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Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep...
I felt my face twitch in irritation; what was that God forsaken noise? It just kept going on and on and on, making me become more and more awake, when all I wanted to do was sleep. Why wouldn't it stop? And the low noise. I could swear I could hear a conversation, a heavy and soft conversation. A conversation where the words weren't really words.
Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep...
There was the sound of a door opening, and a young girl's voice. I would have jumped at the sound - it being louder than everything else combined, sending spikes of pain through my skull - if not for the fact that my body felt like it was weighed down by blocks of ice and cement. And she too was talking with not-words.
Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep...
I could see light behind my eyelids, bright and red because my eyes were closed. I should probably open them. Tell them to be quiet. They weren't loud, but I could hear them like a demon's whisper, just loud enough to make you wonder if you were actually awake, dead or crazy. Why won't that noise quit?!
Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep...
But, sleep was already dragging at me. Pulling me deeper into a sea of warmth and quiet. It was cold here, smelling strongly of disinfectant and fear. I should just let sleep pull me away. My head was beginning to hurt, pounding and pounding in sync with my heart. My heart was hammering against my ribs, now that I was paying it more attention. It hurt. Everything hurt.
What had happened?
Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep...
Why won't that noise quit?!
Beep...Beeep...Beep...Beep...
Hey, the noise changed for a moment. Not much of a change, really. I wouldn't have noticed, if I hadn't been paying attention. But there was silence. The voices had stopped, and I could feel nervous energy shifting the air all around me.
I should open my eyes. Tell them to go away. I want to sleep, because the pain is coming. Its going to get too strong soon. I don't like the pain. Sleep. Sleep was good. I could feel myself relaxing into myself. I could feel my mind slipping away from reality, or whatever this was. But someone put their hand on my shoulder.
I couldn't stop myself from groaning.
I wanted to sleep. Couldn't they see that?
Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep...
"John, man, you awake?" The voice was soft, as though afraid to wake me if I were asleep - which I wasn't, thank to him. He spoke in not-words, but these not-words were louder than the others, which had gone quite. These not-words, I could understand, though it was agony to focus on them enough to understand them.
In response to his question, I forced my eyes open. It took a few tries - it was blindingly white, light falling from the ceiling above my head. At first, everything was blurred and fuzzy, but it all sorted itself out after a moment.
Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep...
"You gave us quite the scare, John." Ayako sniffed, eyes shining.
"How do you feel?" Mai leaned over the other side of the bed, careful of wires and tubes.
I looked down. I was wearing a soft blue hospital outfit, wires running from my chest and arm. Bandages were wrapped around my chest and both arms - I could feel the same material on my head. There was a tube attached to my face, wrapped around my ears, and cold air was gushing into my nose.
I glanced around; the entire team - even Naru himself - was in the room. Masako had fallen asleep on the sofa. Lin and Naru were in the corner; Mai and Ayako stood on one side of the bed, while Monk was on the other.
Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep...
"Will...someone please...turning that beeping off?" My voice was hoarse, sounding like it was coming through glass and blood.
Everyone who was awake shared a look, and then burst into hysterical laughter. I felt color rise to my cheeks, and I looked around for an explanation, for an answer. Monk clapped my shoulder, "You'll be just fine."
Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep...
Please, God in heaven, make that noise stop.
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