I DID IT.
Sorry it took me so long though. And even longer to post….they seem to have done something to the site and now I really don't know how to edit them right on the site before I post 0-o
but I think that's just me being a little bit un-computer-savvy.
I don't own anything Gundam related and I don't make money from this fiction. GAWD, if I made money I would be a happy little kitty and probably write more though :D
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I could hear the woman's voice shake as she answered questions to whoever was on her phone. A paramedic perhaps? Yes, she was calling for an ambulance. She had been the woman in the other car, and had taken it on herself to call for help. Previously, she had gotten out of her car (unharmed I guess), caught sight of us and had quickly found her phone. I'm glad she did this, as I really didn't want to move right yet. Movement caught my eye and I would have jumped had it not hurt so much.
"Fuck…" Kira's voice was near silent, it was a wonder I could hear him over the quickly approaching sirens. "If I don't die, you will"
My eyes filled with tears and I nodded so much it hurt.
"Anything Kira. Anything, just please don't die."
"I Won't."
"You don't kno-"
"I won't." Even though his words were quieter than mine, he still cut me off and I nodded again.
They took Kira away first, three people moving him onto a stretcher sort of thing before loading him into the back of an ambulance. I'm not sure how the three people moved him like that; barely moving his body, but getting him to the vehicle so fast.
It left and another one approached where I sat. Suddenly everything seemed overloud and blurry…all just too much for me. My head throbbed and I begged the sounds to stop.
"Go away…please…stop it... oh god, stop…"
Everything was turning red, and so cold. I felt like my insides were freezing over.
"Take it away..." I couldn't hear my moans of pain over the too-loud sirens anymore. It all seemed too close, when just moments ago it was so far away. "Stop it all!"
I must have been screaming because I felt a hand go over my mouth. No... not a hand…warm air being forced into my lungs. A mask? Air…breathing…
"Just keep breathing," A ladies voice to me and then "Looks 20 or something, probably showing off." I wanted to tell her it was all an accident, I waned to yell at her, but I couldn't move. At least the pain was going away… but still, so cold and red. Blackness?
There is a warmth there…I see warmth in the black…let everything fade to black…
Beep. Beep. Beep.
My body feels like lead, but there is no more pain.
Beep. Beep. Beep.
What the fuck is that anyway?
Beep. Beep. Beep.
My…heart? Yes, that's me. Its telling me that im alive…
Beep. Beep. Beep.
My eyes have a hard time opening, but I force them to. I have to see this, I have to know I'm real. The white ceiling stares back down at me; a few heart-shaped balloons strung from a hook are balanced on it. My eyes move side to side at the discovery that my head cant, and I realize where I am. A hospital bed. Right.. the car. The crash. Kira…
An image of him half dead floats behind my eyes and I let out a strangled gasp. "Kira!"
"Yeah, you almost killed him. Nice job Zala." Yzak's familiar drawl hits my ears and makes me jump. He's sitting in a chair to my right, platinum hair messier than usual and a red rim around his eyes….was he crying earlier?
"What the hell…?" My voice is still weak sounding, but at least it doesn't hurt now. Instinctively, I try to get up but his hands stop me surprisingly gently.
"No. Yamato's fine, he woke up about an hour ago. His chest is a bit torn up and the side of his face and arm are scratched up too, but he's okay. Worry about yourself for a minute Athrun. Your head is in pretty rough shape." He sighed and slowly tucked me in again. I'm sure I would have questioned him had I not been so relieved but why was he, of all people, worried about me? On second thought, he seemed to have something else on his mind…
I became aware of the bandages that were wound around my forehead and one around my arm where an IV poked out of my skin. So…we were both alive.
"What a day to try and kill yourself asshole. As if it wasn't bad enough for everyone already." My confused look made him have to explain. "Valentines."
That one word made my hear sink lower than it had in a long time, and I could feel sudden tears spring to my eyes and roll down my face before I could stop them. What a day indeed.
His hands treated me like I was glass as they brushed tears away from my face and moved my bangs out of my eyes, but his touch contrasted his tone.
"Suck it up." Even as he said this, a soft pitying smile came over his lips. He was acting so weird today. "Get some rest Athrun. Its okay right now, everyone will be okay."
As if his words were law to my eyes, they started to feel heavy and close. An involuntary sigh escaped my lips as I drifted off into dreamland, suddenly overcome by fatigue. He was right; this would all be okay soon. Kira and I would get better, and if I'm lucky I could sleep all of this horrid day away.
Just before I was completely gone, I suddenly realized what Kira had been talking about. He had been worried about me all along and had thought that my peculiar behavior could be because of my mother... it made sense. A smile formed on my lips and I fell asleep for the second time today.
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Again the beeping woke my up. This time, however, it seemed to me steadier and I let out a relieved sigh as I noticed this. My eyes tried to find Yzak, but instead found a lady with short black hair.
"oh your awake." She had a warm smile and I instantly knew that she was a nurse. "sorry to do this to you so soon, but can you tell me what you remember? You hit your head pretty hard…" She was young, probably new.
"Um... " My brain had to work twice as head to think back, but I told her briefly what I remembered. The results of this seemed to please her, and in turn made me happy. "-and then I think I fell asleep with my friend here…"
"Yes, he left yesterday. In total this is about your third day here."
I could feel my mouth hanging open a bit more than I thought I could in my current state.
"Three days?!? I've been out for three whole days and...and..." My voice faltered and broke, so I closed my moth to stop it.
"Oh, no, no, don't panic." Her smiled seemed sickly sweet combined with her sugary tone. Suddenly, all I wanted to do is shut her up with a punch, or to yell at her until I couldn't talk anymore. How in the hell did she expect me not to panic?!?!? The happiness that I felt only seconds ago faded from me and I shook my head, becoming aware of the tears that were forming in my eyes.
Quickly, she attempted to change the topic. "I bet you're hungry. I brought some food with me on a tray and the doctor told me to see if you would eat it… you are hungry right?" My stomach did the talking with a large growl and she giggled a bit before helping me to sit up. My whole body felt stiff and heavy, but the pain wasn't nearly as bad as it had been yesterday…or whenever that was I guess.
I've never liked hospital food (on the occasions that I have eaten it), and this time was no exception to that. Everything tasted like it had been made almost a week ago, and the amount of salt that greeted my tongue with every bite made me want to gag.
Once the nurse was satisfied that I was eating, she left after checking whatever statistics there were to check on me. The room returned to its usual (and almost eerie) silence with her departure and I felt like I should hold my breath to keep from breaking it. Only deciding that wouldn't be the best for me right now, however, prevented me from doing so.
Hours passed in the same silence (minus the beeping that I already learned to tune out) until I could hear her voice again. She was coming towards my room and talking quietly to someone who didn't seem to be responding, or at least not loud enough for me to hear through the door anyway.
"Here we are." She was standing outside of my closed door now and my eyes moved to it just as I heard it open. She was smiling at me and holding the handles of a wheelchair, Kira sitting there and looking better than I remembered him from in the car. Sure, he was covered in bandages and his smile was weak, but his eyes were locked with mine and I could tell that he was alive.
"Kira…" a smile lit my face and my eyes didn't move from his. I felt like if I blinked or looked away, everything would just disappear, as if Kira was some vision I had made up. She wheeled him over to my bed and he whispered my name back to me.
"Everything will be okay now Athrun."
It seems like everyone had been saying that, but now, for the first time in almost three days, did I believe it.
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