"Are you an angel?"
By: Animefreak5483
Soon the sun was setting. As I watched the sun go down over the horizon, from the small window across the room, I noticed the annoying nurse had left me in a sitting position my back propped up by pillows… and a tray of food sat at my lap. I finally realized that I was starving. Soon a few lights flickered on and the tent was illuminated. Most of the commotion from earlier was done and there was almost silence again. I dreary spooned the food I was given. My arm hurt to bad to try and lift it up to my mouth, so I hungrily looked down at the mush. I was off in a dream world again, so of course I never noticed a slender figure walk up and sit beside my bed.
"Would you like any help?" A sweet voice asked. Suddenly I was broken from my thoughts as I looked to see who the figure was…
"Sora…" I whispered in shock. It was her. She gave me a faint, yet tired smile. "I… I… Sora I'm so sorry for.." She hushed me before I could continue. She pulled the chair up closer and began to help me eat the tasteless food. I didn't care; hunger was defiantly a very good spice. And besides she was here. After she spooned me the last of the meal I relaxed against the pillows. I watched as she took the tray off the bed and wiped my face… so I'm not the cleanest eater in the world. She giggled a little, as I smiled. There was a small awkward silence between us. I decided to go for it… I had to tell her…
"Sora… I…"
"Tai, please don't say it…" She looked saddened. "I can't get involved with anyone… I have a job to do…."
"But don't you feel it too? You must have felt something?" I almost was about to break down in pain as I took her hand. "It's ok to feel something… you don't always have to be alone…."
"Tai.. I have to go…" She said as she stood up and helped me to a laying position and pulled my sheet up over me. But before she left, she did something that shocked me… she lovingly placed her soft lips to my forehead. As she drew away she left her hand linger on my cheek. "Goodnight." She said as she walked away down the dimly lighted corridor.
I just sat there wide-eyed. Could she possibly feel it then? Not to long after she left me, I fell asleep dreaming about my angel… my Sora.
The next day I woke up slowly. The nurses were already up and stocking shelves with new bandages or sweeping the wooden floor of the tent like building. Several nurses had come around and checked my bandages and such during the first few hours of the morning. But I was becoming a little worried. I hadn't seen Sora at all this morning. It was around midday now, and a nurse came over to help me eat my dinner. It was then I decided to ask.
"Where's Sora?" I asked plainly.
"Oh, Sora? She went to town this morning to pick up a few supplies with another nurse. She always goes ever other Friday to the nearest village. She's the only one who knows how to speak a little French you see." I nodded my head as I continued to eat the food.
"Do you know when she'll be back?"
"It's a good three miles walk there, but she left before dawn… so anytime now I think…Why are you so interesting in our little Sora?" The woman asked with a smirk on her face. "Oh I get it now. You're that Tai character." She said my name in a weird way that I wondered what she was talking about.
"Huh?" I said confused.
"You made a pass at her. That poor girl has had many things done to her…but none that caused her to be that distraught…"
As the lady continued to yell at me, I couldn't help but wonder. If she was that troubled by just a few kisses, then that must really mean she did feel something… and she must love me too…
"Ahem." The woman who sat next to me cleared her throat. "Were you listening to me?"
"Um… sorry… I must have drifted off there for a second." I smiled as I looked up at the woman's stern face.
"I asked you what you did to her! She never told us last night…well?"
"I just kissed her." I said quickly as to not aggravate the nurse. "I love her." I said quietly. The nurse's eyes went wide as she heard my last comment. She looked at me sternly. For some reason I felt she didn't believe me and thought I was just another of those sex hungry soldiers. As she face studied mine her expression lightened to a faint smile. "So you are serious, I take it?" She continued.
I didn't know what to say. But I gave a faint smile as a response.
"Well good luck then sonny- our sora. She's a tough cookie. Sure she is as gentle as a kitten, but she does have a very mean kick." The woman then walked slowly away with my uneaten food.
The day went by so slowly w/ out her there to brighten up the day. Several nurses had taken care of me- although none of them could or did give me the feeling Sora's touch did. Every time someone came in the main entrance I looked, hoping to see her walking in al safe and sound. But she didn't come.
It wasn't till a little before supper that the girl Sora went w/ arrived back at the camp.
