"NICK!!" I screamed as I saw him almost hit the ground. I ran full force over to where Howie was struggling with his dead weight. Kevin and AJ were right behind me. I grabbed a hold of him and started shaking him. "Nick! Wake up, please wake up!" I pleaded, tears coming to my eyes. Kevin shoved me aside.
"Calm down Brian, everyone come inside while I bring Nick back on the bus."
Kevin's voice was amazingly calm as he lifted Nick into his arms and walked back up onto the bus. I stood there shaking. This was all my fault. I knew something was wrong, I should have forced him to see a doctor. I stood there freaking out till AJ came over and put his arm on my shoulder gently leading me back up the steps. Inside we found Kevin standing over Nick shaking him softly and calling his name. "Nick? C'mon buddy, wake up for me, open your eyes... c'mon." Suddenly Nick shot up with a panicked look on his face. "Wha..What happened?" he asked terrified.
"Shh, lye back Nick, you passed out outside the bus do you remember?" Kevin said soothingly to him while pushing him back down onto the couch.
"N-no, ow my knee really hurts!" We all looked down to see blood seeping through Nick's pant leg.
"Howie go grab me the first aid kit," Instructed Kevin. "It's okay Nick, now what else hurts?" Nick looked up at my scared face. I was sitting across form him nearly hyperventilating.
"I'm fine Kevin, I just got a little dizzy, that's all."
Like hell he was fine! Kevin leaned over and placed his hand on Nick's forehead.
"No fever. Did you eat anything today?" .
"No, he didn't." I answered quickly. "He hasn't eaten anything in two days."
Nick shot me a hurt look. Oh well, I didn't care, he had just scared the hell outta me! Kevin got a stern look on his face. "Is that true Nick?" Nick looked down.
"Well, kinda."
Kev sighed. "All right, well you are eating now if I have to force it down your damn throat! I don't know what's going on with you, but I will not sit around while you starve yourself to death! Is that understood?" Nick nodded looking at me again.
"What's wrong with Brian, why is he so pale?" Grrr, Nick just let Kevin take care of you, don't change the subject! Kevin immediately looked over to where I was sitting.
"Brian, go lye down now."
I glared at him, "I'm fine Kevin, Nick just scared me."
He looked straight in my face, "Now Brian, I'll be back to check on you after I fix up Nick's knee." I sighed angrily as I stood up and marched to my bunk, bumping into Howie and AJ who had been looking for the first aid kit.
"You okay, Bri?" AJ wondered looking down at me.
"I'M FINE!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. AJ jumped back in surprise.
"Ok, sorry I asked!"
I felt bad, I didn't mean to snap at him but I was so pissed off. Damnit, Nick passing out didn't even get through to them! I didn't even care about myself anymore, I hated this! I was looking so forward to coming back and I was either being ignored by my best friend, who I had missed terribly, or treated like a piece of glass because my bandmates thought I might break if I sang wrong! I laid down in my bunk and cried, why couldn't things go back to the way they used to be?