Doctor doctor
Toto flew in through an open window landing on the marble floor outside of the infirmary. As soon as he had landed Baron carefully manoeuvred himself and Haru, his precious cargo off of Toto dashing though the curtain veil that hung as a door to the infirmary.
"Doctor!!" he called entering the wing, within a couple of seconds a small round cat appeared. His fur was a greying black; he wore a small pair of round glasses and looked almost as old as the Cat King.
"Now look here sonny you can't just come in here shouting the whole place dow................. Oh my goodness what happened to the poor girl?!" the doctor asked as he noticed Haru. He rushed towards Baron, clearing a table for him to lay Haru on.
"Nurse!!! NURSE!!!!" he bellowed turning to an open door where dainty footsteps could be heard coming from.
"Doctor Nadiero how many times do I have to tell you to be.......... Oh my goodness what happened!?" shrieked the nurse coming from the other room. She rushed over to the table that Doctor Nadiero, Baron and the unconscious Haru were using.
"That's what I'm trying to find out Cassie!" he replied checking the girl over. Nurse Cassie and Doctor Nadiero were gently checking Haru, frowning at the extent of the damage done to the poor girl's body.
"Doctor her pulsing is deteriorating rapidly!" cried Cassie, fear in her voice looking towards Haru. The doctor looked down before replying, his eyes holding a knowing sadness and regret in them.
"Nurse we have no choice..... Sigh...... get me the healing dust," he said looking at Haru with regret in his voice as well as his eyes. The nurse looked up; her eyes open wide with shock, her voice caught in her throat.
"b but........ But Doctor the healing dust..... You know that most times it's not worth it, and the patient goes mad or dies from the pain!" cried the nurse hoping to reason with the doctor.
"I know but if we want this patient to live, you have to stop talking and get me the healing dust!!!" the doctor replied his voice growing louder. The nurse nodded solemnly and made her way to the storage cabinet in the other room.
"Thank goodness she's unconscious," the doctor said to himself before looking to Baron who had a look of confusion and a hint of fear in his eyes. "Young man I suggest you leave this..... This isn't going to be pretty," he said to Baron looking mournful.
"Doctor, please tell me what this healing dust is?" Baron asked "I know I've heard of it somewhere...." thought Baron looking to the doctor.
The doctor sighed looking to the ground before returning his gaze to Baron.
"The healing dust is what it is, healing dust..... It forcefully heals all wounds. The problem is that we doctors only ever recommend it for someone who is on deaths door as the process can be quite painful and has been know to drive people temporarily insane...... it's just not worth it," said the doctor once again looking down, whispering the last part out.
Baron didn't hear what he said as he was remembering something, "then when he had had enough fun he used this healing dust on me, it....... It was so painful, worse then the actual torture it always made me pass out," Baron clenched his fist tight baring his teeth, not noticing the nurse's return until a paw was placed on his shoulder.
"Sir we need you out of the room while we do this," she said calmly, trying to escort Baron out of the room.
"I will not leave Haru to suffer through this alone again!" he cried refusing to budge a single inch.
"Sir please this........." she was cut off by the doctor.
"Nurse leave him it may help the girl to have a familiar presence here, now help me strap her down!" called the doctor whilst he was strapping Haru to the table, not too tight just enough to make sure she didn't fall.
Once Haru was fully secure the doctor looked to the nurse who nodded silently saying she was ready. He looked towards Baron whose gaze was fixed on young Haru.
Taking a second to steady his hand and mustering up all the emotional detachment that he could, he grabbed a paw full of healing dust waiting for the nurse to do the same. Once this was done they spread the healing dust over Haru being careful to get all of the wounds.
Haru's back arched up giving the doctor enough room to quickly blow the dust onto her back injuries.
"ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" Haru screamed, her eyes snapping open as she struggled against the stapes that were keeping her from falling off the table. Baron looked away trying with all his might not to throw up.
"Doctor the patient is throwing up blood!!" cried the nurse, tears shinning in her eyes.
"I know this poor girl has...has sustained internal trauma, the healing dust is...... is trying tt..to heal them," replied the doctor losing his emotional distance no longer able to look at Haru.
"ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" Haru's screams intensified as the healing dust went about healing her internal organs from Lock Jack's potion. Baron not being able to stand her pain while doing nothing any longer kneeled next to Haru whispering comforting words to the brunette, holding her hand and stroking her hair. Haru turned her head to the side to see Baron. Looking directly into his eyes she tried her hardest to stop screaming seeing how much it was affecting him.
She gave him a shaky smile, though Baron could still see the pain she was enduring in her eyes.
"Baron........................" Haru closed her eyes passing out from the pain. Baron continued with his comforting gestures, unaware of the tears that were freely flowing down his furry cheeks. Even in her unconscious state he could see she was still in pain, her teeth gritted, a frown upon her face and sweat covering her brow. Moans were escaping her lips every now and then, though it was easy for the doctor and nurse to see that Barons presence was soothing her pain if only by a little.
For everyone in the room it felt like an eternity had passed when in reality it had only been 12 minuets. Haru's shoulders tensed one last time before relaxing her breathing which for the past 12 minuets had been shallow and raspy smoothed and evened. Her wounds had all disappeared leaving only scars that will fade in time, the only evidence that there had been anything wrong with the girl was the dried blood and torn clothes.
Whilst all this was going on Yuki, Natoru and Natori were making their way to the exit of the passage of light. Upon reaching the entrance Natori once again began to tap a seemingly random brink opening the entrance.
"ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!" Yuki's head snapped up at the sound of the scream.
"That's Haru!!" she cried before making a mad dash out of the room leaving Natoru and Natori behind. She ran towards the direction of the scream which was coming from the other side of the palace. Running as fast as should could to the infirmary she tripped only to be caught by Toto who was waiting by the door to give Haru some privacy.
His eyes were tearful having been listening to Haru scream for a good 7 minuets. He moved aside to allow Yuki access into the room. Yuki took two steps into the room before she froze on the spot, seeing Haru cough up blood she started to take steps back, bumping into Toto. Turning she latched onto him trying to block the image of Haru. Toto returned Yuki's frightened embrace, offering as mush comfort as he could to the distort Queen.
No one moved for a few minuets until the doctor began to check Haru over, stepping back a small smile spread over his face turning to Baron, Doctor Nadiero said.
"Her pulse is steady and her wounds are healed all we have to do now is wait."
Baron nodded refusing to leave her side until she awoke, making sure for himself that she was truly okay. Yuki released Toto and began approaching Baron checking to see if Haru was alright.
"Baron..." Baron turned his head to face the Queen. His hand still holding on to Haru as if he was afraid that she would float away without him there to ground her.
"Yuki." Baron replied not quite sure what to say.
Yuki looked back to Haru before speaking.
"Baron.... Haru's, Haru's the key," she stopped to see his reaction and wondered if he had heard her as he hadn't shown any, she jumped when she heard his voice.
"I know Yuki."
"You do?" asked Yuki wondering what had happened whilst Haru had been held prisoner by Lock Jack.
"Yes, she showed her power earlier on and managed to bring Muta back to life," Yuki gasped hearing that one of her friends had died, even though Baron said he was brought back to life it was still shocking to the Queen, knowing how close they had come to losing a friend.
Baron's head snapped up in thought turning his face to see Yuki he asked.
"How did you find out?"
"There was a mural depicting Haru to be the Key, hidden in the palace Natori and his cousin Natoru showed me," she replied looking back to Haru.
"I didn't know they were related......." Baron trailed off once again shifting his attention to the young brunette in front of him.
"Baron... there... There is the matter of the Order to attend to if they find out that Haru's the Key..... They'll kill her," said Yuki, worry dominating her voice.
Baron's eyes went cold before he replied in a cold voice.
"That will not happen, I will not let anyone hurt her again."
Yuki nodded silently vowing the same thing. Looking at Haru again she turned leaving the room only to return 5 minuets later with a set of fresh clothes.
"Baron, I think Haru would appreciate it if we got her in some clean clothes and cleaned up all the blood off of her."
Baron turned to look at Yuki before looking at Haru noticing for the first time the lack off covering the clothes Haru was wearing gave her due to being torn and ripped, nodding he stood up. Hesitant to leave her, Yuki said.
"Don't worry you can stand outside while me and the nurse" she stopped, pointing to the nurse, "Clean her up, I won't leave her side."
Having had his mind put at ease, Baron reluctantly made his way outside with Toto to give them some privacy.