Forgotten Horrors

[spacepanda]

Softly breathing against his chest, Anja felt her heartbeat increase in tempo. She realized she felt strangely comforted in his warm embrace, nearly forgetting the pain from her fall in the heat of the moment. Figuring she could always pass it off later due to her current state, she allowed herself to nestle against him. She tensed as Akaski placed his hands over her eyes, confused as to why he would do such a thing.


Gradually she felt the cold snow underneath her and Akaski turn into solid ground.


“Akaski?” She asked curiously as he unmasked her vision, and then taking in the new surroundings with great alarm added, “What did you do!?” It didn’t take her long to realize that she had absolutely no idea of their current location, only that it was clearly abandoned and very warm.


She paled, still leaning against him. Then, finally noticing the key in his hand, paled even more. “Wh-where are we? Wh… what did you do, Akaski?” She was now entering a full blown panic.


That bastard, Anja thought, quickly releasing herself from his hold and falling over. I trusted him, that bastard. She had done it again, allowed herself to get attached to someone only to be betrayed. It was clear by the temperature that they were no longer in the human realm, and her heart raced with the thoughts of what could happen now.


He was a demon, she had told herself this over and over, and yet despite warning herself constantly, she had grown to like him. And yet, he was so quick to take advantage of her weakened condition, scurrying her away to the demon realm the second he had a chance, and for what? To make a slave of her? To kill her? Whatever it was she wasn’t in the best condition to fight back, and her hands quickly flew to her jacket pocket to feel for that familiar bump.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Akaski was rather confused himself, he had wished to go someplace safe and he ended up taking both himself and her to some abandoned building. It was warm here, it felt like home... and at that he came to the realization that they were in the demonic realm. He was instantly even a bit more fearful, this place couldn't be safer than her realm! Demons loved blood, they would often take advantage of weak targets and if anyone with a strong nose happened to be nearby he was sure he would get himself into a fight.


He could already feel the great decrease in his energy, transporting two people was much more difficult than bringing about one, but he couldn't rest while still Anja was in that condition. However, his arms were now empty... peering to where Anja was now he could see the panic in her expression and he soon did feel bad about bringing her here. How could he be such an idiot and just transport them to some random place? He must have scared her, but he knew she shouldn't be moving that much with the wound in her stomach.


"S-stay still" He instructed, still shaken up over the matter as slowly he reached one of his hands forwards, trying to place it upon her shoulder in hopes to once again still her. "Y...your going to hurt yourself..."

 

[spacepanda]

“I’m going to hurt myself?” Anja repeated angrily, swatting his hand away, “I’m already hurt!” Her anger softened a bit at his concern, although it didn’t do anything to make her feel better about their current whereabouts.


Looking down at her wound she hissed. A shard from what had obviously once been a beer bottle was slightly lodged in her abdomen. She closed her eyes and groaned for a moment, sprawling on the floor to catch her breath. She came to a quick decision, and before she lost her nerve, suddenly pulled the glass out, causing a small trickle of blood to escape her.


Carefully, but with haste, she removed her jacket and sweater. Lifting up her shirt to expose her abdomen she was relieved to find that the wound hadn’t been deep, the glass only having entered her about half an inch. It was obvious to her now that the only reason that it had even stayed in at all had been because of the many layers she was wearing, and it had only bled so much due to the tugging of the different materials it was trapped in.


She laughed in momentary hysteria, lying back on the dusty floor once more. Using her blood-stained sweater to press against her wound she closed her eyes.


“Akaski, where the hell are we?” She asked in a voice that showed emotional exhaustion.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Akaski tensed a bit at her question, there wasn't really a use in hiding it from her. he could just pretend to know of they'r location, but that wouldn't do them any good.


"I...I'm not sure" He replied quietly, looking down a bit to avoid eye contact in case she was still angry at him... he didn't wish to upset her right now as didn't wish to see her condition worsen. He was still both scared and worried, hoping that she wasn't harmed to greatly though he did come to realize that he may have acted a bit rashly in his panic. He was trying to help her, but he may have only gotten her into more danger.


"I wanted to take you somewhere safe... but, I can't remember even giving the key a command. I-I'm sorry if I messed up..." He took a tighter grip on the key, only to allow to ease soon after when he slipped the object away into her pocket. He felt tired, he knew moving two people across the realm would be a difficult to task to him and it was clear that it had drained him quite a bit, but he needed to help Anja before anything else. He could sleep later.


