Re: What Lies in the Heart. Mikayla/The Dragon
(Angus, The Dragon)
"The Master soothes and calms you?" Angus said, sounding surprised.? "That's the first time I've ever heard someone say that.? Well, not the first," he amended. "But certainly the first in a very, very long time."
"Please do not distress yourself unnecessarily, mistress," the servant went on.? "The Master does not expect miracles.? Well, he does admittedly _hope_ for them.? But he does not expect them.? And I'm certain he does not expect you to master trans-species bodily transformation spells on your first outing."? He winced slightly.? "What happened before was simply an unfortunate accident.? The book happened to be opened to the wrong page."
"Perhaps if you start with something simple," Angus suggested.? "Like, say, lighting a candle.? Or turning water into wine.? Or perhaps reading magic?"? He nodded to himself at the thought.? "That might make things a lot easier for you, if you knew what the spell was for before trying to read it."
?-Mikayla
¡°Aye... he does. I understand his gruffness.¡± She said absentmindedly as she read over one of the pages in the tomb. ¡°He wand me to be able to conjure tea. I didn¡¯t even think he drank tea.¡± She said reading.?
And it was almost as if the minute she began to read, she was drawn in. The world of magic inside the book calling to her. Leading her towards something bigger than herself...and so she followed it. Unsure what she would find.
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Re: A Pirates Life (Khadashee and Draven)
(Draven)"I love you too, Khada." Draven said in return.? He didn't let go.? Just sat there on the bed with her in his lap.? He wouldn't let her go until she was ready to get up.? He wondered what she was thinking, but was afraid to ask for fear of upsetting her again.? So he simply said, "I am sorry."
Khadashee
She shook her head ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯m sorry I can¡¯t give you what you want. I wish I could Draven...I so wish I could.¡±?
She held him tight holding her head against his for a long time until she eventually fell asleep in his arms.?
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Re: Port Vega: Done with the drama
Ireland¡±what¡¯s wrong with me?¡± Ireland Repeated. ¡°Good Brandon Stop it. Just stop it with your fake ass Please feel sorry for me apologies.¡± She frowned turning to him. ¡°look We¡¯ve been family since I was 11 Brandon and I started to understand how both your and Raine tick are 13. Now I¡¯m 20 and after today, I¡¯m just plain over it.? ¡°You know when Daddio gave me the leader position, I cried. I thought I had betrayed you. And I thought I hurt you and I felt really bad. after today...after you right Now, I know I wasted tears. I don¡¯t want to be emotionally manipulate by you anymore Brandon. So you know what. Thank you for you wack ass apologies. I don¡¯t accept them. I don¡¯t want to be you sister anymore. So just leave me alone Brandon.¡± She said walking away from him. Leaving him standing there. Ireland got off the elevator trying to fight back the tears dealing with Brandon caused. Both her brothers were the same. Selfish. Well she just could do it anymore. She was done with them both.? She needed to go left off some steam. And she knew just how to do it.? Tag Mia
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Re: Port Vega: This is Keira (Keira, open)
(Keira)Keira pulled her tablet back out and looked at the surveillance footage for the last four hours at top speed.? "There is no party tonight, and the food isn't coming until in the morning." She more or less was talking to herself, then spoke a little louder while watching the video.? "Frank, were did you initially?find her?"? She knew he knew to be truthful.? Something wasn't adding up with what the girl was saying and no one would offer her an extra $100 or more to unload a truck that they came in on.
As the footage rolled she watched.? The dishes truck came and went, a linen truck, then a strange pick up.? She slowed the footage down and sure enough the girl got out of the truck, but it wasn't a food truck.? Keira watched as she and to men spoke, one pulled out a wad of cash, then they three of them split up.? She kept watching and the two men headed into the Nightingale and the girl was suddenly out of camera range.? Then the men came back out with what looked like boxes of the dishes and drove off after the girl came back into camera range.? She sighed then put the tablet away.
She looked at Frank, "where did you find her?"
