App. With Doctor Wren [Piper]

[Augusta Davingoun]

If there was any word that could describe the Watchmaker at this moment in time, it would have to be... disconsolate. The dark-haired male slid around like a snail, doing his work at a slower-then-slow pace. It must have been, oh at least a day since "The Fight" in which he broke up with beloved Kristopher. Augusta knew he needed to try and move on but for some reason, maybe it was his codependent nature, he couldn't break anything off. He didn't hate Kris... but what the blond said to him hurt.

The truth is often whats hurts most.

Augusta needed... someone, somebody to... talk to. Yes, he needed someone to talk to. Well, and a place to stay. He didn't think he could go back to Room 3 without bawling his eyes out. Plus who knew if Kristopher was there or not. He didn't want to see him right now. He was depressed, but still angry. He3 was angry at Kris and Corvus and Jouhnin and Sin and Nealona and almost everyone. But he was sad... oh so very sad. He didn't hate Kris and he didn't hate anyone, but he didn't want anything right now. Kristopher tried to say he was sorry but... Augy didn't believe him.

Which is why Augusta was standing outside Room 1's door, knocking and hoping Piper was home. It had been a bit rainy the night before and Augy had fallen asleep in the hallway. But he got up at odd hours and had wandered the night, in the rain, hoping he would forget about the whole thing. But he didn't forget, in fact the memories got even worse. Augy looked like... well... crap. His clothes were wet and his hair was cold and he hadn't cleaned up after the fight he got into so his knuckles were still bloodied and gross. Plus the whole left side of his face from eye to his ear was bruised, pretty bad. And with the pain, mentally and physically, he was slouching with his head hung low.

" Please be home Piper... please..." he said softly to himself. He didn't want to be alone... not right now...

[Piper Wren]

Luckily for Augusta, Piper was indeed home. She had been at the library and had checked out a few books which she had just started reading. The young woman was sitting cross legged on her bed, glancing briefly out of the window, the weather was still pretty miserable especially for spring. But not alot she could do about that, Piper had a compilation of Edgar Allen Poe Classics propped up in her lap and was half way through 'The Fall of the House of Usher' when she heard the knocking. Who could that be? Piper marked her place in her book and put it aside before getting up and pulling her black hair back into a low ponytail.

"Coming!"

She called out, just to let whoever it was know that she had heard them. Piper wasn't expecting anyone this afternoon but that was obviously out of the window, she zipped up the black, hooded top she was wearing before opening the door. Piper was a little surprised to see Augusta but was quick to take in the condition he was in...he looked like he had spent all night in the rain, his knuckles bloody and scabbed and his face severely bruised. This was the worst she state she had seen him in for a very long time, Piper surpressed a gasp.

"Augusta! What happened to you?! you're a mess! Come in, let's get you cleaned up."

Piper stepped aside to let Augusta into her bedroom, oh great, where did she put that first aid kit?!

[Augusta Davingoun]

"Augusta! What happened to you?! you're a mess! Come in, let's get you cleaned up."


Augusta heard the voice and thanked whoever was in heaven right now. He looked up, like a beaten dog really, his face covered with sadness he walked into the room at a sluggish pace. He put his hands in the pockets of his ripped jeans, blood on his pants was a definite sign that he had fallen into some sort of bush (maybe a rose bush) late last night. His shirt was torn at the edges as well as his leather jacket, which shared similar scaring as his jeans. But his face really was the main point of this. It looked like he had the left side of his head beat against a wall a couple times. Too bad that's what actually happened.

" I got into another fight..." he muttered, his voice drowning in sorrow. " But t--that's not w--what I w--w--wanted t--t---to..." at this point he just stopped talking, he was stuttering and made no sense. He sighed and leaned against the nearest wall, helplessly sliding down it 'till he was on the ground. He wrapped his arms around his knees like a little kid and let out a depressed sigh.

" I--I..." he paused an drubbed his right wrist, were his engagement watch should have been. " I--I've made a h--huge mistake P--Piper..." he said softly.

[Piper Wren]

" I got into another fight... But t--that's not w--what I w--w--wanted t--t---to...I--I... I--I've made a h--huge mistake P--Piper..."

Another fight? Augusta really worried Piper the amount of times he got into fights, one day he might not be so lucky! He seemed to forget that there were people who really cared about what happened to him. Piper dropped to her knees to be on eye level with Augusta, reaching out to gently touch his wrist which was one of the few parts of him that didn't appear injured...she hoped at least. But a mistake? What could he have done? Wait...Piper watched Augusta touch his wrist and realised that his engagement watch was absent.

"Augy? What happened?"

