arms wide open -- kait

[TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY]

here we are , here we stand, a united front against the dark and we won't fall

so taking on extra shifts at work might not have been his most clever move of the year, but tanner needed something to distract himself. the family vacation was over, though it had been a blast and all, it was time to come back to the real world. the real world of work, no sleep, nightmares, family dramas and a whole list of other things. work seemed to be the thing he could throw himself into without anyone asking questions about him and his actions behind it. working hard meant you moved up through the ranks, no one expected things to come to them easy and this was one of those times. he knew he was going to have to work his butt off to get to the top, where he'd dreamed of being for years. he didn't like to fail, liked excelling at things and he worked hard to earn what he did have. e shook his head as he ran his hand through his hair and he sighed a little as he pulled his dark cloak closer to him, the hood up to shadow his face as he moved through the back alleys of knockturn alley. he was here on a scouting. trying to get a feel for the place before the department made any plans on what they were going to do about the going ons they were sure were happening in the buildings around him. he heard footsteps around him, echoing voices and a frown fell upon his face and he looked up, saw a few crows fly over head and wondered what had made them take off. he looked ahead at a figure in the alley ahead of him, his face half in the shadow of his hood, his dark eyes almost black as he walked forward trying to act like he fitted in there.

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The day had been long and filled with work, but Nimue didn't mind. Work was her escape from the world that she lived in; the world where she was a vampire against her will. Nimue was a Magizoologist and absolutely loved working with the animals. She had always been in love with the thought of working with magical creatures, ever since she was a girl at Hogwarts. The job itself always put her in a good mood, and honestly it was the only place someone could catch her with a soft spot. Well, other than when she was with her little sister Isolde. Nimue loved that girl and would do anything for her. The same went for her sister Morgaine, despite the fact she wasn't as close to the older woman. They were six years apart after all and Morgaine dabbled in darker things that Nimue didn't care to partake in. 

While the blonde girl didn't care for such places, her figure moved swiftly through the dark alley known as Knockturn alley. The name rightfully placed. The alley was full of dark wizards and creepy ones at that. She preferred to stay away, but her sister worked down there and she felt the need to visit her. As she drew closer to the shop, Dathan Burke's shop, her eyes glanced over a figure in a dark cloak. Something was odd about the person, yet things were odd about every single being down that alley. But as she passed, she allowed her eyes to glance under the hood, hoping to find a face. And what a face did she find. Stopping abruptly, she turned on her heels, placing herself right in front of him. Eyes narrowing, she looked closer at his face. Yes, her eyes were correct. "What is a Weasley doing down here?" Her tone was harsh, but very low as she didn't want to out the boy. Not that she cared for him, despite him being a classmate of hers in the past, but she'd rather not get caught in a crossfire had someone decided to attack. Normally Nimue would go on about her business and not make any contact with the person, especially a Weasley, but she had two main reasons why she had. One, Weasleys usually weren't dark people. In fact, they were usually working for the side that wanted to take down dark wizards. And two, he was getting awfully close to where her sister was located which made her nervous. Sure, Morgaine could handle herself, but if Nimue could stop someone from finding out about what she dealt with, she would do her best.

TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY

[TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY]

here we are , here we stand, a united front against the dark and we won't fall

he knew there was no way to stop her seeing his face without drawing even more attention to them but he stopped when she fronted him, his dark eyes narrowing a little and his hand gripped around his wand a little tighter, hidden under his cloak so she couldn't lay eyes on it. he wasn't here to cause trouble, he was just out for a stroll really. "What is a Weasley doing down here?"   what indeed. he moved to roll his shoulders lightly in sort of a shrug and tilted his head to the side lightly, his dark eyes not giving anything away as he looked at her. he didn't need to explain himself to anyone. it was a free world and maybe he was here to get something totally harmless. he had a garden in his apartment, with a few magical plants. maybe if he used something like that as a cover he'd get her to buy it.

it took a few seconds for the thoughts to roll through his head but he decided to play it coy. he knew her. she wasn't stupid and he doubted she'd buy anything he tried to tell her. "probably the same thing your doing down here deluna" he spoke, his words falling out of his mouth easily and he even tilted up one side of his mouth in a half smile smirk as he glanced up as he heard the familiar sound of apparating popping but tried not to think to much of it. people came and went from here all the time, no need to start putting his training in practice yet. he still had to get rid of nimue before she drew anymore attention to them. "care to get out of my way?"

