in to pick him up and rock him.
"The second to sleep is a little mischief-maker,
his spirit so unshakably strong,
oh please baby birdie please,
won't you sleep at your mother's song?"
She hummed softly watching Ventus slowly failing victim to exhaustion. And asleep he was as well.
She laid his back in his bed and moved to her last son's bed.
"The last little birdie is the youngest,
feathers as gold as his dear twin's,
and like a dear mother always hopes,
when he grows up he'll have no sins."
She smiled as Roxas too drifted off.
"Goodnight, my sweet loves."

Bryna watched her three child look around the music room. Maybe they were a little on the young side for instruments, but she desperately wished they'd embrace this part of their lives.
Roxas was the first to choose, his chubby fingers wrapped around a wooden flute and bringing it lose, blowing into it. when he heard the sweet notes he giggled and played more, before running off to their father. "Daddy, daddy look it makes pretty sounds!"
"I want dis one!" Sora said, picking up the mini wooden harp.
"Oh honey, the harp is barely played in the orchestra."
"Den it must be really wonely!" Sora said hugging it even closer, his face determined. "I'll make it be happy!" Then he too was off to show his father his find.
She watched the little brunette run off, smiling softly then-
"Na! Na na na!" She heard the heavy screeching of strings and looked back around to find Ventus raking his nails across a toy violin, shaking his little tush to his horrid music. "I'ma be a rockstar!"
"Ventus!" She hurried forward, stopping him. "That's not how the violin is played."
"Viowin?" the blond blinked, confused. "Is dat a gee-tar?"
"No, no a guitar is a different instrument. A much bigger one." Bryna carefully picked up the bow to the small harp and smiled. "This is how you play the violin." She raised the violin, shoulders the little thing correctly under her chin. She drew the bow across the instrument carefully, and the first few chords of 'row, row, row your boat' sounded.
Ventus giggled, clapping. "I wanna try, I wanna try!"
Bryna smiled, and nodded, helping her boy get into the correct position, guiding his hand and the bow across the instrument. After a few moments, Ven grinned.
"I want dis one."
Bryna smiled fondly and nodded. "Alright, go show your father." She watched him too run off, heart filled with joy. Her son had picked the same instrument she too had learned how to play when she was young. She couldn't wait to hear the sounds of sweet violin music once again.

Now, the violins were silent.

She blinked as Sirocco got up and looked over, confused. It was to her shock to realize he had finished filling out the paperwork. After a short trip back to the receptionist the husband and stressed father returned. No new news had been reported.

The four sat their quietly, minds racing with the possibilities. Until finally one of them could take it no more.

"Do you... remember the last time we ever came to the hospital?" Sora spoke up softly his eyes no longer full of tears and his face looking just a little more calm. The three turned to look at him.

Roxas quirked a smile. "Yeah. Back in fifth grade... when you broke your arm after Riku dared you to climb that tree." He looked at his brother. "That was pretty dumb of you."

"Yeah... yeah it was wasn't it? And I was real scared that when everyone came to see me they'd laugh at me or I'd get in trouble for what I had done." Sora looked up, looked down the row at his brother, mother and father. "But remember? I got all those flowers and gifts and stuff from Riku and his mom and you guys because everyone still loved me even if I was dumb. And I was so happy..."

Roxas smiled faintly, recalling that time. He remembered giving Sora his favorite action figure to help cheer him up - because of course at ten, love meant comic-book related toys.

"I'm not saying we should getting Ven something as girly as flowers," Sora said softly, then smiled, "but he might like a gift - maybe an early Christmas gift! - even if he's stupid as hell. Just so he knows that we're here and we don't think badly of him and want him to get better." He looked towards his parents imploringly, smiling softly. After all it would be up to them to to drive allll the way back home to get a gift then drive allll the way back here to get a gift - but he was pretty sure they wouldn't be hearing any news about Ven for quite awhile.

"Oh honey... you're absolutely right." Bryna murmured softly, her eyes swimming. She looked towards Sirocco. Their eldest had no doubts about Ven's well-being. He wasn't thinking that their strong little trooper might be dead at all behind those doors. If Sora could think that then she, as his mother, better start thinking so too!

