"I didn't hurt him did I?" Barnacles ask. Kwazii looked him over.
"no he's ok." Kwazii said hugging him tightly. Kwazii bent over to put him down and cried out. Barnacles jumped up.
"Kwazii whats wrong?" Barnacles ask.
"m-me pants are c-caught on me stitches." Kwazii whimpered. Barnacles walked over.
"don't panic Kwazii I'm not going to hurt you." Barnacles said softly. he felt Kwazii stiffen when he grabed the hem of his pants. "would you like me to cut your pants instead?" Barnacles ask. Kwazii shook his head no quickly and closed his eye's tightly. "Kwazii. Kwazii calm down. just listen to my voice. it's ok. I swear to god I wouldn't hurt you even if my life depended on it." Barnacles said. Kwazii nodded and concentrated on Barnacles voice. Barnacles managed to get his stitches and pants separated. "Kwazii why don't you take these off and put a pair of my shorts on. they should be baggy enough not to catch on your stitches." Barnacles said. Kwazii nodded and Barnacles handed him a pair of shorts then turned around. Kwazii's face lit up.
"I-I need yer help. I-I can' bend over far enough to get these off and the shorts on." Kwazii said Barnacles nodded.
"ok." Barnacles said. he turned back around and knelt down carefully sliding Kwazii's pants past his bruises and cuts. Kwazii swollowed hard trying to fight the shivers away. "it's ok Kwazii." Barnacles said softly. he helpped Kwazii get his shorts on and Kwazii nodded in thanks. "are you ok?" Barnacles ask.
"y-yeah." Kwazii replied.
"are you sure? I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable." Barnacles said. Kwazii nodded.
"I know ye didn't." Kwazii said. he winced and sat down.
"why don't you go get a bath. it should take some of the pain away." Barnacles said. Kwazii nodded and managed to get back up. "I'll have Dashi come watch over you. I'm going to the store real quick." Barnacles said. Kwazii shook his head.
"n-no thats cool I can bathe by myself." Kwazii said. Barnacles helpped him get undressed.
"ok." Barnacles said. Kwazii got into the bathtub and Barnacles left. he came back and had a bag. Barnacles knocked on the door.
"whats up?" Kwazii ask. Barnacles walked in, making sure to look only at the items he held knowing Kwazii didn't want him to see the bruises, and held up an item.
"I was thinking about your stitches problem, so I went and got you some shorter shorts and a really long t-shirt, that is probably longer then my jacket." Barnacles said. "so you can be comfortable." Barnacles smiled. he sat the objects down and left the bathroom. Kwazii stared at the door and after a while managed to get out. he looked at the bruises on his stomich, they were shaped like hands and Kwazii swollowed hard. he pulled the shirt on. he opened the door.
"hey want to come help me get these on?" Kwazii ask.
"sure be right there." Barnacles replied. he walked over and knelt down helping Kwazii get his boxers and the shorts on.
"thanks." Kwazii mumbled. Barnacles nodded and stepped back. "I mean it... thanks." Kwazii said looking him in the eyes. Barnacles smiled and nodded.
"I know you do." Barnacles replied. "oh! I got something else for you." Barnacles said going over to his bed. he brought it over to Kwazii and Kwazii gasp.
"whe-where'd ye find me patch?" Kwazii ask.
"the bar tender called your cell phone and said he found it at the bar." Barnacles said. Kwazii smiled and took it.
"guess it was a good think Dashi made me put me number on it." Kwazii said. Barnacles nodded. Kwazii hugged him and layd down to sleep.
"I'll be watching tv if you need me." Kwazii nodded.
*an hour later*
Kwazii woke up to Barnacles holding him.
"wha-what happened?" Kwazii ask.
"you were screaming." Barnacles said softly. Kwazii took a shakey breath and swollowed hard. his eye's rested on his eyepatch, sitting beside him and tensed up. he suddenly flung it across the room. Barnacles was shocked. "Kwazii-" Barnacles was cut off.