Did he and Kristopher have a big fight about something? Sure they had their problems, just like any couple but they were probably one of the only solid relationships here. It was a grounding point for so many of the others here, it gave them hope that even in this fucked up, acid trip of a wonderland that human relationships could still work and be strong. Could it have all ended that quickly? Piper nibbled anxiously on her bottom lip, her friend was a complete mess and when he finished talking she would need to clean his wounds up.

'This could be the worst I've seen him...and Augy wouldn't come to me in this state unless things were really bad.'

[Augusta Davingoun]

"Augy? What happened?"

Augusta looked up at Piper and then looked away. He tried to come up with something to say but the words never came. He sat in silence for a second before running and hand through his hair. He took off his glasses and let his face rest in his hand. This was hard for him. But most of all it was hard to try and say this without crying. Which he had been so much lately. But he didn't want to cry, not in front of Piper. He knew if he started now he'd never be able to stop.

" I...I--I broke up w--with him..." he said sorrowfully, " There w--was this guy and he kissed him and... and... w--we fought about i--it and... a--and I told h--him it's o--over..." he said and by the end of it he had lost all his composure. He laid his head on his knees and started to bawl like a child. He sat there, crying, hands hugging his knees, hoping that Piper wasn't going to yell at him for it. He was stupid for doing it but... he was angry and in pain at what Kristopher said to him. It hurt him, whoever said words didn't hurt was a flat-out liar.

" I--I w--was s--so a--angry!" he said through tears, " I--It h--hurt wh--what he s--said!"

[Piper Wren]

" I...I--I broke up w--with him...There w--was this guy and he kissed him and... and... w--we fought about i--it and... a--and I told h--him it's o--over...I--I w--was s--so a--angry! I--It h--hurt wh--what he s--said!"

Piper bit down on her lip, so she was right...oh dear. Augusta's sobs made her feel awful, she hated seeing her friend so upset and gently pulled him in close for a hug, keeping her grasp loose incase he panicked about it, gently stroking Augusta's mussed hair as if he were a child who had woken from a nightmare. The young woman wasn't aware that anything like this had happened, neither of them had told her about it...how long had all of this been going on behind closed doors? It didn't seem like Kristopher to kiss someone else, he loved Augusta...

"Oh I'm so sorry...I never expected anything like that from Kris, I understand why you would be angry...shh, it's ok."

She stayed close to Augusta, wishing she could give him more comfort than this but what else could Piper do but listen, clean him up and offer him a place to stay if he needed some time? Piper sighed, still holding Augusta like he were her younger brother and not a young man older than herself. For a while she stayed quiet, giving her friend the time to let it out without her talking too much. Treating him while like this would be pointless...Piper hated feeling so helpless but she didn't know what else to do for her friend.

[Augusta Davingoun]

"Oh I'm so sorry...I never expected anything like that from Kris, I understand why you would be angry...shh, it's ok."

Augusta flinched just slightly when Piper pulled him close. But his sobs still continued, he felt weak like this, he knew he should tell her the whole story, but for some reason then only thing he could do was cry. He didn't wrap his arms around her though, he just let himself weep. He couldn't stop the tears, he cried hard. It got to the point were his lungs hurt, and his head hurt and after awhile the tears ceased and his breathing slowly returned to normal. He needed to say it, he needed to get this out of his system.

" It wasn't that he c--cheated..." Augy said softly, still curled up, " B--but this Boogie likes him a--and the Boogie kissed him and... And I guess K--kris used to like t--the guy so h--he kissed back a little bit... B--but I w--walked out b--before I--I could s--see anything e--else. " he said and sighed deeply. " But then I g--got into a fight and w--when I saw Kris he t--told me that it w--was all his fault... " Augy coughed a little bit, trying to stop his lungs from hurting. " I t--tried to tell him it was my fault b--but then he got mad b--because I cry too much and worry a--and get angry when he c--comes home from S--sin and i--it hurt a--and..."

Augy didn't say anything after that as he rubbed his bare wrist, but soon he said something in a soft voice, " I--I want him b--but... h--he was s--so... I--I don't understand a--anymore..."

[Piper Wren]

" It wasn't that he c--cheated... B--but this Boogie likes him a--and the Boogie kissed him and... And I guess K--kris used to like t--the guy so h--he kissed back a little bit... B--but I w--walked out b--before I--I could s--see anything e--else. But then I g--got into a fight and w--when I saw Kris he t--told me that it w--was all his fault...I t--tried to tell him it was my fault b--but then he got mad b--because I cry too much and worry a--and get angry when he c--comes home from S--sin and i--it hurt a--and... I--I want him b--but... h--he was s--so... I--I don't understand a--anymore..."

