Aerith & Kylar

[The Painted Lady]

"Of course," Ash nodded, still holding onto Damien's hands until the helicopter landed. At that moment, she stood, propping the child up onto her hip and dishing out orders to those who had come.
"Be extremely careful with his leg, he's managed completely snap it in half," she said to the marines that carried the stretcher.
She began to fish around in a medical bag she found in the helicopter, producing a small morphine stick. She hurried back over to where Damien lay, shoving the morphine into his hand.
"Breathe it in. It might make you feel sick, but it'll kill the pain."

[blitz]

He pushed it away "i dont deserve it,after what i said.Ask them to make sure the civilians are ok before we leave" he gasped for breath and looked back at his leg,it had gone a greyish purple coulor,he was sure his leg wouldnt ever work again.He could feel a break in his left shoulder as well as sharp pains in his right forearm.And the loss of flesh on his back didnt help either,at least 1 centermetre of flesh was missing all over his back.He looked out the window,at all the dead bodies. "Wy did you let this happen God?" he whispered to himself.

[The Painted Lady]

Ash frowned.
"Only if you take this," she said stubbornly, shoving the morphine back into his hands.
She turned to the several marines who were securing the perimeter, asking them to do as Damien had requested. When she turned back, Damien was being loaded into the helicopter. She followed in behind them, taking a seat not far from the head of the stretcher. As the helicopter began to lift, the toddler Ash was minding rested his head on her shoulder, still whimpering quietly. She felt awkwardly uncomfortable as she tried to soothe him. Sure she faced lethal, mutated people nearly every day of her life, but when it came to playing 'mother' to this kid... she felt more than a little out of place.

[blitz]

Damien smiled,Ash looked the part,and the uncomfortable look on her face that he rarely saw was brought upon by holding a harmless,gurgling baby."He suits you" Damien said with half a smile.He placed the morphine stick on his bedside "someone might need tha more then me" he said looking away.The marines all climbed back into the chopper.The pilot was given the thumbs up by who appeared to be the Sergeant of the squad.He looked back at Ash,the Kid was climbing around like a spider,pulling on her hair and putting his hands on her face,she looked more then uncomfortable."I wonder what his name is" he managed to choke out halfway through coughing up a large clot of blood,his lungs felt as though they were collapsing.But he did his best to hide the pain.

[The Painted Lady]

Ash screwed up her face at Damien.
"Shut up," she said as she tried to keep the child still. He had sure as hell gotten over his fright quickly. "Stop... squirming..." she said to the kid before she managed to get a good hold on him and sit him back on her lap, holding him as still as possible.
She shrugged when Damien wondered what the child's name was aloud. "Maybe he'll tell you if you take this," she said, forcing the morphine back into his hands.

[blitz]

"Fine,a little bit" he took a quick breath of the morphine "there happy?" he said as the unpleasant odor filled his head.He hated the stuff,but at least his back felt a little numb now,but it didnt do anything for his lungs,he started choking,blood started to run from his mouth and his ear.Damien just closed his eyes "You should name him,might be fun taking care of the ki.." he choked again,but this time he didnt stop.

[The Painted Lady]

Ash turned to the pilot as Damien began choking again.
"Come on, hurry!" she yelled, thumping her seat. She could feel the helicopter beginning to drop as she turned back to Damien. Several of the marines had rolled him on his side to try and clear his airways. The child on her lap had stopped trying to escape her grip and was watching with a terrified look again, keeping perfectly still.
"Hold on Damien, we're almost there."

[blitz]

All was going black,he could still hear the Marines around him shouting to each other,he could hear Ash speaking to him but wasnt sure what she was saying "he could feel his body emptying of life,he looked at the floor of the chopper,it was thick with his blood."this isnt fun" he whispered,the pain caused tears to start forming in his eyes,and since even his eyes were bleeding those tears were red with blood.

[The Painted Lady]

Ash was forced to stay back in one of the hospital rooms as Damien was wheeled into the emergency surgery.
"Well what the hell am I meant to do?" she asked angrily to the medical officer who had stopped her.
The doctor looked at the toddler as Ash adjusted him on her hip.
"Get the kid some medical attention," was all he said before he walked off.
Ash gritted her teeth and spun around, muttering something under her breath as she walked down the hallway.

[blitz]

Damien awoke,he was hooked up to numerouse machines and was covered from head to toe,he looked under the blankets and suddenly cried out in horror and fright,he was missing his left leg "my god no!" he exclaimed,holding back tears.He buried his face in his pillow in dispair "my f#cking leg no no no" .he attempted reached over the bedside table to turn off his lifesupport but fell out of his bed,landing in a heap on the floor.

[The Painted Lady]

Ash had been told she was able to see Damien, but when she walked in his room, she found him in a heap on the floor.
"Wha... Nurse! Please!"
She rushed to Damien's side and was quickly accompanied by several nurses, who quickly lifted him back into his bed and ensured all of his machines were still in working order. Ashley stood as he was lifted, feeling a little helpless. She saw the tears in his eyes and could feel her own threatening to fall.
"Damien, you've got to be careful," she said in a very unusually quiet tone.

[blitz]

"but i dont want to,look at me!,im no use to anyone now" he sobbed.sinking back into his pillow again "please let me die" he said into the pillow.He looked up,tears now streaming on his face."wy did this happen?" he asked,half to himself,half to Ash.

[The Painted Lady]

Ash felt horrible seeing Damien like this. She knew his injuries had been horrific, however she had not expected this.
"Don't say that," she said shakily, feeling a tear fall down her cheek.
She looked down. "I don't know why..."
She sat beside his bed in silence for a while before she heard scuffling at the doorway. She turned to see the young toddler Damien had rescued hurrying toward her.
"Reece, you were suppose to stay with Dr. Brown," she said, wiping her eyes. Nevertheless, she picked the young boy up, sitting him on her lap.

[blitz]

"It suits him,the name" he reached out a hand and put it on the kids shoulder."how you goen kid? better then me i hope" he looked at Ash "has he said anythin yet?can he speek?"he asked.

[The Painted Lady]

"Actually," Ash said, looking down at Reece with a smile, "That's how we found out his name. He wouldn't say anything else though, so they're going to have a hard time locating his family."
Reece looked down at the hand on his shoulder before looking at Damien and giving him a broad grin. Ash couldn't help but laugh.
"I'd say he'd be going good. The nurses were all making a fuss of him earlier."