[b]SAM AND NATALIA[/b]

At Cason's command he just nodded, "Fine..." he simply replied before he walked away and to Natalia.

Sam hated that he was walking back from Annabeth but he knew he'd need to if Esme to be able to have space to work. "It's okay Annabeth, I'm still here, Esme just needs space to work" he reassured her as he let Natalia for once, be there for him as well. He could tell she was just as worried about Annabeth even if she didn't know she was the kid he once met when he was a teenager He just hoped that Esme would be able to do something about Annabeth's injuries as it honestly reminded him when when he was a teenager and she had to cover up her wrists with bandanas and bandages due to all kinds of wounds. It just brought forward to his mind how much he regretted letting her run off as a kid and not come back with him, even if she refused to go back. 

He couldn't believe that until she swept his hair behind his ear in the school that he didn't recognise her or remember who she was, but he had remembered he wanted to do right by her, even if it meant letting someone else try and stitch her up and heal her in some way. He just wished he knew how he could fix her eyes, seeing her without those bright blue eyes in her eye sockets was breaking him in two, which was only being emphasised by the fact he could see almost see the fear in her, eyes or not. He watched on as Cason did his best to try and keep Annabeth calm whilst Esme worked, but his curiousity got piqued when it seemed Esme was using some kind power to heal Annabeth instead after the first cut was stitched up. 

"What the....?" he openly asked in curiosity, trying to ignore the fact Cason was looking desperate for answers and even barking angrily at Benjamin, which Benjamin replying, confirming he was able to heal Annabeth. There was so much going on, his mind could barely keep up. It felt like the world was spinning passed him and he just couldn't gran ahold and go in time with it all. All he felt was Natalia's hands rubbing his back and sqieezing his hand reassuringly to try and keep him stable. THen Cason made some ray ban sunglasses appear with the click of a finger, an action he was used to Ruby using and he had to admit to himself that they did suit Annabeth. Yet nothing seemed to truly calm him until Annabeth told him it wasn't his fault. "I....Just focus on you" he replied to her, stammering to find the right words before just sighing and saying what he did. 

Both of them watched as Esme walked to the bathroom to clean up and take a moment out which neither could truly blame her for doing. Natalia felt like she needed about six of the strongest alcoholic drinks minimum to just drown out the day and relax but was convinced it'd be a while before she could do that. She also didn't want to get drunk incase Sam needed her, so she felt incredibly torn on how to handle this situation. Eventually she turned Benjamin, "right you need to explain yourself, you're a witch?!" she questioned him, seeing as there wasn't much else she could do. Sam however walked back to Annabeth and perched on the edge of the bed, taking her hand, "it's just me" he told her.