[SB] Retaliation

[Artemis James]

Lucy's texts regarding recent sexual activity with a particular person were met with doubt by her brother. To lie about such a thing seemed well within her capacity, although if she had truly done what she'd so bluntly announced through text, it struck Artemis as a new level of cruelty towards him; she'd always been an expert at knowing just how to hurt others and knew exactly how to twist the knife afterwards... Artemis had been on the receiving end of that on more then one occasion, but now she was seemingly steadily becoming more hateful towards him. He often doubted that they were even siblings; Yet still he was determined to protect her without hesitation, with the same fiery passion he had previously. She was still his sister, and deep down his twin had to be in there. Somewhere... Surely? 

Regardless if Lucy's texts were lies or not, the dominate one of the Emory twins had still majorly overstepped his mark, and ignored Artemis's request. Lucy had mentioned if he thought she was lying to confront Casper, so it was fairly obvious if it was a lie that they were in together; He didn't want to think about the alternative, that the cruel texts were true. 
Artemis narrowed his eyes at the figure sat in the lounge, seemingly too in depth in reading what appeared to be a manga or comic book of sorts to notice Artemis's glare practically boring a hole into the back of his head. Casper Emory was the far more dangerous one of the two, Artemis had come to the conclusion of. Jasper acted more on his emotions, while Casper was... Calculated. Artemis had been gearing himself up for a more controlled confrontation then he'd had previously, but he couldn't deny the anger writhing in the pit of his stomach as soon as the other boy had entered his field of vision. All he'd asked was for him to stay away from Lucy, for her benefit, and his sheer arrogance
wouldn't even bend to that one simple request... There were plenty of others to mess with, why choose his sister?

Just to mess with him, he was certain.

Biting his bottom lip, Artemis strode forward, attempting his keep his emotions controlled as he approached the other boy, walking round so he was in front of him, leaning forward and placing his hands on either arm of the chair, leaning forward, closer, in an attempt at appearing intimdating; He narrowed his gaze, pouting a little. "Have something you want to tell me, Mr.Emory?" He spoke, poison lacing his words even though they were relatively calmly spoken.

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

Caper did not feel that anyone was staring at him, but if he did he didn't care since he had gotten to a nice smutty part in the manga he was reading. He had already read one a few pages ago, but these two characters in the story were animals with this sort of thing. It was kind of hot and well the story was good of course. He figured that his brother was currently working on acting out this scene with Franck at the moment. That was why Casper was here in the lounge in the first place and not at his brother's side.

Franck liked to get alone time with Jasper and well since Franck didn't want to sleep with them both; Casper was giving them some space. So here he was, all alone, with a manga, and just reading it while apparently someone was glaring at his from the shadows. Whoever it was didn't stay hidden for long as Casper could hear someone steps coming closer to him, before he could see that someone was standing in front of him. He didn't bother to look up until he was done reading the current page he was one. His eyes looked up to see that it was Artemis, glaring at him, and even leaning in close like he was trying to be intimidating.

"No, do you have something to tell me?" Casper answered and then asked the question back. The boy was leaning in pretty close and looking at him. "Do you want my body? You are going to have to work a little harder if you want me to take you right here and now." Casper informed him as he looked back down to his book. Talking about sex reminded him about what he had done with Artemis sister, perhaps that was what he was talking about. "Oh, I had sex with your sister. This was one of the many things we did with one another." Casper said after a moment. He turned a few pages in his manga before turning to show it to Artemis. It was not a view suited for children, which was for sure, but it was accurate.

[Artemis James]

The sheer arrogance of the dominate Emory twin didn't surprise Artemis but it certainly flared his annoyance. The guy didn't so much as look up at him at first, seemingly deciding to take his time finishing the page he was on. Artemis kept his stance, kept his glare firm and steadfast until Casper finally saw fit to acknowledge him. He appeared undaunted, as Artemis had guessed he would, even so much as act as though he couldn't even remember why Artemis would be angry at him in the first place. Did he not even remember their heated confrontation? He narrowed his eyeline further, about to give a sharp reply when Casper added if Artemis wanted his body, and that if he did, he'd have to work harder for it.

