The Good, The Bad, and the Horny
----- Awake -----
She floated to consciousness, and gradually took in her surroundings. It was dim, yet had the feeling of a large space. From a distance, she thought she heard the flutter of wings. She remembered falling.
And then, nothing. Nothing before, nothing after. Nothing. Until now. In this place.
The thought filled her head. ' Where am I? '. She tried to remember. She was...she was..unable to recall anything.
"Who am I?" she said aloud.
A soft, yet powerful voice spoke "Selina" She tried to look in the direction of the voice. She couldn't move her head.
A figure emerged from the shadows. Her jade green eyes took him in as he approached. He was tall, well over 6 feet. He was wearing a strange outfit, a costume. It was black and midnight blue, with a cape. A cowl covered most of his face. She could smell leather.
Across his broad chest was the emblem of a bat. She tried to recoil, but found she couldn't. It was then she realized that she was on a large hospital bed.
He spoke again. "You had a fall. After you were released from intensive care, I asked to have you brought here, where you'd be safe. They weren't sure if you would ever wake up again. You've been in a coma for almost 6 weeks."
Questions flooded her mind, and tried to come out all at once. "Who are you? Where is here? What happened to me? Why do I need to be safe?" And finally, "Who am I?"
He answered, "Your name is Selina Kyle. I am Batman. This is the Batcave." Batman continued, "When you fell, you broke both legs, both arms, several ribs, and there is bruising in the soft tissue of your neck & spine, as well as a concussion."
He paused, and then told her the rest. "Both your arms & legs are in casts. Your ribs are taped, and you're in traction to relieve pressure on your neck & spine. For now, you're completely immobilized until the casts come off."
He let her absorb this, and finished. "We have a nurse on hand to assist you, and monitor your condition. She will handle any therapy as well."
A single tear escaped Selina's eye, and trickled down the side of her face. He reached with a gloved hand and tenderly wiped it away. His touch told her they had been lovers. She looked into his eyes, and noticed they were sad, a sorrow that comes from the soul.
He spoke again "Now that you're awake, I'll have the nurse come in and see to your needs." He turned, she heard his steps fade.
She tried to look around, but could not turn her head. She began to take inventory of her situation. She looked left, right, up & down, as far as her field of vision would allow.
There was a pool of light around her, but beyond that, darkness. A few lights from the machines monitoring her blinked. She looked down.
Over the top of the blanket, she could see her feet sticking out from the plaster encasing her calves. Her legs were suspended, and about 2 & 1/2 feet apart. 'Hello toes' she thought, and tried to wiggle them. They didn't move. She tried again. Nothing. She tried her hands & fingers.
With a sigh of relief, she saw they were working fine.
----- the Nurse -----
Soft footsteps approached, she heard a female voice. "Hello Miss Kyle, I'm Nurse Brandt".
Selina took her in. Young, about 19, she guessed. Very petite, about 5 '2, maybe 105 lbs., tops. Strawberry blonde hair, pulled back. She had a unique face, not pretty, in the usual sense, but sexy. Dark blue eyes. Gorgeous bee-stung lips. Under her uniform, was a curvy little body, built for sin.
She spoke again. "I'll be getting you cleaned up. First, we'll get those bandages off, and then, you'll be getting a sponge bath. After that, we'll get the bedclothes changed. You'll feel much differently when I'm done with you."
An off-kilter smile crossed her face as she said this. Selina suddenly felt uneasy.
The nurse pulled the blanket from her. For the first time, she was able to see herself. I.V. tubes ran here & there. She was nude, except for her casts, and the bandages around her ribs.
Nurse Brandt told her "I'll get the I.V.'s out first, and then the old bandages." She began removing the needles. Selina winced in pain as they withdrew from her skin. "Can you feel that?" the nurse asked.
"Yes" she replied.
"Good, that means you can feel tactile sensation." Selina looked confused. The nurse explained "Your skin, you can feel your skin. That will be useful"
Something in the nurse's comments added fuel to her concern.
She finished removing the I.V.'s. She spoke again "I have to remove some tubes from inside you. The ones that carry -uh- waste. It may be a bit uncomfortable, try to relax"
She reached between Selina's outstretched legs, and pulled on the tubes running into her anus and urinary tract. There was a tug, and then a gooey sliding sensation as each was removed.
Selina thought' Not so bad, but gross'.
The nurse picked up a pair of scissors and cut through the tape and gauze surrounding her ribs. She heard tiny snicks of the scissors as they worked. Most of it fell away, but there were some spots where the tape had stuck to her skin. The nurse jerked her free hand, the tape pulled sharply on her skin as it ripped free. She gave a yelp of pain.
As the bandages fell away, she felt exposed and vulnerable. Nurse Brandt spoke "I'm going to have to lift you to remove the rest. Then I'll wash you up" Selina noted an odd glint in the dark blue eyes.
The nurse moved out of Selina's vision. There were the sounds of metal, water running and then stopping. A drawer being opened, closed. Something cloth, and metal on metal.
She returned. In her hand was a harness, or sling of sorts. It was made of a network of straps, with sturdy metal clasps on the ends.
She told Selina "I have to get this under you, so you're not jarred when you get lifted"
She began working the straps under Selina's back, shoulders and hips. Selina grunted occasionally, her body moving for the first time in weeks.
The straps attached to a network of small steel cables, that ran up to some small winches. The winches were mounted on the trusswork over the bed, part of the device keeping her in traction. There was a small hum, the winches drew tight on the cables and began to lift.