[Event 2] headed into work like normal, getting back to his window. He wondered how the female Dane was doing.
hums as she arrived to work, getting straight to her duties and being up to date with the ongoings of the club. It had been a while since she had returned and her doctor had given her the green light.
actually took a break from his drawing to go check on her.
seemed a bit different though a lot more alert. She even had a hair cut and wore more fashionable clothing. Even though it did show the bandages around her arms and neck, she at least seemed a lot happier.
sighed in relief from that. "Hallo."
turned her head as she smiled warmly to him, " God aften, Nikolaas. Is there anything you need?" She finished up a few high classed looking desserts and had them served up.
shakes his head a bit. "I just wanted to check on you. Last I heard, your life seemed like it was broken apart.
blinks before shaking her head, " I managed to pull myself together with some help and Mathias is safe now." She started working on another dessert after.
blinks. "You have him back now? How?"
nods as she was working away, " I had some help from the other Dane and he managed to retrieved the child back. I was surprised too considering that my ex-husband had armed bodyguards."
nods a little. "That's great then..." He felt better for her in that sense. He waited a few more moments before heading back to his window.
smiles before finishing up her dessert and having the waitress send to his table. It was a cute fruit tart with a rabbit shaped apple and a small chocolate place card with thank you written on it.
smiled a little and took his time to enjoy it. He liked how she was back to her happy self..
Dorthe
was
asked to fill in for a few customers and went to help out once her duties were passed to the other chef. Though she seemed a bit more open, she was still a bit on edge around the male customers like before.
kept a careful eye on her, looking out for any kind of signs of trouble with her.
would often be more alert and out right refuse drinks in a nice way when she noticed that they've been tampered with. She heard a faint jingle of bells prior to her break and_
_ excused herself to check on Mathias who wanted her attention.
still kept an eye on them, though he also looked for Mathias. He oddly enough missed him.
let Mathias run around a deserted section of the cafe that was only open on weekends. She knew the child needed more room to run around and play as the staff room was too cramped.
went to watch him since he had no customers.
Dorthe
was
resting a bit as the child ran over towards him while she still had her eyes closed. A bit sneaky but Mathias was overjoyed to see him.
could tell from how he ran over. He sat down and put some paper on the table.
watched as Mathias motioned the other male to be quiet so his mor could rest.The child immediately started to draw after, wanting to show him how much he had improved.
nods as he kept quiet and watched the child. After a while though he started making some origami.
trusted him enough that she took a short nap as she was still recovering. Mathias stopped and watched in awe, wanting to learn how to make some to give to his mor and onkel.
figured as much, and carefully went step by step to show him how to make a paper crane. He told him too that if he made 1000 he was allowed to make a wish.
|Mathias stared at him when he heard that and immediately set to work after he learned how to make it. He had a really important wish to make.
gave him all the paper he wanted, and did his own little origami things.
got up a little while later to go clean up. She figured leaving the child with him would be okay consider it kept the child busy.
didn't even notice her get up as he was focused on the kid.
had to waitress bring some water and snacks to them as she was busy in the kitchen with the orders piling in.
thanked them and kept with the kid, having fun for once.
went to check on them once in a while. She seemed glad that Mathias was giggling and laughing and even talking a lot. The child was often quiet and shy even around the other Dane.
gave him some tips on how to make the perfect crane, while making an oragami box for him to put them into.
started to help with the closing of the place as Mathias listened intently and taking them all to heart. The child was really into all that he was going taught.
Netherlands
was
glad he was. He took the ones the child finished and started carefully putting them into the box so he'd have them all in one place.
bid farewell to the last customer in the club before cleaning up. There was a bit of a birthday celebration and so there was a lot of clean.
saw that and got up, stretching. He hadn't realised how long he had been with the kid..
smiles as she came by to get the child who really didn't want to leave as he was caught up in all the folding. She chuckled and told him he could come again tomorrow to play with the Dutchman.
wouldn't mind that himself. He actually enjoyed this compared to actually working.
chuckles as the child managed to correct himself for once and call him Onkel instead of Papa as she helped Mathias clean up. She was glad to see the child was more willing to listen to her now.
Netherlands
was
too. He ruffled his hair and collected up all his art stuff.
thanked him again as she neatly put away the paper and the cranes. " I owe you a lot for keeping him busy."
shrugs. "It's better than working out there with people."
sighs, " If I could I would hire you to take care of my son but I don't have that kind of money." She shook her head after as she helped Mathias carry his things, " Get home safe now."
shrugs a bit. "I'd take care of him as long as he's here... I don't seem to be missed out there anyways, and I still get paid."
nods as Mathias went to put his coat on, " I guess but I don't want to jeopardize your job if Trudie gets on your case." She was a bit distract why the child playing with her necklace with a tulip shaped ruby.
shrugs as he glanced over to it. "It's no big deal, really."
fixed it for the child to make it shorter to fit him. " Ja...I guess I'm just worried these days." She eyed the necklace as Mathias giggled at how pretty it was even after all the years she's had it.
couldn't seem to take his eyes off of it.
helped the child tuck away the necklace before getting to put on his mitts and scarves. She had the child wait as she had to get her own coat and purse.
"Where did he get that necklace?"
glances over to him as she was zipping up her coat. " I was the one who gave it to him. I got it as a birthday gift when I was younger."
nods a little. "... It's nice."
smiles and nods as she picked up Mathias in her arms. " Ja, I tell it all my problems like my friend told me too."
nods a little as he got ready himself.
called a cab and waited with Mathias by the door.
hesitated for a bit. "Where are you going now?"
blinks, " I was going to send Mathias home to his onkel before visiting my parents. My Far's heart problems are acting up again."
frowns and nods. "I see." He turned and started walking out then.
blinks, " Did you want to spend more time with Mathias? I don't think the other Dane would mind the extra company either."
shrugs. "I was just going to say, I have an extra room at my house."
raised a brow before Mathias immediately flailed stating he wanted to stay with him instead of his onkel instead which confused her as the boy grabby hand the other male.
blushed a little. "It's... up to your mother, really."
sighed at that and looks to the child asking if he would behave. She smiled a bit as Mathias nodded quickly like a bobble head doll and saying all the good things that he would do. " I guess it would be a_
_ change of scenery. I'll drop by after I'm done visiting my parents then." She let the child run to him after.
nods and gave her the address before going to his car with the child.
smiles before heading to the cab after reminding Mathias to be on his best behaviour. She knew the child really liked him.
helped him into the backseat and headed home once he got into the drivers seat.
went to see how her parents were doing. They seemed lively and glad that she seemed to be okay.
got the kid home safely and brought him to the spare room, putting the paper in there as well.
|Mathias seemed to get right back to his task of folding away. He liked how the house looked roomier and prettier compared to his onkel's.
had a few Miffy plushies up on the shelves.
|The child stared at them before getting back to work, saying something about how they looked like his mor whenever she dressed up for him.
sighs a little. He felt bad for how much he had been through.
|Mathias stayed happy and was a bit stubborn like his mother. He learned quickly that going through hardships were nothing compared what his mother had go through_
_ and instead was happy with what he had. He was a sharp child.
Netherlands
was
glad for that. He brought him more paper, giving him some different coloured pattern ones.
rang the doorbell a long while after. There was a heavy snowstorm and she had to cut her visit short. Mathias was overjoyed with all the paper and used them to make more cranes.
went to answer the door, letting her in quickly.
tried to brush some of the snow out of her hair and coat, " The weather's gotten pretty bad."
nods as he closed the door and went to turn up the heat. "Your room is one of the warmest around, so it'll be good for you and Mathias."
nods as she took off her coat and shoes and glanced through the window, " That's good." She went to find Mathias after to see how he was doing.
showed her to the bedroom and cleaned up the snow that trailed in. He'd give them some time to themselves.
smiles as the child ran over to her and hugged her quickly. He giggled a bit when he noticed how cold his mor was and tried to snuggled up close to her to warm her up as she chatted with him.
walked to the room a bit later. "Are either of you hungry?"
nods slightly as Mathias flailed his arms and nods quickly. He mentioned that his mor hadn't really eaten much all day because of all the legal things she had to deal with.
nods and went to pull out some stew he had made earlier.
went get Mathias ready to eat in the meantime. She sighed and had to take a break after from swaying a bit.
warmed it up and served it in bowls before putting it on the table. "Eat whenever you want it."
nods and helped Mathias to the table as she moved her hand from her head. It was evident that she wasn't feeling well but she focused on getting the child fed first.
frowns. "You should sleep after you eat. I'll take care of Mathias."
nods slightly after, " Ja I guess. I was planning on dealing with some paperwork but I'll take care of that tomorrow." She ate her food after, blinking a bit at that taste.
nods and ate with them, being quiet afterwards.
dismissed an odd thought she had when she watched him briefly before finishing her food and tending to Mathias, making sure he wasn't making a mess.
