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Post by Nicolae Torque on Jun 1, 2007 16:46:43 GMT -5
Nic ran into the doors throwing them open as he looked around the makeshift hospice. He put Ari gently on the bed that was furthest from the doors, but closer to the cabinet that held everything there was to help her. In case the nurse didn't get there quick enough he'll heal her on his own.
Nic smoothed the hair around her head as he looked for a sign of the woman who was supposed to be on alert at all times to help them in case of an emergency and this was an emergency. Nic saw a clipboard and watching enough muggle ER shows grabbed a nearby quill and started writing what was wrong with Ari. Broken nose, broken lip, bruise eye, bruise lip, coughing up blood, face trauma, head trauma SHE MIGHT DIE "Where the hell is dat nurse!"
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Post by arianna on Jun 1, 2007 21:23:11 GMT -5
Arianna was sure she could have made it to the Hospital Wing on her own feet. Maybe not as fast, but she still could have gotten there. Nic was so worried, though, and so determined to to get her there himself, Arianna had protested only once, okay maybe twice...or three times, about him carrying her. The last time she had said something only because his steps up the staircase were creating a little havoc on her ribs. They'd made it, though, and Arianna was still alive. Though she wasn't looking good, Arianna hadn't seen herself in a mirror lately and thought Nic was in far worse shape. As was Hiro. Arianna worried he'd be faring the worst and immediately determined to talk to him as soon as she could.
"Nic," Arianna reached her hand out and grasped the boy's wrist. Her fingers were stained with blood from wiping what she could from her face. Plenty of it was still dripping down onto her robes, though. "I'm not going to die!" she exclaimed, sitting up so she could better read what he had written. "Cross that part out. And the head trauma bit, too."
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Post by Nicolae Torque on Jun 3, 2007 16:43:46 GMT -5
Nic didn't cross it out. Instead he grabbed a really big towel and put it on Ari's nose then motioned her to sit back. "Ma, tilt your head back and plug ya nose so it'll stop. And ya do have head trauma. He hit you hard? He's some gassed up warrior wanna be and he hit ya like a dude. I can't wait to see him alone again."
Nic walked around the hospice, which was in fact he just walked in a circle, too agitated to think clearly. "Dat's it. Da nurse is takin too long. How'd I fix ya?" Nic looked at Ari as though she had all the answers. He didn't realize he was depending on her for everything, but if she didn't have an idea, the hell with the rules he was going to take her to the city and get her fixed up.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jun 3, 2007 16:56:14 GMT -5
Drew could hear the yelling all the way down the hallway and while he usually avoided the Hospital wing, his curiousity got the best of him, especially when he heard Nic's distinct voice complaining about the nurse.
He poked his head through the doorway and was about to make a witty quip when he realized this wasn't the time. All he saw was blood. "What happened?" he asked, running over to where Nic and Ari were. No, the nurse was, as usual, missing.
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Post by Nicolae Torque on Jun 3, 2007 17:01:10 GMT -5
"Hiro and I was fightin, cuz his girl is a bonefied ho. Ari jumps in like supa woman and Hiro punches her in da face. In da face dawg. Now her nose won't stop bleedin, her eye is swollen, her cheek looks like a motha jaw breaker up in it, and I can't find da nurse. She's gonna die, she's gonna die and I can't help her! I'm killin Hiro. I'm killin him!"
Nic said all this while staring at Ari and only throwing glances at Drew. He knew Drew and Hiro were bestfriends before him and Drew, but he hit Ari. Didn't just hit, but punched her. "And afta dat rat hit Ari he just stared at her. Stared at her and didn't care. He's dead. If I don't KILL DAT STUPID NURSE FIRST!"
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Post by arianna on Jun 3, 2007 17:05:23 GMT -5
Arianna took the towel and held it awkwardly against her face. It was too big and most of it dangled into her lap as she sat back. She didn't tilt her head back, though, but slightly forward. She'd rather have the blood come out the front than down into her throat. Arianna did try pinching her nose, though, but stopped immediately. It was too painful to do anything more than hold the towel up.
"Nic...it was an accident," if Arianna could have frowned then, she would have. Nic was talking like Hiro had hit her on purpose. Of course he wasn't thinking straight, but Arianna felt she should keep saying it until he realized it was true. "He didn't know it was me."
"I'll be fine," Arianna insisted in the most soothing voice she could find, reaching her free hand out to Nic's. It probably didn't help any with as much blood as she had on her shirt, but she was sure she would be okay and didn't know how else to get Nic to see it.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jun 3, 2007 17:16:24 GMT -5
Drew listened to what Nic said, understood it even, but still took it with a grain of salt. Fist of all, Drew knew Hiro pretty well and knew the guy wouldn't his a girl any sooner than he himself would. Second of all, Hiro standing there, staring at it all was, well... kind of impossible, wasn't it?
