Cursed Eyes

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May shifted uncomfortably; twisting and shifted on the balls of her feet. She never really liked complete darkness.

[sparrowgirl]

Belle set the lantern at her feet and bent over, still rummaging through her crate. She cursed under her breath as she stood up again. She placed her hands on her hips and thought for a moment. With one look towards the stairway to make sure no one was coming, she walked over to a nearby crate that belonged to another member of the crew. She looked through that one too, having to reach the flat bottom of the box before finding what she needed.
She smiled as she held her discovery close to her face, just to make sure it was, in fact, what she needed.
Belle gripped the top of the cloth with two hands before ripping it down the center. She carelessly threw the extra piece back where she had originally found it and placed the other one in the crook of her elbow as she stumbled back to her hammock and grabbed a bottle from behind it.
"They'll never even know it's missing," Belle smiled as she said it, indicating the cloth. "Now come on, luv, have a seat." She patted the heavy fabric of her own hammock.

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May bit her lip and sat onto the hammock cautiously; wrapping her arms around herself nervously.

[sparrowgirl]

Belle lifted the lanturn again and hung it on a notch extruding from a nearby column that held the ceiling above them. With the candlelight in this angle, Belle could see clearly. She paused a bit before ripping -- again -- another small piece of cloth from the strip. She opened the cork on the bottle with her teeth then poured an amount of the contents of the bottle onto it until it was soaked.
"This may sting a bit," She forewarned, then leaned in before dabbing it on May's open wound.

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May hissed in pain; scooting back only to almost fall over the side of the hammock.

[sparrowgirl]

Belle took the cloth away from her gash for a moment, seeing her retreat with the sudden pain. "You ready? It's not quite done yet."

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May bit her lip again and nodded; bracing for the pain.

[sparrowgirl]

Belle swallowed. She had seen many people in pain before, but close up it was worse...especially when she was helping contribute to it. But she moved the cloth back to May's forehead again anyway, dabbing the wound with it.

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All May could see was white; blinded by pain. Her vision came back ten minutes later...

[sparrowgirl]

"May...May..." Belle tried to coax the unconscience May back to reality. "You okay, luv?"