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Carey Jennings Baxter. 24 years old. Nurse and older brother to Carson,Clarke and Clu.

[getaclubaxter]

At his words Clu chewed on the inside of his lip. “Because you all already had enough to deal with.” There went his eyes again feeling so heavy he closed them and it took him several minutes to regain control over them. “I mean you literally save people for twelve hours, Care. And Cars and Clarkey are important too. I—“ He stopped inhaling slightly catching a second wind, “I’m nothing.” Clarke wanted to protest her little brothers words. “ You aren’t nothing Clu Davies Baxter. You are one of hell of a little brother you just got stuck with a bad hand.” She chewed on her lip and Clu welcomed the pause in his speech. “He’s not going to let me. He kidnapped her and killed me literally.”

[clearlycarey]

Carey listened intently as his brother talked it out with his sisters. He couldn’t believe what his brother was feeling after this round of dealing with their father. He continued listening for a few more minutes before speaking up, “ We’ve got you, Clu. He’s not going to do anything to either of you anymore. And don’t go putting yourself down, you are going to do great things. You used your body and mind to save Kendall which means you can do anything you put your mind to,Cluey.” Carey said offering his brother a small smile to let him know he was stating the truth. “Cars, is right you need to focus on being a normal teenager for a while albeit a very sick one but a normal teenager who has a girlfriend that he can take to the movies.”

[getaclubaxter]

Clu had to force himself to use his voice as much as it hurt, “I do sometimes. But I’ve never acted on them.” He admitted and looked to his brother and sister taking a minute before continuing, “Dad? And she’s been crying because of me. Tell me straight,Cars.” Clu inhaled wincing at the pain he felt. How could someone be hooked up to so many wires and drugs and still feel pain he wondered to himself as he saw Clarke enter his room.

“Oh my God, Cluey, your’e awake.” Clarke gave her brother a smile that all her siblings could tell was forced but none commented on it. “I’m so glad to see you.” She eventually made her way to his bed and leaned down to hug him tightly. She had missed him and thought the worse evident by how she was holding on to him. “Don’t worry about dad, Cluey.” She commented thinking he was asking where he was, “And also I’m ok now that you are up.” She wiped the remaining tears away once she finally realized she should let him go.

[clearlycarey]

Carey listened to his brother as he talked and nodded. “Why have you never said anything?” Carey asked before continuing, “Yes you’re here because of Larkin. He went too far this time, Cluey.” He chewed on the inside of his lip. “We’ve told the truth so hopefully he’s out of your life for good.” Carson swallowed the lump that had grew in the back of her throat as Carey told their brother what happened. “You have us and that’s all that matters.” Carson told him interrupting Carey after all Clu had asked her to give it to him straight. She wasn’t going to hold back. “We should have said something about this sooner instead of letting you suffer. That’s on us and we have to deal with that, okay? Not you, you just focus on being a teenager in love with his first real girlfriend. The first person he has ever let in besides us. Clu Davies, you are worth so much more than what he makes you feel.” Her voice edged with poison when she mentioned Larkin.

[getaclubaxter]

Clu had no memory of where he was so waking up with the hard tube pressed against his larynx and trachea had caught him off guard and he was ready to fight. Hearing his brother’s voice his confusion didn’t subside much but he listened to him and waited until the tube was out. He ignored the warning of not talking. “Wh—“ he stopped the pain was too much to continue so for now he attempted to sign to his brother. He hoped the soreness in his throat would go away soon. Where am I? He stopped boy was he tired he tried to remember what had happened but his brain was so foggy. He looked to his brother for an answer. His eyes closed slightly again as he waited for his brother’s reply. They felt as though they were meant to stay closed no matter how hard the teen was fighting to keep them open. Did I hurt myself? He felt as though his brother was taking too long to answer his questions and that made him anxious because every time Larkin did that it meant he was avoiding them.

[clearlycarey]

Carey looked at his brother and could tell that this time it was bad. He had never asked that before and it took him a minute to think of how to answer his brother. “Hospital.” He started slowly trying to give the teen time to process but it was seemingly doing the opposite. “Clu Davies, you have never once hurt yourself. Do you have those types of feelings?” Carey was concerned now more so that his brother thought that way.

“Oh thank God!” Carson walked in the ICU room that had been the Baxter siblings home while their brother was in his coma. “What’s this about hurting yourself, Clu?” She questioned looking at her younger brother and then to Carey. “Heads up, Clarke is on her way back and she’s been crying.” She chewed on her bottom lip hoping it didn’t upset her little brother.

