{"id":31327,"date":"2013-01-03T05:30:32","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T05:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2013\/01\/03\/falling-10\/"},"modified":"2013-01-03T05:30:32","modified_gmt":"2013-01-03T05:30:32","slug":"falling-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2013\/01\/03\/falling-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Falling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For the first time, Summer was headed to Victor\u2019s house. Given his address, it was easy to get there, and she sang contentedly along to her music during the drive. She was hoping to surprise him, though how easy that would be she didn\u2019t know.<\/p>\n

As it turned out, it was easy. Terrifyingly easy.<\/p>\n

She\u2019d probed a little bit, before she even got out of the car, since she\u2019d actually expected him to come outside when she drove up. The sense of his unconsciousness startled her, and she flung herself into the house, jaw dropping at the sight of so many bottles. Could vampires get alcohol poisoning? Was that why he was unconscious? \u201cShit,\u201d she swore, under her breath.<\/p>\n

When she finally found him, untidily sprawled on the floor, it was almost a relief. Getting him anywhere else would be a pain, but he didn\u2019t appear to have choked on vomit or anything. Did vampires bleed? Damn, there was too much she didn\u2019t know! She knelt beside him, brushing hair away from his face. \u201cVictor, darling?\u201d she said softly.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Victor\u2019s eyes\u00a0fluttered\u00a0open and he smelled blood, his own. He tried to make his hand move to touch his head and was frustrated when his hand moved slower than he wished it would. When his hand finally came back into his blurry field of vision it was covered in a red sticky substance, blood. \u201cFuck,\u201d he grunted and suddenly he was aware of another presence. He rolled on his side to see who it was and was overcome by a wave of pain. The image of the person next to him looked vaguely like Summer, and the only thing that made him sure that it was her was her scent. He exhaled shakily, still a little drunk. \u201d\u2018Ello Summah. Wot\u2019re you doin\u2019 \u2018ere?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The sudden thickness of his accent surprised a choked laugh out of her. \u201cI was coming to surprise you,\u201d she answered, sliding back a little so he could lie on his back. \u201cBut I found you like this! What\u2019s going on, Victor darling?\u201d Carefully she spidered her fingers over his head, searching for the spot that was cut. \u201cI think you hit your head pretty hard. Can you sit up?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Victor\u2019s vision was still a little blurry which worried him but he focused on her words. \u201cI fink so,\u201d he mumbled then let out a startled yelp when she touched his head. \u201cBloody \u2018ell tha\u2019 \u2018urt.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

After letting out a sigh he paused a moment then tried to sit up and ended up more slouching against the wall than anything else. \u201cYou were gonna surprise me? Well \u2018m sorry this is wot you got.\u201d<\/p>\n

He cast his eyes down suddenly ashamed. \u201cI\u2019d been doin\u2019 so well y’know? An\u2019 then I\u2019d started rememberin\u2019 an\u2019 well tha\u2019 turned into a glass of scotch which turned inta 6 an\u2019 then a few more bottles.\u201d Victor looked her in the eye, \u201cI know I \u2018ave a problem, I thought I\u2019d kicked it but apparently \u2018m not as in control as I thought.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“\/Six\/?” Summer gaped at Victor. “You fucking IDIOT. You — you — ” She couldn’t even find the wherewithal to swear at him, she was so shocked. “That’s not a problem, Roth, that’s practically suicide. Gods give me strength, \/why didn’t you tell me about this sooner\/?” Her voice vibrated with suppressed emotion.<\/p>\n

She put her hands down on the floor, bracing herself while she took deep breaths. Heat moved under her skin, begging to be let out. “Get up.” She moved smoothly to her feet in one motion. “Get up, and lean on me. I’ll — I’ll deal with that later. Right now, you are getting in the bath, and I am sobering you up.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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