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Aug 23, 2016 6:21:33 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 6:21:33 GMT -7
Nikolai needed their attention; she didn't, and Irina's rushing to her side only made Tatiana want to disappear into the floor. He had been alert enough to see what had happened, telling her to get back up.
Tania wished it were that easy. She was too powerless to do anything to stop Irina from wrapping her in her arms, though she had to admit that it helped. Anything that could stop her from flooding the room with her tears was good. Tania wasn't sure when her elder sister had become so much like their mother, but she was appreciative of how much Irina cared.
When Irina got up, promising Calming Draught, Tania had no time to protest. She was sure that, if she thought long and hard enough about it, she could make herself relax. (It had never worked for her before, but there was no harm in trying.) Out of all of them, she was the youngest, and she felt like even more of a baby for her reaction.
From the floor, Tania couldn't see her brother's face, but she knew that he would be able to hear her. “Niko…” Her voice was strained from crying so hard, and she didn't know in which language to speak. Now that she wasn't actively crying, the room felt as though it had begun to close in on her. Nikolai was awake, she tried to tell herself. He would be okay. She wanted to keep talking to him—to get any confirmation that he wasn't dying—but her thoughts were moving too rapidly to figure out how not to sound ridiculous. “I'm sorry…” It was an apology to her siblings, and it was an apology to Daniel and the other girl. “I'm sorry. I'm sorry…”
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Aug 23, 2016 6:45:02 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 6:45:02 GMT -7
Nikolai moved the hand she'd so effectively held hostage for the past hour, just enough to squeeze her own hands back. That alone did more to comfort her then anything else tonight. She let out a slow, steady breath. She finally sat up not letting go of his hand quite yet and took in everyone in the room. His three sisters. Irina she kne primarily in passing. Tatiana and Ripley though? They were both Hufflepuff. She'd shared a common room with them for years. She didn't know them well, but better then she knew Irina. And then the young man by the wall. She didn't know him at all.
She looked back at Nikolai. She didn't like this. Him being here. Her intruding on his family. And everything hurt emotionally. She just wanted to forget all of it. And she wanted to apologize to him, for all the trouble she'd caused him. But not in front of his family. She gave his hand a squeeze before finally letting go of it. Immediately she felt lost and hollow from the lack of contact. standing up she cast her gaze downward as she quickly retreated from them room, never uttering a single sound.
(Already knew she wouldn't stay long, hahaha XD. Soooo, Magi out!)
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Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
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Aug 23, 2016 7:38:10 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Aug 23, 2016 7:38:10 GMT -7
As Irina came back into the room, potion in hand, the girl, Magi, brushed past her, exiting the ward. She watched her go silently, then turned back to the people in the room. She had run into Natalia Lestrange on her way to find a Healer, and had been able to cry a little with her before bringing her a senior Healer to obtain the calming draft. She had been reassured by both that Niko’s prognosis was promising, just that he’d need to take it easy for a little while, which had made her feel better. She crouched down to give Tania the Calming Draft, even though she was starting to come down already. “Here, drink this Tania,” she said softly, tipping the vial into Tania’s hand.
Standing up, she came over to Ripley and gently reached out to squeeze her hand. Her little sister was usually the bright light in the room; they’d need that to get through this together. Finally, Rina’s eyes rested on Niko and she gave him a sad little smile. They hadn’t spoken since the run in with Dan in Hogsmeade a few days ago, when Rina had accidentally blurted out her vision to him. Now it had come true and Irina felt too guilty to say ‘I told you so’. “Hey big bro,” she whispered, sitting down in the chair Magi had occupied. She hesitated for a minute, then reached out and took his empty hand. “The Healers say your prognosis is promising,” she said, her eyes bright with tears. She didn’t know how much longer she could hold it together. “Can...can you tell us what happened?” she asked him gently.
