I Just Want a Nap

[Erebus Black]

||TRIGGER WARNING: SUICIDE MENTIONED||

Erebus got out of his office late after helping a few students with a variety of reasons, along with helping one of his new students get up to speed on his class. He was tired, he had a stack of essays to read and just wanted to go home and have a stiff drink or two. It was Friday, so he didn't have to worry about classes the next day.

He yawned and started to drive home, going the backway and down the quiet road that laid behind the college. It was dark, the lights were only from his own car, and it was a bit foggy on top of that. Normally, he'd go above the speed limit on this road, but since he was having issues seeing, he took it slower than normal. It led to one or two people riding his ass in the beginning, but he was currently the only one on this road for who knows how long. So, when he saw a figure walk down the road up in the distance, he frowned. He heard that some people think that there are ghosts on certain 'haunted' roads, but he didn't think this would be one of them. He hasn't heard any stories of that nature, at least.

He slowed down and prepared to stop; in case it was someone in need or a lost child. When he got close enough to see it was a young woman and an actual live one, not a ghost, he swore. He swore even louder and stepped on his brakes when said young woman stepped in front of his car. He wasn't close enough to hit her, but he didn't want to test if she was powered or would run at his car to get the job done. He parked his car on the side of the road and put on the emergency brakes before getting out of his car to confront the young woman. 

"What the fuck were you thinking, young lady" He pulled her towards him via shadows and gently guided her to sit on the hood of his car. "We do not walk on roads nor walk towards incoming cars. Suicide is not the fucking answer" He growled, eye glowing just a touch. "Explain. Now."

Jaina Gaben

[Jaina Gaben]

Jaina was tired. It had been a long day. She'd woken up, wandered around, looked for some food. She'd gotten punched when she mouthed off to someone, but it hadn't gone beyond that. Hadn't found any food, the stash of cash she had had on the north side of Haven had been found and cleaned out so she couldn't buy anything, and overall she just wanted to either die or just make it back to her little abandoned warehouse hideaway and go to sleep. So she wasn't really paying attention where she walked, as long as it was in the general direction of her place. If she died, she died, big whoop. That would at least be something interesting.

So she just walked out into the street. She closed her eyes, waiting for the impact when she heard a car's breaks protesting, screeching as it slid toward her...

Then it didn't happen. She sighed, opened her eyes, and started to walk forward, when someone grabbed her and sat her down on the hood of the car and started to fire questions at her.

Wait had he grabbed her with his hands or... that was something else. That was like... shadows? She was just confused and grumpy.

"Okay first off jerkwad, get your... hands? Are those your hands? Whatever. Just let go. I walk where I want. It doesn't matter. If i tell you what's really going on with me, you'll drag me off to the looney bin. That place is harder to break out of than the morgue, so I'll stick to what I've been doing, okay? No shit suicide isn't the answer. It doesn't fucking work, and that's the whole problem. Don't go butting in where you're not wanted."

She winced a little, very slightly as she said all this. She felt bad, ripping into him like that. He was only trying to help. But she was in a bad mood. It didn't excuse it, but it did certainly explain it.

Erebus Black

[Erebus Black]

Erebus frowned, mildly confused, but let her go and showed her his raised hands. "I do not take people to mental institutions unless they absolutely need it for their safety and the safety of others. Suicidal people, while generally are a danger to themselves, depend entirely on a case-by-case basis. I usually will ask my brother for assistance on that decision as I am not trained for that matter. Now. What do you mean by 'it does not work'?" He asked.

"...have you eaten today? A few members of my family are easily angered when they have not eaten. I have food in my car if you are. I will eat some of it to prove that it is not poisoned or spiked, as we are strangers. But you look like you are hungry."

[Jaina Gaben]

TW: Discussions of Suicide.

Jaina hung her head and sighed. Here it goes again. She'd slipped up, and now she was going to have to explain.

"It doesn't work. I step in front of a car, I wake up at midnight wherever they dumped my body. Same deal with getting shot. Poisoned, stabbed, whatever. Figured it out after getting in a bad wreck. Tried slitting my wrists, taking whatever meds I could find lying around... I've tried it all. Doesn't work. Or at least I haven't found the thing that will work yet. I'll keep you posted"

The last sentence was said with so much sarcasm. Just so much.

She hopped off the roof of the car. "No, I'm not hungry. I'm fine."

She was then instantly betrayed by the growling of her stomach. She sighed dramatically. "...okay fine, I've been looking for shit to eat all day and it's been a pain in the ass, I'd love some food."

Erebus Black

[Erebus Black]

He wanted to hug her. He hated that she tried so many times. He hated that there was no one around for her to be mourned by. Because very few who tried and failed would try again if they have people in their lives that cares about them.

He watched her try to act tough and saw right through her. He saw himself in her and that scared him. He tensed up when she was about to walk away, not wanting her to. He wasn't done talking. He was not.

When she turned around and grumbled that she was hungry, he relaxed. He pulled out his lunch box and set it on the hood of his car and started pulling out q baggy of dried mango, wanting those. He slid the bag over to her and gestured to it.

