Kong Li Christmas : A Sue Story 22
By Crystalquirt
Conclusion.
Tobue. Kong Li messes up Christmas by trying to take Sue out of the celebration for good. Scary situations, violence, mild language, action, romance, angst, oh yeah.
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While she fought, Nana kept an eye on the 'seeing' wall Kong Li made with the recipe. She saw Sid pulling Sue up through the ceiling and knew it was safe enough to end her dance with Kong Li.
"Well Kong Li, I am tired of this game."
She dodged another strike from his staff and stepped on the end of it when it hit the floor. In one graceful move, she kicked him in the chest when he leaned forward and threw his staff at him. He fell back into a somersault, caught his staff and came up punching.
"Well Mei Hua, you say you are getting tired, I have just warmed up!"
"I did not say I was tired - I am just tired of dancing with you!"
Nana blocked his strikes and kicked him with a round kick that connected hard with his stomach. He fell back along the edge of a hole burned into the floor. Nana dived at him; Kong Li panicked and rolled off - down into the hole. There was a flash of light as he opened a portal and disappeared. Nana ran for the other warehouse, where her kids had instructions to wait for her.
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Sue held Tobey in her lap and hugged him tight while Sid called an ambulance. "Nana should have been here by now - I hope she is okay, but you and Tobey can't wait any longer for help."
Before Sid even got an answer at 911, an ambulance pulled up, no siren or lights and stopped in the driveway near where they sat. Nana jumped out and ran to them with two EMTs right behind her.
Nana had to make Sue let go of Tobey so the EMTs could check him. Sid held her hand while they watched as Tobey's pulse, respirations and other signs being checked by professionals. To save a few minutes they elected to carry Tobey to the ambulance and call in on the way. Nana already told them about his running away from surgery and that he was already injured the day before.
Once in the ambulance, they made Sue lie down on the other gurney to check her over and Sid sat on the floor near the back doors. Nana told them to go on, and she would meet them at the hospital. Nana went back to put a protection spell over the building to keep what was in it, inside and prevent anyone else from going in until she could figure out the antidote to Kong Li's spiders.
The EMT stayed with Tobey until he had an IV set and fluids going. "Your friend is dehydrated . . . and how did he get all these cuts? I see you have multiple wounds too." he directed his question at Sue.
Sue looked at Tobey, not even realizing he had asked her a question. Sid answered, "They ran into some of the biggest, nastiest spiders I've ever seen."
"What kind were they?"
"I don't know, but they were ugly."
The EMT John, called into the hospital to tell them they were coming in; "Two teens, a male and female. 'Unknown accidents'. The male is unconscious, multiple injuries possibly sustained over a period of days with no treatment. Patient number two, female, is responsive but seems confused, complaining of blurred vision. Also has multiple injuries and bruises."
John told whoever he was talking to what Tobey's and Sue's exact vital signs were 'by the numbers'. Sid stood up and sat on the end of Sue's gurney so he could reach to hold her hand.
"A third teen reported probable spider bites on the victims, but no word on what kind of spiders. Get ready for tox screening, possible poisoning of both patients."
Tobey gasped loudly and made everyone look at him. He opened his eyes and looked back. He looked fearfully at John and couldn't see past him to see Sue.
"Whats going on? Where's Sue? What happened to the spiders?"
John moved more towards Tobey's head and turned on the tank to start oxygen. "Spiders? Do you know what kind?"
Tobey didn't answer him and looked for Sue. She answered him. "I'm here Tobey."
"We both are, Nana went back to take care of the spiders."
John interrupted, "It would really help to know what kind of spiders. Or is 'spiders' code for something and you are just playing with me. It's not funny – I am trying to help you three."
Sid answered, "We wouldn't play with you and spiders is not code. They were real, but even if you saw them, you might not have believed your eyes. When our Nana comes back, she may have the information you need."
The ambulance backed to the emergency entrance. Tobey and Sue were strapped down and unloaded on the gurneys. Sid jogged next to them and watched them being put into separate treatment areas right next to each other, but separated by curtains.
Sue was closest so he ran in to check on her first. "Where are these kid's parents?" A doctor asked just as he got there.
Sid answered, "Our Nana, is our legal guardian. She is on her way. She already gave written permission to treat Tobey and I know she will give it to treat Sue. Please help them!"
Tobey found himself alone behind the curtain and still tied down to the gurney. "Help! Sue!" he cried.
Sue nodded at Sid and he left through the curtain to be with Tobey.