I later learned that a bombing raid hit the village and Sora was staying behind to help the survivors. Supposedly she would return the tomorrow before noon. My heart sank… I had only met this girl and now I couldn't stand to be separated from her. Every hour my mind seemed to wander back to her. God, I laughed, she had some kind of a hold on me…
Somehow the rest of the day passed and morning broke on the horizon. The majority of the nurses were having a holiday. The causality flow was slacking off a little and it seemed that this particular site hadn't been able to have a break for quite a while.
I didn't really mind not having any nurses bother me yet this morning, because I was eagerly awaiting my angel's return at noon. Soon I once again began to daydream about her… but soon I was awakened from my dream by a scream from a younger nurse.
"Sora! Hey guys Sora's back!"
My heart leapt. I forced myself with all my strength to prop myself up with a pillow in a half sitting position. Soon several army men came in the tent. I was about to be disheartened that it wasn't Sora, but then I recognized the uniforms and faces… it was my squad.
"Wow! It is you Tai!" A friend of mine called as the majority of the men rushed to my side. "We thought you were dead man." I just shook my head.
"A bunch of stupid Nazi's can't kill me off so easily." I laughed. Turned my head to the door, as I saw two figures walking in. The one was Sora… I couldn't mistake that figure, not in a thousand years. She had on civilian looking cloths. A nice looking brown skirt that looked ripped, and her white blouse was wet. Over her shoulders an Army Ranger topcoat was hung. She looked dirty and tired, but she laughed as the second figure came into view… it was Matt.
I strained my ears to hear their conversation, not paying any attention to the other guys at my side.
"So, come on… I need to repay you for ruining your blouse… how about I take you on a quiet picnic dinner tonight?" Matt said in his usual smooth voice.
"I don't know… don't worry about the blouse, it was an accident." She smiled to him. She took the brown bag Matt held. "I better go change…" She said as she rushed out of the room, but not before flashing a small smile at me on her way to the nurse's quarters.
Matt now noticed that the rest of his crew were sitting around a hospital bed.
"Hey Matt! Look who we found!" One man shouted, as he waved Matt over to see me.
"GOD! TAI is that you??" Matt almost screamed in shock. "I thought you and the others got killed in that blast!"
"Nope." I said weakly. I had used up most of the strength to sit up, and now the pain began to rush back in.
"Holy crap are you beat up man!" Matt continued as he studied the amounts of bandages that covered my body. He gave a small smile. "You are one lucky son of a bitch." He laughed at me.
"To be alive… ya I know." I replied.
"Well, that too, but I was taking about where you are! Damn there are some of the hottest nurses here." Matt smiled. "Especially that red head."
"Sora?" I said. "She does have a name you know." I was getting irritated at the thought of Matt wanting to do his usual nurse routine with Sora. But something inside told me he wouldn't get very far with her… by this time the rest of the guys had left the tent and were flirting with the off duty nurses.
"You know it took me most of the walk here to get her to agree to go on a date with me…wow she's great."
"What exactly happened to her? Why was she all wet and dirty?" I questioned not wanting to hear the date comment.
"Well she was coming up from the village, and well she must have heard Tommy doing his Nazi impersonation, so she dropped to the ground and pulled out a gun from a thigh holster. Dam does she have nice legs…. Oh anyway she fell into a small pond she was still ready to blast all of us. She must have then seen the Army corp. insignia, and well we then walked her here. We thought we might find some more of our group here. We got separated pretty bad on the beach…." Matt trailed off a bit.
Soon Sora came back over to my bed, all dressed back in her nurse's outfit.
"Now let me see that arm." She said to Matt.
"I tell you it's nothing… just a scratch." Matt protested. But she practically pushed Matt into the chair by my bed.
"I don't care- if it gets infected you won't be so cocky, so will you just slip it out of the sleeve please." She commanded. Matt smiled and complied. She then sat down on the side of my bed as she cleaned Matt's wound. He was right it wasn't too bad. A bullet or something had sliced the skin a little and a crude bandage was covering it. Sora went to work and soon it was all dressed properly. "Now, here's some more gauze… you'll need to watch that, it doesn't look too deep, but it can still hurt a lot… So is that all that's wounded?" She asked him.
