Let's Play!

Ephriam was gone and back in a matter of minutes, holding a warm bowl of oatmeal in one hand and a tray in the other. The tray had several things... Sugar, brown sugar, milk, cinnamon, raisins, a spoon, and a GIANT glass of orange juice.

Marina looked up, smiling and coughing as she took the offered food, along with the brown sugar and milk, sipping at the juice in between coughs as she worked on eating, and had the bowl full of food gone rather fast, to be honest. Hunger ftw?

Ephriam very politely stood there, and when it was gone he reached for the bowl with a smile.



"That is pleasing to see. Would you like some more?"

Marina nodded slightly before coughing her proverbial butt off some more.

This time Ephriam's tray held a slightly different array of things. The other additions besides her milk and brown sugar had been removed, however, there was a lovely bottle of cough syrup in its stead.



"Here we go..." Oh, and this time he brought a bowl for himself too.

As thoughtful as Marina was, she actually managed to eat her share, and his, before he probably had a chance to realize it had happened, managing to dodge taking that medicine... she hated that stuff, even if it worked.

Ephriam actually gave a soft laugh as he looked at the one spoonful he had managed to scoop up before she had snatched his bowl. However, first being a gentleman and second being that there wasn't a food shortage, he didn't fight her for it. Instead he swallowed his given bite and reached to open the bottle, his fingers lighting off the childproof lid with no issue.



"Come along now..." He poured out a dose.



"If you drink this, then I will gladly fix the rest of the oatmeal in the kitchen." And if you saw the huge tin of oats they had...

Marina made a look on her face that clearly stated he could bribe her with all the sugar and diamonds in the world, and she'd not be happy to open her mouth for this stuff.... But since he was asking her, she made a cute little disgusted face, and took it like a big girl... until it hit her tongue, then several disgusted faces followed, resulting in her downing a second glass of orange juice.

Ephriam smiled apologetically as he recapped the bottle.



"I apologize, but you know that it will help." He paused to gather the bowls together before looking back up at her.



"Are you feeling brighter today?"

" Just hungrier."



she replied softly, coughing again.



" but I'm full now."

Ephriam nodded and stood up.



"That hardly surprises me. You have not eaten for nearly a week." The man turned and pulled out a clean set of nightclothes for the woman in case she felt like changing. But then he picked up the dirty dishes, preparing to take them down.

"... I know you';ve been here the whole time... but don't be gone too long?"

Ephriam paused for a minute and then looked up at her, partially surprised.



"You are ill and yet you maintain your thoughtfulness..." He turned to face her and nodded. "Thank you." Earlier today he had been procrastinating the idea of drinking a bottle from the cellar just as badly as she had been trying to put off drinking the cough syrup. This was actually an amazing out.



"Thank you." Eph left, but it was only a minute or two until Jethro walked in, holding a bag of chips and three chocolate candy bars.

" It's a wonder you don't get fat."



Marina informed him through a tired voice, and very sore throat as she coughed again, nestling back into her covers, snuggling with the pillow Ephriam had been using for support.

Jethro raised a brow as he sat down.



"These aren't all for me. I thought we could have a little junk food fest while daddy was gone." He peeled back the wrapper and offered her a piece of choclate. "It's good for the soul."

Marina looked over Jehtro, taking about half the offered chocolate bar, not sure her stomach could handle much more as she rested back into the bed.



" ... daddy... please don't use that again."



She asked it very politely, but it obviously hit a nerve as she was currently trying to keep her composure, while ill ( which was a challenge, to say the least) and she simply let the chocolate work it's temporary magic.

Jethro popped a sizable chunk into his mouth, cracking open the bag of chips.



"Was just joking anyways..." However, he nodded with consent. It wasn't that big of a deal to him either way. It wouldn't be too long until Ephriam was back anyhow. After all, it was a quickie run. Not a sporting one.

Marina smiled as he let her have her little win, nestling further into the pillow, chocolate soon gone, eyeing him.



" Feeling any better?"



She asked with a hoarse voice, coughing again.

Jethro glanced up at her and gently patted the wrapping he was still wearing.



"Better than you are, anyway." He winked.



"Really. We're like cockroaches. You have to try awful hard to kill us."

" I didn't mean to sqiush you so hard."



However, she had meant to hurt him after that... as he'd played a dirty trick on her, and she was still a bit cross about that, actually...

Jethro nodded slightly.