At once red seeped into his cheeks in a fluster of embarrassment; He hadn't expected such a comment, especially when he so openly disliked the boy. "I wouldn't touch you if you were the last person on earth!" He snapped back, biting his bottom lip. "You know exactly what you-" He then fell silent at the blunt, straight to the point comment the Emory twin gave him, a further flicker of rage seeping through him which he quickly fought back. The last thing he needed was to let his anger get the best of him here, since it would only give Casper exactly what he wanted.
"Liar," He mumbled lowly. "I know you and Lucy conspired together to come up with some stupid story just to get at me, you-" He then blinked at the scene Casper showed him, a fairly... Heated scene, to be polite about it. A VERY heated scene. Artemis felt his cheeks steadily turn a more obvious shade of red as he raised an eyebrow, before frowning and looking away with a sharp turn of his head. "You're disgusting, you know that? An animal. Can't you think with anything higher then your hips?"

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

Casper started to smile slyly when he saw the blush quickly take over the other boy's first. Yes, jasper was right that this one was so easy to rile up. Casper had not even really tried and the boy was already flushing in front of him. Casper was blaming it on Artemis for being so close to him in the first place. What did he expect Casper to think at first? If it was meant for intimidation, well Artemis was going to have to buff up, lose the cute little boy face, and well actually be intimidating to get that effect. Against someone like Casper; even without his power, it just didn't give Casper anything to worry about.

"I'm sure you would. You would just need time." Casper responded back, full of confidence. Yes, he was sure that if he was the last person on Earth, Artemis would end up giving in after a certain point. He would only be able to resist for so long and Casper was also confident that he would be able to figure out a way to get into the boy's pants. He informed Artemis what he and the guy’s twin had done after he recalled it. It was not that he had forgotten, but it was not something that was on his mind. Casper didn't really see any of it as a big deal since he assumed that Lucy had to have told Artemis.

Or else he would not have come to him asking about it, since he knew that he and his brother were not going around bragging about it. "Why would I lie? I would not lie about such a thing, I have no need to." Casper said as he looked back down at his manga. He then showed the scene to Artemis and was pleased yet again at how the boy reacted to it. He figured it would give Artemis a better idea of it being the truth with him showing an image of what they did. "Well I am a mammal and if I was not thinking above my hip, I would not be good at upsetting you without trying." Casper pointed out as he gestured for Artemis to sit down in the seat near him but at a slight distance due to a small table between the two chairs.

"I don't get why you are upset. It was not a big deal since I'm pretty sure she only did it to get you upset. Not like it happened more than once and I doubt it will happen again." Casper pointed out as she gave a small shrug. He would have liked to do it again but he was not going to get his hopes up or anything like that. With how Lucy was, it was best to just take it a step at a time and wait and see.

[Artemis James]

This boy was infuriating. How could anyone be so horribly obnoxious? What had Artemis done in his life to warrant having to deal with someone so irritating? Artemis snapped his glare back to Casper, narrowing his eyes as he kept his distance between the both of them short in a continued attempt at intimidation; Artemis however, despite his best efforts, likely would never appear threatening; It didn't come to him naturally, and with his baby face, likely just came across like an upset puppy.
Artemis's glare showcased further disgust at Casper's clear confidence in Artemis wanting to eventually get with him in such a situation; Did this boy truly have such stupidly high levels of confidence in himself? "In your dreams, ghost boy," He pouted in response, although his cheeks remained tinted red from the embarrassment of the comment. 

Casper's next words flared Artemis's anger, but he bit down on his bottom lip and kept it in check; Getting all het up was exactly what this guy wanted; Clearly, he and Lucy had plotted this and agreed to this lie together, a pact just to try to hurt him. Lucy he could understand; She'd been increasingly hateful towards him, and had made it perfectly clear she wanted nothing to do with him. She had deep rooted motive... But this guy, he was going along with it just to hurt Artemis, a boy he' barely spoken to? Granted it was a heated discussion, but wasn't this a little far to go to try and upset him? But then again, this guy had made it perfectly obvious earlier that the thing he seemed to live for was getting rections out of others. He would easily go along with such a cruel lie just to see what action it would cause Artemis to take; And frankly, he was likely giving him exactly what he wanted.
"Of course you'd lie. You wanted to get a reaction out of me, and Lucy wanted to hurt me. Win win for you both, I'm sure," Artemis responded sharply, before pulling back away from him and folding his arms. "And I'm a mammal, but I don't act like a total ass."
His eyeline followed Casper's gesture, and he snapped his glare quickly back at the boy; He wanted him to sit down? Did he want to talk about this like a decent human being? He doubted it... But still Artemis took the seat, folding his arms across his chest and keeping his eyeline firmly fixed on the other boy.

