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 Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:38 am
Miki had almost fallen asleep, her eyes closing, when something that was said by another paramedic had brought her back out of curiousity. Ms. Yuki had been shot?! That's awful! But brave woman to get the stitches out herself; slightly stupid, Miki had to admit, but brave none the less.
She shifted her head back up to the light, and was surprised to see a hand shoo away another and start petting her. In a moment Ms. Yuki had come back to her line of sight. The lady was petting her head, encouraging her, promising medicine and food. Miki nodded silently, still sleepy; that sounded very nice nice.....
The paramedic gave her a few moments to talk to Miki and let the child answer Yuki before he continued. "Hm, interesting case we've got here.
Well, since Miki has got a fever and all plus the fact she's very weak (and was walking about in this frozen weather), chances are she wouldn't have enough energy nor food in her stomach (even after you fed her, which was a good move) to vomit, even if she felt sick enough. This is probably why she had that accident in her sleep; not just from fever and overall weakness being the only reason, but because of the fact that chances are her kindeys are very weak from lack of a proper diet, and she had no control over them because of that fact, especially while asleep. Lord knows what she's had to eat living on the streets and all; how the heck someone her age made it this far is beyond me. Most of them ususally die by now; it's very depressing.
So, chances are she'll get something for her fever, as well as a kidney examaination and possible medication. It's important that she goes onto a proper diet and take medicine, otherwise she'll lose all control over them and perhaps even fatal failure in the long run.
As far as child custody, since this is a very rare case, there are various ways to go about it. Not many paramedics know of this, but I once worked as a doctor in another town and switched jobs for awhile, so I've had to learn this before. Well, for one, the hospital has funds just for orphaned and/or lost children in help (I forgot the name at het moment, my apologizes, mam), so those funds will pay for any medicine, food, and care she recieves here, so it covers alot. Since she NEEDS to be taken care of, what the hospital will do is that they'll send a check with a certain amout of money in it every month so that Miki will be able to live normally for awhile without making you go bankrupt if that's a possibility; we try not to punish for kindness. If you want, she can stay with you, or we can keep her in a foster family's care with the same options. Since this case is rare, chances are the funds'll actually still be alot, since we've gotten alot of donations in the past that are still untouched.
This will go on for about six months (more or less depending on Miki's recovery process); if we get no one to claim the child by then, then what'll happen is either you can have hte option of adopting her, or she'll stay with you until there's an family that does want to adopt her, or with a foster family til she's adopted. This will give you enough time to see what it's like to live with Miki, and to make sure that she'll recover fairly well and go back up to middle class instead of out in the streets.
You don't have to make a desicion right this moment, but just something to keep in mind. The doctor'll bring up the same topic once Miki's about to leave hte hospital, so gives ya chance to know ahead of time.' he added with a nodded, and noticed that the ambulance made a turn. He looked out the front window.
"Well, we're here at the hospital; just a few moments for us to park at the emergency center and we'll get her some help. We'll come back to see her again before she leaves; I think she's grown on to them..." he chuckled, and watched as the other three were trying to keep her calm and wish her luck, noticing her head turn in question as lights were now bright and clear on the outside.
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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:45 am
((I don't mean to add more drama but...It's a bit unavoidable. Plus I'm setting up for something else...I didn't mean to post so much))
The ambulance finally arrived at the hospital, and Ciel asked the cab driver to stop a little while away (as he couldn't enter to the way the ambulance did.) She thanked the driver and handed him the money. She paused and looked at the hospital and frowned. She began walking toward the hospital, giving them enough time to unload the stretcher and wheel her into the hospital. She took slow deliberate steps to avoid getting there quickly. But for some reason couldn't shake the feeling of dread in the back of her mind.
Suddenly she had an intense headache. She put a hand up to her head to somewhat ease the pain, but in the back of her mind she heard voices and forgotten memories flashed in front of her eyes:
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Slick rain pounded the windows and made it hard to see the night sky. From the front seat a woman looked at the small child in her carseat, Ciel, with tears in her eyes. She gave Ciel a small, weak smile.
"Don't worry sweetie, everything's going to be OK" she said in a soft soothing voice with a slight French accent. She petted the young girl's hair to calm her. She looked like an older version of Ciel but with blonde hair and soft blue eyes tinged with green. Although she looked young, her features were worn by age, and made her look tired.
~~~
'Mom...' Ciel mumbled as if in a trance. She was still on the sidewalk near the hospital, but now leaning against a hard, solid wall. She drifted. In and out of the memories, in and out of conciousness.
