Dreams
Chapter seven
Spill of tears and the cry of a lonely heart
"(Heavy, yet strained breathing)"
Gary lies on the bed; not a single part of his body that's not bruised, cut, or smeared in blood.
"…"
I hear the crushing of his bones every time he takes a breath…How could I hear something like that? Ann wonders as she watches Gary suffer in pain
"We have to treat his wounds." Ann said then she stands up and walks over to the dresser and picks up cloth scraps
"But Ann…Those injuries…touching them could make it worse." Starts Brock
"If we don't deal with them now… he'll die." Ann said then Dawn nods and walks downstairs and gets buckets of warm water
Ann removes Gary's jacket, shirt, shoes, and socks; then she turns to Brock.
"Brock, could you" Starts Ann
Brock nods then while Ann keeps her back to Gary as Brock removes the rest of Gary's clothing and then covers him with a towel to preserve his privacy.
"(Heavy breathing)"
He must be in a lot of pain. Ann kneels back down next to the bed just as Dawn returns to the room with two buckets of warm water
"Here Ann" Dawn said then she sets one of the buckets next to Ann
Without saying a word Ann dips one of the cloths into the water and washes the blood off of Gary's face. And then Dawn picks up another cloth and helps Ann by washing the blood off of his chest.
"What are you going do with his chest wound?" Ash asks once he entered the room
"…The bullet went straight though…All I can do is clean the wound and bandage it." Ann said then Rene nods to her sister and runs to the bathroom and comes back with disinfectant and bandages in her arms and then she places them next to her sister
"Rene, put these to be washed…" Ann said then Rene picks up Gary's clothes
"Yes…but their so torn" Starts Rene
"……If that's the case then after he wakes up I'll get him clothes from the chest in the barn." Ann replied as she wraps Gary's head wound
Rene nods and then walks out into the hall and disappears down the stairs.
"Ann, what of the scratches on his legs?" asks Dawn
"Just wash them…The wound on his chest is the one we need to worry about…that bullet might have gone though…but still; it was only a few inches away from piercing his heart." Ann said as she wraps Gary's chest wound
"(Groan)"
Gary's eyes move rapidly under his eyelids.
Gary walks around in the woods.
"Where am I? Wasn't I just shot?" Gary mutters then he sees a girl on the other side of the path
"…"
"Girl, where am I" Gary asks her then she takes his hand and pulls him though the woods
The girl stops in front of a large canyon with a red-black river flowing in it.
"What is this place?" Gary mutters then sees that the river flows with blood
"Your own blood will soon flow though that river." She said then Gary turns to see who the girl is
"…Daisy? Where are we?" Gary asks placing a hand on his sister's shoulder
"Forgive me brother!" she cries then she pushes Gary off of the edge
Ann lifted the blanket on the bed over Gary's body.
"(Heavy, strained breathing)"
Ann looks to everyone else in the room.
"Everything should be fine for now…Go get some rest. Morning is five hours away." Ann said then Brock shakes his head
"We're going to stay right here" Replied Brock
Prof Oak walks into the room and looks at his grandson's fail body.
"How is he?" Prof Oak asks then Ann washes her hands
"Nothing as changed…All we can do is wait and pray that Gary pulls though this." Ann said then Gary drew a harsh, rasping breath and all of his muscles seized up, sending a shudder through his body.
A fearful look grows on everyone's faces, silence overpowering the room.
He hasn't drawn another breath…No! Ann moves closer to Gary's body watching him closely praying that he would take another breath
"Gary!"
Gary opens his eyes to find himself floating in darkness.
'GARY!'
Gary holds onto his head feeling a nagging pain from the back of his brain.
Who's voice is this?
Everyone in the room watched feeling helpless. Until Ann summed up her courage and clamped her mouth down firmly over Gary's, exhaling slowly and feeling his chest rise as air filled his lungs. She pulled back for a second, watching his chest lowered again as the air escaped.
"Gary, Please!" Ann begged then gives him another breath
'Gary, Please!'
Gary feels a pressure on his lips and his chest rising.
What's going on here!
Dawn kneels down next to Ann and places a hand on her shoulder.
"Ann, he's" Starts Dawn
"No!" Ann snapped then pushes Dawn's hand off
Ann gives Gary another breath and as she watches his chest fall; tears fall from her face and lands on Gary's.
"Gary, please come back!" Ann cries then she gives Gary one last breath and one last prayer
Gary feels another wave of air enter his body and he also feels a wet something fall onto his face…Why were there tears?!
