The flight felt like eternity to Kawa and Hanami as their companion lay asleep behind them. First, Hanami had to fly Lancet back to the mainland, then the trio had to get it into a transportation plane. Now they were flying that plane to the states, Texas to be more exact.
"Requesting permission to land in your airport. Over." Hanami spoke into the radio she picked up as their plane circled above the airport.
"You aren't a scheduled flight. Over." Replied a male voice from the tower.
"We realize that, but we need a place to land and we're carrying injured. Over." There was a momentary pause after Hanami pulled her thumb away from the talk button.
"Request granted. Take runway two, we'll have an ambulance standing by. Over."
"Thank you. Over and out." The short haired brunette put the radio away and peered behind her seat at Ikasu. "Hey, we're getting ready to land. We even got a ride waiting for you." Hanami gave a grin. Ikasu blinked away and managed a smile.
"Heh, thanks you guys."
As soon as the plane came to a stop, an ambulance drove out, just as they were told. The paramedics loaded Ikasu in and drove off after giving Hanami and Kawa the name of the hospital. Before the pair could go, however, they had to get a truck, and hide LunarLancet. While they were busy with that task, Ikasu was already getting fixed up and put in a room.
"What's taking them so long?" Ikasu sighed, now cleaned up and bandaged. Well, somewhat cleaned up. She wasn't exactly the prettiest pick of the crowd. More like tired, bleeding, and black and blue. But, that was the price to pay for being a soldier, eh?
In fact, Kawa and Hanami were on their way in. The pair slipped through the automatic doors and into the main waiting room. Twin sets of eyes searched the room and stopped on the front desk. Kawa strode over, and, upon her arrival, a nurse looked up. The middle-aged woman's hazel eyes surveyed the teenager briefly before she spoke.
"May I help you?"
"Yes, I'm looking for a girl that was brought here earlier. She's about my age, tall, long, brunette hair."
The nurse nodded after Kawa finished. "Mm, I recall a patient of that description. Are you a relative?"
"A cousin. Her parents called and asked me to pick her up because they're away on business and it would take them longer." The story came so easily that the nurse had no other choice but to believe it. Stepping out from behind the desk, the woman started down the hall.
"Okay, her room is this way."
As she followed, Kawa flashed her companion a thumbs up behind her back. Hanami grinned and slid behind the now empty desk. Hands fell on a computer keyboard and began typing. Moments later, a medical file appeared on the screen.
"Ikasu Koushi. Parents?" Hanami typed in random names to fill the empty space, and also made sure to note that they had been informed. "Address and phone number?" More random names and numbers. "And now to clear these fees." Once finished, Hanami found the room number and quickly took off down the hall.
"Here you go, room one twenty-seven." The nurse noted as her and Kawa came to a stop. The blonde nodded her thanks and peered inside.
"Kasu-chan?"
Ikasu looked up as she heard her name. "Hey! I was wondering when you were coming."
"Oh! I brought you something." Kawa grinned and stepped over to the bed, setting a brown paper bag in Ikasu's lap. The pilot blinked once before opening it and reaching inside. When her hand reappeared, a foam cup with a plastic lid came with it. Ikasu pulled off the lid to find an ice cream sundae, complete with hot fudge, whipped cream, and even strawberries. Kawa rocked back on her heels, still grinning. "For winning the bet."
"Wow! Thanks!" Ikasu laughed as she snagged a spoon from the paper bag and dug in.
"No problem, hehe."
"Sorry I'm late!" Hanami spoke as she closed the door behind her. Ikasu merely waved her spoon as a "It's okay", mouth full of ice cream at the moment. Hanami suppressed a chuckle as she walked over. "So, how're you doing?" Ikasu swallowed her bite of dessert before answering.
"Fine. They had to stitch me up a bit, and I'm bruised," Ikasu gestured to her wrapped right arm and the left side of her forehead. "But nothing serious. I'm ready to get out of here." She grinned.
"That's good to hear." Kawa smiled. Hanami nodded in agreement.
"Let's head over to our hotel then." The Nebulae pilot offered Ikasu a hand up, which the other teen accepted, spoon in mouth. The trio left and made their way back to hotel. A clean tank and jean shorts were sitting out for Ikasu, and as she entered the bathroom to change, Hanami set up Ikasu's laptop.
"What're up to?" Ikasu questioned as she stepped from the bathroom.
"Just typing up a letter for the guys." Hanami replied. Kawa and Ikasu leaned over the typing pilot's shoulder to read as she wrote.
Hey guys!
Well, Kawa, Ikasu, and I just finished up our first mission since we left. There's good news and bad. The good is that we got the disk we went to the base for, but we didn't all make it out as safely as we would have liked. There were more soldiers than listed that were going to be there, and Ikasu was overwhelmed. We just picked her up from the hospital (Don't worry, she's fine. Just some stitches and bruises. ^_^) and it...
