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Almost a week passed when the doors of the hospital opened again. Everyone kept in silence when a beautiful woman in a suit entered. She was wearing a beautiful white skirt and a blue blouse that showed part of her arms. The high heels were blue as well and she was wearing some stunning sunglasses. The make up and the jewellery were perfect. But the thing that most made them pay attention was the men who was at her side. One was wearing a vest and his black hair was hold with a ponytail and the other one was using sunglasses as well and some chains were making sound, this last one was using some crutches and his face had some scratches and scars and even some threads.

"Good morning." She smiled coming close to the reception. "We have an appointment to remove his stitches and I want to visit my boyfriend."

"Yes, miss…"

"Shiva. I'm Shiva."

The woman in the other side of the counter saw her waiting for something else.

"You don't need her last name." Perttu said with a smile.

"And what's the name of your boyfriend?"

"Jan, he is in the emergency parlour."

"Sorry, miss, but he can only receive a visit for day and his brother already came."

"Really?" Shiva turned to see Perttu. "Well, I don't care. I'm now here and want to see him."

"Miss, I already…"

"Ok, I think you don't understand." Shiva sighed. "I will see him, and I don't care your rules. I had being waiting a whole week and I will not wait a day more, not even one more hour to see my boyfriend. So you better tell me where his room is, or I will make your boss fire you right now."

The woman in the counter could feel a bit of fear, but decided to keep saying the same. But the luck was good with her and one of the doctors came close to say hello to Shiva. He was the one who would help to Eren with his stitches and more, and one who really knew who the Queen was.

"And why are we being so lucky to have you here, Shiva?"

"I came to visit my boyfriend, Jan. He came a week ago and you told me he would be better enough to see me. You promised me."

"Ah, yes. His brother came already in the morning." He smiled to the woman in the reception. "Could you tell her the room as I help this young man? Thank you. Come here, Eren."

The Andromeda Saint tried to don't laugh after see Shiva's face when he turned to see the receptionist. She say nothing else but the number of the room and the indications to go there, and then Perttu and his boss moved as Eren went with the doctor.

In their way, Perttu was very serious and didn't say anything till the elevator's doors closed.

"Boyfriend? Since when Jan is your boyfriend?"

"I thought it would help to can see him, but looks like that bitch doesn't know me."

"Ah… and why Eren wasn't your boyfriend when we came to visit him later?"

Shiva smiled.

"Don't be jealous. You know I hate that and I already explained you."

"I'm just curious to know why Jan and not Eren."

"If you are going to keep with that stupidity, please go to the car and wait for me." She said now with a strong voice. "You know I love you."

The doors opened and both of them began to walk to find the room. Perttu, however, was still angry.

"You always says you love us, so stop saying that shit." He stopped seeing the door. "You can't love us all, that's stupid. How you can feel the same love to five different guys?"

Shiva faced him and sighed. She was tired of that and didn't want to say too much more.

"I love you, the five of you, and each one has a different kind of love from me. I love my brother too and I love my uncle. And I love you and Jan and Eren, I even love that crazy Azrail and Andrzej."

"And what's the kind of love you feel towards me?"

The leader smiled and opened the door.

"You can wait outside, I need some minutes with Jan."

"I hate when you do that. You never answer me…"

"And you are a stupid jealous man someday I will slap if he keeps thinking I only need to love a man. Now, sit down and wait."

Perttu laughed but not because was funny, but because indeed hated when Shiva had all the right to use that voice tone with him. He sighed and sat down in one of the chairs that were outside as the leader of the Black Saints entered to the hospital room.

Everything was clean and white. Shiva was indeed expecting something like that in a hospital, but not something that clean and that even the sofas and the furniture where white. She sighed and tried to don't see Jan, not yet. She preferred walk a bit and see what was around. While she could hear some classic music in the background, there was two little flowers in a vase and it side a little box that said "Vanilla Flavor", and indeed the flowers smells so good that Shiva came close and saw was Eren who sent them. She smiled when saw a little white card.

"Stupid Azrail." She took it to turn it. "You don't give a 'get well' card to a…"

Well, the Pegasus wasn't that stupid. When Shiva open it everything was in white but some dots where here and there. It was in braille.

"The Pegasus isn't totally stupid, my queen."

Shiva turned to see the man in the bed. Jan was with the eyes closed as always but one of them had some bandages around, and his hair was taken with a bun in the top of his head, anyway Shiva could see it was cut from one side.

"Jan…" she didn't yell because was so excited, but run to be at his side. "My beloved Jan."

She was smiling and see around everything Jan had. He looks badly with bandages here and there, some cast in his arm and wounds in his face and chest. Shiva was sure that if he removed the blankets, would see more of those bandages and wounds around his legs.

"Fine, I know you still here but you are… very quiet." He said almost in a mutter. "I can't hear those high heels with double sole and the metal corners." Shiva sighed and sat down in a chair that was close to his bed. She was indeed so happy and held his hand to kiss it. "There you are, my queen."

His hand caressed her cheek and found her eyes. Then moved to find her lips.

"I'm so happy."

"Yes, I know. So, I don't looks so bad?" he laughed.

