A couple months later…
Zee had been watching over this teenager girl for almost a year. She's been sick and this just wasn't any common cold or stomach flu. This could be the end of Zee's only friend, Rosalie Rowen. He was hoping to spend more time with her than this. Ro resting silently through the night. She had the last bit of Chemotherapy today. It had worn her out and made her feel terribly sick. Ro had gotten a rare case of leukemia and it was completely unsure if she was going to live.
Ro had to stop going to school and back home. Well actually she lived with Zee in an apartment since she didn't have any family besides tons of foster families. She rested here at the hospital. Zee didn't want to leave her here alone so he stayed with her at all times. If she made it she was going to have a bunch of surprises when she got home. He had one time during a long operation gone shopping with her. Bucky stayed there with her and in return he came to live with us. Zee was starting to think that he too was worried about Ro.
"Zee, how's Ro doing?" Zee shook his head. It wasn't good by all means.
"Not too good Bucky."
"Will she make it through?"
"I hope so." Bucky sat down looking sadly at the Ro. Yes, they both had their differences but Bucky didn't want to see Ro die. He kind of liked her just a little bit. Zee sat by her bed waiting for her to wake up.
A couple of agents that knew the two before this happened passed by seeing the synthoid they thought was such a horrible monster depressed about the girl. They see the girl that they used to know that had so much spirit dying in the bed. "Come on West let's go."
"Okay Lee, Agent Bennett are you coming?" He didn't answer as he watched his enemy vigil over the girl.
"Come on we have to get on that next mission."
The Next Morning…
The doctor entered in the hospital room. "Ahh she is doing well I see."
"What do you mean?"
"The Chemo Therapy it's gotten rid of all the symptoms and her blood cell count is back to normal now we just have to give her a bone marrow transplant."
"She can go home?"
"Yes but I suggest that you keep her home. Don't send her to school or anywhere else where theirs a possibility of her getting sick alright?"
"Okay but she can go home?"
"Yes Mr. Smith." Ro woke up three hours later seeing that Zee was there right next to her.
"How did I do Zee?"
"Just fine Ro. You can go home."
"Really?"
~*~
"Yes, you can." I got a wheelchair and helped Ro into it. She still looked tired. I had already got all her stuff in the car. Many people we knew stopped by and dropped off flowers for her. She got up from the wheelchair to the yellow jeep that I owned. I drove the hours drive home. Ro listened to the radio quietly as she looked out at the scenery. She had been through a lot and she was too exhausted to even come up with a conversation. I stopped in the driveway of our home. Ro looked at it astounded.
"Are we home?"
"Yes, Ro while you were at the hospital. I bought this house and got your stuff moved from your room in the apartment to here. I have a room all done for you."
"Really?"
"Yeah and I got your room set up the way you like and everything." I moved all of her stuff from that small apartment to this spacious house and got a decorator to come in and decorate the whole place.
"Sting and Stormy are here too?"
"Uh huh." She stepped up to the house slowly. I helped her out since she was still a little weak. I hoped she liked it. I had gotten her a lot of stuff while she was gone too. She stepped up to the door and opened it slowly. She looked around the house as she walked slowly through it. Sting and Stormy her two dogs ran up to her quickly. She petted them before walking on to see more of the house.
"Zee this house is beautiful." She spun around looking at the ceiling and the main entryway.
"I hoped you liked it."
"I love it. It so much bigger than that apartment."
"You want to see your room?"
"MY room?" I nodded as I took her hand and led her up the stairs to her room. I told her to close her eyes and I would walk her into it. She didn't want to at first but then she did after I begged her a little bit. I walked her into the center of the room.
"Okay open your eyes."
She gasped I think in surprise. "Wow Zee this is amazing."
"You like it?"
"Yes it's great Zee." She sat down on her bed.
"I let you rest Ro."
"Oh okay, thank you Zee for everything."
"Your welcome." She was already asleep across the bed.
"Hey Zee what are you doing home?" Bucky asked surprised.
"They gave Ro her release she's better. They gave her a bone marrow transplant and everything."
"She's staying?"
