Well This Is Unexpected (Jaus)

[Kevala Badoer]

Kevala really did love staying with Gabriel. It kept her close to him and made sure that he was okay. But it did wear on her nerves that she did not have the house to just her and the twins as she had before.

So, with nothing to do for the weekend she had made her way up to her vacation home in the woods. It had been lovely so far. So peaceful and quiet....

Not to mention all the time she got to spend with the twins, every change of their appearance making her doubts that much more real. But still, she said nothing. Instead, as the sun began to set, she laid them down for the night. A soft kiss given to each of them as she closed their door and made her way down the stairs. Dressed in a simple black sports bra and a pair of sweats. The fire in the fireplace keeping the entire downstairs warm as could be against the cold air outside on the mountain.

Letting out a soft sigh she moved to the window, thinking she had heard something but unsure what.

It was probably nothing..so instead she made her way into the small kitchen to make her a cup of coffee. Still aware of that around her....always paranoid and always listening for anything out of the ordinary.

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Jaus had taken what Matrim had said to heart, it took a bit more than what he had in him at the moment to be a match for these students. So rather than facilitate himself all the way down in Long Beach where the strong continued to get strong he lavishly took the opportunity to march up to the mountains. Higher elevation would've certainly meant much better training but of course there in the mountains was only the cold for his thick coat to compete with.

A broken arm to contend with the day turned into a battle of survival rather. The day was calm and yet the night grew fierce pummeling him with a heavy set of winds that battered him about. Now the leader of the South Jardins, he was still fully capable of the elements.

Till of course he grew tired collapsing at the peak of the mountain tumbling from exhaustion till his withered body fell broken through the roof of an estranged house in the middle of the brush, there he lurked there exhausted. At least it was warm.

[Kevala Badoer]

(ooc: Just had to go and fall through her roof huh?)

Well there she had been seated, relaxing and just enjoying the piece and quiet. Then all of a sudden there came a very loud crash from upstairs.

Her first thought of course had been the twins, so she was off the couch and headed up the stairs in a heartbeat, throwing open the door to Aiden's room to see him sound asleep in his crib. A heavy sigh of relief, but it did not last for long.

Shooting across the hallway she flung open Kazumi's door. Once more the young child slept calmly in her crib. Instantly the vice about her heart seemed to calm some. But now she worried about who the hell was in her house. Shutting both doors now, she would go to toward the guest room. Throwing open the door to find.........

A man, fallen through the roof, and now laying on her floor. The cold air bustling through the hole he had made in her roof. She raised her brow, unclear just who it was as she slowly made her way toward him.

Then her eyes settled upon him and she quickly made her way to his side. Her small hand coming out to gently nudge against his arm.

"Jaus?"

Spoken softly as she tried to make sure he was okay. Sure there were a ton of other questions. Like why the hell he had just fallen through her roof, but yeah..for now she needed to make sure he was alright.

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The small but sufficient pressure towards his arm made the young man retract in a sudden voltage of pain understanding that his arm had been broken but a few days before the tender wound left bound by a very brief layer of castings preventing a fast enough recover that most of the school would've been accommodated with however he simply was suited towards that means, slow recovery, learning.

"Gahhahhh..." Jaus spouted loud enough so that'd give a warning to his broken limb seething up into a ball to protect it applying a loose force of pressure that both hurt it but made him relaxed that it was his own pain he created.

"Help....me."

The small exhausted mumble heard shortly as the man shivered in bouts of chills shuddering almost uncontrollably due to the poor conditions he was thus exposing himself to.

[Kevala Badoer]

Kevs hand pulled back instantly as she heard his protest of pain. Obvious that his arm was broken. She would look over him with a bit of worry...trying to figure out just how the hell she was going to do this......not sure she should...Honestly he had been an asshole to her every time they had met....She could just get him a blanket and cover him up and then be done with him. He thought he was so big and ba.....

Those two words coming from his lips broke through every bit of thought she had and made her desire to do the right thing take hold. She was not that cold of a person.....usually......though she could be if pushed too far...which was not that far off these days.....

Leaning in softly she would brush her fingers against his hair, pushing it from his face as she spoke out in a soft tone.

"I am going to have to move you...Okay? You cannot stay here."

She really did not give him much option in the matter. Her eyes flashing to black as she activated her qi, bringing forth both clones.

Well she was tiny and she could not possibly move him on her own. So she would use them to help her.

