At the feast

[notagiraffe]

Characters: Taiki and anyone
Setting: Cafeteria, on the 18th during the feast
Format: Whatever you wish
Summary: Taiki is very ill and spends most the feast curled up under a table. Also it is his birthday but he's lost track of time :(
Warnings:

Taiki had already been unconscious before the monsters were taken care of and everyone passed out. He half woke to the announcement about refreshments. He half sat up from where he was laid, under a table; when he had gotten too week to walk around helping he had tried to get as far out of the way as possible and figured he couldn't trip anyone up under a table.

He was hungry, but he also felt sick. He thought he was probably going to pass out again, but he was really worried about Gyousou, he peered through the sea of peoples legs. He couldn't see Gyousou and he whimpered trying to move.

The blood sickness was too much though, he couldn't move he was too dizzy. He pulled his cloak further around him and curled back up crying softly.

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[littlesound]

Sonata had managed to pig out pretty good, once the announcement was made and good food was available to be had. She'd polished off two plates of spaghetti and meatballs. And three glasses of soy milk! (There hadn't even been any soy milk, before...) But with her belly full and no one that she recognized in sight, she started to wander. And to look around and be nosy.

"...oh!" Which is how she found Taiki underneath one of the tables. She had been peeking around looking for... well.. anything. A whimpering kid sure was that.

"Hey. Hey! This isn't a place for napping!"

[notagiraffe]

Taiki looked up blearily wincing at the criticism, even less confident in his ill state. "Sorry..." He tried to make his self smaller. "I'll go..."

Except sitting up was proving far more difficult than expected.

[littlesound]

"Heeeeeey...." She suddenly felt a bit bad for being so scolding, after actually interacting with the sleepy kid. He wasn't sleepy! He was sick, wasn't he?

In a flash she's down on her knees and under the table with him. "If you're sleepy, or if you're sick, you should go to the infirmary! Here, here! Sonata will help." And she'll do what she can to at least get him sitting up.

[notagiraffe]

Taiki didn't struggle against her trying to lift him up, he was much lighter than an eleven year old boy should be. But he did shake his head, his eyes fearful. "No... please..." He didn't want to go to the infirmary; injured people went there and where there was injured people there was blood...

[littlesound]

"What? You can't be afraid! It's not that scary! I bet they won't even give you any needles!" Poor sick scaredy-cat. If he doesn't want to go, though, Sonata's not about to haul him out. She's not super-strong, herself. She'll keep him sitting up and leaning against her, for now.

"You can't stay under a table!"

[notagiraffe]

Taiki shook his head, his tears starting again. Truth was he was scared, if they cut him or put a needle in him at all the sickness would get even worse.

"Sorry..." He made no move though, outside of the table he would just get in peoples way.

[knightime]

Taiki might have heard shuffling and a presence joining him under the table. Dave looked dead tired, but he brought a plate of food and a cup of water for Taiki. He just placed it near the other without a word.

Should Dave leave? He's not sure, so he just sits there.

[notagiraffe]

"Dave?" No Dave should stay, though Taiki would never even dream of asking him to. He reached out for the water with shaking hands, spilling some before it reached his mouth.

[knightime]

"Sup," was all Dave said. His hand twitched, almost reaching up to help steady the cup for Taiki, but saw that he could do it himself. "You look like hell got friendly." Dave isn't really one to talk though.

[notagiraffe]

"Sorry..." Taiki took another sip of water, looking at Dave, seeing how bad he looked. "Do... do you need healed... I can... Aqua taught me how..."

[knightime]

"Naw, it's cool. Everything is over with. I just need to take the longest fucking nap and I'll be good." He shrugs lightly. "You don't exactly look like you should be running around healing people."

[notagiraffe]

"You can sleep here." Taiki wriggled over so there was room under the table, "No one can step on you here..." He shook his head. "I'm okay... just the blood..."

[sovietbear]

Ivan was thankful for the food, and the drink though it certainly didn't make what had happened before any better. No, not at all. He was tired of monsters ruling the tower, and the tower playing cruel jokes on them all. However at least they had food now, and good food at that.

When he saw the other underneath the table however, he frowned a little and slowly moved to kneel down and peek there, giving him a little smile. "You should be coming out to be eating, yes? Ah... It might be helping you feel better...."

[notagiraffe]

Taiki shied away from the man and shook his head. He didn't want any food and he didn't think he could move at all. "So...sorry I'm okay..." His voice was barely louder than a whisper.

/sets this after the above threads

[eyeslikeblood]

The fight to protect the lower floors had been a long one, but thanks to Gouran and the other inhabitants of the tower, Gyousou had made it through without any major injuries. Even so, he had taken time to clean himself of blood as much as he was able before joining the feast, even brushing the blood from Gouran's fur in the way he would have curried his suugu back in Tai. He was aware that this was the least he could do, and even then it wouldn't do much to help Taiki's sickness, but if he could lessen the kirin's discomfort even by a fraction, then he'd do so.

