"Odd, it's late, she'll be fine, sleep." Ulrich coaxed his friend seeing how Odd was still sitting on his bed, fidgeting restlessly. They had been ushered out of the hospital a few hours ago, being told that they would be alerted if anything happened. Odd had been restless ever since, preventing Ulrich from getting any much-needed sleep.
Odd sighed and flopped back onto his bed, "I know."
"We'll know if anything happens." Ulrich said, giving Odd a disbelieving smile.
"We'll get called, what if we don't wake up huh?" Odd shot back, looking across the room towards Ulrich.
"I'm sure we are all sleeping with one ear open tonight, that's not going to happen." Ulrich said reassuringly. Of course he was worried as well, but he had to do something to comfort Odd. His own parents had actually been somewhat understanding for once, and that had put Ulrich in a pretty good mood, as good as it could be considering the circumstances.
"I know." Odd said, turning his gaze to the ceiling.
"It'll be ok." Ulrich said with a yawn, "It's better if you sleep, it will keep your mind clearer."
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Yumi sighed; the room was quiet, too quiet without the soft rhythmic breathing of Aelita in the other bed, it almost seemed to Yumi as if she shouldn't be here. She had never been in the room alone at night, and it had been Aelita's room to begin with, Yumi had been put in it later. She wondered if Lucy would let her sleep in her dorm tonight, it would put her mind at ease. But Lucy might be asleep. She decided to go see. The walk would be good for her anyway.
Yumi stood up, tiptoeing quietly to the door out of habit, beating herself mentally as she glanced at Aelita's empty bed. Last time she had seen her friend Aelita hadn't exactly understood what was going on. Yumi walked quietly down the hall, pausing just outside Lucy's door and knocking softly, soft enough that she wouldn't wake up her friend if she was asleep.
Lucy appeared at the
door as it opened.
"Yumi?" She asked.
"Hey Lucy, sorry to disturb you." Yumi whispered apologetically.
"No problem, what's up?" Lucy said, stepping aside to let Yumi in.
"I couldn't sleep, it's weird without Aelita." Yumi said, stepping into Lucy's dorm. It was plain, much like all the other dorms, though it only had one bed, as Lucy didn't share her dorm.
"That's understandable, you want to stay here tonight?" Lucy offered.
"If you wouldn't mind." Yumi said.
"Not at all, I think we're all a little shaken tonight." Lucy said.
"More than a little I'd say, and the dorm began as Lita's anyway, it doesn't feel right to be sleeping there without her." Yumi added.
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Back in the hospital, Aelita had awoken after her surgery. Her head felt fuzzy, and as she looked around the dim room she saw nobody that she knew. She didn't remember making any sound, but she must have, because a kind looking nurse appeared beside her bed.
"Hello Aelita." The nurse said.
"Hello?" Aelita said, confusion clouding her eyes.
"You're alright, the surgery went well, and your arm should heal properly with no long lasting side effects." The nurse explained.
"Delana?" Aelita asked.
"Yes Aelita." The nurse, Delana, answered.
"Where are my friends?" Aelita asked, utterly confused by their absence, they had been there before she went into surgery, though she was still a little confused about pre-surgery events.
"They went home, it's late, they'll come back tomorrow." Delana answered reassuringly.
"Oh," Aelita said.
"You should get some rest, you'll feel better in the morning." Delana said, walking away, "Call if you need anything, there's a nurse's button right there." She added, indicating a small button within easy reach of where Aelita lay.
Aelita nodded slowly and drifted off to sleep.