"Good morning, Wakko", said Hello Nurse when he came the next week. "Morning", Wakko replied, smiling nervously. "Did you do that bending from the last time?", she asked. "Yeah", he said, still smiling. "Great. We're going to start now, ok?", she asked. Wakko just nodded.
Troughout the whole appointment Wakko was blushing and the nurse was writting every single detail, so in the end there were a few papers written.
"Ok", she said, "We're going to start with an exercise for the scoliosis". Then she took a rope and tied it to a chair. "Take this", she said and gave Wakko one end of it. "Now", she said, "Get as stright as you can". Wakko tried his best to do so. "Ok", said the nurse, "So, you just have to move the hand you're holding the rope with towards yourself". "Just that?", asked Wakko. The nurse nodded. "And that's for the scoliosis?", he asked. She nodded again. "Ok", he said and did the exercise a few times.
"Ok, you can stop now", said the nurse after a while. Wakko did so and let go of the rope. Then they just stood there, Wakko staring at the nurse while she seemed to be in deep tought. Then she snapped her fingers.
"I have an idea", she said slowly and more to herself. Then she turned to Wakko, "Please lay down here", she said as she pointed to that bed again. Wakko did so, shaking nervously.
Calm down, it's ok
She won't harm you
But what if she says something, if she notices?
She didn't. She just lifted his shirt up and pressed two fingers on that spot where the left leg starts. Wakko shifted, it indeed tickled. "Hurts?", she asked. "Uh...yeah...", Wakko said. He didn't want to admit it, but it hurt, too. "That's normal", she said, "but it doesn't hurt or tickle the same everywhere. Let's try a different spot. Get on all fours". Wakko did so and she pressed one finger on his back. "Better or worse?", she asked. "Worse...", Wakko replied. "That's ok", she said, "You can lay back now". Wakko did so.
"How well do you see?", asked the nurse.
Wakko suddenly showed those big puppy eyes to her but instantly turned his head, blushing. The nurse chuckled, "I take that as very well. So, does the sun bother you?", she asked. Wakko nodded, "Yes, when I stare at it", he said. "Does it get better when it starts getting dark?", she asked. He nodded again. "Ok", she said, "Cover your right eye".
Wakko did so and she lifted his right leg. "Push towards me", she told him. Wakko did so. "Ok" she said, "Now push out". Wakko did a wrong move. "No, out", she said. He tried again. "Yes, like that", she said.
"You can uncover your eye", she said and Wakko moved his right hand from his right eye. Then she did the same with his left leg.
"Now cover your left eye", she said. Wakko covered it with his left hand. Then she did the same, but only with his right leg. She didn't have to repeat everything.
After she wrote the details, she pressed two fingers on Wakko's chest and circled for a bit. "Hurts?", she asked. "Yeah...a little", Wakko replied. Then she did that same thing with his right leg while still circling. Then she did it again but stopped circling.
"Now", she said, "Press two fingers on your brow". Wakko did so and she repeated the action. She actually did it all the time, this finger pressing and eye covering was the only difference.
"Ok, get on all fours again". Wakko did so and she pressed one finger on his lower back. "Feels bad, right?", she asked. Wakko just nodded. "Yeah, I know. But I have to do this, sorry" "It's ok", said Wakko. The nurse was a little surprised. "Hm, you barely talk. Tell me, is this tiring you?", "No, it's ok", said Wakko, smiling. "Ok. Let me try this", she said and withdrew her finger down his spine. Yeah, it hurt, indeed, but Wakko didn't care. Obviously!
Then they repeated the left eye covering.
Then the finger pressing on all fours.
And then the finger pressing on the brow.
The nurse seemed to be in a deep tought again. Wakko was now sitting on the bed, staring. Then she snapped her fingers again.
She took a hand lamp and pointed it to Wakko. "Does it bother you?", she asked. "N-not really...".
Oh no, now she's going to see that I'm blushing, and what then???
"Hey, you ok?"
Wakko quickly shook his head then nodded. The nurse was smiling back at him. Then he felt something in his stomach.
Uh oh. Am I really...sigh, nevermind. Just focus.
Then they repeated the exercises from before.
