A/N Hey, guys! Told you I wasn't done with this one lol sorry again for making you wait. It's hard working 10 hour days and writing so I try to do it on my days off. But here it is and this is long from over! Trigger warning! Enjoy!
Chapter 13
Today is the day. The day of the State Championship. The game was being held at Barden High School. Brett hardly got any sleep last night due to being so nervous. So, he did what he always did. He made music for Chloe. He started writing a song for her, but he was stuck on what he wanted to say. He wanted her to know how much he loves and appreciates her. He was interrupted when there was a knock on his door.
"Come in." Brett said. The door opened and his mother walked in.
"Good morning, honey." Katherine kissed her son on the cheek. "Why are you up so early?"
"Couldn't sleep."
"Are you feeling okay?" Katherine worriedly felt Brett's forehead and cheeks.
"Mom, I'm fine." Brett chuckled.
"If you say so. I'm making breakfast so come down when you're ready." Katherine smiled and Brett smiled back as she walked out of the room. I do have this weird feeling, though. Must just be my nerves. Brett thought.
Brett walked into the kitchen and greets his family. "Hey, guys." Brett got himself a cup of coffee.
"Morning, son. You ready for tonight?" Ben asked from the table.
"Yeah, I'll be fine, Dad." Brett smiled at his father.
"Here you go, honey." Katherine placed his plate of food on the table.
"Thanks, Mom." Brett kissed his mother's cheek and sat next to his father.
"Hey. I'm starving!" Jesse announced when he came into the kitchen. Katherine placed his plate on the table. Jesse sat at the table and started stuffing his face.
"Ugh. I don't know how Aubrey deals with you." Brett teased.
"She deals with me just fine, thank you." Jesse replied with his mouth full making everyone laugh and shake their heads at him.
"So, what are your plans today before the game?" Katherine asked sitting down at the table.
"Chloe and Aubrey are coming over." Brett replied.
"We're going to watch a movie." Jesse grinned at his brother.
"Oh, come on!" Brett groaned. "Do we have to?"
"You know Chloe will want to."
"You suck." Brett huffed and crossed his arms.
Brett was in his room a couple hours later making a mix. He'd just finished when he felt arms wrapping around him. He smiled when turned and saw Chloe smiling back at him. "Hey, beautiful." Brett gave her a sweet kiss.
"Hey, handsome." Chloe whispered against his lips.
"I just finished a mix. Want to hear it?" Brett asked, handing her his precious headphones.
"I'd love to." Chloe took the head phones and sat in Brett's lap. Chloe put the headphones on and Brett pressed play. Chloe bops her head to the beat. Chloe turns and smirks at Brett. Brett grins and places his hand on Chloe's waist. Chloe sways her hips and grinds on Brett to the beat. Brett bit his lip as he watched her. This went on until the song was done. Chloe turns and straddles Brett then took off the headphones and kisses Brett slowly. "You play dirty. You know that right?" Chloe whispered against Brett's lips.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Brett feigned innocence.
"You know exactly what you did, Mr. Mitchell." Chloe ran her hands through Brett's hair, giving him goosebumps. "You know what Titanium does to me. How it builds." Chloe said huskily.
"Maybe you could show me how it builds." Brett winked.
"Babe, your parents are home." Chloe laughed.
Before Brett could respond, he heard his mother yell up the stairs. "Brett! I'm taking Emily for her checkup and your dad is substituting! I'll be back in a couple of hours!"
"Okay, Mom! Love you!"
"Love you, too!" Then Katherine rushed out the door.
"You were saying?" Brett smirked lifting Chloe's shirt. Brett attached his lips to Chloe's neck. Chloe let out a small moan and fists Brett's hair.
"You always make me feel amazing." Chloe moaned. Every time Brett touched her, it felt like her skin was on fire. "You like that?" Brett smirked against her neck. "Yes. God, yes." Chloe grinded on Brett's lap harder.