"... Oh but I thought I was an open book to you?" He pouted, the hint of sarcasm clear in his voice. "For someone who thinks themselves so perceptive, I'm surprised you can't see why I'd be a little ticked off with the whole you messing with my sister thing."

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

Casper was actually being really well behaved, considering how he could behave and he was not even going as far as his brother would. He was just being honest and actually nice to the boy, but again everyone had their own opinions. Everyone else was wrong, but Casper would let them think that their opinions mattered or had some effect on him. Well...it depended on his mood and right now he was in a pretty good mood. It had not been that long ago since he had some fun with Lucy and what they had done was always a great way to get rid of stress and the like.

In any case, Casper was not in the slightest bothered by Artemis and his 'barking'. "Likely already in yours." Casper responded back right after Artemis words about in his dreams. He turned the page in his manga, reading over it and now giving Artemis half of his attention. This was a good manga. He could not just close it while he was in the middle of reading it to have a conversation in where someone was being a child about what Casper and Lucy had done. It was not that big of a deal and Casper was starting to wonder if Artemis was jealous because it had not been him or something. That was a possibility, right?

As for Casper's confidence; yes, he and his brother had ones that were pretty high and they had to be with the line of work the brothers used to be in. Artemis was still denying it. Did he expect Casper and Lucy to record it to have proof for him? "I'm not even paying you any attention at the moment. Why would I lie to get a reaction from you when I'm not looking for one?" Casper asked, still not looking up from his manga. "I say look in my trashcan for proof, but I don't remember if I used protection or not." Casper added after a moment, turning the page. He then ignored the next bit of words the boy was saying; his manga had become more interesting.

"I could probably figure it out...no she does not like you. She is just using you, jeez." Casper said, ending up talking about a part he was reading. He completely brushed Artemis off then, not even bothering to tell him to hold on as he kept reading.

[Artemis James]

The sharp contrast to the guy's previous demeanor was unsettling Artemis a touch. Pior to this, this boy had been intimidating,
insulting, harsh; Almost desperate to get a reaction out of him. But now he was replying without the same level of harsh insult, and seemed disinterested in even speaking to him despite asking him to sit down; Although likely he only gestured for Artemis to sit down to get him out of the other boy's space.

Artemis scoffed at his comment regarding him being in his dreams, continuing to glare fiercely as though by his stare alone he could burn holes in the other boy's skin. He slowly raised a brow as Casper's attention clearly shifted back to his manga, a action which flared the boy's anger; After what he'd done, after how he'd hurt him, he wouldn't even give Artemis his full attention? His stupid comic was more important then facing the consequences of what he'd done? The other boy confirmed it with his next remark, showcasing his clear lack of attention to Artemis and his concerns regarding his sister.
How could anyone justify being so obnoxious?! Artemis scoffed again at Casper's comment regarding that he hadn't been looking for a reaction.

"Of course you were!" He snapped back,placing his hands on the arms of the chair leaning forward. "Isn't that what you do?! You're pathetic!" He bit his bottom lip, wanting more then anything to stand up and confront this guy head on, but he figured it woud only result in him getting beaten up. "People like you are just... Are just the worst kind of people. You don't give a shit about anyone else other then yourself, you take some kind of sick delight in hurting others..." He trailed off a moment, growing increasingly frustrated with Casper's lack of attention. He stood up, making his way over to the other boy and leaning forward, placing his hand on the manga and pushing the book down to Casper's lap, keeping his eyeline firmly on the other boy's gaze. "You're an animal." His words practically dripped poison. "So yes, of course you'd lie about something like that just to hurt me. Why couldn't you leave her alone? She's messed up, she's not well. But you didn't care. As long as you got what you wanted, right?"

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

Casper could careless how the boy was feeling or how much he glared at him. His book was more interesting than anyone right now and Casper didn’t feel like playing with people. It was not something that they did all the time, just most of the time. This was one of those rare times in where Casper was not interested in getting a reaction out of someone. Even still, not doing right now seemed to be getting a reaction out of the boy. People were just so easy, it amused Casper on some level, but his small smile was mainly because of what he was reading.

