Dreaming Up Reality
Ch. 8.
"Doctor! She's up! Quick get in here!" A nurse was holding Aleices shaking arms down trying to keep her from ripping the IV out of her arm. Her eyes were darting around the room still trying to make sense of all of this. Why was she in the hospital and why couldn't she remember anything that just happened? What was going on!
She managed to break free from the nurse, swinging her hand away wildly in panic and managing to rip a gash in her arm from the needle. She screamed and the nurse grabbed ahold of her once again. The doctor rushed in dropping his clipboard and helping the nurse. "ALEICE YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN!" He yelled, trying to hold her still. She would be calm if her arm wasn't gushing blood now. The doctor noticed and motioned for the nurse to put pressure on the wound as he got another anesthetic. "No! She's already had some of that within the hour. If we give her more it could put her in a coma!"
A coma? What was happening! The doctor groaned and threw the needle in the sink rushing over with bandages to wrap her arm up temporarily. She had stopped thrashing as much, wanting it to stop bleeding just as bad as they did. Looking around she saw the mess it made. Both the doctor and nurse were stained red with blood. The bed sheets needed changed too now. She felt childish for making such a big deal.. but truthfully she still had no idea why she was there.
"See? You're fine. Why were you having a fit?" The doctor said softly. "I have no idea why I'm here! What happened to me?" The doctor nodded to the nurse to leave the room, she walked out quickly and closed the door.
"Aleice, you were brought here by your mother. She was worried after you had went to sleep one night and she couldn't wake you up. You were in a coma for three days." Her eyes grew wide. "A coma? Why?" She was starting to panic again and the doctor saw that. "No no don't worry! It could have been anything! We're running tests now even. I don't think it's anything serious." She knew he was only feeding her answers to prevent another freakout. "Well when can I leave?" "Whenever the tests prove there's nothing wrong with you. For now you need rest. Especially now that you just lost loads of blood. Try not to do that again." He smiled and stood, grabbing his clipboard and setting it on the counter. "The nurse will wait for you to fall asleep before re-wiring the IV. Don't worry kiddo." He left.
It was just her an an empty room now. The white walls staired down at her as she sat there in her hospital gown. Gah..
She rolled over trying to avoid using her hurt arm and pulled the uncomfortable blankets to her chest. So many thoughts circulating in her mind now. She didn't know anything other than what the doctor had just told her. That's when it hit her. A screaming headache just washed over her in an instant. It was spontaneous pain, but she could barely deal with it. The throbbing knocked on the inside of her head like a salesman desperately trying to pay the bills. Then she remembered the anesthetic the doctor threw in the sink.
Quickly jumping from the bed she ran over and took hold, jamming the sharp end into her vein and squeezing. Instantly her vision began to fade. She managed to scoot back over to the bed and lay down before completely dozing off. The headache ceased to exist for the moment.
"Hmm.." She groaned, her eyes yet to open. She could feel wind against her face and something soft under her hands and cheek. Slowly she opened her eyes. The forest was rushing by quickly, but she wasn't running. Looking down she saw him.
"Desmond?" The wind began to slow down as the Cream coloured bear came to a slow walk, turning his head to smile. "I see you're awake." She sat up and rubbed her eyes. "What's going on?" She yawned. "Well, you kind of just.. passed out. Your friends said you did that a lot." She sighed. "So why am I on your back now?" "We're on our way to meet Geena. They can run faster than me and also decided it'd be easier if I carried you." He said, turning back to the path. She bit her tongue. "I'm sorry. I hate to be a burden." With that she began to slip off his back. He could feel her sliding off and began to run faster. She was forced to hold on and reposition herself. "Hey I was getting off!" She laughed. "No really, I don't mind it at all.. Go back to sleep if you need. It was nice.. that warm feeling." She blushed and could only imagine he was too. A slight silence overcame them. "So how much longer until we get to Geenas?" She asked. "Hmm. We should be thereeeee... now!" Just as he said it they popped out of the woods and into a very green meadow. Right in the middle was a huuuuge tree. Bigger than anything she had ever seen before. Her mouth hung open in amazement. Desmond noticed and laughed. "Yep. That's where she lives. By the smell of it everyone's here except us." He slowly lead them to the entrance where she slid off and let him shift back to his naked, blue haired self. She blushed slightly and knocked on the door.
