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When they landed in the water, Raven quickly swam over to Frei, hoping she hadn't swallowed any water.

Nic didn't say anything for a long time. When he couldn't think of anything to say, he turned back to his computer.

Frei was coughing again but once she clung to Raven she started laughing again. She seemed to like the thrill of the fear. "Again!" she demanded.

There was an obnoxious knock on Yue's door.

"Alright," Raven agreed. "But you're going to swim to the edge this time."

Yue let out a loud sigh. Translation: "Come in if you must."

And suddenly Frei pouted, she actually looked rather adorable.

So James invited himself in with a smile, eyes looking around.

"I'm not falling for that," Raven told Frei as he slowly put her in the water. "But don't worry. I'll help you get there."

Yue was sitting on her bed. It looked like she had been watching something on her tablet.

Frei sighed but slowly tried to doggie-paddle over to the side. She was frail it looked like it might take awhile. Actually, it looked like she didn't typically get much physical exercise at all.

So James walked over and threw himself on the bed beside her, "Whattya watching?" he asked pleasantly.

Raven helped push her along which cut the time down considerably. All he cared about right now was her putting in the effort.

"Nothing," Yue snorted. Which was technically right since she had turned the tablet off.

Once Frei was out she ran to the top again.

"Why do you always turn it off?" James complained as he put his hands behind his head.

Raven said a quick prayer that she wouldn't slip. And so he continued the process for as long as Frei wanted to keep going.

So she stated the obvious. "I don't want you looking at it," Yue told him.

Frei seemed to be beyond ecstatic until halfway down the slide she suddenly started to scream. Only this time is wasn't out of fun but pain. When she entered the water she wasn't breathing.

James slowly grinned, "What? You have some naughty stuff on there?" he teased as he pinched her side.

Raven wasted no time getting Frei over to the side of the pool and getting any water out that might have entered her lungs and took care of her. Of course something was bound to spoil all the fun.


Yue hit his hand away. "Of course you'd think that," she noted.

Frei was shaking, the fever setting in again as she fought with the drugs that permanently inhabited her mind. It was a losing battle as she started to get feverish, like always, but she clearly wanted to stay with Raven. She was saying something so softly it was barely audible. "R-Ryu... ji... Ryu..." and her hand stayed clamped onto Raven's.

James chuckled, "Why shouldn't I? You're naughty." he teased effortlessly.

Raven sighed a little, staying with Frei as he told someone to get blankets to dry them off. "... I'm here," he tried to reassure her, talking to her as calmly as he could.


"Depends on who you ask," Yue snorted.

Frei seemed to come out of this fit faster than she had before. The fever remained but her eyes were clearer. Soon it turned from name calling into apologies. She had ruined the day for Raven... and the thought made her want to cry... which only worsened the fever.

James smirked a little, "Actually, I came here to talk to you about something." he said as he rolled over onto his side and suddenly blew in Yue's ear.

"Oh, stop that," Raven told Frei gently as he dried her off. "Even I need a break from water slides. And they'll be there tomorrow. But for now I feel like being lazy. I wonder if there is a good movie to watch."

Yue cussed a little, shoving a hand in his face while using a finger from the other to clean out her ear. "If that's all, then please go," she told him.

Frei eyes continued to well up and for a moment Raven could see a very tender spirit come to the surface before being shoved back under the surface by a calculating glance. Slowly she nodded, she'd like that.

James sighed a little, nibbling on Yue's hand for a moment before pulling away, "No... it's not all." he mused, rolling onto his back and staring up at the ceiling, "I'm going to be... going away for awhile, Yue." he said quietly.