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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 9, 2009 0:30:12 GMT -5
Casper nodded, smiling and laughing a little. "Yes, that's right. He has his mother's eyes, and her gentle heart. Here..." he pulled out his wallet and opened it, finding a small photo of Jason and holding it out to Zeph. "That's Jason."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 9, 2009 0:40:49 GMT -5
Zeph took it hesitantly, his eyes lighting up. It was him... It was really him. He wasn't imagining him. He smiled in relief, closing his eyes with a soft sigh. Returning the wallet with a shaking hand, he smiled. "Thank you. Somehow, it didn't seem real until I saw that. I wish I could speak with him at least... But that picture helped."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 9, 2009 0:59:41 GMT -5
Casper smiled. "I'm glad... I wish he could have come, or that he could speak to you, but it's impossible right now. He's a werewolf, and he needs to stay in his wolf shape for a while until he's fully healed. And you're a mage," he added, looking Zeph in the eye. "You have power over the winds, like the Greek god you were named after. Zephyros."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 9, 2009 1:13:38 GMT -5
Zeph blinked, "And here I thought the parents I can't remember had a bad sense of humor."
He smiled a little, chuckling weakly. "So I'm in love with a wolf. I bet he's gorgeous in that form too."
He put a hand to his chest, grunting a little in pain. Closing his eyes, he focused on controlling his breathing. Now, all he wanted was to see this Jason, but he knew he couldn't. Not yet. He started shaking, his breathing speeding up. He hurt so much... He clenched his jaw, knowing there was no point in calling out much as he wanted to. Jason wasn't there...
But at least he was real. Sighing, he closed his eyes as the pain faded. Maybe he'd taken too deep of a breath. "Why was Jason kidnapped? Why can't he turn back to a human? What happened to my chest, and why am I not hurt anywhere else? In a fight, I should have been hurt more than just one place."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 9, 2009 1:31:07 GMT -5
Casper took a deep breath, wondering how best to answer Zeph's flood of questions...
“Jason was kidnapped," he began slowly, “by a group of scientists who thought they could study werewolves in order to find a way to cure them... they thought being a werewolf was like having a disease, I suppose. Jason's power as a wolf is that he has quills on his back like a porcupine... the scientists did extensive surgery on Jason's back to study the quills and the venom inside them. He's still healing; he can't turn back into a human yet for fear of pulling the stitches out of place and doing further harm.
“As for your injuries… they were sustained when Jason was kidnapped. You were badly injured while trying to protect Jason from the ones who took him. On top of that, the stress of Jason’s kidnapping and the events that followed disrupted the healing process and forced your ribs out of place, which damaged your lungs. You used your magic a fair bit in the early fighting, while we were still getting to Jason, but you were too badly injured to be involved much in the later events.”
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 9, 2009 1:34:25 GMT -5
Zeph nodded, taking all of that in with a sigh. "That makes sense. All of that makes sense. Have they said anything about when I can leave? When I can go see him?"
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 9, 2009 1:40:42 GMT -5
"In a few more days," replied a voice from the doorway. Casper and Ariadne looked up, seeing a doctor entering the room. He smiled and nodded to the captain and his daughter before speaking to Zeph. "As long as you don't move in ways that jostle your ribs too much and don't start coughing blood, you should be fine. There's a lot of strong wire holding you together right now."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 9, 2009 1:45:00 GMT -5
"I was coughing blood?" he said softly, closing his eyes. "I guess that explains a bit. What would count as jostling my ribs too much? No fights obviously..."
He closed his eyes, putting his hand lightly on his hurt ribs. He wanted to go see Jason... but with his ribs, he was going to have to wait. "How would I have to sleep differently? I've noticed a little that I toss in my sleep..."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 9, 2009 1:50:02 GMT -5
"Don't worry about anything severely jostling your ribs yet," the doctor replied calmly. "You won't have the chance to move much for the next few days while ou're still here. You'll have pillows on either side of your chest to keep you from tossing n your sleep."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 9, 2009 1:52:32 GMT -5
He nodded a little. The next few days... He sighed and starting coughing weakly. "Ow..." he breathed softly. Sighing again, he turned to look at Casper. "Thank you for coming. I really appreciate it... waking up alone and not remembering anything is rather distressing..."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 9, 2009 2:09:50 GMT -5
Casper smiled and nodded. "We'll be in town for the next few days until both you and Jason are ready to go back to Nuremberg. Jason will be ecstatic to see you once you're ready. He's been worried about you for days. We all have been."
