Dawn of a New Age

Chapter Twenty Three

Chapter Twenty Three

"Junko, Finn, I need you to hold his arms and legs down just in case he wants to move. Piper, keep him talking and calm." Canada asked knowing that this would hurt and he didn't want Aerrow moving. He was worried that if he did it would cause more damage. Finn and Junko stepped into the room and the wallop took Aerrow's legs. Finn had one arm and Piper held the other hand.

"Where are we?" Aerrow asked. He sounded like he was starting to come out of his drowsiness.

"On the Condor. Stork is taking us close to Terra Neon." Piper said. "The Cyclonians didn't follow us."

"That's good." Aerrow mumbled. "You lost a knife." He said directed at Matthew.

"That's what you're worried about right now?" Finn asked. Matthew brought the glowing knife closer to the cut and he saw Aerrow flinch and whine. He made eye contact with Piper and she started to ask random questions to keep Aerrow's mind off what was happening. Canada put his hand just above the gash to spread it open a little before touching the heated flat edge of the knife to the torn skin.

Aerrow bit his lip and groaned. "That hurts." He whimpered with tears welling at the corner of his eyes.

"I know, I'm sorry." Canada said biting his lip and moving to finish the first side of the wound. He wanted to get it over as quick as possible and not cause any more pain for the teen. He put a hand on the underside and started the other half of the cut. "Almost done."

"He's going to be okay right?" Junko asked quietly as Piper kept Aerrow's attention. The Sky Knight wasn't talking anymore. He was concentrating on Piper and not letting a sound escape his lips.

"He's not out of the woods yet. He lost a lot of blood and there is still chance of infection." Canada responded touching the blade to the other side of the cut. He felt the red head tense up again and grit his teeth. The nation could see that he was refusing to make a sound. Matthew blotted the last remaining blood from the cut and sighed. "Done." He said earring a sigh of relief from all. "Now I need to stitch it closed."

"Stitch? Like clothes?" Aerrow slurred raising an eyebrow. "I'm tired. Can I have a nap?"

"Not yet, stay awake a little longer." Canada said taking the needle and thread. "Yeah, like clothing. It will make it heal faster and reduce the scar."

"Cool." The Sky Knight mumbled. "Will it hurt?"

"A little bit. A few pin pricks here and there." Matthew said treading the needle and tying a knot on the end. "You might feel a little bit of pulling and pressure."

The nation started right away with a buttonhole stitch. He figured it would be the best one out of the few stitches he knew. It took him a few seconds to get a hang of it after so many years of never using it. The final product didn't look pretty, but it would work. He cleaned the edges of the cut of the remaining blood and snipped the thread.

"Okay, all done." Matthew said setting his supplies aside. He grabbed a bit of gauze and covered the stitches. Piper, Finn and Junko let go of the Sky Knights limbs.

Aerrow relaxed and groaned. "It still hurts."

"It's going to be sore for a while." The Canadian said putting a hand on his shoulder. He still had Aerrow's blood on his hands.

"Oh." The sky knight said. He had a worried look on his face. "Forever?"

"No, once it heals you won't feel it anymore." Canada said shaking his head.

"How long will that take?" Piper asked raising an eyebrow.

"Hard to say. Everyone is different, but he's young, so less time than an older person, but the fact that his body hasn't healed anything on its own for a long time could have an effect on the healing." Matthew said and took a breath. "I don't know exactly."

Piper nodded accepting the answer. "Rough estimate? Like a week?"

"No, more like a month or longer. He could be up and moving in a week or two." Canada said grabbing a blanket he saw earlier in one of the cabinets and draping it over Aerrow. Piper blinked in surprise and nodded. "You guys should get some rest."

"What about you?" Junko asked raising an eyebrow. Aerrow had his eyes closed and his breath was even. Canada knew that he was sleeping.

"I still need to watch him. Loosing that much blood could have a huge effect on him." Canada said running a hand through his hair. "I'm sure he will be fine, but just to be safe."

"Alright." Piper said starting to move towards the door. Finn and Junko were already there, but were hesitant. "Just let us know if you need anything." She said turning and pushing the guys out as well. Matthew could tell that they were still scared for their friend.

Canada looked around the room for the first time. The bed was in the centre and cabinets lined the wall where the door was. On the opposite wall was a large window with a chair beside it. The other two walls were completely blank aside from a clock.

The nation pulled the chair close to Aerrow's bed and started to watch his breathing closely. He sat there for hours just watching. He was relieved when the Sky Knight woke up asking for something to drink. Matthew was confident that Aerrow was out of the woods and would recover just fine.

-❄"Meet the latest graduate of kings collage. I shouldn't brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish."❄-

"Good to see you up and moving." Stork said seeing Aerrow and Matthew walk onto the bridge.

"Good to be moving." The Sky Knight said with a smile. It had been almost two weeks of bed rest and it was his first time walking. He still had the stiches in and Canada was watching him closely to make sure he wasn't going to rip them.

AN: Started to play Attack on Titan Tribute Game again. Say hi if you see me, I'm TallPoppy. I'm almost always in forest III