Hey there! This is going to be the last chapter of this story.. sorry guys! D: I know, I know but don't worry! I will have a new series out shortly and many new one-shots I'm working on now! I'm going to miss writing this story! :( Anyway, ENJOY!
"D-Denny? What now?" I asked. I could feel a lump in my throat and my eyes beginning to water. It's not an option to leave. Why did that stupid coin have to flip that way? Now I felt anger building up inside me.
"Calm down Chelsea; you are getting mad at a coin," I thought to myself.
"I'm not leaving. No, I refuse to leave. Chelsea," Denny placed his hands around my face gently pulling my chin up to look at him. "We are staying here, together." His hand cupped my face and they felt warm on my cheeks.
"Our pare-" I was cut off by a soft kiss by Denny. His sweet lips placed on mine comforted me instantly.
"Who cares!" Denny grinned pulling away. Denny stepped back a few feet. He crossed his arms across his chest and stared at me. "Has anyone ever told you how beautiful you are?"
"N-Not really... Denny, stop..." I blushed.
"Well, you really are... gorgeous." Denny smiled. He hugged me gently. His arms coiled around my body and pushed me against him so all I felt was him against me. With him, I felt safe. "How about instead of going home permanently, we visit for a bit and break the news to them that we will be staying here... forever."
Forever. That word seemed to play back in my head. Are we staying here forever? Something felt wrong, I just didn't know what. Of course, I agreed to the trip back, but I couldn't shake this sick feeling inside me.
"Denny, what are you packing? I don't know how much clothes I should bring!" I whined. Denny stayed over (on my floor) at my house the night before and we were packing for our trip today. Our flight isn't until tomorrow at 10 a.m. I haven't told him this, but I have this extreme fear of airplanes. The sickly feeling bothered me all night, but it's probably something I ate or because I am nervous for the flight.
"You're a girl, so don't you need like a lot of stuff to bring? I don't know. I just threw a bunch of t-shirts and sweats into my old suitcase. Don't forget your make-up and hair products." Denny laughed, imitating at girl on the last sentence. I raised an eyebrow at him, but he was too busy playing with Popper who was perched on his shoulder.
"Well I don't want to pack too much." I sighed. "And you can't take Popper on the airplane."
Denny gave me those puppy dog eyes and quivered his lip.
I ended up taking a sun dress, a few t-shirts, two pairs of jeans, a bunch of sweats and my underwear.
"We should say good-bye to everyone in town," I suggested to Denny who was sitting next to me on my uncomfortable bed.
"Good-bye? We aren't leaving for good you know. We could just tell them a quick bye tomorrow and we will be off!"
"But what if we don't come back?"
"What are you saying, Chelsea? Y-You don't want to come back?" Denny said, suddenly furious. He stood up from the bed and continued to shout at me. "Do you want to stay in New York without me? I won't care if you do! It's OUR dream to live here! Not MINE alone! If you don't want to come back, then I am not going in the first place." Denny snarled.
"I-I just meant we might want to stay for a while with our parents if we are going to live here... forever." My eyes were tearing up and my voice cracked.
"Oh yeah, I get it." Denny sat down again next to me. "You miss our parents, huh? I do too, but I thought you wanted to stay here?"
"Of course. I mean... I want to live here with you, but we are moving too fast for me. How about we spend some more time in New York and then we come back?"
I thought about how my parents would feel if we decided to never go see them anymore or how they would feel if we made more quick decisions without them.
"Okay. Sorry for snapping at you. I don't have my head straight right now and I was only thinking about myself." Denny wrapped his arm around me and I leaned my head against his chest. "Let's get ready for our flight tomorrow." Denny chuckled.
Denny and I walked over to Lanna's house and we knew Vaughn was also going to be there, of course. We could kill two birds with one stone if we went there first. That sick feeling in my stomach was creeping back as we walked to say good-bye to our of our new friends here on the Islands. Denny and I walked inside and were greeted immediately by the happy couple. We told the two our plans and they seemed excited for us.
"Bye Lanna! Vaughn!" I hugged both of them with all my strength.
"I am going to miss you guys!" Lanna sighed, hugging Denny.
"Yeah, me too." Vaughn said monotone. I guess Vaughn will always be Vaughn. He still doesn't talk too much and is sort of shy.
Vaughn and Denny had a brotherly hug and patted each other on the back.
We said good-bye to almost everyone else in town. Some were sad to see us go for a while, but others didn't seem to care. All is well and tomorrow, we will be seeing our parents and New York once again. The sick feeling was always around and I knew it wouldn't stop until this trip was over. Maybe it was just anxiety over going back home.
We landed in New York and were greeted by our parents at the airport. My mom and dad helped us lift our suit cases into the car. We all packed into Denny's old red mini van and we drove home. Denny and I had a lot of good times in this car, soccer games, late night movies, driving friends home from parties. We had a lot of fun when we lived here. In the car, Denny and I told our parents about our plans to stay in Sunshine Islands. I can't say they were thrilled, but they said we were adults and old enough to make our own decisions. Finally, we arrived at our small homes in NYC.
"My old room! Wow, how long has it been since we were here?" I laughed.
