Note: I do NOT own Galactik Football!!!
Summary: Tia is quite happy with life with Rocket and her parents but when she develops a serious illness, she realises just how tough life is and that there are a lot of choices to be made especially when it means having to possibly leave your career behind. But will the one person she believes in be there for her when she needs him?
Set after Season 1/before Season 2
Ok guys, another new story from me!!! This idea has been spinning round my head for a while and I've only now decided to put it up as well as develop in my mind. I hope you guys enjoy this just as much as you have my other stories and please review as I would love to know what y'all think!!! Thanks!!!
All in Tia POV except when noted
I was busy pacing around my room getting my stuff packed for heading back to Akillian when Stella came in.
'Hey sweetie,' she welcomed with a suspicious tone. 'How's your leg?' she questioned worriedly. I had been suffering with a pain in my upper left thigh for the past while but I refused to let it get to me. Only Stella and Rocket knew about it and it was Rocket that encouraged me to go to Obia Moon to spend some time at home as well as recover so I could go back to playing football like before but I still hadn't recovered. In fact, it was getting worse but I wasn't telling anyone as it would just involve me getting treated by Simbai when there was nothing to treat. I knew it was just a pulled muscle or something so I knew there was nothing to worry about. Rocket wouldn't think of it that way however and I was heading back to Akillian tomorrow night so I could only hope it would improve by then.
'Oh yeah, it's fine. Barely feel it now,' I lied. I hated lying to Stella but I knew it was nothing to worry about and I didn't want to worry Stella over nothing. Even though Stella knew I wasn't telling the whole truth, I knew she believed that I would tell her if things got serious (which I would) so she left it at that and after a while of talking, she left me to continue my packing but I had other ideas. I went over to my computer and typed in Rocket's number. It was Keira that answered.
'Tia! What a surprise?!' she joked. Rocket and I had been calling each other about two or three times every day since I left a week ago. We had been apart before but because of his concerns about my leg, he missed me now more than ever.
'Hey Keira, how's things?' I asked politely even though I really wanted to talk to Rocket.
'Everything's great, how about you?' she asked teasingly as she knew I wanted to speak to Rocket.
'Yeah, fine,' I replied politely. Suddenly, she winked at me and turned her voice up a note when she spoke.
'I'm not sure Tia; I think he's a bit busy at the minute,' she put the emphasis on my name so Rocket knew it was me calling. I could hear Rocket shouting to wait and whatever. Suddenly, he appeared on the screen and Keira waved at me before letting Rocket take her place and finally, we were alone.
'Hey,' I welcomed happily. Even now it still gave me goose bumps seeing his hazel eyes.
'Hey, how are you?' he asked with a big smile spread across his face. 'How's your leg?' he asked with deep concern and I noticed his face change from happy to worry. I didn't want to lie to him but he would spend most of his time worrying about me when there was nothing to worry about so I knew I had to.
'It's fine, really. It's nothing to worry about,' I assured him but he didn't look convinced. I really had to work on lying to him.
'Are you sure?' he asked uncertainly. I still tried to lie.
'Yeah, it's fine. Honestly,' I tried to assure him again but even now he still didn't look convinced.
'You'd tell me if it wasn't, right?' he asked worriedly and made it ten times harder to lie to him.
'Yeah, of course,' I said but even I wasn't sure if meant it and he didn't look to convinced either.
'Promise?' he asked and I nearly gave in to telling him the truth but forced myself to lie for his sake.
'Promise,' I said (thankfully convincingly) and he left it at that and we spent the next while just talking about random things including football. After about an hour, his Dad began calling for him so he had to go.
'I have to go Tia. Talk to you later?' he asked with a smile.
'Of course,' I replied happily but disappointed he had to go even if he did have to go eventually.
'Ok. I love you,' he informed me which made me smile.
'I love you to,' I replied before we said goodbye and I turned off the computer.
The second I stood up, I received a massive, sharp pain in my thigh and immediately bent over in pain when it suddenly all went blank…
When I opened my eyes, I was met with a blinding light and felt something warm on my head. When I could finally see clearly, I saw Stella rubbing a warm cloth on my forehead.
'Hey honey, are you ok?' she asked worriedly but I had no idea what was happening or even what had happened.
'Yeah, I'm fine. What happened?' I questioned wonderingly and sat up slowly as not get a blazing headache.
'I went to room when I heard a bang and you were lying unconscious on the floor…are you sure you're ok? You look extremely pale,' she acknowledged and began to feel my forehead to check for a temperature.
'Seriously, I'm…' I began but drifted when I began to feel like throwing up. Realising this, I ran to the bathroom with Stella close behind and threw up in the toilet only to realise I was throwing up blood.
A few minutes later, I had finally relaxed and I was lying down on my bed again when my parents came in.
'Where's the doctor?' she questioned. 'Great,' I thought aggravated.
'He left a few minutes ago,' my Mum replied. 'What?' was all I could think. I could tell that they were hiding something from me. Something they didn't want to me to know…
'What's going on?' I questioned, eyeing them all suspiciously. The three of them looked at each other uncertainly. 'What's going on?!' I exclaimed, beginning to get nervous. Finally, my Mum spoke.
'We had doctor come by after you collapsed as we knew about your leg…' she explained and I immediately turned to Stella but them knowing was the last thing on my mind when she continued. '…and Tia, it's not for certain but it's possible,' she assured me and made me worry even more.
'What?' I asked nervously but her answer was the last thing I was expecting.
'Tia…you might have MS.'
Just when Tia thinks life is perfect, something bad happens and it now risks her career as a footballer but what will she do??? Will she admit everything to Rocket??? Or leave it for him to find out another way???
Another new story and hopefully another new hit!!! Please review and let me know what y'all think of the first one!!! Thanks!!!
Lauren xxx