Brett groaned and picked Chloe up. Chloe wrapped her legs around Brett's waist and attached their lips. Brett gently laid Chloe on the bed then made sure the door was locked. "Baby, shouldn't you be resting up for later?" Chloe panted.
"This is all for you." Brett whispered and kissed Chloe lovingly. Brett started kissing down Chloe's neck again, down to her chest. Brett reached behind Chloe and unclipped her bra. Chloe gasped as Brett started licking down the valley of her breasts. He took her right nipple in his mouth and sucked hard.
"Oh, my God. Brett, I need you." Chloe panted.
Brett came up and kissed Chloe hard. "Okay, princess." Brett kissed his way down Chloe's chest, stomach and stopped at the stop of her panties. Brett took off her panties and looked at Chloe's glistening core in awe. "Wow. Is this all for me?" Brett asked huskily.
"All for you, baby. I'm so wet." Chloe moaned when Brett blew on her pussy. Brett took an agonizingly slow lick through her folds. Chloe gasped, one hand fisting Brett's hair and another fisting the sheets.
"You taste so good, Chlo. So sweet."
"More, baby. Please." Chloe begged. Brett gently slid two fingers in Chloe's pussy. Chloe moaned loudly, her mouth opened in an "O" shape and her eyes were half open. Brett sucked on Chloe's clit while still thrusting his fingers. "Hmm, Brett." Chloe whimpered.
Brett got an idea and smirked. "I want you to show me how it builds." Brett whispered.
"Wha- "Chloe was cut off by Brett sucking on her clit while humming Titanium and still fingering her. "Oh, my GOD!" Brett started fingering her faster, inching closer to Chloe's sweet release. "Baby, I'm so close. Please don't stop." Chloe barely managed to pant the words out. Brett listened to Chloe's moans and its music to his ears. He loves being the one who makes her sound like that. He loves that he can make her melt. "I'm going to cum, babe." Chloe said thrusting into Brett's face.
"Cum in my mouth, baby girl. I've got you." Chloe came with a scream and her legs were weak. She'd swear that if she tried to walk right now, there'd be no way in hell she'd be able to. "Let me clean you up, Chlo." Brett chuckled. Brett cleans up Chloe's juices with his tongue then crawls up her body, kissing his way up. Finally, he reached her lips and kissed her tenderly.
"Oh, my god." Chloe panted trying to catch her breath.
"Did that build?" Brett smirked at his girlfriend.
"You bet your ass it did." Chloe laughed and kissed him again. "You just wait until after the game tonight." Chloe whispered. After finally regaining the use of her legs, Chloe got dressed and the couple went downstairs to see Jesse and Aubrey.
"Sounds like you two had fun." Jesse wiggled his eyebrows.
"Shut up." Brett and Aubrey both groaned while Chloe giggled and blushed. Brett sat on the couch and pulled Chloe onto his lap.
"Let's watch a movie." Jesse said as he got up then went to the TV.
"Yes!" The girls squealed.
"No!" Brett groaned.
"Please, baby." Chloe looked up at Brett and pouted.
That damn pout gets me every time. Brett thought. "Ugh, fine." Brett rolled his eyes. "Yay! Thanks, babe." Chloe kissed him and snuggled closer to him.
About halfway through the movie, Brett fell asleep. Chloe turned as she heard his light snoring. She smiled and ran her finger tips along his stubble. I love him so much. I didn't I could love someone this much. I couldn't bear it if something happened to him. Chloe thought. She also woke up this morning with a weird feeling. Shaking that from her mind, she snuggled into Brett more and smiled when he held onto her tighter in his sleep.
Katherine and Emily returned just a few minutes later. Emily went upstairs while Katherine walked into the living room and smiled at the sight. Jesse and Aubrey cuddling while watching the movie and Brett and Chloe snuggled up and sleeping. She'd never been happier for her children especially Brett. She used to only see sadness in her son's eyes but now all she sees is happiness. She wiped a tear from her eye and slips out of the room unnoticed.
