The Octonauts and the Ferret Rescue

Chapter 14: Cuts

Disclaimer! Mentions of SH and blood, along with a panic attack.

Tweak's POV
We finally got Kiki's father out of the octopod, until the captain called for everyone to come to the sick bay. I came up into the sick bay to see Kiki sitting on the bed, holding her wrist tightly. "Are you okay, Kiki?" Dashi asked as the captain was stroking the little ferret's fur. I slowly walked over, sitting beside Kiki. "What happened?" I asked, softly. I noticed that her hand never left her wrist. "My, you seem to be hiding your wrist. Please, do show." Inkling looked at Kiki, who was just staring at her hand; the one she was covering her wrist with. Suddenly, blood. Blood dripped from her black fur, but she didn't move her paw. Peso carefully lifted the now bloody paw, and we all saw it.. the injury she was hiding from us.. Her cut. "Tweak, could you hold her other paw as I disinfect her wound?" I nodded to Peso's request and gently but firmly grabbed her paw.. I looked up and down the arm I was holding, and saw a lot of other uncared for cuts that don't seem too fresh. Almost like self harm scars..

Once Peso finished disinfecting the cut, I motioned him to check out these other scars that nobody else noticed. "Kiki, why haven't you told any of us about these uncared for scars and cuts?" Peso interrogated. That's when I noticed that Kiki was fidgeting and shaking. I swiftly released her arm from my grip, and she started hyperventilating. While she was shaking violently, she backed away from everyone around her, seemingly that she has social anxiety. Tears started falling down her face as she covered her face in her little arms, shaking nonstop. "It's alright, lass. No need to-" Kwasii paused. Kiki looked at him with fear in her eyes. Suddenly, Brice stood up, walking over to her. "Little sis.. You're okay." He gently wrapped his arms around Kiki as she cried and shook in his shoulder. Brice was hushing her, and her weeping just got louder.. It felt like nothing would work..

Captain Barnacles's POV
I slowly walked to the two ferrets, not wanting to scare Kiki, and sat beside Brice, slowly stroking Kiki's fur. Brice whispered something in her tiny ear, and slowly, she started calming down. After the hour had passed, Kiki passed out. "Eh, that's normal. It'll happen any time she has a panic attack, or she'll just be really tired." Brice explained, holding his head up. "Alright. Well, I can bring her to her room." Kwasii requested, and Brice nodded. "Just, try not to wake her up.." Brice mumbled, slowly lifting Kiki up and into Kwasii's paws. "Don't worry, she won't wake up." Kwasii slowly walked his way to Kiki's room, making sure she's safe at all times by staying with her. "Let's not talk about those uncared for cuts anymore, okay?" Brice lowered his voice to something just above a whisper. Everyone nodded and headed back to their rooms for the night.

She's too stressed out to be attacked, so I will allow her to do anything she pleases, if it calms her down, of course.

Thanks to Larahorsegirl for giving me this idea! For now, have a good day/afternoon/evening/night!