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 Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:10 pm
It wasn't hard to tell that this girl really cared for this boy, thus the nurse didn't feel the need to pry for information. Instead she just smiled and nodded. "No trouble at all," and led Natalia down a couple hallways before entering through a pair of double doors labeled "Trauma Unit."
This hall was lined with several rooms all surrounding a central desk where the staff seemed to be localized when not caring for patients.
The nurse led her past this desk and to one of the rooms. There Natalia would find Asch in his bed. The boy hooked up to machines and other devices via wires and tubes. One machine bleeped softly as it kept tabs on his vitals, and there was the occasional hissing sound as medication was funneled into his blood stream.
Asch's left arm was in a cast, the same with his left leg which was slightly elevated. A couple gauze patches had also been placed on one side of his head and his forehead. His eyes remained closed as he still had yet to awaken.
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:18 pm
After the walk the moment they entered Asch's room, Natalia's eyes were on him only. "Thank you." She said to the helpful nurse distractedly as she walked over to the young mans side. She gently took his right hand in her left then brushed her right against his cheek, careful of the bandages. "Oh Asch, why is it that trouble fallows you and your twin everywhere?" She asked, though it was clear she expected no answer from the unconscious teen.
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:27 pm
The nurse left quickly and quietly, allowing the girl some privacy.
Even though he wasn't awake, Asch's mind was very active. He'd spent the hours in dreams that his conversation with Luke had spawned. Memories of a time and place that he'd tried to forget. Of people and faces that he knew all too well. Memories of home and the family and friends that he'd left behind.
Somewhere in the recesses of his mind, he heard Natalia's voice, and felt her touch. His fingers twitched slightly in her grasp.
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:36 pm
Natalia didn't even notice when the nurse left. When she felt his fingers twitch and lightly squeezed his hand. "I about had a heart attack when Luke sent his text you know." She said then pressed a kiss to his forehead. "You better wake up soon or I'll give you a lecture on safety and why you shouldn't make me worry." There was a light teasing tone in her voice that hid the worry as she looked him over.
After that she pulled a chair closer to the bed with her free hand then sat on it, refusing to let go of his hand. All thoughts of telling Luke where Asch was went out the window.
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:53 pm
He heard and felt every bit of it. Reminding Asch that there was at least one person that still cared about him. One person still worth coming back to.
After Natalia sat, his fingers flexed and weakly gripped her hand. The strength wasn't there, and yet he didn't let go.
A few moments later, his chest heaved in a pained sigh. Just before his eyelids fluttered and allowed him a blurred vision of his surroundings. It took a few moments for him to focus.
Damn how he hated the infirmary... and here he was again? Wait, no. This wasn't the infirmary. He was somewhere else. In a hospital. Green eyes eventually turned towards the blonde girl sitting at his side. "Natalia?" he asked in a raspy voice. His throat felt like sandpaper.
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:56 pm
"Welcome back to the world of the living." Natalia said with a relieved smile. She stood up again and reluctantly pulled her hand back. "Wait a minute and I'll see about getting you some water alright?" She then walked over to the door and peeked out to see if anyone was near by, not wanting to get much farther from Asch.
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:14 pm
Asch blinked once at her, and then watched as Natalia walked to the door.
He could hear a voice on the other side. "Did you need something, hon?"
The red head then moved his eyes as he started to look around. He was in bad shape, and there was no way he could contact HQ.
He tried to sit up, but the pain instantly went from being in the background to flaring instantly. "NGH!" Asch then fell back on the pillows again after having barely moved a couple inches.
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:17 pm
Natalia had opened her mouth to answer the question when she heard Asch let out a yell/scream. "Asch! Are you alright?" She asked with worry as she turned around and dashed back to his side.
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:23 pm
Having heard that as well, the nurse came in right behind Natalia and was at the other side of his bed.
"Fine," Asch grunted out as Natalia swiftly returned.
"You really shouldn't move. You have some broken bones and internal injuries. Recovery will take some time but you'll be just fine. If you need anything, just let us know all right?"
