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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2014 22:35:43 GMT -6
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She hadn't meant to get hurt.
She was the one with healing powers, wasn't she? And she'd been assigned to protect those who had been wounded after the attack by the school. Kaylee had been so excited, but nervous, to finally be able to put her abilities to good use. But as soon as she entered the battlefield...
There was darkness.
All she could remember was seeing cars fly up around her. Then one was coming her way and she tried to avoid it...Lily would be so angry if he knew she'd gone into battle without much of a plan for protection, but she had wanted to do this on her own, to prove to him and to everyone else that she was able of handling herself when people were counting on her.
But that wasn't what happened.
Instead, the redhead ended up in the hospital with a broken leg and collarbone. When asked if there was anyone she wanted to call or inform of her whereabouts she denied, simply because her parents would freak out and so would Lily. Hell, Lily would have charged up to her room demanding to know why he hadn't been by her side in the first place to protect her. But she didn't want to be protected...she wanted to help.
The redhead sighed, looking out the window of her hospital room. After a few months she was being put out because her body had healed for the most part. Her upper body was still sore and her right leg was in a boot, but she was able to hobble around if she needed to. The hospital was going to let her keep a wheelchair and she'd return it when she was able to get around easier...within the next six weeks or so.
But when it came down to calling someone to pick her up from said hospital...well, the only person she knew well enough was Lily. And boy, did he sound angry on the phone.
Hell, she wasn't even the one who had called him. The hospital had taken the liberty of doing that for her, which both pleased and upset her. All she could do was mentally prepare herself for the verbal beating she was about to get as soon as his zebra-stripped hair flew through her doorway.
For the moment, however, she would relax and take in the quiet serenity of her room until he arrived. Kayle placed her hands into her lap, feeling the wheels of her wheelchair twist as she waited.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2014 23:16:34 GMT -6
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That. Damn. Woman. When he’d gotten the news, Lily had thrown his phone. Now he needed a new one, and some wuss on the quad needed new glasses. He wasn’t even sure what he was angry about anymore. Hell, he didn’t know who he was angry at! She’d gone into a dangerous situation without telling him and gotten her pretty little self hurt, but he’d been doin’ a shit job of keeping involved in her life and actually being there for her every once in a while. And damn it all, now he couldn’t even find the hospital!
I swear, when I do though…
Well, then what? He winced and rubbed his jaw, aching from how hard he’d been clenching it. Pick her up and shake her? She was hurt, and delicate as a snowflake in July besides. Yell at her? She’d probably start crying and then what would he do?
“Women,” he hissed, stalking down the sidewalk. “Them gals ain’t nothing but trouble.”
Trouble he’d had more than half an hour to chew his cud over while New York’s streets had done their damndest to keep him from the hospital. When he finally made it to the steps, he wasn’t really sure what he was feeling at all anymore. His hand hovered over the doorknob, and he flexed his fingers with bizarre focus. A nurse popped her head out of the building to ask him if he needed help, but with a flush and a stutter he turned her down and stepped inside.
Once he had Kaylee’s room number in his palm and a check-out nurse to show him the way, it was easy enough to rush the checkered tiles past his boots. No doors had to be torn off their hinges, nor unsuspecting wheel chairs tumbled down stairs. Seeing her all mummified up in bandages and casts like that, though, he wish there’d been some time for that. He had to clench his fist in the pocket of his jeans to keep from thrusting it through the wall.
“Long time no see,” he said, biting the inside of his cheek.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2014 23:29:32 GMT -6
i definitely want to ask you today do you like me? | do you love me? |
Of course it would taken him an hour or so to come get her. If anything, the boy was bad with directions. Kaylee smiled to herself at the thought. Last time they'd gone out somewhere and he had refused to let her find the place for him, they walked for almost an hour around town while he cursed and scratched his head in confusion. Then when he'd finally given up, she'd led them to the restaurant only half a block away from the hub. It made her laugh then, and it made her giggle now.
But her laughter stopped as she heard the door to her room open. Lily was there, looking down on her broken frame with one hand in his pocket. Probably to keep himself from punching the wall out of frustration or something. Her smile turned int a frown and she looked away, pivoting her head so she could look out the window at the dreary sky above. It seemed to reflect her mood.
"Hello..." Kaylee muttered lowly, fidgeting her thumbs in her lap. It probably pained him to see her like this, and she felt like an awkward sitting duck before him. She didn't want to look at him because she knew the verbal abuse was about to be unleashed, so she just sagged her shoulders and replied bluntly.
"Thank you for coming. I know you probably have some choice words for me so...I'm prepared. Hit me with whatever pent up aggression you have against me for not contacting you sooner..." Her voice was almost robotic in tone. Her eyes never left the sky as she spoke, as if it were giving her some sort of inner strength to be able to speak with him so. Or maybe it was just a distraction from the jumble of emotions she felt in her heart and her stomach at the time.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2014 23:47:26 GMT -6
| blame it on the girls who know what to do blame it on the boys who keep hitting on you blame it on your mother for the things she said blame it on your dad but you know he's dead | |
The nurse was gone after just a moment of the silence and a cautious glance at the young man towering in the doorframe. They were alone. Deep breaths. Deep. Fucking. Breaths. Shutting the door, Lily paced and stood before Kaylee’s wheelchair. He shut his eyes, bent forward to put his hands on the arms of her wheelchair. Inhale.
