Just as Blue was lifting the ladder, a sharp pain spiked at his left cheek. He clutched his face. Whta was that? It felt like a bruise was forming too. A strange uneasiness came over him. Blue saw the window opening, so he scrambled and lifted the ladder, scurrying up it. He looked at Vash, a worried glint in his eyes and he asked the first question that popped into his head, “Are you okay?”
"Huh? Yeah why wouldn't I be?" Vash reached for his cheek, "what happened to you? Are you okay?" She stepped out of the way so he could come in.
"Sorry, did I run to fast?" He went to sit in his usual spot, but Ty was sitting there doodling in his sketch book. "It's rare for you to sit by the window." Ty looked over and smiled. "I wanted to see why you like it so much."
"I'm fine." Kate still tried to catch her breath as she sat down. She layed her head down on the table for just a moment. A sharp pain went up her chest. She winced slightly.
Blue saw the matching bruise forming on her cheek, and stated before he even thought about it, “Someone hit you.” He was very familiar with bruises appearing out of nowhere enough to not be oblivious. He wrapped his arms around her, holding her close to him. He had a growing hate for whoever did that to her, even if he didn’t know who.
"No its just walls really don't like me" she laughed it off even though it hurt. "No one hit me. Really" she tried to pull from his hug a bit uneasy at the moment. She'd hopped he wouldn't notice or that he'd just brush it off at a shadow. Tears stung at her eyes. She didn't want him to notice. She didn't want anyone to notice.
Xavier was talking to some of his other friends that were sitting behind them. "Are you okay?" Ty whisperer. I really shouldn't be talking to her, damn it. He was just worried. Ty wondered if Xavier gave her the picture he drew.
“Vash,” Blue didn’t want her to pull away or withdraw, but she did, so he still held her hand instead, “I-I know what it’s like,” And to prove it, Blue did something he’d never down around anyone before in his life, he took off his sweatshirt then his shirt underneath (not in a… ^ahem^ weird way, he’s just showing his bruises). He showed how his chest and abdomen were littered with slowing fading purple and black splotches.
"Yeah," she said. Her voice was barely present. She barely had enough strength to talk, let alone breathe. She really wanted to ask him about the picture and how he managed to capture a moment so perfectly. But also why her? Another sharp pain went up her chest reminding her to breathe. It's fine just breathe. Calm down.
"Oh blue…" Her face fell, "are you okay? Does it hurt? Is there anything I can do" worry etched itself into her features. She cared more for him then she ever would for herself. She was angry that blue got the kind of like he did. Angry that blue had been robbed of his childhood. Of any happy memories. And so much more.
“Who hit you?” Blue asked, his eyes glued to the bruise on her cheek. He couldn’t just let it slide. No, he was mad for once. A type of rage that didn’t just calm down. His pulse raced. He just needed to protect Vash, that’s what his instincts chanted.
"I already told you walls just don't like me. I wassnt watching where I was going and SLAM! right on the cheek" she still tried to play it off. He can't know. No one can. "Now calm down, I'm fine" she smiled up at blue. "Just a grumpy wall that wouldn't move"
if a bruise on my cheek shows up on him…then what if she shook her thoughts. "Now, what happens to your cheek?"
“Vash,” Blue pleaded. Someone had hit her, and gosh he’d make sure it’d never happen again, “Vash it just happened. Outside. I was walking then pain slammed into my cheek. Like how we drew on our arms.” Blue looked at Vash, he didn’t want to push her, to hurt her, but her parent had slapped her- Blue pointed to a particular nasty bruise at his abdomen, “This was where my father kicked me,” He pointed to another at his chest, “He slammed his fist into me here,” Blue point to his side, “I thought I’d broken a rib this one had hurt so bad.” Blue hoped she’d get the point that she was alone. That he would be here for her no matter what anyone did to her.
"Yeah," she said. Her voice was barely present. She barely had enough strength to talk, let alone breathe. She really wanted to ask him about the picture and how he managed to capture a moment so perfectly. But also why her? Another sharp pain went up her chest reminding her to breathe. It's fine just breathe. Calm down.