@daniel @ripley @jill9 @tatiana
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Aug 23, 2016 11:26:18 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 11:26:18 GMT -7
That tiny sound coming from Ripley, the sound of Niks name, sent Dans heart pounding with worry. He wanted to go to her, but he was afraid to take a single step forward. Nik spoke, of course consoling Tania and then greeting Ripley, his tone classic Nik style, caring for his family first. Dan felt a tug at his heart again at that thought, and felt even worse about wishing everyone would go away. He was glad that Nik chuckled at his awkward wave, even if it did cause him pain. Not that he was glad he was in pain but... yeah, come on. The sound of Tanias apology broke him out of that moment and he finally allowed himself to look at her. "Tan, hey, it's okay," he tried to say in a consoling manner, but it came out as more of a choking sound. Then the other girl, Niks friend, left and Dans eyes followed after her. He wanted to follow her out, maybe talk to her but... he didn't think now was the time. He'd find time later. He'd find time when Nik was ready to bring her around. Thankfully, level headed Irina came back and Dan felt relief sweep through him once more at the sight of her. Dan's eyes lingered on her, maybe longer than they really should have given the situation, but he was just so happy to see her that he even smiled, sighed, and leaned back against the wall as if a huge weight had been lifted from his shoulders. He forced himself to feed on her emotions, and tried to down out everyone elses... When she moved to her brother, he looked back at Niko, trying to keep that soft smile in place. He didn't know what his friend needed right now, but he'd stay right here until he figured it out and made it happen. Irina Rose Krum@jill9 @ripley @tatiana
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Aug 23, 2016 15:44:39 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 15:44:39 GMT -7
Nikolai desperately wished he wasn't so afraid to be touched. He truly, deeply, wished he could just get up and hold Tatiana in his arms. He couldn't stand seeing them all hurt like this. Niko knew he was fine, he just had a small wound, like a paper cut and it would just need time to heal. But Tatiana was absolutely distraught by what had occurred, and Niko couldn't do anything about it laying in this damned bed. A cough escaped his lips and he spoke, "Ana. Stop. Come see me. I'm okay, I'm awake." He hoped she'd stand up, she needed to be happy and okay again. "There isn't anything to be sorry for, if anything, I'm sorry you're laying on that nasty floor." A bit of humor always made people smile, and he himself gave a small smirk as he looked to Irina.
And then Magdalena looked up. And then she looked around, and she stood up. His eyes immediately went to hers, and anger flashed through him. What was she doing? He felt her squeeze his hand, and then she was gone. His mouth dropped open slightly; she was gone. She didn't say anything. Not to him, not to anyone. Niko felt his heart break just a bit, the pain ripping through him. Anger that he couldn't get up, couldn't go get her, couldn't fix her sadness. Nikolai then shut his eyes, breathing in and out to try to calm himself and his nerves, not sure how much Dan could feel. Dan! His eyes opened again, shocked that he was still sitting in the room with all of them. It was a good distraction thinking that, because Nikolai wanted to laugh out loud. He was probably having one hell of a time over in that corner.
Irina had given Tatiana the drink as he had tried to calm himself prior. Her words hadn't registered with him, all that did was that she was sitting in Magdalena's seat, and instead of Magi, it was Irina. He knew his prognosis was promising, he knew he would get bet- Nikolai gasped loudly, his eyes widened as Irina took his hand. He flinched and pulled it back immediately. This in turn caused his side to shoot pain through him and he made a face, shutting his eyes. "Damn it, Irina..." His voice was hoarse as he tried to calm his nerves back down. Niko's breathing was still heavy, and he shot a glare at her. "Well I was obviously stabbed now wasn't I." Niko knew he snapped at her, but she also knew not to touch him and she did it anyways. Maybe it was because Magi had, but...Magi was different. Nikolai calmed down a bit and stared at Dan instead, not wanting to look at Irina. "I was at this club that you so forewarned me about, with Magdalena." Speaking her name even felt weird. "And two people came up behind me, grabbed me, stabbed me, and I passed out."
Nikolai finally felt it was a good moment to talk to Dan. He wanted Tatiana to calm down before he asked for just Dan, but he didn't know how much longer he could wait. This room was making him even more upset. "Hi, Danny boy." Niko gave him a small smirk.