The doctor took a few steps back toward the door. "I'll be right back. I'm going to get Zeph something for his pain." He slipped out of the room for a moment, returning quickly with a small bottle of alcohol, a cotton ball and syringe full of liquid; he cleaned a spot on Zeph's arm with the alcohol and cotton before injecting the painkiller into his vein. "That will kick in soon."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 9, 2009 3:14:13 GMT -5
Zeph twitched as the needle entered his arm, sighing slightly. "It will be good to see him. I'm sorry to have been causing any kind of pain..."
He looked at his hand and paused, raising it slowly and running his thumb over the ring on his finger. "This is Jason's... I gave it to him. For his birthday. It was late, because he didn't tell me in time for me to get it on time. That's when I found him hugging Jonathan and thought he'd been cheating on me. That... a week later was when I tried to kill myself. I've never seen him so upset. He s-saved my life..." his voice trailed off slowly and he blinked, dragging himself out of the darkness that called his name so sweetly. Fumbling a little, he pulled off the ring and reached for Casper's hand. "Give it back to him for me? ..." he yawned a little, shaking his head. "When he can wear it again."
His control slipped and his head fell to the side, his eyes closed. The ring slipped from his fingers as he fell asleep, the painkiller adding to his own exhaustion and pulling him into forgetful slumber, full of dreams of Jason.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 9, 2009 20:09:38 GMT -5
Casper caught the ring as it fell from Zeph's limp hand, tucking it into his breast pocket for safekeeping. He stood up and moved toward the door with a nod to the doctor, and Ariadne followed suit. - - - - - -
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 9, 2009 20:19:28 GMT -5
Zeph fidgeted nervously. They wouldn't let him walk out of the hospital, so he had to wait for someone to wheel him out to the door, where the Hillers, or perhaps just Casper, were waiting for him. Finally, they let him leave, though he couldn't help but feel awkward in the wheelchair. He could walk, after all. And his ribs weren't hurting at all.
Okay, yes they were. He was on some nice medication, he still had most of what he'd been given earlier... And he was going to see Jason. That was all he needed. After that first day, his memories had all come back clearly... including ones he really wished had remained lost. Memories help make you what you are... Without memories, you aren't always the same person. Though I'm not sure what kind of person those memories make me.
Don't worry about it, Zeph. You have Jason. That's enough to counteract anything else you face.
He was already feeling drowsy by the time they got to the lobby and where Casper was waiting for him. His chin rested on his chest, but he started and woke when the chair stopped. Standing carefully, he wobbled a little and had to catch himself on the back of the chair.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 9, 2009 20:30:08 GMT -5
Casper smiled, getting up from his seat in the lobby between Heidi and Ariadne, and coming forward to take Zeph's arm and support him, leading him toward the door. "It's good to see you back on your feet. Come on; Jason and Helen are waiting in the car.
"A funny thing happened when I tried to pay the receptionist for this," he said a little abruptly, meeting Zeph's eye and raising his eyebrows slightly as his smile turned slowly to a grin. "Apparently someone had already covered the cost. You wouldn't happen to know who it was, do you?" He winked.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 9, 2009 20:33:40 GMT -5
Zeph chuckled a little, shaking his head. "Wouldn't have a clue sir. Some anonymous benefactor, I suppose."
He tried not to grin, biting his lower lip. His pride wanted to object to the help Casper was giving him, but his more practical side was winning. If he fell, he might hurt himself and no one wanted that. Besides, this was probably the faster way to get to Jason, and that was what mattered. Even if they had to pass his boyfriend off as a pet...
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 9, 2009 20:44:26 GMT -5
Casper walked Zeph carefully out to the parking lot, spotting the car and heading toward it. He had to smile, seeing Jason with his nose pressed against the window, his eyes bright with excitement and his tail wagging a mile a minute.
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Helen looked past Jason's head to where the others were coming toward the car; she smiled as she clipped a leash to the collar Jason was wearing and reached carefully for the door handle. "Don't strain yourself, okay?"
Jason nodded eagerly, wiggling where he stood, ready to burst out the door as soon as Helen opened it. He knew he'd have to be careful for Zeph's sake, but this was the most excited he had been in a long, long time, and he wanted to have the chance to show his joy.
He fairly sprang from the car when the door opened, leaving Helen scrambling for her footing as he tugged her forward. Helen couldn't help but laugh as she tried fruitlessly to hold Jason back. <Jason, heel!>
Jason stopped when he reached Zeph, standing in front of him and whining in excitement, almost dancing where he stood as he fought the urge to tackle his boyfriend in joy -- that would end badly for both of them. Casper smiled down at his son, petting his head carefully. "Easy, Jason. Let Zeph come to you."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 9, 2009 20:50:10 GMT -5
Zeph chuckled, then slowly knelt and wrapped his arms tightly around Jason. "I missed you so much. When I woke, you were the only thing I could remember."