"If you need more blankets and pillows, just tell me."
smiles and nods, " I'll be fine. It's just that Mathias might be a bit fussy with his stuffed penguin."
without*
frowns. "I don't have a penguin, but I have a lot of Miffy plushies he could borrow..."
looks to Mathias who just gave her the puppy dog look and the quivering lip, "It depends on him but he has to be responsible for any damage he causes." She held her head after, trying to shake off her headache.
nods. "I'll give him one before bedtime then. As for you, you should rest now."
nods as she went to clean up a bit out of habit. " Ja, I will. I just need to take a shower-" She paused realizing she had forgotten to bring extra clothing from hurrying here due to the snowstorm.
frowned a bit. "I could let you borrow some of my clothes, but they'll be a little big."
ran a hand through her hair, " Sorry about that. It really slipped my mind..." She felt like she was creating problems again and needed to take her medication.
shakes his head and went to get her some clothes. "It's okay, you've been under a lot of pressure lately."
went to retrieve her medication and antibiotics after Mathias finished eating. She took the medicine before going to clean up.
left the clothes in the bathroom for her and went to take care of Mathias.
thanked him quietly before heading to the bathroom to shower. She really needed it.
kept Mathias busy in the mean time.
took her time to relax a bit. She hadn't noticed that she didn't know what towel to use when drying up when she was done.
figured she could use any.
shrugs and ended up using his cluelessly to dry herself. She simply got dressed and went to check on them after drying her hair.
had watched over Mathias the whole time, keeping him out of trouble. Which was easy.
shifted her glasses as she combed through her slightly damp hair while peering over his shoulder and accidentally breathing on his neck a bit, " Has he been good?" Her sight_
_ wasn't the best considering that she might have been too close for comfort to realize that.
shivered from that and stepped away, looking at her after. "Ah... Ja. He always seems to be."
smiles and nods before going over to pick up Mathias into her arms. She really was that legitimate definition of a MILF.
tried not to think about that. But he'd agree.
looked tired as she let the child play with her glasses after reminding him to be careful of them. She sighed when Mathias accidentally popped one of the lens out.
took them and went to a small kit in the living room.
blinks at that and went to take care of Mathias in the meantime.
fixed them in no problem and went to bring them back to her. "Here."
look at him before trying it and thanking him. " Tak. It's an old pair of glasses so Mathias had a tendency to do that."
shrugs. "They should be better now..."
put them back on before letting Mathias off her lap so he could fold away again. " I'm going to sleep now. If you need anything, don't hesitate to wake me up."
nods. "I'm sure things will be fine. I'll keep an eye on him if you want until he wants to sleep."
nods as she glanced at the clock as she got up. " That's fine but not any later than 11." She knew the child wanted to keep folding away.
nods and kept the kid close as he sat down. "11 sharp."
went to bed after, as she tried to fix her clothes. They were quite big for her but she was fine with it. She rubbed her cheek after, confused as to why she was blushing suddenly.
leaned back on the couch and watched the kid fold. He looked so determined.
slept quickly after, wondering why she was thinking of her old friend even though it was a blur in her memory now. Mathias paused after a while wondering aloud if he would fold it all in time for Christmas.
shrugs. He believed he could if he put his heart into it.
just didn't want the child to follow her bad example and overwork himself.
would keep an eye on himself and make him sleep if he had to.
|Mathias was getting a little frustrated and huffed as he started complaining in Danish to his necklace. He felt like he wasn't going to finish with 18 days left till Christmas.
frowns and hesitated before stroking his hair a bit. "You'll do it... even if you don't push yourself."
|The child looked up to him and frowned, telling him that he really wanted to make his mor happy.
nods. He could tell from how dedicated he was.
|Mathias mentioned how his mor never smiled in the past unless it was for him or had to fake it because the TV people told her so.
frowned and said she'd be okay. She seemed like a strong person.
|Mathias huffed saying that he would protect her. He mentioned that his mor hides it but she cried a lot in secret. It was only until recently with him and Onkel and everyone else around that she stopped.
found that rather sad... He wanted her to have a better life than this.
|The child sniffled quietly after that he couldn't do anything since he was so little and she knew it would be a matter of time before that bad man harasses her again.
rubbed his back, reassuring him.
|Mathias rubbed his eyes, trying to tell him that maybe getting another papa would help her but his onkels were too weird.
sighed and said he didn't want to maybe make her upset. She was fragile right now and he didn't want to get too close in case something happened.
|The child shook his head stating that she always put him first and it just wasn't fair.
could tell that he meant the world to her. He just rubbed the kids back a bit more and wondered if he was tired.
|Mathias sniffled before rubbing his eyes and shaking his head stubbornly. He had to finish all his cranes before 11.
would help him if he wanted to.
|The child wouldn't mind. He just want to be closer to making his wish for his mor.
started helping him. He was rather quick
|Mathias seemed rather delighted by that and knew they could get closer to his goal now before Christmas.
could finish about 2 a minute.
|The child thought that was really fast...
had years of practice with it.
|Mathias rubbed his eyes as he was getting tired. He wanted to stay up a bit more for this last one.
would, since it wasn't 11 yet.
|The poor child started to nod off slowly.
rubbed his back a little, helping him finish his last one before picking him up and bringing him to Dorthe's room.
|Mathias fell asleep as he clung onto him.
got him to the room and tried tucking him into the bed with her.
Dorthe
was
sleeping away but Mathias proved to be of some trouble as he held onto the other tightly.
sighed and tried to unclenched his hands.
stirred a bit from the frustrated sounds of the child who didn't want to let go. "...Just let him sleep with you dear." She wasn't awake at all but she often responded that way to the fussy child.
made a quiet sound but sighed and held the child close, taking him to his room.
went back to sleep after as Mathias stopped moving about and clung to the other male.
fell asleep with him in his arms. He was tired.
|Mathias curled up against him as he slept. The child was honestly clingy towards him.
didn't really mind, as long as he slept.
woke up later to use the washroom. She kind of had to feel her way around since she was blind without her glasses. She finished her business and went back to sleep...in the wrong bed since Mathias was there.
woke up a little from that, not use to having company. "Everything okay...?"
just shifted a bit closer to him cluelessly and continued to sleep, mumbling a quiet good night somewhere.
blushed a little but made room for her.
didn't know that she was perhaps to close for comfort but he was warm and she was able to protect Mathias too. Even the child seemed quite happy.
would let his personal space be invaded for this night, just because she had so much happen to her.
had a feeling he might regret that considering she did talk in her sleep. It was more so muttering her quiet sorrows. She really did seem to need someone.
just listened to her quietly.
just mumbled about how she used to be just treated an accessory with Mathias and that everything that happened to her was her own fault because of how gullible she was.
didn't think it was true...
still continued to blamed herself, hiding her pains most of the time. She even admitted her fears as she teared up in her sleep. She was indeed fragile.
frowned at that and stroked her hair lightly, trying to calm her down.
