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After a two-day stay at the big hospital, Seb was given news that he was going to be shuffled back to the Hospital Wing. Apparently "certain friends" were making it difficult to keep his secret. It did make Seb happy to know his friends cared so much, but he was going to miss spending time with mama and Miss Nora. When Miss Marni came to collect him, he was bundled up and secured, then taken via the floo back to the much more familiar location. Seb fell over enough that the hospital wing was beyond normal for him. Of course, the process of moving was a lot for him, given that he was still very ill, but it only took the healers a few moments to have him tucked in one of the cozy beds. The head healer made sure he was put closest to her own office, mostly to make sure his secret stayed secure. It would probably be a lot of work for the healers, but at least he was snuggled in, safe and sound. He even had his first visitor, as Zoot was lovingly plopped down in the bed. He didn't seem too happy at first, but with a little love, the cat snuggled up against his human, happy to get sleepy pets. With a cooling charm over his little head, the teen fell asleep quickly, dreaming of spending time with his friends.

Seb's dreams were getting weird again, though according to Mama, that was because his brain was too hot from being a sick lil pickle. He squirmed around a bit, whimpering softly when his leg sent up a spike of pain. That caused his brain to shift thoughts, reminding him painfully of where the injury had come from. He was gently awoken by Healer Marni, who said he had a friend come to visit. He blinked slowly, brain taking a moment to try and process her words. He didn't even notice himself falling back asleep until his hand was claimed.

He blinked a few times, green eyes looking over to see a very blurry person. It took a second before he registered just who it was. Of course his best friend would be first in line! "Hey... 's.... Deccy..." His words were quiet, almost being slurred through the syrupy mess that was his brain. He used his free hand to rub at his eyes, making dizzying lights flicker behind his eyelids. Thankfully, the hand she'd claimed was the one wrapped in bandages and loosely covered by the top blanket. He sent over a small smile, though he was drifting back off in sleep. There were a ton of new sensations flying all around that even with his blurry vision were difficult to process. Declan... Seb'd known them for years now and though he knew all about her, but now the smells of their usual soap and the soft scent of old paper were turned up to eleven. He nuzzled his face against the duvet, peeking out to look at his friend. This was all a disaster, yet it was strangely comforting to have someone so close to him be there to hold his hand.


"Was jus'.... thinkin'... bout you..." he murmured softly, eyes already drifting closed. His ears perked up at a familiar voice, though further away, note that he would need frequent temperature checks, along with light dinner. Booooo! He was hungry... though right now he was a million times more tired than he was hungry... He slumped over a bit, but the mountain of pillows kept him from fully tumbling out of the bed.... not that Declan would allow that, of course!

When his hand was squeezed, Seb did his best to match the gesture, though he winced a bit at the pain in his arm. Apparently the bite was something that would scar permanently, so he'd just have to figure out how to keep that covered all the time... Declan said she was glad he was feeling better, noting her worry. Seb yawned rubbing at his tired eyes. "Yea, I was... worried 'bout you too...." He looked over for a second, pulling his hand away from Declan as he started up a messy cough. After sinking back into the pillows, he looked back at his friend. "Mama misses you too..." Seb mumbled, drifting off a bit.

After a bit of shuffling, Dec set her hand on top of Seb's head. "Yea, it's real nice... My brain's like.... a zillion degrees..." He tried to sit up, but the pain caused him to sink back down. "Didja know that broken bones are awful?" Seb chuckled softly, the sound a bit more breathy than normal. Zoot shifted position, stretching his arm over Seb's chest. The teen pulled his arm out of the blankets to pet the cat, exposing the bandages wrapped around his forearm. His eyes drifted closed a bit as he loved on his pet.

Seb slowly blinked at Declan, his eyes super heavy. He rubbed at his face a bit before pulling the blankets up around himself. He vaguely remembered that he was supposed to keep his left arm hidden, so he hesitantly pushed it under the duvet. After mentioning his mama, he was confused by Dec's question. "Mmmm no... Mama was at the.... hospi....." his voice faded as he drifted off again. He was so dang tired. Apparently that was a common issue with high fevers and a lot of medicines.

