A Burdened Carnival [Amelia/Manga Shop Dwellers]

[Clyde]

((Continued from this thread. Warning, walls of text galore XD, probably gonna be a few here too since that's just how it's turning out lol))

The streets were empty as the day was coming to a close, save for two souls, two humans, who made slow progress towards the center of the town. Clyde was helping the the injured Amelia towards a safe haven for the two, Hasaki Ryo's manga shop. Her injuries were pretty bad, even after Clyde helped close up some of the wounds so he supported her with his arm to help her along the path towards the shop.

At that point there really was not much arguing as she was too fatigued to move on her own, it had been a long walk from where they were. For the most part Clyde had remained silent for the trip, allowing Amelia the time to calm herself on her own and think to herself. At the moment she was physically and mentally hurt so he did not want to put any more strain on her.

"We're almost there, just hang on a little longer Amelia-san." He promised her as the shop came into view for the boy, "There it is..." He motioned his head over to the building, unfortunately knowing she was gonna be more than a little confused as to why they were heading to a manga shop of all places, this late at night.

The boy hoped she would trust him as she had been and accept that this was the place they were supposed to go. If she did not, he would explain to her the situation if she asked but until then he would just focus on getting her to the building. Hopefully some of the others were up and could lend a hand in helping Amelia. "I know your wounds are hurting pretty bad right now...but I swear the others in there can help you." He reassured as he continued to help her maker her way to the building.

[amelia]

(Hey! XD I can be tamed too watch!)

A slowed pace the boy seemingly kept looking back at the girl whom he had saved overall worried about her condition, Amelia knowing this tried to put his worries to rest by putting on a brave face but if there was one thing she couldn't do it was increase her pace though the burning feeling of her wounds stopped her blood had started to circulate again and was flowing into to her bandages since her skin was too badly burnt to recover on it's own soon she would need treatment. Even her immune system started to fail with a few coughs here and there now silent which probable meant it was developing internally causing her vision to become more and more of a haze like a broken tv.

Finally they reached their destination Clyde giving her a short but relieving explanation that all her worries should die her and now she would be among friends although that remained to be seen it was a comforting thing to know. Amelia nodded to Clyde explanation obviously a bit to drowsy to talk to him she entered the seemingly empty shop almost tripping all the while with a face as pale as a ghost it was then she fell to her knee's letting out a small [red]"Ah..."[/red] before looking down at a few droplet's of blood that spilled out from her already bloodied bandages.

[red]"I'm sorry...ha....It seems I made a mess...."[/red] Amelia apologized with a small laughing tone trying to not make Clyde panic from the sight.

[Clyde]

Clyde was certainly worried about her condition, he had only really managed to slow it down then prevent the injuries from getting worse. When she fell over and the trickles of blood hit the ground he knew that things were worse than she was making them out to be, probably trying to make him not worry. She apologized with a laugh as she looked at the blood that seeped from her wounds, and Clyde without taking a moment to think about it bent down and put her arm around his shoulder to lift her up...he needed to get her to one of the beds.

"Don't worry, this place is always a mess...besides we needed new carpet anyway." He joked a bit to her as he lifted her back up, trying to keep her calm by playing along. He was easy with bringing her back up, trying his best not to reopen her wounds. "Easy now...easy..." The words were said over and over again to himself to try and be as careful as possible. Once he got her arm around his shoulder and they were back on their feet he would go towards one of the vacant back rooms. As the two entered he saw that the room did have a bed for her to use, the only problem remained with getting her on it. Lifting her up could open up more of her wounds, but he did not have much of a choice to get her on to it. Best to just do it quick and cleanly to avoid any more injuries, he figured.

"Hold on to me, I'm gonna have to lift you up and place you onto the bed, okay?" He explained to her, giving her a few moments to prepare herself as they both knew this was gonna hurt a little. Once she was ready he would use his free hand to carefully scoop her up, "Sorry, sorry..." he apologized for the stinging her wounds were probably giving her before he could finally lay her on the mattress, it was not the cleanest transfer from the floor to the bed but at least she finally made it. "Whew..." He sighed in relief, placing the bag of supplies he had to the ground. "I need to get the others, but I can't just leave her in here alone...hmm." Clyde thought, looking slightly hesitant to just leave her there.

