Chapter 12

Not sure if this chapter will stay like this... I might change the ending if I get around to it, but please enjoy anyways!

Now on to the story!

"Visitors for Mr. Ingleberry?" The nurse called to us. All four of us stared at her as she nodded and said "We're ready for you now." We each put down the magazines we had in our hands (Grubber had been the only one that was actually reading), and followed her down a different hallway then she usually did, to a different room. She knocked, and the doctor said something, too muffled for me to understand, but the nurse opened the door and gestured for us to walk in.

We walked into the room. This one was smaller then the last one, and I was surprised we could all fit in, granting that there was six (including Snake and the doctor) people crammened into the room, and one of those people is Big Billy. Four grey fold up chairs were positioned by the bed, that we were obviously set up for us to sit in.

Grubber and Lil' Arturo sat on two, but I remained standing. Why? Something worried me. Snake still had his eyes closed, and looked just as lifeless as he did earlier today. He just had surgery, wasn't that supposed to make him better? I really didn't know, but I did know one thing: I was getting my God damned second command back today. Nothing else would be expectable.

Big Billy also continued standing (he was way to big for the chair), and curiously looking over my shoulder at Snake, finger to his chin in his "thinking position".

"Duhh.. Is Snake still sleeping?" Big Billy asked. "Ace you said Snake would be awake.

"That I did Billy." I said, looking over at the doctor. He noticed and rolled his eyes at me, fed up with having to put up with me for the past month.

"Mr. Ingleberry is conscious, just weak. He can probably hear you if you try talking-" The doctor said, trying to he helpful.

"Snake?" The gang said together. No response.

"Snake?" I said a little louder, practically shaking with anticipation, awaiting the first sign that Snake had recovered.

That's when I saw the faintest movement in Snake's mouth. He hissed, green tongue lazily shaking. Arturo, Grubber, Billy and I all exchanged looks, waiting silently for Snake to fully come to. As fanatic we were for Snake to be conscious and healthy, we were all smart enough to give Snake some time.

Snake open one of his eyes, and slowly shut it again, like you would when your first waking up in the morning. He then reopened them and sat up in his bed, stretching like he usually does in the morning. I felt a smile creep across my face, and I couldn't help but freak out.

"SNAKE! YOUR ALIVE!" I said wrapping my arms around him. I felt my eyes tear up, out of nothing but pure joy. That scary reality of Snake dying was long gone, and soon we would be back terrorizing Townsville, and being the gangsters we are.

"Iss didn't know Iss wass dead." My second command smiled, and hissed at his own joke. I lifted Snake up and giving him a friendly hug, without thinking about all the tubes that were running in and out of him. His hissing/laughing was then replaced with a slight groan and his hand went directly to the left side of his ribs.

"Careful. You're still very weak, and your ribs are still fractured. Please put him down." The doctor said to Snake and I as he scribbled notes on his clipboard recording what all the monitors Snake was hooked up to said. I rolled my eyes at the warning, but placed him down on the gurney.

Snake's face expression had fallen and was now in horror. "Did yous ssay my ribss are... fractured? What happends?" Snake asked the doctor in fear, but before the doctor could answer, Snake gasped, "Ands who are yous? Ands where am Is?"

"Snake, yer in the hospital, and that's the doctor." I cut in. Snake's eyes widened, and was at a loss of words. "Whats...?"

"Do you rememba anythin' 'bout what happened?" I asked him. It would be a lot easier if he had any memory of what had happened, instead of me saying "Well I almost got you killed." Snake closed his eyes, as of he was watching his memories and was looking for he right one.

"I remember Is wass hurt... and Is remember yous pickings mes ups... and thens... nothing." He said. After another moment, reality hit him. "Is... Is gots run over... didn't Is?" The gang nodded to confirm Snake, and he let out a low hiss; his equivalent to a sigh. He looked at me, with a weird mixed expression of "I can't believe you did that." and "I forgive you."

"Pbbbbt?" Grubber asked. The doctor raised an eyebrow, not understanding the raspberry. "Pardon me?" The doctor looked at Billy, Arturo and I for an answer.

"Duh.. Snake can come home now?" Billy asked. All five of us stared at the doctor, wanting to know if Snake could finally leave the hospital.

"Yes, but we should do-" The doctor began to say, but was cut off with the five of having a group celebration.

Only two chapters left! Hopefully another update tomorrow!