London Bridge is Falling Down [Elle]

[Alecsander]

He dug furiously, completely focused on his goal. His hands glowed as he subconsciously used wandless magic to shift the debris. It had just been routine, move the debris to neat piles, check for survivors. But then he had heard a familiar voice while shifting a beam from what used to be a shop of some type, he thought. The voice was comforting, quiet, but under the calmness there was an uncertainty underneath. Fear. A beam shifted and there was a little pocket, a child huddled to one side. But where was she? He scooped up the child and handed him out to a rescuer. As he turned back he caught a glimpse of her, laying beneath the remains of a wall.

"Elle!"

He rasped, throat dry from all the dust he'd encountered that day, and shouldered his way into the little pocket. He had to crouch, almost waddle forward. His knees protested, they really weren't built for that type of activity any more. He knelt next to Elle's head, looking what little he could see of her over. "A-are you..o, okay?" He asked worriedly.

[Elle Callahan]

Elle had been one of the first to respond to the distress single coming from Hogsmeade. An Earthquake in Britain. It was such an odd thing. Elle had never felt an earthquake before. She had popped into Hogsmeade in her pale green healer's robes, her bag of emergency supplies slung across her chest. She immediately began to assess the damage. Hogsmeade hadn't been built to withstand a huge quake. Shingles littered the floor. A statue had toppled in the square. Elle dashed through the streets healing scrapes and mending broken bones when a distraught mother came to her. Her child was hurt, unable to move. Elle immediately went with her. Elle thought the house had been safe. It seemed to have suffered minor damage. The child had been in the front area of the shop unmoving, bleeding from a head wound. An object had fallen from a shelf in the quake, striking the child. Concussion. Elle had been focusing on the healing spells and not the ground around her. The sharp cries of alarm from the mother caused Eden to look up from her work. Elle wanted to snap at the woman to leave her alone when she felt the vibrations. Shit.

"Go outside, get another healer." Elle said as the kid started coming awake. Shit. Did the kid have any other injuries?

The mother didn't want to leave but after Elle's glare she did what she was told. The shaking increased. The kid abruptly sat up, knocking into Elle's wand hand. Merlin's pants. Elle cursed as her wand clattered to the ground and it rolled away. The objects along the walls rattled, falling to the ground. The startled kid started moving away from Elle. Elle called out for the kid to stop as she fell. Elle jumped up trying to reach for the kid as the room began to shake in Ernest. A loud cracking sound distracted Elle. She froze briefly watching in fascination as the wall across from her cracked. Then the roof caved in.

Elle didn't know how long she had been out. She was surrounded by shadows when she woke up. Only a few strands of light made it way into her little corner. She was lying near the wall. Part of a wall pinned her legs to the ground. Collapsed building surrounded her on the other sides. And she had no wand. The kid was gone. Elle could hear her whimpering. She was on the other side of collapsed wall. Elle tried to sooth the girl by telling her stories, that it would be alright.

Elle laughed when she heard Alex's voice. Of course her hero was Alex. Fate had a funny way of throwing them together. Fate wouldn't be able to pass up the opportunity. It was just too good.

Merlin's balls he was handsome. Even covered in plaster dust he was attractive. Elle had missed him.

"Oh I'm perfect, just practicing bench pressing. Haven't you heard wall is the new weight." Elle said with a shaky laugh. Merlin's beard her legs hurt. Likely broken. Blood was trickling in her eye. She wiped at it. Her head was bleeding freely, the blood not clotting fast enough. She'd been struck in the head.

"I need something to press against my head, to help the blood clot." She said, more worried about her head than her pinned legs. She wasn't sure how badly she'd been hurt. If it was a minor gash she would be fine but if it was more than a shallow cut she could loose too much blood by the time he unpinned her legs.

[Alecsander]

"Oh I'm perfect, just practicing bench pressing. Haven't you heard wall is the new weight."

Despite everything, he felt his heart skip a beat as he looked her over. Some loose debris was scattered over her, but the only thing holding her down was a large section of wall pinning her legs. And she was bleeding. Hesitantly he pressed his fingers to her scalp, unsure if she would accept his touch or not. He pressed firmer, realizing now wasn't the time to worry about whatever fights they had had.

"I need something to press against my head, to help the blood clot."

"Here," His fingers warmed as he cast a healing spell, the small wound closing up. If she'd gotten a concussion that wouldn't be healed, but at least the bleeding was stopped. Head wounds bled freely on most people, but with Elle's condition... half her face was covered in blood. Unable to move any closer to where her legs were pinned he levitated the wall fragments, placing them aside. One foot was turned at an odd angle, the other shin was peaking through skin. Alex blanched, levitating her to him as gently as he could, though he couldn't avoid bumping her against things in the small space. Once he had her in her arms he moved back to his feet and waddle-crawled to the opening he'd made earlier. "Elle, stay awake!" She was bleeding so much. A little episkey charm couldn't fix this. She needed St Mungos, and fast.

