Disclaimer: No, I don't own these characters. No, I don't own Paul (fingers
crossed). No, I don't own Steg, Hook, Mary, Antibus, or any other
recognizable SK character. BUT THAT DOESN'T KEEP ME FROM TRYING!!!
H2O Angel: I'm still trying to figure out how I'm doing this... at the
moment, blame George...
Flare Conlon: Well, I hate to do this to you, but Steg is an important part
of this story... as much as we'd all like to hang him by his toenails and rip
out his intestines to be eaten by toothy mouthed anteaters...
Die-Hard KH Fan: You can have Steg... that is if we don't kill him first...
The Blood Ringed Moon: Congratulations! It's nice to see another Paul fic!
Sage of Darkness: Early retirement for Steg... yes. Premature retirement (
MyDeadDreamer: Good news! You're not stranded! As a matter of fact... here's
the next chapter!
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That night, Paul visited Alyssa again. She talked for hours about anything and everything.
The boy just sat there, listening intently – though he heard very little about what was said – his concentration was focused on the speaker more than the speech. She intrigued him.
Even after Alyssa had fallen asleep, the boy sat there, watching. He was still there when a nurse came in early the next morning to get Alyssa ready for surgery.
When the nurse left, Alyssa looked curiously at the boy who remained seated next to her bed.
"You're still here?"
He smirked and laughed softly.
"No, I'm just a hallucination."
She laughed nervously. The boy noticed she looked extremely pale.
"What's wrong? You look awful."
Alyssa smiled slightly. "Well, thanks a lot!" She shrugged. "I'm just a little nervous I guess."
The boy nodded. "I understand."
Alyssa gave him a pleading look then.
"Please, stay with me until they're ready to operate. I don't want to be alone."
Paul looked at the fright in her eyes and nodded. He wasn't going to leave her if she wanted him to stay.
When another nurse came to cart Alyssa into the operating room, the boy followed silently.
********************************************************************** And that's all I've got for now... sorry, It's a short one, I know. But I promise more WILL come. Until then, review so I know people are still reading!
That night, Paul visited Alyssa again. She talked for hours about anything and everything.
The boy just sat there, listening intently – though he heard very little about what was said – his concentration was focused on the speaker more than the speech. She intrigued him.
Even after Alyssa had fallen asleep, the boy sat there, watching. He was still there when a nurse came in early the next morning to get Alyssa ready for surgery.
When the nurse left, Alyssa looked curiously at the boy who remained seated next to her bed.
"You're still here?"
He smirked and laughed softly.
"No, I'm just a hallucination."
She laughed nervously. The boy noticed she looked extremely pale.
"What's wrong? You look awful."
Alyssa smiled slightly. "Well, thanks a lot!" She shrugged. "I'm just a little nervous I guess."
The boy nodded. "I understand."
Alyssa gave him a pleading look then.
"Please, stay with me until they're ready to operate. I don't want to be alone."
Paul looked at the fright in her eyes and nodded. He wasn't going to leave her if she wanted him to stay.
When another nurse came to cart Alyssa into the operating room, the boy followed silently.
********************************************************************** And that's all I've got for now... sorry, It's a short one, I know. But I promise more WILL come. Until then, review so I know people are still reading!