Dorthe
was
kind of like a child at times and even Mathias knew that considered all the things she's gone through. She eventually quieted down started to mutter about other things after.
listened to her, not able to fall asleep now.
started to talk about her friend who meant a lot to her. She went on about how nice he was and how he liked to make art. She even smiled in her sleep a bit about how he saved her whenever she was in trouble.
thought that was a great friend to have.
muttered about how she missed her friend dearly and even should have given him a chance even though it was too late when she had to move out from boarding school.
wondered if she tried finding him again.
muttered away that she had tried and ended up here with no luck and everything went downhill from there.
felt bad for her still...
just wished she could have her friend by her side again...
would have helped if he could. He would probably be able to help her more than he did.
sort of wished her friend turned out to be him but that was a silly wish and she knew it was impossible.
thought that'd be one in a million.
could only wish for that.She believed her ex-husband to be her friend originally but it was a lie. After all, her friend had a birthmark on his neck he would always hide. That was the only thing she remembered.
had a birthmark as well, though he hid it with his shirt and scarf quiet often...
wouldn't go checking other people's birthmarks. She had given up the search a long time ago since she put her son as a priority now.
thought that was the better choice.
just wanted a proper father for the child but she was being silly and far fetched asking her friend for that. After all, she thought she was dreaming.
wondered why she didn't ask the other Dane.
...saw him more as a brother and Mathias didn't like his antics sometimes.
wondered what he didn't like about his antics?
couldn't tell but Mathias often told her that he wasn't very faithful. The child wanted a nice man for his mor.
thought she deserved someone good too. She ahd been through a lot.
just didn't know who or what to look for so she left it to Mathias.
thought kids weren't always the best, but he wasn't one to jduge.
trusted Mathias enough but she knew that she couldn't just jump onto things right away.
thought it'd be best for her to just watch and see who was best for her.
would wonder why maybe he didn't consider himself a candidate but then again she didn't want to be as imposing as she already has been.
just never thought of it since he had basically just met her.
just appreciated his kindness really. She just didn't want to cause him any more problems than she already had.
had a very dull life, from what he could remember.
...was kind of interested but she didn't want to poke too much into his life. She tried to avoid being rude though she always seemed to get on the bad side of people some how.
doubted she could get on his bad side really.
hoped not...she didn't want to lose another friend...
doubted he was going anywhere.
hoped so...
stroked her hair more until she fell asleep properly.
eventually did in the middle of the night. Mathias was a deep sleeper and didn't wake up to any of that.
fell asleep once she did.
would feel pretty bad if she found out that she kept him up all night.
didnt mind. He didn't get much sleep normally anyways.
...wondered if there was really anything she could do to help/
didn't think he needed help.
still wanted to repay him somehow.
thought just being around Mathias was enough.
would go with that for now then.
appreciated it. For now he just slept though.
kept sleeping until it was the morning, and sort of closer to the afternoon when Mathias started to fidget about.
Netherlands
was
already up and making breakfast for everyone, after a morning jog.
stirred slowly as Mathias pulled at her hair to wake her up. She blinked when she noticed she wasn't in her bed and had Mathias retrieve her glasses before getting up to wash up and help the child too.
heard movement upstairs so he served up breakfast on the table.
helped the child wash up before letting him run downstairs. She glanced out the window noticing the snow piled up...how could anyone jog in this weather. It confused her.
Netherlands
was
determined to get out at least once a day. It was hard, though.
wondered if he needed any help shovelling the snow. She cleaned up before putting her glasses on and heading downstairs. It seemed more so closer to a snow day...
doubted even the two of them could get it all out. Even the streets weren't plowed...
hoped everything would be okay at work but that was later in the afternoon when there would be at least some streets plowed. She helped Mathias to the table, going to see if the other needed any help after.
Netherlands
was
pretty okay. He saw down a bit after as he placed the food down.
smiles as she sat down. " It looks good." She couldn't recall the last time some made breakfast for her and it wasn't hospital food or stuff from some 5 star chef.
nods. "Dank u. I just hope you both ike it."
smiles before eating once Mathias was okay with his food. She nodded in agreement when the child exclaimed that it was delicious.
ate too, glad that everyone seemed to like it.
took her time, making sure the child didn't make any messes. " The weather seems pretty bad today."
nods a she looked out. "I don't know how either of us will get to work unless the streets are plowed soon."
frowns, " I doubt there would be a lot of customers today..."
nods a little. "Should we just call in and say we can't make it? It's not like I'm in walking distance anyways."
nods slowly as she was tending to the child. " Ja, unfortunately. I'll need to make a call to the other Dane as well."
sighed and got the phone. "I'll call the host club and say we're unable to go, then." He started dialing after, not that amused from the weather.
frowns and nods. She was worried about the others being able to attend work or not. She was sure Ksenia would some how plow her way there, knowing the Russian.
really doubted they'd try that challenge.
wouldn't doubt a Russian or a Canadian for the matter. Even Trudie was scary in what she could do.
wasn't use to snow, so he wasn't going to try it.
finished eating and make sure Mathias was fully finished before letting him roam around. She went to clean up a bit after.
sighs and hung up after. "Alright, she knows."
nods, " Mathias is in the living room. He has a thing for watching some cartoons before school."
nods at that and sighed, handing her the phone after so she could call the Dane.
went to make the call after and kept an eye in Mathias in the meantime.
just cleaned up the kitchen.
sighed as she finished her call and went to help him after.
didn't need the help really, he was use to cleaning.
still wanted to help regardless. She just wanted to make things easier for him.
appreciated it, but compared to her his life was normal.
found that still better compared to her life. She went to check on Mathias and went to have him do a bit of homework before letting him play.
watched them as he finished up cleaning.
shifted as she set the child down and went over it with him.
sighs. "You don't need to do this, really..."
blinks as she looked at him. " Hm? How else is Mathias suppose to learn Danish?"
shrugs. "Most people speak English. There's not much use for specific languages."
shakes her head, " He wants to learn it after all." It was more of the child's wish.
shrugs a bit and went to make tea. Whatever floats his boat.
didn't spoil her child or tried not to at the very least.
thought he was pretty well brought up.
smiles as Mathias was chattering away in Danish even if it didn't make too much sense. Oddly enough he still had the accent of his father that she tried to correct.
found that a little odd...
went to correct the child again to pronounced the words correctly. He had a mix between a Danish and a Swedish accent which was weird.
didn't much like the Swedish side.
could tell...she just tried to fix it whenever possible.
hoped her the best then.
sometimes ended up picking up the accent by accident too...
didn't like it much at all..
corrected herself often as she sighed. She let Mathias to his own devices as she had to rest a bit.
kept an eye on the kid.
went to take her medication after. She didn't want anything unwanted to happen.
didn't either. He wanted her to be safe and rest until she was better again.
held her head as she lean on the counter after while trying to keep herself in check. She hadn't been in the best health after being discharged from the hospital.
could tell, he just wanted her to rest. It was a reason he invited them over.
shook her head again as her vision was blurring. She took her glasses and rubbed her temples, making sure Mathias didn't see her so he wouldn't be worried.
tried to guide her to the bedroom.
blinks at that as she stopped in her tracks when she noticed, " Ah, nej. I-I'll be fine. Sorry."
shakes his head. "I don't want you falling and hurting yourself more."
made a faint sound at his concern, " It's just a migrain. I won't injure myself by accident. Don't worry." She forced a bit of a smile.
shakes his head. "Rest. You've been pushing yourself too much."
frowns at that, " I'll be fine really...you don't have to go out of your way..." She felt like such a burden now.
knew he had to to get her to listen. "If you get hurt, or even pass out, what would Mathias think?"
tensed as she looked at him. " I-I know." She didn't like how the other was trying to guilt her.
just wanted her to actually think of herself for once.
often put others before herself. " I just..." She grew quiet as she chewed her lip nervously.
shakes his head. "You need to think about yourself right now. That's all Mathias cares about. A child his age should be thinking about other things than the health and stress with his mother.
lowered her gaze as she bit into her lip more. She had been trying hard to avoid that and tried to think calmly as her anxiety started to rise.
rubbed her back and brought her to the bedroom. "Now sleep, it's what Mathias wants."
just nodded dumbly and went along to it. " I-I guess..."
"I'll keep an eye on him. He's never a fuss."
sighs as she went to bed slowly after, still worried about Mathias.
would take good care of him. He promised.
...would put her full trust in him then.
went to go spend time with Mathias to let her rest.
went to sleep, feeling bad that she was still easily tired lately.
didn't mind, he just wanted her better.
