It had taken twenty minutes, but Harry had eventually stopped crying. Now, he was simply sitting in Yang's lap, still as a statue, face buried in her chest and tiny fists clutching to her clothes tightly.
Yang was playing with his hair, smiling all the while. 'I can't wait till I take ya home, cutie.' Yang thought, before remembering that the doctor was currently waiting to do the x-ray on Harry. She looked over to where the doctor was sheepishly before realizing that he was simply standing there with a smile. "That was adorable." The doctor told her.
"Yeah, yeah." Yang waved a hand dismissively. "So...you gonna take the kid for his x-ray now, then?"
"Of course. We must check for internal damages." Yang nodded, and held Harry out to the doctor.
"Here he is."
The doctor walked over and took Harry, which made Harry sad. "Thank you." He said as he took Harry to a chair that was in front of a machine and sat him down. The doctor went to a drawer and opened it, taking out a thick pad with a hole near the top. He walked over to Harry. "Just need to put this pad on you and we may begin." The doctor told him as he lowered the pad over Harry's head and through the hole. After he straightened it, he walked away.
Harry looked over at Yang anxiously. Yang smiled reassuringly at him.
"No worries, kid." She replied gently. "You're in good hands." Harry smiled at her words, making a mental note to give her a hug when he was allowed to leave the chair.
"It's alright, nothing is going to happen to you." The Doctor reassured Harry as he approached the x-ray unit. "We only need a few pictures and you'll be done, easy peasy." The Doctor turned on the unit, which hummed to life. "Just close your eyes while I take the pictures and you'll be done. Okay?" the Doctor told him, causing Harry to nod in understanding and close his eyes.
Yang watched the procedures happen, subconsciously tapping her foot against the floor. She was all for getting the little boy healed up and all, but she really did hate hospitals. They were so stuffy and boring, and they made her long for fresh air. Still, the blonde waited as patiently as she could.
Within a few moments, the Doctor was done. "Alright, you can open your eyes now." The Doctor told him as he turned off the X-ray, it's hum dying down. Harry opened his eyes and blinked a few times as the Doctor walked over to him to take off the pad. "I-is it over?" Harry asked the Doctor timidly.
"Of course." Was the Doctor's reply as he returned the pad to the drawing from whence it came. "You're done and ready to return to this little lady's arms." He told Harry with a smile.
Yang perked right up at that, and was on her feet in an instant.
"You heard the man, kid!" And with that, the blonde scooped Harry off his feet, twirled him around, and held him against her bosom.
Harry couldn't help but laugh happily when Yang was twirling him around. When she stopped and held him to her bosom, he immediately snuggled into her. "It wasn't so bad was it kid?" Yang asked him.
"No Yang, it wasn't bad." Harry replied.
Yang giggled and kissed the top of the little boy's head, earning a content hum and a hug.
They were interrupted by the Doctor coughing. "I'm sorry to interrupt this lovely moment, but I would you two please take a seat outside while we examine the X-ray images?" The Doctor asks them.
Yang nodded, and carried Harry out of the room, rubbing his back all the while. She came out in the waiting room, and saw Blake had finished her magazine, and was now reading a novel.
"Hey there, Blake!" Yang called out. Blake yelped and hid her book.
"Yang! Um...Hello there..." She replied with a sheepish grin.
"...Ninjas of Love?"
"...Yes..."
Yang started to snicker at her friend. Harry looked at them in confusion.
"Yang, what's ninja of love?" Harry innocently asked.
"I'll...tell you when you're older." Yang replied as she patted the child's head. Harry smiled and nodded.
"Anyway, what's going to happen next, Yang?" Blake asked. Yang smirked.
"The kid's almost done here. Then I can take him home with me."
"Ah, so you did decide to adopt him."
"Yep!"
A few minutes later, the same doctor from earlier came in, looking very pale and wide eyed. He spotted then and walked over to them.
"Doc!?" Yang said in worry. "What were the results, what did you find!?"
