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Post by Vincent Hawk on Oct 23, 2009 18:41:37 GMT -5
Vincent gently laid Zephyros down on an empty cot, watching as Aramis laid Jason down on the cot beside it. He checked Zephyros' pulse and breathing -- slow and weak, but steady. Jason's pulse was much stronger.
Aramis hadn't spoken a word since they had left the dorm. Vincent guided the boy over to a chair and gently pressed him to sit down. He himself stood vigil over the three of them, praying silently.
Let this cup of suffering pass from them...
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 23, 2009 19:31:39 GMT -5
Jason stirred slowly as he came awake. He was lying somewhere soft, and he was damp and chilly, his clothes clinging uncomfortably to his body. There was an odd smell in the air.
He blinked open his eyes, seeing the ceiling of the sick bay; looking around, he saw the still figures of Aramis and Professor Hawk next to his bed, and on the other side... a sight that made his heart skip in panic. Zeph lay in the next bed, as still and pale as death, soaked in water and blood.
Jason let out a cry of horror, scrambling to get closer to his boyfriend, reaching out to hold his hand or touch his face. He moaned and sobbed, lapsing into German in his distress as the memories of what Zeph had tried to do crashed down on his mind.
<Zeph! No! My Zeph, please don't leave me... you're my everything... I need you! Stay with me!>
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Oct 23, 2009 20:05:28 GMT -5
Vincent hurried forward to restrain the werewolf before he could fall out of the bed and injure himself. He only understood a few words of what Jason was saying, but his panic was all too clear. Gently and firmly he took Jason by the shoulders, allowing him enough room to reach Zephyros without risking further harm to his legs or to the unconscious mage.
"Jason," he said firmly, "I need to know everything you know about what happened to Zephyros. Please."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 23, 2009 20:27:21 GMT -5
Jason gulped a few times, trying to breathe, one hand wrapped around Professor Hawk's shirt and the other around Zeph's pale, cold arm, which lay on top of his blankets. He looked up into the professor's eyes, which were stern, but compassionate. He managed to take a deep breath, and hesitantly replied in English.
"I went to Zeph's room to see how he was doing," he began. "I heard water running and assumed he was taking a shower. He had said I could just walk in whenever I liked, so I did... I went to the bathroom door to let him know I was there waiting for him, and that's when I smelled blood. I opened the door and saw him in the shower... he wasn't moving. I pulled him out and saw his wrists, and the knife..."
Jason's voice broke, and he squeezed his eyes shut for a few seconds before looking up and continuing. "I took off my shirt and ripped off the sleeves to bandage Zeph's wrists with, and then I shouted for Aramis. He came and started to heal Zeph while I told him what had happened... after that I'm not sure. Things kept happening, but I don't know if they were real... I was in a cathedral praying to Mary, and Zeph came to me, but then he vanished..."
He shuddered and gulped a few more times. "I think I blacked out after that. But Zeph... he's so cold... I-is he...?"
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Oct 23, 2009 20:33:57 GMT -5
"He's alive," Vincent assured Jason quickly. "Thanks to you and Aramis' quick actions. Zephyros owes you two his life." He squeezed Jason's shoulder gently, still looking into his face.
"Was Zephyros acting at all unusually before this, especially between your accident and now?" He wanted to be certain, though it eluded him why Zephyros would attempt something like this so soon after his dear friend had nearly been killed himself. What could the boy have been thinking?
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 23, 2009 20:47:25 GMT -5
"Yes," Jason replied urgently. "I first saw it right after I fell, when he was talking to me... there was something about his voice and his smile that wasn't quite right. I asked him about it, but he said it was just how scared he was for me. And every time he smiled, he seemed sad, but he would never answer me when I asked him about it.
"He always tried to be happy, so I would be happy. I-I thought he was just trying to keep from worrying about me and my legs, but I got better and he didn't seem to change... I don't understand why he would do something like this... I love him, I need him, and he knows that..."
