One More Kiss (Snoopycake x Eornostlice)

[Guest Eornostlice]

Mauri did not have much sleep over the night. He had been wide awake and cooperating with the doctors, refusing any advice on going to sleep or going home. What he did manage to get them do was to untie his feet. He had absokute confidence it would be fine. And that way he would be able to turn and slepe more comfortably.

 

In the morning, he felt lightheaded yet still wide awake. A good sign. His dark bags under the eyes were quite obvious yet he was fine.

 

"Whoa. Hush hush." His heart nearly leaped out of his chest as he frail-looking man suddenly woke and cuddled into his neck, not seeming to care for the things he was still attached to. "Easy pretty. Shhh. What is the hurt?" A smile appeared on his lips as he hugged the little russian beauty.

 

***

 

Charlotte walked up the hospital stairs in her usual formal outfit, yet she did not have her previous shine. Her eyes were of a noticeable red and puffy, surrounded by hardly covered black circles around her eyes. She was accompanied by only a middle aged woman whom did not speak a word, her wise eyes glued to the brunette.

 

The intelligent beauty walked up to the reception desk just as she had he previous day, yet in this particular morning she was not wearing her usual bussiness smile.

 

"I have brought doctor Sasha Reid in order to see my client, Levi Arnett. I believe this was already announced. Here are copies of all the documents you might need to approve it, including a copy of a signed request on a second opinion." The woman placed a paper array on the reception desk, not waiting to be asked for them.

[Snoopycake]

Continuing to cry out as the blonde haired man spoke up and held him, the feminine looking boy clutched onto the fabric of the shirt that the other man wore; sobbing into his neck.

 

Glancing down at the needles that connected him to the noisy machines, the delicate looking boy yelled out in fear as he cried harder; hyperventilating himself into a small panic attack.

 

“M-Mawi!!! I DON’T LIKE IT PLEASE TAKE IT OUT.”

 

***

 

Glancing up at the familiar brown haired woman that walked up the reception, the blonde haired woman smiled up at her as she looked over the documents; reading them for a few moments.

 

“Mhm. That sounds fine, I’m sure you remember were Mr Arnett’s room is. You may proceed.”

[Guest Eornostlice]

The older man was a crying mess. Mauri lifted his head up gently to have him look up into his own violet-colored eyes, and he spoke slowly, unsure of how else to handle the situation.

 

"Shhh Dimochka, shhhh... take deep breaths babe. Deep breaths and look at me only." He gently ran his hands on his cheek, wiping off the excess salty water before kissing both his eyes.

 

"No one will hurt you. You are not in pain. I am here. They will get those out soon. Don't worry, they are there temporarily. Just hold on to me alright?"

 

He looked frail. It was easy to understand that this was yet another side of the raven-haired man, as opposed to the blank one he had seen the previous night. It was almost the complete opposite. "I am here alright? I would let no one hurt you..."

 

***

 

The brunette woman led the way, opening the door for the kind-looking doctor before stepping inside herself. She smiled weakly but did not speak any further. She was afraid to speak to Levi. She did not want to influence him at the moment.

 

"Hello mr. Arnett. My name is Sasha Reid. I am here to talk a bit with you, is that alright?" The woman smiled sweetly. She was not some type of beauty, her dark brown-black hair short and curled, yet she had an aura of gentleness about her that gave her charm. "You should not be anxious. I am sure they made it sound scary. But really you need none of that pressure. I will note down a few personality traits as we speak. There are no wrong or right answers. Is that alright? We will not begin until you feel comfortable."

[Snoopycake]

Sniffling away the flood of tears as he tried to stop them from falling due to the other man's words, the feminine looking boy weakly looked up at him on request; his bottom lip still trembling.

 

With his whole body shaking as he made the attempt to calm himself down, the delicate looking boy only let out little noises of pain; refusing to look at the needles scattered in his arms.

 

Tucking his head into his neck as he rocked himself slightly, the gorgeous beauty calmed himself down ever so slightly by the blonde haired man's soft heart beat; curling up into ball against the violet-eyed boy.

 

"P-Please M-Mawi ... I-I'll do anything I don't like them, I don't like them."

 

***

 

Perking up at the door that opened to his left, the golden-green eyed boy quickly ran over; his eyes sparkling with happiness to see his handsome loved again.

 

Feeling his smile drop at the sight of a familiar broken looking woman and a kind face, the dark-chocolate haired boy knotted his brows together confusion; convincing himself that he must be waiting outside.

 

"O-Oh ... Hello! It's lovely to meet you! I'm sure I'll be fine."

