The morning of farewell
Libba had awaken up an hour ago. She might of check her watch every 20 minutes. She had very clearly moved to a sitting position with Scylla laying across her belly area.
Sitting up she could see Grey laying on the group spacing out. Fixing mental link, is one of the most draining fixings you could do. By the downside is that you feel the effect of the unstainable links. So why your tired you can’t sleep. She also wasn’t sure how experience she was this type of healing.
She wonders about the next thing that would happen as she was thinking. She catches movement, In her side view. She turns to check it out. As she looked off, she could see Raelle pulling on her belt and boots in a hurry. She could just about see her hands shacking. Not wanting to wake Scylla or her unit mates up or disturb them. From a long night. She didn’t call out, just watched.
As Raelle once done, stands up facing the door of the hideout. She can tell that she trying to control her breathing. She had a few mannerisms, shaking hands, her whole body moving with each breath. And if you would see her face, it would look like she hurt. But she had a few others but that only for Scylla and herself to know.
She watched she not sure for how long, she could her started to mutter to herself behind. Letting out a grunt and walking out of the hideout, without a word or a check in.
Mental note: Ask Raelle want that was about.
Worried it might have been another nightmare. That she doesn’t like talking about or know that there know about them.
*****
She pushed herself up right she can feel the sweat that cover her body. She can also tell that it hasn’t yet soaked thought her clothes. She could feel her pulse racing.
Toot rubbed her eyes, she been up all-night keeping watch. But seeing the panic in Raelle eyes she moves closer to her and rest her hand on her left foot. Getting Raelle attention. Toot can feel beneath her touch that Raelle was trying very hard to not bolt.
“your ok, Rae. You’re in the hideout” she says in a whisper.
She didn’t respond she just took a few wants looked like painful breaths.
“what happened?”
“nightmare” she forced out.
She asks more but she didn’t leave her alone. Her presence was calming.
After want felt like forever her breathing was mostly back to normal. She also didn’t look like she was seeing what ever her nightmare was about.
“are you ok, know” Toot said still whispering.
“that a hard question, to answer without lying” she faces morphing into a small smirk.
“why would you lie”.
“because it not for casual conversation and I have stuff I need to do today”.
Understand a little, she used to have nightmare about her child-hood monster. Coming to get her. even sometimes she still gets them but there not as bad. She used to hate talking about them so she can see Raelle was still at that point. So, she changed the subject.
“so, what the plan then”.
Raelle sighed with relief. She was grateful that she did just change the subject.
“I need to make a call, to get Scylla out of here. Sooner the saver she will be. And I need to make my presence know so that my unit want coming looking”.
“can’t you farspeech with them”.
“I could but on the phone it different. I can’t explain it.”
With that she pulls on her boot and picked up her belt. Warping around her neck. She looked over at Toot smiled before pulling her up to her feet and then pushing her down on her bed.
“it your time to sleep”.
She a small smile, she rolled over and allowed herself to start to drift of.
She quickly left the room. She hadn’t calm down at all. She was still in panic mood. She just very good at hiding this. Only a few people have noticed her small sigh of panic. She can feel someone staring at her. But she couldn’t stay she had to get out. It looks longer than she liked to get her belt and boots back on. And once her breathing was more normal, she left, she knows she would be back in a few hours. With food and a plan. but right know the memories of Quartermain inside her head was bring up some old scars.
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She manages to get back to the dorm building without anyone see her, which she was grateful for. She really wasn’t in the mood to hold a conversation. Even with her breathing back her mind had yet to settle down.
She quickly made her way to the phones and dialled the one of two number she had memorized.
She rang twice before the phone on the other end was picked up.
“how can we be of service”.
“put Quinn on, Olly”.
She could her, him yell of into the distance for Quinn. She smiled to herself. Olly was her younger brother. Her father had three partners over the years. Willa being the only “full” witch. Along side her, he had William how help raise Raelle. And then was Gen. He only had a one-night stand but though that had Olly.
Gen isn’t in Olly or any of there lives. Which suck but understandable, I think.
Finally, Quinn took over the phone.
“hello, honey”.
“I need a hero, with a good side kick”.
She could hear Quinn on the other end pick up paper. Most probably the call sheet for active member of there evacuation team there had on standby. In case anyone needs to get out of any situation.
“we have bat-girl and Norm”.
“that will do, I need it as soon as” her voice cracking a little.
“how bad is it”.
“not as bad as the slumber party”.
If she could see Quinn face, it would have gone from calm to dead serious. She very rarely talked about the slumber party. So, when she does mention it, everyone understands the gravity of the situation.
“there can get there just before night fall.”
“good, see you soon”.
Without waiting for an answer, she hung up the phone.
She ready herself for the next. To head back to her dorm room to face the music of not coming back last night.
*****
As she lay there, she could feel Scylla to Stir. She can feel Scylla very so slightly push her face into her belly. She couldn’t stop the grin knowing that her girlfriend was able to wake up from everything she had gone thought.
“hay” Libba said in her soft voice that she reserves for her love, ones.
With a grumble, blue eyes looked up at her.