Piper listened closely to what Augusta had to say, continuing to hold him like a child and stroke his cold, damp hair. Augusta's words were stammered out because he had cried so hard but Piper made them out none the less...so, one of the Boogies had been trying to have their way with Kristopher? That had happened before with Sin and Piper had her suspicions about Naelona as well. So Kristopher had kissed this other boogie because he used to have some kind of child-like crush on him...of course Augusta would be hurt if he had seen that. But Augusta getting into fights the majority of the time was also something Kristopher had spoken to her about it on occasion, about how it scared him that one day Augusta might not come back.

'This doesn't seem like it's happened over night, this has built up over time...'

"It's ok...it doesn't have to end but some time apart might be good for you, it's no use going back to him while you're this distressed...this sounds like it's built up over a long time, I do wish you hadn't bottled all of this up...talking to Kris or me, it could have helped."

She used her other hand to tentatively rub his back while he hiccoughed and stuttered, Piper was glad he had at least come to her now. The idea of Augusta being out in this state made her feel sick to her stomach.

[Augusta Davingoun]

"It's ok...it doesn't have to end but some time apart might be good for you, it's no use going back to him while you're this distressed...this sounds like it's built up over a long time, I do wish you hadn't bottled all of this up...talking to Kris or me, it could have helped."

Augusta curled up into Piper, she felt like a mother. But there was this feeling in his gut. He wasn't sure what it was but it stayed there in the bottom of his stomach. He let Piper hold him as he slowly started to regain his composure. He felt a lot better by letting this out, like a weight was off his chest. Didn't mean he still wasn't depressed, but he felt a tiny bit better.

" But....P--Piper I... I need h--him..." he said, almost begging her, " I--I can't l--live l--like this..." he said and slowly started to lean away from the dark-haired girl. If someone was knew here they might think Piper and Augusta were related. But when he leaned off of her and laid back against the wall he looked like he was about to cry again. " I--I'm pathetic... I--I can't move o--on..." he dropped his head again, " I'm h--hopeless..." he muttered.

Why did he feel like this, he was angry at Kris, he didn't want to see Kristopher but he knew he needed the blond, he could barely sleep, he wandered the storm last night because he could barely sleep without his counterparts warmth. He even started crying and fell into a rose bush (practically mangling the bush in the process) because he knew he couldn't live with Kris. It was a fact that right now... Augy Augusta couldn't handle. He knew he was dependent on the blond. He knew if he stayed away from Kris any longer that his room would become a mess, his cloths would never get clean, he'd never eat, and he'd never sleep. Plus the fact that he'd never be able to make a watch again.

But he just couldn't handle being away from him, and couldn't handle being near him...

[Piper Wren]

" But....P--Piper I... I need h--him... I--I can't l--live l--like this...I--I'm pathetic... I--I can't move o--on... I'm h--hopeless..."

Piper felt Augusta curl into her like a child...she hadn't seen him in this bad of an emotional state, ever. She felt a little bit helpless, she wished she could just wave some magic wand to make her friend feel better...but that wasn't going to happen so Piper would just have to do the best she could in helping him out. Maybe speaking to Kristopher once she had gotten Augusta cleaned up would be a good course of action? She needed to see him anyway considering his rather extreme reaction to his and Augusta's last major conflict...that had been horrendous and Kristopher ended up staying with Piper because she didn't trust him to be alone!

"You're not pathetic, you're just hurting it's normal...maybe it can be sorted? I'll do whatever I can, but for now you need those injuries treated and some clean clothes. Can you get up?"

Piper offered Augusta a hand. She was ready to help Augusta to his feet if needed and Piper was now wracking her brain to where she had put that first aid kit! Piper would need to go back to Augusta's room to get some clean, dry clothes for him. He couldn't stay in what he was wearing now, dirty and damp clothing wouldn't be doing him any good at the moment. It might also give her a chance to talk to Kristopher about all of this as well...

[Augusta Davingoun]

"You're not pathetic, you're just hurting it's normal...maybe it can be sorted? I'll do whatever I can, but for now you need those injuries treated and some clean clothes. Can you get up?"

Augusta looked up at the hand in front of him. He stared at it for a second before nodding. He slowly stood, letting Piper help him up as well. He sighed and looked around before letting his gaze fall to the floor once more. " It doesn't hurt really..." Augy said almost casually. Nothing hurt more then being away from Kris. He kept replaying the scene in his mind, over and over, hearing Kris at first, then himself, and then Kris again. It ripped him apart to keep reliving that, Kristopher's voice begging him not to leave.

Augusta just followed Piper around like a stray dog. He was slow, cautious, and mopey. Though after a minute or two he stopped following Piper and walked to the window. He looked at the shadowed sky outside and he slowly placed his hand on the glass. It was cold to the touch, but he didn't really notice it that much. Augy was thoroughly numb already.

" At least the weather reflects my mood..." he said softly.