Dorthe
was
kind of really thankful to him. She didn't really get why he was so kind to her. Usually people would just ignore her and try to not get involved.
saw what she was going through and just wanted to help.
thought that was still odd from someone she just met...
had a very boring life.
guessed she could find a way to spice it up if she found him a girlfriend or something. She knew a lot of good candidates.
wasn't really looking.
wondered why not? He might end up old and lame like her if he kept putting it on hold.
didn't really care.
found him very odd indeed. Mathias was curious about all the miffy related things he saw in the house after.
just really liked Miffy...
|Mathias thought they were really cute but he often got made of when he said stuff was cute so he was more quiet and working on folding cranes instead.
went to help him again. He wouldn't make fun of him.
|The child just worked diligently and kept as good as he could so his mother could rest.
continued to fold cranes quickly, keeping them all together.
|Mathias seemed to be having a lot of fun, folding away until he got a paper cut. He kind of just shifted uneasily and stared at it with his lip wobbling while he tried hard not to cry and keep folding.
noticed and went to get a bandaid for him. He came back and took his hand, kissing the papercut before covering it.
|The child just stared at him with large eyes. " You ate my blood. Are you a vampire?" He asked cluelessly.
made a sound and shook his head. "N-nee... I just thought it'd stop you from crying and make it feel better..."
|The child looks at him funny, " Ja but mommy gives the kisses after putting the bandaid on. Your a funny vampire." He was convinced.
face palmed. "That's just how I've always known how to do it..."
|Mathias seemed shocked by that, " Oh no! Then how many kids did you turn into vampires!?!"
made a sound. "None! I'm not a vampire!"
|The child didn't seemed convinced now. " But you live all alone and attract all the girls!"
frowns. "N-nee... I don't have girls over at all."
|Mathias didn't seem to believe that, " No waaay. Onkel says that all the girls in the room stare at you. Even mommy does too!"
blushed at that. He never noticed...
|Mathias went on about it, " Ja. Mommy has those weird googly eyes and she seemed to be always happier when you are there." Maybe he was exaggerating a bit.
nods a little and just went back to folding.
peered over his shoulder blindly resting her head there sleepily. "I heard someone mention me..." She mumbled, still half asleep. Mathias exclaimed that she was just sleep walking with my mommy senses tingling.
flinched at first and glanced a bit at her. "... Does she always do this?"
Dorthe
was
muttering gibberish as she was slept on him while the child nods. " Ja, only when she's super duper worried. She used to do it a lot more at night which scared gran gran and gran papa."
sighs and got her seated on the couch. "I see..."
|Mathias shakes his head at that, " That's not a good idea...Mommy is clingy in her sleep." And went back to folding as the Dane held onto his wrist tightly.
shrugged it off, finding what she was doing was fine. He just watched the kid some more.
seemed like she was just drawn to the warmth as she continued to hold onto him. Mathias giggled and kept folding quietly so his mother could rest.
helped as much as he could.
started to stir again as she released her hold on the other. She pulled herself up, wondering how she ended up downstairs.
"Goedmorgen."
blinks as she looks at him and the the clock, "...It's the afternoon..."
nods. "It's an expression."
Dorthe
was
even more confused as she looked at Mathias, "...Huh?" She clearly didn't get the message.
sighs. "You slept walk."
tilts her head, " I-I did?" Mathias shrugged knowing his mor was very forgetful about that all the time. " S-sorry..." SHe apologized quietly after.
shrugs. "It's fine. You didn't cause any damage and Mathias is still okay."
started to chew her lip as she wasn't used to having it happen when she was residing in another place besides her old home.
sighs. "Do you feel better?"
nods slightly, "...My headache isn't as bad as before." Though she was blind as a bat as she could barely make out the shapes.
got up and went to get her glasses.
squinted to try to see as after rubbing her eyes, " Has Mathias been behaving?"
nods. "He's done nothing but fold cranes."
frowns but nods, " I see." She picked up a sheet of paper and folded one relatively easily. " I remember teaching everyone how to fold one when I was younger..."
nods a little. "I've known for years..."
smiles as she put her glasses on after, " Ja. I tried making a thousand once to make a wish..." She paused realizing she wasn't going to spoil it for the child who was listening.
nods a little as he just watched.
smiles as she watched Mathias and glanced over to him. "...I guess it came true in a way."
raises his brow. "What was it?"
shook her head, " I can't spoil it yet." She wanted to help Mathias first.
frowned a bit but nodded and worked with them.
thought it was kind of fun and made other little origami shapes and snowflake cut outs.
liked how everyone was enjoying origami.
made other interesting shapes and things. She even folded a few Jul hearts and such.
thought she was great at this. "Who taught you how to do this?"
blinks as she looks over to him, " Ah...just my old friend..." She wasn't really good at arts but this she took pride in.
nods a little. "I learned from someone from my childhood..."
nods slowly, " That's cute. My mor would often teach me the weird ones and taught them to my friend too. Though he always seemed to be better than I was." She laughs putting the paper hearts onto the table.
nodded some more as he watched the hearts start to accumulate.
didn't really pay much attention as she kept folding away.
worked still on the cranes for Mathias.
balanced a crane on the child's head playfully. She folded several in a few minutes to help Mathias towards his goal.
knew they could do this all today.
wondered if they were getting hungry yet. It was a bit past noon now.
Netherlands
was
a little hungry. But he didn't want to leave the child.
could volunteer to cook?
wouldn't mind, as long as she was okay to cook
would be fine. She figured Mathias wanted to spend more time with him. She kind of figured out where things were in the kitchen from observation.
listened for her in case she needed anything.
got up after to head to the kitchen. She went to prepare some ingredients she found first after setting up.
would take the id to wash his hands before dinner so she could focus on cooking.
wondered how were they suppose to have dinner before tea time and lunch. She figured it would be better to make a lighter lunch and snack time then.
((Pfft I'm so messed with times BD ))
Netherlands
was
just hungry. And liked big meals earlier on.
guessed she would make a larger portion for him. She made open sandwiches that Mathias loves. She remembers her old friend liking them too but she wondered why she kept thinking about him at a time like this.
((No worries xD))
had no idea. He didn't know if he had anything like that before, though.
shrugs and put them together nicely like a five star course meal with appetizer, entree and dessert. She really took care in having Mathias eat healthy.
stopped the child and took him to get his hands washed.
had it all served nice and neatly on the kitchen table, almost in a high class restaurant style.
blinks as he helped the child onto a chair. "You out did yourself."
smiles sheepishly, " Ah really? I'm kind of used to doing this all the time."
nods a little. "I didn't even know I had this much food."
chuckles as she sat down, " I've learned a few tricks back in culinary school."
nods again as he got drinks for them all and sat down. "Dank u."
made sure Mathias was eating well before she started to eat, " Don't worry. I owe you a lot already."
shrugs as he started eating. "I don't see it like that."
shakes her head, " It;s still rude of me to impose on you like this."
sighs. "Like I say. I have a boring life. It's actually not that bad now."
frowns feeling like she was disrupting that as she nods quietly.
liked her being around, actually.
just ate in silence after, checking on Mathias once in a while. She was glad to see that the child was enjoying his food.
Netherlands
was
enjoying it a lot himself. "I can see why people go to the host club just for the food."
reddened slightly as Mathias pointed out that his mor's cooking was the best until she became a celebrity where she wasn't allowed to cook. She reminded the child not to talk with his mouthful after.
smirked a bit. "It's really good."
nods quietly as she looked to the side and continued to eat quietly. It wasn't everyday she got complimented...
really did think it was great. Better than what he had normally.
took a lot of care in what she made. It used to be her dream thanks to her friend's constant compliments since she always made him lunch...
thought she seemed quite obsessed with him...
didn't know why she had been thinking so much of him lately either. Then again she wouldn't be alive if it weren't for him...
wondered what she meant by that?
wouldn't answer that as she finished her food and went to clean up the kitchen.
frowned a bit but hurried up and then helped her clean.
glanced over to Mathias once in a while before cleaning up the table once he was done and helped him back to the other table to fold more crane.
sighs a little. "I feel like I'll be full the rest of the day now."
glanced over, " There's still snack time and dinner." Mathias nodded along. " You can't forget snack time! We can get mommy to get blood for you if you don't want any." The child chirped which confused his mor.
sighed and face palemd again.
shook her head as she finished cleaning up and went to make some tea. She wasn't going to question him or the child about it.
just tried to keep quiet about it.
