*Still hiding in the furniture fort* ... Heeelllooo there.. heh…
Random fangirl- *throws spear at fort*
Teller- Yip! *hides deeper in fort* … *whimpers* I just bought that…
*Door burst open*
Dreamer- Guess who's back bitches!
Teller- Dreamer?!
Dreamer- No, it's the Zodiac Killer.
Teller- … not sure if that's better or worse….
Dreamer- That's it, I'm leaving-
Random fan girl- *throws throwing knife at Dreamer*
Dreamer- *dodges* Teller! What did you do this time?!
Teller- *still in fort* I might have poisoned Vio and given him a very short time span to fix it
Dreamer- … goddamnit Teller! What have I told you about doing that!?
Teller- But it makes the story more interesting! It keeps you in suspense!
Dreamer- … *sigh* ok I agree-
Teller- I also injured Red.
Dreamer- WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!?
Teller- I'm sorry!
Dreamer- No you're not.
Teller- … Yeah you're right.
Dreamer- *sigh* Just get to the shout outs already
Teller- Ok!
AngryVioFansGirls- … Please don't destroy my stuff. I'm a poor wee one.
Guest- ^w^ Thank you! I'm so glad someone's happy with me!
Guest- Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying it!
Aright! Let's get this started!
On With the Story!
"FUCK!"
Shadow couldn't help but flinch at the intensity of Shelda's voice as he held an unconscious Green in his arms. Vio literally fell back by her sudden shout, landing on his lower back and catching his upper body with his arms, which shook with effort. Shadow swallowed back a lump in his throat as he watched Shelda dig her fingers into her scalp, taking harsh, angered breaths as the rest of them watched in silence. Shadow knew that his friend was both panicking and planning by the expression on her face. After a couple second, Shadow heard Shelda take a deep breath before pushing herself up and looking between Blue and himself. She opened her mouth to say something, but was interrupted by a soft, childish moan of pain. All heads snapped to Red, who was coming to now. Shadow silently set Green down and crouched down beside Vio as Shelda rushed over to Red.
"You aright there?" Shadow asked as he held Vio's shoulders in support. Shadow watched as Vio took deep, shaking breaths before replying in dry humor;
"Been better." Shadow nodded in agreement as he looked over to the others to see Red awake, and Shelda crouched down in front of him, Blue still sitting with him. Shadow couldn't help but notice the blood slowly running down Shelda's stomach, causing him to glance over to the still unconscious Green. Shadow had to frown, thinking of how he'll react when he found out about all this, the damage he caused. Shadow snapped out of it when he felt something lean on him to see Vio leaning into him. Frowning deeper, Shadow noted how pale Vio looked, how beat up he looked, how tired…
Sighing, Shadow offered more for Vio to lean on as he let out a few weak coughs and started to shiver, his face paling and red flushed cheeks appeared as Shadow watched him as the purple clothed Link closed his eyes. Hearing approaching footsteps, Shadow looked up to see Shelda approaching.
"Red can travel." She informed him as she came up. Shadow nodded, glancing at Vio before asking Shelda,
"Mind carrying Green, Shel?"
"Not at all." She replied, hurrying over to Green before gathering his limp form in her arms.
"But we do need to get going." She informed in a hurried, authority voice. Shadow nodded in agreement before wrapping his arm around Vio's waist and throwing the intelligent Link's arm over his shoulder before standing, supporting Vio as he did. Nodding to Shelda, Shadow started to walk, following the others as they rushed over to a set of stairs to the side that led to the pillar they were on before. As he walked, Shadow couldn't help but glance at one of the Goku berries. The menacing berries seem to be staring back at him, gleefully watching their recent victim.
Shadow couldn't help but purposely step on all the ones that were in his foot's reach.
