Peri had been in the operation room for 2 hours and Leela was panicking "Something bad's happened, I know it, I can feel it... Cameron, why isn't she out?" she rambled as she paced back and forth.

"The doctor said it can take up to 5 hours" he said from where he sat as he appeared calm.

"How can you be so calm?" she asked as she looked at him "It's been 2 hours... Oh my god, what if I lose her?... I can't lose her, I've already lost my Mum and Dad" she began freaking out as Cameron tried to speak to her but she kept going.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa" he said from where he sat, getting up and walking over to her "Slow down, we ain't gonna lose her" he rubbed his hands up and down her arms trying to reassure her "We just need to wait, the doctor will be out if there's any news" he said, taking her hand and leading her to the seats "Just sit there, try to stay calm"

"How can I be calm? Cameron my daughter's in there" she shouted.

"I know" he sighed as someone walked out of the double doors.

Leela looked up with worry as Cameron got to his feet "How is she? Did it go alright?"

"The surgeon is just finishing up now, there were a few complications"

"Complications?" Leela muttered, getting to her feet "What sort of complications?"

"While your daughter was under general anaesthetic we monitored her closely, her blood pressure became really high and her breathing started to become uneven so we had to change how deeply asleep she was during the surgery, this meant we had to stop the surgery because we had to make sure we weren't doing anymore damage to the brain. We had to make sure your daughter was fully stabile before we continued with the operation, we also had to wait for another anaesthetist to come down from another ward"

"So she's okay now?" Cameron asked.

"Well the tumour's gone, as for the damage, well we won't know until she's came around, the nurse will do some tests when she is back on the ward" he looked at a piece of paper in his hands "Also are you positive that there is nothing your daughter could be allergic to?"

"Nothing that we know of" Leela said.

"Ok, well I suspect your daughter might have had a mild reaction to the general anaesthetic we gave her, so we'll also run tests to find out more about that"

"When will she be out of theatre?" Cameron asked.

"The neurosurgeon was just finishing up so she should be out soon" the man replied as he walked down the corridor and out of sight.

...

The double doors flew open about 10 minutes later causing both parents to shot up from their seats.

"Peri" Leela gasped as she went straight to her daughter's side.

"Hey Mum" Peri mumbled sleepily.

"She's still a bit drowsy from the anaesthetic, we're going to take her back to the ward now" one of the Nurses said.

"Where's Dad?" Peri mumbled.

"I'm right here" Cameron said as he stepped closer to the bed so she could see him, she smiled weakly "Hey"

"How are you feeling baby?" Leela asked as they began moving.

"Hmm" Peri mumbled, not having the strength the reply.

...

"So, a nurse will come back in a while to do some tests" a Doctor said once they had gotten Peri comfortable, they had taken her to a side room now because they had one free and they thought she might like to have more privacy.

"As you can see your daughter is talking a bit already, but tests will tell us if anything is not as it should be"

Cameron watched the Doctor leave the room before turning back to his daughter "What time is it?" she mumbled.

"Half 7" he told her "Hey, this is a bit of alright ain't it?" he added as he looked around the room which was quite big with its own private bathroom in.

"Yeah" Peri said, smiling lazily as she still felt a bit sleepy, but it would hopefully wear off soon.

"Bit sleepy?" her Mum asked and she nodded slowly.

"Why don't you try getting some sleep before the nurse comes?"

"Probably" Peri whispered before shutting her eyes.

Cameron stood with his arm around his girlfriend as they both watched their daughter for a minute, hoping she would be okay.

Turning into his arms she pulled herself closer to him as she inhaled his familiar scent.

"I'm knackered" she whispered into the crook of her neck before looking back at their sleeping daughter.

"I'm not surprised, we're been here like 9 hours"

...

"Hey" a Nurse whispered as she popped her head in the door "I'm just going to run a few tests on your daughter" she said quietly as she noticed the young patient was sleeping "I'll come back in about five minutes, she needs be awake for the tests so I can check how alert she is"

"Okay" Leela said before the Nurse disappeared again.

Just then Peri stirred and opened her eyes slowly as she looked at her parents "Hey you" Leela said as she walked over to her and gave her a small hug "How you feeling?"

"A bit sick" she said.

"Hey, ready for these tests?" a Nurse asked with enthusiasm as she made her way into the room.

"I guess" Peri said as she looked at her Mum with scared eyes.

"It's okay" she whispered, taking her hand and giving it a gentle squeeze.

"I feel sick" Peri told the Nurse.

"Oh, that's normal, it's just the anaesthetic wearing off, it should go off soon"

"Okay" Peri mumbled as the Nurse looked into her eyes with her touch, checking her pupil reaction.

The Nurse got Peri to do some exercises such as moving about and walking, she also tested her short-term and long-term memory as well as other functions before going to get a Doctor.

The Nurse made notes as she did the tests and Leela and Cameron couldn't tell if it was good or bad, when she left the room to get a Doctor they started fearing the worst.