When a Healer Loves a Killer

Chapter 28

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     It was 5:30 now, which was my final shift throughout the night and my final shift down in the living room with the critical condition men who snored like animals. The man who just woke up was way more stable now, so when Angela came back around 7 A.M. she wouldn't have to work so hard, plus she wouldn't have to wake up every three hours at nights.

    I finished my first round in the critical conditions room and went upstairs to the family room. The new patients were awake and energetic now, playing cards and talking with the rest of the men. I checked on their stats and gave them numbing medication, then tended to the other men. When I was finished I entered the girls' room, which was busy as always. The three girls who were obsessed with Juuzou were still yapping away, and to my surprise, Akira Mado was socializing with some of the other girls! When I was checking all of them out, I realized they were talking about the CCG's next moves. What we needed to do next and all that.

     Most of the family room boys were at the stage of healing where they would be discharged, and a lot of the girls were healthy as well. Apparently we were working on rebuilding the squad houses too, which was good. "(Y/n), that reminds me, I need to speak with you about something." Akira said, bringing me out of my thoughts.

     I simply nodded and lead her to the hall, shutting the door behind us. "What is it you need to speak with my about?"

     Akira sighed, putting a hand on her shoulder and rubbing it. "We are winning this fight (y/n), but we need more bodies. We are in the final stretch and just need to push through a little bit more. I know you won't like this and I feel horrible for even suggesting it, but the higher ups insist that I do. How do you feel about letting the healthy patients fight again."

     "..."

     "I've talked to them, and they want to fight. If they are healthy enough to, I mean, we really need them."

     I nodded, looking to Akira's eyes. "... I need to check them out first to make sure they won't be like Suzuya and hurt themselves further. And if they do get hurt they come back, okay?"

     "Alright, sounds perfect. Thank you (y/n)."

     I smiled and nodded, beginning to head to my room for the best nap of my life. "Oh! (Y/n)! One more thing!"

     I turned around to face Akira again. "Yes?"

    "I haven't seen him, so I don't know if he's healthy enough but, you should ask Officer Suzuya if he wants to fight too. He doesn't do well not being able to take out his energy on something, you know?"

Ha! She thinks she knows Juuzou better than me. IM FULLY AWARE OF THAT AKIRA YOU DUMBASS.

      "Juuzou is still in pretty bad shape, I'm not sure if-"

     "The girls said that he was walking around the other day, is that not true then?"

     "Well, I let him test his prosthetic leg, but his other injuries are still healing and I don't want what happened last time to happen again."

     "(Y/n). We are this close to winning a hellish war against the ghouls. Juuzou is a powerhouse, we need him."

"No, I'm sorry. He's not healthy enough to fight."

"Juuzou heals fast and he kills ghouls even faster. We need him (y/n)."

Why would you even ask me my opinion if you were going to force him to come anyways, bitch.