Realistic or Modern Of Crows and Omens

[Forever6A7X]

Amma nodded some before hugging him tightly letting out a very soft sob "She was telling me today that they had spoken last night about what he had in place. They'll be taken care of, but this.....who would do this? And I can't help but think about what if you had been there."

Ubbe gave a heavy sigh but nodded in agreement "Nothing yet, she still stable which is all we can hope for. Let me know if anything happens." He said quietly before waving goodbye and heading home.

 

[decadent-rider]

He nodded slowly and sighed a little, "It was professional... We have a pretty good idea of who it was." He told her gently, "I'm gonna go make some phone calls but text Matthew what you want alright?" He coaxed, kissin her head and stepping into the living room again, sighing at how Erik was crying "Max... I'm just stepping out to make a couple calls, Amma is in the kitchen but I'm just in the front hall if you need me." He told her gently.

He nodded and sighed a little, shaking his head while he called Jackson to ask him to come down and stand watch outside Carmen's room so Karl could go get some rest, only stood outside Noah's room for fifteen minutes when he heard alarms going off inside, opening the door to see what was going on, cursing quietly when he saw the monitors showing up that he'd stopped breathing. He didn't have time to call for help when he was pushed to the side by staff flooding the room anyway, stepping out again and sending out messages to those who needed to know.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Max nodded softly and cradled Erik close to her "Its okay my love, it will all be okay." She whispered before kissing the top of his head repeatedly while rocking him.

It was another 30 minutes before some of the nurses stepped out of the room. One of them went over to Jolly and sighed "He is breathing again, they're going to be taking him in for some scans to see if there is anything they missed or internal bleeding."

 

[decadent-rider]

He nodded slowly and thanked her quietly, shaking his head, sending out another update then sat with him until they took him for the scans.

-3 days-
Carmen had been awake for half an hour when she finally saw her brother step into the room. Looking over at him already upset and pissed off. "No one will tell me where the fuck my husband is!" She told him, her voice still hoarse from not using it. "Karl won't look me in the eye... Where is he?!" She questioned him, a nurse urging her to try and calm down and settle.

Hvitserk smiled tiredly as he sorted out some breakfast for Erik, trying to help him have some kind of normalcy while they navigated sorting out Ivar's funeral and his mother refused to leave her room. "Hey you want juice or milk?" He asked him, nodding when he said juice, getting it sorted for him before going up to check on Max, knocking on her door

 

[Forever6A7X]

Max was a wreck, she couldn't bring herself to do much of anything. She stayed in the room, not wanting to leave bed because it still smelt of him. It felt like there was a hole in the center of her, she felt something was missing. She looked towards the door when she heard a knock and it slowly open "I'm still alive..." she said quietly knowing Hvitserk was worried about her.

Ubbe walked into the room giving a heavy sigh "Good to see you awake." He murmured before sitting beside her "Your husband is in another room healing. A lot has happened Carmen. Our brother......Ivar is gone..." he told her gently

 

[decadent-rider]

She frowned shaking her head "He was shot too I know he was, I need to see him." She told him, frowning when he said Ivar was dead "What? What do you mean he's gone? I don't... No. I refuse to believe it." She muttered, shaking her head. "No.... I... I need Noah." She told him, not listening to the nurse who was urging him to not stress her out further right now. "Please."

He frowned and watched her for a moment, "Erik had me make pancakes... Said that it's your favorite breakfast so maybe you'll come down." He told her gently. "Your bed isn't going anywhere Max... You're not... This isn't healthy. For you or Erik." He paused for a moment before continuing "I thought you should know that Carmen is awake... No new update on Noah but she's awake. Ubbe has gone to see her.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Ubbe frowned more looking at the nurse "She will be worse if I don't say anything." He told her seriously before taking Carmen's hand in his "He isn't awake right now Carmen. He pushed himself too hard when he woke up and found out how badly you were hurt. He was also poisoned, he's in very rough shape." He explained quietly.

Max frowned deeply as she listened to him and gave a heavy sigh "Give me a few minutes and I will be done for breakfast." She said quietly before going into the bathroom and locking the door. She looked over everything and let a few tears fall trying to think of anything but Ivar. She bit her lip hard when she noticed a bottle of his painkillers next to the sink, maybe just a half of one wouldn't be so bad right now.

