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[prideofchange.livejournal.com]

[ it had been one of those days for alyssa, the ones that rendered her unable to attend classes for more than a few hours-- the ones that had nathan running to her as quickly as possible. thankfully her health and mood seemed to improve throughout the afternoon, giving nathan time to decide whether or not to call albert. when she seemed fine in less time than usual he decided against it, instead suggesting some things for them to do to pass the time. of course, a disney film reigned supreme.

when their movie came to a close nathan turned to look down at alyssa, the girl curled up with her head on his lap, dozing off into what seemed to be a peaceful sleep. he didn't take any time in picking her up gently and moving towards his room, laying her down on top of his bed before grabbing a blanket and putting it over her small body. smiles down at her and brushes a hand against her hair, shutting the door half-way when he makes it back into the living room to start picking up the steadily growing mess that had accumulated throughout the hours of her stay. ]

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[bawkmajor.livejournal.com]

[ manages a shrug of his own. looks up & manages a tight smile. ]

. . . If she's alright, then I'll stay.

[prideofchange.livejournal.com]

[ notices that tight smile, arms crossing over his chest again. there's silence, and then: ]

... she'll be able to feel if you don't want to be around her, or if you're acting weird. To her nothing happened, you know? If you need some time to yourself for a while, you can take it. To think, whatever. She stays with me most of the time, so it's best to just drop by here or call her. We're thinking about taking her out of school until she's better, so that option is out.

[bawkmajor.livejournal.com]

[ shrugs, seemingly not surprised by the words. ]

She's always been able to know. That's not new. [ turns his gaze back to the ground. ] Exams are coming around soon. I'll use that time. To think.

[prideofchange.livejournal.com]

[ sighs through his nose, feeling slightly disappointed yet understanding at the same time. ]

I'll keep her occupied until then.

[cutemajor.livejournal.com]

[ shakes his head, sucking in a breath sharply to recover his balance. ]

It won't be long.

1/2

[prideofchange.livejournal.com]

Good.

[prideofchange.livejournal.com]

[ pauses. sighs again. ]

Is there anything else you want to know? You need to know?

[cutemajor.livejournal.com]

[ feels a brief flutter of frustration before he looks up to finally meet nathan's gaze. ]

. . . has she forgotten anything?

[prideofchange.livejournal.com]

[ eyes roll up to the ceiling. ]

Anything that has to do with you guys dating, pretty much, or however she felt. Everything is really fuzzy for her, though, but I know at least that much. I'm sure you've noticed that she's not entirely herself and that she-- [ stops to gesture around his apartment, knowing he'll get the gist of it. ] --you know, is here all the time.

[bawkmajor.livejournal.com]

[ nods & turns his gaze to the side. ]

But she. . . will she get better?

[prideofchange.livejournal.com]

[ feels like he should answer right away with something positive, though knows better than to do that. just looks at the ground. ]

... that's what we're hoping for. All we can do is wait and see what happens.

[bawkmajor.livejournal.com]

I see. [ breathes out quietly & shakes his head, deciding not to say anything else other than: ] Thank you.

[prideofchange.livejournal.com]

[ gives a short nod instead of a verbal reply. looks over at his bedroom's door, deciding to gesture over to it. ]

I'll give you a moment with her if you need it.

[cutemajor.livejournal.com]

[ nods again, rubbing at an eye with a palm in sudden exhaustion. ]

Please.

[prideofchange.livejournal.com]

[ takes that as his cue to wander to his bedroom, pushing the door open a bit further. doesn't take any time in giving another gesture, inviting him in, though he does not linger; steps away down the hallway towards another room-- the one caleb had given him years ago, one he did not frequently use. looks over at anthony with a small, almost sad-looking smile before closing the door without another word. ]

[bawkmajor.livejournal.com]

[ pays heed to neither nathan nor the sound of the door closing, his eyes slipping shut in the semi-darkness of the room. approaches the bed after a moment of gathering his thoughts, keeping his steps as light & quiet as possible under the circumstances. half-seats himself on the edge of the bed, carefully keeping himself from touching the sleeping princess. lifts a hand to ghost the motion of caressing her cheek, a sad smile coming to his mouth.

then lets his expression twist in the ways that his emotions want it to, allowing himself to feel the full cacophony of emotion that nathan's explanation had wrought briefly -- sadness, guilt, shame, frustration, anger. but relief reigns supreme when he opens his eyes to look at her again, taking small solace in the fact that she's still here. finally touches his fingertips against her forehead now, bending down to hover his lips against the corner of one of her eyes like he had done in what feels like a long time ago --

& stops, wondering what he should say. remains frozen like that for a minute longer. then: ]

. . . Sweet dreams. [ another pause. ] I'll come visit again soon.

[ arranges the rest of her short hair around for a little while longer before he rises from the bed, quickly wiping at his eyes with an arm. then he's leaving, out the door of her room & the living room after a short nod of additional thanks & farewell to nathan. turns off his phone when he's seated on tinkerbell & at the last minute, decides to switch directions toward oliver's flower shop, seeking comfort in the only place he knows he can at the moment. ]