And writer's block is over :)

Aya awoke to the faint sound of beeping. Her bleary vision was soon sharpened and she saw the speckled tile of a hospital ceiling. She let out a soft groan. Movement was out of the question, though. To Aya, her limbs felt like lead. From the tips of her fingers all the way down. She opened her mouth to call for a nurse but the noise got stuck in her throat.

Slowly her vision fazed out again, but her hearing was alert. Low hushed voices were arguing with each other.

"You fool! You let her go. You failed your mission. The one chance we had you mess up. Master will not be happy with you."

"What if I do it now?"

"Wouldn't they notice the body disappear?"

"Oh." A pause. "I messed up big time. What do we tell him?"

"We? You. And whatever you want. You are the one he gave this mission to. Tell him what happened and maybe he'll give you credit for at least injuring her."

"We have to do something about that guy though. If it wasn't for him, she would be dead!"

Hearing this, Aya's eyes snapped open and her heart began to go into overdrive. She somehow found the strength to ball her hands into fists. The voices faded away as the nurses rushed in.

Whatever orders they barked at each other, Aya had no idea. They were garbled and mushed together. However, she was sure she saw panic in the eyes of at least one of the nurses. That was the last thing she saw. The gray ceiling tiles became unfocused and blacked out.

It felt like hours, but Aya awoke after a few moments. The soft beeping was back to a regular pace and nothing hurt. She let out a soft groan, wishing this ordeal was over already. She opened her eyes and saw a man that she assumed was her doctor.

"Aya?" the gentle male voice asked while placing a warm hand on her arm. "Aya. If you can hear me, blink."

She complied, stiffly moving her eyelids, making it obvious it was blinking.

"Good, good. Do you think you can speak?"

Aya opened her mouth and choked out a faint "yes".

"Just listen carefully now. We are going to have to run some tests on your heart. Is there any history of heart conditions in your family?"

She thought back as far as she could go. Weakly she shook her head.

"No one? Aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents?" The doctor implored further.

"No."

He sighed. "Alright then. We will get you prepped and ready to go shortly." He told her and left.

Sure enough, only moments after settling down, she was being wheeled away. Aya didn't bother asking what they were going to do. As long as it was going to help them find out what was wrong with her, and get her out she was fine with it.

"Ok, first we are going to do an echo-cardiogram, just to get a picture of your heart. It'll let us see if anything is abnormal." The doctor explained. "Now this may feel a little funny." He warned.

Aya just grimaced at the cold. However, she dealt with it and began to think about how she was going to get out of solving this mystery. It was dangerous. I'm in the hospital for goodness sake! She thought.

The flow to the next test was so seamless, Aya barely noticed. However, she was snapped out of her own thoughts when Arias appeared at her side. "I just can't leave you alone!" He exclaimed.

"It's not MY fault." She argued back without thinking.

"You are so frustrating. Do you think I want to be by your side the whole entire time? You are so pathetic. You can't even walk to work without being hurt." He went on, exasperated.

"I said it wasn't my fault!" She cried.

"Of course it wasn't your fault. You miss the most obvious signs. You can't even call for help. What am I supposed to do with you?"

"Just leave me then. I don't even want to do this. I'm doing it for you. Do you think I want to deal with you all the time?"

"Unless you or the tailor dies, I'm by your side." He spat out.

"Why don't you just kill him then?"

"Oh yes, a ghost that can only be seen by one person beating a wizard that has practiced dark magic for centuries. Great idea."

"Then what am I supposed to do?"

"You are supposed to find his weak spot and exploit it. But you can't even do that. So why do I even have hope for you?" He rolled his eyes and sighed. "I would rather walk the earth forever."

"Well I'm not a big fan of your sarcastic attitude anyway. Just leave me alone." She stated simply.

With no words, Arias turned on his heel and walked out. She turned at looked at her doctor. Suddenly, everything snapped together. "Please please please don't make me go into psychology department. I promise you I'm not crazy."

He just raised his eyebrows skeptically. "Right."