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Abel laughed slightly and shook his head as well. "That's the only 'talent' I have I guess." He winced when Talen jabbed the healing bruise, afraid it'd still hurt. "You shouldn't be so reckless..." As Talen laughed, Abel smiled, glad he had actually healed Talen's wound...except there were much more on the boy that Abel was unsure if he would be able to do them all.

"Oh?" Abel blinked and nodded a bit. "I'm only a little tired, that's all. I've just never done it before...I guess it's along the same principles as learning to swim or...you know...another physical activity...which I don't do much of." He smirked and looked down the road. After looking back at Talen, he examined his face and frowned again.

"You have so many more though...maybe I can do the ones that hurt the most..." He laced his fingers together and rubbed his mouth with a thoughtful gaze.

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Abel knew he hadn't seen the worst of Talen's injuries, but when Talen told him not the freak out, Abel knew it would be bad. He tried to prepare himself for the worst, but when he saw Talen's torso, his eyes widened and he gasped. Then when he looked to his side his face went pale and he put a hand to his mouth. "And you didn't say anything?!" He yelped and moved closer, staring at the gash.

"Talen..." He whispered and put a hand to his forehead, frowning and shaking his head. "You should have..." But he decided better on finishing that sentence and instead, very carefully, put a hand over the large wound. "You don't have to lie to make me feel better." He muttered and smiled a bit at him. "I'm weak, not stupid, remember?" With a joking smile he looked back to his hand and frowned again.

"Okay, hold still..." Closing his eyes again he focused onto Talen. He pushed away any other thoughts and let his mind steady onto his hand, once again imagining a light flowing from his veins and out to his hand. This time, as he healed, he could feel the pain. His face twisted but he refused to let it deter him. After a few minutes the pain began to subside, his expression relaxed, and he could feel the wound getting smaller.

After another few minutes he let go. This time he was definitely more tired. There was a slight twinge on his arm, but he ignored it and smiled at Talen. The wound was now closed, only a little bruising remaining, but nothing severe, and nothing that would cause pain. "Does it feel better?" He asked, eyes steady on Talen's face.

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Abel only smiled and nodded. "You're welcome." It felt kind of wonderful to be getting a thank you. He didn't expect or, nor did he need to get it, but actually having one thrown to him was pretty decent. It told him he was doing something good, it gave him a reassurance that this was where he was needed, where he was supposed to be.

"She won't kill you so much as for missing school, but for getting hurt again." He stated and then looked over to the hospital. "Yeah, we really should. I hope he'll be okay." As they walked into the hospital he caught a glimpse of auburn hair and his heart stopped, but started to beat again when he saw it was only Lilith.

She had a hand wrapped up in bandages and a large patch over her left eye. When she looked up, she met Abel's gaze and her cold face seemed to lighten just slightly.

Abel on the other hand, his darkened with worry. "Hi, Lilith." He said and she shrugged, as if that was a way to say hello. A nurse came up behind her and told her something. She responded in a calm tone and shook her head. The nurse nodded and walked away. Lilith came up to Talen and Abel and studied them with that expressionless face.

"I didn't think you could get much uglier." Was her response to Talen, a slight rise in her voice signaling that it was a joke. Abel glanced to Talen and back to Lilith. "What are you two doing here? Trying to do some community service to make yourselves a bit more holy?" A twitch on her lips tried to put out a smile.

"Our frien-"

"Saul." Lilith said and looked to the side. "I heard." She used a good hand to pull some hair behind her dark ear. "He looked uglier than he usually did too. I saw the nurse taking him away. I could have sworn he pissed his pants when he saw me." She continued to look to the side.

"Do you know if he's okay?" Abel asked patiently, trying to ignore how emotionless the girl seemed. It didn't make him uneasy in a frightened or angry way, it made him uneasy in that worried way, as if something was wrong with her, something that shouldn't be wrong with her.

"I doubt he'd really want to see me now, of all people. Lord only knows if my brother followed me...not that I'd let him. If he followed me anywhere I'd punch him in the balls...punch him hard."

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Lilith watched Talen and raised her brows. "Who? The ghost of Martin Luther King Junior. But you know...I might have said a few racist remarks here and there. He was just teaching me a lesson."

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Lilith's green eyes moved from Abel to Talen when he spoke to her and she shrugged again. "It's not like I try much anyways." She then, just barely, gave a smirk and tilted her chin up. "If I had been there, he'd have not thrown a single punch. I've got him tied onto my fingers." Something about her statement was laced with a undertone of doubt, something Abel picked up easily, and he puckered his brows in concern.

"Tougher?" Lilith shook her head. "I may be tough, but I'm not one to go around trying to show that off. I like people not knowing I am, and then when I go at it, they are open to surprise." She waved her hand and then looked back to Talen when he asked who did it. Her lips tightened into a line and she looked to Abel, who seemed just as curious.

