The children had surprisingly been able to get their own costumes via their parents or a family member. There were witches, angels, goblins, Dark Vaders, lizards, you name it running around ready for the party to start, when Alex and Izzy got there about fifteen minutes before eight.
"Wow," Izzy said, as she caught a glance at the kids. "That's a lot of costumes."
"Hey, look Darth Vader," Alex pointed out, as a trio of princess walked by them.
"Their parents or family members got them for them," a nurse, dressed in a Mardi Gray mask. "When they heard about the party, they rushed out to get them something. They also brought snacks and more candy and prizes. They are greatful that you guys are doing this."
"Thanks, Sara," Izzy said to her, as she caught a sight of a tiny lion coming towards them. "Hello."
"I'm Nala," the little girl said, as she looked up at Alex. "You're scary looking." She then tugged on Izzy's arm so that she dropped down to her level. "Are you a real Angel?"
"No, I'm not." Nala then looked up at Alex. "Are you ready for the party?" Nala nodded as she held up her arms to Alex, who gently picked her up. Izzy shot him a smile, as she got to her feet. "Good, because we got a lot of fun stuff for us."
"All hail, King George," Alex called out, as George came up to them. George looked like he was about ready to smack him. "Sorry, George. George, meet my friend, Nala, Nala, meet King George."
"You look cool," Nala said to George as she took in the crown. "Always wanted to be a princess, but Mum said that I could be it next year."
"And who says that lion cubs can't be princesses?" George asked, as he went over to the box of masks and pulled out a small tiara. "With great honors, Dr. Angel and Dr. Devil, I introduce, Princess Nala."
"Thanks, King George." Nala launched herself at him, and he caught her in his arms. "Come on, I'll introduce you to our royal subjects." She then lead her down the hallway towards some other kids.
"That was nice of George," Alex whispered to Izzy as she came up to his side. "Ah, look, here they come." Izzy looked over to see Derek and Meredith coming towards them. "Think you should have made her Maid Marian."
"Next year." Meredith shot them a smile, as they came up to their sides. "Hey guys."
"Hey, Izzy," Shepherd answered, as he looked around. "Where do you need us?"
"I thought you could help with the face painting."
"Sounds like a great plan." They then took off to find a station set up with ideas, stencils, paint brushes, and washable face paint. "Ah, she's resourceful."
A smile crossed his face when he spotted Christina, Burke, Bailey, and the Chief headed towards them. "Ah, the rest of our merry men," he teased, as they came up to their sides.
"Don't you dare start with me," Bailey said, as she put a hand on his chest. "I've had enough 'bunny jokes' to last me the entire month." She then turned to face Izzy. "Okay, Stevens, where do you want us."
"Um, Dr. Burke and the Chief are going to read ghost stories in the two waiting rooms," Izzy said, as she looked at her clipboard. "Christina, if you want you can help pass out spiders and snakes." She then turned to face Bailey and a smile crossed her face. "You're in charge of the games. You have about five nurses to help you."
"Okay," they all said, before they took off to do their tasks. "Oh, this shall be fun."
"Okay, Dr. Angel," Alex started, as he turned to face her. "What am I supposed to do?"
"Help me pass out these bags of candy," she replied, as she handed him a box stuff with colorful bags. "Some kids can't join in with the other kids. So we're taking the fun to them."
"Sounds like a great plan." He followed her around the wing, stopping in on the bedridden children. He then would tell a ghost story while Izzy face painted. Soon everyone had a nice stash of candy and prizes, and had their faces panted. Izzy snapped pictures with her digital cameras as they went around to see how everyone was doing.
Screams brought them to one waiting room where it seemed all the kids were sitting on the floor looking up at the Chief. Bailey stood at the back with Burke, Christina, nurses, doctors, and some parents watching them. George sat on the floor with Meredith and Shepherd, with Nala in his lap. Izzy smiled as she saw that Meredith's mask was on her head but she had a cat face drawn on hers. Bailey saw them both and walked over to their sides. "You did good, Stevens," she said to her. "Now you guys go sit by O'Malley, I think he saved you guys a spot."
"Thanks, Bailey," Izzy said to her, before they started to weave their way over to George's side through the kids. Alex sat nearest the wall and Izzy sat close to his side. A few little ones climbed up into their laps, and the laps of Meredith, Shepherd, and any Adult in range, when the Chief's story got too scary for them. Izzy just smiled. The party was a hit.
TBC
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