Sydney Ivashkov (fieryheart) wrote in lostathogwarts, @ 2014-05-27 15:45:00 |
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Entry tags: | adrian ivashkov, sydney sage |
Who: Sydney Sage and Adrian Ivashkov
What Arrival/Reunion
When: May 15th-May 16th
Where: The Room of Requirement, the Hospital Wing, the Great Hall
Rating/Warnings: PG-13 at least. The Fiery Heart and Silver Shadows spoilers, references to being drugged and to eating disorders, slight nudity but not in sexual context.
Status: Complete
Sydney had sealed her fate and she was now going into re-education. The only thing that was keeping her from taking back everything she had just said was the thought that once she was out of there and once the drugs were out of her system, Adrian would be able to dreamwalk her. He would be able to find her--and she could find herself. Everything would turn out okay. Or, it could turn out drastically wrong. She knew that this was a risk. It was a huge risk. She had to keep her faith, though. Adrian would find her and her magic would be enough to keep her from being brainwashed. Centrum Permanebit. It had to. She had to keep her strength because her true love was out there and he had to find her. He had to save her from this place.
It was as soon as the words were out “I fell in love with a vampire,” that the room flooded with light. It was worse than the opposite. Because she had been in the darkness so long, the light was blinding and bright. She didn’t know what was going to happen now, she just knew that wherever they were taking her, they couldn’t keep pumping drugs into the air.
The next thing she knew was that she was in a room with other people. The blinding light had gone, but it still caused that slight blindness. She knew there were people because she could see shapes. She could hear their voices. They were as confused to be there as she was. She was so disoriented and tired that she had no way of knowing how many voices. Nor could she recognize any of them. Not that she expected to. This was re-education after all, wasn’t it? None of the other Alchemists she knew would be here. Even Keith had been rehabilitated. She shuddered visibly at the thought of turning into a drone like that.
She stood in the room in nothing but her white shift, trying to figure out where she was and why she was suddenly here. Before she had a chance, exhaustion and the remaining drugs in her system took over and she fell to the floor as she passed out.
-Adrian had been trying desperately for weeks to find any leads on Sydney, with no luck. Everyone was trying; Even their friends back in Pennsylvania. Rose had originally wanted to go find the Alchemists and demand information on where Sydney was, or she’d kick their asses, but Dimitri told her that wouldn’t be helpful. He was continuously trying to get anywhere with the spirit dreams, but so far, he found nothing. Jackie tried to use tracking spells, to no prevail. Marcus said only few Alchemists knew where the re-education centers were, and he wasn’t one of them.
Adrian refused to give up, despite his worries and nightmares that she’d forget him. That she’d finally return, and be a soulless droid. He often awoke from the nightmares, screaming her name. Jackie tried to reassure him that compulsion wouldn’t work on her since she had the magic within her and had been practicing. Nevertheless, he was also concerned about what they were doing to her.. Were they torturing her? Would they kill her if they couldn’t re-educate her? Or would they exile her like Marcus? Perhaps they’d just lock her up. He’d tried to go to a few classes, but ended up falling asleep. Rowena often had to poke him awake to do his work. That was, when he actually went. He ignored his phone, unless it was somebody with possible news about Sydney. He was waiting for the call, maybe from Rose, or Marcus. ’We found her. He often had those dreams as well, dreaming of finding her, and getting her back. Then he woke up and realized she was still gone.
Adrian was trying to work on a piece of art, not going well, when he was suddenly transported to some strange room, with a lot of people he didn’t know, all confused. He frowned, looking around. That’s when he saw her. Sydney. She was in the corner of the room, limp on the floor, in a small gown that barely covered her. He watched her collapse as she passed out. He considered that he might be dreaming, but this was too weird, even for his spirit crazed mind. He made his way over to her as quickly as his body would carry. “Sydney,” He called, fighting back tears as he fell to his knees, grabbing her. She looked terrible. She was dirty, she was thinner than he’d ever seen her, and she looked extremely exhausted. He pulled her into his lap, holding her as close as he could get her, still trying to fight the tears of relief as he finally held his girlfriend for the first time in weeks.
