A/N: Just a bit of a teaserit's late, what can I say? I'll explain it fully next chapter, which I'll work on tomorrow, probably have out tomorrow. Cyber cookie to whoever can tell me who I'm talking about in each scene!
Previously, On A Shot In The Dark: Sei shot and cursed. She missed! She shot again, mindless of the chaos that was erupting around the coffee shop. She felt something pierce her neck at the exact second she fired the second time.
Two echoing screams filled the air.
A Shot In The Dark
Chapter Seven
Disjointed
Nika was working when she got the call. She immediately dropped everything and snapped at anyone who spoke to her on the way out. She clambered into her car and sped off towards to hospital, hoping fervently that she would be okay.
Miroku was in the dorm room doing homework. He got the call, grabbed his coat and cell and ran to his car, calling Inuyasha on the way.
Inuyasha was in class. With no thought to the teacher, he rushed out, leaving his things. He ran all the way across campus to his bike, hopped on and took off, leaving skid marks.
Sei was lying in a bed at the hospital, her vision coming and going. She knew if would only be a matter of time. She had lost feeling in her legs already. Those bastards. Sei's vision went black once again as she lost feeling in her stomach and a searing pain swept her body.
He sat at the edge of her bed, tears trickling down his cheeks.
"Don't you dare leave me. Don't you dare." he whispered to her, tightening his hold on her hand. He lifted it gently to his lips and kissed the knuckles.
She buried herself in his arms, wishing it all away. She felt so safe in his arms. He hugged her fiercely, a tear escaping his eye. They stood in silence, earning the occasional sympathetic look from a nurse or doctor.
When she awoke, there was a dull pain throbbing in her chest. She blinked, unaccustomed to the bright light.
"Where am I?"
A voice answered her unexpectedly, making her jump. "The hospital, dear. You're friends are waiting for you. Should I send them in?"
"Yes, please."
He arrived at the hospital and stormed in, yelling wildly for her. The nurses tried to calm him down, but he insisted on seeing her. One nurse took him to a trauma room, where he could see doctors working on her. They had stripped her down to her bra. She wouldn't like that, he thought. Had she been awake, she probably would've hit them.
Nika got there to seem them all in one big hug. She jogged over to them, fear in her eyes.
"Is she-?"
"We-we don't know. They haven't told us yet." He answered her shakily. Nika's heart deflated and she sat down with a thud on one of the waiting room chairs.
"Oh god" Inuyasha rushed to comfort her.
"She'll be okay. She has to be. Right?" He looked up to the other two standing behind him. They nodded.
"Right."
She smiled softly at him. "I'll be okay."
"You're feeling good?"
"A bit achy, but that's to be expected, right?"
He grinned half-heartedly.
"Stop being so mopey. I'm alive, aren't I? That's a good thing."
"Very much so. I love you, you know."
She looked amazed. "Really?"
He nodded firmly. "I know I haven't really said it, and when I heard-the first thing I thought was that I hadn't said I love you. So there you are. I love you, with all my heart."
She bit her lip. "I love you too, baby. I love you too. I always will."
They sealed their promise with a kiss.