"Yep."
"Did you give her the presents you got her?"
"No not yet."
"When are you?"
"After her nap."
"She's asleep again?"
"Bucky, she's been through needles, IV's and an couple operations. I think she deserves a nap."
"I guess but she's been asleep for the last two days when I tried to visit her."
"She was asleep all day though."
"Why?"
"She HAD CANCER!!!" I yelled at him disbelieving that he would be complaining about Ro having cancer.
"Sorry geeze touchy. I was only kidding."
"I'm sorry Bucky she's my only friend."
"Yeah I know." Both of us stayed downstairs quietly for most of the day for Ro. Bucky played with his dog Arizona. I pretty much made sure that Ro's surprises were ready. Bucky was eating his dinner when Ro came downstairs.
"Zee?"
"Over here Ro." I yelled out in her direction.
"Oh I thought I heard someone over there what are you doing?"
"Nothing."
"You never do nothing. Now what are you doing?"
"Okay, I'm watching a movie." Ro came over to by me and sat down. She watched the movie for a while till I got up. She watched me silently as I grabbed a bunch of wrapped presents and walked over to her.
"Zee what is this?" I set them in front of her on the coffee table.
"They're presents for you."
"But it's not Christmas or my Birthday I don't think."
"It's your homecoming party."
"Yeah Ro to welcome you to your new home." Bucky said sitting down in an armchair by her.
"Bucky? What is the slimball weasel doing here?" I knew she wouldn't like that Bucky was here.
"He's living with us."
"Well make sure he keeps away from my stuff got it."
"Okay, okay I promise to not touch your stuff alright?"
"Good cause I still hate you, brat."
"Ro try to get along with him. He's going to stay and so are you."
"Fine see if I care." She said looking away from Bucky to her dog Sting.
"Open your presents."
"Don't rush me." Ro took a hold of the present on top. There was a pile of almost fifteen packages. Most of them in a box shape or in a bag. The one in her hands was wrapped in ribbon and metallic blue wrapping paper. She opened it to her surprise was a game system for her. She set it down after thanking me for it.
Soon about a half an hour later she opened all of her presents she had gotten a small TV, laptop, a new phone, some clothes, two pairs of shoes, a few vids, some flowers, CDs, and some lotions, body sprays, etc.
"Zee thank you for all these gifts but, why did you get them for me?"
"Because I was so happy to see you come home well. But I have one more gift for you." I brought out a big box from behind the couch and set it down for her. Ro opened it skeptical of what was in there. She gasped in surprise as she opened it.
"Aww, they're adorable Zee where did you get them?" Ro picked up two small kittens and set them on her lap then got out a small golden puppy.
"From a person who was selling kitten and puppies down the street." Ro picked up the dog and hugged it before kissing its forehead. The kittens where dark gray almost blue kittens. Ro stayed on the couch and ate her dinner before heading up to her room. She left the dogs and cats down stairs by mistake because she was so tired.
~*~
I looked around my room. Zee and Bucky had set up everything while I was in the hospital. It was perfect. It had everything that I wanted in it. Zee wasn't too bad a dictating my taste I suppose. I looked around the room paintings of the ocean probably near somewhere like Hawaii since there was volcanoes and such. The floor was wood with some soft rugs around in certain places. I noted that it seemed huge. I also noticed three dog beds by the fire. Each of them pretty big for a dog. I forgot to bring up the dogs oh well I'll get them later.
I walked around looking at the bookshelves, closet, dresser, and entertainment center. I saw some books from the apartment and some other things I had while I was living in the apartment. I had a very large CD collection on a couple racks over by my entertainment center. My dresser had all my clothes in it I had plus all my jewelry and makeup. My closet was pretty empty with the exception of a few shirts and a couple of coats.
I had a fireplace over to the left of my bed. The whole room was like what I imagined my room to be when I got my own house. I walked around looking at everything in my bed. It was almost like a dream.
My bed completely different from the one I had while we lived in the apartment. It had soft fluffy pillows with a soft oak frame. The mattress was so soft it was like a cloud. There was soft fluffy comforter under a couple of blankets and quilts.
