Yeah I finally updated, now people will stop bothering me to write more,
really I can't help it when I get writers' block. When I get it I work on
different stories, thatÕs the reason I have so many on the go so when I get
writers' block on some I work on the others.
Eyes of a Child
By firehedgehog
Chapter Twelve
Ash glared, or as best he could through the thick bandages. He was bored
stiff with nothing to do at all, there was no one visiting him at the moment
and pikachu had been brought for a checkup and wouldn't be back till this
evening.
'Bored, very bored' the bandaged teen thought with a sigh, he leaned
back onto his plush pillows and wondered what was going on in the world.
'Nothing ever changes in this hospital' Ash thought with a deep sigh,
hell even with these bandaged he could tell the time without having to ask the
time.
At exactly at Seven am the breakfast cart entered the room, at seven
thirty the dishes were taken away after he wasÉ well helped to eat by a
hospital volunteer.
At nine am some doctors would do a physical and mental check up, and the
rest of the day he could easily tell from little things.
'Come to think of it lunch should be soon' Ash thought with a slight
grin, he didn't like the hospital food much but at least it was slightly
filling.
He had been at the hospital for a week now and was quite sick of it, if
he was lucky Gary would stop for a visit and maybe sneak in some real food.
"Bored," he said with yet another sighed, it was then that his ears
caught the tell tale sounds of the food cart heading this way.
"Bout time, breakfast was ages ago," Ash muttered, he grinned slightly
hearing his stomach rumble in slight hunger.
***
Gary looked back and forth nervously, in his backpack he had a nice
dinner he planned to give to Ash. But first he had to get past health nut
nurses and noisy doctors, so far so good.
"Pi," a voice by his feet called, Gary nodded and looked down at the
small yellow pokemon by his feet. Mrs ketchum had asked him to drop Pikachu
off with Ash, at the moment Mrs ketchum was at home getting some needed sleep.
Apparently she hadn't slept since Ash had been admitted into the
hospital, he himself couldn't do anything if he didn't sleep eight hours a
night, he was just glad he was sleeping normally still.
"Okay, lets slip into his room now," Gary told the pokemon since there
were no hospital staff near Ash's room, grinning almost evilly the two slipped
into the hospital room.
Gary's smile faded as he saw the younger teen, it always shocked him to
see such a vibrant teen as Ash pale and hurt like this. Those white bandages
gave him nightmares, the thoughts of Ash being permantly blind plauged him.
"Gary?' Ash suddenly said startling him, Gary blinked wondering how his
friend had known it was him.
"Yeah Ash its me, how did you know?" he asked, he grinned as a smirk
appeared on Ash's face.
"I can smell the food, anyway who else would slip food in for me," Ash
said with a slight laugh, Gary also laughed and heard a delighted gasp from
Ash when Pikachu decided to tell Ash he was back by cuddling beside his head.
"Hungry?" Gary asked, he then snickered as the other teens' stomach
rumbled.
"A little," Ash said sheepishly, his stomach rumbled again.
"A little," Gary teased, Ash giggled.
"Okay, more then a little," Ash admitted, Gary laughed and then pulled
out the food and helped the bandaged wrapped boy eat them.
***
"So how is it going?" Gary asked Ash, the ebony haired boy was done
eating and was sitting up in a chair.
"Okay I guess, but the hospital is boring me to tears," Ash said
truthfully, Gary sighed knowing that it was true that hospitals were really
boringÉ and even more if you had to stay in one.
"Anyway, aren't the doctors suppose to talk to you about your eyes
today?" he asked, Ash nodded and licked his lips nervously.
Ash shifted his arms that held pikachu, Gary could tell that the younger
teen really didn't want to talk about this subject.
"Yeah, but what if they say I'm blind for life," Ash said in a terrified
voice, Gary walked over to Ash and gave the younger teen a comforting hug…
something he wished he could do for his own brother Satoshi (lol).
"Don't worry Ash, everything will work out all right," Gary told him,
Ash gently hugged the older teen in a brotherly way (not the other way you
sickos).