Without the drugs pumping constantly into the air around her, Sydney didn’t fall into as deep a sleep as she had been before. She felt somebody moving her. Probably one of the Alchemists, moving her to take her to her new cell? Room? She couldn’t really be sure where she would be next. She had been told she would get a real bed, though. That would be nice. She could sleep off the drugs and the exhaustion in a real bed and maybe she would feel better. She almost didn’t care enough to open her eyes, but then she remembered that no matter what, the Alchemists were the enemy.
When her eyes fluttered open, an unexpected face came into focus. In fact, now she knew she was dreaming. “Adrian?” Sydney asked, her voice weak and dry. She knew she shouldn’t be giving into the dream, giving into hope that Adrian was really there… but what if he was? What if enough of the drugs had worn off that Adrian had managed to find her in a spirit dream? She still couldn’t give him any information on where she was, but gave her hope that maybe they could really get through this. If he could really find her in her dreams, he could keep finding her.
“Is this... a spirit... dream?” It was still hard to make sentences, so the words came out broken, but she had managed to get them out nonetheless. She didn’t know what dream-Adrian would tell her, or if it would even be the real answer. She could be hallucinating the whole thing, maybe a side effect of the drugs wearing off? She didn’t know. All she knew was that dream or hallucination, she was in the arms of the person she wanted to return to the most. And that was enough to give her hope.
-Adrian held her close, not ever wanting to let her go. He looked at her as she spoke, not realizing she’d woken up. It was so amazing to see her, remember the feeling of holding her, the look of the gorgeous molten gold eyes.. Even dirty and malnourished, she was beautiful, and he was so happy to see her. He shook his head at her question. “No. I don’t know what it is. I was trying to paint and all of a sudden I was here. I have no idea how, but we’re here, and we’re together,” He said, pressing a kiss to her forehead. None of his dreams were this real. He could tell by how it felt to hold her. “I’ve missed you, so much,” He said, hugging her tightly to him, careful not to hurt her though. He didn’t care where they were, only that they were together.
Sydney didn’t know what to think of the answer that Adrian had given her. It didn’t seem real to her that they could really be together. Not after everything. And how would he have found her at that moment? It wasn’t as though the Alchemists would hand her right back to the vampire that had caused her to sin in their eyes. She knew better than that. If they had their way, Sydney would never see Adrian Ivashkov again. So where were they? How were they together? He didn’t seem to have the answers and neither did she.
She could hear talking in the background. It sounded like someone was taking charge and rounding all of the confused people up. She clung to Adrian, though it wasn’t tightly by any stretch. She didn’t have the strength for that. All she knew was that she couldn’t be away from him, not after everything. “Don’t let them take me away,” she murmured.
Adrian pulled her close. “I won’t, Syd. I’ll be right here,” He promised, standing up. He picked her up as he stood, doing so with ease. Adrian didn’t care what it took, he would stay with her as long as he could. He still couldn’t believe he was with her, and he didn’t know how, but he didn’t care. He was with the love of his life, and that’s what mattered.
He heard the people in charge tell anyone who needed medical attention to follow one of the other people, and the rest would go to some Halls or something. He wasn’t overly paying attention. Adrian wanted to get Sydney checked out, and make sure that she was okay, so he followed the person to get checked out. “Everything will be okay. We’re together and I have you,” He promised, holding her.
Sydney wrapped her arms around Adrian’s neck as he stood up, holding her. She wasn’t really listening to the people in charge and if she had been, she wasn’t sure how much she would have understood anyway. The difference between being here and being in that dark cell was that when they wanted her to listen, they had pumped stimulants into the air. Here, she had no drugs or stimulants, which meant that she would have to wait for the drugs to wear off completely.
She let Adrian carry her, trusting him with everything she had right now. She knew that he wouldn’t want to lose her again and there was no one she could trust more. Adrian would keep her safe, she knew it. She rested her head against his chest as he walked, following behind some other people. She didn’t know who they were either. She yawned as they walked, a part of her wanting to go back to sleep but a part of her afraid to. What if she went to sleep and Adrian disappeared? What if she went back to sleep and she woke up back in that cell? She couldn’t stand it.
Adrian looked down at her, seeing her yawn. “Get some sleep, baby. I’ll be right here when you wake up, I promise,” he said, pressing a kiss to her cheek. He really wanted to kiss her, but he didn’t want to do it while she was half out of it. He carried her back toward the place that looked like a hospital, or maybe an infirmary. He carried her to a bed, laying her down. Still, he kept his arm around her, and sat on the edge of the bed until they came over to check on her. He was hoping she’d sleep, she looked like she needed it.