~~~
Her mother readjusted the straps on the seat and made sure they were secure. Little Ciel was puzzled, Why was Mommy crying?Ciel herself ws crying too. She was scared, the car was going really fast.
The man driving furrowed his brow. He had the same hair and eye color as Ciel but sharper features softend with age. He, her father, and her mother whispered to each other keeping their voices low so little Ciel coun't hear.
"It's no use, the brakes aren't working!" said her father. "We can't slow down because of the rain either."
"What about Ciel? Can't you do something to slow the car?! At this rate we're going to--"
Her sentence was cut short by a scream that erupted from her lips. It was followed by the sound of crushing metal. Everything was dark. She felt someone holding her.
"Ciel..." her father's voice was strained "We love you very much..."
Ciel felt something warm and sticky covering her...seeping onto her clothes..."...Yes...Ciel...We...love you...very much..."
Little Ciel opened her eyes, She saw her mother and father trying to hold her from the front seat. They were covered in bright red. "Mommy...? Daddy...?" little Ciel called. They didn't move. "Mommy...Daddy? Wake up!" Her eyes widened in horror. Tears spilled down her cheeks"MOMMY! DADDY!" Everything went dark.
Waking up in the hospital, she was unable to sit up. The were heavy cords and wires weighing her down and a thick mask on her face. She stopped trying and laid back down on the soft bed. She didn't remember how she'd got there. She relaxed a moment before the realization set in. In a flash she remembered everything: the speeding car, the crash, her mother and father protecting her, the warm, metallic scent of blood. Every detail came rushing back. She tried to call for help but the mask on her face made it hard to speak. She managed a loud whimper before a nurse came into the hospital room.
Don't worry you're all right the nurse took out a large needle and injected some strange liquid in her arm. Outside the rooms she heard voices "Poor thing. It's a miracle she survived the crash. Unfortunately, her parents didn't survive. The voices began to slow, and distort...she felt drowsy and before she fell asleep she uttered one single scream.
~~~
On the street Ciel slumped farther onto the ground. She'd her a scream but didn't realize that she was the one who screamed until a few moments after. The sudden flash draining all her energy. She felt hot, and her mouth felt dry and had an acidic taste. She'd vomited. Her vision was blurred, she tried to stand but her legs woundn't move. The only thing she could do was sit and cry.
A boy's voice called out to her:
"Hey! You alright?!"
Ciel tried to speak but her head hurt too much. The boy rushed over and picked her up, carrying her to the hospital just as she blacked out.
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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 2:45 pm
Yuki just nodded as the paramedic explained and she had already thought of what her choice was. When they wheeled Miki into the hospital, she heard Ceil's scream and ran over, just in time to see the boy enter the hospital. She ran over and tried to stop the boy. "WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?!" she demanded.
"WHAT'S WRONG WITH CEIL?!"
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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 3:50 pm
As Miki stared up at the sky and was being wheeled into the building in this cold weather, she suddenly heard a scream, but the voice sounding dangerously familiar. She turned her head to see, but one of the paramedics was blocking her view. Whether by accident or on purpose, it was hard to tell.
She felt a rush of warm air as they finally got inside. The walls were a blank whitish color, all the people she guessed were doctors and nurses running about in white suits. She passed a couple of emergency rooms, beeps and shouts filling the air with sound. One showed a blur of a family crying and the one in the bed still, another showed a young lady reading a book in peace, looking much better and reading the book to two children on her lap. Another had nothing in it but a bed with a sheet on top of it, a tag on it. That one was the creepiest, for there looked like soemthing was under there. A body of a person.
They finally turned into a room, and rolly bed was now next to another bed. Miki was unstrapped from the rolling one and set up in the stationary bed. By then, she was starting not to be able to fight off the sleep coming to her, but forced herself to stay awake anyways. Another woman came into the room, most likely the doctor.....wait? Where was Ms. Yuki?!
The woman looked down at the kid in interest and two more suited people came into the room, all of the paramedics leaving except the main one with the clipboard. Miki had a deathgrip on the bedsheets. The lady must have seen this, for she tried to keep Miki sane.
"Ah, no need to be scared of me. I'm Ms. Cleandra, and I'll be your doctor. As soon as we understand the situation of your perdicament, we should be able to find a solution as to what medication to give you so you can recover fully and.....does she speak english? Cause he looks lost. Can you understand me?"
Sure enough, the vocabulary the lady was using left Miki with a large questionmark abouve her head, pretty much. She shook her head and tried to explain it, but the paramedic seemed to defend her in this case.
