Chapter 4: Dream A Little (Less)
Sam managed to survive the entire first round because Invader kept her word and guarded him like he was a secret treasure of some kind, Taurtis got outed by J, J got outed by JTS, Invader caught JTS out when he tried to get Sam, Sookie took down Soul but got caught by Dom, and Hidden and Pie took each other out at the same time. "TEAM ONE IS THE VICTOR THIS ROUND!" The next round they won again, but it had been a very close round with just Sam and J versing JTS at the end. The only reason Sam survived was because he was fast enough to dodge everything and JTS was too distracted trying to get Sam out and forgot about J. The last round they also won due to Invaders sheer rage; it was because Sam got a concussion when JTS got him straight in the head and knocked him flat. She wrecked the entire enemy team herself, Taurtis was just grateful he was already out when it happened. "TAURTIS! TAKE SAM TO THE NURSE! I GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO STAY THERE WITH HIM!" Taurtis nodded with a smile before picking Sam up piggy back style. "Cya guys!" "Later Taurtis! Wish Sam a get well for us!" "Tell my beloved rabbit I hope he feels better and that I slaughtered the enemy team for him!" "...okaaaaay."
Taurtis was trying not to laugh as he carried Sam, the hybrid's floppy ears were rubbing into Taurtis's neck and tickling him. However, he managed to keep his laughing down as he got to the nurse. "Mr. Taurtis? What brings you here to- oh! What happened to your bunny friend?" Taurtis quietly set Sam down on one of the beds in the nurse's office. "JTS pegged him in the head during dodgeball and knocked him flat. I'm honestly surprised nobody else is in here after Invader's rampage." The nurse chuckled nervously as she walked over to check his head. "He'll be fine, just a minor concussion. Would you rather stay here till he wakes up or head back to class?" Taurtis hummed to himself. "I'll stay here if that's okay." She just nodded and went over to a cabinet to get out some painkillers and then going over to the sink to get some water. "Just make sure he takes these when he wakes up okay? Else he's going to have a horrendous headache." He nodded as she set them down on the nightstand and started to walk away. "I'm gonna head over and work on some paper work, please stay here and notify me if he awakes." Taurtis gave a mock salute before relaxing in the chair next to the bed.
Taurtis managed to fall asleep within minutes of sitting down, only to be woken up by Sam's panicked yell. "Leave me alone!" "Hey! Sam! It's okay! It's okay! Shh!" It took him several moments to calm the frantic hybrid. He didn't even notice that he had climbed into the bed and was hugging the hybrid while trying to calm him. "Shh, it's okay Sam. I'm here. What happened?" Sam sighed as he rubbed his eyes and curled into the hug. "It's nothing Taurtis… Honest." The black haired male sighed as he tried to figure out what was wrong. "Sam, please just tell me. If something's bothering you I can't help if you won't tell me." The hybrid just curled up more in response. "It was just a nightmare Taurtis." "Please Sam, what's going on?" The rabbit sighed, his ears drooping lower. "It was just a nightmare." "What was it about?" "...I don't want to upset you…" "Sam." "It was about you." "What?" "I don't know why but I've had a lot of nightmares about you lately. Nightmares where you've gone insane and killed people and won't let me go." Taurtis frowned before a thought dawned on him. "Do I have red eyes?" "Wh-what?" "In your dream, do I have red eyes?" Sam looked kind of confused before nodding. "Yeah, how'd you know?" Taurtis frowned uneasily, unsure if he should say anything. "I… Have a clone with red eyes… I met them the other day and they seemed odd. Just wanted to know if maybe, it was connected." He couldn't think of a good enough lie in the end. Sam looked nervous, but he didn't look skeptical, he believed him. Suddenly, Sam froze and locked eyes on Taurtis's arm. "Taurtis, what happened to your arm?" Taurtis cringed as he thought about a good lie, he didn't want to scare the hybrid. "I accidentally tripped this morning and cut myself on the counter." Sam looked him over, his brown eyes scanning for hints of a lie, and not liking what he saw. "If you say so…" Sam clearly didn't believe it, but he thankfully let it drop. "Hey, are we clear to go home yet?" Taurtis glanced at the clock, right before the bell went off. "I'd say we can." Sam just rolled his eyes and stood up, only to groan and rub his head. "Ugh, I feel like somebody pelted me with a snowball." Taurtis almost facepalmed as he remembered what he forgot to do. "The nurse left some painkillers and water for you, heh, sorry, I forgot for a bit." Sam just gave him an 'are you kidding me' look before glancing at the nightstand where they were and taking them quickly. After a bit of relaxing to let the medicine kick in, the two boys decided it was time to head home. Along the way, they talked a little about everything and nothing, in short, it was peaceful.
Arriving at the house, they both settled down to watch some TV before playing some gamecrab. They weren't really watching the show, they both were a little preoccupied in their own thoughts. Sam was thinking about his dream and Taurtis's arm and Taurtis was thinking about his evil clone, guess things weren't so peaceful after all? "Hey...Sam?" "Yeah Taurtis?" "How's….how's your head?" Sam blinked for a moment before realizing his headache had completely passed by now "Oh, I forgot all about it to be honest!" Taurtis nodded slowly before turning back, he didn't have it in him to tell Sam what he really wanted to tell him. "Hey... Sam, I know things may seem crazy now, but...I won't let anything happen to you, okay?" Sam just smiled at him while facing the TV before softly responding "I know, Joey. Hey, what time is it?" Taurtis glanced over at the clock. "Oh dang, we got so distracted we didn't notice that it was 10:00!" Sam almost immediately leapt off the couch and bolted towards the bathroom. "Nooooo! My sleep schedule!" Taurtis just laughed as he went to their room and waited for Sam to finish his bath so that he could take his. What a day. WaSn'T iT?
-AAAAND DONE! This one took me a wee bit longer than the others because I was a little busy with theatre and the likes, but I got it finished! Sorry that, as per usual, it's a bit short but hey, at least it's done and doesn't look too shabby! See you all in the next one!
-Firre