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C'mon, deep breathe in, hold it, and let it out. Repeat. Don't panic
Shelda had this running through her head since Vio gave her the time he was poisoned. At first, too many things ran through her head, and she would have screamed if she didn't think of the others, their time limit, and the only way to cure Vio. Now don't get her wrong, she was still panicking in the back of her mind, but now she made sure to keep it mild. Let a part of her mind panic, but make sure the rest think clearly, otherwise they'll get nowhere. Taking a deep breath, Shelda glanced over her shoulder to see Shadow and Vio trailing behind, the latter looking like he was going to drop any second now.
"You ok back there?" she couldn't help but ask Shadow, knowing he was still a bit frail from the previous weeks… events.
"Yeah I'm good." He called back, but Shelda caught him casting a worried glance at Vio, whose head hung limply. Frowning, Shelda shared a look with Shadow, whom shifted the purple clad Link's weight in response, and Vio just let out some hacking coughs before leaning into Shadow's chest, wheezing for oxygen. Glancing back at Blue and Red, Shelda could see a look of concern clear in their eyes. Taking a deep breath, Shelda started walking again, a bit faster this time, and called to Shadow,
"We need to move." They all understood why, and easily fastened the pace.
Shadow couldn't keep his heart from racing as he helped Vio, racing behind the others, glancing down at his friend now and again, causing his heart rate to spike by how Vio looked, seeming to worsen with each glance. Taking deep breaths, Shadow felt adrenaline course through his veins as they neared the bottom of the towers, the warp panel in sight. Following Blue and Red, who were in the lead, the four of them speed walked towards it with their unresponsive friends. As Shadow stepped in, he immediately felt a whoosh of air surround him and Vio, a bright light blinding him before he found himself for the forth time in the last two weeks in the Four Sword Shrine. The second Shadow stepped out, Shelda immediately asked,
"Where's the nearest town?" Thinking hard, he could faintly hear Blue and Red saying different towns, and only one stood out that answered the question.
"Blue Maiden's Village. That's the closest I can think of." Clearly Shelda swore under her breath at that. That was a day's travel with how fast they could travel by foot. They wouldn't make it.
"Is there any faster way to get there?" she asked them, Shadow clearly seeing the look of desperate panic in her eyes.
"I have an idea!" Red suddenly exclaimed, not giving anyone time to think. Running over to a patch of grass, Shadow and the others watched as Red plucked a blade of grass and started playing a soft song with it, the melody being carried by the wind. Shadow felt like he knew the tune, but couldn't place a finger on it. Once it was over, Blue, who seemed t know what that was, exclaimed,
"Red you're ingenious!" At first, Shadow was confused, but then a neigh in the distance was the final piece of the puzzle. Eyes wide, Shadow whipped his head over to the entrance the minute she immerged.
"A horse?!" Shelda asked, surprise clear on her face.
"Not any horse!" Red exclaimed as he approached the mare, still cradling his injured arm.
"It's Epona!" That's when Shadow saw Vio finally respond in some way by slowly lifting his head to Red.
"R-r-re-ed?" Shadow heard the intelligent Link shakily whisper to the red clad one, whom was out of his quiet earshot.
"Red." Shadow called to him while he helped Vio stand straighter. Hearing him clearly, Red ran over to them, his good arm still cradling his bad one.
"Yes?" he asked, a wave of concern washed over him as he looked over at Vio. Shadow, in answer, nodded to Vio. Both now intently watching Vio as he gathered his breathing, they patiently waited until he looked up to Red, asking in full concern,
"A-ar-re yo-ou o-ok-ay?" Shadow, himself, was shocked by this question as at the same time the purple Link reached out a shakily hand and rested it on the upper arm of his injured one. Shadow watched as the shock faded from Red's face faded and tears started pouring down, but it was clear he tried to hold it back, and failed.
"WAAAHHHH!" he baled out crying before leaping at Vio. Shadow had to be quick to support both their weights as Vio would have simply collapsed. Blue and Shelda, having heard Red burst out crying, ran over to help Shadow set the two down gently.
