Mark's POV
Where am I? My legs feel numb from the coldness of water which I'm laying in. Did I faint? I remember walking then stopping gripping my head and now I'm laying in a heap of cold mud. Quickly I move my legs as I try to get to my feet. Gary will be worried out of his head he'll be grey before we know it especially with me around. As I stand up I notice something wrapped around me. A vest? Gary's vest? B..but...why do I have this? My eyes glance around the dark woods. They set on something laying in the mud which has been beside me the whole time. "Gary? Gary???" Jumping to my knees in the mud again I cup his face. "Baby wake up!" Shaking him a little trying to make him open his eyes.
A loud groan leave his lips as he let's out a breathless whisper. "P...P..Pain.." His hand instantly grips to his back. How am I going to get him back now if he can't walk?? I can just carry a bag of sugar never mind a full grown man! The colour on his face has faded into a more white colour. His skin feels like ice seeing his bare chest breathe very slowly. I've got to get the others and fast.
"I'm going to get help ok Gary? I'm going to get you out of here." Softly I kiss him on the lips. Coldness sharply hits mine from his. If we don't get him out of here soon we won't be leaving with him.
Quickly I start to run through the wood. "HELP!!" Shouting loudly as I run. "OW!!" My head bounces against something causing me to fall flat on my bum.
"Mark?? Jeeez what's happened?!" A figure bends down to me on the floor. Blinking my eyes a few times I now see that me and Howard headbutted one another.
"Howard!!" Grabbing his hand whilst I get to my feet. "Come! Come! You've got to help Gary!" Running back to where I left Gary dragging Howard along with me.
"Mark? Why are you covered in mud?? And where's Gary?" He asks worried whilst almost having his arm pulled off.
"I'll explain later..." We reach the spot where Gary is. His eyes are still closed tight as he lays on his right hand side in the mud.
"Holy...s....shit..." Howard gulps looking at a shirtless Gary. "G...Gaz...Its...Howard...mate...we're going to get you out...." Howard looks up at me. I can see it in his eyes that he's trying to tell me something...something I know could happen, but instead I choose to ignore it getting back on my knees again.
"I get his head you get his legs." Instructing, as I get a secure grip of Gary.
Doing as he's told Howard nods whilst reaching for Gary's legs. "On three..One...two....three!" We both lift Gary up. Gary's heavier than I thought! His eyes keep opening and closing from the pain. Slipping and sliding through the mud we struggle getting back to our tents.
"He...he's...going to be...ok...right?" Nervously I ask watching Gary breathe as we walk back.
Howard gives me a reassuring smile. "He's strong Mark... He's a strong man..."
Tears roll down my eyes. "This is all my fault..."
"Mar-"
"No Howard...it is... If I didn't walk off I wouldn't of fainted and he wouldn't of come to look for me." Gripping my bottom lip stopping my tears from falling. I can't break down now.
"Why did you faint?" Howard asks concerned. Shrugging a little. "Just some stuff...I just needed to clear my head." Trying to avoid the subject I look behind my shoulder noticing our tent area again. "JASON!! ROBBIE!!" I call holding Gary tighter. Jason appears noticing us carrying a lifeless Gary. He comes running to our direction bringing Robbie with him.
Jason's jaw drops. "G...Gary?"
"Please Jay help us...." My knees feel weak like i'm about to faint again. Seeing Gary like this instantly kills me inside.
"Mark you need to sit down...you look like a ghost... get Yaz in the car, so she can get you cleaned up and we'll set off to the hospital ok?" Robbie takes hold of Gary's head in his arms. I feel like i'm on a roller coaster i can't faint again not now. Quickly i walk over to Yasmin holding back the tears the best i can.
"Mark! Oh gosh what's happened to you??" She jumps up from her chair covering my forehead where my wound is.
"Ow.." I hiss a little pulling my head away. "G...Gary...he..." Unable to hold the tears back any longer as they come flooding down my cheeks.
"Oh Mark..." Yasmin pulls me into a hug softly stroking my back, as i cry in her arms.
After a 15minute drive we finally arrive at the hospital. Gary's eyes are partly open. "Gaz mate...we're at the hospital. How're you feeling now?" Howard looks down at Gary who lays on mine and Howard's lap on the backseat of the car.
"My...b..back..." Gary frowns from the pain.
