Prompt: Red
Disclaimer: I own nothing 'cept the laptop I'm typing this on. Birthday present from mum and dad!
X stumbled back, slumping into the wall. In the distance she heard voices. Buffer, she thought to herself. Buffer telling people to move to the back of the boat and then calling Swain. Back of which boat? Where was she?
She looked down to a sea of red.
Red blood.
Her red blood pooling at her feet.
My blood? Why am I bleeding? Then the pain hit. It was intense, like a thousand needles being pushed forcefully into her abdomen. She slumped down and found herself half sitting half lying in her blood.
And that's when it she remembered. A boarding, apparently a ship with a very non-compliant crew. She had been in the wheelhouse with Buffer just behind her. She had been shot at. It had seemed like hours ago but in actual fact it had been barely a minute. Her last conscious thought was I hope Swain gets here soon.
Beep…. Beep….
What is that inane beeping? Kate McGregor struggled to open her eyes. Eventually they obliged. White walls, drip in her arm, beeping of a heart monitor. Damn, she was in a hospital. The sharp pain in her abdomen reminded her of the shooting that had taken place, when was that? Hang on, the pain in the abdomen I get, why the heaviness on her hand. She turned her head slightly, the Boss?
"Mike," she croaked.
"Kate? You're awake? You're awake!"
"Mike? When?"
"Oh Kate. I thought I lost you. You've been comatose for a week! Let me get a doctor."
Mike left the room and returned moments later with her doctor who examined her and left with the promise of pain killers on his return.
"Don't leave me again Mike."
"Never Kate, never again. But you must never leave me. I thought you were gone."
"Never leaving you," Kate murmured before sinking into a deep sleep.
A/N: I hope you liked it, reviews are greatly appreciated, I love to no your opinions. Constructive criticism is welcomed as are ideas for later colours. Hope they weren't too OOC.
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