It Is The Beating of His Hideous Heart?!

Sylas stares sternly at her. "Since you woke up. I brought some flowers and cards for the both of you...Now, lay back down in that bed, rest up, and for the love of god, put your big girl panties on..."

Sylas walks over to her, resting a hand on her shoulder. "Asuka, there are no regrets...Even if we fail, we won't blame you...."

Sylas looks into her eyes, and she can see the Kishin eye lightly flash in his. "Asuka, that's ridiculous. You don't blame the captain because the engineer forget to put oil in the valves...We're responsible for our own actions, and we've no one to blame but ourselves..."

Sozen sets her back on the bed and calls for a nurse. Sylas steps back, confused. "I....What did I do?"

The nurse came in and sedated her, putting her IVs back in and strapping her arms down. "She went into shock. She might have been hallucinating. She shouldn't have tried to get up. "

Sylas nods, setting the cards on a nightstand between the two bed. He gives Sozen the flowers. "Ring me when they wake up..." He leaves with that, still confused.

Sozen watches her. "What happened?"

Sozen's eyes widen. "But....Aiko....S-She cured him, didn't she?"

Aiko groans softly, her eyes fluttering open. She looks around the room, smiling at Sozen and Asuka. Her fingers wiggle in a sort of wave. Sozen smiles lightly before turning back to Asuka. "What do we do?"

Sozen nods. "Should he be removed from the team?"

Sozen nods, sitting back in the chair. Aiko smiles weakly at him, drifting back to sleep. He smiles. "You silly girl..."

Sozen eyes her skeptically. "Sure you won't try to run?"

Sozen sighs, standing and undoing the straps. "So....What are we going to do with him? He doesn't seem to be under Saca's control like last time....Maybe he's acting as a beacon?"