I need to rest (Open)

"What Shadow Zephyr?!....where is he...yes..yes..I'll be right there!" A voice said moments ago before Shadow was wheeled into surgery, then later a light-blue Unicorn in a white coat rushed inside and headed straight for the O.R. as they prepped her for the surgery as she observed him and noticed his leg's fresh bandages and that his heart-rate on the EKG was abnormal and high while his breathing was faulty and shallow. "He must have hit his chest and his busted ribs slammed against his lungs, does not look broken, but this is still gonna be delicate...start draining that fluid from his lungs and then prepare to try and regulate his heartbeat." She ordered as they began working on Shadow into what could be a lengthy surgery.

Star finished her magazine. She put it down. At this point, Equestrian politics did not interest her. She looked over and watched two small foals playing in the corner of the lobby. Star glanced up at the clock. "Hopefully it doesn't get too late. I don't really wanna stay overnight here."

An hour had passed when Star had just finished reading her magazine, as the light that showed an operation was in progress, Shadow was still being worked on as the fluid in his lungs was drained and he began to breathe easier, then they started to prepare to work on restarting his heart. A female unicorn in a nurse uniform came over to the lobby as she approached Star Sapphire and began to speak in a soft voice, "Excuse me...Miss Star Sapphire?"

Star looked up when she saw the nurse walk in. "Yes, that is me." She said. Her heart started pounding. She immediately started to imagine the worst. Star Sapphire gulped. "W...what is it?" She asked.

The nurse smiled a little as she placed a hoof on Star's shoulder as she could tell she was nervous and worried, "I am one of the nurses who was helping work on Mr. Zephyr.....his condition is still critical but it is improving, we figured you would want to know....you are lucky you got him here when you did in all seriousness, his body would not have stood much more if you and him did not hurry here....we got the fluid out of his lungs so he can breathe better, the only other concern right now is his heart, but we got his doctor here to help us and it'll be easier to understand his condition......anyway the reason I'm out here is we wanted to know if you wished to have someone escort you home..or stay here a little longer..from all indication it should not take much longer than another hour hopefully for Mr. Zephyr to get out of surgery and into recovery."

Star nodded. "I wish to stay here. I want to see him as soon as I can. If some pony could escort me after I see him, I would much appreciate it." She said. She let out a huge breath in relief. She was glad Shadow was doing better. She also felt proud that she got him here in time. Who knows what would have happened to him if she had not been there. "Thank you, by the way." she said to the nurse.

The nurse nodded with a gentle smile, "Of course I think we can arrange that....can i get you something to eat or drink while you wait?"

Inside the O.R. was frantic as the doctors worked on Shadow, the EKG flat-lined moments later, "His heart stopped, bring me a crash cart....Clear!...-no response-.....again..charge!......Clear!" The second time he was shocked, Shadow's heart started beating again, and this time it started to regulate itself. "Thank Celestia...the operation was successful...let's start finishing up, the worst is over at last." The staff then went to arranging his body, and then bandaging his wounds.

Star Sapphire nodded. "Some tea would be nice. And anything to eat would be great." She said. She picked up another magazine, this one about celebrity gossip. She felt much better now, and was no longer distracted by her worry about Shadow. "I'm glad he will be alright." She thought. She then began reading, engrossed in a possible Wonderbolt scandal.

The nurse came back moments later with a cup of tea and some fresh biscuits to go with it and set them in front of her. "Here you are ma'am enjoy....hopefully it not be much longer before you can see him."

Star smiled. "Thank you. This is great." She said. "Hopefully he won't be too long." She said. She continued reading her magazine as she waited.

A few minutes later as Star Sapphire was waiting, the light by the door went off and the light-blue unicorn from earlier came out and over to where the nurse told her she was located and started to talk to her. "Miss Sapphire.....I am Shadow Zephyr's doctor...I wanted to let you know the operation was a success and he is going to be fine....we plan on keeping him at least overnight and watch over him....if you want I can take you to see him for a while before someone takes you home."

Star Sapphire stood up immediately. She rushed passed the doctor, giving him a brief thank you on the way, and went into Shadow's room. She felt kind of bad to see him lying there like that, in pain, in a hospital. "How are you?" She asked.

The doctor was amazed yet smiled as she watched Star rush past into Shadow's room, Shadow laid in the bed half awake with his eyes barely open, as he was waking up still from the anesthetic and pain killers, he had several bandages all over his left side especially near his chest as he still had an O2 mask over his muzzle, and was hooked up to various monitors that measured his heart-rate among other things as he sat up a little seeing Star and managed a smile. "Still a bit out of it...but I'm doing better..thanks to you Miss Sapphire."

Star smiled. "You're welcome. I could not just let you stay in pain, I had to help. And please, just call me Star. Besides, my proper title would be Dr. Sapphire, but titles make my skin crawl." She said, the giggled. Star Sapphire was trying her best to lighten the mood. She hoped it was working.

Shadow tried to smile more under his mask. "I think I can manage that...Star." He tried to chuckle with her but it was not easy with him still being weak from the surgery and being half sleepy. "Thank you regardless...it has been a long time since I have received such kindness Star.....I'm grateful to you."

Star put a hoof up to his mask. "No need to say anything more. You need your rest. I just wanted to come see you. I have to go now, but I promise I'll come see you everyday. OK?" She said. Star then leaned over and planted a light kiss on his cheek. "Feel better." She said.

Shadow heart-rate increased a bit on the monitor as she kissed his cheek gently which he was not expecting as he blushed a little under his black coat and smiled to her. "I'd like that Star............I will try...you be safe on your way home." With that he laid on the pillow and started to close his eyes as his heart-rate evened back out and his meds were starting to kick in making him slowly fall asleep.

Star smiled. "I'll be back tomorrow. I promise." Star Sapphire turned and left. She approached the front desk. "Excuse me." She said, "But I understand I'll be escorted home?" She asked.

A nurse looked over and saw Star Sapphire, recognizing her from earlier when the other nurse talked to her.."Oh yes of course..Dr. Star Sapphire...our security guard is getting ready to go home for the night...he said he would be glad to escort you now that his replacement has arrived....let me go get him for you." With that the nurse left for a couple minutes, then came back with a security guard earth pony beside her as he saw Star Sapphire and began to speak. "We can leave anytime you are ready ma'am." He told her with a grin as he was ready to take her home and head to his own home for the night.

Star Sapphire smiled at the security guard. "Well I'm all ready to go." She said and walked out the door. It had gotten late while she was waiting. She breathed in the cool evening air. "Thanks for doing this." She said to the guard. "I live just off of Main Street, so not too far off."

The guard smiled as he help her get outside and started walking with her, "Aww think nothing of it ma'am..it's my pleasure...my home is not very far anyway and it's nice to have a little company on my way home." He smiled to her as they trotted along on their way.

Star smiled back and continued walking. She did not say much, her mind abuzz with all that happened today. She was so distracted that she did not even notice when she arrived home. "Oh! He we are! She said, pointing at a building, q sign hanging off saying "The Office of Dr. Star Sapphire." She turned around. "Thank you." She said to the guard pony, "And have a nice night."

The guard started chuckling as she seemed to be distracted while they was walking, he made sure she got to her home safe and nodded to her a bit before he started to turn around and leave..."Think nothing of it Dr. Sapphire..ya'll take care now." And with that he trotted on his way to his own home.