Zoruna<br/><br/>Chris followed Aki and laid Vince on the bed when the covers were moved back. He looked at him and nodded his head. "Indeed." He said simply. His gaze going back to Vince. He guessed this was one of those hard parenting moments. Though to him it was actually going to be a more difficult conversation then the sex talk. He nodded his head as he heard Aki speak. Looking to him. He followed him into the bathroom when instead of a blow dryer he heard the shower going. Standing in the doorway. "You know making yourself even wetter is the exact opposite of drying your hair." He said with dry amusement. He looked out into the bedroom. Then back to Aki. This was going to be a tough discussion which he wasn't even sure how to start. He listened to the water continue to go down the drain. He closed his eyes and fell silent. He knew they had the same intentions towards Vince. He had the strongest feeling that Aki was deeply in love or getting there with Vince.<br/><br/>Vince started to whimper as the painkillers started to fade from his mind. It was starting to defog but at least the fever was gone. His eyes slowly opened as the long lashes moved up and he looked around unfocused. His sides and abdomen were hurting but not mind numbingly at the moment. He cried out in pain as a breath brought a sharp pain through his side. He closed his eyes then opened them again. He felt really loopy still. He heard shower water but didn't know where he was. He whimpered as he moved. Looking around. This was not a hospital but he was fairly certain he was wearing a hospital gown. All he could remember was the extreme pain from this morning. He called out with a struggle in his voice. "Hello?" It came out with a slight slur but he managed to get it out.<br/><br/>Chris looked towards the bedroom. "Therein the angelborn quick healing shows its face. He is awake Aki." He said simply.<br/><br/><br/>Tenshi<br/><br/>Aki shut off the water and grabbed a towel. He bent over and wrapped the towel around his hair, then stood. It was really girlish, but he didn't want to get Vince wet. Aki walked into the bedroom and sat gingerly on the bed, "Hey, little one." Aki brushed a strand of hair from Vince's face. "Where does it hurt?"<br/><br/>Aki knew he'd still be in pain, so he didn't beat around the bush. Aki glanced at Chris, "Brivariith isn't here yet. He will be soon." Aki was asking Chris where Brivariith was without worrying Vince. Aki looked down at Vince, "I look like a girl don't I?" He tried to lighten the mood a little, so Vince wouldn't think the world ended because of Aki's mistake. Aki smiled a little and continued to stroke Vince's hair. He needed to take his wet shirt off too, now that he thought about it.<br/><br/><br/>Zoruna<br/><br/>Vince made a face at getting called little one but still he had a slight smile. It was kind of amusing being called that by someone who didn't look that much older than him. "My abdomen....sides." He managed to get out. It took a few attempts to say the word abdomen. He looked at Chris who was standing the most tense he had ever seen him. His gaze went back to Aki though. Brivariith.....right Brian. He looked up at Aki with a slightly goofy smile when Aki asked the question. Whimpering and wanted to curl up in a tight ball yet moving hurt worse than not moving. He honestly didn't think Aki made a mistake. He didn't believe any mistake had been made. He rarely ever got sick so he was just thinking this was just a one time thing. "Yep but you make it work..." He said with a goofy smile. The laugh that escaped was almost a giggle. He leaned into Aki's touch. Feeling so very safe now.<br/><br/>Chris looked towards the window. "I think he went to fill the prescription." He said simply. He looked towards Aki and Vince. Groaning a bit. How the hell did you start a conversation like the one he needed to have with his adopted son? He was delaying yes but only because this was not an easy thing to bring about.<br/><br/>Vince looked at Aki. "Am I gonna be okay?" He asked with that drugged slur but his mind needed to know. He needed to know he wasn't dying.<br/><br/>Brivariith ended up having to get aggressive with the pharmacy guy who seemed to think another few to twenty-four hours was acceptable. Now that he had the medication he left and shifted to his drakken form. Flying rapidly with the meds in his claws. He then shifted back almost all the way to the ground. Landing with a thump and headed inside. He didn't even bother knocking. He just walked inside and handed the medication to Aki. "Here you go Akihiko. Sorry it took so long...I had to set the pharmacist man straight." He said with a huff.