Matt shook his head. He set his hand on his chest. "After seeing how beautiful you are… my heart feels broken… can you mend a heart?" He said smoothly. Sora looked at him… she wasn't buying the smooth talk. She rolled her eyes and shook her head. She then turned her attention to me, finally.
"And how are you holding up?" She asked as she opened up my shirt to check the wounds. "Oh God- didn't any one check you this morning?" She said in shock. I shook my head no, as I looked to see a blood soaked dried bandage on the wound.
"Shit… hold on." She said as she ran to the cabinet in the corner. She returned with a handful of stuff. "I told them not to let the blood dry over the stitches like this…" She knelt on the floor, as to took a pair of scissors and began to cut the dried gauze from my stitches and wound. It really didn't hurt, but I could feel as she struggled to cut the gauze free. When she was done she then wet the wound and dabbed it dry. It was the first time I actually got a look at one of my wounds. My skin was black and blue… it was a nasty sight really. A huge gash was stitched up with five or more stitches. I watched as Sora continued to dress it.
"I suppose they didn't check the back one either?" She asked as she moved to sit on the bed. But before she went to inspect my back, I could tell she was a bit hesitant about getting to close… she shrugged it off as she was about to lean my on her shoulder again, but Matt suddenly came back into the conversation by holding my upper body, so she could get to the wound easier.
"Thanks." she smiled at Matt as she began to work on my back. After several minutes she finished. And Matt set me back down on my pillows. Sora began collecting the dirty bindings and went to throw them away.
"I so wish I was you." Matt said as he watched Sora. She walked into the main office area for a while.
"Matt…" I started out. I wanted to tell him that I loved Sora, and to ask him not to try his usual with her… but I seemed to have a hard time saying it.
"What Tai."
"I…I…." But before I could finish my attempt Sora came back over to my bed with a clipboard. She smiled down at me from the foot of the bed.
"Looks like I'm stuck with you for another day." She sighed as she sat near my left leg. She pulled back the covers gently… "Does it still feel numb?" She sweetly asked as she began to check my leg for any signs of breakage or swelling.
"I have very little feeling in it." I responded. She moved to a kneeling position, and took my leg in her arms. My foot rested in between her knees.
"Ok, this might hurt, but we need to get it moving… otherwise you'll never regain full ability to use it…" With her hand she forced my knee to bend. She began to work the leg, stretching it out, bending it at the knee…. "I want you to push back on her as hard as you can till I tell you to stop. Ok?" She said her face was full of love and caring… I was mesmerized by her. She placed my foot on her stomach as she took hold of my ankle with one hand and the other went under my knee. I didn't even notice Matt anymore, as I slowly tried to push.
"I can't…" I said as I whined in pain.
"Tai, listen to me… look at me!" She commanded again in her stern voice. I complied. I stared straight into her eyes. "Good." She said as she looked at me, "Now you can do this… just focus. Now push."
"Come on Tai. You can do this." Matt said as he looked at me. I could tell I was wearing a look of pain on my face, by both of their expressions.
"Ok." I nodded, and I tried again. I summoned everything I had… I wasn't going to let Sora down…I began to push, and this time an actually was able to move it.
"Ok, ok, stop." Sora cried, as she began to gently poke my skin, I think she was trying to feel the muscles or something, but I wasn't sure… I didn't care either. I was to busy watching her as she continued to work. After what seemed like hours of pushing, and having her move my leg for me she stopped. She carefully massaged my sore leg, and then set it back down on the bed.
"Does it hurt?" She asked as she stood up, and straightened her uniform.
"Not really…" I replied. I could feel the sweat pooling on my forehead. She saw this and took out a small white cloth from her pocket. She sat near the head of the bed on the opposite side as Matt, and dabbed my forehead dry. She then placed another tender kiss on my forehead. "You did good." She said as she laid me back down. "You should get some rest now." I looked out the window and finally realized it was now getting late. Sora stood up and wrote on the clipboard. Matt patted me on the shoulder, as he stood up and walked over to Sora.
"So are we going on that date?" Matt asked as he pulled the clipboard away from Sora.
"Hey!" She said as she grabbed the clipboard out of his grip.
"Well? Are we going to go for a nice picnic?" Matt said again.
"I…I… can't. I have rounds to make…." Sora said. But once she said this two nurses came over.