Yet, as he recalled what she had said earlier that day he decided to give a small mention of it. "I'm a bit tired... B-but it isn't anything to worry about... I need to help your first... can I see the w-wound?"

 

[spacepanda]

Anja sat up, a small frown on her face. Yet again Akaski had made her feel like the ultimate bitch. She had been so quick to mentally accuse him of ulterior motives, even though he had mentioned only the night before that he wished to protect her. She lowered her eyes with shame. Here they were in the demon realm, not because he had decided to whisk them away, but because he had been worried about her, and in his panic had made a mistake.


She winced at his apology, wracked with guilt. He had apologized. To her. Even when this was all technically her fault. She shouldn’t have, now that her memory was clear, sat on the windowsill to begin with. He had even taken her earlier concerns into account and confessed he was feeling a bit tired after their transportation.


Her eyes stayed downward, she couldn’t bare look him in the eye now. And then he even asked to see her wound. After she had snapped at him, and even when he confessed he was not at his best, he had still put her first.


It was not something she was used to. His concern seemed… genuine. Her entire life had been spent wishing to be loved or cared for. She had always been quick to trust, and therefore was very quickly hurt. She had been used, just like Akaski, by nearly everyone she had ever met. Her desperation for companionship and acceptance had lead her to, unfortunately, trust very heartless people. She had even trusted Victor once, Victor! She had finally learned, by the time she was in the last year of high school, never to trust anyone.


It seemed strange that Akaski would even care. He wasn’t even human, and she was no demon. From what he told her about his realm this level of concern over her was astonishing. It was made even more astonishing by the fact that he really didn’t seem all too concerned about their deal.


Standing up slowly she removed the sweater covering her wound, wincing as she did so. It may not be that bad as far as wounds could get, but it could still use some stitches, and it still hurt.


“I… I’m sorry for yelling at you, Akaski.” She spoke softly, still staring at the ground.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Akaski hadn't been expecting any sort of apology from her, he saw himself to be in the wrong seeing as it was him who transported them here. He panicked when he should have stayed calm. He should thought things through and he shouldn't have even let her sit on such a dangerous place. He found himself as the guilty one, she had a right to yell at him for all he had managed to mess up.


He didn't react in time even though he had worded hard to ready himself for anything. And yet, when he outstretched his hand to catch her he was a second too late. He blamed himself as he truly didn't want to blame Anja for this incident, she had just been trying to draw a bird and he had allowed her take the risk of nearing it. He should have known birds were territorial, even the creatures in the demonic realm would attack if one got to close to their nest. Akaski knew this, and he should have assumed the same even in the presence of a bird that small. Apparently, it could still do harm under the correct circumstances.


"You don't need to apologize to me" he said quietly as he allowed his eyes to wander to her fresh wound.


Now that he could see it clearly, it didn't truly look as bad as he had imagined it to be. It wasn't to long yet it may require some stitches for the healing process. Other than that it could just be treated as a small cut, kept clean and wrapped up. Though he would still need to find the materials to do such.


Maybe this house had something he could use, he would need to examined it at some point anyways. He needed to check to see if any threat resided in here even if the house did look abandoned. An animal still could be lurking about and often such beasts would prove aggressive when they caught the stench of blood meaning he would need to keep a close eye on Anja to ensure her safety. She probably wouldn't be able to defend herself without causing further harm to her wound, Akaski didn't even know if she knew how to fight which could prove to be a problem if the two got separated.


"I should have been more careful, I'm sorry for my incompetence" He apologized once again, hoping to keep her in a good mood. Stress wasn't the best thing for her right now. "Just sit back down, continue to apply pressure to the wound. I'll take a quick look around, I might be able to find some medical supplies. It'll be easy to fix as long as we can keep it from getting infected."

 

[spacepanda]

Anja tilted her head, incompetence? She really didn’t see how he could use that word to describe himself, as it certainly wasn’t a word she would use to describe him. If anyone incompetent, it was her. She couldn’t even defend herself against a small bird. Besides, as much as her state of health might concern him, it wasn’t as if he was bound by some contract to protect her. It wasn’t even a part of the small deal they had made. There was truly no reason for him to feel, in Anja’s mind, incompetent.


Following Akaski’s orders she was about to continue to apply pressure when he mentioned leaving. “What? No!” she took a quick hold of his hand, “D…Don’t leave me here.”


