Never Look for Trouble

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Turning to look at her when she spoke, Patrick's eyes widened a bit at how bad Emmy looked even with the bad light. He turned to look at his hand and saw that it was turning a bit green now.

"Erm, one could say that," he said in a would-be calm voice. Two-Bit meowed from his path next to them and Soda meowed back. It was great to know that they might have gone in and out of the Forbidden Forest without coming across one or two of its guests.

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I felt Pat's eyes on me, but I didn't turn to look at him. I didn't trust myself to.. and besides, I wasn't going to show him that I wasn't feeling too hot. One of my perfectly plucked eyebrows inched upward a bit though when I heard him speaking. For a moment, I almost believed him, but something in his voice... "Pat? What's wrong?" I was slightly panicked, even in my state. He was my friend after all, and I didn't want anything bad to be happening to him too.

I listened to the two kittens meowing back and forth, and I exhaled slowly as I tried to keep myself calm. We'd managed to avoid the creatures in here, even if I'd gotten a bit tangled up with a plant.. I heard a nose not too far off from us, but I tried to ignore it. Maybe it was nothing. I hoped so much it was nothing. Absently I clutched onto Pat even tighter, my heart beat increasing.

Who would have thought we'd ended up so far into the forest?

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"Oh just wondering if skin turning green is normal," Patrick said in the same voice. Suddenly, he heard the sound of hoofbeats and his heart jumped a mile. Luckily it had passed them, though it still didn't calm him down any faster.

"That was close," he said to Emmy. "How deep is this ruddy thing any way?"

It's like the song he used to sing as a child: this is the song that never ends...

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I blinked when he spoke, and I could feel my stomach beginning to slosh around a bit uneasily.. and the sound of hoof-beats drumming against the ground didn't help me any. I felt my insides lurching and I had to take a long, steadying breath. We had to be near the end. I felt like I'd been walking forever! "Yeah, it was." I mumbled, but my lips felt as if they didn't want to move to form the words.

And all at once.. I felt the temperature changing, and I could feel my entire body becoming almost weak with relief. "Almost." Was the only word I managed to utter, basically dragging the last few feet until finally..

Breaking out of the Forbidden Forest my knees buckled from under me, and after releasing Pat I landed on the ground. I groaned slightly before I rolled onto my back, exhaling. "Thank Merlin.."

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Patrick would have tried to catch Emmy if he hadn't been on the ground himself.

"Never again," he shook his head. "I think I've found something worse than heights. Never again."

To the kittens he said, "Bad kittens. Very bad kittens."

They looked a bit frightened so Patrick eased off on them.

"Are you alright?" he asked Emmy now that he could see her in proper lighting.

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I threw my good arm across my forehead, my eyes closing as I focused on taking big, deep breaths. I heard Patrick talking, but it sounded like he was a million miles away. I couldn't have agreed with him more though. While I'd always loved the taste for danger.. I never wanted to step foot in that Forest ever again. With all the different things lurking in there and with the effect that stupid plant was having on me.. I preferred out here in the wide, open space.

With a small sigh I turned my head slightly in the direction of his voice. He was asking me if I was alright... I coughed almost weakly before forcing my tired eyes open, and I was surprised to see him on the ground next to me. "Mmm.." I managed to get out, but then figuring that wouldn't do much to put his worry at ease. "Mhm." Letting my eyes slide closed again, I barely uttered, "You?"

Why did I feel so damn tired? And why couldn't I even feel my arm now? Sigh..

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Emmy looked so weak, and combined with the fact that Patrick was beginning to lose feeling in his hand, made him worry.

"Emmy, come on. We're going...going..."

Why was he so tired all of a sudden? The only two spells he had used were Lumos and Lumos Maxima. He fired up some red sparks, hoping someone would see them.

"Just don't go to sleep Emmy," Patrick warned. Two-Bit and Soda stood by her as Patrick fought his ever drooping eyelids.

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Once again, I heard Pat talking to me, and I did my best to focus on his voice. Going? Where was I going? I couldn't force my lips to make the words though, and so I merely stayed silent. I had a pretty good idea that whatever was in that plant was the cause for me feeling quite so.. tired. That combined with the spells. But I was pretty sure I would have recovered from the spells by now.. it definitely had to be something in the plant. If only I'd figured out what kind it was..

Don't go to sleep? My eyebrows pulled together as I winced slightly, and I felt much like a small child, wanting to whine and ask why. "Mmkaay..." I muttered, but I felt so out of it. Almost like I was half dozing already.. Wake up like Pat told you to! My mind screamed, but I couldn't fight it. I felt so.. so.. tiiiireeed.....

My head began to loll to the side as I began losing the battle with sleep, the fog slowly creeping over my brain. My wand was in my good hand, and my fingers tightened around it almost absently. If only I could just lift my hand up high enough to spray myself in the face with ice cold water... damn it.

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Gathering up the strength needed, Patrick lifted Emmy up only to go right back down. Merlin, but was he exhausted.

it was like all the strength in his body was sucked out of him and he began to close his eyes as well. Though he would start awake on occasion to make sure he stayed awake.