'Gary, please come back!'
Gary's eyes widen and he understood.
I'm dieing
Gary feels another wave of air.
Why would anyone care if I died? But then again……This girl is doing everything in her power to bring me back…
Suddenly it clicked
Ann!
The darkness begins to disappear.
Ann cries uncontrollably into Dawn's shoulder, a few tears fall from Brocks face and he begins to wipe them away, Prof Oak cries quietly, and Ash cries from where he stands; not knowing why he was crying for Gary.
"…Annalisa" A faint whisper comes from Gary's lips
"Gary" Ann whispers then feels like she was going to fling herself on Gary and hug him; but knowing his injuries she came to his side gazing into his eyes; tears still falling
"Annalisa…" Gary whispered again then raises his right hand and brushes the tears from Ann's face "Why are you crying?"
"I…I thought we lost you" Ann said then Gary brushes Ann's hair away from her eyes
"…Don't be foolish…I would never leave." Gary replied then he closes his eyes and falls asleep
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Ann tried to stay awake but in the end fell asleep; next to Gary.
Half of her body on the bed and the other half on the floor, she fell asleep while sitting up.
Sunlight pours though the window waking Gary up.
"(Groan)"
Gary sits up, which he regrets, causing pain to shoot though out his body from his head, side, and left arm.
And then he realizes that he's naked!
Looking around franticly for his clothes he sees that there's nothing he can do so he lays back down covering himself again with the blanket.
Gary looks to his right and sees Ann slumped over the side of the bed.
"Gary" she mutters in her sleep causing Gary to watch her closely
She looks so tired…No wonder. She must be physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted from last night.
Ann's golden hair shimmered in the morning sunlight, and her soft skin tone glowed as well.
Gary could have easily called her an angel.
Gary gently begins to stroke Ann's hair, it felt so soft.
Ann's eyes slowly open.
"Morning sleepy head." Gary said then Ann looks at him
"…Are you still in pain?" she asks then moves closer to Gary's side
"I still can't move my body without feeling much pain…By the way…Where's my clothes?" asks Gary
"They were so torn and bloody not even I couldn't fix it…We had to throw them away." Starts Ann
"So I'm going to be laying here naked until someone recovers clothes from the Lab?" Asks Gary
"…Hard to do that when all that's left of the lab is ashes and pieces of metal." Ann said then Gary looks at her as if he was going to say 'are you kidding?'
"…"
"Most of Pallet was burned down last night…… (Sigh)Once you're able to move without feeling pain I'll get you clothes from a chest in the barn." Ann said then she stands up
"The sooner you do that the better." Gary replied then he closed his eyes
"You won't be able to get into them until those wounds heal." Starts Ann
"So you want me to lay still in this room helpless and naked?" asks Gary
"I'll be watching over you…Therefore you won't be helpless." Ann said then she walks out of the room and closes the door behind her
"(Footsteps)"
Ann slowly walks to the back door and then opens it being careful not to wake Ash or the sleeping Pikachu that sleeps on his chest.
Ann opens the doors of the barn and then she climbs up a latter that takes her up in a loft.
Ann pushes herself up into the loft and then she spots an old wooden chest covered in dust and hay.
"Right where I left you." Ann mutters then pushes the chest onto an area of the floor with ropes tied to it and a pulley above it on the ceiling.
Ann unties the rope lowering the chest and the floor below it.
Ann walks into the house and sees Ash, Dawn, Brock, Kaz, Tracy, and Prof Oak in the kitchen.
"Ah…There you are Ann." Starts Prof Oak
Ann sets the chest down on the floor.
"I see you're all awake." Ann said then she wipes a bit of sweat from her forehead
"What's in the chest Ann?" asks Brock
"Clothes…I thought that we'd need them. I don't know if they'll fit but if that's the case I can sew them to fit." Ann said then she unlocks the chest and opens it
Inside the chest are many pairs of men's clothing.
Ann reaches in the chest and removes a shirt, boxers, and pants.
"Ann, how did you get these?" asks Tracy
Ann sets the clothes on the kitchen table and then turns her back to the group.
"…They use to be my father's." Ann replied then she pulls cereal from one of the cabinets, bowls from another and then spoons from a drawer
The group looks on as Ann places the items on the table and then picked up the clothes.
"I'll be back in a little while…the milk's in the fridge so help yourselves." Ann said then without saying another word; she walks up the stairs
"(Door opens)"
Ann walks in and then places the clothes on the dresser and sits down in a chair.
