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 Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:15 pm
Rivener's gaze was torn away from Laz as the doctor pulled shards of glass out of his palms. He scrunched his eyes tightly and inhaled sharply, turning his head away to try and ignore the pain. He whimpered almost inaudibly between pullings.
When the needle came out, Rivener's eyes widened and he glanced around for help. Oh, Dr Kyou was there too! Riv furrowed his brow, pleading in his eyes, and yelped out "help!" as the needle got closer.
When the sharp metal object pierced his skin, Riv flinched and tried to pull his hand away, but with his failing strength, it wasn't doing anything apart for probably annoying the doctor. Rivener really wished Laz wouldn't make fun of him later, as he whimpered and whined at the needle.
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:14 pm
Isi looked over his shoulder and watched as Aphi fell asleep. He raised his brows, trying to think of something to think or do, but with all the drugs and medicine in his system he couldn't really grasp onto a single thought for more than a couple minutes. Groggily shifting in his bed, coughing a few flecks of red onto his sleeve, the crippled boy closed his heavy burning eyes and fell asleep.
"Goodnight, Aphi..."
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Beauregard immediately squirmed helplessly in Laz's arms as Rivener withered and yelped in pain. He wanted so much to help, but he'd probably get in the way. Instead, the whale began to sing a gentle tune, trying to calm the raevan by making him focus on his voice instead of the pain.
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:02 am
Dr. K did heard Rivener's pathetic whimpers and whines when he run his needle in and out of his skin. But it didn't affect his treatment a bit. K prides on his professionalism when treating both his live and dead patients. He just continued stitching Rivener quietly, the only sound emitting out from him is the heavy breathing through his mask.
After finished stitching the first wound, he tied a knot at the end and snapped the string with a pair of scissors. Moving an inch away from that wound, he started to work on the other more serious cut on the same hand. He continued to work this way, picking up remaining glass shards in the wounds, stitching up the larger cuts and pasting plasters over smaller ones that didn't needed stitching. When he was done with the first hand he cleaned off some of the remaining blood with a cotton bud that was dipped in antiseptic. After that he wrapped the hand with bandages.
"The other hand." K ordered as he released Rivener's treated hand. He took a longer look at Rivener's face this time, pale as ghost. He took Rivener's other hand and placed his fingers on Rivener's wrist to feel his pressure.
"He needs blood transfusion." K said as he removed his finger from Rivener's wrist. "Too weak."
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:22 am
"Blood... transfusion??" This was the first time Lazarus heard of this term. Though he do not know what it exactly means, but his gut feeling tells him that this is not going to be good. He already winced a little as Rivener awaken and called his name just now, he didn't wanted Riv to see he was here. Instinctively, Lazarus floated a little bit away from the couch, disappearing from Rivener's line of sight as he floated to Kyou's back. He was still holding to Beauregard like a plushie though, but his attention was so fully absorbed by what was happening to Rivener that he didn't pay any attention to what the whale was singing.
"But where are we going to get blood for him?!" Kyou asked as he moved a little closer to K, he was assisting K when K was treating Rivener all this while, picking up tools for him and such. He didn't learn all the techniques of first aid treating, but he do know the basic stuff like what tools should be used when treating what kind of wounds.
"He's a Raevan, does he even have a blood type?" Kyou wondered out loud. Why didn't Kyou thought of this before? Raevan's blood type!! Before this he didn't even thought of whether Raevans were capable of bleeding or not. But the sight of Rivener proves that they can indeed bleed. But the amount of blood that Rivener bled was indeed a lot. K might be right about Rivener being too weak, even if he was fully treated there's no saying that Rivener could survive the night after bled so much. But who could transfer blood to Rivener? Both Kyou and K are humans, he doubt Rivener could take their blood since he isn't really human. The only option left was...
Kyou's eyes grew wide as he turned around and looked up at Lazarus.
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:20 pm
Rivener was slowly starting to fall asleep. The mental strength he'd displayed in staying awake this long was finally wearing thin, as the adrenaline from being prodded with a needle ebbed out of his system. His whole hand had gone numb now, and he didn't really feel the stitches anymore. It was like his whole hand was made of cotton.