found an odd ingredient in his cupboard and only knowing some of the effects, added it into the tea before serving it to him. " Did you shovel the snow or sprinkle the salt yet?"
shakes his head. "I don't like using salt."
blinks at that, " But your driveway and sidewalk are going to freeze over."
shrugs. "I'll get to it. I'll shovel first then put ash on it."
nods, " Do you need help then? It seems like a bit of problem to do it alone." Mathias perked up asking if he could build snowmen outside with all the snow after.
shakes his head. "You two can play. I can shovel quickly."
nods, " Finish your tea first then, I'll get to getting him dressed." She went to help Mathias into his snow pants and coat.
nods and sipped his tea, liking how she made it even if it did taste a bit funny.
added in the white cloves she found. She just wasn't aware that it was a bit of an aphrodisiac along with some other ingredients she found. She just thought the spices would help him stay warm from the weather.
finished the tea after and went to get ready for the snow.
went to put on her coat, scarf and gloves after letting the child run outside to play when he was all bundled up and ready.
got the shovel and headed out soon later, sighing at all the snow.
pulled on her boots before closing the door and following after Mathias. There was...a lot of snow.
just got to shoveling.
watched as Mathias went away to build a giant snow man.
took his time, watching the kid every so often.
had to take breaks often but did her best to keep up with helping the child. She wanted to make the best snowman for him.
thought she was a great mother.
chuckles as she helped the child lift up the snowballs onto the large one they rolled up.
took a bit of a break after about an hour.
went inside to get some vegetables for the pace of the snowman. She made Mathias promise her that he would stay within the Dutchman's vicinity while looking for sticks.
watched him instead of shoveling, just to be safe.
returned a bit later with some carrots and miscellaneous items before helping Mathias put the sticks into the snowman.
got back to snowing, trying to get the driveway and sidewalk clear.
had to take another break as Mathias went over to see if he needed any help.
didn't, thankfully. He was just a little tired. He took a bit of a break, leaning against a snow bank.
went inside to make some hot cocoa and snacks for them after. Mathias tried to help regardless and push the snow away after rolling them up into snowballs.
smiled a bit at how cute he was.
|Mathias stared at him innocently, " So are you going to marry mommy yet, onkel?"
blushed at that and looked at the kid. "W-what?"
|The child nodded as he kept rolling away the snow. " Ja. You have those funny googly eyes now when you look at her. So hurry up and marry her."
frowned and got back to shoveling. "It's not that easy."
|The kid pouted and made a whining sound. " Why not? My teacher, Mrs.Smith said that a good wife can cook and clean and make yummy sandwiches."
nods a bit. "I don't know how she feels."
|Mathias shook his head. " You have to tell her first! That's the only way you get all the girls." He rubbed his nose after, " I got most of them that way..."
kept quiet after and just shoveled.
|The child huffed. " Mommy doesn't usually trust people she just met so it's oblivious she likes you. Maybe you just think she has cooties." He scuttled off to another area after.
shakes his head. "I just don't want to disappoint her..."
returned a bit later as Mathias seemed a bit grumpy at the Dutchman. She didn't know what happened but picked up the child and brought him inside since she didn't want him _
_to catch a cold. " Come inside when you're done. The hot cocoa and pastries are cooling right now."
nods. "Dank u, I'll try to be in within the hour."
smiles and nods, " Take your time." She looked a bit tired but seemed to be a bit more energetic from resting often.
hoped she took it easy once she was inside.
kept and eye on Mathias who ate the snacks while she rested.
came back in an hour or so later, sighing as he put everything away. He was cold.
went to hand him a cup of hot chocolate as she noticed him enter. " Here. Was everything okay outside?" She frowned placing a hand on his, noticing that it was cold. " Was the weather really bad outside?"
shakes his head. "It was only the last ten minutes when it started to sleet. I'm fine otherwise." He just held the hot chocolate as he went to go sit down.
nods before going back to tending a rather grumpy child. " Have you seen where Mathias went?" She asked him when she noticed the child had gone off somewhere in the house.
frowned and shook his head. "I didn't focus on him when I came in..."
sighs and went to look for the child after. She wondered why Mathias would run off so suddenly.
sat for a while, drinking his hot chocolate. He'd look once he warmed up a bit.
heard a creak as she followed the sounds of scurrying from the child. She finally found Mathias in a storage room, looking through a chest he managed to open.
leaned back and closed his eyes, trying to get rid of a headache he was getting.
frowned as she sat down and asked what the child was doing but he kept go through the stuff claiming to prove that the Dutchman was a vampire. She sighed and tried to clean up, realizing that she recognized_
_ some of the items in there. She was confused but she knew she would have to apologize about her child's misbehaviour after.
"Did you find him?" He called, not getting up yet.
looked to the door, " Ja. He's here." Though she blinked when the child found something she couldn't see and bolted out of the room to confront him. She cleaned up and brought the box with her after.
jumped at that and put his drink down, going to go check on them. "What happened?"
followed as the child ran into him holding a ring box and claiming it was his evil source of power. She apologized after as she caught up, " He was going into your stuff again."
blushed a bit. "A-ah..." He took the box from him.
nods as she told Mathias to apologize but he shook his head. " It had mommy's name on it!" He exclaimed and went through the box to prove it as she was unable to stop the child.
made a sound and pulled it from the child, keeping the box tightly in his hands.
frowned as she lightly tried to pry his hands off without hurting him. Mathias refused to let go and began to wail and cry when it was yanked out of his hands. It_
_ startled her before she picked the child up and tried to calm him down. Mathias never acted like this...ever.
just turned and went to put the box in a more secret spot. It brought up nothing but bad and confusing memories.
moved to the living room with the child as she tried to get through him. She spoke softly, focusing on calming Mathias who eventually stopped crying and even fell asleep from exhaustion.
returned a bit later and sat back on the couch, quietly drinking his hot chocolate again.
stayed silent as she stroked the child's back. She looked upset at herself for a while before looking to him, " Sorry about earlier...if you need us to leave I can go pack up now."
shakes his head. "It's okay... It wasn't his fault."
nods, " Ja, its more so my fault for not being a good parent." She sighed after. " I'm not going to ask about what was in the box or even why my name is on it. You put it away for a good reason."
still thought she was a great mother. He just sipped his hot chocolate a bit more and looked down. "... It was for an old friend."
smiles, " I'm sure she would be overjoyed to find that you've kept it in good shape. It might have just been a coincidence we shared the same names." She got up to put the child in bed.
nods a little, sinking more into the couch as he drank. He didn't feel so good emotionally.
wondered if he was going to be okay. She returned after offering him some pastries. " Maybe these will help."
nods a little and took one, nibbling on it. They reminded him of his friend...
left the plate on the coffee table before going to check on Mathias. She wanted to make sure the child was okay.
just sighed and tried to think clearly.
folded more cranes for Mathias in the meantime.
finished the pastry and went to go wash his mug.
hummed a song from her childhood quietly as she continued to fold away.
listened to her for a moment before hissing and holding his head.
continued to hum and eventually started to sing quietly.
gets up and goes to get a glass of water.
just continued singing and folding away more cranes.
drank some water, cursing at his headache.
watched Mathias making sure that he was okay.
wanted them to be happy but the song gave him a headache...
would wonder why...it was a simple children's song.
just got a headache from it. He didn't know why.
thought he might be sick...
didn't know... He finished the water and went to do sit down again.
smiles as she was drawing closer to finishing all the cranes for Mathias as she sang quietly. She kept it a secret that her wish in the past was to see her old friend again.
ran a hand through his hair. "I hope I'm not getting sick..."
heard a sound as she finished her crane and went downstairs to check on him. " Would you like me to get some medication for you then?"
frowns and shakes his head. "I'll try and tough it out."
frowns at that, " Even you told me that I should be putting myself first, then you should put yourself first as well Nikolaas. It's not worth hurting yourself more and affecting those around you, ja?"
sighs. "I don't normally get sick. I should be fine if I rest for the rest of the day... I don't want to get you two sick afterall."
started to usher him to his room after, " Then off you go to rest." She felt like a deja vu moment as she had said this before.
made a sound before going to get the ring box, bringing it with him. He'd hide it in his room...
