[P] Aftershocks

birdie · Apr 21, 2009

Sabriel scrambled into his bathroom. He nearly fell on the tile floor and he gasped for breath, beads of sweat rolling down his temples. He could hear her, he could hear that laughter ringing in his ears! Dammit, why was she here?! She wasn't supposed to be here! She was supposed to be gone without a trace, no where to be found, locked away for good! They'd promised she would never hurt him again!

He tore open the closet door and grabbed the orange bottle and threw the cap off, taking out three of the tiny, circular pills and popping them into his mouth. He wouldn't bother with water. He was only supposed to take two, but it had never hurt him to take an extra and it made things work faster. Becoming drowsy and a little out of things didn't make a difference to him.

Once he'd ingested them he began to breathe more regularly, not because of the medicine but because he knew he was safe now. He groped around for the bottle cap before finally finding it and gingerly putting it back on the cap. Sabriel swallowed roughly and clenched his eyes shut, bowing his head and lifting a hand to massage his temples. He knew he wasn't supposed to take the pills sporadically, that it hurt him more than it helped, but he didn't want to be like her. He didn't want to be robotic like her, he didn't want to be crazy like her, but no matter what he did it seemed he was doomed to become like her.

About fifteen minutes passed before Sabriel thought he could stand. He grabbed onto the sink and pulled himself up, shuffling back to the tiny closet and putting the bottle away. He didn't look at himself in the mirror before he left the bathroom and returned to the main room of his dorm. The life felt like it was slowly being sucked out of him as he calmed down and plopped into a chair, pulling his legs up and sitting with his knees against his collar bone.

In all this Sabriel hadn't quite realized that he'd left his door open.

Kemi · Apr 21, 2009

Carta had walked away from the situation in the Garden, he said he was going in his own direction though that wasn't exactly true. He was going after Sabe. He turned around a corner and headed towards the Dorm rooms, which was where Sabe had wandered off too. He took his time getting there though. He would have to follow to find out which room is his at least.

He was coming up the stairs into the hallway when he heard a door open and somebody go inside from down the hallway. Sabe had just come this way and it was the best he could guess. The door was never shut, at least he wouldn't have to try and pick a lock or anything. He walked down the hallways thinking about what he was going to say.

Sabe seemed quite uncomfortable and he could only start to guess why. He was only concerned because of everything that seemed to pile up in such a short amount of time. Sabe calling Carta his new best friend, saying that they became so because he was nice to him. Made it seem like he was the first to be nice to him in quite a long time. He could only assume that and that Sabe might need someone to talk with. He could only hope everything was all right.

When he got to the door, he stood there a minute, Sabe seemed to be in the bathroom doing something. Carta just stood there a bit longer before deciding to lean against the frame in waiting. He wasn't going to go in before Sabe came out of the bathroom. When he did, he didn't seem to be noticed as he took a seat and pulled himself onto the chair and hugged his legs close to himself.

Carta walked in slowly and across the room, he shut the door gently behind him. Surely Sabe would have realized him walking into the room, hopefully. He treaded over to his chair and stood over him and looked at him cautiously. "Sorry if I shouldn't be in here or anything.... but you looked troubled back there.... are you alright?" He asked caringly hoping to reach Sabe, he didn't know what kind of state he was in, though seemed a bit energentic back in the Garden.

birdie · Apr 22, 2009

The sound of the door clicking made his head shoot up. For a moment Sabriel looked terrified, only for that to be replaced by puzzlement at the sight of Carta. He'd left him back in the garden... why would he come here - here? There was nothing special here, there was nothing Carta could have wanted from this room. The only thing in this room was himself and he was quite certain Carta wouldn't have been that concerned over his well-being.

He followed Carta with his eyes, blinking once the other male stood over him. A childish look came over his face, unable to comprehend why Carta would have come. Did he want to take Daniel's book back to him? Or make fun of him? Or ask questions? Sabriel was frozen with anxiety at what could have happened, and then Carta did something so selfless Sabriel couldn't believe it.

He asked how he was. He asked if he was all right. He didn't demand anything, or yell at him, or do anything to further hinder his fragility. He... was helping.

