Messed 9
He wasn't sure how to answer that soft question because he wasn't certain why he had attacked her either. so he opted to answer the more obvious question first.
"well I lied to cover what I did" he stated calmly
he leaned back in the chair and rested his hands on his lap. she looked pissed off to him but she was holding it back quite well.
"you wouldn't have had to if you had kept some measure of control" she stated
he smiled ruefully.
"you have no idea how hard I try to do just that" he said
"try shouldn't it be tried?" said Alex
he smiled wanly
"no it is still try" he said calmly
she pulled her blankets tighter.
"relax I will do nothing further without your consent" said Sparda
"that didn't matter to you before" said Alex
he actually winced for half a second.
" unfortunately words cannot express how much I regret that, I usually have much better control than that" he said
she snorted and tugged the blankets up tighter to her chest.
"I have called a doctor to see to your wounds I don't think I need to tell you not to discus this" he said
"how long do I have to stay here?" she asked
he sighed and looked vaguely uncomfortable for some reason.
"at least until your wounds are completely healed, on that I must insist" he said
she caught the undertones in his words and frowned at him.
"you're not telling me everything and you still didn't answer my question" she said
he looked nervous to her for some reason and she had no idea why. it wasn't as if she could hurt him.
"no I have not mostly because I am uncertain why your blood caused such a reaction in me" he said
he actually sounded uncertain and part of her was gleefully malicious about it. she snorted and he looked up at her.
"if you are still angry I will let you vent your anger upon my person" he said calmly
she rolled her eyes and then glared at him.
"like I could actually do any damage to you" she said
he extended his sword cane to her.
"I would let you use Luce or ombra but I doubt you could handle the recoil" he said
"Luce and ombra?" she said in shock
he pulled one of his huge guns out of his coat.
"this is Luce" he said
simply he held the weapon so she could see it clearly.
"you name your weapons?" she said in shock
"yes as do my son's it is some what of a tradition" he said.
she eyed the cane extended to her.
"here take it if it makes you feel better" he said
she gingerly took the weapon.
"it parts at the top" he said calmly
she tugged firmly to reveal a small slender blade decorated with strange symbols. she looked up at him plainly confused by his actions he certainly wasn't acting like the monster that attacked her.
"much better?" he asked
she nodded yes.
"your avoiding the question" she said
he stood and calmly walked towards her. she scooted back and started to draw the blade.
"still fear me?" he asked
she nodded yes and he stepped back. he wore a slightly hurt expression on his face.
"there is something else we must discuss but first if you will" he said
holding his hands out to his sides. she looked at him and at the blade in her hands, then back at him. she sheathed the blade.
"I can't do that" she said
she started to hand the weapon back. he smiled at her and instead of taking the blade back sat down again.
"very well please keep it though I insist" he said
he looked slightly apprehensive for some reason.
"you are right I am being less than honorable with you please forgive me" he said
she watched him warily while he attempted to assemble his thoughts.
"I don't know how to put this but you know I am not human" he said
she nodded yes and continued to watch him. she wasn't planning to let him get off easy and was quite frankly enjoying seeing him sweat.
"so you are aware that different peoples have different customs?" he said
she nodded again and he wiped his hand on his face in apparent discomfort.
"we have very radically different customs from humans when it comes to choosing a mate" he said
the last word was said somewhat softer than the rest, almost as if he hoped she wouldn't hear it.
"mate?" she said
he sighed apparently luck wasn't with him today.
"yes mate, what I did last night was part of a mating ceremony" said Sparda
her mouth dropped open in shock.
"ma mating ceremony!" said Alex
"yes all that remains is the binding ceremony" he said calmly.
Alex's mind sputtered like a candle as she tried to wrap her mind around what he just said. her mind suddenly snapped back and she saw neon red.
she drew the sword with a yell and stabbed it strait forward. his blade slid smoothly through his chest and hit the back of the chair.
she stood there holding the weapon imbedded in his chest. shocked at what she did she stumbled backwards and fell on the bed.
he looked down at the wound in shock for half a second. he watched her stumble away in shock and he slid the blade out of his body.
she was shaking where she sat on the edge of the bed. he walked forward and knelt beside her.
