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 Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 4:06 pm
The first night alone had been torture. She had stayed up all night, hooked up to various machines with the dull ache of bruises and broken bones nagging her. The steady drip of the IV had been all she could focus on, though every now and then the feeling of someone running fingers through her hair had soothed her into a lulled sleep. She kept on wondering if her mother, or god forbid, her father would show up to see her. What would she have done? But someone was there with her, and stayed up the entire night she was sure. Was it just a kind nurse? Or....That child....
Ah yes, the blonde child who had stood before her as she fell. Another one of the neighborhood's brats? Or......
And oh god, the poor star. She had left it on it's own in the cold. It had probably been stepped on by that child, and...!
"Shh....Don't cry, Pia....Please don't cry..." A quiet voice soothed, sounding like tiny bells. The stroking in her hair returned, and soon moved to her cheek. "Relax....Sleep....Recover....."
And so she succumbed....
~~~The Next Day~~~
Pizzicato frowned as he looked around the lobby, hoping to find the cafeteria. He had managed to find some clothes, no matter how over-sized they were, and looked like a cherubic little helper.
"Gotta find Pia some food....." He mumbled to himself, face full of worry.
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:05 pm
Basil was lead down the hallway by a pretty nurse, he slim hand at his elbow as she took him to the emergency room. The burn from the bottle had turned into something nasty. Basil thought he had had it under control, but when it had kept bleeding, he'd gotten a little worried. So, he packed up his dog and his apparently new baby, Epsilon, and headed to the hospital.
Currently, dog and child followed beside Basil. Molly was unleashed because Basil hadn't had time to put her in her harness properly. "The hothpital will fix you, right Bathil?" Epsilon squeaked, his blue scarf trailing along behind him. He could speak but had yet to get a proper grasp of the letter 's' after his so recent change. He was working on it.
"Yes, of course it will Eppi." Basil tried to smile, though his voice was tight. This worried the boy and his face squished into a cute pout as they passed through the lobby. Epsilon took a moment to pause at a rather familiar voice hit his ears.
"Food thith way." The dark haired child lisped to the figure about his size. He pointed at the sign high on the wall that pointed in the direction of the cafeteria. It was the same direction the nurse was taking them.
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:15 pm
Pizzicato looked over to Basil and company as they entered and went still, paling a bit. Oh dear, Pia wouldn't be happy about that at all! He gave a struggled smile as he saw the littler figure toddle towards him, and went rigid. THIS one, he didn't know. Or did he?
As soon as he offered the direction to food, he blinked, giving the most confused expression he could manage, and nodded. "T-thank you...." He murmured, blushing quietly as he tottered over to Basil.
"B-Basil....?" He quietly whimpered, looking up at the boy as he tugged on his coat lightly. "Izzat you....?" His hands began to tremble as he tried to keep a hold of himself. No, no...He couldn't cry here. Pia was waiting for him, wasn't she? Right? Right? Tears threatened to spill out of his eyes as he waited, biting his bottom lip. He didn't want Pia to die! She couldn't leave him alone! Alone.....
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:46 pm
Basil blinked at the sound of his name in that familiar, rather irritating voice. "You're that star." He replied flatly, not seeing the poor boy's pale face as he blindly placed a hand atop soft blond hair. When this new child started to cry, Epsilon gasped in alarm, immediately hugging the boy.
"Bathil you made him cry!" Eppi pouted in misunderstanding, running a soothing hand up and down this stranger's back. Though, this boy seemed rather familiar and Eppi suddenly remembered. His name was Pizzicato! "Pithi?" He asked quietly, hating his current lisp and sticking his tongue out. "What ith wrong? You're not hurt are you? Ith Pia hurt?" He asked quizzically, looking at Basil for help.
"Sir, we must tend to your hand." The nurse prompted, tugging the blind teen slightly for his hand was dripping blood on the clean linoleum floor. Basil was at a loss, not sure if he should take Pizzi with him or not.