Chloe woke up at the end of the movie. She turned and saw Brett watching her with a smile on his face. "Hey there, beautiful." Brett whispered while tucking a stray hair behind Chloe's ear.
"Hey, handsome." Brett leaned down and softly kissed Chloe's lips. Chloe got up to straddle Brett's waist but didn't break the kiss. Brett put his hands on her hips and breaks the kiss due to lack of air. They rested their foreheads on each other's and sighed happily.
"I love you so much." Brett whispered holding Chloe tighter.
"I love you more."
"Hey, Brett." Katherine walked in and smiled. "You two are so cute."
"Thank you, Katherine." Chloe smiled kissing Brett's cheek.
"I'm not cute. I'm badass."
"Yeah, yeah." Katherine rolled her eyes. "I hate to break this up but it's 5. Time to get ready for tonight."
"It's that late? Aubrey and I have to go. Bye, baby. I'll see you there." Chloe got up from Brett's lap and gave him a quick kiss.
"Wait." Brett pulled her in for another kiss.
Chloe smiled into the kiss. "I love you. I'll see you in a bit." Chloe whispered and hugged him tightly.
"I love you too, Princess." They stared in each other's eyes and got lost in each other.
"Chloe! Are you ready?" Aubrey called out.
"Be right there!" Chloe responded then turn back to Brett. "I love you." She kissed him one more time.
"Love you, babe."
"See you there, Katherine." Chloe kissed her cheek then followed Aubrey out the door.
"Bye, girls!" Katherine waved bye to the girls.
Brett was in the locker room, dressed and ready to go. He is a nervous wreck, pacing back and forth.
"Brett! Snap out of it." Jesse laughed.
"I'm nervous, okay?" Brett hissed.
"So are we but we need to relax and have fun."
"Ugh, you're right. "I'm sorry, dude." Brett took a deep breath to calm his nerves when Coach walked in.
"Hey! Are you ready, boys?!"
"Yes, sir!" The team yelled in unison.
"Before we go out there, I just want to say how proud I am of you." He paused and looked at Brett. Brett smiled and mouthed "thank you." "We've had one hell of a season and we are going to finish strong. Let's do it boys! Barden on three!" Coach and the team all out their hands in.
"1,2,3, Barden!" Everybody yelled in unison.
"Let's go!" Coach yelled as he led the team out of the locker room. The team reached the end of the tunnel. They can hear the deafening sound of the crowd cheering.
"Now, the home team! Our pride and joy, the Barden Mustangs!" The announcer said.
The team ran out onto the field and Brett is shaking. Brett stopped shaking when he felt someone grab his hand. Brett turned to see that it was Chloe. Brett smiled and immediately embraced her.
"You're going to be amazing, baby. I'm so proud of you and I love you so much." Chloe whispered in Brett's ear.
"I love you, too." Brett smiled. Chloe always found a way to the say the right thing to calm him down. Chloe leaned in slightly and looked into Brett's eyes. Chloe smiled and kissed him softly.
"For luck, babe. Now go kick some ass." She giggled.
"Yes, ma'am." Brett mock-saluted her, kissed her quickly then ran over to the team to warm up. Brett suddenly felt a boost of confidence and it was all thanks to Chloe.
Finally, the game started. Barden was ahead of East Side High, 14-3 in the first quarter. Barden's defense was on the field, so Brett was on the sidelines. Brett looked to the crowd to look for his family and friends. He found his friends and Fat Amy was laughing hysterically at something she said while the rest were looking confused. Typical Fat Amy. Brett chuckled to himself. Brett looked higher in the stands and found his and Chloe's parents, along with her brother Caleb, sitting together. Ben, Richard, and Caleb were watching intensely. Katherine and Sue were chatting and laughing. Then finally, his eyes land on Chloe. She and the rest of the cheerleaders were doing some cheers. He wondered how he had all these amazing people in his life. Jesse was standing next to him as always with his goofy grin as always. Brett snapped out of it as it was time for him and their offense to take the field.
