tampered | Log, complete

Log, complete

When; Monday 18th, afternoon
Rating; PG
Characters; Aya (

onceaweiss) and Umi (

soulofocean)
Summary; After breaking free from the Saw trap where they were stuck together these two decide to be the worst hospital patients in the history of The City.
Log;
They'd told her he was alright. That he was evolving fine -- extremely well for the kind of wounds he'd taken. But ask her if their word was enough. Umi felt each hour she spent stuck in that bed was an eternity. The Network device she'd all but bullied the medical staff into letting her have back wasn't doing much to fix this. Instead it kept her restless, delivering a parade of awful news from that nightmarish weekend. Hearing Aya's voice had helped a lot, but it still wasn't the same. The Water Knight understood that if he felt as weak and wobbly as she did it might well take a while for them to see each other in person like she needed them to.

The nurse wasn't cooperating even under the threat of getting soaked, chilled to the bone, or even yelled at. That awful curse had kept Fuu away since Sunday night, and in any case Umi doubted her sister could have done much about the situation.

...But she swore that if it took more than an hour longer all bets were off. She didn't care who she had to coerce into it. She WAS going to check on Aya even if she had to fight the entire hospital security to drag herself to his room. All caution be damned. After that hell of a weekend she needed to be sure of this more than she needed any further medical attention.

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"...Then I'm almost glad that these guys can be so infuriating. Maybe if they hadn't driven off my wits I wouldn't have yelled at them loud enough for you to find me!"

There were no objections on this end, because her arms had sort of fallen to a numb sleep as they were. Umi just made sure there was enough bed on Aya's side for him to make himself comfortable: this wasn't the biggest bed she'd ever been in and she hated it down to the last pillow already.

Something tickled the back of her mind at the way he moved, though. She frowned, looking him over. "...You really shouldn't be up yet, should you?"

Not that she wasn't sure she wasn't but was going to pull that stunt and visit him regardless...

Well, he was going to get caught by her sooner or later. It might as well be now. So, Aya just shook his head a little. "I was specifically told I wasn't allowed to be out of bed yet. I decided I was going to get out so I could come rest in this room instead."

Maybe it would convince the idiots that they needed to be in the same room. If nothing else, it would be worth a shot.

"I'm fine though. I promise. Nothing is strained and I'm not bleeding."

"You better not be! I wouldn't-! ...Aya... listen here." But was there really anything she could say, in this position? She'd been about to do the same thing...

Umi stayed silent for a space. She knew well enough that she was supposed to stay put and rest for her own sake and that of all the people who cared about her, Aya included. But it wasn't like she'd have been able to stay calm and recover if she hadn't confirmed he was doing good. Aya had felt that way too, that much was obvious.

She bit her lip to hold the big sister lecture from coming and shook her head. "...I'm not going to say you should go back. You just found the way to fix this. The OBVIOUS way." She tightened her hold around him a little and frowned angrily. "Not that these people had half the brain to figure it out themselves."

"I thought this would be the easiest way to convince them that we need to room together." It was going to be the easiest way to get them both to rest and to be in better moods. That much should have been fairly obvious as far as Aya was concerned. Then again, most people weren't quite as observant about that particular detail.

"It will all work out. I promise it will."

And since he wasn't one for breaking promises, he would make sure that one was not broken for any reason.

"Aw, I'll make it happen." There was enough determination in her voice to prove she wasn't about to have it any other way. Umi pitied the soul who might try to take Aya out of that room now. Be it doctor, nurse or the very deities.

"Aya... everything that happened... We worked it out. I had not doubt we would!" In fact, she was rather sure that without his cooler head to solve the puzzle she'd have been lost to that creepy trap and likely gotten herself killed... by roses... Jeez, the irony grated. "But there were so many others. All at the same time..."

"I know. It wasn't a good weekend." What an understatement that was. However, Aya couldn't think of a better way to put it. Because really, that was the best way.

"So, do you want your bed closer to the window or the door?" He gave her a warm smile as he looked down at her. Even sitting here on the bed, he was the taller of the two.

Umi nodded, smiling sadly. Boy, her hatred for The City felt like back to the old days when she's practically killed herself over finding a way out. She guessed this was a bitter reminder. Something to tell her she shouldn't feel so comfortable in that place after all. Not even if she'd managed to make herself a home out of it somehow, found a family...

At Aya's next words she chuckled. "You think that next to the door would make the nurses think I'm doing that just to escape?"

"I doubt me being by the door will be much better after I already got up to walk over here."

Aya glanced over at the window. "I don't think they'll expect us to be using the window, after all." Down the hall, he heard someone shout that he was gone. He couldn't help but to smile a little more.

"I think they found out I'm gone."

"Huh. That was fast. I think they're getting better at this!"

So what if her words were in jest. Aya might be able to tell what was behind them. He was close enough to see how Umi immediately assumed the demeanor she would were she about to face one of the monsters she usually fought instead of just a bunch of inconsiderate medics. Her jaw was set, her eyes were stormy. She'd have hold onto him a little tighter had she owned any more strength for that, in a very See if you can take him away fashion.

The ruckus that started down the hall made it clear it wouldn't take long for them to find Aya.

"Let them come." Yes, that voice sounded very much like the one she used in battle, only with a touch of sarcasm. "Let's see how long until they figure out where you went..."

Aya just shook his head. Really, she didn't need to be so serious. He wasn't going to go anywhere. Even injured, he could take down any doctors that tried to remove him. Of course, they wouldn't at this point.

He'd see to that.

"Considering how we've been talking about each other, I don't think it's going to take them that long to figure out I walked myself over here."