The other boy snapped, yelling now, and really was starting to become a pain in Casper’s neck. Why was this guy so set on denying that Casper had slept with his sister? If he didn’t want to believe it then that was his choice, but it happened. Artemis could beg and plead all he wanted but Casper was not going to say ‘yeah, you are right; we didn’t sleep with one another’, because they did. He just hoped that Lucy was going to enjoy this reaction more than Casper currently was. “I don’t do it all the time, like now.” Casper said, still managing to keep calm but it was clear that he was on edge now.

Artemis was going on about Casper not caring about anyone but himself. Casper cared about his brother more then he cared about himself. Neither of them enjoyed hurting people, they enjoyed the reaction they got out of people. Yet, Casper was done. He was going to let the other guy say as he liked and believe whatever he wanted. As long as he stayed out of his person space and left him alone enough that he could read his manga. That was what he currently was doing as he ignored Artemis words and so on, turning the page and enjoying the art.

However; Artemis was in his space, covering up his manga, and still going on about how Casper was not being honest with him. Casper could not take it anymore; his right hand had just quickly formed a fist and went to punch Artemis in the jaw. Casper wished he could have tapped into his powers but even without them, if his hit landed he would likely send the other boy stumbling back or falling. He wanted him out of his space and that was the purpose of the punch. Casper was already moving to stand up, glaring at the boy. “Look, I don’t give a damn if you believe me or not. I left bruises, so if you really need proof you can ask her to show you; unless she heals fast. Either way it was likely a onetime thing, she does not seem interested in me that way. If you have such a problem with her sleeping with people then you should go and talk to her about it! If you were not a virgin you would know understand that sleeping with someone is really not that hard to do. So leave me the hell alone before I kick your ass!” Casper actually yelled, warning the boy.

[Artemis James]

Casper's continued ignoring of him only served to flare Artemis's anger, who to a degree was in almost disbelief at how frankly disrespectful he felt he was being. Artemis had dealt with a number of people in his life whom he thought were rude, obnoxious, and honestly this guy took the top tier.
He understood that Casper and Jasper found some kind of enjoyment out of teasing people; He didn't see why anyone could take delight from upsetting others personally, but if that's how you got your kicks then fair enough... No, his central issue with the twins, or more specifically Casper, was how he'd ignored Artemis's reasoning for leaving Lucy alone, that her mental state wasn't right, that she was messed up, and continued on regardless. He didn't care that Lucy was unstable, or that messing with her could potentially make her worse; He didn't care about her well being, he just cared about what he wanted... Which seemingly was to upset Artemis.

He glared intensely, keeping his gaze firmly on Casper; His focus was so trained he didn't notice the guy curling his fingers into a fist until it was too late, his gaze snapping towards the sudden movement a fraction of a second before the hit struck him. It left Artemis reeling, sending the boy stumbling back and nearly falling over the small table that had been previously between them. A hand went to his jaw, staring at Casper with wide, unblinking eyes as the other boy began to yell, further cruel statements regarding his sister and how he'd left bruises; And highly likely one on her twin, too.
"... Shut up," Artemis whispered, his voice coming so quietly it was almost barely audit able. "... Shut up... Shut up! SHUT UP!" His voice grew increasingly louder, until he was yelling. "Left bruises on her, did you?! And that's something to be proud of?! IS IT?!" Shaking violently, Artemis gritted his teeth and suddenly lunged forward, grabbing hold of Casper's arm tightly to prevent him from attempting another hit, although with his strength he could easily push Artemis away. "How can you treat people this way?! How can you think that this is okay?!" He continued to shake, before realising that the boy could easily make another swing for him using his other arm; He flinched back, intending to let go of Casper's arm.

But his hand remained stuck.

Artemis flinched again, and made another attempt to pull his hand back, pulling his hand away sharply; Tiny, tiny smears of scarlet were present against the white of Casper's arm, and a quick glance to his own palm confirmed it; The needle like barbs were protruding from his skin, dipped red, staining his palms. He'd just infected the boy with his power surpression poison.

