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 Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:28 pm
After an entire comatose adventure with shirtless mantises and rattling chains, Danny's eyes finally fluttered open.
She didn't move for a while, but finally stretched awkwardly, like a kid waking up from a nap. Things were sort of stiff, but she really wasn't aware how much time had passed. Also, hadn't she been out in the swamp last time ... ?
Then she noticed the pile of blankets at the end of the bed. Those weren't her blankets. Actually, she was pretty sure one of them was Rikki's- the one she gave him for Christmas?
.... ?????????
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:38 pm
Rikki didn't even notice at first. He was so used to nonmovement that he just assumed that there had been no change. When it finally clicked, however, he was all flailing limbs and masses of blankets. "Danny? Oh my jack."
He managed some sort of crawl-crabwalky, scooty movement to get closer to her and just kind of stared while she adjusted to being awake, despite wanting to just roll all over her and make happy noises.
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:48 pm
Danny blinked a few times as the mass of blankets seemed to explode and her boilfriend popped out. She rubbed her eyes a few times. Had that just happened? What?
Things were moving a little too slowly, her senses still somewhat garbled. No, make that very garbled. A little "Mmmmm," came out of her mouth and she reached for Rikki with on hand, just sort of smiling and not making any sense. "Riiiiiiiiiikki?" she asked, lethargy lacing her voice.
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:56 pm
As if starved for cuddles, Rikki pulled Danny into his lap and cradled her close to him, burying his face in her hair. He'd been to afraid to move her or touch her before, afraid of the state he might find her in, and even now he was being gentle with her. But Rikki needed his cuddles. Very Much.
"I'm so glad you're finally awake Danny. How are you feeling?" He should really call Roch. And Amphi. And Yin. And so many other people who were concerned about her. But he wasn't going to move. Not yet anyways.
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 4:02 pm
Danny let out a very garbled mix of his name and a gasp of air, which really just ended up sounding like skdjfaksldjflkdfj. After not moving for so long, everything was sore and Rikki was just sort of aggravating it.
She now gave a displeased moan, like a kid who didn't want to wake up early and go to class. Well actually, pretty much just like Rikki every morning. Despite her vocal displeasure, she curled up to his body, fitting his contours and snuggling him closer.
"Fnnnnnnne," seemed to be her rendition of "fine."
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 4:06 pm
Rikki frowned down at her, brows furrowed. His fingers swept along her cheeks and across her collar bone, as if relived to see life there after so long a period of nothing. "You sure? It's been like a week..." He let out a choked sigh.
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 4:13 pm
Danny almost seemed like she was going to slip back into sleep as she put a lazy, non-functioning kiss on his collar, and curled up, tail flopping uselessly back onto the covers.
All at once, said tail sputtered to life, and she seemed to jump in her seat, eyes wide. She groaned as the flames finally relit, a tiny candle compared to what they used to be.
Now, fully awake, she looked at Rikki and said, "What're you ..." She wrapped her arms around him and leaned back onto him, actually embracing him now, instead of just awkwardly treating him like a pillow. "A week? Since what?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:38 pm
Oh. Flames. Rikki blinked at them, surprised they'd just... kind of poofed there. Way to understand the anatomy of your ghoulfriend Rikki. But the flames seemed to bring her more life, understandably, and they gave him a little more security in believing that she was going to be okay.
He hugged her tight and kissed the top of her head. "You've been asleep for a week. A coma or something I guess." Rikki and medical s**t. Not a thing.
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:43 pm
A week? A whole week? Had she really ... Danny was surprised, honestly. She really did feel like it'd been a short, 5 hour nap. It was somewhat alarming, but Danny just smiled and took a deep breath, letting Rikki's calming presence wash over her. A kiss on the forehead wasn't enough, even if she was just waking up. She claimed his mouth in a matter of seconds. Things were still fuzzy, but Rikki was easy for her to sort through.
But then her stomach growled. Loudly.
Could you really blame her? She hadn't eaten for how long now? She broke her kisses and put her head on his shoulder, saying, "Mmmm can you make food pleeeeeeeeeeease?"
