Author's Note: Hello, cupcakes! I've got more cookies! And you know what I just realized? If you've read the last chapter, you'd have noticed a symbol that looked like this (1) when Charlotte was crying. I had meant to put that in my author's note at the end of the chapter but I completely forgot about it... Whoopsie! Anyway, I had meant to say I used her words as a reference to the movie " My Girl ". Not spoiling that part for anyone but it is sad... I do not own Inside Out. I own the story.
A week had passed. Jordan still hasn't woken up.
Damon, Stevie and Elijah visited him everyday, hoping, praying, that somehow their friend would be alright.
Roger was reluctant to come and visit his son, even when Charlotte begged for them to visit him. Roger would shake his head and say " Jordan needs rest. We need to give him that rest. "
Charlotte would burst into tears and scream " NO! I WANT TO GO SEE MY BROTHER! I WANNA GO SEE HIM! "
Roger would get irritated and send her to her room. It just wasn't easy going through having one child in the hospital in a coma while having a younger at home crying every day alone. He wished Katherine were here. She'd know exactly what to do.
He sighed as he remembered the day he lost her.
Roger held his wife's hand, who was groaning and breathing heavily. Katherine had passed out many times from the pain she was feeling. Then woke back up when sharp spasms ripped through her body.
" You're doing fine, dear. Just keep pushing. " The doctor said behind her mask. Katherine cried out in pain and Roger squeezed her hand tighter " Katherine, you're doing great... Just think, we'll have a healthy baby girl... Jordan will be a big brother a-and we'll take care of them- together! " he whispered, brushing some hair out of his wife's sweating face.
" Ok! She's coming out! We need you to push, ma'am! " The doctor yelled, eyes narrowing in concentration. Katherine screamed as intense pain surged through her body. Roger felt tears in his eyes as he watched his wife in pain. Roger squeezed his eyes shut, not wanting to see Katherine like this.
Minutes passed. Roger looked up when he heard a baby's cry. There, in a nurse's arms wrapped up in a pink blanket, was his newborn daughter. The nurse smiled and handed the small bundle to him. Roger looked down at his daughter, who was crying out. He smiled. Katherine did it. Now they could go home and live a happy life with two beautiful children.
Roger looked over at his wife, who had her eyes closed. " Honey? Look. Here she is. You did it... I'm so proud of you... " he caressed Katherine's head who opened her eyes halfway. " Yeah... I guess I did... " she whispered. " What are we gonna name her? " he asked. Katherine stayed silent for a moment before whispering out " I like... Charlotte... " " Charlotte... That's the perfect name for her. " he said, looking down at Charlotte. He looked up when he felt a hand on his cheek. " Katherine? " " Roger, dear... I'm... very tired at the moment... I want to sleep... Could you take...care of our children... for me...? "
Roger widened his eyes " Y-yeah... And then when you wake up we can go home and have our new life with Charlotte... " Katherine smiled and slightly shook her head " It's a different kind of sleep... An... eternal sleep... A sleep you...can't wake up from... No matter how...hard you try... " she said, brushing her thumb over Roger's cheek, who had tears slipping out of his eyes. " I want our kids to live happy lives... and fulfill their dreams when they grow up...I need you to help them do that... "
Roger shook his head and held her hand " And you're gonna do that with me, right? " Katherine sighed and moved her hand down to Charlotte's head, feeling her daughter for the first and last time. " Please...take care of our babies... Tell them Mommy loves them... I'll always...will... " Katherine's head rolled to one side as her final breath escaped her body.
Roger gasped and shook his wife's shoulder " K-Katherine? Sweet-pea? L-look, you didn't get to hold Charlotte yet. Don't you wanna hold our daughter? She feels so soft and squishy... She's so cute... And... she wants to feel her Mommy... Katherine? " Katherine didn't respond. Roger's tears poured down his face as he hugged Charlotte closer to him and lay his forehead to his wife's.
" KATHERINE! "
Roger was snapped out of his thoughts when he felt a small hand tug his sleeve " Daddy? "
Roger looked down and saw Charlotte staring up at him.