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

It felt good to punch the guy, almost too well. Casper knew that he had to reign himself in from that thought and feeling. He could already feel the different chemicals dumping into his blood stream, getting him ready for a fight. He wished he could communicate with his brother to tell him to come break the soon to be fight up. One of them always had to stop the other or something would have to happen to get the brother's off their intentions. Right now, Casper wanted to beat Artemis up and that was just what he was going to do. He didn't have a plan, it was just going to happen and he knew he was not going to stop unless stopped or it was a good enough beating that Artemis learned his lesson and never challenged Casper again.

Artemis stumbled back, tripping over the table and Casper started to move closer to the boy as he started to tell him to shut up over and over again. "Yes! She enjoyed herself and had no complaints!" Casper yelled back at the boy. He was so done with this, all of it. It was something that happened, something that Lucy just wanted to be done to get back at her own brother. Casper didn't want all this drama for something that was just used for him to be a tool. He didn't mind being a tool, but if he was going to have to deal with her brother for nothing, he had a problem. Casper moved to try and pull free of the boy's grip so he could punch him even harder this time, but something was odd this time.

He felt something prick his arm, followed by a slight nauseous feeling as the chemicals that were already being overloaded into his body by his own body mixed with the chemicals in Artemis's power. Not that Casper really understood any of that since he didn't know what the boy's power was or what had just happened. "The hell you...poke me...with?" Casper asked, breathing heavily as he took a step back from the boy to get a closer look at his arm. His heart had already been racing by now because of the adrenaline among other things that were dumped into his body. His breathing was already fast and now with whatever was in his system, it was causing a problem.

Casper quickly became aware of a problem as his chest started to hurt, as his lungs felt like they were trying to close up on him. He knew that he had to be careful getting worked up because of his power but normally his power would both help and hurt his whole breathing power a bit later. Now, it felt like nothing was working as a hand reached up to clench tightly at his own shirt as he focused on trying to get his breathing under control. His other hands reaching for his inhaler but he was already having a hard time due to the insane amount of pain in her chest from his lung struggling to take in oxygen.

[Artemis James]

Artemis knew Casper was likely going to beat the living daylights out of him. He was a strong guy, well built, Artemis's muscle mass paling in comparison to Casper's own. Artemis had known this was a potential outcome from the confrontation, but that hadn't stopped him; He'd long found little patience for people who upset others for their own self gratification, and had dealt with a number of those in his old school; he however hadn't expected it to spiral out of control so quickly.
He was still partly reeling from the stength in Casper's first punch, certain that a bruise was already forming on the skin of his jaw, when he'd made a move he hadn't intended to make.

Artemis had been so het up he hadn't noticed the heat in his palms, the slight pain of his barbs emerging from his skin, spurred on by the anger in his veins; He hadn't realising until it was too late, and he'd infected the other boy with his toxin. Artemis stared, wide eyed, his eyes darting from his slightly bloody palm to the smeared scarlet on Casper's arm, a sickening feeling beginning to writhe in the pit of his stomach. He however didn't want to let the boy know, and so with a false convidence he stood his ground.
"I carry poisoned barbs in my palms!" He declared, his voice shaking slightly in a mixture of fury and growing nerves. "My poison strips away a mutant's powers! How does it feel to be hum-" He then froze, his words catching in his throat and causing him to fall silent as he stared at Casper, the boy's raspy, struggled breaths catching Artemis's hearing. His expression shifted to one of confusion, blinking at the other boy as he made no attempt to strike back at him, instead clutching at his neck. "... Are you... Are you... O-Okay?" Artemis spoke, before a sickening realisation dawned on him; Casper was struggling to breathe. Artemis had always thought his poison was relatively safe, but then again he knew little of what actually made up his poison; As with any toxin, it ran a risk of the victim being allergic, or aggravating pior conditions.
"Oh... Oh god, okay, just hold on a moment?!" Artemis suddenly spoke hurriedly, the raising panic evident in his voice, reaching out to take hold of Casper's shoulders. "J-Just... Just try and breathe, slowly, okay?! It should pass, I m-mean, my poison only lasts around five minutes!" He was speaking so fast it was a wonder he was making sense, the shaking that had previously been rage now caused by a cold, sickening fear. "Just stay c-calm?! Oh god, I'm so sorry! Do you take medication for anything?! What do you need?! I'll go and get the n-nurse!"

