Voice Message for Fallon Cotton

[Raphael D'Aubert]

11:27 P.M.

Hello,

This is a Sergeant William J. Krivinko from the Los Angeles Police Department calling a 'Fallon Cotton' on the subject of a certain Sebastian Flambert. Apparently, you are the only other number he has on his phone's contacts list asides from a Shayne Warren whom we could not reach at this point and time.

Mr. Flambert was found at 9:27 P.M. in downtown Los Angeles with several serious injuries inflicted on him by an unidentified male. He is currently in St. John's Children's Hospital and is listed in 'stable' condition.

The severity of his assault will not be discussed in this voicemail, as we would both you, Mrs. Warren, and another individual to come down to either the hospital or the police department for questioning.

- Thank You

[Fallon Cotton]

Fallon heard the phone go off. She forgot to turn it on silence. So she pressed the reject button. It was a number she did not know. She was trying to sleep but it was not working anyway. She had the costume for Bree on her mind. Yeah another sleepless night. She would get maybe four, three hours. Five if she was lucky. Fallon heard the beep, beep signaling she had voice mail.

She quickly pressed the one button and listened not expecting what she heard. Fallon had to listen to it three times. That man must have done this. Thats rotten man from the Mirror maze. "Raphael." Fallon had no idea she was wrong about the assailant, but in her mind no one else would want to hurt Sebastian except that man.


Fallon would have words with him later right now she was needed. It was 12:15 am. She would risk it. Although just how did she get to the hospital. Being 16 and having your license was a plus. She would just leave her mothers a note. Of course she would get hell for this. But oh well.

Fallon got dressed, left the note and snuck out stealing her mothers car...rather borrowing the car and making her way to Sebastian's bedside.

[Sebastian Flambert]

Sebastian couldn't help but suck his teeth thoughtfully at the events that had led him to this particular hospital bed. To be honest, he barely remembered anything that had happened in the last few hours except being on the receiving end of one of the worst beatings of his life, and seeing a glimpse of Clara in the filthy alleyway in which he nearly found his end.

Clara had been there.. Hadn't she?

A sudden chill rushed through his spine at the very thought of Clara being alive and well, though he almost immediately brushed it aside when he realized that more often than not, Clara's appearance was probably just another figment of his imagination.

But she had been so real.. She had been there, hadn't she? After all, she did speak in that soothing tone that had frequently calmed him down in nightmares past..

He shook his head violently, picking up the bowl of pistachio-mint ice cream the nurse had so kindly offered as soon as he regained consciousness. Thanks to liberal doses of painkillers, the throbbing sensation in his head had largely been reduced to a faint headache, though his broken ribs still seemed to stab deep into his side every single time he took a breath.

Fallon probably would freak out on this, and he prayed to God that the police officer in charge of his particular case hadn't been stupid enough to tell her the details of his assault.

The ice cream in his mouth was a wonderful contrast to the bitter taste of blood he had only hours ago. Glancing upwards at the mirror in front of his bedside, he couldn't help but breath a sigh of relief at the fact that his face hadn't been too badly banged up by the assault. True, there were several nasty cuts on the left side of his face, but they had been taken care of nicely by the application of several stitches.

It was his ribs that had taken the brunt of the damage, wrapped up in a thick cloth support reinforced with several plastic rods.. Three of his lower ribs had been shattered by the force of the man's vicious kcks, and had nearly punctured through his right lung before Ivan's intervention.

Outside his room, he couldn't help but notice a loud series of noises that could only mean the arrival of visitors, and a distinctly high-pitched female voice that showed off the extent of this visitor's agitation.

"Ugh..." mumbled Sebastian, not looking forward to being fussed over on this particular night.

"Fallon.."

[Fallon Cotton]

Fallon had tried to dive safely. She barely drove and with her mind going a tad mental, her driving was a tad erratic. She was lucky to make it, but she did. Oh god, would she be in trouble in the morning. But she had to see Sebastian. Her mind was going crazy with worry. She needed to see him, and have a sense of calm for a moment.