" Daddy, you're crying... You miss Mommy, don't you? You wish she were here to make sure Jordan's alright, huh? " she said.
Roger sighed and brought a hand to his face, wiping his tears " I thought I told you to go to your room... " he whispered coldly.
Charlotte backed away and hung her head, heading upstairs. Before she went into her room, she turned around and said " I wish I could cry with you, Daddy... ". Charlotte turned around, went into her room and shut the door.
Roger looked up and stared at a picture frame with him, Jordan and a pregnant Katherine. He let out a small sob before laying his head on the table.
" I'm sorry... * sob * * sob *... So, so sorry... "
Anger paced through Headquarters, grumbling under his breath. Disgust stared at him, watching him pace back and forth. Fear was hugging himself, whimpering. Disgust rolled his eyes and folded his arms " Will you give it a rest? " he said.
Anger stomped his foot and glared at him " How are you gonna tell me to give it a rest?! A week has passed and Jordan STILL hasn't woken up! AND IT"S TICKING ME OFF! " he roared, his head boiling up.
Disgust rested his head on his hands and sighed " You seriously don't have to remind us... " he muttered.
" And that's not the only thing that's ticking me off! Oh,no! There's one that's really ticking me off! It's that Sadness is treating him like he's done NOTHING WRONG! " he threw his cap off and furiously stomped on it.
Disgust turned his head to where Joy and Sadness were sitting. They were talking about something but he couldn't make it out. He looked down at his feet " You know, Anger... Maybe it isn't...entirely his fault, you know... "
Anger abruptly stopped stomping on his face and whirled around at Disgust " I'm sorry, I must have gotten something in my ear... What did you say?! " he yelled.
Disgust stood up and glared at him " Did I stutter? I don't think I did! So I'm not repeating it! " he sassed, folding his arms.
Anger widened his eyes and growled " Are you out of your mind?! It's entirely his fault we're in this mess! And you know it! " he spat, jabbing a finger at Disgust.
Disgust scoffed and moved Anger's finger away from his face " Yeah, anyway, I'm just saying that maybe we went too hard on Joy. I mean, he only wanted Jordan- "
" You don't know what you're saying! Who knows when Jordan'll wake up? I don't care how " hard we were on Joy ", I'd give him harder! "
Disgust glared at Anger " Look! He may be part of the reason we're in this but he isn't the only piece of the puzzle! I, for one, think we all played a part in Jordan getting hurt. So... yeah! Stick it on your face and eat it! "
Anger widened his eyes and jabbed his thumb at himself " And how did I play a part in this?! HUH?! " he yelled.
Disgust held up his finger " Well... Um... " he said, lowering his hand.
" Yeah, that's what I thought. " Anger smirked.
" Look, I just know we had something to do with it as well- "
" I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS! " Anger waved his hand at Disgust, turned around and started to march upstairs.
Disgust ran in front of him, blocking his way " Hey, dude! I am not finished with you yet! "
Anger glared up at him " Yo, get out of my way! "
From afar, Fear groaned and covered his ears " I never asked for this... Did I? " he whispered.
Meanwhile, Joy and Sadness overheard Anger and Disgust's ranting.
Joy wiped his eyes and let out a shaky breath " Anger's right... I don't know what Disgust is talking about... You guys had nothing to do with it... " he whispered while burying his head in his knees.
Sadness rubbed his shoulder " You know... I'm with Disgust... " he said, pushing his glasses up his nose.
Joy looked up at him " Sadness, for once, please- "
" No, I'm serious... Just think about the things that happened before all this happened... "
Joy stared at him, confusion in his eyes " What're you saying? "
" Well... We never really... interacted with each other like we used to ever since... Mother died... "
Joy looked down. It was true that they all deserted each other when they had the chance.
" Anger got meaner... Disgust got more... " ugh "... Fear got more jumpy... I got... even more gloomy than I'm already am- "
" -And I got more uncaring... " Joy finished.
Sadness looked at him then looked down. He sighed and leaned his back against the wall " Maybe if Mom were here...she'd find some way to wake us up... " he whispered.
Joy looked up " That's it... " he whispered.
Sadness looked at him " What do you mean? "
Joy didn't bother answering as he bolted up and ran to the memories.