[amelia]

He was hasteful in helping her to stand up after witnessing the pain that was seemingly only getting worse with each passing moment. Smiling at his follow up jesting with her own it seemed he managed to restrain himself from panicing she couldn't possibly know if any other trouble was rasping his mind but it was comforting to her to seem him remain calm. Though upon his touch to help a painful sting upon her side would cause her to moan in agony each step they took from there though minor compared to the walk here grew more painful.

[red]"I don't mind I'd blush but it wouldn't be because of you though heheUGH!"[/red] she tried to jest maybe her pain was causing this sudden urge to joke around nevertheless her wounds weren't of any laughing matter as she felt a wet feeling upon her back when she was carefully guided into the bed by Clyde it seemed the bandages could no longer hold back the flow of blood and began to leak into her red trench coat. Even more so the place seemed more vacant than any other she encountered were these really people here to help her or was Clyde trying to make her last moments relaxing regardless she could only be thankful.

[red]"Maybe you should go look for your friends now that I'm comfortable I think I can watch myself for a few moments."[/red] She suggested not sure whether Clyde actually knew how to treat such wounds or even these people he claimed as friends of his did either.

[Clyde]

The girl attempted to jest as the boy was helping her, but her wounds were beginning to hurt far more than earlier...some were beginning to reopen and Clyde could only manage a worried look as helped her to the bed. Things were starting to look bad, but despite the boys hesitation he knew he needed to get the others to help and fast. "You're right, I'll go get the others." He said making his way towards the door before turning back and somewhat jokingly say "...Don't go anywhere, Amelia." though he kind of meant it as a nicer way of saying "don't die," before finally leaving the room.

With haste Clyde would down to the other rooms and attempt to wake some of the others, releasing some of his reiatsu to wake those further into the building instead of walking to get them himself. Ryo and Zakura were his best chances at saving this girl as the had some abilities to at least stabilize her. As long as they could prevent her death, the hospital could always fix the rest of her damage. "Sensei! Kessin-Senpai, everyone!" Clyde called out with a sense of urgency in the building. "Another human needs our help, now! Please hurry!" He said as went around trying to get their attention. He was not panicking, but he knew he was running out of time so he could not waste anymore of it. Once he had done enough to pretty much wake up and get the attention of anyone currently in the building he would return to the room, it had been only a few minutes.

"They'll be here in a moment." He promised with a calm face to Amelia as he returned to the small pouch in the room, removing some more medicine he could use. "It's not gonna do much now but it'll have to do until they get in here..." He thought to himself, clenching the bottle. "It'll help numb some of the pain." He explained to her as he went over to her and handed her the small bottle. He was not gonna let this human die, not after all she had just been through it just would not be fair to her. Hopefully the others would come to his aid fast.

[amelia]

[red]"Ah..."[/red] She gave silent heave as Clyde left to find his friends, looking toward the ceiling she felt a complete silence filled the room it really gave her sometime to think about things though the pain was there to remind of her condition it gave her pause to think about how her family would react if she told them the truth, how would her other gang members treat her, was there any future left for the once feared group known as Crashborn? They were very unclear questions of a single action she did she wondered if they would end for the better or possibly worse.

Though her deep thinking was interrupted when Clyde emerged in the room after muchly making his presence known throughout the place before returning to her although he didn't return empty handed he had a bottle with him explaining it was some kind of medicine stating it would help with the pain. She grabbed the bottle weakly with her left hand since there were no labels on what to do she looked at Clyde a bit puzzled.

[red]"Um...Am I supposed to consume this"[/red] She inquired about the medicine since usually people didn't keep medicine in unmarked bottles but then again she didn't know the person who lived here to well. Nervously she gripped it preparing to follow whatever instruction Clyde would give.

[Clyde]

"Yes...you drink it. It's just gonna ward of the pain." He gave her a light reassuring nod as he explained. The boy himself did not know what the contents of the medicine were, but he had been explained its purpose, so he knew it was safe for her to drink. He made sure to keep a strong front, he did not want her to feel worried, she needed confidence to keep going at this point. "Sorry, I guess I should have explained..." He gave a light laugh, hoping his allies would come to help soon, he knew they were around but did not know what condition they were in.

