Thanks to RoadRunnerKirby for spurring me on. I might use Kitty the same way you did but I haven't planned that far ahead. Also, I went back and elaborated a little in Ch.2. The beginning of this chapter was written at different times during school so it may not be as good as others but the end was written straight through. This is a little longer than the others because I was stuck in my room writing it for awhile. I tried to smooth it out a little though.

Nathaniel POV (finally)

When I heard this I finally raised my head to look at Bartimaeus. I had been avoiding looking at him because of how I lost control. But I still couldn't help the confusion that showed on my face at this statement. What was he getting at? What joke is he trying to pull? I had unknowingly discarded my mask named John Mandrake.

"Bartimaeus…" I cautioned.

"What? Don't believe me?" he snapped at me. "If I was would I still be naked except for al these cuts and bruises?"

His response surprised me, even though it shouldn't have. The...encounter…. we had just shared let my guard down. Despite that, I could see the signs that he was about to blow up and I didn't want that o happen with Jane and Kitty around. With this reason in mind I moved to stop him.

"Bartimaeus." I stated firmly, while attempting to keep my gaze that was locked on him steady, despite my pounding heart. "Breath" I ordered him.

"Easy for you to say," he growled "you're not stuck in a human body." He gestured downwards to emphasize this. I couldn't help my eyes that wandered a little too far down. I snapped my gaze back up though and said the first things that came to mind.

"You're always in that body anyways." I was a little relieved though that he was responding to me, and not going into a state of complete obliviousness. He must have mistaken it for amusement, despite my attempt to keep it from my voice, because he sent me a spill chilling glare. However it seemed like he was attempting to calm himself down. When I deemed him as calm as he was going to get I started my inquiry to get to the bottom of this strange phenomenon so I could fix it.

"So you can't change form?" I meant it as a question but it sounded like a statement.

"No," he confirmed, slightly calmer than before.

"You can't heal yourself?" This was based off of one of his earlier comments.

"No," he replied with an irritated sigh. When did it star?"

"I don't know." I saw a careless shrug tossed my way but I was already too concerned to care.

I rephrased the question for him.

"When did you notice?"

" right when I woke up, but I got …distracted?" you can; Bartimaeus said it in an amused way, which despite my embarrassment, made me give an internal sigh of relief, because he seemed to be recovering from his initial shock. Even through the relief, however, I could feel my face heat up with a blush, just remembering it.

Third Person POV

Bartimaeus laughed at Nathaniel. Meanwhile Kitty and looked between the two in confusion, interest and disgust. Jane was disgusted at John's reactions to Bartimaeus, the demon and because both were either completely or partially naked. Kitty however, seemed to suspect at what happened between the two, and couldn't help but be interested. Although her interest was mainly so she could see just how cute a couple Bartimaeus and Nathaniel would make, she wanted them both to be happy as well. So, despite any protests from anyone, even those involved, she would make sure they got together.

Bartimaeus POV

I was still in shock, despite my slight recovery at having teased Nat. So much so that I hardly noticed when kitty grabbed my arm to lead me to the car (1) Nat was busy explaining the situation to , although I might have noticed a couple looks he shot my way. It was still weird to see his body again. Had gotten used o being in it (2) by the time I came to enough, we were back and Nat's buttercup mansion.

"What are you doing?" I asked although I really didn't care. Nathaniel looked up from where he was sifting through his drawers.

"Looking for clothes for you and me to wear to the hospital." He replied off-handedly, before returning to his search.

"Hospital?" I didn't think he was bad enough to need a hospital. My thoughts got panicky when I imagined everything that could be wrong with him. Shattered bones, broken ribs, concussions, internal bleeding, punctured lungs, spinal damage, poisoning…. The list went on and on.

He looked up completely and turned to dace me in response to my worried tone. He replied his brow furrowed.

"Well if you can't heal yourself we need to get you checked out, just in case there's something wrong with you."

"Or me" he added as an afterthought.

I heaved a sigh of relied that we weren't going because he was dieing or something.

His brow furrowed more. When I realized that he'd thought that I was worried about myself, I got irritated. I mean, he should know better than to think that. Then again, I have been known to be a selfish, mocking, overly-sarcastic arse (3) my anger dissipated as fast as it had come. I decided then to point out the obvious.

"I'm a djinni." Nathaniel sighed deeply before turning around. He seemed to know where I was getting to.

He handed me some clothes and told me to put them on (4)

I complied but continued with my train of thought.

"A human hospital does me no good."

He just stood there giving me a sad look, like I was a kid who couldn't solve a simple math problem. (5)

"You can't change" he stated.

I just nodded.

"You can' heal"

"Obviously. Look I don't see what you're trying to …" I didn't even try to suppress the gasp that escaped my lips.

"You…think…" I couldn't bring myself to think it, let alone say it.

I just stood there shaking my head like an idiot.

It couldn't be. Not after all these thousands of years. I'd never even heard of it happening EVER. And even if it was possible, why me? Why a normal (6) mid-level djinni?

My train of thought was cut off as he completed my sentence.

"… that you are human." He said it as though it was a proven fact. Not an impossible theory.

I tried, so hard, to deny it, but I could feel it. In my very core I could feel it. I was human.

1: I later learned that gave me her petticoat for the walk tot the car. I kept it afterwards, because she apparently, didn't want it back.

2: Not in that way, perverts. Although…it would have been nice…

3: Yes. I know that even I have my bad points. Few and afar between but I am completely aware of their presence.

4: It was actually at this moment I realized I'd been wearing something.

5: Which if it was just a math problem I know I would've understood it, but here, in this situation I couldn't see what caused this look.

I take it back this one won't be too much longer than the others. It was, in fact, too long and I didn't have enough time to type it, with my headache and shit so I decided I'll type the hospital scene tomorrow. It's written and I'm not going to edit it so as long as I get up on time It'll be here by noon =P Hope you enjoyed and look forward to the next chapter.