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Drake turned towards Locke as he made all their frustrations vocal. He turned sighing seeing Andrea looking above them and followed her gaze. It was an odd look she had and he wondered what that was about. Soon he would have his answer as a red stone was tossed to Locke. He watched the scene standing quickly as Guarin insisted on giving Locke the stone. He sighed heavily once more rolling his eyes towards the situation. "Guarin, did you ever think to ask Andrea to send you anywhere but here? I'm sure like the rest of us she's tired of your lurking."

"The lurking is entertaining. He stays close pretending not to care, but doesn't leave." She said absently going back to one of the alchemy books she had been reading as of late. More out of nothing but alchemy and magic thing were to read or do here it seemed. She looked to them after a moment sighing and standing in one of her clearer minded moments. She raised a hand and soon a portal would open. "Go Gaurin. Leave us alone now, you trouble them." She said in a simple tone. The view of beyond the portal showing in the slight distortion of the air. Back to the town they had originally come from before finding Demona and other alchemists. "Don't come back. I'll send you someplace worse." She looked to him, a seriousness to her eyes though the rest seemed relatively calm and unattached.

Demona entered the room in time to see a stone tossed towards Locke. Her instincts kicked in as she went to him using her wings for speed. Her mind remembering well the last time a stone of such was given by Gaurin. "Causing more trouble?" She would pause before drawing her sword hearing Andrea. She wasn't sure about that girl but it wasn't her concern. She looked to the portal that was opened and wondered what was really going on in that head of hers. She would wait though to see if he would take her offer or start more trouble. "Andrea, why are you helping him? He's only going to go back to the Order of Shadows and tell them where we all are."

"No he won't. He's beyond them now." Her mind flashed a moment to a time she worked for them but shook it away. "He's been gone too long. He's as hunted as I and Locke is by them. Probably been away too long before that for the Order's liking. He's marked by them. They'll go for him eventually and same will happen to him. They'll begin the treatment and he will know no better." She then turned sitting back down and going through the book she had been reading again as if she had never interrupted the get-together.

Andrea turned as Locke spoke not hearing him right away as she hadn't been paying attention. She looked to the stone he handed her and put it on the table before reading the book again.

Demona watched still as Gaurin left and Andrea seemed out of touch again. She viewed the portal realizing Andrea wasn't closing it. "Andrea, could you close the portal now please?" She watched the girl sigh as if annoyed but closed the portal. She moved to Locke looking to him then towards her as she spoke to him softly. "She's still not all here love. I'm not sure she can make that decision right now."

Drake watched on a little before going back to his work with Jack. Gaurin wasn't causing too much trouble at least. He sighed as the vile he was holding poofed a small bit of smoke befpre smiling and standing. He went to Andrea seeing her turn away from him. "Andrea please, it's to make you better."

"I'm not sick and I don't want it." She said as if a child being stubborn.

"Andrea," He paused sitting beside her and sighing. "All right, all right, you win. Just try this one and I promise, we won't ask you to try any more things unless you ask us. Okay?" He watched her face somewhat scrunch as she thought on it before nodding and snatching up the vile from his hand. Another moment and she would down the black liquid as if it were a shot and hand the vile back to him. "You feel okay?" He watched her nod and sighed wondering how this would effect her, though was sure this would do the trick. He went to Locke and Demona. "Well, with all the research my shade were able to pull, this should manage to correct the imbalance the chemical part had done to her. No sign of reacting though. Which is probably a good thing. I wouldn't worry about Gaurin. Aside from fighting, he's got nothing on this place."

Demona nodded listening as he spoke and watched him take the stone back. "She will be fine soon enough. You'll see, she has you and the others as friends after all." She smiled taking his hand as he left an open question. She smiled almost mischievously as she would nod leading them home. Once the door was closed she would embrace him closely and kiss him deeply as the two would stumble back towards their room.