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Nimue almost laughed in his face at his words, but she held it in, only allowing a smirk to appear on her lips. He was smart though, to not give away his intentions or to even try to make up an excuse. Anything the man could say to her, she wouldn't buy it, especially because it would most likely be nothing but lies. She was going to stick to the theory that he was down there to cause trouble, and nothing would change her mind. "I highly doubt that Weasley." She spoke bluntly, her eyes still narrowing in and her tone still quite harsh. After all, the boy couldn't be doing what she was, as his sister wouldn't be stupid enough to put herself where he was. Well, that's at least what she thought. Maybe she was wrong seeing as his sister was indeed a Weasley, and they were all nuisances in their own way.

Chuckling slightly, she crossed her arms over her chest as her smirk grew and her eyes formed into somewhat of a playful glint. She was not softening for the boy, but instead going to toy with him. The opportunity presented itself, so she was going to take it. "Oh I would love to, really, but I don't feel like moving. Quite the dilemma, don't you think love?" She spoke with sarcasm, poking fun at the man before her. She was curious how long he would actually stand there and take her taunting. She was even more curious to see if she could get a reaction out of him. 

TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY

[TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY]

here we are , here we stand, a united front against the dark and we won't fall

 "I highly doubt that Weasley." he didn't think she'd have believed him but still telling her that was better than the other option he had. he left the half smirk on his face as hers grew and he had to admit a little banter might have been fun. if he wasn't in the job, working and needed to get this done so he could report back to the office. though her getting in his face like this? made him suspicious that something was going on down here that they didn't want the ministry to see. it was a distraction he knew that much, otherwise she wouldn't have given him the time of day or go out of her way to stop him in his tracks and try and distract him. "up to something are we deluna?" he said, his eyes curious as he glanced up behind her. "something you don't want me to see?" he said as he glanced back down at her, since he was at least half a foot taller than her.

"Oh I would love to, really, but I don't feel like moving. Quite the dilemma, don't you think love?" he heard the sarcasm in her voice and almost laughed. did she really think he was going to bite back to her taunting? okay he admitted it might be fun to bite back and try and taunt her back but he didn't have the time. all he did was smirk, focus on the spot just past her and aparated around her, landing with a smirk still on his face as he brushed down the front of his cloak. "i wouldn't call it a dilemma no" he spoke as he made to take a step forward then stopped as some people stepped out of the shadows. he took a step back toward nimue, his arm drawing his wand out of his cloak as he heard one of them shoot a spell at them, without the time to turn and and defend himself against it he felt the crucio hit him and he dropped to his knees, his mind screaming out while his body fought the spell. he curled over himself as he heard the shooter laugh and break off the spell, his breathing labored as he gripped his wand and aimed a 'bombarda' (unusual spell he knew, but it worked wonders at making it so they didn't get back up) at the one who had crucioed him and he staggered to his feet, his body and brain protesting at the movment as if all it wanted him to do was curl up and lay there and moved to nimue, thinking she'd be in the line of fire for being around him. his reached his hand out to touch her arm as a spell shot past their heads and he frowned. "get out of here!"

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Hearing his words, she smiled sweetly at him, but it was obviously fake. "Me? Up to something? Oh Weasley, you should know I'm a good girl. I'm never up to anything I shouldn't be." She told him teasingly, her voice once again sarcastic. Nimue had never done anything in Hogwarts that had landed her in detention or something of that sort, but that didn't mean she was a nice person or a 'good girl'. She just did things behind the scenes that were far out of sight from people who would get her in trouble. "What could I possibly be trying to hide from you Weasley?" She asked, her smile dropping as she returned to her normal features of cold eyes and a matching tone. He was accusing her, which he had the right to. She was distracting him from something, but she would never tell him. That would defeat the purpose.