"We sure had a bunch of fun times in here, Chelsea!" Denny chuckled and winked at me with his child-like eyes. I just playfully rolled my eyes in response.
My wii, DS and Harvest Moon games were still scattered on the floor beside my TV. All my posters and old drawings were hanging on the walls. The bunk bed still looked the same, my pillows tossed everywhere and the blanket half-way on the floor. This wasn't a room for a teenager, but I never seemed to care in the past. It looked like a ten year old always lived here, but up to when I was sixteen, this was my room.
"Yup Chelsea, your room is the same!" My mom smiled. "It's great to have you guys back, even if it's only for a short while."
There is that sick feeling, rushing back. The nausea and a tired feeling came back. The room started to spin and I felt dizzy. I told my mom I had to lay down, but before I could, everything went black.
My eye lids felt heavy, but I managed to open them. I woke up in a hospital room that I recognized. I had stayed in this hospital once before when I was younger. I heard voices around me and doctors saying my name. The bed was lumpy and hard. I only had one pillow and tubes were connected to my face.
"Honey, are you awake?" My mother asked softly.
"M-Mom?" I managed to speak.
"Oh, thank goodness you're okay! Chelsea, honey, you have diabetes. I am so sorry to tell you. Your blood sugar dropped so low, you passed out. How do you feel?"
I have diabetes. Why me? I was so scared I could feel my heart in my chest pounding so hard and my eyes started to water. My chest tightened up and it felt hard to breathe.
"Why? Am I going to die? Mom, Dad I'm scared! Where is Denny?" I cried. I wrapped my arms around my parents tightly.
"You will be fine. You just need to stay on top of your blood sugar from now on and take some pills, but other than that you are okay." My dad explained. "Denny is in the waiting room with his parents. They haven't left once."
As if it was prepared on cue, Denny walked into the room. He immediately ran to my bedside and smiled.
"Mom, Dad? Can you, um...?" I asked, but they got the message. They left us alone to give Denny and I some privacy.
Yesterday, 4:13pm
"Chelsea, I was so worried! I couldn't stop thinking about you! I'm so happy you are okay! I haven't slept, eaten-" I placed a weak finger on Denny's lips.
"I know what you are trying to say, and I love you too." I smiled. Denny responded by kissing my forehead and he repeating the words "I love you."
After two days of monitoring, I was able to go home at last. I feel like I wasted three days of our trip and we only have four days left now. Why did my illness have to mess everything up?
I would never be the same again. I left the hospital diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
The rest of the trip was pretty fun as we planned, but it seemed as though there was a dark cloud over us. It was either cautiousness because of my newly discovered disease or because we knew the fun would end soon. Whatever it was, it didn't stop. I still felt weary sometimes and now I had to eat a lot more than usual to keep my blood sugar up. Life was going to be harder now, but at least Denny still loves me.
"Denny, Chelsea, we want you guys to stay in New York with us at least until you are older and more mature," Denny's mother spoke.
"With Chelsea's new illness, we want to be able to take care of her and make sure she is always on top of everything," My dad added. That must have been the dark cloud; our parents weren't going to let go.
"Sorry mom we are moving back permanently tomorrow." Denny argued. "I can take care of her! I love her and I will do anything to make sure she is okay. I will keep on top of her and her medicine. Mom, Dad, I would do anything to make sure she is healthy."
"Wait, Den, we can talk this over." I said.
"What? I thought you wanted to go back! Do you not believe I can take care of you? We can't go through this again. It's either you want to stay or you want to go!" Denny shouted, angry again.
"I just said we can figure something out! We don't have to go back tomorrow! I know you love me and I know you will protect me with all your might. If our parents are willing, they should buy a house on Sunshine Islands too. Not for all the time, of course, but for the summer. That way we can see them then!"
"Oh... That's what I was thinking too." Denny seemed embarrassed by his outburst. I rolled my eyes and laughed at him. He was sinking back into the couch blushing.
"That seems fair. Didn't we make an arrangement that we would see each other anyway? I think this could work." My mom agreed and so did all the other parents. So in the summer of 2012, our parents were set to buy a new house in Sunshine Islands.
Denny and I arrived back in Sunshine Islands, finally. We were both happy and satisfied with what were agreed on with our parents. Perhaps one day we could go to college and make a career for ourselves. For now, we will make our income by farming and fishing. Denny and I were standing on the pier by Denny's shack looking out at the sunset hand in hand.
"Chelsea?" Denny sighed.
"Yeah?" I answered.
"How about we give our parents my old... shack and we move in together?"
"Yes." I giggled. I strengthened my grip on Denny's hand as I turned to kiss him. His lips were as soft and tender as ever. I felt his mouth in sync with mine. We pulled away and I gazed into his chocolate eyes. I could imagine myself with this boy for the rest of my life.
"You know, I would do anything to make sure you were healthy and I would never let you forget your medicine or anything. I love you too much to let anything hurt you."
"Of course I know that. Our parents are just worried, but don't you worry. I will stick by you through whatever." I smiled.
"Let's go home, Miss Chelsea." Denny laughed softly.
We headed back to my house, which was now our house.. forever.
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