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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 19, 2009 3:32:40 GMT -5
Zeph just held Jason closer, nodding slightly., "They take a really long time sometimes, though," he whispered, trying to keep his voice low enough that only Jason could hear him. Glancing over, he noticed Casper's look and smiled a little.
"I think your father has convinced himself that we're just friends," he said softly, turning to look at Jason with a sweet smile. "All I care about is he said it was okay if we slept in the same bed. After all, we aren't going to do anything but sleep."
He put his head back on Jason's shoulder, though he stopped clinging to him so desperately. Thinking about something else helped, but much as he tried, those memories still lurked in the back of his mind, just waiting to come out. Jason probably had memories like that too... Well, we'll just need to be each other's distraction. I think I can keep Jason distracted from his own memories most of the time...
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 19, 2009 17:35:48 GMT -5
"That's good," Jason murmured, looking up and giving his father a grateful smile before leaning his head back against Zeph again. "That's really good..."
The memory of his nightmare still lurked at the back of his mind, painfully vivid. He wondered whether he should tell Zeph about it... it would probably hurt him as well, but at least they'd be able to comfort each other. Maybe he'd bring it up later, when they were alone again. for now, he snuggled quietly against Zeph, taking comfort in his presence and giving comfort in return.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 20, 2009 3:09:15 GMT -5
Zephyros just held Jason close, content to bask in his presence. He didn't care that Jason's family were all there, and that they'd agreed to keep public displays of affection to an absolute minimum, but that didn't seem to be working well anyway. As long as they didn't make out, he figured they were safe. Jason's family seemed to understand how much they needed each other... and Zeph needed to touch more than most. He nuzzled a bit closer, sighing softly. As long as he had this, he could face anything and everything. He already really had faced almost anything they had to fear. Even separation from each other.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 21, 2009 2:07:10 GMT -5
Jason tried to keep from dozing off, pressed against the warmth of Zeph's body. A thought occurred to him, and he murmured it aloud in Zeph's ear.
"We should get in contact with Ian... I know Professor Harris probably told him what happened and that we're all more or less okay, but I think he'd like better to hear it from our own mouths, you know?"
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 21, 2009 2:25:56 GMT -5
Zephyros blinked and looked up at him drowsily. "Hm? Oh... yeah, you're probably right. He's got a lot on his mind... not just us... I'll tell you later."
He yawned and just snuggled closer to Jason, his eyes closing. He was hungry, but food could wait. And he didn't hurt, he had Jason, he'd gotten the unpleasant part of the day out of the way already and had Casper's trust. All in all, a pretty good day already. "We can call him later."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 21, 2009 14:14:29 GMT -5
"Okay," Jason murmured in reply, still leaning against his boyfriend. Absently he began to wonder what else Ian had on his mind right now... what was wrong? Was he okay? Was Natalie?
He shifted a little, disquieted with worry now, but kept silent. He'd find out everything later. Hopefully.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 21, 2009 20:40:16 GMT -5
Zephyros blinked and looked at him, then sighed a little. "We could call him now if you would prefer..." he said softly, his stomach twisting. More unpleasantness. He held Jason a bit closer, closing his eyes.
"Natalie, as far as I'm aware, is in a coma. I do not know why, I do not know how badly she is hurt... all I know is the voice we heard is behind it..." his voice was very soft, carrying only to Jason's ears. "I was already hurt when I found that out, and struggling to breathe..."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 21, 2009 21:15:48 GMT -5
Jason paled in shock as Zeph's words sank in; his voice came out as a horrified whisper. "Natalie... in a coma? H-how long has she been like that...?"
A new hatred for the anonymous voice-on-the-phone boiled up inside him, and he felt his whole body tensing in helpless anger and sorrow. He tried to relax, knowing that getting upset and venting aimlessly wasn't going to help, but he was quickly becoming nauseous with fear.
First Jason and Seth, now Natalie... How many more of their friends from Dunehelden were in danger now? This had to be stopped... somehow... but Jason couldn't see how. There was nothing to work with to find the identity of the voice. No name, no face, no fingerprints. He was like a poltergeist, wreaking havoc and terror wherever his voice was heard.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 22, 2009 15:00:31 GMT -5
Zephyros groaned a little. He needed to learn how to control his tongue when he was tired. "I don't know. I was focused on you... And breathing. Breathing is important. All I know is it happened after I was kidnapped, but before you were. I just didn't want you to mention her and find out when Ian broke down..."
He nuzzled closer, trying to calm Jason. He hated distressing Jason like this. Reaching up, he put a hand on Jason's cheek, his eyes dark with distress.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 22, 2009 15:09:06 GMT -5
Jason pressed closer against Zeph, trembling and trying to fight the nausea in his stomach. He understood Zeph's reasons for waiting to tell him about this, but it didn't make the news any less frightening. He breathed deeply, trying to calm himself down. It didn't help much.
"What about the Hawks?" he asked, his voice shaking. "They're Natalie's relatives, and as much involved in the supernatural world as she and her parents are. Do you know if they're safe?"
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 22, 2009 15:35:24 GMT -5
"Professor Harris only mentioned Natalie... she was angry at me for being drugged when she arrived, but I knew I needed to sleep... I..." he hugged Jason closer. "I thought you were dead... I was shutting down... But even with all that, I couldn't sleep. And I knew I needed to be rested for when she got here. It was just my luck that I'd barely woken up and was still trying to clear the drug out of my system.
"I wish I could blame drugs right now though..."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 22, 2009 16:15:10 GMT -5
Jason barely registered the second half of what Zeph said. His mind was working like a broken record, repeating one phrase over and over. He looked at his boyfriend with anguish in his face. "You... you thought I was dead?"