She didn’t care if she had a broken leg, she would still probably try to drag it behind her. This place was foreign territory, and she had no idea what to expect if something were to happen while he was gone… even if it was just the house he was exploring. She didn’t care now scared she sounded, because the truth was she was terrified. It terrified her to think that he might not come back.


A pang of guilt hit her again. Here he was thinking about how to help her, and all she could think about was herself. What would happen if he disappeared… where she would find food… how she would defend herself. She was quite certain that if she where lucky she would only last about 3 days alone. And Anja was never lucky.


Throwing out any remaining pride that might have long ago survived deep within her, she allowed herself to whisper, “I’m scared, Akaski…” She had realized when he mentioned he was now tired, that they probably wouldn’t be able to use the key again until at least tomorrow. She found this dilemma quite vexing.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Akaski felt a bit saddened as she mentioned fear, he hated seeing her hurt and he now felt even worse with her newest confession. It seemed that he couldn't leave her alone, yet he still had to find something to heal her with. He couldn't just leave the wound exposed and open, the bleeding would be slowed with the pressure yet he was sure it wouldn't close completely without some stitch work. If he were to just ignore the wound she would eventually bleed out and still, Akaski wouldn't know what to do if she died.


He had gotten attached to her over the time they had been together in a way he wasn't accustomed to. He would normally try his best to isolate himself from relationships such as this as he knew he would only be taken advantage of, at least that is how other demons would act. Maybe she was different, he hadn't ever truly realised until now that he had actually been lonely.


He still had to search the house, but Anja shouldn't move around to much as it could worsen the current state of her wound. He was tired, but he was sure he could manage to carry her. That way, she wouldn't need to move much and he could keep her near to him during his search. He might experience problems if he needed to fight, but at least she wouldn't be ambushed.


Akaski brought himself a bit lower to the ground, removing his hand from her's with his back facing her. He peered over his shoulder as he instructed her quietly. "Get on, I'll carry you. Just keep your hand on your wound, I promise I won't drop you."


Akaski was unsure if she would even accept his invitation, but it was the only thing he could think that could keep her as safe as he could. He was tired, and carrying someone would cause him to lose energy faster, but even if he started coughing blood he would refuse to rest until she was at least bandaged up.

 

[spacepanda]

Apparently Anja had some left over pride after all, because the very notion of being carried by Akaski quickly changed her mind. Her face flushed when she recalled how he had held her not moments ago, and she was convinced that if she was pressed against his back he would feel her heartbeat.


“N-no, no. It’s fine. I’ll… stay here.” She spoke hastily, a tinge of nervousness still lingering in her words. Akaski was already going out of his way to show her concern and help tend to her wound. She wasn’t about to let herself be carried about the abandoned house like some sort of demon jockey. He was tired, and he needed to rest, and she honestly didn’t think carrying her around was going to make the situation any better.


Walking over to a dusty chair she sat down, not even caring to wipe off the copious amount of dust that had collected on top. She pressed her sweater firmly against her abdomen.


“I’ll… be okay,” she spoke with a conviction that was quite the opposite from how she actually felt. “I’ll try not to get attacked by beasts of an avian nature in the interim.” She joked. Admittedly, she wasn’t in the mood for laughter, but it had always been a bit of a defense mechanism for her… Lot of good it ever did me though.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Akaski was worried over leaving her behind, but he didn't wish to make her uncomfortable either. He straightened himself and undid the zipper of the green coat setting the object down on a table near Anja. He didn't wish for it to get torn if he were to get into a fight and for all he knew Anaj could use to item to comfort her if she really needed to.


"Call me if you need me, this house isn't made of especially opulent material, so I'm guessing it won't be to large in size. I'll hear you, just try to keep safe until I arrive" Akaski told her, unaware that his worry still lingered in his voice. He was still scared and due to this he was acting without much of his normal facade. His worries were showing, and it was completely obvious that he did care for her. He hadn't even come to realize that his true personality was showing, his mind was crowded and he still was panicked though he tried to act as calmly as he possibly could.


With that being said, Akaski turned himself away from her and peered into the next room. It seemed to be a living room of sorts holding an assortment of seats and a small table in the middle. A makeshift ladder was presented towards the end of the room and he assumed it would lead him upstairs if he would climb it. They probably had some items stored up there, if not he was likely to find something useful in a kitchen.


He glanced back to Anja one more time, before turning himself and passing into the next room over.