She was getting agitated cause the nurses were being stupid saying she could not go in there yet, not until the doctor came and all that crap. Well that was too bad. She needed to see her friend. He was hurt and who knows what was happening in his room. She wanted Sebastian to know she would always be there for him.

For only a few short days, Fallon felt a strong connection to him A very strong connection. It was as if they had both been through something hard for each of them. It was different, but it was something with a lasting effect on both their psyche. So it connected them.

Fallon could not deny how much she cared for Sebastian. Sure it might be a school girl crush, a whirlwind crush, and all that. But right now she was accepting of what ever it was. Finally she got the okay to go into is room and thats when she saw him. "Oh Sebastian." She said in a soft voice as she walked into the room and over to him.

She stood by his bed and smiled at the boy before leaning down and placing a very gentle kiss. It was barely a kiss cause she did not want to hurt him. The doctor had informed her of the injuries so when she crawled into the bed she crawled very lightly and softly. She made no sudden movements as she settled next to the boy. Fallon wrapped one arm over his stomach, not near his chest and the other hand was placed on his head.

Fallon looked at him, "Mind if I stay here?" Yeah maybe she should have asked that before climbing in, but, she was hoping he would say yes. For now she hit her calm, her manic episode gone, and she was just being Fallon.

The nurse had let her come in past visiting hours cause Fallon was so passionate. The nurse walked into the room after Fallon entered carrying a blanket and wrapped it over the two children. "You two remind me of young love. So precious. Such a cute couple. Have a good night." The nurse gave a soft smile and left the room.

Fallon looked at Sebastian. "Are you okay?"

[Sebastian Flambert]

"I saw Clara, Fallon..." replied Sebastian, half-conscious from the sheer amount of painkillers in his system. "She was in the rain.."

The boy chuckled softly before grasping his torso in pain. His injured ribs made it particularly painful to do anything of that sort, and he privately made a note in his mind to try and not laugh too much while invalid.

"She... She spoke to me.." he continued, glancing over at the girl lying next to him. "It's hard to explain, but... She.. erm..."

Sebastian paused momentarily in an attempt to gather his thoughts, failing miserably to collect the scrambled ideas and emotions in his brain. The painkillers had the effect of making standard comprehension "difficult", and were beginning to take a toll on Sebastian's motor functions.

"Erm.. I.." he stuttered, unsure of what to say. "I..."

After some hesitation, he gave up trying to explain and changed the subject.

"Yeah... You can stay with me.."

He smiled softly, reverting back to his child-like innocence.

"It wasn't that bad, Fal... I think I've had worse at 'The Garden'.."


"The thing that gets me is that for the longest time, I've been having these really weird thoughs lately.. Like is any of this is for real or not?"

"I promised Clara something a long time ago, when I left 'The Garden' with Shayne.. That no matter where I am, I'll always be with her, and that I'll come back to her someday.."

Sebastian shook his head at the very thought of Clara, visibly disturbed at the myriad of dreams and fantasies he had been having about the girl.

"There's a big gray area in my head, Fal..." he continued, a trace of sadness in his voice. "I can't seem to remember what it was, but it was there.. I think... Clara wants me to find out what that is.."

[Fallon Cotton]

Fallon ran her fingers gently through his hair as he struggled to talk. She felt a pang in her heart as he spoke. Clara must have been someone special. She could hear it in his voice, which made Fallon feel all the more for the guy. To have this friend who meant so much to him ripped away was a sad thing. "She is right...She will always be with you...in your heart." Cheesy yes, but he had to know it.

"Is she...is she dead?" Fallon thought Sebastian had told her Clara died once before but she wanted to make sure, "Cause its true, you will be with her one day. When you re old and gray and you fall asleep and never wake up. Until them you have your dreams, and your memories to keep her alive." In other words Fallon would not settle for Sebastian dying anytime soon.

