forum One-on-One? [Closed]

Started July 09, 2018 by @Imperfect_Autumn group

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(I gtg. Dishes and then there's a meeting-thing I'm going to.
I'll try to be back tomorrow.)

(Okay, bye)
Maddox nodded, trying to ignore the fact that blood was spreading across the side of his head now. Just ignore it… don't do anything unless it'll become obvious that you're actually bleeding…

With a huff of breath, Dusty looked back at Maddox. She was about to say something when she noticed the blood dripping down his head. Her eyes widened and she abruptly took his head in her hands, examining it.

"I cannot believe you! You're bleeding, and you didn't tell me!" she exclaimed, letting go of him and standing up. She paced as she spoke, "We need to get you to a hospital or something. You've got to get that checked out."

(Okay, goodbye for real, now! Lol.)

(Byeeee)
"Dusty!" Maddox winced, gently pushing her hands away. "I'm okay, really. It'll heal quick, and it's really not that bad… is it?" He looked at his reflection in the water, a drop of blood distorting it. "Okay, so it's a little bad. I'm sure it'll be fine. Hardly a scrape, even."

(I'm back!)

Dusty glared at Maddox for a moment before going back to pacing. "I seriously can't believe that you don't think you need to see a doctor," she muttered, shaking her head. She wasn't upset, not really, just worried.

"I just… I don't want to worry you. It'll… it'll be fine, Dusty." Maddox looked up at her, his hand back on his head to try and stop the flow of blood.

"Please, let me take you somewhere to get that checked out," Dusty sighed, stopping in front of him. She reached out her hand, her expression worried.

Maddox hesitated for a moment before giving in. "Alright, if you insist…" He took her hand with his hand that wasn't covered in blood.

Dusty helped him to his feet. "Do you know of anywhere close by? 'Cause otherwise I know somewhere we could go…"

"I don't often go to the hospital, so no. Lead the way." He waved his hand clumsily in front of himself.

(I'm back!)

"All right," Dusty said, gently helping Maddox walk. She led him out of the forest and around the edge of it, and they eventually arrived at a small, white house.

Dusty gestured to it, saying, "Welcome to my house, which also happens to be a doctor's office."

(The house: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/8a/0d/49/8a0d49745484d8ff4d9f64d253e9a748.jpg )

"Lovely… let's go inside." Maddox was still holding his hand to his head, blood seeping out from between his fingers. "Get this over with…"

Dusty smiled and walked up to the front door, digging a key from her front pocket to unlock it. Once she had done so, she opened it and stepped inside, gesturing for Maddox to follow her.

"I'm sorry if my dad badgers you," she apologized in advance.

"That's fine…" Maddox sat down in a chair, patiently waiting for whatever he was supposed to be doing. He took his hand off his head for a moment and saw that it was covered in blood, quickly putting it back on.

Dusty's eyes widened at the sight of how much blood was on Maddox's hand. She grabbed his other arm and pulled him up, already dragging him away.

"Okay, so no lounging around. I'm taking you to my dad right now," she declared, her voice holding no room for argument.

"W-We really don't have to." Maddox stumbled a bit as Dusty dragged him. "I'm sure he's very busy… I wouldn't want to bother him. What if he's with another patient? My thing's not really urgent; I don't think I'm in any immediate risk of dying."

"Trust me, he's not busy," Dusty stated as they reached a white door. She knocked before opening it. "Daddy? I've got a friend who needs your help."

A middle-aged man with the same hazel eyes as Dusty looked up from the pile of papers on his desk. "Yes? What's wrong? What is it?"

Dusty pulled Maddox in a bit. "He hit his head pretty hard, and now it's bleeding."

"I'm… I'm really okay, sir." Maddox said awkwardly, his hand falling from his head. "I wouldn't want to bother you if you're busy, it's nothing that needs immediate attention, really."

Dusty's father shook his head and stood up. "No, no. I'm not busy. And that doesn't look too good," he said, moving over to examine the wound.

Maddox allowed Dusty's father to examine the wound, wincing a bit when it was touched. "It's not too bad… I just hit my head on a tree branch when I was fl- I mean… standing. On the ground. Like a… um, you know, like a normal human being of course."

"It's all right, kid. My daughter is half phoenix, you think I don't know about magical creatures?" the doctor laughed. "Why do you think we live here, on the edge of the forest? It's certainly not because business is booming over here. Although, we do get quite a bit from the magical folks around."

Dusty sat in an empty chair, watching as her father did doctor-y stuff.

"Well, I was flying, but I don't turn into a magical creature that one would normally think of as flying…" Some sort of rubbing alcohol was applied to Maddox's wound and he hissed through his teeth in pain. There was still blood on his hand, but he didn't seem to notice it.

"Did I forget to mention that this might sting a bit?" Dusty's father asked, causing his daughter to roll her eyes.

Maddox was silent for a bit, trying his best to be still so Dusty's father could fix him. "Dusty is part phoenix… and I'm part unicorn. That's what form I was in when I got hurt. Changing back probably made it worse…"

The doctor nodded slowly. "It could have, depending on the extent of the damage done while you were still in your unicorn form," he agreed. "And it very likely did. It's not as bad as it looked in the beginning, though. There was just a lot of superficial bleeding."

"Mmm…" Maddox flinched a bit again, but stayed quiet. So it's my fault for making it worse. And, you know, wasting time waiting for myself to bleed out. I probably burst a vein or something, nothing serious…