 

[spacepanda]

Wishing it wasn’t so terribly warm, Anja reached for the coat instinctively once Akaski was out of sight. Using her right hand to apply pressure to her wound, she traced along the zipper with the fingertips of her left. She felt childish in a way, sitting here not really contributing to anything, simply cradling an object that gave her comfort.


She reached her hand inside the jacket, rubbing her hand against the fur lining. It was still warm from the heat of Akaski’s body. She snapped her hand back, almost as if the coat had burned her. I’m a fool, Anja contemplated sadly. It was silly to hold a simple article of clothing in such high esteems, but she did. It was practically a relic to what she had once considered a great comradeship.


And yet, she found herself thinking of Akaski when she looked at it now, instead of it’s original owner. Her mind flashbacked to the evening before when the demon had partook in an extended coughing fit. She had been worried, of course. She was always worrying about someone, something, or another. He, on the other hand, had mentioned worrying about her, a fact she found to be extremely selfless.


She wondered what had caused Akaski to, in the span of just a day, grow fond of her. Looking at it from his point of view she couldn’t imagine that she appeared anything other than a troublesome, naïve, human. Yes, she might have been a bit useful to him, but he had come to the human realm to learn… and all she had taught him was that he might be killed and to dress warmly. Although, those were pretty important key points to survival.


Bringing the coat closer to her chest she crinkled her brow in concentration. She supposed in some ways Akaski was kind of like Brian. He had been kind, and helpful, and handsome, and he had always found a way to make her smile. Although, perhaps Akaski was a bit more attractive and heroic than Brian was.


Suddenly there was a mental train wreck of realization in Anja’s mind. Oh crap, she sighed. Somehow she felt that chanting her favorite anti-demon mantra wasn’t going to help much anymore.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Akaski would peer into everything once he was in the living room. Peeking into any cupboard or opening that he could find yet still, he still felt as if he knew this place very well. Oddly, he got the nagging feeling to check the rooms upstairs, in fact he could immediately tell that there were five different rooms all connected by a single hallway... how did he know this?


Akaski couldn't remember ever visiting this place yet he felt like he knew it so well and he actually did feel kind of safe within its holding. His mind was full of questions, though never was it rid of the thought of Anja. He still held over all of these thoughts the fact that he had to get something to aid her. He could figure this place out after she was better and hopefully nothing would distract or slow him during his search.


He didn't know how he came to value her so dearly over the past day. Maybe it was due to her kindness? Never before could he remember being treated in such a way... maybe he truly was lonely. He had friends, but maybe Anja's definition was the correct one, maybe these so called friends were only his allies? Then, in truth a friend would be Anja, or was there something else to describe her?


Pushing these thoughts away Akaski had completed his search of the living room and he now set his sights for the ladder across the room. Turning himself, he made his climb upwards and to his surprise, he actually did find himself in a corridor of which split into five doors. The farthest from the door was a bedroom, the two nearest to it were bedrooms as well. The remaining door on the right was a storage room, and the one to the left was a bathroom. Maybe he had been here before?


He assumed the storage room would hold what he required, so it was the first he chose to enter. Once again, he had been correct in his predictions. This room held multiple shelves and boxes all filled with basic tools and some rather old looking food of which he chose not to tamper with. Once again, he seemed to know where everything should be.


Kneeling down beside a dresser, he stuck his hand underneath until he felt the rectangular surface of a metallic box and soon locating the handle, he slid it out from underneath the old dresser. He opened it swiftly and within it he found a collection of bottles containing oddly colored liquids and pills, aside from them there was gauze wrap and it even held a needle and thread. It seems he had located the correct object without even truly looking.


Shutting the box and taking it in hand, Akaski exited back into the hall yet his sights where drawn to the final door within the hallway... he felt like there was something in there, an uneasy feeling located within his stomach. He assumed it would be safe to at least check just incase it happened to be something dangerous. After all, his predictions had been correct so far.

 

[spacepanda]

Anja tried to busy her thoughts while she waited, although she would jump at nearly every sound. She had placed the jacket back onto the table and was still marveling over her current location, decrepit as it may be. Hmm, is the veil between the worlds thin in the forest, or can demons end up anywhere? She wondered how it was Akaski had ended up on the outskirts of a small town such as hers, instead of someplace busy and full of people like New York.


She was thinking about moving.