"Ann?" starts Gary
Gary slowly and careful sits up and looks at Ann as she stares at the blankness of the wall.
"… (Deep breath)"
Gary wraps the blanket around his lower body and then stands up, ties the corners, and then walks in pain to Ann's side.
"Ann, is something wrong?" Gary asks then he sees Ann's shoulders jump and shiver
Gary looks at the clothes on the dresser and then he nods.
"I see…Those were Ace's." Gary mutters then he places a hand on Ann's shoulder
"You shouldn't be up…You'll make the wounds worse." Starts Ann
Ann helps Gary back to the bed and he lies down, slightly cursing because his wound opened.
"(Groan)"
"Stay still…you're only making it worse by moving." Ann said then she checks the wound
Gary looks up at Ann as she re-wraps the wound and pulls the sheet up to his chest.
"Thanks Ann…Thanks for doing this." Gary said then he forgot about the pain he was feeling in his chest
"Anytime," Ann said then she sits down on the side of the bed and looks into Gary's eyes, she felt sorry for him; he saved her life and put all this pain on himself for her, pain that she should have felt.
Does he really love me? Ann's mind asks herself before Ann felt Gary's hand on hers
Ann snaps out of her thoughts and looks at Gary.
"You don't have to worry Ann…I'll be fine." Gary said then he smiles at Ann
"I can't help but worry Gary…You were dead for a few minutes last night……I would be able to live with myself if I knew that one of my closest friends got killed because of me." Ann said, letting a small tear fall from her eye
"Don't cry Annie…I'm alive…You don't have to cry anymore, every thing's alright." Gary said then brushed the tear off of Ann's cheek with his hand
"I was so worried…I didn't know what I'd do if you" Ann starts then Gary placed a finger on Ann's lips
"Shh…It's alright." Gary said then he sits up to be at Ann's eye level
"Gary don't…your wound" starts Ann
"It's fine…" Gary said then he pulls Ann closer
"…"
Ann blushes deeply as she looks closer into Gary's eyes and as he held her close.
"Gary" Ann starts then Gary cupped her chin in his hand
"Ann, tell me…Why did you cry for me? And why did you try so hard to bring me back?" Gary asks as he looks into Ann's deep bluish gray eyes
"I……I knew that you saved me…You took that bullet for me I…I didn't want to lose another person that I hold dearly in my heart to Giovanni's gun………I felt like my heart was breaking when I saw you dieing…I couldn't lose you…I can't" Ann said then she looks away from Gary
"Annie…You saved me…the memories I have of you brought me back…that's because I…I…I love you." Gary said then Ann looks back at Gary
"Y…You do?" asks Ann
"That's why I took the bullet…I don't want to see the woman that I love suffer anymore." Gary said then he waited for Ann to reply
"Gary……I love you too…" Ann whispered as Gary holds her close
"Really?" starts Gary
Gary was cut off by Ann's lips on his; the kiss could have lasted forever.
"With all of my heart." Ann said in reply then Gary kissed her again
"Is this a dream?" Gary asks then Ann rests her head on Gary's shoulder
"No…" Ann said then she feels Gary rubbing her back
Ann places a hand on Gary's chest, then remembered that he was naked; and that the sheets slipped down past Gary's knees when he sat up. A huge blush grows on Ann's face then she closes her eyes.
"Gary, your" Ann starts then Gary blushes and pulls the sheet up to his abdomen,
"Sorry Ann" Gary said then Ann opens her eyes
"Its fine…hey, want some breakfast?" Ann asks then she stands up
"Sure" Gary said then Ann handed him the boxers
"I'll go get some, put those on…Don't move too much, it'll open up that wound again." Ann said then she walks out the door and closes it behind her
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Ann walks down the stairs and then sees Rene, Brock, Dawn, and Ash at the kitchen table.
"How's Gary doing?" asks Brock
"Better…he needs to stay in bed for a few weeks; he opened the wound just by standing up." Ann said then she starts making herself and Gary breakfast
"We better hope Giovanni doesn't come back." Dawn said then she looks at Ash, he hadn't said much since last night
"Ash…how's you shoulder doing?" Ann asks then she pulls out two plates
"It still hurts…but its doing better." Ash said then Ann looks at him
"Are you ok?" Ann asks then Ash looks over at her
"Why wouldn't I be?" starts Ash
"You haven't said much since last night." Dawn said then Ash looks at her
"It's alright to be sad about this whole thing Ash…remember that." Ann said then she got forks and then brought the two plates of food back up the stairs to her room
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Hours pasted, words were said of the night's events and a few things went back to normal.