"Not like that night."

"I see…" he smiled to still hold her face. "And you are wearing skirt, isn't?" Shiva nodded. "Oh, I like when you do. Your walk is so tiny and delicate, it is funny the sound your shoes make."

"Jan." Shiva didn't care and came close a bit more to kiss his lips. "I had miss you."

She saw around to see if there wasn't a nurse or a doctor around, even if Perttu wasn't seeing over the door, and removed her shoes to sit in the bed and somehow lay at his side. The bed, anyway, was big enough so she wasn't so close or in danger of move all those things that were around Jan.

Everyone who knew Jan could guess he was a serious cold person. He never showed a lot of feelings, because he just didn't feel them, but with Shiva around he always was smiling and being a bit warmer than with any other person. He moved his arm around to can held her in a way.

"I had miss you too, my queen. Not so long as you had, because I had being sedated all this time."

"Does it hurts?"

"Of course. Every single part of my body." Shiva moved a bit because her arm was over his chest. "No, no…" he held her hand and placed it where it was in a soft way. "Your touch is ok, anyway it will hurt."

"Ok…"

For some minutes they said nothing. Shiva was holding him close and Jan didn't mind in rest. Even talk was a pain for him, his boss could see some wounds around his mouth and the way he talked showed that maybe inside had some inflammation.

"My brother told me everything." He said in the end to make Shiva's eye open. "He was… surprised."

"I bet he was. He doesn't believe me when I say I love all of you."

"Now he does." Jan smiled. "He was so impressed telling me how strong you was to take Eren and Azrail bodies and how you could take a dead body and even hold me without make me fall. So, I can imagine you have the respect of all your servants."

"You are not my servants." She came close to hug him softly. "You five are my kings. Why don't you believe me when I say I love you, guys?"

"Not all of us think you are lying. At least, I feel Eren and Perttu believe in you." He then smiled. "And let me tell you, I believe blindly in you."

"Jan, I hate those jokes." Shiva said a bit angry

"Sorry. But going back to your worries. I don't think you need to worry about the loyalty of the Black Saints or the Black Four anymore. You showed something that no one else has done before. But, if you are so worried about them believing you love them, why don't you show them?"

"I do." She replied. "Isn't it enough? Even Perttu asked me about it…"

"Well, he is in love with you." Jan said a bit serious. "Maybe you should spend time alone with each of them and show them the kind of love you have. You always explain is a different kind of love you have for them, then try to show them." He smiled. "Even to Eren and Perttu."

"There is no problem with that… I'm afraid of Perttu." Before Jan could say something, she stand up a bit. "I don't need a weakness now, and he shouldn't have fall for me."

"You can't control people's feelings, Shiva. And, nobody needs to know about that "weakness" you say, everything can be in between you and him."

"But that's not the whole problem… Damn, Jan! I had tell you I hate talk about this." She sighed. "I just came to be with you, not talk about Perttu or the others. And, I came to ask you about what happened." Now was a bit angry. "I need to find whoever did this."

Jan sighed and kept in silence some seconds. He looked serious and even a bit angry now.

"Andrzej told me you faint after everything that happened. So, I will tell nothing about it, I already tell him about what I heard and how to find them." Jan laughed a bit. "It is so easy, believe me." Now he held her hand. "And, once again, you told me you would follow my advices. My advice is that you need to show them how much you love them, the love they deserve from you. Do you understand?"

"Yes." Shiva sighed to lay once again. "It is a good idea." She smiled and came close to Jan's face. "Do I need to show you too my love?"

A little laughed could be heard, but this time looked like Jan was trying to hide the fact he felt nervous about it. He cleared his throat and smiled.

"Well, if you think I'm worthy…"

"Yes, you are indeed worthy."

Shiva led a bit more to reach Jan's lips and give him a kiss. But this time, it wasn't like all the kiss she gave before or the ones she gave to the Black Four when they salute to her. This time she give it softly and slow enough to keep kissing him over and over as her hand caressed Jan's face. She finished with a smile and let their noses touch to give him a last kiss.

"Disgusting." She said in a funny way. "You taste like antiseptic."

"I had being in the hospital all week, what do you think?"

She smiled and kiss him once more before kiss his forehead.

"I love you, Jan."

"And I love you, Shiva." He smiled. "In the same way."

The Queen blushed and give a last kiss before stand up and wear his shoes again. She moved and sighed trying to control her face after that scene she never expected and walk around to be in the other side of Jan. Now, even if she saw it since before, realized about the bandage covering his eye and the hair was cut.

"Why do you have this?" she caressed his face to place his thumb over the eyes, but Jan moved quickly enough to don't let her do that. "And your hair… damn, I will make them pay."

"I know you will. And, before you go. Could you make me two little favours?"

"Of course, Jan."

"Find a good haircut for me." Shiva laughed a bit. "I'm not kidding. My brother says I look stupid with the half of my hair cut in one side, so I give you the freedom of choose something good for me."

"If you say so." She sighed. "And, what's the other?"

"If you are going to go out with the guys, please don't be over the motorcycles. Those things are dangerous and very noisy."

"Someday I will do it. At least from the entrance of the property to the house."