Nimue watched as he apparated away, but the popping sound behind her caused her to turn quickly to once again set eyes on the boy. After he lowered his cloak hood and started to walk forward, some men came from the shadows, her eyes narrowing on them instead of the Weasley. This was not going to be good and she was right as one of the men casted crucio on Tanner, making Nimue jump back, her eyes staring at him as he took the pain. She had never been around the curse before. Sure, she had learned about it, but she had never seen it done to a witch or wizard before. Especially not someone she knew. But the spell was taken off of him and the man who did it laughed. Nimue pulled herself from her shock and drew her wand, ready to fight as well. She had never cared for the Weasley boy, but she wasn't a dark wizard like most of her family, therefore she wasn't going to sit back while someone was getting hurt.

Another spell flew past them as he reached toward her and told her to leave. Smirking down at him, she shook her head. "Can't let you have all the fun now can I?" She teased as she stepped forward, another spell heading toward her. "Protego!" She yelled to protect herself, before pointing her wand at one of the men. "Diffindo!" It hit nicely, slicing a man's leg to the bone. She only smirked as he fell to the ground in pain. As she continued to defend from spells, she looked back for a quick second to see how hurt Tanner was. "If anyone should go it should be you. You're the one hurt!" She yelled, but as she turned around she only had a second to protect herself from a stupefy. Still the force threw her onto her back, her wand rolling away from her.

TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY

[TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY]

here we are , here we stand, a united front against the dark and we won't fall

the only thing other than pain running through his head at this point in the game was to get himself out of there and to get nimue out of there. he knew her. as much as she might put on the attitude and pretend she was as tough as anything he knew better than that. he knew she worked as something to do with animals, she hadn't been mean or spiteful like a lot of the other girls in her house and he was sure she had nothing to do with this. they hadn't been friends in school, but he hadn't disliked her either, he just thought she needed to smile and not smirk a little much. as he reached to her he heard her words and he shook his head a little. "Can't let you have all the fun now can I?"  he almost laughed at that, and probably would if his head didn't feel like it was about to split open and if he was ever able to fully focus again. the crucio had taken it's toll on him, it was the second time he'd felt the curses wrath and this time it had been a lot stronger, more force behind it so he could only guess that the person who cast it was serious about wiping him off the map right now. "you call this fun?" he tried to joke weakly, his focus and energy being taken up by deflecting spells as he raised his wand and thought of a plan to get them out. "If anyone should go it should be you. You're the one hurt!" 

he shook his head a little and gripped his wand tighter. "not leaving you!" he half yelled it at her over the noise of spells cracking around them. he could see four of them now, all older than himself and nimue and probably a lot more versed at using magic. his eyes moved to her as he saw her go down, shifting his body to block more spells from her and he thought fast. his teachers in school had always told him he'd had an aptitude for fire, so now he was going to utalise that skill. raising his wand he waved it fast as fire suddenly spun around them, the flames engulfing the air around them and their attackers and it proved a great distraction for a moment, he kept the fire going, feeling his head start to spin at the effort of keeping the fire storm blazing around them, he reached down to grab nimue's wand and reached to touch her arm hoping she got the hint he was going to try and apparate the both of them out of there. "can you hol--" his words cut off as a stunning spell broke through the fire and hit him square in the side of his head and everything went black, his body dropped to the ground next to hers, the fire from the spell starting to clear as his grip on his wand fell slack. well it was up to her now. 

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With a sigh of annoyance, Nimue picked her head up to see what was going on. Stupid shitheads, she thought to herself as she laid there, her back in pain from the fall. She knew very well she would have bruises after this and that did not make her happy one bit. Yet, that wasn't what worried her most at the moment. She wanted to get out of there safe and she wanted Tanner out safe too. Sure, she never cared for the boy she knew back then, but she wasn't spiteful enough to let someone die when she could do something about it. Nimue was the type to kill for those she cared about, but not let those be killed when they had done nothing wrong. Tanner shouldn't have been down there, but those men had no right to try to kill the Weasley. She'd even stop her own sister from doing anything if she had tried, but that was another story.