"We got it Sora- you need a break for a change- go on." They insisted. Sora saw that her excuses were running out. She reluctantly handed the clipboard over to the two.
"Fine, just give me a sec…" She said as she walked to her room.
Matt smiled as he returned to the chair by my bed. "Score one for Matt!" He said.
"Matt…" I started again. "Will you…"
"Will I what?" He asked.
"Just don't …. hurt her….ok?" I asked quietly.
"Oh come on Tai- they don't mind- Why do you like her?"
"I…I…" I couldn't finish my comment. I knew what Matt was going to try to do, and I didn't like it at all.
"Don't worry Tai. It's not like I'm going to hurt her or anything…"
Soon Sora was back at my bed. She was dressed in a cute little dress that went down to the knees. I marveled at her, she was as radiant as ever. Matt stood up and smiled.
He took her hand was about to lead her off outside, until I called for Sora.
"Just a second Matt," she said, "I'll meet you outside." Matt walked to the door, as she came and sat next to me. "Are you ok? What's wrong? Does your leg hurt now?" She asked worriedly.
"No.. I'm fine… it's just… I…" She smiled down on me as she set her hand on my cheek.
"I'll be fine.." She said as she stood up. She was about to leave, but she hesitated for a moment. And before I knew what was going on she placed a light kiss on my lips and was gone from my sight.
I couldn't breath… I forced my arm to move to my lips… she had kissed me…that must mean she likes me… oh wow. As I felt the spot where she had placed those delicate lips, I found the only thing I could do was give out a contented sigh… but my heavenly trance was cut short when I thought of Matt and her being alone… Matt would surely try something. And that worried me… I knew I couldn't get any sleep while she was out. The sunset slowly in a magnificent show of colors, and soon the moon illuminated the sky. The night nurse had already turned off most of the lights and the small medical camp went quiet. However, while everyone slept, I was wide-eyed and alert. I don't know exactly what time it was when I remembered hearing the main doors quietly open. A single figure softly began to walk up the aisle.
"Sora?" I whispered. The figure stopped and came closer. It was her. I smiled. She was all right.
"What's wrong Tai?" She asked as she made her way to the side of me bed. She took a seat on the mattress near my stomach. "Is your wound hurting?" She asked as she opened my shirt to look at the wound.
"No." I said as I took her hand in mine. Even in the dark she still glowed with a gentle light. Her face could lighten the darkest of rooms. I so wanted to reach up and kiss her. To have her hold me in those loving arms. "Sora…I"
"Tai.." She started.
"NO! I have to say it! … I love you Sora… I really do." I poured my heart out to her, yet she remained silent… her fiery eyes peered into mine…
"Tai.. I.."
My heart sank at her silence. "You don't feel the same way… I understand…" I whispered sadly. Assuming her silence was a way of telling me she didn't feel the same way. My world shattered, I couldn't stand looking at her, so I turned my face towards my hands. I wanted to die right there… life was almost meaningless now… I knew no one could ever compare to Sora.
My thought s of self-pity were abruptly ended when Sora's gentle hand took hold of mine. With her free hand she pulled my face to look at her.
"Tai…" She whispered to me, as she drew closer and soon our lips were pressing together in the most passionate and emotional kiss I'd ever had… as we kissed all my pains went away- it was as if we were all alone w/ out a care in the world… our lips parted for only seconds as one kiss turned into hundreds of tender pecks. Her arms wrapped around me perfectly, as I forced my sore arms to pull her closer to me. I breathed in her heavenly scent. The gentle contact broke after several minutes as Sora sat up. Tears were welling up in her beautiful eyes.
"What's wrong?" I asked her… I could find no reason for tears at a moment like this.
"It won't work out…" She sobbed
"What? Yes it will- you'll see." I tried to reassure her. But she shook her head.
"As soon as you can walk- you're going to be moved, or sent back home, or worse… back out there… I…"
"Shh." I said as I pulled her back to me. W/ my stronger arm I stroked her hair… it felt like each strand was made of the finest silk. "I'm not going anywhere." I breathed out. Soon her tears stopped coming and she just lie there in my arms. I had never felt so content before in my life…
I was so at peace that I fell asleep, because I woke up the next morning to Matt and the guys standing around me.
