Re: Never Alone. (Shiori)

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Looking out the window, Eric saw the night stars, and wondered how long he had been... out. What would have happened if he would have died? How much pain would he have caused? And to think that ending his life was the best option, he shook his head, not wanting to believe that he had actually made that decision; made the decision to kill himself.
His arms wrapped tighter around her body, and he felt her head resting lightly on his chest. His dark shaggy hair fell into his equally dark eyes, and he rested his chin atop her head, closing his own eyes, his breathing becoming long and slow, as he relaxed, and finally drifted off into a peaceful sleep.

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When Leah awoke the next morning, she was rather confused as to where she was. She looked around a bit before remembering where she was. She felt the warm arms around her and looked up to see that Eric was sleeping. She was pleased to see that he looked so calm when he was sleeping, after the last day's ordeal. Sighing quietly, Leah wrapped her arms around his waist, resting her head gently on his chest. She wouldn't wake him up; he needed the rest.

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Eric twitched slightly as he felt something shift beside him, the source of warmth moving slightly before settling back down. He was half awake, as he had been most of the night, but wasn't conscious enough to know where he was, or what he was doing. In an attempt to go back into deep, heavier slumber, he shifted slightly, his arms wrapping tighter around Leah.
His heart rate was a steady pace, beeping over and over again.

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Leah let out a bit of a squeak, definately not expecting his arms to wrap tighter around her. She didn't mind, though, as she hugged herself closer to him, resting her cheek on his chest. It surprised her they'd slept the night together, after only three days (as of today) of knowing each other. And they'd already kissed, as well. But Leah felt safe with him. Safer than she'd felt in a very long time. Leah sighed happily and looked up at Eric's sleeping face, deciding just to let him sleep. He needed the sleep. He had gone through a lot yesterday. Just as she had almost fallen back asleep, her phone wrang from out in the waiting room, a nurse bringing it in to her. Leah frowned but shook her head, not wanting to answer it.

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A loud sound of a phone ringing woke Eric out of his sleep, and he shook his head groggily, blearily sitting up and looking down at Leah, who's head was near his. Kissing her hair gently, he gave her a weak smile, wincing as the movement cracked his scab. "Morning Princess." He said softly, pulling himself into an upright position and watching as the nurse brought in Leah's phone. Eric had a pretty good idea who was calling.

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Leah smiled, "Morning," she murmured, swinging her legs over the opposite side the of the bed. "I should probably take this. I'll be right back." Leah took the phone from the nurse and made her way out into the waiting room, frowning when she answered.
"Hello?"
"Leah, dad's going to kill you. He figured out where you were last night. He's pissed. You slept with that guy? What's gotten into you!"
Leah frowned at Liam's taunting voice, "I didn't sleep with him, Liam. And I'm not coming back home. I'm through with you and all the shit the family puts me through!" Leah hung up, but not before hearing Liam say 'then we'll come and get you.' Pocketing her phone, Leah walked back into the room and felt almost immediately better at the sight of Eric. She crawled back onto the bed and kissed his cheek gently, curling up next to him.

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Feeling almost like a king, with his own personal queen and servants, aka nurses looking after him, he propped his elbows on the pillow as Leah slid off the bed, giving him a slight look before flipping open her phone, answering and stepping out of hearing range. Sighing, he leaned backwards, his head pushing back into the pillow.
He was ready to go... somewhere else. He had no home, to where to stay. That thought made him finch slightly, as he realized what that really meant. As Leah came back, he looked to her, eyes worried.
"What was that about? What do they want?"

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Leah frowned slightly as he asked. She shook her head and righted herself on the bed, so she sat up next to him. Taking in a deep breath, she said, "It was Liam. He said dad's gonna kill me. I'm sure he will, though probably subtly." Leah thought she sounded completely ridiculous. Shaking her head, she rested her head on his shoulder. "I told him I wasn't going to come home, and he said they'd find me. I should really go, though, Eric. If they do come and get me, it won't be pretty, and I don't want to get you involved..."