 

The process went smoothly. The questions seemed easy enough and he answered them honestly with the hope of quickly seeing the heterochromia man he longed to see.

 

He was nervous of the outcome.

 

He knew that something wasn't right with him.

 

But he still hoped it wasn't the case.

[Guest Eornostlice]

"I understand that pretty. I understand but if they get those out, you will be getting injections every few hours." This was complicated. That panicked state was no good and he hated it yet the needles weren't something the doctors decided on a whim.

 

"You breath and hug me, I will call the nurse alright? We will see what they say. You are alright Dmitri. You are alright... Just wait a few seconds."

 

Without letting go and paying attention to the medical devices, he pressed down on the button by the bed while still cuddling the little raven.

 

"Dmitri I love you. I love you. I am here..." Lovingly, Mauri started peppering kisses on the top if his head.

 

***

 

At the end of the discussion, the middle aged woman was still smiling. "You will go home honey." She stated simply, taking a paper to write down a prescription on. "You will be needed to take some things to keep the voices at bay, but you will be fine. You need to absolutely always take your medicine, alright? It won't be too strong, but it might make you sleepy. If you have taken anything else before, don't do it anymore." She passed the eritten prescription to Levi before sitting up from the bed and glancing towards Charlotte, who seemed to look just as bad as when she got there.

 

"You can go talk to them honey. Here is my diagnosis." She gently patted the brunette on her shoulder, making her go out the door. The blue eyed woman's orbs were wet once more but she nodded and left the room, heading once more to the reception. She did not know how to do this. Did not know how to explain everything to Levi. At least how to do it without crying.

 

"This is all you need in order to discharge mr Arnett I believe." She placed the paper down, the words "residual schzophrenia" written on it along with the answers she had previously gotten. "Of course we will be meeting again in court." She did not smile, sounding much colder than usual.

[Snoopycake]

Whimpering in a hurt fashion as the blonde haired man denied his request of immediately taking out the needles, the delicate looking boy found himself sobbing quietly; biting away at his nails in a nervous fashion.

 

Flinching out of reflex as the violet-eyed man leaned over to push a button, the feminine looking boy cried out at the indication of it being a negative thing and not knowing what was going to happen; squirming on the other man's lap as he cried.

 

"S-Stop it!! I don't like it, I don't like it I don't like it I don't like it!! Please stop, p-please it hurts."

 

***

 

Feeling his heart flutter at the news of being allowed to go home, the golden-green eyed man wanted to hug the other woman with happiness; his whole body buzzing at the thought of seeing Eric in seconds.

 

"R-Really? T-Thank you so much you have no idea how much this means to me! Yes, I promise to take the medication!"

 

Holding onto the prescription slip of paper as if his life depended on it, the dark-chocolate haired boy kept up his happy smile to look over at the brunette woman; his beam not dropping as he hoped to cheer her up.

 

Something was wrong.

 

Watching her leave the room with tearful eyes, the gorgeous boy looked back at the other woman confused; knotting his brows together as he tried to make sense of the situation.

 

***

 

Feeling herself pale at the words of the beautiful lawyer, the blonde haired woman could do nothing but give a worried nod; shakily reading over the diagnosis.

 

"A-Ah I see ... I-I umm ... I apologize on behalf of the staff to you and Mr Arnett. I'll be sure to tell them. I'll get one of the guards to bring him out now."

 

Indicating to one of the large security guards, the blue eyed woman spoke in a hushed voice to retrieve the olive-skinned boy from his room before moving back to his desk to sign him off.

[Guest Eornostlice]

The man could not take the fear that Dmitri was displaying. They were in the hospital to get him better, true, but also he did not wish to traumatize the man and make him have panic attacks.

 

It was just in time that the nurse came rushing in, unsure of what to take the scene as.

 

"I-"

 

"Please take out the needles!" Mauri blurted out before the woman had any chance to speak, motioning with his head towards the smaller boy's arm.

 

"Take out the needles?!"

 

"Please!"

 

She looked over for only a few more moments before rushing out only to return with cotton pads in order to stop the bleeding that was to occur.

 

"She is going to pull the needles out alright? Give her your hand and stay still? I am here baby... I am here. Trust me."

 

The nurse waited for the boy to willingly give his arm, not wishing to scare him even more.

 

***

 

The middle aged doctor looked back towards the young man with a mix of a smile and a pitiful expression. They were not to say anything until he was outside- that was their understanding.

 

"Mrs. Martéze said she will be taking you home when you get discharged. You can gather your things if you have any, alright?" She was not going to speak of it. Instead, she was waiting.

