ATH Not-So-Temporary Thread

[Lady Mimicry]

Gabe gnashed his teeth together, his frustration reaching his peak. "Listen," he said, jabbing his finger roughly into Dietrich's chest, "********. Off."

Pushing him aside, he added, "I can't be worrying about saving some random ******** just because some coin-slot sissy said to. Crawl back in your hole, one-eye."

Clenching his fist, he stomped into the kitchen and grabbed a washcloth. He'd have to clean the damn mess after all.  

[Felixitous]

Dietrich frowned pathetically, chasing him. "It's not just some random...what did you call it? ********? It's, uh, well..." He paused, trying his best not to cry. If he cried, he might not be able to tell him in time. He straightened his back and cleared his throat. "It's Lucy!"  

[Lady Mimicry]

Gabe paused momentarily. Then, he simply shook his head and grumbled angrily. ******** him. Him and one-eye. There were more important things in his life, things that didn't involve attractive blondes that pissed him off.

"Easy, babe," Justus replied, his hand resting upon Dietrich's shoulder. "I'll handle this." Rolling up his sleeves, he strode over to Gabriel and kindly punched him in the face.

"Hey, Gabby. If you don't want to awake one morning with several unmentionables up your a**, you'd better not make him cry. Now, get your cranky a** up, go west eighty-one steps and then fourteen north."

"I know, I'll help."

Scooping him up, Justus tossed him outside and slammed the door behind him. Grumbling, Gabe sat there a moment before getting up and doing what he was told.

Always was a push-over.  

[Felixitous]

Dietrich blinked, then hugged Justus and kissed him. It was, to him, something entirely chaste, a thank you, but, of course, Justus wouldn't see it that way.



As Gabe neared his destination, he heard angry grumbling and the occasional yell of frustration. It stopped at one point, and become a soft sobbing.  

[Lady Mimicry]

Justus, for once, was surprised. Leaning into the kiss, Justus kneaded Dietrich's shoulders and pressed his hips against his. It was habit, really.

"You're adorable, baby." He purred against his lips.
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Gabriel quickened his pace, the only thought that provoked this sudden urge was Lucy. Much to his dismay. He followed the sobbing threw the forest, dodging branch after branch.  

[Felixitous]

Dietrich pulled back, blushing. Something had just happened to him that had never happened before. He covered the one free half of his face and backed away until he bumped the wall. What was he going to do?



Gabe eventually found Lucy, crying bitterly as he laid on the ground. There was a large, deep cut that bled freely in his stomach, his hands pressing on it as hard as they could without causing too much pain. Already there was a large pool of red around him, just starting to reach his hair, where it stood out brightly against the white. He saw Gabe, but didn't make a sarcastic comment for once. He closed his eyes and threw his head back as the pain worsened.

"God, this hurts. Please, help me," he said hoarsely. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. How long had he been lying there?  

[Lady Mimicry]

"Sorry, babe," Justus drawled out, "didn't mean to startle you." Another habit Justus had was rolling his dreadlocks between his fingers. He did this now and approached Dietrich, slowly.

"You seem surprised," he said, " 'Bout what?"

"Shhh, I'm taking you home. Believe it or not, Saber's been reading Clover's books. He knows what the ******** he's doing." Besides, getting Lucy to Clover...that would take too long. Scooping Lucy into his arms, he rushed to their 'treehouse.' THREW/Through the forest! As he held him, Gabe used the healing ability he'd gained from Aramis. It wasn't as powerful as his father's, but it would, hopefully, improve his chances.  

[Felixitous]

Dietrich shook his head, hiding his face. He didn't want to say. Besides, he didn't know what to say. He didn't even know what had happened.



Lucy curled against Gabe, his hands occasionally clenching, grabbing fistfuls of Gabe's sleeves and shirt. He was covered in blood, paler than usual. Somewhere in there, he wanted to thank Gabe--their relationship was less than pleasant, at least openly--but couldn't find the energy. He settled for closing his eyes. Yes, sleep sounded nice...  

[Lady Mimicry]

"You know, Lucy," he said, "I'm not the only one looking good in red." He smiled, his attempts to ease his own anxiety seemed stupid. It took forever, but Gabe eventually reached the house and eased Lucy against the couch. Saber didn't need any invitation. Once Lucy hit the couch, he began operating.

Suddenly, it clicked. Justus grinned. "Babe, that's supposed to happen." Pulling his hands from his face, Justus pulled Dietrich into his room to explain. Although Justus was better at hands-on training.  

[Felixitous]

Lucy clenched his teeth and let Saber do his thing. He didn't like the vulnerability--especially not in front of Gabe--but at least he was awake again.

Once he was done, he lay on the couch, trying to stay perfectly flat and still. If he moved too much, he was afraid his stitches might pop open and he'd start gushing blood again. He was slightly dizzy and figured he'd need a transplant once he got home (he didn't quite trust Saber with something like that), but for now, he was alive. Mostly.



Dietrich, though confused, followed Justus, unsure what was going to happen. Just about everything in him told him to run, but instead, he stayed, as the very last thing left was his curiosity, which wanted to know just what was going on.  

[Lady Mimicry]

"It, babe, is a boner." Justus replied, grabbing Dietrich's crotch nonchalantly. He grinned again. "It happens randomly, usually in the mornings, but also when you're highly attracted to someone. Like me. Very attractive."

Gabe lingered near Lucy, his cranky disposition overcasting his worries. Glaring out the window, most would assume him a misanthrope, but that wasn't...always the case. He lost his staring contest with the world to stare at Lucy. Stupid idiot. The ******** happened anyways?  

[Felixitous]

Dietrich got up and hit him. He could throw one hell of a punch for being so small. He looked livid and walked out. It was interesting for Justus to note that Dietrich had not, in fact, had a boner at all. The little coin-operated boy walked through the forest in an attempt to find his way home. Too bad he didn't know the way.



Lucy was glaring at the ceiling. Not that he was particularly angry; this was actually the least angry he'd been in a while. No, he was trying not to whimper and otherwise show weakness. He noticed Gabe and looked at him out of the corner of his eye.

"What now?"  

[Lady Mimicry]

Justus coughed and hunched over. "********, I deserved that." Straightening himself out, Justus hurried outside, hoping to find Dietrich before something could happen. Like him getting himself lost. He'd followed Lucy after all.

Gabe shrugged and turned away. "Shut up, save energy."  

[Felixitous]

But Dietrich had already been found, and by someone whose intentions varied little from Justus', though the way they went about it was easily worse.

By the time Justus even got there, Dietrich was laying on the ground, one of his arms disconnected from his body and lost behind some trees. His clothes were torn and hung loosely from his body. His eyes had lost that brightness behind them, now listless and torpid.



Lucy sighed. "Talking's not going to kill me. Moving might, but I don't plan to try that on my own for a while." He tried to smile, but Gabe didn't seem to be looking.

"Hey, you start talking or I roll off the couch."