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 Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:17 pm
Pizzicato was accidentally shoved into a metal beam the wrong way, unnoticed by Raidere, until he whimpered, obviously hurting when his arm was bending the wrong way when...snap.
The star child let out a shriek higher than Kanna could possibly play, though he kept it quieter. Even so, it pierced eardrums about 3 doors down.
"Y-Yeah...M-Mom...I think you're--" Pia stopped, cut off by the scream. "P-Pizzi!!" She whimpered, wincing until she noticed what was wrong. "ohmygodPizzi!"
Raidere suddenly wished she had noticed the child earlier, and immediately let go of Piaotte, stepping back and bending down to hold the poor child. "Oh my goodness, I'd ask if you were alright, but..!" She cried, looking the poor star over. "I'm so sorry!! Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry!"
Pizzi's wails began to calm down a little bit when Raidere began hugging him, the boy whimpering unhappily. His arm hurt so much and! gonk He wasn't sure what to do about it! He tried to move his injured arm, but found doing so caused even more pain, and he wailed, at a lower octave. While the arm didn't look completely broken, something had at least cracked in the bone, or gotten fractured.
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:34 pm
At the sound of Pizzi shrieking in pain, Epsilon screamed too, only adding to the din as he somehow felt the swirl of his friend's emotion. The star child struggled in Basil's arm until the teen was obliged to move closer to the insane woman and the moaning Pizzi. When he was close enough, Epsilon was reaching out and nuzzling against his friend, being sure not to touch the boy's injured arm.
Basil had no idea what had happened, being blind to the whole thing. He went into boss mode though, unable to believe how that woman seemed to have just run Pizzicato over. Needless to say, Basil was rather pissed about the lack of awareness.
"Piaotte, please hit the call button for the nurse so we can get someone in here to look at Pizzi." His voice was clipped as he tried very hard not to become angry or let the wiggly Epsilon fall.
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:50 pm
Pizzi sobbed shrugging away from Epsilon and instead choosing the safety of Raidere's arms. He clung to her with his good arm, shaking just a little bit. He didn't want Eppi to be upset by him again! Perhaps it was better to stay away from him...After all....He did like Basil.....
Piaotte bit her lip, pressing the button. "I...Think I need some more pain meds, anyway." She sighed, watching her mother comfort Pizzi. She couldn't help but wonder why Pizzi was shrugging away from his friend, but had a hunch that the little star boy perhaps had learned a bit too much from her actions.
"Mom....Where are your glasses...?" She sighed, watching the lady freeze a little bit, then smile sadly, "And why are you wearing a turtleneck...?"
"Oh....It's nothing, dearest...." Raidere looked away, silver eyes a bit desperate for a distraction. After a while she just gave up, since Piaotte was being persistent. "Your father showed up...." She murmured. "At the apartment...."
She attempted to distract herself with Pizzi, holding the little boy close and soothing him as best she could.
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:10 pm
Epsilon was now well and truly miserable. It was the second time Pizzi had shrugged him off and he guessed the boy just wanted space. Eppi stopped crying, though he clung to Basil in confusion, unsure if had done something to make Pizzicato not like him anymore. The star child looked rather forlornly at his friend, violet eyes wide and afraid.
Before Basil could rectify the situation, a well to-do nurse bustled in, tutting over the state of everything. "What is going on here?" She asked rather sweetly, looking like someone's mother as he went and gave Pia her more pain medication. "And what's wrong with this little fellow?" The nurse asked, seeing how Pizzi was favoring his arm.
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:16 pm
Pizzicato whimpered up at the nurse, looking absolutely adorable again.
"He accidentally hurt is arm....It might have a fracture in it." Piaotte explained, relaxing a bit as she felt the dull aches of her wounds begin to fade. "And thank you for that....Ma'am..."
Raidere let go of him a little bit to let the nurse look at him, then sorrowfully looked over to Basil and Epsilon, looking horribly guilty. "I...Uhm...I-If there's anything wrong with him, I'll pay the bill!" She offered, looking down to the floor. "It's...M-my fault he got hurt in the first place...." As she tilted her head down, the turtleneck fell down revealing a rather nasty bruise around her neck, looking like two hands.
Pia watched the fabric fall, and stayed quiet, not wanting to force her mother into anything. It wouldn't have been the first time, anyway....
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:39 pm
The nurse cooed over Pizzi as she examined him, leaving Basil to listen to what Pia's mother had to say. He blinked milky eyes in the woman's direction, not seeing the bruises or her plaintive look. However, he heard the woman's thready voice and smiled slightly as he rocked Epsilon gently.
"I'm sure you didn't mean any harm." He soothed, feeling like the little hospital room had too much sorrow in it.
"It is broken, but now badly." The nurse piped up as she patted Pizzi's head. "I'll go get get a brace, however it would be better to get an x-ray, just to be sure." She smiled.
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:48 pm
Pizzicato whimpered, nodding up to the nurse. Yes, he would like an x-ray...But he can't say so, or he'll hurt Eppi again! gonk
"Why don't you go with him, Eppi? I'm sure he wouldn't mind the company.." Piaotte smiled to the child in Basil's eyes. She needed to talk to Basil for a bit...Without any of the kids there.
"Cause you're friends, right?" She smiled down to Pizzi, gaining a shy nod.
