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Post by Sebastian Terrace on Sept 1, 2012 22:08:44 GMT -5
When Levi opened the window, Seb got chills - and not from the cold. Though it took Levi a moment to recognize those sounds, Sebastian knew who it was immediately. It was the girl who took him under her wing, the girl who never gave up on him when others did, the girl who understood him. It made him freeze, and drop the glass of milk he had just pour. It crashed to the floor, glass breaking against his bare feet, milk splashing every where. Even that didn't phase him - he was shocked and shaking, unable to move. He tried to get going, but he couldn't - it took Levi running towards the fire escape for him to react.
Pushing past his room mate, Sebastian spotted the two in the ally. That was definitely Serena, and it made his blood run cold. Ignoring the stairs, he put two hands on the black iron railings and hurtled himself over the first flight, to the next landing. It stung a little, but he ignored the pain in the soles of his feet, focusing on the fire in his soul from seeing such an injustice. Jumping to the next level in record time, he sped down the stairs two at a time. He didn't see anything distinct about the attacker, just that he was sexually abusing his best friend.
Putting two hands on the man's shoulders, he wrenched him away, yelling profanities. He was appalled at the sight that was left. A man should never see another man's private organ, soaked in blood from his victim. Sebastian couldn't help it - he turned to the side and dry heaved as the man regained his composure. When Seb looked up, he was pointing a gun, straight at Sebastian's chest, Serena lay forgotten behind him.
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Post by Levi Caldwell on Sept 1, 2012 22:20:56 GMT -5
Serena: Serena heard footsteps coming towards them and it felt like it took hours for him to reach them and for Levi to pull the man off of her. She crawled away as quickly as she could behind Levi before she saw the man had pulled his gun out again. She saw her blood and she was whimpering in pain. She was having trouble focusing on things and she was scared that this was what death felt like. How much blood can you lose? This hurt more than childbirth! It felt like hell and she'd scraped up her hands and knees on the ground when she'd crawled but that was better than the alternative of being over by her rapist. Levi: His sister was being raped and he was so busy having a mild panic attack that he wasn't even the one who saved her but he saw that gun being pulled out and he ran faster than he ever thought possible to save them. What if he shot Sebastian? He wasn't in love with the man but he cared which was why he stood in front of the gun and he felt the sudden pain of a bullet rushing into his side. He didn't fall down and he didn't scream. He just reached over to grab the man and pull him to the ground. He didn't know what to do but he was punching as hard as he could. He just wanted to make this guy suffer for what he had done even if he was in severe pain. It was nothing compared to what he'd done to Serena.
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Post by Sebastian Terrace on Sept 1, 2012 22:25:05 GMT -5
Sebastian couldn't worry about Levi at the moment, even though he heard the gun go off. He had seen Levi work out, and he knew that whatever happened next, Levi was sure to win - or so he hoped. Crawling on the ground, Sebastian realized how injured he was - there were pieces of glass embedded into his feet, and he was slightly positive something had snapped when he ran towards them. He crouched, trying to make it to Serena, army crawling when he had to. Finally, by her side, he didn't know what to do. He wanted to hold her against him, comfort her, but she looked so... broken. "Serena?" He murmured.
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Post by Serena Adams on Sept 1, 2012 22:31:10 GMT -5
Serena was watching Levi fighting with wide eyes. Was he going to win? She gripped onto Sebastian when he was close enough by her and buried her head in his neck so she could sob without anyone seeing her face. "It hurts.... Seb... It hurts so much." She couldn't move so it didn't hurt because everything was swollen and painful and she knew it.
"I didn't want him to do it. I begged him not to and he just kept.... he wouldn't stop." She pulled away from him and grabbed her dress to pull it back on to make this less awkward. She felt so uncomfortable naked in the ally way all bruised, bloody and crying. "What am I going to do? How am I suppose to tell Drake? He'll freak out." She felt helpless.
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Post by Sebastian Terrace on Sept 1, 2012 22:33:55 GMT -5
Seb sighed, frowning as she pulled on her dress. He didn't know what to do - his phone was upstairs and he didn't think he could walk. Levi was still wrestling with the guy, and Seb was suddenly scared. What would happen if Levi didn't win? "Don't worry about Drake right now." He snapped, trying not to be mean. "We need to worry about you." Glancing at her, he appraised her appearance and wounds. "Can you walk? Can you... c-can you go get help?"