Artemis didn't like Casper. At all. But that didn't mean he wanted to cause the boy any permanent harm, and seeing him struggle to breathe filled Artemis with a fear that shot straight to his core; He didn't want Casper to die.

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

Casper had planned on really making sure the boy would know that it was not smart to get on the bad side of the Emory twins. Especially when it came to getting on the bad side of Casper, since he was the one that tended to be able to have a little bit more control. Teaching Artemis a lesson; however, did not have to wait since he was having a hard time breathing. Normally it was something that would pass once he calmed himself down, closed his eyes, and worked on getting his breathing under control. He was doing that now, but it was not working as he could feel the pain building in his chest and seeing the little dots in his vision.

"Sh..." Casper wanted to tell the boy to shut up as he started to explain his power, but he figured that was not really smart. He needed to conserve what little air he could get and not waste his time talking. He was already starting to fall to his knees as the wheezing started to be replaced with lapse of silence and chocked out wheezes. It was bad, the worse kind of attack he could face and he had not even gone all out. That just pissed him off, which didn't help with the chemicals dumping into his body still mixing with Artemis's poison. He managed to pull out his inhaler as Artemis seemed to now regret what he had done.

Pansy. Casper thought to himself, glaring at the boy. He wished he could say it but speaking now would have been just stupid. He could already feel his body feeling weaker due to the lack of oxygen in his body. The boy seemed like he was trying to help now, telling Casper things that he already knew, and was freaking out more than Casper was. He didn't bother to answer the question as he used his inhaler a few times, the medicine trying to work to help his lungs open back up. He was already starting to feel lightheaded. He still swatted at Artemis when the other boy reached out to touch him, yet he probably would only graze the boy because soon he was falling down onto the floor.

Five minutes? Just great...good things humans can go without air for five minutes... Casper thought to himself, trying to think on the positive side to get past the pain and the slight fear of what could happen. His eyes were already water from pain and the wheezing became more labored until it just stopped.

[Artemis James]

Artemis may have a fiery tendency, may have no fear when it came to potentially violent confrontations, meeting such situations with an undying stubbon attitude and a resilient and steadfast stance, but when it came to hurting people... REALLY hurting people... It wasn't in his nature. Even though Casper had been in Artemis's view a cruel, selfish, horrendous individual, he didn't deserve to be permanently injured... He certainly didn't deserve to die.
Pior to this, Artemis had used his poison on one other person, and the effect had lasted five minutes with no damaging effects; So he assumed it was fine. He assumed the toxin was safe...

But Casper was gasping for air, struggling to breathe, his skin turning perhaps even paler then it already was. Artemis felt sick, watching in a mixture of fear and horror as the boy fell to his knees. Artemis dropped down to the floor shortly after, placing his hand on the other boy's back as he grasped for his inhaler, taking in deep inhales, which from the sound of his raspy throat was having little to no effect. "L-Look, just lay down and I'll go and get the nurse, He'll know-" Artemis pleaded, praying that his poison would wear off faster then usual; He had surely only just graced him, right?! Maybe it would be dispersed at a faster rate?! "H-Hey! No, no don't do that!" Artemis cried out as Casper slumped forward again suddenly, swatting at him before collapsing completely on the floor. The hit at him had struck Artemis in the shoulder, but it had been so weakly done he didn't even acknowledge it, too focused on the horror unfolding in front of him.
His heart was pounding violently against his chest, his stomach gripped in a sick terror as he watched the pink slowly begin to fade from the other boy's lips, his breathing slowing until it fell silent. "... Oh god... Oh g-god..." Artemis spoke, his hands shaking as he took hold of Casper's shoulders, gently shaking him. No response.

Artemis looked around desperately, the vacant lounge yeilding no respite from his terror. "HELP! PLEASE! SOMEONE! I NEED HELP!" he called out at the top of his voice, again, met with no response. The boy looked down at the Emory twin, his eyes wide, his hands shaking, feeling utterly helpless; His poison only lasted five minutes, he just needed him to breathe for a little while longer... "O-Okay.. Okay... Oh god, forgive me for this," He spoke, biting his bottom lip, before he moved as close as he could to the boy, and with quivering touch pinched Casper's nose, and with a silent prayer that was would work, used his other hand to gently hold open the boy's mouth, taking a deep breath and leaning down until their lips met; He breathed out, watching for Casper's chest to rise and fall, before lifting his head up and taking in another breath, performing the action again.