The compassion of others was not a blessing Sabriel had received very often. His aunt was the only one, considering she was his guardian and his only living family, a few people here and there, but no one had ever really stayed by his side. No one had ever really genuinely checked up on him unless they cared.

Carta cared.

The beginnings of a hesitant smile pulled Sabriel's lips upward. "I... I'll be okay," he said with a single vigorous nod, his hair flying into his face as his neck snapped forward and back. "I took my medicine, a little more than the suggested dose, so I'll be fine. You don't have to worry about me." he shifted in his seat, feeling his heart light up inside his chest. Someone was worried about him.

"You didn't have to do that," he muttered. "I mean, you're not obligated to me or anything... but it was nice of you!" The last words were rushed, not wanting to make it seem like he was ungrateful. "Thanks."

Kemi · Apr 22, 2009

Carta could only watch Sabe with a bit of mutual feelings of unsureness and concern. After Sabe said he was going to be ok, he took a seat on the couch near the chair and looked around the room quickly as Sabe continued on with saying he didn't have to and that it was nice of him. He only smiled, he seemed better now. Either it was the medicine he mentioned or that he was here now.

He thought about what he was going to say next before actually going out and saying it. He wanted to make sure he wasn't going to forget something. "I care because you seem like you needed someone to care." He said with a small shrug. It was more than that but he wasn't done. "Also, you said we were best friends. You can call me your best friend if you want and honestly I'll have to get to know you better before I can say the same, but friends it can be. You seem like a very good person Sabe." He said before blinking in thought then reaching into his left sleeve with his right hand and morphed the paper as he pulled it out.

He pulled out another paper flower, it was a different design and more to look like a sunflower or something. He held it out towards Sabe in an offering gesture. "I'll say that honestly that wasn't an Albino flower. Though they are different from normal living flowers." He said with a welcoming smile. He wanted Sabe to seem more aware of that and not figure out on his own. He would be honest with him on things.

birdie · Apr 22, 2009

How could Carta see right through him? Sabriel's smile wavered, but not out of any emotional doubt. He was such a good friend. He knew that Sabriel needed someone who would care, who would always be there, and he was trying to be that person. Words were not strong enough to properly express just how gracious he truly was. "Thank you..." he said, his voice just above a whisper. It was all he could ever say or do, but it from the bottom of his heart.

Rejection made him bite his lip, though. "So... we're not best friends?" he asked. He mentally slapped himself; why was he complaining? Carta was still his friend, that was more than what he had had in a long time. Shaking his head, he grinned and nodded. "Friends it is. Thank you." He couldn't say it too many times. He just didn't know how to repay the favor.

He began to blink as Carta pulled out another flower. This one was... odd, and yet it was exactly the same as the albino flower still safe in the garden. His head cocked to the side as he examined the flower and Carta, stumped. "Then... what was it?" he asked, the medicine dulling his senses and keeping him from realizing it was made of paper.

Kemi · Apr 23, 2009

Carta shook his head a bit when he asked about Best Friends again, though it was a self question. He would try and say something on that, for his own opinion for that situation and maybe it'd make him feel better about it. Though he seemed happy enough with having a friend at least. Was he that lonely? Carta didn't have many true friends in this school at all, he hadn't been here that long. Half a year if anything, not even. He just showed up here after being sent by his dad.

Ok, Sabe continued to be a bit simple in the head though Carta wouldn't blame him for it. "It's made of paper silly. Go on, you can have it." He said moving his hand a bit to show that he could take the flower from him. He still smiled trying to make everything seem all right.

He then tried to wait a minute before bringing up a question that might be a little dangerous. He stared at Sabe nicely before opening his mouth to speak. "May I ask... if you don't mind. Do you have any other friends besides me?" He asked this carefully and in a tone that stated he didn't have to answer if he didn't want to.

birdie · May 2, 2009

Paper...? Sabriel cocked his head to the side and took the flower from Carta, holding it within his palms as if it were a precious jewel. He gazed at it, unable to see it as paper. He touched it and unfolded it just a little, only to stop. "Oh," he said, his voice void of any emotion that would show if he was disappointed or not. Short-lived, nervous laughter followed and he shook his head. "I'm an idiot."

