Hiya Luci

It was the day of his therapy. Phil hadn't slept again. He played his bass all night. Lil sat next to her brother all night listening to him. She was feeling left out. Not in a selfish way, she hated that her brother had to go through something like this by himself. Even if it would mean she was dying to.

"So am I getting better?" he asked

"Yeah, but I think I'm better"

"Bollocks!"

"Hey don't wake up Mom and Dad"

"You can't play anything, let alone a Bass"

"Aaaah you think you know everything about me" She picked up his Bass and played a few notes. Phil began to cry "Hey, what's up?"

"I know nothing about you"

"Don't be silly, I'm sure you have stuff I didn't know about. I mean I don't know who you have a crush on"

Phil smiled to himself

"What was that smile for?"

"Nothing I was just thinking about you and Chuckie" she went red

"How many times I don't like Chuckie that way"

"So why have you gone red?"

"I havn't"

"Well you should know he feels the same as you"

"Really?" she suddenly took interest "not that I do like him or anything"

"Of course"

"I'm not convincing you am I?"

"Not in the slightest"

They laughed and hugged

"Well I'm going to bed, you need your rest for tomorrow....or today" she said looking at the clock

"Night sis"

"Night"

He lay back on his bed strumming his Bass. Then eventually fell asleep.

"PHILLY!" a voice shattered his dream

"I'm up. I'm up."

"Well hurry up Howie and Lil are waiting"

"Right mom" He pulled himself from his bed forgetting he had his Bass on top of him. It fell with a bang

"Crap" he left it and opened his wardrobe looking around he just pulled out an old red shirt, a t-shirt and a pair of green baggy cargo pants. He stumbled out of his room and into the car. He fell asleep again, but Betty, Howard and Lil let him sleep. It was not long until they were at the hospital. Luckily Phil could get in straight away and have his operation to remove the lump.

====== 6 hours later ======

"He should of come around by now" said Lil

"Hey don't worry, you know how he can sleep" said Kimi hugging her friend

"Yeah. Besides he looked like he needed some sleep when he got here" said Tommy

"You can say that again" said Chuckie. He put his hand on Lils shoulder.

She remembered what her brother had said earlier . She blushed

"Thanks guys. Phil would be so happy you all came over."

"We wouldn't be anywere else" said Chuckie. She blushed even more this time.

Just then Phil burped. And everyone laughed

"Now that's my man" said Dil

It was nearly an hour more before Phil finally woke up

"Huh? Wha?" said Phil

"Hey he's back to the land of the living" said Tommy while being smaked in the ribs by Kimi

"Hey what are you guys doing here?"

"We wanted to make sure you were ok" said Chuckie

"Plus there is some great news. The doc says it was a complete sucess!" said Lil with a smile on her face

"That's great!" he said smiling

"But there is going to be some Cemotherapy just to make sure" she added

"I'm cool with that" he still couldn't stop smiling

The gang just talked for hours about what he'll have to go through and what they'll do when he gets out

======= a week later ========

Phil walked into the hospital with a large suitcase and took it up to his ward. He amidiatly saw a gorgeous girl in the bed opposite to his. She was straight out of bed and introducing herself.

"Hi I'm Luci. What is your name?"

"I'm Phil"

"Nice to meet you Phil. So you getting Cemo?"

"Yeah. Are you?"

"Can't you tell?" she said pointing at her bald head

"Yeah sorry I'm a bit slow today. I couldn't sleep last night."

"I know how you feel I was the same"

"How long have you been here then? If you don't mind me asking"

"Not at all. About 2 months"

"That's a long time"

"Your telling me. So how old are you?"

"16"

"Me to! That's wierd"

"Yeah. Oh have you had to do any school work here?"

"God no! That's the main reason I came here"

They shared a laugh

"You know Luci. I think I may enjoy myself here"

"I hope you will. Oooh come with me" She took his hand and led him out of the ward and into a small barbers room. "Sit Sit"

He looked at her confused but did as she said

"Right Phil, since your getting cemo. You have to lose your hair"

"What no way!"

