About a minute or so later, Aidan slowly opened her eyes and found she was in one of the donation chairs again, only this time with the feet elevated above her head. She had a cold, wet cloth each on her forehead, behind her neck and on her stomach under her shirt.

Blinking her eyes into focus, she saw Draston, Lance and Ralph looking down at her. "How are you feeling Aidan," said Draston as he checked her pulse and blood pressure.

"A little dizzy," she said, closing her eyes. She shook her head when she felt worse.

"Keep your eyes open. It'll help," he said.

Aidan nodded, then groaned when she realized what happened. "Great... I fainted didn't I?"

Ralph chuckled softly. "Yep, you did sweetheart. Stood up too quickly to say hi and went out. At least Draston saw the light in your eyes go out and caught you before you could get hurt," he said gently, not wanting to say that it creeped him out as well. Ralph could tell she was already upset that she might've scared him and the others.

"Terrific, talk about being embarrassed. I'm sure you and Lance got a scare seeing me go out like that," she said and both reluctantly agreed. "Means Tony wins the bet after he finishes donating. Wonder what he wants for his meal?"

Lance coughed slightly, trying to hide a laugh. "You won't have to worry about that, Miss Aidan. He decided to not go through with donating after all."

"Huh? He's been hovering around me like a vulture to see if I'd have to hold someone's hand and such, and he chickens out?" she said in disbelief.

Ralph decided to continue. "He did Ade. Answered the questions and went over to the testing area, but... he saw Draston use the needle that they use for the donation on someone, and he backed out. He went outside for a while."

"Huh, go figure. No wonder the nurse said not to look," said Aidan with a chuckle. "Did he see me pass out?"

"No, I didn't Ade, but I saw the aftermath when Draston here picked ya up and put ya in this chair. You look like a wet ghost in that stuff," said Tony as he leaned over into her view. He had just come back inside when everything happened, and looking at how helpless Aidan appeared, regretted making the wager.

Aidan saw the look in his eyes and shrugged. "OK, guess it's a draw," she said. "I didn't complete my wager and you bailed out, so..."

"Ya kiddin' right? You won."

Ralph shook his head, confused at the agent's response. "Tony, she told me about the bet, and one stipulation was she couldn't pass out. She did."

"Not quite Mr. H, that was for the actual donation. That doesn't include afterwards trying to recover," said Tony simply. "She made it through the donation, which dealt with the problems in her head. She and I can't control what her body decides to do after the fact."

Aidan gave the best glare she could at the "problems in her head" comment, but kept her reply to herself for the time being. She then turned to look at Draston. "So, now what do I do? Can I go teach the rest of the day?"

The man nodded. "I don't see why not, given your syncope was brief and you're doing all right. Now, I recommend you take it easy the rest of the day - not stand up too long, not go too fast, and I'm sure you've guessed definitely no standing up too quick," he said, and she nodded, embarrassed. Draston continued. "If you feel dizzy, tell someone right away. You'll also need to eat lunch and probably have a snack before you go home."

"That should be easy. The class can have a quiet time today making their projects or studying. Good thing it's lost wax carving and fabrication projects so I don't have to go rushing around stopping sand fights. That was a mess, and I don't think we cast one project that day," she said.

"Ade, I'll also take ya back to your apartment after classes," said Tony. "I'm sure Mr. or Mrs. H can bring your car back or I'll have Rhonda bring me back to the school and get it."

Aidan, realizing that Tony was trying to help out more, nodded. "Sure, works for me Tony. Just please don't go chasing rabbits in my car. We do that enough."

Tony chuckled, realizing what she meant, and left the library so he could get something to eat himself.

Ralph turned to Aidan and chuckled. "So, where are you going to go for your prize?"

"I'm going to make it easy on him and go to that Chinese buffet restaurant. I know it's a place he wants to try too, so it's win-win for both of us," she said. "Fortunately for him, I can't donate again for about two months, but next time he'll know not to make a wager based on something silly with me again."

"True, but at least you know what to expect and what not to do next time," said Ralph, and she chuckled.

"Yes, one impression of a tree in the fall is enough for me," said Aidan.

After a few more minutes, Draston gave Aidan the go ahead to try sitting up again. Finding she was feeling all right, she was allowed to go eat and return to class to teach. Though Ralph did stop by a couple of times to check on her, the rest of the day went off without an incident.

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The next evening, a car carrying three people arrived at the Golden Swan Chinese Buffet. While Tony knew Aidan could make him take them just about anywhere, he was happy she decided on a place that everyone would find something they liked to eat - and was easy on his wallet. Rhonda was with them as well, while both her and Tony's kids were with a babysitter.

"Tony, I never thought I'd see the day when I'd see you chicken out of something, especially over a needle," said Aidan as she got out of the car.