"Ok. Now get on the mat". Wakko did so. "Ok, bend down again". Wakko bent down and she pressed both of her thumbs on each end on his lower back. "Hurts?", she asked again. Wakko just nodded. "Ok", she said, "You can sit back on the bed".
Once Wakko sat back, she took the hand lamp and pointed it to him again. But this time she also did the same thing from the previous bending. Wakko held onto the bed because it hurt but..."Hurts?", the nurse asked again. "Less", Wakko replied, "How?", he asked. "It's because of the optical nerve", said the nurse. "What's that?", asked Wakko. "It's the nerve that activates the eyes. When you look at the light you feel less pain because one of your eyes is activated". He just nodded.
"Ok", said the nurse, "Let's try it like this. You can lay back down again". Wakko did so. "Ok", she said, "Cover your right eye". Wakko covered it with his right hand. Then she pointed the lamp at his left eye. After that they did the leg exercises again.
"Ok", said the nurse, "Now the other eye". Wakko covered his left eye with his left hand and she pointed the light to his right eye. Then they did the exercises again.
"Good. You can sit up now", said the nurse. Wakko sat on the bed again. Then she pointed the light at his left eye again and with her other hand pressed a spot on his back. "Hurts?", she asked again. "Not really", said Wakko. "I tought so", she said more to herself. Wakko was smiling and blushing again.
Phew, she didn't notice the last time, I hope she won't-
She did. But she just smiled back. Now Wakko turned a little red.
Wait, I didn't smile the last time. But it's ok, she didn't say anything.
Then she came all the way to the other side of the bed. She was now behind Wakko, but she could still reach him. So she pressed another spot on his back. In reaction, Wakko put his right hand behind his back because it hurt. But the nurse noticed and held it. Wakko quickly pulled his hand back, it started to sweat. "I know it hurts, but don't worry", said the nurse. Wakko turned a little red again.
"You can lay back down", said the nurse. Wakko did so. Then she got out a green, blue and red transparent base. "What's your favourite color?", she asked. "Red", Wakko replied. She put the red one above his face. Then she got out a pencil. "Follow this pencil with your eyes", she said. Wakko did so. They did the leg exercises again. Then she took the blue one and did the same. "I think the blue one's better", said Wakko. "Yeah", said the nurse, "Blue is more comfortable, but we'll see how does it work on your legs". And so they did. "Yeah, I tought so", said the nurse, "It works better with the red one".
Then she took the third green one and did all the same. "In between", she said, "Let's try it this way".
She took all three colors and put the light over them, closing Wakko's right eye. Then she did the same exercises with his legs.
"Ok, you can sit up again", said the nurse and Wakko did so. Then she pointed the light at his right eye again and squeezed his right upper arm. Wakko felt butterflies again. Then she moved the light from his right eye to the right side of his head and pressed her fingers on his back. Wakko flinched, keeping his balance with his hand pressing againat the bed. The nurse chuckled, "I know, I know", she said.
"Ok, you can lay back down", she said and Wakko did so. "Ok, cover your left eye". He covered it with his left hand. Then Wakko felt her take his other hand. Aaand there were the butterflies again. The nurse took the pencil in her other hand and Wakko followed it with his eyes again. Then she did the same with the blue and the red base.
"Ok, sit back up", she said and Wakko did so. Then she pointed the light to his left eye and pressed her fingers on his back again.
"Ok, you can lay back down", said the nurse and Wakko did so. "Ok, cover your right eye", she said and Wakko covered it with his right hand. Then she pressed her fingers on his right side and did the leg exercises again.
Suddenly, she did something Wakko didn't expect. She took his arm and sqeezed it. Wakko blushed and she chuckled, "I'm just checking your streinght, you know", she said. "Oh...", Wakko said, still blushing. The nurse smiled at him and he smiled back. Then, with her hand still gripping his arm, she pressed her fingers on his right side again and did the same leg exercises.
"Ok", she said, "Remember those cards from before?", she asked. Wakko just nodded. She got one out and held it above his head for him to look at it. Then she sqeezed his arm again. "Tought so", she said to herself. Then she pressed first one, then all of her fingers on his chest.
She put the card back and took the light. "Ok, cover your left eye", she said. Wakko covered it with his left hand. Then she pointed the light to his right eye and squeezed his arm again."Ok, now the other eye", she said. Wakko covered his let eye with his left hand. Then she firat pressed one finger on his arm and then sqeezed it again.