"You idiot!" Red cried out as he held Vio as tightly as he could. The one in question just loosely wrapped an arm around Red, resting his head on top of Red's as the red clothed one cried into his shoulder.
"I'm not the one you should be concerned about!" Shadow couldn't help but frown as he watched them. A tap on the shoulder caused Shadow to whip his head around to see Shelda standing behind him.
"We've got a problem." She mumbled, crouching down beside him.
"What's that?" he asked, making sure he still supported Vio (and now Red).
"That horse can only have 'bout three people at most mount it." She explained, and then added to get her point across, "There are six of us."
"Shit." Shadow couldn't help but mumble. Thinking, Shadow looked down at Vio and Red, the latter still buried in the former's shoulder. Sighing before looking back to Shelda, the dark Link asked,
"Have you mounted a horse before?" he couldn't believe he was doing this, but Shadow knew he had to.
"Once. But I think I could if I needed to." She answered honestly. Nodding, Shadow nudged Red, making sure the boy was alright before hoisting Vio to his shaking feet.
"Aright." Shadow said loudly, sure that Blue could hear him, "Only three can ride Epona, and since Shelda's our medic and Vio and Red need medical attention the most, they'll ride." Looking over to Red, Shadow asked,
"Can you ride with just one arm?" Still teary-eyes, Red nodded, quickly taking his tunic off and, with Shelda's quick help, turned it into a makeshift sling. Taking a deep breath, Shadow glanced over to Vio, and saw that his face was now paper white, his cheeks flushed with fever. The intelligent Link's breathe short and shallow, coming out in harsh wheezes. Feeling a pang of sympathy for the Link, he gently, but quickly took him to Epona's side, where Red was already mounted, his body pressed up against the horn, making room for Vio on the saddle. After a lot of maneuvering and shifting around, Vio was finally mounted on the patient horse, his body limp against Red as Shelda climbed on. Shadow wished to go with them, but knew better as Shelda sat right behind Vio, off the saddle, and pulled the Link to lay on her as she grabbed Red's good shoulder for balance. Nodding to them, Shadow could only silently watch as Red let out a loud 'Hyah!' and clicking his heels into Epona before she took off in a sprint, taking the three with them.
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Quick AN! So, first off, Happy Holidays! And yes, this AN is after New Year, whereas the rest before this was written before Thanksgiving. Guess how busy my life has been?
Dreamer- Busier than the malls last month?
Teller- … Yeah bout that much.
So, well… sorry... And this should (should) be extra long for y'all! So let's keep going!
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Red couldn't help the fast paced beating of his heart, or the intense throbbing from his arm, or the tears that silently ran down his cheeks,
But he knew he could, in this situation, help Vio.
When Red was first caught up on what was going on after coming back from passing out due to pain, he couldn't believe something like this could happen, let alone exist! Blinking the tears away, Red focused of the trail in front of him, making sure Shelda's hand was still on his shoulder as he dug his heels into Epona deeper, making her go faster through the forest, leaning forward so Epona got less air resistance and went faster.
"I can help him. I have to." Hoofs kicked up dust as Epona ran, bursting out of the woods and onto Hyrule Field. A weak grasp on the back of his shirt made Red realize that Vio was leaning into him again, and Shelda's arm had slid to around his waist for a better hold. Past his fast paced heartbeat, and throbbing arm that matched it, Red could feel the shutters and jolts of Vio's body as said Link was caught in another coughing fit. Biting the inside of his cheek, Red tried to retain the tears that threaten to break through his poorly built dam. The ground below them sped past as Epona ran as fast as the girl could, the sun slowly setting behind them, a silhouette of a town in the distance. Relief swarmed over Red's aching body as he recognized the town. Glancing over his shoulder, Red called to Shelda,
"We're nearing town! Where do you need me to go?" it was quiet for a moment as they neared town, finally, Red heard her call out;
"Anyone you know! I just need basic medical supplies, and anyone should have them!" Red thought for a moment; someone he knew? Who did he know that lived in the Blue Maiden Village?