Faith and love and belief... she should never forget those things.

[Rikugurl]

Sirocco sighed as he took the clip board and pen, walking back to his family. He started to write, knowing all the information about Ventus. His birthday was the easiest to remember... seeing that he shared it with two others.

He also knew his social security number by heart. That was hard to do. He had to memorize not one, but five.

As the pen wrote, he had to wonder.
They said that twins and triplets had a six sense... one that was connected to the one they were born with. Only twins and other multiple births knew what this sense was like.
He had to wonder... what Roxas and Sora were feeling that he and Bryna weren't.

He looked over at his wife, blinking slightly at her lifeless stare. He had seen something like this before. He knew she was going back in time, thinking about memories. They had so many.
He smiled softly before finishing and going back up to the desk.

"Here you are."
The woman nodded and and took it.
"Do you know when we'll be able to get some information?"
The woman sighed but nodded. "Well Mr. Holani... if he makes it, it might not be for another hour or so."
The man nodded. "He'll make it. He's a Holani after all."

He slowly walked back and sat with his family once more. An arm wrapped around his wife as they sat in silence.
He closed his eyes, hearing the faint noises from the nurses and doctors behind the doors.
His eyes opened though when Sora started to talk and everyone looked at him.

With the look from his wife, he sighed. He didn't know if giving a gift to someone who attempted suicide would be effective... but... it was his son... and maybe, it was a cry for help. Something that maybe they didn't know that they were lacking.

He had no idea... it had to do with Zack.

After another minute of silence, the man nodded and stood. "Alright... let's hurry then."

[Reno]

Sora grinned widely. He knew his methods were a little... backwards - this certainly was nothing to reward but neither was getting your arm broken for taking dares. Course, trying to kill yourself was a tad more serious...

He didn't know why Ven did it but he wanted to let his brother know they loved him. And everyone knew love at sixteen was an early Christmas gift!

He jumped to his feet. "Okay!"

Bryna smiled faintly at her son's enthusiasm. She could... almost imagine that she wasn't in a hospital worrying about her second born. "I'll stay here and wait for any news."
"Me too..." Roxas murmured softly, not wanting his mom to feel alone. It'd be scary to sit in a hospital all alone.
Sora looked between them and nodded. "Okay hold the fort! Let's go dad!" He started to march for the front doors.
"Sora no peeking!" Bryna chastised.
The other spun around, grinning and gave her a two-fingered salute. "I won't, scout's honor."
She smiled affectionately, before tugging on Sirocco's arm making him lean down. She glanced at Roxas who pretended not to listen, before she murmured something in his ear. All the blond caught was, "Get the... it's in the... Okay?"

Then the two were out the door and gone like the wind.

Once they got home, Sirocco went for the stairs to his bedroom while Sora gathered wrapping, tape, a shiny bow and scissors. Good on his promise he waited until his father came back, a gift in hand. The brunette smiled excitedly, before helping his dad wrap it - which is to say he cut it and that was about it. Sora was one of those types of people who could tears apart any gift in seconds, but when it came to wrapping he had zero patience for it.

Once that was done, the two headed back for the hospital, to the two others of their family awaiting news of their fifth. But that... was a good sign. That meant Ven was hanging in there. He was alive!

[Rikugurl]

Sirocco blinked when he was pulled down, hearing his wife and nodded. "Alright."

He quickly was then pulled by Sora and both left in a hurry.
Sora was quite talkative in the car... telling him about the new animals they got in the store. It seemed like his cold wasn't so bad anymore...

When they got home, Sirocco quickly raced to his and his wife's bedroom, going into their closest and reaching up onto the highest shelf. There, he took down a square box. A model kit.
With it, he rushed back downstairs and started to help... finish wrapping it.
"Alright, let's go."

They sped back to the hospital and back to the family just in time for a nurse to walk over to them. "Are you the Holani family?"
Sirocco handed the present to Roxas before helping his wife up and held her close, ready for any kind of news they were given.
"Yes."

