Chapter 10: what!

"man look at them! I swear they're having secret meetings in the supply room." Flam smiled, motioning towards where me and Sonic were walking in. Windrie just kept silent, grabbing a stack of plates and carrying them out to the tables.

"Welcome ladies and germs to the fabulous dinner at the bay. Serving you tonight are mwa: Dr. Jekyl and my gorgeous assistant Mr. Hyde." Windrie called out with a smile as Flam came out. Windrie looked at him again. "imposter! Where's my beautiful assistant!"

"he got sick. I'm his brother in law Mr. Toileto." Flam smiled, bowing as he juggled beer bottles.

"well I guess you'll have to do. Please take a seat and enjoy yourself." Windrie laughed, sliding the plates down the table where Bulb, Freeze, and Flood grabbed them and passed them out.

"wow! You guys are too much." I laughed. Windrie shrugged and shook his head.

"Nah you're too overly commanding. Have a seat madam!" he bowed, leading me away from Sonic and into a chair.

"why thank you." I said. He nodded and left, rushing back to the kitchen while trying to carry a tray on his head.

"what a joker. Listen Colonel I was thinking of moving all those jokers to another base…" Sonic said, sitting down next to me. Rather closely might I add.

"What? But they're the best. I'd prefer to keep them please." I said.

"well they can be overwhelming and we don't want you to have any trouble." He said, slightly whispering. Did his arm just go around my shoulder?

"well it's okay they're no trouble. Excuse me for a moment will you?" I asked, standing up slowly. He nodded, looking away slightly agitated. I walked past the kitchen, throwing Windrie a slightly nervous look. He was too busy juggling stuff for a nurse. He was such a ladies man. Even though he was a slight jerk…oh gosh no! I walked faster to the bathroom and collapsed by the sink, gripping it to help me pull myself back up.

"Momma?" the door opened and Shin came in. his eyes widened in fear.

"Shin! Shin go get Sergeant Nutty for momma will you?" I asked, grabbing my side as I forced myself up. Why wasn't I better yet! Shin looked at me worried but then nodded, running out. He knew I meant Windrie.

"Nutty!" Shin said, slightly squealing as he pulled on Windrie's pants pocket. He looked down confused.

"what is it kid?"

"It's momma! Something's wrong with momma!" Shin said, starting to cry. Windrie looked at him confused and then froze, the bottles he was holding shattering as they hit the ground.

"where is she!" he asked. Shin pulled on his hand and slowly ran to the bathroom with Windrie in tow.

"Himeno?" he asked, opening the bathroom door cautiously.

"momma!" Shin wailed, running in and trying to open the stall door. Windrie froze. I didn't know how bad I looked but something told me the look in his eyes said pretty bad.

"what the hell!"

"I…don't know…" I said slowly, pulling myself up weakly from on the floor. He opened the door for Shin and helped me stand.

"that bullet was rigged just for you I betcha anything. Gosh you idiot." He cursed, putting my arm around his shoulder and holding onto my waist.

"I'm fine…just not ready to be up and around yet I guess…" I said slowly. He shook his head and clicked his tongue, pulling my arm back around and picking me up. "Sergeant this is not necessary!" I said, slightly red I could tell.

"yes it is. Rash is the only way I go. Shin come with me and your…momma." He said, slightly pausing cause not only did it sound like we were married but he knew he wasn't really my baby. Shin grabbed a hold of my hand that hung down and was trying to run with his little legs to keep up with Windrie's fast walking. He ran up the stairs up to the recuperation room and I grabbed a hold on his neck so I wouldn't fall forward. I looked at him for a second and then looked quickly away as he burst into the room and put me on the first bed he saw.

"I'm telling you…I'm fine." I assured him, trying to get back up.

"you're so stubborn! Listen, now you're on my turf. I don't give a damn if you want to be the command chick but I'm in charge in this area so let me boss you around." He snapped, hooking up an IV into my arm. Shin crawled up next to me and Windrie smiled at him. "he must really love you."

"yeah…he's my boy aren't you?" I asked him with a forced smile. The pain shooitng up and down me was simply unbearable. He nodded and smiled, sniffing back tears. I ruffled his hair and he curled up against me. "than you…for checking on him a while back." I said through slightly gritted teeth.

"nah it was nothing. He was sound asleep. So were you, you sleep like a log." He smirked, loading a shot.

"what do you mean…? What did you do while I was asleep…?" I asked, raisng an eyebrow.

"nothing. I dropped a boot next to your ear and neither one of you woke up." He laughed, injecting it into my arm. I rolled my eyes and looked at him curiously.

"what did you put in the IV? It's making my chest sting." I asked. He looked at me confused.

"what? It's not supposed to…" he said. "now listen I'm only doing this because I'm a doctor." He said, honestly. I sighed and nodded. He unbuttoned my uniform and rolled my shirt up. "it stings huh? Any pain at all?" he asked, pushing down lightly in random areas up my abdomen.