By: Animefreak5483
Soon the sun was setting. As I watched the sun go down over the horizon, from the small window across the room, I noticed the annoying nurse had left me in a sitting position my back propped up by pillows… and a tray of food sat at my lap. I finally realized that I was starving. Soon a few lights flickered on and the tent was illuminated. Most of the commotion from earlier was done and there was almost silence again. I dreary spooned the food I was given. My arm hurt to bad to try and lift it up to my mouth, so I hungrily looked down at the mush. I was off in a dream world again, so of course I never noticed a slender figure walk up and sit beside my bed.
"Would you like any help?" A sweet voice asked. Suddenly I was broken from my thoughts as I looked to see who the figure was…
"Sora…" I whispered in shock. It was her. She gave me a faint, yet tired smile. "I… I… Sora I'm so sorry for.." She hushed me before I could continue. She pulled the chair up closer and began to help me eat the tasteless food. I didn't care; hunger was defiantly a very good spice. And besides she was here. After she spooned me the last of the meal I relaxed against the pillows. I watched as she took the tray off the bed and wiped my face… so I'm not the cleanest eater in the world. She giggled a little, as I smiled. There was a small awkward silence between us. I decided to go for it… I had to tell her…
"Sora… I…"
"Tai, please don't say it…" She looked saddened. "I can't get involved with anyone… I have a job to do…."
"But don't you feel it too? You must have felt something?" I almost was about to break down in pain as I took her hand. "It's ok to feel something… you don't always have to be alone…."
"Tai.. I have to go…" She said as she stood up and helped me to a laying position and pulled my sheet up over me. But before she left, she did something that shocked me… she lovingly placed her soft lips to my forehead. As she drew away she left her hand linger on my cheek. "Goodnight." She said as she walked away down the dimly lighted corridor.
I just sat there wide-eyed. Could she possibly feel it then? Not to long after she left me, I fell asleep dreaming about my angel… my Sora.
The next day I woke up slowly. The nurses were already up and stocking shelves with new bandages or sweeping the wooden floor of the tent like building. Several nurses had come around and checked my bandages and such during the first few hours of the morning. But I was becoming a little worried. I hadn't seen Sora at all this morning. It was around midday now, and a nurse came over to help me eat my dinner. It was then I decided to ask.
"Where's Sora?" I asked plainly.
"Oh, Sora? She went to town this morning to pick up a few supplies with another nurse. She always goes ever other Friday to the nearest village. She's the only one who knows how to speak a little French you see." I nodded my head as I continued to eat the food.
"Do you know when she'll be back?"
"It's a good three miles walk there, but she left before dawn… so anytime now I think…Why are you so interesting in our little Sora?" The woman asked with a smirk on her face. "Oh I get it now. You're that Tai character." She said my name in a weird way that I wondered what she was talking about.
"Huh?" I said confused.
"You made a pass at her. That poor girl has had many things done to her…but none that caused her to be that distraught…"
As the lady continued to yell at me, I couldn't help but wonder. If she was that troubled by just a few kisses, then that must really mean she did feel something… and she must love me too…
"Ahem." The woman who sat next to me cleared her throat. "Were you listening to me?"
"Um… sorry… I must have drifted off there for a second." I smiled as I looked up at the woman's stern face.
"I asked you what you did to her! She never told us last night…well?"
"I just kissed her." I said quickly as to not aggravate the nurse. "I love her." I said quietly. The nurse's eyes went wide as she heard my last comment. She looked at me sternly. For some reason I felt she didn't believe me and thought I was just another of those sex hungry soldiers. As she face studied mine her expression lightened to a faint smile. "So you are serious, I take it?" She continued.
I didn't know what to say. But I gave a faint smile as a response.
"Well good luck then sonny- our sora. She's a tough cookie. Sure she is as gentle as a kitten, but she does have a very mean kick." The woman then walked slowly away with my uneaten food.
The day went by so slowly w/ out her there to brighten up the day. Several nurses had taken care of me- although none of them could or did give me the feeling Sora's touch did. Every time someone came in the main entrance I looked, hoping to see her walking in al safe and sound. But she didn't come.
It wasn't till a little before supper that the girl Sora went w/ arrived back at the camp.