“You had me worried, Trouble,” he finally said.
His lips brushed her forehead and a sigh caressed her skin. With as much restraint as he could maintain, Lily brought a single hand up to cup the redhead’s cheek. He didn’t like the way she’d turned away from him and shut down. Standing over her in the hospital, it felt too much like he’d put her there, or like he’d put her there again if he wasn’t careful.
“I’m glad you’re alright. “
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2014 23:57:03 GMT -6
i definitely want to ask you today do you like me? | do you love me? |
She almost flinched when he bent down toward her. Not because she thought he would hit her or anything...no, he was too kind and too gentle to her for her to ever make that assumption. But memories of her accident were flooding in, and even after he kissed her head she could feel the hot tears rising in her eyes. She didn't want him to see her like this; so weak and broken and useless. It was tearing her apart.
"Lily..." As he cupped her cheek she looked into his eyes, feeling her tears bubble over her eyes and down her cheeks. She was probably staining her hand with said tears. "I...I always wanted to be a hero...Not for the glory or the fame...And I guess I can't say I wanted to be a hero but...I wanted to help people. To use my gift to help 'save the day'. I finally got my chance but...but..."
The tears came faster now, and she could feel herself about to break under his watchful gaze. "I'm so useless! I didn't even get to help when I was needed the most! Why did I even live through my accident if I'm a waste of space?!" Kaylee was so angry with herself. Not sorry, but angry. When she'd finally gotten a chance to prove herself to everyone, she had failed. "I failed...I failed those who died during the attack. I failed myself. I...I don't know what to do with myself anymore..."
The small shivers that ran up and down her body from tying to hold back her sobs was making her collarbone shake, which in turn made her wince in pain. "I'm useless..."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2014 0:12:23 GMT -6
| blame it on the girls who know what to do blame it on the boys who keep hitting on you blame it on your mother for the things she said blame it on your dad but you know he's dead | |
“Kay…”
A frown twisted his lips down. He felt the anger rising again, at her, at himself, at the people and things that had made her feel this way. Clenching his jaw, he focused his attention on making sure his hand didn’t bruise her cheek and let her words slide to the floor like her tears.
“Bullshit,” he said, fighting not to raise his voice. He couldn’t tell her that heros existed, he didn’t believe in that, but this was something he could tell her. “If I started talking like that every time I failed at something I’d never get out of bed. Hell, I’d have never come to find you because damn it all Kaylee I broke you and I don’t like seein’ your pretty little self all hurt and cryin’ and what not. You’re beautiful and kind and all sorts of helpful when I can’t do shit, Kay. The hell are you talking about being useless when you save my day every day?”
His palm turned her face to his, and his mouth slanted over hers. He wasn’t good at sweet talking or at comfort, but he knew how to hold her, and he’d been learning how to kiss her too. She always tasted like oranges and sunshine, and smelled right about the same. Scooping one arm under her legs and the other around her back, he lifted her out of her chair and into his arms. It felt nice to feel her all warm and soft against him, and he rubbed his palm in circles around her shoulder blades. If he said anything now, it would be just plain dumb and stupid, so he didn’t.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2014 0:27:35 GMT -6
i definitely want to ask you today do you like me? | do you love me? |
His words were comforting, but confusing at the same time. How had he broken her? If anything, he was the one fixing her. She sighed, moving her hand to rub his arm as his fingers wiped at her tears. He was stupid, wasn't he? But he was her stupid boy and she cared about him regardless of his common sense. The thought made her half-smile, as did his words, and she wanted to protest but before she could he had picked her up into his strong arms to kiss her.
Eagerly her lips met his, as if they were water and she a parched soul. She had missed him while she was away, and her heart fluttered and soared at being together with him again. But the movement made her collarbone hurt and she cried out in pain as she moved away from his lips. "Ahh...I want to kiss you more, but...my collarbone...it's still sore..." At this she laid her head on his chest and took a few shallow breaths to calm the pain in her chest.
"Lily...you didn't break me. I...don't know what you mean by that." And she really didn't. "You're so kind...and loving and gentle toward me...you're the one fixing me right now...not the bandages or the cast or anything else...you're the one who makes me feel loved and wanted, even when I myself don't want to be loved...or wanted..." Her fingers traced small circles on the fabric of his jacket as she spoke. Her eyes closed and she took in his scent with a smile,
"Just,,,please don't leave me...I know it's random but...I missed you so much...Part of me wondered if you were hurt or...or even worse..." At this her hand clenched a handful of his jacket in her fist at the thought of never being able to see him again. "And if you ever...died...I know I would too."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2014 10:29:20 GMT -6
| blame it on the girls who know what to do blame it on the boys who keep hitting on you blame it on your mother for the things she said blame it on your dad but you know he's dead | |
“Ah, shit, babe. I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
Dipping his head down, Lily traced his lips along Kaylee’s collarbone, working up the tender skin of her throat before pecking her forehead again.. There’d be time for that, later. A half-curved smirk warped his lips into a faint smile, and he chuckled. This gal was something else, but at least that something else was his. When he’d left the university to come find her, he’d been mad as a charging bull, but now here he was able to hold her like a china doll and all his anger gone after one little kiss. Well. Most of it. There was still a debt of hell to pay for the person or thing that had hurt her, but at least she was safe.