"I hope so Gary, I really hope so," Ash whispered, it was at that moment
a doctor in a white lab coat entered the room.
He was around thirty with Pale skin, dark blond hair and hazel eyes set
behind wire rimmed glasses that looked ready to fall off his nose any second.
"Hello boy, My name is Doctor Cyan and I'm here to talk to Ash here
about the hospitals prognosis about his eyes," the man said, his voice calm
and friendly… it was a kind of voice people liked to hear laugh.
Since Gary was still beside Ash he felt the younger teen grab his hand
tightly, he winced at its surprising strength but he could tell that Ash was
terrified at what this man could say.
"Relax," he whispered to Ash, Ash took a deep breath and his grip on
Gary's hand loosened some… at least enough that his circulation in it began
again.
"Sorry Gary," Ash apologized, Gary turned to look at the doctor while
Ash faced the direction he had heard the doctors voice.
"Well, Dr Cyan what's the verdict?" Ash asked nervously, the man
remained silently for a few moments before smiling.
Those moments were nerve wracking for the two teens, it felt as if they
had to wait a million years to get that answer to that simple question.
"Your going to be fine, with a new laser surgery you'll be seeing just
as good as before," the doctor said finally, Ash breaking the ice hugged Gary
happily and Gary laughed.
"See Ash, you had nothing to worry about," Gary laughed, Ash laughed and
cried glad at his good fortune.
"PIKA," a certain annoyed yellow pokemon of the electric mouse variety
shouted, they had squished it during there happy hugging at Ash's good news..
they were rewarded by a thundershock.
Gary found himself on the ground soot covered, he glared at the pokemon
who ignored him.
"Sorry pikachu," Ash said brushing soot off himself, Gary just blinked
and wondered idly how Ash could find it when he couldn't see it… oh well it
was just a mystery of the world.
"Pi," Pikachu said simply, then the pokemon also hugged Ash while Gary
watched from the floor.
"This is normal right?" the doctor asked from the door, Gary nodded at
the doctor who only blinked.
"Very normal," Gary told him.
"Okayyy… anyway onto bussiness, Mr. Ketchum I'll be getting in touch
with your mother to arrange when your surgery will be," Dr. Cyan told them,
Ash nodded.
"Okay, by the way when can these bandaged come off?" Ash asked, his
voice was hopeful and Gary knew those bandaged must be cumbersome and
annoying.
"Actually, you can take them off right now," Doctor Cyan said, Gary, Ash
and Pikachu gave a cheer.
"I'll do it," Gary said when the doctor began to walk towards Ash, the
doctor blinked and then smiled,
"Go ahead, just give the bandages to the nurse at the nearby nurses
station when you leave," Cyan said, Gary nodded and the doctor laughed humming
a soft tune under his breath.
"I can't wait Gary, soon the bandage will be off and they are going to
fix my eyes," Ash said cheerfully, Gary laughed softly.
"I know, now hold still while I get these bandages off… I don't want to
stab you accidently with one of the safety pins," Gary joked, Ash nodded
smiling and sat still.
With gentle hands Gary reached for the bandages and undid the pins, he
placed him on the bedside hospital table. Smiling and began to pull off the
plain white bandages, finally it was free and he placed them beside the pins.
That done he looked at Ash, the ebony haired teen had yet to open his
eyes. Finally the eyelids shifted, Slowly they opened up letting the world see
them again.
"No, no… it can't be," Gary whispered once those eyes were fully open,
he was looking into beautiful amber eyesÉ Satoshi's eyesÉ his Brothers eyes.
Amber eyes, Satoshi's eyes… Ash's eyes.
TBC
Yeah, we finally got the answer if Ash will be blind or not and poor Gary just
got the shock of his life. Of course Ash has no idea of what's going on,
remember he doesn't remember his time as Satoshi since he was so young… anyway
the next few chapters are going to be interesting.. but writers block had hit
again (Hides as readers throw heavy items at her).
Ja ne