Maggy/Frank
Frank frowned. ¡°I saw her inside helping unload boxes of fruit. She was putting them in the walk in. My manifest says that Chef was getting the fruit today for the crudit¨¦s and veggie platters. So I didn¡¯t think anything of it. I found her in the alley between the property. She had one of the box I saw her carrying inside. When I checked her pockets she has a pocket full of mints and One of the ornate ?crystals we keep in the ladies bathroom.?She tired to run but the box was too heavy and when she drop it to try to climb over the gate I grabbed her and pulled her back down. I would have handled it my self miss Keira but I know how you like to be kept involved.¡±
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Re: Blood Bonds: Family Ties
? ? ? (Draven)Draven's senses were all very heightened at the moment and he heard without trying some of Anais' thoughts about his mother.? "I know."? He let go of her hand and stood up.? He ran a hand through his hair before turning to face her.? "Forgive me, it was unintended, but I have heard some of your thoughts.? I was not trying, just everything is very heightened at the moment."? He paused before pacing a little, "I stopped feeling my father a about a month before you arrived at my mansion.? My mother and Mathias have had time to work through their grief.? Please, do not think ill of my mother.? I have a long and complicated history with Mathias, and with my father gone, I had a feeling that things were not right here between her and him."
He stopped pacing and looked at Anais.? "You see, Mathias was human once.? He was one of the first humans to be embraced and turned into a vampire when they couldn't breed to create purebloods...because of the werewolves at the time.? He was the center of my father's world.? Then my mother came along and the virus that was stopping our kind from reproducing was suddenly gone and I was born.? The first pureblood to be born from two purebloods since my father's time of creation.? I was suddenly the golden boy, as Mathias put it.? I have always tried to be close to my older brother, but never felt a closeness from him.? That is what my mother and I were speaking of."? He crossed the floor and sat back down next to Anais again.
"As for his lady, Esmeralda," he chuckled for a moment, then lowered his voice, "I have never really cared for her.? She is like him, an embraced vampire.? She tried to make herself mine, but when she realized that she was not ever going to be sharing my bed, she turned to him and he snatched her up in a heart beat.? So please don't take anything I do or say to her personally.? She is just someone who has always gotten under my skin.? I can never hurt her, as she is bound to Mathias and it would hurt him...much like our bonding, only ours is much stronger.? So I just make her life a little bit uncomfortable when I am around."
Then he pulled her close, "I would never hurt her anyway, not in my nature.? As for her and you, please try and never be alone with her.? I would not put it past her to try and hurt you or cause you grief.? And earlier, it wasn't that I didn't want you going off with Mathias, he is harmless when I am around, it was other's that may or may not be here, yet that I need to introduce you to, gently."? He sighed at that point as the pain of losing his father hit him again and this time he let a couple of tears roll down his cheeks.? "Will you come to the vault with me after our refreshments?"
?Anais
Anais held his hand tight in hers but she was in no way ready for what he would say next.
¡°You...were listening to my thoughts?¡± she said puzzled. The words not tasting right on her tongue.
Anais took a deep breathe and let it out slowly. And then she closed her mind off instinctually in the way her father had taught her long ago.
He always said his kind look to exploit weakness, that she would have to always stay sharp or they would always use anything her against what ever they thought they could. She just never thought she would have to protect herself against someone who claimed to love her.?
Her tone was soft...measured as she began. First, she took her hands, using her thumbs, she wiped his tears from his cheeks and the kissed both his hands.
¡°I belong to you, Draven.¡± She began. ¡°I am yours. I love you. I am your wife and being by your side during this time is the only place I want be. and if after I say this, if you still want me?standing right there beside you when we go to see your father, i?will be right there holding your hand offering you my support.¡±
She paused again. Taking another deep breathe knowing that he would try to turn this spin this but it still needed to be said.
¡°you said that in your emotional distress state you unintentionally heard my thoughts, Which is completely understandable. but what I do not understand is when you realized you were listening to my thoughts why You didn¡¯t just stop.?
I mean listening to my private unspoken thoughts is an invasion of my privacy. Did you not think that maybe you might be potentially fracturing the delicate trust we are building?
And the fact that right now you think it okay to now address those private unshared thoughts that you unintentionally heard in your emotionally distress state...thoughts you never asked me if I wanted to talk about...so that you can explain away yours and your mother behavior I have to tells you...that speaks volume to how you think about such an invasion of my privacy that you would risk that trust so that you can attempt to change my mind and make sure?I do not think ill of your mother or you but make sure I do think ill of people who frankly have been rather kind to me.?
