Date: August 4, 2011
Characters: Demi Turner, Ezra Loy, Caleb Young, Damien Jackson, Jasper Woods, Shane (NPC), others may be called.
Location: Muse's parking lot, then Damien and Jasper's apartment
Status: Private
Summary: He came from out of nowhere.
Completion: Complete
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I said NO. )
Shifting Ezra pulled them both up off the ground, but he didn’t release Demi as he moved them towards his Camaro when she asked to go to Jasper’s place. Honestly, that’s where Ezra would have taken her anyway, if nothing else he would feel better if Demi had a guy around tonight and who better than her boyfriend. “Of course, do you have everything you need before we leave Dem?” Ezra wasn’t sure if she had dropped her car keys or her purse during the attack.
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She glanced down at the mention of finding something to wear, tugging her blouse together in some semblance of modesty. "Got a bag in my car." She'd never been more thankful for the fact that she'd taken to tossing an overnight bag in her car since she never knew if she'd end up staying at Jasper and Damien's overnight. But still, she felt like she was forgetting something important.
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He hadn't exactly noticed much beyond the fact that Demi's blouse wasn't exactly whole anymore. Still he made a point not to look anywhere but at her eyes, because even if he was gay, Ezra was sure it had to be uncomfortable for Demi to be exposed like that and he didn't want to make it any worse. "Okay so back to your car." He began to move back towards her car, keeping her close while he did so.
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Reaching her car, she fumbled for her keys. "Damn it." Why wouldn't her hands stop shaking? She was fine, Ezra had stopped anything from actually happening. She finally got her car unlocked and found her bag, digging through it until she found one of Jasper's t-shirts and pulled it over her head before attaching herself back to Ezra's side. She took another deep breath. "Okay. Caleb now." Before she fell apart again.
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He wanted to reach out and take the keys from her, but Ezra knew that this was something Demi needed to do. Even though nothing had happened, it was still a shock and had no doubt made her feel helpless; so Ezra kind of figured if he stepped in and did it for her it would only make her feel more helpless. He leaned against her car as she pulled the bag out and quickly tugged on a t-shirt, Ezra didn't hesitate to pull Demi close as she attached herself to him again. "'Kay." Surprisingly Ezra didn't feel the need to say much else as he moved towards Muse, wanting to get in and out as quickly as possible so he could get Demi away from here; he really didn't think she needed to hang around this place any longer tonight.
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She finally acquiesced and then it was another wait that seemed to pass by without her realizing it. She clung to Ezra, repeating what had happened for the cops when they showed up. And then finally, finally she was told that she could go home.
She continued to stay close to Ezra. "Damien's and Jasper's, please," she told him quietly after they had gotten in his car. She didn't know if Meg was home, if she would be home tonight, but she knew Damien was at least there, and Jasper would be there.
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He didn't mind the fact that Demi had clung to him the entire time, sure he had personal space, but Demi was a friend and he just wanted to be there to support her. And he tried to make the drive to Jasper and Damien's place as quick as possible, Demi didn't say anything on the drive and Ezra didn't force her to; as much as the silence felt strange - he could understand that she was likely talked out and just wanted to crash.
When they got to the apartment complex and parked, Ezra didn't ask if Demi wanted him to walk her to the door - he just did it, because what if for some reason Damien and or Jasper weren't at their place? Leaving Demi alone really wasn't an option he liked. As they reached the door of the apartment he glanced at her. "Do you have a key or are we knocking?"
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She hadn't spoken since they had left Muse, not that she had realized it. And she still didn't say a word, walking straight to the couch and curling into a ball on it. She felt better here, safer. She was aware of Ezra following her, of his and Damien's voices, but she couldn't be bothered to concentrate to find out what they were saying.
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He approached Ezra first, pushing down any of the awkwardness he might have felt at talking to him one on one. He didn't think his past encounter with Kyle was an issue for Ezra, and now really wasn't the time to be focused on that when Demi was obviously really upset about something. "Hey, what happened?" he asked Ezra, figuring that something must have happened for Demi to have needed an escort home.
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"Hey." He replied, pausing a beat before pulling his gaze off of Demi and looking at Damien. "One of the actors followed Demi out to her car and wasn't taking 'no' for an answer." Ezra explained in as few words as possible, figuring Damien would be able to fill in the blanks Thinking about it now, Ezra was realizing his shoulder was killing him, but he'd go home and take something for that once he knew Demi was okay and Damien would stay with her. "Anyway, I pulled the guy off her and threatened him not to come near her again." And most people in there group of friends might not realize he could be threatening, but he as pretty sure Shane wasn't coming near Demi again.
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She took a deep breath and let it out slowly. Then took another. "Damien," she whispered, hearing the end of Ezra's explanation. "Dam', I'm okay." She took another breath, raising her head and finding Ezra and Damien not far away. "Ez' stopped'im." And that's what she had to concentrate on. She was okay. Just scared.
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Damien looked back over at Demi when he heard her speak, letting out a relieved sigh at her words. Not as bad as he'd thought, then. "Jasper should be home soon," he said softly, looking back at Ezra. "I can take care of her if you don't want to hang around." He figured he'd give the guy the choice, make sure he didn't feel obligated to stay even though he knew he was a good friend of Demi's.
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He was torn, wanting to stay until Demi felt better, but knowing that Damien could handle things just fine - and really Demi didn't need two people hovering over her. "It's not that I don't want to hang around. Just don't think Dems needs two guys hover over her, y'know." Ezra replied quietly as he moved towards Demi, kneeling in front of her he smiled slightly. "Hey, think I'm going to head home, would you be okay with that Dems?" He'd stay if she asked.
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"Demon?" She forced herself to use his nickname, waiting until he looked at her. "Come sit with me?" she asked quietly.
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