"m'sorry." Lightning says, curling in on himself.

"unless your saying sorry for thinking everything is your fault, I don't want to hear it." Doc says. Lightning sits up and grabs him, pulling him close. he rests his cheek on Docs good shoulder. Doc holds him and kissing his head. "I got you baby." Doc murmurs.

"s'your shoulder okay?" Lightning ask.

"yeah, bastard fractured it when we startled him. don't think he expected us home so soon." Doc says. thats a lie. Lightnings dad had jumped him when he'd run towards Lightning to make sure he was okay, but he wasn't going to tell him that. Lightning buries his face into Docs neck.

"Smokey told me I was just staring at Mack." Lightning says. "but... I don't remember it. I walked in and looked at Mack... an then you were bleeding and... he just says I stood there and stared at Mack..." Lightning says quietly

"yeah you were. I figured you were remembering...." Doc murmurs, holding him closer. Lightning digs his nails into Doc. Doc kisses his head and holds him gently.

"I was I guess. I don't remember. one minute I'm looking at Mack and the next your laying on the floor bleeding and he's trying to kill Smokey an then I had an anxiety attack and a seizure an I don't remember how I even got here." Lightning sniffles, cuddling closer.

"I don't know how you got here either, but I assume by ambulance." Doc murmurs.

"we can't even go home." Lightning says quietly. Doc kisses his head.

"I think its time we start that remodeling we talked about, yeah? we can remodel the whole house and we'll be okay, yeah?" Doc ask. Lightning holds tighter, his chest tightening. his eyes water up and he takes in a small shaky breath. Doc holds him tighter, kissing his head. Lightning digs his nails into Doc.

"they cornered me... they were every where. th-they wouldn't.... th-they..." Lightning whimpers.

"I know baby. they were mean to you and they scared you, but its alright. I'm here now and I've got you. I'm not going to let them hurt you. I've got you kid." Doc assures gently.

"I didn't mean to piss Smokey off." Lightning says softly.

"you didn't and he didn't mean to snap back at you. those doctors pissed him off and he should've held his tongue, he was mad at them and took it out on you. it was wrong of him and he'll be back later to apologize." Doc assures. Lightning looks over at Bolt. the pups tail is wagging happily, thumping against the bed. he cuddles into Lightnings side.

"I bled on him." Lightning says, patting the pups head.

"its okay. we'll take him to a groomers and let them clean him up and make him nice and pretty okay?" Doc ask. "we'll get him all prettied up okay?" Doc ask. Lightning nods.

"m'kay." Lightning mumbles, tiredly. he blinks a little, leaning against Doc more. he suddenly feels exhausted, his body feels like jello and he feels ready to pass out. he looks around a little, then up at Doc, but doesn't pull his head off Docs chest. "do I need t' get up so you can sleep?" Lightning ask. Doc kisses his head and smiles a little.

"no baby. if you're tired you sleep. it's okay you just curl up with Bolt and get some rest. they'll bring me a bed to lay on it a bit." Doc assures. Lightning shakes his head.

"no s'supid. I need to get up. I had a anxiety, you got beat up bad." Lightning mumbles. Doc kisses him, then hugs him gently. he gently cups the youngers face and caresses it gently. Lightning sighs happily, leaning into it quietly. he looks up at him through half lidded eyes, he's half asleep right there in Docs hand.

"you lay down right there and you get some rest, I'll be alright." Doc assures, rubbing his cheek gently with his thumb. "m'kay? just get some sleep." Doc murmurs, kissing his forehead. Lightning watches him.

"but this is for you and you look tired..." Lightning mumbles. Doc smiles at him, stroking it gently with his thumb.

"m'not tired. m'just old." Doc smiles at him. Lightning leans into his hand again and sighs happily.

"hold on. you can lay with me." Lightning mumbles. "Bolt move." Lightning mumbles, shoving him. Bolt gets up and moves to the end of the bed and Lightning moves over to the other side of the bed. Doc chuckles a little, but gets up onto the bed. he pulls the younger man closer.

"come here baby." Doc murmurs. Lightning latches onto his chest, clinging to him. "its okay baby. I won't just leave you. I'm here with you right now." Doc soothes, kissing his head. "I got you Monty." Doc murmurs, nuzzling him gently. Lightning mumbles curling up with him and settling down. it gets quiet and Doc finds himself slowly falling asleep, hoping his young lover is falling asleep, or already asleep. Lightning shifts and murmurs softly, yawning. he sighs happily, before stiffening up. his eyes widen and he jerks back, looking at his hand. he's immediately tearful and looking up at Doc.

"wait! they took my ring!" Lightning shouts, reaching down to feel the hospital issue sweat pants pockets. "Doc they took my ring!" Lightning repeats. Doc kisses his head and sits back.

"hold on. its I'll right baby, I'll get it back for you. don't worry. " Doc murmurs. he gets up and heads out of the room while Bolt attempts to prevent the on coming panic attack. Doc heads out of the room. Smokey's leaning against the wall beside the door, like a guard. he immediately follows after Doc confused.