Anger and Disgust noticed this and stopped bickering. Anger growled and marched up to Joy, who was desperately digging through the memories.
" Hey! What're you doin'?! Don'tcha think you've done enough-?! "
Joy whirled around and grabbed Anger's shoulders " I need you to find the most memorable memory of Mom! " he said.
Anger raised his eyebrow " What?! Why would I- "
" Just do it! I think I know how to wake Jordan up-! "
" OH NO! NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! We've had enough of your " ideas "! " Anger yelled.
Disgust stared at Joy then at Anger. He then shrugged and ran over to the memories " Look, if it's about saving Jordan, I'm totally in! " he said, while digging through the memories.
Anger gaped at him " Are you kiddin' me?! "
Disgust smirked at him " Did I stutter? "
Anger growled at him before turning to Fear, who was watching them with wide eyes " Fear, buddy! Are you gonna listen to this? Coming from the emotion who put us into this? " he said
Fear looked at Joy. Joy looked back at him.
It was a look that said " Please... ".
Fear looked back at Anger and nodded " Y-yeah... I think I am... " he said while getting up and walking towards the memory digging emotions.
Anger watched in awe as these fools were actually trusting Joy again! How could they trust him?! After all he's done?!
Anger locked eyes with Joy. Joy stared back at him and walked towards him.
Anger tensed and glared. Joy knelt in front of him and looked him straight in the eye.
" I know that this was 100% my fault... I should've listened to you and the others... And I'm sorry... But, please... Just believe me on this one... " he whispered.
Anger stared at him. Joy was making that face! The face that would make Anger feel guilty in a second!
Anger sighed and folded his arms " Where should I start... " he grumbled.
Joy's face lit up for the first time in a week and wrapped his arms around Anger " You won't regret it! I know this can help Jordan! "
" Yeah, yeah! Let's just hurry it up! " Anger yelled before running to the memories.
Fear held up a memory with Jordan and his mother playing hide-and-seek " Is this one good? " he asked.
Joy stared at it for a moment before shaking his head " Nah, it wouldn't be powerful enough to make Jordan wake up... "
Sadness held up a memory that showed Jordan and his mother taking a walk in the park " How bout' this one? " he asked.
Joy looked at it and shook his head " No, no, no... It's not strong enough... Gah! What is it that I'm looking for?! " he yelled, grabbing clumps of his curly hair.
It was then he heard a voice. Joy looked up. There it was again. His eyes met a golden memory shining brightly through the piles of memories.
Joy walked towards it and picked it up.
It showed Jordan's mother tucking him in bed at night and Jordan asking her to sing a song.
" Mommy! Sing a song before you go! Please? Pretty please with shortcake on top? "
" You don't have to say " please ". I'd agree in a second! So! What would you like for me to sing? "
" A song you'd sing to the baby! "
" Oh, I got a good one! "
" Well, then, sing it! "
" Ok... This one will send you right off to LaLa Land... "
Joy widened his eyes as he heard the song his mother used to sing to them.
Baby mine, don't you cry
Baby mine, dry your eyes
Rest your head close to my heart
Never to part, baby of mine
Little one, when you play
Pay no heed what they say
Let your eyes sparkle and shine
Never a tear, baby of mine
If they knew all about you
They'd end up loving you, too
All those same people who scold you
What they'd give just for the right to hold you
From your hair down to your toes
You're not much, goodness knows
But, you're so precious to me
Sweet as can be, baby of mine
Joy hugged the memory. This was the one. It had to be.
He turned to his co-workers who were searching through the memories and smiled.
" Guys... I found the one... "
Sadness looked up " You did? "
Disgust ran over to him " Well, which one is it? "
Joy held the memory up " This one... " he whispered.
Anger stared at the memory and sighed " Good times, I tell ya'... "
Fear nodded before turning to the black monitor " So, what exactly are we gonna do with it? "he asked.
Joy walked over to the Recall Scanner (1) " Maybe...this memory would trigger something... something that could wake Jordan up... "
Sadness looked out the window at the dull Personality Islands " Bu-but everything's down! How would it work? "
" I just know it will... " Joy whispered.