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Eric frowned deeply, his dark eyes hardening at the mention of Joseph and his tag along, her brother Liam. Shaking his head, he wrapped his arms tight around her waist, trying to give her the feeling of security that he knew she was yearning for. Some place to be safe, away from everyone and everything that hurt. A place where you weren't judged. A place where you couldn't be bothered. He heard his heart rate speed up as she nestled her head gently against his chest, and stroked her hair with his hand. "You'll stay here. They cant force you out of here, not in the hospital, with nurses and doctors around."

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Leah smiled slightly as she felt his hands around her waist, feeling a bit more protected than before. She knew, despite the state Eric was in, he'd kick Liam's ass if he had to. The thought gave her a welling of warm energy in her chest and she let out a content sigh, resting her hand on his chest, as well. But still, the nagging came to her in the back of their mind, "They can try, Eric. They will try. And I don't want you doing anything stupid after yesterday's events. You still need to recover..." Leah knew she was just trying to make up excuses, but she hoped it was working, though she knew it most likely wasn't.

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Eric let out a gutteral sigh as she started to protest. "Leah, after three days, I know you too well." He shook his head, teasing her slightly. "You want to stay, but dont want to seem to eager, thus make up excuses that you know arent going to sway me." He said, rather frankly. Giving a curt nod, he pushed himself up into a straighter position, and looked at the nurse.
"Please, can you close the door? And please tell everyone that comes to see me that I dont want to be disturbed, for ANY reason at all."

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Leah felt herself blushing, and she burried her head further into the clothes over his chest. She wrapped her arms around him, trying to provide herself with even more comfort. A wave of relief washed over her when he asked the nurse to close the door and leave them be. She let out a contented sigh and poked his chest gently, "You know, it's not me. It's you. You're very stubborn." Leah looked up and kissed his chin gently.

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As Leah's contented sigh reached Eric's ears, he let a small, pleased smile cross his lips. Looking down as he felt her soft, warm lips on his chin, he stroked her hair from her eyes and gave her a weak smile. "Where are you going to go? Are you leaving when I'm better, going back to your family?" He asked softly, his eyes worried.

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Leah shook her head and commented, "No, Eric. I'm not going back home. I don't think I'm ever going home." She curled up into an even tighter ball, hugging herself closely to him. She suddenly felt extremely awkward alone in this room with him. With the door closed and all. She kept her head facing him, though, a tiny smile on her lips. She saw the worry in his eyes, and she didn't like it there. "But don't worry. I'll be fine. I'm a big girl now, I can take care of myself." Leah's smiled widened, but disappeared quickly as she dropped her gaze. She really wasn't as confident in herself as she sounded.

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Eric frowned, but was thankful that she was not going to go back to her family. "We can stay with Mrs. Quinn." He said softly, nodding. Her icecream parlor was two stories, and on the top level she had a small apartment, that Eric had stayed in many a time. "She wont mind, I'm sure. She lives in her own home, and she let me stay there for weeks, before."

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Leah shrugged. "That'd be nice..." Leah commented. She looked up at him, searching his eyes for a moment. She curled up to him and returned her head to his chest. She didn't know what to say. "Now what..?" she commented quietly, poking his shoulder lazily. She didn't want to go back to bed. It would drive her insane. With so many things running on her mind, she was afraid to fall back asleep.

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Suddenly, the sound of squeeling tires filled the air, the window left open to allow the fresh air to penetrate the hospital room. His room was a few floors above the ground, but it was the side closest to the parking lot, and Eric had a pretty good idea of who had decided to show up. Pushing himself painfully to his elbows, he made sure to keep an arm around leah, before taking the small bed remote in his hand and moving the bed so he could sit in a sitting position easilly, as he would need to comfront whoever would come bursting through the door.

