Heart Transplant (Zezra)

Tricky Traitors

[EZRA POV]

"Woah!" I turn to see Zeb trying to keep balance on his jump-speeder, making me giggle with a light blush.

This Lasat's adorable~

"How long until we get there?" He asks as he uses the jump-speeder we stole to catch up with my jump-speeder while making sure the box was secured in his hands.

"It's not much farther," I reply then I soon spot a white building. "Bingo! There it is! The National Hospital of Lothal! I see it! Come on! We're almost there!"

I make my jump-speeder go faster, making Zeb groan before making his jump-speeder speed up too. We race to the front of the hospital, parking near the entrance then we get off and run inside. I go straight to the front desk.

"Dr Gaila Felinicia, please," I say.

"You've got no appointment today, sweetie," the alien replies. "Any reason to see her today?"

"We've got something to deliver to her," I point to the box in Zeb's hands. "It's for my heart transplant,"

"Oh, I see," she smiles and hands me the slip. "Office 23,"

"Thank you!" I take the slip then we walked into the elevator. "Office 23, please,"

"[Office 23 confirmed.]" the elevator begins to slowly slide sideways.

"Strange elevator," Zeb comments.

"I know, right?" I snicker. "But then again, it makes the hospital much more spacious and easier to travel around,"

"Fair enough, but sliding sideways?" Zeb raises an eyebrow.

"It can go up, down, sideways, and diagonal," I wink at him. "It depends in which room you need to go, but since we're going to Dr Gia's Office, we'll be going sideways,"

He blushes when I winked at him, making me giggle.

See how adorable he ya whenever he gets off-guarded with simple gestures? Don't know why he blushed, though, but I sure wanna find out.

"Is this Dr Gia even trustworthy?" He suddenly asks, clearing away his blush.

I shrug. "Yeah, she kinda is. I mean, she was able to keep this hospital stable, even when the Empire wants it so badly. She hates the Empire, actually. She just plays nice, so she doesn't get arrested,"

"Plays nice, huh?" Zeb chuckles. "For how long?"

"Let's see... Hmm..." I begin to count the many years she's been in change of the hospital. "7 years, at least? She inherited this place when she was 6, right after the Empire took away her parents,"

I hear a growl, and I turn to see Zeb looking irritated. "Damn the Empire. They take away everything from everyone,"

"She's fine, Zeb, and so am I," I reassure him, knowing exactly why he was acting like that.

I mean, we were just kids when the Empire took our parents away. Even I'd be angry, but I've learned to keep my cool, so I don't, like, lose control of the force and turn into a Sith.

"[Office 23.]" the elevator stops, and the door opens.

"Come on," I motion him to follow me to a white door, which I knocked on. "Dr Gia, it's me, Ezra,"

"Ez?" The door slides open, and Dr Gia steps out, a confused look on her face as her tail flicks behind her. "What are you doing here? And... omg!"

She turns to Zeb with a gasp. "Is this a LASAT?! I haven't seen one since my travels!"

"Yeah, this is my friend, Zeb," I introduce.