The flicking light above head was going to drive Tatsuo crazy. It had been, what, days? Since they were admitted to the hospital? Hoshi, Hira, and Tatsuo were rushed to urgent care where they spent hours under urgent care. The other two had slept for almost half a day after the fight, while Tatsuo seemed to struggle more. It was nearly two days before the boy finally stirred. But now they had put him in this room all by himself, without even a window. The light continued to flicker, the only change in an otherwise monotonous trap. He couldn't decide what made him angrier? The embarrassment of being defeated by Kaen or his lack of physical strength to protect his friends. Or this damn light. It seemed to mock him as it fizzled in and out, it had been nearly an hour since it started doing this and his nurse was nowhere to be found. Probably off eating lunch or something. Rarely Tatsuo held such contempt for anything, but if he could destroy this light he would. For what felt like hours, but was probably less than half that before a young doctor entered the room.
The young doctor had a clipboard in hand as he read out a few things to Tatsuo, confirming that it was him and that he was also a Leaf shinobi. "So, Tatsuo.. how do you feel?" Tatsuo felt like shit, not because of his physical wounds, those would heal but the mental defeat he faced would scar him much longer than any burn but he thought the doctor would find little interest in that. "Still a little sore, doc, but i'll live." The doctor took that as a go ahead to start checking some of his vitals, "Heart rate alright.. doesn't seem like anythings infected.. alright Mr. Tatsuo I think you're cleared to be moved." Had it not hurt his chest to shout, the boy would've let out an excited roar, but he only grinned. The doctor hit a button on the wall and before he knew it a few nurses came to move Tatsuo to what they said would be a more public room.
The medical room was large enough for four beds however one laid empty. Tatsuo was moved from one of the beds to another, each of the beds had individual covers but none of them were up. A large window facing the village gave anyone in the room quite a view. But perhaps the best thing about the room to Tatsuo was the presence of two other shinobi, Hoshi and Hira. Almost frantically, Tatsuo waved to each of them. He was finally excited to get out of that flickering hell hole, this new room would be a lot better.
The young doctor had a clipboard in hand as he read out a few things to Tatsuo, confirming that it was him and that he was also a Leaf shinobi. "So, Tatsuo.. how do you feel?" Tatsuo felt like shit, not because of his physical wounds, those would heal but the mental defeat he faced would scar him much longer than any burn but he thought the doctor would find little interest in that. "Still a little sore, doc, but i'll live." The doctor took that as a go ahead to start checking some of his vitals, "Heart rate alright.. doesn't seem like anythings infected.. alright Mr. Tatsuo I think you're cleared to be moved." Had it not hurt his chest to shout, the boy would've let out an excited roar, but he only grinned. The doctor hit a button on the wall and before he knew it a few nurses came to move Tatsuo to what they said would be a more public room.
The medical room was large enough for four beds however one laid empty. Tatsuo was moved from one of the beds to another, each of the beds had individual covers but none of them were up. A large window facing the village gave anyone in the room quite a view. But perhaps the best thing about the room to Tatsuo was the presence of two other shinobi, Hoshi and Hira. Almost frantically, Tatsuo waved to each of them. He was finally excited to get out of that flickering hell hole, this new room would be a lot better.