Asch just stared at the nurse for a moment before giving a single nod of his head. He remembered what moving brought about the last time he was in the infirmary and he didn't care to be restrained this time if he could help it.
With that, the nurse checked his vitals and jotted down some notes.
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:32 pm
Natalia eyed the red head with a stern look. She did leave the warnings to the nurse though and retook his right hand. "Can you get him some water when you get the chance, miss? He sounds like he could use it." She was curious to what the nurse was writing down but could wait until she was less busy to ask. That and it was better to get some water for Asch sooner then have that wait.
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:44 pm
"Of course, I'll be right back," she said once she was with her notes. The nurse briskly strode out of the room, and it was only a minute later that she returned with a styrofoam cup. It was filled with ice water and had a lid and straw on top.
Asch just laid there in silence as he took all of this in, not at all missing Natalia's stern look. He didn't really plan on going anywhere... but undoubtably he would be missed at headquarters sooner or later.
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 12:01 pm
There was no immediate response from Guy when he received the message that Luke and Asch were at the hospital in less than impeccable condition. It was several moments after re-reading the message for perhaps the tenth time when Guy finally showed any reaction. He gritted his teeth and glared at his Pokegear.
"You idiots!"
Sighing heavily, Guy checked his location on his Pokegear and found he was coincidentally near Sandalwood City. He snapped the Gear shut and began running towards the hospital, all the while thinking of how he was going to kill both of those idiots for getting into trouble and getting hurt! What on earth were they thinking? Honestly, Guy sort of expected this kind of behavior from Luke, but what would drive Asch to be so reckless?
Finally, Guy arrived at the Sandalwood hospital, breathing heavily from the exertion of running. He reached the floor Asch and Luke were on, and as soon as he reached it, he saw Luke and Miss Rosie sitting in the waiting room. Guy's face creased with worry as he made his way over to his two friends. "Luke! Arceus, are you alright? What on earth happened to you?" As he approached Luke all thoughts of Asch left him. What mattered most right now was the safety of his best friend.
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 4:13 pm
Natalia's embrace was somehow nostalgic, if not also unexpected, and Luke was left with a general feeling of appreciation that she was taking the situation well. He nodded at her decision to seek out better information; Luke was also curious about how Asch fared, but he was hesitant to act on that curiosity. When all was said and done, Asch was still an enemy. Was it really his place to worry over the well-being of an enemy...?
Rosie's question offered an escape from the doubt and indecision, and he offered a response, "There were tunnels and stuff. I managed to find one that led up to the surface, and we got out that way." It wasn't the most pleasant memory - lurching forward through the darkness, trying to keep his company conscious, fighting waves of pain from his own damage. At least it was over now, for the most part.
There was suddenly another voice in the lobby, one that Luke easily recognized. His attention snapped to Guy, and he raised his hands to display that he was, more or less, fine - his arm complained only vaguely at the sudden motion. "Yeah, I'm fine," he affirmed. "I fell, I guess... The ground just sort of fell out suddenly." And he willingly jumped into the resulting hole, didn't he? Yeah, that happened. Best not to mention that part...
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:29 pm
Natalia was thankful that it didn't take the nurse too long to get the water and took it from her after saying her thanks. That done she looked Asch over with a worry filled look. "Do you need help Asch?" Probably would be a good idea to at least have the bed move to sit him up a bit to drink any way at least. She moved her hand over to where the bed controls were. "It's alright to move the bed a bit right Ms.?" she asked, directing the question to the nurse.
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:47 pm
Guy quickly walked over to Luke's side, but his step faltered slightly when he saw the cast around his friend's arm. His expression hardened for a moment, then he shook it off and sat down next to the young man. "Geez... You klutz. What were you doing, running around sinkholes and the like?" he asked half-jokingly. He grew silent for a moment, then he remembered the other red-head and looked back to Luke. "...You said that Asch was with you, right? How bad is he?"
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