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Aetiyu
Apr 4, 2011 13:46:56 GMT 8
Post by Tifa Lockhart on Apr 4, 2011 13:46:56 GMT 8
The poor nurse that Yuffie accosted couldn't have been more confused.
"P-Please miss," she warbled, trying to pull herself together. "Who is it that you're looking for?"
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Aetiyu
Apr 4, 2011 13:55:53 GMT 8
Post by The Painted Lady on Apr 4, 2011 13:55:53 GMT 8
"Kunsel!" Yuffie replied desperately, as if the woman should have known.
"Zack called me saying he was in a really bad way..."
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Apr 4, 2011 14:02:34 GMT 8
Post by Tifa Lockhart on Apr 4, 2011 14:02:34 GMT 8
The nurse did seem to realise who she meant, and she glanced down at her monitor to check his condition.
"He's in the ICU right now..." she offered softly. "He's labeled as stable... but he's on high surveillance."
She wrote the room number down for Yuffie, offering her the slip of paper. "You'll have to see if the nurses monitoring him will allow you to see him."
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Apr 4, 2011 14:06:32 GMT 8
Post by The Painted Lady on Apr 4, 2011 14:06:32 GMT 8
"Thank you," Yuffie said hurriedly, snatching the paper to run to the room she was given.
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Apr 4, 2011 14:15:24 GMT 8
Post by Tifa Lockhart on Apr 4, 2011 14:15:24 GMT 8
Back in Aerith's room Darts was desperate. He'd finally gotten in to the child, but it wasn't looking good. Carefully he plucked the tiny infant out, appropriately severing the umbilical cord. The nurse stepped forward with a towel, but the child was very limp, and Darts couldn't feel a heartbeat.
It was a difficult call for him to make... did he call the child dead and focus on saving Aerith? Or did he waste precious moments trying to revive the child and put Aerith's life at risk?
"Doctor?" the nurse breathed, she was monitoring Aerith's pulse.
Darts couldn't do it... he couldn't bare the thought of having to tell Zack that after everything they'd lost their unborn child. He began to rub the motionless baby gently, massaging its chest to try and get its heart to beat, to get its lungs to clear.
"Come on..." he growled, willing with all his might for the baby to breathe.
"Doctor!" the nurse called desperately, Aerith's pulse was fluttering.
Sweat was beading on Darts' forehead, he had to decide... keep going, or save Aerith? Then the remarkable happened, the infant cradled in his arms gave a choke, kicked one leg viciously and then began to wail loudly. Darts gave a cry of elation, unable to prevent himself from kissing the child's forehead, regardless of its state.
The nurse hurried over to take the baby from him so that he could tend to Aerith.
Outside Zack had become frantic. It was too silent in that room... too deathly silent. Had he lost them both? Was his beloved and his child gone in one go? Then he heard the cries, the shrill wails of a baby. His heart nearly exploded in his chest.
"Oh my god..." he breathed, tears streaming down his face. Now began the anxious wait for the doctor to come and tell him what had happened...
((Feel free to skip to Aerith waking or whatever.))
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Apr 4, 2011 14:32:09 GMT 8
Post by The Painted Lady on Apr 4, 2011 14:32:09 GMT 8
It was some time after her mask had been removed, and her heartbeat had been stabilised, that Aerith started to stir. She groaned, dull pain still running through her body. But she wasn't in agony any more. And the room wasn't spinning as she opened her eyes...
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Apr 4, 2011 14:37:38 GMT 8
Post by Tifa Lockhart on Apr 4, 2011 14:37:38 GMT 8
When Zack saw Aerith's eyes fluttering open he leaned forward into her vision immediately.
"Aerith..." he breathed with relief, taking a gentle hold of one of her hands. "How are you feeling?"
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Apr 4, 2011 14:46:39 GMT 8
Post by The Painted Lady on Apr 4, 2011 14:46:39 GMT 8
Aerith squeezed Zack's hand feebly, trying to give him a smile.
"Where's the baby?..." she murmured, more concerned with that, than answering his question.
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Apr 4, 2011 14:52:34 GMT 8
Post by Tifa Lockhart on Apr 4, 2011 14:52:34 GMT 8
Her question actually made Zack smile... the idea that he had GOOD news for her rather than bad made his heart swell.
"With the nurses. He's weak, but he's ALIVE, Aerith," he leaned forward to kiss her forehead. "You both are."
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Apr 4, 2011 14:56:29 GMT 8
Post by The Painted Lady on Apr 4, 2011 14:56:29 GMT 8
Aerith started crying then, but she was overcome with such relief and joy that it made her giddy.
"I'm so sorry I risked everything," she whispered.
"I just couldn't let Kunsel die..."
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Apr 4, 2011 14:59:23 GMT 8
Post by Tifa Lockhart on Apr 4, 2011 14:59:23 GMT 8
"I understand..." Zack whispered softly, raising her hand so that he might kiss her knuckles gently.
"I'm sure I would have done the same... I'm sorry I wasn't there."
He paused then, his mind moving to the brief visit he'd been able to make to Kunsel's room. He didn't really want to ruin the mood... but Aerith would want to know how he was going.
"Kunsel's stable for now... he hasn't woken since he arrived here. Yuffie's with him," he squeezed her hand reassuringly. "He's in a bad way... but you saved his life Angel."
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Apr 4, 2011 15:06:57 GMT 8
Post by The Painted Lady on Apr 4, 2011 15:06:57 GMT 8
Aerith bit her lip.
"When will I be able to see him?" she asked softly.
"The baby too. I want to tell him how sorry I am..."
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Apr 4, 2011 15:09:01 GMT 8
Post by Tifa Lockhart on Apr 4, 2011 15:09:01 GMT 8
"Once you're properly recovered I'll take you to see Kunsel," Zack offered immediately. "Only when you're recovered though," he made that particularly clear.
"As for the baby... Darts said he wanted to check on you first, then he'd send the nurses to get him."
Zack leaned over to press the call button. A nurse appeared promptly, but departed immediately when she saw Aerith awake. She knew her task was to fetch Darts.
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Apr 4, 2011 15:18:06 GMT 8
Post by The Painted Lady on Apr 4, 2011 15:18:06 GMT 8
"I... won't be able to hold him for a while, will I?" she said softly, knowing she had to be careful of her fresh stitches. She felt too weak to heal herself for now...
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Apr 4, 2011 15:21:00 GMT 8
Post by Tifa Lockhart on Apr 4, 2011 15:21:00 GMT 8
Zack gave a sympathetic smile.
"No... you have to be careful with yourself. But he'll be here..." he squeezed her hand and continued to smile, eyes glittering. "Because he made it."
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