"fine my ass." Mack glared. he grabbed Lightning and threw him over his shoulder, heading for the hotel.

"hey!" Lightning shouted, trying to shove away from him. "let me go! put me down Mack! stop it!" Lightning shouted.

"just relax kid. we have two more blocks or so." Doc said.

"this is exactly what I was talking about! why don't you go fuck yourself Doc. both of you can! this is bullshit! put me down right now Mack!" Lightning growled.

"stop having a temper tantrum." Mack said.

"put me down or you're fired." Lightning warned. that had them both stalling.

"what?" Mack ask, sounding shocked.

"put. me. down." Lightning hissed. "or you're fired." Lightning repeated. Mack swallowed slightly and put him down gently.

"boss I-" Mack tried.

"don't." Lightning snapped. "I already told you I didn't want anyone picking me up and carrying me around anymore. I've always hated it and I don't care who it is. the next person that does it is getting punched. I don't care if its you Mack, Doc, or even Red. next person is getting the shit knocked out of him." Lightning hissed. he headed for the hotel angrily.

"Doc, I've never seen him like this." Mack said.

"give him a little bit. I've seen a couple people do this after a seizure. explosive rage, its rare, but it happens, and considering he was already upset before he had it, it makes sense." Doc said.

"where's my phone?" he hissed, patting his pockets.

"hotel room, probably in Reds pocket." Doc said, handing him his own. "Lightning, when's the last time you ate?" Doc ask frowning.

"I don't fucking know. right before Sheriff got shot." Lightning glared, turning away from the phone.

"kid thats over 15 hours ago. no wonder you're so grumpy. your sugar has tanked." Doc said.

"I am not grumpy!" he snapped.

"alright fine. you can break up with me or fire me as your crew chief all you want. I'm not taking any more of this." Doc snapped, grabbing the younger man and throwing him over his shoulder like Mack had done, carrying him quickly towards the hotel.

"let me go jackass!" Lightning shouted.

"uh, Doc, I can carry him if you'd like." Mack offered.

"I got him. I'm old not incapable." Doc replied.

"I didn't mean it like that. I just mean it's better he's angry at me and not you. I don't have to share a hotel room with him, like you do." Mack said.

"I got him and I have a good feeling Red's the only person he's going to be willing to share a room with." Doc said.

"hey what happened to Guido and Luigi?" Mack ask. by this point both were actively ignoring the younger mans yelling, screaming, and cursing.

"back in town. Guido got knocked out, Luigi was fine. they're cleaning up, but they're both okay." Doc assured. "give it a rest kid or I'm about to beat your ass." Doc warned.

"let me go!" Lightning screamed, kicking Doc with his good leg and trying to pull away. "put me the hell down right now!" Lightning shouted. "Doc! put me down!" he shouted.

"stop struggling." Doc said, getting in the elevator. Lightnings face turned a light shade of green and he let out a quiet groan.

"uh-oh, Doc you might actually want to put him down." Mack said. "he looks like he's gonna hurl right here in the elevator." Mack said.

"hmmm?" Doc ask.

"Doooc." he groaned quietly. the anger from moments ago melted away. he groaned again.

"he's gonna puke Doc." Mack said, stepping back as much as he could.

"shit, don't you dare." Doc said, dropping him onto his feet carefully. he gently grabbed the youngers chin. "don't." Doc said firmly. he groaned and collapsed against Docs chest. Doc scooped the younger up gently and carried him towards their hotel room. Mack opened the door and Doc laud him on the bed. Red jerked up from the noise and looked over.

"huh?" Red mumbled.

"boss' sugar dropped and he almost puked in the elevator." Mack said.

"run down the hall to the vending machine. get some sort of candy for him." Doc said looking at Mack.

"uh-uh. I'm not eating. I'm gonna puke." Lightning mumbled. Mack nodded and ran off quickly down the hall.

"hush kid." Doc murmured. "sit up." Doc said. Lightning shook his head, curling up. "Monty I know you feel sick, but this is going to help." Doc said softly, rubbing his cheek gently with his thumb. he moved out of the way when Mack walked back over.

"here." Mack said, holding the candy bar out to Doc. he took it and sat Lightning up.

"eat." Doc said firmly, handing him the candy bar. Lightning turned his head.

"absolutely not. thats full of sugars, calories, and carbohydrates. I'm not eating that." Lightning glared.

"you eat syrup on your waffles, which might I add are completely and utterly unhealthy. eat the candy bar." Doc ordered. "your healthy diet went out the window the moment you wrecked. now eat it." Doc hissed. Lightning glared at him and took the candy bar. his hands shaking. he watched Lightning eat it and nodded to himself, stepping back a little.

"stupid." Lightning mumbled, glaring at him.

"kid we'll get you back on that health diet after all this shit is over." Doc said. Lightning nibbled the chocolate bar quietly. it had actually been years since he'd had anything like a freaking candy bar. once he'd gotten serious about training with Doc, the older man had put him on a strict healthy diet and exercise routine. occasionally he had waffles, health grain waffles and sugar free syrup, but since the wreck Doc had dropped his health schedule. he'd gotten lax on everything, now he was encouraging the younger man to eat this thing with less protein than a slice of cardboard covered in mustard. he wasn't happy, but he was at the same time. he'd cut himself off from things like this, with Docs help, and it wasn't that bad. ice cream was the only really sugary treat he never cut himself off from.

"this tastes like trash." Lightning mumbled after a moment.

"yeah well, you look like you've been rolling in trash." Doc teased slightly. he watched the younger carefully. "do you feel any better?" he ask.