He turned his head to look at Zeph, fresh tears running down his cheeks. I love you, Zeph... I need you more than anything right now. Please come back to me... please...
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Oct 23, 2009 20:58:50 GMT -5
Vincent knelt down and pulled Jason into a hug, rubbing his back gently. "He'll be alright, Jason. Keep praying, and don't give up hope."
His eyes moved to Aramis, who hadn't moved an inch. He looked like he was in shock... Vincent's heart sank. Where was Ellie when the students needed her most?
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Post by Aramis Aldin on Oct 24, 2009 1:06:24 GMT -5
Aramis shook his head, looking at the marks on his wrists. Holding his head he felt a whine rise in his chest again. It turned into a sob before it made it to his lips and he shook for a moment, feeling cold. His wrists hurt... he rubbed at them absently, biting his lip.
"P-professor Hawk?" he asked softly. "I-is everything okay?"
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Oct 24, 2009 1:19:43 GMT -5
Vincent pulled in a breath and let it out slowly. "As well as can be hoped, I think." He was still holding the shaking werewolf, and didn't release him. He moved only one hand to check Zeph's pulse... still steady. He sighed. This was going to be a long night.
"Are you doing alright?" he asked, still looking at Aramis.
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Post by Aramis Aldin on Oct 24, 2009 1:32:01 GMT -5
Aramis nodded slowly, looking at Zeph... then at Jason.
"D...Was I f-fast enough?" he whispered, afraid of Jason hearing him. Zeph looked so white and he couldn't see any movement... but wouldn't Vincent have kept a body out of Jason's sight? Though that probably wouldn't work... Jason would have known what that meant, too...
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Oct 24, 2009 1:44:16 GMT -5
Vincent nodded, repeating what he had told Jason. "He's alive. And he owes it to you and to Jason."
He gave the deeply unconscious Zephyros a once-over, reasoning that it would be alright to remove his makeshift bandages now that his wounds were closed. He moved to the mage's side and did just that, shivering a little at the chill of the boy's skin. Vincent tucked the blankets a little tighter around him, to help him preserve what little heat his body was generating.
"You should try and get some rest," he told Aramis. "It's been a rough few days for you, I'm sure."
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Post by Aramis Aldin on Oct 24, 2009 2:46:45 GMT -5
Aramis swallowed and nodded quickly, looking at Zeph. "First we should get him out of those wet clothes... and get him dry sheets and blankets. He'll never warm up if he's still wet..."
He looked around, finding the sheets and a few extra blankets. "I'll rest once I've gotten you some clothes for him. And I think we want to keep his wrists wrapped, sir. That skin is very tender... and I'm afraid of something happening... I... I don't know how to speed up his blood production..."
Aramis held his head for a moment. "No, forget it... I'm going to go get clothing and then after I help get Zeph warm I'm going to bed. Over in that curtained off corner so if Jason gets hysterical it will wake me up and I can help again." He left the room, moving quickly. The sooner he could get Zeph warm the sooner he could pass out.
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Oct 24, 2009 13:32:47 GMT -5
Vincent watched Aramis leave, then moved to get something warm and dry for Jason to wear. He wrapped the werewolf in a clean robe -- probably one of those that Ellie kept for werebeings who had turned from animal to human form without the priviledge of new clothes nearby -- and advised Jason to take off his wet pants as well. They would impede his body's attempts to stay warm.
Vincent then moved quickly to find more bandages for Zephyros' wrists, wrapping them gently but firmly. He stood holding the mage's white hands, looking into his face. As long as Zephyros maintained his pulse and breathing, there was hope.
Stay with us, Zephyros... for Jason's sake, if no one else... he needs you.
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Post by Aramis Aldin on Oct 24, 2009 20:44:04 GMT -5
Aramis returned with an armload of his own clothes. "I looked in Zeph's room, I can't find his things... I don't know where he put them. My clothes will fit well enough until he can tell us where he put this own things."