The woman smiled slightly and nodded. "You son's fine."
There was a weight lifted from Sirocco's chest, not able to help a small smile.
"However he did lose a lot of blood so he's hooked up on some IVs. As you might of known, it is also mandatory to keep him overnight for a 24 hour suicide watch."

Sirocco swallowed, not believing the news. So it was true... Ventus tried to...kill himself... and it wasn't to be stupid either.
He...really wanted to die.
And not even a note....
"We'll also have a psychologist talk to him in the morning for a psych test. You'll be able to bring him home once that's done if the doctor finds him fit."

The family was silent before the nurse spoke again. "You can see him now."
Everyone's eyes were on her as she turned and opened the double doors to the ER where ten beds were scattered around in very small rooms. "He's at number 6. Just around the corner."

[Reno]

Roxas and Bryna meanwhile did nothing extraordinary. Often either he or she or even both of them at once would spare glances towards the glass double doors awaiting their families return.

Roxas gazed at the mismatched colored tiles, mentally trying to name them. A cerulean blue, a rose pink, a tan... brown. Seriously, who designed this place? A blind person?

He looked up when he heard the doors open. It was a doctor. His stomach tightened up nervously as the man came close... and then walked past them. He sighed softly, spying on the man as he walked up to a young middle-aged woman who stood quickly. He didn't hear the conversation, but he did hear her piercing cry as she fell to her knees and started to cry.

He swallowed and looked away, afraid that would... be them next. Who... would ever want to work in a hospital? It was just... too sad.

"It'll be okay darling." Bryna murmured softly, placing her hand on top of Roxas'. "Have some faith in your brother."

He took a deep breath and nodded, trying not to stare as the doctor and woman walked past. He breathed in and out shakily, and calm had just started to settle again... when Sora and Sirocco burst through the doors just as the ER ones opened again.

The two stood and Roxas blinked as the gift was shoved in his hands. Sora stepped up next to him, the two sneaking peeks around her to give a look see to the doctor. At her first question Roxas rolled his eyes. Why did she even ask? Did she NOT notice the family resemblance?

Bryna clasped her hands with Sirocco nervously as she leaned against his body, taking a deep breath. "We are."

And then there it was, the most beautiful words she'd heard since Sirocco got down on one knee and asked her to marry him.
"You son's fine."
"Oh thank god!" She said, laying her head against her husbands shoulder. Behind her Roxas and Sora were sharing an enthusiastic smile. At the however, the happiness quickly fizzled out, worried eyes back on her. The IV was no surprise but...

Bryna swallowed hard but nodded slowly at the admission. Her baby... really did try...
Roxas shut his eyes shaking his head and looking towards the ground. "Ven..."
Sora just stared at the woman quietly, wanting to know more. But she had no other answers except... where he was!

Everyone else hesitated as she opened the door for them, unsure if they wanted to move any closer. Sora slipped past his parents first, giving the doctor a smile before going inside. Bed 6 then?
"S-Sora wait up!" Bryna said, and he heard his parents feet following, and a reluctant pair right after - Roxas.
The brunette walked inside, glancing around at the other people all scattered about before walking down the line towards the corner. He didn't know if he was prepared for this...

He reached up, hand curling around his pendant. Give me strength....
He turned the corner, calling as he did. "Ven?"

It... wasn't as bad as he had been imagining. He was laying on the bed - white sheets of course - arms bandaged from wrist to elbow and a heart monitor keeping track of his heartbeat. And then of course were the IVs stuck in him, supplying blood to him. He was also... hehe in a hospital gown. A pale green one that certainly clashed with his natural color tone.

He felt the presence of his parents right behind him, looking over his head - damn his shortness. Roxas was most likely behind them, hiding. Blood and stuff made him squeamish.

[Rikugurl]

Sirocco blinked as Sora rushed ahead. "Sora! Wait!" He didn't call much more as they got into the ER, not wanting to bother anyone who was trying to sleep or rest up. They walked in, not trying to look at the ill or injured.

