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"no...nothings your fault...I shouldn't have tried to push you away...im sorry..."

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Kendo would have hugged him right then and there, but he was still bleeding. And his shirt was soaked with blood.

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"...im sorry..." He said, fumbling with the bandages, trying to wrap them around where Kendo was bleeding. "...im just...an idiot..."

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Kendo really wanted to give him a hug. Like really badly.

"Stop. Stop it. It's not your fault, stop beating yourself up."

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"but...it- it is my fault-.." He said with shaky breaths. Breathe. I just need to breathe.

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"No. It isn't. Stop. it. Now."

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"...but..." He said, but stopped. ...breathe. stop crying. it's okay, he's fine, stop crying.

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He carefully took the first aid kit from Theo, and wrapped the bandage around his neck.

"There. all done. Stop crying now, you're breaking my heart."

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Theo sniffled. breathe in, breathe out. breathe in, breathe out. calm. calm down.

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Kendo said F it. He took off his jacket, took off his bloody shirt, put his jacket on again, and hugged Theo.

"I said stop crying, Theo. You're really gonna break my heart if you keep that up."

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He's trying his best. "...okay..." He said, trying to calm down.

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He let go, grabbing him by the shoulders.

"Hey, I'm fine, aint I? That's all that matters, Don't it?"

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"yeah. You're fine, everything's fine..." He said. "everything's...fine."

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Kendo shook him lightly.

"I'm sorry if I hurt you, Theo. I'm so F*cking sorry I hope you know that I never meant it."

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Percy ended up falling asleep on the counter. It was a bit surprising that he’d be able to feel even a bit comfortable there. Then again, he was already feeling exhausted in the first place.

(Just wanted to put a response before going to school)

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"no, it's- it's fine.." He mumbled. "i know you didn't...didn't mean to." He was tired.

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"It's just that... I was so bitter. everything i my life was going to sh*t... you're the only thing that's made my life worth living. I'm sorry for worrying you so much."

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"I'm sorry for...just adding to it all." He said, sighing. "I really didn't...didn't mean to."

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"..."

The tall man eamined Theo's face carefully.

"Aight, youre gonna need to go get some sleep."

love how they just ignored the fact Kendo's shirtless rn

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Cath had seen a commotion. Theo had closed the coffee shop, but it didn't matter because she had had one of her few meetings in the Seattle office branch. Grabbing her Russian Tea and laptop, she had walked the six blocks to the tall building and entered. She had scanned her ID, and taken the elevator to the twelfth floor. The top of the building.

If there was one thing that Cath loved about her job, it was her boss. The executive of the company was grouchy, sarcastic, curmudgeonly, and had been known to fire people himself. But, the vampire was one of the best detectors of talent in the entire industry. Once one gained his respect, they had made an ally for life.

Cath's interview for her current position had been fairly standard, until he had walked in. He had wordlessly taken the paper with the interview questions from the elven interviewer, glanced at it, and crumpled them up. First, he had simply watched her. Yes, her interview had started with a staring contest. She was curious enough not to break eye contact with him, and eventually he looked away and smiled.

They had talked that day about everything from microbiology to Leonardo Da Vinci, Tolkien creatures and world politics. He had hired her on the spot, and given her a position on the executive team. They had needed someone who wasn't afraid to ask questions, he had said. And Cath agreed; there were too many mindless bigwigs who sat on the team with her. Every once in a while, the executive would fire one of them. Always an amusing spectacle.

They had discussed the interns the editing department needed, among other things. There were four positions open. She hoped that Kendo would fill one of them. A Letter of Recommendation from her was beginning to mean... big things in this company.

And so, leaving this meeting, Cath found herself drawn to the crowd outside of the coffee shop. A break in the people allowed her to see Theo standing over another person A car accident outside the shop? But then she realized who the other person was. She began to run the rest of the way, kicking off and grabbing her stupid heels halfway through. Why did she have to have a meeting that demanded a certain level of professionality today? She had called 911 (the American emergency dispatch) while she was running, the operator said that an ambulance would be there in ten minutes.

She knelt on the pavement next to the two young men, who in this moment, both looked as frightened as young boys. She could see rope burn on Kendo's neck, accented by blood, and the tearstains on Theo's cheeks. She could get a rough picture of what had happened. Cath helped Theo try to stem the blood from the open wounds.

"Kendo, the ambulance will be here in a few minutes. You're going to the hospital, even if I have to pay every penny myself. Theo, are you alright?"

I'm gone for all of a few hours, and this happens... That was it. She was going to find a licensed therapist for both of them. This couldn't happen again.

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