Aramis looked at the deathly pale mage, then gently touched his cheek. So cold... He looked at Jason. "This is going to be hard to ask you, Jason but... I don't think Zeph can warm himself up. Could you... sleep beside him? To help keep him warm?"
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 24, 2009 20:47:34 GMT -5
Jason nodded without hesitation. Anything to help his Zeph survive.
"Yes," he answered, looking up at Aramis. Looking back at Professor Hawk he added, "You're going to have to help me get into the bed... I can't walk on my own yet."
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Oct 24, 2009 21:11:51 GMT -5
"Of course," Vincent consented, remembering the crutches he'd almost tripped over in the bathroom. "I'll get Zeph changed first... Aramis, feel free to lie down and get some sleep. I'll look after all of you."
He retrieved a clean, dry towel from a cupbard before moving to the mage's bed again, and pulling away the damp, bloody blankets and sheets. He proceeded to remove Zeph's clothes, tossing them aside for the moment. Quickly and carefully he rubbed Zeph's body dry, lifting his limbs and sitting him up slightly to reach his back. He dressed Zeph again in Aramis' borrowed clothes, laying him down again and turning to Jason's bed.
He carefully lifted the werewolf from his bed and settled him down beside Zeph, pulling the clean sheets and blankets over them both. He seated himself in a chair nearby, watching them carefully. If Zeph could make it through the night, he would be fine...
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 24, 2009 21:28:28 GMT -5
Jason tugged the blankets tighter around himself, pressing close to Zeph with the faintest of whimpers. He nuzzled his face gently, stroked his hair, kissed his cheeks and his forehead and his mouth. His arms were wrapped around Zeph's body, his fingers clutching Zeph's shirt. He closed his eyes, trying to imagine that this was just another nap... they'd just fallen asleep on the same bed again... They'd wake up in the morning and everything would be fine. It had to be fine.
Slowly Jason shivered himself to sleep, still embracing Zeph's limp form. His jumbled dreams were full of fields of flowers, bloody knives and dark cathedrals, a soft wind that carried the smell of Zeph's body, and a beautiful young woman dressed in pale blue, who hovered in the background, a serene smile on her face. They faded softly into deeper sleep, and a welcome blackness stole over Jason's sleeping mind.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Oct 24, 2009 21:59:04 GMT -5
((The next morning...))
Don't leave me...
Jason?
The darkness in Zephyros' mind gave way slowly, fading away like dew as the sun rises. The fatigue he felt, however... didn't. What had happened?
Opening his eyes was an effort that completely exhausted him. He stared at the ceiling... he was in the sickbay. He must have gotten hurt because he wouldn't feel like this if he was in here for Jason. His fingers twitched and he gasped, agony flooding up his arms and flowing through his veins like wildfire. It paralyzed him, forcing his eyes closed and making him feel like his heart had stopped. His lungs were aching desperately for air by the time he managed a raspy breath. Holding perfectly still, he just focused on what he could sense around him, not even trying to open his eyes. Very nearby... That was Jason; he'd know that breathing anywhere. Had Jason hurt his legs again? He was breathing like he was in pain. Concerned, Zeph carefully raised his head and opened his eyes to look at Jason. Seeing tears on his face, as if he was crying in his sleep, his heart ached and he lifted a hand to wipe them away.
He froze when he saw the white bandage around his wrist, the memory of what he had done flooding his mind; a greater agony than what had made him block everything out in the hallway a week ago. How... how could he have done such a thing to Jason, to his friends? Who had found him?
How was he still alive? His wrists hurt with every beat of his heart... and his heart ached with a different sort of pain. The pain that had driven him to slice his wrists, and a self-hatred at giving in to that impulse. He finished the motion that had caused him to stop, his fingertips just barely touching Jason's wet cheeks, wiping the tears away.