Then he remembered.
"I know where we can go!" he exclaimed as the entered town at full sprint. It was sundown now, and there were still people walking around as Red galloped through, dodging them as best he could, but still not hitting one. They finally reached an average two story house, where Red stopped Epona and immediately jumping off, running to the front door, hoping that she was home as he rapped on the door urgently.
"Erune! Please, open up!" Red continued to rap on the door until it was finally opened, a little brunette with emerald green eyes being the one who did so.
"Red?" she asked, full of confusion. "I thought that-"
"I'm sorry!" Red interrupted, his arm throbbing started to make him dizzy with the pounding it created in his head.
"We really need your help! Can you get a bed cleared off while we bring Vio inside?" Without waiting for her reply, Red started running back to Epona and the others to find Shelda holding Vio like he was glass, and would break by the wrong touch. As carefully and quickly as he could, Red helped both Shelda and Vio dismount, before telling Shelda to go inside and prepare for the treatment. Without argue, Shelda ran inside while Red took Vio's arm and draped it over his shoulder to basically drag the barely conscious purple colored Link to the house. Once there, Red was lead to the bedroom he remembered staying in just a couple weeks ago (the stairs were very, very, difficult). When Red entered, he immediately saw the bed Erune prepared, and with Shelda rushing over to help, they both basically dragged Vio to the bed. Another coughing fit broke out from Vio's lips as he was laid down, sweat beading down his pale face, causing his hair to stick to his forehead as he desperately tried to breathe once the coughs subsided. Red stood back as Shelda got to work, taking a wet cloth that was soaking in freezing water and placed it on Vio's forehead. Snapping her head to Erune, who stood beside Red, and commanded,
"I need a yellowroot and myrrh extract, some ginger, a knife, and an herb mixer." Red watched as Erune ran off to grab what was asked. Not even five minutes later, the brunette came back, their arms full of what was asked and disposed of them on the end table next to Shelda. In this time, Red couldn't help but hold his injured arm when the room suddenly started to spin. Feeling a thick liquid on his good hand, Red pulled it back to see crimson red thickly on his hand. It took a moment for his suddenly fogged mind to register that that was his blood, now slowly dripping on the floor.
"O-ok.." he heard Shelda mumbling in front of him, but couldn't posses the straight to look away from his blood covered hand.
"I… I think he'll be ok now… just gotta keep giving him this mixture every… two hours. He'll- He'll be ok." Her voice sounded tired. What time was it? Red didn't know, he just blankly stared at his hand, not seeing the droplets of blood dropping to the floor.
"Ok. Red, let's-" her voice, which was relived, but still serious, stopped and turned into pure concern as Red's world started spinning and swaying more, or was he the one swaying?
"Red?!" Red barely had time to realize what was happening as the edges of his vision blacken, and his legs gave out, but he never hit the floor, instead landed in soft hands that smelled like ginger and blood.
"Red?!" he heard Shelda exclaim as he was gently placed on the floor, everything sounding far away now.
"C'mon, stay with me!" he heard her say while a part of his mind registered she was hastily removing his makeshift sling. Red tried to focus on Shelda, but half of his vision was blackening while the other half was blurry. He felt very tired now.
"I know you're tired, but you gotta stay with me!" she replied to him. Did he say that out loud? He wasn't sure anymore. His arm hurt a lot, and he just felt like he could sleep forever. Red could hear Shelda yelling something, and another figure (was it Erune? He couldn't remember if she was even still there anymore) rushing out the room. Red suddenly felt an immense amount of pressure being put on his bad arm, causing pain to spike through their whole arm. He didn't like this, he wanted it to stop, but didn't have the energy to move. He heard a distant whimpering, and Shelda apologizing. Was that him? Did he whimper? He couldn't tell anymore, and the blackness has almost swallowed his vision whole. He could feel the dark void of unconscious pull them closer and closer, and, despite Shelda's protests, Red's eyes slowly closed, and was immediately swallowed up into an unconsciousness void.