The doctor breathed in and sighed. "What I saw was horrific...from what I've seen, almost all of his internal organs shows signs or being pierced or ruptured multiple times throughout his life." The Doctor told them, pausing to rub the bridge of his nose.
"I'm honestly surprised that he's alive at all and functional at this point." He said solemnly.
Blake's eyes widened, and she felt sick to her stomach hearing such horrible things could happen to such a young child. She wished she could have been there to help Yang beat the hell out of the monsters who did this to him... Wordlessly, Blake turned to see her friend's reaction...
Yang was oddly quiet after hearing the news 'Yang?' Blake thought in worry. Then her sensitive hearing picked up uneven breathing coming from her friend.
Sensing Yang was about to explode, Blake hurriedly took Harry away from her. Harry looked up at the faunas with a pout, but the expression on her face unnerved him, and he looked back at the blonde.
Yang started to seethe in rage as she reached her boiling point. "Those monsters..." Yang breathed out. "Those monsters...are...GOING TO PAY!" Yang yelled out as her aura rose and her eyes turned red.
"Yang, calm down-"
"NO, BLAKE! I CAN'T CALM DOWN! THEY COULD HAVE KILLED HIM! THEY RUPTURED HIS ORGANS! HE'S LUCKY TO BE ALIVE! I'M NOT JUST GONNA LET THAT GO! I'M GONNA SHATTER ALL OF THEIR BONES AND THEN-"
"Yang, you're scaring him!" Yang looked to see Harry looking at her, fear evident in his eyes.
Her eyes widened as she immediately calmed down. She looked ashamed for going out of control like that and scaring him.
"I-I'm sorry Harry." She apologized to him, shaking.
Harry whimpered and teared up slightly, then reached out for her with both arms. Blake looked down at the little boy, smiled sadly, and held him out for Yang to take him.
Yang teared up as well as she took him and hugged him as tight as she could without hurting him. "I'm so sorry Harry." Yang said again as tears started to roll down her face. Harry snuggled into her chest and sobbed.
Blake watched wordlessly, her faunas ears pressed flat against her head. The doctor sighed.
"...That is all... He must have a healing semblance, because his wounds are healing themselves at an unnatrually rapid pace...You can take him now..." He said softly.
Yang nodded towards the doctor. "T-Thank you doctor for everything." Yang said with a tearful face. The doctor nodded and walked away. Yang then refocused her attention to Harry, who had sobbed himself to sleep.
Yang sniffled, and held him closer, running her fingers through his messy black hair. "I'm sorry..." She whispered in his ear. "I'll never scare you again...I promise..." The young woman kissed the top of the little boy's head, letting her lips linger for a moment before pulling away. Her response was for Harry to actually smile tearfully in his sleep, and snuggle closer than he had ever been to her.
Yang smiled and looked towards Blake. "Hey Blake, could I tie my bike on your car roof and ride with you back to my place?" Yang asked her. "I don't think I'll be able to drive the way I am now."
Yang smiled as she stood up, making sure that Harry was secured, and followed her out the door. Once outside, she walked over to Blake's car and saw that Blake already found her motorcycle and was in the process of tying it down to the roof of her car. "Thanks again Blake. I really appreciate it."
"Don't worry about it." Blake said with a smile. Then she shivered. "It's cold out here...Get in the car and turn on the heater for me, okay?"
She looked down at Harry, and gave him a quick kiss on the forehead. He subconsciously clutched at her shirt as a result. Smiling, Yang rested her head against her seat. Her own eyes felt rather heavy as well... Soon enough, she joined the child in the land of dreams.
Blake walked over to the driver's side and got into the car. "It's really cold out there, thanks for turning on the hea-" Blake said before realizing that both Yang and Harry were asleep in the back seat.
Blake smiled as she buckled herself in. "You two sleep well. God knows you two need it." She said as she shifted the gear and started to drive, heading towards Yang's house.
As she drove, she looked back at the sleeping duo, and smiled.
"Yang...You're going to be a wonderful mother."