But were demons more likely to be found in a place that bustled with life, or did they prefer to remain hidden in a more rural setting? She didn’t think Akaski would have much an answer to that question if she asked him, as he seemed to let the key take him here with no destination in mind. Perhaps her town was simply the closest in location to where he had been when he issued the command.


I think I might take that babysitting job Greg offered, Anja continued to muse. She was now nearly convinced that if she stayed where she was Akaski wouldn’t be the only demon she ever meets… and she was quite certain another demon wasn’t going to be as kind and caring as he was. Yes, she nodded, she would take up the babysitting job, earn some extra money, and then move the hell out. It was something she had always wanted to do to begin with.


She wasn’t fond of having to keep still currently, as she was curious about this place and wanted to explore it a bit herself. It hadn’t seemed very big, just as Akaski had noted. She hoped he found the necessary supplies to help cover her opening, because she didn’t fancy the idea of running (and she might possibly be literally running) around the demon realm with a bleeding puncture wound.


Anja, what have you gotten yourself into?

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Akaski glanced behind him towards the location of the ladder, but he knew he should probably check to avoid having Anja be attacked in hours to come. Just in case it really was something that could pose a threat. He hated the thought of something finding her while he was asleep and he would take every precaution to avoid that. It was his fault for bringing her here, still he hated that fact that he allowed himself to panic like that.


Turning himself Akaski now faced the door, his tail swaying behind him in an aggressive manner. He would protect Anja to the best of his abilities, hopefully he wouldn't find himself injured as well. Yet if it would occur, he was sure he could bandage himself up after fixing Anja.


Akaski walked down the hall until the door was only a few inches in front of him. He extended a hesitant hand and slowly he tried to turn the knob, but it seemed that the door was locked. Akaski paused a moment before attempting to open it again, but to no avail. Why was this door locked? All the other were open. This was something he would be sure to check out, but he didn't wish to wait to long seeing as Anja was still bleeding downstairs. He would have time to later, unless something were to charge out of the door... then he guessed he would need to take precaution then.


Akaski reluctantly let the knob go as he was very curious now, but he had bigger problems to worry about. The thought of Anja was enough to get himself to turn and quietly head down the ladder and into the living room.


With the metallic box in hand he once again entered the room he had left Anja in, which now seemed to be the dining room. His eyes landed upon her immediately and he was relieved to see that no further harm had been done to her. Akaski fully entered the room with and he set the box down on the table nearest to Anja.


"I found the medicine" he said with a small grin though it soon faded from his face. "I'll probably need to stich up your wound... and it will hurt quite a bit. I have both pain killers and sedatives, which would you prefer?"

 

[spacepanda]

In the midst of her future planning, Anja was suddenly struck with another thought. Reflecting back on the literature she had grown up reading, she speculated the flow of time might actually differ here than in her own world. This made her considerably more anxious to return home. What if he takes me home tomorrow only for time to have passed 10 years? She pondered if this was perhaps, aside from possibly not having the resources to return home, why humans who entered this realm stayed here.


Having not yet explored the area, and nor did she wish to, she couldn’t yet form an opinion on the quality of lifestyle here. She could only assume she would feel even more lonely than she already did.


Always one to think logically, Anja began to feel the urgent need to formulate a back-up plan. She couldn’t be entirely certain she would end up home in a reasonable time-span, and she would have to come up with an explanation for her disappearance. Ah, where is Akaski? She sighed, now filled to the brim with questions once more.


If she did indeed return home years from now, in an untimely fashion, she would have to do some serious life re-vamping. Conspiracy theories once again swarmed her brain, and now nearly quaking with a desire for answers she was just about to get up to search for the demon when he entered the room. She let out an audible breath of relief.


Anja didn’t know too much about medicines, but she knew enough to be worried about the concept of taking a sedative. Even human sedatives might put her in a delicate position, and for all she knew the ones in this world would cause her to pass out. She stared at the small metallic box with curiosity. It was rather convenient that he had found what seemed to be a first aid kit.


“I’d rather not knock myself out so soon. Perhaps we should go with the pain reliever… although, I’d rather have my senses about me. I’ll… just take a little. I’ll deal with the pain if I have to.” Anja was no courageous warrior when it came to pain, she was merely always fond of being cautious. Under the right circumstances a pain killer could be just as sedative in nature, and again she wasn’t sure she’d be able to tolerate it’s effects.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Akaski nodded and once again he opened the metallic box still wondering how he had found it with such ease. After all, it had been hidden away beneath a dresser and he assumed this was due to the family not wishing for their medical supplies to be stolen, he would however pay them back for whatever he used if it turns out that they actually were still around. He wouldn't want to end up stealing such important things if the family was poor, he wouldn't feel right about doing such, but hopefully they had moved out of this home which would explain its abandoned appearance.