I later learned that a bombing raid hit the village and Sora was staying behind to help the survivors. Supposedly she would return the tomorrow before noon. My heart sank… I had only met this girl and now I couldn't stand to be separated from her. Every hour my mind seemed to wander back to her. God, I laughed, she had some kind of a hold on me…
Somehow the rest of the day passed and morning broke on the horizon. The majority of the nurses were having a holiday. The causality flow was slacking off a little and it seemed that this particular site hadn't been able to have a break for quite a while.
I didn't really mind not having any nurses bother me yet this morning, because I was eagerly awaiting my angel's return at noon. Soon I once again began to daydream about her… but soon I was awakened from my dream by a scream from a younger nurse.
"Sora! Hey guys Sora's back!"
My heart leapt. I forced myself with all my strength to prop myself up with a pillow in a half sitting position. Soon several army men came in the tent. I was about to be disheartened that it wasn't Sora, but then I recognized the uniforms and faces… it was my squad.
"Wow! It is you Tai!" A friend of mine called as the majority of the men rushed to my side. "We thought you were dead man." I just shook my head.
"A bunch of stupid Nazi's can't kill me off so easily." I laughed. Turned my head to the door, as I saw two figures walking in. The one was Sora… I couldn't mistake that figure, not in a thousand years. She had on civilian looking cloths. A nice looking brown skirt that looked ripped, and her white blouse was wet. Over her shoulders an Army Ranger topcoat was hung. She looked dirty and tired, but she laughed as the second figure came into view… it was Matt.
I strained my ears to hear their conversation, not paying any attention to the other guys at my side.
"So, come on… I need to repay you for ruining your blouse… how about I take you on a quiet picnic dinner tonight?" Matt said in his usual smooth voice.
"I don't know… don't worry about the blouse, it was an accident." She smiled to him. She took the brown bag Matt held. "I better go change…" She said as she rushed out of the room, but not before flashing a small smile at me on her way to the nurse's quarters.
Matt now noticed that the rest of his crew were sitting around a hospital bed.
"Hey Matt! Look who we found!" One man shouted, as he waved Matt over to see me.
"GOD! TAI is that you??" Matt almost screamed in shock. "I thought you and the others got killed in that blast!"
"Nope." I said weakly. I had used up most of the strength to sit up, and now the pain began to rush back in.
"Holy crap are you beat up man!" Matt continued as he studied the amounts of bandages that covered my body. He gave a small smile. "You are one lucky son of a bitch." He laughed at me.
"To be alive… ya I know." I replied.
"Well, that too, but I was taking about where you are! Damn there are some of the hottest nurses here." Matt smiled. "Especially that red head."
"Sora?" I said. "She does have a name you know." I was getting irritated at the thought of Matt wanting to do his usual nurse routine with Sora. But something inside told me he wouldn't get very far with her… by this time the rest of the guys had left the tent and were flirting with the off duty nurses.
"You know it took me most of the walk here to get her to agree to go on a date with me…wow she's great."
"What exactly happened to her? Why was she all wet and dirty?" I questioned not wanting to hear the date comment.
"Well she was coming up from the village, and well she must have heard Tommy doing his Nazi impersonation, so she dropped to the ground and pulled out a gun from a thigh holster. Dam does she have nice legs…. Oh anyway she fell into a small pond she was still ready to blast all of us. She must have then seen the Army corp. insignia, and well we then walked her here. We thought we might find some more of our group here. We got separated pretty bad on the beach…." Matt trailed off a bit.
Soon Sora came back over to my bed, all dressed back in her nurse's outfit.
"Now let me see that arm." She said to Matt.
"I tell you it's nothing… just a scratch." Matt protested. But she practically pushed Matt into the chair by my bed.
"I don't care- if it gets infected you won't be so cocky, so will you just slip it out of the sleeve please." She commanded. Matt smiled and complied. She then sat down on the side of my bed as she cleaned Matt's wound. He was right it wasn't too bad. A bullet or something had sliced the skin a little and a crude bandage was covering it. Sora went to work and soon it was all dressed properly. "Now, here's some more gauze… you'll need to watch that, it doesn't look too deep, but it can still hurt a lot… So is that all that's wounded?" She asked him.