"what are you doing?" Smokey ask.

"they took his stuff. he's losing his mind." Doc mutters. "hi there. I'm looking for where ever you took Lightning McQueens items." Doc says, walking towards a nurse.

"I can't tell you that sir." she frowns. Doc gives her a sarcastic smile. he's tired, exhausted, and doesn't have the patience for any of this. he wants their things so he can go lay down with his fiancé.

"then find me someone who can. you're causing my fiancé more stress than he needs. you've taken his clothes, his shoes, his cell phone, and his engagement ring. so I want his stuff and if you don't want him to start screaming again, I suggest you give it to me because he is on the brink of another anxiety attack which is going to bring on another seizure and he's going to start screaming." Doc says firmly.

"sir I can't-" she tries.

"don't give me any of that 'I can't' shit." Doc growls lowly, stopping her in her tracks. she looks up at him. "giving me, his fiance, his personal items doesn't violate any laws while he is out of his right mind to request them himself. maybe the personal hospital rules, but not the law. now I can get his lawyer up here and start a malpractice lawsuit and sue you until you give his stuff back, which is by the way legal as forcibly causing a seizure and anxiety attack is considered malpractice and endangerment of a patient. so, lets try this again." Doc snaps. he clears his throat, puts on a fake smile, and looks at her. "hi, I'm Lightning McQueens fiance, you literally brought me in, in an ambulance with him, and he wants his things back, and I want my things." Doc says. she straightens a little and nods.

"I'll see what I can do." she mumbles walking off.

"weren't you a little harsh on her?" Smokey snorts.

"they've literally caused him to have multiple anxiety attacks along with probably another seizure. I'm not harsh, I'm firm, and I'm well within my legal rights." Doc says. "is Sally here?" Doc ask.

"I think so. she and a few others are in the waiting room." Smokey says.

"go get her." Doc frowns, watching the nurse talk to a few other people. Smokey nods and walks off quickly. Doc crosses his arms over his chest waiting angrily. he's not leaving without at least their cell phones and Montys ring. his fiancé wanted the ring and Doc would get it back or he'd throw a damn fit and go after the hospital.

"sir, can I help you?" the other nurse ask.

"who are you?" Doc glares.

"Sam, I'm head nurse. my friend says you're being pretty rude." Sam frowns, crossing her arms over her chest.

"maybe I am, but the staff here has caused my fiancé to basically cycle back and forth between anxiety attacks and seizures. I want his stuff and my stuff. if you need him to come get his clothes and shit, thats fine, but the ring he was wearing has my name on it. its mine. I want it and our cell phones. I want my clothes and his clothes. I want our belongings." Doc said firmly.

"sir I can't give you his belongings." Sam frowns.

"thats fine, but that ring has my name on it and I want it back." Doc says.

"if its in his belongings-" Sam tries. Doc leans towards her.

"it doesn't mean shit little lady. that ring has my name on it and my license in my wallet will prove that, but you took my wallet as well. so how about you give me that first and we'll settle this." Doc glares.

"sir I'm going to have to-" Sam starts.

"Doc!" Sally say walking over, she grabs him and pulls him back. he steps back and straightens up. he's angry, tired, and about to tear this poor nurses down, so Sally needs to put a stop to this now. "this is a signed order by my client, Lightning McQueen. you are to turn his belongings over to his fiancé, Dr.Hudson and then you are to release him into the care of his primary doctor so he make seek more competent medical treatment elsewhere." Sally said, holding some papers out to the nurse. "and if thats an issue, Rust*eze has personally sent over their own lawyer as if you refuse at this point not only are you stealing his belongings, you are also unlawfully holding my client, a very very famous NASCAR driver captive." Sally adds. the nurse looks through the work. "and don't worry about giving it to the head of the hospital. she's been sent copies of all of this." Sally says, straightening herself. Doc glares at the nurse as she looks over the papers.

"alright, Mr.Hudson." Sam says curtly. she turns on her heel and walks off. Doc follows after with Sally trailing behind. Smokey stays behind with Lightning. the younger man is still curled up in bed, clutching Bolt and trying to calm down.

"hey kid, come on. we're gonna get you out of here and get you some real help." Smokey assures. Lightning curls up more watching him hesitantly.

"they took my stuff." he mumbles.

"yup, and Hud is working on getting it back." Smokey assures, walking over to him. Bolt growls at him in warning. Smokey pats his head gently.

"m'not leaving without him." Lightning mumbles, holding Bolt tightly. Bolt cuddles to him with a whine.

Doc and Sally follow the nurse down a few halls, before she stops and opens a door. she walks inside and grabs two backs, handing them to Doc. they've got their cellphones, wallets, keys, and Lightnings ring. she hands him two boxes with both of their clothing and shoes.

"you should find everything in here." she mutters.

"thank you." Doc grits out. he turns and leaves with them, fishing the ring out of the bag so he can give it to Lightning when he gets back. after all, Lightning was panicking over them taking the ring, not anything else.

