Book 1 Chapter 5: Hospital Days
Characters: Ryan Gaia (Orion) and Suta-Shutaru
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-Hospital Wing on the Island of God Knows Where-
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I slowly opened my eyes and it seemed to take several minutes to get them into focus. Suta-Shutaru was sitting there waiting for me asleep. I wasn't going to wake her even though I knew she would prefer it if I did. I tried moving but I could barely twinge. Then everything that happened came back to me. I looked at my right side and I didn't have a shirt on and my wounds were covered and wrapped tightly. My eyes came into full focus. I heard my heart monitor. It was the saddest, slowest, and most pathetic beat I had ever heard anyone in a hospital produce. I suppose I was barely stable. I pressed the button to call the nurse in. "Welcome back Ryan" she whispered to me. "It's Orion" I replied and she giggled a little bit and then said "What can I help you with?" I stood there I knew what I want but it was impolite to ask a nurse to bring me it but I said it anyway "Bourbon, and a glass please." She stood there looking astounded and a familiar voice echoed out "It's ok nurse, I'm his guardian who brought him here, he can have bourbon." "Suta? Is that you? Thank God your ok, I was beginning to think you'd been hurt as well." I heard my heart monitor beep a little faster and I had suddenly the power to sit up. The nurse looked strangely at me then walked up I looked over and noticed that Suta-Shutaru was blushing incredibly. "Hey there gorgeous. What have I told you about playing with dark, powerful, eternal fire?" she said and I gave a slight laugh all though I coughed a little more than laughed. "You gave me quite a scare. You passed out about two weeks ago and then-" "HOW LONG WAS I OUT? You want to run that by me again?" "Really it was more like 3 weeks ago but your back now and that's what is important. Thank you for saving our lives. He hit the ground right above us as we left Orion. If you hadn't reacted in time we both would be dead right now." The nurse reentered the room with a bottle and a glass. I poured the glass for 6 seconds but then I became weak. The nurse tried pouring the drink into my mouth and most of it got in, but I could feel the cold sticky bourbon sliding down in streams from my cheek to my pillow. I took the glass from her hand, she wasn't pouring fast enough, chugged the rest and threw the glass against the wall. I didn't see it because my eyes were going out of focus again but when the glass hit the wall I felt them exchange looks of worry. I grabbed the whole bottle from the and drank as much as possible not caring where I spilled it and dropped the bottle on the ground. It didn't break, but it was leaking. I fell back to sleep again and that was that. I had plenty of energy after drinking more than half a bottle of bourbon and after everyone in the hospital was asleep I got up. Or at least attempted to get up it took me three sit ups to finally get my legs over the edge of the bed and my body sitting straight up. I stood up unbalanced for sometime walked toward my door grabbed a hospital cloak and the cane that was laid out for me and slowly made my way into the garden. The hospital was made out of metal, which has rock in it, but to feel better I needed to be around real 100% natural Earth. I breathed in and out in and out once more. The ground began to quake then a soft hand touched my shoulder, "Out for a moonlit stroll Orion?" It was Suta-Shutaru. "Yeah I needed to feel some real Earth on my feet, hands, and breath again." I had to say it. It was inevitable. "Listen Suta-Shutaru, after being severely burned by an old guy and you almost dieing I want you to return to Kyoshi. Your not safe with me and some things I need to do alone." She sighed "Famous last words for all great warriors before their downfall, Orion. I'll be surprised if you don't know what I'll respond to, no? When I signed up for this journey I expected my life to be danger. Hunting criminals is no breeze in the summer. I am not leaving your side!" She was very stern so I didn't argue and was kind of glad because I didn't want her to leave my side. "Now let's get you back in side you are in desperate need of rest." Her warm hand guided me back to the room where I obediently went back to bed. I suddenly envisioned my parents and my brother and they turned their backs on me. With a loud yell that woke up the entire hospital I screamed out "I CAN'T SAVE YOU!!!! I CAN'T KILL HIM, HE'S TO STRONG." I couldn't help but let out the sorrow, disappointment, and strain in my voice.