 

***

 

"I am just here doing my job. Thank you for your cooperation." The brunette woman nodded and walked towards a wall, choosing to wait there for Levi. She felt like crying with every passing minute yet she was forcing herself to keep her composure.

[Snoopycake]

Flinching out the loud exchange of words that the went on between the other people in the room, the feminine looking boy found himself not being able to calm down; tears still rushing out of his face as he rocked himself.

 

He wanted them out.

 

He wanted them out.

 

He was scared.

 

Why did she have cotton wool pads?

 

What was going to happen.

 

It took him a while to present his arm to the stranger, finding himself shaking all over due to his panicked surroundings and the sharp objects that were piercing his skin.

 

Unable to stop crying as he held onto the blonde haired man, the delicate looking boy held out his hand for the nurse to take; biting onto his lip only to cry out at the pain from his cut again.

 

Everything hurts.

 

Everything hurts.

 

Everything hurts.

 

***

 

Nodding up at the kind-faced doctor, the golden-green eyed boy stood from his bed; the handsome man's blazer still firmly wrapped around him.

 

Ah. Eric must be waiting in the car. They were going to go and get Koji before they went home.

 

Brightly smiling again as he stood up and walked to the door, the dark-chocolate haired boy still held onto the slip of paper that he had been given; turning to look at the older woman.

 

"Thank you so much for your help, really. It was lovely meeting you and I hope to see you again soon."

 

Perking up as one of the large security guards came over to open up his door, the olive-skinned boy let out a sigh of relief once he was escorted out of the ward; his smile widening as he saw the beautiful woman and waved happily.

 

Running over to her, the beautiful boy placed his hands in the blazer pockets as he looked up at her happily; putting the slip safely away in the jacket.

 

"I'm allowed to go yes??"

[Guest Eornostlice]

Mauri just hugged his lover tighter to his chest, letting the nurse do her job.

 

The woman was careful. Very much so. She gently pulled out the needles one by one, pressing cotton pads to the open wounds just so the now tiny open wounds would not bleed, bruise and swell much.

 

"See. you are all done. Your arm is fine. The needles are out." The blonde soothed him lovingly as soon as he saw everything was out.

 

The nurse kept quiet and turned off the devices that were previously on and working before leaving the room to talk to the doctor.

 

"Hush baby. You are safe. You are fine, alright? Don't touch your lip anymore. You are fine." With them alone left in the room once more, the violet eyed man started kissing Dmitri's head once more, trying to soothe him.

 

***

 

"We will surely meet again. Take care."

 

The woman kept up her smile as Levi left, yet she could not help but sigh as soon as he was out of sight.

 

***

 

Charlotte looked at the beaming young man, managing to finally weakly smile.

 

"Yes we can go. Come down honey... I will give you a lift..." She was hesistant to speak.

 

Taking a deep breath, the beautiful woman took the boy by his hand, gently pulling him towards the stairs as if he were a small child. Her hand was trembling ever so softly and it was noticeable.

 

She said nothing at all until she reached the car, unlocking it. There was no trace of her husband inside.

 

"Honey... Climb in and... and try to stay calm... We... need to talk..."

[Snoopycake]

Crying out every time the patient nurse would pull out the needles out of his arm, the feminine looking boy tried his hardest not to shake to hard; tears refusing to stop flooding down his face.

 

Gasping as the other woman finished, the delicate looking boy cradled his arm as he curled up into a ball to try and protect himself; sobbing uncontrollably.

 

His lip burned.

 

Hesitantly glancing up at the violet-eyed man through soaking wet lashes, the blue-eyed boy found himself calming down slightly; still continuing to cry and hyperventilate.

 

"E-Everything hurts M-Mawi. Please make it s-stop. Please I b-beg you."

 

***

 

Nodding up at the beautiful brunette lawyer, the golden-green eyed boy happily held her hand after she spoke to him about giving him a lift; excited to see the owner of the jacket he was wrapped up in.

 

"Alright! Thank you!"

 

Noticing the shakiness in her hand, the dark-chocolate haired boy decided not to comment on it due to his mind constantly thinking about his handsome lover.

 

Following the beautiful woman down and out of the hospital he was happy to escape, the gorgeous looking boy was excited as they approached the car; quickly sliding in and turning around to see Eric.

 

... He wasn't there.

 

Why was he not there.

 

He ... Promised.

 

" ... W ... Where is Eric? ... H-He p-promised ... "

 

Turning to look over at the other woman, the pretty boy looked completely lost about what was happening; pulling out his phone to call his lover.

[Guest Eornostlice]

Unsure what else to do, the blonde kept cuddling his lover, rocking him gently like a child.

