Chapter six
"No stop it...leave me alone...stop touching me….ahhh ok, ok I am awake just stop touching me already!"
Why the hell is Rouge and Knuckles here waking me up for, I was having such a nice dream of running alongside Sonic. They better have a damn good reason for interrupting that dream. I haven't had a very good dream in a while.
"About time you woke up hun, we have been at it for over a minute." Do I seriously want to make a joke about her wording?
Yeah might just skip the suggestive joke, they don't look in the mood for one.
"So, mind telling me why you both are here, waking me up and destroying the only good dream I have had in weeks?" Yeah I think they now know I am so in a mood with them.
"We have good news and bad news for you. Good news is Sonic has found someone available to take you to your appointment tomorrow morning." Rouge you don't sound all that confident I will agree to this.
"Go on." Just give it to me, I can handle it.
"The bad news is the only person free to take you is Miss Vanilla. We know this is not what you want to hear and we know you are trying to prove you don't need assistance but Sonic insists that someone goes with you." Yeah Knuckles you are right I don't want to hear this.
I have absolutely nothing against Miss Vanilla, she has been nothing by nice to me since I first met her years ago. I wanted to go to this appointment alone or at least get there by myself.
"Can she not meet me at the hospital instead of taking me all the way there?" See I can compromise, it's not like I am outright refusing the company altogether.
"Shadow, hun, the hospital is just over three miles from here and it is a very long way for you to travel while pushing yourself in your chair." Rouge I would tell you my plan in getting there but you will snitch on me.
"And, what you all think I cannot do it? Well thank you so damn much for being so confident in my ability in moving this thing without anyone's help." Oh crap they figured out my plan, why else would they be giving me suspicious looks right now.
"Shadow you do realise using up a lot of your chaos energy will make things worse for you right?" Oh shut up and stop playing the role of mother Rouge.
"And since you are still refusing to consume anything then it will drain you to the point of nap time for days." Knuckles you are not my father so you can shut up too.
I am a damn adult and can do what the hell I like when the hell I like. If I want to chaos control to my appointment then I am going to do it.
"It could also stop your healing process which means you will be in that chair longer." Well I'll be damned she has changed my mind.
Wait why would she say that if she doesn't believe I will heal and walk again?
"I thought you all don't believe I will walk again?" I need to ask even though I already know why she said that, it was for my benefit and to get me to change my mind.
"I never said I don't believe you will be stuck in that chair for the rest of your immortal life Shadow, I just don't think it will happen for a while. We will all know for sure when you get those test results back. It has been months now so there could be some kind of progress." So she is still on my side and does have hope I will walk again?
"Right well you have convinced me to just except Miss Vanillas help and have her take me to my appointment. Will Cream be attending too?" Well I know it is obvious the child rabbit will be tagging along but I need to know for sure.
"No Cream is staying over at Amy's and both plan to have a shopping day tomorrow along with a lunch date and wont be home until late afternoon apparently." Knuckles I think a simple no would have been nice, wait so does that mean I am taking up Vanillas free time?
"Relax Shadow she wants to help you and be there for you in case you get bad news." Rouge I wont get bad news, I will get nothing but good news tomorrow.
"Right well at least I am not taking up her free time and stopping her from doing other things. Hold up why is Sonic not going to go with me? I would have thought he would want to be there too." This is a very good question to ask, Sonic has always attended appointments and stuff with me regardless of what he is doing.
"Sonic wont be around to take you, he and Tails are off on a little camping trip." Camping trip, really Knuckles you give me that excuse.
No I must not complain and cause a fuss. Sonic needs his space and needs time alone without having to concern himself with me.
"Well I hope they have a nice time." I miss going on camping trips with Sonic but it is not really something I am ready to do just yet.
"I'm sure they will. Right then hun you ready to go?" Say what?
"Go, go where?" They never said I had to go somewhere today.
"To Miss Vanillas to spend the night. Her home is closer to the hospital which means you wont be either too early or too late for your appointment. Rouge packed a few things for you while you were napping and I made sure everything was locked up tightly. You still have that emerald in your quills?" Well duh of course I do Knuckles.
"Yeah but are you all sure this is best? I mean I need to shower and stuff in the morning." Oh my chaos I do not like this one bit, Sonic I do not mind coming into the bathroom and helping me but to have Vanilla do that. Oh hell no but I need a shower though.
"Oh relax hun, she can help you get in and out of the shower." This is not funny Rouge so wipe that grin off your face and Knuckles you too.
"Yeah I am sure she could but I had a special shower fitted before I came home from the hospital and I am used to that." I really don't like this.
"She has a chair you can sit on while you wash yourself." Knuckles this is not funny.
