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"....." Rene was silent, before sighing.

"Normally I would say yes." he told her.

"But I should be able to patch you up to the point where homecare will be all you need." he said.

"The one broken rib is the problem, but I might know a way to get that down to cracked, essentially." he went on.

"And you won't need to go to the hospital." he assured her.

"I'll also need to make the official report say you escaped with only minor injuries, and heavy sprains." he added.

"Yeah, we should." Jaden agreed.

--

Rene just sighed a little when Desiree asked her question.

"The damage?" he asked.

"It's... manageable." he told her.

"You've got cuts and bruises all over, but the worst of it is a couple of cracked ribs, and one that's slightly broken." he reported.

"That could have been a LOT worse, young lady."

Jaden just sighed.

"I understand." he said.

"Really. I do." he told her.

With that, he started to take the larger bits and put them all in a pile, and whenever he came across shards of glass, holes would open up under them, and they would fall in, coming out another hole in the wall, falling into a smaller pile.

"I'll get it all." he continued.

"You should get someone in to inspect where it came loose."

Jaden just sighed, and nodded.

"Yeah, sure." he said.

"Odds are Mom'll be here shortly to get further info." he went on.

"But for now..." he continued, trailing off a bit and hefting up some of the debris.

"Where's this crap going?" he asked.

"....ah." Jaden mumbled.

"Right, yes." he said.

He withdrew his phone from his pocket, and quickly sent a text to Sydney, telling her what happened.

"Done." he told Kalin.

"...still. Fuck." he cursed.

"This is... just... damn it!"

Rene shook his head.

"Not at first." he said.

"If she wants you there, I'll let you know." he finished.

With that, he was gone.

Jaden was silent, and just sighed.

"Damn it!" he cursed.

"I should have been more vigilant!"

Thankfully, Rene had gotten close enough to hear Kalin when she greeted him, and sighed when he heard everything else.

"Damn it." he cursed.

"Might be some broken or bruised ribs." he said.

"Desiree, I need to take you somewhere private to look at you." he then told Desiree.

"I'll use my water to do it, unless you'd prefer Kalin help." he went on.

"Or can you manipulate your own mana?" he asked.

Jaden just sighed.

"I can." he replied.

"It's faint, but it's there." he told her.

He then shoved the debris off of himself, and effortlessly lifted the debris that was atop Desiree.

"Get her." he said.

"She needs medical attention, I'm sure of it." he went on.

"Kalin!?" they both then heard Rene call out in the distance, over the noise of the crowd.

While security and others were trying to contain the crowd, things were silent on stage. Eerily quiet and still.

Until some of the heap of lighting moved a bit, and Jaden growled as he lifted what was on him up... along with himself.

"Damn it." he cursed.

'How did I not see that coming...' he thought, before his eyes widened.

"Ah!" he exclaimed.

"Desiree!" he yelled.

"Desiree, are you okay!?" he asked, looking towards where she had been standing.

Jaden nodded in response.

"I understand." he said.

"It can sometimes be really hard to gauge an audience." he reasoned.

"But I'm sure we'll do fine." he told her.

"We just gotta do what comes naturally when we get on stage." he went on with a smile.

"And yes, let us walk together." he finished, stepping out of the room and closing the door.

"Can't blemish Kalin's name." he chuckled.

Jaden jolted up for a moment, before sighing and making his way to the door, opening it more fully.

"Oh, hey." he said.

"....and yeah. I am." he told her.

"I always am." he admitted.

"Always have that moment of sheer terror, but I psych myself out of it." he went on with a smile.

"How about you?" he asked.

"How are YOU feeling?"

"Yup." Ryker responded, eating a fry.

"It's what big bros do." he said.

"You wanna act like a big man for your girl, I'm here to keep you grounded." he chuckled.

"Besides... you KNOW she found that adorable." he added.

"Ain't nothin' wrong with DAT."

As she left the room, she saw a door down the room that was slightly open. And she heard a voice inside.

Jaden's.

"All right, buddy you can do this." he said.

"This is new, but you can do this." he went on.

"Get out there and freak their minds!" he said further.

"Yeah!" he finished, psyching himself up.

Rene just rolled his eyes.

"Excuse my questions." he said.

"Well then!" he suddenly exclaimed, standing up.

"Looks like I'M not needed here anymore." he commented. "Or... wasn't even needed here in the first place, come to think of it." he then vocalised.

"So I'll attempt to make myself useful." he said.

"Anyone want a drink or a bite?" he asked.