Imagines and One-Shots (Book Two)

Code Blue (Calum Hood) - Part 2 *

Warning: This imagine contains mention of self-harm/suicide, so if that triggers you in any way, please don't read this.

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Calum's POV; The next morning

Calum couldn't tell you why he was walking into the hospital. For all he knew, his soulmate lived on the other side of the world – but at least he would know.

He hadn't gotten any sleep since the night his soulmate's heart stopped and, to be honest, he wasn't sure he was going to get any until he found her. He knew she was alive – he could feel it in his finger every time his ring beat in time with her heart – and he just hoped he wouldn't have to search for very long.

Calum took deep, slow breaths as he approached the front desk, the nurse sitting there looking at him curiously. He was clearly nervous, and she could only assume he knew someone currently admitted there.

"Hi," he smiled shyly, "This might be a weird question, but... Do you... Do you have anyone here whose heart stopped at 11:42 last night?"

The nurse gave him a confused expression at how oddly specific he was being, but when she looked down at his hands and saw him playing with his ring, she knew why he was asking. She nodded for him to follow her to the side of the desk her computer was on.

"The fourth floor had a code blue last night," she said softly, essentially letting Calum know that she probably wasn't supposed to be sharing that information with him. "They were able to bring her back, but she hasn't woken up yet."

"C-Can I... Am I allowed to see her?"

"Take the elevator up," she motioned around the corner, "And ask for Maggie; She'll let you in." Calum quickly thanked her and turned around, but as he was walking away, he heard the nurse pick up the phone. "Hey, Mag," she said when the other nurse answered, "I'm sending someone up about the code blue last night. ... No, he isn't, but just trust me; He needs to see her."

As Calum rode the elevator up to the ICU, his heart was racing. He wondered if his soulmate could still feel his heartbeat – and he wouldn't be surprised if her finger was twitching at just how hard it was beating. He could feel a faint pulse in his own finger, letting him know that she still wasn't completely there – but it was still beating, and that was good enough for him.

He hoped he had the right hospital – that his soulmate actually was here and it wasn't some random girl. But he wouldn't know for sure until he met her.

The doors opened and Calum was immediately met with a nurse – who was only a little older than him – standing beside the elevator. He jumped lightly, obviously not expecting anyone to be there.

"Are you here about the code blue?" she asked him.

He nodded slowly, "A-Are you Maggie?" She nodded, putting her hand on his back and tugging him along with her. She took him into a room and his heart skipped a beat.

Despite all the tubes that surrounded you, he could still tell you were the prettiest girl he'd ever seen. He couldn't help but stare – not at the tubes or even your sleeping body on the bed – but at your heart monitor. And his heart was racing once again as the beeping of the machine perfectly matched the beating in the ring on his finger.

"Go over there," Maggie nudged Calum toward your bed when he didn't move, "We don't know if she can hear anything, but it couldn't hurt to try talking to her."

And while he certainly didn't know if you could hear him either, he did it anyway.

He approached your side, staring at the ring on your finger, praying yours was beating in time with his own heart. He took another deep breath before carefully taking your hand.

And the moment his skin touched yours, he watched with wide eyes as the bright blue lines in both of your rings turned red, signaling to him – and Maggie as well – that you were soulmates.

The nurse couldn't help but smile, closing the door on her way out of the room – partly to give him privacy but mostly because she didn't want him to hear her excitedly tell the nurse downstairs about what had happened.

Calum just sat down in the chair beside the hospital bed, the only sound in the room being the steady beeping of your heart monitor. And although he was ecstatic that he finally found his soulmate, he was terrified that you would never wake up.

"If you have to leave, that's okay," Calum whispered, his thumb rubbing your hand gently, "But I just want to know what your voice sounds like before you do... Please..." He breathed in shakily when his voice broke, clearing his throat in an attempt to keep himself from crying.

But even he couldn't stop from tearing up at the thought that he'd never get to do all the things he dreamed about doing with you ever since his parents told him what soulmates were.

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Not even 20 minutes had passed before other people entered the room. Calum's head shot up when he heard the door open, finding three people staring curiously at him. He immediately released your hand as he stood up.

"Hello..." your dad said slowly, "I don't mean to be rude, son, but who are you?"

"I-I... I'm... Um..." Calum stuttered lightly before your best friend's eyes widened.

"Her ring is red," she whispered, making your parents look down at your hand in shock.

"Are you her soulmate?" your mom asked once she'd composed herself, carefully approaching him.

"I... I felt her heart stop..." he murmured, "I just... I needed to find her..."

Your mom didn't say anything else, she just wrapped her arms around him and pulled him into a hug. He was tense at first, understandably surprised by the sudden gesture, but he did relax – if only a little.

"How are you feeling?" she asked him as she let go, "You look exhausted." Calum chuckled sadly, looking back down at you.

"Haven't slept since it happened," he answered honestly.

"God, I can't imagine how you must have felt," she sighed, "I mean, we've all been a mess, but you hadn't even met her yet!" Calum barely smiled as he watched your chest rise and fall, his fingers playing with his ring as he listened to and felt your heartbeat.

"So..." he said softly, "You guys are..."

"Oh!" your mother laughed lightly, "Silly me! We've forgotten to introduce ourselves! My name is Y/Mom's/N – I'm Y/N's mother. This is Y/Dad's/N, her father-" She pointed to him before motioning to your best friend. "-and this is Jade, her best friend." Calum smiled politely at them. "What's your name?"

"Calum," he told them just as quietly as he'd been speaking the whole time.

"Well, it's very nice to meet you, Calum," your mom said cheerfully, "We can't wait to get to know you more." He smiled again before letting it fade as he looked back down at you.

"She's gonna wake up, you know," Jade finally spoke to him, causing him to look at her, "She is." Although it sounded as if she was trying to convince herself more than anyone else at this point. "There's not a single day I'm with her where she's not talking about how excited she is to meet her soulmate," she informed him, "So she's gonna wake up. She would never leave without meeting you first. She wouldn't."

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inspiration: http://ivegotashothough.tumblr.com/post/153059909725/pulse-part-1