Chapter 7
A nurse entered the room, squeaking in surprise as she saw the sitting brunette. Makoto looked at her briefly, throwing the blanket away from her. The nurse froze for a minute, the bandages dropping from her hands. And just like that she blinked, turned and went to find a doctor. "Stay here." She said without a backwards glance.
Makoto looked after her, sitting with the IV connected to her arm. Her green eyes looked around, quickly recognizing the room as a hospital room. She pulled out the IV, wincing and pressing a few fingers to the blood that beaded there. Her brows forwarded when she didn't notice her clothes anywhere. Instead of her clothes she found closet doors and pulled on a pair of scrubs and some tennis shoes.
She exited the room easily, not feeling the pain from the bullet wounds due to the morphine they'd injected into her IV. She made her way to the double doors leading to the waiting room. Makoto winced as she saw the groups of people, reporters, police, and a group of girls standing out there. She turned instead and walked the other way, heading out the back exit.
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The group looked up as a nurse rushed past. "I'll go see what's going on." She said, already on her way to the waiting desk "Megumi-San, is there a problem?" The nurse turned to her and seemed hesitant for a moment.
"Your patient, the one in room 392, woke up." Ami smiled and thanked her.
"It seems she woke up. I'll go see her, you all should stay back, that way she's not overwhelmed." After a few moments of talking the group to stay put Ami left to check out the patient.
"What, where is she?" Ami asked herself when she entered the empty room. Rushing back out she took a closer look around. No one besides a few wandering patients where out in the halls. "She didn't go out the front." She murmured, running to the back exit.
"Oh, Doctor Mizuno! Please, stop for a moment!" Ami stopped and turned around. A young medical student easily caught up to her, smiling down with warm brown eyes.
"Yes? What is it, Shinji-San?"
"Well I was wondering, if you'd like me to walk you home. Because of the incident. We could have dinner on the way too, if you'd like."
"Thank you, Shinji-San, but my cousin is driving me home. I have to go now, excuse me." Ami said in a rush, shoving past the med student to the exit. Shinji stood there for a moment, shock on his face.
"Damn." He sighed and walked away.
Ami opened the door with a grunt. "I thought it would be light, so people could actually get out during the fire." She grumbled quietly, looking around.
A quiet moaning caught her attention down a side-alley. "Hello? Hey, are you there?" The moaning quieted. Ami wandered down the alley, looking around the obvious places to find the missing girl. "Hey, girl? Don't worry I'm not going to hurt you. Where are you?" She called.
Ami sighed when her efforts turned up nothing. Turning she sighed before looking up. "Oh, I found you!" The girl swayed in front of her, green eyes dulled by refreshed pain. "You should have stayed in the hospital. Oh!" Ami gasped, the brunette fell into her arms with another moan; bringing the two of them to their knees.
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Haruka sighed and scratched at the back of her neck, looking around. "Michiru, I'll be right back." Haruka said, standing and stretching.
"But, Ami will be—"
"I just need a quick walk around. To stretch my legs. I'll go see if Ami's ready for us to come say thanks." Haruka said with a smile, bending to give her a soft kiss before heading to the patient rooms.
She stretched as she walked, looking into room 392. "Huh? Where'd they go?" Haruka mumbled as she exited the room, scratching at her nose.
"Haruka! Haruka, come here-help me!" Ami called, waving her to help.
"Ami? Where did that girl go? The patient? Ami!" Haruka yelped as Ami pulled her out to the alley. "Hey, is she okay? I mean—" Haruka asked, seeing the brunette slumped against the wall.
"Help me get her into her room." That caused the brunette to jerk and turned wild eyes to them. "No, no, calm down. We have to get you help."
Haruka froze, eyes wide as she looked at the brunette. "Mako?" Haruka asked. Ami looked at her in confusion, the brunette stared up at her. "It's you, isn't it Mako?" Haruka walked closer, slipping to her knees in front of her.
Makoto forwarded her brows looking at the blonde in curious confusion. Haruka reached out and lightly touched Makoto's cheek. "Makoto!" Haruka laughed as she wrapped her arms around the brunette.