"Her main language is Japanese; the lady who was with her is attending to another at the moment, but should be back shortly. Unitl then..........try to go a bit easier on her. She's barely awake as it is!"
"O-Oh! Sorry, Miki. I don't like all that professionalism anyways." she sighed, and now seemed to have more of a personality as she started putting on rubber gloves. "So to keep it simple, we're gonna find out just what exactly is wrong with you so you can get better. Any updates on her health?" she asked the paramedic as she was finishing getting ready.
"Well, my guess would be that her bladder system is very weak due to both lack of proper diet (she just showed up on the woman's doorstep not too long ago; a orphan on the streets) as well as illness. As for her family ties, we're not sure; she hasn't told us. Not to mention she's got a high fever, as you can see in her flushed cheeks and her unusally warm body. She's been tempted go fall asleep, which might not be a good thing til we figure out what's wrong exactly, or she might not wake back up. She's on the edge of it here, just not showing it."
"Aw, poor thing! Let's see if we can fix that, hm? Michaels, the first thing we need to do is get her body on a temporarly unstressing medication, so her systems can take a break. An oxyen mask would be good too; her breathing is not regular like it was a moment ago, not a good sign. Then it'll also show the organs on the X-ray as well, so help me with this needle here...now just relax, Miki. This is going to help you."
Miki gulped; here we go.......she shifted a bit at the needle but the man put a firm grip on her shoulders to keep her down, yet not forcefully, for her fight wasn't much. But her instincts were finally kicking back in, which told her to.....well, just squirm about randomly and get out of his grip.
"It's alright, Miki; she's not gonna hurt you. You've been doing great so far; just keep your cool awhile longer, you can do it." he kept his voice calm and encouraging, although he couldn't blame the girl; after all, she was only maybe 6, 7 years old and on the streets for who knows how long?
((just a note, TOTALLY bsing the doctor stuff; have no clue what I'm doing.... xd ))
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:13 am
(HA! That's pretty funny.)
Yuki gave up and went over to the desk. "The girls name is Ceil. He's carrying her. I'm gonna be back in... an hour, maybe two, but please keep track of what they do to her!" she said urgently as she bolted to the area Miki's room was in. She heard someone talking say Miki and she walked into the room and Saw them trying to give Miki the shot.
"Miki-chan, they're not going to hurt you, they're going to put the needle in your skin, and put medicine in your body to help you. When they're done, they'll figure out what's wrong in your body." she explained calmly.
"Sorry I disappeared on you. My friend fainted and I guess got sick. Still, I needed to see what was wrong with her." she explained.
She grabbed a chair and sat next to Miki's bed and held her hand.
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:16 am
Long_Time-No_Sea (HA! That's pretty funny.) Yuki gave up and went over to the desk. "The girls name is Ceil. He's carrying her. I'm gonna be back in... an hour, maybe two, but please keep track of what they do to her!" she said urgently as she bolted to the area Miki's room was in. She heard someone talking say Miki and she walked into the room and Saw them trying to give Miki the shot. "Miki-chan, they're not going to hurt you, they're going to put the needle in your skin, and put medicine in your body to help you. When they're done, they'll figure out what's wrong in your body." she explained calmly. "Sorry I disappeared on you. My friend fainted and I guess got sick. Still, I needed to see what was wrong with her." she explained. She grabbed a chair and sat next to Miki's bed and held her hand. (GOD! My posts always come out looking small!)
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:37 pm
((They're not bad sized for one person; I'm just playing three characters at once, which requires alot more.
Gonna add some Miki smartness and sympthay here.))
"Ah, understood, Ms. Yuki. It's been a rough night for everyone here, so we can agree with ya, but our luck seems to be improving though. It's the blizzard; careless people keep coming in from accidents, most due to idioticy...
There we go!" The doctor switched subjects and voice tones for a moment as the child finally gave in and relaxed, the needle and medicine now going into her system. "That wasn't so bad, was it? Ah, we're all tired too, Miki, so let's see if we can wrap this up quickly so you can sleep finally. Hand me the lead vest, will you please, Michaels?"
After a few moments of setting up a X-ray machine, the doctor placed a large lead-proof sheet (which pretty much covered Miki's whole body, being tiny and all) on Miki. "This won't take long; the medicine should also show us her organs, particulary her kidney. But a bone scan would be good too, incase she's had any falls while out on her own." she told the caregiver, before the machine began to take pictures.
