Project 59 by Bonez aka HappyNoodleGurl Chapter 17

Raye opened her maroon eyes and automatically shut them again after the bright light of an overhead lamp reflected in them. Blinking a couple times and getting used to the brightness of the hospital room, she sat up in her bed. It was early morning, and brought her hand up to her eyes to protect them from the blistering sun shining through the window opposite to her.

She was in one of those raising/decending beds, and was wearing a hospital robe. Feeling a bit weak, she lowered her hand and hugged herself close while looking around. The room was like a regular hospital room, with a small T.V., an ajustable bed, and so on. The walls was a soft baby blue, and the ceiling was a stained white.

On the counter to her left, someone left a big vase of roses and small trinkets wrapped in brightly colored paper. Curiously, she took one wrapped in yellow paper and white string, and opened it. In the box was little pink & red M&M's. Smiling and smelling the sweet chocolate scent, she sat it aside, to tired to eat it that moment.

Staring harder at the roses, she noticed a little white card stuck inbetween a stem and the vase. She grabbed it and opened it to the typed cursive blue print that read:

"If I had a penny for how many times I thought of you since you've been away, I'd be a very rich person today."

Covering her mouth, she let out a small giggle and started to read the black hand-written print below the blue.

"I saw this card and even thought it's not original, it's true. Get Well Soon, I need someone to help me eat my Dad's damn toast. Haha. Love Always, Dib Membraine."
"P.S: Umm...I drew you something I thought you'd like."

Turning the card over, she saw a poorly drawn ghost that said "boo." Smiling wider, she placed the card back on the counter, and noticed someone sleeping in a chair by the door. She turned her body around and placed her feet on the floor. Standing up, she straightend out her blue and white speckled hospital robe and walked up to Dib, who was sound asleep on the oak chair.

Sitting on his knees, she looked at his innocent expression as he slept. He looked like a little boy about 5, and Raye moved his single spike from his glasses. Taking a long breath, she pecked his large forehead. His eyes slowly opened to see her sitting on him. Letting a smile creep on his face, he gave her a hug. She breathed in his unique scent once again.

"Sorry if I woke you......but how could I resist?" she whispered happily. Dib slowly pulled away and looked at her face, the bruises barely visible anymore. "I'm glad you did......I was worried you'd never wake up."

Raye giggled unintentionally, watching how his expression changed to a kids again when he said that. Holding his right hand in hers, she massaged his palm. "Why'd you worry? I'm a warrior, grrr! Nothing can harm me." Using his free hand, he ran it through her uncombed black hair. "But I've been here for 3 days waiting for you to wake up."

She stopped loving his hand and stared open-mouthed at him. "......3 days!?! I've been here that long? I thought it was just 1." Dib shook his head. "Nuh-uh, you inhaled alot of smoke in your lungs. That, and your body was very exausted from the shock of almost getting set on fire."

Her head hung, and slowly let his hand go. ".......and Bob?" Dib's eyes met the ground and sighed. "He got accused of murder and arson, and if found guilty could get 20 to life, slim chance of parol." Looking to the side, Raye sighed as well. "Yea, well you know how the law goes around here......he'll be out in 2 years, if that." (A/N: With just the author's slight POV)

Closing her eyes, she lied her head on Dib's chest, letting the gentle "badum badum" of his heart fill her ears. "Where......am I going to go?" Stroking her hair more, he pulled her close. "Dad said you can stay with us......but you have to move into the extra room. I didn't want you to go back to the HRS shit......I want you here with me."

Slightly cracking her eyes open, she stared out the window at the car-filled parking lot below. "......What time is it?" Looking at the clock on the wall, he replied. "......Dawn. 5:45am." Raye got up and walked over to the window.

Looking in the wide bathroom, she saw an outfit hanging from the shower rail. It was a pair of tight, dark blue bellbottoms you could get from stores such as the Body Shop, a short V-neck white tank-top that had silver glitter lining the the neck, a regular white bra and undies, and a pair of open-toe high heels that had a black strap over the the foot and another that hooked by the ankles by a silver buckle.

Her eyes moved from the outfit to the ground a couple times, until she smiled. Dib stared, trying to see her intentions. "What are you thinking?" he asked, and with no reply, she ran into the bathroom, grabbed the out-of-personality clothes and ran back. Laying them on her bed, she ran to the door and locked it. Swinging her hips, she walked back to the bed and started unwravling the ties to her robe.

Dib smirked catching on, as the robe fell to her knees. Brushing all her hair behind her, she turned around to face him. He stared at her naked body and his heart speed increased, but his heart wasn't the only thing that did either. (^.~) With a slick smile, she grabbed a black comb that was on the counter and ran it through her hair as she told him what was on her mind.

".......I want to go to skool." Dib's reaction changed from excited to disappointed. "......You what?" he asked, getting a different response than what he thought. Pulling on her bra and panties, she shrugged. "I want to go back to skool, there's supposed to be a halloween dance, and I want to buy a ticket." Dib sighed as he watched her put on her shirt and pants, and sunk down in his seat.

"Oh......ok, but I don't know if the hospital will let you." Slipping her foot in the black heels, she laughed slightly while strapping them in. "Heh.......well they don't know Raye Manslaughter, do they?" Walking over to Dib, she pulled him off the chair and wrapped her arms around him. He was tall compared to her, so she had to look up.

He bent down to kiss her. "They're in for a surprise, eh?" After sharing a long sweet kiss, Dib tried to move his hand up her shirt, but she blocked it and turned around teasingly. He rolled his eyes as she walked toward the bathroom, smiling at him deviously.

"What? Am I supposed to chase after you?" he asked, and she playfully replied. "Wanna quicky before skool? C'mon, the bathroom, 5 minutes." She winked as he followed her in there. What they didn't know was that the Professor was walking up the hallway with the room key, ready to check on his son and his maybe-future-daugher-in-law.

Stopping outside the door, Mr. Membraine smiled thinking of the new addition to the family. He had allready signed the papers, and she was to live with them until she turned 18. Dib was so......"happy" when he was with her, something his big-headed son wasn't since his mother's death. Placing the key in the lock, he chuckled to himself.

"She's a good girl anyways." He turned the key until it clicked and placed his hand on the knob. "She shouldn't get into too much trouble......" he thought, opening the door quietly. Looking for Dib and Raye, he didn't see them. What he did see though was the open bathroom door and sounds coming from it.

Curious, he walked up to the door and shaded his eyes at the sight of Dib backed into the wall with Raye infront, her shirt coming down and both their pants halfway down. "Oh holy god!" yelled the digrungtled dad, as Raye and Dib turned around and screamed. The professor slammed the door and ran out the room all dramatic like. FLAN

A/N: Hah! That was fuuuuuunny! I don't know why, but the many thoughts of Mr. Science going through the hardships of parenting is just so damn hilarious! I've got much more traumatizing things I could do to him too, but I don't know if I'm going to use them in the next chapter. Whoo! Finally, the moment all you mosher's have been waiting for: The Return of Christie! MUAHAHAHA! After all, how could one be satisfied if I didn't do something horrible to her??? **smile smile** Does Dib have a birthday? Someone please tell me if the Allmighty Thinnest gave him a B-day please!! **grovels at your feet** If not, then I'll just create one and I might change his age to 15. I dunno, I'm still thinkin' bout it.

~*~Bonez aka HappyNoodleGurl~*~

P.S.~*~ Interesting Fact: Through most of the story, I was listening to one of the only rap songs I really really like, 112's "Peaches and Cream."