"...You give these guys too much credit. If they could get that much of a clue they'd have made better arrangements right away." Instead of putting me through hell for a day and so. That was implicit and didn't need to be anything but that. It was understood by her whole countenance. The part that still bothered Umi the most was that Aya had been put through that same hell.

It wasn't something she was ready to forgive and IV or not, post-surgery rest or not, there was going to be a lot of violence involved if they tried to gainsay their decision.

"I'm ready to deal with them. If yesterday's thing didn't make enough of an impression maybe they need a reminder."

"Umi. It will be fine." Aya gave her a reassuring smile and glanced over at the door. He doubted he was giving these people too much credit. Yes, they'd royally screwed up by not having them in the same room in the first place but they weren't that stupid from what he could tell.

And sure enough, a nurse ran over and popped her head in before shouting out into the hallway that she'd found him.

"And what did I say?"

...Okay, so Aya won the wager. They weren't that lousy. At least not when they had people to bug.

There came the army of jerks she'd had to deal with earlier. Say, she even recognized most of these faces. Umi wondered if these were the lucky people who'd been shoved with looking after the "problem patients" until they got rid of Aya and her for good.

A single icy glare had the staff stop dead at their door.

"Timely, people. You can just start making this room available for two."

The staff stared at them in shock. Get them the room made up for them both? Such a shocking concept. Aya smiled a little and just nodded his agreement.

Naturally there were some protests. This wasn't his room. He should go back.

He shook his head slowly.

"No. I would like to be where I can keep an eye on Umi."

...The list of protests had come soon enough. It irritated the heck out of her.

Just go figure, these people believed they were still entitled to keeping her on edge! Umi couldn't tell what was more vexing, the complaints about the obvious solution to their lodging problem or the way the doctors were conferencing among themselves in scandalized tones of voice.

"You heard him. I want to keep an eye on him too." Just so that the whole thing wasn't left to sound like Aya would be the only one doing the looking after. She let go of him for the first time since he'd arrived just to cross her arms. "Think about it! It's not THAT much of a pain, right? And it'll spare you the need to be on constant watch to make sure I'M not the one who wanders off to see him next!"

"My sister does have a point." The sister part got their attention and they stared at them. Of course, they weren't actually siblings but they didn't need to know that. And Aya wasn't likely to correct what he'd said.

"You'll keep us both in our beds and we will recover faster to be out of your hair."

They'd certainly be able to rest knowing that they could see each other. That was saying something when it came to the two of them. Perhaps he should have said Umi was his 'sister' sooner.

That catch of breath didn't blow the cover Aya had so cleverly come up with because it lasted just a second.

...Really...

Umi wondered if her peeved stance had faltered. She shouldn't have felt her heart skip a beat, then start racing again at twice its normal pace at Aya... so openly... And even with what she knew about his real sister...

Her raise of eyebrows at the staff made her next words almost redundant. "See? Doesn't that make perfect sense to you?"

It was silly. She was Aya's sister. He was her brother. Blood didn't matter when feelings were involved. And even so, they'd both shed as much together during that curse to already consider each other a blood sibling.

Someone gasped because...how could they have missed that? Aya knew he'd never actually called her his sister before but she might as well be a second little sister. He knew he treated her like one.

Like he would Aya if he could see her...

One of the doctors gave the order to start fixing the room up to include another bed and he looked at Umi.

"I think we won."

"Yep." One single word, so very short and still filled with so much accomplishment. "And with no need to draw our weapons!" She gestured in the way she would to draw her dragon rapier from the magic glove, were she to still have it on. "Figure that."

It didn't matter how it was done. Not even if she still wanted to yell at these people. Umi knew she'd finally be getting sleep that night.

"Weapons? I don't have mine." Aya let that sink in before adding something else to it.

"I don't need one though." That darker undertone was very intentional. And it helped to get them to move faster. Which was what he'd been expecting them to do.

Aw, Umi understood how that was one meant to work right away, and had to giggle to herself to not ruin the impression. Boy, Aya could sound so scary when he wanted to. She'd almost forgotten. It was his sweet side she usually saw, after all.

"Of course you don't need it. And I still have my magic too, in case things get difficult."

She nodded at the window, where little telltale cracks from the intensely low temperature the poor glass had endured still remained. Sure enough, the staff bringing the extra bed in shivered.

"The window has noticed that you still have your magic, Umi." Quite obviously based on those cracks. It was going to need to be repaired. But first, Aya watched them prepare the room. Already they were adding another bed.

"I think I'm going to be asked to move over soon."

...Oh, right. There was that. She'd certainly forgotten.

Not that Umi would notice until she thought back to the moment -- if ever she did -- but she might have dropped the bad, crossed girl with icy magic act just to look at up Aya with a touch of bewilderment for just a beat.

Then she smiled brightly. "Hey, it's not like you're going too far."

Aya gave a small laugh and nodded. "You're right."

Waiting, he finally got up when the bed was in place and went to get in it. Right away, he was fussed over and covered with a blanket, pillows adjusted, IV put in. It was ridiculous really.

"I think I'm comfortable now."

Umi winced the moment the IV went in. Which in itself was stupid, considering they'd both survived being punctured by such nasty thorns. The skittery hospital personnel was exchanging vexed, hopeful glances and Umi believed she could guess at their thoughts: Did doing this just fix their problem?

Well. Now she could at least guarantee them that unless they made an awful slip they wouldn't be having any complaints to make about her behavior.

She smiled at Aya in a way that implied she understood his annoyed mood. "Nothing like a hospital bed with stone-hard pillows and needles up your arm, huh?"

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