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Post by Serena Adams on Sept 1, 2012 22:47:06 GMT -5
Levi: Levi fought the man off until he pushed him and raced off. He clearly didn't want to get arrested for this. So, he went over to Sebastian and tried to help him to his feet. "This is not good... Fuck..." He was gripping his side and trying his best to stop the bleeding but it just wasn't working. "I have a bullet lodged in my side and my sister was raped and her husband is probably going to blame me for this whole thing." He wasn't even really worried about himself. What if the twins were hurt? What if he gave her an std? Serena: Serena stood up on shaky legs with the help of a nearby trashcan. She let out a loud agonized noise as she did so but she could stand up and walk if she did so slow enough. She was a mess, a bloody dirty mess and she looked so incredibly broken like a shell of her former self. She stumbled as best as she could out of the ally and stopped the first person that she saw. "Help.... My brother was shot and his... his boyfriend is hurt." She didn't even mention her injuries because she was so worried about them.
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Post by Sebastian Terrace on Sept 3, 2012 11:15:19 GMT -5
Sebastian watched Serena walk away, worried. He lay on the ground, shaking as the shock set in. His leg was numb, and his brain was just as fuzzy. Glancing up at Levi, he winced, taking in the large pool of blood on his side. Help Levi... gotta get help... Crawling again, he ignored the throbbing pain. He made his way to the wall, short fingernails gripping the bricks as he pulled himself up to stand, adjusting his weight off of his left foot, which appeared to be the most injured. "Levi..." he mumbled weakly, blinking away the fog that was threatening to cover his vision, the desire for unconsciousness. "Oh my god, we need help."
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Post by Serena Adams on Sept 3, 2012 14:15:32 GMT -5
It seemed like an eternity had passed between the passerby calling for help and the ambulances arriving - two, one for her and Sebastian and one for Levi who was losing a lot of blood. The first thing that the workers did in the ambulence was the rape kit to collect any fluids or other sort of DNA to pin the rapist but there was unfortunately none on her. How could he not even leave a tiny bit of anything? She felt hopeless like there was just no way that they were going to ever catch this horrible man.
She was in so much pain at this point that she was sobbing and screaming because death seemed like a favorable option. She had tearing that would need stitches on her vaginal area and anal, her breasts were covered in sores and she was as bruised as a victim of domestic abuse. She just looked like a mess. She was pregnant which was concerning since she could possibly go into preterm labor from the stress of all of this. So, they wanted to admit her for at least a night to monitor how the babies were and how she was just to make sure that she hadn't gotten anything too severe. "I want my husband..." She was still in pain due to the fact that they felt it would be too risky to give her pain medication without knowing what it could possibly do to her unborn children so she was forced to lay on the bed in the worst pain of her life. This was worse than the first time by thousands.
Levi, on the other hand, was doing far better than his sister. He'd lost what appeared to be a lot of blood at first but it was actually not too much considering his wound. The bullet was fairly easy to remove and he didn't even have to stay overnight which was why he had gone into Serena's room to talk to her though he'd given the hospital staff instructions to tell him once they knew what was going on with Sebastian. "Hey Serena... You... Are you okay?" He reached out to touch her hand and frowned as she visably cringed like she was scared of being touched not that he blamed her if she was.
He knew that he wasn't what she wanted which was why he was keeping his distance but still keeping an eye on her in case she decided that she did need to talk. "I texted Drake um... I told him the hospital and the room number and what happened so..." He wanted her to see what a jackass that she was married to. Where was her husband? Probably too busy having sex with another woman to check his phone and see that his poor wife was on a bed scared and alone in a hospital. He hated how fragile that she looked almost child-like in that large bed despite her baby bump.
She had bruises on her face and neck but they didn't have anything on the black and blue covering the rest of her body along with the little slits from where he'd dug his nails in her skin. She had a tiny cut on her forehead that she didn't even remember getting which needed two stitches and was now covered with a gauze band aid.
He was obviously worried for his sister but his mind kept drifting to Sebastian... What if something was seriously wrong with him? What if they'd gotten to the hospital a little too late and he died? What if he never got to say goodbye? Did this mean that he was falling in love with him? No! No... But there were feelings there that he didn't want to think about yet they were the only thing on his mind right now.