"Knuckles go get Shadows over night back in the hallway while I get Mr Grumpy face into his chair." I hate your tone of enjoyment Rouge.
This will be one embarrassing shower, more embarrassing than when Gerald walked in on me and saw everything. At least Gerald was a guy and my creator.
"There you are hun, all comfy in your chair. Oh almost forgot your blanket."
"Thanks. It's ok Rouge I think I can cover my legs with my blanket." It is my legs that are not working, not my arms.
There all nice and tucked in…I do really love this blanket, best present ever while being down here.
"Ok bag, check." Knuckles must you be heavy handed in everything you do? I can feel you hook my bag on the handles.
"Mr Grumpy in his chair, check." Oh ha-ha Rouge.
"Before you give Knuckles your emerald, is there anything you need before we go?"
"Well I will need my phone and stick that are still laying on the sofa. I promised Sonic I will keep my phone close by and in hands reach so yeah I will need it." Seriously guys did you not even think to give me my phone and stick?
"Phone yes but grabbing stick no. Vanilla is going to be looking after you so you wont need your stick to grab things from places too high." I want my stick Knuckles so stop blabbing and just give it to me.
"Knuckles is right hun, you wont need it so give him your emerald so we can leave." I want my stick, it is a comfort regardless of his uselessness at times.
"Not until one of you gives me my stick." I am not leaving without it.
"Knuckles go through Shadows quills and get the emerald, I do believe we are witnessing the great and powerful Ultimate Lifeform having a tantrum."
"Don't you, hey get out of my…damn you both!" I swear I will get everyone back for their mockery upon my disability.
"I'll give it back after I chaos control us to Miss Vanillas front door." I don't care Knuckles you invaded my personal space without my permission, only Sonic gets that privilege.
Ten minutes later…
"This tea is so nice Vanilla, are you sure you do not want to try is Shadow."
Ignoring you Rouge.
"I am happy you like it Rouge. Shadow wont you have some tea?" Sorry but even your kind and gentle voice will not make me drink.
"No thank you Vanilla but I appreciate the offer." I think I made her unhappy but I'd rather make her unhappy than make her have to assist me with the exit of that tea.
"Don't mind Mr Grumpy, he is just being stubborn and doesn't want to consume anything. He is afraid of any accidents that might happen because he can't tell when he needs to go." Oh my chaos Rouge, why the hell did you just say that?
"Hey Rouge you just made Shadows cheeks turn red, I don't think he wanted that shared." No I damn well did not Knuckles.
"Shadow sweetie it is nothing to be ashamed of ok." Oh Vanilla you will never truly understand the shame and embarrassment of this situation until you experience it for yourself.
"Not eating or drinking is a personal choice so can we please stop talking about it." Well it is, I choose not to consume for the sake of having no accidents happening and so I don't have to struggle preparing meals for myself.
I don't think there are any special cookers out there that are low enough for me to use the hobs on top safely. Although that could be worked around by sitting on something to make me higher…wait why don't I have something to sit on to make me higher? Oh yeah I refused because I couldn't reach my breaks properly. I need a better chair until I am all fixed and walking again.
"Alright Shadow no need to get more grumpy." I will show you grumpy Knuckles, just carry on teasing and making fun of me.
"Thanks for the tea but we really must be going. We will see you tomorrow Shadow after your appointment. Bye and behave Shadow." Rouge when am I not on my best behaviour...actually good call.
"Yep we are going to meet you here then I'll chaos control you back home so see you then, bye."
"Yeah ok fine, see you tomorrow." Now that they are gone it is just me and Vanilla…what now?
Is it me or is it getting a little awkward now? I should say something to lighten up the atmosphere.
"So, how have you been? I haven't seen you in a couple of weeks." Yeah we can start with that.
"I have been very well Shadow and yourself?" Ok I was not expecting the question returned so quickly.
"I've been reasonably ok, I'll be even better when I get some good news tomorrow." Which is totally true.
"I don't mean to get you down but you have to come to terms that you might not get that good news you are hoping for. You seem so sure of something that is very unlikely sweetie." And there we go bubble burst, I knew someone will do the bursting and I half expected it to be Knuckles.
"Oh Shadow I am sorry, I didn't mean to made you feel sad."
"It is ok Vanilla I know. I just feel that if I am positive and confident that I will get the news I am finally healing then it will be so." More like I am praying to all the Gods out there that I am healing and things are looking promising for my future.
(Thanks for reading and I hope you are still enjoying the story, next chapter will be the appointment... until the next update and if you have a moment please drop a review to let me know what you think of the story/chapter, all comments are welcomed…)