The next words made him freeze, looking at Carta with a nervous look to his pure golden eyes. If he told the truth Carta may abandon him, thinking of him as nothing more than a friendless freak. But how could he lie to a friend? Friends didn't lie to each other, and Sabriel hated lying anyway.

"You're my only friend," he confided. "I've been here a long time and you're the only person that's stayed with me." He offered a tight, albeit somewhat cute, toothless smile.

Kemi · May 11, 2009

Carta smiled teasingly at him a bit about the flower. "You're not an idiot, just didn't know." He said gently trying to support his new friend. He just didn't seem to know, he was a little bit weird but not retarded or anything. Carta took a moment while Sabe went to answer to look around the room a little better. So he had a dorm room all to himself, either he had money or because the school didn't want him with other people in the same room.

When Sabriel said that Carta was his only friend, it made him feel bad for him. Though, he wasn't being his friend out of pity. He was being his friend because he could use one, and that Carta didn't know that many people that well. Plus being a nice person always went the distance. He seemed like a likable person as well.

"Well, then techniqually... I am your best friend." He said with a small smile and shrug. He didn't want to poke around that the boy had no other friends but it was true and he wasn't saying it to be mean, as he continued. "If I am your only friend, I must be your best friend, right? Though, maybe soon enough you can be mine as well." He said hoping this would make him feel a little bit better.

OOC: Changed color to green. >.> Might change again to a color that fits better but this can be seen better.

birdie · May 15, 2009

Carta had just... he'd just said he wasn't an idiot. A smile flitted across his lips. Carta didn't think badly of him, or make any snide comments. Sabriel's smile returned and widened somewhat at that realization, feeling more and more comfortable as the moments passed. Carta liked him, someone wanted to be his friend!

His ears and facial features all perked when he mentioned being his best friend. Sabriel's golden eyes were filled with hope and optimism, not to mention absolute elation. He hadn't had a best friend since he was a child! Hell, he hadn't had any friends since he was a child... it was funny how all his old friends seemed to abandon him after what had happened to him in his past.

Without warning, Sabriel leapt from his chair and went to the couch Carta was siting on, taking a seat right next to him. He threw his arms around Carta, snuggling into him and holding tightly. Words couldn't express how felt right now!

"Thank you, Carta," he said, trying those words. They still didn't seem to express the sentiment strongly enough.

Kemi · May 15, 2009

Carta watched as Sabriel's face seemed to brighten up a great deal at what he said. Well, at least the good effort got through to his new friend. He didn't realize that by becoming friends with Sabe, it'd really effect things for himself. If he was as weird and friendless as he seemed to be, then people must've avoided him. Carta might be shunned for being friends with the 'weird kid.' Well, even if he did realize this, it wouldn't change his mind. Let people do that, it wouldn't bother him that much.

Though, it seemed awkward when Sabe come over and hugged, then snuggled with him on the couch. He only blinked and seemed to blush from the surprise and affection his new friend showed, even if it was another guy. It was just plan odd though. Though, he guessed Sabe was just like this. He would deal with it.

He hugged back out of friendship though, and he had hugged other guys before back home. It wasn't that big of a deal, though he was glad the door was closed. After the hug he tried to pull away and then pet Sabe's head lightly for a moment, he liked the ear touching earlier so he could only assume.

"Well, it's no big deal. You're welcome, and I'm glad I can make you feel better. Well, I'd love to stick around and chat... though I left my bag in my room and got some Science homework to do..." He said as he seemed to think about it a little bit. He did have that homework to do, and he'd rather stay with Sabe than do it, though if he missed another assignment this month he'd get detention. So... here's my cell number and MSN." He said as a piece of paper slipped into his hand and he took out a pen and wrote his cell phone number down, and his MSN address. He just hoped he had either of those. "If not, first floor room 9." He said with a smile and waited to see if Sabe had anything to say before leaving. He couldn't even imagine what was going through the cat person's mind.

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[P] Aftershocks

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