He pulls the shirt off of it, watching as more blood flows out to join what’s smudged across his arm. He quickly recovers it and presses hard. “I’m fine. The child tried to eat me.”
Gabriel rolls his eyes. “It’s natural. You have reflexes involving punching and whatnot and we bite.”
Ben shoots him a squinty glare. “Vampires.”
Cage stands, approaching him. “Augh, Ben. It’s really bloody. Should I get Vi??”
“No.” Ben and Gabriel simultaneously say.
"Wow," Silver said, raising her eyebrows. "I wish I could bite like that. Ben wouldn't need to teach me how to fight."
Miki snorted, still laying on the floor. "Silver, you have enough weird powers. You don't need fangs as well."
Ben nods in agreement and Kissa scurries back down the stairs, first aid in hand. She fumbles with it till it opens and pulls out a sanitizing rag, biting the package open and handing him the piece of damp cloth. He takes his shirt off of the wound again and wipes all of the blood off, though more quickly replaces it. He blinks hard and lets out a deep sigh.
Man I better not pass out.
Gabriel looks over the wound. “Good job,” He whispers, “looks like you got the right spot. Next time try to bury them deeper and if they still hold on, yank your teeth around. Blood loss will make them-“
“Ew, Gabe!” Cage shrieks and gabriel immediately turns invisible.
"Hey, hey." Silver said, realizing how woozy Ben was becoming. "Sit down while we patch this up. That's a lot of blood."
"Siiiiilveeeeeer," Miki whined. "Your boyfriend is disgusting."
Silver ignored her and grabbed a large cotton patch, handing it to Ben to press against the wound again. "Maybe lift your arm up a bit? That might help the bleeding slow down."
Ben raises his arm, inhaling and trying to keep his breathing steady.
Dont pass out. They’ll wake Vi up.
Gabriel pulls his sleeve over his hand and wipes the blood off from around Kissa’s mouth, giving her and endearing smile which she return. “Good job.” He whispers.
Silver put a hand under Ben's arm to help hold it up as she snatched up another piece of gauze. "Gabriel, please have your proud moment later, this wound is actually serious." she said, though her voice was gentle and calm. "Keep breathing, Ben. Don't look at it." Carefully she peeled back the layers of material to get a peep at the bite again.
Gabriel turns his attention to Silver and looks over the wound.
Ben completely ignores her babying him and focuses on the floor, trying to make sure his vision doesn’t go blurry and fade. Cage takes a step back. “I’ll go get Vi.” He whispers and Kissa gives him a small nod before he heads up the stairs.
The wound is mostly deep and it looks like eight teeth pierced the skin. Gabriel tries his hardest not to smile while looking it over.
Its almost as good as mine.
"No, no–" Silver began, but gave up when Cage disappeared up the stairs. "Uugh, we don't need Violet. And she probably can't help right now, she fixed Gabriel's rib not even an hour ago." She took off the soaked gauze and grabbed a bandage patch, laying it over the bite before winding a roll of gauze around his arm until it was well covered, and tying it off. "Okay, that should do it. Cage!" she called, lifting her hand and slamming the door to the house shut before he could go through it. "Cage, we're okay! Don't wake Vi!"
Cage screams, shocked, and takes one steps back, almost falling down the stairs but not before Kissa catches him. “GEEZ.” She shouts.
Ben blinks. “Nobody touch Vi. I’ll…” his voice trails off and he blinks again. “I’ll kill you, I swear.”
Silver grinned a little. "Sure you will. Cage, get a glass of water please." She unlocked the door so he could go into the kitchen. "And maybe an ice pack too." She added, feeling his forehead.
Cage turns around, already recovered from the freak out. “WHAT IF he like sealed up the wound with his fire??”
Kissa shoves him up the next two stairs. “Get. Out.”
"Oh my word no." Miki said at the same time Silver said, "Um no. No soldering today."
"Just get some water, Cage!" Miki called.
Cage sighs, giving up and exiting the basement. Kissa sighs. “What an idiot.”
Gabriel crosses his arms across his chest, looking Ben over.
Maybe we should just bite all the bad guys.
Silver moved to sit directly in front of Ben, watching his face for signs of dizziness or blacking out.
"Miki, please go upstairs and make sure they don't wake Violet or burn the house down."
Cage returns to the door with a glass of water and an ice pack. “I got it!” He yells.
Kissa flinches, glaring at him.
Ben rubs the bridge of his nose and sighs. “I’m okay. I’m- really I’m fine.”
Cage jogs down the stairs and sets the glass and ice pack down by Silver. “You sure?”
Ben glares. “Yes, Cage. It’s only a bite.”
Silver handed Ben the glass of water. "Yep. And you'll be even more fine after you drink this." she grabbed the ice pack and wrapped a towel around it before gently applying it to the back of his neck.
He goes to take a sip of the water, but jerks forward, eyes wide. “ACK. SIL! What do you think you’re doing?!??” He scoots away, glaring. “That’s cold!”
Gabriel raises one eyebrow.
Geez, this guy. How does he ever stand winter.
"Sorry!" she squeaked, snatching the pack away. "You were sweaty and dizzy so I thought it would help."
Miki laughed. "Well, it did, just not in the way you expected."
He squint/glares at Miki. “Freezing me helps nothing. I’m fine anyways.” He stands shakily and rubs his forehead. “See?”
Kissa bites her lip.
Sorry.
Silver surveyed him, still sitting in the floor. "Why don't you… go upstairs and lie down or something."
He rolls his eyes, placing his hands on his hips. “I’m fine. Was just a little dizzy, that’s all. Who’s next? And- new rule: no biting.”
Kissa leans against the wall and Cage slinks back up the stairs to sit by the door.
Dont pick me.
Miki raised her hand and waved. "I'll go next but you probably don't want me to."
Silver sighed and moved to the edge of the room to sit by Cage, still concerned that Ben wasn't in the right state to keep fighting.
Ben rolls his shoulder back. “Do you need training? Will they even attack you?” He rolls his eyes. “Я не хочу, чтобы ей причиняли боль все же. Okay okay.” He runs his hands together and raises his eyebrows. “Don’t bite me.”
Cage puts an arm around Sil, squishing his cheek onto her shoulder. “Good morning.”
"Yuuuuus!" Miki cheered, scrambling to her feet to join him in the middle of the room. She took a fighting stance, one foot a little behind the other and her arms half raised, but still relaxed. "I probably don't need training but I totally wanna fight you. And I promise I won't bite." she laughed.
Silver hugged him back. "Hey, kid. How are you? Has Ben ever trained you before?"
Cage sighs. “Nuuuu. And I don’t want to be.” A chill runs up his spine and he shivers. “I don’t like it.”
Ben glares, positioning himself in an offensive stance. He takes two fast steps forward and kicks her abdomen hard.