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:52 pm
Pizzi whimpered, nodding up to Basil. "I'm the stupid star that's no longer even wanted...." He whimpered, voice cracking as he tried to keep from crying. "Pia....she...she...!" He shook entirely, tears starting to fall in full force.
A wail of sorrow left his entire being as he clung to Epsilon and sobbed. He kept on clinging, burring his head into his companion's shoulder as he let all of it out. "N-No...I-it's n-n-not b-basil's fault!" He managed to get out in between sobs and coughs. He continued to shake and shiver, trying to be more quiet so he wouldn't be a bother to Basil or Molly.
"She jumped off a cliff....."
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:01 pm
"She WHAT?!" Basil practically shouted, getting a few looks from people passing by. The teen received a glare from Epsilon as he continued to comfort Pizzi, shushing quiet words to the boy, trying to comfort. Why would Pia jump off a cliff and why was Pizzi no longer wanted?
Basil was thinking the exact same thing as he tried to decide what to do. There were too many voices though. The nurse was tugging at him and Pizzi was crying while Epsilon was whispering. "Stop!" The teen suddenly panted, his nurse looking rather shocked. "Eppi, you stay with Pizzi while I go get this damn bleeding to quit." Before he turned to head off with the nurse, he patted Pizzi's head one last time. "Don't worry. We'll work this all out." He promised softly before he was once again chasing the nurse down the hall.
"Thee?" Eppi asked, watching Basil go. "Bathil will fix thingth. Why don't we go get thome food?" He asked sweetly, tugging Pizzi towards the cafeteria. "And you can tell me everything that happened, okay?"
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:08 pm
Pizzicato whimpered and nodded into Eppi's shoulder as Basil shouted about what had happened. He continued to shake in his friend's arms, trying to stop to the best of his ability. But...It just wasn't working.
Pizzi shivered again as he was patted on the head by the taller boy, and looked up shyly. The tears were beginning to subside, but the shakes and whimpers still came back every now and then. He kept his arms tightly around Epsilon for the time being, happy to at least be wanted by someone....
Pizzi nodded shyly at the suggestion for food. He hadn't really...eaten before. But he thought the fact that his tummy growled was a good sign to indeed partake in some nutrition. "Y-Yeah..." His grip loosened as he allowed Eppi to lead him. He walked in silence though, head hung in shame as he tried not to make eye contact with anyone. He was just another piece of junk, wasn't he...?
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:36 pm
Eppi curled his hand around Pizzi's in a show of friendship, happy at least that they tears were stopping.. "Away we go then." He giggled brightly, kissing his friend's cheek in an attempt to lighten the mood. Epsilon hummed under his breath all the way to the cafeteria to destroy the silence, smiling brightly at anyone who passed, making them coo at the two cute little boys.
"Oh my goth, look we made it!" Eppi beamed, tugging a little on Pizzi's hand as they turned the corner into the cafeteria. There were about four or so different windows offering different types of food. All the smells mingled together and Epsilon sniffed the hair hopefully as he gazed at all the round tables.
"Tho, what do you want Pithi? I thmell Italian and I think pathta would be abtholutely delithioth. Maybe bread. Do you like bread Pithi?" Epsilon prattled, trying to get the boy to join in on the conversation. Though, granted, Eppi could talk enough for two people. He could keep on talking forever, and would, as he waited for Pizzi to tell him what happened.
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:43 pm
Pizzicato blushed lightly as his hand was held by another's, looking shyly over to Epsilon, only to manage to make the kiss miss target, and instead land on his lips. Pizzi turned an even deeper shade of pink, going still. "A-Ah...S-Sorry...!" He quickly apologized, feeling his heartbeat speed up.
Pizzi gazed wide-eyed at all the food. "It's.....beautiful." He whispered, flabbergasted. He had never seen so many food! Not even anywhere Pia had gone! ...Pia......His face fell rapidly as he went back to emo mode.
