Jay had never noticed how noisy it was in the infirmary before. The steady beeps of the heart monitor, the whooshing of the respirator and the dripping of the blood through the iv tubing into Elle's veins were overwhelming. How did they ever expect a sick person to get better with all of that noise?
"Any change?" Zed asked as he appeared at the door. It had been four hours since the transfusion and he had only been able to stay a little while before being called away to handle a diplomatic problem.
"Nothing yet," Kay said as he carefully stroked her fingers.
"She's still playing Sleeping Beauty," Jay added. "You know, Zed, if she doesn't wake up pretty soon, we might want to think about trying the traditional cure."
"Traditional cure?" Zed asked. What was the kid talking about?
"A kiss. It always works in the books," Jay said with a chuckle just as Elle's eyelids started to flutter and a moment later she slowly opened her eyes. "See? Just the mention of it brought her around."
"How are you feeling, Elle?" Kay asked as he took the alphabet board and placed her hand on it.
Her fingers slowly spelled out "Better. Worked?"
"Yes, it worked. You gave us quiet a scare for a few minutes, though." Zed told her.
"Cold," she spelled out. She felt so sleepy and all she wanted to do was close her eyes and drift away again. She fought to stay awake though. She was afraid if she closed her eyes, she wouldn't wake up.
"Here," Kay said as he tucked another blanket over her. "They haven't finished the transfusions yet. You'll probably be a little cold until then."
"I'll go and find the doctor to check you out. Then you can go back to sleep for a little while." Zed said as he headed for the door just as a loud alarm suddenly sounded.