When Dr K commanded him to give his other hand, Rivener embarked on a difficult mission to flip himself over so that the hand he'd been using as a pillow, would be free to give to the doctor. He bared his teeth and closed his eyes tightly as he pushed himself onto his elbows, letting himself fall onto his other side so that he could slip his other arm out from under him, and expose the still-bleeding hand. It was just as wounded as the first one.
After such an effort, Riv's breath was shallow. His heart could hardly keep up with his need for oxygen... The Raevan's eyelids fluttered. Once again he muttered the only words he could remember right now: "Help me."
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:06 pm
Beauregard fluttered frantically in Lazarus's arms and wailed several notes of another Queen song.
"CAN ANYBODEEEEEE FIND MEEEEEEE SOMEBODY TOOOOOO *gasp* Love."
The whale was watching Rivener's fading movements and BeauBeau was getting very panicked. He could see the frei withering before him. It was scaring him and now that the two humans were panicking and looking at Laz's direction, didn't help at all either.
"ME SOMEBODY TO LOVE FIND ME SOMEBODY TO LOVE FIND ME SOMEBODY TO LOVE FIND..."
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:47 am
Okay, now Lazarus is confused. Why are both Kyou and K are looking at him at the same time now? Aren't they supposed to be caring for the dying Rivener instead? But Lazarus isn't that dumb. Judging from the rather one sided conversation Kyou had with K, he could roughly guess what the looks mean.
"Wait, what do you guys want?" Having a really bad feeling now, Lazarus subconsciously tightened his grip on Beauregard and slowly floated backwards a little, putting more distance between him and the good doctors.
"Lazarus," Kyou began, eyebrows furrowing as he find the right words to say. He knew that Lazarus didn't actually have a liking for Rivener, but they don't really have much choice right now. "Rivener really needs help, he's dying as you can see here." He nodded his head towards the weak Frei as he spoke. "He... bled a lot. And he might not be able to survive the night if he don't get... let's just say an outside source of blood. Both me and K can't give him our blood." Kyou coughed a little to clear his throat, deepening his voice a little to insert a tone of importance into it. It may help in persuading Lazarus. "Only you can, Lazarus. You're the only Raevan here."
"So... you're asking me to give him my blood?!" Lazarus exclaimed, eyes widen in disbelief. His blood, in RIVENER'S body??! Just the thought itself made Lazarus feel sick. Nu uh, not a chance in the world. Just think of what Rivener will do to him after he recovered!
But the weak voice of Rivener bought Lazarus back into reality. His expression soften a little as he caught sight of Rivener on the couch, his face pale and rune glowing dimly. Lazarus could not imagine the pain that Rivener was going through. Sure he got hurt before, sliced by sharp objects, even a burn on his hand once. He hated the physical pain. Being injured so badly, especially on the hands and going for a long period of time without treatment, Lazarus just couldn't imagine the pain that Rivener must be going through. A pam of guilt hit Lazarus then.
Kyou noticed the doubt in Lazarus's expression. Lazarus might hate Rivener, but he isn't selfish enough to just leave Rivener to die like that, Kyou knew this very well. This is the perfect time to push Lazarus further! Laz isn't too hard to read, since Kyou had spent such a long period of time with him. Even at this moment, Kyou could roughly guess what kind of worries going through his mind.
"If you do him a favor now, maybe he'll return it in the future. You could probably ask him to stop harassing you."
Stopping the harassments, that's a good thought. After thinking about it a little, he finally gave in. "Bah, alright! I'll... give blood to him..." sounding as unwilling as possible as he spoke. He might regret his decision in the future, but right now the only thing that matters is saving Rivener and getting the hell out of here. With a little hesitance, Laz floated forwards a little towards Dr. K, since he doubt Kyou knows how to perform the procedure of blood transfusion. "What should I do?"
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:12 am
Earlier this evening, K just thought that he would be prodding one Raevan only tonight. But right now much to his little creepy delight, he gets to prod two. "Wait." was the only word he said as he got back to work treating the rest of the wounds on Rivener's hand.
