Neru POV
Groaning slightly, I open my eyes, only to flinch and throw my arm over them.
"God… Why are the lights so bright?" I grumble turning over.
"Cause you're sick?" Gumi chuckles putting her hand on my forehead. "Seriously, look at you, you're a mess!" she shakes her head.
"Thanks, that makes me feel loads better!" I roll my eyes.
"No offense intended then," she laughs "and your temperature is pretty high. You're gonna stay here and rest today, m'kay? No buts!" she smiles, pulling the blankets up over me.
"M'kay…" I sigh, closing my eyes, the room already spinning. I quickly fall into what I hope to be a dreamless sleep.
Everything is dark, no light at all, just endless black. I'm lying on something cold and hard, the cold seeping into me making it impossible to move. Suddenly, a blindingly bright light flashes on, and I wince, squeezing my eyes shut.
"Oh, this one's real ugly! Look at all the scars she's given herself!" someone growls angrily, running their hand across my leg.
I open my eyes, squinting through the light. I'm surrounded by five surgeons, each wearing a different color. There's one in red, one in blue, one in yellow, one in green and one in white.
"I think she looks beautiful! Lucky bitch…" the one in green turns her nose up, crossing her arms.
"Whatever, I don't give a damn about your opinion Green!" the red one sighs, drawing a dotted line down my shirt. "Go on Blue, make an incision." he gestures to my chest. Blue digs the knife into me, dragging it down the line, cutting me open. I scream in pain, the searing sensation rippling across my entire body.
"Stop! Please!" I choke out, gasping for breath.
"Isn't her blood such a pretty shade of blue!" Green sneers, ripping the two folds apart and shoving her hands into my ribcage. She rummages around for a little while, me still pleading for her to stop.
"White, shut her up! I can't concentrate!" Red shouts grumpily, turning towards the doctor in white. White lays her hand on my forehead, gently brushing my bangs away, and my eyes fall shut, suddenly very heavy. I'm instantly calm and quiet, just barely hanging onto my consciousness. I open my eyes again, and for a second I see Haku, her silver hair cascading down the side of her face, and her red eyes warm and comforting. I blink, and I'm met with the falsely sweet stare of White.
"Found it!" Green grins triumphantly as she pulls out my heart. I never realised how skinny Green is, and how beautifully her dark red hair frames her face, making her forest green eyes pop. Damn, I wish I looked like that…
"She has such little love herself, I almost feel sorry for her!" Green laughs, handing my heart to Red.
"Who would feel sorry for this freak!?" Red cackled, tossing my heart from hand to hand. Suddenly angry, I squirm around and growl, willing him to put it down. He just smirks and hands it to Yellow, who takes it very carefully, trying to be gentle with it.
I note the missing presence of White's hand, but I still feel ridiculously calm and now very happy.
"I think she has a wonderful heart, she just needs to learn to trust people more." he smiles, his eyes flashing from Haku's red, to Gumi's green. "All she needs is a little love." he hands it to Blue, who takes it just as gently.
"She's just like me…" he smiles sadly, gently turning over to get a better look.
A feeling of unbearable loneliness crashes onto me, leaving me scorchingly numb. A shiver runs down my spine as Blue continues to look at my heart, eventually turning into full on trembling, as silent tears run down my cheeks.
"White, if you please." Yellow frowned, gesturing to my terrified and tear streaked face.
White moved to stroke my hair, laying a soft kiss against my forehead. Again, I'm calm and relaxed, almost asleep.
"I apologize. I really shouldn't hold hearts for too long, I tend to bring a lot of unwanted emotions." Blue smiles sadly, carefully putting my heart back, and rearranging everything Green threw out of place.
"You'll come back right?" Yellow asks happily as he sews my chest up again. "Cross your heart!" he grinned, grabbing a scalpel and cutting an X over where my heart is.
"Hope to die." Blue runs his finger down my cheek, causing the loneliness to come rushing back, overtaking my entire system.
"Stick a needle in your eye!" Red growls, the needle jabbing into the side of my head, just barely missing my eye.
My eyes snap open to a blur of green and white, my breathing ragged, my head pounding and the room spinning. Green reaches down towards me, and I flinch away, remembering how rough she was looking for my heart.
"Please… don't hurt… don't hurt me…" I murmur weakly, turning over and trembling again. My vision is still swimming from my pounding headache, and I start breathing quickly and focus on something to stay awake.
White cautiously moves her hand to rest on my head, softly stroking my hair. I involuntarily relax, quietly whimpering.
"Shhh, it's alright, you're fine." a familiar voice hushes my whimpers, but the haze of my fever makes it impossible to tell who it is. White continues to stroke my hair, humming quietly. Relaxing into near unconsciousness, I finally quiet down, letting White and Green have their way with me.
Green lays her hand on my forehead, and nearly winces as she withdraws. She and White exchange a few worried mumbles, and Green disappears, leaving White.
After a few minutes of quiet humming, she leans down and kisses my forehead, and I once again fall asleep.
Don't you just love fever dreams? I had this one a few days ago, and it freaked me out to no end