"he-he lied." Kwazii whimpered. Barnacles looked confused.
"who? lied about what?" Barnacles ask. Kwazii whimpered and hid his face in Barnacles shirt.
"I-I was wearin' that wh-when I was attacked..." Kwazii said. Barnacles eye's narrowed and he growled holding Kwazii tightly. there was a knock on the door but Barnacles ignored it in favor of holding Kwazii. Barnacles phone rang and he ignored it. Kwazii phone rang. "th-thats Dashi's ringtone." Kwazii said. Barnacles answered.
"yes Dashi?" Barnacles ask. Dashi got to him for not answering then told him why she called. "you got a hit?" Barnacles ask. Barnacles growled. "I want his address." Barnacles growled. he let go of Kwazii long enough to write it down the address. "thanks Dashi." Barnacles said. "you remember the bar tender right? give me everything you can find on him." Barnacles said. he hung up. "Dashi hacked into the hospital and police databases and got DNA. she used it to look for a match. she found seven close fits, she's going to look deeper and look into the bar tender." Barnacles explained. Kwazii nodded silently against his chest.
"h-how long was I asleep?" Kwazii ask.
"about an hour." Barnacles replied. Kwazii nodded. "are you ok?" Barnacles ask. Kwazii shrugged. a knock on the door. Barnacles let Kwazii go and walked over to the door and used the peep hole. he grabed Kwazii's baseball bat and hefted it onto his shoulder. he opened the door. "can I help you?" Barnacles ask.
"some guy ask me to give this to a orange hair'd kid in 16B..." the man said. Barnacles turned his head slightly.
"Kwazii." Barnacles said. Kwazii slowly ventured over to the door. "this kid?" Barnacles ask. the man nodded.
"yeah." he replied and handed Kwazii the note. Kwazii quickly handed it to Barnacles, who read it and narrowed his eyes. he dropped the bat and grabed the collar of the mans shirt.
"who gave this to you?" Barnacles growled. the man paniced. Barnacles shook the note in his face. "who?!" Barnacles demanded.
"I-I don't know! some Scottish guy with these weird green eyes!" the man cried. "honest!" the man added. Barnacles growled dangerously and his ears lowered.
"green hair? spider tattoo's on his hands?" Barnacles ask. the man nodded and Barnacles carefully set him down. "I'm sorry. if you see him again, call the cops." Barnacles said.
"wait! he had another message." the man called. Barnacles paused. "he said 'best night in a while. most fun I've had in years.'" the man said. Barnacles nodded and quickly closed the door as Kwazii took a dizzy step and then collasped. Barnacles quickly caught him before he hit the ground. he quickly picked him up and layd him on the bed. he picked up his cell phone.
"Peso!" Barnacles exclaimed panicedly when he answered. Peso instantly hung up and ran for their room. he knocked on the door and Barnacles opened it. Peso came in and Dashi came not to long later.
"oh! what happened?!" Dashi exclaimed.
"some kid just delivered two messages." Barnacles said. Dashi reached for the note but Barnacles shook his head, his face a light shade of green, and tucked the note in to his pocket. "you don't want to read that." Barnacles said. Dashi took his word for it, if it made him sick she'd never be able to forget it.
"what was the other?" Dashi ask. Barnacles sighed.
"best night in a while. most fun I've had in years." Barnacles quoted. Dashi and Peso both gasp. Dashi shook her head.
"I'm calling the cops." Dashi said. Barnacles nodded. Spencer curled up on his masters stomich and purred worriedly, then jumped at Barnacles who just managed to catch him.
"Spencer!" Barnacles exclaimed catching him. "what the hell? and don't play dumb I know you can understand me!" Barnacles said. the cat curled up in his arms and watched nervously. "ironically, I'm not really a cat person." Barnacles mumbled but he pet the cat anyway.
"Kwazii was a cat." Dashi said. Barnacles smiled.
"Kwazii is well... Kwazii." Barnacles replied. Dashi's eye's seemed to glow and she smiled.