"What is this gray area? What does she mean...I know for me when I have my episodes as the doctors call him, its like this fog. I cant remember what happens in the fog,but its there." Although she assumed his gray area was different from hers. But she wanted him to know he could kind of relate.

"I am here to help if you need it. Just tell me what I can do to help you...to help Clara and to help you do what she wants you to do. I have a feeling what ever it is...its for your own good." She felt for the young boy. Seeing him revert back to a childlike state was sad. "Maybe you should rest now. Sleep." Fallon said softly.

"I will be here when you wake up." She spoke into his ear. She was not leaving. Not until he slept through the night. She wanted to hold him and let him know she was not leaving and he was safe. She would keep him safe. She would help finish what Clara did so easily. She would make sure she helped Sebastian with anything and everything. Sure that was a big task for the sixteen year old, but its what a good friend did.

[Sebastian Flambert]

"You're silly.." giggled Sebastian, delirium clearly taking its toll.

Snuggling closer to the warm body at his side, the boy allowed his head to rest gently on the crook of Fallon's neck, face-first into her dark hair. For a moment, Sebastian took the time to breath in the girl's comforting scent... A wonderful aroma that reminded him of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the spring.

Lilacs.. Lilies.. A whisp of fresh air..

"But.." he continued, smiling coyly. "You smell very n-nice.."

The machine attached to Sebastian's intravenous line emitted a soft beeping noise, signifying the timed release of an additional dose of painkillers into the boy's system. While intended to numb the pain and calm the subject, it nevertheless had the unintended effect of blurring the recipient's senses, and scrambling their usual thought process.

In other words, Sebastian Flambert was smashed..

"You're so pretty!" tittered Sebastian, "Fal.. Fal-Fal.. Fallon.. Cotton?"

"Y'know.." he continued, speech slurred slightly. "I like to.. to.. erm... think that I'm still a virgin.."

The boy giggled softly, though without a trace of humor in his tone.

"Even though.. erm.. I might not be one? Maybe?"

"I like to pretend that I didn't really have a choice back then.. So maybe that doesn't count.."

"But then again... I guess that m-means that I probably wouldn't be very good at 'it' either.."

He sniffled meekly before going silent, vaguely aware of the deepness of his own confession. An awkward silence fell over the room, punctuated only by another round of beeping from the I.V. machine.

(Tag for Wrap, Fallon)

[Fallon Cotton]

Fallon continued to run her fingers through Sebastian's hair. She kissed his forehead as he laid his heal against her neck and shoulder. She smirked when he called her silly. "I will take that as a compliment." Her voice was barely above a whisper but Sebastian could hear it. The nurse soon closed the door. Leaving the teens alone with a tiny light on above then as she heard the beeping and watched as some more fluid went into his arms.

"Go to sleep, my dear Sebastian. Let the good fairies give you good dreams this time." Fallon said softly. She listened to the silent beeping as she continued to softly sooth Sebastian with light touches. Yes, being grounded would be worth this. She did not want Sebastian to think for a moment he was alone. She would always be by his side.

"No one will hurt you now." She coo'd at him. However, just when she thought she was out of the woods of being embarrass Sebastian mentioned being a virgin. Yeah, Fallon had never really thought about that. Sex...was not something that came to the young girls mind. Of course she would like to have it, but...with...wow..this was...something...

"I think you are one....I don't think what happened counts either..if you say you are a virgin then I believe you." He was at least a virgin when it came to women, but Fallon was not going to go there. If Sebastian wanted to believe he was a virgin, then he was a virgin and she would believe it too.

Fallon chucked a little when Sebastian said he would not be very good at 'it' if he was a virgin. "Just another thing we have in common, cause I would not be good at it either." After all she was a virgin too. "But we can always discuss this later okay..." Fallon gave his lips a soft kiss as she watched him drift off. She soon followed....