"I figured." He just shrugged. "Anything else you want me to bring you before Eph gets back? Chewing gum? Bubbles? Pornos?"

Marina looked him over.



" Only if you bring the toys to go with it, I have officially decided, despite the fact he thinks I'm at least attractive, in a normal state, he's not going to do anything about it, and therefore, I'm stuck to celibacy by force."



She complained openly, still not understanding Ephriam on that one... he was talking about turning her so she'd be with him forever... if he expected her not to want sex for all eternity....

BLAM! That kind of killed the joke. Jethro scratched his head thoughtfully.



"He is just concerned for your safety right now..."

marina merely made a face.



" Nice excuse for the moment, what was it in the past, and what will it be in the future? ... he's going to have to risk hurting me at some point, or I'll club him over the head and make him explain to the cashier why we're at the porn shop.... and I will too, I might make him tell people on the international radio waves that broadcast worldwide..."



Okay, so obviously, Ephriam was still in the dog house for that one... Nice Jethro.

Jethro mistook her rant for actual questions. And he had an explanation for whatever time she wanted.



"In the past he has never been survived by an intimacy. In the future either he will be stronger or you will be less breakable. He would be very shy about those shops - it isn't his cup of tea, but you might be in business with the radio." The man shoved another handful of chips in his mouth.

" No.. In the future, I'll have commited suicide from sexual frustration in it's rawest form."



She continued to complain... Ephriam, if you only knew how much deep hot water you were boiling in...

Jethro actually laughed at that one.



"You could always rape him..." Poor Eph... there was no one here to defend him.

" I wouldn't do that, as much as I'd like to...... He's too much of a freaking gentleman, I'd feel like I was raping a virgin."



Sure, not the case, but she'd still feel like it.

Jethro held the faintest of smiles, amused by that one.



"I know. You'd think he's from a different time period or something."

" To hell with the god forsaken time period. To hell with the years. to hell with it all. I want laid. Why is that so hard to understand for him. ... "



She was sick, and now Jethro had reminded her she was still ... frustrated...

Jethro simply scratched his nose.



"Well... Why don't you ask him? Seeing as he just got home and all..." Jethro stood up and began to gather the junk food.



"You want me to stash any of this for you?"

Marian merely made a small face.



" he won't give me a real answer. It's always evasive."



She replied simply, lookign rather unhappy with life now, hiding in the blankets.

Jethro just shrugged slightly.



"Try again?" And with that he was gone. When Ephriam walked in, Marina's state was rather far from what he was expecting. He stood there, with the sudden feeling that he had done something wrong.



"Wait... You said I could..." He gestured hopelessly towards the door, already resigning himself to whatever he was being blamed with.

" Not that.... Jethro reminded me about our ... erm... well, to be perfectly blunt, our lack of sex life, and my ' hormones' reaction to that, and therefore, my reaction to that, and even better yet... my feelings concerning the whole matter."



She informed him softly, feeling guilty as he walked in, yes, she was going crazy.... But, still.... He had no clue how bad, apparently... because if it was half as bad for him, as it was her, then he'd be all over her....

Ephriam gave a long sigh, ruffling his hands through his dark hair. The man walked over and sat on the end of the bed, trying to think of what to say as he dusted some crumbs off the spread.



"Jethro is a better vampire than I am." That was all that came to mind, and even that wasn't very good.

" It's not good or bad vampire, it is more the fact, natural male instincts... It's like... it's like you don't have them."





She couldn't help that, it was clear she didn't want to say it that way, and even more so that she felt bad for being so... well, needy.... And even more, bitchy about it.

Ephriam didn't meet her gaze on that one. In face, his expression looked like it should have had a light blush. It didn't, but it should have.



"I was bred to squelch them." But they were most definitely there.

Marina looked him over, eyes probably saying more then they should as she looked him over, clearly interested, even ill.



" I can't help mine. I wasn't bred free of desire."



So that was also a bit more harsh then needed. Still not meant the way it sounded though.

Ephriam didn't respond to that one. She might not have meant it as such, but it still felt like a direct attack on her person. He did lift his eyes to meet hers, though.



"...Is there anything I can do for you?" Subject change. Woohoo.

Marina looked him over, knowing she'd hurt him, moving to kiss him, coughing and crying slightly, as she didn't have the mental ability.



" I'm sorry.... i didn't mean it as it sounded."