My heart sinks. What can i say to him? He's going to hate me for making this happen. Robbie calls a few doctors over who have a wheelchair with them. Very gently they help Gary out of the car and into it before wheeling him inside. Trying to keep up with them Robbie stops me. "Huh? Rob move i need to be with Gary."
"No. You need that cut looked at. We don't want that to get infected do we? Plus we need to know why you fainted. Gary wont want you unwell. We'll be with him ok?"
"But-"
"No buts Mark. Hop to it lad." Robbie walks after Jason, Howard and Yasmin. Doing as i'm told i walk to the waiting area to get my wound looked at.
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"Ok thank you... yes i'll take it easy thank you." I close the door behind me. A quick check over and i'm done. 3stitches in my eyebrow. The reason why i fainted was due to stress all i need is a few hours sleep and i'll be back to my normal self again. Whilst walking to find Gary's room i notice Jason talking to a female receptionist . "Jay!"
He looks up and smiles. "Alright Markie? Have you seen Gary yet?"
"No? Why what's happened?? Is he ok?!" Nervously i ask.
Jason shakes his head. "Calm down mate he's perfectly fine. He's got some heat pad thing on his back and some pain killers. Robbie and Howard are with him. He's allowed home or something..?"
Feeling shocked by what i'm hearing i look confused at him. "He's allowed out already?!"
"Yeah? Thought you'd look a bit more pleased than that mate?"
Why am i acting like this? I should be on cloud 9 over the fact Gary's ok. "S...sorry...i'm just tired."
"Don't be sorry mate... go get the others, so we can head off home...and you two can get to bed." He smiles at me turning back to the receptionist.
Where the fuck is his room? Peering through each door along corridors this is going to take forever! "Sir? Can i help you?" A tall brown haired middle aged man looks at me wearing a white coat.
"Erm... i'm looking for my boyfriend. Gary? Gary Barlow?"
"Ah yes right this way. Follow me." He walks a head in front with me shortly following behind him. "He's in here. When you're ready to leave make sure Mr Barlow signs out at the check in desk."
I nod and walk inside. Gary is sat up on the edge of the bed with Howard and Robbie standing beside him gently chatting. As soon as i walk into the room Gary's head instantly lifts and his eyes lighten up. "Mark!"
"Oh Gary..." My hands cover my mouth still feeling confused and shocked after this strange day. A few tears roll down my cheeks. "I'm...s..so...s...sorry..." I sob in my hands.
"Mark? Babe what's wrong? Come over here...come on.." Gary pats the bed a worried look appears on his face. "I'm fine... i'm feeling much better... the pain has eased off a lot." Slowly i walk over to him sitting on the bed. His hand strokes through my fringe accidentally he touches my stitches causing me to yelp a little. "Oh shit i'm so sorry Mark! Are you ok?"
Without saying anything i just nod resting my head against his shoulder. All of boys stare at me concerned. I really don't feel myself. All i want to do is go home and sleep in Gary's arms.
"Should we get going then?" Robbie walks towards the door. "Yaz is asleep in the car, and you two need your rest. We'll drop you off first i'll bring the car back later?"
"That'll be great. Thanks Rob." Gary wraps his arm around me.
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"Babe? Wake up we're home." A soft whisper speaks in my ear causing me to open my eyes. How long have i been asleep? Slowly i sit up looking out the window seeing our house. "Go inside i'll join you in a sec ok? Just gonna say my goodbyes and thank yous. You look tired out."
"Ok..." Nodding slightly i do as Gary says. "Thanks for a good weekend.." I mutter whilst leaving the car to walk to our house. As soon as i walk inside the door i go straight upstairs. Not even bothering to get undressed i flop onto the bed wrapping the duvet around me as i kick off my shoes. My heavy eyes instantly close as my head sinks into my pillow.
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Gary's POV
Carefully i make my way to our bedroom. The pain in my back has started to kick in again. As quiet as possible i open the bedroom door to find Mark fully clothed in our bed. Something is wrong with him. Something he's hiding from me. "Baby?" Softly i whisper entering the room. Mark lays there his head partly sunk into the pillow with his hand positioned on the side of his cheek. Maybe he's just tired. Hopefully we can have a better talk tomorrow after both of us have had a good night's rest.
