A.N. I'm back! I know, tears, but you can't get rid of me that easily! And ya know, as much as I like getting review, the flames could be down graded, just a touch! I changed the damn summary for you Mr./ Mrs. Anon! I'm sorry my poor grammar and humor don't fit your taste, but damn it it's my fing story and I'll do with it as I pleaz thank you very much! (Deep breath.) Okay, now, let's get crack'n, eh?

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Susan woke in a dark room filled with the sound of machinery and people at work. She sat up quickly and called for the lights. Nothing happened.

"Marcus?" She called as she heard someone coming into the room.

"Commander, you're awake! Ranger Cole is sending a message to Ambassador Delenn; he said he'd be back as soon as possible. You're back on Babylon 5." Dr. Lillian Hobbs explained from the end of Ivanova's bed.

"What…" Susan felt her face around her eyes and was startled to find gauze bandages concealing then. "Oh no." She whispered to herself as she remembered the earlier events.

"There was some chemical burning to your eyes that left scaring in your cornea. We think the acidic compound that caused it was a by-product of the damaged tissue of the white star's inner hull in the bridge." Hobbs explained as Marcus entered the room.

"Is it permanent?" Susan asked unraveling the gauze from her face.

"I don't know. This is the first time we've ever come in contact with this sort of acid compound, I don't know how it will effect you. " Lillian replied sympathetically as she helped the commander with the gauze then took out a small light from her coat pocked and shone it in the commander's eyes one at a time. "If the scaring heals properly and goes away your vision should return, but even if it does, you'll never have 20/20 vision again."

Susan stayed perfectly still while the doctor examined her eyes. There was nothing, no color, no shapes, nothing but a soft light, but even that she wasn't entirely sure wasn't hopeful thinking.

"But how will I continue working?" Ivanova wished she hadn't asked the question as soon as she had. Her heart sank when she got no reply.

"I'll prescribe you some anti-biotic to keep away infection. That will only make things worse, and I'm putting you on medical leave for now, so don't worry yet. There's still plenty of time." Hobbs finished up and left to put in the prescription.

Susan sat very still taking in the situation. Then she was strongly aware of another presence in the room and nearly smiled when she realized who it was. "Marcus." It was not a question.

"Yes, I'm here." He replied moving to the side of her bed. "I've just been talking to En'til'za. She says the war is over. They're negotiating with the president now. They should be back with in a few days." He explained helping her down off the bed.

"Great." Susan said half heartedly as she felt around for her uniform jacket. "So what the hell do we do till then?" She became very frustrated with her elusive jacket and only seemed to become more so when Marcus handed it to her off the back of a chair near by.

"Well, you are going to go home and rest, and I have detailed instructions from both Delenn and Sheridan to keep an eye on you at all times."

"What!" Marcus was relieved that she could not see the grin on his face when she reacted. "Marcus, I don't need a babysitter, thanks anyways." She gritted with proud resolution.

Marcus bowed to her with a smirk and turned to leave, "As you wish, milady." He was just over the threshold of the door when she stopped him.

"Wait! Um, Marcus?" He turned to the expected delay. She looked awkward as she asked the question. "Could you… you know… take me home?"

"Any thing for you fare lady." He answered taking her hand. She blushed ever so rosily as he led her down the hall out of med lab.

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A.N Sorry boys and girls, but I'll have to leave it there for now. If my hands shake anymore I could be marketed for a back massager! More soon, I swear, but don't expect wonders to often, school's up and running again, so, I'll do my best, ka! Thanx a bunches peoples!

Ranger Hikari