Sitting up, she watched as Tanner grabbed her wand and put the fire around them, slowly getting herself to her feet. The pain was not ceasing at the time, but that didn't mean she couldn't push through it and help. As the man started to say something to her, he was cut off by a stupefy that knocked him out cold. "Tanner!" She yelled, a surge of anger now growing in her chest. She knew he should be fine. After all, it seemed to just be a simple stunner, but that didn't mean it made her any more happy about it. Grabbing her wand from the fallen Weasley, she started yelling spells rapidly at the cloaked men, one by one they all went down until the last one got the picture and fled. When she was pissed off, she was not a force to be reckoned with and they now knew that.

Taking a deep breath, Nimue found herself dropping to her knees next to Tanner and examining his head, her hand gently running over the spot that was hit. Yes, he would be okay, but he probably wouldn't wake up for a while. Looking around, she didn't see anyone but a couple older fellows that just stared terrified at the scene. She could tell they were the weaker few that just spent their time down the alley for no reason at all. Deciding she couldn't just leave him there, she pocketed her wand as well as his before picking him up slightly off the ground in her arms and apparating away.

Once she had found them safely on the floor of her bedroom, she laid him down gently before standing and looking around. This was going to be very interesting. Never had she thought she would have a Weasley in her home. And there was no way she could pick him up on the bed on her own. Rolling her eyes, she knelt down and linked her arms under his before dragging him to the bed. Pulling out her wand, she pointed it at him. "Wingardium Leviosa." She said to levitate him onto the bed, the spell taking affect on his clothes rather than his body. Lucky enough for her, her bed wasn't that high off the ground. After pocketing her wand again, Nimue moved to his side, slowly uncloaking him and pulling off his shoes just so he would be more comfortable and then pulled the covers over him.

She then walked into her bathroom a few feet away and pulled out some supplies to clean and wrap his head with. Once she was next to him again, she cleaned the spot, trying to be as gentle as possible. Not that he would really feel it, he was out cold after all. She then set that aside and took out the bandages, lifting his head lightly and wrapping it. "Stupid boy." She whispered as she looked down at his seemingly lifeless face. "If only you hadn't have been down there, we'd be fine and you wouldn't have to be here right now." When she was done, she laid his head back down and cleaned up before pulling a chair to the side of the bed and sitting down in it. Leaning her elbow on the arm of the chair, she laid her head in her hand as she looked at him. All she had to do now was wait until he woke up, but feeling the exhaustion from the fight pull at her, she allowed herself to fall into a deep slumber.

TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY

[TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY]

here we are , here we stand, a united front against the dark and we won't fall

dreaming. he did it every night. and it was the same. his horrible gut wrenching terryifying dream that he couldn't wake up from easily. he had no idea how how long he'd been stuck in the dream but when he opened his eyes with a start he was shivering that bad he felt the bed shake under the movment. he'd never felt to cold before as he wheeled his eyes around the room before closing them again, the deep painful throbbing in the back of his head reminding him that he might still be dreaming, or he might even be dead. he wasn't in a hospital, the bed under him was too comfortable. he lay there shivering for a moment, having woken up from his nightmare of swirling colors with the screams still running through his head and the cold blue eyes still feeling like they were boring into him. he felt blankets over him and moved to grip them close to him, shifting his legs a little and noticing his shoes were off. every part of his body ached and his head still had that sickening pounding to it, though thankfully it was easing off just a little. he lay there remembering what had happened, the fight, being attacked and seeing nimue on the ground. after that his mind went blank. he didn't remember a thing about them getting out. had she done it? had he done it before he'd blacked out? he couldn't recall and trying too was bringing the ache back into his head. he swallowed and slowly opened his eyes again, staring at the ceiling and taking a moment to adjust to the lightness of the room. shifting a little he moved to push himself up off the bed, his arm fighting being straightened and he groaned, leaning his head down onto his hand to stop himself from falling forward onto the bed as he rocked forward in order to try and get off the bed. he wanted to get out of here.