Fairly calmer, Miki had relaxed as Ms. Yuki came back, and she put the nervousness into a hand squeeze as she saw something heavy put on her, and a large machine coming up to her. That was never a good combination...
However, it was so far proving safe, for it merely flashed a bright light several times. Soon they were done and the heavy thing was removed. The two doctors disappeared into a tiny room with windows for several minutes, maybe 30, looking at bright pieces of paper from what Miki could tell (She was now sitting up and looking around, glad not to be strapped down). After a moment she turned to Ms. Yuki and was about to ask something about who was hurt, but was cut off as the doctor opened the door. Miki noticed her concerned expression, and wondered what they saw.
Ms. Cleandra came into the room with a light up tablet and the X-ray scans. She got out the pull-out table from the hospital bed Miki occupied, and sat one of them up there and turned on the light.
"Ok, so we've finished looking over everything. We'll start with the bone structure first. Overall, not bad at all, nothing broken or sprained. Her spine seems to be starting to grow slouched, though, which can be corrected with proper posture but quickly. Miki, can you tell me why that is?" she asked curiously.
Miki, understanding the question due to the finger movements that were made on the paper, nodded. "Well, you sorta have to hide your face when in the street late at night, so people don't see you for a possible mugging target." she answered, and noticed the woman stare at her funny. "Not to mention when it's very cold out, huddling over keeps you warmer, cause your face isn't being smacked by snow, since the snow usually comes down at a acute angle. Or if you're sleeping under a bridge, you really " she added, and the woman finally nodded in understanding, but still looking surprised.
"Ah, ok. That makes sense, but you won't have to worry about that anymore, cause we're not throwing you back out into the street." she said quickly while writing down notes; strange case, and the girl was smarter than she looked! Tricky character. The doctor nown put up a new scan, which was of Miki's system. There was a color code on the side, and the organs were all colored.
"Now, here we have her organs. Again, not too bad for most of them; her lungs are actually in great condition! You can see here her throat is sore from fever, which we have medicine for that, but that's not my main point. Look here."
She poitned at the kidneys. While the color chart showed that bright green was of perfect health, Miki's were almost brown; very bad.
"Here is where the concern lies; her kidneys aren't doing so great, which'll be harder for her to control (as you noted earlier when she lost control when sleeping) and eventually go into failure if not put in check. This is from diet; Miki, I've got a question I gotta ask you, sweetie. What have you been EATING the past few years? It takes a long time for them to get this bad, so try and remember what you can. Just, list them or something." she added, turning to a new page on the clipboard.
Michales just watched from the back in complete interest, and couldn't help but chuckle at teh doctor's reactions so far. That doctor was too sheltered from the world of cruelty; she'd learn more in a few years.
Miki pondered for a moment, hand on her chin as children do in deep thought.
"Let's seeeeeee; when I first got here, I was still eating food that I had packed from Japan (not stolen, but from where I was staying at hte orphanage). That was, until I was mugged after the first week and the rest was stolen by a bunch of big scary guys. For a few days after that I just went without anything."
"Oh dear! What happened then?"
"Well, I just found food wherever I could til I got a temporary job. That would include.....bugs, snow, water from water fountains (which apparently have a low pH, being acidic) and most of the time from what Americans call 'dumpster diving'. Not very pleasant, but much better than nothing." Miki paused as the woman made a horrified face, and she could hear the main paramedic start laughing; not at Miki, but at the doctor. She pulled herself together and wrote quickly. "B-but occasionaly there'd be some people who took pity and gave me food. A strategy I tried to avoid, but if you go out there and put on a cute sad face when your desparate, the people seem to swarm..." she added quickly and sighed.
"....Intersting approach, but still an awful diet none the less. Did it occur to you that some of the bugs could have been attacked with bug spray?"
"Yes miss, but I was desparate....and I didn't puke afterwards, so I figured I was ok."
"Understood. What happened when you got a job?"
"I delievered newspapers in one town for awhile; it actually had a good pay (cause it was during winter and it was snowing), so I actually bought my own food and stayed in a super cheap hotel for a few weeks. It wasn't the cleanest place, but it was worth it with the food I could by."
"What happened? The job, I mean?"
"They found someone with better English, an American. naturally my English was worse than then now, but either way it was kinda crushing. I moved on and went back on my own diet til I got here."
"Alrighty, that makes sense........but there's one more thing on the food I got to ask you." she said, her voice now more serious. "Last week, were you by any chance in the Springred fields last week somewhere between Monday and Wednesday?"
" Yes miss; on Tuedsay."