Also do not think it¡¯s far of you to use my unshared thought as your opportunity to share personal unwarranted one sided?information, that I did not need to know and never would have asked to learn about with me in order to ensure that you defame these people so thoroughly that you can justify yours and your mother¡¯s bad behavior to me and hopefully I will understand and side with you in that deplorable treatment.
I completely understand you lost your father, Draven. I know what that¡¯s like.You are emotional. I get it ?But being emotional doesn¡¯t give you permission to continue to listen to my thoughts or even to speak on my thoughts without my permission or defame others to justify your behavior. That is a form or manipulation Draven. My father always said that his kind would exploit and manipulate anything they could in anyway?thing they could to gain whatever advantage they could. And that I should Always protect myself. just?never in a million years did I think that these words would apply to someone who says they love me. but at least I know now that when your emotions get the best of you, just such might be the case. I¡¯ll be sure to keep that in mind for next time.¡±
Still holding his hands she squeezed them and stood.
¡°Now If you will excuse me beloved we have had a long drive here and I would really like to freshen up please. you and your mother stay and enjoy your refreshments I¡¯m sure you both have a lot of catching up to do but I would really like to go shower and change. Before we go see your father. Is that alright with you?¡± ? Tag
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Re: New beginnings (Katya and Ashton)
(Katya) Katya took a seat across the table from him, "Well, yes.? The shippers you took care of last night, were not part of the human trafficking chain.? I think you may have been given some wrong information.? They worked for me."? She took up her blood bag and drained it through the "straw", letting him process this sudden information.? Once she was done she asked, "where did you get the information from and how long ago?? Because I cleaned out the human traffickers from the east docks when we first arrived here in New Orleans."
(Ashton) "I got my intel from Arrow.? I have been working with him for some time.? I didn't just kill innocent people and several people were saved.? Not as many as reported, but it was some...why?"? He looked at her thinking it was something he may have missed.? Sure it was supposed to be about 100 and was only 10-12.? It didn't seem right till Katya stood there confronting him, making him wonder if he was set up and the first thing that came to his mind was he got played and the situation he should have been watching was on the other side of town instead.
Which didn't making him feel good to think someone in his network was a mole...? "So what else would have been the reason that someone would have wanted me at the East Docks?"? He asked as he looked at her.
Tag: Katya
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Re: Port Vega: Father and Son and Daughter
?Ireland ¡±what¡¯s wrong with me?¡± Ireland Repeated. ¡°Good Brandon Stop it. Just stop it with your fake ass Please feel sorry for me apologies.¡± She frowned turning to him. ¡°look We¡¯ve been family since I was 11 Brandon and I started to understand how both your and Raine tick are 13. Now I¡¯m 20 and after today, I¡¯m just plain over it.? ¡°You know when Daddio gave me the leader position, I cried. I thought I had betrayed you. And I thought I hurt you and I felt really bad. after today...after you right Now, I know I wasted tears. I don¡¯t want to be emotionally manipulate by you anymore Brandon. So you know what. Thank you for you wack ass apologies. I don¡¯t accept them. I don¡¯t want to be you sister anymore. So just leave me alone Brandon.¡± She said walking away from him. Leaving him standing there.
Brandon "Ireland?"? He shook his head he went up to his room and packed.? Seems no one wanted him here.? He wasn't trying to be manipulative but seems, he didn't just couldn't make any of them happy.? So there was only one person left to find out how much he disappointed.? So after he packed his items, he went to find Harrison.? He might as well make it a complete set.??
He did understand a bit more why Raine left.? Not by much but it made much more sense now.? He didn't think he was being manipulative but apparently he still was.? He told her it was fine by text but that was the wrong time.? He was simply trying to apologize but that wasn't good enough either.
So with that he went to find Harrison.? ?He would here what she had to say.?? <<Harrison...when you have time...I would like to see you please?!?>>
Tag Harrison
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Re: The Door Between Two Worlds [Roue and Rabbit] (closed)
(Rabbit)
"Born?"? Rabbit blinked, then shook his head.? "N-no.? Vampire's are, uhm, made. By other vampires.? Leastwise, all the ones I kn-know were. Includin' me.? We call it the Gift, though most people don' think of it that way."
