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In his hour of need, he would have turned to his goddess, his mistress for knowledge and guidance. He would have asked, and she would have led him to answers. Even to think it, she would rise to meet his need as she did every time he needed even to know where he’d left his car keys
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He released the snake and extended his own arm towards her without thinking, calling that rage to him, into him, using what he could of his power in a futile effort to dispel that fury.
Stop. he pleaded silently even as she came to his side, his wrist already pressed to his mouth as he sucked at the snake bite. Those first aid classes his parents had forced on him as a boy might save his life, if he'd been quick enough. Draw at the wound until blood could be tasted, then spit out the venom and go again...
Spitting his first mouthful out on the floor, he brought his wrist to his mouth again, meeting her gaze. That snake's a killer, and my metabolism is pretty damn high. I think I need to get to a hospital, fast.
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For the first time, Katie was worried. If they waited too long, Dog's body would die and his soul would drift into the next world and that was something she couldn't stand to even think about.
She'd spent a few days thinking about a certain way to keep her lover safe; away from harm in a more divine approach, however now was not the time to be talking about it. Time was of the essence.
'Alright..' she nodded, wrapping one hand under his arm, and the other over his chest, securing him close. 'Close your eyes, baby.' she whispered before closing her own and teleporting them around the corner from the emergency room of Cedars-Sinai.
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When he stilled, he opened his eyes and found himself somewhere else entirely. It took a moment for confusion to leave him as he spotted a sign, recognized the feel of the building...
Rising slowly to his feet, he glanced at Katie, then back at the building and shook his head. He wasn't going to ask how...he knew better.
"Blind faith, this day." he muttered to himself as he nodded for her to follow him in through the doors of the ER.
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Once they got to the triage area, she made direct eye contact with the nurse who didn't seem so eager to be there that night, and spoke low.
'We need some help. My boyfriend was bitten by a snake.' she kept the connection. No sooner than the words left her lips, the woman turned and urged them to follow her.
Glancing back at Dog, she smiled pleasantly. 'Hey, it worked, didn't it?'
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Roughly an hour later, Dog had been admitted, seen, and treated with antivenom, suffering little more than some nausea, dizziness, and chest pain. An irregular EKG had the doctor advising an overnight hospital stay, but Dog declined and agreed to follow a regiment of rest and medication to treat the problem.
Finally allowed to put his shirt back on, looking tired and pale, but otherwise fine, Dog stood up from the gurney he'd been occupying and glanced to Katie with a small smile.
"Another day, another victory for man." he observed. "I need a damn nap."
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Katie held quiet vigil in the corner as Dog was treated. All the while she thought hard about the things that consumed her mind through the past week and it only continued as she watched him put his shirt back on.
Getting up, she nodded while paying close attention to the feeling inside her. There were things she needed to talk to him about, but for now, she would take him home and when he woke, she would approach him.
'And you'll get one..' she assured him. 'A nice long one.'
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"The night stirs with true darkness." he observed, reaching up to touch her cheek gently with the backs of his fingers. "And the shadows cover all the world, including mine. What troubles you, my lady?"
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'It's merely a voice within that doesn't care to reason. But this discussion is best saved for when you are rested and clearminded.' she spoke, putting her hand into his, giving it a warm squeeze. 'Can we please just go?'
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"Ever your servant." was his quiet reply as he leaned in and kissed her forehead before drawing back with a sigh, ushering her out of the exam room. "Will we go as we came? Or you want me to call a cab?"
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His words hit her, causing her to stop, grab his face into her hands before he retreated too far and stared deeply into his eyes.
'You need to stop doing that...' she whispered. 'You are so much more than that.'
With a heavy sigh Katie slid her hand over his eyes, causing him to close them and took them home. If he had anything to say in regards to her words, he could speak them now. She didn't want to hold back anymore.
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Any protest he had died momentarily on his tongue as she urged his eyes shut and the same feeling swept over him...worlds bending to meet divine will, placing them back where they had been before, in the dark-colored comforts of his own living room.
Opening his eyes when she allowed it, he met her gaze with the calm patience of just that: a loyal servant, an acolyte at her altar, waiting for the will of his goddess to be spoken. Unlike any mere acolyte, however, he let an arm drape around her waist to hold her close, his other hand reaching up to slide through her hair, knowing that she particularly enjoyed having her hair touched and toyed with.
He lived to serve his goddess...but he also knew how to soothe the woman he loved as few men could love a woman.
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Katie parted her lips and breathed out heavily.
'I could have lost you tonight. That bothers me, and I will not accept explainations or the way of things. I do not wish to possess you, but Dog? I can't stomach living without you. I want to be here to constantly protect you, but what if what happened, happens again? I need for you to think about something, and think about it hard...' she spoke softly, reaching up to press her palm to his weary face.
'I want you to walk beside me, and not as my servant. I need you to stay with me..as an immortal like us.'
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"By my blood, I am a Titan, removed from divinity." he replied softly, shaking his head a little. "What you're...you...what you're offering me is godhood. I don't...I have no right to accept that."
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There was a measure of fear in her eyes after he finished speaking. By Dog stating that he had no right to accept her offer, she wouldn't be able to secure his existence. Incidents like the one they just experienced would most certainly end tragically the next time and she would return to another lifetime of eternities of solitude.
She wasn't sure she could do that.
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