It was now the fourth quarter and Barden is down by a touchdown. One more touchdown and they would be state champions. Brett took a deep breath as they broke the huddle. "Ready! Set! Hike, hike!" Brett called out.
The ball was snapped to him and he was looking for someone who was open. He saw Jesse in the endzone, waving his arms. Brett took a quick glance at Chloe. She was cheering loudly with Aubrey. "Brett! Brett!" The crowd cheered. Brett saw a lineman coming right at him. It was like everything went in slow motion. He saw that Jesse was still open. He put everything he had into the throw. Brett got tackled but the ball is in the air on its way to Jesse. Brett sat up just in time to see Jesse catch the ball safely in the endzone.
"Touchdown! The Barden Mustangs are state champions!" The announcer cheered. The crowd goes crazy with deafening cheers. Brett sat on the field frozen. I did it. Brett thought. He couldn't believe it. He stood up when he realized was running towards him. Brett ran up to Jesse and hugged him.
"You did it, Brett!" Jesse grinned proudly.
"No, we did it, bro." Brett pulled away smiling.
"Mitchell! Mitchell!" The team and the crowd cheered as the lifted the brothers up on their shoulders.
"Those are my sons!" Ben cheered proudly while Chloe's family cheered with him.
The team let the boys down as Coach made his way over. Brett walked up to him and hugged him. "I'm so proud of you." Coach said.
"Thank you." Brett smiled. All of the sudden, both were drenched. The team dumped a bucket of Gatorade on them. Both laughed it off.
"Brett!" A voice called out to him and he turned around. Chloe was running towards him. She jumped into his arms and kissed him with everything she had. "I love you. I'm so proud of you!" Chloe hugged him tighter.
"Thanks, baby. I love you, too."
"Mitchell! Come help us with this trophy!" Coach laughed.
Brett turned back to Chloe. "Go." Chloe giggled and kissed him. Brett ran to the team and lifted the trophy victoriously. Brett felt like he was on top of the world. He did it. He had won. He proved himself.
After seeing his family, the Beale's and his friends, Brett made his way to the locker room to shower and change. Brett and his friends were supposed to meet up at the diner like they always did after a game. Brett and Jesse both showered and changed and were about to walk out when they saw their girlfriends at the exit.
"What's going on?" Brett asked as he gave Chloe a quick kiss.
"It's pouring outside. We wanted to wait for you here." Chloe replied.
"One of us has to go get the truck." Brett said to Jesse.
"Please go. I don't want to go outside in this." Jesse pouted.
"Seriously?" Brett rolled his eyes.
"Yes. Please go for me. You'll be my favorite brother." Jesse got on his knees and begged dramatically, making the girls laugh.
"Oh, my God! I'm your only brother. Get up, you big baby. I'll go." Brett huffed.
"Thank you, thank you!" Jesse excitedly got up and tried to hug Brett.
"Get off me!" Brett pushed Jesse off him. "I'll be right back." Brett rolled his eyes then walked out into the rain.
"Really, Jesse?" Aubrey asked.
"What? He's the oldest." Jesse shrugged his shoulders.
"By 4 minutes." Chloe giggled.
"Older is older." Jesse grinned.
The rain was really coming down hard, so Brett ran to the truck. The lot was almost empty by the time he finished showering (for obvious reasons). He was trying to unluck the truck, but it was hard to see.
"Mitchell." A voice said behind him. Before he could completely turn around to see who it was, something hit him in the head. Brett fell to the ground. He opened his eyes, but his vision was blurry.
"What the fuck?" Brett mumbled.
"I told you not to fuck with me."
I know that voice. Brett thought. "Tom?"
"YOU. FUCKING. FREAK!" Tom emphasized each word with a hit to the ribs with a baseball bat. Brett screamed in pain. Brett tried to get up, but he couldn't move.
"Tom, please stop." Brett said weakly.