"Yeah, and Rhonda's still giving me a hard time for even making the wager," said Tony.

"True babe, but I've been wanting to eat here for some time, so good thing Aidan won and chose something we'd all like," said Rhonda as she closed her door and the three started walking to the restaurant. "By the way, do you know how the drive went Aidan?"

"According to Ralph, the clinic said they received about 110 units, which was better than what they expected," she said. "And, they said it was one of the best behaved school drives they've had."

"That's terrific."

Aidan blushed slightly, tugging on the collar of the suit, which was covered by a denim long-sleeved shirt over a rose-colored mock turtleneck shirt and khakis. She also was wearing handmade blue goldstone and labradorite jewelry. "I also heard that I was the only one who stood up too quickly," she said. "Shows that the kids know a little bit more about what not to do at a drive than I do."

"Oh, you just stood up too quickly and passed out. It was an honest mistake and could happen to anyone," said Rhonda. "I've seen that happen to the strongest of men, think they're tough, but come shot time..."

"All right, I admit that I chickened out, but I can't challenge her again for about 53 more days. So, are we going to stand here all day or are we gonna eat?" said Tony getting a little frustrated that everyone was still kidding him.

Aidan looked at the agent and smiled softly, realizing he had enough. "I think he said 'uncle,' and I agree. We've had fun at his expense long enough, and came to eat. Come on, let's go inside," she said, and the group entered the restaurant. After getting seated at a table away from the main area, the group placed their drink orders.

Rhonda went to go get her meal, leaving Tony and Aidan to chat. "So, Ade are ya feeling better today?" said Tony seriously. "I mean, it was pretty scary to hear ya fainted like that."

"Better. I think taking a nap at home and eating a good dinner helped out a lot. Still found I'm a little tired though," she said. "Ralph and Pam said that takes a couple of days to get over though."

"Sounds like it's been 'fun' even today too."

"Yeah. While what happened wasn't too funny yesterday, I'll admit I got a laugh today hearing Lance tell the class everything."

"Listen Ade, just because he was there doesn't mean he can go embarrass ya," he said, frowning.

"Oh, it didn't bother me... because I had already warned the class about my donating. They actually thought it was cool that I did go through with it and said stuff happens... well..."

Aidan paused when she felt her head swim. She leaned over slightly and rubbed her eyes. Tony, noticing that particular look, frowned. "Aidan, ya all right honey?" he asked, all humor gone.

"Uh..."

Tony took a closer look at Aidan and realized she had grown ashen. "Put your head between your knees," he ordered. Aidan did what she was told, but then suddenly...

"Oh no," said Tony, his voice a little squeaky.

"What's wrong Tony?" said Aidan in a slightly groggy voice.

"Ade, I don't know how to tell ya this but..." said Tony, clearing his throat.

Aidan was growing impatient. "Look, I don't care what it is, but please tell me what's wrong," she said.

"Um, the suit turned ya invisible."

There was a quiet pause, making him concerned. Tony kept his hand on Aidan's back, just in case she went out. Otherwise, he wouldn't know where she fell. "Aidan Hinkley, please say something," he said.

"H...How am I invisible? I could never turn invisible before so why let me do it now?" groaned Aidan. "I'm starting to feel like a ghost. How do I turn off this power?"

"I don't know, but maybe just relax."

There was another pause, then she spoke. "Hell, it isn't working..."

"Don't panic Aidan, or it won't work 'cause you're still worried. You can't risk popping back visible with Rhonda here... Oh no... Rhonda." Tony looked up, fearing she had returned. Fortunately, Rhonda decided to get a Mandarin barbecue plate, so she was delayed for the moment as she waited for the chef to cook it.

Aidan decided to try Tony's advice again and just relaxed. Shortly thereafter, she popped back visible. She slowly sat up with Tony's help and smiled. "Well, I'm back... hopefully to stay," she said, smiling. "I'm in the suit, but what caused it? Wasn't thinking about turning invisible."

"Don't know, maybe it has something to do with ya donating blood," said Tony. "Hopefully it won't happen the rest of the night. Just warn me if ya feel dizzy like that again. Ya all right?"

Aidan nodded. "Feeling better now, but still... " She frowned when she saw how pale Tony was. "Wait are you all right?"

"I'm fine, but Ade, out of all the times ya've tried to do that, you do that now? Talk about strange," he said.

"No stranger than your bet, babe," said Rhonda as she entered with her plate. She had only heard half of Tony's comment and saw Aidan's slight pallor. "People still can feel dizzy after donating blood the next day. You still shouldn't have made that bet."

"I know Rhonda, but at least we all learned something, in more ways than one."

The other two chuckled. "Now, I don't know about you Tony, but I think we'd better go get our dinner," said Aidan. Tony chuckled and the two got up to get their meals. They decided that they'd try invisibility again another day.