"Hey it'll fall out anyway come on be a man about it" he laughed and lay back

She picked up a pair of hair clippers and got an evil look in her eyes. She began to shave Phils hair. He cringed as he saw bits of his hair fall in front of him. She turned him around and sat on his lap as she tried to shave his fringe. He suddenly forgot what was happening just enjoying this moment. She looked into his eyes and gave him an evil grin as she lowered the razor and took one of his eyebrows off. She jumped up away from him and began to laugh. He pickered up a near by mirror and looked in it. He couldn't believe what he saw. He had never thought what he'd look like bald. It was wierd then he noticed his eyebrow

"What did you do to my eyebrow?"

"I kinda shaved it" she said laughing. He looked at it again

"Well I supose it does look cool"

"What do you mean?"

"Well it works for me. I'm an international famous Bass player"

"Rubbish"

"Seriously. We're called Paradise in Anarchy. I got our CD somewhere if you don't mind heavy rock"

"Are you kiding I love it. System of a Down are my favourite band" His eyes lit up.

"I was right I will like it here"

"I think I may to.." They drew closer and nearly kissed, but Luci saw his eyebrow and began laughing again

"Right that's it" he said grabbing her and putting her into the chair

"You wouldn't!"

"Wouldn't I?" he picked up and turned on the razor. Luci tried to squirm her way out of his grip, but in vain. He managed to take one of her eyebrows off. He walked away and began laughing

"You bastard" She said jumping out of the chair and knocking him to the floor. They were looking at each other in the eyes and were in that moment again. She drew closer to his face still with full eye contact. She stopped and moved away.

"Sorry" she said getting up and walking towards the door

"Luci wait" she turned and looked at him. He took her hand

"It's ok. I dunno how to say this, but I kinda...like you"

She smiled "I kinda like you to." she took his hand and took him back to the ward. When they got back They saw Tommy, Chuckie, Kimi, Lil and Dil sitting at his bed.

"Hey guys what you doing here?"

They all turned aroung shocked and looked at Phil. Tommy and Chuckie tried there hardest, but couldn't stop themselves from laughing.

"What happened to you?" asked Dil

"Luci" he said looking at the girl next to him

"Oh hey sorry we didn't see you" said Kimi getting up and shaking Lucis hand. She looked at Phil and nudged him "Good work man she's cute" she whispered. Phil laughed and looked at Luci who smiled back.

"Where are my manners. Luci this is Kimi, Tommy, Chuckie and Dil. And this is my twin sister Lil"

"Wow twins. Which one is the evil one?"

"That's a though question" said Tommy getting smaked by Kimi again. "What?" he whispered

"Stop flirting with her" she whispered back

He laughed "Jealous?"

"Don't play with me Pickles"

He kissed her "You know your the only girl for me"

Seeing Kimi and Tommy kiss made Luci breath a sigh of relief. 'Well at least she isn't after Phil' she thought to herself

"So Luci. Why do you guys have only one eyebrow?" asked Lil

Phil and Luci began to laugh. "We had an accident while shaving my head" said Phil

"You shaved my eyebrow on purpose" said Luci

"After you shaved mine!"

This argument went on for the rest of the day. Phil spent a month in the hospital getting Cemotherapy. And during this time Luci and Phil had gotten very close.

"Hiya Luci that was my last Cemotherapy session. Hopefully"

"Well that's great"

"I know" he looked at his feet "thanks"

"What for?"

"For being there. It's been great to have some one to talk to that is going through the same thing"

"Well there is no need to thank me you've been there for me just as much as I have for you"

"Maybe, but I still want to thank you. Can I buy you some dinner?"

"Well I'm not gonna knock such a nice offer back"

They smiled at each other and went to the hospital canteen.

"So what do you fancy?"

"I'll just have a burger"

"On our first date don't be silly"

"What do you mean our first date?"

"Well....this is the first time we...kinda gone...out"

"Well if your trying to ask me out on a date.....sure"

"Sure what?"

"Sure I'll go out with you"

He smiled at her and she smiled back. They stood in silence for a while.

"....A burger right?" Phil finally said

"Yeah even though it's our first date"

They laughed until Luci left to get a table, but not before kissing him on the cheek.

