While You Were Sleeping (An Amourshipping Story)

Chapter 3

Serena moaned as her eyes opened, and the first thing she saw was her laying her head on the side of a hospital bed. She lifted her head and looked around to find that she was still in the hospital room, sitting on a chair next to the bed. When Serena turned to see Calem still lying on the bed, she squeaked like a mouse, and her face turned pink, forgetting that she sat down so close to him. She then noticed the light out in the window and saw that it was morning and snowing hard. Serena smiled at the view before noticing the clock next to the window showing that it was 7:34.

"Oh my gosh! Fennekin!" She shouted.

Serena sprung out of her seat and grabbed her coat. She turned to Calem and, in a moment of temptation, decided to stroke his hair before she left. Serena hung her head to hide her blush with hair even though her crush was unconscious. She then collected herself and turned to the door only to find Delia's beaming face inches away from hers.

"Serena! Merry Christmas!" Delia exclaimed, pulling Serena into a hug.

Serena let out a low "umph" from the auburn-haired woman's tight embrace. She hesitantly hugged Delia back before realizing that Mimey, Dawn, Piplup, Grandpa Ramos, and Sonia were standing behind Calem's mother. All of them looked thrilled to see her as though they were little children who just saw Santa Claus.

"Hi, Serena," Dawn greeted. "Were you here all night?"

"Uh, yeah, I was," Serena confessed. "I came over to visit Calem last night, and I guess I fell asleep."

"Oh, you're just like me," Grandpa Ramos chirped. "As long as I am lying down or sitting on something, I can sleep anywhere."

"Believe me, he has," Sonia said.

"Mr. Mime," Mimey agreed.

Serena giggled while Delia broke the hug to look at her and say, "So, how's Cay-Cay?"

Serena covered her mouth to hide another giggle from the silly name and answered, "He's doing okay. I think he has a little more color on his face than before."

"Oh, yeah, sure enough," Dawn said, examining her brother with Piplup standing on the bed again. "He's definitely less pale than before, don't you think, Piplup?"

"Piplup," the penguin Pokemon said, nodding.

"Oh, thank the Lord," Delia said as she walked over to the bed and started petting Calem on the head. "Maybe that means he'll wake up soon."

"I hope so, Delia. Dr. Proctor did say that there's no telling when he'll wake up," Sonia said.

"Dontcha worry, Sonia. My grandson isn't going to take long to get out of this coma," Grandpa Ramos said confidently. "Calem is too stubborn to face life like it is just like me."

"Yeah, like how life knows the difference between a heart attack and an episode," Sonia mumbled.

Serena smiled, having overheard Sonia before she cleared her throat and said, "Well, I gotta get going."

Delia looked at Serena, devastated, and asked, "You're leaving?"

"But we just got here," Dawn protested.

"I know, but I gotta get home and feed my Fennekin before going to work," Serena said.

"You're working on Christmas Day?" Sonia asked.

"Yeah, I am," Serena answered.

"You're not working the entire day, are you?" Grandpa Ramos asked.

"No, just from nine to five," Serena answered.

"Oh, good," Delia chirped. "That means that you can come!"