Of course, it wasn't long before he perked up again when asked what he wanted to eat. "W-Well...I...haven't eaten...before..." He shyly admitted, looking down. Why did his heart keep jumping? Was this normal? His hand squeezed Eppi's gently in shyness. "W-What about money?" He suddenly asked. He didn't have any!
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:56 pm
Epsilon had flushed pink at the accidental kiss, and muttered that is was okay. Well, that was a little embarrassing. At least Pizzi perked up at the food, that was good. This made it so Eppi didn't have to think about the...kiss.
It was surprising to hear that Pizzi hadn't eaten anything yet and Epsilon gasped in horror. "Well then, we'll jutht have to try a bit of everything, now won't we?" He said with a smile before looking positively gleeful as he tugged Pizzi over to the place with the Italian food. "Bathil gave me a little plathtic card with money on it. I was tho thocked that there was ever thuch a thing at all. Ithn't it funny Pithi?"
Epsilon returned the shy hand squeeze with one of his own along with a bright smile for Pizzi before he turned and ordered a plate of pasta, bread, and salad for them to share. They could always get more later. "We can get thomthing elthe if you don't like this. 'Kay?" Eppi asked.
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:33 am
Pizzicato blushed even more when Epsilon did, feeling horribly guilty. But he tried to restrain it to the point where he was only slightly red in the face, so his friend wouldn't feel too bad.
"O-okay...." He murmured in response to trying everything. "M-Maybe we can have some...ice cream too?" He pulled out a 20, shyly showing it to him. "A-After all...I d-did promise...."
"Kay....." He shyly replied again, letting the hints of a small smile grace his cheeks. Eppi was just so thoughtful...No one had ever done this for him before....But...He still needed to tell him...what had happened...
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:51 pm
Epsilon laugh happily at Pizzi's smile, pushing the twenty dollar bill back into the boy's hand. "You keep it. It'll be my treat today." He assured with an even wider smile as he led Pizzi over to a corner table that was a little more out of the than the rest, balancing their tray of food expertly
The child set it neatly in the middle of the table so they could both easily reach it. After that, Epsilon scrambled up into a chair, motioning for Pizzi to do the same. "Tho, thould we eat firtht or do you want to tell me whath happened?" He asked. "And have I mentioned that I hate this lithp?" He added rather darkly, sticking his tongue out again.
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:06 pm
Pizzicato blushed again, feeling like a girl on her first date. Or some weird description like that. Pia, he was sure, had never gone on a date. But this was so much like one, it wasn't funny. The boy blushed again, smiling gently. "T-Thank you...."
Pizzi sat down in the chair beside Eppi, with a quiet smile. "You hate it...?" He blushed. "It's....rather...cute..." He murmured, looking down and turning even more red in the face. It's not like he could help but warm up on the inside every single time it happened! "A-And....I guess I could tell...." He mumbled.
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:57 pm
Epsilon wrinkled his nose. "Well I dithlike it." He said stubbornly, not mollified in the least that Pizzi thought it was cute. He would be embarrassed though if he knew what his friend was thinking, for Eppi didn't see this as a date at all. It was a hospital after all. If he took anyone on a date, it would not be to a hospital.
"And you don't have to tell me if you don't think you're ready too." Epsilon assured, patting Pizzi's hand companionably. "Here, have a breadthick." He laughed, offering one to the boy simply to see him smile again.
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:09 pm
Pizzi couldn't help but laugh quietly, bursting into giggles. "Oh, Epsilon....." He snickered. "That's so cute~..." He couldn't help but do so. It was rather adorable.....
"I'm ready...." He decided, nodding as he took the bread stick. He took on a more serious expression as he set it down for a second. "Well....I guess it all started after Pia had her lesson...Her father came and....kidnapped? Is it still kidnapping if it's their own kid?" He mumbled, curious.
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