"The next thing you know... you're eating hospital food..."

::One blood transfusion later, Sharon rests in recovery. Wake up as you wish, but it'll take, conveniently, about two weeks for you to recover enough to leave. Shamezorz! The doctor smiles at Lenin, having passed this info on, and exits.::

::Lenin sits down beside Sharon and takes her hand, careful not to disturb the IV as he looks at her face, and the bandages on her neck.::

(Guess you were lucky. Wonder if they've saved Andrea yet.)

::Andrea knocks lightly on the door, then walks in with Azura. Her brow wrinkles in concern as she sees her sister looking so fragile.::

"Has she not woken up yet?"

:: Azura hovers by the doorway again, but this time out of respect for Andrea, cause it's her sister and all that...::

"Hm? Oh, Andrea. Hi, how're you feeling?"

::Lenin smiles briefly at her, before turning back to Sharon.::

"She hasn't even as much as stirred. But she's going to be okay."

::Andrea lets out the smallest whimper unintentionally, and goes to sit on the other side of the bed, brushing the hair behind Sharon's ear further back.::

(God. This is all my fault. I should've used my power and saved her but I didn't. Why didn't I? How stupid am I? And now she's lying here, while I'm fine.)

::Frowning, she strokes the back of Sharon's hand gently.::

(I'm sorry, Sharon. Sorry I'm always disappointing you.)

::Lenin also looks at Sharon, just wanting her to wake up.::

"She'll be fine."

::Andrea sighs and puts her head down on Sharon's arm, resting her chin on it.::

"She better be. Or I'm somehow blaming you."

::She smiles weakly at Lenin, then stands up.::

"Okay, I can't... stand to be here anymore. Call me when she wakes up, okay?"

::She goes over to Azura.::

"Let's go, Az."

"Where to, Andrea?"

"I don't know, wherever. I'm hungry. Feed me plz."

:: Azura gives Andrea look for a second, she distinctly remembers the girl saying she'd make it up to her for trying to eat her, but nevermind.::

"I can either make you something or we can go somewhere to get something."

(Although I do not know where considering I have hardly gone anywhere in this city.)

"Well, um, I'm kinda... probably... banned from Quake, so..."

::She grins sheepishly.::

"Ooh! Take me to the shopping center and buy me ice cream!"

:: Azura just shakes her head lightly. Oh Andrea and her antics.::

"Okay."

:: She glances at Lenin, nodding slightly to say goodbye and then takes Andrea to the food court at the mall. How does she know the way? She just does.::

::Luke watches Lenin and Sharon from the window just outside of the room. He looks at Lenin and Sharon with a bit of envy, crossing his arms and just looks on to absorb the scene.::

(Lucky bastard. Though I do wonder why she's here to begin with.)

::Luke walks to a nearby janitor's closet, getting away before Lenin could notice that he was even there. Closing the door behind him, he orbs out.::

::Lenin turns around with a frown, looking at the window in the wall, then shrugs and turns back to Sharon, gently stroking the back of her hand.::

::Andrea walks in and frowns with concern when she sees Sharon is still unconcious.::

"..."

::She looks at Lenin questioningly for a moment, before accepting it, and sitting down on the other side.::

"Um... Lenin? Do you mind if I had a minute with her?"

"What? No."

:: Lenin gives Sharon's hand a squeeze, and leans down and kisses her on top of her head. He stares at her for a few moments, before looking at Andrea.::

"I'll be outside."

:: And by outside, he means the smoking area.::

::Swallowing, Andrea waits a few moments until she's sure Lenin's out of earshot, then bites her tongue and looks down at her sister.::

"I don't know if you can hear me and it's probably best that you didn't. You'll be pleased, though. I suppose. So, maybe if you can hear me, it'll be good, because you'll do something about it, when I'm obviously too lazy, or scared, or whatever I am."

::She pauses, other thoughts coming to her mind.::

"You'll want to know how this came about, I suppose. Why I think I want this. Because I guess it's a lot of things. People, mostly. I'm... I'm lonely. Everybody that ever meant anything to me has left me. All of them. Chloe left me, Julie left me, Carys left me... I guess that's one way of putting it. Azura... well, I just don't know. She'll leave me too, why wouldn't she?

"I even think, sometimes, to an extent... God's left me too. He let all these awful things happen to me. Sometimes when I was in trouble, when Carys had me, or Moony, I thought I was going to die. And I never felt hope. And when I did, I created it myself. I looked after myself, despite what everybody says about me not being able to. But God doesn't seem to care anymore. I wondered if it was because he wanted to show me that he doesn't agree with my life, who I am, what I am, what I... chose... to be."

(Choice.)

"And if that's the case, then I can... choose to be normal again. I can choose men. I will, Sharon. I want to stop sinning. I want to stop these feelings. And I want to be somewhere people won't leave me."

::She stands up, and gently rubs her hand over Sharon's forehead.::

"I want to go home."

::With a small smile, she lets her breath out, feeling better having finally told someone all this.::

"I'm scared of God. I could've went to church to confess... but I came to you. Then again, you're one of the closest to God I know, so..."

::Swallowing, she closes her eyes and takes a breath. Her voice is a whisper now.::

"I'll be back to see you soon. I love you."

::She leaves the room, not knowing what to do with herself now, but decides just to return to the lake so she can think over what she's just said.::

::Lenin returns, unaware of the giant post that just happened in here. He sits back in the chair and takes up Sharon's hand again.::

(Wonder what her sister wanted.)

::Sharon's eyes snap open suddenly and she looks at Lenin, her expression alarmed.::

"Ehm..."

::Lenin looks up, seeing Sharon's awake.::

"Hey... hey."

::He smiles.::

"Stay calm. Do you know where you are?"

::Sharon resists the urge to smack Lenin, and raises her eyebrow.::

"Yes Lenin, I do. Where's Andrea?"

(Touchy when she wakes up after being practically comatose.)

"I don't know. She was here a few hours ago, but, well, she left. And I've been here all along."

::Sharon smiles slightly, acknowledging Lenin.::

"But she's alright?"

"Uh, yeah. She came in and talked to you for a while, I think. I had to leave, so I don't know what she wanted. I guess you won't remember that. But um, I think a lot has happened. I don't know what, but... yeah."

"I see."

::Sharon pushes the covers off of her and slides her legs over the side of the bed.::

"Do I have any clothes here?"

::Looks at legs. Mmm, hospital nightie things. Lenin looks up and then pulls her folded clothes from a shelf on the bedside table.::

"I got them dry-cleaned for you."

"Thank you."

::Sharon takes the clothes and waits by the bed.::

"..."

::Blinks.::

"Sorry! I'll... be at the front."

::He smiles and goes to the entrance.::

::Sharon quickly changes and takes a long around, sorting her hair before repairing after Lenin.::

::Andrea walks in and freezes when she sees the room is empty, bed made.::

(Oh... my...)

"OH MY GOD SHE'S DEAD!"

::Screaming in agonised grief and horror, Andrea runs to CW apartments.::