All three of them working to get him up and out of the room which was now freezing thanks to the hole in the roof and into her bedroom. The only one with a bed still usable.

Laying him on the bed, she let the clones fade as she set about trying to take care of him. But for this part, she sooo needed permission.

"You need out of these clothes..they are soaked and you need to get dry."

It had been snowing outside.....duh he was wet....but she was not about to strip him without some form of agreement.

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Jaus thought he'd lost it when Kevala had split into sets of three, remembering back to when her Qi had manipulated but one. The reasoning was that the cold had either gotten to his brain stem or she'd evolved to a state where his Qi was inferior to hers. Noting what Matrim had said but a day ago only resounded that much more, he had to build himself up upon what had been strong once and now less than such.

"Guh... Thank you."

He'd manage to speak out briefly feeling the comfort of the bed beneath him. The thick layers of wet clothing pinning him back into that fragile state. With a single arm he managed to get his heavy coat off, lowering the weight so that it'd not damage the woodwork. As for his shirt it peeled off and ripped even becoming useless. Pants were another issue as he struggled to have them free now chilled more than ever unwilling to remove himself of his boxers due to a brief shyness he never noted himself having.

Instantly his face changed from that of thankfulness to an angry glare, eyes glowing an icy blue.

"D'you mind."

If she'd given him a bit of privacy he'd manage the last of his clothes off and sneak under the covers. Warm, just warm.

[Kevala Badoer]

That angry glare would usually have provoked a harsh comment or a snippy remark of some form from her...But instead she would look almost....hurt...by his words and slowly back away, biting her lower lip as she turned her back and placed her hands over her eyes.

Not wanting to cause more trouble for anyone else....She was up here for a reason....she had been depressed and had come up here to get away so she could not show her weakness to anyone....

Now here he was....a guy who hated her guts..or so she thought falling through her roof and now angry at her...It just made her feel that much more worthless.....

Once she heard the sounds of the covers moving and that soft sound of somebody who was comfy she would slowly turn around, her hand coming up to tuck a bit of hair back behind her ear as she moved a bit closer to the bed.

"C..Can I get you something? I ..I have some hot coffee...and soup..or I could make something else..."

She was actually nervous...yes....When Kevala went to get away, it was because the part of her that was timid and easily broken was coming out...and he just happened to be the only person in this entire place to ever see it.....GREAT!

Something else for the guy who hated her to think badly of her for later.

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Jaus let down his vicious gaze, however sharp and intrusive it was he didn't want to hurt the girl's feelings. Though she meant little to him and would have little effect later on he still felt bad about it turning those icy hues into something relative to cerulean, a deep gaze, something of regret.

"Thank you... Some clothes if you would, I'll be out of your hair in no time."

Jaus uttered quickly as he managed so very few words to get his point across regardless of its intended meaning. And however she took it he meant well by it. But that was a difficulty he'd yet to master.

[Kevala Badoer]

She had to think long and hard on this one...She honestly did not want to make him any madder than he already was...but at the same time she did not think that he needed to be going anywhere......

What to do?

She would finally speak up once more....again in that soft almost timid tone....

"I could....try to find you something...but I am not sure I have anything that will fit you...."

She bit her lower lip as she backed away from the bed some, her mind struggling to overcome the whole depression thing and find the fiery girl inside......

"Besides..you should not move just yet..you look like you need rest and food..."

There...she had said that with a bit more force...though not much...Now waiting to get her head bit off...again........

But before he could she would blurt out softly...

"Why do you hate me?"

He was like the only person in history to hate her..and it ate away at her...even if it did not show.....

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Jaus tried pushing himself up but upon motion of his right arm felt the surge of pain jolt up his arm towards his brain signaling the response to fall back into the bed.

"Guh."

He managed to blurt out in muffled pain grasping for his now useless limb stubbornly trying to hide the wound away as though it were nothing. He shot back another dangerous glance, she'd been nothing but nice to him and this was more difficult to keep up with than he'd ever have to expect.

"Because..."

Very hard.

"You're just as fragile as everything else."

He raised the broken arm before tucking it away feeling his body medicate itself into a brief sleep.

[Kevala Badoer]

Those words stung...especially in her current state of mind....but she kept herself under control as she watched him fall back onto the bed....Not saying another word as she moved to the closet, grabbed an extra blanket and laid it gently atop him...

She then left the room, shutting the door so that she could go and close off the room that had the hole in the roof....

