It wasn’t the same, at the end of the day, whether Connor liked it or not, he was replaceable. True, parts of his memories would be gone, but in a way or another, he still would remain here. With Athos, it was different, if he were to lose him, all of him would be gone, he wouldn’t hear his voice or be able to touch him again. It scared him and the bad thing was that it was something that was going to happen sooner or later, but that was why Connor decided to only think of the ‘now’ when he was with him, but the problem was that even when they were sitting here next to each other, they still remained apart.
“I don’t care if it’s your fault that you got shot, you got shot and that’s it.” The tone of his voice raised, making him seem upset, but all he was was scared. Scared for him. He took what seemed to be a deep breath and force himself to calm down. “I don’t want it to happen again, so just consider what I’m saying… please.” The movements of his hand stopped. “Look, I’m sorry, we can talk about everything that happened later, I’m just glad that you’re fine and now we need to get you all better. You leave the rest to me, I’ll try to find out what they’re saying about what happened, that’s kind of my job after all.”
Connor moved carefully away from Athos, he didn’t want to leave his side just yet, but he saw the perfect opportunity to talk to the doctor when he saw one of the nurses passing by. “I have to go ahead and find that Doctor if you really want to leave this place, I’ll be right back, I promise. You should go ahead and lay down.” He got off the bed and gave him another smile before stepping out. “I missed you.”
It took him a while, but he finally got the answer that he was looking for, perhaps he did have some charm after all? the possibility of this did boost his confidence for a second or two, before realizing that that wasn’t really the case. It didn’t matter. – He walked back into the room and closed the door behind him. “You will be able to leave, but that arm has to stay like that if you really want it to heal fast. The doctor will come here and tell you all about it in a few minutes, but you can thank me in the meantime.”
“Alright, I’ll consider it.” Athos’ words were calm and collected, very much unlike Connor’s were at the moment. Which, in all fairness, was understandable. Not too long ago he himself had been in Connor’s shoes after all, and remaining calm was damn near impossible when you were confronted with the possibility of losing the one person you cared about.
There was a quiet sigh whenever Connor moved away, but he didn’t complain. Especially not if it meant he might be getting out of here. While having Connor here certainly made his stay more bearable, Athos wasn’t exactly the biggest fan of hospitals and preferred to be as far away from them as possible. “You better be successful out there.” It wasn’t a real threat, of course, but he still hoped for positive news at the end of it.
The ‘I missed you’ had him smile for a moment, at least until the door closed behind the android. And, at least until he managed to push the thoughts away, Athos wondered why in the world he hadn’t bothered to answer any of his countless calls and messages then. But, that was a question best left unasked for another while, or perhaps at all. So, instead, he did as Connor had asked, and laid back down.
By the time Connor got back, he had dozed off, but woke up again immediately. “Hm?” Slightly drowsy now, it took his mind a moment to process the news, but once it did, the relief was obvious. “Really?” Sitting up again, Athos glanced down at his arm, but honestly couldn’t have cared any less at having to remain one-handed for a while. If it meant he could get the hell out here, it was certainly worth it.
Then, after a moment’s hesitation, Athos reached out and grabbed Connor’s hand to pull him towards himself, and into a one-armed hug. With his head now resting against Connor’s chest, he closed his eyes and remained quiet for a moment to cherish that feeling. “Thank you.”
He then pulled away just enough to be able to look up at him, scared to ask the next question, but very well aware he needed to know the answer. “Are you going to come along? Home, I mean.” Then, there was a sheepish smile, as he pointed at his shoulder. “Gonna need some help to navigate everything, after all.”
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