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Shelda couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as she sat on the floor beside the second bed, where Red now laid unconscious, his arm wrapped tightly and thickly with gauze. She couldn't help but look him over for the umpteenth time, his face slightly pale; his face not fully relaxed, but still held peacefulness to it. Letting out another breathe of relief, Shelda looked over her shoulder to find Vio laying like she left him; flat on his back with the blanket pulled up to his chest, gauze covering most of his shirtless body thanks to the burns and frostbites from Twinrova. Shelda got up and hovered over him as he let out quiet, shallow breaths with his still pale face, the red flush of fever has dwindled down enough to notice. Letting a small smile come across her face, Shelda grabbed the now lukewarm cloth that sat on Vio's head and soaked it in the ice water that sat on the nightstand between the beds, two untouched cups of water sitting there as well. Shelda remembered how about am hour ago after she had stabile Red, Erune (that was her name right?) came in with the cups of water, saying they would probably be thirsty when they awoke. Shelda appreciate the girl's concern and compassion for the Links, and couldn't help but think of the redhead (Marline? That didn't sound right, but she couldn't say she remembered her name. She was more to faces than names.) back at that farm. The smile grew just a bit at a thought that came to her head,
"Once Link becomes one again, he'll be having a lot of ladies to pick from" Shelda's smile stayed as she wiped the sweat from Vio's forehead, watching as his face relaxed just slightly to the coolness on his face. Soaking the cloth once more, Shelda placed it on his forehead to stay till it became lukewarm once more. A light knock disturbed the quietness of the room as the door opened, an older woman coming in with a bit of a bigger build than most women had, her brunette hair up in a bun while a simple cream and blue colored dress fell down to the floor, hiding her feet behind a curtain of cloth, a steaming cup in one hand, and a thing of clothes draped over her other.
"I brought you some tea." Erune's mother said as her dress swayed side to side as she walked over to where Shelda stood beside Vio's bedside.
"I also brought you a change of clothes once you got a minute to tend to yourself."
"Huh?" Shelda asked, confused. This confusion didn't last as she suddenly remembered; back at the Tower of Winds, when Green attacked her, he had dug his claws into her. Slowly with her right hand, Shelda gently touched one of the spots where the claws had dug deep, immediately feeling a ting of pain, causing her to wince.
"Yeah, it'd be smart to take care of that." Shelda mumbled, not bothering on looking at it, knowing how bad it looks. Glancing at the clock, Shelda saw that she had another 45 minutes before she had to force feed Vio more medicine. The word 'force feed' made Shelda unnoticeably shudder, remembering that that was exactly how he got in the condition. Looking at Erune's mom, Shelda took the clothes with one hand while saying,
"I'll actually do that now, if you don't mind watching them for a few moments?" Shelda hated leaving the two for even a second, but knew that Erune's mother wouldn't dare harm them.
If she did…
Shelda shook her head at that thought after Erune's mother nodded in agreement, making haste to the bathroom. Once in there, door locked, Shelda striped her shirt, and got a good look of her injuries in the mirror. Besides the many bumps and bruises, the claw marks were the only real damage she had. Grabbing some gauze and disinfection, Shelda quickly dressed her wounds and finally grabbed the pile of clothes she had thrown to the side. Once she grabbed it and actually looked at it, Shelda immediately knew what it was.