 

"Shhhh Dimochka... breath..." There wasn't very much he could do other than continue to reassure him. "I'll get them to bring you a painkiller... Breath baby. Deep breaths..." If it would have been humanly possible to take away the raven's pain, he would not have hesistated even for a moment. But it wasn't.

 

The model ran his hand over the man's smooth locks, rubbing and massaging at the back of his neck. He felt helpless.

 

***

 

The brunette woman climbed into the driver's seat, her eyes finally filling up and overflowing at the sight of Levi asking for her son. She was doing her best to stop yet it turned into sobs before she could stop it.

 

"I- I will take you to see him." She choked on her own words, only to bow her head onto her palms.

 

"He- he's unconscious- Eric is unconscious." She lnew she had to get a grip but explaining was terribly difficult. "Last night.. he... he went somewhere. He said goes to meet his cousin.. he.." It was like going through the experience all over again and it was difficult to stop.

 

"We got called by the po-lice. He was- hit by a blunt object." The woman bit down on her own tongue almost draining blood, trying to get her body to stop from shaking. "He did not wake up. I- I am sorry.."

 

There was guilt mixed in with the pain. If only she stopped him, it would have been fine.

[Snoopycake]

Burying his face into the blonde haired man chest as he cried his eyes out, the feminine looking boy sobbed whilst the violet-eyed man rocked him back and forth to sooth him; sniffling as he tried his hardest to calm himself down with little success.

 

Flinching as the handsome man brought his hand up to touch his head, the delicate looked up at the other man in fear of being touched in case it was violent; calming down slightly as it was only a gentle action.

 

He was scared.

 

" ... I-I don't like it her Mawi ... I-I'm scared please."

 

***

 

He couldn't speak.

 

His body was quicker than his brain as tears flooded from his eyes immediately as his brain tried to process what was happening.

 

Was he ... Dead?

 

Letting out a choked sob as his brain suddenly moved at the speed of light whilst putting two and two together, the golden-green eyed boy could think nothing of the kind man that saved his life; someone who did not deserve something like this to happen to him.

 

"I-Is he dead?! Take me to see him now please!! I beg you!!"

 

Clutching onto himself as he weeped, the same words repeating through his head.

 

Dead. Eric was dead. He was dead.

[Guest Eornostlice]

"Shhh.... baby I am here." The violet-eyed man repeated himself again and again in a sweet calm voice, fighting the anxiety that was building up in the pits of his stomach along with the thoughts of how much he hated to be so helpless. He had no idea what else he could do other than continuously whisper soothing sweet nothings and being affectionate.

 

"No one will harm you pretty, I will let no one harm you. Trust me alright? They won't hurt you... No one will hurt you, because I am here. I love you so I won't let anyone harm you in any way, alright sweet?" Just like handling a scared child, Mauri remained soft as he rocked the smaller body, massaging his back slowly.

 

"We have been in a hospital before together remember? It was alright then too, wasn't it? I'll keep you safe Dimochka. I will keep you safe..."

 

***

 

"Dead?" The woman repeated through sobs as she still fought to contain herself, her mind not seeing to register what she was being asked right away. Her mother heart did break even further at the sight of his tears once more, the way he was clinging to himself making her left side literally ache.

 

"No! No honey... he is not... dead..." She spoke in a clear voice, wrapping her arms around the chocolate-haired man for a short but decisive hug. "... At least not yet... The doctors say it could be brain damage but they are not sure... They- They have been trying to stabilize him since last night when they brought him in..."

 

Being a moping mess was exactly what she wanted to be right now but she could not. Not even securing her seat-belt, she still sniffed yet wiped her tears away, turning the keys in contact.

 

"He... he could still be fine.... I- I pray to whatever gods are listening that he will be fine and he will wake up." The brunette could not find any other way to be more positive. She stifled her cried repeatedly, focusing on the road and going a good 20 over the speed limit though the busy traffic yet she did not seem to care, going on autopilot.

 

"The first 24 hours are critical... Robbie is there. If anything was wrong he would have called... I-" She stopped, taking a deep breath, feeling her eyes fill up again.

[Snoopycake]

Gripping onto the blonde haired man as he gently rocked him back and forward, the feminine looking boy tucked his head into his neck; crying as he tried to calm himself down.

 

Finding the violet eyed man seem soothing his pounding heart, the delicate looking boy allowed himself to feel safe in arms; remembering the other time they spent in the hospital together.

 

Trying his hardest to breath slowly to calm himself down, the blue-eyed boy wiped his away his previous tears; still making pained noises as he held onto the younger man.

 

***

 

Immediately returning the hug to the brunette woman who seemed as if she needed it more then him, the golden-green eyed boy felt his heart sore at the news that the man he loved so dearly was not dead; releasing her so she could drive to the hospital.