 

[decadent-rider]

She frowned and shook her head "I want to see him... We were coming home... Ben said there was a roadblock cause of the.... cause of the drink driving happening... IT was all so fast." She mumbled, "I need to see Noah." She told him quietly, "just for a minute." She begged.

He nodded and went downstairs to plate up some food for her, telling Erik she would be there in a minute. He still didn't seem to understand that his Dad wasn't coming home but if it meant that things were a little easier for him for now then he didn't mind the kid not gettnig it.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Ubbe gave a heavy and nodded "I'll see what I can do, but it might just be a video call." He told her seriously before kissing her forehead as he stood up "Try your best to relax okay? I know its hard but its best." He murmured before leaving the room to talk with a doctor.

Max came down around 30 minutes later and gave a small smile seeing Erik. She sat beside him kissing the side of his head "Hi love, you sleep good?" She asked quietly

 

[decadent-rider]

Jolly glanced up hearing Noah groaning, reaching over to pick up the cool compress off his forehead they'd given him to try and help the fever he'd been running "Hey, you with us this time?" He asked him gently but frowned when he just kept looking around. "Noah... You're in the hospital... Carmen's feeling a little better yeah? ... Your wife is gonna come see you soon alright?" HE told him slow and clear before he blacked out again and Jolly turned to see Ubbe stepping in "He just passed out again. How's she doing?" He asked, placing the cold compress back on his head.

Hvitserk frowned a little as he watched her but nodded to the plate of food, "Breakfast." He told her, "Erik what did you wanna ask your mother?" He coaxed the little boy. 'Can we go for walk today? In the garden?' he nodded a little to encourage him. He'd had to explain that right now they couldn't go out of the house much but the garden was perfectly good to go for a walk. For now he was glad Ivar had picked a large country house so Erik at least had space in the back to run around when they couldn't go out in public.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Ubbe came into the room sighing heavily as he saw the state of Noah "She's worried about him, wants to see him." He explained quietly watching his brother in law "I will do a video call soon, she doesn't need to get out of bed."

Max frowned a bit but gave a small nod "Yeah, I think we could do that." She said quietly before kissing the top of his head and started to eat. By the time they were done she was starting to feel the painkiller she had taken kick in. She was getting ready to go walking giving a lazy smile as Erik came in asking if she was ready "Yes darling, I am."

 

[decadent-rider]

He frowned a little "His doctor came by a little bit ago. Kidneys are shutting down. Lungs as well... You gonna tell her how bad it's got?" He asked, rubbing at his face. "Jackson is coming to take over my place in a bit... I need to go home and sleep. Even if it's just for a bit. Sara may kill me if I don't." He sighed a little.

Hvitserk watched with a sigh and shook his head, following out with Amma a few minutes later "When we get back in, if you could distract her I wanna get the alcohol out of the house." He told her quietly, watching Erik look his happiest in days. "I don't have a good feeling about her coping mechanisms." He muttered, keeping an eye on her

 

[Forever6A7X]

Ubbe sighed heavily and shook his head some "Right now it'll cause too much stress. She knows he isn't well but I don't need to loose my sister as well." He muttered

Amma frowned a bit and nodded some "I'll make sure it is gone." She said quietly before kissing him gently "I worry about leaving her alone with him.."

 

[decadent-rider]

He nodded slowly "I know but.... I don't know how much more we can do. She;s going to ask for space sooner or later... I'm hoping she will let us stay until this man is dealt with at least." He sighed. "Do you still want to go see Carmen tomorrow?" He asked her, pulling away only while they were around Max at the moment. Only too aware of how she might perceive that. "I might ask Max if she wants to join you... Get her out of the house for a bit. I could take Erik to ours to go in the pool... A change of scenery for them both." He sighed, looking up when he heard Erik yelling but relaxed seeing that he had just found a cool beetle he wanted to show to his uncle. "I'm coming kid." He called back, heading over there.

He nodded and sighed a little "I'll go see her for a minute before I head out."He told him and clapped him on the shoulder as he left the room, nodding to the guard outside and went to go see Carmen for a bit.