"I don't think it matters really. I'm fine. You'd be surprised how fast I heal. By tomorrow I'll be the same as always." Her voice lowered and she straightened her posture. "I doubt you two would want to get involved either way. It's not fit for you. And definitely not worth it." Her eye shifted to Abel who was still frowning. "Frowning doesn't fit you either. So stop making that face."

Abel lightened a bit but still looked worried until he saw the nurse who had taken Saul away coming towards them.

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Lilith blinked at Talen as he seemed to get worked up over her injuries. Why he cared about her was beyond her understanding. She was used to no one even looking at her, much less getting upset over her. She realized she should have felt some type of warmth over that concern, yet she felt nothing. Instead she shook her head and looked away from him.

"You don't even know me. You should keep it that way." She remarked and turned her head when the nurse came over.

Abel's eyes flickered away from Talen and Lilith, eyes widening with worry when the nurse came over. His fears were ebbed away when she said that he would be okay. "Oh thank heavens..." He whispered and rubbed at his face. He winced slightly, a pain on his upper arm. Lilith glanced to him and raised a brow, but noticed the look in his eyes that told her not to say anything.

"Drugs?" Abel repeated, brows furrowing. He should have noticed. He looked at Talen, studying his face before looking back at the nurse. It pained him to know that Saul had no family to get in contact with...but it pained him even more to know the trouble he was putting himself through.

As Talen followed the nurse, Abel quickly pursued. Lilith stood there and quirked her brows ever so slightly when Talen invited her. "He'll have a heart attack. But hell, why not, if he hasn't gotten one from overdosing yet, he should be fine." She muttered and stayed a few steps behind the two boys, healthy hand in one pocket, while her bandaged one swung by her hip.

Abel smiled back at Saul and moved closer to the bed the beaten boy lay in. He examined him for a minute, making sure everything looked okay. When everything looked good, or as good as it could be at the moment, Abel relaxed and watched Saul pale when Lilith walked in.

Lilith leaned against the wall and held up a hand in greeting and looked at Saul as he shoved his face into a pillow. She blew through her nose and rolled her eyes. "I've seen uglier things, trust me. I see my brother every day." Her monotone voice made it sound serious, although it was somewhat obvious she was making a joke.

Abel smiled slightly and laughed a bit when Talen reassured Saul that Lilith wouldn't hurt him. "Don't worry, Saul." Abel said gently and then sat down on the chair that was by Saul's bed. "I'm glad you're feeling better. I was awfully concerned...but I do feel a little relieved to see you talk." He spoke calmly and placed his hands on his knees, studying Saul's face.

Lilith remained where she was and then raised her shaped brows at Saul's question. "You make it sound like I'm some awful monster here to devour your soul. You just need to chill out a bit. I think I kind of like you better when you're too high to care about anything." She said and crossed her arms over her stomach.

Abel's eyes darkened at the mention of drugs and he leaned back in his chair. "How are you feeling? I do hope you feel better..."

Lilith shook her head and walked over to another of the chairs and sat down in it, running her fingers through her hair and resting her injured hand on her lap. "I was only telling the truth. I don't like sugar coating things. All pointless." She raised her green eye to the ceiling and drummed the arm of the chair.

Abel looked at Lilith with a confused expression. "Not if it hurts their feelings..."

"If they find out the truth than it hurts even more than just saying the truth from the very start."

"But you don't lie...you just be nice to them..." Abel began and winced a bit when he moved his arm. Lilith pursed her lips at him and kept his gaze.

"I consider sugar coating things a lie. Not telling the whole truth is lying." She gave a simple shrug and looked away, tilting her head back and staring at the ceiling. When Saul and Talen talked about Cain her face twisted and she rubbed at her nose. "He looked like a big pile of shi-"

Abel frowned. Lilith breathed out. "He looked pretty bad. You should have seen him. But it suits him very well. An ugly face for an ugly person."

When Talen asked about how he looked, both Abel and Lilith looked at him with an unsure expression, though Lilith's seemed less so than Abel's.

"Ahhhh..." Abel began.

"You look like a train hit you." Lilith finished for the angel and motioned to the bathroom that connected to the hospital room. "Mirror is in there, if you dare look. But trust me, you are better off not destroying what little dignity you have."

"It's not that bad really...you don't look ugly." Abel said quietly and smiled. "It will all heal well. I'm sure it will."

"Yeah well, who knows how long it will take."

"It will heal fast." Abel commented calmly, not looking to Lilith who was gazing at him. "Don't worry. Both you and Saul should be fine." He seemed sure of himself as he got up and wandered over to the window. "You need some fresh air." He grinned at Saul and pushed the window open a crack.