 

" …...............:.......... E-Excuse me for my language but ... Fuck off if that dickhead thinks he's going to leave me like this. He is going to wake up, recover and then I'm going to be beat his fucking ass. He is NOT leaving me. Not like this when he stole my heart and refused to give it back to me. Fuck. No."

 

Quickly wiping away the tears that used to fall from his face, the dark-chocolate haired boy glared into nothing as he waited for the other woman to arrive at the hospital; feeling himself become more and more passionate about the other man waking up.

 

He was going to wake up.

 

Fuck that he was definitely going to wake up.

[Guest Eornostlice]

"Good boy... breath baby..." There was a certain sense of relief as Dmitri seemed to finally begin to get calmer, yet the blonde did not stop his loving actions at all, if anything holding him even tighter as he rocked him.

 

"You are so strong Dimochka... you are all brave, sweet. And it will all be alright...." He still sounded hurt and seemed to be in pain, yet he could not call any nurse again, not until Dmitri was able to take it.

 

"When you calm down, how about we get you something sweet as a reward for being so brave baby? Bubble tea? Ice cream? You can have them all... do you want some?" They were both easy to eat so he chose them on purpose, attempting to distract his love.

 

***

 

Charlotte glanced to the passenger seat, her blue eyes wide in surprise.

 

"Pfft-" She finally cracked up a genuine smile, looking back to the road, her eyes still moist. The boy was strong- stronger than she was- yet somehow she managed to just see herself in his personality. A softhearted person sincerely in love with her son with a nasty mouth to flaunt on.

 

"Kids shouldn't fucking swear kiddo." She replied weakly as if nagging, taking a deep breath. "I agree though. He has to wake up, right....? And he certainly deserves a beating..."

 

The brunette woman finally pulled over in a big hospital's fairly busy parking lot, taking the keys out and already climbing out the door, feeling only a bit calmer. "He is on the first floor, room number 9. He... has his head all bandaged up... you sure you can stand seeing that?"

 

One last time, she wiped her eyes dry.

[Snoopycake]

Sniffling away any of the oncoming tears that filled up his eyes, the feminine looking boy wiped away his eyes again; curling up into a protective ball on the blonde haired mans lap.

 

Listening to him as he spoke sweet and soothing words to him, the delicate looking boy looked up at him with wide, red, tear-stained blue eyes; his nose also pink from his constant sniffling.

 

He was too loving to him.

 

Following the blonde haired man’s instructions to breath deeply and slowly, the Russian beauty nodded along with him hesitantly; tucking his head back under his neck.

 

“ …… I-I l-like b-bubble tea … “

 

***

 

Smiling back at the beautiful brunette lawyer through his tears, the golden-green eyed boy nodded along with her; laughing weakly at the comment of his language as she swore herself.

 

Climbing out of the car as soon as they arrived in front of the large hospital, the dark-chocolate haired boy listened to her as she spoke; giving her a bright smile before he ran off.

 

“ … It’s alright. He’ll need worse than bandages when I’m done with him.”

 

Running off into the large hospital, the gorgeous boy didn’t bother running to the reception desk as he made his way to room 9; quickly barging into the room.

[Guest Eornostlice]

"I will get you some yes? Because you are such a strong person Dmitri... so so strong..." It was working... it really was working.

 

Moving a bit to press the button once again in order to call for the nurse, the blonde acted like it was not a big deal, his eyes not leaving the little raven in his arms.

 

"Hey... babe... look up? Let me kiss your face....?" The request was as innocent as it sounded and he finally stopped the rocking motion only to use both his hands to massage the frail man's back, a soft sigh escaping his lips. "Are you hungry too?... I will get you anything you want to eat..." Sure he had been hooked to the medical devices and fed through them the previous day but for today they had yet to do so.

 

***

 

The woman did not try to stop Levi when he took off. She herself was a little slower and did not bother to catch up, still needing to mentally prepare herself for what she was to see yet again. The sight was a littlw too much for her to bear so she stopped outside for a couple of minutes, her legs lightly shaking.

 

It would be fine. Everything would be fine. It had to be.

 

***

 

The middle aged man looked up from his chair as the door opened, not being surprised to see the chocolate-haired boy there. They had never met yet he instantly knew who the young man was.

 

The ginger-brow haited man stood up, his face reflecting the pain he was feeling at the moment. He did not introduce himself nor say anything else for that matter for a good couple of moments, only averting his eyes from the boy to his unconsciouss son.

