The Age of The Masrui

“Don’t act like the victim because I’ve asked you to stop interfering in my love life again.”

"You don't like having a conversation with me then get out of my house!" Tesni hissed in return.

Henry narrowed his eyes at her, getting up to leave before dropping back down with dizziness.

Tesni glanced over her shoulder to watch, frowning when he sat back down and wandering into the living room to join him. "Light weight now?"

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"Your going to give yourself a headache staring at that screen all day." Scarlett frowned, pushing herself in through the gap between the desk and Archer's chair so she could place herself down on his lap.

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Sebastian sat on the sofa in the section of the house they had dedicated to Caius, quietly tuning his guitar - eyebrows furrowed in concentration.

Tesni glanced over her shoulder to watch, frowning when he sat back down and wandering into the living room to join him. "Light weight now?"

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"Your going to give yourself a headache staring at that screen all day." Scarlett frowned, pushing herself in through the gap between the desk and Archer's chair so she could place herself down on his lap.

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Sebastian sat on the sofa in the section of the house they had dedicated to Caius, quietly tuning his guitar - eyebrows furrowed in concentration.

Archer didn’t respond, sighing a little and putting his head on her shoulder so he could see over to his screen.

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“Just feeling a little dizzy, nauseous.” Henry frowned in surprise, hand rubbing his forehead.

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Caius glanced over from the chair he’d been sat in, not saying anything though.

"I can't quite do it today, fingers keep slipping. Can you?" Sebastian grimaced, offering it over to him."When Mila asked for someone to duet with on this next album, I said this woman as like... a joke. I didn't think she'd be able to get someone like her, now she has it's weird being in the same room as her and having to pretend I'm not star struck."

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"Arch," Scarlett frowned, lifting her hand up to brush her fingers through his hair. "You need to take a break."

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"Do you need to lay down? You drank enough water today?"

“Yeah I’m fine. I was fine… it’s just come on.” Henry frowned, rubbing his forehead again as the headache set in.

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“No I don’t, not a chance. I can take a break when my dad is home.”

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“She’s using her connections for you, it’s good.” Caius murmured as he took the guitar and started to work on it.

"You're being just as bad as Asher on the day you both found out, not being logical - not putting your own health first."

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"I don't know, it's making me nervous."

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"I had that with the immortality pill. Headaches for like a week, Tobi got off with nothing though; lucky fool."

“Well it’s obviously not that is it. I’ll have just caught something most likely…”

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“My dad has been gone for over a month, stop it Scarlett. I need to find him.”

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“That you’re working with people you’ve wanted to work with?”

"And you've gone out there to look for him twice, plus not stopped tracing and tracking people, making phone calls. Take a break. You look a mess, look at the bags under your eyes from not sleeping, you are losing weight too."

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"I - well, yeah. It's a little more than just wanting to work with her though." Sebastian grimaced.

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"Yeah, yeah." Tesni nodded, grimacing. "Probably just a bug."

“Sorry I’m not pretty enough for you anymore.” Archer rolled his eyes.

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“You have a crush on the girl I’m guessing?”

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“I should go… make sure I don’t spread whatever it is to you and the kids.”

"Can you drive with the dizziness?"

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Sebastian nodded subtly.

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Scarlett laughed quietly at that, leaning back and reaching to press the power off button on the computer. "No more of that."

“You’re not helping.” Archer sighed.

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“Ask her out then son.”

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“I’m sure it’ll pass by the time I’m in the car.”

"I'd rather you sleep in the spare room tonight if you're not feeling well."

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"I can't just do that, we're professionals." Sebastian grimaced. "There is too much going on right now anyway."

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Scarlett rested her hand on his cheek, brushing her thumb against the dark circles beneath his eyes. "Can we go to bed?"

“People in your industry date all the time.”

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“I’ll be okay.” Henry shook his head, stepping up again and swaying.

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“I won’t be able to sleep yet.”

Tesni shook her head, hands going to his shoulders. "I'm not letting you drive like this."

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"It's unhealthy to be awake until you literally pass out the way you have been." Scarlett sighed. "Your dad wouldn't want you not looking after yourself. You'll find him, but you have a chance of doing it faster if you are rested enough to pay attention to details."

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"Yeah, I know that but.. forget it." Sebastian mumbled, reaching out to take the guitar back.

Tesni shook her head, hands going to his shoulders. "I'm not letting you drive like this."

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"It's unhealthy to be awake until you literally pass out the way you have been." Scarlett sighed. "Your dad wouldn't want you not looking after yourself. You'll find him, but you have a chance of doing it faster if you are rested enough to pay attention to details."

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"Yeah, I know that but.. forget it." Sebastian mumbled, reaching out to take the guitar back.

“I’m okay.” Henry insisted.

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“You should go for it son.”

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“I can’t force myself to fall asleep when my body won’t.”

"You need to settle your mind, you do that and you'll be out like a light."

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"Too much going on right now," He repeated. "I don't have time for stupid things like that."

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"You'll end up in a crash Henry, no."

“Dating isn’t stupid.”

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Henry sighed deeply before sitting back down and putting his head in his hands.

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“And how do I do that mm?”

"It is time consuming and emotionally demanding. I have no time and don't you think this family has enough emotion being demanded of us right now? I mean look at you. What girl will understand 'I can't meet up for coffee now as we failed to find my missing uncles for another day so now my dad needs fucking pinning down and sedating again."

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"You should drive for at least thirty hours now," Tesni mumbled matter-of-factly. "You can't risk getting any illnesses and stuff for the next twenty four too. While the pill does its thing, otherwise you'll be stuck with it. Imagine an eternal cold? Awful."

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"Go to bed, I'll light some candles - make you a herbal tea. It'll help you settle, you'll be out like a light."

"It is time consuming and emotionally demanding. I have no time and don't you think this family has enough emotion being demanded of us right now? I mean look at you. What girl will understand 'I can't meet up for coffee now as we failed to find my missing uncles for another day so now my dad needs fucking pinning down and sedating again."

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"You should drive for at least thirty hours now," Tesni mumbled matter-of-factly. "You can't risk getting any illnesses and stuff for the next twenty four too. While the pill does its thing, otherwise you'll be stuck with it. Imagine an eternal cold? Awful."

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"Go to bed, I'll light some candles - make you a herbal tea. It'll help you settle, you'll be out like a light."

Caius flinched at that, swallowing thickly before getting up and heading to his room.

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“Whilst - what? What?” Henry frowned, looking up at her.

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“If it were that easy nobody would have insomnia.”

"You need to understand... I can't lose you. I had to to it. Especially if you are going to get to know my kids." Tesni whispered nervously.

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"Go to the bed, I'll be up now." Scarlett repeated softly as she moved off of his lap. "Lets at least give it a go."