"Sid! Why am I tied down? I can't . . . No! I can't breathe!"
"You're okay Tobey. The straps are just to keep you from falling off." A nurse followed Sid in and helped him take off the straps. Once they had them all off, Sid rubbed Tobey's head and smiled.
"Better?"
"Better. Where's Sue?"
"She is right next door." Sid pulled the curtain back so he could see her." Tobey still looked worried.
"Oh man Sid it was so scary!" He stopped talking when he noticed the nurse was still there.
"I know it was, you and Sue are safe now. Try to relax, okay?"
Tobey nodded sleepily. The nurse was already putting something into Tobey's IV to get him ready for surgery on his wrist. In seconds he was asleep. An anesthesiologist and two doctors came in and surrounded him. Sid stepped back to be out of the way. Even the surgeon winced when he saw Tobey's hand with the splint off.
"We will do the best we can for your friend."
"I know you will, thanks." Sid replied and watched them push Tobey to surgery. He looked in at Sue. Nurses were getting ready to clean and examine her injuries and told him to step back. "I'll be right here Sue."
"Its fine Sid."
Sue sounded sleepy too and he asked if they gave her something. One of the nurses came over to him and closed the curtain.
"No, we haven't given her anything to make her sleepy. I am guessing she has been through a lot. Now that she feels safe, her body is forcing her to rest. Try not to worry. We will come tell you what's happening as soon as we know something."
Sid nodded and she went back to Sue. He was still worried. He noticed that was the fastest time ever to get treatment when they came to emergency. The other times they had to come to emergency, mostly for Tobey while they were growing up, they had to wait for hours! He knew Tobey was seriously injured and thought Sue was too with all the quick attention they were giving her.
There was a row of eight treatment areas in this long rectangular room that Sid found himself in. All the treatment areas had activity going on in and around them. There were double swinging doors and what looked like nurse's desks at both ends. Sid stood for a moment just outside the curtains where Sue was. People hurried by, practically running back and forth and he backed against the wall to get out of the way as another gurney went quickly by him already taking the space where Tobey had been.
Sid slid down the wall until he was sitting and turned so his feet were close together and against the wall out of the way as far as he could get. He pulled his knees up to his chest and leaned over as he got tears in his eyes. People continued to run back and fourth ignoring the unhappy teen sitting on the floor until one person stopped.
"Remember me, Sid Yee? You called me Sue."
The same elderly, blue haired old woman that helped Sid before had found him. "My real name is Violet. Come on, someone will run over you with a gurney if you stay here."
Sid stood up, but objected. "My sister . . . I promised I'd stay close by."
Violet stuck her head around the end of the curtain without announcing herself and turned back to Sid.
"It looks like your sister is asleep and the nurses are with her, she won't miss you for a while at least and they are taking good care of her. The waiting room is just a door down the hall. Its big, open with couches and a TV . . . follow me kiddo."
Violet smiled and took a hold on his hand.
". . . but Nana won't be able to find Sue or me!"
Violet started down the hall, dragging Sid with her. "I will tell them at 'information' where you are and ask them to page me if anyone comes in and asks about you or your sister, Sue is it?"
"Yes."
"How about your brother, Tobey? with the injured hand? Did you find him - did he have his surgery?"
"Nice of you to remember Ma'am. I found him, he is in surgery now."
"Call me Violet . . . Ma'am is what you call an old lady!" She cackled like a witch and stayed with Sid all the way to the couch. She even climbed up to the TV and found an 'Extreme biking' competition for him to watch even though she thought he would be asleep soon.
"Thanks Violet."
"Your welcome, I will check back with you soon."
Soon after Violet left Sid in the waiting room, she was paged to the 'information' desk. She greeted Nana when she got there.
"Hello, I am Violet, I befriended Sid Yee the last time he was here and told him I would make sure you found him."
"Thank you Violet. I am Mei Hua. I appreciate you taking care of Sid until I could get here. Do you know how Sue and Tobey are doing?"
"I haven't heard anything, but they were probably waiting for you to arrive."
Sid was sound asleep on the couch when Nana arrived. Violet whispered, "I will tell the nurses you are here and bring Sid something to eat. He looks like he hasn't eaten or slept in days, poor dear. Would you like something?"
"No thank-you Violet. Yes, Sid has had a very hard week or two, the Christmas holidays didn't' start out well for any of my three children, but hard times should be over now. At least for a while."
"Good to hear. I will come back."
