26 May 2009 @ 11:26 pm
Fic: Last Believer (Ch. 2)  
Title: Last Believer
Show: The Unusuals
Chapter(s): 2/?
Pairing(s): Delahoy/Banks
Rating: T (for now)
Warnings/Spoilers: Slash
Summary: Eric's tumor begins causing more problems and some untold feelings come up between the two partners.
Disclaimer: The Unusuals, its characters, and sadly the actors do not belong to me...
Previous Chapters: Chapter One


It had been three detectives; Shraeger, Walsh, and of course Banks, along with Sergeant Brown that had noticed the distant look on Delahoy’s face. Noting the blood that had begun to slowly drip from his right nostril and the sway in his stance, they stood by briefly with a look of concern and worry. Soon though, with quick steps, Walsh was able to get to Delahoy in time before he hit the floor completely and cracked his head open on the tiled floor. Moving chairs out of the way they laid him flat on his back and crowded around him as Casey tapped him lightly on the cheek. Banks, who was by now panicking, pulled on Eric’s suit jacket in an attempt to shake him awake. With no luck, the Sergeant looked back over his shoulder in time to see Eddie Alvarez looming in the doorway trying to see what the hold up was.

“Alvarez! Call an ambulance!” Sergeant Brown commanded firmly.

“Sir?” Alvarez asked as if wanting to wait and clarify what it was for.

“Now Alvarez! We need some help in here.” Brown yelled as Alvarez stumbled with his coat pocket for his cell phone.

Hearing the commotion, Beaumont and Cole re-entered the briefing room. Walking toward the detectives that were still attempting to awaken Delahoy, they too crouched down to see if he was all right. As soon as paramedic loaded him onto a stretched and into the ambulance, Banks insisted that he ride along to keep an eye on his partner. Understanding, the rest of the detectives promised that they would check in during the case.

Once they had arrived at the hospital, doctors took Delahoy to get tested and to get an MRI, leaving Banks pacing in the waiting room. After finding that pressure was being exerted on his brain, they admitted him to a room and began to administer him medication that would temporally relieve some of it. Still unsure of what was happening or if his partner was going to be ok, Banks was relieved when he saw the doctor approaching him.

“Are you Leo Banks?” The doctors asked while looking at the file in his hand.

“Yes, that’s me. Hey is my partner going to be ok?” Leo asked while subconsciously tightening the straps on his vest.

“He’s as good as he can be in his condition without the surgery.” Delahoy’s doctor, who was wearing a white lab coat with the name Dr. Evans embroidered into it, informed Banks.

“Surgery? He needs surgery? Wha--what kind of surgery?” Banks stumbled his words in disbelief and horror that something was terribly wrong.

“Well usually we would wait to speak to the patient about this sort of thing but seeing as Mr. Delahoy has already been informed and has listed you as his proxy then I suppose it’s ok that you are also informed. The MRI confirmed that Mr. Delahoy has a brain tumor and –“ The doctor stated and began to explain before being cut off but Leo’s sudden outburst.

“Tumor! He has a brain tumor!” Leo shouted in shock and remorse. “He really had a brain tumor…” Leo stated, more to himself than anyone as he recalled the day in the diner when Eric had told him but then immediately laughing it off ask if he were just joking.

“It is treatable. With surgery we should be able to completely remove it with minimal damage. Leaving it in however will make those few months he has left difficult to enjoy seeing as things like this will most likely occur often.”

“Huh…uh, can I see him?” Banks asked while trying to take in and absorb the information.

“Yes of course. He right through there.” The doctors directed him towards a door near the end of the hall where he could see a nurse checking his vitals through the opening of the door. Entering the room, as the nurse was just finishing up, she passed by Leo and closed the door behind her leaving them alone in the hospital room.

 
 
I feel very: sleepy