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 Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:38 pm
Sore. Very sore. Fine if I don't move. A little twitch at the side of his mouth signaled a poor attempt at a smile. It was all he could offer her, save for thoughts of kisses and of holding her. Maybe she could see those, he hoped.
How are you? Any news of what happened?
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:46 pm
I'm fine...Just scared for you.. I've been here all night, I have no clue what's going on out there... She sighed. She could feel his attempt to hold her. It wasn't so much as a physical sensation, but the images of him holding her made her want to cry. She would hug him and never let go if it wouldn't hurt him.
Is there anything you want or need love? I can get the doctors to get you somehting for the pain, or or maybe... She hasn't really sure. She just wanted him to feel better. She wanted to top the pain.
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- Pocket Full of Ashes - Crew
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:49 pm
No, it lets me know I am alive. I've been numb for so long... and they'll come to give me medication even if I don't ask for it.
Other images of what had happened flew through his mind as well, though he tried to silence them all. Nothing helped except knowing he wasn't alone.
How is your face? I know he struck you, love.
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:58 pm
Raquel took his hand in her free one, giving him some sort of physical comfort. I'm fine.. just a little tender... you know I can handle a punch or two... She tried to joke, her own mind went back to when they fist met, though she hoped she didn't project it to him by mistake. It was hard to tell what he could see and couldn't. She pretty much let him right in without barriers, so he had access to any and all of her thoughts and memories for once, just like she had with his.
..Damian...you ...you almost died. For me. She stated this, not sure of really how she felt about it. T-the way he beat you...- she felt like maybe she should wait before speaking of this, to when she could wrap her arms around him again, and know that he was ok.
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- Pocket Full of Ashes - Crew
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:03 pm
It was the deal. Damian sounded matter-of-fact, like there was little point in discussing this and nothing to be done. The sounds of her cries, the way she reached out to him while he remained distant and weak flashed by. He felt so bitter about that, how he could do nothing but set that bargain forward.
They would have taken you away from me. If he wanted my pain instead of yours, then there was no questioning what to do.
And in a tender inner voice, Damian said, I would have died for you, love.
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:11 pm
Raquel held back a choked up cry. She tried to keep it all calm in her mind but it was almost too much. Raquel let him go a moment, just having a soft quit cry to herself for a minute,still holding his hand. When she finally managed to calm down enough, she returned to hear him. Damian.... God I dont know what I would have done! She tried to keep herself calm but it was too apparent in the way her emotions were running that she was still rattled over losing him.
But she was distracted long enough with another question. Wait...somehting...something happened back there... I remember thinking I'd kill him if he hit you again, and when he did...you...you screamed and... Her mind flashed a plethora of images only settling on a blank spot. I...I blanked out. When I came to... Andrew was gone, and the sirens... her thoughts trailed off, finding herself confused. A few other similar memories came to mind, but those were ones she didn't want Damian to see...ever. What happened to me Damian?
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- Pocket Full of Ashes - Crew
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:16 pm
I thought I saw you glowing. But I thought I was hallucinating... Maybe that wasn't a hallucination after all. Something strange had happened, alright.
But I think that is how you saved me. With whatever you did.
A nurse came in to give Damian more painkillers and to check on her screen how everything was healing. Sensors that would eventually disintegrate and be destroyed by his immune system could give feed back on how wounds were healing. Apparently he was doing just as planned. Modern medicine was becoming cocky with their successes.
The drugs made Damian feel light-headed and lost for a few moments until everything came back to him. He hated being there, battered as he was.
I want this tube out of my throat. I've had it with this place, and it is barely the second day of me being here.
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:26 pm
Raquel furrowed her brow. I want it too... But it just depends on your health... She seemed to think for a minute. What if I find out how long it should take before I can take you home? I know I could take care of you just fine by myself, and You'd probably heal better there...
She wasn't sure how the doctors would feel, but it was worth a shot. Anything to get her Damian home. She wouldn't rest until he was completely better.
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- Pocket Full of Ashes - Crew
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:30 pm
It will probably take a week, Raquel, he said. And honestly, he felt better being in a place where, if something happened to him internally, he could be taken care of quickly.
I do not doubt you. Ask, but... we should probably stay here. Perhaps you would feel better being home, in your own bed.
The thought of her sleeping on the armchair in the hospital bothered him. She deserved her feather comforters and firm mattress, night clothes and shower. Raquel deserved peace while he healed.
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:37 pm
Raquel was quiet for a moment, even her thoughts dissipating. Damian, I'm not leaving you. I'm not leaving you alone here... I am going to get Nat to give me a ride back home to clean up things, then grab a change of clothes and come back here...tahts about it... She felt slightly selfish for just wanting this all to go away, but heck, Damian did too. Speaking of which, is their anything you want or need from home?
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:40 pm
His heart softened at hearing her say that. Damian sent her the thought of a kiss.
Boxers. Light shirts... They might not let me out of this hospital gown for a few days, though.
How badly he just wanted underwear. It was embarrassing enough as it was being so vulnerable and tattered, but without his boxers, Damian hardly felt like he could pull off the charm when he needed to.
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:54 pm
Raquel smiled, physically and mentally. Done and done... I want you to just rest and heal love ok? Nothing can hurt us now... Andrew and Amethyst are far away, and can't touch us because they know theres no tearing us apart... She not only gave him a mental kiss, but a physically one where ever she could without hurting him.
It was about then a nurse stopped by, saying she had to check a few of Damian's dressings, and would like her to step out jstu for a moment. Raquel smiled and blushed, reluctantly pulling away from him. "I'll go then...But I'll be back soon...I love you..." She told him aloud softly, as she gave him one more kiss, and a touch with her hand before turning to leave, nodding her goodbyes to the nurse.
When she left to go call Nathan for a ride, the nurse smiled ad shook her head. "She's a pretty one." She nodded to Damian, knowing he couldn't respond though, before beginning her examination of his external wounds.
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:58 pm
Her careful attention was painful at times, but there was something else that Damian noticed about himself that the nurse could never see: he didn't like to be touched by another woman. She was good looking and young, of course, but... Damian didn't want her to touch him. It was something that never would have crossed his mind before meeting Raquel. Actually, he would have taken terrible advantage of the situation before, in wicked ways to make her blush. Not then, though.
All he could do was bear the pain until Raquel returned to bring him ease once more.
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:33 pm
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Raquel returned a bit later, looking and feeling slightly refreshed, despite still being exhausted. She wore her jeans and tshirt she got form home, but still wore her scarf form the previous night, not wanting Damian to be upset over her bruises. "Hi love~" She tried to be chipper, coming in with her small suit case. "I brought what you asked for and a little more!" She smiled, also setting down her guitar case she managed to grab quickly. Anything to make Damian feel like he was back at home. "Nathan sends his best, he's grabbing some coffee in the cafeteria, and will be up in a bit to say hello himself..." She explained, her hair puled back as she came up to give him a kiss.
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:38 pm
His body was under a blanket since he was chilled from the hospital air conditioning. Whatever warmth he lacked on the outside was amplified inside at the sight of Raquel and everything she had brought. This would definitely be better than he thought, definitely more bearable.
The nurse had said that the next day, the tube would come out, since the nanotechnology was informing them that his lungs had repaired quickly and were in no danger if working without the machine. He just needed more time.
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