[getaclubaxter]

Lucid dreaming|Clu +Care,Ft.Clarke +Carson

Clu had been put in a medical induced coma to give his body rest to recover. “Daddy?” Clu questioned his father who had his usual attire on which meant the boy was getting a new experiment done. “Yes, Cluey?” Larkin answered his sons question with one of his own. “Why do you hate me?” He felt his body tense at the question already ready for a response from his father who had a needle in his hand. “I don’t hate you, Bud, I want to make sure you’re safe so no one can hurt you.” Clu pulled his eyebrows together at his father’s words and didn’t have time to question it. Larkin started with the scalpel like he always did. It was hours and Clu couldn’t move, he couldn’t scream. The teens body started twitching a response to the lucid dream more like nightmare he was having of events that had certainly not happened at least not the way they were playing in his head. A nurse came in to check on the teen while his sisters were there noticing the monitors. She hit the button to call for back up. The girls were ushered out of the room and Carey was paged to the floor to watch helplessly as his brother was crashing yet again. It went like this for several days and no one could figure out what was happening.

[clearlycarey]

Finally the teen had stabilized enough where they didn’t fear the worse anymore and Carey was with his brother after finishing a shift when his brother showed signs of waking up he noticed Clu gagging and reaching the ventilator that had been breathing for him for almost a week. He went to reach for his brothers hand to make him stop. “It’s okay,Cluey.” He spoke in hushed tones full of sleep and worry. “Relax, someone’s coming to take the tube out.” He reassured his little brother and as soon as he finished several people came in and Carey moved away so they had room to do what they needed. He knew he could do it but this was his brother and not his patient. Once the tube was out the nurses warned Clu that his throat would be sore. “Don’t talk, Cluey, I’m so glad to see you awake.”

[keels-tatex]

Keeley hated to see her little sister like this she knew that it was bad. She knew she shouldn’t have kept that detail to herself but she had promised Carey she wouldn’t say anything when he had told her to protect not only her sister’s feelings but his brothers. “ Slow down, little duck. We both can explain but you have to listen and take a breath.” Keels looked at Clu and back to her sister, “We both agreed that Clu was the one that needed to tell you. It’s traumatic for all involved but you two somehow process everything together and I know you don’t think it makes any sense but look at what you are doing right now, Kenny.”

[clearlycarey]

It was Carey’s turn to explain and he only hoped the teen understood. “Kendall, you have every right to be upset but I thought it was for the best and to be honest I didn’t really think I was going to tell Clu.” Carey looked to his brother and he saw all this hurt behind his eyes at his words. “ I didn’t think he had heard me when we helped him back in his bed but I guess he did and it took him time to process it.” He takes a deep breath in and slowly exhales it before answering the how. “ Larkin ran upstairs and I was the one to get him back. I made a promise, Cluey and I failed.”

[clearlycarey]

Carey was shocked at how the blonde had no filter about the topic at hand. “I mean he’s not allowed to tell anyone or go to the hospital. Larkin is very controlling of him often times like Clu can’t breathe without his say so. The boy had to beg to be on the football team so he could use it as a cover for the bruises he gets. It’s always been a mix of experiments and punishment.” He shook his head remembering years of this. At her next question Carey had to think on how to word it, “ Trust me we’ve tried. And every time we have tried Clu just comes back worse than before. He also didn’t used to be this way things didn’t change until Clu turned eight I mean he was always a little harsher with him but never like this.” He chewed on his lip looking at her. How could she think they wouldn’t try to stop their father? This was their baby brother she was talking about they loved him and wanted nothing but happy things for him. “I fucking know that, Keeley. I see shit every day and I don’t know how Clu has lasted this long with Larkin around. So I’m open to suggestions as long as it doesn’t involve Clu getting more punishment because of us.”

[clearlycarey]

Carey had agreed to hear Keeley out on how to help his brother with Larkin so he was currently meeting her for lunch. A bit taken aback by how forward she was when he made it to her. “I think he has but doesn’t mean he won’t obey him.” Carey sat down and nodded his head as he listened to the blonde talk. “I agree it is a dangerous situation for all. I have no idea what his meaning behind having Kendall at the house was about,” He started sighing heavily before he continued on. “Again I agree he’s done poorly these last few months, Larkin has kicked up his experiments on him. It’s as if he has no control like he is mentally ill but Clu doesn’t stop him. Larkin has had a very strict set of rules for Cluey since the beginning.” He cleared his throat by taking a sip of his water now. This was going to be a long conversation too bad it would have to be over several meet ups.

