Perhaps We'll Meet Another Day

Relief

"It's Lexi." Shachi proclaimed, immediately lowering his weapon and shouldering it. "Jeez, you scared us half to death! We thought you were one of those-oh my god, what happened!?"

A cool wave of relief washed over her, so thankful that it hadn't been anyone other than this group, that she shakily dropped the pistol to the counter and slumped in her chair. "Thank god..." She whispered to herself, too low for any of them to hear.

"Are you ok?" Penguin did the same as his friend, and only a moment later, after that flicker of hesitation, Law sheathed his sword and stepped forward to crouch in front of her and inspect her wounds.

"I sort of...fell." She replied vaguely in an unsteady voice, not really wanting to admit that she'd mistakenly thought she could easily scale the side of a building. "And then some guy shot me."

"That guy on the roof, right?" Penguin asked, and she nodded. A confident grin spread across his face, and he shrugged nonchalantly. "We took care of him already."

"Caused us quite a bit of trouble." His friend added.

"That second shot must have been at you." Lexi heard Law mutter as he looked over the wounds on her leg. Gently, his fingers probed the sides, and she winced at the pain. His eyes narrowed, and then he stood. "When did this happen?"

"About...fifteen minutes ago?" Lexi couldn't be sure. How long had she been sitting there? In all the excitement she sort of lost track of time.

Law continued to inspect her wound, then nodded slowly. "You'll need stitches."

"I know." She reached for the fishing line and dirty needle. "I was just about to try-"

Before she could finish the thought, he picked up what she'd had on hand and critically examined them both. Law looked at the needle and frowned deeply. Shaking his head, he sighed. "I'll do it." Placing them back on the counter, he said nothing and began to search the drawers and cabinets that had already been cleared.

"I already looked as much as I could." He still didn't reply. "Do you even know how to?" She asked, watching as he silently left the room and went in search somewhere else. Turning her attention back to Shachi and Penguin, they only grinned. "What?"

"Don't worry, Law knows what he's doing." Shachi nodded in agreement.

"He used to be a doctor at a clinic like this." The redhead spread his hand out. "Well, a surgeon specifically, but he would visit other hospitals and stuff and demonstrate new procedures."

"Oh really?" Lexi questioned, grimacing as another shot of pain stabbed through. "How lucky for me then."

"We used to work at a mechanic shop together, and did construction on the side." Shachi indicated the both of them. Lexi cocked her head, massaging her temple slowly to try to reduce the pounding.

"Is that where you two met?"

Shachi waved a hand in dismissal. "Nah, we've been friends since...what, fifth grade?"

"Fourth grade." His friend corrected, pulling his pack closer to him and opening the zipper. "We both liked the same girl and, naturally, were mortal enemies."

Lexi smiled. "What happened?"

"You better let me tell you the story, or else he'll lie about it." Shachi jumped in waving his arms to draw attention. Penguin crossed his arms in a pout.

"Will not."

"You totally will."

"He's the liar. Don't believe a word he says." Ignoring his friend, Shachi continued on.