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 Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:29 pm
He froze, not sure how to react. Go? Hadn't he just been getting bullied for being in the same room as Danny? It had to be a trick, and the grim narrowed his eyes. Now that adrenaline was keeping him awake he wanted to rage and throw punches and just beat this anger out of himself, but then Danny was in the way and saving the day. Oersted walked away and Rikki hadn't been allowed to put a scratch on him.
Just like that, it was over. And Rikki hadn't ended up with another head injury.
"I was fine, Danny," he groaned, running his hand through his hair and leaning back against the wall. He felt tense and locked up. Why did Oersted have to keep bringing up Tellervo?
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Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:33 pm
"I wasn't worried about you," she said promptly, "I was worried Oersted would ... he would ..." She gave him a hard look and then sagged her shoulders. All of the tension was gone now that Oersted had left the hallway. "I was scared."
All at once the adrenaline of standing up to Oersted disappeared. Now that she was less focused, she realized her wings her a lot. Like a LOT. Her knees broke out from under her and she fell against Rikki. "S-sorry," she said, pushing up off him. "Accident."
Danny began walking back to her room only to find her legs giving out again. She hit the wall. Hard. That only skyrocketed the pain in her wings, and she let out a scream. What was going on?!
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Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:34 pm
...She wasn't worried about him. He wasn't sure whether that hurt or inflated his ego.
He caught her as she fell into his arms and steadied her as she struggled back up. "It's okay. Are you alright?" He shadowed her as she began to head back to the room, feeling sort of helpless. Why was she acting like this? His heart practically leaped out of his chest as she hit the wall and he was immediately there, scooping her into a bridal styled hold. He struggled with her through the door and set her as gently as possible. "What the jack is going on Danny?"
Panic. That was the tone that colored his voice.
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Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:35 pm
Oh dear Jack, if it was bad when she was walking, it was even worse when he picked her up. Her wings were smashed against his arm awkwardly, making the situation even BETTER. Then we he set her down she had to roll onto her side to keep them from swallowing her up in pain.
Danny was already shaking and panting with effort. Little moans and sobs escaped her mouth. "I d-don't know," her wings fluttered uselessly, sending more pain shooting up and down her spine. Dear Jack this was worse than anything in the whole world. "It h-h-hurts," another convulsion, "Oh Jack Rikki it hurts."
On her wings, tiny bud-like spikes were beginning to poke through the tips, ever so slightly. It seemed as though her FEAR was a little delayed in growing her wings (although, Danny had always been a bit slow when it came to growing) and now it was trying to go through all at once.
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Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:19 pm
It hurts? What hurts? His heart pounded as he panicked. If he had unintentionally done anything to hurt her... he wouldn't be able to forgive himself. Unsure of what was going on, he found himself with only one choice. He pulled a blanket over her legs and brushed her hair from her forehead, bending down until he could look her in the eye. "I'm going to go get Oersted."
He didn't even allow himself to second guess his decision, he just dashed out of the room, yelling the demon's name. "OERSTED! Oersted!!!" He beat his fist against the wall as he flew through the halls. Any noise he could make to irritate the demon out of hiding, Rikki produced it. He banged on doors, kicked and stomped on the floor. He wouldn't let Oersted ignore him.
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Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:28 pm
Danny's eyes were already clouded over, things going a little fuzzy. She saw Rikki's eyes very clearly though, reassuring her, calming her. She tried taking deep breaths. Why the Jack did it hurt so much?
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Oh how Oersted tried to ignore it. First Danny had screamed. Then came the panting. Thuds and bangs. Oersted's mind had immediately gone to the worst possible option. After all, what else would you think that was?!
The boil started yelling his name. That was ... Why would he... Oersted covered his face with a palm in an angry facepalm. Really? REALLY?
Finally he couldn't take it any longer. The demon went down a floor, leaving his guards rather confused. Luckily it was rather late at night, so no one was around to hear all the ruckus. His eyes fell on the boil in the hallway. His head was pounding from all the noise, but Oersted kept his stoic, manly look as he calmly walked down towards Rikki. His eyes were condescending as always.
"What could you possibly want?" Oersted said. Was the boil here to mock him after 'doing the deed'? Was he a masochist that liked being beat up? Oersted was this close to just dispatching both of them from the building and wiping it from his hands altogether.
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:17 pm
He didn't care how angry Oersted looked, or how much it would hurt if Oersted rejected him and tossed him against a wall or something. He grabbed the demon by his jacket lapels and began trying to pull him down the hall, however successfully or unsuccessfully.
"Danny's in pain. I don't know what the jack is happening but she collapsed and screamed," were his words fast and panicked? A little. "I carried her into her room and set her on the bed but I don't know what else to do. You have to help her." He repeated those last five words several times as he proceeded down the room.
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:55 pm
Oersted looked at Rikki like he was the stupidest person in Halloween. Did he not know that the ... first time hurt most ghouls? Now he was really mad. He shoved past the boil with an angry look on his face.
Heading into the room, he expected to see Danny lying there confused and bewildered with no clothing on, most likely crying. The picture he got was very different. She was screaming and shaking like ... well like something he'd never seen before, at least not from Danny. She wasn't really an easy crier. Sure she had her moments, but it was never ...
