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"Hey, wake up!"


I groan, opening my eyes as much as I can without the light burning them too much. "What's going on?" I close my eyes and then open them again, trying to get adjusted to the light. Wait...someone is front of me. "Hiiro Kagami..."


"You know my name?" His eyes narrow a bit, looking at me harshly. Uh...that was the wrong thing to say to him!


"Hiiro, move out of the way," Emu says, popping down next to him. "Are you okay?"


I nod my head as I sit up a bit. "Yeah..." I mutter out. I'm in the Ex-Aid universe! Holy crap!


"Intern, move over. I'm going to be the one who checks on her since I have the skills to," Hiiro states, shoving Emu a bit. "How do you know my name?"


Sleeping in a chair is uncomfortable. "Uh..." I can't tell them anything. If I don't, it'll get me into a lot of trouble. Besides, I have no idea what is going on.


"Where did you come from? Are you a Bugster?"


I glare at him. "I'm not a Bugster you idiot!"


"Hiiro, you're upsetting her!" A pink haired girl shouts, smacking him on the head. "Hello there!"


"Poppy?"


"You know me?" Uh....I need to get it together.


I force a laugh to come out of my throat. "Oh, I do! You're a famous singer from that one game that all my friends play!"


She giggles and spins around, smilingly brightly. Gosh, she's so lovely! I wish I could be like her and be that radiant and happy. She's like a fairy queen!


"No, that isn't it!"


"Shush!" Hiiro says, silencing her before she can say anything else. "So, who are you?" He looks at me with an icy stare.


"My name is Elkie."


"Elkie? What an interesting name," Emu states, laughing. "Elkie, do you have a last name?"


"Yes, of course I do. My name is Elkie Winters."


"Elkie Winters?"


"Don't you trust me?" I ask, looking in Hiiro's eyes. He's so beautiful in person. His skin is pretty nice looking and his hair is so pretty. The color is nice.


Hiiro looks away. "No, I don't trust you. You arrived in a similar way to how to Bugsters show up to places. I am doubting you."


"I'm not a Bugster!"


"Hiiro, we should trust her." Emu smiles at me and gets up, moving towards me. He closes the space between us and his smile grows wider. "I think she's Human. She's also very confused about what is going on just like the rest of us. I can see it on her face."


"I am confused."


Hiiro sighs a bit. "We're keeping her in the CR then. Poppy, prepare some spare clothes for her and make sure she has everything she needs here. She's obviously out of this world in nature and I can't have that falling into Kuroto's hands. He saw her arrive and he's probably looking for her right at this moment."


"Kuroto is looking for me? Why?"


Emu gets out of my space and looks at Hiiro. "We can't lock her up! That isn't the right way to handle this situation! She's a victim, not a criminal!"


"Intern, shut it," Hiiro orders. "It isn't safe for any of us if she is out there running about."


"I'll get everything she needs for tonight! Should I get anything?"


"Get her some feminine hygiene products," Hiiro answers. "Women need stuff like that as much as us guys hate talking about it. We don't know if she is Human for sure or not but let's take precaution. If she's Human, she'll have her time of the month at some point."


"Hey, let's not talk about this freely!" I exclaim, face heating up.


"Poppy, I'll go with you," Emu says, offering himself up. "You'll get lost if I don't go with you or you'll find something to do like singing at a bar or something. Elkie, I'm sorry."


"Why are you apologizing? Go," I tell him, giving him permission to leave.


Emu looks at Poppy and nods at her. He turns away and rushes to the exit of the CR, leaving the room with Poppy following behind him. Shouldn't she dress up into something more normal?


"She'll be fine out there like that. No one is really going to question her being like that. She'll just look like some singer," Hiiro tells me. Can he read minds? "If you're wondering, I can tell what you're thinking because of how you're looking at me."


"Oh..."


"I'll have Emu bring you meals from the cafeteria. If you are wanting something delicious, I'll pick up something at one of the places nearby and bring it to you." Hiiro steps over to a box and picks it up. "I won't share this with you, Elkie. This is for me only."


"I understand. You love whatever is in there because of Saki."


"How do you know that?" He drops the box, causing it to land on the ground with a thud. He looks at me in shock. Crap!


"Uh..."


"Who are you?" He gets in front of me, grabbing my shirt and pulling me closer to him. "Answer me right now!"


"I'm not..."


"What?"


"I can't tell you how I know these things, okay?" I shout.


His eyes narrow once again. "What?"


"I can't tell you who I am exactly."


"Why not?"


"I just can't."


He lets go of my shirt, regaining his composure. "Fine."


I take a deep breath. How come I keep messing this up? I can't let anyone know what place I'm from because they will be wondering how I got here in the first place! Not just that, Kuroto is out to get me for whatever reason! I need to keep it straight!


"Elkie, I don't know how you know about Saki but don't you dare bring her up ever again. You hear me? If you do..." He looks down.


"If I do?"