[clearlycarey]

Carey chewed on his lip as he listened to his brother mainly watching as he walked to make sure he didn't fall down. Carey’s eyebrows furrowed when he said it was nothing to be proud of. “Clu Davies, you had bruises covering your body on top of a pretty severe concussion and somehow you managed to free her and drive safely to the hospital. If that’s nothing to be proud about then I quit nursing.” He looked at his brother hoping he understood his amazement. “Yes we can stop. Take as long as you need.” Carey helped the boy sit on the floor to give him a chance to catch his breath.

[getaclubaxter]

Clu closed his eyes briefly at his brothers words glad the girl he liked was safe. “Are you going to help me up?” He didn’t know why he was being so snippy with his brother who was just trying to help him. He usually wasn’t maybe it was whatever drugs their father had used this time, but Carey didn’t seem to be angry with him about it. “I wish we could do more than a skype call.” Clu sighed heavily. “He made sure I couldn’t do anything for myself, made me completely dependent on him. Because you know as well as I do that he won’t let me get a cast on this arm and well the other one is gone.” Clu was still coming to terms with being a new amputee. He looked to his brother his body was cursing every little move he made and they hadn’t even started their walk to his room.

[clearlycarey]

Carey couldn’t be angry at his brother being snippy with him after all it wasn’t his fault. The teen should be out having fun,going on dates and instead he was having to worry about being able to get off the floor with no leverage to use. “Hey, I’ll do something don’t worry.” Carey would go behind their father’s back if he had to. He helped his brother up off the floor as carefully as he could he knew the boys body had to be in some serious pain. “Just take it a step at time and if we need to stop tell me. You can’t keep pushing your body,Cluey.” He told the teen knowing if he kept going the promise he had made would be broken. “I told you when you got to the hospital how proud I was of you and that’s because you did something that directly disobeyed Larkin and you made sure Kendall was safe. You kept it together long enough but now let us take care of you.” He sighed starting to walk beside his brother. He admired how strong the other was sometimes ,he had seen the biggest guys come through the er and they cried at the tiniest bit of pain but his brother lost a lot and barely cried out.

[clearlycarey]

Carey got it now as to why his brother was being so stubborn. He should have known it always comes back to Larkin. “To your room and I’ll leave.” Though he didn’t plan on completely keeping his distance. His brother needed his medical attention. “She’s as okay as she can be. Worried about you. She’s safe, Keeley is keeping a very close eye on her.” As he should be doing with his brother. “I can help you set up a skype call if you’d like but don’t stay on too long cause of your concussion.”

[getaclubaxter]

When it finally registered that his brother was there talking to him Clu looked at him eyes still slightly closed as if the lights hurt them. “You have to get out of here,Care. If he thinks I ran to you I’m scared he’ll do something to you or even Kenny.” Clu started trying to sit up wincing as his body protested. “Damit.” He yelled frustrated at himself. How was he supposed to protect Kendall when he couldn’t even take care of himself? “Just leave me here. He’ll be back any minute.” He told his brother clearly frustrated as ever. He needed to break this cycle.

[clearlycarey]

Carey wasn’t concerned about what their father could do to him so much as what he was doing to his brother. “Clu, I’m not going to leave you here. You’ve been through too much in a short amount of time.” The promise still very much in his head as he talked with his brother. “Just let me help you stop being so fucking stubborn. If I have to I will get Carson.” He threaten his sister on the teen she was the tough love one when he was in this rough a shape. He needed to get a good look at the boy to see what was physically possible for him to take care of at home without Larkin making it worse. “The quicker you get up the quicker you can call Kenny.” Maybe that would get him to let him help.

[clearlycarey]

Carey had just finished his shift at the hospital and sat his stuff down to go check on his brother knowing their father had been busy with him since he had disobeyed him. “Cluey?” He called out not seeing the teen anywhere he kept walking ending up in the basement. “Clu, are you okay?” He asked rushing to his brothers side. He looked him over and noticed his arm was broken and more bruises and cuts lining his body. “Hows your head? Double vision anything?” He asked a bunch of questions trying to figure out what to do first. He knew that he needed to contact the Tates as both Keeley and Kendall had been asking about him he would do that after the teen got to safety.

