Song – Anthem by Kamelot
Chapter 2
When Tino finally opened his eyes, blinking sleep out of them, he heard the beeping of machines and saw some tubes nearby. A person in a white lab coat was looking down on him, red eyes staring into his own violet ones.
"He looks alright, vitals are all stable. Just a bit of a concussion, it's not too alarming." he announced, running a hand through his silvery hair. "Dr. Williams?" A young blonde doctor came running in, holding a bottle of medicine. The silver-haired one took it from him, handing the small bottle to Tino.
"This is for you. Pain reliever if you have any bad headaches. You'll probably expect some for the next few days, so don't be too worried." After announcing this, he turned back to the blonde. "So, Mattie, now that I've done my job, why don't you say we go and get something to eat?" The poor blonde man was stuttering and blushing violently, mumbling incoherent phrases that sounded like 'not allowed to...still working...busy...' but the albino led him out regardless, turning back to give Tino a small wink.
"Have some fun with your boyfriend, now, won't you?" was called to Tino as the albino ushered Dr. Williams out the door. Tino gave him a confused look. Boyfriend? What boyfriend? He barely even knew people well enough to be calling them 'friends'! He attempted to sit up, but his head throbbed beyond description and he soon gave up. He lay down, exhausted, and took one of the painkillers. He soon drifted into a dreamless sleep.

As soon as Tino woke, the first thing he noticed was a soft hand on his forehead, and brilliant azure eyes staring into his. The person started, and immediately pulled away, sitting on a chair close to the bed. Tino rubbed his eyes sleepily and turned his head to glance at the person next to him. He was tall, very obviously, and pretty scary looking. He had glasses perched on his nose and the ice blue eyes Tino had seen earlier. His hair was blonde and slightly spikey. However, he seemed to be embarrassed, as a pink blush was spreading across his face. This was obviously not someone Tino knew, and he was interested to who he was.

"Um...who are you, exactly, and what are you doing here?" he asked nervously, clasping his hands together.

"M' n'me 's B'rw'ld..." he muttered in a thick accent, running his hand through his hair.

"Berwald? That's a nice name! My name is Tino Väinämöinen, and I work at a furniture store! My best friends are there, and they're really nice. Maybe sometime I can take you there to meet them, haha. And I really-" Tino was babbling. That was a bad habit of his when he was nervous, and he certainly was now.

"B'rw'ld Ox'nsti'rn'."

"Oxenstierna? That's a nice name! I really like your name, and I also really like your eyes! They're so pretty and blue! Did anyone ever tell you that? You look really scary, but you seem to be really nice, too!" Tino exclaimed, wringing his hands all the while. Berwald blushed again, and it was then that Tino noticed the small white bundle that he was gently stroking. "Ooh! Is that the puppy that I saved? Can I hold him?" Berwald nodded once and handed the wriggling furball to him. Tino squealed happily, cradling the puppy in his arms. "I think we should name him. What do you think?" he asked, looking at Berwald, who looked embarrassed.

"I-if y' w'nt t'..." Berwald muttered, looking away. Tino shot him a blinding smile and hugged the jumpy dog closer.

"How about...Flower-Egg? 'Cause he's fluffy and pretty like a flower and white like an egg!" Tino explained proudly, holding the puppy an arms-length away. "Do you like that, boy?" The puppy barked happily and Tino laughed. "Great! Flower-Egg it is!"

Berwald watched the goings-on with a small smile on his face. His new 'friend' certainly was very energetic.