<br/><br/><br/>Tenshi<br/><br/>Aki took the meds from him and nodded. "They like to do that." Aki looked down at Vince, still stroking his hair gently. "It's not life threatening Vince... it's just hopefully only painful this time..." Aki tried to get the right words out, "It turns out you had a birth defect that wasn't caught until today... you have some organs your shouldn't have..." Aki looked at Chris and Brivariith with a searching look.<br/><br/>Aki didn't know how to word this so Vince wouldn't freak out... that word again... Aki sighed and laid on the bed beside Vince. He knew he wasn't warm at all, but the covers would keep Vince from getting cold. Aki didn't know how to continue.<br/><br/><br/>Zoruna<br/><br/>Brivariith nodded his head. He was not sure how to say it delicately. His methods tended to be blunt and straight forward. He scratched the back of his head. Trying to figure out how to phrase it. How the hell to finish Aki's comments. He looked to Chris who avoided looking at anyone. "Well...as Aki was saying...you are an angelborn. They sometimes have birth defects caused by genetic mutation. And well..." He faded off. "Yours is that internally you are well uh..." He scratched his head. Damn. It was easier to kick ass then phrase this in a way that wouldn't upset the teen.<br/><br/>Chris looked at Aki but avoided looking at anyone too long. "Feminine." he said simply. Sighing a bit. "You are a male with uh...female hormonal chemistry." He said. Crap. That probably wasn't going to help the situation. "You uh...are having an...uh..." Damn. Where was a woman when you needed one to explain this sort of thing???~ Vince leaned into the touch. Their broken pieces were taking time to process. He was having trouble understanding. Birth defect that made him have organs he shouldn't? Feminine? Female hormonal chemistry? What was all of this equally up to? He worked over it in his head. Pieces of information from school falling into place with what they had been saying. "AH!" He cried out in horror as it all suddenly clicked into place. He looked at each of them. Wanting this to be some horrible horrible very not funny joke. Yet they all seemed so serious and uneasy with this conversation. He bit his lower lip. He was a boy with periods? That was the worst news he ever heard. It was possibly worse than when he realized his parents weren't coming home ever again. He whimpered a bit but this time it was not all from pain. "Thats not cool..." he said. He wasn't normal. He didn't like that. If he was having a period did that mean he could...no! He didn't want to even consider that as a possibility. That would be even more freaky then the fact he was having a menstrual cycle. He cried out in pain as a sharp pain shot through him.<br/><br/>Chris groaned as he heard Vince yell out. "It is okay Vince. It doesn't change you are who you are. We'll get through this together. It'll be okay. You aren't weird you are unique. Rare and one of a kind." He said. It was the first thing he could thing of but it was very true.<br/><br/>Brivariith nodded his head. Closing his eyes. "Indeed. It makes you even more special. There will be a special someone who won't even care. Who will love and accept this. Who will still treat you like you are the most precious person on the face of the planet." He looked at Aki. "He is even in this very room." He said. Falling silent. Knowing his friend it would take a while before he accepted what they were saying. So long as they kept him from thinking he was a freak it was all good.<br/><br/>Vince whimpered a bit. "It isn't normal...guys aren't supposed to be like girls..." He said softly. Suddenly realizing there was no warmth from Aki. "You aren't warm...I like the warmth. Why aren't you warm?" He asked softly. He winced in pain but fell utterly silent. He was abnormal. Maybe even a freak but definitely abnormal. How was this going to work out? Would he be accepted with this issue. Would it be a good thing in the long run? Or was it as awful a thing as it seemed right now? Though the words they were saying made him feel like it was going to be okay. That maybe he wasn't a freak because of this birth defect. He laid his head more in Aki's form.<br/><br/><br/>Tenshi<br/><br/>Aki took off his soaked shirt and wrapped his arms around Vince. He closed his eyes and felt for his internal flame. Magarish huffed ash at him, but otherwise was mostly calm. Aki made himself heat up. His internal flame was his power, his life, and his dragon flame. It would go out when he died, but he could control it to a major extent. Aki always made himself cold in these situations so he wouldn't open his mouth to speak, while enraged, and accidentally let loose a stream of fire. It happened once. Chris could attest to that, but he didn't think Chris knew that he was killing himself to keep from doing so again.