Crow
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Sam finished the evening turn over of all of Todd's saline and vitamin bags, checking his vitals and recording them against the mornings and the previous day's. She sighed softly as she saw them unchanging. He'd been that way since she and Adelyn had brought him home. They'd settled him into his bed, despite how much Sam wanted him in her apartment. It would be better if he was in his own space when he woke up, in case anything went wrong. She reached a hand out and touched it lightly to his cheek. Cold, so much colder than he usually was.
If it weren't for Adelyn reassuring her constantly that Todd would wake up, Sam was pretty sure she would have crumpled up and just laid down beside him, unmoving. He looked so terrible, that every time she saw him, it sent another pang through her chest. Regardless, she finished doing her nightly duties of shifting his body, doing the movement exercises, and ensuring that all of the machines were properly set to run through the night.
After all, Todd wouldn't be happy if she stopped living just because of this. So she went back to her apartment after making sure the machines would send her a ping should anything change with his status. On her way back, she pulled her phone out and sent off a text message to Belle.
Hey Belle! Do you have time tonight? I think it might be a good idea to do something together tonight. Bring dark clothes. Clothes you don't care about, really. They might get messy.
Sam smiled to herself as she sent the message. Over the last few weeks, she'd had Belle over twice a week, feeding him and making sure he was okay. This last week, since retrieving Todd, she hadn't invited him over. It hadn't sat well with her, but she had needed to prioritize getting Todd settled and taken care of before she could do anything other than work. Now that he was settled– in no small part thanks to Adelyn, who had been such a big help– she could focus on other people again. And while she wasn't ready to reach back out to… Ethan… Belle was safe. Belle was good. Belle made her feel like maybe she was doing something right in the world.
Tonight was going to be a bit different. Rather than just feeding the kid, she was going to take him out on patrol with her. She'd keep it easy, keep him to the alleys downtown where they'd bust a few drug dealers or gangbangers, and they'd eventually work up to the strip she and Todd usually worked on. After all, someone was going to have to take over when she retired in the future. Or at least, while she was taking time off to raise the child she and Todd were having. And Belle was a good choice.
He was kind, he was helpful, and he wanted to do something good with his gifts. And for that, she knew that he was the right choice of person for her to train. Todd had Adelyn and Nat, it was only right she trained someone too. Besides, it gave them more time together, and it made sure that if someone hurt him, he had back up until he could handle things himself. She'd have to set him up with a pass for her gym and get him enrolled in her self-defense courses as well.
She thought about all of this while she changed into her suit, zipping up the back around her braid. The new black and purple suit fit her so much better than the old red one that she used to use. As much as she had loved it, it had been time to retire it, and with it, the name Phoenix. Phoenix was so associated with violence and aggression, with death and blood, and that wasn't who she wanted to be anymore. And she felt Todd would appreciate her calling herself Crow.
All that was left to do was wait for Belle as she slipped into the combat boots she wore with the suit. She set the new black feather mask on the table. While she waited, she went into the kitchen and started heating up the rest of dinner, that she had set aside for Belle. The kid could really eat, when given the opportunity, so Sam usually set aside a large portion for him when he was coming by late in the evening.