"How does blood taste?" The little vampire looked thoughtful for a moment, a complex of motions drifting across his features. "It... it's not a question of how it, you know, t-tastes.? It's more like how it, uhm, feels."? It's what keeps us alive. Or at least, what makes us seem alive anyways."? He fidgeted awkwardly on his stool, his young face growing pensive.? "People call us 'the undead'. 'Cause we're not really, you know, alive. At least, not like regular people are."
"For us, blood is like, uhm, the ultimate d-drug.? It makes us feel alive, more alive than when we were, you know, just regular alive."? Rabbit shivered at the memory of his recent feeding on Roue, how great the elf's sex-enhanced blood had tasted, the powerful rush it had given him when he drank it down. ?
"It... it's complicated," he ventured, trying to think how to answer Roue's other questions.? "Different vampires have different ways of, uhm, f-feedin'.? And s-some of 'em aren't very, uhm, n-nice," he admitted, biting his lip.? "I like seduction 'cause it's, uhm, well nicer. It's like a trade, kind of.? I'm givin' them somethin' they want, and then gettin' somethin' I want." He frowned in thought.? "No, that ain' quite right.? I mean, I l-like the, you know, sex part. And not just 'cause it makes the blood taste better." The pale-skinned youth looked up at Roue wistfully.? "It's cause you're w-warm.? It feels nice, bein' all naked with someone who's warm.? And if'n they're havin' sex with me, it's... it's kind of like they like me.? A little anyways."? Rabbit looked down, embarrassed.? "It was like that, uhm, before.? Before I got turned, I mean. When I was just a street kid p-peddlin' my butt to, you know, g-get some money. It was nice to just, you know, be with someone for a while."
"I'll ask about your Midgard place," Rabbit said, glad to change the subject.? "There's probably _somebody_ here who's at least heard of the place.? But you gotta be careful.? Information is kinda like m-money here.? A lotta people like to collect it and use it." He hesitated, fidgeting awkwardly once again.? "Uhm, you ain' got anyone, you know, l-lookin' for you, do you?"
[Roue]
Roue was on some morbid level fascinated with Rabbit's story, as he's explained, never having met a vampire in his life.? How did it feel like to turn into one?? Is it a magic spell or something else?? Was the transformation painful?? Rabbit didn't seem all that bothered however by it...in fact, his description of getting a rush was akin to what he experienced.? Though he hasn't felt the bite, he had his own version of a head rush and as dizzying as it was, it also felt insanely good.? So good that his own body almost wanted to have a seizure.? It was an odd sort of unsettling feeling at the same time.
"W-wait, I want to know more...? How did you become one?? Is that something you wanted..erm...were you willing I mean?? Since you've mentioned that not all of vampires are nice like you," the elf asked, wanting to know more.? He wasn't quite ready to hear that all he was to Rabbit is just a warm body, and from the way he's explained, it's something that he was used to doing.? Why he felt hurt about it didn't make sense though, considering they barely knew each other, and Roue himself was a newcomer to this plane of existence.? Maybe it was because...no, no, he told himself, you only feel this way because the two of you had just slept together, willing or not.? You're still feeling that closeness even by proximity...that's all it is.? This will fade, just like the other times have.? He felt a little sad but he was also glad that Rabbit was willing to change the subject.
"Well..." he started to say but then hesitated.? Rabbit had just warned him that information was the currency here...would he be a fool to say anything about himself?? His own eyes search Rabbit's, trying to see if there was an inkling of truth in what he said in himself, but all he saw was someone who seemed to be enamored with him and it made him suddenly feel self conscious, looking away.? The more he tried to hold his tongue back, however, the more he felt compelled in telling his own story.? It's been so long since he sat at a table across of someone who hasn't attacked him or wanted something from him because of his connection to nobility that he wanted to do something, anything, to be close to someone again.
"I've been on the run for a very long time, actually.? Things...happened at the academy.? I got caught fooling around and my parents freaked out.? They said I've shamed our family name.? They've been trying to arrange a marriage for me ever since, and well, it's gotten to a point where I haven't stayed in any one place for too long.? All sorts of people have been after me, knight, mercs, assassins, you name it.? I guess they thought that if they can't make me do what they want, then I'm worth more dead."? With that, he let out a great big sigh, tilting his head back as he closed his eyes.? "I'm surprised that the men who were after me weren't able to break down that door with how much they force they used..."
[tag Rabbit]
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Re: High Moon Tales. Tales of the Wicked West.