Akaski removed a liquid filled bottle from the case, seeing as he had yet to locate some water he did think it would be a difficult task to swallow pills. Akaski was aware that he would need a cup so peering around he took note to a small cabinet lining the wall. Turning away from the box he approached it opening the top shelf to find an assortment of dishes, most of them appeared to be made of a darkly colored clay. He selected a small cup and returning to the table he filled only an eighth of it with the painkiller of which was an odd purplish color.


He handed the cup to Anja before screwing the lid back onto the bottle. "If you need me to stop anytime during the process, just tap the chair, just incase it isn't enough" Akaski instructed, he seemed calmer than before and he truly was trying to be, it would be rather bad if he tried to sew her up with a trembling hand.


He peered back into the box, removing a cloth from it... he assumed it would be cleaner than what he would find in the kitchen. He then placed it on the table near Anja. "If it hurts to bad, you can try biting down on this, but you don't need to act tough. You can ask me to stop whenever and we'll just apply some more painkillers..."


Though his original intention for the rag was to apply disinfectant, he guessed the sterile pads would work just as well if not better. They were kept clean inside an odd-looking plastic and he seemed to have enough to spare a few and still he would be able to use them for they're intended purpose.

 

[spacepanda]

Taking ahold of the clay cup Anja peered inside, noting the liquid’s dark purple hue. I hope it’s grape flavored, she mentally jested. Squinting her eyes, she quickly downed the medicine in one shot, holding back the urge to spit it out. It appeared ‘medicine taste’ was universal. She hoped it would take effect somewhat soon, as she didn’t partially feel too keen on exploring the depths of her pain tolerance.


She tried to not look offended at the notion she would require something to bite down on. It was only stitches after all, and although it would hurt, it couldn’t hurt too bad… could it? Her entire life she had not even so much as broken a bone, so aside from scraped knees and accidental razor nicks, she didn’t have much to compare it to.


“I think I’ll be okay.” She spoke in what she hoped was a brave voice. The painkillers would hopefully allow her to walk without wincing. She was unsure if this was an unsafe place to stay or if they would have to venture forth, and she didn’t want Akaski to feel as if she was slowing him down. He was tall enough to have a long stride, and if he decided to rush she might have some difficulty catching up to him… especially with her general lack of stamina.


Looking him in the eye she gave a swift nod, indicating that he could begin. “Thank you.” She felt, given her earlier attitude, that an expression of gratitude would be appreciated. Akaski seemed to put all the blame on himself, and he wasn’t exactly required to tend to her. She only hoped she might find someway to repay him… if they made it back alive. She shuddered, an action which could easily be interpreted as cowardice. At least it would only seem as though she was frightened of the upcoming stitching as opposed to their survival statistics.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Akaski was a bit nervous over doing this, he willed not to hurt her, but she could die otherwise. It seemed he had no other options unless he could get her to a healer, but he currently had no clue as to where they were. For all he knew it could take them hours to reach a city and judging by the quite atmosphere outside he knew they were in an isolated area.


He selected the needle and thread from the arrangement within the case, taking the needle out from a plastic that matched the sterile pads. He assumed it was to keep the small object clean. Seeing as Anja's wound was on her stomach he was forced to kneel down in front of her which could be taken as a bit of an awkward position, but Akaski's mind was still fixed upon the problem at hand. He didn't seem to mind it much.


He looked up at her once, still hesitant over the matter, he truly did want to protect her the best that he could. It was hard for him to harm her in any way even if it was for the best. He glanced up to her for a fleeting moment before pulling in a calming breath in hopes to introduce a bit of tranquility to his actions, but it didn't seem to truly help.


Hesitantly, he pierced her with the needle beginning the process of sewing up the wound. He winced a bit himself, still hating the fact that he had to do this to her... he hoped it would be over quickly, for both himself and Anja.

 

[spacepanda]

Anja hissed at the introduction of the needle into her flesh, her hand quickly shooting out to squeeze Akaski’s shoulder in silent imploration. Embarrassed she withdrew her hand, throwing her head back against the back of the chair.