"I don't feel like puking and I'm not dizzy anymore." he murmured.

"good." Doc said, patting the younger mans cheek.

"though I'm gonna have a sugar crash in a bit." he mumbled.

"I''ll get you real food in a bit. promise, just eat the candy kid. please kid." Doc said, ruffling the youngers hair gently. he stood and turned to face Mack and Red. "anything and everything you've heard from either of our mouths about anything private today, you will not repeat. you will not bring it up or mention it. understood?" Doc ask. Red nodded slightly at Doc, looking past him to look at Lightning.

"no idea what you're talking about." Mack assured. "you two don't have to hide." Mack said.

"look, this kid comes out and his career is gonna be questioned. he's gonna lose sponsors and shit. he might be able to recover, but it comes out he's sleeping with his crew chief his entire career is down the toilet. they're going to take everything from him." Doc hissed quietly.

"we get it Doc. we understand. not a word. his career goes down and he looses his job. I lose mine, you lose yours, the whole crew loses their jobs. we wouldn't do that. it's not hurting anything." Mack said. Doc nodded at him, then looked over at Red. he was still staring at the younger man with a worried look.

"Red?" Doc ask. Red looked at Doc, before standing from the bed and staring the other man down.

"if you think, ever for <i>one second</i> I would ever hurt the man I consider my brother, you're an idiot. the fact that you're even telling me this makes me think you're a bigger idiot than the guy who shot Sheriff." Red hissed, voice no louder than a whisper. he got in Docs face and glared. the usually calm and gentle man was angry that Doc would even suggest this and wasn't going to hide that. he needed Doc to know how serious it was to accuse him of wanting to ruin the youngers happiness.

"good. I don't want anyone hearing anything." Doc said, stepping away from Red. the three turned back to the youngest and looked at him. he was still staring at the floor and nibbling the chocolate bar. "kid?" Doc ask. Lightning kept nibbling the bar, before blinking and slowly looking up. he looked between the three older men confused.

"h-huh?" he ask. "were you talking to me?" he ask, looking between them again, looking confused and a little lost.

"yeah, do you know what you want to eat?" Doc ask, looking at him. he blinked a little and looked at his chocolate bar.

"m'already eatin'." Lightning murmured. Doc smiled slightly and crouched in front of the younger.

"yeah a chocolate bar, that you were just getting onto me for giving to you." Doc said. "I'm talking real food kid." Doc said. he shrugged a little. Doc shook his head and stood. "he can't even think clearly right now." he muttered.

"hey boss, hungry?" Mack ask. Lightning motioned to the candy bar in his hand.

"m'eatin'." he mumbled quietly. Red huffed and shoved the other two out of the way with a dirty look. he crouched in front of Lightning, smiling slightly. Lightning looked at him.

"pizza?" Red ask. Lightning blinked at him.

"okay." he muttered. Red stood and glared at the other two.

"okay Red you've proved your point. I'll order a pizza." Doc said. "I have no intentions of hurting him. you know that." Doc said. Red huffed and sat beside the younger man, who looked over at him quietly. "everyone just remain calm. the kid has had a long day. he's tired, hostile, confused, and hungry. not to mention his blood sugars tanked." Doc said, picking up his cell phone. Red put an arm around Lightning gently, pulling him closer, but the younger was resistant to him. Red let him go but didn't get up.

"yeah. you're right." Mack sighed, walking over to sit on the other bed, across from Red and Lightning.

"don't let him eat all of that Red, or he will have a sugar crash later." Doc said pointing at the chocolate bar. he turned his back to them to order food. Red looked at Lightning.

"your chocolates melting." Red said softly, holding his hand out towards him. Lightning looked down at the chocolate melted onto his fingers and silently handed it to Red.

"you've gotta take better care of yourself." Mack said getting up. Lightning looked over at him, looking confused, before turning his gaze back to the spot on the floor he'd been staring at. Doc hung up and put the phone in his pocket.

"do not blame any of this on him." Doc warned, glaring at Mack. he walked over to the younger man with a wet wash rag in his hand. he crouched in front of his young lover and cleaned his hands of the melted mess. Lightning was staring at him now, instead of the floor. Doc couldn't tell if he was thinking, letting his mind wonder, or having an absent seizure. "he's had a hard week, hell he's had a hard year." Doc said, standing up. he turned to glare at Mack, mouth opened ready to snap at Mack once more for the previous comment, but stopped when Lightning's hand shot out and grabbed onto his wrist. Doc paused and snapped his mouth shut, turning back to look at the hand on his wrist, then the man it belonged to. he wasn't looking up at Doc, still staring a hole in the floor. Doc gently turned his hand, holding it out to the younger, so he could hold it if he wanted, but he just held tighter to his wrist.

"here." Red murmured, getting up after a moment. he motioned for Doc to sit and the older man did. he sat beside the younger quietly and immediately the younger cuddled his side. Doc gently, pulled him into his lap and held him. Lightning curled up silently, wrapping his arms around him tightly, holding onto Docs arm in a too tight grip.

"you okay kiddo?" Doc murmured. Lightning was silently, but dropped his head against Docs chest. "hey, I need you to say something please." Doc said.

"why?" Mack ask curiously.

"he told me earlier he has seizures as a child. he's having them again because of the wreck, I want to make sure it's not an absent seizure." Doc said, running his hands gently through the youngers hair.

"m'okay. m'jus' real dizzy an tired." he mumbled quietly. "jus' hold me Doc." he muttered, just barely audible to the older man. he nodded slightly and held him gently. it was silent in the hotel room until there was a knock on the door. Lightning jumped, turning his head towards the door. Doc held him gently.