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Aug 25, 2016 8:05:41 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2016 8:05:41 GMT -7
"damn it, irina..." ripley jumped a mile off the bed when her brother snapped at irina and she chewed her lip and took her hand from his leg and shifted up the bed a little. "nik please .." she said softly trying to help him calm down. he had seemed to be okay with magdalena touching him that one could forgive irina for thinking it would be okay for her too as well. "well I was obviously stabbed now wasn't I." she bit her lip and shook her head slightly, her red hair falling in a mess over her shoulders as she did. she didn't want him to snap at irina but what could she say? there wasn't anything to say. she wanted to reach out to him too but she knew that it would have the same reaction so she settled for curling her fingers into part of the blanket on the bed, her normally bright and happy eyes sad as she listened to her brother explain. "I was at this club that you so forewarned me about, with Magdalena. And two people came up behind me, grabbed me, stabbed me, and I passed out." she chewed her lip and glanced back in dan's direction before looking to nik again. "why did you go if you were warned it wasn't a good idea?" she asked, nothing in her voice but concern. "did you see their faces? did magdelena see? or someone .. so we can find them" she said, taking her lower lip into her teeth and looking at irina. they weren't going to let the people who did this get away were they? they needed to be punished. if she knew who they were she'd do it. her family knew she was sweet as could be unless someone hurt her family ..
occ - so y'all gonna wait for me to post when it's rips turn next? or just run away with it again.
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Aug 25, 2016 18:12:02 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2016 18:12:02 GMT -7
Without Irina to console her, Daniel and even Nikolai had taken over that job. Tatiana wanted to believe what they were saying—that her brother would be alright—but she was still too frustrated with herself for her anxiety, which just exacerbated it. She knew that there was Calming Draught on the way for her, though. “There isn't anything to be sorry for,” Nikolai told her, adding that, if anything, he was “sorry you're laying on that nasty floor.” Tania tried to laugh; she wanted to laugh at that. In place of laughter, though, she merely shook her head. The floor wasn't the worst, as long as she kept herself from thinking about who and what had been on it. Then, Irina entered the ward again as the other girl left it. Tania thought that her sister's face looked as though she might have been crying in her absence, but she didn't think it would be right to ask her about it. She had the right to be upset about what had happened to their brother, too. Tania took the vial from Irina and drank the potion as quickly as she could get her hand around it. It would make things easier for her. She would be able to think about the situation rationally, maybe, and that would be good. “Thanks,” she smiled after swallowing, watching as Irina moved over to be closer to Ripley and Nikolai. Irina took over the chair where the Ollivander girl had been sitting until a few moments before. She mentioned something to Nikolai about his prognosis being “promising”, and Tania could feel herself smile the slightest bit at that news. When things began to sound heated between her two eldest siblings, Tatiana forced herself up off of the floor. Nikolai said something about his having been forewarned by Irina, and Tania looked between them, unsure of what it all meant. He mentioned the Ollivander girl's name—the first time any one of them had actually spoken it aloud—and Tania realized that she had been close to getting her name right. Magdalena. Ripley asked the question that had been on Tania's own mind, too: Why had Nikolai gone to this club? If she were told something like that, she wouldn't have taken that chance. As Ripley continued, asking about their attackers, Tania got closer to her side. They were separated slightly by the end of Nikolai's hospital bed, but they were close enough that Tania was able to rest her hand on her sister's. “Rina,” she asked shakily, “how did you know that something was going to happen to him? Who told you?” That was what didn't make any sense. Irina Rose Krum@daniel @jill9 @ripley
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Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
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Aug 25, 2016 18:18:22 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Aug 25, 2016 18:18:22 GMT -7
Irina realized immediately what she had done; she had seen Magi touch Niko so her subconscious probably figured he’d be okay. She was wrong, and winced as he snapped at her. “I’m-I’m sorry,” she whispered quickly withdrawing her hands and folding them in her lap. She could feel her emotions start to heighten, even though the one thing she wanted to do was to run to Dan and be held. That wasn’t about to happen; it was only days after Niko had spotted the two of them in Hogsmeade and berated them soundly for what they were doing.
It was too much; the guilt over her vision, the hurt over what he’d said then and now, and sadness over the fact that her brother had gotten stabbed. Tania had asked her a question; she wanted to know how Irina had foreseen this, but she couldn't answer her baby sister, not now. Taking a few short breaths, she stood up abruptly. “Excuse me,” she said abruptly and began to walk as calmly as possible out of the room. As she passed by Dan, she gave her head the slightest shake; she did not want him coming after her. The way Niko was staring at him - it’d be a matter of minutes before he had asked them to leave anyway.
