"Oh! It looks good!" he said brightly as he held the shirt up and checked it out. Being that close to Ella though had him a little distracted. As she turned to make tea Hendrix pulled his shirt over his head.

He was still feeling a little awkward. "So..." he said rubbing the back of his neck. "Thanks for that..." Why am I so awkward?! He forced a smile and wandered over to Maurey again. "How is the little guy doing?"

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Ella glanced at the pup whilst the tiny kettle her and Jenny shared was boiling. He was in his bed again with his favourite toy but perked up once he realised they were talking about him. "I think he was pretty scared by the bang" Ella said, feeling another surge of anger at whoever had done this. What did the poor animals here do to them?

"You could do with some snugs, couldn't you" she cooed at the dog, who rolled onto his back for bellyrubs.

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"Aww, poor little bit," he said reaching down to pet Maurey. "I think we could all use some snugs right little guy?" he asked the dog. Immediately he twitched a little. "I mean... hugging... it... helps," he hid his face behind one of his big hands.

"We're all a little shaken," he said to the small dog.

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"Hugging does help!" Ella said cheerfully, bringing two hot teas over to the bed and passing one to Hendrix. "I felt super better after you gave me a hug earlier" she blurted, to wrapped up in making a fuss over her dog to see Hen's discomfort.

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He accepted the cup of tea and blew on it, an easy smile creeping into the corners of his lips. "You did?" he asked, his voice slightly hopeful.

"I just... I needed to hug you I guess," he said looking at his hands. "I was so worried cause you're so sweet and... small," he looked over at her sheepishly. "Not that you can't defend yourself or anything I just... I worry." He took a sip of his tea to shut himself up.

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"Yeah, well... only you could get hit by a car, you giant." Smiling she curled up next to him and rested her chin on his good shoulder. "I'm sorry I didn't call but dad was making such a fuss about going to hospital. He was trying to get the healers to let him try a herbal remedy" she sighed.

"Where's your mom?"

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He laughed easily, trying to keep it out of his head what would have happened to his mom if he hadn't taken that bit of car. He only tensed a little she she curled in next to him. He put his arm around her slowly and rested his hand next to her leg. "It's okay," he said lightly. "I figured you and Jenny would take care of each other," he shrugged. "I just... kept myself moving, couldn't stop to think," he admitted.

"Mom is staying in Bluebell Town for a few days. She's all worried and she was gonna do some yoga and raki... send positive vibes or something," he admitted with a sheepish grin. "My Nana and Pap pap want to come down to check in as well," he said. It was already exhausting. "Your parents still at the hospital?"

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Ella bit her lip and looked up at Hendrix seriously. "Was anyone badly hurt? Headmaster Sato said not but look what happened to you.."

She smiled as Hen mentioned his mom. "We could all use some positive vibes" she laughed, gulping down her tea until her cup was empty. With her hands free she was able to wrap them around his torso. It was a lot easier to touch him with his shirt on and the thought sent her blushing again. "My pops has to stay in hospital tonight but mom sent us home. I guess Bluebell Town is gonna have a busy few days with all the parents hanging around." It was all so surreal.

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"Nothing so bad," he said. "I mean... mine looked a lot meaner than it really was." The adrenaline of the moment numbed him to the pain, he hadn't really felt the pain until he went to the healer. "There were just a few people with a couple cuts and bruises," he nodded.

He laughed along with her about his mom. Jilly Meade-Cooper had a way of embarrassing him with her new age sort of attitude about life, she had a good heart though. He finished his tea and set the mug down so he could wrap his other arm around Ella as well. "They really are," he said. "I think I'm going to avoid downtown for a few days," he admitted. "My dad went home already but... he wouldn't leave until I get stitched up." His head was still spinning and admittedly all he wanted to do was slow time down and get his head back on his shoulders.

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That was some small relief. "If anyone had.. died. Do you think they meant it to?" It was insane to be talking like this.

Jilly and Ron Parry definitely had a spiritual view of life that made it easy for Ella to relate to. How often would he mother get annoyed at her dad's new crystals lying around the house? Hen's embrace was soothing, and warm. Ella sighed happily. "Well I'm glad he didn't. You're a tough cookie, mister but no one can ignore something like that. What if you arm got injected and fell off?"

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He shook his head. "I don't know," he said softly. "I don't think so... I mean... they could have done much worse."

Hendrix was finally beginning to feel relaxed as he snuggled with Ella. He hadn't felt so calm all day. He smiled down at her and laughed. "Yeah," he admitted. "Well... I suppose I would have to learn to work with one arm," he grinned. "Probably have to take up the keytar," he giggled.

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"But no one likes the keytar!" Ella joked. It felt good to goof off and she wondered how many others were doing the same right about now.

"Maybe this will bring everyone together" she speculated. "Everyone will be closer than ever. It puts silly things into perspective, you know?" Though not silly things like your tummy doing flips over having a boy in your bedroom, apparently.

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He laughed lightly, it felt nice to be normal again, to not worry about the day. "Awww! You think?! Dang! I was really banking on keytar love," he joked. "The keytar revolution!"

"It really does put things into perspective," he said shyly. "All I could think about... was... ugh, this is gonna sound so stupid..." he said resting his chin on the top of her head.

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"It's the tambourine for you, Henny!" she giggled.

Frowning a little she buried into his neck some. "Nothing you say sounds stupid" she said gently.

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He laughed. "Alright, I got the hips for it," he joked.

He sighed lightly, a little smile in place at her compliment. "Well... I just... I kept thinking that I didn't know how I would deal with a world where I didn't get woken up in the middle of the night by some cute little text message or..." his phone started blaring.

"Chicken nuggets!" he said remembering the chicken nuggets down in the kitchen.

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Ella's eyes shined as she smiled up at Hen. "Do you really like my texts?" She had been beginning to doubt how much him and Jenny really enjoyed them after this weekend, though it seemed a lifetime ago since she had discussed it with her parents. The sudden noise made Ella jump and she left his embrace reluctantly.

"I'll kick you right out if you've burnt my nuggets" she joked a little weakly.

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He stood up from the the bed reluctantly and stretched. "I do," he said turning to her and smiling warmly. "They always make me smile."

"I'll be right back, no burst nuggets or anything," he pounced down the stairs and arranged the nuggets to make a little smiley face on the plate, remembering to grab the ketchup from the refrigerator before heading back up.

"Nuggets are served," he said coming through the door again and presenting her with the plate.

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Ella's smile matched her plate. She could get used to having her own nugget-fetcher and bringer of ketchup. She squirted ketchup to look like hair, giggling before popping an eye into her mouth.

"Perfectly done!" she said, giving Hen a shove.

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Hendrix beamed, he was glad to have made her smile even if it was just getting her chicken nuggets and ketchup. He sat down next to her again and let himself revel in the normalcy of the moment. "Thanks, it was pretty uh... pretty tough work in the kitchen," he grinned.

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"Oh I can imagine" Ella played along, chucking a nugget to Maurey. "It's hot, pup! Blow on it first" she told him, and he seemed to understand. He shouldn't really have chicken nuggets but it had been a scary day.

It sounded like a lot of students were returning to their dorms and Ella guessed they had been dismissed from the hall. "At least we don't have to all sleep in the hall tonight" she muttered.

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