<br/><br/>Aki felt his hair dry as his temp went back up to normal. Aki whispered in Vince's ear, "I told you once and I'll tell you again. Despite the things you think are bad and because of all the good, you have me falling deeply and madly in love with you Vince Nathens. Not even this changes that." Aki opened his eyes and looked at Vince, "Always believe in that. Even if you can't believe in yourself. Believe in the fact that I love you and you are the most precious person to me. Nothing can or will change that." Aki fell silent and closed his eyes after staring into Vince's for a while. Aki went into a light slumber, where he could wake at the footsteps of a mouse, but get the rest he needed from hurting himself so.<br/><br/><br/>Zoruna<br/><br/>Vince looked at Aki and when he felt him start to warm up pressed into him. The warmth began to help his pain not hurt as much. The heat soothing the muscles inside him. Wincing as he listened to Aki speak. His form flushing bright red. Only this time it was from blushing and not fever. As he listened to what Aki was saying he felt himself feel more at ease. Felt himself feeling accepted and cared about. He knew that each moment he spent with Aki was precious. That he was extremely happy when spending time with the guy. That the guy made him happy and special feeling. What he didn't realize was these "symptoms" were signs that he was crushing on Aki. He had never crushed on anyone before so it was a strange concept. He did not yet realize he was. He turned on his side and pressed his whole front side into Aki's warmth. The warmth soothing the muscles and making it hurt less. His eyes closed as he smiled. Feeling better thanks to Aki. It was still going to be hard to accept what he had just learned but with Aki he felt like it was less devastating. His eyes closed and he began to fall asleep.<br/><br/>Brivariith smirked as he heard this. He then moved quietly and headed out of the bedroom. He had plans for dinner with his special lady friend. He was already a little late for that. He was certain she would understand though.<br/><br/>Chris looked at them and smiled. He didn't know Aki was killing himself by turning his body temperature cool to not breathe fire. If he did he would be scolding his lifelong friend for such stupidity. Sure he had a good reason but it was still stupidity to do something like that. He moved quietly and went into the living room to rest. Giving Aki and his someday soon mate privacy. He was actually okay with Aki being the one for Vince. He also knew where to find him to kick his ass if he ever hurt Vince. He knew very well that Aki would never and that he would cherish Vince the way he needed to be treated. So he was okay with it. Sure at first he had been the overprotective father figure but it was all well now. He closed his eyes and fell asleep himself.<br/><br/><br/>Tenshi<br/><br/>Aki woke and it was dark, so nighttime. He had Vince fully pressed against his chest asleep. Aki nuzzled into Vince's hair and just breathed. Vince's scent was the same, just a little sweeter than normal. His menstrual cycle. Aki opened his eyes and stared into the dark room, barely registering anything. He had already failed his little mate once, Aki closed his eyes. He wouldn't do it again. Aki listened and sniffed the air. Chris was in the next room and Brivariith had left hours ago.<br/><br/>Aki heard a soft vibrating and reached for the side table, barely moving otherwise. Aki got the phone and opened it, "Hmm?"<br/><br/>The glow illuminated the room a lot and made him blink several times, "Akihiko, where are you?"<br/><br/>Aki tensed and cursed inward. He should have checked the caller ID. Aki whispered, "Nowhere you need to know."<br/><br/>"I need you."<br/><br/>"No. Never again."<br/><br/>The person on the other end sighed, "Why do you have to make this so hard? You know you want me. You need me as I need you. So why Akihiko?"<br/><br/>Aki breathed slowly in and out, "Because I don't need you nor do I want you. I'm not making this hard. You are."<br/><br/>"Fine. I'll be at the bar. If your not there, I'm coming to your apartment." /Click./<br/><br/>Aki sighed and messaged Reno. "Devin is making an appearance. Don't let'm come to my apartment. WE are here."<br/><br/>Aki closed his phone and threw it in the chair across the room. He nuzzled Vince's hair again and pet it. He wished his exes would stop bothering him. They left him, not the other way around. And he may have found the one after Angela and Mirawan. Yes, Vince was the one. Aki closed his eyes, but didn't fall asleep.