Wakko moved his hand from his eye and the nurse pointed the light to his face. Then she lifted his arm, sqeezing it again.
"Is this tiring you?", asked the nurse. Wakko shook his head. "Ok", she said.
Then she kind of tickled him on his lower right side. Wakko chuckled a little and she smiled.
"Ok, you can sit up now", she said and Wakko did so. Then she pressed a spot on his back again. "Good. You can get on all fours", she said and Wakko did so. She pressed the same spot on his back.
"Ok, you can get on the mat now", she said. Wakko got up and walked over to the mat. He stepped on it and the nurse walked behind him.
"Now", she said, "I'm going to show you how to bend properly and what to also do while bending, ok?". "Ok", said Wakko.
The nurse put her hands on his sides. "Alright. Now, bend down, but keep your back straight. I'll help you". After a while of trying, Wakko was finaly bending down. "Alright", said the nurse, "The next step. Breathe in, but not with your stomach. I can help you with that, too". Wakko breathed in and she helped him. "Ok. Now, breathe out, but clunche your stomach and puff up". Wakko did so and they repeated the action a few times.
"Ok, now the next exercise you should do at home", the nurse announced. Then she layed down on the mat to demonstrate it. "So, you have to lay on one of your sides and circle the upper leg while your lower one stays straight. Like this", she said and did the exercise once. "Ok, your turn. I'll help you", she said and Wakko did the exercise a few times until he got it perfectly right.
"Ok, you can lay back down", said the nurse and Wakko did so. Then she gave him one of the cards and he held it above his head. She held his other arm and pressed that spot on the beginning of his left leg. Then she put the card back and pressed a spot on his upper right leg.
She gave Wakko the other card and kind of sqeezed his upper left leg. Then she put the card back and pressed a spot on his upper right leg again.
She gave him the first card and pressed that same spot. Then she left only one finger.
She put the card back and squuezed his left side. "Hurts?", she asked. Wskko just nodded. "That's ok", she said, "You can get up now". Then he did the bending exercise a few more times, and the nurse helped him.
"Ok, you can lay back down", she said and Wakko did so. She got out a felt pen and held it above his head. Then she pressed a spot next to his left eye. "Ok, follow this with your eyes", she said as she moved the felt pen and Wakko did so. Then she put the felt pen down, still holding that spot. After a while she got it out again and repeated the action two more times before doing it with the green base.
"Alright, we're done, you can get up", said the nurse. Wakko gave a sigh of relief and got up. "I feel dizzy...", he said before colapsing. On purpose. And the nurse knew that. So, once she gathered all of the papers, she came over to him. "You want me to pick you up, huh?", she asked and chuckled. Wakko blushed and just nodded. "Yeah, yeah, I know you and your brother, you're always like this", she said more to herself as she picked him up and walked to the door.
When she opened the door, she put Wakko down. Yakko was sitting on one of the chairs and when he saw them, he got up. "There", said the nurse and Wakko went to sit on the other chair while the nurse gave his brother all those papers.
"Alright Wakko, see you in a week", said the nurse once he got up to leave. "Ok, bye!", said Wakko. "Bye!", said Yakko and they left.
"So, how was it?", asked Yakko, "What did you do?". Wakko sighed, "Just a lot of pressing, eye following and exercises, that's all". "Wakko, that's called neuro hacking. It's activating different parts of the brain for your legs to work better", said Yakko. "Ok...", said Wakko. "Wait a minute, what did I see there when you walked out?", asked Yakko. Wakko sighed, "I colapsed...on purpose", he said. Yakko chuckled, "Good job sibling", he said. Wakko gasped, "You mean, you actualy set me up??"", he asked. Yakko just nodded and Wakko blushed.
When they came home, Wakko showed the exercises he had to do at home.
A/n: Phew! That was a long one, took me like 2 MONTHS. I'm going to publish these 4 chapters now, since it took me so long, plus I started writting this story almost 4 months ago. So, see you in...forever, I guess? 'Cause I don't know when am I going to publish the next chapter since I'm starting school tomorrow. Bye!
P. S. I hope this wasn't boring.