Ty narrowed his eyes at her and nudged Xavier on the shoulder. This was a good chance for Ty, but he knew it would be a bad idea. "Hm?" Xavier turned around and looked at Ty. "You're girlfriend needs you." Xavier looked at Kate. "You okay?"
Vash reached for his hand turning it over in her own, she looked (possibly trigger warning) at his wrist for any scars. Nothing. So it seemed only the bruises appeared. "Your father is an awful person…" She whispered not looking up.
“Vash,” Blue’s voice wavered, “Vash, please.” Talk to me. Blue gripped her hand, taking a step closer, “I’m here, please, Vash. Just say something,” Tell me who to be mad at, tell me who I have to protect you from.
Kate had closed her eyes. It didn't make things better, but neither did it make things worse. "Yeah." She didn't want anyone to worry, especially not Xavier. Another pain came making it near impossible to hide it. "I'm fine," she said grimacing.
Tears spilled over the rims of her eyes and for a second she almost told him. "Nothing happened. Its fine" she'd grown used to it. Sometimes she'd fight back. Others not so much. "Look…um we should get to sleep." She pulled her hand from his and left the room. She locked herself in the bathroom and slid to the ground. its fine she told herself. She never cried infrount of anyone. But blue, oh gosh how she felt weak infrount of him.
Blue closed his eyes. He just breathed for a second, putting his shirt and sweatshirt back on. Gosh he was as nervous as heck, he was probably screwing up everything, but he stepped out of Vash’s room and spotted Vash’s father. He wondered if anyone else was in the house. He kept his face hard and demanded, “Did you do that to her?”
Joe looked at blue, "how did you get in here!" He demanded. Vash head blue and Joe from the bathroom. She stood and opened the door.
“Did you do that to her!?!” Blue demanded rather loudly, but gosh he couldn’t stop himself. He was worked into a frenzy just seeing that bruise forming on Vash’s face. So if her father hit her…
"Blue stop it! Calm down" vash got between them so no punches would be thrown. Joe looked at blue, " you're not supposed to be here!" joe shouted in anger.
“You’re not supposed to hit your own daughter!” Blue shouted back. This wound was a deep one, so Blue would not back down, “Did you do it? Did you hit her?”
They went to the game
"Do you want to go first or should I?"
Kate had closed her eyes. It didn't make things better, but neither did it make things worse. "Yeah." She didn't want anyone to worry, especially not Xavier. Another pain came making it near impossible to hide it. "I'm fine," she said grimacing.
Ty clicked his tongue. "Take her to the nurse stupid." He mumbled. Xavier grabbed her hand. "Are you lying to me?" He looked down at her. She didn't have to be afraid of being a burden. At the point Ty was tapping his finger on his desk looking outside.
"Blue stop it!" She shouted in a sob. He was going to find out.he can't find out… her mind panicked "daughter? She's not my daughter!" Joe shouted back, "now get out of my house!"
Blue didn’t care if they were related or not, just if he hurt Vash- at that he nimbly veered around Vash and grabbed the collar of the man’s shirt and growled, “Did you hit her?”
She opened her eyes. She felt so weak. I've had ones like this, but never this bad. She wanted to tell him no, that she wasn't lying. But she couldn't. She couldn't even tell him that she was lying. She honestly didn't know if she was okay. Her mother had never taken her to the doctor's other than the obligatory ones. She'd known something was off, just not what. Her vision began to blur, forcing her to close her eyes again, but it didn't help. It was like she was spinning in utter darkness.
This was it, she was going to get sent away again Becuse someone freaked out. "Blue, blue stop" she grabbed the back of his shirt and tried to pull him away from Joe. "So what if I did its not like any one cares about a stupid orphan" that was it. Now he knew "blue stop!" She shouted again before crumbling to the ground in defeat.
Ty pushed Xavier out of the way and picked Kate up, but covered her eyes immediately so she wouldn't know who it was. "I'll take her, you're parents will kill you if you skip." Ty didn't live with his mom, so he was fine. I have to make sure I don't talk. He carried her down the hall, hoping she won't talk to him, on the other hand he also wanted her too.
(I gtg night)