Ashburn
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Ash could feel Eric's sympathy and felt bad about about making him worry. The warm embrace of his arms was comforting and just exactly what he needed. He'd been trying to hide the pain from Eric but evidently he had failed.

[color=00a651]'Don't worry babe. It's just those tumors on my back. They are hurting really badly'[/color] Ash spoke-thought [color=00a651]'Do not worry about me. I'm fine. You are the one suffering the most of us'[/color]

Ash closed his eyes as a tear of pain ran down his cheek. Even though it was unseen he knew Eric could tell through their connection. The pain on his back felt like his spine was being stood on by a heavy man, simultaneously stretching his skin and compressing the muscles underneath. It felt like the tumors were growing and running out of room under the tight skin. They had already grown big enough to cover his whole back, except for the spine in the middle dividing the two tumors from each other.