Joy looked over his shoulder at his fellow emotions.
Sadness smiled. Fear nodded. Disgust gave him a thumbs up while Anger said encouraging words.
" Do your thing, Joy... "
Joy nodded and, breathing deeply, placed the memory over the scanner and watched as it ascended.
The memory glowed as it projected the events taking place inside of it.
The Emotions stood there hoping...praying... that this precious memory will awaken Jordan.
Jordan's mother started to sing.
As she sang the first verse, the blinking red light stopped and dimmed. The Emotions stared in shock.
As the second verse was heard, the console's once black color was now the original cream colored tool with multi-colored buttons.
The Emotions beamed with delight as they ran to the window and saw the Personality Islands change back to it's original glow, with Mom Island shining brightly.
It was as if the whole of Headquarters was snatched out of darkness and into light.
Headquarters was back to it's original state.
Joy was engulfed in hugs and noogies.
" YOU DID IT, JOY! "
" JORDAN"S BACK! HE'S BACK! "
" Not bad, Joy! Not bad at all! "
" I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT! "
Joy smiled and wrapped his arms around his friends " Pssh, it wasn't just me... It was all of us. " he said.
Sadness noticed the monitor showing Jordan's point of view cracking with light.
" Guys! Jordan's opening his eyes! " he cried, running back to the console, the others close behind.
When they reached the console, Disgust nudged Joy " Well? Go ahead! "
Joy looked at him " W-what? "
" You were the main one who saved Jordan, you get the first move. "
" B-but I was-"
Anger raised his hand up, silencing Joy " Joy... Just press a button... " he said.
Joy nodded and turned back to the monitor.'
With a gentle hand, he pushed down on a button.
" Buh... Ba-by... Mmmine... D-don't...cr-cry... "
Elijah shot his head up. Was that the sound he was longing to hear?
" Dr-dr-dry... y-your...eyes..."
It was! It really was!
" Oh my gosh- JORDAN! "
Damon looked up " WHAT? WHAT? "
" JORDAN"S AWAKE! HE'S AWAKE! "
" YOU'RE JOKING! "
" WHY THE HECK WOULD I JOKE ABOUT THIS?! "
Hearing his friend's voices, Jordan cracked opened his eyes only to shut them back because of the blinding white light.
Stevie put a hand on his shoulder " Jordan? Can you hear me? If you can hear me, nod your head... " he whispered.
Jordan nodded his head.
" Good! That's good... " Stevie turned to Damon and Elijah " Go and get the doctors, the nurses- anybody " he said.
" Anybody? " Elijah asked with confusion.
" Anybody working here, idiot! Now go! "
With a nod, Damon and Elijah ran out the doors.
Stevie turned back to Jordan, who was struggling to open his eyes.
" Jordan? Jordan, how are you feeling? "
" T-tired... My...head...hurts... " Jordan croaked, reaching up to touch his head.
Stevie gently guided his hand away " No, that's not a good idea, buddy... You hit your head...pretty hard... Are you feeling any pain? " he said.
" W-well... My head... and also my arm... It feels pretty... numb... " Jordan looked at the cast around his arm.
Stevie smiled and lowered his head. It was a wonderful feeling when one of your best friends who had been in a coma woke up.
Stevie couldn't contain himself as he gently wrapped his arms around Jordan.
Jordan tensed but relaxed soon. He awkwardly patted Stevie's back " It's good to see you too... Steve... "
" Stev-ie "
" Oh... right... "
Suddenly, Damon and Elijah burst the doors, panting.
" Doctors and nurses are on their way! " Elijah said.
" JORDAN! " Damon ran to him and wrapped his arms around Jordan, burying his face in the crook of his neck
" You had me worried sick! Literally! You're so stupid! Idiot! I told you not to do it! " he cried.
Jordan frowned but hugged him back.
Elijah leaned on the bedpost and smiled " Good to have you back, bro. " he said.