The family slowly turned the corner to see a number posted above the bed. But it wasn't the number they were looking for.... just that swirly blonde hair and...
"Ven..." Sirocco's eyes zoned in on his son, seeing him in the bed. He looked washed out and pale, bandages stained with a little bit of blood now.

Why would he want to do that...?

He looked over at Bryna as she walked to the side of his bed, gently touching his cheek and whispering.
A moment later, there was a soft groan before... blue eyes opened. "M-mom...?" A groggy voice escaped.

[Reno]

Bryna looked over at her little boy, and all she could see... was how small he looked. She hurried past her eldest to her son's bedside, looking down at him. The echo of the steady heart monitor calmed her considerably. "Ventus... oh honey..." She murmured softly.

She reached out, the backs of her fingers running softly across her son's cheek. She was a little concerned with how cold he felt. Her touch, however, was like magic. Her heart skipped a beat as she heard the groan and then... her birdies beautiful eyes were open and looking up at her. "Yes honey... it's me..." She said, smiling trying to keep the tears from filling her eyes. "I'm so happy you're alright..."

She heard footsteps come close and then there was a strong presence beside her. Sirocco. Sora was next in line to line the bed, having to lean over a bit to see past them, smiling widely. "Hey Ven."

Roxas hesitated at the door, still unable to see much because his family was now blocking the view. He bit his lip, hugging the gift against his chest and moved forward slowly. He walked to the end of the bed and got his first real good look at his brother. At the sight of the IVs and the blood-stained bandages, he paled and dropped his eyes to the floor tears building in his eyes as well but he irritably trying to hold them back. It... it really hurt seeing his twin like this...

[Rikugurl]

Ven's vision was blurry... but he could recognize his mother's touch without even being able to see her.
"Ventus...?" A male voice came to him.
"Daaad....?" Another groggy voice as the eyes moved slowly.

Then there was a cheery one. One he could recognize so well, even if he was in the dark. "So---ra....?" He groaned a bit as his head tossed slowly.

Why was everyone... here....?

He wasn't....dead....?

"R-roxas....?"

[Reno]

The brunette smiled as Ven called out to him, even if he sounded like like he had just woken up from a hangover. If he wasn't so hurt, he would have hugged his brother.

Roxas looked up as he heard his name get called, a tear falling from each eye. His emotion won this battle. "Y-Yeah... I'm h-here too..." The blonde said, his voice shaky and choked up. He sniffed, raising his hand to wipe away the tears before anymore could get the idea of falling too. Ven didn't need to see or hear him crying. He needed support!

Sora looked back worriedly but the blond just shook his head. He was okay.

"You gave us quite a scare there little man." Bryna murmured softly, her hand running along his forehead, pushing back his bangs in an affectionate way. She could see how groggy and disoriented he was - the loss of blood was probably not helping his brain work fairly well.

[Rikugurl]

Ven closed his eyes as he heard Roxas's voice. They were all here... to see him. For the first time... in a long time... he felt that family love.
It was always there... but he was always too busy in his own desires to care much.

He had to admit...it felt good.

Sirocco looked over at Sora and nodded, and then at Roxas. They would have to give him the gift before he---

The heartbeat lowered and everyone looked at Ven.
He was fast asleep.

They decided it was best he opened it in the morning.
Not very long after, some nurses came by and took the bed away, bringing Ventus to a room of his own in the Critical part of the hospital.
The family follow and stayed for another hour before the doctor told them he needed rest... even if he had slept throughout the whole time. They could come back in the morning.

So, the Holani family minus one went home... and the rest of the night was fairly quiet.
Sirocco called both Carina and Ida, letting them know what happened. Carina was Bryna's best friend... and the mother of his son's best friend. They should know what happened.
As for Ida, she was the mother of both of Ven's friends.

Carina actually drove over, bringing Riku with her. The silverettes both quickly went to aid a friend. The mother with Bryna, the son with Sora.


At the Tellus home, there was a knock on Terra's door. "Terra..." A soft voice came through the wooden door. The door was opened, seeing her youngest son looking out at her, his face full of worry. The black haired woman walked into his neat room and sat him down on his best, telling him what had happened in school that day.

He hadn't taken it very well...