"Love isn't soft, like those poets say. Love has teeth which bite and the wounds never close."
― Stephen King, The Body
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Not long after, strangely less than a minute of ending the call with Cian, a knock had sounded through my room,
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it can't be them, we just ended the call,
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I peeked through a crack of my door, opening it slightly to be faced with an expressionless Cian while his eyes melted into honey the moment they met mine with an out of breath doctor that looked like a tornado had thrown him up,
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I slightly opened my door, whispering,
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"Please, I just want the doctor to get in"
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I felt bad but I just couldn't risk two things at the same time,
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An expression of sorrow had passed through Cian's face while I let the doctor in, I felt so bad but it would be over in a week,
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"A week, I'll make it up to you" I smiled up at Cian as I looked at him through my lashes, he face instantly changed, his eyes held happiness and he was trying to hold back a smile from forming, I quickly closed my door after the doctor to make sure Cian doesn't change his mind into forcing his way in,
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The veterinarian had started inspecting the owl, opened his big bag to pull out a few medicines, instructing me what to feed the small baby and the mother while making sure to tend to them both, he had advised for me to start creating a bond with the mother too,
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I had thanked him as he dropped off the different foods and treats right by my table,
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He turned back with a small polite smile while it slightly wavered as he took my appearance in,
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"My lady, may I recommend something?"
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I nodded at him in encouragement,
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A worried expression took over his face,
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"I suggest that you see a doctor for yourself as well, you don't look so well"
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I smiled at him reassuringly, I knew that the poison was the one that was called Instant Death with a few drops being enough to kill someone that wasn't even human,
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but I had my antidote, I should be fine,
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"Thank you for your concern, doctor. I'll be fine"
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After I had opened my door to see a scowl painted on Cian's face, I decided to send him off with a quick and small kiss on the cheek that had him satisfied for the time being while the veterinarian had stared at us in horror until the realization downed on him as a soft expression took over his face. He started playing dumb once Cian had looked his way,
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After closing my door and tending to the baby owl which I had found out is most likely a male, I had put down some water and food for the mother as well, then I decided to crawl into bed for the time being,
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I hadn't realized I had fallen asleep until I felt sharp claws against my arm, I opened my eyes with a start to see the mother owl next to me, she had made herself at home in my arms,
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I smiled sleepily at her as I thought of coming up with a name for the mother and the baby,
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I giggled as I said "you're Nemesis, and your son will be Lycus"
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Once I had named him, I found Lycus popping his head up sleepily under Nemesis, they were adorable,
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Looking around, I realized it's best that I get up and take advantage of the free time,
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Leaving more food for Nemesis and Lycus, I had realized they were watching me the whole time curiously,
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I have had birds before, they were all different, I've managed to get some of them trust me instantly in one day while others had taken months, and it seems like Nemesis and Lycus had been the former type.
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I decided to feed Lycus a bit more medicine, and after I was done, I scratched his head, Nemesis had gotten closer without realizing it as she had lowered her head for some affection as well,
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My heart had completely melted for them,
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Giving both of them the much needed affection, I had then decided to bring out my sewing machine,
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Yes I could sew and I loved it, I just never had time to indulge in my hobbies,
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I smiled to myself as I brought out my fabrics and my patterns that I had made before, there was a dress that I've been meaning to make and today would be that day,
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I tied my hair into a messy bun and started working,
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As I grinned at my newly made pastel pink dress, I looked at the clock completely weirded out,
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I had started at 3 AM and now it was 6 AM,
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It couldn't have taken only 3 hours,
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I pulled my phone out to look at the time in case the one on the wall was wrong; the time was the same but the date was different. It had been two days after the date I had started,
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I just realized that I've only left to feed Nemesis and Lycus while leaving for bathroom stops,
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I had not eaten a single thing. The only thing I had remembered to take care of without looking at the clock was Nemesis and Lycus, as for feeding them, it only needed me to renew their dishes a few times and drop the medicine in Lycus's water dish, so they were safe,
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So much for resting the whole day,
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I felt a huge bile raising up to my throat,
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as quick as I could, I raced to the bathroom to empty all of my stomach acid and the water I've taken sips off lately, I threw up so much that I couldn't breathe anymore,
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At that same time I had heard my door breaking, someone was getting into my room while I was completely vulnerable,
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As the bathroom danced around me, my head lolled back, about to hit the floor,
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But instead, I had met a slightly softer surface than the floor
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I looked up to see two most beautiful eyes glistening with worry and panic,
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"You shouldn't worry so much, you look more beautiful when you don't"
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I hadn't realized who I was telling it to was my worried and panic struck mate, his lips moved but I couldn't make out what he was saying,
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And then everything turned black.
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