Sydney tried to sleep, but unlike her cell, it seemed like every little thing would wake her up. Her eyes opened again as he laid her into the bed. She looked up at him, then she looked around as best she could. They were definitely in a room that looked like an infirmary of some sort. Were they going to help her? Or was all of this some trick of the Alchemists? Maybe they really were making her hallucinate Adrian all this time. But no, she knew that deep down it had to be him. “Where are we?”she asked him. “What’s going on?” she still had no idea what had happened to get her here in the first place. Or where ‘here’ even was.
Adrian looked down at her as she opened her eyes, apparently unable to sleep. He stroked her hair softly, wanting to keep her calm. "We're in an infirmary of sorts. I want to get you checked out. You look terrible and beautiful all at the same time," he told her, twirling her golden locks between his fingers. "I'll keep you safe," he promised.
Sydney’s eyes closed as he stroked her hair, though she didn’t fall asleep. It felt good and reassuring all at the same time. She wasn’t at all offended that he said she looked terrible. She knew she must look awful. She had done her best to clean herself, but there were limited options. She knew she had lost weight and she supposed she could consider herself lucky that Adrian hadn’t brought that up yet. “I’ll be fine,” she replied softly. “The drugs just need to wear off.”
Adrian knew she'd lose weight, but he highly doubted that it was her fault. He couldn't imagine what the Alchemists had done to her. He held her close as she leaned against him, continuing to play with her hair. He had to shift to sit next to her in a chair as a doctor or nurse or something came over to check on her, but he took her hand, squeezing it. The doctor said she needed a good hearty meal, a bath and some sleep, and that she'd be fine. She said that there were baths and showers down the hall. "Can I take her?" Be asked, hopeful. He'd fight for her. Even if he couldn't bathe her himself, he'd be right outside.
While the doctor checked up on Sydney, she did everything she was asked and to the best of her ability. The doctor only confirmed what Sydney already knew, so it came as no surprise. She waited as Adrian was told where to find the baths and showers and his question to take her. Adrian had already seen her naked, so there wouldn’t be problems there, except that she was a lot thinner now than when he had seen her before. Still, there was nothing sexual about this, she knew that. Adrian just didn’t to leave her and after everything that had happened, she couldn’t really blame him. Maybe the doctor saw that there was no use in fighting, or maybe they really didn’t care what the people did on their own time, but a consenting nod was given before the doctor went to look at someone else.
Adrian relaxed as he was given permission to take her to the baths. He picked her back up, carrying her down the hall to the wash room. It was currently empty. He went back to a section, closing a curtain to give them privacy, and set her on a chair as he ran the bath, getting it all nice and warm before he placed her in it. He found soap, wash cloths and even some hair products nearby. He got a wash cloth and soap first, starting to wash her off.
Sydney wrapped her arms around him once again as he picked her up. She was sure she could wash herself, but she really didn’t want to be away from Adrian right now. Not after she had just gotten him back somehow. While he didn’t apply to the ‘out of sight, out of mind’ rule, it gave her more strength to see him and touch him than she had had when she was just determined to see him again. It also gave her more hope. She didn’t know where she was or why she was here, but she finally had her boyfriend back.
As he lowered her into the warm bath, her eyes closed. For so long, she had been cold in that cell. Those times of using the sink to clean herself had only made her colder. To have a real bath felt more amazing than she could express and she wanted to enjoy it. She relaxed in the tub as he started to wash her off.
Adrian could tell since she got there that she was cold. He could feel it in the way he held her. He was trying to keep his emotions in check; He was angry at the Alchemists for doing this, he was sad seeing the love of his life like this, but he was also overwhelmed with happiness after not seeing her did so long. He continued to wash her, letting her relax.
Sydney closed her eyes, appreciating the feel of a warm bath like she had never thought she would. It was one of those things that she had always had her disposal, no matter where it was. The water pressure might not have always been perfect and the temperature might not have always been the most idea, but she could always shower or take a bath, until the Alchemists captured her. After a few moments, she opened her eyes again, looking at the boy who was washing her. “Somehow, I don’t think you ever planned to bathe someone else,” she commented.
