I picked the boy up carefully and looked at drake “we should get him to the hospital wing, it’s neither safe nor good for the wound to stay here” I said
Drake nodded, still watching for Garrison
We started running, still in our human forms
I carefully cradled the boy in her arms, careful not to jostle him
I got him back to the garden alright, I ran through the doors leading inside, “I- I can’t breathe” he gasped
I stopped running and listened to his breathing, he was wheezing, but I hadn’t heard any gargle sounds, his blood wasn’t choking him, but I think he ruptured a lung
“you might have ruptured a lung, just stay with me, were almost there” she said, running again
We got to the hospital wing, everyone was buzzing around me and the boy, I set the boy down on an operating table and looked up
“Where is the doctor?” I asked
They all looked at each other, and then looked back at me “he is not on the island, an emergency came up and he had to tend to a shifter off the island
“you mean you don’t have another doctor around here?” I asked incredulously
Everyone flinched at the anger in my voice, except for Drake, who seemed to be watching me intently to see what I would do
I took a deep breath and looked down at the boy “okay, I have a small bit of experience in this, I need to sedate him, then we need to take an X-ray of his body, the bones are not healing right, I can tell, I might need to re-break them” I said grimly as the boy cringed
They went to work, grabbing the tools to sedate him, and setting up the X-ray
After I sedated him, I ran him through the X-ray, my suspicions were correct, I had to re-break his ribs and put them together, I listened as they mended, nodding to myself
I then sewed the wound together as best I could, and wrapped it with bandages
“Okay, you need to change these every day until the wound is healed” I told the nurse
The nurse nodded, “thank you, we don’t know how we would have saved him” she said thankfully
Jenna nodded, patting her shoulder
my clothes were bloody, and my hands were shaking and blood stained as well
The shock of what I just did was starting to set in
I stumbled my way back to my room, barely making it to the bathroom
I threw up into the toilet and leaned against the bathtub
“Jenna, are you alright?” Drake asked
Maria, Laurence and Drake were all standing there as I operated on the boy, my father not only taught me piano, but he taught me survival and health, I think he knew I would need it out here
I nodded “I’m fine” I mumbled, my hands were still shaking
Drake looked at me worriedly, “I just need a shower and to change clothes” I mumbled, trying to convince myself more than him
Getting up and washing my mouth out with water, throwing some in my face as well
Drake stayed in my room while I showered, afraid that I would pass out in the shower; I wasn’t so sure I wasn’t going to either
I got out of the shower and grabbed my towel, drying myself off
I put on some clean and not bloody clothes and walked out of my bathroom and sat down on the floor, putting my face in my hands and pulling my knees up to my chest
“Are you sure you’re alright?” he asked me, worry still in his voice
“I’m fine” I replied
I listened as he walked over to me, I didn’t expect for him to pick me up, he picked me up bridal style, me yelping in surprise, he set me down on the bed and pulled my covers over me, “get some rest okay? You need some time to calm down from the shock” he said softly
I nodded slightly, “okay” I mumbled
He was about to walk out of the room, but I grabbed his hand “stay with me, please” I pleaded
He looked at me and smiled softly, kissing my forehead “Okay” he said
I don’t know what got into me, but I insisted that he sleep in my bed with me, I cuddled up to his chest and fell into a deep sleep
I awoke the next morning to soft breathing, something I wasn’t used to hearing in the morning
I opened my eyes and looked up to find Drakes face, his hansom features completely relaxed; I had my head buried in his neck and my hands on his chest
He had his arms cradling me to his chest, his blonde hair was disheveled, but that only added to his handsomeness
Our legs were entangled together; it was like a pattern, his leg under my leg, my leg under his leg
I couldn’t help it; I reached up and stroked his eyebrow
It arched slightly, and his arms tightened around me, mumbling something incoherent
His face was so close to mine, his kissable lips so close to me, my mind went back to when he kissed me, the fiery passion that went through me was like nothing I had ever felt before, I had never dated anyone before, he would be my first boyfriend, “I wonder if it feels the same way with everyone” I wondered aloud
“If what feels the same way?” Drake asked, his eyes cracking open slightly
I blushed “nothing” I muttered
He raised the same eyebrow that I had been stroking earlier; I wished I could stoke it again
“Alright, alright…I was wondering if…the way I felt…when I kissed you…” I trailed off, blushing deeper
He nodded, understanding “I don’t think it does, the way you feel when you kiss your mate is something that no human alone can ever feel” he said, his eyes drifting to my lips
I watched as his bright green eyes flitted back to stare into mine instantly
I cleared my throat nervously, hiding a small smile
“God, I don’t know how to act around you, you are too beautiful for your own good” he whispered in my ear, making me shiver