"I...I didn't see him without my glasses....Uhm...They fell and got stepped on!" She lied, laughing. "I'm such a klutz." However, she could tell Piaotte wasn't buying any of it, and sensed the urgency.
"Uhm...Go ahead and go get your X-Ray with Eppi. I'll buy you some ice cream as an apology later, okay?" Raidere smiled to the two boys. Pizzi's eyes lit up. ICECREAM.
Pizzi pulled away from Raidere, and held out his good hand and arm to Eppi, looking down shyly. He didn't want to be alone...But....Silence was sometimes the best option.
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:59 pm
Epsilon currently had his thumb stuck firmly in his mouth, violet eyes glassy and seeming to be on the verge of tears again. He clung tightly to Basil, confused by...everything and didn't want to leave Basil. However, the teen wouldn't allow that as he set Epsilon on the floor while removing his thumb.
"Go with him." He murmured, stroking Eppi's black hair. The star child nodded and took Pizzi's offered hand. He was silent as well but looked miserable about being so as the nurse carted them off to the x-ray room. Even the promise of ice cream did nothing to brighten his mood.
When the boy's were gone, Basil sighed heavily and flopped gracefully into an nearby. "I'm getting too old for this." He rubbed his temples looking world weary. "You wanted to talk, Pia?" He asked blithely.
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:18 pm
Pizzicato squeezed his hand lightly as they went off, promising to himself to do something to cheer the boy up soon.
Piaotte sighed as the two 'younger' people left, leaving them alone.
"Mom.....Did that man try to kill you?" She asked right out. "Those bruises....Look like the ones he put on my arm that one time."
Raidere flinched, looking down. "He....He was looking for you...And didn't believe that I didn't know where you were.....And....Well....The door's off it's hinges, and....And he had a gun, so I......I let him take it out on me." She murmured, looking away, at a corner. "I don't want you getting hurt for my folly. It's...Not safe back at the apartment...."
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:28 pm
Epsilon hugged close to Pizzi as they walked and was only pried from the male's side when the nurse had to set Pizzi up for the x-ray.
Basil sighed again, not knowing what he was going to do. "Have you tried calling the police to get the man in jail for domestic violence and child abuse?" He asked plainly, knowing that sometimes it wasn't as easy as all that.
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:34 pm
When they were finally pried apart, Pizzi gave a tiny smile, and tugged the ribbon holding his hair up down with his good hand. "I...I'll be fine." He promised, giving it to Epsilon gently. His hair fanned out over his shoulders, making him look even more girly.
"We've tried...But....He's famous, you know? And he won't claim us at all. He's not even on Pia's birth certificate." Raidere sighed, frowing. "I can stay at the apartment. I'm hardly ever there....With work and all."
"But...That doesn't solve the issue of Pia..." She trailed off.
Piaotte looked over to Basil, smiling sheepishly. "W-Well...Actually, Basil offered to let me stay at his house...That man...doesn't know him." She flinched unconsciously when having to mention her father again.
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:03 pm
Epsilon blinked and tentatively returned the smile. He took the ribbon with an awed reverence. "You don't hurt do you?" Eppi asked, winding the soft ribbon around his hand rather nervously, hoping that Pizzi would continue talking to him.
"I have room for your mother as well if that apartment doesn't suit." Basil added evenly, steepling his fingers in front of his face. "And if you'd be willing, I can have my uncle put the man away. He owns me a favor at the moment anyhow." Basil didn't care how famous the man was, he would not stand for Pia and her mother to be hurt anymore.
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:19 pm
Pizzicato blinked at his question. "I....it does hurt..." He murmured, unable to lie to him. "But....Less than it did when it happened...." He kindly smiled to Epsilon. "I...uhm....are...you okay?" He asked just as nervously, still worried he had made him mad by having big ears about the 'marriage' thing.
Raidere shook her head. "I'd rather stay at the apartment....if he notices I've moved, he'll get suspicious and find out. I can maintain that Pia ran away if I stay there." She explained. "I'm used to the pain anyway. It's...not as bad as it was when he fired me." The woman looked down again. "But..if Pia's in safe hands...that's all I need to know."
Piaotte was starting to nod off, falling asleep rapidly. "Basil....?" She quietly asked, eyes slipping closed. "Would you take Pizzi home t'night? He'll sleep if you do....."
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:26 pm
Epsilon smiled back winningly, eased by Pizzi's words. "I'm fine. Really. I was worried," he murmured, looking away, "you wouldn't talk anymore and I wasn't sure." He looked back at Pizzicato and hugged him gently, wanting to play in the boy's long hair again. He thought Pizzi should leave his hair down more often.
Basil nodded, feeling useless. "Yes. I'll take him home, but only if he'll come with me." He replied. "And I'll come back for you when you're well enough to move." The teen added, face drawn into a frown.
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 1:23 pm
Pizzicato smiled when he did, when the x-ray was done. "I....Didn't want to hurt you again...Since....It seems like every time I talk, I...." He paused, only to be hugged. He smiled gently, hugging him back to the best of his ability. "I should get my cast, shouldn't I..?" He murmured to Epsilon, content at the moment.
Piaotte sleeplily smiled. "Thank you....Basil..." She sighed, settling into the sheets. "I'm gonna....sleep now..."
Raidere smiled gently, "Goodnight, love." She soothed to her daughter, sitting in an armchair.
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