"...Made me wonder if we should have left after all. What do you say, think we should all join up again? Signed, Hanami." Duo swiveled around in his chair as he finished reading. Cobalt eyes shifted from one male to the next that occupied the room. "So, what's the verdict?"
"Requesting permission to land in your airport. Over." Hanami spoke into the radio she picked up as their plane circled above the airport.
"You aren't a scheduled flight. Over." Replied a male voice from the tower.
"We realize that, but we need a place to land and we're carrying injured. Over." There was a momentary pause after Hanami pulled her thumb away from the talk button.
"Request granted. Take runway two, we'll have an ambulance standing by. Over."
"Thank you. Over and out." The short haired brunette put the radio away and peered behind her seat at Ikasu. "Hey, we're getting ready to land. We even got a ride waiting for you." Hanami gave a grin. Ikasu blinked away and managed a smile.
"Heh, thanks you guys."
As soon as the plane came to a stop, an ambulance drove out, just as they were told. The paramedics loaded Ikasu in and drove off after giving Hanami and Kawa the name of the hospital. Before the pair could go, however, they had to get a truck, and hide LunarLancet. While they were busy with that task, Ikasu was already getting fixed up and put in a room.
"What's taking them so long?" Ikasu sighed, now cleaned up and bandaged. Well, somewhat cleaned up. She wasn't exactly the prettiest pick of the crowd. More like tired, bleeding, and black and blue. But, that was the price to pay for being a soldier, eh?
In fact, Kawa and Hanami were on their way in. The pair slipped through the automatic doors and into the main waiting room. Twin sets of eyes searched the room and stopped on the front desk. Kawa strode over, and, upon her arrival, a nurse looked up. The middle-aged woman's hazel eyes surveyed the teenager briefly before she spoke.
"May I help you?"
"Yes, I'm looking for a girl that was brought here earlier. She's about my age, tall, long, brunette hair."
The nurse nodded after Kawa finished. "Mm, I recall a patient of that description. Are you a relative?"
"A cousin. Her parents called and asked me to pick her up because they're away on business and it would take them longer." The story came so easily that the nurse had no other choice but to believe it. Stepping out from behind the desk, the woman started down the hall.
"Okay, her room is this way."
As she followed, Kawa flashed her companion a thumbs up behind her back. Hanami grinned and slid behind the now empty desk. Hands fell on a computer keyboard and began typing. Moments later, a medical file appeared on the screen.
"Ikasu Koushi. Parents?" Hanami typed in random names to fill the empty space, and also made sure to note that they had been informed. "Address and phone number?" More random names and numbers. "And now to clear these fees." Once finished, Hanami found the room number and quickly took off down the hall.
"Here you go, room one twenty-seven." The nurse noted as her and Kawa came to a stop. The blonde nodded her thanks and peered inside.
"Kasu-chan?"
Ikasu looked up as she heard her name. "Hey! I was wondering when you were coming."
"Oh! I brought you something." Kawa grinned and stepped over to the bed, setting a brown paper bag in Ikasu's lap. The pilot blinked once before opening it and reaching inside. When her hand reappeared, a foam cup with a plastic lid came with it. Ikasu pulled off the lid to find an ice cream sundae, complete with hot fudge, whipped cream, and even strawberries. Kawa rocked back on her heels, still grinning. "For winning the bet."
"Wow! Thanks!" Ikasu laughed as she snagged a spoon from the paper bag and dug in.
"No problem, hehe."
"Sorry I'm late!" Hanami spoke as she closed the door behind her. Ikasu merely waved her spoon as a "It's okay", mouth full of ice cream at the moment. Hanami suppressed a chuckle as she walked over. "So, how're you doing?" Ikasu swallowed her bite of dessert before answering.
"Fine. They had to stitch me up a bit, and I'm bruised," Ikasu gestured to her wrapped right arm and the left side of her forehead. "But nothing serious. I'm ready to get out of here." She grinned.
"That's good to hear." Kawa smiled. Hanami nodded in agreement.
"Let's head over to our hotel then." The Nebulae pilot offered Ikasu a hand up, which the other teen accepted, spoon in mouth. The trio left and made their way back to hotel. A clean tank and jean shorts were sitting out for Ikasu, and as she entered the bathroom to change, Hanami set up Ikasu's laptop.
"What're up to?" Ikasu questioned as she stepped from the bathroom.
"Just typing up a letter for the guys." Hanami replied. Kawa and Ikasu leaned over the typing pilot's shoulder to read as she wrote.
Hey guys!
Well, Kawa, Ikasu, and I just finished up our first mission since we left. There's good news and bad. The good is that we got the disk we went to the base for, but we didn't all make it out as safely as we would have liked. There were more soldiers than listed that were going to be there, and Ikasu was overwhelmed. We just picked her up from the hospital (Don't worry, she's fine. Just some stitches and bruises. ^_^) and it...
"...Made me wonder if we should have left after all. What do you say, think we should all join up again? Signed, Hanami." Duo swiveled around in his chair as he finished reading. Cobalt eyes shifted from one male to the next that occupied the room. "So, what's the verdict?"