But yes, he could see Nic calling Charlie a ho. She had surprisingly turned into quite a major ho. Drew could also see Hiro sticking up for Charlie and hitting Nic and could see Ari getting in the way in an effort to break it up, getting punched in the process.
"We don't need a nurse," Drew answered, already going to the cupboards and grabbing what he thought would be needed. "Ari's the best nurse in the school and if she just tells me what to do, I can do it no problem, right?" he asked, smiling at her. It took some effort. She was pretty messed up.
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Post by arianna on Jun 3, 2007 18:59:01 GMT -5
Arianna tried to return Drew's smile with some difficulty. He probably couldn't see it anyway, between the swelling and the towel covering her face. Maybe it was a good thing, too. She looked even more horrid when she tried to smile like that. It was always nice, however, to know that Drew thought her so good at healing even though there was still plenty for her to learn.
"Episky should take care of my nose," Arianna told him confidently. It was the one thing she was certain of. Everything else, though all depended on what sort of potions the nurse kept and Arianna wasn't so sure she'd have the right ones. "There should be some bruise-healing paste. It's yellow. I don't know what to do about the swelling except some ice, though. Maybe get some for Nic, too."
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Post by Nicolae Torque on Jun 3, 2007 21:05:21 GMT -5
Nic had grasped Ari's hand as he stared at Drew. He had just suggested the same thing to Ari, but Drew was actually getting things done while Nic was still ranting and raving. "Don't make no excuses fo dat busta. I saw him wid my own eyes. He hit ya and den when his pea brain snapped and said 'yo dats Air' he just stood dere. Did he pologize? No! Was he all sad? No! He just stood dere. Stood dere staring at ya. Can't see my arse, I bet he can see. He knew what he was doin." Nic was trying to pace, but he only got as far as Ari's arm would go before coming back.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jun 3, 2007 21:14:30 GMT -5
Drew slapped an icepack onto Nic's face hoping that would cool the guy off, before turning his attention to Ari. "Don't know Episky," he said, but he had seen it enough that he thought he could do the spell if Ari talked him through it. "How about we focus on getting you cleaned up first." He found the bruise paste, smelling it to make sure it was the right stuff, and handed Nic a wet towel. "Help me get the blood off of her?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
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Post by Nicolae Torque on Jun 3, 2007 21:28:58 GMT -5
Nic didn't see that coming. The ice stung more than his own pains. He knew if the adrenaline left his body then his ribs and arm would start hurting again so instead he gently laid the ice pack on Ari's face. "Aiight I can do dat." Nic took the towel and started clearing the blood from Ari's face and arms. He was trying to scrub lightly hating that dry blood was so hard to get off skin. "He's still gonna get it."
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Post by arianna on Jun 3, 2007 23:03:30 GMT -5
Arianna squeezed Nic's hand lightly, still trying to assure him that she was okay. Any time he stepped away from her, Arianna was sure he was about to head out and pound on Hiro again. She knew Hiro hadn't meant to punch her. Nic probably didn't see the look on the other boy's face, but Arianna had seen it. Hiro really did feel bad about it all. He just seemed to have shut down when he realized what had happened.
"Just be careful," Arianna focused on something far away as the boys wiped the blood off her. They were trying to be gentle, but every little touch on her face still made her cringe and brought tears to her eyes. It wasn't quite the worst pain she'd ever felt, but it was still up there and Arianna couldn't wait for it to be over with.
"Maybe I should have asked for the pain-killing potions first," she winced again as another twinge shot through her face.
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Post by Nicolae Torque on Jun 7, 2007 20:45:49 GMT -5
Nic looked at Drew and motioned for him to give her some kind of pain killer by walking over to where Drew was and searching through things. When it wasn't the right one he tossed it over his shoulder not really caring where it land. "Dis it? Nimk weed. Will dat kill ya pain? Or what bout Cara syrup?"
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jun 7, 2007 21:22:58 GMT -5
"What am I looking for, Ari?" Drew asked calmly, flicking Nic's hands to keep them from messing up the bottles. The Slytherin was just making things worse but of course, Drew couldn't blame him. He had been in Nic's position a few times and it was nervewracking having your girl hurt and you don't know what to do.
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Post by arianna on Jun 7, 2007 23:38:21 GMT -5
"Asphodel?" Arianna suggested, trying and failing to raise an eyebrow. Yeah, that would be a good one to give her. At least she'd be completely out of it at least until they got her cleaned up. But then they might be freaking out when she didn't wake up later on...
"There should be a bottle of Moira's Medicine," she replied, trying to remember what they'd had stocked since she'd last been in the hospital wing. "A pinch in a glass of water should do it." Arianna would want more, of course, but not while she was trying to tell the boys what to do.
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