'.....eh?' Jaden thought.
'She can't be awake, can she?' he thought further.
'...I really shouldn't be listening...' he told himself, before sighing.
'But I can't help myself.' he lamented.
With that, he pressed his ear up against her door, and concentrated, keeping as quiet as he knew how.
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As Jaden was listening, he heard what sounded like struggling. Specifically, Desiree was.
There was no way for him to know what had happened, or what was happening. But it sounded like she was struggling, and he heard a few cries coming from within as well.
Jaden's eyes widened when he heard that.
'All right.' he thought.
'I need to be prepared.' he told himself.
'Though it's probably just a nightmare.' he went on.
'....should be.' he continued.
'The security here should be tighter than anything.' he reasoned, before he slowly cracked the door open, and peeked inside.
'All right.' he thought.
'I need to be prepared.' he told himself.
'Though it's probably just a nightmare.' he went on.
'....should be.' he continued.
'The security here should be tighter than anything.' he reasoned, before he slowly cracked the door open, and peeked inside.
When he opened the door, he didn't see anyone in there, but the form of Desiree was very easy to identify.
She wasn't quite thrashing about in bed, but he could see that it really was just a nightmare, or perhaps a night terror by how strong it seemed to be. She was also pinned in the blankets, they were wrapped around her pretty tightly, which was probably helping bolster whatever nightmare she was caught in.
'Oh, shit....' Jaden thought.
'That's just going to compound upon itself until it reaches a very bad conclusion.' he realized.
He then sighed and rushed in, turning the light on as he did so.
He knew that calling to her would do no good... she was deaf. He had a feeling that shaking her wouldn't help... it would probably bolster her nightmare. So he did the one thing he could think of.
He grabbed the blanket, and pulled at it as hard as he could, trying to open it up so she had room to move around in, at least.
'That's just going to compound upon itself until it reaches a very bad conclusion.' he realized.
He then sighed and rushed in, turning the light on as he did so.
He knew that calling to her would do no good... she was deaf. He had a feeling that shaking her wouldn't help... it would probably bolster her nightmare. So he did the one thing he could think of.
He grabbed the blanket, and pulled at it as hard as he could, trying to open it up so she had room to move around in, at least.
As he yanked the blanket off of her, he felt a fair bit of resistance. It wasn't more than could be handled then, surprisingly enough. It woke her up too, but she recoiled in fear, not recognizing where she was for the moment.
Desiree scrambled out of bed and raced for the door, only to trip on the pant legs that were too long, and end up on the floor.
Jaden quickly used his portals to get in front of her when she tripped.
He then leaned forward and placed his hands on her shoulders.
He didn't grab them, though.
If she recoiled and struggled, she'd break out of his 'grasp' easily.
He just wanted her to know where she was, and that he was there.
And that he meant her no harm.
He then leaned forward and placed his hands on her shoulders.
He didn't grab them, though.
If she recoiled and struggled, she'd break out of his 'grasp' easily.
He just wanted her to know where she was, and that he was there.
And that he meant her no harm.
Desiree did recoil, but it was short lived when she noticed who was there, when she realized the truth.
'Ah! Oh... Jaden..." She started before shaking her head lightly.
"I... sorry... did... did I wake you?" She then asked as she got to her feet, wincing notably as she did so. She took in a shorp breath at the same time, her ribs hurting like hell.
"Nnng..." she started.
"Anyway... sorry."
"No apologies needed." Jaden responded.
"I was just on my way TO bed, actually." he admitted.
"But that's not important." he continued.
"What about you?" he asked. "Are YOU all right?" he asked her.
"You looked like you were having a really serious nightmare, and were thrashing about pretty violently." he informed her.
"Are you doing okay?"
"I was just on my way TO bed, actually." he admitted.
"But that's not important." he continued.
"What about you?" he asked. "Are YOU all right?" he asked her.
"You looked like you were having a really serious nightmare, and were thrashing about pretty violently." he informed her.
"Are you doing okay?"
Desiree was silent for a moment before sighing.
"I..." She started before nodding.
"I'm all right.." She added.