[Etienne]
Etienne tried not to gasp at the litters of dead bodies strung along the dirt.
Dozens of men woman and children for as far as the eye could see all...gone.
What a senseless lost of life. What was this thing they were dealing with that
could simply cut off the life of another without so much as second thought?
Etienne did not follow the man or the woman as they made their way back to the
hotel. She had no intention of following them. She was almost certain only more
death would come if she stayed with them. Therefore she had to get away from
them quickly.
She turned away to move in the other direction as Sicilien spoke to Chase.
Maybe since the two men were so engrossed in conversation, she could slip away
without them noticing. And then he turned to her. And stupidly she turned to
him. And damn her. Why did she do that? She blushed...he called her that
name..."I don't know what you are talking about," She started to say.
"I am afraid you have me mistaken with..."
And then he kissed her. And the minute his lips settled upon hers, she melted
into his arms. Her hand rose to his cheek and she kissed him back with the same
passion and longing and desire he kissed her with. The kiss was so intense it
left her panting...wanting...needing...
No! No, she could not do this. She could not risk...With a hard shove, Etienne
pushed him off her and then slapped him hard. "How dare you sir. How dare
you!" she said and then she took off running in the other direction away
from the other four.?
(Charity, Millers Crossing)
In the center of Millers Crossing,
in the town square, the 'Mayor' confronted the nude form of his wife, who had
finally finished her latest dance. "Why are you doing this, wife?"
Charity's husband asked, "why could we not rest in the Spirit World? Why
would you bring me, all of us, back to this World, this place?"
"Because," Charity replied
coldly, "you are MY people, MY husband, and this is now MY town." She
gazed out over the foothills towards Bendo. "Soon I will have other towns,
and other people. Even now, husband, the dead yearn to dance for me!" Her
head tilted back and she howled. In the distance her howl was answered, and
then again from a different direction, and then again. Nine times was she
answered, and she laughed and laughed. An unseen tear formed in the corner of
the Mayor's eye.?
In Bendo the first of the scavengers crested the surrounding
hills, wolves, and then coyotes. Vultures began to circle overhead, waiting for
their turn. Several bear lumbered towards the town, and hundres of thousands of
insects crawled out of every conceivable crevice. Every single being was focused
on one thing, all of the free, ripening flesh offered on the streets of Bendo.
(Chase)
Chase deep down still held out some hope¡even though he knew Etienne held no feelings or interest for him, but now that door was truly closed.? He was silent as he listened to the Sicilien¡¯s reflection on Etienne that Sicilien seemed to not only know him but knew her in a more intimate ways.? He knew passion and some of that was there.?? It was unmistakable even for him.? He found it amusing¡¡¯think you dost protest too much.¡¯ ?He looked at her when she pulled back and slapped him.?
¡°You better go get your woman, man.¡±? He said since she was needed but there was someone else whom she belonged to now.? He was waiting for them now to come up with a plan now.? ¡°Very strange.? Whatever it is we are supposed to do¡we need to get to it¡all of us to get to Miller¡¯s Crossing.? There is that point that means we have to get there.? I am not sure about stopping it but whatever the issue is¡it is trying to keep us from getting there!? So it might be more of what or who.? The longer we are here¡the longer whatever it is, would be able to build up power.? So we going in circles is more of a delay.¡±? He said as he checked his weapons and wondered about being a scavenger, not sure if money would be of any use if they didn¡¯t get rid of whatever was there for them¡or delaying them.
¡°Maybe whatever it is, is using them for power.? Now that we are aware¡no longer in the dark¡no need to hide¡or better for us¡its power is not as strong during the daylight hours¡it would be best for us to travel now¡wherever we are going?? We might need to get a move on.¡±? He said loud enough for everyone to hear.
¡°So now we have to deal with the wildlife as well as townspeople!¡±? He said as he looked at the creatures that were there with them now.
(Callie Carson)
? ?The trip up the stairs of the hotel to their room was uneventful. They stepped over the bodies of the dead and found everything where they'd left it. Callie quickly packed her bag, grabbed her things up and headed out the door. On the way out the bar, she stopped and grabbed a rifle out of the hands of one of the dead men on the floor, then seized a bandoleer of rifle shells and led Flynn with her back out into the street.
