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When dorothy came 'round again the lights in the room were quite dim, but she could hear the sounds of scribbling, and the sound of snoring. Looking around she felt dizzy and weak still but at least she could move. She could make out alex, who had started snoring in the chair he had been sitting. Suddenly a paper airplane flew out of the back and struck alex square on the nose.
"Ugh, what is it now!?" Alex asked.
"If you're going to snore so loudly, lay down, or get a better chair to sit on, because its putting you on a position where you snore!" Elena said.
"Sorry, I can't handle that all you have are stools that don't have much in the way of backings to lean against." Alex said.
"Alex?" Dorothy asked weakly causing him to turn.
"Elena! She's up!" Alex shouted.
Suddenly the lights came on a bit brighter. Dorothy squinted and blinked, her head started to feel like it was spinning again.
"Dorothy, don't try to do too much, you'll just make yourself weaker, I'll send for Madeline, she seems to know more about you than the rest of us." Elena said running out.
As dorothy and alex were left alone, alex leaned over and kissed her again.
"dorothy, you gave us all quite a scare, do you have any idea what happened?" Alex asked as he leaned back.
"Alex, I, no." was all she managed to say.
Alex sighed and took her hand.
"you've been here for nearly three days, you were in the hospital for over a week, dorothy, we were all so worried about you." Alex said pouring a cup of water from a nearby jug.
He held her head steady while tipping the glass against her lips. She took a few sips before Madeline ran in wearing a blood red night gown. She ran over and placed a hand on Dorothy's forehead. Immediately dorothy felt some of her energy return. Madeline then tightly embraced her.
"Dorothy, next time you feel a bit off, tell me, I know you better than anyone else." Madeline said.
"Madeline, leave her alone for now." Elena said.
"Well, we should at least get her to a more comfortable bed now, I'm sure she's stiff and sore from just lying there for days." Madeline said.
"I guess you're right, but do you think she has enough strength to walk?" Elena asked.
"If not, I can carry her." Alex said.
"Alex, I don't think so, not with your leg the way it is." Elena said
"Elena, don't doubt me." Alex said.
"Alex, you're injured, at this point, it's not doubt, its common sense." Madeline said.
"You're not helping." Alex said turning to her.
Without another word alex got up and scooped dorothy into his arms. Walking slowly out of the hospital wing before picking up his pace.
"Alex! slow down!" Madeline called.
Dorothy heard alex chuckle and soon they were in her room. As alex placed her down on her bed immediately she stretched and sighed.
"alex, I told you to slow down, what if you fell?" Madeline asked walking in.
"Madeline, would you please calm down." Alex said.
"Alex, would you calm down?" Dorothy asked
"sorry." Alex said sitting down in his chair.
"dorothy, you should get some more rest, we'll talk to you in the morning" Madeline said taking her wand out and waving it over dorothy.
The next thing dorothy knew, she was waking up again, but she was alone her room. She still felt dizzy but it wasn't as bad. Getting to her feet she stumbled her way to the closet and found an outfit already laid out for her. changing into it she stretched and walked out of the closet to find Ellie, sitting on her bed. when she saw dorothy she got up and ran over to her. hugging her tightly.
"Dorothy, thank goodness you're finally awake." Ellie said.
Dorothy smiled and embraced Ellie as tight as she could.
"Where's alex?" she asked.
"at the medical wing, Elena is wrapping up the wound on his leg again." Ellie said.
Before dorothy could get out another word a pair of hands were clapped over her eyes. Dorothy giggled and smiled.
"Ozma cut it out." Dorothy said.
"Ah rats, how'd you know?" Ozma asked.
"Lucky guess." Dorothy said she turned to hug her.
Ozma smiled and hugged dorothy tight as she could. When she released her, she smiled walked out of the room returning a few moments later with a tin.
"Brianna has been making cookies like mad recently." Ozma said opening the tin.
Dorothy smiled and took a cookie from the tin and ate it quickly. Just as Glinda walked into the room.
"I swear you're a bad influence Ozma, it's not even breakfast and you're already eating sweets." Glinda said taking a cookie from the tin.
"Right, Ozma's the bad influence, you're the adult." Ellie said.
"oh…be quite!" Glinda said chuckling and running off.
Ellie shook her head and ran after her sister, alex came in a few moments later. Ozma offered him the tin and he smiled and took a cookie.
"So, feeling better?" Alex asked.
"Still a bit dizzy, and kinda stiff, but I'm glad to be awake." Dorothy said walking up to him and hugging him tightly.
"Dorothy, we were all so worried about you, why didn't you tell us you weren't feeling well?" Ozma asked.
"I barely had time to come to terms with it, before it happened." Dorothy said sighing.
Alex hugged her tightly before releasing her again and sighing.
"Dorothy, you had all of us worried that we might lose you." Alex said.
"I'm sorry I gave everyone such a scare." Dorothy said.
"dorothy, just please, if anything ever feels off, please, just tell us, I know you like putting others before yourself, but you need to ask for help when it's necessary." Alex said.
"Alex, I get it, you don't need to give me a speech." Dorothy said.
"I know, it's just, oh, never mind." He said.
Dorothy smiled and kissed his cheek causing his face to go a deep red that cause both dorothy and Ozma to giggle.
"dorothy, have you selected a dress for ace's Christmas party?" Ozma asked.
"when have I had the chance, I've been drifting in and out of consciousness for the past few days." Dorothy said.
"Fair, why not have Madeline help you?" Ozma suggested.
"Because I'm scared of what she might choose." Dorothy said.
"thanks dear, love you too." Madeline said appearing behind them causing them all to jump.
"Maddie! I told you not to do that!" Alex said catching his breath.
"Sorry." Madeline said.
"Maddie, you could give someone a heart attack doing that." Dorothy said.
"Not in Oz." Madeline said checking her own pulse.
"Why are you checking your pulse?" Ozma asked.
"My pulse and Dorothy's are linked, if she gets nervous, or frightened my pulse changes, and right now, her heart is beating like a drum solo." Madeline said
Dorothy sighed and sat down on a nearby chair. She looked at Madeline directly in her eyes. The look in them told her that she already had a plan.
