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It pinched, but it didn't matter. "He isn't dead, only asleep, take a deep breath....."

2016-01-25 10:40:49

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Her vision went blurry. No! She couldn't pass out again! But she couldn't focus. Her breath couldn't steady. Don't let her faint! /Please!/

2016-01-25 10:43:05

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"I won't, I'm here, just....." I took a deep breath and kissed her, breathing for her, slow and steady.

2016-01-25 10:44:11

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She returned the kiss. Anything to keep her awake. Anything to make the fear to go away.

2016-01-25 10:45:30

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Once her grip lessened and I thought she could do without the life support that I couldn't provide forever, I pulled back and looked at Madison. There's something..../wrong/ about the way he's sleeping. Sometimes he talks in his sleep. There's none of that. No rolling over or involuntary twitching....it's like he really /is/ dead, except I can see him breathing.

2016-01-25 10:47:20

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The trembling subsided, the hyperventilating stopped, but the tears remained. Finally, she was able to speak. "I...Madison found me...and Beckett set him on fire....I...couldn't stop either of them."

2016-01-25 10:50:51

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My eyes widened. "....so he.......he burned to death? Dear Lord........of all ways to go, for /him/......." Tears came to my eyes as well. So he's dead in Calistor. Does this mean.....he'll never wake up again?

2016-01-25 10:52:45

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"We...We need to take him to Lance. He might know what to do." She spoke through her tears, trying to calm herself enough to avoid another anxiety attack.

2016-01-25 10:54:06

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"......he might. If anyone would......." I have to be the calm one. I have to be.....if I cry, she'll get more upset. /Think/, dammit. I have to get him back. I carefully picked him up, placing him on my back in a limp piggyback position. Once he was decidedly secure, I took her hand again, and squeezed it. "......he'll be okay. I promise." I didn't believe it.

2016-01-25 10:56:31

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She squeezed it back. "Okay...."

2016-01-25 10:57:59

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It took longer to get back. Both because I couldn't fly with both of them, and because we were dragging our feet. Neither one of us were in the mood to skip along our merry way. I gently set Madison on one of the empty guest beds and brushed his hair out of his face. For once, he wasn't wearing a suit....that itself looked unnatural. I almost felt this was a funeral, and that we should dress him up accordingly. Or even....let him have some more dignity than obliged by simple jeans and a polo. He'd never think that poetic enough to be his final resting outfit..../no/. He isn't dead. He's just...........asleep. But somehow, I doubt true love's kiss will break the spell this time.

2016-01-25 11:05:20

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Ivory got Lance as Seculus made Madison comfortable. And one explanation and another anxiety attack later, Lance came downstairs to check on him. Sure enough, with one look, Lance knew what to do. "For now, nothing." He admitted. "Just make sure he's comfortable. He'll wake eventually."

2016-01-25 11:08:50

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I looked at him sadly. "....eventually? How long is that....?" Make sure he's comfortable....like one would do for someone on the brink of death.

2016-01-25 11:11:05

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"Depends on the soul. Some take days, some take even longer. Just me lucky it wasn't Ivory."

2016-01-25 11:11:51

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Days.... "So it depends on the strength of the soul? Oh....." I don't know how strong his is. Average? I don't /think/ it was weak....he certainly wasn't.

2016-01-25 11:13:23

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"It's not weak. Trust me, the signs are obvious."

2016-01-25 11:14:13

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"........okay. Maybe I'll just....wait here......" Ish can take care of himself. He's more responsible than /I/ am.... I sat down at the desk next to the bed. .......Ivory isn't here, is she? No?....finally, I began to cry. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled. I should've come back and apologized.....

2016-01-25 11:16:36

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"It's probably best." Lance moved over to him, and rubbed his back. "Who knows what Beckett will do next. He'll be fine. He just needs time."

2016-01-25 11:17:54

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"He wouldn't have been so reckless if I hadn't.....made him feel so guilty......he probably thought.....he deserved it.....I'm /so sorry/," I sobbed.

2016-01-25 11:21:23

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"It's not your fault. Things are stressful right now. Everyone is on edge. Ivory thought it would be much better if he was kept in the dark about it all."

2016-01-25 11:22:46

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"Of course he'd never allow that, he's /him/.....are you........are you sure he'll wake up?"

2016-01-26 00:00:19

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"Yes. I'm awake, aren't I?"

2016-01-26 00:02:56

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".......this happened to you?"

2016-01-26 00:03:24

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"By accident. Vincent isn't allowed ranged weapons anymore because of it."

2016-01-26 00:04:20

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"Oh.........is he in pain?"

2016-01-26 00:05:14