The Selection (1x1 with AnnaCat17)

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

"No," Eleanor snarled. "You go ahead and stay. I'm leaving." She shoved past them, grabbing her wrap and storming out of the house.
Elliott just stared, sort of hiding behind Romeo as Eleanor stormed away.

Maisie, unaware that he was drunk, pulled him towards the set of stairs she had ran down. Jakob was lying on the floor at the bottom of it, and a maid's cart was beside him with its contents scattered everywhere. The maid was crouched beside Jakob, trying to figure out how to help him hysterically. "I'm so sorry, Your Highness!" she exclaimed as she saw him approaching. "I didn't even see him coming." Jakob stared blankly up at Matteo, tremors rolling through him as he gasped short breaths. He had landed on his side, and his arm was twisted unnaturally beneath him. His normally tan skin was a sickly pale colour, his matted hair sticking to his sweaty head.

[AnnaCat17]

Romeo groaned. Just what he needed, one more thing blowing up. He quickly followed Eleanor outside, half expecting that when he returned to the house Elliott would be waiting to kill him. "Ellie, where are you going? Its getting late and I don't want you out on your own."

Matteo tried to focus on Jakob but there were too many of him to be sure which one was the real one. He sat down beside him n the floor and helped him move into a more natural position so the arm wouldn't keep getting strained. "Go get the doctor." he said sharply to the maid as he held Jakob. "Its ok. You will be ok. The doctor has fixed a million broken bones, all of them mine." He slurred out as he clumsily brushed Jakob's hair out of his face.

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

"Go back to her," Eleanor snapped. "I'm going to spend the night somewhere else. "Don't bother waiting for me."

Jakob whimpered as he moved him, biting his lip to keep from crying out. He didn't want to make Maisie worry about him anymore than she already was. The maid got up quickly and ran down the hallway to get the doctor. Jakob clung to Matteo, his hand gripping his shirt in a fist. He trembled from shock, staring up at Matteo and trying to focus on him instead of the pain in his arm.

[AnnaCat17]

"Eleanor!" He snapped at her. "You are not walking off somewhere in the middle of the night. It is not safe. If you are so determined to leave I will drive you but I will not allow you to walk down the side of the road at night."

Matteo continued to run his fingers through Jakob's hair and muttering softly to him to help him stay distracted. When the doctor came with a few nurses and a cart he followed along closely. At some point a nurse handed him something to help him get sober faster, but he wasnt sure when or at what point he took it, he just suddenly found himself with the empty glass held tightly in his hand that was eventually taken away as well. He held onto Jakob's uninjured hand as the doctor and nurses worked on his broken one, softly kissing the back of it to try to keep his mind away from his injury.

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

"No! Just leave me alone!" Eleanor snapped at him, shoving him away. She stormed down the road, ignoring his concern.

Jakob kept his eyes on Matteo's as he got moved to the infirmary and as the doctor worked on his broken limb. He couldn't keep from shaking as they worked, gripping Matteo's hand as tightly as he could. Maisie wasn't allowed to go with them, and she waited outside by the door anxiously. He cried out in pain as they set the bone, crushing Matteo's hand in his tight grip. He gasped and tried to move, but he got held down and gave up, clutching Matteo's hand as tightly as he could like it was a lifeline.

[AnnaCat17]

Romeo was done playing games. He grabbed her arm and pulled her back to him before picking her up over his shoulder. He held onto her, being careful not to accidentally drop her, as he carried her back into the house and up to her room. he dropped her on her bed and huffed angrily. "What has you so upset? I am not going to stand here and deal with a temper tantrum from you, young lady. You are twenty years old and I expect you to act like it and explain to me what has you like this."

Matteo yelped in pain as he crushed his hand but didn't pull away. He was starting to come back to his senses and it caused his concern for Jakob to increase. He shifted closer to the bed and wrapped an arm around Jakob, burying his face in Jakob's tangled hair to both offer him comfort and keep him from trying to move again. He softly kissed under his ear. "its almost over." he whispered. "They just need to get the cast on now and it will be over."

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Eleanor shrieked, trying to get out of his arms. "Hey! Put my down!" She tried to hit him as he carried her into his room, angry. She glared at him as he dropped her onto her bed. "Excuse me! How about bringing the woman who tried to kill me into our house, and taking her to bed!" she snapped. "You don't need to stand here at all. You can leave me alone and go back to kissing that monster."

Jakob closed his eyes, slowly relaxing as Matteo comforted him. "Okay," he whispered, his trembling slowly down as they gave him something for the pain. He shifted closer to him, sighing softly as he breathed in his scent.

[AnnaCat17]

Romeo glared down at her. "I understand why you are upset but we arent exactly the family of good ideas so stop acting so surprised. She wont come near you because even if you haven't made her scared of you as it is I am not about to let someone hurt you. The way I've seen it it has been twelve years since she tried to kill you and as soon as you saw her you tried to return the favor so calm down. You are safe and you know that." He ran a hand through his hair irritably but he knew he was wrong to bring Elliott around. Ellie had every right to be furious. "Im going to go downstairs and send her home. Ok?"

Matteo began to fall asleep against Jakob as things quieted down again. he jerked upright and looked blearily around the room before looking back down at Jakob's newly casted arm. "Want me to go get Maisie?" He asked quietly.

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

"I don't care," Eleanor snapped. "I don't want her here." She glared at him, furious. She didn't want to stay here. She wanted to leave and spend the night somewhere else. She was twenty years old. Romeo shouldn't be keeping her here against her will, dark outside or not.

"No. Stay here." Jakob was calm now, his hand gripped Matteo's shirt as he rested his head against his chest, his eyes closed as he laid on the cot sleepily. "Thank you for helping me," he whispered.

[AnnaCat17]

"I understand that! Im sending her away!" He yelled back at her before leaving the room. He was aware she was probably still going to run off either way but he was doing his best to fix the situation and show her he was listening to her fears. He went back downstairs and forced himself to calm down as he looked at Elliott. "Im sorry. This was probably a bad idea for both of us anyways. Ill drive you back home."

Matteo shrugged and shifted how he was sitting in the chair beside the bed. "The doctor and nurses did everything. I just sat here trying to sober up." He ran a hand through his hair as he looked around tiredly before refocusing on Jakob. "Can I get you anything or do you just want to sleep?"