Before she was finished knocking the door had already flung open and Kain flew out yelping. "Get the hell off you crazy b****!" "Haha! Not untill you tell me I'm pretty!" Aleice heard the female voice but didn't see her. "No just GET OFF!" "Nevarrrrr!" "Grahhh!" Kain shifted to his human form and fell into the grass. She watched the grass flicker and bend in a frenzy before Kain leapt up victorious. He had his hands cupped around something as he held it infront of him. "HAHAHA." He snorted. That's when the female voice came back. "Put me down or I'll shift in your hand!" "Yea yea." Suddenly Kain gasped and two naked figures fell to the ground. One was covered in long indigo locks. She laughed as Kain whined, both of them standing to brush themselves off. The girl turned to face her guests.
"So. You must be Aleice." Aleice blushed seeing another girl in the nude right infront of her. "Uhh yea." Geena looked confused. "Is there something on my face? Is it a bug? JAMES COME SAVE ME!" She yelled beginning to flail around. James burst out of the doors next with a small snake on his shoulder. "What is it? What's going on?" He asked. Geena jumped on him and tackled both of them to the ground. "ALEICE SAID THERE'S A BUG ON MY FACE! GET IT OFFFFF!" Aleice stepped back next to Desmond. "Just try to get used to it. She's always like this." He said, He looked over at Damien and motioned for him to follow.
The snake slithered off James shoulder and followed them to a more quiet corner of the meadow. Aleice took a seat on the ground and Desmond beside her. Damien shifted and sighed. "Freaking crazy. That girl will kill us all." He shook his head and sat down acrossed from them. "Did you need something Des?" Desmond nodded. "What's the news on Decker?" "Ah. Well Geena says she can get ut to his door but the rest will be up to her." He motioned towards Aleice. Desmond seemed distressed. "But you know Decker will try to force a deal!" "I know.. but that'll end up being her desicion anyways." Aleice jumped in. "A deal?" They both nodded. "Decker is.. well.. he's a tricky bastard to say the least." Damien moaned. "Yea, and he always gets what he wants." Both of the boys looked down.
"He won't get what he wants if you don't give it to him." Came a small voice. Out from the patch of flowers right next to them creeped a small feild mouse. She scampered up to Aleices shoulder and took a seat. "You just have to have a backbone guys. Say no. Or yes. Whatever the situation calls for." The mouse hopped off and shifted into Geena. So she was a feild mouse? Well. How was she able to talk Decker down to anything being just a mouse? Geena took a seat beside all of them. "You think I pulled that thorn from his paw for nothing? I wasn't being nice. He offered me my sword." Aleice laughed. The mouse and the lion. Of course.
"Aleice seems too sweet to make anyone mad, which is just what you have to do to him to get through." Desmond pleaded. "Well then we just have to toughen her up?" Geena punched Aleices arm. She fell over, her head pressed ahainst Desmonds shoulder. "Owwwww!" She gasped, staring wide eyed at Geena who was now rolling around laughing. "Sheesh.." She brushed herself off. "By the way.. how come Decker couldn't pull the thorn from his own paw? Like.. couldn't he shift back and just take it out of his hand?" Everyone grew silent.
"Well, Decker can't shift. He's just the lion hes always been. Some people say that's why he's so mean. He's cursed." James explained, walking up behind them with a tray full of tea. Lex and Kain followed. Everyone sat and drank.
Lex gathered fire wood and they had a huge bonfire that night. Everyone told stories and laughed. Everyone danced to the sound of James failing at a banjo. They played a bit of tag and Geena and James got into a tussle over who was right and wrong. "Don't make me eat you little mousy." James winked. Geena laughed. "Pervvvv." She walked away with James behind her. "No I didn't mean it like that!" His blush was bright red.
This was real fun to her. She felt at home. What would happen to her when she finally met this Decker? She didn't really want to leave her new friends. They were trying to help her but she really didn't want the help. She had a good enough life as it was, why ask for more?
She sighed and layed back on the cool grass staring up at the stars. Guess she would just go with the flow for now.