Seeing Emmy loosing the battle against sleep, Patrick got some snow and started lightly pelting her with it hoping the cold would shock her enough to wake up.

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One moment I was peacefully drifting off into dreamland... what the? I felt something hitting me in the cheek. Figuring it was a figure of my imagination I ignored it, until I felt it again.. and again. My eyelids fluttered slightly, but I wasn't completely shocked out of my sleep until a particularly cold piece of the snow ended up down my shirt.. my heavy eyelids were yanked open, and I groaned again.

"P..Pa..Paat.." I called out quietly. "Waake.. upp.." He was far too silent. What if he'd drifted off just like he'd told me not to? I was still feeling oh so exhausted, but I managed to (with difficulty) turn my wand toward myself so that it was pointing upward at my face. "Agua..menti.." I barely finished. The stream was weak, but it was enough to wet my face. I inhaled as I ran my tongue along my lower lip.

I still didn't feel any better, but at least I was.. well. I was barely awake. But what counted was that I was awake at least a little, right?

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Patrick had not, in fact, fallen asleep. He was weak, and his mouth felt as if he'd stuffed cotton in it, but he was not sleeping.

"You okay Emmy?" he asked in a low voice. "You awake?" he added.

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Now that I was at least a bit awake.. I felt like I was intoxicated. Which I apparently seemed to find rather funny. I was soon laughing, almost silently, but then I heard Pat talking to me. Well, thank Merlin he's at least talking.. I found myself thinking. Now.. it was a matter of transferring my thoughts out of my mouth effectively.

"Course.. I'm.." I paused for a moment. "Awake, silly." I said with a small giggle. If I would have been in my right state of mind, I would have probably given myself a severe case of boils. "Been better." I added with a small sigh, but at least speech seemed to be coming to me a bit better.

"What bout ya?" Yeah. I would have flat out shoved my own face in snow if I would have realized how I was acting. What the hell was in my system? I just wanted it out already. I needed to be worrying about getting the life back in my arm. And I needed to be worrying about my friend. Not acting like such a bloody airhead.

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Maybe it was the fact that he got less of an injury from the plant that made his symptoms less dire.

"I'm fine," he said in a soothing voice. He was anything but fine, but it wouldn't do to worry Emmy. She was probably freaking out anyway.

Merlin, was no one around? Why was no one coming? He fired the red sparks again.

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I managed to turn my head in his direction again as he said he was fine, a slight frown on my lips. "You.. sure?" I wondered aloud, my eyes squinting slightly so I could make him out better. I didn't want him to lie to me.. I noticed the red sparks going off again, and I sighed a bit. "I don't think.. anyone's.. gonna come." It tired me out just to say that long set of words, but I wasn't about to let myself slip under again. No. I wasn't leaving Pat up by himself.

"I'm sorry." I announced randomly, turning my head so I could stare up again. Why I was apologizing? I wasn't particularly sure.. but for some reason I felt like this was almost my fault. And I was also apologizing in a way, for my behavior. The poor guy, having to deal with me.

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"Yeah," Patrick nodded. "Don't say that Emmy. Someone'll come. You'll see."

Though the chances grew less and less the more time passed.

"Why are you sorry? I should be apologizing," he said. "They were my kittens who went into the forest not yours."

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I didn't bother arguing with him, because I was pretty sure we both knew that the chances of someone coming were pretty damn slim. "We'll.. be.. alright." I said softly. After all, the effects would have to wear off eventually. If we just stuck it out for.. well. I didn't know how long we'd have to stick it out for, but we'd been laying here for about a half hour already. How much longer could it possibly stay in our bodies?

I sighed softly at his explanation. "I just.. feel bad." I finally muttered, not really having much to say in order to explain myself. "At least they're okay.." I mused almost humorlessly. I really was glad that the kittens seemed to be relatively unharmed though, because I knew how much they meant to Pat. I let my eyes flutter closed again, but I wasn't allowing myself to drift off. Time to ride out the symptoms...

-----------------An hour later---------------------

Opening my eyes, I was rather surprised by how different I felt. My arm.. well. That was in a load of pain. But other then that... I didn't feel exhausted anymore. I didn't even realize it, but now that I did.. I guiltily realized I'd been dozing on and off for the last hour. And well.. I'd been laying on the ground not moving for about an hour and a half. Which explained the aching in my back... I groaned slightly as my head rolled to the side, and that was when I caught sight of... "Pat?" My voice was a bit more clearer then before. Still a bit weak, but at least now it wasn't a battle to talk.

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An hour had gone by and somehow, he had managed to stay awake through the whole thing in case someone walked by. His hand was killing him.

"Hey," he said in a low voice after Emmy woke up. A low voice was all he could manage. "You seem to be doing better."

Two-Bit and Soda went up to her and curled up next to her to keep her safe.

