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"Head up! And don't sit there like you have a stick in your ass!"

Louis sighed and tried to loosen up. Sabrina's voice was harsh and you really did not want to contradict her when she was in this mood. Her black, wild curls had gotten some colour on it and hung in front of her eyes. Louis himself did not know exactly why he let her do this to him every time. He had been sitting here for two hours, though he had to arrive in time for his appointment. "Finished!" Sabrina stepped back and grinned contentedly. He got up and stretched. "It took a long time." "Oh please, I hurried because you always sigh so whiny." He laughed and stepped around the easel.     

"Wow, it looks insane. I just can't believe you have your own studio now." "Well, I'm immense." "You are." "You should write an article about me." Louis looked at the portrait of Sabrina, where she had perfectly captured his grumpy face. For some reason he kept looking like he had a terrible day. It could also be the three-day beard. He looked at his watch and swore. "I have to go!" "I know, you're always in a hurry. Take a vacation or something." Louis smiled and grabbed his bag. "I don't have time for vacation."

His old red car was parked very poorly across the street. He turned up the collar of his jacket and rushed across the asphalt. The car started with a pitiful crackling and he pressed the accelerator. Today, he was supposed to take photos for the opening of a nature reserve. It was not the best weather for that, but job is job and as a journalist, you cannot be too good for anything. Also, these suit wearers thought they were very important and his boss would be pretty angry, if he messed with them. The rain lashed against the windshield, because of that, he almost never noticed what changed his life forever.

When Louis drove around a curve and almost got on the oncoming lane, he saw something falling from the sky. His eyes narrowed briefly, irritated. A bird? No, it was definitely too big for that. And it looked a bit like ... a human?! He jerked the steering wheel around and drove to the side of the road. He opened the door with momentum and ignored the water, which got into his shoes.                                                      

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It was one of those days, where you wanted to stay in bed. More than that, it was one of those days, where you wanted to crawl back into your mother's womb. He never had such pain before and that means something. He tried to sit up with a groan, but his limbs no longer obeyed him. God, if he caught this bastard, he would... Never mind, he would not see Michael for a while. A long while. He finally got up and cracked his bones. Better. He moved away from the clearing and tried to orientate himself.

"Hey, hey are you okay? I mean, stupid question, shit, probably not, I mean... shit!" With raised eyebrows, Caspian watched a young man stumble through the bushes. He swore a lot. In addition, the hair stuck soaked to his cheeks. He reminded him a little of a wet poodle. A brown-haired poodle with rather clumsy paws. The man almost fell and put his hands on his knees. He gasped. "I'm good." "Are you kidding me? I saw you-" He gestured wildly and Caspian leaned against a tree. He snorted with his arms crossed. Humans. So emotional and fragile "Did you just snort at me?" "Go back to your car. I was just walking." His back felt like it was on fire. The guy was not allowed to see it under any circumstances. Fortunately, it was still raining and it was cloudy. He had to scare him away as soon as possible.

"So you went for a walk. Shirtless." "Unlike others, it suits me." The man gasped and vigorously wiped his wet hair from his face. Caspian felt water running down his back and gritted his teeth. At least it cooled. "Okay Mr. Arrogant, I don't know what's going on with you, but I'm going to call the ambulance now." Caspian's eyes widened. It was bad luck, real bad luck, someone had seen him, but so much attention would hinder his mission. "No. I'm damn fine. Go to your car and piss off." The guy scrutinize him suspiciously and shook his head. "Nope, won't do that. This could be failure to provide assistance and that is punishable. Could be that you are only under adrenaline and tip over dead, as soon as I leave. At least come to my car and let me take you away from here." Caspian pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed. "As long as you leave me alone afterwards, fine." "Sure."

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