As his brain drifted, Seb didn't notice Declan searching around with confusion. But upon moving and shifting, his bones were in lots of pain. Thankfully, Declan had some smart words about magic healing him up faster. "Mhm, yea. It's already way better... was like this big..." He wanted to explain the situation, but his sleepy brain didn't actually move his hands to show off the size. Zoot stood up and lounged over Seb's chest, earning a soft wheeze from the teen. "You're heavy for such a lil guy..." He chuckled breathily, patting the cat lovingly.

"How's it been 'round here?" He looked over at the blurred figure of Declan, wondering if she had done anything fun while he'd been in the hospital. Of course, he had absolutely no idea how long he'd actually been out. Time made no sense when he was too sick.

Seb mumbled softly to himself about random nonsense, halfway in-between sleep and awake. His voice got softer as he had the weight of his cat on his ribs. Zoot was super lightweight, but the illness wasn't helpful. Seb blinked when Zoot was lifted, a small squeak escaping the cat. When he was plopped on Dec's lap, Zoot flicked his tail before laying down. Seb pushed himself to a bit more of a sit before pitching forward with a case of coughs. His vision sparked with the pain in his chest, before he flopped backward into the pillow pile.

It was then that Deccy asked another question, but the words were swirling about in his brain. "Mmm yea... with lossa... healers..." He looked over at Dec with a lopsided grin. "An' there was mama... an' Miss Nora.... Nani... I think there was a bunny too?" Seb nodded, brain rolling around in his noggin. He stretched his arms out, gently rubbing over the bandage wrapped there. "Itchy..." He wrinkled his nose, feeling a bit sore under there. The scarring would apparently be itchy... or at least that's what he remembered of the situation. Lots of people had said lots of words over the past few days.

Seb coughed again, his brain rattling around, His sensitive ears heard one of the other people out there asking about it, but he was okay... probably. Nani said werewolves had a better immune system, so maybe he'd get healthy a little faster. He wiped his eyes and nose on hit blanket, idly scratching the injury. He wanted to scratch at his knee too, but he knew from experience that even touching that a little bit made his brain turn off for a few seconds... so maybe not. He whined softly when Declan pushed his hand away and said not to itch. "But it iiiiiiitches..." He frowned, wanting to go back to itching. Of course, Declan was saying the same thing Healer Marni... and Healer Lyall... and also Healer Brennie had told him. Also Mama and Miss Nora. Maybe he should try to actually try not itching.

In order to try to prevent itching, Seb reached over to pet Zoot on the head, his eyes drifting a bit. He was a little sleepy again, though he was pretty sure he'd slept for a million days already. At least he wasn't getting poked and prodded anymore. Or have that one mean guy who grumpily pulled the dye out of Seb's hair. Then again, he definitely didn't ever wanna dye his hair red again. Green eyes looked over when Deccy asked another question, though this was one Seb didn't want to relive. His nose scrunched up, the boy clearly upset by the words. "I was walkin'.... at the lake, I think." He shook his head, fever mixing with his usual unfiltered brain to cause words to spill out more than normal. "Then the lake became the forest.... that's where I fell, y'know? But I'm okay... jus' a broken knee..." Seb wheeze-laughed softly, burrowing his face against the pillow closest to him.

Seb bit the tip of his tongue as he often did when in thought, squeaking softly when he remembered (not for the first time) that his teeth were a zillion times sharper... or maybe his face was just a little numb and he couldn't dictate bite strength. Maybe this was one of those "big changes" Nani mentioned.... He stretched a bit further to reach Zoot, though thankfully Declan scooted closer, allowing the boy's fingers to reach. Perfect. He was purring so hard. If only Seb wasn't gross, Zoot could plop on him again... but breathing was a little important.

After he offered a little too much information, sensitive ears heard Dec's heartbeat start racing. Scents and sounds were all different and he sure wished they'd stop bombarding his brain. He could barely see (because making him super sensory everywhere but his eyes was just how this worked, apparently), but he could tell his friend was stressing. What had he said? Probably something he wasn't supposed to, especially since all the adults had very specifically told him to not say anything about what had happened... but then Declan said the dreaded words. "Shush! Shut up. Please. Don't... don't say that." Green eyes looked anywhere but Declan, the boy slowly trying to slide under the blankets to hide forever. He still really, really didn't want to confess up to what happened, because that'd be admitting way too much. He was still hoping the whole mess had been a weird, crazy nightmare, but so far, it didn't seem that way.