[Aqua heard him rolling off his bed and onto the floor. It only takes her a few seconds to get up and out of her bed and only a minute later when she's yanking open the door to his room. She goes over and sits herself next to him, placing her hands gently on his shoulders.]
Francis? It's okay, let it out.
[Aqua really doesn't like seeing him like this but she'd never dream of ignoring him while he's like this.]
Action foreverfleurdeamourMay 30 2011, 15:49:09 UTC
[If she hadn't spoken, he would have shaken her off. He wanted to run. He wanted to run back to his house and hide in there for days. She'd been thrown in the Sienne already-
But this was Aqua. And he wasn't at home...
...he hated people seeing him cry. Hell, he hated people seeing him frown, unless he was being rude to them. He wasn't a fan of dumping his drama on others, either. But...
He stayed there for a moment before moving to sit back against the bed. Blood ran between his fingers from the wound over his heart. He was trying not to cry now - she was here, he remembered. Jeanne was here, and she was safe. Right next door.
[She waits for a moment, watching him before getting up and finding the first aid kit, grabbing the bandages and medical tape out of it. As an afterthought, she grabbed some peroxide and a washrag to clean up the blood before running back into his room. The washrag can be replaced after all, Francis can't be.
When she goes back in his room, she pauses and waits for the shock of the sight of blood on his chest and hand to wear off. It doesn't take long but it feels like it does as she kneels down beside him again.]
I'll clean it up a bit first, if that's alright with you.
[Aqua pours some of the peroxide onto the washrag and gently starts wiping away the blood on his chest. Once it's clean, she sets about putting the bandages over the wound, being careful not to put to much pressure on it or causing him any extra pain.]
That was a lot of blood, you should probably have something to drink like iced tea or anything. Would you like anything?
[Guess who's going to worry all day and a for a few days after?]
[Despite the heavy bleeding, the wound itself was no larger than a nickel, and just as round.]
...wine. And a lot of eet.
[Which probably wasn't the best thing ever for him right now. Feel free to give him anything else, that was just his initial response. If he had his way, he'd be chain smoking like none other as well - it might just be a good thing you're looking after him.]
[Aqua nods and get up to go into the kitchen. She pours him a glass of wine but she also makes a gallon of iced tea as quickly as she can, bringing it and the wine back with an extra glass.
Aqua hands him the wine and sits beside him, setting the extra glass and the iced tea down in front of them.]
[He took the glass from her gratefull and and had a big drink of the wine at the start, focusing on the pleasant burn in his throat now more than the one in his chest. After a moment he took a smaller sip before setting the glass down beside him, his hand staying on it. He hummed when Aqua asked her question, as if contemplatively.]
Well...I'm not bleeding all over ze place anymore. Zat's a positive.
It is, yeah but that's not all I'm worried about. I'm worried about you in general, are you going to be alright? I haven't seen you in this shape at all before.
[There had been the Heartless and Nobody situation awhile back but this was very different. So very different.]
[There's a wry smirk and an equally unamused chuckle.]
Eventually, mon fleur, I always am.
[The words, and their meaning to him make this smirk soften, and tears come to his eyes again. God, was he really such a sad person? He wanted to smile for real again... it was such a pain being here. No business to attend to, no distractions of every day life. Here, what he had to focus on were his emotions, and he'd begun loathing how fake he was all the more.]
[...slowly...almost reluctantly, he let go of the wine glass and turned more towards her. Leaning forwrd, he nuzzled his face into her neck, wrapped his arms around her.}
...zank you, Aqua... [He whispered, and rested there.]
[This was better. That he liked being in physical contact with people was an understatement. Among his favorite things were being held and having his hair played with. But right now this was lovely. He just had to keep his mind on the current position, the feeling of skin against skin and their arms around each other. He breathed in her scent, nuzzling closer.]
Francis? It's okay, let it out.
[Aqua really doesn't like seeing him like this but she'd never dream of ignoring him while he's like this.]
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But this was Aqua. And he wasn't at home...
...he hated people seeing him cry. Hell, he hated people seeing him frown, unless he was being rude to them. He wasn't a fan of dumping his drama on others, either. But...
He stayed there for a moment before moving to sit back against the bed. Blood ran between his fingers from the wound over his heart. He was trying not to cry now - she was here, he remembered. Jeanne was here, and she was safe. Right next door.
...it still hurt.]
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Do you want anything? Can I do anything for you?
[Her voice was thick with concern, any thoughts of sleeping were gone with worrying over her friend.]
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[He shut his eyes, innerly sighing at himself. Damn it...she didn't need to- ...but she was already here, and worried and awake.]
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[She waits for a moment, watching him before getting up and finding the first aid kit, grabbing the bandages and medical tape out of it. As an afterthought, she grabbed some peroxide and a washrag to clean up the blood before running back into his room. The washrag can be replaced after all, Francis can't be.
When she goes back in his room, she pauses and waits for the shock of the sight of blood on his chest and hand to wear off. It doesn't take long but it feels like it does as she kneels down beside him again.]
I'll clean it up a bit first, if that's alright with you.
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That was a lot of blood, you should probably have something to drink like iced tea or anything. Would you like anything?
[Guess who's going to worry all day and a for a few days after?]
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...wine. And a lot of eet.
[Which probably wasn't the best thing ever for him right now. Feel free to give him anything else, that was just his initial response. If he had his way, he'd be chain smoking like none other as well - it might just be a good thing you're looking after him.]
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Aqua hands him the wine and sits beside him, setting the extra glass and the iced tea down in front of them.]
Feeling a little better?
[Even a little is a start.]
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Well...I'm not bleeding all over ze place anymore. Zat's a positive.
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[There had been the Heartless and Nobody situation awhile back but this was very different. So very different.]
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Eventually, mon fleur, I always am.
[The words, and their meaning to him make this smirk soften, and tears come to his eyes again. God, was he really such a sad person? He wanted to smile for real again... it was such a pain being here. No business to attend to, no distractions of every day life. Here, what he had to focus on were his emotions, and he'd begun loathing how fake he was all the more.]
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[At the sight of the tears in his eyes once more, Aqua gave him a gentle hug.]
You have friends here, we'll give you strength if you let us.
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...zank you, Aqua... [He whispered, and rested there.]
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