"Oh hell no." she couldn't help but mumble out at the sight of the dull orange colored dress. Face scrunched up in disgust, Shelda glanced over to where her shirt was discarded; blood, dirt, and many other stains she couldn't actually name, along with rips and tears where Green's claws got caught when he was whacked off her. Sighing, Shelda knew she had to choice if she wanted to clean and repair her own clothes. Looking back at the dress in her arms, Shelda mumbled to it in vow;
"This will be the only time I'm wearing one of you." With that, she striped her skirt as well and, minding her bandages, carefully pulled the dress over her head before looking at her self from the mirror. The dress didn't have any fancy designs on it; it was just a simple, one colored cotton dress with a square collar that just barley showed her collar bones, the golden chain to her necklace visible now. The dress had a petticoat underneath, causing the dress to have a poof to it, but it hugged her upper half, showing off her slim, slightly muscular body. Huffing in defeat, Shelda gathered up her clothes (she was still wearing her boots) and made her way back to the others. As she walked, however, more times did she count did her foot step on of the dress, trying repeatedly to trip her. Cursing repeatedly under her breath, Shelda entered the room to find Erune's mom sitting in a wooden chair between the two beds. It wasn't till now did Shelda observe the whole room. It was small, with four beds stuffed in it; three along one wall (the two furthest from the door being where Vio and Red slept. Vio closest), and the forth squished on the other side, the headboard being right beside the door. Seeing that Shelda had returned, Erune's mom stood and walked over (not tripping once to Shelda's annoyance).
"I'll wash your clothes for you, if you'll like, and when they're done, I can sew them-"
"I can sew them." Shelda interrupted kindly. "It'll give me something to do." Seeing Erune's mom nod in approval, she gave the clothes to the older woman, and watched her leave, closing the door gently behind her. Taking a deep breath, Shelda shuffled her feet over to the chair, sitting down. Noticing the cup of tea sitting with the cups of water, still steaming a bit, Shelda picked it up and gently held it in her hands, watching the brown liquid swirl around by the movement. Shelda, to be honest, never had this 'tea' before, but it smelled like herbs and something sweet, making her dry mouth remind her how thirsty she was. Taking another deep intake of the scent, Shelda slowly brought the cup to her pale pink lips and let the liquid pass through into her mouth. Shelda was surprised by the sweetness of it, and actually liked the sweet-warm combination. Smiling, Shelda took another small sip, relaxing as the warmth passed through her body. Looking out the window with the cup steaming in her hand, Shelda noticed that the sun had long ago set, making the outside black and only the lighted windows of the other houses being what she could see. A set of small feet in the halls alerted her that Erune was coming in, and quickly checked the time to see she still had about 30 minutes. A soft, childish knock was heard on the other side of the door before the brunette opened it and entered quietly.
"They still asleep?" she asked just above a whisper, Shelda nodding in answer before adding,
"It's good for them; it'll help them get stronger when they wake." Erune, nodding in understanding, sat on the floor beside Shelda's chair, her calf-long dress pooling around her as she locked her emerald eyes with Shelda's crimson ones.
"Do you know where Link and that other one are?" smiling softly by the concern in the young girl's voice, Shelda told her,
"They'll be here tomorrow. We had to ride ahead so these two could be taken care of." Shelda calmly watched as Erune processed this, and nodded in understanding before asking,
"How's the tea?" Smiling bigger, Shelda said in appreciation,
"Warm and sweet. Thank you." Erune smiled as well by the answer, looking down and playing with the end of her worn dress, a light blush on her cheeks. A question formed in Shelda's mind, and thinking it as a good conversation starter, Shelda asked,
"So how did you meet Link?" Shelda made sure to keep it singular, catching on that the girl thought Green was Link. Happily, Erune told them of the story two weeks ago of the children disappearances, to Link's arrival, to how he and his quadruplets saved all the children from some remaking of their home that turned all the children into toys. Shelda listened intently, nodding when needed, and after the storytelling was done, Erune asked her,
"How do you know them?" it was asked in such an innocent way, that it left Shelda speechless. How could she tell this child how she met Link? Glancing at the clock, Shelda realized that Erune had talked for the whole 30 minutes, and it was time to give Vio his meds. Standing up, Shelda grabbed the mixture she had made beforehand and sat on the bedside beside the ill boy. Carefully propping his head up, Shelda took the mostly liquid substance with one hand and carefully opened his mouth. Tipping the bowl, Shelda made sure the mixture went down the right pipe, but almost had a heart attack when Vio's eyes suddenly shot open, glossy and unfocused, and he spit the mixture out before pushing the substance in a panicked fashion. Cursing under her breathe, Shelda made sure the bowl wasn't knocked out of her hands before setting it aside as Vio continued to thrash around. Taking a deep breath, Shelda gently grabbed the intelligent Link's arms, being mindful of the burns, and held him down and speaking in a gentle voice, trying to sooth him out of his panicked state;
"Hey, it's ok. You're not in any danger, you're safe. Shh, it's fine. You're fine. Everyone's fine. You have to drink. It'll make you feel better, I promise." By now, Shelda was just holding his arms as Vio stared at her with his glossed eyes, a surprise expression on his face.
