Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Ten Year Run ❯ Paralyzed in Fear ( Chapter 4 )

 

Ch. 4

 

Paralyzed in Fear

 

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Two Days Later…

 

 

“10 yellow and 10 white lilies, please”, Sakura requests, smiling.

 

“That will be 20 gil”, a brown haired and green eyes young woman in her early 20's replies, “So who are the flowers for? A boyfriend?”, she asks, wrapping the bundle of flowers in the clear-plastic.

 

(A/N: Guess who?)

 

“Don't be ridiculous, Aeris. They're for a patient of mine”, the doctor says, putting the money on the counter.

 

“Why are you doing this for a patient, Sara?”, Aeris asks.

 

“Because he's alone in the world”, she answers, holding the flowers in her arms as she walks out of the shop.

 

“It is so good to see her smile again, ever since Hatori died…”, Aeris whispers to herself.

 

 

 

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`Vincent is recovering nicely…', Sakura thinks, walking towards the hospital, `He's already to the point of using crutches, soon he won't need them'.

 

“Dr. Inugami, what are you doing here? I thought today was your day over”, a nurse says.

 

“It is, I'm just visiting a patient”, she replies, walking past the Nurse's Station.

 

“STAY AWAY FROM ME!”, she heard someone shout from Vincent's room.

 

“What the hell…?”, she mutters, jogging down the hall to his room.

 

When Sakura enters the room, she could see Vincent plastering himself in a corner; his crutches knocked over on the floor, a male nurse who was bulky in stature towered over the trembling young man, and a male doctor with long black hair pulled back in a low-ponytail stood behind the nurse with his arms-crossed.

 

The fear on Vincent's face was so visible, that it was showing in his wide, terror-stricken eyes.

 

“What the heck is going on here?”, Sakura yells.

 

The doctor turns to face her, his dark brown eyes focusing on her from behind his glasses.

 

“Dr. Inugami, what a surprise…”, he says, his voice sounding like a child who hadn't reached puberty had swallowed helium.

 

(A/N: My friend described his voice this way.)

 

“Dr. Hojo, what are you doing to my patient?”

 

“I'm simply giving him some medication, but he wouldn't sit still, so I had to ask for some assistance”.

 

“Get out…”, she growls.

 

“What was that, my dear?”

 

“Get out of this room, now!”, she spat, pointing to the door, “This is my patient, not yours! You have no right to be treating him!”

 

“Touchy, touchy…”, Hojo mutters, walking out, “Don't think I'll forget this…”, he whispers to her.

 

“Is that a threat, Dr. Hojo?”, she asks, turning towards him.

 

“Maybe…”, he shrugs, vanishing through the door.

 

`God, I hate that man…', she growls in her head.

 

A fearful yelp from the corner catches her attention again, causing her to turn back towards Vincent.

 

The nurse had grabbed Vincent by the upper-arm and Vincent was struggling to get away, his breathing sounding close to hyperventilation.

 

Sakura walks over to the nurse and calmly puts her hand on his shoulder.

 

“Bob, release him please”, she gently says.

 

“Oh, Doc Inugami…”, Bob replies, letting go of Vincent's arm.

 

“Bob, why don't you go to the children's wing and see if the doctors need your help?”

 

“Why is he scared of Bob?”

 

(A/N: Bob is a little mentally slow. If you haven't noticed.)

 

“Because you're bigger than him and doesn't know you”, she explains, “He's afraid you'll hurt him”.

 

“Oh…Okay…”, Bob sighs, looking sad.

 

“He might be your friends with you later, after he gets to know you”.

 

“You think?”, he asks, his face lighting up.

 

“Yes”, she nods, smiling.

 

“Thank you, Doc Inugami!”, he cheers, hugging her before he left.

 

“He's such an overgrown child…”, she mutters, shaking her head.

 

She kneels beside Vincent.

 

“Vincent?”, she says, gently laying her hand on his shoulder.

 

He visibly jumps, but doesn't respond.

 

“Vincent, it is alright! Nothing is going to hurt you”, she reassures turning his to face her and shakes his shoulders.

 

Vincent blinks, the glazed over fear instantly leaves his crimson gaze, and she realizes that during the whole incident he didn't even blink.

 

“Huh…?”, he gasps, blinking repeatedly as if he had just awoken from a bad-dream.

 

“You alright?”, she asks.

 

“I think…so…”

 

 

 

 

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