1x1 with Jazzyleia

[stormy tom]

Winter dreamed of darkness that night. It was a moving darkness that pulsed and snatched for him. He writhed and tried to escape but it was all in vain. It consumed him and everything vanished. When he woke up it was sudden.
Pain shot up his leg and he sneezed.
"Bless you." River said.
He blinked and brushed Mooneyes' tail off his face. "What are you doing here?"
"Trying to look at your foot while you're still sleeping but so much for that plan. I knew you would never go to the doctor. You look sick." She came up near his head and felt his forehead. "Yeah...so I thought. Just sleep. I'll get some water."
Come to think of it he did feel sick. "Okay."

[Jazzyleia]

Jasmine slept soundly. Suddenly though her head basically exploded. Everything came rushing back. Everything with Winter, the ups and down, the times he saved her and the once she saved him. Then everything went black again.

[stormy tom]

River brought him some water. "Drink. Try to sleep and I'll look at your leg." He took the cup and drank from it slowly. River rolled up his pant leg to examine the wound.
Winter winced and gasped as she touched the area.
"Sorry." River said.
"It's okay." Winter replied. "Thank you."
"Maybe when Jasmine is back she can come and look after you. I know you'd prefer her over me." River replied.
"I...I think of you both differently. You are my friend, and a close one. Jasmine is the woman I love the most. You are both important to me." Winter finished his cup and wiped his mouth. His neck was stiff and his throat was sore.
"You sound hoarse. Go to sleep." River pushed him down and took his cup from him. She bandaged his leg again and then let thin with the cat.

[Jazzyleia]

Jasmine sat up quickly in her bed. Her headache was finally gone but now her heart hurt. She remembered everything and she was horrible to Winter. He was just trying to help and she threw it in his face. She couldn't do anything tonight, if he was smart he would be having his leg checked out.

[stormy tom]

Winter fell asleep again. He didn't know what else to do and he wasn't hungry. Mooneyes slept beside him, curled in a tight ball and pressed right up against him.
He dreamed of Jasmine.

River went for a walk. She wondered where Jasmine was.

[Jazzyleia]

Jasmine got up and wrapped a jacket around her shoulders. She walked outside and sank down on the ground next to the fountain. She would talk to Winter tomorrow. Hopefully, he would understand that it wasn't her acting but just a shell of her. Jasmine put her head between her legs and stared at the ground.

[stormy tom]

Supper rolled around and River ate alone. She thought shot bringing Winter some food but he was probably asleep. Regardless, she brought him some soup and a bit of bread and some tea.
Placing it quietly on his bedside table, she gave Mooneyes a pet. "Shh," she said. And then left him in silence.

[Jazzyleia]

Jasmine finally stood up and walked back inside. She grabbed some hot food and sat down at a table. She ate slowly, letting the warmth of the food warm her up from the inside out. Winter would be sleeping and she wouldn't want to disturb him tonight. Maybe he would be up later, then she could visit.

[stormy tom]

Winter slept on.
Mooneyes carefully stood up and crawled over him, waking his gently by licking his face.
"Mmm..what?" Winter murmured.
"Meow."
"Oh...okay." He sat up and rubbed his eyes, adjusting the pillows and pulling the blanket up. He looked over at the still hot food and pulled it onto his lap, bleary eyed but grateful.
Winter ate slowly and then sipped his tea. It felt good to let the liquid trickle down his burning throat and warm his chest and stomach.
Mooneyes meowed.
"Oh, sorry." Winter said. "You must be pretty hungry too."
Mooneyes nodded and stretched, jumping off the bed and going off to find some food.
Winter smiled and finished his tea, lying back down and closing his eyes.

[Jazzyleia]

Jasmine finished her food and stood up. She just wanted to see Winter again, explain everything if she needed to. She started walking slowly out of the cafeteria and down the hallways to Winter's room.