"Smokey said you were being pretty harsh on them." Sally frowns.

"they repeatedly set him off into seizures and anxiety attacks, then kept cornering him like nothing was happening when they did it. I got angry. they took his ring and he's having another panic attack over it." Doc mutters. Sally nods following him back. "go get Red and Mack. they're around here somewhere." Doc says. Sally nods and runs off to find their friends. Doc opens the door to the room and freezes. Smokeys on the floor on his back bleeding, Lightning is no where to be seen, and Bolt is tearing into the kids dad.

"get off me mutt!" Elliot growls, kicking him out of the way. Bolt yelps, watching him. Docs done holding back, even if his shoulders in a sling, he's going to beat this bastard. he runs over and slams his left fist into the mans head hard.

"where's the kid!?" Doc growls.

"get the fuck off me old man!" Elliot glares. Bolt takes the opporunity to latch onto Elliots leg again with his sharp teeth. Doc pulls back and punches the man again, watching his head bounce off the wall before he slides down into the floor.

"Bolt." Doc says firmly. Bolt walks over to him, tail wagging. "good boy." he murmurs, patting his head. Bolt immediately goes over to Smokey, nudging him and attempting to wake him. "Monty?" Doc ask.

"Doc?" Lightning ask, hesitantly, poking out of the bathroom. he looks okay, even if his face is busted a little.

"what happened?" Doc ask.

"I-I dunno. one minute we were fine and Smokey was helping me up and then...." Lightning trails, looking around the room. he pale and having some sort of episode that Doc can't name. he's obviously not acting like himself. his voice is way too quiet, he's tense, and his eyes look absolutely lost. so lost like Lightning isn't even sure he's awake, like this is a nightmare and he's too deep in the terror to wake up.

"hey, eyes on me kiddo." Doc says, walking over to him. Lightning flinches hard and steps back the moment Doc touches him. "shhh. hey, look at me baby. look at me. eyes on me baby, right here." Doc murmurs softly. Lightning doesn't meet his eye, but looks at his chest quietly. he can't bring himself to even look at Docs face, or more specifically anyone's face, when he has these episodes. he stares straight at Docs chest, looking even more lost than before. its not perfect, but Doc figures its progress which is good. he pulls the younger to him gently, slowly wrapping his good arm around the younger so not to scare him. "its okay." he assures gently. there's a low groan and Smokey gets up off the floor shaking his head.

"damn." he mutters, rubbing the back of his neck with a wince.

"I was only gone 10 minutes." Doc mutters, holding his fiance tightly to his chest. Lightning drops his head on Docs chest, gently playing with Docs arm sling and his fingers. it hurts, but Doc stays silent about it because the younger is grounding himself, even if its not with Bolt. Doc keeps his hand gently, but firmly on the back of the youngers head, holding him.

"he got brought into the hospital by ambulance. Junior and River were looking for him, but he got away." Smokey mutters. "he won't get anywhere this time." Smokey glares, kicking the unconscious mans head hard.

"okay kid, go back into the bathroom. we're gonna get dressed then we're gonna leave." Doc murmurs, gently ushering him back into the bathroom. Lightning goes of course, because Doc told him to. Doc helps him get changed, though the youngers hoodie is covered in puke. Docs clothes are absolutely soaked in blood so he just keeps the hospital clothes. Lightning pulls his shirt on and then looks at his hoodie quietly. he wants to wear it so bad. he needs the hoodie, but its not going to me any good. its disgusting, covered in blood and puke and probably doesn't smell like Doc anymore. he looks like he wants to cry when Doc shoves it into the bag carefully instead of giving it to him.

"my hoodie." he mumbles quietly, watching it. Doc sighs and pulls the younger to him gently.

"hey, I know all this sucks, but don't cry kid. I've got to wash the hoodie and you can have it back. promise. " Doc murmurs softly. he kisses the youngers head and takes Lightnings hand gently. he lifts it to his lips and kisses it with a small smile, before lowering his hand back down gently just enough that he can slip the younger mans ring on his finger with his injured arm. Lightning looks down at it and his lips twitch upwards in a smile, but its gone in a flash. he pulls his hand back to feel the ring gently with his other hand, like he's double checking to make sure it's actually there. he's got to make sure its real. "told you I'd get that back for you." Doc murmurs softly, giving the man a small smile. Lightning tilts his head back and looks straight up at Doc, staring into his eyes silently. Doc smiles at him, reaching up to gently wipe his cheek. his eyes are still red rimmed and swollen. he sniffles, closing his eye and turning away from his thumb gently. his cheeks are a little red, but flush at the same time. he was still fighting away the tears and was probably embarrassed. "come on kiddo. lets get the hell out of here. " Doc murmurs softly. Doc opens the bathroom door, grabs their stuff, and leads him out of the bathroom. Smokey takes the stuff Docs holding and looks at Lightning, whose staring at Elliot as Junior and River scrape him up off the floor.

"you two re-"Smokey starts.

"s'gonna happen t'im?" Lightning mumbles quietly.