Matt shook his head. He set his hand on his chest. "After seeing how beautiful you are… my heart feels broken… can you mend a heart?" He said smoothly. Sora looked at him… she wasn't buying the smooth talk. She rolled her eyes and shook her head. She then turned her attention to me, finally.
"And how are you holding up?" She asked as she opened up my shirt to check the wounds. "Oh God- didn't any one check you this morning?" She said in shock. I shook my head no, as I looked to see a blood soaked dried bandage on the wound.
"Shit… hold on." She said as she ran to the cabinet in the corner. She returned with a handful of stuff. "I told them not to let the blood dry over the stitches like this…" She knelt on the floor, as to took a pair of scissors and began to cut the dried gauze from my stitches and wound. It really didn't hurt, but I could feel as she struggled to cut the gauze free. When she was done she then wet the wound and dabbed it dry. It was the first time I actually got a look at one of my wounds. My skin was black and blue… it was a nasty sight really. A huge gash was stitched up with five or more stitches. I watched as Sora continued to dress it.
"I suppose they didn't check the back one either?" She asked as she moved to sit on the bed. But before she went to inspect my back, I could tell she was a bit hesitant about getting to close… she shrugged it off as she was about to lean my on her shoulder again, but Matt suddenly came back into the conversation by holding my upper body, so she could get to the wound easier.
"Thanks." she smiled at Matt as she began to work on my back. After several minutes she finished. And Matt set me back down on my pillows. Sora began collecting the dirty bindings and went to throw them away.
"I so wish I was you." Matt said as he watched Sora. She walked into the main office area for a while.
"Matt…" I started out. I wanted to tell him that I loved Sora, and to ask him not to try his usual with her… but I seemed to have a hard time saying it.
"What Tai."
"I…I…." But before I could finish my attempt Sora came back over to my bed with a clipboard. She smiled down at me from the foot of the bed.
"Looks like I'm stuck with you for another day." She sighed as she sat near my left leg. She pulled back the covers gently… "Does it still feel numb?" She sweetly asked as she began to check my leg for any signs of breakage or swelling.
"I have very little feeling in it." I responded. She moved to a kneeling position, and took my leg in her arms. My foot rested in between her knees.
"Ok, this might hurt, but we need to get it moving… otherwise you'll never regain full ability to use it…" With her hand she forced my knee to bend. She began to work the leg, stretching it out, bending it at the knee…. "I want you to push back on her as hard as you can till I tell you to stop. Ok?" She said her face was full of love and caring… I was mesmerized by her. She placed my foot on her stomach as she took hold of my ankle with one hand and the other went under my knee. I didn't even notice Matt anymore, as I slowly tried to push.
"I can't…" I said as I whined in pain.
"Tai, listen to me… look at me!" She commanded again in her stern voice. I complied. I stared straight into her eyes. "Good." She said as she looked at me, "Now you can do this… just focus. Now push."
"Come on Tai. You can do this." Matt said as he looked at me. I could tell I was wearing a look of pain on my face, by both of their expressions.
"Ok." I nodded, and I tried again. I summoned everything I had… I wasn't going to let Sora down…I began to push, and this time an actually was able to move it.
"Ok, ok, stop." Sora cried, as she began to gently poke my skin, I think she was trying to feel the muscles or something, but I wasn't sure… I didn't care either. I was to busy watching her as she continued to work. After what seemed like hours of pushing, and having her move my leg for me she stopped. She carefully massaged my sore leg, and then set it back down on the bed.
"Does it hurt?" She asked as she stood up, and straightened her uniform.
"Not really…" I replied. I could feel the sweat pooling on my forehead. She saw this and took out a small white cloth from her pocket. She sat near the head of the bed on the opposite side as Matt, and dabbed my forehead dry. She then placed another tender kiss on my forehead. "You did good." She said as she laid me back down. "You should get some rest now." I looked out the window and finally realized it was now getting late. Sora stood up and wrote on the clipboard. Matt patted me on the shoulder, as he stood up and walked over to Sora.
"So are we going on that date?" Matt asked as he pulled the clipboard away from Sora.
"Hey!" She said as she grabbed the clipboard out of his grip.
"Well? Are we going to go for a nice picnic?" Matt said again.
"I…I… can't. I have rounds to make…." Sora said. But once she said this two nurses came over.
