Dislcaimer: You tend to run out of funny things to say here...
Co-author: T.
Hi ya'll! (Well the only one who is following!) Hope you enjoy. Some of the characters maybe a little OC, but just think about the happenings before CC begains, then you might not think that they are! Thanks for reading! Enjoy! .
Angeal's day wasn't going so bad. He had fought through the Wutai ranks and soon had joined the leader of the Turks and his second in command. Soon after fighting alongside the leader, Angeal's day changed from not so bad to bad, while he gained a headache as said leader proved to be an incompetent fool. Then his day changed to the worst possible as the idiot ignored his second in command and Angeal's warning and tripped a wire, dying instantly as well as setting off a bomb. Angeal and Veld, the second in command of the Turks, stood in front of everyone to hopefully prevent anyone else from losing their lives. Blinding light, heat, and pain erupted at the same time; almost consuming Angeal so much that nothing else was left, than everything went blank.
Angeal vaguely heard cries of pain. He drifted in and out of consciousness several times. Nothing he saw made any sense, smoke filled sky, people, lights, Genesis, pain, relief…then nothing.
The first thing that Angeal was aware of was the beeping of two machines and two steady rhythmic drop, drop, drop. Angeal blinked several times as the white light blinded his senses.
"Angeal!" Genesis' voice caused his head to turn towards his friend.
"Gene…" Angeal seemed to have lost his voice to a dry throat.
"Here," Sephiroth said on the other side of him. Angeal looked up to see a glass of water headed towards his mouth. "Better?"
"Yes, thank you." Angeal took time to look his two friends over. He smiled as he saw that both of them were unharmed. Then he looked at his surroundings, they were unfamiliar. "Where are we?"
"We are in the hospital." Sephiroth supplied, raising an eyebrow as if it were obvious.
"Which city?" Angeal prompted.
"The city directly west of the one we were in." Genesis smirked.
"You're not being very informative." Angeal stated dryly, frowning slightly. "What happened?"
"We were going to ask the two of you." Genesis gestured to behind Sephiroth, who stepped aside to reveal a semi-bandaged Veld.
"How is he?" Angeal asked.
"Resting, just like you were." Genesis said shaking his head; leave it to Angeal to neglect himself to put others first.
Suddenly, the door was flung open and a Wuti little girl stood in the doorway. Sighing dramatically, she walked in and closed the door. Then putting her hands on her hips, she tapped her foot on the ground and glared at Genesis and Sephiroth.
"Who…" Angeal started to ask, but was interrupted.
"So this is where you are!" The little girl declared. "You are going to be in SOO much trouble. They're looking for you again."
"What's going on?" Angeal asked as he looked between his friend and their little intruder.
"Well, we might have been—" Genesis started.
"Worried sick." The girl interrupted Genesis in a way only a little girl could.
"Concerned for you," Genesis continued as if the girl hadn't spoken at all. "So we might have—"
"Ditched." The Wuti supplied.
"Taken a break from our work to see you." Genesis finished with an all too proud air about him.
"Yes, we were completely honorable in coming to see our injured companion." Sephiroth commented smugly.
The little girl scoffed. "Yah sure, completely honorable, like when you—"
A red-gloved hand covered the little girl's mouth as well as a death glare from Shinra's Crimson Commander. "Rest assured Angeal, do you really want to be licking my glove?"
"There were no casualties." Sephiroth supplied.
"Casualties?" Angeal asked a little horrified, even Genesis seemed a little put out.
The little ninja took the opportunity and jumped away from Genesis and toward Sephiroth. Sephiroth in turn just blinked at the little girl as Genesis tried to lunge over Angeal to capture the elusive small figure. She jumped back into Sephiroth. Sephiroth reached down and easily plucked up the little girl by the collar and held her out at arm's length as she started to kick around. Everyone stilled when the captured Wuti kicked over an IV stand. Angeal was about to comment when a chuckle reverberated off the rooms walls.
"And here I thought that Shinra's great and powerful three were emotionless, heartless, and crud leaders who mysteriously gained their SOLDIER's respect." The four turned and looked toward the second bed where Veld was sitting up and laughing into his hand.
"Um…" Genesis gracelessly supplied as he straightened up.
"I am glad to see that you are awake, Veld." Sephiroth said as he lowered the girl to the floor.
"General," Veld tilted his head toward Sephiroth.
"I believe our break is up." Genesis announced as he turned on is heels with a flip of his hair and left the room with a last look directed toward Angeal.
"We will see you around dinner time." Sephiroth directed his comment at Angeal as he too left.
"Well…that could have ended better." She pouted. Then she glared and stuck out her tongue out at Veld. Following that, she turned around while stomping her foot. "You big Meany! Chasing my friends away like that!"
Angeal blinked owlishly at the girl. "Who are you?"
"Me?" The girl asked in an offended tone, then she seprerated her legs and put her hand on her hips. "I am the Great Worrier of Wutai! I am the White Rose! I am the best of the best! I am—"
"PRINCESSSSSSS!" A yell could be heard running down the hallway.