 

Eric's entire forehead and top of the hesd was covered by bandages yet it did little to hide the red-brown stains on the fabric from the back of his head. His face was relaxed- it looked as if he was sleeping as his chest heaved up and down peacefully. It was the oxigen mask that made one realize something was not right however, along with the numerous needles and wires connected to the beeping device measuring his blood pressure and counting his heartbeat or the IV dripping slowly into his veins.

 

The unconsciouss man's head was tilted to the side, signaling the presence of the injury at the back of his head.

 

"The doctor just left. He said he is going stable... The mask is temporary... they were afraid he'd stop breathing since when he came here he was hardly doing it anymore... But he is getting better."

[Snoopycake]

Letting out a small noise as the blonde haired man called him small, the feminine looking boy tried his hardest to ignore the throbbing sensation on his lip; wanting to prove that he was actually strong to the violet-eyed model.

 

Looking up at the handsome man with a panicking expression as he followed his movement to watch him press the unfamiliar button again, the delicate looking boy clutched onto him tighter whilst he let out another frail noise before squirming around to check if he had been any needles left connecting the body to the machine.

 

Hesitantly allowing his face to be presented to the blonde haired man due to the request, the blue-eyed beauty thought about the question for a while; wanting to make the other man happy.

 

" ... A-A blueberry m-muffin p-p-please."

 

***

 

Feeling tears immediately fall from his large golden-green eyes as soon as they set on the brown haired man, the dark-chocolate haired boy didn't bother trying to wake them up or say hello to the other two men in the room; storming over to drag one of the chairs from the corner of the room over to the free space by the side of the bed.

 

Once sitting down in the uncomfortable chair that was situated near the injured man's head, the olive-skinned boy continued to let the tears flow as he glared at the man who seemed to be sleeping peacefully.

 

"Fuck off you dick. Wake the fuck up now or I swear to god I will kill you with my bare hands. ... J-Just wake up and don't leave me like this you cunt ... I-I-I hate you w-wake up I know you can h-hear me and your doing this on purpose. I-It's not fucking funny so s-stop it."

[Guest Eornostlice]

With the panicked expression aside, it felt good to have Dmitri look up. The blonde smiled sweetly and proceeded to pepper kisses just about everywhere but the raven's lips: he kissed his forehead, eyes, cheeks and chin in succession, only stopping when the white-clad woman entered the room to hug his beloved tighter.

 

"Dmitri said he is in pain. Please bring him a painkiller. A pill, not injection." He spoke politely, stroking the older man's cheeks gently. "Also would you be kind enough to ask someone to get us two blueverry muffins and two bubble teas? I cannot get out at the moment and don't want to leave him alone."

 

"That... I am not sure-"

 

Before she could continue, the blonde haired man had already pulled out two papers of 50$, holding them out. "The change belongs to whoever runs this errand. Please."

 

The woman looked at him and sighed softly, only taking one of the two papers. "Who heard of any 100$ bubble tea. I will ask my son. Until then I will bring the painkiller." She wanted to say that the injection at night would not be able to be avoided yet shut her mouth due to the raven's current condition.

 

"Thank you."

 

With that much she was again out of the room, leaving the blonde to look towards his lover once more. "See? It's alright babe..."

 

***

 

The pained father had no choice but to be a little bit shaken by the young man's words. This was their first meeting yet he felt his eyes tear up. What could he even say to that monologue? Staying quiet he sat back down into his chair, sighing.

 

He did not have hopes of his child waking up so soon. He had been there since the previous night, not having closed his eyes for a moment. And with every passing minute the silence made itself seem more and more permanent. It was painful but it was the harsh reality.

 

Or it should be.....?

 

A weak twich in the unconsciouss boy's left hand made his father jump up to his feet as if struck by lightning. Eric's brows twitched for a couple of moments only to stop once more, his eyes not opening.

[Snoopycake]

Flinching ever so slightly as the blonde haired man leaned down to pepper his face with kisses, the feminine looking boy managed to calm himself as he allowed him to do so; holding onto the violet-eyed man.

 

Looking over at the white-clad woman as she entered the room, the delicate looking boy tried his hardest to move further away from the unfamiliar woman; trying to hide from her as he tucked his head deeper in his handsome lovers neck.

 

Listening to the blonde haired man as he spoke to the doctor, the blue-eyed boy reached his hand up to touch the stitched up bottom lip; immediately whimpering as his finger came in contact.

 

***

 

Quickly noticing the tiny twitch of the brown haired man’s left hand and eyebrow, the golden-green eyed boy glared ever harder at the unconscious man as he cried even harder as his eyes didn’t opening; moving closer to the other man.

