Private Finished Confused Little Cat

Alexis had felt the boy stirring underneath his wing but had been trying to give him a chance to wake up properly before he scared him. Oops, guess that didn't really work out the way he had intended.

The wyvern rose to his feet and claws and turned to look at the poor, scared boy cowering by the tree. He looked tired and he had several minor wounds. His pants were pretty torn up below his mid-thigh and his shirt was all but gone. The kid's shoes were gone, if he had been wearing any originally, and there were the shredded remains of what looked like gloves on his hands. Curiously his feet and hands were in stark contrast to his pale skin and white hair as they were pitch black.

Alexis sighed and then shifted into his human form, trading his leathery hide and wings for leather clothing and shiny buckles. "Hey, you don't gotta be afraid dude. I only tackled ya because you were about to go in the forbidden woods and get yourself hurt..." he trailed off as he realized that he himself had hurt the kid in the fight too, "well, more hurt anyway."

At least this kid wasn't a dragon so he didn't have to feel all awkward about being nice to him. The teen walked forward with a grin on his face and his hand outstretched to greet the kid, "Name's Alexis. You musta been pretty damn pissed to be out here tearing things apart like that."

Well, at least he doesn't seem like he's going to eat me. He had all the time to do that when I was paralyzed or when I was sleeping.

Tadashi had no energy to stand up to give a proper bow so he just bowed his head instead. "Tadashi Yoshimori. And..." He hesitated, "I guess I just didn't care if I got hurt. I ran away when my broth- sibling needed me and now my siblings probably hate me and everyone else probably hates me and my head was hurting and I... I just lost control."

He didn't try to shake Alexis' hand and he pretty much just slumped his head back down after he had finished giving the summary. As he ducked his head he realized that his feet and hands were uncovered. It was stupid but he had been hiding his pitch black hands and feet ever since he had been taken in by Esumi around 4 years ago.

It doesn't matter anyways. He knows i'm a monster already.

"This might sound stupid, but does your sting leave permanent damage? My senses are all really sensitive right now except that I can't see color any more."

Fuck! That sounds like it could be really serious.

Alexis had never heard of such a thing happening after one of their stings- and they had used it on plenty of people and even each other many times. Alexis had been loathe to take Tadashi to the hospital before because he was afraid of getting into trouble for fighting but he might not have much of a choice any more. A few scrapes and scratches or things like that he could deal with quietly but if the boy was suffering something severe like he was saying then Alexis was probably going to have to just suck it up.

"Look Tadashi, I don't know you and I ain't going to pretend to know what crap you've stepped in but if there is one thing I do know it's family is the most important thing. You abandoned them and now you're feeling hurt? Tough. Go face 'em and fix things or you'll never be whole again." His words were blunt but they definitely came from a place of caring. Technically his own family had abandoned him in a way, but that was different and he would fight anyone who said otherwise. They were just helping to toughen him up a little before he came back to help with the family business.

Alexis wasn't deterred by the lack of a handshake and instead he just got up real close to Tadashi. "If my toxin did that then it is the first time it ever has. It's really short-term and goes away after a minute. I don't know how it would be still affecting you, let alone cause you to not see color."

The teen sighed and reluctantly added, "we really should get you to the hospital to get that checked out though. We probably won't get in too much trouble if we just say I found you out here lost and hurt and brought you in. It isn't technically a lie."

Tadashi had a feeling the problems with his senses weren't necessarily Alexis' fault. He had been having weird headaches and his ears had been ringing or his vision blurring and shifting occasionally. Pretty much ever since he had started getting stressed out over Tomomi and Shiro problems. Then just before he had lost control and turned into his half-cat form his senses had seemed overwhelmed too. Still, that didn't explain the color blindness.

He looked down sadly at the scraps of clothing he had left. "Ok, but my siblings can't find out. At least not yet. I don't want them to see me like this and I need to figure out what to say. Also... you can't tell anyone about my hands and feet. I know I have black paws in cat form but that's different."

Tadashi was thinking about what Alexis had said but he still needed more time. He was right that he didn't know what Tadashi had done or what he was going through but he did have a point. Tadashi didn't think he could survive knowing that his family was there and wasn't with them. He had spent so long thinking they were all lost to him.

"I'll go in cat form so i'm easier to carry and hide and then tell them the same story as you. After they check me out would you please help me get back to my dorm without them finding me?"

Seriously, he's concerned with how he looks right now?

This kind of thing would normally be wearing on Alexis' patience but for some reason he couldn't help but feel some sort of connection to Tadashi. Whether it was the way he was out overflowing with anger because he didn't know what else to do or because he clearly cared about his family as much as Alexis cared about his own he wasn't really sure. Just maybe it was even simpler than that. Maybe deep down Alexis was helping him for a much more basic reason- he wanted to have a friend here.

"I'll get you in without too much attention, don't worry. I don't exactly want to broadcast this too much either. Consider the rest of it a deal. I get you there and to your place and neither of us gives up enough information to get us in trouble."

With that Alexis shifted into his wyvern form and lifted off, circling around to give Tadashi a chance to change into his cat form. As he swooped down to pick him up gently, but securely, with one of his back legs one final idea spilled from him, "You know, you could always stay with me at my dorm for a day or two after the hospital. Your siblings won't find you there and I've got no roommate. Just a thought."

Obviously the meow he got in response didn't actually mean anything to him but he had the sneaking suspicion the two of them might eventually become friends after this craziness. Though he planned to make sure Tadashi didn't reveal how nice he had been to him.

The day was bright and sunny as Alexis flew off towards the hospital with Tadashi. He planned to set down a little ways away and then walk in carrying Tadashi in his shirt.