The doors to the theater slid open and Matteo watched from the side of his eye as the elderly doctor anxiously walked towards him.
But before the doctor could reach him, Nyx got to him. "How is he?"
The doctor stole a glance at Matteo before shaking his head. "He won't make it. There is no blood on standby now and his organs have already started to slowly shut down. Even if we are to import," he shook his head. "It will be too late. I apologize."
Nyx laughed a little. "It's never too late, do something quickly. Cut the line or transport him or..."
"No. I'm sorry. There is nothing that I can do."
"What the fuck do you mean by that?" Nyx grabbed the doctor by his coat. "You're a freaking doctor you should..."
Matteo tapped Nyx on the shoulder and he let go of the doctor, stepping away.
"Fucking bastard!" Nyx kicked at the floor. "I swear I'll kill him the moment I see him."
"What do you mean there's nothing you can do?" Matteo asked the doctor, keeping his voice low. "Do you mean the hospital has no blood or you mean you're unable to get organs?"
"Sir I... He is a blood B negative as well as an SCT patient. This combination is not promising. His surgery can not be delayed for more than a couple of hours and the only available suitable organs and blood are at least three hours away. None in the hospital at the moment."
The doctor said. "Considering the time taken before he was brought in..." He shook his head. "There's nothing I can..."
"Listen to me." Matteo brought his mouth down to the doctor's ear. "The next time you utter those words in my presence will be the moment you die. Okay?"
The doctor swallowed and nodded.
Matteo continued. "And the moment that guy in that room dies, will be the moment you die too. Clear?"
The elderly man took out a handkerchief and mopped his forehead before nodding.
"Great. Now I want you to find a solution within half an hour. You said it yourself that his treatment can not be delayed." Matteo told the doctor. "I don't fucking invest big money in this hospital to make it a death haven."
Matteo then walked into the theater, where Devyn lay motionless on the bed with thousands of tubes and machines connected to him. There were several nurses swarming all over him doing all sorts of useless things and cleaning his bloody self too.
"I've sent people after him." Nyx said over Matteo's shoulder. "I'll kill him myself when they have him secured."
"Oh, please don't."
"What... Don't you see what he has caused?" Nyx took a step closer, his voice strengthening stubbornly. "Are you still protecting him? Look at Devyn. Look at Stellan. And Thane..."
"Nyx," Matteo squeezed shut his eyes.
"Do you even know why Devyn keeps protecting that bastard?" Nyx pressed on. "He's not yet over their history, Matteo. He'll soon leave you behind and take his ass back to..."
"Nyx," Matteo spun around grabbing onto the collar of Nyx's shirt. He was breathing through his clenched teeth as he examined the other boy's eyes. But there was no backing down there.
There were no signs of retreat nor remorse in Nyx's eyes. There was only pure hatred and anger. Matteo's eyes softened and he released the other boy. He was exhausted. Matteo had had enough of the day and all he wanted was to ensure the stability of Devyn's recovery and retreat to rest.
He didn't have energy to deal with anymore crap from anyone. He didn't even have the energy to go after Ash or mourn for Thane or hurt for Stellan who was in a comma as well. It was all too much for him.
"I don't care about what you say, Matteo." Nyx told him. "But I'll kill him as soon as they have him. You can do anything you want to me after. I'll take it all."
"I'm exhausted. Let's discuss that later." He waved him away.
"Later? Do you know how many of our people died and were hurt by him? Do you even know that Thane is gone?"
"And who exactly killed Thane and everyone else, Nyx?"
"Ash." Nyx announced as though it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Ash did, Matteo. Ash injured Devyn and put him in that bed motionless too."
"Did Ash really do that?" Matteo asked gazing distantly at the damaged body on the bed.
"Yes. I mean... Are you pulling my leg right now?" Nyx asked irritably. "You were in that room, Matteo. You were the first one in and remained right next to Devyn while..."
"I thought it was you who pulled the trigger, Nyx."
Matteo fully turned to Nyx, his voice a growl and his eyes flashing with warning and a dare to be challenged. The other boy cowered a little. Only a little, before he raised his face and brought it up against Matteo's fiery one.
"He took the bullet for Ash. Ash put him there. He manipulated the situation and you all didn't see it because you were being blind. You chose to be blind." Nyx smiled a little. "But I didn't. I know exactly what happened and I'm not going to stand by while... while..."
His eyes widened before the low sound registered in his ears.
"I cared... I cared about... Thane, Matteo." Nyx said, clutching at his chest. "I really did." His voice turned into a weak whisper.
"I know." Matteo held the boy against himself as he lowered him to the floor. "I know."
The nurses started to scream but Matteo glared at them and they shakingly went back to what they were doing before.
"But you just won't fucking listen, you know?" Matteo smoothed Nyx's hair, tucking a strand of hair behind his ear. "You weren't supposed to fire that first bullet. Ash was never yours to kill. You still won't listen. I'm sorry."
Matteo tenderly kissed Nyx's forehead. "If you ever meet Thane, tell him I'm sorry. Tell him you gave me no choice."
Nyx slowly shook his head, a tear running down the side of his face.
"And this might be your only way to help Devyn. I'm sorry." Matteo snapped the neck of the boy in his arms. "I'm really sorry." He wiped away the lone tear that continued running down the side of Nyx's face before he buried his face in his chest and allowed his own tears to flow. "I'm sorry..."