"But-!" Trick cried. "What about Zero, Far!? He's hurt! He needs doctors and medicine and band-aides!"

"I have band-aids at home." Far sighed. "Relax...everything will be fine. You know I won't hurt any of you."

Trick frowned. "I'm not worried about that-!"

He turned to look at Zero, only to realize the Asian boy had lost consciousness.

"Good...because you don't have to worry about that." Far nodded.

"...Far...what about your medicine...won't you run out?" Treat asked.

"...Don't worry...I have it covered." Far said quietly.

Frowning softly, Trick turned toward his brother, fear in his eyes.

--Scene Change--

"...Good lord in Heaven."

Ender was by no means religious. He didn't have time to bother thinking about gods or the afterlife... he lived in the moment, existing only to deal with the situation before his eyes.

And right now, before his eyes... was someone who had been dead for almost a year.

"...I know, right?" Naveen offered, smiling weakly.

They'd climbed off of the plane and dragged themselves to the hospital after getting a call from Matt. He had said that there was something they had to see, but they hadn't expected this!

"Somewhere out there, there's something I could say to make this funny." Matt murmured as he took in their shocked faces.

"...Impossible." C breathed.

"What the shit!?" Oliver burst.

"Somewhere out there, there's something I could say to make this funny." Matt murmured as he took in their shocked faces.

"...Impossible." C breathed.

"What the shit!?" Oliver burst.

"...You look really good for a zombie," One told Naveen, who laughed a little bit. "...But seriously. What the hell?"

"Long story," Naveen informed. "One that you wont be told until much later... if ever."

"Gee, thanks," One groaned.

"I have a question, though," Next hummed and the group turned to him. "...Is that a dress, Ender?"

"...I have to admit," Matt told Naveen, "That's the one thing to top your Jesus act there."

There was a moment of silence, before everyone laughed.

"...What about M?" Oliver asked as while everyone was still in the middle of their laughter- looking around almost suspiciously.

Naveen's laughter died sharply and Next shot Oliver a small glare. Near's brother lowered his eyes, his smile completely gone.

"You're an idiot, Oliver," Linda informed as she stepped up.

"L-Linda-!" Next gasped in surprise, turning around. He'd forgotten she was even at the hospital, still.

"You don't even know what we're talking about-!" One snapped, defensively.

"I know," Linda informed. "I just know Oliver is a-..." She fell silent, her eyes going wide as they landed on Naveen.

"Before you freak out, just give us a minute to explain." Matt pleaded.

"Guess who's back." Oliver snorted- crossing his arms.

"Back again?" C asked Oliver.

"We're not going there." Oliver said with a frown.

"Someone had better start explaining now!" Linda shrieked, causing several people to turn and look at her.

"I-... I faked my death!" Naveen cried in alarm. Linda fell silent and gave him a look that clearly said, 'Do you think I'm stupid?'

"Look, it's too long a story to tell here if we tell it at all." Oliver sighed.

"Yeah, right now, just try not to explode." Matt begged the girl. "Near can't take anything like this right now."

Next frowned. He really didn't want everyone knowing his secret... he had only told Matt because he loved him. He would likely have to explain it to Near and he would tell Mello... but the others were a different story!

Linda groaned. "Alright, alright... but why is Naveen out here and not with Near at the moment, anyway-!?"

"Because Near's heart just gave out and I don't want to give him another heart attack right away," Naveen explained, logically. "Trust me... I am dying to run in there and hold him, but... he doesn't need that right now. He needs... he needs Mello..."

Linda paused before she suddenly pulled a fist back and punched the dark-haired boy, making him stumble back in surprise.

"Linda-!" Next shouted in alarm.

"That's for sleeping with Mello!" Linda snapped.

"Hey, knock it off!" Matt said- more firmly than Next had ever heard him before as he knelt down and helped Naveen up.

"Hold it, did I hear that right?" Oliver asked One.

"Where is Mello, Linda?" C asked.

"H-He's in with Near," Next said, a little shell shocked at the situation. He watched as Naveen wiped the blood from his nose, looking as if he felt guilty, though he really shouldn't. He hadn't known Near was with Mello until Mello sprung it on him and told him he was marrying Near... Naveen was the victim!