“I’m- I’m sorry; it’s fine. Continue.” She spoke through gritted teeth. She moved her hands to the sides of the chair, gripping it tightly. The stitching itself didn’t hurt too much, but she had clearly underestimated the pain that would be caused from disturbing her wound.


She let out a shaky breath as Akaski continued, thankful that it seemed he knew what he was doing. She wouldn’t have known where to begin, and considering the discomfort it was causing her she realized she wouldn’t have been able to do it herself. Focusing her mind elsewhere, she began to wonder if this was the sort of things Akaski had to do often.


The analgesic now taking slow effect, she decided to engage the demon in conversation for the duration of the procedure. “Does time work differently here?” She asked, at least taking the opportunity to get some well-needed answers. “I mean, ow, if an hour passes here, does an hour pass where I’m from?”


She was gradually feeling a bit less sensitive to the actions being performed on her, and also, a bit… fuzzy. She was glad she had thought to request that Akaski only give her a small dosage of the medicine, because her chair was beginning to feel a bit… cloud like.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Akaski was momentarily distracted by the squeezing upon his shoulder, but he quickly resumed the stitching process as Anja requested. If it became to painful for her, he was sure she would request for him to stop in order to give her some more of the medicine in hopes to numb it.


Glad to hear some of the pain gone from her voice as she continued to speak, Akaski did his best to keep her distracted to help with the pain. "I'm not entirely sure" he replied, thinking a moment. "I guess I could figure it out by figuring out what time it is here, I'll need to get you food at some point incase my energy doesn't return fast enough. While I'm getting it, I'll ask someone for the date."


Akaski was being careful with his stitching even during the time that he spoke, keeping careful to avoid making any painful mistakes. He was moving at a rather quick pace as Akaski had sewed himself up before and by this point he was rather good at it. Though it was a difficult process to do it by himself, he didn't truly have anyone else to do it for him and he had felt pains worse than this. Not always does he get out of a fight without a scratch.


Akaski did have a couple scars upon his body due to conflicts yet luckily his most recent wound had healed a couple days before his departure to the human realm. "Don't worry, if it turns out if some times has passed, I'll just make a deal with a demon. Some probably have the capability to manipulate time, but I know there aren't that many... yet it wouldn't truly matter if it took a bit to find one, we could just turn back to today."

 

[spacepanda]

Raising her head up Anja looked at Akaski with great concern. “W-wait… you’re not… gonna leave me here…are you?” She slightly slurred. The medicine had taken it’s full effect, and although she could barely feel the pain, she was having a hard time keeping her thoughts straight. It reminded her of when she was 16 and had her wisdom teeth removed; the pain killers being prescribed at that time effecting her similarly. Or perhaps it was simply her body’s reaction to drugs of that type.


Although food did sound like a good idea, she wasn’t a fan of the idea of him leaving her, even for a moment. She scrunched her nose in confusion. Did he say he would make a deal with someone to get her home at an appropriate time? She snorted, thinking Akaski seemed a bit like a fairy godmother with the offer.


With how much he was going out of his way, the last thing she wanted was for him to force a debt upon himself in her name. She already felt that she was going to owe him a great deal, and even if he would try to deny any payment, she couldn’t very well in good conscience just let him continue to act so selflessly.


“You’re …sweet, Akaski,” she said still slurring. She reached out, taking a moment to lightly ruffle his hair. “Don’t… make deals on… my behalf. I’ll…figure something out.” Just not right now, she sighed again, her mind in a whir.


“Hey… do you ever… cut yourself on those things?” She asked, pointing to his horns. She had made sure to avoid touching them just a moment ago, not sure on proper demon etiquette. Then again, it wasn’t really proper etiquette anywhere to just outright pet someone. Oh well, she thought, closing her eyes.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

"I'm not going to leave you alone, I promise" Akaski said softly, hoping not to cause Anja any worry. He was unsure how he could get her around now that she was injured and he was near positive that she wouldn't allow him to carry her in public, even if she was in the demonic realm. He just wouldn't be able to keep himself settle if he left her all alone here. He would be much to worried over he getting hurt or attacked while she lacked his presence and it seemed that she wouldn't know how to fight a demon.


As she questioned his horns, he quickly recalled all the times he has accidentally cut his hand upon they're sharp ends. It happened often, and at times it seemed as if he would never grow accustomed to having them, the thought of their presence would just escape his mind at times.