sighed and went to do some preparation for dinner before heading back upstairs to watch over Mathias. She blinked when she picked up rather worn book she found in the hallway and took it with her to read.
just laid down and put his hand over his forehead, feeling a fever starting to begin.
started to read the book as she wondered what it was about. The writing in it was familiar...kind of like her own but neat and legible.
felt bad that he wasn't keeping her company and was tempted to get out of bed..
blinks as she was able to imagine the little stories in her head easily as if they happened before. All of them were little mini adventures and she found it cute but one particular page was ripped out.
sighed after trying to rest before getting up and going to find her.
frowned, enjoying that story and flipped to the page where the bookmark was. She stared as the picture kept in that page slipped out and drifted to the hallway as she was kept in place, filled with shock.
frowned and picked up the page, looking to her after. "Are you okay?"
cleared her voice as she recovered and handed the book back to him. " Ah. Ja, sorry about snooping around." She could still remember clearly that the photo was of her and her friend on her birthday.
nods a little. "Ah..." He held the book close, knowing of the memories it had.
wasn't going to asked about it at all but that picture kept bothering her since the child version of herself was wearing the necklace. " Are you feeling better now?"
shakes his head. "Not really..." He held the book closer before putting the page that slipped out back in.
frowns and started to usher him back to his own room, " Then what are you doing out here? I'll be fine since I rested a bit earlier." She pushed him lightly towards his bed after and went to tuck him in.
frowns. "I don't want to leave you alone."
furrows her brows as she still tucked him in, " I haven't created any problems so far and I am resting when I need too. You don't need to worry." She smiled warmly after.
put a hand against his head. "S-still... I don't want you to be alone..."
nods, " Then I'll come by to check on you once in a while. Would that be okay with you?" She went to get him some medication and water after.
nods a little as he kept the book in his arms and closed his eyes, sighing.
placed the medicine on his beside table along with a glass of water before going back to watching over Mathias.
sighed, feeling like the bother now since he was taking her away from her son.
didn't mind as Mathias had woken up went fold up the rest of the cranes quietly in his room. She simply sat and watched over the both of them, often nodding off out of tiredness.
frowns before trying to get up. He didn't like being in bed.
had fallen asleep in her chair nearby as Mathias was fiddling with his necklace. He unclipped it and climbed onto his mother's lap, trying to put it on her but had a lot of trouble.
noticed that and went to help him. "Here..." He couldn't stop from staring t it once he got it on her.
Dorthe
was
in a bit of a deep sleep as Mathias scuttled away to go back to folding. He said his thank you and apology for misbehaving earlier too.
just lightly touched it, sighing quietly. He got the weirdest feeling from it.
shifted a bit and continued to sleep. She was leaning towards one side and looked pretty fatigued.
carefully picked her up and helped her to the bed. He wanted her to sleep properly.
mumbled his name out quietly out of the blue but it was mostly inaudible so the child didn't hear it.
blushed a little but just got her tucked in before watching over the child.
shifted a bit more as she curled up to sleep better. Mathias just stared at him, wondering why he was red before hobbling over to the bed and sitting on it to stay near his mor while folding more cranes.
stroked the childs hair a bit idly.
kept sleeping while the child looked at him and stating that he should be resting and made space for him to lie down.
sighs and shook his head. "I want to keep an eye on you. It'd be devastating for Dorthe and I to wake up to you gone."
|Mathias pouted before pushing him down and curling up inbetween them. " How about we all nap then?"
nods and brought up the blankets. "Perfect..."
nuzzled the child lightly in response as Mathias nodded.
fell asleep rather quickly, liking the comfort.
shifted again in her sleep as she put an arm around Mathias and also on him.
didn't mind, as he relaxed. He didn't mind this kind of contact...
|Mathias seemed up to something as he moved and shifted about carefully.
didn't care as long as he got rest.
|Mathias might have taken the ringbox from him.
hadn't noticed from being asleep.
mumbled away incoherent Danish about the picture as the child opened the box. He sneakily slipped on his mor's ring finger before hiding the box.
turned a little onto his side, having issues sleeping.
seemed to stir a bit from all the movement that was happening in bed.
groaned quietly as he held his head again. He hated this pain.
|The child frowned and hugged him quietly hoping that would help him.
loosely hugged the child back. It didn't help his headache too much though.
Dorthe
was
essentially asleep but she leaned over and kissed his forehead where his scar was. " You okay?" She wasn't aware of what she was doing.
hissed and pulled away from her, putting his hand over his scar.
seemed startled but dragged herself out of bed and went to get medicine while Mathias frowned.
frowned as he looked at the child. "Sorry..."
placed the medication on the bedside table with a glass of water before retreating to her old spot on the chair.
sat up a little, covering his scar. He hated when it stung.
fell back asleep after trying to pull off the ring from her finger sleepily and unaware that it was stuck there for good. Mathias sat up and hugged him more to help him and told him he would be okay.
sighed and glanced to Dorthe, noticing the ring instantly. He basically tripped over himself trying to get to it.
wasn't aware as Mathias went to hide her hand away from him. She began to stir again but was yet again confused at the happenings.
coughed a bit. "Nee..." He tried to get it off her carefully.
went to help him but it was too stubborn and it wouldn't budge. The kid really forced it onto her finger but there was some circulation luckily.
frowns. "Why...."
frowns as she winced from pulling really hard on it. "...Sorry." it was starting to make her finger sore.
"Did you put it on...?"
looks at him in confusion, " It's your ring. Why would I have gotten it?"
shrugs. "I was asleep..." He slowly turned his head to the kid.
ran a hand through her hair as she was tired and confused as Mathias looked at him innocently, stating he was asleep too. She was too groggy to tell if he was lying or not.
sighed. "I'll... I need that back."
nods as she tried again but it wouldn't budge. She didn't want to hurt the ring and contemplated about just cutting her finger off because of how desperate he looked.
... wouldn't go that far. He knew there were other ways..
made a sound as it was really starting to hurt her hand from trying so much. She wouldn't be able to make dinner or use that hand at this rate.
sighs. "Here, let's try butter..." He helped her up and towards the kitchen.
nods as she followed along, hoping that it would help.
got some butter and put it around her finger. He was almost starting to panic.
watched and tried to move it after as it wouldn't budge either. She frowned feeling even more guilty for what had happened.
cursed quietly and kept trying.
winced and bit her lip as she tried to keep quiet. It was hurting even more as they struggled. She couldn't feel the finger after a while with all the yanking and pulling and tugging.
sighed and gave up, going to wash her hand carefully after.
seemed a bit more pale as she watched quietly, "...Is there anything I can do you make it up to you?"
shakes his head as he just look ed at the ring.
frowns more at that, " I have to pay you back from all the trouble I've cause." She looked quite upset.
shakes his head and ran a hand through his hair. "Just... when... when you have time, when the swelling goes down, try to remove the ring... that's all I ask for."
nods in response and decided to try to cook dinner though the fact she couldn't even hold or pick up things simply made her stop and look even more depressed.
just went to sit down and put a hand against his head as he leaned over the table a bit.
just tried to work carefully, making something simpler for dinner. Mathias was sitting quietly near his mor while helping her once in a while.
didn't know why he was getting such a headache now... or why he was feeling sick.
carefully waited for the rice to steam as she glanced over to him now and then, worried about his health.
Netherlands
was
worried himself... He just had bad memories he tried to get rid of now.
...wondered if that was what was causing him that trouble. She would offer to listen to help him get it off his chest.
didn't want to burden her with his own issues. They were old anyways.
didn't think they were a burden to her seeing it was the least she could do. Besides, it might make his life less normal in a way.
just sighed and got himself a beer, sipping it. He didn't normally drink with company around, but it normally helped.
served up the food after with Mathias's help. It was curry beef rice along with some chicken skewers and buffalo chicken wings. " Feel free to drink more if you need to. Tomorrow is the weekend."
Netherlands
was
still amazed at how she cooked. "This looks amazing... again."
nods sheepishly as she served up the drinks. It was harder with using mostly one hand but she managed with some help. " I just hope you feel a bit better after eating."
nods a little and started eating once she sat down.
made sure Mathias was okay with the food before eating. she paused every now and then to try and remove the ring. Every time it failed and made the swelling even worse as she would constantly keep trying.
sighs. "Let it rest for now..."
tensed before nodding weakly. It just bothered her quite a lot...