It took him even longer to actually find Taiki, eventually being directed towards the kirin's crumpled form by a concerned fellow inmate. The sight alone made his blood boil and Gouran's hackles lift. Although he had to duck uncomfortably to do so, he crouched under the table, and pulled the cloak-wrapped bundle of kirin out into the open air.

"Kouri, you must try to eat."

:D

[notagiraffe]

Taiki was curled up but still he became aware of the awe inspiring and terrifying presence that was his king as he came closer. He had been so worried that something bad had happened to him, that he had died or was somewhere badly injured. He feebly clutched hold of Gyousou's tunic, his frightened tears turning into tears of relief.

"I'm sorry..." Of course Taiki took the suggestion as a criticism.

;u;

[eyeslikeblood]

And of course the child took it as a criticism when Gyousou was nothing if not bewildered that he was still conscious at all. He didn't respond to the apology, occupied as he was with finding a seat at a table and arranging Taiki and his fabric cocoon beside him.

"Thank you for the loan of Gouran; he saved my life countless times. A fine shirei." It was more meaningless conversation to keep them both conscious, to give Taiki something to focus on. Not removing his arm from around Taiki's body - a flimsy shield at best - he began to pick out fruits from the plates around them, cut them into small pieces, and hold them up to the kirin's mouth. "I hear you were busy yourself... White magic certainly suits you."

[notagiraffe]

Taiki curled up at his kings side, feeling altogether happier now Gyousou was here though the sickness hadn't abated any. He smiled and turned to look for Gohran, willing him into his puppy form so he could curl up on Taiki's other side. "I'm glad." The way Taiki saw it Gohran was as much Gyousou's as he was his and the king had needed protection more than Taiki.

He ate the fruit, almost too tired to chew it. "I didn't want anyone to be hurt..."

[eyeslikeblood]

Gohran's small tail thumped against his arm, the creature playing its part of harmless pet perfectly. The demon's small form always reminded Gyousou of Taiki - unassuming, yet capable of terrible power. Like kirin, like shirei, it seemed. And with his new magic, the kirin was only becoming more powerful. Not, he corrected himself, that it much mattered in a place such as this. A kirin did not belong here, power or no.

"An admirable sentiment." He held out a mug of water next.

[notagiraffe]

"But they were..." People had even died and near the end Taiki had been too sick to help anyone, tears filled his eyes and he buried his face in Gyousou's arm ignoring the water. The tiredness and sickness was making him feel worse about everything that had happened.

thread for zelda! (thanks katy <3)

[eyeslikeblood]

At long last, Taiki had drifted into an uneasy, feverish sleep in his arms. Gyousou exhaled slowly, and watched the kirin's light breathing. It was perhaps unkind to wish that he stay asleep for as long as possible, but consciousness could only lead to more pain and sickness for a holy creature in this state.

The table had emptied somewhat in the time he had been occupied, both of refreshments and people, but there were enough of both to content him. Careful not to move him from where he had curled against his robe, the king began to fill his own plate.

o7!

[sageprincess]

To be frank, the Princess of Hyrule wanted nothing more than to curl up herself and fall silently into the relative peace of unconsciousness. Keeping the magical barrier around the cafeteria for the duration of the attack was nothing short of exhausting, and she's sure it will be some time before she's back to her peak magical strength again.

But there are still a few people she wants to check up on before allowing herself to rest, and so she pushes forward, eyes tiredly scanning the crowd for those she knows. She's not exactly close to the kirin boy, but he was once her comrade during one of the administrator's sick games, and so she cannot help but be somewhat concerned when she sees him passed out in a stranger's arms.

The stranger seems to be taking great care with him, though, so she approaches quietly and without wariness. "Will he be all right?"

[eyeslikeblood]

Even though he had never met her personally, Gyousou at least recognised the Princess as the barrier sage from amidst the chaos. His greeting smile was faint, but sympathetic, holding nothing but admiration for her powerful efforts. He would have risen and helped her to a seat, but Taiki was a greater priority.

As with many interactions, he entered the conversation with the assumption that she was an acquaintance of the kirin's.

"The blood sickness proved too much," he said by way of an answer. "I fear he can never be truly well in a place such as this, but he is both resilient and brave."

[sageprincess]

"That is all anyone can hope to be, in this place." Her response is soft and admitting, as though speaking a grave truth of the Tower. Resilience, possibly more so than any kind of power or strength, is the best thing a person can have in order to deal with the trials this place presents.

She shifts her gaze from the unconscious boy to the stranger holding him. "My apologies, I should introduce myself. I am Zelda, Princess of Hyrule. Taiki and I were once together in one of the administrator's 'games'."

So it's not hard to see why she might be concerned for him.

o/

[eyeslikeblood]

He had only heard about these 'games' through Taiki's reluctant admission after the survey, but his expression still tightened momentarily, the force of his anger flaring before it was once again restrained behind dignity. With their mutual exhaustion and the reminder of what had passed, he defaulted to formality.

"It is a pleasure, your Highness. My given name is Gyousou, and I am the Peace-King of Tai. Taiki is the taiho of my country - my minister." He glanced down at the sleeping child, and absently tucked the cloak more neatly around him. "Have you yet eaten?"