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Post by Natalie on Dec 19, 2006 21:20:41 GMT -5
Natalie walked up to her bed, releasing a rather large yawn. She had been hard at work getting all the correct clearances for their home to be zoned for schooling. She gave one last look at her Ducks poster, then curled up under her covers and nodded off to sleep.
Anyone who walked into her room, would instantly know she was a Ducks fan from the decor.
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Post by Riley on Dec 19, 2006 21:49:01 GMT -5
Riley layed in his new room in his new bed, tossing and turning in his sleep.
Darkness. Screams. Blood. Death...
It was a night mare like what he'd had a year ago, though he'd thought they'd stopped, but apparently not. Suddenly, his eyes flew open as he sat up, a cold sweat lining his brow as he gasped for air.
Riley slowly climbed out of his bed and blindly searched his way into the hallway. He was feeling his way through the darkness, tryin to find Nikolai's room. Since Riley felt like Nikolai was an older brother to him, Riley hoped that Nik'd be able to fight away his fears like his parents used to.
When Riley finally felt another door, he just assumed iut was Nik's and entered without knocking. He jumped onto the bed, careful not to land on "Nikolai". He wrapped his arms around his legs which were pressed against his chest as the little guy shook in fear.
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Post by Natalie on Dec 19, 2006 21:52:01 GMT -5
Natalie sat up in bed, looking around as she felt her bed begin to shake. "What the..." She pulled her covers from the small child, seeing him shiver. "Who are you?" She remained calm, not wanting to scare the small child. She looked at him softly, hoping to calm him down enough for him to tell her who he was. She used her powers to flip the metallic light switch, turning on the small bed-side lamp.
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Post by Riley on Dec 19, 2006 22:00:11 GMT -5
Unclenchin his eyes, Riley looked up at the stranger as his eyes widened. He crawled back away from her out of fright (because you're so UGLY! LMBO!!! Kidding!) and accidentally crawled too far back, right off the bed and onto the floor with a light 'thunk'. His mouth gaped as he was unable to form words. His eyes however, showed how scared he was. Rileys cheeks also turned beat-red out of embarassement when he started to realize what he'd done.
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Post by Natalie on Dec 19, 2006 22:03:01 GMT -5
Natalie quickly jumped off the bed, kneeling next to him. "Are you ok?" She looked at the child, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Hun, I need you to tell me who you are. Don't be afraid. I wouldn't hurt you." She placed a kind hand on the side of his face. "I'm Natalie."
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Post by Riley on Dec 19, 2006 22:07:35 GMT -5
Riley was still shaking and his eyes were still wide, but he did managed to stutter, "R-r-r-Riley..." He then tried to explain how Nikolai'd brought him here but he found his words get caught in his throat. He just looked up into her eyes wordlessly.
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Post by Natalie on Dec 19, 2006 22:09:54 GMT -5
Natalie smiled. "Now, that wasn't too hard, was it?" She ran a hand through his curly hair, trying to calm the kid down. "Riley, that's a...uh...cool name." She didn't want to embarrass the kid. "Now, can you tell me what you're doing here? This is partly my home, so I can let you stay here, but I need info."
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Post by Riley on Dec 19, 2006 22:18:09 GMT -5
He replaced his arms around his knees, trying his best to calm down. After a few moments of silence and a deep breath, Riley started talking. "Y-y...yesterday, Nikolai s-saved from some j-junkies who were trying t-to k-k-kill me... then he got m-me some new clothes a-and... brought me here...." He took another deep breath when he was done, hoping she'd understood through his stuttering.
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Post by Natalie on Dec 19, 2006 22:22:56 GMT -5
Natalie instantly pulled Riley into her arms, cradling him against her. "You're the reason Nikolai has been so distracted." She looked into Riley's eyes. "Oh my gosh..." She looked at him, his skin so pale. He was so skinny, it was obvious he hadn't eaten much in a long time. "Are you hungry? You need some PJ's, you can't sleep in clothes. Where are you sleeping? I..." She stopped, running a hand through her hair. "Riley, why did you come in here?" She forgot all of what had gone on. She had become worried about the young child.
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Post by Riley on Dec 20, 2006 1:42:21 GMT -5
"I.. had a.. n-nightmare..." Riley replied quietly. He was only able to answer that one question since he felt tears sting at his eyes. Next, he instinctly buried his face in her shoulder, too embarassed to face her. Riley also put his arms around her back for a tight hug. Riley's body continued shaking from his unavoidable paranoia, and eventhough he was beginning to calm down, the tears that were threatening to fall added to the tremble.
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Post by Nikolai Giguere on Dec 20, 2006 8:34:43 GMT -5
Nikolai's room was on an adjacent hall, so it took him a few minutes to get to the room where Riley was supposed to sleep. His pajama bottoms were loose on his hips and his bare shoulders had red marks on them from the awkward way he was sleeping. Riley wasn't there. "Riley... where are you?" he asked himself. He heard voices down where Natalie's room was. He ran to it and saw Riley. He noticed Riley shaking and rushed over. He wrapped Riley in embrace and telepathically thanked Natalie for trying to calm him down. He has some issues that we need to work with him on.
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Post by Natalie on Dec 20, 2006 20:01:09 GMT -5
Natalie placed her hand in his hair, trying to calm him. "It's ok Riley. You're safe here with me." She looked at Nikolai. "So, this is who you wanted me to meet in the Kitchen." She pulled Riley closer to her, rocking him gently. "He had a nightmare, but he doesn't seem to be too worried about getting a hug from me." She rubbed his back soothingly, just as a mother would do for her child. "Riley, can you tell me what the nightmare was about? It always helps if you share. If you want to tell Nikolai and me, or just me, or just Nikolai, that's always ok. We're here to help you hunny."
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Post by Riley on Dec 20, 2006 20:51:23 GMT -5
It took him a few seconds, but Riley eventually pryed himself from Natalie's shoulder. He wipped his eyes on his sleve, takin in a shakey breath. "It was... about..." But as he tried to recall details, he was suddeenly just as scared as he had been a few minutes ago.
With this roller coaster of emotions, his powers started acting up out of his control. A migrain accompanied that as Riley let go of Natalie to try and ease his head. A few things in the room started hovering unsteadily. Suddenly, there was a long ripping noise as one of the posters on the wall was torn into tiny pieces. It had been one of some hockey player wearing the #15 and he seemed to be celebrating a goal...
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Post by Natalie on Dec 20, 2006 20:58:19 GMT -5
((Be glad you're only twelve <_< But two can play that game...))
Natalie looked at the poster in shock, wondering why the boy had ripped up a poster of Byron Ritchie. She was going to mail it to a friend in Canada, but now he had ripped it up. She shrugged it off and just grabbed Riley, holding him tighter. "Riley, calm down. It's going to be ok." She looked up at Nikolai. "Go get me a warm rag." She knew that the heat from the rag would help calm Riley down.
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Post by Riley on Dec 20, 2006 21:12:11 GMT -5
Riley's head was still spinning. More objects began to float as well as posters' corners were starting to tear away. The pain in his head grew and a very strange looking little doll slowly rose into the air next. It appeared to be some sort of... Duck mascot? There wasn't really enough time to tell though as it was quickly replaced by an explosion of fluff.
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