Red Ribbon
Victoria's dreams swirled her in deep shades of red. Oh, how she loved red. She loved hey way I looked in the sky, on your skin, in your hair. She just couldn't get red out of her mind. The red in her dreams wrapped itself around her as if to comfort her. She smiled as she ran after the red, but then she realized no matter how much she wanted the red she was always stopped by some unseen force. Victoria signed she turned around trying to find an exit out of the dream, but all she found was a minty green dot. At first Victoria despised the green dot for making her red swirls disappear. She hated the fact that change was upon her. She use to love the swirls, and thi dot was NOT those swirls! Victoria took a step back, and found her beloved red was no where to be found it left her all alone with this green dot. Only then she realized the green dot was guiding her through her dream to an exit into reality.
Victoria finally understood when her eyes opened to a pair of green ones sharing back at her.
"Oh. You're up" Arthur said joyfully.
"Yes." Victoria hung her head; she knew what was going to come was more protection; he may even put a collar on her.
Instead Arthur wrapped his arms around her gently, paying close attention not to hit her wounded arm.
Victoria was surprised; she closed her eyes and cold, gentle green danced in her mind. She'd finally found what she was looking for. At this moment her whole life seemed to fit like a puzzle; she found her missing piece.
"Daddy", Victoria whispered quietly.
"I'm here, love", Arthur cued tightening his grip protectively yet gently. He would never let her go, not ever again, "Can you forgive me?" he cocked out softly.
Victoria nodded marking a secret agreement between them to live life to the fullest and happiest… together.
Meanwhile somewhere…
Ian's body and head swirled around a white room. At first he thought he was still in prison, then in the crazy house. Finally, Ian had no fucking idea where he was. He knew for a fact, or well a very good guess rather, that he was laying down. Last thng he remebers is beer, smoke, and Gilbert. Out of all the possible situations Ian could picture himself in Ian couldn't seem to find one he likes even a little. He couldn't focus his thoughts, all he really knew is people where talking. Their voices sounded renewed, as if a huge weight was lifted. Ian felt water on his face. Even though Ian felt he was far away from reality, he was pulled into the inner working of his mind by one word, "Yes, Daddy."
Five year old Vic looked up at him with her big brown eyes.
"Where are we going now?" she asked curiously.
They had been walking for days, because Ian had run out of money, and their car got repossessed. Ian hated not having money for anything, but he was thankful that his little "peanut" understood him and didn't ask for much.
"We are almost there, Peanut." Ian smiled softly down to the top of the little girl's head. Her curly hair swayed and so did their hands as they skipped up the road.
"Okay, Bagpipe." Vic smiled up at Ian with a gorgeous, toothless grin stretching from ear to ear. Ian loved that smile.
"Oh my!" A woman around middle age came up to the two with gleeful eyes. "Is this your daughter?"
Vic scrunched up her nose, her usual way to say 'NO WAY' so something.
"Um…" Ian stumbled over his own words. He heard whispers of women commenting on his fatherly ways with Vic before, but none had come up to him asking it out of the blue.
Vic saw how nervous Ian was, so she decided to take charge of the situation. "I WANT ICE CREAM NOW DADDY!" her screams shocked both the woman and Ian.
Ian never heard her demand anything of him before; to be honest he hated it.
"NOW!" Vic screamed louder, if at all possible, but this time she gave a sly wink to Ian.
Finally, Ian caught on, "Now Peanut, stop being so rude." Ian playfully scowled
"Yes, Daddy" …
Ian's head was no longer a spinning trap of confusion, but merely it was drowning him with rich shades of blue.
Meanwhile in the hospital hallway…
Gilbert was dealing with an awesome inner conflict. His 'good side' told him to feel guilty for Ian's alcohol poisoning; on the other hand, his 'bad side' told him that's what Ian gets for trying to drink an awesome beer master like himself under the table.
The nurse standing in front of the smirking albino cleared her throat ripping the man from his day dreams.
"You can go in now, your friend will most likely be up soon." The nurse said impatiently.
Gilbert snorted, "Why couldn't I go in earlier, again?"
The nurse sighed taking in one huge breath so she would waste no time with pauses in her explanation, "You couldn't go in because the patient, who was already in there, was in critical condition. Unlike your friend who was just stupid enough to drink so much alcohol in one sitting. She needed to be watched carefully. Now that she is well again she will be leaving our care, and heading home. Now you can see your friend!" with that the nurse huffed off, and it was then that Gilbert realized it was a man wearing the women's nurse outfit.
Gilbert was paying so much time to the nurse that he didn't see the man coming out of the room till he knocked heads with him.
"Bloody hell, watch where you are going?" the man had an English accent. It was thick, but easy to understand.
"Yeah whatever." Gilbert shrugged. To him that translated into 'yes, of course, I'm sorry.'
Unfortunately, the British man didn't get the hidden message and huffed out the door. Slamming shoulders with Gilbert, fortunately this act of anger knocked gilbert into the chest of a young girl.
The girl blushed helping Gilbert to stand on his own two feet.
Gilbert winked at the girl, and she blushed turning her cheeks a pretty red color.
"VICTORIA KIRKLAND!" prissy panties yelled from down the hall. The girl gave a short wave 'goodbye', and took her leave.
Gilbert slowly watched her go as he made his way to the certain that separated the two beds.
Ian was still dead asleep, so Gilbert decides to take out the pen and pad he "barrowed" from the nurses' station, and write down the day's events starting with the transvestite nurse and ending with the cute girl, Victoria Kirkland…
Author's note: Holly Crap! What a weird encounter, huh? Anyway hope you liked it. R&R please and thank you!
