Log: Ongoing

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

When; Saturday night, February 27
Rating; PG-13 maybe?
Characters; Harry Dresden (dresden4hire) and Mercy Thompson (coyote_walking)
Summary; Harry finds a seriously injured Mercy.
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Harry's tracking spell had led him straight to the zoo. He had found Mercy's pack and clothes in the forest, recognizing the signs of her having shifted to go for a run. She obviously hadn't returned though, so he had grabbed them and continued searching.

The state he found Mercy in was bad. Multiple injuries that were possibly fatal if she didn't get help soon. She was naked, whoever kidnapped her hadn't even bothered to clothe her.

Sprinting to her, he knelt down next to her, he reached out and placed a hand gently on her shoulder.

"Mercy, it's Harry," he said. "What happened?"

She whimpered and pulled away, terrified of being touched. "Don't, please," she said, voice hoarse from screaming.

"I'm sorry," he said, moving his hand away from her shoulder. "We need to get you to a hospital though. Hell's bells, Mercy, who did this to you?"

Mercy curled up into a ball as much as she could, crying out when it aggravated her injuries. "Don't know," she managed, "Don't know what happened. Scared."

"It's okay, I'm not going to let anyone hurt you," he said, feeling his blood boil in anger that someone would do this to Mercy. "But right now we need to get you to the hospital."

"Harry?" she whispered, finally managing to place him. "Where am I? What happened?"

"You're at the zoo, Mercy," he said, glancing over her and trying to find the most serious injuries. "And you didn't come in for work today and I got worried."

"I don't..." She started to reach up towards her head, but whimpered and let her hand fall back to her side when the pain shot through her shoulder. "I don't remember anything. What day is it?"

"It's Saturday," he told her, wincing at the pained noise she made. "When did you shift for your run?"

"Not shifting, won't shift, promise," she said quickly, whimpering and putting her good hand up. "I won't, I won't."

"Mercy, what are you talking about?" Harry asked, reaching to help her but hesitated, not wanting to cause her more pain.

She looked confused and disoriented. "I... I don't know," she admitted, looking a bit like she was going to cry. "I... I remember shifting at the garage, but I shifted back after my run to go home, and then... nothing."

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[dresden4hire.livejournal.com]

"It's going to hurt, but I need to pick you up and take you to the hospital," he said, frowning about the fact that she didn't remember anything at all. That always complicated things when it came to getting vengeance.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Mercy whimpered, wanting to keep him away, but knowing he was right and that she needed help. "Okay. Just... I... there's no clothes..."

Normally she wasn't at all uncomfortable with nudity, but right now she felt horribly exposed.

[dresden4hire.livejournal.com]

"I've got you covered," Harry said, taking off his duster and laying it on the ground. Very, very carefully he picked up Mercy and set her on it before wrapping the much smaller woman up in it.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

She tried very hard not to cry out when he moved her, but couldn't help the tears that fell. She turned her head as much as she could to try and hide them, burying her face against his coat.

"... sorry, so sorry, Harry."

[dresden4hire.livejournal.com]

"Hey, don't worry," he said, very carefully lifting her up and off the ground. "You've got a few sick days stocked up anyways."

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Mercy almost laughed at that, then cried out and hid her face again when the pain overwhelmed her. "Just - don't... give me a second to..."

It was all she could manage through the pain.

[dresden4hire.livejournal.com]

"Sorry, no more jokes, I promise."

Even though she wasn't very big Harry wanted to carry her as gingerly as possible and it was a ways to the hospital. He was definitely going to be tired by the time this was over.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Mercy nodded carefully, body relaxing ever so slightly into him. "Thank you, Harry. For finding me. And... everything."

[dresden4hire.livejournal.com]

Harry resisted the urge to hug her close, instead just letting her rest against him.

"Of course," he told her. "Just hang in there, you're safe. I promise I won't let anything else happen to you."

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Mercy leaned into him, despite the pain it caused, wanting his warmth and the feeling of being held safely in someone's arms.

"Don't let them put me in the dark, Harry. Scares me."

[dresden4hire.livejournal.com]

“I’ll make sure the room is well lit,” he promised her, filing away that information about the dark for later. “And someone will be close by the whole time.”

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

It was utterly humiliating, but she couldn't quite stop the tears from falling. She turned her head gingerly into his chest to try to hide them, but couldn't quite hide the sound of them from her voice. "Thank you."

[dresden4hire.livejournal.com]

"Hey, anything for you," he told her, continue to carry her gently out of the zoo. He could hear the tears but he wasn't going to comment on them, ever. It was the last he could do for her.