Chapter 18

Clayton's POV
I woke up with Chandler in my arms.
I let out a sigh. I could wake up like this all the time. I pulled her closer to me and tightened my hold on her.
"Son I'm going down to start breakfast.
Be up soon." My mom yelled outside the door. I listened to her walk down the hallway and down to the kitchen.
"Hey Chandler it's time to wake up.
" Nothing. Hmmm I started to rub her arm. She's a little cold. "Chandler, sweetheart are you ok?" No answer. Oh no, this isn't good. I rolled her over to her back. She was limp. I started shaking her shoulders. "Chandler wake up!" Nothing still. The door burst open with Luke in the doorway.
"What's the matter?
"
"Luke call an ambulance.
" I shouted.
"What's wrong.
"
"Luke call a damn ambulance.
Chandler isn't waking up." I screamed. He ran out of the room and I looked back down at her. "Chandler baby wake up." I kept shaking her. "Please! Please wake up."
"Son what's the matter?
" My mom ran in the room and to the side of the bed.
"Mom she won't wake up.
She was fine last night. I don't know what's wrong."
"Have you checked for breathing?
" I shook my head and she leaned forward layed her head on her chest. "Ok she's breathing and I can hear her heart. I think she might have blacked out. The ambulance is on the way. I'm going to go call her parents to meet us at the hospital." My mom ran out of the room as the paramedic's came in with my brother.
"Sir you gonna need to move so we can look at her.
" I nodded and got off the bed. "Do you know if she's taken any medicine or and that could harm her?"
"Well, she takes medicine cause she has cancer.
I don't know if she's taken it since yesterday."
"She has cancer.
Ok, We need to get her to the hospital now." They lifted her from the bed and put her on the stretcher.
"Is she going to be ok?
"
"We don't know sir.
The faster we get her to the hospital the better." The carried her down the stair case and out the door. "Will you be coming with us sir?" I nodded. There is no way I'm am being seperated from her. They loaded her in and I jumped in and sat to the side holding her hand and we headed to the hospital.
We got to the hospital and the wheeled her into the emergency room.
They had me waite in her room while they did some tests. I put my head in my hands and stared down at the floor. Please, Please let her be ok. I can't lose her. I haven't had enough time with her.
"Our daughter was brought in here.
Her name is Chandler." There's Chandler's dad.
"Oh her room is over their sir.
They will be brining her in after they do some test." I heard footsteps and looked up through the tears in my eyes. I didn't even realize I was crying. Her mother and father ran to my side.
"Clayton what happened?
" Her dad asked
"I woke up this morning and tried to wake her up and she wouldn't.
She's was breathing and had a pulse but. I don't know what happened. She was totally fine when she went to bed last night. Has this happened before?" I looked between them.
"No it hasn't.
She's only fainted and then woken up. We've never had this happen." I put my head back in my hands and I felt the tears go down my cheeks.
"I can't lose her.
Please let her be ok." I felt a hand on my shoulder.
"It's gonna be ok son.
She's strong, she'll pull through this." Her dad squeezed my shoulder. I hope he's right. I looked up as the wheeled her in. I jumped up to come to her side and grabbed her hand.
"Are you Chandler's family?
" The doctor asked. He's a werewolf and in my pack. Good, He'll get don what needs to be done.
"Yes, We're her parents and this is her boyfriend.
"
"Do you want him to be here?
" I raised my eyebrow to him. Is he serious. Her parents looked at me.
"Yes sir, It's important that he's here.
" Her dad said. Good. Cause they could try to get me to leave but, that is not happening.
"Ok, So the paramedics said she has cancer.
We pulled up her medical history and got caught up with everything. We done a few tests. She seems to be breathing fine and her blood pressure and heart rate are great as well. Her body has slipt in to acomma. We're pretty sure it's because of the cancer. Her body is trying it's hardest to fight it off and so her brain shut down to protect it self." I turned toward the doctor.