Once done she checked back in, just to make sure that he was okay and that he was still there and moved on to the kitchen....Grabbing up some pain meds she had on stock, some crackers, three large bottles of water....and a couple sandwiches....

Setting them all on a breakfast tray she carried them up to her room, well his room for now, and would set the tray down on the bedside table. His words echoing in her mind to the point that she could do nothing but turn and leave....A note she had written set upon the tray as well....

There is a shower through the door to your right....feel free to clean up if you can..or want to. I also hope this is okay...was not sure what you would want to eat...

She then made her way out of the room, again shutting the door as she made it down to the couch, laying down and curling up just as she felt the warmth of her tears roll down her face....

She was fragile...she knew that....and hated herself for it....but no matter how hard she tried...she just caused trouble for everyone around her........a monster...plain and simple...

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However true it was the only monster left in that house slept soundly in her bed listening to the tales of a past nearly forgotten, of Jema lost to him through a dreamless sleep. The images flickering by in an instant of slashing blades and fire, the words whispered there in his ear as though a pixie had spoken them.

"You killed her."

"Monster."

"you are banished"

Waking up to nothing but painful memories clouding his mind he rubbed his skull with the free lib feeling as though there was nothing to it whilst the other remained useless and in a constant state of pain.

Reading the note over as he stuffed the food away like they were nothing at all Jaus managed something that might be considered a smile but for him it was just a flaunting of the mandible raising his lip nearly an inch parting way for more food.

It didn't take long but he was up working his way into the hot and steamy shower. Left on the table were the pain pills. He was defiant till the end, this pain was to be his lesson to be learned. And if that meant suffering through it all it'd be done pleasantly.

Once done he managed his way out wrapping himself in a towel to at least appear decent. Making his way out of the room and down the stairs he turned the corner into the living room and placed a gentle knock on the door making her aware of his presence. By now there was a bit of change to his appearance. His hair tied away behind in a ponytail and his features broader as though he'd been through far more intense training. But most notably of all, there was a faint grin to be seen.

[Kevala Badoer]

The instant she heard the knock on the door she would sit up, her small hand coming up and wiping her eyes as her face remained hidden behind her hair. A soft sniffle the only sign that something had been wrong.

Finally her icy hues turned to him as she offered up a weak little smile. Never mind the fact her icy hues were lined with red from crying. She was putting up the happy front everyone wanted.....

"Feeling any better?"

A soft question asked as she pushed herself up to stand, offering up the couch to him to sit upon.

She normally would have been looking over his features and hungrily wanting him, but yeah.....this was sooo not your typical situation or your typical Kev.

Instead she would back away as she tucked her hair behind her ear.

"If you are still hungry I can make something else..I just...wasnt sure...."

She trailed off....rambling now.....Gah! She hated being this way....She was so annoying .....hence why nobody saw her this way...they would all hate her..

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Jaus gave a quiet nod acknowledging her concern. She was not in the slightest a bad person, or so he saw. No poisons of neuro-toxins found in his food or showers, he was fine and by all means still alive thanks to her. But he couldn't seem to get any of the right words out, if they were intended to be friends then it'd have to be but an understanding, not a verbal agreement. Once those verbal connections were formed it'd be dangerous, something of heightened awareness to be sought after and harnessed like those who'd followed Jaus in the past.

"If its not a trouble," He worded out slowly in a neutral voice not indicating towards anything specific. More so he felt guilty than anything else.

Stumbling upon her domain and given her little more than a fuck off stare. His attention shifted downward as though he was something of an unworthy partisan simply passing through and nothing more than that.

"I'm sorry for treating you harshly, it was undeserved."

[Kevala Badoer]

She stood there for a moment, her brow raised as he apologized. She was not sure how to deal with that because honestly she felt like she had deserved it......So she simply shook her head and smiled once more, finally starting to find herself somewhat...hiding the depressed her that lurked inside.......Always so good at masks....

"It is fine...Happens all the time."

She would then smile and shrug.

"So no big deal. I will go and get you something else to eat."

Nodding softly as she turned and headed off into the other room once more....Not letting it show that she was still broken inside.

Soon enough she returned with something that was actually hot...a plate of spaghetti and some tea.....setting them both on the coffee table she would move to take a seat upon a chair off to the side.....

"I am sorry.....If I have done anything.....I mean I know I am not the strongest person out there...But I am trying..."

Her eyes dropping away from his as her hand brushed over her hip absentmindedly....reminder of why she had to keep trying.....