She winced at the way he said 'favors,' but it wasn't like she hadn't known how it sounded. "I'll find a way to pay you back," she promised, although she had literally no idea what she could offer. She was fresh out of childhood treasures, and most of her rarest books she gave to the library.
He winced too, but it was directed at his leg. He rubbed at it, sitting down on the bed beside her. Under ordinary circumstances, she probably would have positively ricocheted away from him. But her face was a concerned frown, glancing down at the way he rubbed at his thigh. He had been fine all last night, but it was clearly bothering him this morning.
"Your cane is at the bottom of the stairs," she told him, remembering how he'd hooked the end against the railing before taking her upstairs to be 'bathed.' She couldn't remember him using it again that evening. "Do you want me to get it?" It might have been--almost surely was--presumptuous to ask, but he looked like he was in pain, and it was deeply upsetting to her. That instinct was exactly what had gotten her into this mess.
"Here?" she flushed with the concept, wanting to refuse immediately, but... when she stopped to consider it, that was probably the best idea. "That... that might work, actually." Nothing would come after her here. The wolves rarely came into Old Town, and nothing came near his house, let alone to it. As long as Eric could keep her mom safe long enough for her to take care of things... But how the fuck was she going to take care of things?!
"I fucked up," she confessed, rubbing her face in her hands, trying to rub away unshed tears burning at her eyes. "I really fucked up. There was this girl, and..." She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. It wouldn't do her any good to panic all over Jean Cernunnos, of all fucking people. It wasn't in her nature to make honest confessions, but she needed his help. She'd tell him whatever he wanted to know.
"Let me start earlier," she said, willing herself to breathe. Her ears were flat against her head under the scarf; her hands worked against each other anxiously. "The werewolves in this town have always hated me," she started. "I smell a bit too much like them, and it makes the little ones want to start shit. So I finish shit. It mostly stays on campus, so I never..." She rubbed her face again. "I was walking downtown, shopping. Close to Old Town. There was this woman, or well, I thought she was a woman, I'm admittedly unclear on that--" Not important! "--and she was being kidnapped. Dragged into a car. She was screaming. What was I supposed to do?" She groaned. "I fucking clocked a werewolf full in the face with a bag full of jars, grabbed her, and ran. I didn't realize until after I got a nose full of them that I'd interrupted some kind of fucking... werewolf gang hit or human trafficking kidnapping or something. Remember how you found me in the park last night? I was only out that late because werewolves were following me. I couldn't take them home. And then I shifted, and they were chasing me..." She shuddered, reminded of what would have happened if he hadn't found her.
"I'm not sure what they want, but it's definitely me and it might be me but dead." She was trying not to shake. She was failing. "Please, can you help me? I don't know what to do; they showed up at my mom's apartment." Tears pricked at the corners of her eyes before one rolled down her cheek. She wiped at it quickly. "I, I'll try to repay you," she offered shakily. "Obviously I don't really have anything of value, but I could work in your shop while I'm here, catalog things for you. Whatever you need done. And if you can help me figure out how to fix this mess with the werewolves without anyone getting hurt..." she trailed off, at a complete loss for what to offer.
He winced too, but it was directed at his leg. He rubbed at it, sitting down on the bed beside her. Under ordinary circumstances, she probably would have positively ricocheted away from him. But her face was a concerned frown, glancing down at the way he rubbed at his thigh. He had been fine all last night, but it was clearly bothering him this morning.
"Your cane is at the bottom of the stairs," she told him, remembering how he'd hooked the end against the railing before taking her upstairs to be 'bathed.' She couldn't remember him using it again that evening. "Do you want me to get it?" It might have been--almost surely was--presumptuous to ask, but he looked like he was in pain, and it was deeply upsetting to her. That instinct was exactly what had gotten her into this mess.
"Here?" she flushed with the concept, wanting to refuse immediately, but... when she stopped to consider it, that was probably the best idea. "That... that might work, actually." Nothing would come after her here. The wolves rarely came into Old Town, and nothing came near his house, let alone to it. As long as Eric could keep her mom safe long enough for her to take care of things... But how the fuck was she going to take care of things?!
"I fucked up," she confessed, rubbing her face in her hands, trying to rub away unshed tears burning at her eyes. "I really fucked up. There was this girl, and..." She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. It wouldn't do her any good to panic all over Jean Cernunnos, of all fucking people. It wasn't in her nature to make honest confessions, but she needed his help. She'd tell him whatever he wanted to know.
"Let me start earlier," she said, willing herself to breathe. Her ears were flat against her head under the scarf; her hands worked against each other anxiously. "The werewolves in this town have always hated me," she started. "I smell a bit too much like them, and it makes the little ones want to start shit. So I finish shit. It mostly stays on campus, so I never..." She rubbed her face again. "I was walking downtown, shopping. Close to Old Town. There was this woman, or well, I thought she was a woman, I'm admittedly unclear on that--" Not important! "--and she was being kidnapped. Dragged into a car. She was screaming. What was I supposed to do?" She groaned. "I fucking clocked a werewolf full in the face with a bag full of jars, grabbed her, and ran. I didn't realize until after I got a nose full of them that I'd interrupted some kind of fucking... werewolf gang hit or human trafficking kidnapping or something. Remember how you found me in the park last night? I was only out that late because werewolves were following me. I couldn't take them home. And then I shifted, and they were chasing me..." She shuddered, reminded of what would have happened if he hadn't found her.
"I'm not sure what they want, but it's definitely me and it might be me but dead." She was trying not to shake. She was failing. "Please, can you help me? I don't know what to do; they showed up at my mom's apartment." Tears pricked at the corners of her eyes before one rolled down her cheek. She wiped at it quickly. "I, I'll try to repay you," she offered shakily. "Obviously I don't really have anything of value, but I could work in your shop while I'm here, catalog things for you. Whatever you need done. And if you can help me figure out how to fix this mess with the werewolves without anyone getting hurt..." she trailed off, at a complete loss for what to offer.
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