Jordan smiled " It's good to be back... "
A doctor suddenly came through the doors. He smiled when he saw Jordan " Jordan! What a pleasant surprise! We were hoping that you would wake up after a week. "
The doctor turned to a nurse " Call his father. He'd want to know his son is awake. "
Jordan suddenly bolted upright " My dad was here? " he asked, eyes widening.
Stevie gently pushed him back down " Yeah, but he only visited once. "
Jordan looked down at the bed covers and frowned " Oh... Of course he wouldn't visit me more than once... " he muttered.
" Aw, don't feel too bad about it, Jordan... " Damon said, patting his shoulder.
Jordan looked at the doctor, who was confused about the whole situation " Was my little sister here, too? " he asked.
" You mean the little girl with the brown curly hair? Yes, she was here. But only for a little while before your father took her away... "
Jordan glared for a second before turning away. That's just harsh. He wakes up from a coma and finds out his own dad didn't even bother to visit him. What a nice surprise.
The doctor noticed Jordan's change of behavior and quickly changed the subject " Jordan! Let me get something for you to eat. You must be hungry. " he said.
Jordan nodded " Yes, please... "
Charlotte laid on her bed, hugging her pillow close to her chest.
Jordan had always told her that whenever there was nobody to comfort her when she was sad to just hug her pillow.
Most times it would work but now... the only thing she wishes that she could hug right now was Jordan.
A week without Jordan was not pretty.
With a sigh, Charlotte sat up and jumped out of her bed.
As she was walking down the stairs she heard her father's voice.
" What's that...? Jordan's awake...? "
Charlotte widened her eyes and a smile spread across her face.
" Yes, we'll be right there- "
" JORDAN! DADDY, DADDY! I WANNA TALK TO JORDAN! PLEASE? PLEASE? " Charlotte tugged on his pants leg.
Roger smiled and spoke into the phone " Uh, could you put my son on the phone, please? My daughter wants to speak to him... Thank you... "
Roger handed Charlotte the phone before walking upstairs " I'm getting the coats. Be ready when I come back. " he said.
" Mmhmm! Yeah! " Charlotte waited for Jordan to answer the phone.
" Hello? "
" HI JORDAN! "
" Charlotte? Charlotte, is that you? " He sounded happy to hear her.
" Yep! It's me! Are you ok? How are you? I missed you a bunch! "
" I missed you too, Lottie! So...um... how's Dad? Has he said anything about me? "
" Nope, not really. He wouldn't let me visit you when I wanted to but that's ok! I'm glad you're awake! "
" ... "
" Jordan? "
" Sorry, Charlotte. Just thinking about something... The nurse said you and Dad were on their way. "
" Yep! We'll be there in a jiffy! "
"Great! Can't wait to see you! "
" And Daddy? "
"... Yeah... and Daddy... "
" Ok, we're on our way! Love you, big brother! "
" Love you too, little sister! "
Jordan hung the phone up and gave it back to the nurse.
Elijah looked at him " Ok... What happened? " he asked.
Jordan turned his head towards him " I'll tell you what happened! Charlotte wanted to visit me all this time and dear ole' Daddy wouldn't even let her! He hates me, I tell you! He wishes I was never his son! "
Stevie put a hand on his shoulder " Jordan, calm down... It's not ok for you to be this riled up after waking up from a coma... " he said.
Jordan frowned and folded his arms, pouting.
Damon fiddled around with his fingers " Your dad doesn't hate you... He just... just... I don't know... "
" Yeah, he hates me... Charlotte's the only one who cares... And to think, I treated her so badly... " Jordan's eyes watered.
Elijah sighed and took out a tissue " Here... "
Jordan took it and wiped his eyes " Thanks, dude... "
" No prob... "
The four friends stayed silent.
10 minutes later, a little girl bursts through the doors, startling the living daylights out of the boys.
Charlotte's face beamed as she caught sight of Jordan with his eyes open.
Jordan widened his eyes, smiled and held his arms out " Lottie! "
Charlotte ran to him and wrapped her arms around her brother " Jordan! Don't you never ever stay asleep that long again! " she cried.
" Don't worry... I'm not going anywhere... " Jordan rubbed soothing circles in her back.
A minute later, a man walked through the doors.
Jordan looked up only to immediately turn his head away.
