Fall into Ashes

[InsaneTruth]

Kat brushed away her tears with a soft hand "I love you," he told her. "I'm not sorry... you are... still alive. So, I'm not sorry," his voice was pained and weak but his hand was sure and gentle on her cheek. Kat closed his eyes "it'll be ok," he told her again and he smiled "as long as you are... beside me, It'll be ok,"

 

[Ricia]

"You're and idiot.." Sage told Kat, she pressed her face to his and just held him. She was not sure if he passed out or not... but she did get up and went to go get blankets and pillows. Thought he only kind of pillows they had were the type you had on a plane and the type of fuzzy blankets you threw on a couch. They were better then nothing though. She brought them back to cover her and Kat in.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Kat's breath was a little ragged but he didn't seem to pained while asleep. He as sweating though and was getting hot to the touch. He had tried so hard to sstay awake and his efferts failed.

 

[Ricia]

Sage got up and got some antibiotics before sitting up, "Kat... Kat wake up.." Sage mumbled, shaking him a bit, "Take these.. please."

 

[InsaneTruth]

her first effort to wake him failed. Howevhe slowly opened his eyes "Sage?" he asked looking at her "why...are the light off? I can't see," he muttered

 

[Ricia]

Sage bit her lip, "I turned them off." She lied, though her voice quivered a bit, "I thought it would be better for you... here take these..." Sage put the medicine in his mouth then made him drink some water.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Kat took the meds blinking his eyes as if trying to make them adjust. He couldn't feel the pain in his arm though he knew he should. "thank you," he told her. "be careful... wake... me for next watch," he told her.

 

[Ricia]

"Ok... I will." She told him before helping him lay down a bit, "Get as much rest as you can.. I'm feeling tired already." She told Kat. She rubbed his chest slowly with her hand to sooth him. She tried not to cry again. Should she call Kai?

 

[InsaneTruth]

Kat smiled at her "I love you," he told her and took her hand before closing his eyes again. Without a fight he fell back to sleep.

 

[Ricia]

Sage smiled a bit when he took her hand, though it made her break down crying again. What was she going to do? How long did she have to wait? She laid her head down on Kat's chest still holding his hand and sadly, against better judgement, feel into a light sleep from emotional exhaustion and fear.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Kat slept but he would go through boughts of difficult breathing or even burning pain. Sweat poured from him soaking his clothing almost all the way through. Still he was alive.

 

[Ricia]

Sage would wake if Kat had a small episode. Part of her didn't care if she slept. Part of her hopped if Kat turned, she would be defenseless and Kat would turn her too. But then she knew Kai needed her.. and Kat would want her to return to him. Saying he returned to her...

 

[InsaneTruth]

KAt was still unable to see when he'd wake for the episodes but he would always fall back asleep and come morning he sat up on his own he was thirsty very thirsty.

 

[Ricia]

When he sat up, it had scared Sage. She was sitting there. Her eyes were puffy, red and black from fatigue. "Kat?" Sage asked in a horse voice.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"I'm... thirsty," he told her "is it still night?" he asked he was talking a bit better. His sight still had not come back though. "is... it my watch?" seemed he didn't remember the episodes.

 

[Ricia]

"It's... morning." Sage said. Still shocked and unsure. More like sunrise, but morning enough. She reached for the water without taking her eyes from Kat. She found it before handing him the bottle.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"Is it...? why... is it so dark?" he asked her he took the bottle and took a long drink.

 

[Ricia]

"The sun is coming up.." Sage told Kat slowly. She wondered if he still couldn't see. "Can you see me?"

 

[InsaneTruth]

"no," Kat said "my eyes havent adjusted yet," he told her rubbing them but he moved his injured arm and gasped in pain.

 

[Ricia]

"Be careful..." Sage said before grabbing his hand and leading his arm back down to his side, "Lay back down... get more rest.."

 

[InsaneTruth]

"What if more come?" Kat asked her "we need... to trade watches," he told her.

 

[Ricia]

"You can't see Kat... you lost your sight... get some more rest.." Sage told Kat, her hand pressed on his chest to keep him down.

 

[InsaneTruth]

It dawned on Kat the lights were on "the... lights are on... arent they?" his voice trembled a bit.

 

[Ricia]

Sage let out a soft sigh and laid her head down on his chest, "If you were going to turn.. you... you should have done so already..." Sage told Kat, "Please... just sleep more. I'm here."

 

[InsaneTruth]

Kat's heart was racing he was scared "Sage... I... I can't see... " his eyes were important everything he did depended on his sences. Gaurding Kai shooting even flirting with girls.