Please. Please just breathe.

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

Casper wanted to beat the boy up so bad, for saying stupid stuff, and being at fault for why this was happening to him. It had to be Artemis fault why he could not breathe and why his vision was going blurry. He had felt fine until he had been pricked by whatever Artemis's power allowed him to do. Yet, he could not even breathe so it was next to impossible to try and beat the guy up and it quickly became impossible to do anything as the world just went black as he passed out. Not like Casper could do anything now as he just went into that world of darkness.

He didn't know how much time had passed when he started to actually come back to, but it was likely around the time when Artemis's powers started to wear off at the perfect time. Before, Artemis was blowing but it was not having any effect since his lungs had effectively closed up for the most part and were not going to open up unless he got some more medication or a tube was forced into them. Yet, the air that Artemis was trying to force into him was enough to cause discomfort and provide just a little bit of air that allowed him to come to.

Casper tried to move as quickly as possible to punch the boy in his face, likely hitting him near his eye. He could not punch as hard as he would have liked, but it was likely he would still leave a bruise. Cas was quickly to grab a hold of his inhaler then, using it a few times and thankful that his lungs were starting to allow him to take in air again. He was still wheezing, but at least it was wheezing over silence. He had tears falling from his eyes and he was still in a lot of pain, but he didn't say anything. Speaking was still a bad idea, but if he had the energy for it, he would be glaring at the boy. Yet, he did know that when his anger would go away he likely tease the boy about how he had now kissed both of the twins.

[Artemis James]

To say Artemis was terrified was perhaps the understatement of the century. He physically shook with it, the worst case scenarios flooding his mind as he breathed past Casper's lips; What if the other boy didn't start breathing again? What if Artemis's breath did nothing, and the Emory twin... ... Artemis didn't want to think about it, even though it was currently blaring in his mind's eye like a foghorn.
What if he dies.
Artemis had been in dire situations before, but never anything like this, where he was the cause of potentially fatally harming another person. The horror that eclipsed his very form at that very concept stuck the boy deeper then anything he'd endured pior.
No; He wasn't going to let that happen. Casper was a stubbon bastard right, just like he was. He wouldn't just quit and leave his twin... He was a fighter.

Artemis continued his frantic actions, desperate to see any positive change in the boy, darting his gaze to see if his chest raised and fell at all from his breaths; At first, there was no movement, the lack of which only struck further horror in the panicked boy as he tried with deeper breaths to cox a reaction out of Casper, any reaction at all; Finally, after what felt like an age, Artemis felt the soft brush of air being drawn in by the other boy's own lips, which was perhaps the greatest moment of relief Artemis had felt in his short life. He pulled away, blinking down at Casper, about to speak when suddenly a hit came that he hadn't quite been expecting. He was so caught up staring down at the other boy's thankfully colour returning face that he didn't see the movement of his fist until it was too late, the second hit coming and striking Artemis across the side of his face. It sent the boy's head sharply to the side, almost knocking him over, a hand shooting up to cover his eye as he swore loudly. He shot Casper a wide eyed stare, the Emory twin now grasping at his inhaler and taking in deep breaths of the medication.

Artemis kept blinking at Casper in a long moment of silence which was only broken by the sounds of the other boy's raspy breaths, which sounded as though they were steadily becoming less laboured; He then furrowed his brow, only to flinch when the movement aggravated the bruise already developing within a breath's width of his eye; He slowly moved his hand away, blinking slowly, flinching again with gritted teeth before narrowing his eyes at Casper.
"... .... You okay?" He questioned lowly. He wasn't exactly going to hit back at the boy verbally right now for hitting him again, not when he'd come so frightening close to death's door, and had likely lashed out for Artemis having caused the issue in the first place, however unintentional it had been. Casper's eyes were still watering, and he still looked in pain, but he was alive, and right now the relief of that fact was more significant to Artemis then the growing bruises.
"... Are you okay to sit up? Do you want me to support you?" Artemis offered, flinching again as the two punches Casper had gotten in were starting to make his face ache terribly.