Loving ghoulfriend, Danny Fitzgerald.
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:07 pm
Rikki let out a laugh that was so filled to the brim with emotions that it couldn't have possibly fit anymore. His fear, despair, insecurity, worry, relief, elation - all of it wooshed out it one wobbly chuckle and he held her impossibly closer. Just the sound of her voice was doing crazy flop-floppy things to his heart and he couldn't believe he'd ever thought Danny wouldn't wake up.
Danny could never go forever without food.
"What do you want to eat, screech?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:16 pm
"Dunno, anything's fine," she said, trailing a single finger down his arm, tracing the tattoos like she always did. If she really had been out for a week, she was elated to learn that Rikki had stayed with her. People didn't really do that for her- most people just rolled their eyes when she said she'd hurt herself for the billionth time. A happy, teenagerish smile crossed her face. She really loved this boil.
Things were starting to clear out, body functioning instead of being stuck in that "just woken up" state. Then again, waking up to Rikki wasn't so bad. Maybe she could get used to it?
She gave him a quick peck and then scooted off his lap, giving him room to get up and actually move without being crushed by her (according to her friends anyways) massive weight. That, and if she stayed on him any longer, she doubted she'd ever leave.
A hand went up to rub her sleepy eyes. "Was I really asleep that long?" she said, almost incredulously. "And how did I get back here? I was in the swamp ..."
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Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:25 pm
Rikki grabbed Danny's hand as he slipped off the bed and gently led her to the kitchen as she continued to talk, humming his discontent as he began to remove things from her fridge and cupboard. He shrugged his shoulders as if he was uncomfortable as he answered.
"Uh, yeah I think it was about a week. I kind of lost track. Amphi found you in the swamp, and I guess she called Roch and he carried you back here. Amphi's been taking care of you for the most part, but I've been here every day." He found intensely into the bowl of ingredients he was mixing as if it was really important he didn't look up. "You don't remember anything that happened when....?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:56 pm
Danny followed Rikki, a little disgruntled because it was hard, things were fuzzy, and she was focused on not tripping, but she had Rikki to lean on, and they took things slowly. She leaned on a table as Rikki got the supplies out, a little out of breath. Nevertheless, she said, "I remember my leg got stuck in some rocks, and then there was water ... ."
Her eyebrows furrowed as she tried to remember what happened past then. Had she sunk to the bottom? Had she made it out? We just don't know.
She looked at Rikki mixing the bowl and sighed. Her tongue was stuck out in determination as she wobbly crossed the kitchen, making it to Rikki's backside. Her arms wrapped around his stomach under his arms, hands locking together and resting on his belly button. She put her head on his shoulder with a smile, face turned away from his. "I thought you were mad at me," she said quietly. Not angry, not happy. Just neutrally questioning.
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Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:47 pm
Rikki stopped mixing and turned to cradle Danny's face in his hands, orange eyes shifting as he searched her own, still not entirely ready to believe that she was okay. all he found was fatigue, and nothing that would alert him that she was about to slip back into a coma. Though, what would he even be looking for if there were? "Why would you go that close to so much water if it's that dangerous for you? You should have at least been with someone." He didn't sound angry, or even upset, he just sounded like he knew it was an argue he could never win, and he wouldn't even try.
He turned back to the food and his preparations after a moment, furrowing his brows. "Why would you think I was mad at you? When? You haven't even done anything."
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Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 10:02 pm
Danny looked down, somewhat ashamed. "I ... um it's like ... a thinky spot." She put her lips on his shoulder, taking a quick rest. All of this moving and standing had positively warn her out. She was at least glad that Rikki was there to hold her up.
She let go of him so he could prepare food without her whipping around on his backside. It was hard to make food when you had the weight of a demon on your back! She instead took to begrudgingly climbing up onto the counter beside where he was preparing the food.
"Um ... 'cause you're always studying ... or gone somewhere ... and I know it's not at Amityville 'cause I looked for you." She looked down at her lap, cheeks red with embarrassment. "I dunno, it was stupid," she mumbled, putting her hands in her lap and looking decidedly away from Rikki.
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