[clearlycarey]

Carey still felt very uneasy about how his father and brother had returned home. Larkin had been acting as though everything was fine after holding Clu hostage. Carey hated that his brother had made him promise they wouldn’t return to the hospital. Larkin had hired people to look after Clu. Carey was sitting in his little brothers room where he had been living since his return. “Clu, you can’t keep letting him win. You’re going to die.” He said his voice faltering as he looked at how small his brother had gotten in the weeks he was gone. “I made a promise to you I wouldn’t let that happen. You can’t breathe on your own, you can’t even leave your bed. Let me do something please.” He begged him to let him help. He hated seeing his brother this way.

[clearlycarey]

Carey looked at his brother wishing he did have the answers he searched for. He landed his hand on his brothers chest to ease his mind, “I don’t know,Cluey.” He started never losing eye contact with him. “Just relax. I’m here all day.” He offered Clu a smile hoping that reassured him he would be fine. He knew he wasn’t normal but at least he was alive. He was most definitely showing signs of PTSD and all he could do was make sure he wasn’t alone with Larkin anymore as best he could.

[clearlycarey]

Carey still felt very uneasy about how his father and brother had returned home. Larkin had been acting as though everything was fine after holding Clu hostage. Carey hated that his brother had made him promise they wouldn’t return to the hospital. Larkin had hired people to look after Clu. Carey was sitting in his little brothers room where he had been living since his return. “Clu, you can’t keep letting him win. You’re going to die.” He said his voice faltering as he looked at how small his brother had gotten in the weeks he was gone. “I made a promise to you I wouldn’t let that happen. You can’t breathe on your own, you can’t even leave your bed. Let me do something please.” He begged him to let him help. He hated seeing his brother this way.

[getaclubaxter]

Clu couldn’t deny that he was very uneasy about how his father was being. But the teen had made the promise that he wouldn’t return to the hospital. “Care, just stop,please.” Clu told his brother. He didn’t want him to hurt like he did. “You do good everyday. Your good is your gift.” He chewed on the inside of his lip looking at his brother. “I’m just a lab rat. We all know it. Maybe I’m meant to die.” He closed his eyes screaming as he did so. He had a flashback and he opened his eyes quickly. “Daddy.” He began to hyperventilate something that was now a toll on his body. He looked to his brother for help.

[clearlycarey]

Carey hated to hear his brother talk about himself this way. He deserved everything life had to offer him not live his days as a glorified lab rat. “Clu,you can’t think like that. You’re so young still.” Carey sighed before going into extreme nurse mode when his brother’s breathing became erratic. “Breathe deep breaths,one..two..” he counted reaching for his brothers newly prescribed inhaler. “Keep counting and deep breath in.” He held his brothers inhaler to his mouth and pushed down on it. “Better?” He questioned him watching his chest.

[clearlycarey]

Carey still felt very uneasy about how his father and brother had returned home. Larkin had been acting as though everything was fine after holding Clu hostage. Carey hated that his brother had made him promise they wouldn’t return to the hospital. Larkin had hired people to look after Clu. Carey was sitting in his little brothers room where he had been living since his return. “Clu, you can’t keep letting him win. You’re going to die.” He said his voice faltering as he looked at how small his brother had gotten in the weeks he was gone. “I made a promise to you I wouldn’t let that happen. You can’t breathe on your own, you can’t even leave your bed. Let me do something please.” He begged him to let him help. He hated seeing his brother this way.

[getaclubaxter]

clearlycarey​:

Carey was in the kitchen getting ready for tomorrows shift at the hospital when he received a text message from his brother telling him to come quick. He knew that he had been down in the basement for several weeks since their father’s last experiments and Carson and him had gone against him and ruined his supposed work on their brother. He wasted no time rushing down to the basement to check on him. Carey rushed in to the makeshift cage that held his brother and a look of complete shock was on his face in an instant. “ Holy shit.” Was all he had managed to say when he got a look at his brothers newly missing limb. He had no idea what was going through their fathers head at this point. Did he think that somehow Clu was evil or did he lose his limb due to blood loss as the boy was beyond pale.

