Anna found Gunner talking to the doctors again and a small wave of guilt struck her at the thought of having to leave him. He'd do better and get worse and repeat but mostly he was just as shaken up as that first day she'd brought him back. She wished there was something she could do, some way she could help him feel like himself... She knew what it was like to feel weak and broken. It's what she'd had to get past in order to go after him because feeling helpless wasn't something you wanted to go at Strigoi facing. She nibbled at her lip and moved to his side, her hands slipping into her pockets after tucking a stray strand of hair from her pony-tail behind her ear.

"Hey Gun..." she gave him a small tired smile. "Everything okay?"

She knew about the day terrors, knew what PTSD could be like and honestly she'd considered suggesting that Gun be put on the same anti-anxiety meds she'd been on a while back... but she knew he might not agree with taking meds. She shook her head, "The Elites called..." She sighed, "They need me... They're finally doing the raid on the caves and the Queen is calling for every able bodied Dhampir in the area... I have to go."

~*~

Seb knew Serena was frustrated, he imagined being stuck in bed and having a little person kick and punch and do summersaults inside you wasn't exactly pleasant. He'd been trying his hardest to make her comfortable. He'd been opening the window to let the air in, he'd been helping her set up so she could watch tv, he'd brought her books, he'd made her breakfast himself, he'd even gotten desperate once when she'd gotten depressed and had turned on the radio and danced around the room half naked and singing into a hair brush just to make her laugh. All in all he was just about as worn out as she was but he kept it very carefully hidden because he didn't want her feeling guilty.

He'd made runs to the cafeteria late at night for odd cravings and he'd brought her flowers and Anna and Gunner had come and played cards with her whenever possible. Still, he was pretty sure that she was about to scream. Their bond was dampened but he could see her aura well enough and he knew she was antsy... She wanted up and he wished he could let her but after that last scare he nearly had a heart attack every time she rolled over.... He hid that too.

He entered the room, carefully balancing a stack of movies. "So, romantic comedy, action thriller, fantasy adventure...?"