Chapter 12 Running Out Of Time
A/N Hey guys, hope you've been having a good week so far. If you have then lucky you, it's been absolutely horrible for me. I got a review in "Teen Life", it was absolutely insulting, it's really lowered my self-esteem. The reviewer called me a "whore", you may think I'm a little over-sensitive, but you don't know how much I cried when I read it, the words were harsh and absolutely hurtful. But anyway, I'm glad to know some of you still stuck up for me. Hope you enjoy this chappie!
Cagalli curled into a tight ball as she tried desperately to keep her trembling body warm under the cotton blanket, in the ward of the hospital. The air conditioning wasn't even blowing in her direction, and the temperature was set at 26 degrees, but why did she feel so frozen?
Cagalli took a brief glance at the little alarm clock on her bedside table, it was 4.20 a.m. She hadn't been able to sleep one bit since the day before.
Searing pains shot through her chest, as a myriad of thoughts of Athrun flooded her mind, the pain almost too much for her to withstand.
Ochika seemed to have noticed her daughter's agony, and walked over to feel the blonde girl's forehead. Realising that her daughter's temperature was raging sky-high, Ochika frantically switched on the table-top lamps.
"Cagalli, how do you feel?" asked Ochika, propping her blonde daughter up in bed and quickly pressing the button to call for Dr. Kira Yamato.
"I feel cold, as though I'm frozen, and I feel like throwing up." replied Cagalli in a muffled voice, as she leaned over the side of the bed, stomach juices and bile splattering onto the floor of the ward.
The blonde girl gave a loud high-pitched scream, gasping for air, as she felt her side muscles pull, forcing her stomach to contract.
Kira swerved tightly into the ward, stethoscope in hand, as he measured Cagalli's heart rate. "Relax, Cagalli, I want you to breathe in and out, in, out, in out, that's it." instructed Kira, signaling to a nurse to bring an oxygen tank and a mask.
"I-I ca-can't breathe!" choked Cagalli, clutching her neck as she struggled to inhale and exhale.
Swiftly changing from a concerned mother to a nurse, Ochika tilted Cagalli's head backward and pinched the blonde girl's nose. The action would open Cagalli's windpipe to make it easier to breathe.
Another nurse arrived with an oxygen tank, and a mask as Kira quickly set everything up and placed the mask into to place over Cagalli's nose and mouth. The blonde girl gave a strangled cry as she desperately tried to breathe air into her empty lungs, which were crying out to be filled with the life-giving air.
The moment everything was in place, the honey-brown eyed girl passed out as her heart rate returned to normal, and her breathing resumed. Kira breathed a sigh of relief, as he watched his patient intently.
"What's happening to her?" questioned Ochika concerned for her daughter, her eyes filled with worry and fear.
"I'm afraid her emotional state is turning toward the worser end. Cagalli experiences pain every now and then, this pain causes the heart to slow down or sometimes even stop for a while. If this happens, the bloodflow is cut off to her lungs, therefore, she has difficulty breathing." explained Kira, tucking his stethoscope around his neck and looking at Ochika.
"Will she have to wear the maks all the time?" asked Ochika, feeling heartbroken as she saw her blonde daughter in such a sorry state.
"No, only when she has difficulty breathing. It's somethign like asthma, only it isn't." replied Kira, taking Cagalli's temperature from the ear and reading it. "110 degrees farrenheit. That's about 42 degrees celcius. Her temperature is dangerous, if it goes up too high it might fry her brain."
Ochika looked horrified at the young doctor's remark about Cagalli's brain getting fried if her temperature went up too high. "It sounds awful, I know. But there have been such cases, and I don't think I should tell you the outcome. I shall say no more, but i think you should take some precautions and keep a close eye on her." instructed Kira, smiling gently down at Ochika before heading off.
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Athrun turned over violently on his bed, and threw his pillow over his head as he tried to go back to sleep and ignore Mia's awful singing. Well, it wasn't that awful, but she would never beat Lacus either.
"Mia! I'm trying to sleep here! So it would do if you'd just cut it out for the time being!" hollered Athrun from his bedroom.
No sooner, his room door swung open, revealing the pink-headed girl in a translucent nightdown, which revealed everything if not for her undergarments.