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I began to do a mental check of myself while I waited for Pat to answer. My head.. well that was pounding in a steady migraine, and my arm.. at least it wasn't numb anymore. Burning severely, itchy, and my muscles feeling like they were repeatedly getting stabbed over and over again, but not numb. I almost wished for the numbness back. My stomach.. while it still felt a bit queasy, it wasn't dangerously sloshing around like I was about to lose my food. And the rest of my body.. I honestly just felt like I had the flu. But all in all, I could deal with it. Now.. my main concern was Pat. Screw how I was feeling.

His voice sounded so low, and I frowned a bit. "And you seem to be doing worse." I replied, not bothering to hide how worried I was. I looked his way again, wincing a bit as my brain pounded, but I ignored it. I noticed the two kittens curled up next to me, and I chuckled. "Hey Soda.. Two-Bit.." I greeted the naughty kittens, but then I looked back to Pat.

"What can I do.. to.. help?" Too much talking. Too much too soon. I sighed as I closed my eyes for a moment, willing the throbbing in my head to go away. I could only imagine how he was feeling.

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The world spun for a moment as he waited for Emmy to respond. Brilliant. So they were dealing with a plant that caused one's skin to turn green, the infected area to ache, made ones body tired and made one dizzy.

He put on a smile to try to sooth her worries. "I'll be fine."

That was probably his stupid male pride talking.

"I don't think there is anything one can do unless you want to trek all the way to the Hospital wing."

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I opened my eyes again cautiously when I felt as if I was ready to handle the throbbing, and I barely caught Pat's smile. I wanted to believe it, but.. "You don't have to pretend around me." I said almost flatly, but then sighed. I couldn't not believe him. If he said he was okay, then I really couldn't tell him he wasn't. He knew how he was feeling more then I ever would.

Hearing his request, I nearly wanted to pass out from exhaustion just thinking about it. I held my breath for a moment, not even quite believing I was going to attempt this.. but I bit down on my lip hard, and forced myself up into a sitting position. All at once my world began to teeter dangerously from side to side, and I had to close my eyes to fight off the nausea. "Ooh.. bad idea.." I whimpered, squeezing my eyelids closed as much as I could.

Well, it didn't seem as if I'd be able to make it to the Hospital wing.. but I did manage to scoot myself closer to Pat. After I was closer to him I slowly laid back down again, slight relief flooding through my body. Not much though. "I'm here if you need anything. What little I can offer." I said softly. I was almost tempted to pat his hand in comfort, but my injured arm was facing him and as brave as I was.. I wasn't dumb enough to try and move my arm. That.. would hurt.

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The charade took up almost all of his strength and Patrick finally gave up. Lying in the snow, he said "I really hate the forest."

His hand felt like it was going to fall off, he felt as tired as could be and the idea of walking to the hospital wing felt like torture.

"What was that plant?" he asked.

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I sighed slightly, nodding vaguely when I heard his words. At least he wasn't pretending anymore.. not that it made me feel much better. "I agree." I said softly. I really meant it when I said I wasn't going in there ever again.

Hearing his question, it made my brain hurt even more to think. But I knew I owed him that much, so I stayed silent for a few good minutes as I considered. Finally, I was sighing once more, but heavily in defeat. "I'm really not sure.. could have been Yew. Could have been Fanged Geranium. Could have been.. a lot of things." I replied quietly. "I really.. really wish I knew." I added. But I wasn't giving up just yet.

I didn't care how much my brain hurt, I was determined to come up with something. Part of me hoped I could figure it out, because if someone stumbled upon us before we were better.. well then. Yes, we would get the treatment we needed.. but Merlin, the trouble we'd be in. I just hoped whatever was in our bodies, wouldn't permanently damage anything unless we were given a certain medicine or something. I shuddered at the thought.

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"Sounds..like a trip to the...library," Patrick said in the low voice he'd been using.

If we make it

Wait one minute! He remembered a way to get help. Last term Quinn had given him a way to contact her if he ever needed help. Well this counted as needing help all right!

Quinn....he thought. Help...please.

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I began to bite on ky bottom lip absently, another nervous habit of mine. "Seems like it.." I replied back just as softly. I could hear it in Pat's voice that he wasn't getting much better. While I hadn't bounced back tremendously.. I was still slightly better then him. More then anything, I wished I could get up and get us help. But as much as I didn't want to admit it, I knew I probably wouldn't make it very far. Was it worth a shot?

Realizing Pat had gone silent again, I shifted myself ever so slightly so I could see him. His eyes were still open, so i relaxed slightly.. but not much. I hated feeling so useless, so helpless. Frustration was beginning to build up, quickly but surely, and I could feel the angry tears burning the back of my eyes. I turned my head away from him, even though I didn't plan on letting the tears fall. I had to think of something to help us.. no matter how much it made my brain feel like it was about to explode.

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His eyelids flickered as he fought to keep them open. Patrick began coughing softly, and briefly he wondered if that plant was deadly. It would be nice if it wasn't.

"Emmy? You alright?" he asked in his now raspy voice. She'd been silent for a while now but her eyes were open.

What would you do if I sang out of tune? Would you turn out and walk out on me?

Why was a Beatle's tune running through his head?

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