Nana sat quietly and watched Sid sleep, he rolled over restlessly and wound up facing the back of the couch. He mumbled something about spiders. Soon a nurse came over to get Nana to go to admissions. She told her that there was a pile of paperwork that needed her signature. Nana refused to leave Sid and said the paperwork could wait.
Soon the nurse herself came back with a pile of papers. They moved away so they could talk quietly without disturbing Sid. When the nurse was almost finished, Violet came back with a plate of food for Sid. She sat it on a low table by Nana. The nurse, Nana and Violet all jumped and looked over at Sid when he yelled.
"Sue – Tobey! NO! - Don't let go!" Nana was on her way to him when he started kicking and swinging his arms around like he was fighting for his life. He knocked a lamp of a nearby table and broke it. Nana grabbed his arms and held him down. She spoke calmly.
"Sid, wake up, its just a nightmare . . . Sid."
He opened his eyes, and started shaking. He sat up quickly and hugged Nana when she sat next to him. "Sorry Nana, it seemed so real!"
The nurse excused herself. Violet stayed around for a little while. "Is he okay?"
"Yes, thank you . . . Sid, Violet brought you something to eat if you want it." Sid nodded that he did. So Violet brought it over and sat it on the coffee table in front of him, 'spork' and all. Violet excused herself and Sid ate quickly - like he hadn't eaten in days.
Another two hours went by before anyone came to get them to find out how Sue was doing. They were led by a nurse to go back in the same treatment area where Sid had left her.
She was awake and held out her arms to hug her brother. He was so happy to see her and she already looked much better.
"Sue! How are you feeling?"
"I'm okay - How is Tobey? They won't tell me anything."
"We don't know either. He's still in surgery."
They heard the doctor speaking to Nana.
"We are releasing Sue. She has had 53 stitches total to close several different wounds. Her ribs and liver are badly bruised. The car she was in must have been going very fast when it hit the pole and she went through the windshield, that is what you said happened, isn't it?"
"Yes, they are lucky they were not hurt more severely, in the accident."
"Anyway, your daughter's stitches should come out in ten days. She also has a lump on her head but no concussion She may have headaches, let us know if they get bad. She should feel much better in a few days."
"Then can she go home soon – she doesn't have to stay does she?" Sid asked anxiously.
"No, she doesn't have to stay. We are doing the paperwork to release her now. The nurse is bringing a wheelchair to take her downstairs in."
"But we cant leave yet!"
"It's alright Sid, we won't leave . . . Doctor, my other son is still in surgery."
"Oh, I'm sorry, of course you can wait. If you need anything one of the volunteers will be glad you help you while you are waiting. Our cafeteria food here isn't horrible, not great – but not horrible."
"Thank you doctor."
With the help of a nurse and a wheelchair they all made it back down to the waiting room nearest where Tobey would come out of surgery. Sue moved to one of the couches and Sid sat next to her. "Lie down Sue, I already had a nap." Sue thought that sounded like a good idea and stretched out on her side with her feet in Sid's lap. Nana sat at the end of the couch in a chair and they waited.
Tobey was in surgery for six hours while the doctors tried to find, or re-create living nerves, tendons and blood vessels to reattach inside his wrist. They also found he was bleeding internally from where Kong Li jabbed him with his staff hours before. Another surgical team cut into his abdomen to close his bleeding intestinal tissue before his wrist was finished. They picked glass and metal out of his feet and took x rays to make sure they got it all.
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Finally Sid, Sue and Nana were escorted to recovery where Tobey was waking up. They all stopped and looked at him when they first saw him. Sue started crying when she saw all the bandages. His stomach was wrapped, his wrist was wrapped again with a new plastic and velcro splint his feet were both wrapped with thick bandage.
There were only two chairs by the bed. Nana sat in one, Sid in the other with Sue on his lap. She sat with Sid until Tobey moaned. Sue was up quickly and at his side, holding his uninjured hand.
"Tobey? Can you hear me?"
"Yeah – but I feel weird."
"You are waking up from surgery."
"Oh yeah. Do I still have all the parts I came in with?"
"Yes Tobey, everything is still attached."
Tobey went back to sleep and slept for an hour with Sue holding his hand the whole time. Sid found a soda machine and got them all something to drink. When he got back, Tobey was awake again. Sue had raised the head of his bed and helped him sit up. She raised the bedrails on each side and climbed up to sit with him on the bed. Sid climbed up too and they all three held hands.
Tobey perked up, I guess now it's safe to say, Merry Christmas!"
"Yeah right Tobey – Bah humbug." Sid grumbled.