The minute she stepped out of the room, she quickened her pace, feeling the tears beginning to slip out of her eyes down her cheeks. Breaking into a run, she whipped around a few corners and found a small, empty room with a single bed. All thoughts of how inappropriate it was to take up a private room without a malady were gone; Rina slammed the door behind her and crumpled to the floor in front of the bed. Shuddering, wracking sobs began to emit from her collapsed form, as Irina Krum sobbed like there was no tomorrow.
@daniel @jill9 @ripley @tatiana
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Aug 26, 2016 12:22:26 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2016 12:22:26 GMT -7
Dan jumped just as Ripley did when Irina touched Niko, his hand slightly reaching out as if he could stop it. Then the Niko sass came out and Nik turned to him instead. Dan fixed his eyes on Nikos, desperately resisting the urge to look at Irina to make sure she was okay. Nik explained what happened and Dan took note of the name, the one that must have been that girls. Niks emotions were actually more moderate than Dan expected, which made him smile. Then, Nik opened his mouth and greeted him with that smirk, and Dan smirked back. "Hello yourself. Eh, you've looked worse," he commented, raising one eyebrow.
But then Rip asked what Dan had been thinking, as to why he went when he was warned... but Dan did remember that warning. It wasn't necessarily at the best time, so maybe Nik didn't take it seriously. Rip had a good point, though. If they could remember a face them someone could catch them. Dan was sure that the proper authorities would ask Nik this at an appropriate time, but he also understood that they were all desperate. And confused, and concerned, and stressed for Niko. Rip looked like she was about to crack, and that broke Dan's heart.
Then the part Dan was dreading. Tania asked Irina how she knew what would happen. Dan caught his breath, and was unsurprised by Irina choosing to excuse herself. He pushed off the wall again to move toward her, but she shook her head. He understood that, and let her go, though he was surprised at how hard that was for him.
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Aug 27, 2016 18:42:13 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2016 18:42:13 GMT -7
@daniel , @ripley , @tatiana <3 Ripley began speaking to him and Nikolai rose an eyebrow. His eyes traveled to Irina. He could spill the beans about her relationship...or whatever they were calling it with Daniel. But Niko wasn't that type of person. He wasn't going to deliberately ruin everything for his sister and best friend. He looked back at Ripley and smiled gently at her. "Well, because I didn't believe her. I have my own reasons, Ripley." Niko rarely ever used her full name, and he didn't want to say anything more on the subject of why he didn't believe Irina. "And no, I did not see any faces. They were behind me. Whether Magdalena saw them, I'm not sure."
Tatiana then asked Irina about what she saw, and her reaction was not what Nikolai was expecting. She just apologized, and left. His eyes narrowed at the door. Nikolai didn't want his sisters to be this upset about him. Yes, he was hurt. But he was going to get better. That's what the nurses had told him, and that is what he knew. Dan had sat up off the wall and didn't follow her, and deep down in his heart Nikolai was glad he didn't. At Dan's comment about him looking worse, Niko let a small laugh out, trying not to harm his side very much. He himself had just woken up to a room full of people, and he didn't have much time to process any of this, which is why he said what he did next.
"Ripley, Tatiana, why don't you two go get Irina and get back to school, yeah? I'm okay here...I'm fine. I'll be fine. I'll be out soon. No need to worry anymore. Go get some rest, you both need it." He smiled gently at the two of them. Niko had to work on his touch. Because he really wished he could just hug them right now. Nikolai looked at his fingers, and back up to Dan; he didn't even care that the girls were in the room still. "Will you stay? Please?" If you knew Nikolai, rarely did he say please.
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Aug 28, 2016 10:26:22 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2016 10:26:22 GMT -7
"Ripley, Tatiana, why don't you two go get Irina and get back to school, yeah? I'm okay here...I'm fine. I'll be fine. I'll be out soon. No need to worry anymore. Go get some rest, you both need it." ripley shook her head as nik suggested they go find irina and go back to the school. that was the last thing she wanted. her brother was in hospital and he had come close to dying. she had to swallow back tears at the thought and she sniffed a little. "i'm not going back to the school tonight" she said softly as she slipped off the side of the bed and moved to take a seat in the seat irina had vacated. she glanced at dan when nik asked him to stay and she chewed her lip. but didn't change her mind about staying. if the shoe was on the other foot she doubted that nik would leave one of his sisters while they were in hospital no matter what they said or did. she ran a hand through her red hair and leaned back in the seat, crossing one leg over the other and folded her hands over her lap. "i'm staying with you niky"
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Sept 3, 2016 11:01:15 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2016 11:01:15 GMT -7
After keeping her gaze on the door for a few moments after it had shut behind Irina, Tatiana looked quizzically at her older brother for an answer, standing in stunned silence. She didn't know what that had been about, but she thought that it might have had something to do with what she had asked.
