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[turning the corner, Roxas almost trips over Axel, but with some quick footwork, he manages to avoid a meeting between his face and the floor.]

Whoa--! You know, you probably sh--

[well.. that doesn't look too good. Roxas pauses and then squats, reaching out to touch the back of one of Axel's wrists.]

Hey-- hey, are you okay?

[Larxene is wheeling down the hallway. Yes, wheeling. She is stuck in a wheelchair. Her fear is being the helpless one. Which includes not being able to protect herself, and following her ~*HEART*~. No matter how non existent it is. She'll follow her memories of a heart, happy?]

[Sees Athul and wheels over to him as fast as she can go! She looks worried D: And then she mentally yells at herself for that.]

Athul... What's wrong? [She should not be sounding scared and worried. Why is she acting like this?!]

[looks up, eyes squinted with pain and jaw locked] R-Roxath?

[looks up, obviously surprised by the sight of her, but the pain's a bit too overwhelming - there's evidence of tears in his eyes and his fingers are curled around his jawline due to pain] I can' really talk, it hurths tho- A-ah! [winces and drops his forehead to his knees, stays still for a moment before looking up] Thhsssp. What happened to you?

[murmurs.]

Close enough..

[draws his hand back from Axel's wrist, propping his elbows on his bent knees.]

What's up? You don't look too hot-- no pun intended.

[Ahhh Athul! D: Petting your hair as you rest on her. And then stops quickly. Damn this curse, she can not be a goody little sweet heart.]

Is there anything I can do? I could get you a potion or- [She needs to stop that. She can't go soft. It's pretty much impossible for her to... Right?]

[looks up at her, breathing heavily, jaw is locked and slightly open, quivers just a bit as well-received shock is openly conveyed.] ...Ff. [this is so not like her-] Aah! [winces again, that shrill buzzing noise is even louder, tightens his grip on her knees as he recovers]

No... No. Why are you in a wheelthair?

[When the pain increases she just frets in her chair. She's trying to think of a way to help with the pain and why she is being such a pansy at the same time. So when he talks she almost misses it.]

I have no idea. But I'm so useless in it... I can't even help you right now. [SAD FACE. Oh god what is she saying.]

[hint of relief in his face, almost smiles at her - she really does care.] You-

[oh, but that's cut short, another wave of aching pain shoots through his skull, drops his forehead to her knees and clenches his fist into the fabric of her coat] Aahhhh...! God, it hurts! Fft. It hurts, it hurts... [voice trails off into whimpering as he shakes from the pain]

[Oh god! Patting your head more. Sad facing so much at you, Athul.]

Oh god oh god oh god. What can I do to help? Please, anything!

[almost manages a smile before it's covered with a painful wince] My teeth... Fft. They hurt so muth, I can't underthand why - Aah! [brings his hands back to his jaw]

[Okay, that just merits confusion. Well-accepted confusion, but still.]

[turns his head to glance up at her, tears streaming down his face] I-I dunno. Nothing, if you're in thith condithion. [feeling nauseated from the pain, eyes turn down] I need thomething to numb the pain. [decides to keep his mouth shut before he pukes in her lap]

[fghge Wiping away those tears!]

I have to help though! [Looks up and down the hallway.] If I rush off and get you something would you be okay here for a minute or two? [She sounds so urgent.]

[closes eyes as she does this, so happy to have someone there- Oh no, she's leaving?!]

...O-okay. I'll be okay. [nods with a sniff and leans back against the wall, quiet groan as he frowns and keeps his hands at his neck]

[opens eyes just a bit] Th-thanks, Larxene.

[Once he leans back against the wall she turns around and starts to race down the hallways. Calling back over her shoulder] I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, DON'T WORRY.

[..Larxene was really annoyed and slightly frightened by herself right now.]

[raises eyebrows a bit at that, watches her go]

Nn... [leans to the side until he falls to the floor, lies against the wall and lets the drilling ring in his ears - tolerating it best he can as his jaw aches uncontrollably]

Er. Don't-- talk. It's probably not helping...

[thinks for a moment, lips pursed.]

Come with me.

[stands, and offers him a hand up.]

[Rolling back with pain killers galore. And some of it some pretty heavy duty stuff. Is careful not to run you at least.]

A-ah here.

[sits up just a bit, manages a strained smile] Thanks, Larthene. [takes a bottle and reads it over - oh screw it, he needs something - pops the cap and downs two.]

[forced swallow] ...Tho tell me, what happened to you?

[Keeping an eye on your while you down the pills. She is looking for any signs of the pain leaving. And then glances down to the chair and her leg.]

Well... When the smoke passed over me I just found myself in this...

[Bites her lower lip and tries to stand up. Gasps in pain and has to lean against the wall herself. It's that one leg that was burnt by that fire brat. Her other leg is pretty much fine though.]

[pain's not gone yet, but he's tolerating it while he waits for the pills to kick in.]