"No, you don't. I don't need to lost you…" he was surprised. "Or… I mean, we don't need to lose you, you are our leader now."

Shiva smiled and led to kiss him again over and over holding his face softly.

"Ok, I promise." She kissed his eye and took his purse before turn. "Rest well, I will try to make the doctors let you go to home sooner. We will take care of you… being in a hospital makes me feel nervous and anxious."

"Nobody will come to kill me." He said very serious. "Not everyone knows I'm your second hand."

"Still, I will not keep you here." Shiva smiled and waved her hand as if Jan could see it. "Sleep if you need to, I will come tomorrow to visit you again."

Jan nodded and placed his hands over his chest to sigh as he was ready to sleep, meanwhile Shiva moved to open the door, but something stop her again. Jan called her, and now even Perttu could hear everything because he opened the door a bit more.

"And Shiva?" Jan smiled. "I'm very proud of you, indeed you are an excellent leader."

Shiva smiled and turned to see Perttu. He just smiled and moved his shoulders, indeed was jealous of that man but couldn't say it wasn't true.

"Thank you. See you tomorrow."

She was so happy that didn't say anything till they reached the elevator. She smiled widely and Perttu held her close with an arm around her shoulders. He said he was proud too, without knowing that those words meant more in Jan's lips than in his own, even if Shiva accepted them well. After all, Jan was the one who was taught her how to be in that business and her second hand in the power of all the Black Saints, even if it was a secret. But then, thanks to this, she removed her smile.

"What happens?" Perttu asked.

Shiva was in silence, she frowned and looked like if she was thinking. She then show an anger in her face that Perttu once saw days ago when she promised to cut the head of whoever did that to her kings, so was now a bit worried.

"They knew… how?" she said to herself to place her hand over her mouth.

That's why Jan said "not everyone knows" instead of the always "no one knows" and that meant that whoever did that to Jan, knew he was the second hand in all her business.

"Cygnus?" she said then with the authority she earned now. "I want you to bring all your loyal people and make them take care of Jan. Nobody except us can enter to his room, and just one doctor."

"Don't you think you are being a bit exaggerate?"

"I don't care. You do what I ask." She sighed.

Perttu made a sound to let her know he would do, but wasn't believing all. Shiva tried to relax a bit and closed her eyes for a second. If it was true, then maybe more people would know about it and it was something she didn't like.

"I think you should relax." Perttu said after make a call and go out of the elevator. "That asshole will be all right and nobody will come for him. He is just a lawyer, a blind lawyer." He laughed. "Isn't he Daredevil or some weird shit like that?"

Shiva laughed a bit. She was trying indeed to relax so she sat down outside the room were Eren supposed to be and let Perttu do the same so his arm could be around her.

"I should relax, I trust you find people who will take care of him."

"Yeah, I told them to come right away. They were that night in the Black House so they totally now respect you without doubt."

Then, the leader realized that maybe Jan's advice was good. She smiled to Perttu.

"Maybe I should go out tonight, don't you think so?"

"Yes, it is a good idea. Do you want I call the guys?"

"No, I meant, I want to go out maybe to see a movie, eat dinner."

"Well, that sounds like a date." He was now showing again that jealousy.

Shiva was still seeing him and he was in silence for some seconds. Then he realized and his eyes pop out of surprise.

"Do you want me to invite you to a date?"

She couldn't hide her laugh and hit him softly. She nodded after it.

"Yes, why not?"

"Oh well…. Oh, I see." He said. "Yeah, Azrail and Eren aren't in conditions and I think Andrzej has a lot of work looking for those son of the bitch. I'm the only one who can go and take care of you."

"You are indeed stupid. I'm saying it truly. Let's go in a date, not like business or you being my bodyguard, god damn." Shiva couldn't believe it. "Ok, let's do it again, you are just so…"

"Ok, ok, but let me be me who invite you." He cleaned his throat and sat down in a straight pose, Perttu smiled and took her hands. "Hey, Shiva, I was thinking…"

"Don't make it stupid or corny."

"Ok… so…" he sighed and took a breath again. "Shiva, do you want to go in a date tonight? We can go and see a movie or eat dinner."

"Maybe I will be busy…" she laughed seeing Perttu's reaction, it was indeed priceless for her. "Sorry. I mean, yes. What about nine p.m.?"

"Then will be nine p.m."

"What will happened at nine p.m.?"

Both turned to see Eren going out with still some sunglasses and some band-aids in his face. Shiva jump and hug him to kiss his cheek and make him feel a bit of pain.

"Sorry…" she said to help him to walk a bit more. "I was talking with Perttu about an important meeting I have tonight."

"Do you want us to go?" Eren asked. "It is very important about business?"

"No, I will be fine. Perttu will go with me."

"Yes, I will." He smiled.

"Oh… then I can rest tonight?" Eren smiled. "I still feel like shit and I want to play videogames with some of the Black Saints. They owe me almost 100 bucks. They are losers."

"Yes, they are." Shiva smiled as they were walking towards the main door. "But are my favourite losers, so try to don't make them die of shame after lose against you, my Andromeda."

"I can't promise anything, my queen."