I guess Zee remembered that I liked candles since they were all around my room. All different colors they all smelled good like a bouquet of flowers and a basket of fruits. I walked out to the small balcony, window thing. I looked out to the ocean. It was beautiful. I could feel the ocean breeze blow my hair around.
I think I could stand living here. Zee would be there for me and Bucky I guess wasn't too bad as long as he stayed out of my room and my stuff. I guess I could learn to get along with him probably. Hopefully the school wouldn't be too bad. I left all my friends that I had at that school I went to before. I didn't get to say goodbye but I had only spent a semester there. It wouldn't be too bad to stay in one place for a while. I could make some real friends. I could probably get really good grades too. I would graduate then what? I suppose I shouldn't worry since I never thought about the future that much anyway.
I walked back in my room and got dressed in a tank top and a pair of boxers from my dresser and tossed my dirty clothes into my hamper. I jumped into my bed as I heard somebody coming up. I sat in my bed waiting for whomever it was to come up. "Ro are you in your room?"
"Yeah."
"Can I come in?"
"Yeah." Zee entered in my room with my two dogs Sting and Stormy following him. He had a box in his hands with the puppy and the two kittens. He smiled as he looked at me.
"You like your room? I had a decorator come in a decorate the whole place."
"Yeah it's wonderful did they do the rest of the house too?"
"Some of it like the living room, kitchen and some other rooms. They didn't do my room or Bucky's but they decorated the rest."
"Oh."
"What are you going to name your puppy and kittens?"
"I think I'll name the puppy Pooka, and the two kitty's Blink and Kat."
"Hmm, those are different names."
"Zee, why did you do all this?"
"Because you're my friend Ro. I wanted to make you happy, have I not?"
"No, Zee you've made me more happy than anyone else ever has."
"Then why question it?"
"I don't know I just don't think I deserve it."
"Why not you've saved me before? You've convinced everyone that I was telling the truth and you about killed yourself doing it too."
"I guess that's why I'm insane Zee."
"I don't think your insane Ro."
"Well you're the first."
"I bet Bucky doesn't think your insane."
"That's because he is but then so are you at times."
"But I.."
"Nevermind Zee." I laid down in my bed. Zee came over and sat down next to me. "Zee can you stay with me tonight?" I didn't want to be left alone tonight and I wasn't going to let Bucky stay with me.
~*~
"Sure Ro." She scooted over a little bit on her bed. I got the hint and slipped under the blankets with her. She held her puppy close to her as the two kittens snuggled together on a pillow above her head. I placed a pillow under my head. Ro got up from the bed for a second.
"What are you doing Ro?"
"Lighting the candles like I did in the apartment."
"Oh." She went around the room lighting about twenty candles before getting back in the bed. She sat down on the bed laying on my chest. I looked down at her. She smiled up at me. She soon though closed her eyes. I wrapped my arms around her and brought her close. It felt different to hold her. It wasn't bad actually it felt good to hold her. It felt very good. I looked at her face while she slept quietly.
She looked… I don't know how to described her, what was the word? Pretty? Beautiful? She looked both of those. Her face in the dim light made her seem almost like a mythical creature I saw one time. It was called an angel or was it a goddess. Though she didn't have any wings she had the face and something else I couldn't point out.
She had been really sick lately and I didn't think she was going to make it if she had any more Chemo. It made her terribly weak till this morning. She looked a lot better suddenly as the doctor came in. It was odd to see that suddenly. But Ro has always confused me. She tries to explain things but even then most of the time she confuses me even more.
I remembered when this all started, the case that decided my future well maybe even before that but either way she got sick before the trial but she was a main witness. I should have made them let her rest but they said if I did then I might not be able to get my freedom. Ro panicked and begged that she be allowed to go up there it didn't matter how sick she got she had to do this.
She made it through the case but after when we were talking to Dr. Selig she passed out onto the floor. We got her to the hospital. She soon got better and we got an apartment and stayed there a while. Ro went to school and I worked at home on some science experiments on robotics.