What if Sebastian died not knowing how he felt about him? What did he even feel about him? A crush? A roommate? A best friend? There were so many unexplored possibilities between them and he couldn't help but want to cry at the thought that they would remain that way forever. He took a shaky breath before looking over to Serena; he needed to get his mind off his own relationship crisis and focus on creating one for her. "He didn't text back or anything, I bet that he's just busy or something. I mean everyone knows that it's topless night at that bar in town and easy girls are a lot more fun than consoling your wife." He laughed and he knew that she was now wondering if that was the case so he decided to add just one more off handed casual comment.
"I'm sure he'll be here as soon as he finds a girl that he can have sex with until you're ready to fuck again."
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Post by Sebastian Terrace on Sept 3, 2012 17:58:18 GMT -5
Sebastian: Seb arrived at the hospital unconscious. After he had gotten up, back in that ally way, to try to call for help for Levi, he had passed out cold. The pain wasn't there at that point, because of all the adrenaline rushing through his body, but now that he was out of a dangerous situation, it was all back. To make things worse, the city hospital had him on record as being admitted as a "risky individual with tendencies to abuse pharmaceuticals" - which meant that he was permitted nothing but a few Tylenol. Not even a little drop of morphine to take the edge off!
After examination, it was determined that Sebastian had indeed broken his right foot. There were pinched nerves along his left foot, and various cuts and scrapes from his time spent in the ally way. The ground had been littered with glass, and each individual pieces was pulled from his skin. It was a painful experience, not helped by his Tourette's. His body was fighting this all the way, with tics that wrenched his neck so hard they had him in a brace. The stressful situation made everything worse, and nothing would help him stop. By the time they were done, the doctors were seriously considering sedating him, but he couldn't sign the consent form for that - he just wanted to go home.
When they released him, after about an hour of work, he was in a cast and hobbling around on crutches. The break was not severe enough for him to be incapacitated for any long amount of time, but it was going to take a few weeks to heal. Limping through the halls, he found Serena's room and requested to be allowed in - the nurses complied, giving him odd glances as his neck twitched and lips moved with inaudible swearing. Walking in, he spotted Levi, and Serena who was looking so... weak, and fragile on the bed. He sat down in the chair by the window and frowned, eyes tearing up. "Serena, I'm so sorry you're hurt." He whispered.
Drake:[/u] After asking his sister to watch Carver, Drake practically ran to the hospital. He was driving the motorcycle, something he never did, and had to park in a lot two blocks away. He was sprinting on foot through the white halls of the hospital, out of breath by the time he got to her room. Bursting in, he was breathing hard, his hair blown back by the wind and eyes wide. When he saw his wife, so scared and small in the hospital bed, he bit his lower lip. He didn't even care that Levi and Seb were there; he got on his knees by her bed and took her hand in his, softly sobbing. "Serena?" He sniffed, looking up at her. "How are you feeling?"
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Post by Serena Adams on Sept 3, 2012 18:19:20 GMT -5
Serena: Serena didn't believe anything that Levi was saying so she wasn't worrying too much about it. Why would she? She knew that her husband loved her and would be here as soon as he possibly could be there; they did have two children at home who needed him since she obviously wasn't able to be there. She saw how awful that Sebastian looked and felt a fresh batch of tears welling up in her eyes, "It's alright... It's not your fault." She wiped her eyes when she saw Drake come into the room. She squeezed his hand as tightly as she could given the fact that she was feeling quite weak at the moment. She didn't even feel like she had the energy to hold herself up which was why she had the bed adjusted to do it for her so she could sit up without having to actually use any strength. She didn't have any of that left. How was she feeling? Violated, hurt, dirty, stupid, like she somehow deserved this but she couldn't form any words at the moment and just let out a choking sob. She didn't know what to say even if she could speak. She was feeling so many different things. She sobbed for a couple of minutes before she composed herself enough to speak though her voice was barely above a whisper and hoarse. She didn't even sound like herself - she even sounded broken. "I need to shower.... I need to scrub it all off." She just wanted to sit under the hot water until this disgusting feeling went away. She couldn't possibly shower unless he helped her. Levi: Levi wasn't paying much attention to Serena and Drake because she believed that he was just pretending to be a caring husband because people were around. Why did he think so little of him? Because he reminds you of yourself, idiot. Oh shut up little voice! Nobody asked you! Well, he supposed that technically he did since it was his little voice and he did control it on some level, right? He moved over to Sebastian and tried not to focus on how much pain that he looked to be in, he just needed to kiss him and celebrate the fact that he was alive. So, he leaned his lips close to the other man's and kissed him gently before taking one of his hands in his own. "I'm going to take care of you, okay? I'm going to wait on you hand and foot until you're all better." He knew that it was probably a strange thing to say considering that they weren't in a relationship and he didn't have any interest in one but he felt like it needed to be said. He had a lot of things that he needed to say but he couldn't just rush it, right? He needed to say it just the right way at just the right time so it didn't come off creepy or wrong like he was trying to date him.
