Kingdom Come

Chapter Eleven: Hospital

I wake up the next morning to the sound of the door closing. I open my eyes, sitting up. I sigh, Zack must've left... I flop back down for a minute. I groan and roll onto my side, pulling the blankets up to my chin. Ugh, it's so much colder than it was earlier...

I curl up under the blankets, pulling the cloak tightly around me.

I wake up to Zack's loud cursing,

"How the hell did she do this crap?!" I hear him growl, I stand up and cross over the bathroom. I peek through the door.

"STOP!" I shout, bursting through the door, and I smack his hand. I glare slightly at him, "You pulled the stitches out?!" I snap,

"I didn't mean to," he grumbles, I sigh, and grab a bottle of antiseptic at the very least, he DID get out the right stuff.

I quickly put back in the stitches.

"Please don't pull them out again?" I ask softly, "We might run out of medicine," I add. He leans over and grabs a small bag, and immediately shoves it into my arms,

"Here. I got you some new clothes. I found you a hospital place-thing. Hurry up," he mutters, standing up. He walks out of the bathroom, slamming the door behind him. I smile slightly. That's... actually fairly nice!

I change into the soft clothes, with the cloak back on over my shoulders. I brush my hair back into a neat bun.

I take a deep, nervous, breath. I walk out,

"Okay! Take me there!" I tell him with a small smile. He nods slightly, though he rubs his shoulder. I smack his hand away, "you're gonna pull out your stitches," I remind him, he sighs.

"Hurry up," he growls, walking out the door, I quickly follow behind him.

After a few moments of me hurriedly trying to keep up with Zack, we get to a small building with a large red sign simply saying 'Hospital'.

I grin,

"Thanks, Zack! See ya," I lightly squeeze his uninjured shoulder before going inside. A tiny bell announces my arrival with a loud, clear ring. "Hello there! I'm [F/N]! I'm here to help out with any patients!" I say softly to the women at the front desk. She smiles.

"Oh! [F/N], hello. Yes, we heard you'd be joining us!" she says perkily, "Come on back, I'll have someone show you around and teach you for the first little while!" she stands up, waving me a certain way. I rush after her with a hopeful smile.

She starts telling me all about the clinic and introduces me to everyone. I smile, and nod along, happily introducing myself using my fake name. She has me learn with a nice man called Cole.

After a few hours of just learning how things work here, as well as learning a bit about the more advanced medicine they have here. Then I start helping out with treatments. At the end of the day, they thank me, and tell me that if I come back tomorrow, I'll be able to work on my own!

I start walking to the hotel with a large smile. Whoohoo! I'll be able to treat patients ALL DAY tomorrow! I let my smile widen impossibly further.

I practically skip back to the hotel.

"HEY ZACK!" I shout happily once I get inside the room,

"You look... really happy," he mumbles from the couch, I grin,

"Heh? Really? Thanks!" I tell him, sitting down on the bed. I swing my feet slightly in joy. "They told me that tomorrow I'll be able to work with patients all on my own!" I practically shout happily.