Story: Albino (temporary title) ch. 2 Asa's patient by Kelsie

Asa's
Patient
Shiro was waiting outside the door,
pacing softly in his worn black shoes. Asa could hear him through the thick
wooden door, his cape rustling every time he turned. The girl he had brought in
was in bed, nearly buried in a pile of blankets with a green knit hat firmly shoved
on her head. Asa guessed that she was about thirteen, and since she had warmed
up quite a bit, he saw that she came from an African background.
Asa was sitting at his desk, taking
notes in his medicinal journal. His raven black hair abruptly fell in front of
his eyes, blocking his journal from his view. Pushing it back with an irritated
sigh, Asa got up to check on his patient. He brushed her dark brown hair out of
her eyes, and put a pale hand on her forehead.
"Not freezing anymore
huh?" He asked himself, "That’s good." Asa sat down in a chair
next to the girl's bed. He placed his hand on the girl's arm. "Time to
wake up" he said, gently shaking her. The girl stirred, and her chocolate
brown eyes blinked open.
"W-what?" She stammered.
"W-where a-am I?" Asa turned to the door.
"Shiro." He called softly,
"She's awake." The door clicked, and Shiro peered in. Clearing his
throat, he stepped cautiously into the room, getting ready to speak. The girl
began to scream, obviously frightened by the ghastly appearance of the teen.
Shiro winced as Asa attempted to calm his patient down. With a mixed look of
grief, regret, and hurt, Shiro fled from the room.
He pushed past Cardinal in the
hallway, muttering that he was going for a ride. As their entire group had
bikes, this was nothing out of the ordinary, but Cardinal was left standing in
the passage, shocked to the core. Was it just him, or were there tears in
Shiro's eyes?
Back in the patient's room, Asa was
sitting in the chair by her bed. He was holding a small steaming mug, and he
presently handed it to her. She took it, and with some surprise, found that it
was a sweet and warming hot chocolate.
"That wasn't very nice you
know, he really tries to be normal." Asa started, laying another blanket
on top of her. "Are you warm?"
"Yes, thank you," she
replied, as Asa walked over to his desk, "but what do you mean by 'that
wasn't very nice?'" Asa looked over the top of his faded green notebook,
his piercing cerulean eyes gazing into hers across the room.
"I mean," He repeated,
"that it was not very kind of you to do that to poor Shiro."
"Who is Shiro?" Asa put
down his notebook.
"Our leader, and the guy you
probably scared half to death!" The girl sat up abruptly.
"Scared him?!? Why, I should
think he scared me more!" She cried. Suddenly she fell back, grimacing in
pain. Asa rushed over, alarmed,
"My dear girl- what was your
name again? Anyway, you're still very worn out, so please stay still!" She
lay back down, sipping her chocolate. She still looked very curious though, and
soon resumed asking questions.
"My name is Layla. What do you mean by 'group'? And where am I?"
Asa sighed, looking down at his feet.
"Where are your parents?"
"My parents?!?" Layla
exploded. "Why aren't you answering my questions?" suddenly she
calmed down. "...But why do you ask?" Asa continued to look at his
feet. "Well?" she didn't like the look on his face, one of anger and
pain, and the air seemed full of sorrow.
"This place is where we live, a
gang of misfit orphans who Shiro lovingly took in. We're nobodies... and nobody
takes care of us... except Shiro. All of our families are gone." Asa's
eyes began to tear up, but quick as a flash, he stood and walked over to a
cabinet, pulling out an extra blanket. "I will answer more questions tomorrow.
It's late, go to sleep." With that, he turned off the light, sat down on a
couch across the room, and pulled the blanket over him.
"Um...goodnight?"


~K
~A
~H