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 22, 2009 16:21:52 GMT -5
Zeph blinked, then groaned again. "I told you already and its this time you decide it's the end of the world. You were taken from me, and you had been gone for days... no word, no call, nothing. I... I was... I couldn't let myself hope, because if I did, and then they found your body... there would have been two funerals. And I wouldn't have hurt myself to cause it, either.
"Not having hope was the only way I could survive... and then you called and it was like my entire being was.... I was alive again. And I had to find you."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 23, 2009 0:51:39 GMT -5
Jason nodded slowly, holding Zeph close in silence and squeezing his eyes shut as he fought to stop trembling. He was still feeling ill with worry about Natalie, and heaven knew who else was in danger as well. He wasn't sure what he wanted or needed more -- to stay with Zeph in the warmth and comfort of his presence, or to be alone with his thoughts and fears for a while, to battle them on his own.
He began to pray silently for Natalie and her family, for Aritha and her caravan, and everyone else he knew from Dunehelden. He couldn't stop the tears that began trickling one by one down his face. Keep them all safe... let no one die at our enemies' hands. Bring healing and comfort to those who suffer, and just judgment to the wicked who work to harm us. Let all be well and end well. Amen.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 23, 2009 2:34:45 GMT -5
Zephyros dried Jason's face, looking at him with concern. He kissed his boyfriend's forehead, putting his hand lightly on Jason's cheek. His voice remained soft, "Do you want to talk about it? Or be alone? I could find something to do..."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 23, 2009 2:51:14 GMT -5
Jason gasped a little as he tried to control his breathing to keep from sobbing. "I... 'm not sure what I need... it's just a lot to take in all at once... you know? We just got out of danger, and now our friends are in it, facing the same evil we faced..."
He wiped a hand anxiously across his face. "I'm sorry... I don't know what to... do or say, or what I need. You understand, don't you?" He looked up at Zeph in distress.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 23, 2009 15:16:32 GMT -5
Zephyros nodded a little, "Except when I'm upset, I know exactly what I want. And I have it right now. But... You aren't me, and when you want to think, you like to be alone."
He snuggled closer, but in a way that showed he would pull away the moment Jason wanted him to.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 23, 2009 17:26:53 GMT -5
Jason nodded slowly, closing his eyes again and settling down against Zeph. He was silent and still for a few moments, then stirred again and whispered in Zeph's ear. "Let's go talk about this somewhere else... somewhere we can be alone."
He slipped softly out of Zeph's arms and stood up, looking back at his boyfriend and holding out a hand to him.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 24, 2009 4:35:09 GMT -5
Zeph accepted the help up, and couldn't help the slight glow he was getting at the thought that Jason wanted him with him when he was upset. He nodded, staying close to his boyfriend.
(Tired and got caught up in crack-RP on MSN, sorry Ireth. No epic tags tonight.)
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 26, 2009 2:03:35 GMT -5
Jason led Zeph quietly into his bedroom, shutting the door behind them and sitting down on the edge of his bed. He patted the mattress beside him to invite Zeph to sit down, then licked his lips as he tried to figure out how to start to say what he was feeling.
"I'm really scared..." he whispered at last. "I can't stand the thought of all our friends being in danger... it's even worse since I have no idea what's going on, and I can't do anything about it. I don't want anyone to suffer like we've suffered by the hands of that... monster. He's like a poltergeist... invisible and deadly."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 26, 2009 3:48:33 GMT -5
Zephyros sat next to him and wrapped his arms around Jason tightly. "I doubt everyone is in danger. And honestly, all we had was a short time of fear... he didn't kill us, he didn't even really hurt us."
((I might expand this later, but I doubt it.))
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 26, 2009 17:52:12 GMT -5
"But they might be, and he could have," Jason insisted, his voice trembling a little. "Very easily. Any and all of us might have died down in that lab... And you... I can't stand to think about what you might have done... w-what could have happened..."
He broke off, trying to compose himself as the horrible images from his nightmare returned to plague his mind. The words came tumbling from his mouth nonetheless as tears ran down his face. "My nightmare last night... I dreamed we were back in that lab, and the man in black was going to kill us all... b-but you tackled h-him at the l-l-last second and... and..."
He buried his face in Zeph's shirt, trying to stop his sobbing, clinging desperately to his boyfriend. He gulped for a breath and whispered, "And then, when I w-woke up... and you weren't there... I-I was so scared..."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 27, 2009 17:06:41 GMT -5
Zephyros held him close, playing with his hair. "That won't happen again, Jason. I'll be right there, with my arms around you. If I have a nightmare, you'll be right there."
He nuzzled him gently, still stroking his hair. "I know exactly what you felt, my heart. I felt the same after my nightmare. Except... I thought I'd left you behind, not that you'd left me..."
Sighing, he just held Jason close. "I'll always be here. I promised, didn't I? I'm right here..." he put a hand lightly over Jason's heart," and right here."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 27, 2009 17:51:41 GMT -5
Jason nodded, sniffling and hiccupping as he tried to calm down. "Yes... you did promise. But dreams can seem awfully real a lot of the time..." He wiped his eyes with the back of one hand, placing the other on top of the one Zeph held against Jason's chest. He breathed slowly, looking at Zeph with a wavering smile. "I think I'll be okay."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 27, 2009 19:47:59 GMT -5
"It's okay if you aren't for a while, you know," Zephyros said softly, nuzzling him again. "You're allowed to be upset. You've been through a great deal of distress, of trauma. You can be weak sometimes, Jason."
He kissed his lips gently, his free hand moving to play with Jason's hair.
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