"Go ahead and take whatever you want to eat. There is no nuts in it, as I am allergic. But there should be a can of cherry coke in there. And brisk tea. I was too busy today to eat, but the food is good." He explained before taking a bite of his mango.

"I believe you. I wish you did not have to try so many times or have to suffer through this alone." He leaned against his car's hood. "But... I can offer you help. If you want it. I know some vigilantes who can help out. I can help out too." He offered.

[Jaina Gaben]

Jaina started ravenously scarfing down the food and drink that was set in front of her, barely bothering to chew. She was pretty sure she'd eaten yesterday, but the uncomfortable truth was that she couldn't remember sometimes. Her abilities reset her hunger levels every time, so she could never be sure.

She tried to laugh at him suggesting help and other vigilantes that could help, but only succeeded in nearly choking on the food. She wasn't about to die by asphyxiation again, that was one of the worst ways to die. Once she got herself under control, she swallowed her food and then scoffed. "Help me with what? New and unique ways to die? I doubt it. You said vigilantes, and it's usually villains that are down for that sort of thing. I know a couple that actually do help with that. They ain't so bad when they've got an outlet."

She shoveled more food in her mouth and talked through it. "Seriously. I'm fine. I can't die. It's not like anyone's worried about me. If I don't wake up where I died last, I know how to get out of the morgue. Done it before. Met a werewolf doing that once. That was cool."

She swallowed, wiped her mouth, and then quickly covered it as she hiccuped. She flushed bright red. Not only was it uncomfortable, but she just knew that this guy would find it cute and endearing. "Listen --hic, I'm hic FINE. Un--hic--less you know a hic really good way hic to die perma--hic--nently, I don't hic need help."

Erebus Black

[Erebus Black]

He watched her, not wanting her to choke and die on the food with how fast she was consuming it. He got it. He's been there and done the same. He learned to not go so fast and to slow down when he made himself sick one too many times. His little brothers either got hiccups or had to take painful, slow, and shallow breaths while the food went down. He learned how to ease both of them of their ailments pretty quickly.

He didn't process what she said, not really focused on her words. He was more focused on her body language. When he heard the hiccups, he rolled his eye, flicked her forehead, and stepped closer to her. "Cálmate. You are going to hurt yourself with all the fussing you are doing." He grumbled, hand reaching out to pause her eating so he could help her.

"Dumbass. This is why we take our time and slow down when we eat." He chided her as he put one hand on her upper back and pressed his palm against her diaphragm firmly, yet gentle enough that he wouldn't hurt her. "Breathe slowly and deeply, least you make yourself sick and waste all that food." Once he was sure he heard no hiccups, he backed up and put his hands in his pockets.

"Better?" He asked, feeling tired. "Or do you feel uncomfortable pain in your chest area from the food? Do you feel any queasiness?" He asked. "My brothers and I learned the hard way on what happens when you eat your food as fast as you can after not eating for about... 3 days. Hiccups are the least damaging effects. I never got them, as I tend to find my body rejecting the food instead." He explained.

[Jaina Gaben]

Jaina flinched at the forehead flick, and cowered away slightly from Erebus’ touch, but ultimately let him do whatever it was he was going to do.

She blinked in surprise when the hiccups vanished. “Holy shit. That actually worked. Damn, I had resigned myself to either having them until midnight or when I died next, whichever came first.”

She finished all the food made available to her, still probably eating faster than she should have. “I’m fine. Hungry.”

When it was all gone, she sighed and wiped her mouth. “Okay. I owe you now, so let’s get this over with.”

She knelt down on the ground and began to strip off her jacket and shirt. “You want the bra on or off? Every guy wants the shirt off but it turns some guys on more to see the bra on.”

Erebus Black

[Erebus Black]

Erebus smiled and was about to tease her at her comment, but looked at her in mild confusion that turned into horror when she kneeled and stripped her top off. He quickly dropped to his knees and pulled off his leather jacket, covering her.

"Miss, I do not want that!" He blurted out. "One, I do not want to continue the cycle of abuse that I had to deal with at a similar age. Two, I do not have a dick and three, I just wanted to help you. No strings attached." He explained, adjusting the jacket so it sat on her comfortably.

"...whoever hurt you, I will kill them. No one should be abusing a child, regardless of what is happening to the child." He grumbled, voice rough with anger and eyes starting to glow.

[Jaina Gaben]

Jaina was confused. If he didn’t want a blowjob or sex, what the hell did he want? Everyone wanted something. She still didn’t believe that werewolf guy, Luca didn’t want something from her, she just hadn’t figured out what. She shrugged off the jacket, picked up her shirt, and put it back on.

“Okay, fine, you don’t want oral sex. If it’s the dick thing it wouldn’t be a problem, I’ve done both. Not into both, but I’ve done both. What do you want then? If it’s cash, I don’t have any. My good stash was found and raided. I’m not going to just sit here and owe you, so tell me what you want.”

Jaina picked up her jacket and sighed. It still had a big hole in it from the last time she was in the morgue, the time she met Luca. She’d have to find a way to patch it later.

Erebus Black