Heroic Horizon Ch. 12

Timid's eyes slowly opened and she was aware of the pain in her leg. She groaned weakly and tried to sit up but felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked to see Poison sitting beside her on a chair. His whole torso was wrapped in gauze and he was only wearing a jacket since a shirt would only irritate the gauze over his wounds. She laid back and sighed out as a bit of pain went through her.

"You're going to be just fine. D looked over you and said you'll be fine. You're obviously going to be sore for quite a while and shouldn't walk on that leg but there's no infection and he made sure to bandage you up properly," Poison said softly as he smiled gently.

"That's good," she said with a soft smile as she laid back and sighed out softly.

"Listen Timid. I owe you so much. You have save Ghoul twice now and I don't know how I will ever repay your for what you've done. Ghoul was giving up and so was D but they've given him the medicine you've brought back and he's responding well," Poison said as he cleared his throat. He didn't want to get emotional, it wasn't his thing. He was suppose to be strong and not be so caring but the girl that lay before him had saved the love of his life and he thought she deserved to see how much this all meant to him. "You and Neurotic are allowed to stay with us for as long as you need. Anything you want, it's yours," Poison said as his eyes slightly watered. "I know it's not even going to begin to pay you back for what you've done but I just want you to know that I'm trying. If it wasn't for you…Ghoul would be dead," he sighed out and sunk forward as tears slipped from his eyes and he lightly wiped them from his face, hoping that he could pull himself back together. He hadn't cried in a while and now it was coming out. He was so grateful for Ghoul and Kid being alright. He had been certain his once decent life was going to go down the drain but it was actually pulling back together.

"You don't owe me anything. Ghoul saved my life Poison. If it wasn't for him that day back at the dracs camp, I would have died. I know you know how this feels because you feel the same way towards me. You feel like you'll never be able to repay me and that's what I feel towards Ghoul. He's a sweet man and I hope that you remember that when he gets better and show him the love you have for him because he really does love you," she smiled lightly as she watched Poison wipe the dampness from under his eyes.

"I will. I'm going to make everyday that I have with him count. I'm going to make up for all the times I was harsh or mean to him and show him how much I care. We're all going to pull through and get better and it will all go back to the way it was. Hopefully you can even find your old friends and you'll all get back together," he said with a small smile.

"Yeah. I would like that. We were such a tight team, it's quite weird with only Neurotic and me," she admitted.

"I bet. I know exactly how you feel. It would be like trying to move on without Ghoul and Kid; you make your family out here. Star, D, Kid, and Ghoul are mine so I can imagine how you must feel about Ghost and Radical Radiation being gone. We'll make sure we find you a camp nearby so we can stay in touch and you can all be together," Poison nodded.

"That'd be nice. Since I would still love to be close to Ghoul and you all," she said with a small smile.

"We'll make sure it happens. When I get better I'll go out with Neurotic and you, if you're feeling up for it, and we'll find a good place for you all. Don't worry about having to find a place quickly, you're more then welcome to stay until you're ready to move on," Poison smiled, meaning every word.

"Thank you," Timid smiled.

"It's no problem. I have to go rest and you should do the same. You need to heal, we all do. I'll see you later," he smiled as he stood and walked towards the door. He had to make sure the pain didn't get to his expression since he didn't want to seem weak.

"I will. Thank you, Poison," she smiled at him.

He nodded before he left the room and went out in the hall. He made sure to check in with Kid before he finally went to let himself rest. He knew things would be alright since they said Ghoul was making a miraculous recovery. He was overly happy to see that Ghoul's fever was breaking and that his infection was going down. He knew Ghoul was in good hands with D and Star and that they would wake him if anything was to go wrong. He went back to his room and lay down. Finally letting himself get some rest.

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Ghoul's eyes opened and he looked around. The room was dark and he couldn't hear anything but the soft snores of D who was asleep in his wheelchair by the radio. Ghoul was surprised at how good he was feeling. He sat up and felt no pain, he wasn't hurting and he realized he could relax his muscles for the first time in a week. He stood up and wavered a little before he walked out of the room and out into the open diner. Star was sleeping in one of the booths and Ghoul couldn't help but smile at his little snores. His feet were cold on the tile and he could hear them resound as he padded them on the floor, down the hallway.

He kept poking his head into bedrooms. He could see Neurotic laying in the bed with Timid, curled up around her, his ray gun in his hand. He could tell he was only softly resting, ready to jump and defend at the drop of a coin. Ghoul ducked back out of the room as quietly as he could before he continued down the hall and stopped in on Kid. He was happy to see that besides gauze wrapped around his thigh and his arm he looked unharmed.

Ghoul snuck down to Poison's room and smiled as he saw him resting on the bed. He tiptoed up to the bed and slowly eased himself in next to him. He had missed Poison so much and hoped that he had meant what he had said. He hoped that Poison wouldn't be upset with him lying with him. Usually Poison was sex and that was it, Ghoul would be sent back to his room, on a good night he could stay with him in the same bed, and on an amazing night Poison would put an arm around him and lay behind him. It was one of Ghoul's favorite things.

He snuggled close to Poison and watched him sleep. His eyes were rested and his lips slightly parted, soft little huffs of breath were coming from them and Ghoul smiled at the soft sounds. He let his head lay on Poison's shoulder, hoping it wouldn't cause any pain in his chest. Ghoul softly touched his hand to Poison's and smiled softly when Poison moved his face into his hair, breathing in the brown locks.

"Poison!? Star?!" Ghoul's head shot up as he heard D scream. Poison shot up and accidentally knocked Ghoul to the floor. He was so tired and out of it he just stepped over him and ran out into the hall. Ghoul got up as quickly as he could and followed him out, trying to catch up with him. Neurotic had also heard the screams and gotten up, telling Timid to stay in the bed and not to harm her leg but he made sure she had her ray gun, just incase.

Ghoul finally made it to D's bedroom door that was open with the lights on. He couldn't understand why they were all freaking out. "He's not breathing!" D was moving out of the way of the bed so Star and Poison could get closer.

"Who's not breathing?!" Ghoul looked to D for the answer but when Poison moved down a little he saw his own body lying in the bed, unmoving. He felt like he was free falling as he looked at himself, unmoving and pale, his stomach seeming to do flips inside of him.

Star was breathing into his mouth and Poison was doing his best to pump Ghoul's chest, ignoring the sharp pains shooting through his torso. Neurotic had tried to take his spot but Poison hadn't moved, only tried harder. "Come on, baby. Pull through," he whispered with the sound of his jolting slams.

"Gerard…," Ghoul whispered with his hands still to his mouth as he watched them work on him. He was dead, no longer living. He didn't know what to do. Poison had tears streaming down his cheeks as his breathing still didn't pick up.  Ghoul lightly rested his hand on Poison's shoulder. Poison stopped and looked to where Ghoul had rested his hand and looked to where he was standing, where the person touching him should be.

"No!" He screamed as Star moved away, tears pouring down his cheeks, he was giving up. Poison now took the time to breathe into Ghoul's mouth and then pump his heart. "Come back to me," Poison whispered as he broke his lips from Ghoul's, pumping his chest.

Ghoul watched as sadness overwhelmed him and his heart hurt as he watched Poison's pleas and tears. He walked to the corner of the room and sat down, hugging his knees to his chest and burying his face into them. He pushed his hands into his ears to try and block out Poison's words and Star who was screaming for him to stop and give up. "Stop it," Frank muttered quietly, no one was stopping. "Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!" Everyone went quiet, everything went black, and everything stopped.