Here comes the end

Date | 20th of February
Time | Late noon
Weather | Cold and windy, a clear sky
Surroundings | Locker room at the hospital
Attire | Her doctor scrubs

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She had first noticed the pain in her stomach the fifth of December. But she knew that she had been working a lot of overtime as Ash had been at a conference in America, then everything had happened with Sebastian so after that she had offered to take extra shifts and cover for him, when there weren’t others that was able to. Mostly because he deserved to be with his family.
Then Cecilia had been bitten, another one that deserved to get over the traumatising experience and figure out what to do with the newfound abilities. She could remember how it had been after she had been turned into a vampire.
Then Christmas had come around, and everything had been chaos. Once again Ash had been hit on the home front, and of course Nia had once again stepped in and taken extra shifts. More than she should, but with everything that had happened with Tyler, she couldn’t help it. Happiness and love were all she could really thing about and was more than enough to keep her going until everything had calmed down and she could finally breathe a little.
“I really didn’t think that he would make it in the end” Nia breathed, as she sat down on the bench between her locker and the lockers behind her. Taking off her shirt, she let her hand run over her forehead, she really wasn’t feeling all that well. A small cough left her, as she looked towards her friend with a soft smile. “You really look like you are cooping rather well with everything that’s happening right now” she admitted with a soft smile, maybe that was why she wanted to take so many shifts. She had gotten everything she ever wanted, seeing some of the closets people to her getting hurt, it made her want to make sure they at least didn’t need to worry about work.
She got up, so she could take the rest of her clothes off to get into the shower as a rush of fatigue almost knocked her out. Her hands grabbed the cold metal locker, closing her eyes, to take a minute. “I’m fine” she reassured, shaking her head a little “Just need to get home and get some well-deserved sleep” giving her a smile, licking her lips. She was fine, everything, was fine. But she didn’t get to take two steps before fainting hammering her head into the edge of the bench.

To say a lot had happened was an understatement. Cecilia didn't know or believe in the term a moment of peace anymore, yet she kept working as if her life depended on it - well perhaps it did. The last few months had been painful to say the least, and so confusing that she had felt like tearing herself apart in pure frustration. But she hadn't. She had been here at work, Ash had sat her under either Clay or Ace's wing to keep an eye on her. The thing with Zadkiel had happened, poor Nelson's never catching a break, and oh how she related to that statement. Cecilia exhaled once the silence was broken and she returned back to reality. "Nah, yeah it was a close one," she clicked her tongue a little bit and leaned her back against one of the lockers. Cecilia pressed her brows a bit further together when Nia coughed a little. The compliment for coping well made Cecilia chuckle a little. "Thanks, - or you know, I've gotten so used to it I guess, but I've also had excellent help, not everyone who gets a hand from people who has been at this for over 8000 years," she commented with a little chuckle. The weirdest part of it was the werewolf temper that she really hated, at least it didn't seem like anyone took it too personally when she had a little outburst or two. Then there was all the past trauma from the former two years that still were to be dealt with. But good things had happened too, Evelina had gotten her perfect little baby girl who Cecilia already was in love with. "Working helps as well I guess, keeping my mind and hands on doing what I know I can do - I'm not good at the whole puppy eyes looking at me like I might fall and break any given second," she confessed with a little chuckle. Not that Lucas had and was anything but great, and she loved him so much, it didn't change the fact that he was extra observant on her right now.

Cecilia started to change out of her work clothing as well as Nia, just a quick warm shower and home, getting some take out and enjoy a few hours alone before Luke would be home. She chose to just shower at home, and got in her regular clothing as she saw Nia grab the cold metal locker, saying she was fine. Still having Cecilia press her brows together a little. "O-" she barely got to say okay before Nia hammered her head into the edge of the bench. "Oh my god Nia," she dropped her bag on the ground and rushed over by Nia's side to check if she was still with her. "You are not just dizzy Nia, you are burning up," she mumbled a little bit, trying to sit her friend a little bit more up, so she had a better look at her. "You with me?"