"Y-you promise?" he asked, his voice cracking multiple times and not louder than a whisper. Giving him a reassured smile, Shelda repeated,
"I promise." She could clearly see that he was calculating the options, and after a few minutes, agreed. Shelda grabbed the bowl again and was glad to see that none of it spilled out, and there was still enough to treat him with. Repeating what she did before, except with glossed eyes watching her every move, Shelda was able to get Vio to drink the whole thing without any trouble. Seeing the boy was fighting to keep his eyes open, Shelda placed her hand lightly on a small part of undamaged skin on his arm and said softly,
"Go to sleep. We'll keep a watch out for any trouble." With this, Shelda watched as Vio fought against sleep for another minute before finally succumbing to it, and immediately falling back into a deep sleep. Letting out a breathe she didn't realize she was holding, Shelda fell back into the wooden chair, running a hand over her face whole mumbling to herself,
"These boys are going to make me softer than cotton."
"Cotton isn't that soft. Wool is much softer." Letting a smile creep over her face, Shelda looked over to the girl the sat beside her, who clearly had moved when Vio first started panicking.
"Is that so?"
"Yep!" Shelda couldn't help but shake her head at the girl's glee. It was an odd sound to Shelda, even though she's been around Red for the last couple days. Looking out the window again, Shelda could see the full moon slowly rising to the sky, its milky blue light engulfing the world behind. Looking back at the now empty bowl still in her hands, Shelda couldn't help but think,
"This is going to be a long night."
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Red groaned as the void of unconscious gave way, letting in the pulsing pain from his arm once again. Wanting to slip off back into the dreamless Void, Red tried his best to ignore the pain and try to fall asleep again, but instead felt a gentle hand on his upper arm, a familiar female voice saying to him in a loud whisper;
"Are you awake Red?" Knowing he did need to wake up, Red opened his eyes, only to squint them shut from the brightness on the other side of his eyelids. Trying again, slower this time, Red opened his eyes to find himself staring up at a wooden ceiling, and a certain brunette in half of his vision.
"You're ok!" Erune said happily with a wide smile, her emerald eyes shining. Blinking a couple times, Red simply stared at her with a blank expression. Why would she be so concerned for him? Sure his arm was injured, but that really mean Erune had to be so happy to see him awake? It's not like he passed-
Oh.
Wait.
The memory suddenly pooped into Red's head, reminding him that he did, in fact, pass out from loss of blood. Giving Erune an apologetic smile, he said,
"I'm sorry I worried you." His voice was dry and cracked a couple times, but Red didn't have to say anything about his parched throat as Erune grabbed a cup of water from the nightstand and helped him take small sips till his thirst was quenched. It was then he realized that a certain purplette was missing.
