Title: Always Attract – Chapter 7
Author: kreia03
Rating: M
Warnings: Some swear words
Disclaimer: I don't own Skins. I just wish I do.
Summary: Naomi's alive and safe.
A/N: This is chapter 7..I think it's pretty boring though =/
Naomi shut her eyes tight. She tried real hard to think, tried real hard to remember anything. But all she could see was blackness. Nothing was going on in her mind. No vivid images, no still scenes, no memories. Nothing at all. She remembered Vera telling her that her name was Naomi. She repeated it many times, desperately trying to ring a bell, but still she got nothing. Her head was starting to ache, but she didn't stop. She wanted some answers and she wanted them now.
"Hey, don't push yourself!" Vera's worried voice startled her. She has just returned from the kitchen, bringing along with her a tray of food.
"What do you mean?" Naomi asked.
"You're thinking too much. You'll get a headache." Vera said as she pointed at Naomi's hand rubbing her bandaged head. "I know it's pretty frustrating that you don't remember anything. But the doctor said your memory will eventually come back, although we don't really know when." She continued.
"Doctor?"
"Yeah. We brought you straight to the town hospital as soon as we found you. And he warned us about the possibility of you losing your memory."
"How long have I been out?"
"Hmmm, let me see, about a month and half since we found you at the beach. You stayed at the hospital for a really long time." Vera answered.
"Oh, right. That long eh?"
"Uh-huh." Vera agreed. "When the doctor said that your condition's already stable, we decided to take you home, I mean take you in our house and wait for you to wake up."
"I see."
"Here, let me help you get up so you could eat well."
Vera gently lifted Naomi's back, helping her to sit up, and placed a pillow behind Naomi so she could be able to recline.
"Thanks." The blonde muttered.
"Right. Breakfast in bed." Vera smiled. She grabbed the tray and placed it firmly just above Naomi's thighs. "Eat well okay? So you'd get your strength back and recover faster."
Naomi nodded and gave a faint smile. She then took the spoon and got started on the soup.
"How many sisters do you have?" She asked.
"Four." Vera politely answered.
"Oh cool. That must be fun."
"Yeah, but not always though. I mean, we do fight at times. But I love my sisters very much."
"I wonder if I had a sister." Naomi said, her face turning sad.
"Hey, I told you don't push it." Vera comforted and rubbed the blonde's hand, giving it a slight squeeze. Naomi smiled weakly.
"Speaking of, here they come."
Naomi's head shot up and saw 4 girls walking in from the door. "Four amazingly pretty girls." She made a mental note.
"So, this is my sister Skye." Vera said as she started to introduce her sisters.
"Hello! Glad you're finally awake." Skye gleefully greeted, extending her hands to shake Naomi's.
"Hi Skye." Naomi shyly answered and shook Skye's hand.
"This is Cathryn."
"Nice to meet you Naomi." Cathryn said and smiled. Naomi smiled back.
"This is Rhianna."
A bashful-looking girl slowly approached Naomi and offered her hand. Naomi took it and gave Rhianna a beaming smile.
"And this is Skye's twin, Sam."
"Hey Naomi! How are you feeling now?" Sam happily greeted. Naomi turned to Sam who was extending her hand. She stretched hers and shook it too.
Flash.
"Watch out, Katie. I might get confused and fuck you with my great big strap-on by mistake."
Naomi suddenly saw a scene replaying in her head, like an old movie being played at a cinema. Everything was black and white. She saw herself standing near the door way, of what appears to be like a classroom. It would seem that she was in school. There were bulletin boards, lockers and people everywhere. She saw herself with a pissed off look in her face, and she was talking to somebody. There were two girls standing in front of her, one had red hair, one brunette. She tried to recognize their faces but she failed. It was all blurry. Then, everything went blank.
"Katie." Naomi murmured.
"Sorry? What was that?" It was Vera who spoke.
"Oh, uhm, nothing." She reasoned out.
Vera eyed her worriedly and then began pushing her sisters out of the room.
"Right, Naomi needs to rest. All of you, out! Now!"
"Yeah, yeah. You're being overprotective." Sam snorted. "See you later Naomi. Take a good rest."
Skye, Cathryn and Rhianna also waved goodbye to her and walked out of the room.
"I knew it would be a mess when you finally meet them." Vera said as she turned to face Naomi.
"I like them, they're nice." She replied.
"Well, that's good to know." Vera smiled.
She took the tray from Naomi's lap and placed it back on the bedside table.
"You need to drink some medicine by the way. The doctor said it should help ease the pain." Vera reminded and handed Naomi a small tablet and a glass of water.
"Thanks." Naomi muttered as she handed back the glass to Vera.
"You should go back to sleep." Vera said and helped Naomi to lie back down. "If you need something, just call me, okay?"
Naomi answered with a slight nod and closed her eyes. She heard Vera walk out of the room and close the door. Sensing that she was all alone, she mumbled to herself.
"Katie."
She tried to recall what she saw.
"Watch out, Katie. I might get confused and fuck you with my great big strap-on by mistake."
Who was Katie between the two girls? Was she the red haired one or the brunette one? And why the fuck would she be using strap-ons? Strap-ons for fuck's sake!
Naomi shook her head to escape from her recent thoughts. She wanted answers but it would seem that she has to wait for a while before she gets any of them.