"I need to keep her mind off the pain...the medicine will only do so much, I have to keep her talking." He thought to himself, as he watched to see if she would take the medicine. "I'm sorry that I didn't get to your battle sooner..." He apologized with a light bow, "But you handled yourself well from what I saw. You're strong." He complimented her, hoping she would talk with him and stay alert. "I need to keep you talking, get your mind off the pain.." He muttered quietly before thinking of something for her to talk about he asked a bit awkwardly, "...Do you have a family outside of that gang?" He asked in a calm voice, giving her a topic to focus on to buy them some time. He was not trying to pry, but talking was gonna keep her mind off the pain and right now that's what she needed to do.

[Zakura Kessin]

Kessin walked through the front door of the manga shop, stumbling a bit but not from drunkenness... his skin color was very pale and his facial expression was one of great burden. "...Ryosaki, Ryosaki...." was all he said as he walked through the front portion of the shop and as he passed a few rooms he caught sight of Clyde and a new woman in one of them. He walked in and observed the woman's wounds. "The hell happened Clyde?"

As he asked the question he walked to the edge of the bed in front of her. "Stay still...this will not hurt...binding spell 8. Kousei." He held his hands out in front of her as his reitsu flowed from them and into her wounds. She would feel them begin to close up, any blood loss would cease. He would keep this up for a little while however he kept his gaze on Clyde, waiting for an explanation.

[amelia]

[red]"Alright then hah..."[/red] She took a deep sigh before drinking the bottle the taste was a bit tangy not like ordinary medicine perhaps the doctor who invented the product was a fan of tangerines. Regardless most of the pain started to near fade or really just put on hold until the effect would fade from her body. She then turned to Clyde whom seemed a bit upset at the fact at first that he couldn't make it sooner but then again she had victory in her hands things just turned for the worst the moment she relaxed herself.

[red]"Well aren't you a blunt one? It's quite alright I was quite close to defeating her a few moments before you showed up things just turned sour when she revealed her true power as cliché as that sounds"[/red] She stated with a relaxed grin responding to Clyde prompting herself against the pillows since the numbness was setting in she at least didn't want to at least choke on her own blood if the worst started to happen. She then veered her head at his question though seemingly not wanting to answer that but she knew he was only here to help her so there wasn't any need to hide her feeling about that matter.

[red]"I do...but I don't think they would be proud to hear about this least of all that their daughter killed someone so I think I should distance them from that subject don't you agree?"[/red] She stated inquiring Clyde's opinion on the matter it was true she wanted to distance her family from her affairs in this gang even if it would be a cause for discomfort for them.

Though only a few moments she would stop speaking a very pale figure would emerge in the room filled with deep doubt at this person's appearance she began to wonder if Clyde had lead into some sort of freakshow. '[red]Is he a zombie...He defiantly fits that description ahh he's getting closer![/red]' Amelia quickly panicked shifted her wounded body right trying some sort poorly attempted to escape but the numbness brought on by the medicine she previously digested. Unable to resist in anyway she had no choice but to obey his wishes as a mysterious power flowed through her body it felt bizarrely familiar like a dream she once had of a barren field despite it's vague and blandness she couldn't help but find it comforting like it was a apart of her solace somehow. Closing her eyes she relaxed her body while the man with his powers of the unknown treated her.

[Clyde]

"Sorry, I usually don't ask these kinds of things..." He apologized with a bit of embarrassment in his voice at her obvious discomfort from such a prying question was. "You would know better than me when it comes to family, trust me." He gave a light laugh knowing that his response did not really answer her question, and probably only raised another as to who exactly he was. "It sounds like it might be better not to involve them with what happened, though." He agreed with her mostly, not really sure if it was the right thing for her to do or not but he had no experience on the matter so he would not really give his thoughts on it. He was happy to at least see her able to talk, it looked like the medicine would buy them enough time and he was thankful for it.

Finally, after a few moments had passed one of Clyde's friends would arrive to help. Clyde turned around upon hearing the familiar voice, seeing Zakura walking into the room and looking a bit paler than usual though the human was rather oblivious to it at the moment. "Kessin-Senpai, thank goodness." He said in a relieved voice as he approached Amelia and began to use a healing kido on her. Finally, the boy though, she would be safe. "It's okay, Amelia-san, he's a friend. ...One who is much better at dealing with these kind of situations than I am. I would trust him with my life." Noticing her panicking somewhat the boy said to try and calm her down and reassure her that she was safe.