"Oh honey, you're awake, sorry if I awoke you, but on the other hand, I do need someone to keep me company." said Mia, pouting babyishly at Athrun, who just rolled his eyes and rolled over on the bed once more.
"Why are you being like this to me? I don't see you treating that bitch of a secretary like this!" blurted out Mia, however, the moment the words escaped her lips, she knew she was going to get hollered at a second later.
"CAGALLI IS NOT BITCH, AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION, IT TAKES A BITCH TO KNOW A BITCH, SO IF SHE'S ONE, YOU'RE ONE TOO!" barked Athrun hotly, glaring ferociously at his fiance, who looked truly petrified, though Athrun knew it was only external.
"Athrun, you're heartless! I love you, and yet you still won't accept me!" wailed Mia, falling beside him onto the bed and bursting into a fit of never-ending tears.
"Oh quit with your crocodile tears! You're only putting on an act!" bellowed Athrun, turning to face her.
Athrun caught a whiff of pussywillow and magnolia as Mia turned to look at him, her eyes shining with tears before jumping up and running out of the room in such a ladylike way, it looked more like a prance.
Athrun himself, didn't know why he always reacted so harshly towards Mia. Even though he knew she was feigning it all, he would never blow his top so easily at others.
The blue-haired co-ordinator assumed it was the frustration and the stress from all that was happening around him. From not being able to see Cagalli to living in his father's house, alone with his annoying fiance.
Patrick Zala had returned to PLANTs for a meeting that lasted a week, and he would only return the night before Athrun's wedding.
Mia came storming back into Athrun's room, looking absolutely hotheaded. "You've pushed me too far out, Athrun. I tried making you fall for me the gentle way, however, it shows that you need to be physically forced before you give in." hissed Mia, taking a few steps forward and diving gymnast stlye right on top of Athrun.
"Get off me," warned Athrun, his tone turning aggressive, though he maintained his volume.
"No," replied Mia sarcastically, eyeing him with a naughty glint in her eyes.
For a moment Athrun seemed to have forgotten that she was a girl, with a violent use of his arms and one leg he threw Mia off him. She hit the wall and sunk down unconscious, a drop of blood trickling down her forehead.
Panic replaced his fear as Athrun's gaze fell upon the unconscious girl. Gosh, why the heck did he do that for? Yes, she may have been a little too obsessive, but after all she was a GIRL!
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Cagalli stirred and rubbed her eyes to clear her vision. "Ugh, what happened?" asked Cagalli, only remembering Kira's kind face placing mask on her face.
"Thank goodness, you're alright, and someone's here to see you." said the kind voice of her mother as Miriallia stepped out from behind her.
"How are you feeling? Kira notified me about you, I hope you're ok." said Miriallia worriedly, placing some fruits in a basket on the table in front of Cagalli.
"I just feel a little groggy and tired, but otherwise I'm ok." replied the blonde girl, smiling gently up at her auburn-haired friend.
"Glad to hear that," said Miriallia, taking hold of Cagalli's hand and rubbign her long, slender fingers over it.
"Hey Cagalli, your former doctor is here to pay you a visit," said Kira smiling goofily at the blonde girl who just flinched at the remark.
Goodness, not that blonde lunatic again.
"G'day mate, how're ya feelin? Today, I'll be givin' ya a little lesson, on how to kill a guy." said Dearka Elthman, trying to look smart for himself.
"If the next thing you're gonna ask me, is whether I need ya supa glue, thank you but I don't need it." said Cagalli imitating his Aussie accent.
"How to kill a guy, number one, break his heart. Number two, kick him hard in-between the legs. Number three, break his windpipe." instructed Dearka idiotically.
"Why are you learning how to kill a guy? You're a guy yourself, you should be- you're not gay are you?" asked Miriallia stunned at the tanned young man's comments.
"Definitely not, missy!" retorted Dearka hotly, hands on his hips like a grandmother.
"Tell me about it," muttered Cagalli bluntly, rolling her eyes and falling back in bed.
A/N Hehe, no song today! Sorry, if I took long to update, but I hope you enjoyed it and pls review!