he didn't know where he was or how long he'd been out cold, he wanted his own bed, he wanted his own bathroom for the simple fact he was sure his stomach was about to rebuke the feeling of being upright and he just wanted to be somewhere he knew. he leaned his head on the edge of the bed as he swung his legs around and put his feet on the floor. he stopped as he did though, his eyes catching sight of nimue on a chair next to the bed he'd been sleeping on and it puzzled him for a moment. she didn't like him, so why was she helping him. he touched his hand to his head as it spun a little and fingered the bandage that had been wrapped around his aching head at some point during the time he'd been here and he glanced back at her. had she done this? maybe he hadn't given her enough credit. "nimue?" he mumbled as he rested his elbow on his knee, thinking twice about standing up due to the concussion he was sure he was suffering from. "nimue" he spoke, a little louder but still weaker than normal. he fought his body as it still shivered, resisting the urge to pull the blankets around himself for fear of getting too comfortable again, though all he wanted to do was lay back against the bed that felt like heaven and fall back into sleep, even if it was nightmarish.

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It was hard to know just how long she had been sleeping, but she knew that she was dreaming. Well, more like having a nightmare. The odd part was, it wasn't quite scaring her. She was back in Knockturn and fighting off dark men, and she wasn't the only one there either. There was another man... A Weasley. Tanner Weasley. Her dreams were just a reenactment of what had happened, or did it? She wasn't quite sure now that she was having this dream. Why would she be fighting men in Knockturn alley with Tanner Weasley? It just made no sense. But then she heard her name being called. First it was more like a question, which didn't pull her from her dreams. But when it was said again a bit louder, her eyes fluttered open and landed on the dark haired Weasley sitting on her bed, proving that what had happened was in fact real.

Sitting up straight again, she groaned slightly at the pain that was shooting through her back as she moved. Yes, the attack had definitely happened. She remembered every little detail as she started to wake up even more, a yawn escaping from her lips as she moved forward in the seat. "Hey, are you alright?" She asked him, her voice soft as she was trying to fully wake up. Slowly standing, she rubbed her eyes before looking at him again. "You know, you should probably lay back down. You don't look so hot." She told him, her cold tone starting to return now that she was back in her right mind. Tanner Weasley was in her bed. Joy. It was a good thing she lived alone, or she'd have a lot to explain about such a sight. 

Walking to the bathroom, she flicked on the light and looked in the mirror. She had bags under her eyes which made her wrinkle her nose in disgust. Nimue then turned and lifted up her shirt so that she could look at her back. Sure enough there was a huge bruise starting to form. Sighing in annoyance, she dropped her shirt and stalked out of the bathroom, turning off the light on her way out. "Do you want something to eat or drink?" She asked as she stopped a distance away from him and crossed her arms, her eyes staying on him with a blank expression. To be honest, she didn't really know how to feel at that moment. It was all so weird to her.

TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY

[TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY]

here we are , here we stand, a united front against the dark and we won't fall

"Hey, are you alright?" he moved to nod his head a little and rubbed his fingers into his eyes. there was no denying he was alive. "i'm not d-dead so" he'd be fine with about twelve hours more sleep and his own bed under him he thought. the throbbing in his head was still slowly dying down, the rebuking feeling in the pit of his stomach was easing and he was sure he might be able to keep himself from making a total fool in front of her. he'd heard her grown when she'd sat up and he couldn't help the frown that crossed his face. she was hurt just like he was and he was taking up the bed, they might not get on but he wasn't one for inconveniencing people. he rubed his hand over his face lightly and winced when his fingers brushed the spot the spell had hit him. "You know, you should probably lay back down. You don't look so hot." he turned the corners of his mouth up into a weakish smile and glanced up at her, his eyes tired and showing the pain that he was feeling. his head might be dying down, but his body was still screaming from the effects of the crucio.