"Stop? You want me to stop?" He hit Brett again in the ribs. "No way. I knew you were hiding something. Let's see what you've got." Tome pulled a knife out of his pocket. Brett's eyes widened in fear.
"Please, don't. Help!" Brett tried to yell but with the rain and most likely broken ribs, it would be impossible to be heard. Tom grabbed Brett by his shirt and cut it open with the knife, exposing his binder.
"Let's see what you've got under there, Mitchell." Tom said with an evil grin. Brett to push him away but he was too weak. Tom grabbed the bottom of Brett's binder and stuck the knife through the material.
"N-No." Brett mumbled. Tome ripped the binder apart, exposing Brett's chest.
"Holy shit. You really are a fucking freak." Tom hit him again. "Fucking disgusting. How could something like you steal everything from me?! My team, my championship!" Tom punched Brett in the face until he heard a crack, breaking Brett's nose. "For stealing Chloe!" Tom kicked him in the head. Brett felt numb and couldn't see anything. All he could do is taste the blood in his mouth.
"Chloe…" Brett mumbled incoherently.
"Oh, Chloe will be fine. She'll finally have a real man again. You can't do everything that I can for her. A real man unlike you. I'll take real good care of her once you're gone. I'm doing her a favor." Tom said with an evil laugh. Tom kicked Brett in the head once more then took off. Leaving Brett in a pool of his own blood and broken.
"What's taking him so long? It's been 10 minutes." Chloe said pacing nervously.
"He's probably just waiting for the truck to warm up. It's old." Jesse shrugged.
"I'm going to look for him. The rain is clearing up."
"We'll come with you." Aubrey said following her best friend.
Jesse nodded and opened the door for the girls. As the three walked to the truck, Chloe had an uneasy feeling. Chloe couldn't wait and ran to the truck. Chloe went to the driver side of the truck and felt heart sink. There was the love of her life lying on ground, bloodied and broken. Chloe let out a blood-curdling scream and fell to her knees beside Brett. Jesse and Aubrey ran over after hearing Chloe's scream.
"Chloe, what's- "Jesse stood frozen for a moment as he took in the sight before him. "Oh, my god. Brett! Aubrey, call 911!" Jesse ran to his brother, took off his jacket and covered up Brett's sill exposed chest. Aubrey pulled out her phone and did what she was told. "Brett. Can you hear me?" Jesse was panicking. This looked worse than last time. A lot worse.
"Brett, wake up. Please, baby. I need you. I love you so much." Chloe cried. Chloe grabbed Brett's hand and squeezed it.
"The ambulance is on its way. Chloe come over here with me." Aubrey tried gently pulling Chloe away, but the redhead wouldn't move.
"No! I have to stay with him!" Chloe sobbed. They were all crying.
"Chloe, I know this is hard, but I know that he wouldn't want you to see him like this." Jesse choked out.
"Chloe, honey. The ambulance is coming, and they need to get to him." Aubrey as she heard the sirens coming closer.
Chloe understood so she kissed his bruised cheek and whispered in his ear. "I love you so much, baby. Don't you dare leave me." Aubrey helped Chloe up and held her tight as she cried. It killed her watching her best friend and boyfriend so heartbroken. "I can't lose him, Brey. I just can't. I love him." Aubrey didn't know what to say so she just held Chloe tighter and silently cried. The ambulance pulled up and two paramedics jumped out.
"Please, help him. He's my brother." Jesse cried.
"What happened?" The older paramedic asked.
"I- I don't know. We just found him like this." Jesse said then started pacing.
"What's his name?" The paramedic asked as he knelt by Brett.
"His name's Brett. He wasn't responding before."
"Hey, Brett. My name's John. Can you hear me, buddy?" John asked as he checked Brett over. "Brett?" John removed Jesse's jacket, showing Brett's chest.
"He's transgender." Jesse answered John's unasked question.
"Pulse is weak, and breathing is unsteady. Let's get him in the bus. Now!" John commanded to the other paramedic.