"Epp!" The girl in a quick flash was hiding under Angeal's bed.
Veld and Angeal looked at each other, wondering what had gotten into their young visitor, but were already putting the pieces together.
"You can come out now." Angeal informed their stowaway and taking the opportunity to sit up.
"Not yet." She loudly whispered. As soon as she ended, Angeal could hear something growing in the distance.
"..Incesssss! PRINCESSS! PRInce…"
"If he was intelligent, he would check the rooms." No sooner did Veld say this then there door opened and a head peaked in.
"Nope, not in here." As quickly as the head appeared, it disappeared.
"Not exactly what I meant." Veld remarked dryly.
"I wonder who he's looking for." Angeal joked with a twinkle in his eye.
"I also," Veld started but stopped to listen.
"..Incesssss! PRINCESSS! PRInce…"
"Wonder who it could be." Veld finished smirking, his eyes locked onto Angeal's. Their attention was drawn to the door as it opened to reveal the rest of the body the head had belonged to.
"Have you seen a little girl about this high? Has a white headband. She was last seen wearing a sleeveless half kimono, short shorts, and shoes." A Wuti guard was standing in the doorway.
"No, I haven't," Veld supplied. "How about you Angeal? You were the first one awake."
"Hmmm, can't say that I have…" Angeal answered looking up at the ceiling. "However, I can tell you that she isn't in here."
"Thank you very much." The guard gave a quick bow, shut the door, and continued to yell "princess" down the hallway.
"How much…" Veld started to ask, and was interrupted with another series of calls.
"Does he ever give up?" Angeal inquired, amazed at the sheer stupidity of the guard.
"Well, it seems like Shinra and Wutai are no longer at war?" Veld observed to no one in particular.
"..Incesssss! PRINCESSS! PRInce…"
"Just how long have we've been out of commission?" Angeal pondered aloud as he shook his head.
"I'm sorry to bug you again. Have you seen her since I last asked?" The idiot guard inquired as he opened the door slightly.
"Are you bothering my patience again?" A female voice rang out warningly.
"Hehe…. No ma'am." The door was then slid shut. Angeal could make out bits and pieces of the heavy reprimanding the guard was getting.
"Ooh, what is the nurse telling him this time?" The little ninja asked from underneath.
"It is dishonorable to eavesdrop." Angeal stated flatly, as he stretched out his sore and tight limbs.
"Spoil sport." The little girl could barely be heard grumbling under the bed.
There was a slight knock at the door as a female nurse walked in. "You're awake, I am going to kill that idiot. I am so sorry about that, sirs."
"No worry," Angeal smiled sweetly. "We were already awake before he started his antics."
"Well that is great to hear." The nurse said as she walked over to their charts and started to fiddle with them. "How are the two of you feeling?"
"Stiff and a little sore." Angeal answered.
"That and tiered." Veld responded when the nurse looked at him.
"Are you guys in any pain what so ever?" The nurse asked taking their vitals.
"Only dull throbs." Veld acknowledged.
"Where, this could be important." The nurse supplied.
"My head and my right arm." Veld answered.
"That's to be expected. You somehow managed to smash all the bones in your right arm and gained a concussion and that's just the beginning
. Commander Hewley, how are you feeling?" The nursed inquired sweetly.
"Sore… all over." Angeal supplied.
"Is that all?" The nurse inquired and stopped her gazed locked onto the fallen IV stand. She slightly shook her head and straightened it.
"Yes ma'am." Angeal replied hoping to get her distracted.
"By the way, if Princess Yuffie should show up," the nurse commented while glancing under the bed. "Let her know that Tanwen said that her guards and teacher are looking for her," then the nurse got to her knees and lifted the up the sheets that where hiding the little princess. "And she wants her to hide well and keep out of trouble."
Veld chuckled into his hand as Angeal smiled. The nurse backed up to let Yuffie climb out from underneath.
"She also has a question for you, if I found you in this room." The nurse added with a twinkle in her eye as she changed the IV bags.
"Ooh, what is it?" Yuffie asked jumping up and down.
"Could you make sure that no one disturbs their rest, which includes Sephiroth and Genesis?" The nurse relayed the question, while bending her knees to be at Yuffie's eye level.
"Hai! (Yes!)" Yuffie called.
"Good, you come and get me if these two start to feel any extra pain, even if they don't tell me, or if they need anything." The nurse instructed as she stood up.
"Hai!" Yuffie sang out with a smile on her face.
"Such a good girl," the nurse commented as she ruffled Yuffie's hair. "With that settled I need to finish making my rounds. Oh, I'll have someone bring you some food."
"Thank you," Veld and Angeal replied as she walked out the door.
"Two weeks," Yuffie commented as she turned around.
"Pardon," Veld stated.
"You've been asleep for two weeks." Yuffie clarified as she dragged a chair in between the two beds and sat down.
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