Neil jerked away at having someone run into him, his heart beating fast as fire flared somewhere near them. He was just glad that it wasn't the book he had lit on fire. Nearly whit eyes landed on the boy who had ran into him and he stared through him. It was a reaper. They always had that familiar scent of death clinging to them. Different from those who were dying

Amar

Sage: He smells like spices. Like you can smell the spicy on him. But he also smells like soap. Like bargain brand soap.

Fay: He smiles like home to her. Like it's very comforting and she describes it as chai tea and Indian perfume.

Liatris

Ewan: Like cleaning fluid. She always smeels really clean, with a hint of sweat (because she's always running around) and a little bit like flowers, like she had a rose hidden on her.

Neil knew that Drake probably wouldn’t have let him touch him if he hadn’t know Jamie was there. And if it wasn’t for the fact that Neil could calm people, he probably wouldn’t be able to touch Drake with a ten foot pole. But he wasn’t going to tell Jamie that.

Moving out of the teen’s way he made his way to the door where Keegan stood. “Make sure he takes all his pills in no less than ten minutes.” Keegan nodded and Neil slipped from the room.

Drake nodded at Jamie’s words. He was there and Neil was there. He was okay. Neil carefully raised his uncovered hand and brushed it over Drake’s forehead, pushing blond locks away.

Drake whimpered, his eyes remaining focused on Neil. “It’s okay, Drake. You’re okay. I’m here. I’m real.” His hand moved down Drake’s face in a light caress and Drake leaned into it as the voices started to calm, and he started to feel tired. “You’re okay, Drake.”

"I’m okay." He muttered back his voice quiet.

"What happened, Drake?" He had to know what had caused the break this time so he could work to keep it from happening.

"Jamie tried to leave." Was the whimpered answer he got.

He resisted the urge to glare at the teen, knowing that had happened after Drake started to lose it. “Before that.”

The blond blinked, “No one should love a monster.”

Neil took a deep breath, this was an age old fight he had with Drake. One that only seemed to get worse with each passing year. “We all have monsters inside Drake.” He told the man softly, “Sometimes our monsters play nice.”

A faint smile came to Drake’s face and Neil knew he would be okay. Patting his face, he stood from the floor and pulled his glove on turning to face Jamie and Keegan. “He’s fine.” His eyes were on Keegan though he was address them both ‘techincally’, “He’ll need to take his pills in a couple minutes. But until then I’m sure all he needs is ….cuddles from his fiance.”

Keegan tried to look supportive from where he stood outside, but he was pretty sure he was failing at it.

The minutes Jamie stepped into the room Drake took a deep breath and everything stilled before falling to the floor. He blinked his blue eyes remaining on Neil as he listened to Jamie’s words. His heart started to calm as he listened to Jamie the noise still raging on.

"It’s okay Drake. Jamie, Keegan and I are here." Neil said softly, Drake swallowed hard, nodding his head in just the slightest movement. Neil shifted, and started to pull off one of his gloves. "I’m going to touch your face now, Drake. I’m not going to hurt you, I’m going to help okay?"

"Jamie?" his voice was hoarse from all the screaming he had done and the word hardly carried even in the still room.

Keegan watched them both go already knowing that Jamie was right, he didn’t have to go. But if they tried to kill each and he could have been there to prevent it he would get hell from Drake. and Jamie looked fragile right now, he wasn’t sure he wanted to leave the boy with the two reapers, it spelled disaster. 

Trailing after the two he watched Neil disappear into Drake’s room where the screaming was coming from.

Neil entered the bedroom to be met with the sight of things whizzing around the room and randomly catching fire. His face remained blank though his eyes got darker in a sure sign of worry.

Walking towards the hysterical Drake, object flew away from him as he put a force field around him.

"JAMIE!"

Neil exhaled at the scream and knelt in front of the thrashing boy. “Calm down, Drake. Jamie is here.” His voice was monotone like always, quiet and some how through all the noise in Drake’s mind he heard Neil.

His eyes opened causing more tears to stain his pale cheeks and he focus on his friend. “Jamie?” He whimpered.