A racking sob broke his thoughts. His facial [removed](which was, at the time, complete disapproval) turned into that of fear. What was he supposed to do if she-
Wait just a tick. Her wings. They didn't have those ...
"You jacking idiot," he said in Rikki's direction, "Her wings are just growing spikes." He put a hand to his forehead suavely. "Call me when something that matters comes up," he finished, pointedly looking at Danny. He then pushed Rikki out of the way for a second time, even harder, knocking him into a chair in the room. What a jacking idiot. Then, all at once, Oersted was gone for the last time.
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There was a silence for a moment when the older demon left, save for Danny's panting, and a moan every few seconds. She had at least begun to control her sounds, but the pain hadn't alleviate. Finally, a small, weaker voice broke the panting. "Rikki?"
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:47 pm
Nyyrikki hung back, shadowing Oersted as he looked over Danny. What if she was really hurt? What if it was something irreversible? What if-
"Oumph." He grunted as he was sent sprawling into the chair and frowned at Oersted's back as he disappeared out of the room again. Spikes on her wings. That told him next to nothing about how to make her feel better. "Thanks, a*****e," he growled at the door, rocking to his feet and kneeling by the bed. "Danny? He says it's your wings growing or something. Is there anything that would make them feel better?"
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:59 am
Danny's eyes only saw clouded shapes the entire time. The big one, that was Oersted right? The other one kept disappearing behind the bigger figure. Was it moving? Danny couldn't tell.
Voices were exchanged and the bigger one left. Okay, so she was back to being all alone with Rikki, without the big brute Oersted to-
Another spasm of pain rocked her. Why was her FEAR doing this to her? Danny heard Rikki's voice very close to hers. More shaking. Incoherent fragments. She just knew it was Rikki by the shape. Weakly she held out her hand. "Will you- ahhhnn," she hissed and then let out a moan, clenching the bedsheets in her claws. They were starting to tear slightly from her claws digging into them. She tried continuing again, "Will you hold my hand?" That was all she wanted. Just reassurance that someone was going to be there and hold her hand. Even weaker than before, she whispered, "Rikkiiii."
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:38 am
Rikki's jaw was tight and sore from clenching it so tight as he watched her writhe in pain. There was nothing it could do to make her wings hurt any less, and it tore him apart. At her question, he did one better.
He crawled into bed beside her, one hand wrapped around hers as tight as he would dare, the other running through her hair as he pressed light kisses to her forehead and cheek, trying to reassure her that he was there and he wouldn't be going anywhere. He whispered soothing words into her ear that he knew he wouldn't recall saying later (or, rather, wouldn't admit to saying).Being only slightly larger than her he couldn't be the protective force that he wanted to be in this situation, but he wouldn't let her think he would leave her. He would stay for hours if he had to.
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 4:47 pm
Danny didn't even care if he didn't mean it. If he was being a playboy or whatever. She didn't even jacking care if he was doing it just because she asked, and he had to comply. In the haze, she couldn't hear what he was saying, but it was the reassurance she was looking for. She felt the bed sink down a little as Rikki crawled up with her. The tight feeling around her hand was overshadowed by the ripping pain in her wings (which was, quite frankly, becoming numb after so long), but it was there nonetheless. Though it hurt stupid amounts, she wiggled in closer to him, until her head was pressed against his chest. He was there. He was really there.
After some time, Danny fell asleep in his arms, waking up every so often to find pain and more shaking. It was a rough night, with a lot of fitful sleeping. Somehow, she managed to make it through til morning, where she found Rikki still next to her, hand still fiercely gripped on her own.
It was Moonday right? That meant it was time to get up and go to school, right? Right!
Oh Jack. School. Rikki was totally missing it. He was going to get princess cornered.
"Rikki," she said, quietly, but urgently at the same time. She placed a hand on his cheek gently. "Rikki you need to get up," she whispered, a tad more urgently.
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Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:24 pm
Somewhere in the night, when Danny's tossing had calmed down, Rikki's legs had ended up tangled with hers while he still held onto her hand tightly. He wasn't even aware of what he did in his sleep, but his subconscious must have known how important it was to keep contact with Danny because he never let go.
However, when she awoke and began trying to urge him to do the same, he untangled himself from her and rolled over until his back faced her. "Mnnnnnhhhh...."
... How did he ever make it to classes on his own?
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Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:30 pm
Danny blinked a few times. Really? Really? Was he just ... ignoring her now, or was he being sleepy. It was probably sleepy. A sly smile crossed her face. She could just curl up with him for now and fall back aslee-
NO. Focus! Rikki. Princess Corner. Right.
"Rikkiiiii," she whined, hitting his back repeatedly, not sparing him any force. For her it was just normal to hit people. Especially Roch. Was she giving Rikki some "tough love"? Maaaybe.
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Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:32 pm
"HNNNNNGHHHH!"
That hurt.
8(
He rolled. And rolled. And rolled right off the bed, taking a pillow with him so he could curl up on the hard floor and continue to sleep.
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