Fanfic

I wish to apologise to everyone for the long time between chapters, and thank you all for your good wishes. Special thanks to Stacey for her encouragement (especially the jokes.) and also to Maddy for allowing me to be a small part of her universe.

The Wedding

Part 5.

On the way home, mum described her bike ride for me. After rocketing away from the start, mum passed her minuteman at Liskeard police station and, as the route is in the country at that point, she put the hammer down.

She slowed down as she went through each village and waved to all of the spectators gathered there. She was constantly picking off back markers as she went. She took her time along the A38 section back to Liskeard, as there were more villages on that part of the route. The crowd started to build up as she passed the supermarket on the edge of town, so, from that point; she slowed right down and cruised through the main street into the market, to tumultuous applause and cheers. Dad was back by then and met her at the finish. As mum went through her winding down exercises, she asked dad where I was.

Meanwhile, Maddy had tried to wake me up to see mum arrive back, as she couldn't revive me, she started to panic. Aunt Carol was back from the shops and came over to see what was wrong, but she couldn't wake me either. By the time mum and dad realised something was wrong, I was being examined by the race doctor, (who is also a local G.P. [General Practitioner or local doctor practicing general medicine].

I was transported to his surgery and put on a bed in one of his examination rooms, then mum and dad told him the sequence of events.

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On arriving at aunt Cherie's house at Dobwalls, (on the Bodmin side of Liskeard.), everyone clamoured round to see how I was. Dad carried me into the house and sat me on the sofa, mum ordered to move if I dared,

Then mum told everyone what had transpired at the doctors. I was given a snack of a cup of tea and a scone, (spread with strawberry jam and fresh Cornish clotted cream.) it was heavenly. Afterward, while mum was finishing her tale, I just sat and drifted in and out of sleep. Mum decided it was bedtime and I was carried upstairs and tucked into bed. The room faded, darkness descended, ad my mind just shut down into the oblivion of sleep........

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The judge intoned the words in a sepulchral voice,

"Drew Gabrielle Bond! You are charged with the heinous crime of impersonating a boy! How do you plead? Guilty or not guilty?"

"Not guilty, your honour ." I answered in a very small voice.

" Call the first witness." Ordered the judge, " Call MFANWY MORGAN."

Rhod, as Mfanwy, proceeded to tell the court of various times when Gaby had surfaced, and even when I had been taken as Gaby in Drew mode.

After Rhod came Ally, Bernie, Britney, Sabrina, Jules and finally Maddy.

" Do you Madeline Peters, swear by almighty god, to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?" Asked the clerk of the court.

" I do!" Answered Maddy.

Maddy told the court all about the anime conventions and the boys

we had both met,

* I could feel myself starting to sweat, *

* This wasn't looking good. *

* I wasn't a girl!!!!! *

Then, Maddy looked directly at me and laughed............

"She even thinks that she is my boyfriend!!"

At that, everyone started laughing with her, and it got Deeper and louder...and it was coming from all round me...I was drowning in the laughter and I.....................................................................

A.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.ag.g.g.g.gh.h.h

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I sat bolt upright in bed, screaming at the top of my lungs. Mum came running into the room and grabbed me into her arms.

"Sshh! It's all right! It's over! It was only a nightmare! Ssh! Ssh!"

I slowly calmed down and told mum all about it. She listened to it all, then picked her feet up onto the bed, lay back against the wall with her arm about me and asked.

"Would that be so bad Drew?"

"Pardon?"

"Being a girl, would it be so bad?"

"But mum! I'm not a girl! I'm a boy!"

"At the moment, sweetheart, that's in doubt. Remember what the doctor at Exeter told us, that you may have female parts inside you. You may be as much as boy, however that will be your decision when we know more. In the meantime remember that, boy or girl, you are loved and wanted."

Mum leaned over and kissed my forehead, saying

"Go back to sleep now, we have a big day tomorrow. Goodnight Drew, sleep well."