Phil returned with a large tray with 2 burgers and 2 sodas on it.

"I hope you like Coca-Cola"

"Yeah that's great thanks"

"Well our first date has to be perfect"

They laughed again and looked into each others eyes.

"We better eat before it goes cold" said Luci

"I supose we should"

They ate there food and smiled at each other. They talked about what they'll do after there therapy and were they'll go on there first proper date. Once they finished there food they left back for the ward. Luci took Phils hand and rested her head against his shoulder. He smiled to himself and continued back to the ward.

"So this is my place" Luci joked

"Can I come in for a cup of coffee?" They laughed again as they headed in.

They sat down in the TV section of the ward. Everyone else was out somewere so they got the choice of TV channel.

"They turned it on to MTV2 and watched Audioslaves new video.

"That reminds me I still havn't heard that CD you were telling me about"

"What me and the guys one?"

"Yeah"

"Back in a minute then"

He rifled through his suitcase when he found a blank CD. He took it over to Luci.

"Put it in the CD player then" said Luci trying to sound bossy

"Yes Mistress" Phil joked. He pressed play and sat down next to Luci. She took his hand when the music began

"THE SPINE, A LINE,

THE FETUS IS MINE,

DON'T FORGET ME

DON'T FORGET ME

DON'T FORGET ME

DON'T FORGET

REVOLT, REVOLT, REVOLUTION,

COUNTER REVOLUTION COUNTER COUNTER REVOLUTION

THE MIND, MIND THE MIND THAT FEEDS THE BLIND,

AND HELPS YOU FIND,

AND MAKES YOU BIND,

THE GAME, IS ON, THE GAME IS ON,

THE GAME IS ON, THE GAME IS ON,

THE GAME IS ON,

THE SPINE, A LINE THE FETUS IS MINE

THE SPINE, A LINE THE FETUS IS MINE

THE SPINE, A LINE THE FETUS IS MINE

THE SPINE, A LINE THE FETUS IS MINE

A LIFE, DENIED,

COMATOSIS, COMATOSIS, COMATOSIS,

COMMENT ON MY WORD,

DEFINE, MY WORDS DEFINE,

MY WORDS DEFINE, MY WORDS DEFINE,

MY WORDS DEFINE THE LINE, THE LINE,

REVOLUTION, COUNTER REVOLUTION,

COUNTER COUNTER REVOLUTION, SOLUTION,

DISSILLUSIONED BY POLLUTION,

RESOLUTION STARTING WITH THE SPINE, A LINE

THE FETUS IS MINE, THE SPINE, A LINE

THE FETUS IS MINE

THE FETUS IS MINE

THE FETUS IS MINE

THE FETUS IS MINE

THE FETUS IS MINE

THE FETUS IS MINE"

"So your the Bass player?"

"Yeah"

"I thought so. It was the best bit"

He smiled at her and they began to kiss

"Errr.... do you wanna date properly?"

She kissed him again

"Yeah go on"

"That's good bald girls really turn me on"

They laughed and kissed again. After his month he was told he could leave. He was completely cured. He had never been this happy in his whole life. He rushed back to the ward to tell Luci.

"LUCI! LUCI!" he shouted barging through the door

"Hey Babe. What's up?"

"They've said I'm back to myself. Full health. I'M CURED!!"

She smiled and hugged her boyfriend "That's brilliant. I'm so happy for you"

"The only bad thing about it is I have to wait for you to get out before we can start dating properly"

She looked away from him "Yeah...wait"

"Well I'm going now so I'll be back to see you tomorrow. Ok babe?"

"Sure" she said kising him "Bye"

"See ya" he was so excited he picked up his suit case without closing it properly. Dropping all his stuff out. This made Luci laugh as she got out to help him

"Thanks. See ya" he said kissing her again and rushing out of the door. A tear rolled slowly down her cheek as she got back into her bed. She closed her eyes and went to sleep

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And you all thought I was gonna kill him. I like Phil he's cool (when he ain't crying) I hope all those who have read this have enjoyed it. The next couple of chapters will focus on Chuckie and Lil, then Angellicas party and the road trip so quite a lot to still get through. please R/R