"Come on Sid lighten up! – I got the best present ever. You two are okay, and Kong Li was shrimp toast! Right?"
"Right, but I still feel kinda bad that we missed Christmas."
Nana got up and excused herself. After she left Sid spoke up, "I kinda missed having Christmas too I guess."
"What? Scrooge Sid is sorry he missed Christmas?"
"Well Sue, it would have been more fun than what we did instead. There were things I wanted to do with you guys, like go with Tobey to take photos of historic Chinatown and I had money saved to take you guys to the Exploratorium.
"No way, you actually had plans for Christmas?"
"Well yeah - it would have been fun and I know you guys love it there too. No one can mess up the exhibits like Tobey can.
Tobey added, "I missed seeing your faces when you opened your presents. Something we didn't get to do in the orphanage."
"I cant wait to start archery lessons. What did Nana give you guys?"
"Don't know, we didn't open anything yet. We were a little busy."
Nana came back with two boxes, one very long and handed it to Sid the other, shorter box went to Tobey.
"Wow Nana thanks! How did you get them here?" they had them at the nurse's station for me go on boys, open them!
Sid found a pair of training swords! He kept them in the box and hugged Nana. Tobey found a set of nunchucks. "Thanks Nana!"
"Do not practice when others are around, or by windows or anything else and you have to wear your bike helmet so you don't knock yourself out."
"Thanks for these Nana, but I guess now I won't be able to hold them. Maybe I can learn to do it one handed! I will be a famous one-handed nunchuck fighter, right?"
Sue said, "Tobey, you don't know yet – they surgery may have worked!"
"I cant feel my fingers yet."
"Don't give up – the anesthesia is probably still in your system, you just came out of surgery!"
Tobey looked so sad, Sue thought she might cry again.
"Come on Kids, lets take all this stuff home and let Tobey rest. We will come back in a few hours.
"You are leaving me?"
"We will be back Tobey, try to get some sleep." Sue put the head of the bed back down and helped him arrange his pillows, he had seven of them.
She put two each under his knees and bandaged feet, one under his splinted hand one and two under his back and head.
"Tobey . . . "
Sue didn't finish, she leaned over and kissed him right on the lips. Sid and Nana smiled and started down the hall.
"I love you Sue."
"I love you too, Tobey. Get some rest, I will be back to bother you as soon as I can, maybe you can come home with us then."
"I hope so, I don't like hospitals."
"Not many people do." Sue smiled and followed Nana and Sid.
Tobey re arranged his pillows so he could lie on his side and drifted off to sleep. As soon as he went to sleep, a nurse came in and woke him up to take a pill to help him sleep and rearranged his pillows.
"That was . . . dumb.' Tobey frowned and closed his eyes again after she left.
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Sid and Sue got back first very eager to see how Tobey was doing those many hours later. They had his PSP2 with them just in case he had to stay in the hospital longer. They found him awake and sitting up in bed when they got to his room.
"Guys!" he yelled excitedly. Sue got to his bedside first and hugged him. She kissed his cheek and his ear playfully.
"How do you feel?"
"Much better Sid. Where's Nana."
"She will be here soon, she chose to wait for a cab."
The door was open, but two doctors stopped and knocked anyway before they came in. The three looked up at them.
"Hello Tobey, we came to check on you and see how your doing. If you two will excuse us . . ."
"No! I want them to stay!"
"Okay then, Dr Bracket will take off your splint and check the incision."
Dr. Jones was taking the bandage off of Tobey's abdomen to check the incision.
Tobey whined and gritted his teeth when the bandage was coming off his wrist. "Ow Doc!"
"Hang on, almost done!"
When the last of the bandage came off, the doctor gently held Tobey's hand up, on his supporting it. "The incision looks good, I expected a little more drainage since the wound was so old before it got repaired. The inflammation and infection seem much better. Color is good if you don't count all the bruising."
"Can you move your fingers?"
"I don't know – it hurts."
"I know, you don't know how lucky you are that it hurts! Try – try hard to move even one finger okay?"
Tobey concentrated hard, frowning. In a moment his index and middle finger moved just enough the doctor felt his patient pressing on his hand.
"Yay Tobey! Great job! It looks like you hand will be fine!"
"Tobey!" Sue squealed and hugged him. Sid messed up his hair from the other side of the bed. "Great Tobey!"
"It will probably take a while, and there will be physical therapy. But I think you will be fine."