“Leave you? Shoot, this whole time I was thinking you were going to leave me. ” He shook his head. “I’m Mr. Reckless with a capital R, darlin’, but I’m also tough and stubborn as a mule. I’ll be fine. Besides,” and here he pinned her with a teasing grin, “I ain’t the one sittin’ in a hospital right now. If I got hurt, who would come pick you up and take you home?”
And that was exactly what he planned on doing now. Her wheelchair abandoned in the room’s center, he kicked the door open and strode out into the hall. Careful not to jostle her too much in his arms, he managed—with miraculous accuracy and only a few wrong turns—to find the checkout desk in the lobby, where he promptly engaged in an exchange of insults with the intern explaining it was “hospital policy” to discharge patients in wheelchairs and not the arms of their overprotective boyfriends.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2014 12:07:41 GMT -6
i definitely want to ask you today do you like me? | do you love me? |
She giggled at his touch, but she still didn't let go of the jacket he was wearing. "Stop it, Lily! Ahahaha!" Weakly she used her other hand to slap at his chest, but of course it wasn't to actually hurt him. It was just nice to be able to play around with him again like this. But her smile turned into a frown as he moved to leave the room...with her in tow.
"Hey! What about my wheelchair? I'm going to need it later..." she commented, eyes turning to watch said item fade into the background as he carried her down the hallway. It was so awkward to be carried with all the people watching her, and she buried her face into his chest as he moved around. "Lily! Seriously! You can't just take me out of a hospital like this!" And apparently the hospital intern at the check-out desk thought the same thing.
They argued for a bit, and Kaylee sighed at her boyfriend's ignorance. "Lily! Listen to the man!" And as she spoke she began to wiggle around, carefully, in a weak attempt to have him put her down on the ground.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2014 12:58:50 GMT -6
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Lily could only snort at her protests. Why did she need some gimped up wheelchair? She had him to carry her, and like hell he would take orders from some geek who probably spent his weekends cleaning up piss in the halls. But there she was going again, wiggling around and squirming like a five year old. Wrinkling his nose, he pursed his lips and swung her about so that he held her against his ribs in the crook of his arm.
“Will you be still?” he groused, scratching the back of his head with a sigh. “Fine. We’ll take one of the damn chairs or whatever, but you gotta quit fightin’ me woman!”
None too happy with this new arrangement, Lily placed the heel of his boot on a nearby wheelchair and pulled it closer. He set Kaylee down as carefully as he could and sighed. With a shake of his head, he stripped off the jacket he’d worn only for her sake and draped it around her shoulders. Bare-chested and aggravated, he certainly looked the part of the Neanderthal he put on.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2014 21:18:29 GMT -6
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"What do you think you're doin-HEY!" Even though she was hurt, Kaylee could yell and scream all she wanted to if Lily was going to stuff her under his arm like a football! The pain she felt wasn't as bad as the embarrassment she felt, and she thought she might pass out from the heat that rushed across her face as her boyfriend continued to argue with the intern.
But after a while he complied and gently placed her down in a nearby wheelchair he'd moved for her. She sighed and smiled, even though she was now sore from all the movement from before. She did her best to smile through it, because she didn't want to show Lily just how much pain he'd caused her by jostling her around. "Lily...I'm okay...But I'm tired...Can we go back...to your dorm room? I could use...a good nap..."
The redhead smiled up to him, grabbing his hand with her smaller one to bring her point across. She really just wanted to lay in his bed with him and cuddle and eventually pass out. If he'd comply, that would be the best thing he could for her in that moment. "Also...I'm kind of hungry..."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2014 11:21:51 GMT -6
| blame it on the girls who know what to do blame it on the boys who keep hitting on you blame it on your mother for the things she said blame it on your dad but you know he's dead | |
She said she didn’t understand how he’d broken her, or how he could. Lily tended to think that maybe Kaylee didn’t really pay attention to their relationship. He was loud, rude, abrasive, handled her roughly, wasn’t to good at all this emotional stuff…His life was rife with a tendency to break everything around him. And still, she smiled at him, still she asked to go home with him. Her little hand felt smooth and warm in his.
“Yeah,” he said, brushing his thumb across her knuckles. “Let’s get you home.”
It was still chilly outside, but Lily left his flannel jacket around Kaylee’s shoulders. Reluctant to ask directions and admit that he didn’t know where he was going, he chose a ramp to the side walk and headed down. His knuckles were white by the end, trying not to ditch her wheelchair in the shrubbery. The damn thing may make him uncomfortable, but Kaylee wanted it.
Fuckin’ whipped is what I am, he thought with a frown, but still he didn’t throw the chair out.
“Hungry, huh? What’s that tiny little stomach of yours want to eat then? We can stop and get something on the way.”
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