Note: I do NOT own Galactik Football!!!

Again, all in Tia POV except when noted.

'What?!' I cried out. This couldn't be happening. Tell me this wasn't happening.

'I'm sorry sweetie,' Stella apologized even though that wouldn't change a thing.

'What happens now?' I wondered aloud. I couldn't find the tears as I was still trying to comprehend it all.

'You still have to take some tests to confirm it so unfortunately you can't go back to Akillian until we find out for sure. We'll leave it for you to decide who to tell and that so we'll leave you to rest and think about it but we're downstairs if you need us,' my Mum informed me before they all left for me to collect my thoughts.

I couldn't believe that this was happening. I could have Multiple Sclerosis which could mean that I'd have to leave a lot behind including football. That thought hurt…a lot. Playing football and being with the Snow Kids has brought me nothing but happy memories and I couldn't bear to leave that behind. Being with the Snow Kids gave me strength, confidence, friends and Rocket, whom I had no idea what to do about. Do I tell him? Do I make up an excuse for not going back? Do I tell Aarch and leave him to tell Rocket? I pondered these thoughts for a while before finally deciding and with that, I got out of the bed, picked up my phone and dialled in his number since I couldn't bear to tell him face to face…

Normal POV

A nervous Tia waited for Rocket to answer and finally, he did.

Rocket was sitting having dinner with his parents when his phone began to ring. He took it out of his pocket and saw Tia's number but for some weird reason, he had a feeling that something was wrong. He got up from the table and went into the living room and answered.

'Hey Tia. Is everything alright?' he asked nervously. He didn't know why he had a feeling something was wrong, he just did but he hoped he was wrong.

'Hey. Um…yeah, everything's fine,' she lied and even she noticed it in her voice and so did Rocket.

'No it's not. Tia, what's going on?' he asked nervously, realising that his fears may be true.

'I can't go back to Akillian,' she confessed, beginning with that as she knew he'd ask why.

'When can you come back?' he asked worriedly.

'Depends. Couple of days, week's maybe…' even she was unsure of that answer. She had no idea when she'd ever see him face-to-face again which made her extremely sad.

'Why? Tia…what's the full story?' he asked worriedly. Something was wrong. Seriously wrong. Tia could feel the tears coming to the surface as she tried to tell him without her voice breaking.

'I might have MS,' she finally confessed. Rocket couldn't comprehend it for a few seconds before he finally managed to speak.

'What…how? How do you know?' he stuttered out. This couldn't be happening to her. Anyone but her. He would've much preferred it be him than her. He couldn't believe it was happening to his feisty, tomboy, white angel Tia.

'After I said goodbye to you earlier, I…collapsed. And a while later I began throwing up blood. I'm sorry Rocket, I should've told you the truth I just thought it was nothing…' she sobbed. She felt like such an idiot not telling him the truth in the first place.

'Hey Tia, what's done is done, its ok. So…what do you want me to do? I can go to Obia Moon…' he began to Tia quickly cut him off.

'No, no. You stay put there. What you can do though is tell Aarch everything. Not the team, just Aarch and not Simbai either. Just take one step at a time,' she said, not really sure what else to say. However, Rocket knew exactly what to say.

'Why didn't you tell me that your leg had gotten worse?' he asked gently. He knew she was upset but he still had to know. He knew immediately that her leg was the problem so it must've been getting worse if she collapsed. Which brought him back to why didn't she tell him in the first place?

'I just didn't want to worry you. I thought it was nothing, just a pulled muscle or something but I was wrong. I should've told you though, I know that now. I'm sorry,' she apologized sincerely.

'Tia, don't be. You were trying to protect me. Honestly, I probably would've done the same thing. Let's just focus on getting you through this. Are you sure you don't want me to go over?' he asked hopefully. He wanted to go to her. He'd feel better if he was with her and he thought she would to. Tia wanted him to come but she didn't want him to see her vomiting and she did need someone to keep Aarch up to scratch about whether she'd be able to play or not in the future. So, despite what she actually wanted, she refused him.

'Yeah, I'm sure. I need someone I'll be talking to everyday on Akillian. You will call every day, won't you?' she asked but felt like she was begging.

'Of course I will. Every hour on the hour, 24/7 if you wanted,' he said jokingly trying to make her feel better even if this was no laughing situation. Much to his relief, she laughed lightly.

'You can call as much as you want as long as it's every day. Look, I have to go…figure out stuff,' she pronounced.

'Yeah sure. I'll call you later but call me if you want to tell me something or even just need to hear my voice, I'm always here for you…always,' he assured her which made her smile for the first time in a few hours.

'I will and I know you are. I love you,' she informed him. She truly did. And in situations like this, she was glad to have him there.

'I love you to…more than anything,' he promised her, not wanting her to go but even he knew she had a lot of choices ahead of her and some of which she had to make on her own.

'Bye,' she said sadly.

'Bye,' Rocket replied before she hung up. Rocket removed the phone from his ear and looked at it as if it was a destroyer of life. Which it might as well have been considering he had just found out that his girlfriend could have a disease which could risk her football career which would destroy her. He couldn't bear that. Suddenly, he heard his parents come in and realised that they must have heard some of the conversation or they noticed how hastily he left the kitchen table.

'Is everything alright?' his Mum questioned nervously, realising something was seriously wrong. Rocket wasn't sure if he should tell them at first but then an idea began to fill in his mind and he knew his parents would have to know if he decided to go through with it.

'It was Tia…she might have MS,' he confessed and saw his parents faces turn into shock. Tia was practically family and they had taken her in as their own and considered their relationship more than just "puppy love" which was true. There was a lot more to their relationship and Rocket loved her more than anything and he couldn't bear to see her hurt. That's why this hurt him so much.

'What is she going to do?' was the next thing his Mum asked.

'She has a few things to think through and um, she asked me to tell Aarch because she can't come home tomorrow and she probably won't be home for a week, maybe more. She's throwing up blood to which isn't good,' he told them sadly and then the room was silent for a while, everyone was lost in their own thoughts when the doorbell went. Ironically enough, it was Aarch and even he could tell by our faces that something was wrong so Rocket began to tell him everything…

Tia POV

I finally cried when I hung up. Everything had finally sunk in and it was heart-breaking. I tried to collect myself together as I tried to think of what to do next. Even though I didn't know for certain, there was still so much to consider so that if I did have it, I'd be prepared for everything. I had a lot of choices to make and in my mind; they would either make me, or break me…

Now that Rocket knows, how will he cope with worrying about her and how will Tia cope with everything??? We'll just have to wait and see…

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Lauren xxx