When Clu heard his older brother’s voice he gave him a sleepy look. He knew that he was in rough shape he didn’t know how much blood he had loss though. “So sleepy.” He said his eyes slowly closing only for them to open again when his brother smacked his face. “Ow.” He shouted at Carey. “What was that for?” He asked only wanting to find rest forgetting that he was the one that had requested his brothers help. “Sleep.” 

[clearlycarey]

The doctor had left the room not long after Carey had left to go looking for their father once he had made sure that the teens heart rate was stabilizing. It was Carson’s turn to calm their brother, “He had to step out for a minute he’ll be back, Clu.” She tried her best to give him a small smile. “What do you need from,Care?” She asked him hoping that it was something that they could help with instead. She was trying to hide her worry about their brother searching for their father so Clu didn’t get suspicious and want to leave even more than he already did. Little did the all know that Larkin was much closer than they all thought. Larkin came in to his sons room and the girls got scared of what he would do to not only Clu but them Carson tried to protect him by stepping in front of him, “Hi, daddy.” She gave him a smile trying to get out of the trouble she knew was going to follow. “Don’t hi daddy me,Carson Michaela, I know that Clu is behind you. I know you’ve all disobeyed my order of no hospital. Now let me just take him home and make him better.” He said his tone even but his features said it meant business. “You can’t have him. He needs to be here.” She said and Clarke had sent their brother a message that their father was at the hospital. “Oh I can take him, it’s my right as his father.” He pushed her out of the way and started unhooking Clu from all the machines. Alarms going off were quickly disengaged as to not alarm the staff. “Come with daddy,Clu Davies.” Larkin helped his son off of the bed and carried him out of the room without even being stopped. “What the hell just happened?” Carey asked as he walked into the room only to see his sisters. “Dad fucking just happened,Carey.” Carson said throwing her hands up.

[getaclubaxter]

clearlycarey​:

Carey was in the kitchen getting ready for tomorrows shift at the hospital when he received a text message from his brother telling him to come quick. He knew that he had been down in the basement for several weeks since their father’s last experiments and Carson and him had gone against him and ruined his supposed work on their brother. He wasted no time rushing down to the basement to check on him. Carey rushed in to the makeshift cage that held his brother and a look of complete shock was on his face in an instant. “ Holy shit.” Was all he had managed to say when he got a look at his brothers newly missing limb. He had no idea what was going through their fathers head at this point. Did he think that somehow Clu was evil or did he lose his limb due to blood loss as the boy was beyond pale.

When Clu heard his older brother’s voice he gave him a sleepy look. He knew that he was in rough shape he didn’t know how much blood he had loss though. “So sleepy.” He said his eyes slowly closing only for them to open again when his brother smacked his face. “Ow.” He shouted at Carey. “What was that for?” He asked only wanting to find rest forgetting that he was the one that had requested his brothers help. “Sleep.” 

[clearlycarey]

At his sisters assurance Carey followed the doctor outside of Clu’s room. The doctor looked very puzzled and Carey guessed as to why. “Carey, your brother shows years of abuse. Not only physical but substance. If you need to tell me something this remains between us, the officer that will be here shortly and the social worker. We want to help your family, you do so much for this hospital.” He told the oldest Baxter and Carey was relieved and scared all at once. “It’s our father. He’s gotten worse over the years and we just didn’t know how to stop it. We aren’t even supposed to be here as it’s against his rules for Clu.” He stated with a sigh. “What exactly are you saying, Carey?” The doctor questioned the male. Carey swallowed hard before answering the question, “I’m saying our father is mentally insane and has taken it out on Clu since he was like seven. We all thought he would stop but it only escalated.” It was at this point that the officer and social worker appeared. “Sir, we need to know the whereabouts of one Larkin Baxter.” The officer stated to Carey. He wished he knew where he was so he could make him pay for hurting his brother the way he had. “Officer I wish I could tell you where you could find him. All I know is that he left my little brother in the cage down in our basement and my first thought when he texted me for help was to rush him here. My father was gone when I went down there.” As he was talking to the officer the social worker wrote down what he was saying and Carson yelled for Carey to come quick. Without hesitation he made his way back to his brother, “It’s going to be okay,Clu.” He told his brother as he watched his heart rate drop on the monitor the doctor had happened to follow him in the room. “His heart is weak from everything.” He said reaching for the oxygen to put on the teen. He couldn’t stand to see his brother this way it was most certainly the worst he had been. “Clarke and Carson stay here with him.” He told his sisters so they were safe and watching their brother. He was going hunting.