The man he just heel-stomped and bit lunged after Eclipse with an arm extended, gripping for his shirt but missing. The guy strangling Sousha tossed the latter to the ground, picking up his pistol again and jerking it at his friends.
"Come on, we got what we wanted." The two healthy guys pushed Eclipse away and helped up the injured guys.
Eclipse went to Sousha's side, huffing a little from the fight. "Sorry I couldn't do more…" he murmured, helping Sousha sit up as he watched the men go. Picking up one of his lost daggers he made a mental note to have someone go after them and get this guy's stuff back.
Sousha was gripping his own neck gently, his chest heaving as he fought for more air through his almost crushed windpipe, the color returning to his face. He wasn't able to respond as he was sat up, his head lolling back limply without any restraint, basically choking him again.
Eclipse gently supported him letting him recover at his own pace. "Sorry…" he murmured absentmindedly, studying him. I should've been able to take those jerks…. he thought angrily to himself.
Sousha just coughed and swallowed slowly, opening his brown eyes with a soft gasp. He felt welts and heat under his fingers, but he'd be okay. He met Eclipse's eyes, blinking a couple times.
"Thank-thank you," He managed to rasp.
Eclipse hummed softly, "You're welcome…" he murmured softly, still holding him up. "You alright?" He asked softly, keeping an ear out for when they came back. Hoping they wouldn't as he was also watching for the sentries in the area, not needing to be found here at the moment. Especially since this guy was cute now that he'd gotten a look at him.
"I'll be okay," Sousha just murmured as he rubbed the large bruises on his neck. "I'll be even better when I get back to my hotel room, though. I don't know where I am," He explained softly, his gaze angling up to the dark sky. "And it's getting late." He sighed and shut his eyes. He wanted to desperately sleep and try to wake up somewhere else.
Eclipse nodded, humming thoughtfully to himself, this kid is too innocent to be out here alone…. he thought to himself. "I can take you back to my place if you want, you could stay the night and we can bring you back in the morning" he said softly, his voice low.
Sousha focused his gaze back onto Eclipse's, his brown eyes widening a little. "Really? I'd like that a lot," He murmured softly back, careful not to talk too loud in case he hurt his throat more. He wanted to ask if the other could carry him (his legs were extremely shaky after the attack) but he didn't want to seem too pathetic.
Eclipse nodded quietly, "Of course" he murmured, his voice softer now. "Can you walk?" He asked after a moment longer, trying not to think about what might've happened had he not intervened.
Sousha swallowed slowly before shaking his head a small bit. "I-I can't." He curled his toes in his shoes, sitting up a little. "You don't have to carry me, I can walk, though, probably," He insisted, contradicting the truth.
Eclipse raised an eyebrow, moving so that he was on his feet, though still crouched and supporting Sousha. "You sure about that?" He asked, wanting a straight answer this time. Brushing back a lock of sliver hair and pulling up his hood he looked around one more, before returning his attention to Sousha.
Sousha let himself be supported as he slowly stood with Eclipse as the other was looking around. "I dunno," He mumbled shyly, blushing a little as he was cupped in the bigger person's arm. It felt nice, but he couldn't let that distract him too much. He'd let it distract him from the pain in his neck, though.
Eclipse hummed, and looked the smaller male over more closely. Supporting most of his weight wasn't too hard, though he absentmindedly wondered what Sousha would think if he found out that Eclipse was a werewolf. "You're not hurt too badly are you?" He asked, genuinely worried for him.
Sousha was a rather thin individual, but he was worried that he might be bogging down the other just a little. He started to walk slowly with the other, his legs shaking wildly but he refused to be deadweight against Eclipse.
"I'm okay. I'll be okay," He just murmured back with a nod.
Eclipse watched him for a few steps, before scooping him up. "Clearly not completely fine." He said softly, not meaning to be rude or anything as he started off. Eclipse himself wasn't exactly burly, more thin himself, but also strong. Slowly he turned down an alley, headed home.
Sousha gasped softly as he was scooped up, clinging to the collar of Eclipse's collar, his face reddening with a soft, shaky noise. He quickly relaxed against the other as his body protested the tenseness of his aching, damaged muscles.
Eclipse chuckled at the other's soft gasp, cradling him close to his chest as he walked. His pace was brisk as he headed down a few more streets, and as they got close to his home, they began to see dark haired men in the streets. All shadowed in alleyways, none bothering them.
Sousha looked around warily, careful to keep his head on Eclipse's chest and steady as his gaze flicked around this way and that. He curled his toes again and occasionally caught glances of the other's broad face beneath his hood.
"Are we almost there?" He finally asked as he spotted the shadowed men.
"Yep" he said softly, the scars on the left side of his jaw, what seemed to be claw marks, standing out against his pale skin as he walked, occasionally nodding or signalling a guy that stepped forth to question him.
Sousha watched the interrogations, pushing himself closer to Eclipse's chest at each appearance of a new face. He just wanted to get somewhere enclosed and where he could bandage up his neck. It was starting to ache really bad.
Eclipse noticed the other hiding, and picked up his pace, suddenly feeling very protective. "It's alright…" he murmured lowly, keeping up the pace as they slipped inside an apartment building. "Are you in pain?" He asked after several beats more,
Sousha shut his eyes as he moved with Eclipse's pace, finally nodding a little. "Yeah. My neck is really sore," He croaked, glancing up into the dark apartment and hiding his face again. Why did he even decide to go to New York? Now he didn't even know where he was, but at least he was protected.
Eclipse nodded, "I have a first aid kit in my apartment," he said softly, heading directly to the elevator, shifting the other in his arms to select the correct floor. The elevator rose swiftly, and Eclipse was glad for that, wanting to help the other.
Sousha nodded again and now that he was inside, let Eclipse move him however he needed, making sure just to keep his body relaxed against the other. As the elevator jerked to a stop, Sousha clung to the other again.
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