Whumper had let their pet out to play a while ago, noticing the fidgety energy that morning. The pet had earned it, proving more then once they wouldn't run away or fight now when given the chance.

Hours later though after being engrossed in a novel Whumper realized the house was too quiet.

Whumper looked up from their book, frowning a little. Normally by now they heard the clatter from the kitchen as their pet started making food. "Pet?" They called.

No answer came though, which was odd. Maybe letting them outside today wasn't the best idea if they weren't going to listen after.

Whumper sighed and put the book down, going to look for the pet. They checked all the normal hiding spots Pet used to go to when trying to get out of something, frowning a little when all were empty. "Whumpee?" They called, using the pets name so they knew they were in trouble.

After about 15 more minutes of searching Whumper stopped by a window, finding out exactly why pet wasn't responding. They were still outside, hiding under the shade of a tree in the backyard. How had they gotten out? They never went outside without permission. That's when whumper realized, they'd forgotten to let pet back inside.

Muttering quiet curses they made a beeline for the door, snatching a plastic water bottle from the kitchen as they went by. "Darling?" They called as they pushed the back door open, going outside.

Pet picked their head up hearing their master, sitting up a little bit. They whimpered when they tried to get up, their sunburned body protesting.

Whumper held a hand out to let them know to stop, slowing as they got closer. "I am so sorry darling I forgot to leave the door open so you could come back inside." They said as they sat by pet. They unscrewed the top of the water bottle. "Here, take little sips of this." They said as they held the waterbottle out.

Pet grabbed the water bottle, taking a small sip with shakey hands. "Everything hurts." They whined, setting the waterbottle between their legs.

Whumper sighed. Every bit of exposed skin on whumpee was red and angry. They tried to remember if they had any aloe inside, and what would be the best way to get their pet inside without harming them a bunch. "Do you want me to carry you or do you want to walk?"

Pet thought for a moment. "I don't know...." they finally said. Moving hurt so bad, but they guessed touching would hurt worse.

Whumper nodded. "I'll carry you then, I am so sorry." They placed a gentle kiss to their pets head, scooping them up and avoiding touching any exposed skin best they could.

Pet grabbed the waterbottle on the way up, taking another small sip as they were carried inside. They noticed the time on the clock, whining. "I need to make food."

"No, you need to sit down here, food can wait." Whumper said, setting pet in a chair and going to find the aloe. They came back a moment later with the tube of green-ish gel, pulling another chair up. They carefully applied the aloe to the red areas, feeling bad for every whimper that escaped pet. "I am so sorry darling, next time if the door shuts knock on the window and I'll let you back in, okay?" They should've done something like that from the getgo, but they hadn't thought of it.

Pet gave a small nod. "Yes master.." they looked ag the red skin. "What do you want to eat?" They asked a moment later, planning on still carrying out their duties.

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Xen managed to finish the rest of his shift, his leg burning when he had to move some rubble out of the way for some citizens trying to move their vehicles inside. Sure it hurt and burned and he wanted to throw himself into the ocean, but he couldn't, he still had a job to do, and people who relied on him.

He barely made it back to his apartment. Which looked almost void of anyone living there because he was rarely home. He did perk up a little more when a good smell hit his nose. "Who's home?" he called out warily. He pulled his mask off and hung it on its hook, no matter who it was knew his face anyways, and started walking down the hall.

"Just us." Dennis called. "Nicky and Luca figured you'd need some help during the storm so we all came to help make sure our Firestarter was gonna be okay." They poked their head out of the kitchen doorway.

"Yeah! Making lots of soup!" Luca shouted.

Xen rolled his eyes. "Didn't I tell you guys not to come in here without letting me know? I don't think my boss would be happy about random people being in my home." He walked over, but kept enough distance so hopefully no one noticed the patch of dried blood on his chestpiece.

Nicky paused her cutting of onions to wave before going back to it. Once down she put the onions in a bowl and slid it to Luca. She washed her hands off before turning to Xen. "How was work?" She signed.

"Not too bad. Mostly helped people move stuff around." Xen leaned against the wall. He shifted a little so he could rest his leg.