After a good long 20 minutes, he's finally done treating Rivener's wounds and wrapped Riv's hands in white bandages. Without a word, K grabbed one of Lazarus's wrist and yanked it off from the hugging position of the floating whale. He paid little attention as the whale was set free from Lazarus's grasp. The little critter seemed to had given up on creating troubles for him, and hopefully it'll keep it that way unless it wants to be ended up underneath K's knife.
From K's medical briefcase, he pulled out a strange W-shaped device with a tiny tube ended with a needle on each side of the device. Pulling Lazarus's sleeve up to his upper arm, K applied some antiseptic on his arm before pushing the needle into his veins. The other needle he poked into Rivener's arm. Now the deed is done, the only thing they needed to do is wait a little while as Lazarus's blood flowed into Rivener's veins.
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:21 am
Rivener, unconscious, only shifted briefly when the needle entered his arm in a place he hadn't yet been pricked.
His mind was swirling in darkness, small dots of sparkling stars floating in his dream-vision. This is what he normally saw when he slept, before the actual dreams came. This is what he WAS. Darkness and stars. Deep velvet and diamonds. The subtle twinkling was soothing. It erased his pain and fear from just moments ago. He slept peacefully.
...Why is it getting darker? Worry began to creep into Rivener's mind. The darkness somehow no longer seemed comforting. It was looming, smothering. The stars were dimming, some of them snuffing out quietly, one by one leaving him, taking their light away, condemning him to darkness... forever.
Rivener wanted to cry out! He needed the stars! Where were his twinkling lights? How could he wake up without them?! He would never find the way out of the darkness without their guidance!
Suddenly, it felt warm. Something was happening! In his mind's eye, Rivener looked around his darkness... The last few stars were starting to dim, but what was that WARMTH? Riv could hear a rumbling, getting closer...
And then the stars came back with a vengeance! Every one of his little stars Burst back into being with red ferocity, like tiny suns! The darkness receded, pushed back by the light of all this fire inside him! He was him again, he was ALIVE again! He was darkness and sun, deep velvet and rubies! With more speed than he thought possible, Rivener rushed back out of the darkness, guided by his stars.
On the couch, Rivener opened his eyes tiredly after a few long minutes. His rune was glowing more strongly by the second. Taking in a deep, satisfied breath, as though he'd just had a wonderfully cleansing shower, Rivener looked around. He was still too weak to move very much, but he felt alive again. Color was returning to his cheeks.
A glance at his arm showed the needle. Following the line of the tube, Rivener looked up at Lazarus's arm. They were... they were connected? The fire... the fire in his veins? It was Lazarus?
Riv's eyes flicked up to Laz's face with pure, honest gratefulness. He smiled thankfully, with no hint of his usual flirting. "Thank you so much," he whispered slowly to the other. "Thank you, Lazarus." Laz saved his life. Laz, of all people...
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:18 pm
Beauregard watched as Rivener slowly came back to them and his bright little red face swelled up with joy. He burst into another Queen sone 'Who wants to live forever' and spun about in the air over the doctor's heads, doing loop-de-loops and corkscrews through the air.
Riv was back!
Excited beyond reason, Beau went and rubbed his entire rubbery red body against Laz's face in an act of gratitude, like a cat would do as it watched a friendly soul pour milk into a bowl for it.
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:00 am
Lazarus cared little when the needle was pricked into his arm, he was not a wuss, at least his pride does not allow him to be. However, when Rivener expressed gratitude, just pure gratitude and nothing else, a blush crept onto Lazarus's face. It wasn't very obvious with his golden tanned skin and the poor lighting, but there is a red tinge that lingered on his cheeks. Laz felt his cheeks burnt and quickly looked away, embarassed. In truth, Lazarus haven't been thanked like this before. Regular half hearted mutters of thanks from Kyou yes, but not something as sincere as this.
"Y... you're welcome..." Lazarus muttered as he stare at the television set in the opposite direction of the couch. I wouldn't mind if Rivener is like this most of the time... he found himself thinking as he lowered his gaze and took a side glance at the weaker Frei, but came in contact with Beauregard instead! "Hey... get off my face!" trying not to struggle too much in case he disturbed the connected arm, Lazarus grabbed the whale by the tail and tried to yank it away. What is this thing anyway? Lazarus wondered as he stared at the whale. Riv doesn't seem like the type that will keep pets like these, but that was only his impression on Riv.
