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Post by JAMIE MADDOX on Apr 26, 2010 20:04:49 GMT -5
It was quite late in the night... and one would expect Jamie would be sleeping comfortable in his bed. But he wasn't. He was in the commonroom. He was curled up in a orange ball. This was possible due to the fact that he was in his Golden Lion Tamarin form. He was keeping warm by the fire place. It had been a chilly night and he couldn't sleep due to the snores of one of his dormies. He was attempting to sleep but who knows if it was going to be possible that night.
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Post by CASSIOPEIA _____ on Apr 26, 2010 20:20:04 GMT -5
Cass was a wreck. She had been a wreck before but this was different. It really wasn't just her life this time and she was not sure what to think about it. Still it was a relief to know she was not dying, though life would never be the same. Her fears had now been turned upside down as the one thing she thought could never happen had happened to her. So she was sitting up while everyone else was asleep in the dorm room. Her eyes had teared up a while ago and were red now because of it. She felt a need to have a sob so she went downstairs to the common room, it had to be empty given the hour. However as she stepped in sniffling she saw Jamie and froze.
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Post by JAMIE MADDOX on Apr 26, 2010 21:34:57 GMT -5
Jamie was attempting to sleep. But for some odd reason he couldn't. Perhaps it was because normally while in that form, he preferred to be sleeping in the trees. So he uncurled himself and was about to scamper off. But he stopped. Before he could even move far, he had spotted Cass. He just sat there looking at her. His small orangeish head was tilted to the side in curiosity. what was she doing down here. and why was her eyes red? He scampered over to her. He sat down right at her feet, he wondered what was causing her to be upset.
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Post by CASSIOPEIA _____ on Apr 26, 2010 21:48:19 GMT -5
Cass was not sure what to do when she saw him there. Jamie was a friend though, they had grown unexpectedly close during her illness, not that they hadn't been friendly before. And now she was facing something tough again and she didn't know what to do about it. Cass looked down at him and then she sniffled again and wiped her eyes to rid them of any moisture. So she leaned down and scooped him up. "Hey Jamie," she said softly. "How are you doing?" She went and sat down on the couch, trying to get some form of rest tonight. She sniffed again. "You couldn't sleep either?"
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Post by JAMIE MADDOX on Apr 26, 2010 21:59:26 GMT -5
Jamie scampered to the other side of the couch to change back into himself. When he did, he had his legs pulled up to his chest. He was wearing his hair up in his ponytail, which showed off the shaved bit of his head. He was in his favorite plaid shirt and some comfortable sweats. "hey Cass" he said quietly. "i am good, except the fact that i couldn't sleep because someone was snoring.and i mean this guy was snoring so damn loud that i was surprised that the others slept through it. so i came out here and tried to sleep in my form, but obviously that didn't work because when in that form i feel better sleeping in a tree." He made a face about that. "how about you? how are you feeling? and i suspect you can't sleep as well?"
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Post by CASSIOPEIA _____ on Apr 26, 2010 22:11:19 GMT -5
Cass watched Jamie but turned her head when he transformed. She was not sure if she shoudl watch that so she didn't. She didn't know how it worked with Animagi or with werewolves for that matter. When she was around Benji like that she had been asleep, completely asleep. She turned and rested partly on her hip to look at him, curling up her legs to the side and crossing her arms. His story about the snoring guy made her smile. She even let out a soft laugh but then the thought that Benji was up there made that fade away. "Oh, I'm alright, can't sleep either"
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Post by JAMIE MADDOX on Apr 26, 2010 23:01:10 GMT -5
Jamie laughed lightly and said, "oh? what has been keeping you up this oh so... interesting evening?" He was sorely tempted to ask why she had been crying, or at least had tears in her eyes but, he bit it back for now. He shook his head lightly, causing the ponytail to sway a bit. It tickled the back of his neck slightly. Then eventually he gave into his curiosity and asked, "why are your eyes red? you look like you have been crying?" He usually didn't like to pry, but he wanted to see if there was anything he could do to cheer her up or something.
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Post by CASSIOPEIA _____ on Apr 26, 2010 23:09:34 GMT -5
Cass managed to pin the small smile back on her face. "Oh nothing in particular. I just... well I just could not sleep." She could not say that she didn't know why because she absolutely did. That was the problem with this, she was not prepared for it, not at all. That thought, along with her nausea, made her feel sick to her stomach and she tried not to react. Then came the question that she knew he would ask eventually. She thought for a moment, could she share this with him? She had to tell someone eventually. "Yeah, I have been, that's why I came down here I thought it would be empty." She followed this with a weak laugh.
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Post by JAMIE MADDOX on Apr 26, 2010 23:58:22 GMT -5
Jamie laughed lightly and muttered "i suppose we all have those nights when we just can't sleep no matter how hard we try? " he shrugged because he knew he had plenty of those kinds of nights. and it seemed that tonight was one of them. "what has brought you to tears today Cass?" he asked softly. He gave his good friend an one armed hug. then after that he added, "if you want i could just leave you alone to cry in peace. or i could stay here. whatever you want"
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Post by CASSIOPEIA _____ on Apr 27, 2010 0:05:19 GMT -5
Cass normally didn't cry, she was not a crying person, at least not like this. This was emotional and hormonal and bubbling all day under her skin until it just foamed over in the form of tears. Throughout her illness she had never cried save moments of extreme pain where she let a few tears slip. After a while even that had stopped and faded as those moments stretched to something constant. She nodded at the first thing that he said. Still she fell silent after that. It was the hug that did it and she had to work not to let out new sobs. She could tell him, she had to tell him, and then it all spilled out. "I'm pregnant and I don't know what to do." Her words were soft and even and her voice trembled.