"Did you eat anything while you were there?"
"Hm......actually, I do recall a apple from one of the trees there. The sign said they were free, so-"
"KNEW it; now I've got whats wrong. You see, the main reason your kidneys are firing up now is because one night, somebody went and spread illegal pesticides on those trees, and therefore hurt the apples. No one found out til Wednesday night, when five cases of kidney problems and high fevers came in, all saying the same place. It's not deadly, but it sure takes a toll on the kidneys to try and take that in. It probably didn't get you sick til now because you've already built up such a strong system with strange foods........we can fix this problem now. Good good! Oh, one more thing Miki!"
"Yes miss?" she asked, her mood considerably better; they knew what was wrong now! Yay, and she couldn't feel kidney pain at the moment. Wait, nor her legs.....medicine effect. The bottle of where the needle was was on the bedside table, and had Japanese subtitles.
"I need your last name; you've given it to none of us doctors."
Miki froze, and looked at Ms. Yuki. Her parents....family....they were all gone.
"....."
"Miki, we need to put this under record, so I need a family name here. Do you remember it?"
"............"
"Miki, are you ok?" she asked softly this time, looking concerned. She looked to Ms. Yuki in confusion.
Miki became unresponsive, trying to fight back tears and the urge to cry.
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:01 pm
((Ciel's going to be out of commission for a bit. I'll have another character to control, once/if Yuki puts up Zero's profile. I thought this RP might need at least one male character posting.))
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:37 pm
((That sounds good! You've got a point; all the ones playing guys seem to have disappeared. xd
I was debating awhile back about bringing back the little boy who was trying to defend Miki at the beginning, but the whole gang thing will all see her again at one point or another I guess, so we'll go with that.
But yeah, sounds like a plan!))
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:00 pm
Yuki walked over to Miki and sat on the edge of the bed.
"Miki-chan, please tell them your clan name so they can put you on record. Maybe if you get better, and a group of people who work with someone called a 'judge' agree, I can have you live with me! Would you like that? Then I could teach you how to speak more English, and more English customs. And if you don't like your clan name because of your past, we can change it, too!"
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:02 pm
Miki sat silent for a moment; the tears had already started falling even before Ms. Yuki spoke. She listened carefully to the woman's plea, and her ears almost literally perked for a moment.
.....live with her? Was she serious, or was this some joke? She didn't sound like she was joking...
Not that Miki would mind or anything; in fact, that would be wonderful, like a little heaven! She'd have a home and a caring new family, and she could even start going to school, like a normal child! Well, if she was allowed to, anyways. But what about her old family? While she didn't want to leave them behind, if she didn't change her last name, whatever assassian that killed her parents would-
Oh no, they'd kill Ms. Yuki AND Miki in one swoop. And Ciel, and the other girl; it'd be a murderhouse!! She couldn't let that happen.......nor could she deny Yuki's plea. But her name would have to be silent. Great, now she was feeling gulity for not telling Ms. Yuki the whole truth of her life....but she couldn't right now, or could she?
She looked up and nodded silently to Ms. Yuki.
"I would like that very much, actually......."
"But, my name would have no choice but to change; I feel awful for it, but I've never told you what happened to most of my family.
One betrayed me and left the orphnage without me, who was my twin brother; all of the others were murdered before that, and my last brother was murdered before he could come get me out of the adoption center. That's why I left Japan; that's why I came to America. For freedom from death, from being knifed up on a wall like some horror decoration for one to come home to. But it wasn't easy, and I'm surprised I made it this far.
I don't want that to happen to you, nor the others; even if that means giving up my name, I'd rather keep you all safe rather than live in fear."
Miki turned to the doctor. "It's Takara." she answered.
Ms. Cleandra merely looked at her in confusion for a moment; she ahd tried taking in the Japanese and failed to know what the girl said. "Alright, Takara it is-"
"JUST......don't go telling everyone, if you'd be so kind, Ms."
"But why do you not-"
"Please?" Miki was now using the ulitmate weapon; the same one that got her free food before. The puppy-eyed tear face; she could see the woman crumble under it slowly like rock under a hammer. It was a dangerous weapon, but effective if used right.
"A-Alright, alright! Just don't cry, sweetie; I'll assume you have some good reason for that, don't worry!"
The doctor stood up and looked to Michael's, who had almost a smug look on his face, probably from watching her fall.
"We'll get Miki's room set up for her, and I'll be back down here when it's time to take her up. We shouldn't be too long. We'll be back soon, sweetie!" she added the last bit in a cheery child-pleasing voice to Miki, and they both left the room.