"Nothing, forget about it." Hiiro is so strange but he is still hurting from her death. I can't blame him for how he is acting right now.


"Okay." I need to watch what I say. I can't him freaking out again because I don't know what he'll do to me. He might be willing to hand me over to Kuroto.


"If anyone comes to get you, hide."


"Hide?"


"And run."


"Okay, I'll do that." Is he talking about Kuroto right now? He's the only one who is out to get me currently so that must be who he is talking about.


"Until we can trusty you, you will stay down here and not leave the grounds of the Hospital. I won't let you fall into his hands because of whatever you're hiding. You are hiding something and it is obvious. I would try to figure out what it is but I doubt you'll come out and say it anytime soon. It must be useful information to Kuroto."


"It is..."


"Our enemies would love to have whatever you're hiding."


"Enemies? The Bugsters are included in that right?"


"Right. You're dumb."


"That is so rude!" I can't believe him right now! I can't help I'm not on his level of intelligence!


He looks me in the eyes. "If Kuroto gets your, you're done for. He has no mercy."


"I won't run into Kuroto. I promise."


"Don't promise me anything."


"Whatever," I mutter out. I'm not in the mood to deal with this crap. He's a huge jerk! I regret thinking about his nice skin!


Hiiro moves away from me and he bends over, picking up the box. He opens it up and stares down into it, looking at the cake in it. I bet it is still edible.


"If you don't want it because it is ruined, I will gladly take it," I say.


"It is fine. I will eat it."


"Are you sure?"


"I am sure."


"But what if you don't actually want it?"


"I do want it and you're getting your first meal soon. I will handle everything else you need along with the Intern. It is our fault that we got you here in the first place so will be handling it personally. We should have let Kuroto have you but he seemed just as confused as us about you being there in the middle of the battle. So, we decided to protect you."


"You guys took me because you wanted to save an innocent life."


"That is true. It is our job to protect lives and make them better. If you're sick, we are meant to help you feel better. If you're coming down with the game disease, we heal you. That is our job as Doctors."


He is right about Doctors. They are powerful but not powerful. Things aren't always sunshine and happiness for them. And I respect them for that.


"Whatever you are Elkie, we'll figure it out in time. You will probably open up to us one day but today isn't that day. I usually don't talk to people but I find myself able to say stuff to you easily. I feel like you know me better than I know myself." I do because of the show existing in my universe. I have seen so much of his pain and I can feel it right now.


"I don't get what you mean exactly but I'm following along as best as I can." I have to ensure I don't sound suspicious. He could end up thinking I'm working for Kuroto. That is the last thing I want him to think.


"If you come down with the Virus, I will be upset. That is also why I want you here. Kuroto would be down with infecting you."


"He would infect me?"


"You wouldn't get the normal dosage either. He would probably kill you."


"I'm back with some food! Emu is grabbing the other things that she will need!" Poppy exclaims, popping in front of us.


"Poppy, I told you not to do that when we have people in the CR!" Hiiro shouts. "She doesn't understand what is going on and we shouldn't be making her creeped out."


Poppy frowns. "I'm sorry!"


"Hiiro, don't worry about it. I already know she's a Bugster. I can tell what she is because she is from that game and she looks exactly like it." I look over at the machine. "See? It is right there! I want to play that game one day. Poppy, can we play it together?"


"Of course we can! We will have so much fun!" She moves closer to me and holds out a bag. "Emu picked the place for the food and what kind of food you would be getting. I hope you don't have any allergies to anything we got. I would feel so bad."


"I don't have anything I'm allergic to."


"Good."


"Good!" Hiiro exclaims. "I don't want to be treating anyone for issues. I don't have the time for that."


I glare at him. "You are terrible!"


"Eat your food."


"I will."


"Good."


"Poppy, give me my food."


She hands me the bag and I take it. "Enjoy!"


"Oh, I will!"


A/n: Slowly updating because I was really sick last month (for like three weeks with a virus. It was really bad. I got an IV twice in a week, got some antibiotics, and other stuff). So, I'm a lot better now thanks to everyone who handled me at the Hospital and Minute Clinics. I feel ten times better now. I'm catching up on things like College work and trying to get back into the norm. 


I will be posting the other Ex-Aid fanfic when the show is done and you will hate the MC of that one. It is sad that Ex-Aid is ending. Who is your favorite? I love Parad/Parado/Pallad (whatever name you want to use for him) the most. He just attracts me by how he is. I feel like we should have had more stuff about him and how he changes. I hope next Kamen Rider is good (I'm already planning out a fanfic for it if it is worth doing). I will be working on a Ghost one and Drive (Drive MC is going to be my fav overall. She's already fun with how she is). And guess what? If you like Ultraman, I'll be writing a Geed fanfic. My favorite Ultraman is Tiga (the first I have seen is it). The story was great and I just loved the characters.


I'll go now before I annoy everyone. I just have a lot to say! Thanks <3

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