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Post by Sebastian Terrace on Sept 3, 2012 19:00:28 GMT -5
Drake: Drake sighed as she sobbed; her sadness was ripping him apart inside. She was an expecting mother, with all the money she could want and children who obviously loved her. He could give her almost anything in the world - but he couldn't lessen her pain. Standing up, he spotted the bathroom and peeped around the corner. There was a shower and a chair beside the toilet, with a few wash-cloths and bars of soap, no hair shampoo or conditioner. He stepped closer to the bed and swept her up in his arms, bridal-style. He moved quickly, knowing she was tense in his arms - she had to be afraid of contact. Sitting her down in the chair, he leaned against the sink and smiled sadly.
Sebastian: When Levi sat by him, Sebastian had to lean in - which walked him right into the kiss. His lips moved against Levi's softly, tenderly, and yet... aggressively at the same time. It wasn't that he wanted him, but he wanted passion. Not love, not sex, just want and lust. When Levi pulled away, he moved in to give a quick follow up kiss - a fluid movement he was used to, a long kiss and then a short peck just to show that one wasn't enough.
When Levi got serious and loving, though, Sebastian froze. Or, froze in the sense of he stopped his voluntary movements - his fingers were still tapping against his thigh and his neck was moving slightly. This was new to him. Normally, guys were just hook ups and girls were always too emotionally needy. Now there was a man who was good looking, interested in sex, and... maybe he actually cared? It left Sebastian shocked; he didn't quite know what to do about this. Was this something he should be happy about, or... afraid of? Whatever he should feel, he was wary, just in general.
He moved his shoulders, sitting back to look more clearly at Levi. "What?" He was incredulous and unsure, not knowing how he felt, reserving his feelings. "I can... take care of myself." He said slowly, frowning a little. Why was Levi suggesting to take care of him? Why did he even want to be worried with his well being at all? "I mean - uh, that was rude." His brows knit together as he thought about it. "You're the one who got shot." His hand reached out, fingers lightly pressed against his chest for a moment before he moved them down to right above where the bandage started. "I was so worried..." he whispered, tears welling in his eyes.
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Post by Serena Adams on Sept 3, 2012 19:23:19 GMT -5
Serena: Serena felt amazingly grateful that Drake carried her into the bathroom like that. She grabbed a wash cloth and slowly stripped from her hospital gown so now he could see everything. She was obviously hurt physically even the vaginal trauma was apparent thanks to the extreme swelling. She cringed as she tried to scrub her arms so fiercely that the skin turned red, she was trying to make it go away but it wasn't working. She still felt disgusting and violated and the damn layer of filth wasn't going away at all. She glanced over to her husband and decided to talk to him though she knew that she sounded weak and all. "Drake... he.... he wouldn't stop and it hurt so bad...." She sobbed out before explaining exactly what had happened though he could probably tell because of her various wounds even her breasts were covered in cuts and bruises. She wanted him to know what happened because she wanted him to make her feel better. "And they did the rape kit but they didn't find anything." She was keeping her distance because the idea of being touched was terrifying yet she wanted him to come closer. She felt safest when he was around like somehow he could protect her from anything and everything. Levi: Oh yeah... He had gotten shot, huh? Levi laughed weakly to try and show him that he was alright despite his injury. He swallowed hard before saying, "They gave me some really good drugs so I feel fine." He pulled the bottle out of his pocket and showed it to Sebastian, "How does a Vicodin sound?" He didn't really know if it was legal to share prescription drugs like this but he did know that he really didn't care. He just wanted Sebastian to feel better! "Can you go home or do they want you to stay at all? I know that they want to keep Serena overnight and possibly longer depending on certain things." He honestly hoped that they kept her for an extended period of time because he was worried that suicide was going to be on her mind. How could it not be? A person can only be victimized so many times before they lose the will to fight, right?
