Kane wakes up on a futon. Eryn was holding an ice pack on they’re head. Clark was messing with the medical supplies behind her. She lets go of the ice pack & says, “Clark, they’re up.”
Clark runs up next to Eryn. “Oh my god! Are you okay?!”
Kane stretches a little & looks around some more. “Um, maybe. Where are we?”
“We’re in the nurse’s office.” Kane tries to sit up, but Eryn stops them. “Don’t exert yourself okay.”
Kane yawns & rubs their forehead. “What happened?”
“Well, you-
Eryn cut off Clark by putting her hand in front of her face. “First, what do you remember?”
“Um...I remember Riley being the worst & stopping Clark. And I spoke up & he pushed me into the wall. Then he hurt Clark & beat me up some more. After that...I don’t remember anything for a while. Um, & then I helped Clark and,” They look at their arm in a panic, followed by a wave of release. “I was covered in eyes. Where did those eyes come from.” Kane mumbles a bit more to himself.
“Clark, do you remember anything weird happening.”
Clark switches the tissue stuck in his nostrils. “Well, I didn’t really see anything cause I was kinda distracted by pain & such. But for a while when you spoke, it wasn’t your voice. It was like...a bunch of people whispering. But it was loud & echo-y. And it came out of your mouth. It was pretty weird.”
Kane has a moment of realization. “Oh no.”
Both Clark & Eryn look up & say, “What!?”
“Okay, so this is gonna sound kinda weird. When Riley kicked me in the stomach I passed out. And while I was passed out, I had like this really weird dream and I was floating in a void. And there was no color at all and it was really trippy. And these whispers echoed throughout my head. They told me that their power was mine. They asked me what I needed & I said Riley’s name & they said they’d handle it. Um. So I think they had something to do with that.”
Eryn rested her hand on her hand. “God, this sucks.”
Clark looks at her like she’s crazy. “Are you kidding. This is great!”
“How Clark. How is gaining powers you can’t control & that mutates your body in strange ways anything but a curse?”
“Are you serious, that makes them a hero. Aww, my little date mate’s a superhero.” Clark bends over & kisses Kane on the forehead.
“Aw, thanks, babe.” Kane tries to sit up again, but a wave of pain courses throughout their whole body. Wincing, they lay back down & say, “Don’t worry babe, I’ll rescue you no matter where you are.”
“Aaaaawwwwwwww!” As he speaks, his voice rose two octaves. “Thanks, babe you’re so sweet. I love you so much
Eryn starts looking through the medical supplies, trying to find anything that’d help. “Don’t get me wrong, this is like a cut or whatever, but can we get back on track please?”
Kane & Clark both blatantly ignore & continue to nuzzle & Kane mutters, “I love you so much.”
Clark mumbles back, “I love you too my little superhero.”
Eryn stumbles upon some muscle relaxant in a blue tin. She reads the label on it. “Lotion Potion Muscle Relaxant: It’s Like Lotion, but it’s actually muscle relaxant. Hm. This could work. Hey Kane, I found something that could...work.” She sighs, for they are paying her no attention. “Kane. Muscle relaxant. For your body. It’ll make you feel good.” They still aren’t paying her any attention. Krys grabs a magnet off the desk & throws it at the wall across the room.
Clark & Kane tense up. They look at the dent on the wall & then look at Eryn. Clark stands up & says, “What the hell Eryn?”
“I’ve been trying to get your attention for like a minute. I thought about throwing it at you.”
“Glad you didn’t do that. What do you need?”
Eryn tosses him the muscle relaxant. “It’s a muscle relaxant. For Kane.”
Kane gives her a thumbs up. “Aw, thanks bud.”
Kane & Clark look at each other. Then they look at Eryn. She looks behind her before saying, “What?”
Clark walks up to Eryn. “Hey Eryn, do you need to use the restroom again?”
“What...no.”
“Mmm. I feel like you do.”
“Huh. Clark, what are you getting at?”
“Just go...like anywhere else for 10 minutes.”
“Why?”
“I wanna make sure I’m...thorough when applying the muscle re-”
Eryn gags. “Got it. Say no more. I’m leaving.” And she walks out to the balcony.
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