Modern Mage – Chapter 4

There is very little magick use or information about the world in this chapter as it’s more about developing the Characters relationship before I take tackle the next chapter. Fair warning it may take a little longer as I have a few Ideas where the end of this chapter may lead. I’m writing the chapters as they come to me, these first few have come quickly as the idea was bouncing around in my head for a while now. Future chapters will come a little slower. When I’m ready to end the story or at least take a break from it I will let you know and try to bring it to a satisfying point and not leave you hanging. As for the reference to White Wolf Games, they are a Pen and Paper RPG gaming company. My main inspiration for the story setting is their “Old World of Darkness” setting. If you’re interested in learning more about it there is a Wiki for it, just run a search on Google and specify the Old World of Darkness as they have re-launched the setting changing many of the basic concepts that I use in this story. Fair warning though, there are things I am changing, some I’m leaving out and others I have yet to reveal. Please continue to leave feedback and comments. PM me if you want to ask any questions. Register with the Forums in order to send PMs. As always Thank You all for reading.


I woke as I felt Sindee shift beside me. Opening my eyes I saw her swinging her legs over the side and sitting up. I looked over to the clock to check the time, realizing that she had sat there sleeping at my side for most of the day made me feel better than any medicine or Magick could have. “Time to get ready for work now” I asked in a sleepy tone.

Sindee turned to look at me smiling, “I was trying not to wake you; you need to rest and let your body and the IV replace the blood you lost.”

“I think laying here with you sleeping for the last 5 hours counts as rest. I usually ignore orders from doctors from stubbornness; however, since it’s you I’ll listen.” I gave her a crooked grin as I pointed to the tray of covered dishes on the rolling table, “The one order I won’t follow is eating what hospitals try to call food; that stuff is cruel and unusual punishment and therefore unconstitutional even in hospitals.”

Sindee laughed and shook her head, “I can’t disagree with that, but you need to eat. I’ll make you a deal, you eat this and I’ll drive you to your hotel and take you to breakfast when they let you out.”

“With a deal like that, I’ll even eat the napkin. It might actually taste better than the food anyway,” I jokingly replied unable to keep a straight face.

Sindee laughed and shook her head at that. She leaned down and gave me a quick kiss on the cheek, “Be good and don’t give the nurses a hard time. I’ll be checking in with the staff to make sure you behave tonight. I’d stay but I have to get cleaned up and ready for work. I’ll see you later”

“I’m looking forward to it Sindee. Thank you doesn’t express how much I appreciate your staying with me today when you should have been getting rest. We’ve only started getting to know each other and you sacrificed your time for me,” I let the sincerity of my words fill my voice so that she would know I meant them.

Sindee’s smile grew a little wider at my words, “I have to go before I’m late for work, I’ll see you later.” She walked out still smiling.

The night was uneventful for a hospital. If you ever spent time in a hospital you know what I mean by that. If not, thank whatever deity, chance, or luck you believe in that you haven’t had to stay overnight in a hospital. Sindee came in at her lunchtime and talked some more before she returned to work. I ate and drank what they gave me to make sure I’d get out in the morning.

In the morning the doctor on duty came in making her rounds and going over the charts with the morning shifts nursing staff. Dr. Sindee Grey picked up my chart and looked it over, checking the numbers from my blood work. She decided that I could be released but needed to follow up with my regular doctor in regard to the stitches and staples holding me together for time being. I couldn’t help but laugh as she said this and immediately regretted doing so. I really needed to get out of here so I could at least start the healing process moving a little faster, at least internally. Before Sindee left with the rest of the staff I asked if they could supply me with something to wear out of the hospital as I had been dressed for bed when the incident occurred and couldn’t go walking around town or my hotel in my underwear. I was loaned a set of scrubs and got myself dressed slowly and painfully while I waited for the discharge paperwork to be completed. The paperwork took about a half hour but I wound up waiting for almost two because that was when Sindee ended her shift and she was my ride back to the hotel. Even if I had another option I would still have waited for her. She made me ride in a wheelchair as I left the hospital, “Just following policy,” was her answer to the look I gave her when the orderly came in with the wheelchair.

Once I was outside in the heat of summer in Las Vegas I almost wanted to go back inside even if it was a hospital. We got into Sindee’s car and she drove me back to the hotel. She insisted on taking my up to my room so I could rest. When we arrived back the concierge let me know that another room had been prepared and my belongings moved there so that the damage in the other room could be taken care of.