But then she soon got sick all the time and she was getting high temperatures, dizzy spells and she was tired all the time. The doctors took a blood sample, and confirmed that she had to many white blood cells and sent us to a hospital to confirm what kind of problem she had. They confirmed that she had a rare leukemia. Ro cried that whole day. She had never been more scared in her life. I tried to comfort her but I really didn't know how to comfort a girl teenager much less any human of that matter.
He was glad now that he held the girl who made such a difference in his life in her bed. He wanted to tell her how he felt but he didn't have the slightest clues. She was the only person in the world that made him feel this way. It was an unexplainable feeling to stay as close to her as possible. He also felt relaxed and calmed by her presence. I looked down at her.
"Ro?"
"What is it Zee?" She was only half-asleep. She sounded really tired.
"Can I keep you?"
"Mhmm." I bent down and touched her cheek. I couldn't stop myself from the temptation. She winced after I moved my finger across her cheek.
"Zee close the window it's cold." I looked at my hand. I checked my monitors it was 67 degrees. I frowned at my hand. I couldn't wait until Dr. Selig called me back about that human upgrade. I would do this for Ro and for myself. I would make it so I had real skin, heart, the ability to taste, and everything else. So I could act almost normal for Ro.
I took in Ro's scent. She smelled good. It smelt like roses, vanilla and some other scent, which was probably some perfume. Her hair smelled like flowers. I pushed back some hair that was in her face. She turned around to face me in her sleep. I stayed perfectly still as she came closer and closer till she found my lips. I held my breath as she kissed me on the lips. Wait I don't breath well I stayed really still. I wasn't sure if she was asleep or awake. She pulled away and just held onto my neck. I wished more than ever the I could feel that kiss.
"Zee I love you." She let go and slid into my arms. That was weird was she dreaming of me? I guess I would never know. I sat there thinking about Ro the whole night while holding her. The rays of the morning light pierced the room. Ro was still asleep along with all of her pets.
Soon after the sun had rose she took a big yawn, rubbing her eyes and stretching her back and arms. She turned around facing me. "Zee it's too early to get up make the sun go away."
"I don't think I can do that Ro."
"Why not?"
"Because if the sun went away it would be extremely cold and the plants and animals would die."
"It was a rhetorical question, Zee."
"Oh." She petted Pooka all the way through her fur. Pooka let out a big yawn as she stretched out like Ro. I watched her silently.
"Zee what's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"No really what's wrong."
"I'm just happy to see you home."
"Oh okay." I saw two kittens rubbing against my hands. I petted them gently not wanting to hurt either of them. Ro got up and wrapped a blanket around herself. "Zee can you please leave until I'm dressed?"
"Oh yeah sure." I walked out of the room and downstairs. Bucky was already sitting there dressed and ready for the day.
"Is sleeping beauty up yet?"
"Yes, but be nice to her."
"Okay, okay." I heard Ro's door open and shut. Three pairs of feet came down the stairs. Two of her dogs ran out the door and Ro came down with Pooka in her arms. She kissed its head. That started me to get thinking of the kiss I got last night. Stop thinking about that Zeta. You're going to make her think you've lost it.
"Zee can you show me around this town?" I looked up at her she was wearing her jacket, a black tank top and a pair of dark blue jeans. I nodded as I offered my hand to her. She slipped a collar and leash around Pooka's head before taking my hand. She held onto it tightly.
I walked around the beach with Ro nearby. She loved it so far. "Zee this place is great."
"I knew you would like it."
"Zee why are you being so nice to me?"
"Because you risked everything to get my freedom."
"No I didn't I barely risked anything."
"Your life?"
"Zee I wasn't in that much of danger."
"Yes you were."
"Fine Zee you win I was."
"Ro do you think I could learn to love?"
"I'm sure you can Zee since you seem to be able to learn everything else."
"Really?"
"Uh huh." She sat down on the beach away from where the tide reached up and looked out at the ocean. Pooka laid down in the sand and fell asleep. I sat down next to her. She leaned her head on my shoulder. I wrapped an arm around her. As she looked out at the beach.