Adrian washed her the best he could, knowing she'd probably need a proper shower at a later date, when she had the strength. He looked over at her when she made the commented. "It wasn't in my plan, but it doesn't matter. All that matters is that you're here now," he said, his eyes glassed with the tears he was trying so hard to hold back.
Sydney reached out with one of her hands and stroked his cheek gently. She had known that none of this would be easy for Adrian. She might be the one who was being tortured, but he had had to go on with his life without knowing where she was or if she was okay. "You're right," she agreed. "I'm here now."
Adrian leaned into her touch. The smallest little things brought sparks, the little things he missed... The gold flecks in her eyes, the adoring look she gave him, the feeling he got when she touched him, even if it was something as simple as stroking his cheek. He placed his hand over hers, giving it a squeeze before he went back to her bath. "I'm going to try to find you something to wear. I'll be right back, I promise," he said, pressing a kiss to her forehead as he got up.
Sydney could tell that the touch, as small as it was, was comforting to him. That was all she could do right now and for the time being it seemed to at least help. She helped it there until he squeezed her hand and she nodded as he told her he was going to find her something to wear. It would be nice if there was something that was a little more concealing than the white shift she had been wearing since they had given it to her. “I’ll be right here,” she promised softly.
Adrian looked around a little, finally finding some clothes for her. He also found towels and a blanket for her. He made his way back, setting the clothes and blanket aside, bringing the towel with him. "Can you stand?" He asked. She'd been so weak, he wasn't sure. He'd still had the intention of carrying her back to bed, but it'd be easier to dry and dress her if she could at least get out.
Sydney waited for him, still relaxing in the bathtub. She was still very tired and wanted to sleep, but she knew it would be best to stay awake while in the tub, especially while she was alone. Once he returned, she watched as he set everything aside except the towel. She nodded a little and pushed herself to a standing position, keeping ahold of surfaces nearby to keep her balance as she stepped carefully out of the bath.
Adrian did his best to help her keep her balance, wrapping the towel around her and helped her sit down, drying her off. Once dry, he helped her get dressed, knowing she probably just wanted to sleep. "I don't know if you're still cold, but I brought you a blanket if you need it," he said, trying to get her hair as dry as he could with the towel. "Ready to go lay down?" He asked.
Sydney cooperated the best she could as he dried her off and helped her dress. She hated feeling so helpless, but until the drugs wore off completely and she had a good night’s sleep, it wouldn’t change. She could only hope that she would sleep better tonight where she was. She had already had the chance to lay in a bed and while it wasn’t the most comfortable, it was a real bed. That was what mattered. “Thank you,” she replied as he explained about the blanket, then she nodded as he asked if she was ready to go lay down.
Adrian nodded, kissing her cheek, before he picked her back up. Even if he didn’t have to carry her, he wanted to keep her close. He made his way back toward the infirmary, laying her back in her bed. He sat next to her, interlacing their fingers. "Do you need anything?" He asked. He wasn't going anywhere, but he wanted to let her sleep soon.
Sydney could have probably managed to walk with a little help, but she too wanted to be close to Adrian and she was too tired to fight him on it. She wrapped her arms around him as he carried her back to the hospital wing and she laid on the bed, once again glad for a real bed to lay on. She held to his hand, not wanting to let go. “No,” she replied, shaking her head to confirm that. She was hungry, but not unfed. She could sleep and then eat something in the morning. “I just want you.”
Adrian kept hold of her hands. If the beds were bigger, he would have slept in bed with her. But he was fine where he was. "Then get some sleep," he said, squeezing her hand. "I'll be right here, I promise," he said, leaning over and kissed her lips softly.
Sydney closed her eyes gently and kissed him back. “Will you stay here?” she asked him. It might be a little selfish to ask him to stay, but she needed him there right now. She wanted to know that he would still be close by when she woke up. What she really wanted was to curl up in bed with him, but she knew she couldn’t do that.
Adrian nodded in response to her question. "I promise. Right here," he said. He kissed the back of her hand, squeezing it. "Sleep. I'll keep you safe," he told her.
Sydney smiled softly, closing her eyes. She trusted Adrian to keep her safe and sleeping sounded really good. Maybe she would feel better after getting real rest.
Adrian was glad to see her beautiful smile again. He'd missed it. After she fell asleep, he laid his head down, keeping hold of her hand as he fell asleep, hoping he could get through the night without any nightmares, and that she could as well.