Here it is! Chapter Six! Share and enjoy! ~Lady Une-chan

In Love and War

By Lady Une-chan

Chapter Six

January 9, UC 0080

London, England, The United Kingdom of Great Britain, Earth

The Noah Residence

Mirai woke up, blinking her eyes. She remember being outside, and now she was inside. In fact, she realized that she was in Bright's bedroom and someone was holding on to her left hand. She was still kind of sleeply, but she forced her eyes to stay open.

"Bright?"

"Yes, Mirai?"

Mirai was fully awake now and saw that Bright was sitting by the left side of the bed, holding on to her hand, and Sayla was sitting on the other side, reading a book

Wait a minute... How did Sayla get here? Many questions formed in Mirai's head, and she was unsure what question to ask first.

"What time is it?"

Bright looked over at the clock. "One o'clock."

"P.M.?"

"Yeah."

"So, how long was I out for?"

"Seventeen hours."

Mirai gingerly touched her injuried side. She didn't feel any pain. In fact, she felt rather numb. "Why is Sayla here?"

"She fell out of the tree," said Bright with a chuckle.

Sayla looked over the top of her book. "Let me tell you the story." She closed the book and set it on the night stand. Mirai noticed that there were three medicine bottles labeled with her name on them. She gulped. She didn't like taking pills.

"Well, I was in London for a medical seminar. The seminar finished two days ago and I decided to do a little site-seeing yesterday, and saw you two go into that restaurant. I didn't want to follow you, but I realized that someone was following you! I ended up following him here. He stayed outisde, hiding in the shadows. I didn't want him to see me, so I carefully climbed up one of the trees. Unfortunately, I kind of got stuck in the tree, but eventually I fell out. And now I'm here."

"But why am I still here? Why am I not in a hospital?" Mirai looked at Bright. "You told me that you were going to call the paramedics."

"I did. And then Sayla told me to take you inside, so I took you to my bedroom. The paramedics came and fixed you up and then left. They're leaving you in Sayla and my care. Apparently, there was a train accident last night and a lot of people were injuried, and the hospital is full of patients. The paramedics were glad that Sayla was a medical student and that she was able to help you," said Bright, stroking her fingers.

Mirai nodded. That made sense. "What about the guy?"

"The police identified him as a man that belonged in an insane asylum. He had a fetish for Asian women, and he was practically obsessed with you."

"How would he know who I am?"

"Well, you remember when we posed for that picture after we won the war? The one that the press and media used over and over? The man had many copies it in his bedroom. He apparently trying to kill me so he could have you. When he shot you, he thought that he had killed you, and he killed himself."

Mirai sighed.

Sayla got up out of her seat. "I'm going downstairs. I'm going to go find something to eat." And with that, Sayla left the room, shuting the door behind her.

"So," started Bright, "How are you feeling?"

"Numb," answered Mirai, letting go of Bright's hand so she could push herself into a sitting position.

"That's because of the anesthetic, not to mention Sayla already gave you a dose of painkillers," said Bright, moving the pillow so Mirai could lean back.

Mirai started to fiddle with one of the buttons on the pajamas she was wearing. She suddenly realized that she wasn't wear her pajamas; these pajamas were a blue shirt and pants set, which must mean that they were Bright's.

"Explain to me why I am wearing your pajamas," said Mirai, still fiddling with the button.

"I didn't want to go through your stuff to find yours," said Bright.

"But what about you? What did you sleep in last night?" asked Mirai. But as soon as she asked it, she knew it was a stupid question. Bright was still wearing the clothes he was yesterday. In fact, the were stained with blood. Her blood. Bright didn't go to sleep last night. He stayed up, worrying about her.

"You don't have to answer that," said Mirai sofly, returning her hand in his.

"If you want, I can bring in your suitcase and you can get your pajamas and change. I have other pairs, you know."

"No, no. It's okay. I'll just keep wearing yours, if that's fine with you."

"Of course it is," said Bright, reaching out with his other hand to stroke her hair.

"What I said last night, I truly meant. I wanted to tell you earlier, but I wasn't sure when to."

Bright nodded. "I'm sorry the way it happened, but I'm glad that it finally did."

"I'm glad too. But what do we do now?"

"Let's not worry about that. Right now, the most imporant thing getting you healed."

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in, Sayla," called Bright.

Sayla come in with a glass of water and handed it to Mirai. "I think you should go take a shower and change, Bright. I want to have a girl talk with Mirai."

Bright nodded, getting the message. He got up and grabbed some clothes from the closet and went into adjacent bathroom and grabbed something from there too. "Bye, Mirai," he said, kissing the top of her head, and left the room.

"Let me guess; it's pill-taking time," said Mirai, sarcastically.

"You guessed it," said Sayla as she opened one of the medicine bottles.

"So, what's this pill for?"

"It's an antibiotic," said Sayla, handing Mirai a white pill.

Mirai nodded and swallowed the medicine.

"He stayed by your side all night," said Sayla, obviously refering to Bright as she screwed the lid back on the vial.

"I assumed so."

"He truly loves you, Mirai."

Mirai traced her finger along the sheets.

"In fact, he's loved you for a long time. Ever since we visited to Side Six, and Cameron came back into your life, he reailzed that he might lose you to another man. He realized that he was jealous; he realized that he was in love with you. He told me this morning all these things, but I already knew. I saw the way he looked at you back then, Mirai. The way he still looks at you. He really truly loves you."

Mirai looked out the window.

"Mirai, are you listening to me?" demanded Sayla.

"Yes, I'm listening,"said Mirai, turning back to face Sayla, "I just was hoping he'd say that to me, not you."

Sayla sighed. "I'm sure he will. You are very lucky, Mirai."

"I thought you had no interest in men, Sayla."

Sayla just chukled a little.

Suddenly, the door opened and Bright entered the room. "Are we done with our little girl talk?" he asked.

"Yes," said Sayla, almost sarcastically.

Mirai patted the bed next to her, wanting him to sit there, rather than in the chair beside the bed. Bright followed that notion and sat down beside her.

"I going downstairs to make Mirai some toast. Do you want something to eat, Bright?" asked Sayla, "You haven't had anything to eat since dinner last night."

"I'm sure you've noticed that I have in the kitchen is stuff to make sandwiches," said Bright.

"I'm taking that as a yes," and with that Sayla left the room.

Mirai leaned her head against Bright's shoulder.

"We're getting affectionate all of sudden," said Bright, teasingly.

He waited for a reply, but none came. Mirai had fallen asleep.

Just a short author's note: More than likely, Mirai would still be able to admitted the hospital, despite the train accident. But if she was in the hospital, Bright and Sayla would only be able to visit her during visitor's hours, which would defeat the purpose of this chapter.

So I know that the fetish guy was kind of lame and cheesy, but I don't care. One of my friends says it's ironic because Mirai doesn't look at all Asian, but I don't care.

Anyway, stay tuned for Chapter Seven!

~Lady Une-chan

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