Blair carefully sat down next to him, wincing in pain. She laid a gentle hand over his, like he had done for her after the fight with the dead wolf. Her gaze flickered up, glancing at Cam, Clary, Kyle, Kipp, Ellie, Rylie and Fred warily, before looking back to Take. "I'm here, Take," she whispered, her hand tightening slightly on his. What if...did I...hurt him? No, I did. But, technically it's your body, so...yes. Yes, you hurt him.
Take’s eyes snapped open suddenly at the tightening of his hand. He lurched forward, gasping loudly as he took in a deep breath. It seemed like he was suffocating and he was finally able to draw air into his lungs. The sensation nearly scared him. He fell back, resting on the wall again as he breathed more comfortably, his hand still tightened in Blair’s. His eyes gazed around at those up on the stairs and on the same floor as them, then over at Blair who was next to him.
Blair was silent, watching him worriedly. When he spoke, she looked away from him, then at her hand curled in his. Her wrists were bright red and white, appearing like they were bleeding in some spots, and blistering. "It's not your fault." She hated how pathetic her voice sounded, trembling and a whisper. Her eyes flickered to him carefully, and she had to force herself to look at him, guilt churning inside her. "I'm sorry, too. I tried to stop her..."
Take couldn’t bring himself to look at the burns he gave her. “They caused this” his lip trembled a bit, he thought he got over this, but he was still the same kid who scorched people. Especially those he cared about, first Elias, now Blair. He took his eyes off her to look at Kyle, “Get Blair out of here, she needs to be treated for all these injuries” he demanded, staying next to her.
"Take, I'll be fine, okay?" Blair's response was quick and harsh, even though the hand curled around his was trembling. "I've had worse then this. I can manage." She got to her feet, digging her teeth into her bottom lip until she tasted blood, to stop herself from whimpering. She didn't let go of his hand, though.
Take bit the inside of his cheek in dissent. He held her hand a little more firmly as he used her to stand up, then releasing the hold. “Okay then..” he sympathized, taking her word. While standing, he felt the breeze over his behind. He cursed under his breath, “Be back in a second” he muttered, covering the hole in his pants with a hand and retreating up the stairs.
“Hmm what? Oh me” She fried the spider with her lasers
Blair didn't cease her abuse on her bottom lip as he let go of her hand, her hand slowly slipping from his. As he retreated away, she stared at the burns and the fresh bandage around her wrist. She narrowed her eyes. When did that get there? The little man did it. Get out of my head!
“He got bitten by a spider. Give him a few minutes and he won’t be able to speak. His legs and arms have already stopped working” Ellie said
Blair's eyes went wide, and she suddenly dropped to Kipp's side, looking over him quickly. Poison...no, venom, he got bit...why am I thinking about the differences between poison and venom? We need a doctor...or a healer...what spider did he get bit by? It's venomous enough to paralyze him...