"Jason... wake up..." he whispered, his voice so quiet he was afraid Jason couldn't hear it. He could barely hear it, and it came from his own mouth. There was two others in the room... but Zeph was focused on the one whose warmth was the only warmth he could feel, the only heart he cared about at the moment. Others he would have to face... but this one he needed.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 24, 2009 22:23:18 GMT -5
"Jason... wake up..."
He stirred and shifted, the darkness fading softly from his mind. Someone was speaking to him, stroking his face. He moved his arms, reaching out to pull Zeph closer to him... something had changed. Zeph was not where he should have been. Jason gave a soft yelp and jumped awake, his eyes flying open. He blinked, looked up, turned his head and saw...
"Zeph...?" he gasped, tears of joy filling his eyes as his hands moved slowly to his mouth. "You're awake... you're okay! Oh, Zeph!"
Trembling, he threw his arms around his boyfriend, pressing close to him, holding him and kissing him as he had done in the cathedral. He drew back a little, looking into Zeph's eyes, reaching up to touch his face.
"I was so scared... so scared... w-when I saw you... and then..."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Oct 24, 2009 22:26:34 GMT -5
"Not okay, Jason..." he whispered, his eyes growing more and more guilty as Jason continued. The pain in his eyes was luckily different from what had been in his eyes when Jason fell... it lacked the hidden something. "You found me? Oh gods Jason... you were the one who found me?"
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 24, 2009 22:37:26 GMT -5
Jason nodded, tears running down his face. "I bandaged your wrists with my sleeves and yelled for help, and Aramis came and closed your wounds, and then I was praying and I saw you, but then you disappeared, and I blacked out. Then I woke up here, and Professor Hawk said you were alive, and Aramis got you some clothes. Professor Hawk got you cleaned up and dressed, and he put me in your bed to keep you warm."
He looked around; the professor was sleeping in the chair he had sat down in last night. His shirt was stained with dried blood -- Zeph's blood, Jason thought with a shiver. Aramis was visible as a shadow lying on a bed behind a curtain.
"Professor!" he called out softly. "Professor Hawk?"
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Oct 24, 2009 22:48:22 GMT -5
Vincent winced as the voice roused him from sleep. His back hurt; he had fallen asleep sitting up. He blinked, looking around and realizing where he was, remembering the events of the previous evening. His gaze took in the two figures in the bed across from him; Jason was sitting up, looking at him intently. Zephyros lay beside him, looking better than he had before; he was still very pale, but not deathly so.
Vincent stood up, wincing again, and moved over to the bed, speaking softly and smiling. "It's good to see you back among us, Zephyros." He took Zeph's hand, feeling its warmth, and relief washed over his body like a warm breath of wind. This was good... oh, so good.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Oct 24, 2009 23:11:31 GMT -5
Zeph's green eyes slowly moved from Jason's face, widening at the sight of the blood soaking Professor Hawk's clothing. My blood... Small wonder I feel so weak... there's so much of it... And something tells me that is not anywhere near half what I've lost... what did I do?
He nodded slowly, his expression unreadable. His arms moved to wrap around Jason slowly, extremely tender about his wrists. They still hurt... But he needed to comfort Jason more, to assure Jason he was still there... With Jason sitting up, it was hard. He reached up and put a hand on Jason's chin, still too weak to sit up and hug Jason back.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 24, 2009 23:24:26 GMT -5
Jason lay back down in the bed, wrapping his arms around Zeph and holding him gently, tenderly close. He kissed Zeph's mouth softly before looking up at Professor Hawk again.
"Thank you... for helping us," he said quietly.
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Oct 24, 2009 23:30:32 GMT -5
Vincent smiled. "You and Aramis did more than I did. It's thanks to you he's alive." He gave the two boys a once-over, wanting to make sure they were alright. He peeked behind the curtain blocking Aramis from their view; he was still sound asleep, and looking well enough. Vincent let him be. He needed all the rest he could get.
"Do you think you'd be able to keep down some food or water?" he asked, turning back to the boys in the bed, looking especially at Zephyros. "You need to get your strength back."
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