Dennis climbed to sit on the counter. "That's good. We didn't see anything on the news so we figured it had been an easy day." They stretched out. "But also we knew with it being so bad this time around there probably would just be a lot more preparing. Like sure this is the time to strike but what villain would strike just to lose everything yknow?"

Luca nodded. "What's the point of an empire thats washed away?"

"Yeah, that's what we figured as well. Other than petty crime it was nothing." Xen rubbed his face. He let his head lean against the wall. "What soup are you guys making?"

"Chicken noodles and Nicky's helping me set up some loaded baked potato." Luca replied. He pointed to the pot on the stove. "That should be enough for two days, and the loaded will be enough for three dinners. Then I was gonna make something for tonight."

Xen nodded. "Okay, I'm going to go get my boots off and get into something more comfortable." He pushed off the wall. He went to his room, closing the door as soon as he was inside. He peeled his boots off, biting down on his lip to stiffle his groan as his thigh shifted. How he was going to make it through them being here he had no clue.

He peeled his suit off. He decided to tackle his shoulder first. He undid the messy bandaging he'd hidden under his suit, tossing it into a pile. He wrinkled his nose at the sight of more blood. "God damn it-" He grabbed the first aid kit kept by his bed.

Nicky slipped into the room. "Knew it." They signed. They grabbed the first aid kit out of Xen's hand, pushing him to lay. They popped the lid open and started pulling things out.

"Please don't tell the other two, they'll just worry and it's not that bad. I just bashed myself up while lifting things," Xen said. He knew that was a blatant lie, but, he didn't think Nicky could tell. He peeled more of his suit off to let Nicky have plenty of space to work.

Nicky nodded his head and got to work. He started with grabbing the alcohol pads and cleaning the area up. He turned his phone flashlight on, checking it over before leaving it on the bed. He grabbed some of the anti-bacterial cream and put some on. After that he put some gauze down and used the paper tape to hold it down.

Xen was biting the inside of his mouth to stay quiet. His nose scrunched some as well.

"Anymore?" Nicky asked.

Xen shook his head. "No, the only other major anything is I slammed my knee into a stand and it kinda fucking hurts-" He chuckled some. Please gods Nicky get out of his room.

Nicky nodded. "Good. Hurry up, soups almost done." She climbed off the bed and went back out to the others.

Xen sighed. He rebandaged the cut on his thigh on his own. He then grabbed some baggy sweats and a loose shirt to wear, changing into those and leaving his gear in a crumpled pile in the corner. Once done he went out to the others. "Hey." He didn't bother as much hiding the limp, as he now had a somewhat plausible excuse for it.

Luca grinned as they saw Xen. "Hey, just about to dish out bowls if you want to get the silverware out."

Xen nodded. He went over and grabbed the spoons out of the drawer. "Were just having soup right?" He knew Luca and changing plans last second, he didn't mind it so long as he still knew what was going on.

"Mhm," Luca replied.

Dennis pulled the table out from its folded position against the wall. "Here we go-" He went back in the kitchen to help out set the bowls out while Nicky set the chairs in place.

Xen set the spoons out, plopping down in a seat to wait for the others. He wanted to rub his shoulder but knew he probably shouldn't. "After we eat can you guys please head home? I don't want you getting caught in the storm. One of you may deal in ice but that doesn't stop rain and floods." He looked right at Nicky.

Nicky pursed their lips and sat in the chair closest. They gave a very easily well known sign for Xen to shut up, a middle finger.

Xen chuckled. "What? I told you you'll never live it down."

Nicky crossed his arms on his chest.

Luca giggled as they brought bowls in with Dennis right behind. The two of them sat the bowls down. "Oh stop you two." They sat down on the other side of Xen. "Let's eat, and yes. After that we'll make sure things are picked up then leave so you don't worry."

Dennis smiled. "Mhm. Now let's eat before my stomach claws it's way out to eat the food itself." He chuckled and started eating.

Xen chuckled and started eating. He was lucky Nicky didn't ask questions, but at the same time, if Em found out he'd be in so much trouble. Just gonna have to double check things more often.

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"You're mine boy."

"I'm not a boy."

"Oh- what's your pronouns and gender then?"

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