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"Yes, which is unusual for a facility like ours, but we do have one!" She sounded rather excited. "Unfortunately, your boys won't be able to come with us. You can wait here, if you want, or you want wait in the waiting room until we are all done. It should take us only about fifteen minutes...

Alec winced when he saw the bruise and shifted a little. That looked so painful! Dark had taken care of them, looked after them, and he hadn't even realized how hurt Dark had been. The gargoyle didn't help. It looked so bad. The doctor, on the other hand, was unbothered by the look, though...

"Of course!" the doctor agreed. "Are you alright with stripping to the waist for me?" She patted the table, inviting him to sit in the spot Xander happily vacated. ~~ "She hasn't? Oh, she made it look so smooth! That was excellent," Sally told Daizi happily.

Xander gave a tiny, grudging nod to Dark to show he got the message. "Basically, for the next two weeks, he needs a lot of patience and to be treated with kid gloves before being gradually reintroduced to regular life." The doctor glanced at Xander and gave him a cheeky smile. "You look like...

The doctor turned to Dark. "A concussion at it's most basic is essentially a brain bruise. Our brains are notoriously slow healers, so while most would say that the concussion can be healed by two weeks, it can actually take much longer for it to actually be fully healed, and some of the worse...

"Ah, well, we can work with that, though I'm afraid some touching will have to be necessary," the doctor said, taking it in stride. Xander didn't relax even an inch, but, true to her word, the doctor touched him as little as possible, giving a lot of verbal guidance for what she needed from...

The moment Dark returned to the room, both boys turned to him, visibly relaxing just a little. All Xander did was look at him and then away, pretending he hadn't been bothered at all, but Alec touched Dark's arm briefly, both as a reassurance to himself and to Dark. He didn't like the...

Alec watched the nurse closely and asked questions, not resisting in the least. It seemed like he was just curious, but somehow, he almost always managed to be where Xander could see what the nurse was doing and why. This would be hard for Xander considering how much touch was necessary, but...

Alec nodded and stood up, confident now that he had Dark and Xander with him. "I'm ready, and I will not scream." "Better not. My head might actually explode," Xander grumbled, following them more slowly. Fast moments jarred his head. ~~ "Very well, but you mustn't tell," Sally warned...

"I can't remember the last time we actually came to a doctor's visit like this," Alec mused. "All I remember is the last time, they had us go separate." "And you screamed like they were dipping you into an acid bath when they got your blood pressure," Xander said. "You kicked the nurse in the...

"Wait, they'll let you do that?" Xander asked, taken completely by surprise. Alec relaxed and smiled. "I'd like you both there. If you don't mind." He glanced toward his brother. "Sure, I just didn't think they'd let you do that," Xander agreed readily. "I'll go with you, and... you can...

Alec looked up at Dark, a hint of anxiety coming through for the first time. "We'll be going together at least, right? Xander and I? I'd rather we stay together." "Hey," Xander said gently, far more gentle with Alec than he was even with himself. "It'll be okay. They can't see all of us...

Xander muttered to himself as he tried to figure it out. After a while, he did manage to fill out a lot of it, but there was a lot he did have questions on. Alec, on the other hand, freely asked Dark questions when he wasn't sure what the right answer might be. FInally, when Alec and Dark had...

"We aren't five anymore," Xander said dryly, taking his board. Alec took his and looked it over curiously. "No, but we weren't much older than that the last time we both came to a clinic like this." He chose not to think about the last time he was in a hospital setting. "I'll do my best!"...

Alec gently nudged Xander. "We're here." "Oh joy," Xander sighed, but he got out of the car without further complaint. ~~~ Sally wasn't sure what the difference was between "masking" and "manners," particuarly in a professional setting, but she chose not to ask for further details. At...