1980
The steady beep of the heart monitors filled the air as two tiny five year old children, a boy and girl, lay in the hospital bed a little pirate fox plushie nestled between them.
"It's tomorrow, huh?" the little girl whispered to her brother.
"Yea." he said softly.
Her eyes filled with tears, "I don't wanna!"
Her brother looked at her sympathetically, and very maturely for a five year old, "But the medicine will help make us better." he said softly patting his sisters head. The wool of her crimson hat, with fox ears, rough under his hand.
"But it's scary and it makes me feel sick..."
The little boy hugged his sister closely, "Don't worry, Foxy will be there when we're done. He'll make the mean old Doctors go away... and Mommy said we can see big Foxy at the pizza place when they release us."
The little girl nodded slightly, "Pizza is yummy..."
"Yea it is."
"I love you Bro..." she said falling asleep.
"I love you too, Sis."