Chapter 7
Hey guys! The plot is finally starting to happen! I would just like to thank FiringShootingStar and Gotta be Annoying for reviewing so much! Thanks guys!
The wind blew furiously around them as Aki and Rena battled to get to the hospital. On their behalf, it was a suicidal mission but Rena's power shielded them somewhat.
The sea crashed against the barriers, soaking the road and washing away some parked cars. Aki had to hold her dress down with her good arm while trying to shield her injured arm from the harsh wind.
On a normal day, it would take ten minutes to walk to the hospital. But now, it looked like it would take twenty. Which wasn't good news because Aki was getting paler and paler with every step and was beginning to stumble.
Rena knew that Aki would probably faint due to loss of blood any second.
A huge gust of wind hit the pier, making the waves rise up and crash against the barriers. Aki was thrown back into a bush and lay there, helpless. The blood had completely soaked her glove and the whole side of her dress.
I'm coming for you.
Rena took a deep breath, picked up the semi-conscious teenager and began walking. Aki wasn't heavy, but she wasn't particularly light either. It would take even longer to get to the hospital now.
Rena dropped Aki on the ground, groaning. They were not going to make it. She looked down the path and raged to see that she had only walk a few meters.
You will pay for what you did.
Suddenly, she saw blue lights at the end of the road. A police van. It rolled slowly along the road, trying to not get blown over. They were looking for any citizens on the street.
Rena waved her arms and screamed. The driver gave a startled looked and stopped by Rena.
"What are you doing out here, miss?" he shouted, barely audible over the wind.
Rena pointed to Aki desperately.
"She's been injured. We were walking to the hospital, but she's fainted. Can you take us to the hospital?!" She screamed.
"WHAT?" he shouted, not hearing her quiet voice over the crashing waves.
"THE HOSPITAL!" Rena shrieked with all her might. Luckily, he understood.
As if by magic, two sector security officers appeared and lifted Aki into the truck. Rena was escorted inside.
They lay Aki on three seats, carefully placing her arm ontop of her chest. Rena perched on a stool-like seat at the side.
"The hospital?" The driver asked.
"Yes, please" Rena said, lying her head against the side of the truck and falling asleep.
Because of the violent weather, the truck had to crawl along at snails pace. They arrived at the hospital to find it jam packed with various citizens. Everyone turned when the police truck pulled in to the ambulance rank.
"Make way, people, make way!" shouted one of the police officers, as her jumped down from the back. "I need a bed! Right now!"
The crowd parted and a medical team ran in with those bed-on-wheels-things. Aki was shoved on and wheeled off, the exhausted Rena running behind.
"We need to get these shards out before we can check for infection," a doctor shouted. "Prepare her for surgery!"
"Sorry ma'am(*), but you will need to wait here" a nurse said, directing Rena towards a chair.
"Will Aki be ok? When will she be discharged?" Rena said weakly. "We need to leave as soon as possible."
The nurse shook her head, sighing.
"Sorry ma'am but they will need to perform surgery to get the shards out and check for infection. If there is an infection she will be kept over night and then given some antibiotics. If there's not an infection, the doctor will probably keep her here anyway, in case it does get infected. The most likely time of infection is between twenty four hours the injury happened. Either way, she will be staying over night"
Rena shrunk down in her chair and then noticed a payphone in the corner of the room.
"May I use the phone?"
"Of course, just don't use a mobile, OK?" the nurse said kindly.
Then the announcer went off, the nurse bolted off down the corridor. She was needed in the x-ray room.
Rena slotted some coins through the little slot and dialled slowly. She then heard the annoying tone down the line and she waited, tapping her foot impatiently.
"Yusei Fudo" a groggy voice muttered down the line.
"Hiya, Yusei, its me"
"Mum? What's wrong? Aren't you crashing at Aki's?"
"I was. And then the windows blew in and impaled Aki's arm. We're in the hospital. Can you come?"
Yusei suddenly became alert.
"I'll be right there" he said, hanging up.
"Rena isn't this great!?" someone shouted. "We have so many members now! We can move into that big skyscraper!"
A young eighteen year old Rena smiled at the young child.
"Yes it is! We wont be outcasts anymore guys! I promise I will keep you safe and sound here!" Rena called, opening the glass doors and meandering inside.
"Rena? Can we choose our bedrooms?" a little girl asked, tugging at the end of her long skirt.
"Of course, Anzu! Everyone! Pick a room! No fighting! I catch anyone argueing over bedrooms, they'll be sharing with me!" Rena teased, giving the younger ones a light push up the stairs.
So powerful… So young… And yet harmless…
"A-a-are you the leader of this group?" a weak voice said behind her.
Rena turned to find a teenage boy standing by the door, supporting himself on the frame. He had red hair and emerald eyes. His clothes were covered in blood and dirt and his skin had angry sores on them.
Rena ran towards him and helped him limp across the main hall and into a spare room. She attended his wounds and gave him a new set of clothes.
"Thank you" he whispered, as he lay on the bed. "I was thrown out. I had nowhere to go. And then I heard that someone had set up a group for people like me. And so, I ran here."
Rena shushed him and spoon fed him a bowl of thick soup.
"It's ok. Your going to be looked after here. You are not an outcast, your you! And you can stay with us for as long as you like." Rena whispered, placing the empty bowl on the bedside cabinet.
"I am Rena. And I am head of this movement"
"This is Arcadia, right?" the boy wheezed.
Rena nodded.
"My name is Rena Kokoa and I am head of the Arcadia movement."
"I'm Sayer" the boy whispered as he fell asleep.
Rena started awake; the old dream had come back again.
"… Hurricane Sayer is bound to flood most of West-Domino and most of Satellite. It is advised to-"
Then another blackout happened, plunging the hospital into darkness. Not that Rena cared. She had lots to think about.
Sayer was looking for them, she knew it. In fact, she knew it from the start. The fact the hurricane was named after him was too coincidental. He had caused this. It was to prove he was angry. He was seeking his revenge.
They had to get out of here. But the question was, where do they go?
And that's what Rena was worried about.
Uh Oh! Whats gonna happen now!? Stay tuned to find out!
P.S Regarding last chapter, A&E is the Emergancy Room
(*) We never say that in Scotland, but i thought it would be cool
