See chapter 1 for details and if there are any warnings I'll ask you to check the A/N at the bottom…
Blood, Lust and Magic
Lust 036
So of course this is the point that Kurt kicks his shoes off and pads over to Snowy, the hound having made himself comfy on the floor and Kurt just flops down over the dog tickling his ears and amusing himself, leaving Dave to face everyone on his own.
Though now they're all staring at Kurt and murmuring again, Kurt's still very obviously a Broken but is managing to be himself and a smile tugs at Dave's mouth, somehow the man has gotten them all off balance so Dave's evenly matched to them again.
"Um. Hi, I'm hoping that Ivy's told you what this is about, she wants you to try and learn how to merge with a Healer so that you can supply them with the power they need to Heal. It means they don't run out of power and energy and they can do even more miraculous Healing miracles," Dave starts and it's not a bad opening, he hopes.
Floundering a little he asks, "Just to be on the safe side, you can all merge right?"
Nods and 'yes' sounding words float down so he nods too, "Good, so if you can all mass merge," he makes it up as he goes along, "Then focus your merge on me, I'll hook Kurt up to it and then if the Healer, sorry I don't know your name…"
"Buttercup," the man says and Dave can't help staring at him.
"Buttercup?" He queries and the man nods his eyes tightening slightly, he must get made fun of for that name, "Right, okay, I'd comment but they named me Fury for the most fucking embarrassing reason," more coughs and sniggers from the audience but the man's relaxed again.
"Right lets get started, mass merge please, we'll let Kurt run you through it a few times and then we'll break you into groups and you can all have a bash at it unless we run out of time. Okay, where's the merge then?" He asks and then he gets to see professional battle tested Familiars merge like they've done it all their lives, its so smooth and they offer up that combined power to him, it's a heady feeling but he pushes that away, Kurt on his own is practically a match for them.
"Awesome," he caresses the merges with his mind trying to order them and then he looks over at Kurt, "Hey Kurt, can you help me with something?"
Master has merged with all the other Familiars and Master still needs his help, he goes to Master and sits in his lap to show them all that he belongs to Master and Master belongs to him.
"Thanks Kurt," Master is saying, then Master points at the man who mends people like tall man does, "Can you merge with me and then with Buttercup? Can you give him power like you do Finn?"
He can do that that is easy. He links to Master and offers up all his power to show Master how much better he is than the other Familiars here and then he reaches out to the mending man and gives him power.
Hiding a smile as Buttercup practically jumps out of his skin Dave asks Kurt, "Can you do that again, but really, really slowly? So I can follow it, like you did with Trixie?"
He had to show Bright Familiar so many times, but she got there and can do it on her own now. He goes as slowly as he can so that Master can follow him.
Kurt's going so slowly but it's not enough, "How about you show me the first step you do?" And he gets Kurt to break it down step by step until Dave thinks he's got it, "Okay let me see, you twist, twist, turn, twist, spin, loop the loop and bingo you're in."
Master has done it! Master is so special and he kisses Master giving him all his love.
"Thanks Kurt," they hug and Dave doesn't care that there's a bunch of women and Buttercup watching him.
Letting Kurt go back to Snowy so he can play, Dave looks up at the Familiars in the auditorium, "Okay, I know you were along for the ride with me on that, so now I've managed to link you all to Buttercup you get to have a go too," he points at the four even sections broken up by the stairs, "If you all merge into four separate groups and then you can merge to me and then you can have a go one by one, starting at the front," this time he points to his left, "And moving along."
In record time the merges are up and running and he's putting all four of them through their paces, occasionally he has to remind them to, "Twist, twist, turn, twist, spin, loop the loop, and in," It's going great, in fact it's possible he can do this teaching thing after all.
And then Kurt's at his elbow wanting attention.
Master is teaching the Familiars, but they are doing the merging with the man who mends and he is getting bored again.
He wants to run around and not be inside all the time, he used to be inside in the Before time and now he knows how much fun it is outside he wants to be outside now.
But he cannot go outside without Master so he wants Master to play with him and have fun.
To distract Kurt he ends up opening up his communicator and downloading the first children's book he can find, lowering his voice he starts to read to Kurt who climbs back onto his lap. He still has to look up now and again and adjust someone as they fumble their way to merging with Buttercup but now Kurt's being quiet and snuggling in listening and the other Familiars are getting the hang of the new type of merge.
Finished with the book they find the Familiars are only about half way through and Dave lets Kurt manhandle him to the floor so the man can sit on his back as Dave crawls around on the extremely clean floor and then he tumbles Kurt as carefully as he can down onto it.
"Oh no Kurt," he does a good mock frightened voice, "I'm gonna have to blow bubbles on your tummy now," and giggles float up the bond to him as Kurt lifts his own t-shirt up to give Dave access.
Bending down Dave blows bubbles and tickles Kurt as gently as he can, the Familiar kicks and laughs silently pretending to push Dave away but lifting his t-shirt up higher so Dave can do it again.
"Rargh," Dave pounces and they repeat it several times until Kurt's panting and needs a break. Gathering the man to him Dave strokes his hair and then points out where one of the other Familiars has gone wrong, "Relax and remember, twist, twist, turn, twist, spin, loop the loop, and in."
Master is so clever, Master is teaching the other Familiars and Master is playing with him too. He feels dangerous woman get closer, she is studying the other Familiars and the man who mends people, she is standing just out of sight near the side.
Dividing his attention between them Dave's a bit startled when the merges stop and he has to look up, "Have you finished already?" He asks and gets nods and more affirmatives, "Oh okay, that's good, well done you," he grins at them.
"Yes, excellent work," Ivy steps out onto the stage making everyone but Kurt jump, the man simply lolls his head and stares at her, Dave can sense the greeting and welcome from him. "Thank you Special Wizard Trainer Fury," she says.
"No probs," he shrugs.
"And excellent timing, I'm here to escort you to lunch," the head of all the Specials says and that makes the Familiars murmur among themselves again, he's not sure what she's doing but he thinks she might be trying to do something, he just hopes he hasn't screwed it up for her.
"Come on Kurt, food," he tells him and laughs softly as Kurt scrambles to his feet and runs over to put his shoes back on.
A/N: Sorry for any and all mistakes, I've tried to catch those I could, but I'm only human.