After getting undressed very gently i get into bed joining Mark allowing my arm to rest on his hip. I can't believe how much has happened today, and i'm still sort of shocked over the fact that Mark didn't look too pleased about me coming home. Stirring in his sleep Mark moves onto his left hand side now facing me our noses almost touching. Within a few seconds he changes positions again...and again. "Fuck..sake." An annoyed whisper leaves his lips. Watching the younger man fight with the duvet searching for that comfortable position the battle is soon lost, as Mark rips back the duvet standing to his feet. Before i get chance to ask him if 'everything is ok' he slides out the partly open door going downstairs. Hearing his bare feet shuffle on the laminate floor in the living room suddenly things go silent. Feeling exhausted with a slight twinge in my back i decide with the last remaining part of my strength to go down and check everything is ok.
Very quietly i creep downstairs whilst holding my hand onto my back pushing pressure onto it releasing some of the pain. The living room is dark. Pitch black almost only having the street lights from outside to lighten up the room. Mark is laid on the sofa with one leg up and the other fixed to the floor. His eyes are shut firmly with his mouth partly open, so i can hear his breathing. The sofa isn't an ideal place for him to sleep. He needs a proper nights sleep. "Mark...? Mark...come on you need to sleep in our bed." Gently i touch his shoulder.
"Mmm..." Mark lolls his head back whilst his eyelids flicker."Why..?" The back of his hand rests over his eyes.
He can be such a stubborn man sometimes when he's moody. "Because you'll have a fucked up back like me. Come on."
Mark sighs a little. His eyes stare at the ceiling. "I don't want to... i'm fine here..."
Slowly i sit on the sofa shuffling his legs over a little. "What's on your mind?"
"Nothi-"
"Mark i know there's something. You fainted from stress? Now you're not acting yourself...please tell me?"
He hand runs through his fringe as he sits up slightly. "Maybe i'm being stupid and rushing things...but i've been thinking..."
Jason's jaw drops. "G...Gary?"
"Please Jay help us...." My knees feel weak like i'm about to faint again. Seeing Gary like this instantly kills me inside.
"Mark you need to sit down...you look like a ghost... get Yaz in the car, so she can get you cleaned up and we'll set off to the hospital ok?" Robbie takes hold of Gary's head in his arms. I feel like i'm on a roller coaster i can't faint again not now. Quickly i walk over to Yasmin holding back the tears the best i can.
"Mark! Oh gosh what's happened to you??" She jumps up from her chair covering my forehead where my wound is.
"Ow.." I hiss a little pulling my head away. "G...Gary...he..." Unable to hold the tears back any longer as they come flooding down my cheeks.
"Oh Mark..." Yasmin pulls me into a hug softly stroking my back, as i cry in her arms.
After a 15minute drive we finally arrive at the hospital. Gary's eyes are partly open. "Gaz mate...we're at the hospital. How're you feeling now?" Howard looks down at Gary who lays on mine and Howard's lap on the backseat of the car.
"My...b..back..." Gary frowns from the pain.
My heart sinks. What can i say to him? He's going to hate me for making this happen. Robbie calls a few doctors over who have a wheelchair with them. Very gently they help Gary out of the car and into it before wheeling him inside. Trying to keep up with them Robbie stops me. "Huh? Rob move i need to be with Gary."
"No. You need that cut looked at. We don't want that to get infected do we? Plus we need to know why you fainted. Gary wont want you unwell. We'll be with him ok?"
"But-"
"No buts Mark. Hop to it lad." Robbie walks after Jason, Howard and Yasmin. Doing as i'm told i walk to the waiting area to get my wound looked at.
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"Ok thank you... yes i'll take it easy thank you." I close the door behind me. A quick check over and i'm done. 3stitches in my eyebrow. The reason why i fainted was due to stress all i need is a few hours sleep and i'll be back to my normal self again. Whilst walking to find Gary's room i notice Jason talking to a female receptionist . "Jay!"
He looks up and smiles. "Alright Markie? Have you seen Gary yet?"
"No? Why what's happened?? Is he ok?!" Nervously i ask.
Jason shakes his head. "Calm down mate he's perfectly fine. He's got some heat pad thing on his back and some pain killers. Robbie and Howard are with him. He's allowed home or something..?"
Feeling shocked by what i'm hearing i look confused at him. "He's allowed out already?!"
"Yeah? Thought you'd look a bit more pleased than that mate?"
Why am i acting like this? I should be on cloud 9 over the fact Gary's ok. "S...sorry...i'm just tired."
"Don't be sorry mate... go get the others, so we can head off home...and you two can get to bed." He smiles at me turning back to the receptionist.
Where the fuck is his room? Peering through each door along corridors this is going to take forever! "Sir? Can i help you?" A tall brown haired middle aged man looks at me wearing a white coat.