 

“You fucker!! Y-Y-Your trying to h-hurt me on purpose but i-it’s not funny!! S-So stop being mean to me you cunt, j-just wake up now or I swear t-to god that I will break up with yo-ou. So s-stop fucking around or I-I’ll break you for breaking my heart ….. J-J-Just s-stop i-it.”

[Guest Eornostlice]

Feeling the small whimper made the blonde's previous smile drop instantly. There were no words to explain just how much he hated to see his little bundle of joy in pain. "Don't touch there beautiful, alright? Keep your hands and tongue away from your lips...." He sighed, going back to stroking the petite Russian's back, massaging it in an attempt to keep the boy in his arms relaxed. "It will heal Dimochka, it will heal and it won't hurt anymore, I promise."

 

The only problem was that it would take quite a bit of time for it to heal. If only there was a way to stop the pain or even transfer it to himself, he wouldn't have hesitated.

 

It was mere moments later that the woman returned with a batch of pills and a bottle of non-carbonated peach juice perhaps from the vending machine down the hall along with a straw, leaving them on the hospital nightstand next to the bed.

 

"You can let him take three only during the waking hours. Do not overdose on them. Leave one before bed, it will help with your sleep." With only that, she was out the door.

 

She was a nice person. It was clear that she used a part of the money he had just given her for the juice despite the blonde offering for her to keep for herself a much larger sum. He was somewhat moved.

 

"That is what she said. Do you want to take one of them baby? It will make it hurt less..." Not being distracted for long, Mauri's attention went back to Dmitri.

 

***

 

The middle aged man's hopes slowly died down once more. After the previous reaction, there was no more. Once again, Eric's body only heaved up and down as he breathed, not moving anymore. The man sat back down. The sight was heartbreaking enough, causing the fully grown man to hold back tears. In a way he wished he could walk out of the door to avoid the sight yet his feet were planted on the ground, unmovable. He did not know how to comfort the young man crying painfully because he himself really needed some comfort. At least he had sent his wife away for a while. She was much more affected, or at least she showed it more openly.

 

"The doctor said he is most likely dreaming. He probably heard you but can't answer... I am sure he wants to answer." Those were the only words he had found after a long silence and they immediately slipped out. "It's you, isn't it? Levi. Yesterday.... yesterday he kept glancing at the time while in the car, saying how he needed to talk to you."

 

What was the point of saying that? It was making it worse.... Yesterday he was all well and lively and today he was half dead. It made the man's stomach turn.

 

"He has small reactions to stimuli... the doctor said it's a good thing... his brain might be alright... There might be no damage and he will wake up in up to a month... That is what usually happens. He can wake up in a few hours, days or... in the worst case years... But... he will surely wake up..." There was no certainty in his words yet he tried to be positive. The dangers of being in a coma were not exactly light. Even if his mind was actually OK, his immunity was not. There was a chance he could get a mere cold and that the cold would cost him his life while in this state.

[Snoopycake]

Glancing up at the blonde haired man as he spoke about his lips, the feminine looking boy shakily pulled away his fingers from the deep cut to place his thin fingers onto the violet-eyed mans warm, tanned cheek; enjoying the gentle massage that he gave to him.

 

“ … I-I’m s-sorry … “

 

Immediately glancing over at the woman that entered through the door, the delicate looking boy clutched onto the other man’s shirt; scared for a little while before he relaxed at the slightly familiar woman’s face however he continued to keep his guard up.

 

Looking at the other man as the kind nurse left the room, the fragile looking boy hesitated for a moment; his fear seeping in at the unknown pill that he would have to take.

 

Nodding after a small while, the blue-eyed boy put his little trust into the blonde haired model; hoping that nothing bad would happen to him.

 

It would be worth it to stop the pain.

 

***

 

Listening to his lover’s father as he spoke about the injured man lying next to him, the gorgeous looking boy quickly wiped away his flooding tears; snifiling away the future tears that arouse in his eyes.

 

The fact that the other man could possibly have heard what was going on around him made it harder to keep those tears away.

 

He was trying to contact him.

 

Shakily pulling his chair closer before holding the other man’s hand, the golden-green eyed boy linked their fingers together; pulling it up ever so carefully to press his lips on his hand whilst gently rubbed his fingers over the palm.

 

Not looking away from the handsome unconscious man, the dark-chocolate haired man chewed his bottom lip as he continued to listen to the older man to his right.

 

“ ……. Y-Yeah, I owe my l-life to your son and wife. I couldn’t be anymore grateful to them. ……….. He won’t die, I won’t let him die. I promise.”

 

Swallowing as he looked over at the other man in the room, the olive-skinned boy gave him a weak smile whilst continuing to hold his hand; not stopping his gentle mintrations on his hand.

