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Kimberly promised that she would let Kal watch Mean Girls as many damn times he wanted.

"I'm sorry," Indianna sniffed. "I'm fine, I'm fine."

"No, you're not," Kimberly said.

"I will be," Indianna insisted. "Thank you for being here."

"Always," Kimberly shrugged. "You need me now, especially since Brooke isn't here-" Kimberly stopped short. She really did need to think before she spoke. "Crap."

"It's fine," Indianna sighed. "I think I'm just going to get some rest."

Kimberly nodded. "Okay, if you need anything just shout, yeah?"

"Will do, thanks, Kim."

Kimberly made her way out of the room and Indianna fell back on her bed, gasping when pain shot down her neck.

"Crap," she whispered and winced as she sat up. She made her way into the bathroom and moved her hair from her neck, using the mirror to look at the back of her neck. Her scar was bright red and swollen. It looked and felt painfully sore.

After debating for a few moments, she gritted her teeth and walked out of the room, making her way downstairs and to the infirmary where Doc would hopefully be. She didn't know why this pain was here and she didn't want to risk it being harmful to her babies.

She found Doc hunched over a pile of notes and she hesitated by the door, but eventually raised her hand and knocked, smiling cautiously when Doc looked up at Indianna.

"Luna," he said. "How can I help?"

Indianna swallowed and took a step forward, shutting the door behind her. "What I'm going to say to you can't leave this room. No one can know."

Doc raised his eyebrows. "And why is that, Luna?"

"I can't have people worrying more, not with everything happening. Please, Doc."

"This is just between you and me. You have my word," Doc promised. "So, what's the problem?"

Indianna walked over to Doc, turned around and moved her hair from the back of her neck. "Any ideas on what could be causing this?"

"Oh," Doc murmured and stood up, edging closer to Indianna to get a better view of Indianna's red and inflamed neck. "Has it been bleeding at all?"

"Yes, it has."

"And is it painful?" Doc asked, gently touching the skin.

Pain shot down Indianna's neck and she gasped. "Yes, it's bloody painful!"

"Sorry," Doc apologised. "How long has it been like this?"

"It only started hurting recently, and today is the first time it has bled."

"Right," Doc frowned. "Do you mind lying down on the bed? So I can get a better look?"

Indianna nodded and made her way over to the bed, lying down so her neck was on show to Doc.

"It seems you've got some dried blood so I'm just going to clean it," Doc said. "I do apologise if I cause you pain."

Indianna winces when Doc cleaned her neck with an antiseptic wipe. "It's fine," she said.

Doc pressed down a little harder and Indianna cried out in pain, clenching her hands into fists. "Shit, Doc, why does it hurt so much?"

"The scar is raised, and very swollen which it shouldn't be. It also looks like there's something that is causing the raised scar."

"What do you mean?" Indianna asked.

"I can't be certain, but it almost seems as if there's something under your skin," Doc said. "It could be causing the swelling and the pain."

"Is there anything you can do to find out for definite?" Indianna wondered.

"I'll need to do an X-ray, but unfortunately I don't have the equipment for that here. I'd have to send you to the hospital."

"No," Indianna said and sat up. "If I go to the hospital then there's a risk of the pack finding out. There's a risk of Rogue finding out and you know that he doesn't like it when I hide things from him."

Doc frowned. "I have contacts at the hospital. I guess I can try and get everything I need to do the X-ray here, under the radar."

"If you could, Doc, that would be amazing. No one can find out about this."

"I'll see what I can do," Doc said. "In the meantime, I would recommend painkillers, for the pain."

Indianna nodded. "Thank you, Doc."

"Does it hurt even when you don't touch it?" Doc asked.

Indianna moves her head from side to side. It seemed as if the pain was getting more intense. "Yes, but it's worse when it's touched."

"I'll give you an injection-" Doc paused, smiling sheepish at Indianna. "On second thought, after remembering the last time I gave you a injection I think I'll give you oral medication. It won't be as effective, but it's better than nothing."

"Yes," Indianna grimaced. "I'd rather not an injection."

Doc nodded and walked over to one of the glass cabinets that were lined up against the wall, opening a door and selecting a packet of tablets. "Take one in the morning and one at night. If you start to feel any side effects then please let me know immediately."

Indianna nodded.

"And I will let you know about the X-ray."

"Thank you very much, Doc," Indianna said and stood up.

"It's not a problem, Luna. I'm glad that you felt you could come to me. If you need anything else then you know where I am."

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