? ?"I know we can't travel to Miller's Crossing easily, but if we go anywhere else this thing is going to spread, more people will die and whatever is in Miller's Crossing becomes more powerful," the redhead told Flynn as they headed back toward the sheriff's office."We won't get another chance at this. You know that as well as...."
? ?Callie stopped in mid-stride and looked around as a pack of wolves appeared across from Acton's General Store, not far up the street from the sheriff's office. They were tearing apart the body of a fallen resident of Bendo. They then heard a loud growl, and back up the street from where they'd just come, a bear wandered in from behind one of the wooden buildings and began sniffing around a couple of bodies.
? ? "...fuck!" she muttered. "That ain't normal. Animals don't just wander into town and start eating people within minutes after they die." She looked up and saw vultures, maybe a dozen or more, circling overhead.
? ?She started to run toward the others, bag slung over her shoulder, rifle in her hands ready to use if necessary, "We've got another problem!" she yelled to the others as they approached.
"I know, I know," Flynn said, running alongside Callie, carrying his saddle bags and rifle case slung over his shoulders.? "But we still have to _find_ the damned place.
"Look," the pookah said as they reached the spot where Chase and Sicilien were standing. "I've got one last trick we can try.? But we'll need horses.? Now. I figure we've got maybe a couple of minutes before these gathering beasties decide we're better eatin' than all them dead folks."? He grimaced with annoyance as he saw Etienne running off away from the rest of them.? "And someone get that deranged woman back here before she gets turned into a chew-toy for them wolves 'n bears!"? With that, he made a dash for the stables, disappearing inside and reappearing moments later with two horses in tow, muttering something to them in a strange language as he headed back to rejoin the others.
[new Sicilien]
Sicilien couldn't help himself.? When his lips alighted upon Etienne's, he felt his mind being consumed by with nothing else but her.? Her scent, her skin, her body - everything that he was all too familiar with but accepted never being able to touch again, to never be able to feel her by his side again.? Yet here she was, right in front him, body pressed against his, lips kissing back with as much passion as he was exuding in that moment.? And the way she just yielded to him, to his embrace, well, he almost didn't want to believe it was happening so he wanted to take full advantage of it.
When they finally separated, Sicilien was as much out of breath as his partner.? His desire for her clear as day, pressed against her as if his life depended on her.? Had they been in any other situation but now, he would've taken her right then and there.? But when he looked back at her, his gaze changed from one of longing to confused to flabbergasted when she suddenly pulled away from him, shoving him back and slapped him with some force.? Before he could even react, she yelled at him and then took off like the she-devil herself.? Though the smack stung, it was not unlike what he 'd experienced in the past.
"Oh no, no you don't.? You don't get to disappear like that again.? Never again, Rosalie!" he said through gritted teeth and took off after her, his long coat flapping in the wind.? It wasn't lost on him that Etienne was stubbornly running straight into the fray of animals that were slowly descending upon the town.? Whether she was blind to it or was purposefully doing it, he didn't care.? However, being taller and stronger, his strides longer, he managed to catch up to her and reached out, roughly grabbing her wrist and causing them both to slide to a halt, pulling her back in a way that forced her to face him.? Her angry look was not lost on him.
"What the hell do you think you're doing, you mad woman?? Do you not understand the situation we're all in?" he hissed at her, exasperated that she would pull this shit again.? He felt his hackles rise but he couldn't stay mad at her for long.? Now when he's finally laid eyes on her again after all this time, he never wanted to let her go out of his sight.? "Why are you running from me?? Don't lie and say you don't know who I am.? Not after the way you answered that kiss."
Tag: Chase, Callie, Flynn, Sicilien, Etienne, Charity (jumping in)
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Re: A Pirates Life (Khadashee and Draven)
Khadashee clung to him. Her tears falling hard. When she lost her baby she died inside. Then she lost Bakari and she felt lost. ?Now that she was with Draven she felt hope for a future...their future. But now she was scared...so scared. If he wanted to be a father enough to convince himself that she was pregnant would he discard her when he finally learned she wasn¡¯t. Yes she knew what he was saying he loved her despite everything...but... But...She willed her tears to stop, wiped her eyes and just held him. ¡°I love you,¡± she whispered.
(Draven) "I love you too, Khada." Draven said in return.? He didn't let go.? Just sat there on the bed with her in his lap.? He wouldn't let her go until she was ready to get up.? He wondered what she was thinking, but was afraid to ask for fear of upsetting her again.? So he simply said, "I am sorry."
