Chapter 7 - Fear

"You never told me why you're afraid of doctors, darling."

"It's just been a build up of problems over the years I guess." Gianna started, then sighed heavily. "It's not a very fun story."

"I'm used to it." Eames said soberly

"Well, my grandpa had fought in World War II and was by a shell when it exploded and ended up going blind. When I was around six, the doctors told him they could fix his condition with this new technology and it turned out he was their first guinea pig. He had a reaction to the medicine and got very sick and ended up almost dying from it. They had to replace both of his eyes with glass ones. Then another time, my grandmother had gotten very sick and died of lung cancer because it took the doctors six months to actually find out what was wrong and by that time it was too late. My parents had another child after me but she didn't have enough lung power to survive and didn't make it past the hospital. When I was going into elementary school, I had to do my booster shots and they put that liquid-y crap in the wrong spot so the pretty much poked around my arm for fifteen minutes and when they found the right spot, they didn't even numb it. When they tested me for diabetes and they couldn't get an accurate sample so they have to prick all of my finger and I was seven. And my parents when they died, well, that's a whole other story. Nothing too traumatizing has happened to me but it's just enough to make me terrified of doctors, needles, nurses, etc."

"Well sounds like you've had quite a history."

"Yes, but if she's going to be our hit person she has to over come or at least be able to ignore the fact that we'll be surrounded by projections of doctors and nurses."

"Thanks for the news flash captain obvious." Gianna said sarcastically.

"I like this girl already." Eames exclaimed draping his arm over her shoulder.

"I'm going running." She said walking out from under his arm

"Wow Eames, I think she's the only girl that hasn't thrown herself at you." Arthur commented after she left.

"Wow, Arthur, it seems Ariadne hasn't gotten the hint that you're totally in love with her yet." He retorted "A word of advice, darling. Just ask her out."

"And I have a suggestion, why don't you just treat her like a female should be treated instead of your 'love her than leave her' outlook."

"Well, we're taking her out tonight for her 21st."

"Oh, Eames, you're quite the romantic." Ariadne teased walking through the door. Arthur stiffened lightly, worried that she heard their conversation.

"You know me too well, love."

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"Ah, welcome back darling, get going we're going out for your 21st tonight." Eames greeted Gianna as she walked through the door.

"Okay okay, just let me go and not smell like a sweaty grease monster!" Gianna exclaimed running up the stairs and starting the shower.

"You better be careful mister romantic, she may have her eyes set on someone she previously knows." Arthur warned

"Well, we'll just have to make a pretty little scene now won't we?"

"Let's go, I'm only gonna be twenty-one once." Gianna said coming down the stairs.

"Well, don't you look like a pretty little, aloud to drink, woman." Eames said winking at her.

"Well thanks, I've had this dress for who knows how long." She was wearing a blue dress that was gathered all up both sides with one single ruffle down the middle in the front. It was very form fitting and Eames couldn't help but notice her accentuated form in it. He noticed that her long brown hair was naturally wavy and she left it down, and put dangling diamond earrings on, with a little bit of make up. "I have a club we can go to downtown, it's new. Let's go!"

When they arrived at the nightclub, it was like what you'd see in a movie, in a populated street, on a dark night, the neon lights, the long line, and the velvet ropes.

"I'll need your I.d." The man at the front asked, Gianna grabbed her square black shimmery handbag and pulled out her I.d. and handed it to him. He looked at it for a minute before handing it back and winking at her.

"Okay, what do you want to drink, love?"

"Well, for starters, I'll have a Smirnoff ice grape."

"You sound like you've had experience ordering drinks before." Eames commented

"Not ordering, but I've been drinking wine coolers every now and then since I was fifteen, my parent never really cared and I never finished one out anyway. I've had a few champagnes at weddings, and I've had a margarita before. I've tried beer but I've never liked the taste."

"Let's get this party started." Ariadne said

"Gianna? Hey! You're finally aloud to drink. Happy birthday!" A strange, to them, man said, coming up to Gianna

"Adam? Hi! Thanks. How are you?" Gianna asked hugging the mystery boy they now know as Adam.

"I warned you." Arthur said in Eames' ear

"Never mind that, who is that?" Eames asked eying the boy.

A/N: I don't know whow I feel about this, I just knew I should update...blahhh.

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