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Post by Drake Wade Adams on Sept 4, 2012 15:09:34 GMT -5
Drake: He didn't know what to say or do, or even feel. He was numb, shaking with anger, afraid of what he would do if he went outside. If someone gave him the car keys, he would drive off to find that son of a bitch. He would kill him - shoot him with the gun that shot his brother in law and threatened his wife. He would kill him, slowly and painfully, to avenge his wife. She was not dead, but there was a part of her that was traumatized. She would never forget this - not the first or second time it happened, and especially not the third. Why had this man come after the most amazing woman in history?
Bending down, Drake kneeled in front of his wife and gently rubbed the soap off of her arms. She was shaking and wet, covered in white and grey flecks of sweet smelling soap. Her skin was raw from scrubbing and her eyes were red rimmed from crying. Tears ran down his own face, and his head was getting wet from the shower's vicious spray over head. He wanted to hug her into him but he was afraid of hurting her. "Baby..." he murmured, looking at her sadly. "I know it doesn't mean much to hear this now... but I love you.."
Seb: Seb's eyes widened as he pulled out the Vicodin. Resisting the urge to lean in and grab it, Seb put his hands in his lap, fingers tightly clenched together. When Levi asked if he could go home, then mentioned Serena, Sebastian sighed. Now that Drake was here, Serena didn't really need him, and the doctors had actually told him to go home and put his foot up. It was still painfully throbbing, the medication that was off limits calling him from every corner of the hospital. There was Vicodin, Diclofenac, Morphine - and they couldn't spare a drop for him, suffering man with a low pain tolerance?
Sighing again, Sebastian nodded. "I'd like to go home, actually. I'm allowed to." He murmured, then leaned in, drawn by Levi's dark eyes. He wanted something from him - love, lust, feeling, passion, aggressiveness and yet... soft, gentle hands. He pressed his lips to Levi's slowly, his tongue instantly moving in and his hands reaching for Levi's shoulders. Moving from his arms to his chest to his abdomen, Sebastian opened his eyes as he managed to slip the bottle of Vicodin from Levi's pocket. Pulling away, he popped three into his mouth and grinned. "Sharing is caring." He reminded.
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Post by Serena Adams on Sept 4, 2012 15:46:17 GMT -5
Serena: Pain surged through her abdomen so suddenly that Serena yelped and clenched her small bump; she looked so much tinier now. Her stomach was tight and hard like it was during contractions with Carver and the boys. Was it possible for her to be going into labor? She knew what happened to babies born this early and she definitely didn't want that for her children. "I love you, too..." She whispered as she pulled him closer to her despite the fact that he was going to get soaked thanks to the shower. She was leaning all of her weight against his body and trying not to cry over how much it hurt to have anything touching her sore body. It was better to be in his arms and in pain than to be out of his arms and in slightly less pain. "Please don't leave me." She murmured pathetically as she snuggled closer to his body and fought back sobs. She didn't care that she was getting him all wet or that he probably didn't want to be in the shower like this with her fully clothed because she needed him now. Levi: Levi was definitely relieved that Sebastian was able to go home today; he didn't want any harm to ever come to the other man and that was why he didn't care that he stole Vicodin from him. He could get more bottles; he couldn't get another best friend. "Let's go... Do you need help getting up?" He didn't have his car but he had money for a taxi so they could get back home. He glanced to the closed bathroom door and let out a heavy sigh. "She's going to kill herself." He knew how horrible that was to say out loud but he just had a bad feeling. "She tried once before and I--I don't know if she'll fail this time."
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Post by Drake Wade Adams on Sept 4, 2012 16:13:11 GMT -5
Drake winced, noticing her pain. Leaning forward, he swept her into his arms and stood her on her feet. "Shower time is over. You're hurting too much for this." he was unaware of the fact that she might be having contractions. He was too focused on her other ailments. Gently, he helped her into the fluffy hospital robe and picked her up again, staggering slightly as he walked her to the bed and laid her down. He noticed Sebastian and Levi sitting together on the couch in the corner, Sebastian asleep and practically drooling against the other man's chest. He rolled his eyes and sat down to focus on his wife. "I'm not going to leave you." He assured her.
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