Inui’s negative feelings continue to roil beneath the surface and Seishu, seeing this, lets out a sigh. Pulling his underling a little closer he strokes his hair, pulling him down so his head is rested on his chest. Laying the boy’s head over his heart he hums softly, letting his magic begin enveloping the boy. Crios watches with a raised eyebrow at this treatment method for the upset he senses in the youth and wonders if this is what Enasi does when comforting his own minions. Then suddenly he begins blinking rapidly. He can actually [i]see[/i] the darkness slipping into the boy and he. . . .Doesn’t feel upset.

Before, every time his energy came out and was snaking about, even if it was only around his body, had always made him feel naturally uneasy. [i]’But now, it’s just. . . .Neutral. I can’t feel the prickle, the itch. . .’[/i] Shaking his head he feels both unsettled and happy over this fact. He looks over at the sight of movement and notices Rasha looking at him. He shrugs, showing he’s got nothing to say right now and the feline yawns at him.

The story has Rasha feeling a bit calmer and after the open works of negative energy fades he hops off Rue’s lap and scurries over to the bed. He bounces up on to the bed and nudges Inui until the minion sits up and smiles. He soon has a Rue in his lap as well, perking him up considerably. The two begin talking softly about what they were doing while the Guardians slept. Seishu watches them with a faint smile before his eyes fall shut and he rests his head against his lover. Crios watches him from his place by the window, staying to make sure there are no negative effects from suddenly going back to his old dose of the painkiller.

Enasi’s gaze fell on Inui for a few moments while he was being comforted. He could understand why his answer wasn’t a very calming one, but it was all he could give at the moment. There was little he really could or wanted to say at the moment and Seishu was doing a better job at comforting him. Then, the quiet mumbles between the smaller minions became rather relaxing in the silence. There was never a dull moment with this group and he had gotten used to the buzz of their background noise. Before Seishu could get comfortable, he shifted slightly to give them a bit more room despite most of the foot of the bed being free. Just in case they wanted to stretch out some more.

Sitting so quietly and peacefully, the guardian realized despite the sleep he was still rather tired. It wasn’t so much physically anymore, but he didn’t realize how much energy it took to be so angry. There was no need to be worried over it though, Enasi was sure rest would do him fine. He was back home surrounded by loved ones so there was no need to worry. Something he had to remind himself constantly. 

His eyes had closed, but he was listening to the quiet mumbling and Crios’ quiet shifts until he felt the weight of someone carefully crawling onto his lap. First one eye opened and then the other to see a bright eye Rue staring at him. “Hmm?” Instead of speaking, the little fairy smiled and hugged the guardian, careful not to rustle Seishu. Enasi blinked at first only to smile and kiss Rue’s head. Rasha playfully pouted and scooted closer for his own turn making the guardian giggle. “Of course.” The playful cat earned a kiss on the cheek and beamed as happy as ever, now wanting to get another from his other favorite guardian. Keeping this little ‘train’ going, Enasi blew a kiss to Inui who blushed ever so slightly and smiled. And then, the guardian kissed Seishu’s head. Crios’ tail twitched when Enasi smiled and motioned for him to come over, but like an embarrassed child he shuffled over to receive a kiss on the cheek.

 “It’s nice to see you feeling better sir.” The fox doctor spoke softly.

He lets his mind drift as he feels shifting around him. The world feels calm, peaceful, if a bit too bright for his liking. He’d forgotten to do something about the many windows in Enasi’s room before going to sleep so having his eyes closed is the best he can do. When something small and fuzzy crawls on to his chest however his eyes open to slits, taking in the sight of whiskers and kitty lips nestled beneath his chin, bright eyes staring at him with wanting. Out of the corner of his eye he notices Enasi calling the foxy doctor over and planting a kiss on his cheek and gets the picture.

With a snarky grin he kisses Rasha square in the furry lips causing the little feline to foof out and roll off the guardian on to the bed, his tiny paws flopping up in the air. Chucking at the dream’s response Seishu turns his head a bit away from the windows and buries his face against his lover’s chest. Inui and Rue are giggling at him when he flops back over and just starts purring madly. Rue however notices Seishu hiding from the sun and flutters off to fix the issue. Crios meanwhile uses the excuse of already being by the bed for the kiss to check the Nightmare Guardian’s pulse and checks his temperature.

When Seishu moved closer, rather instinctively, he began to gently pet his hair. He watched as Rasha turned into a large fuzzballl and Inui tried to pet his fur back down. “Oh, thank you Rue.” He hadn’t realized all of the windows were open until Rue began fluttering about and closing the curtains. 

“Well, I don’t see anything too bad. Do you still feel sick Night?” Enasi had stopped his gentle petting to in order to let Crios do his work. “Your previous trip seemed to help balance out the medicine again to avoid any negative reactions.” He glanced around the room as the last curtain was left slightly open. “Now of course it’s the task of...dulling things down for you.” Crios, at this point, was mumbling to himself as he assessed the situation. 

Enasi watched the silly fox mumble to himself, only to glance at the door. The approaching energy had drastically lowered, but there was no doubt about it that his favorite rabbit was coming through. He motioned for Rue to open the door. “Did I interrupt anything?” The rabbit’s ears were lowered, noticeably more relaxed than he usually was. 

“No, of course not Harper. It’s always nice to see you, especially when you’re so calm.” It appeared that Harper didn’t notice just how relaxed he was because his ears perked up again. “Oh,” Enasi gestured for him to come closer, ignoring the confused gaze that his second in command gave. Harper received the same fate as Crios before, causing one of his ears to bend rather cutely. 

Crios hid his laughter behind his hand, trying to stay silent as Harper straightened up. “Um, yes- well,” The start made Enasi giggle and gesture for him to continue. “I took the opportunity to give those...subordinates of yours a proper punishment. So you wouldn’t have to of course.” He noticed the smile on the guardian fade slightly, but continued. “Community service basically. To keep them busy and working for most of the day, starting tomorrow.” 

“Oh, well that’s not a bad idea. Thank you Harper.” 

“It wasn’t the most positive news, sorry-”

“It’s fine dear. Trust me, in the span of a few weeks, we’ve had worse news.” 

This made Harper nod and glance over at Seishu. He looked a lot better than before, both of them did actually. He offered a nod to the Nightmare. “Though, to offer some better news, things have smoothened out.” It was obvious Harper wanted to discuss what had happened during the incident, but he didn’t know when would be a good time to say. Crios wanted to know as well, but he was much more discreet in his curiosity.

“I am quite alright Doc. . .” Seishu murmurs without opening his eyes. “Little stoned, but other than that. . . .” He opens an eye, smiling at Crios who wrinkles his nose at the guardian. “I am quite sure, I will be perfectly fine, in no time at all!” He adds a touch of cheer to his voice, making Harper roll his eyes and Crios to sigh and shake his head. The little ones giggle and Inui nuzzles in closer to his guardian. “Anyways. . .” he murmurs softly, petting Inui’s hair. “I have all the incentive now to stay put and not get myself kidnapped again.” His grin becomes a little sly as he looks up at his lover, remembering the idea of bringing their lovemaking into the waking world.

Not wanting him to die of red cheeks before they even get the chance, Seishu does not mention this aloud and instead turns his attention on to the little ones who now seem to be having some kind of cuddle match at the end of the bed. He delights in seeing Inui so happy and  strokes his lover’s arm gently as they watch the play. Eventually however, sleep begins to claim him again as the doctor’s medicines continue their work and without a sound, he falls asleep against his lover’s arm.