Authors note: so I recently watched "Things Change" again. This will do one of two things: send me into a depression that requires a lot of eating or inspire me. I guess it did the latter, thankfully. I so do not own the Teen Titans, DC, Cartoon Network or whatever brand names I happen to mention in this story. Hiatus over, enjoy.
Chapter 9
(Terra's POV)
To say I was irritating every doctor or nurse or even the random passerby in the waiting room of the surgical unit of Jump City Hospital would be a huge understatement.
I was currently sobbing like an idiot for the third time in the past day. Raven was still the only one who would deal with me while I was in this state. Probably because she was the only who could create a force field around me in case I lost control so there be no accidents in the hospital.
Gar had been in surgery for over six hours now. I was beginning to feel pissed instead of just sad. Maybe it's because no one would tell me what was going on, just Robin. Or maybe it was because they said the surgery would take 5 hours at most. Or maybe it was because I just really hated hospitals and doctors and knowing he was in there with them made my skin crawl.
Doctors hadn't come out to speak to Robin for 2 hours now. I figured it was a sign. Maybe no news was good news. Or maybe no news meant they were too busy trying to save him for them to come out to tell us how he was doing.
At the seven hour mark a doctor came out of the big double doors and looked straight at Robin, who strolled over to speak to the guy. I decided I had enough of waiting so I went too.
"I'm sorry miss but I can't tell…" The surgeon started talking.
"No, I'm his girlfriend. I'm a part of the team. I want to hear what is going on. I know I'm the not so fantastic Titan but I still deserve to know what is going on with him. So if you don't continue saying what you were going to say to Robin before I came over I'm going to flip. And you won't be pretty anymore when I'm done." Well this could've gone better but I got my point across so fuck it.
"We ended up having to remove his spleen and there were some complications during the transplant. We almost lost him a couple times during the procedure because he lost so much blood. We were able to find enough of a reservoir of blood for him which diluted his own blood that Cyborg supplied us with. We had enough but the body seemed to reject it at first. Luckily, it ended up taking the foreign blood. This was a reaction we had not been prepared for. We knew is DNA had changed when he got his powers but we hadn't expected his blood consistency to change. After we got him to stop bleeding out he had a seizure. Once we got that under control it was smooth sailing. As for the broken lumbar vertebrae and the bruised kidney and broke n ribs we were able to get him in brace that will allow him to heal properly. The down side is it allows for very little movement. We have him on Morphine for the pain and his leg should stay in the cast for 6 weeks. When he comes in to have the leg cast removed we'll evaluate everything else and make more guarantees then. There has been a side effect to the concussion that we were not prepared for. He seems to have lost his sight. This could be temporary though. We have set him up to see a specialist tomorrow."
Beast boy can't see me. Beast Boy won't see me if I go in there and tell him I love him.
What the shit.
"Can I see him?" I said as I realized I interrupted Robin and the surgeon. I didn't care.
"Yes. He's in recovery room 3." The surgeon told me but as soon as I heard yes come out of his mouth I ran off. I would've even if he said no.
When I got in there he was looking around with a confused look on his face. I sat down and I asked him what was wrong.
"Terra, is that you?" he asked me as he turned towards where the sound came from.
"Yeah, hi it's me" I replied to him.
"Why can't I see you? Is there a black out? Is there something covering my eyes?"
"No, sweetheart. The doctor said that the concussion made you blind. But it could just be temporary. He was going on and on about how your brain was trying to process the trauma that just occurred and it took away something and it could just be to save energy and it could come back. Just try not to panic." I told him as calmly as I could.
He paniced.
"I hadn't been told yet. Why haven't they told me? Shouldn't they tell the patient first?" He answered.
"I'm not sure. You would think they would have. They told me you almost died a couple of times while you were in surgery. I'm so happy you're okay. I know you being blind is a big deal but I'm sure it's temporary and I'm just so glad you're alive and that you're going to be alive for a long time. I didn't want you to go. I love you."
I had tears in my eyes and he couldn't see it to wipe them away. Shit. I would've thought that they would all be gone by now. I've only been crying off and on all day.
He put his hand over mine with a grimace of pain crossing his face. I gave him a glare that he couldn't see.
"Terra, it's going to take a lot more than this for me to ever leave you. I know you were scared. I was scared too but I'm alright now. I'm not going anywhere. I love you." He whispered to me.
"Promise Beast Boy?"
"Terra, I promise."
"Get some sleep. You need rest. I'll stay the entire time."
He just nodded to me and fell asleep.
And I did stay. The entire time. Even when the nurses came and tried to make me move and security was called. Robin and Raven and I were able to persuade them into letting me stay. It was mostly Raven. I just cried and refused to move from the vigil I had set up in my seat.
The next morning I awoke in my chair to a nurse who was a little louder than necessary. I looked at the clock. 7:00 a.m. Since it was summer, I forgot that this time existed. I was glad she woke me up though. The specialist was coming by at 8. I woke Gar up by lightly shaking him. This caused him to jump in surprise like he forgot he couldn't see what was happening and probably strain his back more than he should but when he realized it was me telling him he was okay, he smiled. Somehow this made me know that everything was going to be okay.
He couldn't even feed himself. I fed him thesubstandard breakfast the nurse brought before I even touched my own which of course meant I had a cold meal of pancakes and soy based sausage links. But I didn't care. I'd do anything for him. While we waited for the nurse and specialist to come in we about random things. When the specialist came I was asked to leave the room. As I stood to leave, Gar put his hand on mine and shook his head. I sat back down and politely told him I wasn't leaving and that Gar wanted me to stay.
Eventually the specialist and nurse accepted it and let me be.
(Beast Boy's POV)
Not being able to see the world around you is the weirdest thing in the world. I couldn't see what the specialist was doing until he did it. He tried to tell me what was happening as he did things or give me a warning but I still flinched every time he touched. Terra was being wonderful though. She whispered soothing words as I was poked and prodded. At one point the guy apparently shined a light in my eyes. He told me the pupils reacted normally but I couldn't see the light. I could only feel the warmth of the light on me. The guy ran some tests. Everything was normal on the outside but he would run the test results and get back to me.
It was weird to talk to a person and not look them in the eyes. It was something that I did my entire life. I saw what was making noise. But not anymore.
Terra tried to make it better. She would describe things to me. Including what the nurses looked like, what the food looked like, and just answered everything for me. It was helpful but still frustrating.
Eventually I got the courage to ask when I could leave. I was told that I was being released tomorrow morning after I met with the specialist again. I later learned his name was Michael Wilson and he specialized in hearing loss as a result to a head injury.
I didn't care what it took or what the results said. I would see my beautiful girlfriend's smile again.
