~Room G~
Lilian sighed as she tried to sit down, gracefully like a lady when she really wanted to do was flopped down on the cot. She yawned as she relaxed into the cot. She blinked away the tears and glanced around. There were a lot more people in this room then she thought there would be. It could be the fact, this room was being used as a check-up room for the pregnant civilian women played a large part. She watched as various mid-wives hurried back and forth between three or four women at the same time. She glanced over at the doors as they swung open and Padme stepped in with another Kunoichi at her side.
Padme obviously scanned the room before Lilian saw her eyes widened with surprise and she hurried over to Lilian, quickly claiming one of the cots next to her. Padme’s friend followed close behind.
“So, you are here, getting a check up, as well,” Padme started.
Lilian nodded, “Hopefully, it is just exhaustion and I will be back to working within a few days.” She paused, thinking, “However, it don’t think that would be the case for Ralph. He looked pretty beat up the last time I saw him.” Her gaze drifted down to the tile floor. “So did Master Raizen.”
“Yeah,” Padme said, “Maybe your team will get a few days off to heal and rest before Master Raizen will start teaching you again.” Lilian looked up at the other teen. “It will be a bit before the nurses will give you guys a clean bill of health, especially how Master Raizen and Ralph looked after the fight.” She took a breath before she went on, “I say it will be at least three weeks before Ralph will be able to go back on a mission again. Master Raizen could be another week after that.”
Lilian sucked in a breath. She hoped that wasn’t the case.
“What kind of help is there for us newbies starting out and getting hurt on a mission like this?” Lilian asked.
“I don’t know,” Padme replied, “I never had to go through what you just went through. I did go through something personal, but that was different. The Village did pay me through the medical disability fund as a result of what happened.” She shrugged. “I’m sure there is something you guys can do to get some help on the short term.”
Padme’s friend spoke up, “I doubt it. They would have to complete some many missions before they could qualify for short term benefits and long term benefits.” Lilian turned her attention to the other teen girl. She looked familiar for some reason.
The mysterious teen girl had long blond hair, streaked with black strands like she had wanted black highlights or black strikes through her hair, but she didn’t want to fully dye her golden blond hair black. Her red eyes glowed as she studied Lilian. Her dark colored skin informed Lilian the teen had spent a lot of time out of in the sun or she held a dark tan, naturally.
“What clan are you from,” Lilian asked, cocking her head to the side.
“Thorne,” the other teen replied with a slight smirk. “Jade Thorne, at your service, Miss Lilian Sakura.”
Lilian blinked as the name clicked in her head. The Elders of the Sakura Clan had complained about the Thorne Clan and their sneaky tactics when it came to gathering knowledge on other clans and their secrets. She knew the Thorne Clan was secretive due to their nature of fishermen and other water based trades.
The Thorne Clan originally started out as a fishermen Clan after they had arrived on the shores of the Hidden Bark Village during the 17th Century while they were looking for new land to settle. If Lilian remembered, the Thorne Clan were called Dannish, from the outside world. Over the years, the Clan would sail out to deeper waters and often returned with more men and sometimes women they picked up. These folks were called Pirates and ended up marrying into the Thorne Family, expanding it into several families which were protected by the Thorne Clan.
“Ah, yes,” Lilian finally spoke, “I have heard of you.” That caused Jade to smirk. If it was in amusement, Lilian didn’t know. “I was under the impression that there weren’t any Thorne or Thorne’s Protected Clans among the Ninja Class.”
“There is a few,” Jade have an one shoulder shrugged as she admitted, “However, we did take part of the village wide battle today.” She glanced around, “Just like many of the Police Force and Ninja did. The attack took many of us off guard.” She paused. “We have several members of our families end up in the Emergency Ward.” She looked pained, “Including my father, one of my younger brothers, and a few of the clan members and the protected clans.”
“I understand that,” Padme said, “That attack did take us by surprise, too. We,” she motion at herself and Lilian, “were over in the Grey District, doing the seasonal clean up mission, when the Alpha of the Luna Pack went crazy.”
Lilian nodded, before she spoke, “My teammates were injured. I believe one of them is in Room A, getting looked at, while the other one is in Room B.”
Jade’s eyes were wide as she glanced between the two of them. “So, the attack originated in the Grey District.”
Lilian noticed one of the nurses headed their way and turned her attention to the nurse. She saw out of the corner of her eye, Jade and Padme also turned their attention to the oncoming nurse.
“Alright, ladies,” The nurse gave them a wide cheery grin, “Take a seat and fill out these forms. Someone will be around soon as they can to take them and review them.”
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~Room A~
Ralph didn’t know how long he was asleep, just the fact he had been drifting in and out of the sleeping state for a long while. He was dimly aware of people roaming around him. He could heard cries of pain, but it was they were coming from a distance, instead of several feet away. Pain flared when he rolled onto his side and he rolled back onto his back.
He sensed the hand before it landed on his bare shoulder. He pulled his eyelids open, still feeling like he hadn’t gotten sleep. He yawn, bringing up a hand to cover his mouth. He blinked away tears and looked up. There was a nurse with a bright yellow pendent over the left breast on her dark purple scrubs, indicating she was a Scanner. She was pretty with her blond hair curled around her face. Her big blue eyes peered down at him. He blinked, pushing those thoughts away. It wasn’t the time to wonder off in his thoughts.
