Disclaimer: I do not own Chuck, the song, or Blink 182. Although I wish I owned Blink 182, Chuck too.
Salutations and Greetings
Good Evening
Los Angeles, California
The Party
February 16, 2009
9:00 PM
As Chuck calls in the clean up crew to take care of the Fulcrum agents littering the floor, one sits up and extracts a pistol from his waistband and points it at Sarah. Turning around, he notices the man and runs towards Sarah, pushing her out of the way. The force of his push gets her out of the way, but not before the Fulcrum agent pulls the trigger, the bullet flying into Chuck's abdomen. Casey returns gunfire, killing the man, while Chuck hunches over and falls to the ground grasping his stomach. Blood seeps through his hands and onto the floor, dying it a crimson red. He begins to cough up blood, the signs of internal injuries.
Getting up, Sarah rushes to his side and hunches over him, gripping his hands in hers. Silent tears flow down her cheek and onto the floor, mixing with his blood.
"Chuck…" she says, trailing off at the end.
"Sarah… Always… By… Blink… One… Eighty… Two…" he manages to puff out between his fits of coughing.
His eyes begin to close and she squeezes his hand tighter, trying to keep him awake.
"Stay with me Chuck. You're not going to die on me!" she shouts, her voice ripe with emotion.
"Well… for once… I'm saving you," he laughs, more blood spilling from his mouth.
She gives him a weak smile, "Come on Chuck. Stay with me."
"Always… Sarah," he says, voice dyeing out.
He closes his eyes and descends into the black, the dark engulfing him in its grasp. His breathing begins to regulate out, and she squeezes his hand a little tighter, willing him to wake up. When he doesn't, she turns around and finds the medical team entering the building.
"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!" she screams at the team, who disregards her and continues to work on Chuck.
Loading him onto a stretcher, they move him into an ambulance. Hopping in, she immediately grasps his hands again, holding onto them like an anchor. The medics continue to work on him, cleaning his wound and assessing damage.
They finally reach the hospital where they force Sarah to let go of Chuck's hand. She watches on as they rush Chuck into the ER for immediate surgery.
Hours later finds Sarah sitting with her head in her hands in the waiting room. She is eager to hear any information when Casey walks into the waiting room. She looks up to find the hulking man sitting next to her.
"What's happening Casey?"
"He just got out of surgery. He'll be okay. Kid won't be up until tomorrow morning. Room 33."
Her heart leaps with the news that he is going to be okay, "Thank you, Casey."
All he does is grunt and stands up, exiting the room, leaving her to go find Chuck. Moving down the hallway, she stops and looks through the window. He looks so peaceful, so undeterred. She smiles at the sight and makes her way inside. Sitting in the chair next to him, she holds his hand and looks at the table, finding his iPhone.
Picking it up, she scrolls through his set of music and finds what she is looking for.
She turns on the song, plugging the earphones in and stuffing them in her ears. She continues to hold his hand and closes her eyes, surrendering to the music coming through.
I've been here
before a few times Come on let me hold you touch you feel you And I'll miss your laugh
your smile So here I
am I'm trying Come on let me hold you
touch you feel you I've been here before a few
times Come on let me hold
you touch you feel you
And I'm quite aware we're dying
And your
hands they shake with goodbyes
And I'll take you back if you'd
have me
So here I am I'm trying
So here I am are you
ready
Always
Kiss
you taste you all night
Always
I'll admit I'm wrong if you'd tell me
I'm so sick of
fights I hate them
Lets start this again for real
So here I am are you ready
So here I am I'm
trying
So here I am are you ready
Always
Kiss you taste you all night
Always
Come on let me hold you touch you feel you
Always
Kiss
you taste you all night
Always
And I'm quite aware we're dying
Always
Kiss you taste you all night
Always
Come on let me hold you touch you feel you
Always
Kiss
you taste you all night
Always
Always
Always
She smiles as she listens to the lyrics. Pulling out the earphones, she lays her head on his chest, and falls asleep with a smile plastered on her face.
A/N: Short chapter. LOVE BLINK 182! R&R.