@PyroDash888@Kaithas@MULTI_MEDIA_MAN@Forsythe@floodtalonRowan was in motion the instant Emerald stirred, trying to stand and keep the small girl in bed--but she’d underestimated how long she’d been sitting down, and her legs didn’t move quite as quickly as she wanted them to. The Cat Faunus moved faster, in the end, pushing Rowan back down from her half standing position and falling into her lap. The practice teacher sat, stunned for a moment, then her hands twitched, her arms wrapping around the girl hugging her, awkwardly at first and then a little tighter, her right hand moving to the back of her head and petting her hair gently. “It’s…”
She paused for a second, taking a deep breath and thinking, trying to engage her mind enough to think of something to say…
“It's okay, Emerald,” she whispered softly.
Emerald began to calm at Rowan's soft tone, it had just been a nightmare...that's all. She was safe now, it was fine. Her body was finally catching up with her mind as her tremors slowed to a halt as she let Rowan's petting soothe her.
Emerald's eyes shot open as she realized what she was doing, she was hugging a teacher she hardly knew. She pulled away slightly as she realized she was on Rowan's lap, her face going red as she looked at the older woman.
"U-Umm...I uh..." It was awkward to be sure, not to mention she was feeling really, really woozy from getting up so suddenly out of bed.
But that was hardly the worse of it, she looked around to see her teammates were still around and could see her and...and...
...there was another Cat Faunus that she could see by the doorway, and she was staring right at her! Emerald felt her face turn a darker shade of red as words failed her, she'd never felt so embarrassed in her life. THE STARING WAS SO DAMNING!
By some miracle Emerald found the strength to get off of Rowan's lap and practically fall backwards onto her bed. She then struggled for a minute or two to get under the bed sheets and cover her head so she could hide herself from everyone in the room.
She figured that maybe if she stayed under the sheets long enough they would forget about her for a while right? Right?
"Nghhhhhh...." She let out a pathetic whine of displeasure, both from her embarrassment and the general pain her body was in, even with the pain meds her stab wound still throbbed.