It was like everything around her was happening in a haze. Sounds seemed liked they had been turned down, as if it was only the bass that was working on Cecilia’s voice as she came running towards her. It wasn’t pain that hit her first, it was fear. Because she remembered this, the fainting. Feeling like she was burning up and then feeling like she couldn’t stay warm. Her body fighting the disease spreading in her body. It had returned, what else could it be? Tears sprung in her eyes, as she tried to turn around to look at Cecilia. Blood gliding down from the scrape she had gotten from the bench.
“Barely” she whispered, licking her lips, trying to fight her eyes closing and just give in to the fatigue that washed over her body. Then the pain came, and she started coughing. Trying to move her hand up to her mouth so she wouldn’t cough Cecilia in her face. Some kind of liquid formed in her mouth, and even though she tried to keep it in. It glided down the side of her lips. She could smell it instantly, even though she had tried not to let her brain go to that scenario. Blood. She was coughing up blood.

Cecilia took a deeper breath in before she just flipped the switch, watching the blood, watching what was going on, she then rushed up on her legs with a speed she was still getting used to handle. Hitting the alarm on the wall to notify others and grabbed her pager on the way, to get just someone there - anyone, Cecilia couldn't really remember what she said, she just yelled at them to come quickly. Then trying her best to hold Nia up, so she wouldn't end up choking in her own blood, falling over or anything else, taking her hair away from her face. It didn't take long before Ash came rushing in, taking over and some nurses came with a stretcher, and they lifted Nia up to get her to a check up. Cecilia followed but Ash stopped her by the doors, telling her to wait, just standing there looking at the closed door while they rushed off with Nia. There was blood dripping from her hands, landing on the hospital door, and she could hear everything. Everything. How her own heart was pumping with worry, the people around her speaking, whispering in every single corner. God, she hated this transition thing, even if she had been told it was normal at first to sometimes being very sensitive when it came to her senses time to time, especially under pressure. Cecilia turned her head to the side for a second looking at Sophia, and blinked a little bit snapping back to reality.

It was like fog surrounded her, even though she was conscious, she might as well have been gone. She heard the voices around her but couldn’t make out the meaning. She felt how someone moved but couldn’t decide where she was moved too. It felt cold in her fingers, her toes. That was something she could feel, but she should understand what it meant, shouldn’t she? Now, there was a wise man that had once said, that everything comes at a price. Sometimes it’s minimal, and we won’t even notice what is gone. Which means, was it ever really something that you appreciated? Other times, it will be a big turn off event, that will reshape your life forever. Now, Nia should have known that taking the Djinn’s offer, was stupid and she should have told someone other than Tyler what she had done. Even though there had been questions, no one had ever really asked how and why. Possible because they didn’t want to know. Why would they? It was a miracle, and sometimes you shouldn’t look the gift horse in the mouth.  
But it would seem, that the consequences of her actions were catching up to her. She just didn’t understand, why she couldn’t just live a normal happy life.

Sophia that had been walking up to end her shift, had been there when they had rushed Nia out of the changing room. She blinked a little, as the smell of blood hit her first. Then the disease, she licked her lips and turned her eyes towards Cecilia with concerned eyes. “What do you need?” she asked, waiting for a response before she would do anything. Mostly because people handle these kinds of situations differently. Even though they were doctors and helped lots of people, it was never really the same, when it was one of your good friends being rushed away.

