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His felt like he was constantly spinning, occasionally catching snippets of conversation occurring around him. He felt dizzy, he felt nauseous and his limbs ached. His left arm was searing in pain, he couldn't move.

"We've gotta get that back in place, please can you take a look at it?"

"Not until I get an explanation! What happened here? Why can't we take him to the hospital?"

"Aerith please! I can't explain right now, we just need to get him patched up and then conscious."

The haze was lifting, however, he still felt like he was spinning and his arm, God, his arm was causing him agony. He groaned in frustration, what was going on? Why was he so dizzy? And why did everything hurt?! He instantly felt heat around him and a hand holding his.

"Steady Cloud. We need you to stay still. Aerith is going to help pop your shoulder into place, it's been out for far too long!"

Cloud groaned again, swiftly expelling air in a hiss when he felt soft hands touch his arm and shoulder. A hand grasped the hand of his right arm and there was another hand laid against his forehead.

Cloud yelled in agony as his shoulder was pushed and pulled back into place, tears welling in the corner of his eyes, some spilling down his temples.

"Aerith is he alright to move?"

He felt a hand grab a hold of his left elbow, his left hand and then gently touch his left shoulder. Aerith ignored the question, checking with Cloud at each point whether he could feel her touch.

"Ok Cloud I need you to start moving some limbs for me. I don't want you to move everything at once. I don't want you to sit up. I just need you to follow my instruction so I can determine everything is alright. Can you do that for me?"

Cloud nodded slightly before groaning. His whole body still felt like it was falling, spinning and the like.

"Okay Cloud, now just move your left hand for me. Now can you move your right hand."

This continued until all of Cloud's limbs had been checked. Cloud opened his eyes and took as much of the scene around him before closing his eyes again. He moved his right hand to his head groaning in the process.

"Cloud are you okay?"

He heard Aerith's soft melodic voice ask. He groaned again before flopping his hand down to the side of his body once again.

"I'm pretty dizzy. The room won't stop moving."

Aerith hummed before instructing Axel to get a pillow and a blanket from Cloud's bedroom.

"You've hit your head pretty hard Cloud and dislocated your shoulder. I'm surprised you didn't wake up. If you had you must have been in enough pain to pass out again. The boys tell me it had been about a day and a bit since they'd heard from you. They got worried. What happened?"

Cloud frowned at the information. He attempted to sit up, his head swimming but he didn't care.

"Where is Denzel and Sora? Is Roxas here? Are they okay?"

Cloud looked into Aerith's wide eyes, ignoring her pleas to lay back down. He turned slightly to attempt to stand up when he felt warm hands hold his shoulder and leg. He turned, his eyes taking time to focus, before seeing Leon. His eyes welled with tears before laying back down. Leon's face said it all. He had failed to protect his brothers. They had all gotten hurt because of him. Cloud's head was spinning out of control now, his vision blurred, tears streamed down his face his head became a conglomeration of guilt, confusion, dizziness and nausea.

"Cloud it's okay. The boy's are alive. Aerith is going up to check on them once she's done with you."

Axel came back down with a blanket, Denzel in tow with a pillow.

"Cloud."

Cloud looked up at Denzel, the guilt rising in his throat in the form of bile. There was a bruise on his cheek and his eyes had lost their glimmer. He watched the boy as he approached, hearing him sniffling back a few times before holding his head up to place the pillow beneath. Cloud lifted his arms for Denzel to hug him. Denzel lay down in Cloud's arms and snuggled into his chest. Axel laid the blanket over the two smiling down at them sadly.

Cloud kissed the top of Denzel's head, apologising profusely for what happened to Denzel. He felt Denzel burrow his face into Cloud's chest as the boy's shoulders heaved up and down in loud sobs. Cloud felt Leon at his side, the young man patting the young boy on his upper back, the light claps reverberating through to his lower chest. Cloud was grateful to have such a loving partner and friend as he knew he would never be able to deal with this situation on his own. He cuddled Denzel closer as he imagined different ways he could get the boys out of their father's care.

Axel and Aerith looked down at the scene before them with sad eyes and heavy hearts. This was a horrific situation for the brothers to be in and Axel knew to get out of it wouldn't be easy. He turned to Aerith motioning to the stairs and headed toward them. He felt Aerith at his heels, so he didn't bother to turn around. He wanted to know how the other two were, more so Roxas. Axel and Leon had attempted to call Riku earlier but there was no answer. They left a message for him to call them back and they were expecting his call any minute.

Reaching the top of the stairs Axel heard a phone ringing. The sound came from Cloud's room, where Axel and Leon had taken the two twins to lay comfortably, not that either of them had awoken yet. He and the brunette behind him rushed to the room to survey the boys and answer the phone. Arriving Axel noted the sound was coming from Sora's pocket and the boy seemed to be stirring. Quickly grabbing the phone, he ignored Aerith's gasp as she laid eyes on presumably Roxas, and answered it, leaving the room and closing the door behind him.

'Hello?'

'Axel? What are you doing with Sora's phone?'

'Riku! Thank God! Where are you? We need you here now!'

Axel heard the steam coming from Riku's ears and could only deduce that Riku had figured out something had gone wrong.