Netherlands
was
bothered by it, but he didn't want her to her herself because of it.
ended up staring at it for the most part as her finger refused to heal up even for a bit. She tried to eat in the meantime but even Mathias finished faster than her.
had troubles eating mostly, but he tried. He hated wasting food.
eventually finished and helped Mathias who wanted to serve up the pound cake. She let him scoop the ice cream out and got another beer for the Dutchman to help him out.
thanked him and drank it quietly.
helped Mathias serve the dessert before clearing the table a bit and cleaning up. It was difficult for her but she managed while the child ate happily.
sighed quietly, drinking more. He tried to keep to himself.
cleaned up and would just replaced the empty beer bottle with a new one from the fridge once in a while. She let Mathias run off as she simply cleaned up quietly after.
kept drinking them, losing track of how many he drank as well as not realising she kept replacing them.
had been more concentrated on Mathias and trying to not be too bothered by the ring. She sort of went into a bit of a waitress mode and continued to serve it up to him..
eventually just rested his head on the table and sighed.
replaced the bottle one last time before serving up tea for him. She kind of did push herself a bit but ignored the pain in her hand to help him sober up a bit.
didn't move after a while as he blankly stared at the wall.
placed her working him on his shoulder as she passed by, "...Are you okay?"
sighed. "Nee..."
frowns, " Do you need anything?"
nods lightly.
tilted her head, " Then what would that be?" She knew it was probably the ring but she couldn't get it off...
sighed. "My friend..."
grew quiet as she nodded, " I can go and try to find them for you." But someone had to look after Mathias in the meantime since she wanted to make it up to him somehow.
shakes his head a little. "I've tried..."
shook her head, " You won't know until you've gotten help. Keep an eye on Mathias for me. I'll be back later." She went to tell Mathias to behave before heading to the door.
frowns as he got up and sway, stumbling a bit into the wall before trying to find the kid.
frowned as she saw while putting her coat on. She went to straight him up after and helping him to the living room. " Will you be alright without me here?"
shrugs a bit. He hadn't remember the last time he was this unbalanced.
frowned as she couldn't leave her child with someone tipsy. She went to call the other Dane to see if he could get started on the search for her while she helped the Dutchman sober up.
thought it'd be a fun search~ He didn't know what the hell to search for, but if it was someone who needed to be found he'd be the person to do it~
seemed a bit relieved by that. She gave him whatever information she knew and hoped for the best.
sighed and fell onto his side on the couch.
went to do some laundry in the meantime and prepare a bath for Mathias after. The child just kept an eye on him for her.
stared blankly at him.
|Mathias poked at him once in a while and just balanced things on him for fun.
closed his eyes and just started to fall into a bit of a depression.
|Mathias frowned and shook him, asking him what was wrong. The other usually never acted like this.
kept quiet, his eyes closing a bit. He was just sad.
returned a bit later with the laundry done. " I can prepare a bath for you if you want to relax a bit there." She told him as she was folding up some clothing.
shook his head. "It's fine.. you wanted to have a shower anyways..."
frowns,"I think you need it more than I do."
sighs. "Like I said... I'm fine, it's fine, I'll sleep it off like normal..."
shook her head as she started to usher him upstairs, " You're not fine. Now come on."
frowns. "I just need sleep..." He swayed a little as he walked.
steadied him back to his room as she helped him. " Alright but if you need anything just tell me."
nods as he sat on his bed, before falling back on it.
tucked him in before getting Mathias to take his bath.
just laid in the bed, sighing quietly to himself. He didn't get why his memories were haunting him now.
sighed as Mathias splashed away. She was wondering about the picture again about the children in it. She was sure one of them was her...
couldn't take his mind off of anything he saw today, really...
had the child all cleaned up before getting him oit of the bath, dried up and dressed.
tried to sleep but couldn't...
blinks as Mathias ran off straight to his room before she went check on him.
watched the child as he came into the room.
glanced before going to take a bath. Mathias climbed onto the bed and sat next to him. " What are you doing?" The child questioned him curiously.
sighs. "Trying to not think..."
|Mathias poked his sides, " You're thinking of a girl aren't you?"
nods lightly.
|The child crossed his arms, " You're trying to forget her aren't you?"
nods. It was impossibe though.
|The child huffs. " You're silly, just like mommy. She used to do that too but it made her even more unhappy."
nods a bit more. "I can see why..."
|Mathias nodded and was quiet for a while. " Is the girl you like pretty?"
sighed and nods. "She was like an angel..."
|The child frowns after, " How come you're trying to forget her then?"
closed his eyes. "I can't remember anything besides that she was beautiful..."
|Mathias furrowed his brows, clearly confused. " But you have an entire box of stuff filled to the brim about her"
"Ja, that was before..."
|" What do you mean before?"
put his hand over his scar. "Before the accident..."
| Mathias pushed his hand away to see it, " What accident?"
let his hand flop to the side. "The accident I was in."
|The child seemed to nervous to touch it. " What happened in it?"
shrugs. "I don't remember."
|Mathias huffs and shook him, " Then try! You can't just give up now. Mommy is trying really hard to find her for you."
made a quiet sound. "I don't remember anything, I told you. I've tried and I've tried, that's why I still have the box. I hope one day it'll help me remember."
|The child pouted after, " Then why don;t you look at the stuff again rather than hide it."
kept his eyes closed. "Because my mind hurts too much now..."
|Mathias frowned, " Maybe it's because you're not doing it right and the answer is right in front of you." He hopped off the bed to hug his mor who came to check on them after her bath.
frowned as he opened his eyes to look at the child, though they were a bit blurred. "What...?"
smiled faintly as she picked up the child in her arms before sitting on the side of the bed to check on the other. " How re you feeling?"
sighs. "Headache confused and exhausted..."
frowns as she tried to fix the blanket for him. " I'll get some medication for you then." She kissed the child lightly on the forehead before tucking him in as well and going to retrieve the medicine.
stared at the ceiling, blankly again.
took her time as she was a bit tired. Mathias poked at him again. " I mean that if you see what's really in front of you, you might have found her already. Better yet, she might have come to you instead."
hums and closed his eyes. "Maybe in my dreams..."
returned and placed the medication near him before sitting on the side of the bed of where Mathias was. She quietly spoke to the child in Danish to give the other some rest.
just sighed and put his arm over his eyes.
sighed softly as she went to tend to other things after, when Mathias started to question her about why her ring finger looked so bruised up and cut. She just told the child to sleep instead.
coughed into his elbow lightly. He couldn't think straight anymore.
just focused on cleaning up the house and doing whatever she could as a form of repayment.
coughed a bit more into his pillow, not wanting to disrupt the child.
|Mathias shook him and asked if he was okay.
wasn't..
|The child frowned, " Maybe that friend that mommy is searching for is you and who you are looking for is really mommy."
sighs. "That'd be too lucky.."
|The child shrugs, " Why wouldn't you be? It's the same necklace as the one in the photos and she should be as old as your friend now."
frowns, trying to piece things together but unable to because of his state. "It couldn't be... just... coincidence..."
|Mathias pouted, " Why not? You fit mommy's description besides your funny hair."
looked to him. "What do you mean?"
|He nods in response, " Ja. You have soft blond hair and pretty green eyes." He also points to the scar on his neck that was visible. " She also said that her friend protected her so he was hurt a lot."
quickly pulled his scarf up to cover it. He hated when it showed...
|Mathias huffed stubbornly. " Now you're just making her spend her energy needlessly just so she can make you happy. You're a mean person." He wriggled about of bed to find his mor.
frowned. "Tell her what you told me, then.."
|He shrugs, " That depends on you, not me."
frowns more. "Why?"
|Mathias huffs, " Mommy is too scared to get her heart broken again a third time."
frowns and sunk more into the bed, starting to back track on this idea now.
found the child in the hallway and sighed before getting him back to bed. She wanted the to of them to rest.
two*
just closed his eyes and listened to her. He didn't even know how to bring up the subject.
frowned as the child nagged her about telling him a story as she tiredly gave in and went to get her book.
sighed quietly and rubbed his forehead a bit.