Cecilia just stood there frozen, then feeling how her wolf acted up the worry forced her eyes to change as her eyes connected with Sophia. Then, she breathed out slowly blinking a little to push herself back to herself. "I," her lips felt dry. Not this again. She couldn't handle one more person that she loved was hurt, missing or pained, yet it kept happening to her. People kept getting beaten, if not the people she loved then herself and it was something that was completely soul shattering. Cecilia felt her eyes started to get wet, "to sit down," she finally managed to gather air to speak even if it just came out as a small weak whisper. Cecilia could smell it as well the intoxicated blood, but it was first as she was just standing here she came to realize it further and it hit her with a force that made her body feel so fragile that a breeze would have made her tumble to the ground. But could she allow herself that? To fall apart now that her friend needed her? Cecilia didn't have time to be scared or fear for what would happen to Nia, she needed to be helpful. She needed to be there, and she couldn't do that if she didn't snap out of this state of shock.

Sophia waited patiently while Cecilia found the words to what she needed. It was clear that so many thoughts were going through the newly turned werewolf. So many senses that was interfering, making it harder to focus. How she understood that feeling all too well. Especially when it came to situation where people you loved were hurt.
“Of course, here” she offered her arm and then let it fold around Cecilia’s back, walking towards the waiting room with her. Now she didn’t have anything that needed her immediate attention, but even then, she didn’t turn of her pager. Didn’t dare to, what if something suddenly happened and she needed to be there in a flash.
“Alright, I just bring you some water, okay?” she squatted down in front of Cecilia giving her a small smile “it’s okay, this is not your fault you were not supposed to know, and just because yet another one of us needs help doesn’t mean we won’t get through it, together, alight?” she whispered, knowing it might be harsh to hear from someone that hadn’t been on the team for all that long. But she dared to say it anyway, because the last thing Cecilia should do, was start blaming herself because she saw yet another one of her loved ones getting hurt.
Then she got up and hurried towards the water dispenser and filled it with water. She knew just how loved Nia was at the hospital, how many would be affected by this. But one thing at a time. When she came back, she handed the water to Cecilia and sat down. Waiting for her to take things in, before asking her who they needed to inform.

She walked to the waiting room and sank down in one of the chairs. Feeling the burden wash over her. Cecilia nodded a little when Sophia said she would get her some water. The newly turned werewolf exhaled, feeling all this stress tighten up her body. ... were not supposed to know, Cecilia closed her eyes for a moment, she should know, shouldn't she? Before she had turned she had had amazing powers, now, she hadn't been able to access any since. Like everything just had flipped around and changed her life completely once again. So, a part of her felt like she should have known, that her powers should have come back and told her something was wrong.

Cecilia took a sharper breath in and leaned back, moving her head up letting her eyes meet with the skylight windows, closing her eyes for a moment just taking everything in. Hoping that she could just connect with her mind and know how to think and feel. Cecilia moved her head back and looked at Sophia as she returned with the water, giving her a small thankful smile before taking the water, letting the water's coldness fresh her up just a little bit. Cecilia knew she shouldn't jump to conclusions before knowing more, so she exhaled and let the stage of shock pass through her system. "I'm okay," she nodded, clearing her throat a little bit. Cecilia had learned not to worry about things she couldn't control, it didn't mean she couldn't be affected by the shock of an event. But she could get through this.

Sophia let out a soft chuckle and shook her head, placing her warm hand against the shoulder of Cecilia. “Hun, please don’t say that, with everything that has happened to you and the people you hold dear, you shouldn’t be okay – it’s okay, not to be okay” she had no idea what else she could say or do at this point, she leaned back in the set and let her hand fall from the back of the grieving werewolf. Her eyes closed, as she tried to tune out all of the other noises that were not far from them. Not that she could listen all the way to the operation room. But she had to focus for a moment, so she wouldn’t overwhelmed herself. There was just something about the smell that people spread when they were in pain, whether it was physical or mentally. For a moment she wondered if she should page Willson, but she didn’t want to take his time away from his work. Especially not now where there wasn’t nothing else they could do but wait until Ash or someone else would come and tell them what was going on.

After a while she heard the footsteps of someone and turned her head and stood up when she saw Ash. She wanted to ask if it was cancer, but didn’t want to overstep where she shouldn’t, especially when it was Cecilia’s friend and not hers. Even if it was almost impossible not to love the small human when you met him.