A/N: Yes, this will be the only time two chapters are written within a couple of days of each other in fanfic time. I thought this would be important. Also, remember that it's her grandmother on her mom's side, so they wouldn't have the same last name after Tina got married.
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"Victoria Parker?" inquired the doctor upon stepping into the room. The elderly woman looked up at him dimly.
"Yes?" she hissed, her voice barely above a whisper. Amber held her hand, glancing with intimidation at the doctor every-so-often. Nana squeezed her hand gently to reassure her.
"You went into cardiac arrest due to a heart attack. We had to shock your heart, so there should be some pain." he flipped through some papers. "And it says here you have Coronary Heart Disease."
"Yep."
"And how was that diagnosed?"
"I had a heart attack six years ago…that was they reason they determined why."
"It looks like they put a pacemaker in. We can't do much as far as operating, since that's already been done. I regret to inform you that there's not much we can do to guarantee your health."
Tina immediately began sobbing, and Nikolai put an arm around her. Amber stood, unwavering, looking at her grandma. Even if she could fully comprehend what was being said, she wouldn't believe it. Didn't the doctor know this was Nana, and that Nana's don't die?
"I'll do whatever I can do ease the transition." added the doctor with sympathy. "Mrs. Parker, do you have your legal preparations?"
"Yes, of course."
More boring doctor talk Amber couldn't understand passed, and finally the doctor left. She didn't understand what was going on, not completely, but she was confident. Nana would always be there. She climbed up onto the hospital bed, into the empty spot.
"Does your chest hurt?"
"A little." Amber smiled as Nana put her hand on top of her head.
Tina got herself together. "Maybe we should go."
Nana nodded and Amber got down.
"I don't wan'na go, I wan'na stay here with Nana."
"You can come back tomorrow." assured Nikolai. "Come on, or Princey will get lonely."
She nodded, turning back to Nana. "I love you, Nana."
"I love you, too, Little Bird." she replied, grabbing the little girl's hand as she smiled.
"See you tomorrow."
"Goodnight."
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Victoria Parker died that night. The funeral was held on November 12'th, after she was cremated on November 8'th. Amber couldn't understand it completely, not after having just turned 5. She wasn't able to fully comprehend it. But every one was crying, and she had to wear black.
"Why can't I see Nana any more?" she asked, for the hundred-thousandth time.
"I can't explain it, Amber." Nikolai finally said. "No one can any more. Okay? I can't answer the question if I don't know the answer."
She shrugged, feeling a few tears slip about the fact that she couldn't see Nana any more.
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For days, she wondered if it might be because Nana was mad at her for some thing. She did what ever she could around the house- folded dish towels, fed, watered and walked (kind of) Prince Charming, and put away her toys when she took them out. Eventually, she gave up. Maybe Nana just couldn't come back, although she couldn't for the life of her figure out why.
It was late on a Sunday night when she was jolted awake. Thunder had shaken her from her nightmare. For a minute, she laid there, tears filtering in from behind her eyes, trembling from fear. She had to force herself to think clearly. Nana had told her that when some thing bothers you, you have to do some thing about it or it'll keep bothering you. Like when she got the thorn in her finger- if she just stood there and cried, it would stay there and it would hurt more; but if she got up and did some thing about it, it would go away and her finger would stop hurting. So what did she usually do when she had a bad dream?- she went into Nana's room and laid down on her bed.
She pulled herself out of the bed, heart fluttering. She slowly edged into Nana's room and lay down on her big "queen-sized" bed. The sheets were cool and they still smelled like Nana. It almost felt like she was there, but some thing was missing; the figure next to her was empty. Suddenly, the jingling of a collar was heard and Prince Charming was up on the bed with her. Amber wrapped her arms around him and relaxed into an uneventful sleep.
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A/N: Okay, so this chapter is a bit shorter in comparison to the others. Don't worry, they'll get long again. This is her first step into inhuman independence; whereas most children would have run to their mothers, she ran to an empty room. So! I hope you enjoy this chapter, as tragic as the event is, and please send me a review? Thanks~