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Ann sits in the living room looking at one of her music books and her guitar in hand.
"(Ann slowly starts to play A thousand miles,)"
Brock walks down the hall, heading to the kitchen, and then he hears the music.
Brock peeks into the living room and sees Ann playing her guitar, and he knew that song well.
"Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles if I could just see you, if I could just hold you…tonight." Ann sang softly then she saw Brock watching her from the kitchen
"That's a great song; isn't it?" Brock asks then he sits down on the couch across from Ann
"The meaning is great." Ann said then she places the guitar on the seat next to her
"I can see that you use music to show others what you feel…that how you're able to sing your songs with passion." Brock said then Ann nods
"I guess that's true…I follow my heart more then I thought." Ann said then she turned the pages of the book and came across one of her favorite songs
"…You love him don't you?" asks Brock
"I do love Gary…I won't deny it." Ann said then she reads over the notes in the book
"That's good to hear…We all knew that you two loved each other, it good to see you two have confessed it to each other." Brock said then Ann closes the book and looks up
"It was that clear?" asks Ann
"We all knew…It was hard for you two to hide it." Brock said then Ann puts the guitar back in its case and the book on the shelf
"Glad to hear that everyone didn't rush it." Ann said then she looks at the clock and saw that it was close to six
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"(Door opens)"
Gary looks up from the book he was reading and sees Ann with two bowls of soup.
"Here you go." Ann said then she places a tray on the bed and sets the bowl along with a spoon on it
"Thanks" Gary said then Ann sets her food down on the floor and sits
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Ann finished her food and then brought the bowls back down stairs and came back to check and see how Gary's wound was doing.
"At least the bleeding stopped." Ann said as she rewraps the wound
After Ann tied the bandage she looked at the clock and saw that it was a few minutes before nine.
"I'll be right back." Ann said then she stands up and walks over to her dresser
"I ain't going any where." Gary joked then Ann walks out of her bedroom and walks into the bathroom
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"(Door opens)"
Gary opens his eyes and he saw Ann, dressed in her Pjs, a blue pair of shorts and a white tee shirt.
Ann closes the door behind her and then she walks over to the closet and gets her sleeping bag.
"You don't have to sleep on the floor Ann." Starts Gary
"Its fine Gary…I'm use to this." Ann said then she turns off the light and lies on her sleeping bag
Gary watches Ann for a while, the moon light hitting her hair, causing it to shimmer a pure gold.
She's so beautiful Gary thought then he saw Ann shivering
Gary touches Ann's arm and she's cold.
"Ann, you're freezing." Starts Gary
"I'm fine." Ann said then she rolls over on her back
"No you're not…c'mon, it's much warmer up here." Gary said then Ann sits up
"Gary," starts Ann
"I'll behave Ann." Gary said then he moves to make room for Ann
Ann looks at Gary for a moment and then she climbs under the covers.
"Night Gary" Ann said then she snuggles close to him
"Night"
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The sun slowly rises over the hills of Pallet, sunlight pouring into the room; reveling a mess of blankets and sheets and Ann in Gary's arms.
Gary slowly opens his eyes and then sees Ann in his arms.
I can't believe that this is happening. Gary thought then Ann shifts, and he felt something warm, round, and soft on his side
Gary looks under the sheets and then blushes at what he saw.
"Mmm"
Ann slowly opens her eyes and looks into Gary's.
"Morning" Ann said then she saw the look on his face
"Morning" Gary said then Ann blushes deeply
Ann looks at herself under the sheets and then up at Gary.
"Gary…what happened?" Ann asks, wanting to move away from Gary but her body wouldn't budge
"I don't know……I woke up like this." Gary said then Ann stares at him
"We're both naked and we don't know how this happened." Ann said, trying to stay calm
"I'm sure nothing happened." Starts Gary
"Nothing?! How in the world could this be nothing?" Ann said then she moves a few feet away from Gary and covers herself with the blanket
"Calm down…" Gary said then he sits up
"Turn around" Ann said once she got her clothes
Gary turns his back to Ann as she gets dressed.
What happened last night? How did we end up like that? Gary asks himself then Ann told him it was safe to look
Ann's dressed in her normal jeans and silver tee.
Ann ties her hair back in a bun and then walks to the door
"I'm going to go get us some breakfast…I'll be right back." Ann said then she opens the door and closes it behind her
To be continued…