Nikolai suggested that she and Ripley return to Hogwarts with Irina. Their visit to the hospital had been close to disastrous so far, and they were all being deprived of sleep. He requested that Daniel stay with him, and Tania wondered if it might have been out of a feeling of unfairness that Ripley sniffled that she wouldn't be going back to school that night and moved over to the chair by Nikolai's bed.
As for Tatiana herself, she didn't mind leaving the boys alone to talk. The Calming Draught had helped her mental state, and she didn't want to embarrass herself again. If she could help it, they wouldn't be going back without Daniel, however. “He's at Hogwarts for the year,” she chimed in to remind Nikolai, smiling.
Wondering where she could go instead of wandering around wards in which she didn't belong, Tania remembered the tearoom and gift shop on the fifth floor, which she hoped would still be open at that hour. “I'm… going to the tearoom,” she informed the others, although it was primarily for Daniel and Ripley's benefit so that they could find her when they were ready to leave.
Before departing, she smiled again at Nikolai. “You need your rest, too.”
@daniel @jill9 @ripley
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Sept 3, 2016 18:36:47 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2016 18:36:47 GMT -7
@daniel <3 If he was being honest with himself, Nikolai expected that reaction from Ripley. That's just the type of person she was. And although it annoyed him to no end, and he did tell her she needed to leave again, he couldn't force her out without asking a nurse.
And when Tatiana left, he gave her a gentle smile and wave. "Love you, Ana. I'll owl you soon."
For the next half an hour, Ripley and Dan both stayed in the room. He spoke with her for a bit and expressed his anger, and Nikolai was upset with her that she couldn't respect his wishes. Yes, he knew she wanted to be with him, but he was the one who was stabbed and in pain. And he wanted Dan, just Dan, and she should've respected that. However, Nikolai did manage to get a healer in the room and escort Ripley out of the room, leaving himself and Daniel to their own.
Niko gave him a weak smile as he looked up at him, the silence deafening to his ears. "Hi, Dan."
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Sept 6, 2016 21:41:30 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2016 21:41:30 GMT -7
Dan didn't want any trouble, of course, but he could tell that Nik wanted to be alone with him. He nodded as Tan mentioned that she was going to the tearoom. He'd have to go back to Hogwarts with them. He had no doubt that they wouldn't be able to spend the night in the Hospital. Worse things had happened to peoples family and they still had to go back to school. Plus, Dan had the tournament to worry about. Worrying about who was going to be chosen and all that. As much as he wanted to stay here, he knew they wouldn't let him or the girls.
After an half hour of Nik expressing his anger to Rip about her trying to stay and then eventually him forcing her out, Dan was finally able to look back up at Nik, his own weak smile on his lips. "Hey," Dan said softly. He wasn't entirely sure what to do next. He stepped away from the wall then. One step, two... then he closed the distance between them and was standing on the side of the bed, looking down at his best friend. "I'm sorry, Nik. I should have..." what, been there? Stopped this? Left Irina alone? His gaze dropped to his hands.
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Sept 7, 2016 9:10:41 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 9:10:41 GMT -7
@daniel <3 His best friend spoke. Just one simple word. Hi. It made Nikolai's breath hitch slightly. His eyes watched, as Dan stood off the wall. And then as he walked to his bed side, quiet as could be. Niko felt nervous, but mostly sadness rush through his body. Don't get him wrong, he loved his sister's and his family. But... If he had lost Dan because of what happened, if something irreversible happened to Nikolai, it made him break down. He couldn't imagine life without Daniel Hoh.
Dan began to speak one more, and Niko's ears listened intently. Oh gosh. That was like a stab to the chest. His mouth opened, but instead of talking he coughed. Nikolai shook his head at Dan even though he wasn't looking at him. "Dan... Don't. This wasn't your fault... There wasn't anything anyone could do. Even you." Niko's voice cracked, and his eyes slowly began filling with tears.
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