'What has that son of a bitch done? I swear I will fucking kill him if he has hurt Sora! Where are you guys? You at Sora's?'

Axel sighed.

'Trust me Riku I do too. Yes we are, now get here as soon as you can!'

With that Axel hung up. He stepped back into the room to see Aerith over the top of Roxas surveying the head wound. Sora sat up against the headboard, his eyes distant as they lay upon Roxas' face. Axel felt the guilt rise up in his throat. They should have known better than to leave Cloud to it. All the boys had been hurt because of his and Leon's intervention.

'Axel…'

Aerith started with a shaky breath. Axel turned to Aerith to see her eyes brimming with tears.

'What happened here, to this young boy? He's lost so much blood. I can't help him. He needs to go to a hospital.'

Axel rubbed the back of his head furiously. He barely knew what was going on either! He knew the boy needed a hospital, but he would back it in that those men he met last week were working in tandem and that Roxas would come out the other side with no mental help or stability. The doctor's could help him physiologically but not psychologically. Axel growled in frustration. Looking at the two boys he saw Sora move to his twin's face and cup it.

'Roxas…'

Axel sighed. Either way, Roxas had his siblings and himself and Leon there to help. They would get him through this! He stepped forward and picked up Roxas' limp body before heading towards the bedroom door. He felt Aerith at his side opening the door for him and allowing him to step out before closing the door to check Sora. He walked down the hallway, determination etched across his face. As he descended the stairs he motioned for Leon to follow with Cloud. God be damned if he wasn't getting Cloud's arm checked out too! He heard the front door open and watched the silverette walk through it threshold before looking up at Axel heading his way. Holding the door open for the redhead he heard the boy gasp at Roxas and flick his head in the direction of Cloud as Leon was helping off the floor.

Axel fished out his keys as he walked up to the car, opening it and laying Roxas along the back seat. The boy started stirring and moaning as he held the door open for Cloud to get in, watching as the two boys lifted Roxas' head and laid it back on Cloud's lap as he settled into the back seat. Leon and Axel took their respective seat in the front before heading off to the hospital.

Axel checked his rear vision mirror near constantly watching as the teen finally awoke, tears streaming down his face at the sight of Cloud. He watched as Cloud bent down and kissed the boy's forehead, away from the wound, and whispered words of comfort as the boy began sobbing and holding his head.

Riku looked at Sora concerned. His love seemed too distant, seemingly zombified. What had happened to make his cheery demeanour vanish and leave this empty shell of a teen. He sat down in front of the boy and bowed his head to look under the brunette spikes.

'Sora, babe, what happened?'

Riku watched as Sora's eyes rose to meet his sea coloured ones. His heart ached as he saw the emptiness, void of any emotions indicative to what had transpired. He watched as Sora's hand raised and clasped at his own face, his other hand grabbing his shirt over his heart. As if reliving the night Sora quoted his father.

'You little bastard! You think you can get away with running from home for a few days? Did you leave to FUCK that prick Riku?... You're not even attractive, I don't know what that boy sees in you.'

Sora's eyes welled with tears as he continued.

'You and your brothers will all suffer the same fate for that mistake. Be aware that the next time you pull a stunt like that I will shoot you.'

Riku heard Aerith gasp and cover her mouth. His eyes averted to her before quickly focusing on Sora again. He grabbed a hold of both of Sora's hands and cradled them to him, over his heart and cupping his face. His features turned soft as he kissed both of Sora's hands and wrists.

'Sora, my beautiful baby, please do not believe a word you father says. He's manipulating you and coercing you into submission. I haven't a doubt that he would shoot any of us, but we need to start fighting back. I saw what happened to Roxas we can't let that happen again. Do you understand me Sora?'

The boy lightly nodded the tears streaming down his face as his eyes connected once again with sea green.

'Do you believe me Sora?'

Sora hesitated. Riku knew he would. His father was starting to creep his way into his son's minds manipulating them, deconstructing them. It would take the combined effort of Riku, Axel and Leon to even attempt to free the boys. He watched as Sora slowly nodded, a little light beginning to shine again in his eyes.

'But Roxas, they…'

Riku looked at Aerith. She motioned that she would speak not a word and silently sat down in front of Sora on the corner of the bed. Sora looked between the two before continuing.

'They both, had…'

Riku waited patiently as Sora gulped.

'They both had their w-way with h-him. T-t-orchered-d him!'

Riku's eyes went wide. His face became red.

'Sora, did you witness it?'

Sora shied away from his explosive boyfriend. Tears streamed down his cheeks again before he hid his face in shame.

Riku sighed and punched the mattress in frustration. If only his father hadn't insisted that Sora went home! He and his mother had protested, but his father remained true in his decision. If only he knew of the damage it had cost. Denzel walked into the room quietly and jumped up on the bed and cuddled into Riku looking woefully at Sora.

'Riku, I wanna go see mommy, and then Roxas.'

Riku nodded. All the boys were broken, but they needed to band together now more than ever if they were to have a chance at surviving.

How did u like it guys? Hopefully we will see a few happier chapters from here, investigate some of Roxas' singing, although I won't tell why! ;)

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