"We got it Sora- you need a break for a change- go on." They insisted. Sora saw that her excuses were running out. She reluctantly handed the clipboard over to the two.
"Fine, just give me a sec…" She said as she walked to her room.
Matt smiled as he returned to the chair by my bed. "Score one for Matt!" He said.
"Matt…" I started again. "Will you…"
"Will I what?" He asked.
"Just don't …. hurt her….ok?" I asked quietly.
"Oh come on Tai- they don't mind- Why do you like her?"
"I…I…" I couldn't finish my comment. I knew what Matt was going to try to do, and I didn't like it at all.
"Don't worry Tai. It's not like I'm going to hurt her or anything…"
Soon Sora was back at my bed. She was dressed in a cute little dress that went down to the knees. I marveled at her, she was as radiant as ever. Matt stood up and smiled.
He took her hand was about to lead her off outside, until I called for Sora.
"Just a second Matt," she said, "I'll meet you outside." Matt walked to the door, as she came and sat next to me. "Are you ok? What's wrong? Does your leg hurt now?" She asked worriedly.
"No.. I'm fine… it's just… I…" She smiled down on me as she set her hand on my cheek.
"I'll be fine.." She said as she stood up. She was about to leave, but she hesitated for a moment. And before I knew what was going on she placed a light kiss on my lips and was gone from my sight.
I couldn't breath… I forced my arm to move to my lips… she had kissed me…that must mean she likes me… oh wow. As I felt the spot where she had placed those delicate lips, I found the only thing I could do was give out a contented sigh… but my heavenly trance was cut short when I thought of Matt and her being alone… Matt would surely try something. And that worried me… I knew I couldn't get any sleep while she was out. The sunset slowly in a magnificent show of colors, and soon the moon illuminated the sky. The night nurse had already turned off most of the lights and the small medical camp went quiet. However, while everyone slept, I was wide-eyed and alert. I don't know exactly what time it was when I remembered hearing the main doors quietly open. A single figure softly began to walk up the aisle.
"Sora?" I whispered. The figure stopped and came closer. It was her. I smiled. She was all right.
"What's wrong Tai?" She asked as she made her way to the side of me bed. She took a seat on the mattress near my stomach. "Is your wound hurting?" She asked as she opened my shirt to look at the wound.
"No." I said as I took her hand in mine. Even in the dark she still glowed with a gentle light. Her face could lighten the darkest of rooms. I so wanted to reach up and kiss her. To have her hold me in those loving arms. "Sora…I"
"Tai.." She started.
"NO! I have to say it! … I love you Sora… I really do." I poured my heart out to her, yet she remained silent… her fiery eyes peered into mine…
"Tai.. I.."
My heart sank at her silence. "You don't feel the same way… I understand…" I whispered sadly. Assuming her silence was a way of telling me she didn't feel the same way. My world shattered, I couldn't stand looking at her, so I turned my face towards my hands. I wanted to die right there… life was almost meaningless now… I knew no one could ever compare to Sora.
My thought s of self-pity were abruptly ended when Sora's gentle hand took hold of mine. With her free hand she pulled my face to look at her.
"Tai…" She whispered to me, as she drew closer and soon our lips were pressing together in the most passionate and emotional kiss I'd ever had… as we kissed all my pains went away- it was as if we were all alone w/ out a care in the world… our lips parted for only seconds as one kiss turned into hundreds of tender pecks. Her arms wrapped around me perfectly, as I forced my sore arms to pull her closer to me. I breathed in her heavenly scent. The gentle contact broke after several minutes as Sora sat up. Tears were welling up in her beautiful eyes.
"What's wrong?" I asked her… I could find no reason for tears at a moment like this.
"It won't work out…" She sobbed
"What? Yes it will- you'll see." I tried to reassure her. But she shook her head.
"As soon as you can walk- you're going to be moved, or sent back home, or worse… back out there… I…"
"Shh." I said as I pulled her back to me. W/ my stronger arm I stroked her hair… it felt like each strand was made of the finest silk. "I'm not going anywhere." I breathed out. Soon her tears stopped coming and she just lie there in my arms. I had never felt so content before in my life…
I was so at peace that I fell asleep, because I woke up the next morning to Matt and the guys standing around me.