"It's... something that I just live with... it's nothing new."
".....that's concerning." Jaden responded.
"Is there anything I can do to help?" he then asked.
As he asked this, he noticed her breathing.
It seemed to be erratic, which was not surprising, but the breaths were... short.
"......." he was silent, before sighing.
"You sure you're okay?" he asked.
"Not hurt or anything?" he asked further.
"Is there anything I can do to help?" he then asked.
As he asked this, he noticed her breathing.
It seemed to be erratic, which was not surprising, but the breaths were... short.
"......." he was silent, before sighing.
"You sure you're okay?" he asked.
"Not hurt or anything?" he asked further.
Desiree was silent for a moment.
'Just a bruise." She told him, not knowing the actual full extent of the pain, what the cause was.
"I'm all right." She added. "don't worry about it."
".........hm." Jaden muttered.
"If you say so." he said.
He still wasn't sure about her.
That pink water from when she was in the tub worried him. And her breathing seemed... off.
He wondered JUST how hurt she was.
But he'd call Kalin and ask about it... maybe get Rene to take a look at her.
"If you say so." he said.
He still wasn't sure about her.
That pink water from when she was in the tub worried him. And her breathing seemed... off.
He wondered JUST how hurt she was.
But he'd call Kalin and ask about it... maybe get Rene to take a look at her.
Desiree nodded.
'I'm going to go have a shower. I ... just feel like I have to clean myself off after that." She then said with a light sigh.
"It's not anything pleasant." She added with a shudder.
"Unless you're going to be having one?" She then asked after a moment.
Jaden shook his head.
"No, go ahead." he told her.
"Shower's free for you to use." he said.
"So go ahead and take a shower." he added with a small smile.
"Anything else?" he asked.
"Oh, and feel free to raid the kitchen if need be." he added.
"No, go ahead." he told her.
"Shower's free for you to use." he said.
"So go ahead and take a shower." he added with a small smile.
"Anything else?" he asked.
"Oh, and feel free to raid the kitchen if need be." he added.
Desiree shook her head.
"No, nothing to worry about." She said after a moment
'I.. I'll be fine." She then said before waving as she headed out from the room, heading to the bathroom. It wasn't an issue, she thought.
Jaden watched her go off, and shook his head some.
"....really not sure if I buy that." he muttered.
He then sighed, before making his way to his own room, and laying back on his bed.
"....." he stared at the ceiling in silence, before looking around some.
"I should... probably get Rene to look at her." he told himself.
"That breathing... it surely alludes to internal damage..." he reasoned.
"....really not sure if I buy that." he muttered.
He then sighed, before making his way to his own room, and laying back on his bed.
"....." he stared at the ceiling in silence, before looking around some.
"I should... probably get Rene to look at her." he told himself.
"That breathing... it surely alludes to internal damage..." he reasoned.
Desiree climbed into the shower before turning it on and just sitting against the wall while having it hitting the wall by her. She wasn't even wanting the water to hit her for the moment. What she wanted, was the heat. The heat and steam was something she hoped would help her breathing. Because it was starting to really hurt, but at least it was something that was likely to help.
Or at least she really hoped it would.
Jaden had heard the shower turn on, and then sighed.
"I can't sleep now." he said.
"Maybe some tea will help." he muttered.
"May as well." he told himself.
He then got up and made his way to the kitchen to boil some water.
"...aged earl grey, maybe? Nah. Maybe just green tea." he said to himself.
"I can't sleep now." he said.
"Maybe some tea will help." he muttered.
"May as well." he told himself.
He then got up and made his way to the kitchen to boil some water.
"...aged earl grey, maybe? Nah. Maybe just green tea." he said to himself.
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Desiree was in the shower for an hour before she finally got out, dried off, and got dressed again. She didn't know what Jaden was doing, as she didn't have her headset with her, and made her way to the den. She was figuring she'd just have a seat there, possibly lie down on the couch, watch a movie and just fall asleep there. For some reason, it always seemed to help to have a TV or something in front of her.
For reasons she couldn't explain.
But it was something she knew would h elp sometimes.
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