Deceit's Hunger

Part 3

As much as Virgil hated to admit it, it took a lot longer to convince Logan to come along with him than he would have liked, every second let alone every minute was time that was going down the drain when it came to Deceit's health. Logan didn't understand it at first, but seeing that Virgil cared enough about it the logical side allowed himself to be dragged along into the darker territory. Getting there was a trip and a half though, it wasn't like sinking down and rising up, as usual, it was disorienting for Logan, it was like his entire brain had been hooked with a metal chain and pulled down through his belly button. All in all, it felt pretty awful the first time around, he was forced to stable himself on Deceit's desk that was covered in empty fruit snack wrappers.

'Such a mess.' Logan thought to himself in clear disdain over how disorderly everything was in the dark side's room. His own was much more neater than this, he wouldn't be caught dead with it like this. He soon shrugged it off though, focusing on just what Virgil had brought him here for, anything really to stop the nervous pacing that he was doing. Stalking over to Deceit's mess of sheets and blankets where he could just spy a tuft of his brown hair sticking out, Logan pulled down the covers in order to fully reveal Deceit and to see just what was wrong.

Behind his glasses, Logan's eyes narrowed as he looked over the pale short-breathed side, touching the sides of his temples he let out a little hum as he felt the burning temperature. "He's fainted for one reason or another, according to most first aid training you need to elevate their feet and undo any contristing clothing." When it was clear that there was finally something that Virgil could help Logan on, the anxious side got to work.

Two pillows later and within just a few minutes as Deceit's belt and cloak had been tossed off to the side, Virgil hadn't been willing to leave anything to chance though, the collars of shirts could be pretty damn constricting and he didn't want the other to die just because he was too much of a baby to take his shirt off. So Virgil didn't dare to look at Logan as he started popping the buttons off one by one until the devious side's chest was completely exposed, and it wasn't a good thing.

Deceit looked far too skinny under all of his clothing, his skin looked sunken in and sallow, and Virgil could almost count the faint bumps of his ribs if he squinted hard enough. Looking up at Logan in order to ask just what he should do next, Virgil stopped at the vaguely horrified look on the logical side's face. He had never seen Logan wearing that kind of expression, ever really, so to see it now he felt his own worry dramatically increasing.

"S..Stay with him, keep him covered and warm. M..My book, I'm sure that I have a book somewhere..." Logan rambled, the first time he tried to speak it felt like he had swallowed a mouthful of cotton balls his mouth was so dry, but hastily sinking out he felt such a great sense of panic grip him that he didn't even hesitate once he reached the light side.

He took off running, shoving himself past Roman and into the library, books went flying through the air and practically everything was a mess until he managed to get his hands on just the thing he needed. Logan gripped it so hard that his knuckles were white as he took a steadying breath to calm himself from losing himself even further in a needless wave of emotions. Virgil needed him, and as much as he didn't like it Deceit needed him as well.

So without a look back he sank back out gripping the book of first aid tighty in his hands, he didn't see someone else peeking their head into the library giving a scowl the moment that it was apparent which book was gone. Had he stayed just a second longer, he would have seen, and he would have known just who it was that had led Deceit to stay away to such extremes.

Returning to his room though, Logan made an obvious effort to remain cool, calm, and collected as he approached Deceit's bedside, he noted that Virgil had done just what he had asked of him as he had covered Deceit's feet with another layer of blankets while laying his own hoodie out over the dark side. Clearing his throat he flipped through the book until he found the section that he was looking for.

"In cases of starvation, victims who have been starved up to three weeks or more will need vitamins and fluids will be needed. Juice in most cases is the best way to go, but during the first day of recovery sweetened milk that has been diluted with water is the most accurate way to go." It was so much easier to spout off knowledge like this, with books he knew what to do, as long as he had his books then Deceit had an actual fighting chance when it came to this.

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