Always

Chapter 1

She lay on the hospital bed, tubes sticking out of both arms, one down her nose and oxygen flowing through a mask. MJ was only 17 but had still lived a very strange life. Her brown hair was tangled and tucked under the edge of her pillow, a small golden necklace with a crescent moon lay lopsided on her shoulder. The sounds in the room were a constant reminder that she was alive, against all odds. The sun shone through a crack in the curtain, landing on the edge of her cheek, refracted by the jewel in her necklace. MJ had been in this same room on the same floor of the Juniper Woods hospital for 18 months and 3 days and 4 hours. The Doctors had told her parents she most likely wouldn't make it over a year ago, but she was still here. But today was going to be a day that people would remember.

Her cheek had warmed from the sun and refraction from the necklace, her right hand starts to move slightly at first and then more vigorously, her hand reaches for her cheek and she whispers "Zack, where are you?". A nurse walks into the room, her hooves scrape on the white tiles, MJ can hear her mumbled words, she knew this voice. "Get in here!" Matilda, the head nurse yells at Frigo the housekeeper. "Chuck is at it again! This is the 7th pee I have found today." Frigo shows up moments later, his floppy green feet slapping into the room. "Sorry I was just telling Jakobson Wellfleet to stop rolling on the floor" "well that doesn't explain why chuck isn't in a titanium walled room "Matilda said. "Not sure how that happened, I've been busy on the Goblin psych unit, there is an outbreak of explosive pus warts. Some guy brought back a bag of snails from the Bermuda triangle..." Said Frigo. "Weren't you just in the Bermuda triangle?" Asked Matilda. "I'm not sure I like what you're*Ribit* implying!" "Frigo, I know you better than you know yourself, you only Ribit when you lie." Says Matilda as she turns to look at MJ. "Oh, my holy horse apple, she just moved!" Matilda exclaimed. Frigo dropped his mop on his toes and screamed. "Ahhh!" "Go Frigo, get the Doctor now, be quick, go!" 7 minutes later doctor spry comes to the room "hello marry jane do you remember anything? "MJ with a gasp "you're a c centaur and you're a giant frog "hey I've trying to lose weight" said Frigo MJ screamed "Flea!" so loud when she saw doctor spry it was her way of saying she was alive her mom ran so fast to her room "I herd yelli...gasp MJ "mom screamed "Cruise, Daniel gets in here! MJ's up!" "Mom, dad, cruise" MJ said tiredly "well she just needs to come to bone and muscle training "doctor spry said as Matilda transfers MJ to a wheelchair MJ says "cruise how long was I out "cruise said gleefully "well now we're millionaires "MJ yells "WHAT" MJ starts to hyperventilate "calm down sweetie, "said Daniel "Cruise" mom yelled "mom" MJ said getting out of the wheelchair "leave him alone". "MJ you can stand?!" everyone was shocked. "I have never seen anyone learn to walk so quickly, Matilda can you take MJ to the Bone and Muscle scan, inject 100mcg of fairy dust, let's see what we are dealing with" said Dr Spry "Right away Dr." Matilda said putting MJ back into the wheelchair and pushing it down the hall.

DR Spry turns to MJ's family. "This test will tell us how much damage her body has sustained due to persistent vegetative state she has been in; we are looking for muscle loss and bone fungus. The results will be in shortly, until then please enjoy our gift shop. They have the loveliest blood bars." as he jumps out of the room towards the gift shop.

30 Minutes later, MJ rolls back down the hall. Her pupils are enormous and she wears a smile from ear to ear. Cruise whispers to mom "Is she on drugs?", "She sure looks happy right now." Says mom. "I'm a God Mother! Hahahaha, godmother, get it? Like a fairy godmother?" MJ yells, "That machine was loud! Hahaha, my hair feels hot, does your hair feel hot?... I want candy, who said that?" MJ leans back in her chair and lurching forwards coughs in their faces. Cruise looks at his mom, disgusted. "Did I do this when I woke up?" He said, wiping the boogers from his shirt. "Nope... She has just been out for a long time; you were only asleep for a month." MJ's left leg kicks out, "Stop that!" MJ yells at her leg. Matilda wheels her into her room again and helps her into to bed. MJ attempts to shred her blankets with her teeth while Matilda pulls them away from her. "I'm a mousy, in need to make my nest! Squeak! Squeak!" and without warning MJ fell asleep. "This is all normal behaviour, don't be worried." Said Matilda. Mom looks at Cruise, "I'm going to the gift shop, I need candy." He says, she passes him 20 schmeckles and says, "can you get me a blood bar and a fizzy dream". "Can do, be back in a bit." Cruise walks away. Mom rests in a chair next to MJ, Dr spry lands next to her on the table. "Mrs. Westville, the results are back on the scan and it's looking promising." Dr Spry said. "The muscle responded very well to the fairy dust and the bones are clear of fungus, it looks like she will be able to return home once the after effects of the fairy dust subside." "Oh, thank God!" mom said. "Achoo, Achoo!" MJ sneezes herself awake. Sparkly pink dust floats down around her, "does anybody else see this flea?" swinging her arm towards Dr Spry, he jumps straight in the air dodging the half-hearted swat. "No... I'm sweepy" said MJ and starts to snore. An hour and a half later MJ wakes up. Her pupils have returned to their normal size. MJ tried to sit up but the blankets are tangled up around her, "Hello?" Cruise walks into the room, half a blood bar in his hand. "How are you feeling, squeaky?" Cruise asks. "What are you talking about?" MJ fights to free herself from the blankets. "You don't remember? I'm a mousy, squeak squeak!" He says mocking her. MJ lurches forwards out of the blanket, a stuffed mouse falls out of the bed. "Don't you remember? You asked me to find your baby so I bought this stuffed mouse to shut you up, then you shredded your blanket and passed out muttering that it was winter and you needed to hibernate. You're a real weirdo when you're on fairy dust." He said. "Shut up, you're a weirdo all the time!" MJ yells. Dad walks into the room. "Some things don't change, stop bickering you two." He says. MJ smiles at him, he kisses her on the forehead and whispers "squeaky." "Dad, not you too?" she says. Dr Spry walks in with mom following him. "The effects of the fairy dust have worn off, there may be some slight anomalies in your behaviour over the next week but this will subside and you should be feeling more like yourself everyday. I am confident that you are well enough to go home. I have set up home visits with your nurse Matilda until you are back to full health". Mom's eyes brightened and she threw her arms around MJ. "Mom! You're embarrassing me!" MJ was excited and nervous all at once, this was the only home she had known, it all felt too quick. 

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 1300 words (words don't count after this point)  First story wooooo! been wanting to publish for a while, let me know how it's sounding so far. 

Slay the day.

- Ava