"easy look you didn't hurt me relax it's ok" he said gently
she looked at him and she had tears in her eyes. he smiled at her.
"it's ok it's good to release your anger, I'm not mad it's all right" he said
she sniffled and tentatively reached her hand out to touch his chest. he undid the fastenings to let her see the hole was already healing.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry I just" she said
"lost control for a moment" he said
he looked at her wryly and she sniffled. her hand was still resting on his bare skin despite her earlier terror.
"here let me help you, you should still be in bed" he said
he scooped her up almost one handed and set her back in the bed. she apologized again and he gently kissed her forehead.
"shush it's all right I am fine" he said
he was about to reassure her more when someone knocked on the door.
"yes?" said Sparda
"the docs here" said Dante
"very well give us a second and then let him in" said Sparda
he looked back at her with a gaze truly mirroring his concern.
"are you all right?" he asked
she sniffled and nodded yes.
"I'm going to let the doctor in now ok" said Sparda
she nodded and Sparda went to the door. an old balding man hobbled into the room and took off his hat.
"ello there miss" said the man
"doctor?" she said.
"is there something amiss ma'am?" he asked
and she could see Sparda stiffen ever so slightly
"no I'm fine merely a nightmare" she said
"well yes I would imagine you would have quite a few of those after so traumatic a experience" said the doctor.
"now let me see your arm so I can check your vitals" said the doctor
she saw Sparda relax again and nodded to her. Dante came to the door and Sparda asked him to take his place for a moment.
Alex turned back to the doctor and tried to ignore Dante's presence.
"ok that's all good so next we look at the wrist" the doctor said
she extended her hand and the doctor gingerly touched it. she gasped twice when he moved it to check her range of motion.
"well it definitely is broken, I'd like you to go over to my lab and have an x-ray done" he said
she nodded yes.
"now he said something about some bites?" said the doctor.
she pulled down her gown off her shoulder and tilted her head. Dante wolf whistled
"holy shit babe that looks horrible" said Dante
the doctor promptly turned to admonish Dante for his outburst. Alex barely resisted the urge to sob it hurt so bad and she knew it must look something horrible.
she was absurdly worried she would be forever scarred by his bite marks.
"enough of that young man or I'll have to ask you to leave" said the doctor.
he finished examining her shoulder and she slowly reluctantly pulled back the sheets. the doctor cautiously probed her thigh bite and put salve on the hip scratches.
he bandaged her thigh wound and wrote up a prescription for pain killers and antibiotics.
he gave her instructions for their care and a referral for the x-ray. Dante escorted the doctor back out of the room and she heard him say something to Sparda in the hall.
Sparda argued with him briefly about taking Alex into a hospital in the condition she was in and the doctor reluctantly admitted to having a portable x ray machine in his car.
She heard Sparda order Dante to escort the man to his car and get the machine. The doctor protested that it was much too heavy and it would be better to take her to a hospital.
finally Sparda won and she heard two sets of footfalls on the stairs a few minutes later Dante came in carrying a huge machine.
"where do you want it?" said Dante
"you can just set it right there, oh dear don't hurt yourself" said the doctor
the doctor sighed and set down a small heavy plate and gently positioned her hand on it. the he set up some sort of strange tent thing over it.
pulled down two flaps and hid her hand completely from view. it was the weirdest looking x ray machine she had ever seen but she held perfectly still when the doctor said to.
he pronounced the x-ray done and she watched him peel back the sides of the slide. he held up a dark purple piece of film up to the light.
"yep just as I thought a small hairline fracture fortunately it is not on a joint" said the man
he dug through his bag and pulled out some weird looking brace thing. he carefully slid it over her fingers and fastened it tightly in place.
the jostling brought tears to her eyes to the doctor recommended Alex be given one of the pain killers right away.
water was quickly fetched and a single pill was placed in her good hand she tossed it into her mouth and downed some water to wash it down.
"now those will make you sleepy so go ahead and get some rest my dear and call me back if you have any problems" said the doctor.
Dante picked up the machine again and easily carried it back to the man's car. Alex was leaning back when she spotted Sparda and Vergil in the doorway.
her eyelids were beginning to feel heavy. she heard the door slowly close and their voices drifted away down the hall.