vatheon | 03 - One of these nights...

Who: Shing Meteoryte and YOU.
Where: Still the hospital. Yep.
When: Forward-dated to anytime between Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon.
Style: Action
Status: Open

[There was a quiet groan from Shing as he came to all at once; wincing, it takes him for a while to remember just what had happened. They were... ambushed, right? That... that thing, Vanitas? So many of those creatures... Rin...

And then the flash of pain as a sword was driven into him, lingering just long enough to see Kohaku die before he eventually succumbed.

Yeah, he died.

...

... he doesn't want to look or even talk to anyone right now. Shing groans again, placing a hand on his forehead as he stares up at the ceiling. Oddly enough, it wasn't actually dying that bothered him, but watching Kohaku and Rin suffer as he passed, not being able to do anything but watch... he felt like a failure. Well, he was one, for lack of a better term.

One hand moved to feel around for any scars, but he couldn't feel anything. He wasn't sure if that was a blessing or not yet. It didn't really change the fact that he'd died on everyone, failed protecting Kohaku... just failed everything in general.

Did they hate him for it? Of course, they probably did. He wouldn't have been surprised if that were the case... collapsing back onto the bed, he sighed. Why was he never strong enough when these kinds of things happened...?

Sitting up again and attempting to get out of bed, he winced as his body refused to listen, his head swimming from dizziness. The last thing he wanted was to face either of them right now... how was he going to apologize to them for letting them down so badly?]

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... not really, but crying helped a little...

[ He still feels like crap, but truth be told it was nice being able to be honest about it. ]

Well, that's better than it staying the same, right? [No one would expect him to feel good immediately afterwards after all.]

True...

[Yeah, he just. Feels really bad about pretty much everything right now.]

I just want all this pain to stop...

I'm sure it will. It'll just take a bit of time...Somethings take longer than others to heal.

[For all she hasn't died, she knows that's true. Dying will probably take more time than anything else to heal...]

Do you think this is something that we can really heal from, though?

[ It's a legitimate worry for him, shush... ]

[She nods.]

You aren't alone, right? Maybe if you didn't have friends you wouldn't be able to, but you do. You have a lot of friends, and so does Kohaku. And you have each other! So I'm sure you can heal from this.

You think so, Colette...?

[ This time around, he says it as more of a statement than a question. That and there's the faintest trace of a smile on his lips now, too... ]

[She smiles and nods again. He probably didn't mean it as a question but...]

Yep! [It looks like it's actually a genuine smile too!]

[ Oh... well... now he can't help but smile a little more as he hugs Colette again, sighing as he looks off into the distance again. ]

... thanks...

No problem. [And she'll just sit here and keep hugging him. Sometimes you just don't need to talk.]

[ Shing really appreciates her, you know that. Excuse him as he hugs you a little while longer, as if to make sure he's really alive... ]

[She doesn't mind, continuing to hug him as well. For all she talks about people coming back here like it's absolutely normal, she doesn't like her friends getting hurt.]

[ And as a few more moments of hugging happen, Shing pauses quietly, his head still buried in her shoulder as he mumbled against her. ]

You ever... felt helpless after watching a friend of yours get hurt or worse? I... wish this would stop...

[She stays quiet for another moment.]

Yes, several times. I've also felt terrible for being bait in a trap for my friends.

Colette...

[ Oh, no, now Shing's going to hug her tight because she seems like she needs it. A lot. ]

M'sorry... shouldn't have pried like that...

[She hugs him back, just as tight.]

It's okay, Shing. None of them died, I just...I know what you mean by that feeling.

Mmn... it's really not a pleasant feeling, is it...

[ It's said more as a statement than a question as his embrace tightens just a little. ]

[She makes a quiet noise of agreement, nods, and keeps holding on to him. She never wants this or that to happen ever again.]

[ Shing sighs quietly into her shoulder, speaking up again. ]

... Colette, can I... trust that I can talk to you about this again? If... I start feeling like I'm letting this hold me back, I mean.

I... don't want to be a bother, so... I'd understand if you said no...

[She nods.]

Of course, Shing! Even if you don't feel like this is holding you back, you can talk to me. You're my friend after all.

... thanks, Colette. I really am glad that I met you... that I can call you friend, too.

I want to do the same for you, okay...? You don't... need to hide anything from me, either...

[She's not sure if she'll really be able to keep that true for both Kohaku and Shing, but...]

I'll try! It won't be easy, but I will try not to hide things from you too.

'Salright... I know there might be some things that you may not feel comfortable with telling me yet, Colette.

I do... want to help you if I'm able to, though...

[That's...]

It's not really that I'm not comfortable telling you...It's that I'm not used to not hiding things.

I mean, even after him getting angry at me, I still hide things from my best friend.

Ah... I... I see...

... I... can understand a little, I think. It's just... you don't want to make him worry, Colette...?

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