He finally made it into a space where he could stand somewhat and adjusted Elle to a more secure grip, leaning his forehead against hers as he spun on his heel and arrived in the emergency ward. There was so much blood.

"I need blood replenisher!" He shouted to the shocked looking desk nurses.

[Elle Callahan]

Merlin's underpants but Alex Kameren was hot even when he was a mess. He looked sweaty and a bit disheveled with plaster dust in his hair. He was also staring at her as if she was going to disappear. Elle would pay a fortune if she could find out what he was thinking. Did he miss her as much as she missed him? Was it pathetic that she missed him. He had lied to her twice. He had purposefully not told her things to protect her. He didn't want children. He was 15 years older than her. There were so many things going against them. She was an idiot to think that it would have ever worked out. She should find someone her own age.

Elle winced when he pressed his fingers against her scalp instead of cloth. Elle rolled her eyes when he healed her head wound. Okay so that was better but she was still annoyed that she hadn't thought of that. Elle yearned for her wand. A headache still pounded behind her eyes and she felt a little light headed but that could be from the blood loss. Elle wasn't sure how long she had been unconscious but she thought she lost a pint of blood. It was hard to be sure but there was blood pooled in the hallow of her neck. She needed a damn bath.


"Thanks," Elle muttered relunctantly. She winced, her face going pale when Alex lifted the wall from her feet. That hurt like hell. She hissed as she suddenly felt thousands of little needles in her legs. She tried moving her right foot but she couldn't. Elle frowned, leaning up to see it was pointing in the wrong direction. Her already pale cheeks blanched further at the sight of of her shin peaking through. There was so much blood. It was coming too fast now that the wall wasn't putting pressure on her legs. A fission of fear rippled through Elle.

"Wand, I need a wand," She said as Alex levitated her out of the space. Alex ignored her and he clutched her to his chest. Elle nearly blacked out from the pain of being moved. Stupid blood clotting disorder. Maybe that teacher was right, it would be the death of her.

Elle gagged as Alex stood clutching her. It was all she could do not to throw up against his chest. She hated appperation.

"Bandages first," Elle called out her voice hoarse. Fear caused Elle's heart to beat faster. Her vision was wavering. She felt awful. She miscalculated. She had lost more than a pint. Her blood wasn't clotting fast enough. She should have carried blood clotting meds with her. But then again she didn't have her damn bag. This wasn't bloody fair. Why did she have to get caught in an earthquake? Merlin's balls she was not going to die by wall. Not that she thought she was dying. It was unlikely but then again she thought it was unlikely that someone would be murdered in St. Mungos. She deserved a different death. A better death. Not something lame like being bested by a wall. She couldn't die without knowing what it felt like to have been with Alex Kameren. Not that Elle was going to die. She probably had twenty or so minutes before she bled out, maybe longer. Not willing to take the chance, Elle grabbed Alex's chin with her fingers, wet with her blood, pulling his face down closer. She kissed him fiercely as if it might be the last time she was going to do so. With the uncertainty in this world it might be the last time she saw him. She couldn't predict the future. He'd already been injured badly this year. It seemed he was always getting hurt. One day he wouldn't recover. Elle didn't want to regret not taking the chance to tell him how she felt. Elle pulled back.

"Don't die," She said as an orderly with a gurney pulled up beside them.

[Alecsander]

"Bandages first,"

The room burst into motion but Alex only had eyes for Elle. He could tell she was fading in and out. He had surprised himself with the swiftness in which he accepted her into his life, she came back from the dead and filled a hole he hadn't known was missing. They had been on a few awkward dates but had known each other more as friends. He had no idea what had changed, but something had. Perhaps it was him. She'd been the first in years he'd wanted to tell about Jamie. One day maybe he would have. But that secret was out. He didn't have any more secrets. He held her more securely, trying not to crush her. Where were the healers? Suddenly her hand was on his chin, pulling him down to her in a fierce kiss. He answered her hunger, unwilling to let her go. He felt like if he did, she might disappear. A muffled "Ahem." interrupted, pulling Alex back into the real world. An orderly and a couple of nurses stood there with a gurney, eyeing the two with expressions of varying disdain and disapproval.

"Don't die,"

He reluctantly put her down, unable to stop a rough bark of a laugh from erupting. Don't die? Him? Who was bleeding to death here? "Don't you dare die on me." He countered, following the healers closely as they rushed her from the room.