[CLOSED] and aim for my heart.

[deacon reid rudman]

Deacon got up and walked over to his bag. He rummaged through it, pulling out a pair of pajama pants. He walked over to Connor, pushing the blanket back. He pulled on his pants slowly, then put his blankets back over him. He sat down in the chair, running a hand through his hair.

"Better?" He asked with a smile, watching Bandit scoot closer to him.

[connor crayze sykes]

"Yeah," Connor murmured, shifting his weight with the slightest of smiles. He took Deacon's hand gently, kissed the top of it and gazed up at him, searching his face. "I'm s-sorry..." He mumbled soflty, working his jaw some.

"I-I should have taken care of this the f-first time it came u-up.. but I didn't.."

[deacon reid rudman]

Deacon smiled up at him, reaching up to stroke his cheek. "Don't be sorry, okay? No one can predict the future. I'm death itself and even I couldn't have told you this was going to happen." Although, in reality, he could have. But he knew Connor would have told him it was nothing to worry about, so he kept to himself.

"You're okay now, and that's all that matters. All that matters is you're here for Christy, okay?" He ran his thumb over his cheek, then yawned, pressing his hand to his mouth.

[connor crayze sykes]

Connor shook his head. "A-and you..and Bandit.." He coughed some, curling up a bit more. "Y-you should try and get some sleep..."

Fingers trailed up and down Bandit's back gently, the action more soothing to himself. He cracked his knuckles softly.

[deacon reid rudman]

Deacon smiled weakly, then turned over on his blanket bed. He pulled the other blanket up over him, not even bothering to take out his piercings before he fell asleep.

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"Da da." He groaned, pulling the pillow over his head. "Da da!" He sighed and sat up, pulling the little girl into his arms.

"What what what what what?" He tickled her, smiling down at her giggling face.

"Yub oo." She said with a giggle and he smiled, pulling her into his arms. She wrapped her tiny arms around his neck, and he held her close, listening to her tiny voice hum a tune. She wiggled away and he let her go, watching her toddle around. He stood up, rolling his blankets up before bending over and kissing Connor.

"Yub oo." He said with a smile, stroking his cheek.

[connor crayze sykes]

Connor watched them hazily as Bandit woke him up. He'd slept a few hours himself, but not much.

Deacon's words made him smile in dull amusement. He tilted his head, kissing the other male's hand gently in response before shifting his weight to roll onto his back again.

[deacon reid rudman]

"I'm gonna take a shower. I don't think wild child will want anything to do with falling water." He said with a laugh, pulling his jeans up a bit. He walked over to his bag, pulling out a clean pair of jeans and a button down shirt.

"I wanna girl with lips like morphine.. Knock me out every time they touch me.." He sang quietly to himself, rummaging through his bag before pulling out his soap.

"Uh baf?" Bandit asked him, and he nodded. He walked in and was going to close the door when she screamed in protest.

"Fine, watch me shower." He said with a shrug, and she sat down in the door way, watching as he ran the shower.

"Ees wainin, da dee." She told Connor, her eyes bright in wonder. She watched Deacon pull his shirt over his head, then slip out of his jeans and started tugging at her dress.

"ME ME ME." She exclaimed, and he snorted, walking over to her. He pulled her dress over her head, then pulled off her diaper, setting her on her feet. She walked into the water and danced around. Deacon shook his head, standing in the door way in his boxers.

"A nut, I tell you." He said with a smile.

[connor crayze sykes]

Connor smiled at the two, suddenly wishing he could truly be a part of all of this, that he didn't have to fear leaving it all behind.

He curled uo a bit as he gazed at them from the hospital bed, dreading letting Deacon know of all the other problems they had found with the examination. He had guessed most of them, guessed the definition of death.

[deacon reid rudman]

Deacon got into the shower with his boxers on, helping Bandit bathe herself before wrapping her up in a towel. She stood there, water dripping from her bright red hair. She waved at Connor from beneath the towel, holding it close around her as Deacon bathed. He got out and dried her off, then dried himself off, wrapping the towel around his waist. He sat her on the bed with Connor, then went and grabbed her a diaper and a dress. He got her dressed, then walked back to the bathroom to get dressed. Bandit smiled over at him, showing him the flowers on her dress.

"Yuuk." She said with a smile.

[connor crayze sykes]

Connor closed his eyes as the two washed up, felt Deacon set Bandit on the bed and opened them again with a smile. "Y-yuck?" He teased, smiling again.
He ruffled her hair with a thin, shaking hand.

"You're s-so silly Bandit."