Michaels grinned; that explained alot. Looks like that old Japanese degree came in handy after all.
Miki looked around, relaxed now that the woman was gone. "I don't like using the puppy eyes as a weapon, but it's for her own safety as well. Japan murders also take out what Americans call the 'snitch'." she nodded all-knowingly.....then yawned. She now couldn't feel from the waist down; medication doing it's job.
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:10 pm
Yuki was shocked for a moment, but the shock quickly wore off. "Well, why don't you get a little rest then?" she suggested in English, hoping Miki could understand. She gently graspped Miki's hand and stoked it suthingly with her thumb.
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:11 pm
Miki rested her head against the pillows, happy that Ms. Yuki was with her. She shut her eyes for a moment as she attempted to lull herself to sleep as Yuki took her hand and stroked it. But then, being mindful Miki, a thought occured to her. She opened her eyes and looked to Ms. Yuki, her voice quiet nad her words spread out due to tiredness and illness. She now felt comfortably numb, and hte blankets made her nice and warm.
"Ms. Yuki? What happened to Ciel? It was her you were talking about, wasn't it?
..........................
Oh, and why did the doctor keep looking at me funny; did she think I was making the whole thing up? Cause I wasn't lying."
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:54 am
((Late, late, late....))
ZERO
The girl who had fainted...Ciel had been checked in to the hospital, and now had a room. Zero shivered. Even if it was cold out the hospital was colder. Especially when you're sitting on the floor. He stood up and walked around outside the room. He'd been asked to wait while they ran some tests on her. Finally the door opened and a doctor walked out. His serious face, made Zero nervous.
"Excuse me, are you the one who brought her here?" The doctor inquired.
"Yes” he answered, fiddling with his hands
"Well, her condition is stable...."
Zero's face brightened, "So she's alrig--"
The doctor cut him off "Are you a relative of hers?
"No, I don't know her...I just brought her here"
The doctor’s frown deepened, and at that moment a young nurse stepped out.
"We're all done here doctor; it's all right if the young man comes to see her now."
She wheeled a cart with medical instruments away from the bed and over to the wall near the door. The doctor spoke to the nurse:
"Thank you, Denise,"
He looked around the large corridor, and then turned to Zero. "Let's continue our conversation inside.
He motioned inside the hospital room and Zero followed. He took a seat by the bed while the doctor stood and the other side of the room near a white board with notes scrawled across it in unreadable handwriting. The doctor picked up a small note pad.
"Now, I need your name and how you found this girl."
"My name's Zero. I was walking home and I saw her. She was walking towards the hospital but suddenly she stopped. She was clutching her head and she looked like she was in pain. She leaned against the wall for a while. She vomited and then all of the sudden she screamed out like she was hurt. She couldn't stand and that's when I called out to her and brought her here. She passed out in my arms..." Ciel stirred in her sleep. She turned and made a noise that sounded like a sob. Zero looked up.
"Can you tell me what's wrong with her?"
She's in perfect health. Except...well, I can't tell you all the details, but according to our records she was admitted to this hospital as a child. She was in a near fatal car crash. She wouldn't have survived if it weren't for her parents, they--"
"Where are her parents?" Zero interrupted.
The doctor shook his head “Her parents didn’t survive the crash, I’m afraid. She wasn’t more than four years old then…it was very traumatic for her. Based on that we can deduce that she's suffering from something similar to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It can be triggered like this when a person who has been in a traumatic event re-visits the place the event happened or sees objects that trigger the memory of the event. Although this can be cured through a variety of treatments...
Zero nodded, taking in all the information he'd just learned. Denise stepped in.
"Doctor you're needed"
The doctor nodded. "If you'll excuse me, I have another patient." He walked to the door. "I'll be back to check on her later this evening. He walked out, leaving Zero alone with the unconcious Ciel.
((Sorry, I wanted to do more but I haven't slept at all so I might just end up taking a nap. I'll be back later this afternoon If someone posts by then.))
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:10 am
((Well I'm on and my eyes hurt. My tonscels(sp?) are HUGE and one is... ripped I think. I don't know, it looks like someone took a small knife to it and tried to cut it off or something, but the other one is in perfect... um... swollen health!))
Yuki sighed. "Well, she was the one you heard scream, and she got sick and fainted, but she's healthy, so she might of had a panic attack or something. I'm not so sure, but some guy brought her in, and I need to go see her later, to see if she's okay. "
she said feeling tired now.
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