The Legacy Of Humanity - A Splatoon Fanfiction

3.2 - Turned Colors

A throbbing head, and a dull ache all over her body. These were the first things that Shara's senses registered, as she regained consciousness. While her vision was blurred, Shara looked around the room that she had woken up in. The white floor, walls and ceiling, as well as the medical equipment, made it clear to her that she was in the hospital.

"Ugh, that's right. I was splatted. I thought I was dead for sure," Shara said to herself. She then heard a low groan to her right. "What the?" Turning, she saw that Levin was sitting on a chair next to the bed. His head was bent over and resting on the side of her bed. He appeared to be sleeping in a rather uncomfortable position. "Why are you here?"

"Nyuhhhgh" Levin let out an unusual groan, and slowly lifted his head from the bed. "S-Shara?" He said, as he slowly opened his eyes. His tentacle pins had been undone, and they were dropped down the sides of his head. "You're awake?"

"I just woke up. My head is throbbing, but I think I'm-" Shara was interrupted as Levin jumped on the bed, and pulled her into an embrace. "Wha? WHA? WHAT!? WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?! GET OFFA ME!" Shara attempted to push him away, but was too weak, due to the recent de-splatting. "Dammit, Levin! That hurts!"

"Do you have any idea how worried I was? How we all were?" Levin shot back. "I thought you were going to die! I thought it was going to be just like what happened with Owen!"

"Th-that may be true, b-but that doesn't mean-"

"You of all people should know what I was put through! Remember how freaked out you were at Kelp Dome?" Shara had no counter for this, and stopped protesting. "If we had lost you- I- I don't know if I could live with myself..."

"I-I'm fine now, see?" Shara slowly pushed him off, and stretched out to show him that she was recovering. "But at least you finally understand how dangerous our... job is."

"I didn't need another demonstration, you know! But hey, since you're awake, I brought a little something for you. I'll be right back." Levin left the room, which left Shara rather confused. A few minutes later, he returned with a cup of instant ramen. "Thought you might be a little hungry." He placed a fork in the cup, and dug out some of the ramen. He held the fork towards her, and her face went red when she realized what he was intending to do.

"I don't need to be fed, you moron! I can do it myse- owowow!" Shara winced in pain, as her body was still rather sore.

"Sure you can. Now open wide!" Shara sighed, and obediently opened her mouth for him. Levin wore a satisfied look on his face, as he fed Shara the instant ramen. Despite the irritation she felt, having food in her stomach made her feel considerably better.

"Thanks for the ramen, Levin," Shara said, as he finished feeding her. "But I WILL get you back for this."

"Sure you will," Levin said. "Buy the way, I had these cleaned for you." Levin took out Shara's glasses, and handed them to her. As she put them on, the door opened, and the other Squidbeak agents walked in, followed by Drake and Otome.

"Shara! You're okay!" Kirk said, as he ran over to where Levin was standing.

"I'm fine, but DON'T YOU DARE!" Shara said, as Kirk was about to pull her into a hug the same way Levin did. He looked dejected for a moment, but he quickly put on a smile.

"The doctor told me that you were going to be okay, but I'm still really happy you're awake!"

"Thanks, guys," Shara said, and sat up in the bed. "How is Marie doing?"

"She's also awake. They said that both you and her will be able to leave after resting a little longer," Callie responded. "But we want to ask you about what happened. We got the gist of it from Marie, but I think we should go over it again."