returned with her book and pulled up a chair near the child, reading a story that the child picked out. It was the Ugly Ducking.
sighed. That was one of his favourites... and his friend.
loved the story as the child reiterated saying that he wanted to hear his mother's favourite story. She used different tones for the characters as well.
mouthed the story with her silently. He knew every line.
smiles as the child was worked up about the ending as they drew closer to it. She took her time reading it out loud as Mathias smiled more.
didn't even have to look at her to get the words right on time. Even with her tones and style of talking, and the parts where she slowed down he knew.
had never changed her way of story telling throughout the years. She concluded the story and chuckled as Mathias bounced and wiggled in his spot as he asked her to read another.
sighs. "You read that just as my friend did..."
blinks as she looked at him, " I-I did?" She didn't expect him to be listening in but frowned at that. She felt like she was causing him more pain by reminding him of his forgotten friend.
nods. "Word for word, voices and all..."
frowns more as she set the book on her lap. "...Ah...sorry. I didn't mean too..." Mathias went to play with the ring on her hand in the meantime.
shakes his head as he put his arm over his eyes again. "It's kind of a nice reminder..."
nods slightly after, " I-I guess."
sighs and curled up a bit. "I'm cold..."
blinks as she tucked him in better as Mathias shifted to make room for her to help add another blanket.
didn't like being cold..
just touched his arm lightly, frowning at how cold it was. " Are you feeling okay?" She kind of sat on the spot between him and the child because the bed was huge.
flinched a little but nodded slightly. "I think... just... a little cold."
nods and went to double check downstairs that the lights were off and the doors were locked before returning with another blanket for him as she returned to her spot. She shifted_
_ close to him to share some of her warmth with him before letting Mathias cuddle in her arms.
appreciated, but didn't want to touch her in fear of making her cold.
took his hand lightly out of worry, " Mathias calls me a natural furnace so if you're cold I'll try my best to keep you warm."
frowns. "That use to be my job..."
blinks at that, " Really? Well I guess it's my turn to help keep you warm then." She was a little tired to really understand what she was saying but she didn't want him to be ill or sick.
nods a bit but welcomed her warmth. He felt better instantly.
shifted a bit as Mathias curled up happily against her and slept quickly while she kept an eye on the Dutchman.
felt his eyes blur again and his mind continued to think.
slowly fell asleep in the meantime.
watched her as best he could. He kept going over and over what Mathias had said and tried to make sense of it al.
shifted as she slept quietly while trying to keep him warm.
sighed and just welcomed the warmth, unable to sleep now.
muttered a few things in her sleep as usual but his name often came up.
frowned when he kept hearing it.
Dorthe
was
pushed a bit away by Mathias who wanted to be more independent after awhile and shifted close to the other male to keep him warm.
tried to make some room for her. He'd have to talk to her tomorrow about what she was dreaming.
Dorthe
was
muttering something along the lines of lines of asking if he was going to see her when she was leaving. She was dreaming of the last time she saw him when they were younger...
just listened to her, feeling some familiarity in it.
remembered making him promise to show up since she had a gift for him though she grew quiet after as she had a really saddened expression even in her sleep because he never did show up.
couldn't help but stroke her back lightly.
just curled up more quietly after that. She had been bothered by it a lot since she had been taunted about it by the other kids.
felt kind of sorry for her.
shifted uneasily after as she woke up and covered her face as it had turned into a nightmare. She simply muttered something along the lines of asking why and where he was.
frowns more and stroked her back lightly, trying to comfort her.
tensed as she looked at him, " S-sorry if I woke you up." She hadn't noticed that he was a lot closer than she would expect.
shakes his head. "I can't sleep, it's okay..."
looks to him, "...Why not?"
shrugs. "Thoughts..."
frowns, "...Would you like to share?"
sighs. "Just Mathias said stuff ealier..."
frowns more at that, " What did he say?" She was curious now.
shrugs. "Stuff... I can't remember exactly anymore..."
placed a hand on his forehead to check if he was having a fever. " I see..." She paused for a while. "...I've been wanting to ask about something actually."
flinched a little from her touch but let her. "Ja...?"
pulled her hand back, " By any chance would the boy in the picture be you?"
nods faintly. It was one of his favourite images...
drew quiet as she stared at him for a while, trying to wrap her head around that. She just smiled weakly and stated, "...Thank goodness you're still okay." She lightly pressed her fingertips on his neck,_
_ knowing exactly where that scar was even if it was covered up. She took her chances even if it was difficult for her to understand. " The girl in the picture is me but I lost my copy of it when my_
_ ex-husband burned down my first home after my divorce."
shied away from when she touched his neck, putting his hand there a little after. "But..." He furrowed his brows, trying to understand.
sighs, " It's fine if you don't believe me." She went to try to sleep after, glad to have had something off her chest now.
shakes his head as he tilted her head up a bit so he could see her eyes. His expression softened dramatically as he really looked at her. He could never forget eyes like that this close up...
stared back in confusion as she fidgeted quiet. She was right the first time that his eyes reminded her of her friend. He was her old friend after all...
bit his lip before sitting up and pulling her into a tight hug.
tried to stay quiet as she made a faint sound, worried about waking Mathias. She seemed rather apologetic as she hugged him back.
stroked her hair and buried his head against her neck a bit, uttering apology after apology to her.
tried to tell him that it was fine and that he didn't need to apologize...
had to. He felt like he let her down and because of that her life was in the mess it was now. All because of him.
tried to convinced him that she was fine and safe now and so was Mathias. Even if the child could have been his instead of her ex-husband's there was nothing she could do now but be glad that he was safe.
didn't want to let go of her, scared of losing her again. He would never have thought that Mathias was his... well, not 100%.
doubted it was a proper time to bring up how he essentially said that he was going to marry her when he was older and had the money.
felt terrible now for trying to get the ring off her finger..
knew it was important to him either way, unaware of the purpose. She tried one last time, finally pulling the ring off successfully and placing it in his hand. Her finger was really swollen, bruised and cut.
frowns. "Why are you giving this back...?"
frowns, " It's important to you isn't it?" She didn't know what purpose it had. She held her hand, trying to cover up that it was bleeding a bit from the ring.
nods. "Ja, because it... it was to be your engagement ring..."
stared at him shocked. Questions started to fill her mind wondering how he could even afford it at their age back then. Though her mind blanked out went she noticed her hand was wet from the blood.
had his ways. He wanted to get her the perfect ring for her... He frowned when he saw her hand and went to get the first aid kit.
sat there quietly, turning more pale but didn't say anything to conserve her energy. She might have injured her hand badly earlier when she was trying desperately to return the ring to him.
came back and bandaged up her hand, coughing a little as quietly as he could.
frowns at that, " Did you eat the medicine on the bedside table yet?"
shakes his head a little as he cleaned up her hand then the things around him. She was his priority now.
frowns more, " Nikolaas...you have to take care of yourself too." She stated in a quiet voice.
nods a little as he held her hand. "I will... now..."
blinks and smiled faintly after. She looked really tired.
wanted her to sleep...
just lean on him quietly, glad that he was the warm one now.
laid her down again and kept his arms around her, figuring his fever was actually a blessing now.
hope he was going to take his word for it and trying to take the medication at the very least.
took a little bit for now before going back to her.
Dorthe
was
somewhat watching him though she had fallen into a light sleep from her exhaustion. It might have been a bad old habit for her to push herself too much sometimes.
knew it must be her, in that case.
hadn't really changed much over the years except being older and being motherly towards her child.
thought she was a great mother...
breathed lightly in her sleep with a protective arm around Mathias.
wanted to protect them bother.
((... Seriously))
((I wrote brother instead of protect at first and I meant to say both but it still comes out as brother wtf))
wanted to protect them both.
((Pfft s'ok xD ))
continued to sleep quietly, no longer muttering in her sleep as much as she used to.
still tried to sleep but couldn't, so he just kept looking at her.
Curled up close to him, content she was warm and able to rest now.
would keep her as warm as she wanted, forever and always.
Hoped he didn't forget any of his promises...
... might need reminding.
would get to that tomorrow when she was feeling better.
would listen to her carefully..
Dorthe
was
quite happy about that...she never had been able to talk to anyone else when he was gone.
would listen to everything and be that someone for her.