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Post by JAMIE MADDOX on Apr 27, 2010 0:50:35 GMT -5
Jamie was quite glad that he didn't get forced to leave because he wasn't in the mood to go upstairs and into the dorm again. Then he heard what she said. He blinked a few times. Say What? She's Pregnant? he thought in shock. He was surprised to say the least. "how can this be? i thought the poison left you sterile, or at least that what Vic told me and supposedly you... " It slowly dawned on him that there could be many ways that this happened.
"you're sure? that you are?" He asked quietly. "and if you really are... does the father know?" That was his way of asking if Benji knew... if he was indeed the lucky or unlucky one to get Cass Pregnant.
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Post by CASSIOPEIA _____ on Apr 27, 2010 11:06:09 GMT -5
Once again Cass had the experience of saying something and that making it real. She knew she had to say it, but still it made her want to hide somehow, to curl up and disappear. She could not handle this but she would have to. She didn't have the luxury of options at this point. Well actually she did and she wasn't sure what to do. "Evidently I'm not sterile, I'm just the opposite as it turns out. All my symptoms, I thought the poison was killing me again somehow but no...." She'd taken three different tests, all positive, so she nodded when he asked if she was sure.
"No not exactly. He mentioned that he can smell a difference in my scent but he doesn't know what it is." A sob bubbled up though she tried to contain it. "I don't know what to do! I mean do I tell him? Do I even keep it? I'm scared."
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Post by JAMIE MADDOX on Apr 27, 2010 12:30:35 GMT -5
Jay thought this was quite impossible, but here it was, true. He was glad that she wasn't dying of the poison, because who in their right mind would want their friend to die. He thought about how she was a medical miracle it seemed. Here she was, someone that all the healers said was sterile due to poison damage. But she miraculously got pregnant? oh boy."something must of changed... because last time we checked... you were medically incapable of having kids... but if you say is correct... It's a medical miracle at least. " His tone had a sleepy sort of musing quality to it.
Jamie chuckled and said, "i remember overhearing him say that the other day. So i guess that he could have sensed the change of pheromones or something." He shrugged lightly. "i am surprised that he hasn't made the connection yet, because apparently the only other person he could smell that sort of change was with Kara."
Jamie simply sat there and tried to comfort her as he heard her freak out. "perhaps you should tell him? but then again, that is just my opinion. and whatever you choose to do Cass, you have a built in support system." at the last part he winked, because he meant the guys and Scorp and Kara and all those that cared about her.
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Post by CASSIOPEIA _____ on Apr 27, 2010 22:56:08 GMT -5
Cass looked at him, this was not comforting at all not that she expected comfort from anyone. She had made this mistake, but she hadn't known. Surely that ecused her a little. Didn't that mean anything at this moment, she could only pray that it did. "Could it have been the stuff you gave me? The anti-poison that the healer said was experimental?" She didn't see much else that it could be.
His chuckle made her look up at him, upset. "Is this funny to you?" Then a few more sobs and tears spilled up and over as Cass shook her head. "No, no I'm sorry Jamie I dont' mean that, I'm just so, ughh I feel terrible." She did feel wretched and just so worn out.
She could just sit there and sniffle now. Her hadns were balled into fists so tight that her knuckles were white. "I just don't know what I'm going to do. I don't know how to tell him and anyways how can I possibly keep it? I have no money and no family. I don't want this to be a burden to Benji, I don't want to mess up his life." She could count on them for her illness but she would not do that for her stupid mistake.
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Post by JAMIE MADDOX on Apr 27, 2010 23:35:57 GMT -5
Jay thought about it and said, "it could very well be the anti poison. because i don't think we gave you anything else that would have that sort of effect, you know healing you that well..." in a cautious tone. He was still in relative disbelief that his modifications to the anti poison could have worked that well. then he gave her an innocent look and said, "well not in a ha ha sense... but more of an that's odd sense. you know what i mean? not that i find your pregnancy funny... just odd. and it is also odd that Benji can tell but not really."
Then Jay said, "Don't worry about it? You can yell at me or whatever you want." Jay listened to her intently, to prove that he could be a great listener. Then he said, "well first of all, you do have a family, that is if you count your close friends family like we all do. Second of all, I know Benji... he would never think that you are a burden, because he loves you and he would do anything to help you. Third of all, if you need a job or whatever, Krispin is looking for more people to help out around the Venue... Fourth of all... I can't help you make that decision on keeping it or giving it away or whatever. but i can say this, if you do decide to keep it, you can always call us to help."
He wondered about how she was going to take what he said. Then he added as a honest opinion, "In my opinion, the only way that you can mess up Benji's life is if you die or break his heart. He wants to be with you, and he seems to be up for any challenge that life presents him.So if you keep it, you know as well as i do, that Benji wouldn't abandon the baby."
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