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[u][b]Los Paraisos: Tavern[/b][/u]

The doctors said it could go either way, and the possibility of losing Don was very real.

The thought of his friend dying, it scared Lucien out of his wits, so after the Doctors declared their statement the summoner didn't know what to do. He was never good with grief and the thought of Don dying robbed him of all his jokes or silly smiles, it left him empty, the same kind of empty he felt after Weir...just hundred times worse. Everyone was on edge and no one, not even the experts could tell if Don would make it. The hospital was gloomy and his head was a mess so he decided to hit the tavern and drown his sorrows. 

"Hey...Xan? Wanna go somewhere and get a drink on me?" Lucien looked like he wanted to fall over, but he tried to smile anyway. 

Xan was staring at the floor, she wanted to get away from it all for just a bit. "Yeah, okay."

"Good, good." They didn't say anything else and left the gloomy hospital.

The tavern was noisy and cheerful, but it didn't help either of the two, and both stared at empty glasses.

"Do you think he's going to make it?" Lucien mumbled.

The metallurgist shrugged. "I don't know. The doctors said his chances are fifty-fifty."

Lucien screwed his eyes shut and slammed his hand onto the table. "He has to make it, I mean, he can't just die! He can't just have it end like this," the summoner went quiet. "because he's Don and because he's a hero."

Xan kept her eyes focused on her half-empty glass. "I wish it were that easy. Only time will tell now." 

"You never sugarcoat things..."

"I'm sorry, I don't know what to tell you."

The rest of the night was spent in silence and if not for Xan, Lucien would have drank the night away. The duo paid their bill then made their way back to the hospital.

[u][b]Los Paraisos: Mercy Hospital[/b][/u]

There was a shrill beep followed by complete pandemonium.

That sound, it could only mean one thing. Lucien, like the rest of the pride, scrambled to his feet. The summoner dashed towards Don's room his thoughts nothing but an incoherent mess. "Hell NO!" This was Don after all, the goofiest one of them all. He couldn't just die because heroes always went out in a bang, not like this, not in hospital beds. He skidded to a stop, nearly crashing into the others in front of him.

Don was gone.

For a moment confusion rendered him speechless, but then realization hit. If Don was gone, he was alive. Lucien's eyes stung with tears and soon he had the goofiest grin stuck to his face. Music began playing and he watched as Dylan scooped Trixie into a hug. Lucien chuckled, before following Dylan and pulling both Moira, Syed and Aria into a tight group hug. 

The moment the heart monitors started going crazy, Xan decided to wait in the hallway.

Going in after everyone felt too personal. She hadn't known Don for as long as they had, but he seemed like a great person. As much as she wanted to check on everyone, she decided to give them privacy and waited in the hall with downcast eyes and a heavy heart. However, soon enough people were bursting into cheers and Xan decided to have a look. So Don was alive? 

"The pride sure is something, yeah?" Lucien was pretty much keeping everyone in a group hug. 

Xan stared at the window, at the empty bed then at the fireworks in the night sky, finally making a connection between Don and the show. "Yes, they really are."