[There isn't even an answering machine message here, only some horrible recreation of the theme from that one SBaHJ video he did made completely of clips of different bird calls.]
[ It was a long, trying night, perfectly capping off the long, trying, terrifying day that came before it. Xion has slept little and remains exhausted. But when her latest fitful attempt to get some rest ends with her staring blankly at the ceiling, she finally gives up and rouses herself from Dirk's bed.
There's one last person she needs to see. Her only detour is to snag a sweater from her room before she begins her search in earnest.
They have much to discuss, and she knows she won't be able to get any real sleep until she sees him. ]
[He might take a while to find, since he's not even in the house. He's cuddled up with Snoop in the birdhouse Dirk and Eren helped build basically built for him, actually dozing lightly for once, tired out from yelling at blue-eyed boys and generally freaking out.
It's a big nest, still much too big for Snoop alone, and the two of them are huddled up near one edge with Davesprite on the outside, providing as much heat as he can to his downy charge.]
[ It takes Xion a while to finally give up and head into the backyard - only to be brought up short by the sight of his faint glow coming from the birdhouse. Of course. She wants to smile, though she just hasn't got the energy for it. About all she's got left in her is the effort needed to climb the short ladder and settle, as carefully as possible, into the next with her boyfriend and their adopted monsterbird child.
Instead of speaking, she'll simply reach out to brush her fingers over one of Davesprite's wings. ]
[He doesn't wake up right away, as he usually does when startled. He just stirs a little, wing fluttering under her touch, and then he slowly opens his eyes. When he sees her, he rolls away from Snoop with a sleepy grunt and rubs his eyes with the palm of his hand, dislodging his shades.]
Xion. Hey, 's like fuck o'clock in the morning. 'Sup?
[His free hand seeks hers out blindly as a yawn cracks his jaw.]
[ When she catches his hand, she doesn't simply hold it as she might normally. She shifts closer so she can pull his hand to her face, bowing her head as she presses the back of it to her cheek, and does not reply. ]
[He sits up to see her better, letting his shades fall back into place as he reaches to carefully, gently touch the curve of her jaw with his other hand.]
[ Xion shakes her head when he brushes fingers over her jaw, huffing a breath through her nose that only just manages to sound like a laugh. She'll lift her chin enough for him to be able to see the faint smile on her lips. ]
You know, it's only been half a day... but with everything that's happened, I feel like I haven't seen you in a long time, somehow.
[He moves to curl close around her, that free arm settling around her back. His wings don't quite encircle her yet, but his feathers graze her elbows, light. He nestles in, warm.]
You're gonna smell like nasty bird ass if you stay here.
[But he doesn't even start to let go. After a pause, he asks:]
[ Instantly she folds herself into him like a flower opening to the warmth of the sun. ]
I don't care.
[ She really doesn't. She doesn't care about anything that isn't being with him right now. ]
... I don't know. I don't know how I feel about anything. I'm confused... and it's been such a long night. I wish I'd never left the house today. Maybe then things wouldn't have gotten so bad.
[ They both know she's got too free a spirit to ever just stay in the house like that. But she says nothing, pressing an absent kiss to his jaw when he nuzzles her. ]
... they are. They're both really good people, Dave. And I've missed Roxas so much. They don't want to hurt me. You know that, right?
[His hand tightens behind her back--tenses, as the line of his shoulders does, too, a little. He isn't just afraid for her sake. Something about the thought is personal for him, too.]
But that doesn't mean they can't. 'M sorry for freaking out.
... it's okay. Just ... be nice from now on, okay? [ She smiles weakly. She can feel his fear in the way he holds her, and it echoes the scared flutter of her heart in her chest. But she needs to try, not just for his sake, but her own. ]
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morning of the 27th.
There's one last person she needs to see. Her only detour is to snag a sweater from her room before she begins her search in earnest.
They have much to discuss, and she knows she won't be able to get any real sleep until she sees him. ]
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helped buildbasically built for him, actually dozing lightly for once, tired out from yelling at blue-eyed boys and generally freaking out.It's a big nest, still much too big for Snoop alone, and the two of them are huddled up near one edge with Davesprite on the outside, providing as much heat as he can to his downy charge.]
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Instead of speaking, she'll simply reach out to brush her fingers over one of Davesprite's wings. ]
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[He doesn't wake up right away, as he usually does when startled. He just stirs a little, wing fluttering under her touch, and then he slowly opens his eyes. When he sees her, he rolls away from Snoop with a sleepy grunt and rubs his eyes with the palm of his hand, dislodging his shades.]
Xion. Hey, 's like fuck o'clock in the morning. 'Sup?
[His free hand seeks hers out blindly as a yawn cracks his jaw.]
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[He sits up to see her better, letting his shades fall back into place as he reaches to carefully, gently touch the curve of her jaw with his other hand.]
Hey. Talk to me. What happened?
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You know, it's only been half a day... but with everything that's happened, I feel like I haven't seen you in a long time, somehow.
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[He moves to curl close around her, that free arm settling around her back. His wings don't quite encircle her yet, but his feathers graze her elbows, light. He nestles in, warm.]
You're gonna smell like nasty bird ass if you stay here.
[But he doesn't even start to let go. After a pause, he asks:]
You okay?
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I don't care.
[ She really doesn't. She doesn't care about anything that isn't being with him right now. ]
... I don't know. I don't know how I feel about anything. I'm confused... and it's been such a long night. I wish I'd never left the house today. Maybe then things wouldn't have gotten so bad.
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[He settles himself comfortably, quietly nudging her bangs out of her face with his nose.]
They seem nice.
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... they are. They're both really good people, Dave. And I've missed Roxas so much. They don't want to hurt me. You know that, right?
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[His hand tightens behind her back--tenses, as the line of his shoulders does, too, a little. He isn't just afraid for her sake. Something about the thought is personal for him, too.]
But that doesn't mean they can't. 'M sorry for freaking out.
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[He kisses her temple as he speaks, pressing just a faint smile against her hair.]