Andrea continued reading what felt like hours till she started feeling nauseous. She held her stomach as her temperature flared up for a moment, causing her to sweat lightly. She stood feeling weak and knew it was just another reaction. She wouldn't say a word as she started walking home to sleep it off. Halfway to the home though she would collapse her eyes rolling back as her body began to shake.

He watched over her a bit going about his business before taking note of her paler and heading home. He'd watch after her for a moment before moving somethings. When he looked back he saw her on the ground. "Dammit, Andrea!" He ran to her seeing what was happening and turned her on her side. He tried to hold her as the seizure passed. When it was over she was still and unconscious. "Andrea? Hey come on kiddo, wake up." He checked seeing she was still alive and breathed a heavy sigh. He then picked her up and brought her to her home. He would wait a bit before leaving and going to Jack. "We have a problem. The last attempt had a bad reaction. She's okay for now, I think. But, she's unconscious and other then her breathing, she's not responsive." He felt horrible not wanting to leave their friend's side. "I'm going to keep watch on her, think you could let Locke know? Or should we just yet?"

Demona would be engaged with her lover when Jack entered. She simply looked up to him then to Locke as they left the room. She listened though would play as if she hadn't heard when he returned. She would smile sweetly running a hand along his back. "What's wrong love?" She knew well what it was but would show her concern on the outside. Inside her mind she was almost relieved at the news knowing it gave her more freedom with him, and that he would be with her when she wanted him to be.

Drake paced about the room as she laid in the bed. He didn't understand. The potion should have worked without the side effect. He knelt beside her. "I.. I'm sorry, this should never have happened. Please kid, fight and come back." He pulled a chair beside her bed taking up a hand and sighing heavily. "Shade" His voice would whisper softly and from his hand the shade would travel into her assessing the damage. When it finished it returned without harming. He took the shade's report to heart knowing well it would be some time to get her the help she would need.

She smiled softly looking to him and simply held him in her arms letting out cooing sounds to try and comfort him. "Hold on with using the stone for now. Remember, Gaurin was the one to give you the stone. Also it may only be temporary, whatever is wrong with her as all past bad reactions were. Let's give this a few days and see what happens. If within the week she's still however she is, we'll try something else." She kissed his forehead knowing well from what she had overheard it wouldn't probably matter a day or so. She inwardly smiled and knew now she could do things without walking as if she were on eggshells all of the time. "Come, sleep now, I assume the others are watching her. Rest with me. You will see, it will all end soon I'm sure"

Demona would hum softly lulling him to a deep sleep. Once out she would smile kissing his forehead and move from the bed. She knew he would be out several hours. She left the home knowing none would see her. They were either sleeping or watching over Andrea. She soon made her way deeper into the woods soon finding a clearing of her choosing and began her work. She would leave sometime later before dawn sneaking back to the home and into his arms. She would smile letting him rest till he woke.

"Morning my love. You seemed to have slept well." She returned his kiss holding him close before slowly moving away to get dressed. She looked to him holding out her hand. "Come love, time for breakfast I'd imagine. Then you should check on your friend?" She looked to him before moving to leave the home.

Drake watched over her the entire night before he realized the sun was up. He sighed heavily seeing no change in her and called a shade. "Watch over her. If there is any change, or anything unwanted, you call me and help her." He watched it nod before rubbing the back of his neck and stood leaving to gather at the eating hall. He hoped they could do something soon.

She nodded looking to Jack as he blushed knowing well he had seen them. "I have that effect on men." She said smiling lightly not feeling shy at all about what they had done that would tire him so.

Drake looked to the group nodding at the sleep comment. "Yeah, she hasn't changed since the seizure." He sat down looking towards the table. "I don't understand. I researched, and made sure it wouldn't have too drastic of a side effect. I checked everything, the potion should have worked in the series we've done things." He felt horrible about Andrea's state. He had come to look on this group as trusted friends, and he was responsible for nearly killing one of them. "She has no brain activity. I had a shade check. It's like she's on life support with no one home."