"that's rich coming from you .. y-you look as bad as me i reckon" he said as he shifted slightly, watching her move toward the bathroom and away from him the world spinning a little around her as his eyes watched. oddly he didn't like the sight of her walking away, like he was worried in the pit of his stomach about her. he shrugged off the feeling slightly, putting it down to his brain still being addled and he looked down at his shirt, dirt and burn marks littered it. frowning a little he moved to pull it off, wincing as he fought through his bodies protests at getting the dark colored shirt over his head but he managed it. running his hand over his abs lightly as they ached he set the shirt down next to him, suddenly feeling a little self conscious about sitting in nimue's room half naked but he did need to clean his shirt.

"Do you want something to eat or drink?" her voice made him jump and he shook his head a little. he wasn't sure yet how his body would go with anything in it so he figured he'd go the safe option and say no, even with his throat burning a little from dryness. he reached back and pulled the blanket around his naked torso, feeling cool still. "no thanks. all good" he said as he closed his eyes for a second and the wave of tiredness that swept over him. "do you have my wand?" he asked her quietly as he ran the fabric of his shirt through his fingers feeling a singe mark under his fingertips. he opened his eyes, the dark orbs looking over at nimue, hoping that she did have his wand. "how did we get out of there?" he asked her, still confused as to how they had done it, and he wanted to know if he owed her a thanks or not.  

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The half naked man sitting on her bed was quite distracting as she stood there after her return from the bathroom. It would be a lie to say the Weasley wasn't an attractive man. Nimue had seen many in her day and he could easily be put on a list of most attractive, especially with those abs. Furrowing her brows, she couldn't believe she was even having thoughts like that. He was a Weasley and she would never dare fall for one of them or do anything close to that. Plus, once he left she'd probably hardly ever see him again. This was a one time thing that consisted of special circumstances. On a normal basis she didn't fraternize with Weasleys, or Potters, nor did she allow them into her apartment; into her bed. "Yes, not dead, but you could have been." She retorted, her eyes glaring slightly at him. "We both could have been thanks to you." Sure, she probably shouldn't have been blaming the man, especially when he was in a lot of pain, but it was true. If he hadn't have been there, none of this would have happened.

Nimue scoffed at him when he said she looked as bad as him. "I have to disagree with you Weasley, as it's only my back. You look like you could kick the bucket at any given moment." She told him bluntly, not caring about his feelings, though she figured he could take it. He was a grown man after all. "I mean, I could always help with that too, if you wanted me to..." She smirked, a playful glint her her eyes. Nimue Deluna was actually teasing and being quite pleasant to a Weasley. Who ever thought this day would come? She had never gotten the chance to really get to know them though, so maybe that was part of it. However, she still didn't really know Tanner. They were classmates and that was about it, aside from the attack that just happened. But that didn't tell her anything except for the fact he was stupid because he liked to walk about Knockturn alley.

"Alright, suit yourself." She said with a shrug when he declined her offer. She wasn't really hungry or thirsty either, so she just stood there until he asked for his wand. Uncrossing her arms, she patted her pocket, not feeling either wand there. Her eyes looked over to the chair she had been sitting in, catching sight of them on the floor. Crossing to the chair, she knelt down and picked them up. "They must have fallen out of my pocket while I was asleep." When she stood up again and turned to him, she was now right in front of him, looking down. They were only inches apart and it made her oddly uncomfortable. After pocketing her own again, she held his out to him before clearing her throat, slightly nervous. "Here you go." Why was she nervous? It wasn't like she hadn't seen a shirtless man before. Hearing his question, she took a couple steps back and sat down again, wincing a bit due to her back. "Well, after you got knocked out, I took a couple down before the last one fled. Then I brought you back here. It's really as simple as that." She told him, her eyes meeting his. There was no harsh tone, or sarcasm, just Nimue telling him the short story of what happened.

TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY

[TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY]

here we are , here we stand, a united front against the dark and we won't fall

he shook his head and frowned a little. he'd been doing his job. at least he'd had a good reason to be down in the alley. it wasn't like she was there for anything other than because of her family he assumed. she'd never been like them. "i was doing my job nimue .. i didn't ask you to help either .. remember i gave you the option to leave me alone" he said as he shifted again and waited for the throbbing in his head to keep dying down. he wondered how long he'd been out for, thought he should ask to borrow a pen or an owl just to let his family know he was alright. he'd been supposed to go back to the office at the end of his day so he was assuming they'd know he was missing. or at least starting to think that. he heard her scoff and looked up at her. well she did look tired, probably from being asleep in the chair the whole night but still he can't have looked too much worse than her? it wasn't like he was dying or anything. he rubbed his fingers into his eyes and shrugged his shoulders when she mentioned that he looked like he could kick the bucket any moment. to be honest with himself if kicking the bucket meant he could sleep then he'd be all for it but he wasn't going to say that out loud. "i'm sure i look better than that" he said as he moved to run his hand over his face again, a habit he had for when he was trying to wake himself up and make sense of the world. 

he wasn't sure how he'd go with food this second so he stuck to the not wanting any line. he felt a little thirsty but it could wait till his head was clear enough to apparate himself outta here without worry of splinching his arm or his leg or even his head off if he wasn't fully awake and mentally ready to fling himself across a different plane to get himself home. "thanks" he said as he reached to take his wand and looked at the shirt in his hand and held it up, pointing the wand at it he mumbled a spell to clean the marks off it and felt just the tad bit weaker at the effort of the spell. he almost grumbled out loud, not liking the fact that he felt so weak. he wasn't used to it. he was strong damn it, not weak. he blamed his tiredness. he'd been tired so he was lacking now. well he'd need to fix that damn quick. he noted that she'd sounded almost nervous when she'd given him his wand back and he'd had to bite the inside of his mouth to stop giving an almost smile. so he was getting to her he thought as he moved to pull the newly cleaned shirt back over his head, moving slow as his arms protested again. 

so she had saved his life. damn it now he owed her. "think it was that damn fire storm .. still working on getting it right" he mumbled to himself as he rubbed his hand over his covered abs and looked up at her. he was surprised that she'd been able to get them out on her own, but then again the one thing he remembered about her was her attitude, so he really shouldn't have been all that surprised. "well thanks .. " he said as he made to push himself up off the bed, all ready to go home and try and forget this day ever happened. but apparently his body had other ideas as his legs g ave way underneath him and sent him back toward the bed to land on his butt. he groaned and dropped his head into his hands. hadn't he been through enough? he just wanted to go home and sleep for the next three days. 

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Hearing his words, she only rolled her eyes and slowly shifted so she could sit comfortably in the chair. Her back was killing her and she was sure she should take some medicine for it soon. However she had just sat down and didn't feel like moving again. At least not yet. Maybe she would go get some aspirin from the bathroom in a couple minutes. "Well, you should keep you and your job away from there. It's not safe, as you could see by the attack that wouldn't have happened if you weren't there." She told him bluntly, keeping her eyes locked on him as he sat there on the edge of her bed. Nimue watched the man silently for a few moments as they both just sat there. To be honest, it was a bit awkward to have him around. She was so used to being on her own, especially now that she was what she was. She couldn't say she hated the company, but the form of company was odd. He was a Weasley, and that was someone she never really interacted with if she didn't have to. Her family wasn't exactly good, and so getting caught up in affairs with people like him would only cause issues. Whether it be a friendship or more. Not that she ever thought about a relationship with him or any of the others. Merlin's sake what was she thinking? Time to move on from those thoughts and when he spoke again it gave her the perfect escape. "Well you're not looking at yourself right now are you?" She asked him, deciding she really needed to get something for her back now.