“Howdy, nurse!” Ralph tried to be cheery, trying to sit up. He used his right elbow to push himself up, but a tinge of pain rippled through him when he moved, making him freeze with his weight resting on his elbow.
“Don’t move,” the nurse ordered. He froze before he nodded and shifted back to his original position. “I am Haku. I’m going to be scanning your body to see where you have broken bones and how many you have.” She held up a hand and it glowed a light green. Her hand moved over him as he laid there, looking up at the ceiling as a warm feeling drifted over him. It was the soothing kind of warm. He took a deep breath and winced. “Hmmmm.” Haku hummed as she drifted her hand over his chest a few times. She stopped and grabbed the clipboard before she wrote something down and returned to her work.
Ralph noticed Haku did that a few more times and a dread feeling settle in his stomach. He probably had a lot of broken bones then he thought he did. He pushed those thoughts away. Instead, he turned his thoughts to the rest of his team. He hoped they were alright.
He knew Lilian would get a clean bill of health. She looked more exhausted then injured. Enzo probably was the same way, except for his arm. His teacher, Raizen, looked tired, but he still had the same injuries he had the day before. It would probably be a few weeks before they could get more mission related work.
While he didn’t like the sound of that, Ralph knew the dangers of pushing one’s self too far. He had seen it done with another Barkson. The Barkson ended up dead on a mission, a few years back. The orphan’s friends knew what was going and the Team the Orphan Barkson was assigned to was not the same since.
However, he did wonder how long it would be before he would be able to take missions again. He hoped it wouldn’t be long. If it was, he didn’t know how he would pay for his bills. He hadn’t been working long enough to get help or save up an emergency fund. He tried to push that away from the forefront of his mind. He would try to worry about it later.
“Alright,” Haku finally said, “The Doctor will be by once he had the chance to look at the results.” Her hand stopped glowing and she grabbed the clipboard before she walked away, writing on it.
Ralph knew that was it. From the way he understood it, Haku’s spiritual pressure traveled through his body, noting the places where he had broken bones and marking the places on a specialized piece of paper the Scanners used. Later, the Doctor would review the paper and go from there. He sighed, trying to relax into the bed. He knew it would be a bit before the Doctor would make his or her way to Ralph.
~Room G~
Lilian couldn’t wait to go home, curl up in bed, and sleep until she woke up. She glanced around the room, resisting the urge to sigh. It has felt like she had been waiting forever for a doctor to swing by. The nurses had came around and grabbed the clipboards from Padme, Jade, and her nearly half’n’hour ago. She knew how the emergency center worked, but come on! She wanted to go home already and sleep.
She lend back on to the cot and stared up at the ceiling. Voice drifted around her. Several of them were the other patients. Others were the nurses still station in the room. She glanced to her right, seeing several patients had family members around them. Perhaps, the family members were patients as well, she mused, and they decided to keep each other company. She wanted to sigh again. Her parents weren’t come to visit her unless she was admitted. They already warned her of the possibility of ending up in the Triage Center for a mission. She doubt they thought it would be on her second mission. She sat up and glanced over at Padme and Jade.
Padme had curled up on the cot. She had pulled the blanket over her. One of the nurse had been around and passed out blankets to everyone who was waiting. Padme used an arm as a pillow as she slept on the cot.
Jade was the same way, sleeping, covered by a blanket. She had thrown an arm over her eyes to block out the bright light in the room.
Lilian envied them. She couldn’t go to sleep. She was the opposite of the rest they were getting. She wanted to move and head home. She sighed. She heard footsteps approaching and she glanced over to see a nurse walking toward them. She waited.
“Alright,” the Nurse started, “the Doctor has looked over your reports. He won’t be able to see you, but said from the report, it sounds like you are experiencing energy related exhaustion. He suggests taking the rest of the week off of ninja work.” The nurse handed Lilian a piece of paper. “A copy will sent to the Government Tower in the morning, along with everyone’s paperwork.” Lilian took the piece of paper and glanced over it.
The paper was the standard issue work related excuse.
The nurse went on, “The Doctor suggests to visit your personal doctor within the next week to get release for work again.” Lilian nodded. She would have to make that appointment. Her mom had claimed that Lilian had chosen the Life of the Ninja and had finished the Basic Training, she could start doing adult responsibilities as well. “We sent a runner to your Teacher. He will be here shortly to retrieve you.” Lilian nodded, again. “Once he is here, you are free to go.”
The Nurse turned to Padme and reached down to shake her awake, but kept her distance once she had placed a hand on Padme’s shoulder. Padme jerked awake, tossing back the cover and attempted to find a kunai to defend herself before she was fully aware of what was going on. Jade, on the other hand, jerked so hard that she fell off her cot and landed with a thump. She muttered a loud enough curse where Lilian heard and raised her eyebrows at it.
The Nurse just shook her head and informed them of the same thing she did with Lilian. They nodded. The Nurse turned and walked away as Lilian spotted Raizen walking into the Triage Room. She grabbed her paperwork and walked over to him.
“Hey,” She greeted her teacher.
“Let me guess - Energy Exhaustion?” Raizen said. Lilian nodded. “That happens often enough with me and the other ninja.” He allowed a smile to cross his lips. “Let’s get you home. Enzo already is home and resting up. Ralph is in still the Triage Room A. I doubt they will let him go until morning.”
“What time is it?” Lilian asked. There wasn’t a clock in the Triage Room G.
“Nearly 11 pm,” Raizen replied.
Lilian sighed as she was escorted home by Raizen.