"Thank you Kessin-senpai." He bowed his head to the vizard as he began to use his healing power. "This is Amelia-san, I found her being attacked by a dangerous individual." He began to explain, leaving out plenty of details. "I was able to rescue her but...well, you can see that she wasn't in the best shape. I brought her here cause I knew you and the others would be able to save her from her injuries where I could not." He summed up rather quickly, not going into much detail about the event themselves, and completely neglecting to tell the outcome of the encounter. "...That isn't the only reason, though." He continued rather serious in tone, "She also has awoken to a...spiritual power of her own it seems." He looked up to Kessin from where he knelt, giving him a knowing stare. "But...we can discuss all this later, for now please just save her." He bowed his head one more time in respect, putting her life in his friends hands; the boy watched carefully as the kido began reversing some of the damage done to the girl's body.

[Zakura Kessin]

After a few minutes, Kessin ended the spell with the majority of her wounds sealed. "Get some sleep. You'll feel better in the morning...Clyde, bandage the left over wounds and dress the remnants of the burns. Once your done, come see me in the kitchen." Kessin turned and walked out of the room and headed for the kitchen. Once he was inside he turned on one of the bigger burners and pulled out an iron skillet from the shelf above him. Placing the skillet on the turned on burner he went and opened the refrigerator and pulled out a package of bratwursts.

Opening the package he pulled out 3 of them. Grabbing a plate from another shelf he placed the meat on it and began lightly seasoning them up with a little salt, black pepper, a dash of garlic, onion powder and oregano. Gently he rubbed the seasoning into the meat without breaking their hot dog like shape. After doing this he checked the skillet to make sure it was hot enough, then began cooking the bratwursts on it one by one. The delicious smell would begin to permeate the air.

[amelia]

The moment this Kessin man was finished he advised some bed rest that surely she desperately needed knowing her condition might have improved drastically due to his healing technique but her mind was literally drained of all thought and wanted nothing more than a rest.

[red]"Thank you sir..."[/red] She stated with a weary voice before he turned and made for an unknown destination though the smell that would fill the house though she was far from hungry just recovering from her wounds. She looked at Clyde who would no doubt be relieved that the sitchuation would be under control.

[red]"And thank you too Clyde if you weren't there I think I couldn't of moved on from what happened today or be alive for that matter...I'm still not sure if the reason of the decision was truly right but if people here are as amazing as you I think i'll be able to find the answer."[/red] She took a big heave after finishing her little gratitude speech maybe it was a bit too long she thought but such thoughts erased after she closed her eyes determined to get some sleep yet even after she fell asleep something was stirring inside her the pain had subsided but the power she was exposed to had disturbed whatever sorted balance she had with her abilities but it hadn't erupted just yet.

Clyde and the strange man named Kessin would probable notice this spiritual awakening but clearly this wasn't going to happen anytime soon or at least until she awakened.

(Just thought I'd give an explanation for the item stats increase ^^; )

[Clyde]

((Nice lol, XD))

Clyde gave a big sigh of relief, finally the whole thing was under control. She would live. "Finally," he thought, "She's gonna live. we were able to save her..." he had bright smile on his face as Zakura told them she would recover, he had not been happier in days, it was like he was actually succeeding at making a difference. For once, something actually went right, and he could not be more ecstatic, yet he managed to still hide the happiness well. "Zakura...thank you." He gave one more sigh of relief as he left the room.

"You'll find your answer." He said to her as if there was no doubt in his mind, that he was absolutely sure. it was not a promise or a guess, it was a fact to him. He stood up, following Zakura's suggested he bandaged up whatever wounds were left over and dressed the remaining burns, being careful not to disturb her too much. Knowing that she was safe now, he finished up and prepared to leave her to her rest. "Amelia? ...Thank you as well." He added as he looked over at her tired eyes with true appreciation...he had formed a bond with her in their short time knowing each other. With that he left her to recover for now. before he even stepped outside she had already drifting into unconsciousness from exhaustion.

"I-I don't know what to say Senpai..." He said walking back into the kitchen practically collapsing onto one of the chairs from his own exhaustion. He looked up at the man with a great amount of respect, if there was ever any doubt Clyde had towards Zakura it was gone now, he trusted him like he would Ryo, if not more. "I really owe you for this one. You have my eternal thanks." He raised his head and looked at the ceiling saying happily, "I feel so light. Like a heavy object was just lifted off my back...it feels good." As he looked up he would feel something strange in the air, a reiatsu he had not really sensed yet...Amelia's reiatsu. It was increasing as she continued to rest, this event had effected her greater than Clyde thought.

