The quiet of the med room was disturbed at that moment by the loud beeping noise in the background. Beside Lisa, Ianto held her hand, squeezing it, as if that squeezing could beg her to stay with him. He turns and glares at Tanizaki over his shoulder.
"If she dies because of you..."
His words are cut off by Lisa beside him on the table. Suddenly, her eyes open and she's gasping for breath. Her head begins to shift as she tries to take in everything around her.
"Ianto?"
"Yes, I'm here! She's breathing!" Ianto briefly looked back to Tanizaki. "It worked!"
Her mind tries to register everything. Connection. She's not connected to the machine anymore. It's as if she can feel everything more closely. The beeping is slower now too, back to a regular pattern.
"Why aren't I connected?" Lisa gazed up at Ianto, wanting so badly to understand what's going on.
"You're alive!" Ianto leans down to kiss her. She returns the kiss, if perhaps a little dazed. "He kept you alive!"
She understands. Tearing her gaze from Ianto to the doctor, her eyes widen a little, full of gratefulness and love. "Thank you," she pants, trying to say everything she wants to say with those two little words.
"This is only the start."
There's another beeping noise, different than before. A quicker beep with a quieter noise. Whatever it is, it hurts Lisa's ears, causing her to flinch a little. Ianto steps away from her, going over to the computer. Although she can't see what he's doing, she hears the taps on the keyboard and the urgency in his voice.
"We've gotta move. Quickly."
Coming back to her side, Ianto removes the tubing from Lisa as the doctor gathers the machinery. Helping her into a sitting position, Lisa wraps an arm around his shoulders as he grabs her. She can feel the love, but she needs to do this for herself. She needs to be independent again. It's been too long for her like this.
"I'll walk," she urges.
"You've only just woken up. You can't."
She would roll her eyes at him if she could, but somehow she's not certain she could do it. As if she isn't sure she would remember how. Her eyes find his and she looks at him, begging him with her eyes.
"I want to walk! Please."
Ianto nods his head and helps her to stand, Tanizaki moving to stand on the other side of her for support. Reluctantly, she shifts away from Ianto, letting the other man help her. Still, it is better than being carried, she muses.
"Help her downstairs. I'll clear up here."
As Ianto moves away, Lisa lets Tanizaki lead here twoard the stares. It's only a few steps, but she can feels it down to her toes, limping with each step. She turns and looks back at Ianto, her face an odd mix of confusion and happiness.
"I'm alive."
They share a look, just for a moment. She never thought she would be like this again, alive, with him. She'd do more than kiss him, if she could, but time and people are a factor that have to be dealt with. She knows this. Turning away, she lets Tanizaki lead her toward the stairs.
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"If she dies because of you..."
His words are cut off by Lisa beside him on the table. Suddenly, her eyes open and she's gasping for breath. Her head begins to shift as she tries to take in everything around her.
"Ianto?"
"Yes, I'm here! She's breathing!" Ianto briefly looked back to Tanizaki. "It worked!"
Her mind tries to register everything. Connection. She's not connected to the machine anymore. It's as if she can feel everything more closely. The beeping is slower now too, back to a regular pattern.
"Why aren't I connected?" Lisa gazed up at Ianto, wanting so badly to understand what's going on.
"You're alive!" Ianto leans down to kiss her. She returns the kiss, if perhaps a little dazed. "He kept you alive!"
She understands. Tearing her gaze from Ianto to the doctor, her eyes widen a little, full of gratefulness and love. "Thank you," she pants, trying to say everything she wants to say with those two little words.
"This is only the start."
There's another beeping noise, different than before. A quicker beep with a quieter noise. Whatever it is, it hurts Lisa's ears, causing her to flinch a little. Ianto steps away from her, going over to the computer. Although she can't see what he's doing, she hears the taps on the keyboard and the urgency in his voice.
"We've gotta move. Quickly."
Coming back to her side, Ianto removes the tubing from Lisa as the doctor gathers the machinery. Helping her into a sitting position, Lisa wraps an arm around his shoulders as he grabs her. She can feel the love, but she needs to do this for herself. She needs to be independent again. It's been too long for her like this.
"I'll walk," she urges.
"You've only just woken up. You can't."
She would roll her eyes at him if she could, but somehow she's not certain she could do it. As if she isn't sure she would remember how. Her eyes find his and she looks at him, begging him with her eyes.
"I want to walk! Please."
Ianto nods his head and helps her to stand, Tanizaki moving to stand on the other side of her for support. Reluctantly, she shifts away from Ianto, letting the other man help her. Still, it is better than being carried, she muses.
"Help her downstairs. I'll clear up here."
As Ianto moves away, Lisa lets Tanizaki lead here twoard the stares. It's only a few steps, but she can feels it down to her toes, limping with each step. She turns and looks back at Ianto, her face an odd mix of confusion and happiness.
"I'm alive."
They share a look, just for a moment. She never thought she would be like this again, alive, with him. She'd do more than kiss him, if she could, but time and people are a factor that have to be dealt with. She knows this. Turning away, she lets Tanizaki lead her toward the stairs.