Chapter 4
"All right, Anya, baby. It's 10:00am. Time to wake up!" Even though Alexx's voice kept a cheery tone, she was starting to get frustrated. Five days. It had been five days since Anya had been shot. She had nothing better to do, so she thought back to the summer that Anya first came to Miami.
FLASHBACK
Alexx Woods could safely say that she was having a good day. She had dropped LeRoy off at Daycare, picked up the dry-cleaning, and stopped for a doughnut and coffee, all without being late to work. As she walked through the doors of the MDPD, she saw an unusual sight. Horatio Caine, a member of the bomb squad, was crouched down on one knee, tying a little girl's shoelace. As Alexx took in her black curls, the little girl looked over to her, laughed and waved. 'Anya.' She thought. She had seen pictures of the green eyed cutie before.
Horatio stood and took Anya's hand, guiding her over to Alexx. He was about to say something when his beeper went off. He looked up at Alexx. "Could you-?"
Alexx cut him off with a wave of her hand. "You don't even need to ask." She observed Horatio lean down to explain things to Anya. The five year old nodded, and kissed him good-bye. Then she turned to Alexx.
"So what we gonna do today?" Anya asked.
Alexx smiled and held out her hand, which Anya immediately took. "Well, do you want to go for a walk?" Anya nodded vigorously, as she skipped beside Alexx. When Horatio found them, Anya had dubbed Alexx 'Aunt Alexx', and she didn't exactly want to leave.
END FLASHBACK
Alexx's smile faded as she felt a tear roll down her cheek. Now she was angry. "Anastasia Elaine Martin if you don't wake up within the next day, I'm gonna pop you one. You hear me?"
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Ryan stood inside Anya's doorway. Alexx had left about five minutes ago; to get coffee, she said. He slowly made his was over to her bed and gingerly sat down on the chair beside her bed. He took in her features for what must have been the umpteenth time. He couldn't understand why he felt like he could look at her all day long, and that still wouldn't be enough. He gently took her hand and rubbed his thumb over the top of it.
"Hey Anya." Ryan frowned at the way his voice went up when he said her name. He shook his head and continued. "I know we didn't get to talk much in the time since I've known you. I wish we could have because you seem like a very interesting person. I don't know when you'll be up to it, but after you wake up, I want to take you out for a coffee." He paused thinking of what to say. "Your friend in Las Vegas sounded really worried about you. She said she doesn't know whether to hug you or hit you. I think everyone feels the same." As Ryan rambled on, he didn't notice Anya's fingers start to twitch. What he did notice though was her EKG start to get faster.
He sat dumbstruck for a moment until Anya's arm jerked towards him. Panicking he reached over and pressed the 'NURSE' button about fifteen times. When the nurse came in, she quickly called a doctor and rushed Ryan out of the room.
As he stood in the hallway, Horatio came to a halt beside him. "What happened, Mr.Wolfe?"
Ryan didn't look away from the room as he answered Horatio, explaining the situation to him in fine detail. The doctor pulled Anya's curtain and the duo were forced to wait on the cold, hard, plastic seats in the waiting room. Pretty soon they were flanked by the entire team. Calleigh, Natalia, Valera and Alexx beside Ryan, and Eric on the other side of Horatio. The men sat in silence, while the girls talked quietly amongst themselves. Alexx was just beginning the to tell a funny story about a prank that Anya and her sister pulled on Horatio, when the doctor came out with a smile on his face.
"Who here is a direct relative to Miss Martin?" the doctor asked and they all stood. He raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything. "Okay, I have good news and bad news. The good news is, she should be awake by tomorrow. The bad news is, she's going to need to stay here for a while. At least until we're sure of her well being." The doctor smiled and then went on his way.
The group stood in shock for a few moments until a cheer rang out that could be heard from the nurse's station.
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All Anya knew was that she was sore. Not just your everyday, 'I just got done teaching Tae-Kwon-Do' sore but the kind where your limbs are numb and on fire at the same time. As she opened her eyes she was greeted by harsh sunlight coming through her window. She blinked and took in her surroundings; The bed she was laying in was pushed up against a pea-green wall, with all sorts of monitors and machines next to it, and, being the clever girl that she was, she deduced that she was in a hospital.
Then it hit her like a brick wall. 'I was shot. THAT CREEP SHOT ME!' She glanced over to the window, and her anger diminished. All along the windowsill were cards and flowers of every color. She was gazing at a large teddy bear when she heard a knock at the door. An African-American woman poked her head in, and Anya's eyes widened. "Alexx?!"
Alexx smiled and ushered everyone else into the room. Anya was shocked. Along with Alexx came Horatio, Ryan, and four other people she didn't know. After introductions, a trillion 'How are you feelings?' and a glass of water, only Alexx and Horatio were left in the room. Horatio smiled down at his niece and he laid a hand on her forehead. "Is there anything you need sweetheart?"
Anya thought for a moment, and a brilliant smile crossed her features. "Yes, I would like a cell phone please. I have some uber news to hear."
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AN: So Anya woke finnally woke up! WOOHOO! Now that shes awake, what will happen?
So on to a more serious note, are my chapters too short? It seems to mw that they are but I thought 'Perhaps I should ask.'
Thanks to ComputerRejected, legolasfreak2, and JauntyChick for the reveiws!!
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