Wrangler 8 -TUA [S1]

15: The Fauna

"Allison?!"

"Holy shit, is that Allison!?"

"There's Joan too!"

"Jojo... Jojo, wake up sis..."

She feels her mind going on spirals, unable to comprehend what is currently happening. All the calls and conversations are inaudible echoes that only some that she can catch.

As the distant voices echoed in her head. She did not know what to say or what to do. The piercing light hit her vision. Time seemed to move very slowly to her when she swung her head left and right.

"Jojo..." She finally had a clear view.

"Klaus..??" She exhaled weakly, blinking her eyes open, but only one does.

"Good golly, Jo!" He exclaimed with a forced chuckle and weak smile, he swiped his head across her room towards the stairway. "Guys! She's awake!" He yelled.

Joan pushes herself up with her elbows only to have Klaus's placed his hands on her shoulders.

"No, no, no, no, no don't force yourself up you'll reopen the wound." He squealed, worried for her.

Joan placed her palm on her face. She can feel the gauze plastered across her face, from her right eye reaching to the bottom of her left cheek.

"Shit." She sighed sharply.

"How're you feeling?" He asked.

"Never better." She answered. Klaus feels a weight rolled off his shoulders.

"Mom said your eyelid was just cut. Your eye should be a-okay." He said trying to brighten up the mood. But his attempt was futile only leaving Joan to ignore him.

Joan sat up from her bed. "How's Allison?" She asked gruntingly. Klaus pursed his lips trying to form the right sentence.

"She's ok. We got her covered she'll live." He assured.

Joan took a deep breath and calmed down. "I got to see her," she moved herself but only to be prevented by Klaus again, as he tries to reason her to stay put.

"But Jojo I'm telling you it's better if you stay put." Klaus begged. Right after that, she felt as if almost every of her joints are being punctured. Must be from after the blow created by Vanya. 

She grunted in pain as she flopped herself back to the bed. The two stayed in silent for quite a while. Klaus smacked his lips together before excusing, "I uh... gotta see Allison in a bit, but uh-uh--" he stammered not knowing what to say. When suddenly Luther steps in. 

"Klaus," he said. His eyes leered at his sister and Klaus. "I think I'll take it from here..." 

Klaus stood up, he gambled some things before he stopped himself and continued walking out of the room, whilst taking one last peek before disappearing. 

Luther walked to the seat that Klaus was sitting on and he sat, earning a tiny snap from it, but they did not say anything because neither of them know where to start. He smacked his lips and spoke, "how you feeling?" 

The same question Joan was asked. At first she wanted to give a sarcastic remark just to tick him off, but it was only for today that she chose patience. "I'm fine," she answered having her gaze fixed to the ceiling. "So what have you been doing?" She broke the silence again. 

"Treating up Allison, Diego's got it covered." Luther refused to go into any details despite bond she and Allison has. 

"I see," she exhaled, "could you pass me that glass of water?"