"Where's Shelda?" he couldn't help but ask as he sat up with Erune's help. Once he was sitting up, leaning against the headboard, Erune simply pointed to the other side of the bed for Red to look over to see Shelda. It was an understatement when Red said he was surprised seeing the independent shadow creature sitting on a wooden chair, facing Vio's headboard in a soft orange dress, hair down, and sewing what looked like her shirt. Red watched her as she gave him a quick up and down glance before resuming her sewing, asking in a soft voice,
"How you feeling there?" Red knew Shelda wasn't just half paying attention to him as she continued her hand sewing.
"My arm hurts, and I feel a little light headed, but other than that I feel fine." He replied honestly.
"The light headedness is due to excessive blood loss." Shelda explained as Erune jumped off her own chair and ran out the door, leaving it slightly abjured behind her.
"She'll get you something her mother made that'll sooth the pain." The purplette explained again. Noticing that Vio was the only other one in the room, Red couldn't help but ask Shelda,
"Are the others here?" Looking up from her work, Shelda must have caught the concern and slight fear in his voice at the thought of who caused the injury, Shelda gave a soft smile and answered,
"Blue's eating downstairs and will probably be up here with Erune. Shadow's keeping a close eye on Green, who still hasn't regained consciousness." Nodding in understanding, Red let his eyes wander down to his lap as tears started to perk at his eyes. He repeatedly told himself not to cry in his head, but tears still silently escaped his eyes as the images came flashing back to him; the bloodlust eyes, the merciless growl, the pain, oh goddesses the pain-
An arm wrapped around his shoulders broke Red out of his thoughts as he turned to see that Shelda had set aside her sewing and came to sit beside him, her arm draped around him in comfort. Giving his shoulder a light squeeze, Shelda's other hand gently brought his head to rest on her own shoulders, gently brushing his hatless, blonde hair off his face as she whispered,
"He didn't mean it. He would do anything to go back and prevent this. You know Green, out of all of them, would never ever want to hurt you in any way." Red could feel the tears well up again at this. Her voice was honest, full of empathy and like as if she's had to tell herself the same thing before over and over again. Red realized then that she's probably had said it before to herself, after the whole attacking Shadow incident. Nodding his head, Red let his head fully rest on her shoulder as she comforted him. Red was well aware of those facts, being the optimistic one, but it still didn't quell the memories that came with the experience. Letting Shelda hold him for another moment, Red pulled away and wiped the tears away with his good hand, leaning back against the headboard. Shelda stayed beside him on the bedside, grabbing her shirt and started sewing it again. Watching her do this, Red couldn't help but ask Shelda,
"What's with the dress?" Shelda immediately stiffened, and then said in a voice full of hanging threats,
"Not. A. Word." Red couldn't help but nervously sweat as he nodded, dropping the subject all together. The sound of two pairs of feet announced the return of Erune and as Shelda predicted, Blue. Once he entered, Blue gave Red a huge smile, full of relief and glee.
"There you are! Wondering when you'd come back to the land of the living." Having being at the bedside by the end of his sentence, Blue nudged Red's upper arm and added,
"Can't really have either you or Vio skipping out on work can we?" this made Red genuinely smile, remembering that no matter what happens, they would never turn against one another on their own will.
Just like they promised to one another.
Ok wow! That kinda… went out of hand..
Dreamer- How so?
Teller- I wrote almost 11 whole pages! This is the longest chapter ever! I actually had to force myself to stop! Truthfully, that's not a first.
Dreamer- So what now?
Teller- well I'm going to write more sometime later this month, but can't guarantee anything with how life is.
Dreamer- True true.
Teller- So since you all know that Vio's not dying, can I put my furniture back in its rightful place? Cuz it's stuffy in here.
Vio Fangirls- *leave*
Teller- Whew! Alright, Dreamer lets-
Dreamer- Alright! See ya!
Teller- Wait! I need your help!
Dreamer- No way! I'm not being free labor!
Teller- I'm not going to pay you.
Dreamer- Then you're on your own. See ya! *Leaves*
Teller- Lazy a$$. Welp. Better let ya'll go so I can get this place back to normal.
TELLER OUT!