The doctors left the kids alone again, this time Sue had tears of happiness in her eyes! When Nana came in they told her. The nurses were there bandaging his stomach and hand. They changed the bandages on his feet too and when he was all wrapped up they released him from the hospital.
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Only a week had gone by and the doctor released Tobey from physical therapy saying it wasn't helping as much as what he was doing on his own. The exercises Nana gave him, and salves she used under his bandages helped a lot, but mostly Tobey's own determination to do the exercises and make his hand work again is what improved his condition so fast.
Tobey only wore light bandage on his feet and kept socks on all the time while his feet healed. Even his stomach felt fine.
Tobey found Sue in the garden, lying on her favorite bench watching the hummingbirds. "Hey Sue! Do you want to practice with me? I can use the exercise!"
"No, I don't want to practice our Kung Fu, but I will exercise with you."
Tobey raised an eyebrow wondering what she wanted to do. Sue got up and entered the new combination into the Scholar Stone. She saw that the cookbook was not there and remembered that Nana had the cookbook making salves and concoctions for Tobey. She stepped back and motioned to him.
"Get in."
"What?"
"Get – IN!"
"NO – Why? You know I don't like small places – haven't I been tortured enough?"
"Consider this therapy to get over your claustrophobia."
"But Sue," he still complained as she pushed him to the doors and helped him climb in.
"NO!" he said suddenly and tried to back out.
"Close your eyes. Imagine you're someplace else." She had said it all before and sounded a little bored.
Tobey did what she said and managed to make it in with his eyes squeezed shut.
"Okay I'm in, now let me out!"
"No."
"What? Why?" Tobey could hear Sue was right in front of him, but he hadn't even felt her climbing in!
"Keep your eyes closed."
Sue kissed Tobey right away - on his lips, he smiled and kissed her back as he put his arms around her. When they had to come up for air, he asked, "Oh, this is the exercise you meant?"
"Yes, this is your exercise and therapy, as ordered by Doctor Sue."
She mumbled her lips never leaving the skin on Tobey's neck. Tobey kept his eyes closed. She sat between his legs with her feet crossed behind him. With her hands under his shirt and up his back she worked his back muscles while she kissed his neck and collarbone. He didn't have to do much at all, but just enjoy it.
Soon though, he wanted to return the favor. He leaned forward, but kept Sue tight in his arms; kissing her lips and then down her jaw to her shoulder. The light kisses and times he stopped and sucked, or nipped her shoulder and neck softly caused Sue waves of pleasure to wash over her whole body. Soon he had her moaning and he loved how she looked. It seemed like a long time since he had seen her so happy!
Sue opened her eyes and found she was staring into his.
"Tobey, your eyes are open."
"Yeah, so, I was watching you."
"But you aren't freaking out,"
"Oh, well no, I guess your therapy is working. You're here with me, the door is open, my hand isn't stuck and I think you kisses alone could cure me!"
Sid found himself in the garden looking for Sue or Tobey.
"Hey guys, where are you? – I'm getting pretty lonely, wanna spar with me?" Sid listened for a second but heard no one.
"Where are they?" he mumbled. "Uh oh, why would Nana leave the Scholar Stone open?"
Sid jogged over and tapped the dial. The doors slid smoothly closed.
Tobey started screaming! "The doors closed! We're trapped!" he leaned over and pounded on the doors before Sue could grab him.
"Sorry guys! What are you two doing in the Scholar Stone?"
Sid frowned, but smiled a wicked little smile. "Oh yeah, never mind . . . I know what you're doing. Therapy, right Sue?"
Sue ignored her brother and kissed Tobey to make him stop squirming. "Close your eyes again, you were fine just a moment ago."
"I know but . . . SID! Open the doors!"
"No, I don't want to interrupt your recovery. Sue said she had a plan."
"Sid!"
"It's okay Tobey, he will let us out eventually and I don't have anything better to do, do you?"
"No, I guess I don't have anything to do either," Tobey had his eyes closed again, and was smiling.
"Lets do your exercises and therapy until you're cured!"
"Well, if you're up to it, Sue. It sounds like I don't have a choice."
He kissed her.
"I'm glad you didn't give me a choice. I think it will take a long time to cure me completely. Lets not leave until I am 'Normal!"
Sue laughed out loud and tickled his ribs and under his arms;he giggled and begged her to stop. She did as he requested and started sucking on his neck again.
Sid heard Sue laughing and went to get a book to read nearby until they were ready for him to let them out.
"There is no way Tobey will be normal, no matter how long they stay in there." Sid chuckled.
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