23. Haze [Voice Post]

[corrinesbell]

Where...? Oh, right. The clinic. ...Damn. Did it hurt this much before? These wings...really sensitive.

...I'm really out of it, huh? But...but thanks. Lloyd, and Kratos...hope you didn't wear yourself out o-on my account. ...A-And Lavi...and Daisya. ...For talking. Think I owe you a lot.

'S easier to breathe, too. D-Did someone...?

[[ooc: We welcome visitors! You'll have to talk your way through (or sneak past) the clinic-people, though.]]

Comments

[sun-blessed.livejournal.com]

You're back! I'm so relieved! I 'bout keeled over when you quit talkin'...

Can I come see you? I wanna see for myself that you're all right!

[corrinesbell]

...S-Sure, I guess. If they let you in.

And...sorry about that. ...I tried.

[sun-blessed.livejournal.com]

No, no, 's all right! I know. I'll be right over.

*a little while later, he slips in looking a bit disgruntled*

Hmph, they didn't wanna let me in... so I climbed in the window down the hall! *he hurries to her bedside and kneels* Wow... you're... alive!

[corrinesbell]

*she'd facepalm, really, if she had the energy*

They're gonna yell if they catch you. ...Of course I'm alive.

*doesn't really look it, though. She's still really pale, with serious bandages around her head and broken left wing*

[sun-blessed.livejournal.com]

Nobody ever catches me. I listened in a bit before I snuck in... they said you'd be sleepin' awhile anyway, so they were gonna keep people away but leave you to your rest.

*he hesitantly reaches out and touches her hand*

Y'almost look like me with those bandages, yeah? *he sounds sad*

[corrinesbell]

*she can't really see him that well - it's still kind of a blur - so she inhales in surprise at the touch, flinching afterward because that much breath is painful*

Doesn't b-bother me. Long as I'm here...and not there.

[sun-blessed.livejournal.com]

*he jerks his hand away, startled, then reaches out and touches her hand again, firmer this time so as not to scare her*

Well, here y'are... though I guess you're stuck with me for now. Lenalee'll take my head off when she finds out I left, but it's worth it! I just... wanna make sure you're okay, 'sall.

[corrinesbell]

Mm. ...I'll be okay. ...Lloyd'd lecture me, too, if he knew I wasn't resting.

...I-I meant it, y'know. Your talking helped.

[sun-blessed.livejournal.com]

Heh, really? I'm glad... nobody's ever told me anything about that 'cept to shut up!

*he bows his head and smiles softly*

I'm glad I was able to help, Sheena. When I found out they took you, I 'bout flew apart... didn't know what to do with myself. You were the first person who ever talked to me here... and you've been so nice the whole time.

[corrinesbell]

*it takes her a while to answer, this time*

'S happened to me before.

[sun-blessed.livejournal.com]

You've been... taken before?

*he grits his teeth and looks away, and when he speaks again his voice is unusually fierce*

I won't let it happen again. I won't!

[corrinesbell]

You can't stop them. ...Don't try. You'll just get hurt.
...'sides...it w-wasn't as bad as last time.

[sun-blessed.livejournal.com]

Don't care. I will not let them take you again. How... how can you tell me not to try? Look at you! And it's not as bad as last time?! Who are these people?

*he draws a slow breath to calm himself*

I'm sorry, this's probably stressin' you out. Let's talk about somethin' lighter.

[corrinesbell]

...No, it's...my injuries are worse. But... *a sigh* Hard to explain.

...Someone...a-already promised that. Didn't work.

[sun-blessed.livejournal.com]

...

*he shakes his head and squeezes her hand*

I'm not gonna make a promise to you that I won't give my life tryin' to keep. I don't do that.

[goldenfirefly.livejournal.com]

*and here comes Stella with a glass of water~ She knocks softly on the door before she opens in a little and peeks her head around as well as the water*

Sheena? Are you awake?

[corrinesbell]

Please...don't. There's no point in being that reckless here.

[corrinesbell]

Yeah, I am. Surprised they let you in.

[sun-blessed.livejournal.com]

Heh, reckless is my specialty! Besides... what else 'm I gonna do? Sit back and watch? I couldn't do that to you... it would seem too much like a betrayal.

[goldenfirefly.livejournal.com]

*laughs softly at that and quietly tiptoes through the door before she closes it gently behind her* It took a lot of sneaking, that's for sure...

[corrinesbell]

Hmm. *slowly pushes herself up, even though it hurts, until she's propped on one arm, so she can drink with the other one. The blankets' shift reveals the wrappings around her ribs, visible under the light shirt they put on her*

Mmh...glad you're here. *small smile* Congratulations.

[corrinesbell]

*she doesn't have the energy to try to change his mind anymore*

...So? Your...uh...s-sorry, my head's cloudy. ...Bell?

[sun-blessed.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's right! My Charity Bell.

What about it? Do you want to see it?

*he tosses his head and catches it in midair, then holds it up for her to see*

[corrinesbell]

*she squints* It's...bigger than I thought. How does it work?

[goldenfirefly.livejournal.com]

*her eyes immediately go to the bandages, and she looks worried for that... but then she looks up at her face again when she's congratulated, and she can't help but smile and blush a little*

A-Ah... thank you. *sits down beside Sheena and holds out the glass of water, though she makes sure to never let go of it in case the other girl's too weak to hold it by herself* I must admit... I've never been as nervous as I was before I asked him.