"Erm... i'm looking for my boyfriend. Gary? Gary Barlow?"
"Ah yes right this way. Follow me." He walks a head in front with me shortly following behind him. "He's in here. When you're ready to leave make sure Mr Barlow signs out at the check in desk."
I nod and walk inside. Gary is sat up on the edge of the bed with Howard and Robbie standing beside him gently chatting. As soon as i walk into the room Gary's head instantly lifts and his eyes lighten up. "Mark!"
"Oh Gary..." My hands cover my mouth still feeling confused and shocked after this strange day. A few tears roll down my cheeks. "I'm...s..so...s...sorry..." I sob in my hands.
"Mark? Babe what's wrong? Come over here...come on.." Gary pats the bed a worried look appears on his face. "I'm fine... i'm feeling much better... the pain has eased off a lot." Slowly i walk over to him sitting on the bed. His hand strokes through my fringe accidentally he touches my stitches causing me to yelp a little. "Oh shit i'm so sorry Mark! Are you ok?"
Without saying anything i just nod resting my head against his shoulder. All of boys stare at me concerned. I really don't feel myself. All i want to do is go home and sleep in Gary's arms.
"Should we get going then?" Robbie walks towards the door. "Yaz is asleep in the car, and you two need your rest. We'll drop you off first i'll bring the car back later?"
"That'll be great. Thanks Rob." Gary wraps his arm around me.
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"Babe? Wake up we're home." A soft whisper speaks in my ear causing me to open my eyes. How long have i been asleep? Slowly i sit up looking out the window seeing our house. "Go inside i'll join you in a sec ok? Just gonna say my goodbyes and thank yous. You look tired out."
"Ok..." Nodding slightly i do as Gary says. "Thanks for a good weekend.." I mutter whilst leaving the car to walk to our house. As soon as i walk inside the door i go straight upstairs. Not even bothering to get undressed i flop onto the bed wrapping the duvet around me as i kick off my shoes. My heavy eyes instantly close as my head sinks into my pillow.
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Gary's POV
Carefully i make my way to our bedroom. The pain in my back has started to kick in again. As quiet as possible i open the bedroom door to find Mark fully clothed in our bed. Something is wrong with him. Something he's hiding from me. "Baby?" Softly i whisper entering the room. Mark lays there his head partly sunk into the pillow with his hand positioned on the side of his cheek. Maybe he's just tired. Hopefully we can have a better talk tomorrow after both of us have had a good night's rest.
After getting undressed very gently i get into bed joining Mark allowing my arm to rest on his hip. I can't believe how much has happened today, and i'm still sort of shocked over the fact that Mark didn't look too pleased about me coming home. Stirring in his sleep Mark moves onto his left hand side now facing me our noses almost touching. Within a few seconds he changes positions again...and again. "Fuck..sake." An annoyed whisper leaves his lips. Watching the younger man fight with the duvet searching for that comfortable position the battle is soon lost, as Mark rips back the duvet standing to his feet. Before i get chance to ask him if 'everything is ok' he slides out the partly open door going downstairs. Hearing his bare feet shuffle on the laminate floor in the living room suddenly things go silent. Feeling exhausted with a slight twinge in my back i decide with the last remaining part of my strength to go down and check everything is ok.
Very quietly i creep downstairs whilst holding my hand onto my back pushing pressure onto it releasing some of the pain. The living room is dark. Pitch black almost only having the street lights from outside to lighten up the room. Mark is laid on the sofa with one leg up and the other fixed to the floor. His eyes are shut firmly with his mouth partly open, so i can hear his breathing. The sofa isn't an ideal place for him to sleep. He needs a proper nights sleep. "Mark...? Mark...come on you need to sleep in our bed." Gently i touch his shoulder.
"Mmm..." Mark lolls his head back whilst his eyelids flicker."Why..?" The back of his hand rests over his eyes.
He can be such a stubborn man sometimes when he's moody. "Because you'll have a fucked up back like me. Come on."
Mark sighs a little. His eyes stare at the ceiling. "I don't want to... i'm fine here..."
Slowly i sit on the sofa shuffling his legs over a little. "What's on your mind?"
"Nothi-"
"Mark i know there's something. You fainted from stress? Now you're not acting yourself...please tell me?"
He hand runs through his fringe as he sits up slightly. "Maybe i'm being stupid and rushing things...but i've been thinking..."
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