"All the time" He grinned lightly, it wasn't necessarily considered rude to touch a demon's horns seeing as they didn't hold as much sensitivity as the tail, but it would still inflict pain if a horn was chipped or broken. Akaski had cracked his horn before after hitting the ground a bit to hard, but it was an easy thing to fix when the correct herb would be applied.


By this time Akaski was nearing completion in the stitching and it would take him about a minute longer, if not less. He had already planned out what he would do next and hopefully the sting of the disinfectant wouldn't be too bad.


( Squeezing in a post >.> Its rather hard to type using my kindle. )

 

[spacepanda]

Relieved that he wouldn’t be leaving her alone she settled into her chair, being careful not to move too much. She smiled a bit at the demon’s answer, and wondered how her life might be hindered by horns of her own. It was a silly thing to picture, and she stifled a giggle at the thought.


Remembering how she demanded Akaski tell her if something was wrong, she decided it was probably in her best interest to do the same.


“This medicine…has made me…a bit loopy.” Anja was once again glad she chose the analgesic as opposed to the sedative. At least now if she had to do anything she still could, it would just require a bit more effort. If she had taken the sedative not only would she most likely be passed out, but she wasn’t sure when she would have awoken… or if she would have awoken.


Anja frowned, she was most certain that the medicine had already reached it’s full effect, she only hoped it’s half-life wasn’t too long. She might have to snap out of it soon since they were apparently going to search for food.


“I’m… allergic… to berries.” She wasn’t quite sure why she decided to offer this information, but it seemed like a good enough idea. Might as well let him know what might kill her beforehand. “And small birds,” she let out a small chuckle at her own joke, not even caring if Akaski didn’t find it humorous.


She wondered what a demon city might look like, and if all demons looked like a Akaski. Her eyes shot open, a new worry added to her list, “Wait…won’t demons… questions a human… traveling with you?” He had said that humans, while uncommon in his realm, did exist, but he hadn’t mentioned too much about how they might be treated.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Akaski's tail flicked as she mentioned her allergen to berries seeing as they were easy to find, though if he would be capable of figuring out their location he could easily just buy something within a town. He wasn't sure what she would like seeing as some food could be labeled as a bit grotesque when being compared to the foods he had witnessed in her realm. He was uncertain if she would even be able to handle some of the foods so he assumed he should play it safe and avoid anything that could be labeled unsafe. Akaski wouldn't know how to treat a human for poison and he wasn't sure if any healer would either.


Akaski would need to be careful today, he couldn't let foods or demons harm her. It would be a bit hard taking a human through the demonic realm without incident, some demons were more murderous than prideful and with her injuries she could be seen as easy prey. He would just need to keep a close eye on her.


"It's alright" He said with a small grin, peering up to her for a quick moment. He was trying to appear positive wishing to keep her in a good mood rather than have her fearful. "I'll keep you safe. I promise, I won't let anything hurt you while we're here."


Looking back down he had completed the stitching and using his teeth he disconnected the extra thread from that currently occupying her wound. He was sure to look it over and make sure that it was secure before standing himself up.


"The hard part is over, it'll only take a bit longer" Akaski explained as he reproached the box placing the thread and needle to the side as he searched its interior for what more he needed. He took another liquid from the box of which had a clear coloring as well as a couple sterile pads and gauze wrap.


He dampened a sterile pad using the liquid before returning to his prior place in front of Anja. "It might sting a bit, but hopefully the pain killers will numb it" he warned, just incase.

 

[spacepanda]

Anja, upon noticing Akaski’s seemingly up-beat attitude, was slowly feeling a bit less worried about their adventure. Perhaps she was simply over-reacting. She felt, in a way, almost racist. It was still somewhat difficult for her to see demons as anything other than evil cold-hearted creatures of hell whose sole purpose was to make the lives, and deaths, of humans unbearable. But here was Akaski, who had been nothing but kind, even if he did hold a blade to her neck once.


She waved that thought away; it seemed like such a distant memory, even if it had happened less than 24 hours before. Thinking back on it, she would probably do the same thing in his situation purely out of frustration. If anything it would appear that she was the one with the quick temper. Akaski had been extremely patient with everything, and she realized she couldn’t remember him ever really asking her for anything.


Biting her lip, she nodded once more to Akaski. He appeared to be about to apply some sort of disinfectant, and if was anything like the ones she was used to it would sting a bit. Although, on the bright side, it appeared demon medicine was a bit stronger than it’s human counterpart, so at least she could be assured that it would do it’s job.