Epiphanies   von Marron
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                            Kapitel 13: Explanation
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"What happened after that shot?", asked Johnny, his voice barely above a
whisper. Robert sighed. "That will take more than a few minutes to explain."
Oliver rolled his eyes. "Just talk", he instructed, "Or I will."
The look Robert shot at his french friend was priceless. "You suck at
summaries." Oliver nodded and the german turned to his redhaired friend again.
"Well, after Nathan was captured, you blacked out. I did, too. When I woke up
again I found it that we were back in our bodies." Here, he was interrupted by
Enrico, which had been quiet all the time. "What does that mean?" Robert ignored
him. "And then we where with the police. I made sure a doctor saw you. It really
is just a light concussion. I promised him to take care of you." He smiled
slightly, waited if Johnny protested. But the injured boy remained silent.
Raising an eyebrow at this he continued: "And well, the police left and i was
forced to explain everything to our friends. And your family."

Johnnys head shot up. "My family?!" Robert put him down again, a look of worry
on his face. "Don't move! Your mother is here. Seems like your father noticed my
strange behaviour and they were worried. It's okay, she is fine. Take it slow.
Please, Johnny, you need to rest." One finger caressed the side of Johnnys face
with the lightest pressure possible. "Police will be here again tomorrow. You've
been out for almost three hours." Only then, he seemed to realize what he was
doing and he removed his hand. "Well", he said, somehow sounding awkward, "I'm
gonna get you something to eat." He got up from the bed and left the room.

"Hey, why is Johnny the only one to get a meal?", Enrico wailed, scooting after
him, "I want something, too. I don't want to be left out!
What is the thing with what Nathan talked about anyway? What was that about you
being Johnny and Johnny being you? I want answers, Robert!" And so on and so
forth, Johnny could hear the italians voice untill the two boys were too far
away to be heard. Johnny rolled his eyey - what he regretted only seconds
afterwards. His head thought it to be funny to make him feel nauseous. He sighed
deeply.
"Looks like Enrico was daydreaming again through Roberts explanations", Oliver
murmured, "I listened.
So, Salamalyon and Griffolyon switched your bodies? That is something I never
exspected." Johnny groaned. On the one side, he was glad that Robert had done
the talking, on the other hand he did not know what exactly had been the things
his friends knew now. "Yeah, I was pretty surprised, too." That was a good
start. "Well, what did he tell you?" The greenhaired sighed and looked around,
seemingly trying to remember everything correctly. "He said something about a
dream he had. A strange one with your bitbeast. And that you two woke up like
this. You in his body and he in yours. He said you two met and tried to
understand what was going on until Nathan interrupted."
"What did Nathan do with us, anyway? I don't remember!" Oliver chewed his lip,
deeply lost in thought. "He was screaming a lot when the police interrogated
him. Like, he was not the guilty one. He only hit you two in the head when you
tried to get to Roberts car. And he drove the car away. Explained to Roberts
butler that someone from outside kidnapped you. Since the porsche was missing,
they believed him in a second and searched for you outside the castle. He was
even proud of that idea." Johnny made a face. "This guy is nuts", he commented.

"And Robert's in love with you", shot Enrico back, standing beside Robert in the
doorframe and grinning like he opened a present. Johnny shot up, cheeks flaming.
The german stood still like a stature. A shocked look directed at the italian,
which didn't see it. "You know, he is not that hard to read. He has no
pockerface like Kai." The blond chuckeled. Seconds later, the meal for Johnny
was shoved into his hands and Robert fled from the room.

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