[Zakura Kessin]

Kessin had an empty look in his eyes as he continued cooking the brats. "You owe me nothing except an explanation...what happened?" He asked as he finished with the last of the bratwursts. He put it on the plate along with the others, then pulled out a bag of pane rolls from the cabinet above the stove. He pulled out 4 rolls and cut them open with a knife. He then put the brats in the rolls and placed the plate on the table. "Eat. It'll help." Was all he said as he grabbed one and began chowing down.

[Clyde]

Clyde lowered his head down at the food, he had not eaten all day, so when Zakura offered him some of the food he accepted it without thinking too much on it. "Thanks." He said biting into the sausage. He ate the food rather quickly, showing how hungry he had been. When he finished he looked over at Zakura, as he began to explain, "I know that Ryo did not want us out patrolling anymore...I honestly wasn't. I had just been taking a peaceful walk in the park, it was on my way back that I realized she was in danger. I saw fire near the outskirts of the park..." He recalled to the vizard, running down how the event happened explaining about Amelia's injuries, the wicked person attacking her and even how Amelia's power was very similar to his own. Relcutantly, he also explained on how the two took the other humans life...the one that was causing all the destruction. Clyde was not proud of himself for letting it happen, but had he not Amelia would have killed her anyway and if she held all the burden herself...she probably wouldn't have survived the ordeal mentally.

"...Maybe it wasn't the right thing to do, I don't know, it wasn't even my place to get involved. The person may have been foul and full of evil intentions...but was murder really the right choice?" He questioned his actions looking back down at the table, taking another humans life was something he would have to live with now, even if the human was a wicked person. "But...regardless, I saw she had awoke to a power of her own. Seeing that, as well as her injuries, this was the only place I could think to take her. ...And, well, that's everything up until now." He finished his explanation, scratching the back of his head in thought. "It looks like my presence has pushed her into fully awakening to her power...I can even feel her reiatsu now when before I couldn't. So she's...like us now." He knew what that meant...it meant that her problems before she met Clyde were just the tip of the iceberg; now she would gain the attention of the hollows. Because of the two meeting under such circumstances her life would change forever; it did not seem fair to the boy. He waited for Zakura to talk, not really sure what to expect to hear.

[Zakura Kessin]

Kessin listened as he munched on the bratwursts. He too felt her strengthened reitsu. "It was bound to happen to her. She was going to awaken regardless of what had happened or what could have been." He would walk up to Clyde and give him a stern look. "Do not dwell on the fact that you had to take another human's life...it will haunt you if you do....you did what you had to do...you did what needed to be done. Otherwise that woman in the room would probably have been killed because of your inaction. Which do you rather feel guilty of?"

Kessin sat down next to the human as he finished up the brat he was eating and laid his head down on the table. His fight with his own inner demons had been taking its toll on him. "You will have to take human life during your journey Clyde...it is an inevitability...not all of you humans share the same love for life that you do. Evil wears many masks... the mask of the compatriot is a dangerous one. Be mindful of that."

[Clyde]

"I'd rather stay with this outcome. At least I was able to save one life..." Clyde said as Zakura answered him and explained his opinion on the matter. Clyde should not feel guilty for those he must kill, he should not dwell on it. It was bad enough accepting Tsukiko's death, and he certainly did not want to be haunted by the deaths of others especially if they were enemies to begin with. It would only slow him down. Clyde gave a silent nod as Zakura talked to the young man. "It's hard to imagine people who would so willingly hate life for me, I don't know why. Even seeing such people first hand it still doesn't feel right to kill them...but I know I might have to if the situation calls for it. Hopefully those situations will be few and far in between...and that that girl never has to take another's life again." He sighed a bit to himself, scratching the back of his head as he leaned back in his chair.

Kessin would lower himself and lay his head to the table in fatigue. "Are you alright, Kessin-senpai?" He asked examining his ally as he stood up from the chair, whatever Zakura had been doing seemed to have drained him considerably. He walked over to the sink and poured a small cup of water for himself and the vizard. "If you need anything just ask, I owe you for your help today." he said placing the glass next to his friend.