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Leah jumped when she heard the tires, and, without much knowledge of what she was doing, wrapped her arms around Eric's neck and hauled herself as close to him as she could possibly manage. She shook slightly, fear of her parents coming to take her away. Through a choked reply, she said, "Please don't let them hurt me." Leah hated how weak she sounded, but she was no match for Liam. Not to mention her father would be there, as well. She burried her face in the cloth over Eric's chest and tried her hardest to keep her cool.

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Imedietly, Eric noted the change in Leah's ,posture, the look in her eyes, and her actions. She was deathly afraid of what was coming, and though hurt, Eric was in no mood, no position to let them take her from him. Yes, he was only seventeen, but why did that matter!?
Anyone could see that she was being abused by her own family, and he wasn't about to let that happen again, never! A knock on the door startled him, and he glanced up warrrily, only to see the nurse peering at him intently.
"There are people to see you, should I let them in?" She asked, smiling warmly at the 'people'. They were out of his line of vision through the half open door, and he shook his head vigouously. "No!"

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Leah's breath hitched in her throat as the nurse came in, for half a second fearing that it was Liam and Joseph. She curled herself into a tighter ball, hoping it'd protect her, but she knew it was pretty much useless. When she heard her father's gruff voice on the other side of the door, her heart skipped a beat and she froze, shaking softly.
"I think you'd best let us in there, Miss," he said to the nurse. "No matter what they say. That boy in there. He's more of a criminal than a man. I think it best that you let me get my daughter from him before he does something wretched."
Liam's voice backed up her father's with a stern, "Yeah, and if you don't watch your back, you may be next on his hitlist."
Leah's eyes grew cold at that comment, anger welling up in her, but she was still too horrified to move.

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Eric eyed the nurse coldly, giving her a dumbfounded look. She furrowed her brow, looking very confused, before stepping out of the room and closing the door. Eric heard her telling Liam and Joseph to 'wait there' while she got the doctor, as Eric needed to be checked on, and to 'not open the door' untill she came back.
Eric also knew that they werent about to listen, and he pushed Leah away from him, giving her a look that told her she needed to get out of the room. Hide, at least. He sat up and gently pushed her to the ground, hoping she would get the idea to crawl under the hospital bed, the only place he could think of at the moment.

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Leah whimpered slightly and looked up at him, the silent communication between their gazes kicking in just as the door opened, and she'd disappeared from sight, holding her breath underneath the hospital bed.
"Ahh, there you are, Eric," Liam sneered, walking cockily up to Eric's bedside, fists clenched. "Heard you overdosed. Not surprising."
Joseph's face was hard and unmerciful, "I hope you haven't touched my daughter. After today, you won't be able to see her ever again. Now, where is she? I know she's in here somewhere..."

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Eric looked up slightly as they walked into the room, his blanket falling over the bed and concealing Leah from view. He appeared to be doped up and drowsy, and blinked slowly, acting like he was trying to process who these people were, though he knew them exactly. Forcing himself to stay calm, so his heartbeat wouldn't speed up, he cocked an eyebrow at Liam, shrugging slowly.
"She went homeee..." He slurred, sounding completley doped and unsure of himself. "She said, sooo.... Left a few minutes agoo, didn't want to see yoouuu...."

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Leah held her breath, just able to see the shoes of Liam and her father. She heard Eric's fake performance, and she thought to herself that it sounded pretty convincing.
Liam, however, wasn't impressed. "Yes, that's right, isn't it? We would've seen her if she left 'a few minutes ago' seeing as we just got here, a few minutes ago. So, maybe she's not here. Somewhere in your house, maybe? Locked up in some God-forsaken torture chamber?"
Jospeh crossed his arms, not feeling the need to say anything yet, letting Liam do most of the talking.

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"No," Eric shook his head lazily, before pushing himself back onto the bed, leaning back onto the pillows and closing his eyes drowsilly, before opening them, his head lolling to one side slightly.
"No, she left before thattt......" His words eventually trailed off, and he pushed himself upright, squinting slightly, his black eyes glittering. "Not at my house... I dont know where. Tell me if you find her, ok?"




failure :(

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