Slowly standing, she walked out of the bedroom oddly trusting him not to do anything while she was away. She'd only be gone for a couple minutes, but at the same time, she didn't think he'd be in any condition to try and do something. For a moment, she stood in the kitchen, thinking about everything that had happened and what was going on now. So, they had been attacked, which wouldn't have happened if he weren't around. Both of them had gotten injured, him worse than herself. Which, watching someone be crucioed was not pleasant at all. And now she had the Weasley sitting on her bed. Never in her life did she believe there would come a day this would happen. Looking over her shoulder, she made sure he didn't decide to come out there before she pulled open the fridge and reached all the way into the back for her bottle she kept with blood in it. Drinking some, she sighed in relief as she started to feel a bit better, but she figured she'd still need to take something. After taking another swig, she closed the bottle and put it back in the fridge where she had got it from. She then reached up into a cabinet and pulled down two small glasses before returning to her room and going to the bathroom. She pulled out a bottle of aspirin and popped out four, two for her and two for him, just in case he wanted it. After filling the glasses with water, she walked back to where he was and sat down again, setting two of the pills on the nightstand as well as the glass of water she had brought for him. "Just in case you wanted to take something for the pain." She told him as she popped the pills in her hand into her mouth and drank the water.

As he talked again, Nimue just listened, nodding instead of saying anything more to him. Well, until he thanked her. That part she wasn't expecting. She did think he owed her a thank you, but they weren't exactly the closest of people, so she wouldn't have been upset if he just went on his merry way without a thank you. "Um.. yeah, don't mention it." She said in response, not really knowing how to take it. She had saved his life when she could have just left him there. That's what her sister would have told her to do, as well as expected. But she wasn't her sister. She wasn't one to let someone just die or be in the position of getting hurt worse, no matter who they were. Watching him start to stand, she jumped up instinctively when he started to fall backwards, but the pain shot through her from the sudden movement causing her to end up on her bottom on the floor. For a moment, she just stared in disbelief, but then she started to laugh. "Well, that was a horrible attempt at helping you." She teased, before she realized that she was smiling up at him. Shaking her head, she looked away, allowing her normal frown to return to her features.

TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY

[TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY]

here we are , here we stand, a united front against the dark and we won't fall

looking at the aspirin she placed down next to him him tanner tilted his head just a little and thought about taking them. she was being nice. well nicer than she'd usually been to anyone he'd known and he had no idea why. he'd half expected her to leave him in an alley somewhere rather than face the thought of having to deal with someone like him any more than she'd had too. taking the pills into his hand after a moment he nodded his head a little at her and downs the little while tablets. taking some water after then he closed his eyes for a moment and willed them to work quickly. he hadn't taken these often in his life but he'd had them sometimes and he thought they seemed to work as well as any potion given in st mungos. albeit not as quickly but it didn't matter how log they took really. so long as they worked and took some of what he was feeling away. "well guess i owe you now so" he said with a slight grin and shook his head a little, the only thing he was able to manage was the grin as he ran his fingers through his hair and pushed them into his eyes for a second. so getting out of here now was the only thing on his mind, his bed was calling and he really did need to go home and look in on his dog. as it was there was probably a destroyed apartment he was going home too

so getting up didn't work. he ended up back on the bed feeling like he was an idiot because standing even seemed to much for him at the moment. they hadn't warned them of the effect that curses left on the body. well they had but there was no way to prepare anyone for how it would feel to have one of those curses cast on you. his body felt wrong, not connected to itself as he moved, his head still felt like it wasn't connected to the body that had been battered by the curse. his eyes caught her and he moved to try and reach forward to stop her from falling, ignoring the strain it was putting on his body and he reached down, his fingers brushing her arm as he heard her words. "well it was a good try?" he said, returning her smile lightly as he saw her face melt into one of her own before she looked away and started frowning again. "can you get up?" he asked her, keeping his voice and eyes gentle as he looked over her. she was obviously hurting and whether she let on and allowed him to help her as best he could would be up to her, but he wasn't going to push and be a jerk right now. as much as he was in pain, he knew she was too.