 

“Do … Do you m-mind if I make a q-quick phone call?”

[Guest Eornostlice]

Just like one would treat a child, the violet-eyed boy reached out for the pills and juice, popping one out of the original package to hold for the young russian to take, not before opening the juice bottle and placing the straw inside. Surely drinking the normal way would have been too painful so he was glad that the nurse had included the straw which he desperately needed.

 

"Don't squeeze the straw too much with you lip and it won't hurt, alright pretty? You are fine... you will be fine... everything will be fine..." Showering the little beauty with soothing words and soft smiles, the boy did not rush him. If he wanted to take it, he would do it at his pace by himself. The last thing he wished for was for Dmitri to get another panic attack.

 

***

 

The boy was gentle. The older man kept watching as Levi entwined his fingers with his son, not averting his eyes as he pressed sweet kisses on his hand. It was so sweet it bordered on heartbreak. He knew nothing of it. He knew nothing about just how sweet his son actually was or how caring he was towards his lover. He did not know his son liked men as well as women -something he was sure of now considering the past and present- and he did not know that his seemingly independent rebellious child was actually... suffering.

 

It took him a tragedy to be able to understand his son more. That was sad.

 

"Y-yes, don't worry about it. Go for it... After you are done... there is..." A pause marked by uncertainty. "There is something I would like to ask."

 

He did consider it before speaking. Consider whether or not he should even attempt to ask but in the end, he wanted to know. He no longer wanted to turn a blind eye. At least now... His eyes drifted towards Eric's covered feet, unable to hold back a heavy sigh.

[Snoopycake]

Shakily taking the plastic coated pill in his fingers along with the sweet juice, the feminine looking boy carefully placed the painkiller on his tongue; quickly sipping the liquid through the offered straw to disappear the blue pill down his throat before he second guessed his action.

 

What happened if it was not a painkiller?

 

What happened if it was going to kill him?

 

Maybe the doctor, nurses and the blonde haired man wanted this to happen?

 

Whimpering painfully ever so slightly, the delicate looking boy felt tears roll down his face after he took the medication whilst he looked up at the other man he curled up on; letting out inhuman noises as he continued to cry.

 

“ … M-Mawi was … M-Mawi was that a-a painkiller? I-It w-wasn’t w-was it … “

 

***

 

Continuing to gently hold the unconcious man’s hand as he pulled his phone out of his pocket, the golden-green eyed boy immediately typed in his fathers number whilst he pressed the phone to his ear; moving his now empty hand to hold onto the other man’s hand once again.

 

“P-P-Papa?”

 

”Levi. What’s wrong?”

 

“P-Please come. P-Please come, I-I-I c-can’t-“

 

”Princess, please calm down and tell me what is happening. Where are you?”

 

“I-I d-don’t-“

 

”Don’t worry about it sweetheart, I will track your phone. I’ll be there in 5 hours, tell me if you are in danger.”

 

“N-No. I-I’m n-not in danger b-but I … n-need to talk to you. P-Please.”

 

”We are coming my sweet. Sit tight and we will be right there, okay?”

 

“O-Okay … O-Okay.”

 

Hanging up the phone before placing the electronic device back in his pocket, the dark-chocolate haired boy wiped his tears away from his eyes; calming himself down whilst he did not look away from the brown haired man that lied in front of him.

[Guest Eornostlice]

Seeing the sudden change and tears, the blonde panicked, again not sure what he waa supposed to do in oder to soothe his baby. "No pretty. It really is painkillers... believe me. No one here wants to hurt you baby, no one..."

 

But words alone would not be convincing would they? How could they be convincing when the little raven was this scared?

 

Almost on auto-pilot, the blonde popped yet another blue pill out of its original package and threw it inside his own mouth, downing it with a big gulp of the peach juice. Surely he wasn't going to die from one painkiller so he paid it no second thought.

 

"See Dimochka? I took one too, just like you had... see... they are safe baby... I am keeping you safe..."

 

***

 

As the chocolate-haired man spoke on the phone, the middle aged man did not interrupt. He did not listen in, having absolutely no interest in it. Instead his eyes lingered on his son as he tried to compose himself.

 

He did not speak even after Levi was off the phone. He was not sure how to bring it up. The young man was already sad enough and if he knew nothing, it would be just adding more pain to the already existent one.

 

Yet he could not leave that question unanswered afterall....

 

Waiting until Levi was no longer crying, the brunette's father tried to find his words.

 

"I... " The rest of the phrase did not come out. "Do you... know anything of Eric having self harming tendencies...? I need to know..."