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The sword came at him faster than he could even blink, and it was all he could do to stagger backward away as slash after slash came at him, slicing through Fear Shield, and through white coat and sweatervest to cut deep into the flesh beyond. By the time he hit the ground, there was nothing but red soaking his chest and chin, Roar vanishing in green light as he lay motionless on the grass.

HP: -8
OOPS! LOL

But Jerry did not wake up, his head lolling with every jostle, every prod, limp and nearly lifeless. And the blood kept flowing. He could probably use some first aid.

Robert was.. in a pickle.

There were pressing matters at hand. Matters that needed.. taking care of. And yet, he had picked up the phone when he realized it was Reine's number, and heard her yelling - and then hanging up on him.

Well, that took care of matters in a different way, sadly.

A few minutes later, a very disgruntled and unsatisfied looking Robert was walking out of his room, and jogging over to the training fields. Whoever Reine had just beaten into submission was clearly almost dead, and she didn't have the guts to finish the job.

So he would.

Except he wouldn't, because it was Jerry, and he loved Jerry. So when he saw Jerry lying bloody on the floor, he smacked his forehead.

"God. Damnit."

Robert stared at Reine's sobbing, prone form, then turned back to Jerry, and sighed.

"Yeah.. you got him something good, didn't you, kitten?" Robert murmured, bending down onto his knees to check the body. Cuts, welts, bruises, ooh, that one was oozing rather spectacularly..

Robert brought his arm up to his mouth and ripped the hem of his sleeve with his teeth, tugging until the fabric came off in a strip. He used that strip rather crudely, shoving it straight into the most gaping of wounds, to stop the flow of blood.

His arms slid underneath Jerry's body, carefully bringing the man into his arms, before standing with smooth movements to reduce the jostling. He gave Reine one more guarded, worried glance. "He's gonna be okay, you know." He hefted Jerry in his arms, and nudged his head forward. "He's been through worse. We all have. We all will."

Robert groaned when the choir was mentioned, and nearly dropped Jerry right there and then.

"Is he still going on about that? Look, it's great that he's doing it and all but-"

He suddenly remembered exactly what Reine had said in her blubbering, and sobered up quickly. "Hold on a second. You were trying to help him fight me? All this.. all this was about me?"

He slumped, giving Reine a scolding look.

"I know we're on good terms right now, kitten.. but that don't mean you can get to meddling in my affairs. That just ain't right."

Well, at the very least Reine's explanation made him feel better. He loosened up, giving her a soft nod as he carried the body in. "Well, that's all right then. That's a good thing you tried to do, kitten.." His eyes fell on Jerry's bloodied face. "Though, I would suggest.. maybe next time try to do your good deeds with a little less force."

He tried not to laugh. No, he really did, but the fact was, he knew Jerry would be all right, and he also knew that Reine had just beat the everloving s**t out of a man who'd been in practice far longer than her. There was also the small fact that Reine had beaten him into submission - twice.

"God damn, kitten." Robert finally chuckled out. "I am glad you're on our side."

Robert stopped in his tracks, craning his head to the side to stare at her incredulously.

"This is you when you're not trying?" His voice hitched up at the end, eyes widening in disbelief. "What the ******** would have happened if you were trying, would his HEAD have exploded?" His raucous laughter bellowed out from his mouth, only to get stifled when he realized he was shaking Jerry. "Ah, s**t."

Robert continued walking, giving Reine a side glance every so often. "You shouldn't be so worried about the boss finding out, Reine." Robert murmured. "These are spars. I mean, me and him did it. Me and Jerry, we did it. The boss even took on Maddie. We all do this to get ready for the real battles."

His voice softened. "He's not gonna be mad at you. I promise."