Matt pulled down his sleeve and put it to Naveen's nose.

"Then that's right where Mello needs to be right now." C nodded. "Is Near stable after this last one? And K's on call?"

"Y...Yeah," Next whispered before he shook his head to clear it. "Near's fine... K said she has never seen anyone recover so quickly. She said that it... almost looks like his heart is completely healthy again."

"That's impossible," One whispered, before he let out a small, bitter chuckle. "...But so is Naveen coming back to life, so why am I surprised?"

"All that matters right now is Near's health...and where the hell Far is." Matt frowned and looked over the group again. "...Where's Far?"

Ender frowned and looked at Ninja. "He took a plane before us... we figured he was already here, looking after Zero."

"Shit," One groaned.

"...He what?" Matt frowned before his eyes shot wide. "Zero!"

He turned and started to run- pulling Naveen along with him.

"W-what-!?" Naveen gasped as he stumbled after Matt in surprise.

"If Far's already supposed to be here, he didn't know about what happened to Zero and if he shows up with Zero the way he is, he might lose it." Matt said. "Does he have his meds?"

He looked back over his shoulder as he ran.

One reached into Oliver's pocket and pulled out the bottle, his face solemn.

"Let's just hope he doesn't find Beyond's room-!" Next stared to say before Matt was suddenly stopped dead in his tracks.

The redhead turned as he realized that Naveen had halted in place, his face white and his eyes wide.

"...Naveen?" Matt called gently. "...Oh please don't pop."

"B... Beyond is... is here?" Naveen whispered.

"...Um," Next breathed, looking between Matt and Naveen.

"Go find Zero," Ender told Matt, steering Naveen away from him and Next. "We'll take care of him."

"Please be careful." Matt pleaded before taking off down the hall.

C came over to Ender and Naveen's side.

"This is really bad." He murmured. "I mean, this thing is about to explode."

"Aren't you the pillar of strength." Oliver rolled his eyes.

Ender gave a small sigh and shook his head. "Come on... lets get you something to eat, Naveen. You look starved."

"To death!" One piped up, but was ignored.

--Scene Change--

Near gave a small sigh as he fought waking up... was far too comfortable and he didn't want to face everything that he knew was going on outside of Mello's arms.

Besides, if he stirred now, it was likely that he'd wake Mello as well...let's face it, it was a certainty. Even when they had first started sleeping together, Mello had been in-tune with Near's sleeping patterns. It was like they had simply synched up from the start. When they were little and had sleepovers- long before Mello's competitiveness had driven him to resent Near with a fiery passion -Mello had been up with Near in the morning. But right now he was sleeping peacefully- exhausted -with his arms around Near- warm and protective.

With a small smile, Near pressed his face against Mello's chest and listened to the heart beating strongly inside... he wished his own would match those beats, wished that he were strong enough to do all the things that he and Mello wanted to do...

"...You're smiling." Mello mumbled softly. "...You seem sad."

He wrapped around Near a little more and shifted on the bed to get a little more comfortably. He winced slightly as he felt the IV cord in his wrist and realized that apparently K had come in and hooked him up while he was asleep- the sneaky bitch.

"I didn't mean to wake Mello," Near whispered, burring his face even closer into the blonde's shirt. "My apologies..."

"It doesn't matter, I can go right back to sleep." Mello sighed. "K's got me pumped fully so many downers to keep me from exploding again."

"Exploding...?" Near asked, pulling away to look up at Mello curiously. "What happened?"

"I came to see you." Was all Mello offered. "To see my husband."

He opened his eyes and Near saw that they were bloodshot and foggy from the drugs being pushed into the blonde boy.

Smiling a little - although sadly - Near reached up and ran his fingers over Mello's cheeks. "I love you..."

"I love you too." Mello replied without hesitation and even smiled fondly- maybe it was just the combination of fatigue and all the sedatives, but it was by no means a terrible thing.

Near's smile slowly faded as he realized something. "Wait... why is Mello on sedatives? Did Mello get hurt!?"