Kyou sighed in relief as he saw life slowly crept back onto Rivener's face, he's no longer as pale as he was a few minutes back. It looks like Rivener's body is accepting Lazarus's blood completely. This raised a question that Kyou had never thought of in his research before. The compatibility of blood in between Raevans, and also their properties. He will need to keep an eye, or at least have someone trustworthy keep an eye on Rivener's changes in the near future. Lazarus's blood might have some side effects on Rivener, which Kyou hoped isn't bad ones.
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:16 am
K noticed Rivener recovered consciousness, but he waited a few more minutes just in case before he pulled out the needle, first from Lazarus's arm, and then from Rivener's. Dabbing a cotton onto their pierced area to hold the blood as he retrieved some band aids with skull patterns on them from his doctor coat. After treating their pierced wounds from the needle he started to pack his medical equipments, as if it's time to leave the apartment.
"Need someone to take care of him for one night." he said in a monotonous tone that made him seemed like he's bored rather than a kind advice from a friendly doctor. Although in fact it's the friendliest tone he could muster up with. He raised his head only to saw frowned expressions on both Kyou and Lazarus as he packed his stuff. What is the matter? He wondered. He just finished treating Rivener and saved his life, they should be rejoicing.
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:50 am
Rivener glanced around at everyone tiredly, and decided there was no need for him to be involved in this conversation. Whatever they decided would be for the best, he knew. He was still a little tired from the recent events, although his body felt almost ready to burst with warm energy.
...Is this what it felt like to be Lazarus?
With a final admiring smile to Laz, and a happy grin to Beauregard, Riv let his head fall comfortably on the couch and he fell asleep. Things would be better now.
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:50 pm
Beauregard simply gave a whale-like croon to the raevan and rubbed himself all over one more time before he began to orbit around the heads of the doctors and the floating Lazarus. When he heard that they needed someone to take care of Rivener, Beauregard swum in front of the doctor's faces and raised one of his fins excitedly as if he were offering to take the responsibilty. A huge excited whale teethed grin stretched on Beau's hopeful cheeks and his little fin waved wildly.
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:24 am
The good intentions of Beauregard was deeply appreciated by Kyou, but he highly doubt a floating whale - one of his christmas creations, to be able to take care of a weak Raevan such as Rivener properly. For one, it doesn't know how to make a call to anyone if anything suddenly happened to Riv. He also felt very regretful that he couldn't stay the night in the apartment. He have some work for him to do in the lab still, and staying so long here really made him worried about the lab's condition right now. At least Rivener is in a stable condition now. He highly doubt Lazarus would want to stay and take care of Rivener either.
"I'm sorry Beauregard", Kyou spoke as he gently patted Beauregard's head. "I'm afraid that you're not enough to take care of Rivener. We need a person to take care of him." Emphasizing on the word 'person' as he spoke.
He turned his head to K next. "I have some work that urgently needs my attention, and I'm rather worried about Lazarus's condition since he just gave Rivener blood." He glanced at Laz for a moment before facing K again. "I was thinking... if you could stay for a night or two and take care of Rivener for a bit? Of course, I'll repay you the best way I can!"
Kyou was right, Lazarus wasn't feeling in his top notch condition right now. Which is normal for someone that just donated blood to someone else. His float wavered in spot a little as he fought the slight dizziness in his head. Laz was feeling alright earlier when he was giving Riv blood, but he started to feel weird afterwards when he started to move around. He tugged on Kyou's sleeve a little as he stared at Kyou, his eyes slightly glazed. It was a quiet plea for Kyou to bring him home now.
"I'm sorry K!! I'll leave this place to you now! Take care!!" Kyou said as he started to pull himself back together. His coat's sleeve was torn, there's not much point in wearing it now. So he took his coat off and covered it on Rivener, hoping that it could keep him warm a little. Kyou is a healthy man, he could withstand the cold night air outside without his coat. "If anything else comes up, call the lab number immediately to notify me okay?" Kyou continued as he headed to the apartment's doorway. "Good night!"
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