"When will she wake up?
" He gave us a sympathetic look.
"We don't know.
It could be hours, days, weeks. She might not-" I cut him off there.
"She will be waking up.
I do not want anyone saying anything different." He nodded.
"Yes of course.
Well, I'm gonna go look at her file and we will try to make a plan." And with that he left the room leaving us at her side.
Chandler's POV
"Chandler, Honey wake up.
Your mom and I need you. Clay needs you honey. Come on wake up." I felt something on my face. It was a hand. I tried to open my eyes but, they wouldn't budge. I could hear beaping. Where am I? What's happened to me? Where's Clay?
I don't know how much time passed as I heard another voice.

"Chandler, I need you to wake up.
You can't leave me here. I can't live without you. We're supposed to be together. You promised me. You need to wake up. Cause when we finish school we're gonna get married. Then we're gonna have kids and you can even have them listen to country music. Just please wake up so we can do that sweetheart. I don't want to do it with anyone else."  Aaahh Why can't I wake up and look at him. I can feel his hand holding me. I can't even respond. It's like the way is blocked off and I have to break through. But I can't figure out how to do it.
~~~~~~~~3 weeks later~~~~~~~~~
"Clayton, you need to do it.
If you want her to wak up your gonna have to." I heard my mom say.
"I don't think she's ready for that.
I would prefer if she agreed to do it. Not that I had to do it. I want her to wake up just as much as you do. But I don't want her to be mad and regret anything when she does." How could he think I would regret anything like that.
"Well, maybe you could ask her.
Ask her to squeeze your hand or something. See if anything happens."
"We've tried-" Before he finished my dad cut him off.

"It's worth it to try again Clayton.
Just do it."
"Alright, can I just be alone for a moment.
I want her to be focused on me. If she can even hear me." There was no answer, just the closing of a door. "Alright, How am I gonna do this." His voice was nervous. "Ok Chandler, Can you hear me. If you can please squeeze my hand my your toes. Open your eyes I don't care just show me you can hear me." I could tell he had tears cause his voice broke at the end. I tried with all my might to move anything. Nothing. I could hear a soft sob. He broke my heart to hear that. "I knew it wouldn't work." I felt him stand up with my hand in his.
Before he could walk away I put all the focus on my hand that was in his.
I put all my strength I had into that hand. He started to walk away when he stopped. "Oh my gosh. Chandler did you hear me?" I tried to squeeze again. "You did. Chandler, I need to ask you something. Squeeze my hand once if it's yes and twice if it's no ok." I squeezed his hand again. "Good sweetheart. Ok, they don't think your going to wake up babe. There's only one option left. I have to claim you. I need to know if you want me to do it or not. This isn't the way I wanted to do it. Cause when it happens it's gonna hurt like hell. But this is the only choice we have." I thought for a minute. Clay told me that the change hurts. Am I ready for that. I don't want to leave my family. Well, I love my family but, I can't leave Clay. I have to be there for him. Why am I even thinking about it. Of course it's a yes. I squeezed his hand.
I heard a sigh.
"Ok, I'm gonna do it then. I'm here for you ok. Your not doing this alone babe." I felt the material on my shoulder removed. I felt warm air hit my neck and then his lips place a kiss where he was going to bite. "Remember, I'm right here." And with that I felt his teeth make contact with my skin and break through. It hurt for a moment then I felt him his tongue glide over it. My body was still unmovable and I felt my body start to heat. I could hear the beaping in the room start to pick up. The door opened.
"I take it you did it.
" I heard. I couldn't hear anymore cause my body was so hot it was painful. That wasn't the worst of it. I felt and heard a snap. My bones started to break. I couldn't let out a scream cause my body wouldn't let me. "We need to remove the cords and the IV's before she fully turns." As they pain got worse I felt the blackness coming back. No I don't want to go out. Please, I don't want to. Before I knew it I was gone.

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