An adventure in Bullying and a talk with a Somebody - Locked

[nobodys_puppet]

Who: Xion, Sora, and others (Please poke me if you want in on the bullying one)
What: A long overdue talk with Sora and Xion's bullying adventure.
Where: Around campus
When: Sora thread backdated to mid month, bullying at the end of the month
Warnings: Violence, angst, Kingdom Hearts drama.

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[afterthemoon]

"Lea!"

Before the conversation has a chance to continue, Isa returns from where he'd gone.

"There's a place we can take Xion to get taken care of down the road, not terribly far from here."

[hotheadwarmheart]

Lea did take note of the lack of agreement, frowning slightly. He was about to comment on how long it had been happening when Isa returned.

Lea looked relieved. "Good," he said. "I'll carry her; you lead the way."

Turning back to Xion, he said. "This probably won't be fun, but I'm gonna have to pick you up and carry you," he said. "Ready?"

[nobodys_puppet]

She gave a small nod. So long as they didn't get attacked while his hands were full....

Besides, the pain wasn't the worst it had ever been. It was just physical. She could handle that.

[hotheadwarmheart]

"Alright," Lea said. "One, two, three... up we go." He carefully picked Xion up, lifting her into a bridal carry.

He then nodded to Isa. "Ready when you are."

[afterthemoon]

When everyone was ready, Isa gestured in the direction of the healer's place.

"This way."

[nobodys_puppet]

She leaned into Axel, wishing she was strong enough to just face Saïx and be done with it. But where she knew she could take down those bullies... Saïx was another story all together.

[hotheadwarmheart]

Lea nodded and followed Isa, carrying Xion with him. "What did the shop owner say about the possibility of backing us up?", he asked. "I don't figure it'd be too hard to convince them about our accusations, given that we'll have a record of how badly Xion was hurt, but it can't hurt to have more backup on this."

[afterthemoon]

"She's willing to, but after talking to her, I'm not sure she saw that much of what happened..."

It may still be enough, but that remained to be seen.

...

It wasn't long before they made it to the building. Isa opened it for Lea and Xion, the bell attached to the door ringing to alert the owner that someone had arrived.

[nobodys_puppet]

She remained curled against him, eyes closed. She knew better than to go to sleep, but she was warm, and the warmth was helping with the pain. And Saïx wouldn't go after her with Axel right there... right?

[hotheadwarmheart]

Lea nodded. "Well, any help's better than none," he said. "And she's a local so that'll help too."

*********

Entering the little clinic, Lea looked around for someone to tell of their arrival. It turns out they didn't need to though, as a woman behind the waiting area's desk saw them enter and immediately approached. "What happened here?", she asked.

"Some guys ganged up on my friend here and beat her up pretty bad," Lea said. "Not sure exactly how bad, but that's part of why we're here."

The woman nodded. "Bring her back this way," she said ushering them through a door that proved to lead back to what seemed to be several private exam and treatment rooms. "First room on the left. I'll inform the healer of the situation."

Lea nodded and headed back that way with Xion while the receptionist/nurse/whoever she was went off elsewhere.

[afterthemoon]

After some hesitation, Isa decided that he should probably stick with Xion and Lea, and not wait in the waiting area. At least if they needed someone to elaborate on where Xion had gotten hurt.

Still, he stayed as far from Xion as he could, and if it turned out they didn't need any information, he'd excuse himself from the room.

He wanted to have a one on one talk with Lea about everything that had happened, about how he felt during the whole thing, but that could wait.

[nobodys_puppet]

She stayed curled against him, only somewhat aware of the fuss going on around them. Seh was almost fully asleep, but there was something... something she had to do before she slept.

She was trying to remember what. But it was warm and she was hurting less. And sleep was usually a good answer to pain anyway. And weakness. And if she was asleep then maybe Roxas could...

ROXAS! She struggled to open her eyes. She couldn't go to sleep yet! She hadn't gotten a shell for "....Roxas....."

[hotheadwarmheart]

Lea wasn't sure if Xion's apparent sleepiness was a good thing or a bad thing, but her attempts to stir didn't go unnoticed. "Sorry, but Roxas isn't here," he said gently, misinterpreting her concern. "But you don't need to worry about him right now; he's fine."

He gently laid Xion down on the bed in the exam and treatment room, waiting uneasily with Isa for he healer to arrive. He was glad that Isa was there, even if Xion likely wouldn't be.

Fortunately, they didn't have to wait long, before a somewhat prim-looking woman in a green robe walked in. "Hello," she said. "I'm Healer Sanitatem. I'm guessing you're the ones who brought in the patient?"

"Yeah," Lea confirmed. "Isa here saw more of what happened than I did, but a group of guys jumped her and beat her up. She had problems being bullied by them before, but nothing this bad."

The healer nodded, turning briefly to Isa. "I may need to ask you a few questions then," she said. "But that can wait a moment. For now..."

She turned to Xion, moving to her bedside. "I'm Healer Sanitatem," she said in case Xion was awake enough to hear. "I'll be taking care of you. Just lie still and try to relax; I'm going to try and Intimate the extent of your injuries."

With that explained, she began to chant softly, occasionally making gestures at or over Xion's smaller form. Lea couldn't catch most of it, but it sounded as if she was invoking the help f a deity to help with healing her patient. Under other circumstances, this might be concerning, but given what he knew of how magic here worked, it seemed perfectly legitimate.