Chapter 8: recovery
"Colonel! Oh my gosh I knew this would happen! Flood get more water." I heard the general shouting out orders. I couldn't see anything, but I felt my ear hurting and the gunshot through my abdomen too. I could feel pain form it as they medicated it. I clenched my fist slowly in pain.
"hey she's alive!" I heard Shin squeal.
"oh course I am…I will not die…" I coughed, opening my eyes slowly to see Bulb, Flam, Freeze, Flood, and Shin. The general was on one side of the bed I was on and Windrie was on the other, bandaging up the gun hole probably.
"don't talk misfit you'll hurt yourself more. Of and what the hell happened to your ear?" Windrie laughed. The general glared at him and tied the not on the bandage on my ear.
"you don't need to pamper me I'm fine!" I said, slowly pulling myself up. I felt the general and Windrie push me back down.
"no!" they both snapped at the same time. I sighed and frowned.
"I can't believe this happened. I've never let myself be injured before. And why were you there Windrie!" I demanded, sitting up in a second without realizing it. A millisecond after pain shot all across my body. I yelled, grabbing my sides and falling over sideways onto Windrie.
"Idiot! Well we can't let you sit back down now! Flood get more pillows now!" Windrie ordered. Flood nodded, running off to get more.
"Damn…" I said between clenched teeth. "it sure as hell hurts to get shot." I said. It was my first time in my whole military career.
"well yeah. But I think they drugged that bullet…" the general said.
"why do you say that?" Windrie asked, holding my back so I wouldn't sit back. It felt good…he was warm. But he was such a jerk!
"Ow!" I cursed, holding my head as pain shot from all over up to it when I tried to move.
"don't move!" Windrie snapped.
"I'm fine. No pain no gain. Hey by the way…" I said slowly, letting go of my head and putting it back up, ignoring the pain of moving. "than you Lieutenant." I smiled at bulb. He nodded and smiled.
"any time ma'am. I have to say it didn't look like it had that much affect-Flam no annoying the general!" he snapped, jerking Flam backwards by the collar and into a chair behind him.
"you suck Kei." Flam sighed.
"I know. Live with it." Bulb smirked.
"here you go ma'am!" Flood said, running back into the room with a large sack filled with pillows. The general tried not to laugh and Freeze helped Flood pull them all out and stack them behind me. When I felt them behind my neck I felt Windrie's hand leave me. Darn and it felt good too-wait! What am I saying!
"good job Flood." I smiled, laying back to lay on them once again ignoring the pain as it shot up to me head.
"is Himey okay?" I heard Shin ask, trying to climb up on the bed. The general picked him up and set him in front of him next to me.
"yeah I'm okay. A little pain but nothing I can't get rid of." I smiled. I ruffled his hair and he laid down next to me, curled up against me.
"oh what a cute kid! Is he yours?" Flam asked. I just closed my eyes and tried not to yell in fear the pain would come back.
"n-"
"who's the lucky guy?" he smirked.
"YOU JERK HE"S NOT MINE!" I yelled, about to get up but the pain was too much. "ugh…" I fell back down on the pillows grabbing my sides painfully.
"Flam shut up and leave." Windrie and the general snapped at the same time, Windrie feeling my head as the general personally took everyone except Flood out of the room.
"I'm fine…" I assured them through gritted teeth, holding Shin against me as he almost woke up.
"yeah sure what EV." Windrie said, mocking me I knew it but I let it slide.
"colonel, what is the story behind the boy? Just curious." The general said, sitting down on the bed again.
"please just call me Himeno. Shin? He's my nephew. His mommy died last year and his daddy is off overseas. I'm watching him. More than likely I'm already his permanent guardian…" I said sadly as he sat up sleepily and laid on my lap.
"that's so sad! You never told us this ma'am." Flood said, kneeling on the floor next to the bed.
"yeah…but I've been taking care of him since before his mom died. His dad is an engineer working for the French government. He doesn't get paid much so his mom-my step sister Mawata-had to do her job plus a part time one. So I was watching him a lot. Then when she died I brought him with me to the base 10 months ago when I was assigned here. So he is immediately barricaded when troubles arise." I said sadly. Thinking of Mawata was painful.
"uh well…you should get your rest Colonel." The general coughed.
"yes I suppose so. Flood, make sure the general gets the finest care." I instructed. Flood nodded and the two left. The room was quiet for a few minutes.
"well I should go to. Take it easy or your boo-boos will get boo-boos." He smiled, feeling my forehead before leaving. He reached for the door and turned around.
"so you're really his mother almost…?" he asked.
"yes. I am. Will you please come in to check on him later? I'll be asleep and he won't wake me up if he needs anything." I asked. Windrie nodded and left. I closed my eyes slowly, tightening my grip slightly around Shin.