"no. it just-ow!" I said as he touched the area right next to it.

"yeah I think you're bruising. That bullet was definitely rigged for you-hey nurse get me some peroxide fast!" he yelled out to a nurse in the back. She ran out with some and added it to the IV package.

"man that guy…what a jerk…" I said slowly, my eyes fighting to stay awake.

"hey! Himeno don't go out on me huh?" he said, putting an ice-cold cloth on my forehead that jolted me awake.

"I can't help it I feel so sleepy…" I said, my eyes inching closed again.

"if you fall asleep who knows if you'll wake back up-Flood! Go tell everyone-" Windrie started as Flood came in.

"got it. I'm on my way." He said, turning back around and leaving.

"I don't know how you stand him…" Windrie sighed. I blinked a few times, fighting to stay awake. Shin wrapped his two little hands around one of mine and looked at me frightened.

"it's okay Shin!" I assured him.

"yeah she's going to be fine as long as we figure out what is wrong exactly…nurse get me her blood tests!" he yelled. The nurse came out again and gave him a chart, putting a new cold cloth on my head and sticking the other one in a bucket of ice for when the one now on my head got too hot. He looked over the chart and frowned slightly as he thought. "what did he jet into you…? No signs of poison I don't think…" he said, holding my wrist and checking his watch to test my heartbeat. The general burst into the room with Flood and Freeze right behind him.

"what's wrong with her!" he demanded.

"whoa pops calm down. She's had an allergic reaction to whatever he put on that bullet. I'm pretty sure he knew what he was doing too. Plus I mean how weird is it that he had a gun with one bullet in it? and that one bullet he didn't use until he was shooting her." Windrie said, pushing Shin's leg back up on the bed after it lazily fell off in his sleep.

"thanks…" I said, fighting my eyes to stay open.

"hey don't talk you need your energy to fight off whatever's inside of you. I would love to let you sleep it off but I don't know what the chances are of you not waking up." Windrie said.

"I don't care…my eyes are shutting like magnets I can't keep it up for much longer-" I was cut off as I grabbed my throat. It felt like something inside of my vocal cord was exploding a million times. Windrie rushed to the side of the bed, sitting down and feeling the side of my neck.

"damn! Nurse get someone prepped I have to go in-"he called, I shakily grabbed his hand and shook my head. I pointed to Shin, now awake and staring at us scared to death. Flood ran over and picked Shin up, carrying him out of the room crying his eyes out. Freeze was right behind them to help Flood calm him down. I choked, sitting up still grasping my throat. I wanted to squeeze it until whatever was in my throat popped out of my mouth.

"what is wrong with her!" Sonic asked, now extremely worried.

"I don't honestly know! I've never seen anything like this before. Never heard of it either." Windrie said, grinding his teeth thinking. "nurse bring me that diseases book I have on my desk!" he called. She rushed back in with his bag and two or three medical books. He flipped through the pages scanning quickly. "Uh…here! Allergic reactions…swelling…abdominal pains…stinging in the upper body…yeah it's a reaction. Cure come on damnit what's the cure!" Windrie said, almost tearing the page to flip it. "ah! Yes! Finally, lets see…a sequoia liquid needs to be injected down the throat…by mouth to mouth or a throat tube…nurse do we have any throat tubes!" he called again. This time she yelled back.

"No we don't sir! We used the last one earlier and we have not yet sterilized it-"

"Well do we have any sequoia liquid?" he called back.

"Uh…yes sir just a minute!" she called, running out with a bottle of greenish brown syrup.

"okay listen Sergeant I forbid you to do that to the Colonel!" the general said. Jealousy factor was what It sounded like.

"oh? Was that an order?" Windrie asked, popping open the bottle.

"yes!"

"Sorry I only take orders from Colonel Flowers here." Windrie smiled, putting as mush as he needed into his mouth but not smiling. I stared in shock, was he really going to do this! And against General Sonic's orders? I felt his mouth on mine and I could feel the syrup going down my throat. He stayed with his lips on mine longer than he had to: probably because he was taunting Sonic. He let go after a second, his eyes closed as though he enjoyed it. I felt the swelling subside in my throat and I sat back, breathing normally again.

"I…" was all I could say. I'm surprised I said anything considering the look on general Sonic's face.

"shut up. Now that should work for now…" Windrie said with a slight cough, injecting my with more he had just filled the shot with.

"Sergeant! Outside…now." Sonic said, pointing at the door. Windrie stood up, letting the nurse take over as the two walked out. As soon as they opened the door, Shin ran in and climbed up on the bed, his nose and eyes puffy and red from crying.

"Shin…" I smiled, my voice probably scared him because it was hoarse and scratchy but he still laid down on me. I hugged him and ruffled his hair.