"I'm coming with you. Babe, take the truck and meet me there. I love you." Jesse hugged Aubrey and kissed her cheek.
"I love you, too." Aubrey sniffled.
"Chloe, he's going to be okay." Jesse choked out. Chloe just sobbed in response. Jesse then ran and got into the ambulance.
"Chloe, honey. Let's go." Aubrey said gently. Chloe stood there frozen, watching the ambulance driving off with the lights on and sirens blasting.
"Please take me to him." Chloe said just above a whisper. Wordlessly, Aubrey put her arm around Chloe and led her to the truck. I can't lose him. Chloe thought as she cried.
The girls pulled up to the emergency room at Barden General Hospital. Chloe was already out of the truck before Aubrey could come to a complete stop.
"Chloe! Wait!"
Chloe didn't hear her. She wanted to get to Brett. She needed to get to Brett. Chloe found Jesse sitting with his head in his hands and crying. "Jesse?" Jesse slowly brought his head up. Chloe's heart broke at the sight of Jesse. His eyes are red and puffy. He just looks so…broken. Before Jesse could respond, they heard loud voices coming down the hallway.
"Jesse!" Both Ben and Katherine were running down the hallway toward the two. Jesse hugged his parents tightly. Then Katherine hugged Chloe and kissed the top of her head while they cried.
"What happened, Jesse?" Ben asked as he pulled way.
"I don't know. We just found him all beat up. He went to get the truck- "Jesse cut himself off. "Oh, my God! It's all my fault! I begged him to go get the truck. If I had just gone to get the stupid fucking truck, he wouldn't be here!" Jesse cried and kicked one of the chairs nearby.
"Son, look at me." Ben grabbed Jesse's shoulders to calm him down. "This is not your fault. This is not Brett's fault. How is he?"
"He wasn't responding at all. He stopped breathing a couple of time on the way here. It's bad, Dad." Jesse paused for a moment. "His binder was cut open, Dad. Somebody found out." Jesse said quietly.
"Oh, my God." Ben sighed. "I'm going to see if I can find anything else out." Ben walked over to the desk.
"Jesse!" Aubrey ran down the hall and went right into Jesse's arms. "I'm here, baby." Jesse hugged Aubrey tighter as he cried.
About 20 minutes later, the gang of friends rushed into the hospital. Emily went straight to her family. The gang went to check on Chloe. To say that Chloe was a mess was an understatement. Her eyes were red and puffy. She hasn't said a word. She just had her head in her hands as she sobbed.
About an hour later, a doctor finally walked into the waiting room. "Brett Mitchell?" The doctor called out. The Mitchell family, Chloe and Aubrey all ran up to the doctor.
"That's our son. We're Ben and Katherine Mitchell."
"Hello, I'm Dr. Warner." Dr. Warner introduced himself. He looked to be in his late 30's with brown hair with some grey. "I've been treating your son since he arrived."
"Please tell me my baby's okay." Katherine sobbed.
"Maybe we should speak in private." He said indicating that he didn't want to talk about Brett's condition in front of the teenagers.
"Brett is the love of my life. I need to know what's going on!" Chloe cried.
"You can say it, Doctor." Ben nodded.
"Okay." Dr. Warner sighed. "Brett stopped breathing a few times on the way here. This was caused by a broken rib puncturing his lung. Luckily, we were able to repair that. He suffered multiple traumas to his face, resulting in a broken nose. It looks like he was beaten with a baseball bat. Now, our biggest worry is that he was also hit in the head with the bat and kicked in the head repeatedly. Brett has had major blood loss and there is severe swelling on his brain." He said sadly.
Everyone gasped in shock. It was silent until Emily whispered, "He's going to be okay, right?"
Please, baby. I love you. Chloe thought as she tried to hold back her tears. Then she heard the words that she thought she'd never hear. The words that would shatter her heart.
"I'm sorry, but Brett is in a coma."
A/N Sorry for the cliffhanger! Don't hate me, just come back to see what happens next! Love you awesome nerds!