Charlotte ran to him and pulled his hand " Daddy, look! Jordan's awake! " she said, oblivious to the tension between the father and the son.
Roger stared at his son for a while before nodding his head " Welcome back, son... "
Jordan kept his head down " Yeah, thanks... " he whispered coldly.
Roger looked at him " I'll go talk to the doctors... See if we could take you home and how to get you fixed up... " he said, before walking out the doors.
Elijah stared after him before turning back to Jordan " Whoa... Your dad's a jerk. "
Damon slapped his head and glared at him. Elijah glared back at him while holding his head.
Jordan smiled before turning to Charlotte, who was giggling at his friends' reactions " So, how was life without me? "
Charlotte put a hand on her head " Oh, it was dreadful! It got really boring around the house! A-and all I could hug was my pillow! " she ranted, flailing her arms around.
Jordan smiled before turning to his friends " I wanna thank you guys for...ya' know... staying with me through all of this... I owe you guys big time... " he said, rubbing the back of his neck.
Stevie waved his hand " Pssh, it's what friends do. Just... don't do anything stupid like that again... please? " he said.
Damon nodded his head in agreement " Yeah, please don't... Let's leave the stupid things to Elijah. "
Elijah glared at him " Hey! "
Suddenly a nurse came through the doors with a wheelchair " Your father's ready and we think it'd be best if you traveled around in this wheelchair for the next couple of weeks. "she said.
Jordan nodded and sat up. Damon and Elijah helped him get in the wheelchair while Stevie put Charlotte's coat on for her.
Jordan looked at his friends " Do you guys need a ride home? It's the least I can do... " he said.
Damon shook his head " Nah, we'll call our parents to come and pick us up. You go home and rest. "
The nurse smiled and started to push Jordan down the hallway.
Jordan waved at them " Thanks again, guys! " he called down the hallway.
His friends waved back at him.
Charlotte did the same " THANK YOU! " she hollered, cupping her hands over her mouth.
Jordan turned his head around and sighed. He'll miss his friends the next couple of weeks. He hoped he would be suitable to travel on his own soon.
The nurse pushed him into the waiting room where his father was waiting.
Jordan didn't look at him as the nurse gave him to his father.
Roger nodded " Thanks again, ma'am. I'll make sure he gets plenty of rest. " he said before walking outside the hospital, pushing Jordan in front of him with Charlotte trailing after them.
When they reached the car, Roger picked Jordan up from the wheelchair, which caused Jordan to stiffen. Roger placed him in the car before picking up Charlotte and placing her in her car seat.
Jordan sighed and looked down at his legs. They were shaking. He tugged at the hospital gown he had on. He couldn't wait to get it off.
Roger put the wheelchair in the car trunk and got in the driver's seat. He looked back where his two kids were sitting " Everyone all set? " he asked.
Charlotte did a thumbs up " Yep! "
Roger turned his gaze to Jordan, who had his head down " Jordan? Are you alright? "
Jordan nodded slightly without looking up " Yes. " he whispered.
Roger sighed and turned back around, starting the car.
The gray Toyota pulled back from its parking space and drove off, leaving the San Francisco Hospital.
Author's Note: You cupcakes do not know how fun it was to type this chapter! Cookies for everyone! ( throws cookies everywhere )
Ok, ahem... Let's get down to business ( To defeat... The HUNS!... I'm sorry... )
Not gonna forget this time! You have all encountered the (1) symbol again! Now, about that one, I called it the Recall Scanner because I didn't know what that thing was called in Inside Out, you know, where they put the memories and they hover? I really wanted to know what it was called so I searched it up but when I didn't find anything I just made up a name for it.
Also, I noticed I didn't give you cupcakes a flashback on when Katherine died! I was like " OMG! I'm so- arrghh! " so...yeah... I had to watch a sad Clannad scene to type it... Not gonna spoil it for anybody who may have not seen it...
So! Here is the 8th chapter! The next chapter is gonna be hard...you know, thinking of ideas and all...
Buh-bye cupcakes! I'll see you next chapter!
P.S I MADE THE 4,000 WORDS MARK! WHOO HOO! This is my longest chapter!