She woke up a little disoriented but calmer than before, looking over and smiling a little seeing Jolly. "Hey... Noah send you?" She asked him quietly, "Ubbe said I can see him soon." She mumbled tiredly.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Max looked over at Hvitserk when he came out and gave a small smile "He's found a very interesting beetle." She said quietly while she took a look around the garden and let a few tears fall. Ivar had loved going on small walks out there with her when she came back. He'd proposed near the pond on one of them, it was a happy place for them, but now it felt cold and almost empty to her.

Jolly gave a heavy sigh but nodded "Yeah he told me he would video call you soon." He murmured before sighing again "How are you feeling?" He asked quietly.

 

[decadent-rider]

She frowned a little. “Tired. Really tired. And my chest hurts. They said I should have a smooth recovery now though.” She mumbled. “And I’m not accepting a video call.” She muttered, stubborn as always. “I’m falling asleep again jolly. I’m sorry. I’ll see you later” she smiled tiredly, drifting off under the impression moah was alright.

He headed over and smiled a little. “Oh wow. I don’t know what kind that is but it’s a big one huh?” He smiled at him. “Ammas gonna go see Carmen tomorrow. I thought maybe you’d like to go with her?” He suggested. “I was gonna take Erik to mine so he could go in the pool.” He told her

 

[Forever6A7X]

Jolly gave a heavy sigh but nodded and left the room once she was out. He made his way home completely drained and exhausted, he needed was scared, scared he'd loose his close friend and scared that they were all unsafe.

Max looked over at him and frowned some "Oh um...yeah, I think that would be good for him." She said softly before going to the bench to sit down "Do they....do they hace any ideas on who did it?"

 

[decadent-rider]

He nodded. “Not confirmed but Ragnar is closing in. Him and bjorn have left me and ubbe to sort out the fallout.” He muttered, rubbing at his face some, turning to Erik and smiling when he called his name. “Hey you’re looking a little cold bud, you wanna go back in?” He asked

 

[Forever6A7X]

Erik pouted a bit but nodded and reached for Max "Come on Mommy! We go cuddle inside?" He asked her with hope in his voice.

Max gave a small sigh but nodded and got up "Yeah....come on lets go." She said softly before taking his hand and heading inside givibg a small smile "You wanna watch some sesame street?" She asked quietly

 

[decadent-rider]

Hvitserk went to sort out some lunch for everyone, nodding to amma when she came back in. “She’ll go with you tomorrow.” He told her quietly, sitting down for a minute with his head in his hands, exhausted and still grieving himself as well. Out of al their siblings it was him that Ivar was actually close to.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Amma nodded and gave his hand a squeeze "Talk to me my love. Don't bottle this up." She whispered kissing his knuckles repeatedly.

 

[decadent-rider]

He frowned and just pulled her in close. “In a way I can’t wait until we can leave them to it. So we can go home and I don’t have to look after everyone else for once.” He muttered, sighing a little.

Carmen was in and out the whole day and finally a little more with it the following morning while she ate some breakfast, still itching to be able to see Noah when she saw amma and max stepping in, smiling at them bot, hugging amma as carefully as she could when she stepped over. “I’m okay… kinda… I’m getting there.” She told her gently.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Max was next to gently hug Carmen giving a small smile "Hey....good to see you." She murmured feeling a little more loose thanks to the painkillers she had taken right beforehand.

 

[decadent-rider]

She sighed a little and winced, "I'm just bored already. I don't do well being stuck in bed.... At least not like this." She winked at Amma and smiled a little, "Plus I'm still waiting to see Noah again." She muttered "Ubbe's been so busy he hasn't had a chance to come down and do the video call." She grumbled, not yet questioning much why he was dragging his feet about it.

Amma smiled and rolled her eyes "Well at least you still got jokes, tells us you'll be just fine." She told her "Iskald has gone to stay with Bjorn for while you're in here." She explained, "Hvitserk is running round like a headless chicken trying to keep shit together and keep the peace like always." She noticed Max was being a little quiet but didn't think much of it until they heard her snap at them

 

[Forever6A7X]

Max sat back listening to them joke around happily and just chat. She felt something snap inside her "Keep the peace? He's trying to find the man who murdered my husband and tried murdering you! Nearly fucking did your husband in as well, maybe if that poison had worked faster you wouldn't be so happy, not like he's got long left anyways." She spat before getting up and leaving the room quickly.