Woah, hey, sit down! What's hurting, this leg? [indicates the leg she's favoring, stands up, himself and places his hands on her shoulders]

[Sits back down in the chair while nodding at his question.]

I don't want to be stuck in this chair... Do you think I could get away with a cane? [she's still keeping an eye on you. She will make those pills work with sheer force of will.]

[smiles at her concern, though his eyes are filling with tears again] It might be betht juth to thtay in the chair until- Auuhh! [grabs his jaw and backs into the wall]

...Uh oka'. I'm okay. [shakes head a bit] Whath wrong with your leg?

[Gasps when his mouth starts acting up again. She wishes she could do more for him... Oh god it really is scary to think like Namine or Kairi.]

It was just burned in a fight, forget about that, you sure you will be okay? Do you need more medicine? [Worried worried.]

No, no... I already took two, it'll juth take a while to kick in.

I thould go lie down, probably.

First, though- fff.. [winces with pain, wishes that buzzing noise would just stop.] First, let me thee your burn. [kneels to examine it] This leg, right?

Alright...

Your room is close, isn't it? We should go there.

[And that stops her. She looks down at the burnt leg. It's actually not exaggerated at all, that's how bad the burn was. But her threshold for pain has severely decreased.]

[has rolled up her pant leg, looks it over] You thould take a pothion. I have thome in my room... [points down the hall]

C'mon - unleth you want me to push you. [serious or not? you decide. manages a weary smile]

[Mumbles a little] I already took a potion... I'm alright. You should save those for yourself.

[She has no idea if he is joking or not.] I can roll myself.

[shakes head and laughs just a bit] Nah, I'll do it. [moves to the back of her chair and wheels her down the hall to the doorway - stops and slips a hand behind her back and the other under her legs, scoops her up and carries her into the bedroom, places her on the bed] Good thing you're tho little, fft.

[pulls open a drawer and takes out a megapotion, leaves it on the table beside the bed and sits down next to her - that aching feeling is not leaving and the drilling noise is louder than ever - he can almost feel the vibration in his mouth.]

[She just lets him wheel her and the... he picks her up bridal style. Oh dear. If Larxene's body let her blush she would be doing right now. Now isn't that just a scary image? Doesn't touch the megapotion. She can see that his pain isn't going away.]

No. You're pain isn't going anyway, and yours is constant. You take the potion and see if it helps.

Dude, I juth took two painkillerths, I don't want to O.D. on pothion. Juth drink it already, okay? [smiles, though clearly worried]

I'll be okay, I'm uthed to thith kind of pain.

But the painkillers haven't started working yet. Shouldn't they be quicker then this? [Grudgingly picks up the potion though. Frowns at it and downs it.]

That's horrible...

[shakes head] They'll thart thoon, stop worrying.

[pauses] ...Never thought I'd have to thay that to you, of all people. [laughs just a bit]

Anyway... Ith not that horrible. Mom alwayths told me juth to keep my mind occupied on thomething elthe and it'll be over bethore I realithe. [smiles at the memory]

[Huffs at you. Oh god Larxene is pouting. Oh god.]

You never told me about your parent's before. She sounds nice.

[Okay. You really do not know how much Larxene is screaming inside her head. It's horrible. She might kill her voice without actually screaming at all.]

[quirks an eyebrow at the pout - that's strangely cute.]

Yeah, Mom'ths worked for the Company for years. Fft. But ith never enouth. Tho to help pay for my ethucathion, I joined up with the Organithaythion. Dad wath never around, thee.

[reflective smile, shakes head just a bit before frowning from a particularly strong ache - grabs a pillow and lies down to his side trying to cope with the pain]

Ah... Sound hard. What happened to your dad?

[D: Small sad face at you. That looks so scary on Larxene's face, it really does. Scoots so she is lying down facing Athul.]

[arches an eyebrow at her, that face IS a tad unsettling. Or at least, out of the norm.]

Eh... I never really knew him. His name's Reno and he used to work with my mom, that's how they met. They're divorced now and he lives across the country. [shrugs, eyes are watering a bit from the pain] Mom always said I look just like him.

[turns to look at her and manages a smile, winces - he's got a headache now, but the pain in his mouth is starting to dull.] How are you feeling?

Aww... That's so horrible.

[Wipes away one of his tears. She can tell they are from the pain in his mouth but whatever. Small smile.]

Heh... Obviously better then you.

[shrugs and shakes head] It's no big deal, really. Can't miss what you never had?

...I'm okay. The painkiller's kicking in. [and does it show, he's a tad bit mellow now]

That's so sad... [Places an arm around him. Is she trying to hug him while they lay down? Yes. Yes she is. :|]

That's good to hear. It's hard to watch you be in pain. [Yes you heard her right, Athul. Oh god this is scary.]

[raises eyebrows - this is certainly surprising - he decides to question it, something he'll probably regret, since chances are it'll ruin it.] Hey, Larthene? Why are you acting tho... well, ditherent. Fft.

[not that he's complaining. It's just slightly concerning.]