He just held him close, uncaring of the fact that his boyfriend was currently a bundle of very excited fur. Chuckling, he scratched Jason's ears a little. "I like the collar. Will that be a permanent addition to your ensemble?" he teased.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 9, 2009 20:55:00 GMT -5
Jason gave a doggy laugh, lifting his muzzle and covering Zeph's face in slobbery lick-kisses. Gradually he stilled, his exuberant excitement giving way to a beautiful peace and comfort in Zeph's presence. This was home... this was where he truly belonged.
He pressed his nose against Zeph's and looked into Zeph's eyes, putting his paws carefully on his shoulders. I love you, he said softly with his eyes.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 9, 2009 21:01:06 GMT -5
Zeph tilted up his face a little to kiss Jason's nose. He had to wipe his face dry, then wrapped his arms around Jason's neck again. He sighed and pressed his face closer to Jason. "I need to get up. It's too cold for me out here. They kept my room decent for me, which means far too hot for anyone else."
He kissed the side of Jason's face again, then slowly started to rise, staggering before he managed to get back on his feet.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 9, 2009 21:15:42 GMT -5
Helen helped Zeph climb carefully into the car as the others filed in behind them. Jason sprawled out on the backseat, his head resting on Zeph's knee, looking adoringly up at his boyfriend. He couldn't wait to get the stitches out of his back so he could turn human again... it would be so much less awkward for everyone.
Casper smiled to himself as he started the car and moved out to the street, starting the long three-hour drive back to Nuremberg. He could afford to drive carefully now, he thought with a grin. No maniacal antics like before. It was a wonder he hadn't been caught and pulled over... but more like a blessing.
Jason soon dozed off where he lay, lulled by the warmth of Zeph's body and the gentle motions of the car. Shadows of fear lurked around the edges of his dreams, but there was always the steady light of love to drive them away. Zeph's love, and his family's. He was safe, he was home. There would be time for healing.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 9, 2009 23:28:04 GMT -5
Zeph kept a hand on Jason's head, watching him happily and beginning to doze off himself. Sleeping arrangements had him a little nervous, as well as things such as how Jason was going to communicate and what he was going to eat.
And wasn't there something about how werewolves who stayed in wolf form for too long had trouble readjusting to being human? Thinking of that had Zeph wondering how Seth was. They hadn't heard from him after all...
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Zeph leaned his head against the wall, his arms crossed over his chest. "Jason, how long does it take! I mean, it's not like you grew a beard while you were a wolf! That doesn't make sense! You're going to be completely raw if you're spending all this time scrubbing."
He wanted to see his boyfriend, curse it! Jason had finally had the stitches removed, and he was more than healed enough to return to his human form and he'd been in the bathroom for half an hour. Zeph was getting impatient, but he was going to honor Jason's parents... and Jason's body shyness and not walk in on him. Difficult as it was. "Come on, please?"
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 10, 2009 0:23:51 GMT -5
"I'm out!" Jason laughed, turning off the water and stepping out of the shower, wrapping himself in a towel and drying off. "But I still have to dry, dress and shave, you know. I wasn't a wolf the whole time I was 'away'. I did grow a beard."
He hummed to himself as he did just that, running his fingers through his damp hair and unlocking the bathroom door once he was done. He wasn't quite as body-shy as Zeph seemed to think he was; he had been forced into some rather awkward situations where he had been forced to be in human form with nothing on. And in front of Zeph, in one case.
He stepped out of the shower and immediately pulled Zeph into a gentle hug, careful of his damaged ribs, and kissed him softly. "Mmmm... you have no idea how much I missed this."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 10, 2009 0:33:07 GMT -5
Zeph held him close, kissing him passionately. "I missed more than just this. I missed your voice... your touch... Having you with me as a wolf just isn't the same. It's just... not."
He sighed, letting his head rest on Jason's shoulder with his eyes closed in contentment. "I was a good boy. I stayed out here. And it was really really really hard."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 10, 2009 0:38:20 GMT -5
Jason smiled, running his hand through Zeph's hair gently. "Sorry for keeping you waiting, my heart. That's the first actual shower I've had in a week and a half. Maybe longer. It's hard to keep track of time these days."
He grinned to himself. He could tell Zeph was a little bit high, but at least he was taking his medication. Jason hoped he wouldn't get addicted to it. He nuzzled Zeph and kissed him again, not letting him go. "I love you... so much... you have no idea how hard it was when I couldn't even really say that to you. I know you always seem to understand, but it feels better to vocalize it."
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