Tag: Khadashee
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Re: Port Vega: This is Keira (Keira, open)
¡°Because your meat head asshole here dragged me over here when he called you.¡± Maggy said looking at Keira ?¡°And when I wouldn¡¯t stop fighting him he threw me to the ground. Look I don¡¯t care if you believe me but I did come in with the truck that was making your food delivery. And I did helped unload it. Your guy said he was short staffed and they needed to get everything in and set up for your thing tonight.?Your people said they would pay me $100. He even showed me his wad of cash. I?said make it $200. He said fine. I helped unload that truck for four hours. When I was done?The guy said he didn¡¯t know who I was,?laughed and then?drove off. So yeah that pissed me off so I took some food.¡±
"Some food¡± Frank said ¡°when I caught you, you had a whole box of food. And one of Lady Keira¡¯s expensive crystal artifacts. So you were in her house."
¡°You people are all the same. You in your fancy houses and your fancy parties.? You make promises then you screw us and laugh like we¡¯re suckers." Maggy?rolled her eyes. ¡°I¡¯m not saying anymore. So do whatever you gonna do.¡± She said.
(Keira)
Keira pulled her tablet back out and looked at the surveillance footage for the last four hours at top speed.? "There is no party tonight, and the food isn't coming until in the morning." She more or less was talking to herself, then spoke a little louder while watching the video.? "Frank, were did you initially?find her?"? She knew he knew to be truthful.? Something wasn't adding up with what the girl was saying and no one would offer her an extra $100 or more to unload a truck that they came in on.
As the footage rolled she watched.? The dishes truck came and went, a linen truck, then a strange pick up.? She slowed the footage down and sure enough the girl got out of the truck, but it wasn't a food truck.? Keira watched as she and to men spoke, one pulled out a wad of cash, then they three of them split up.? She kept watching and the two men headed into the Nightingale and the girl was suddenly out of camera range.? Then the men came back out with what looked like boxes of the dishes and drove off after the girl came back into camera range.? She sighed then put the tablet away.
She looked at Frank, "where did you find her?"
Tag: Maggy/Frank
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Re: Port Vega: Father and Son and Daughter
Brandon"I didn't want to face you having failed you once again.? You will be and make a great leader."? He couldn't blame her for having his job taken away.? It was his fault.? Those that thought he would step up better after his role was taken away apparently didn't understand him all.? So he actually keep quiet during the scenario and he had been too flirty going through the exercise instead of commanding those there.? Once he had been demoted he just kind of gave up.? He knew that.? So that wasn't a leader thing to do. ¡°What?? Who did I turn on?? Who said you were scapegoat.? What is the matter with you Ireland?? What did I do?? I apologized.? I am sorry for not being what you want or believe me to be?? I am just not that great I get it.? I never said you were expendable or wanted you to feel that way.? I am sorry if I did that to you!?? I love you, if you may not believe me or even if I don¡¯t know how to show it appropriately.? Sorry I have failed you again.¡± Ireland ¡±what¡¯s wrong with me?¡± Ireland Repeated. ¡°Good Brandon Stop it. Just stop it with your fake ass Please feel sorry for me apologies.¡± She frowned turning to him. ¡°look We¡¯ve been family since I was 11 Brandon and I started to understand how both your and Raine tick are 13. Now I¡¯m 20 and after today, I¡¯m just plain over it.? ¡°You know when Daddio gave me the leader position, I cried. I thought I had betrayed you. And I thought I hurt you and I felt really bad. after today...after you right Now, I know I wasted tears. I don¡¯t want to be emotionally manipulate by you anymore Brandon. So you know what. Thank you for you wack ass apologies. I don¡¯t accept them. I don¡¯t want to be you sister anymore. So just leave me alone Brandon.¡± She said walking away from him. Leaving him standing there.
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Re: A Pirates Life (Khadashee and Draven)
(Draven)Draven scooped her up into his arms and carried her to the bed.? He sat on the edge and placed her on his lap so that he could wrap his arms around her without having to try and hold her up from the floor as well, "Khadashee, my queen.? I would never leave you.? Not for anything.? I love you.? And any man that would leave the love of their lives over that fact are not truly in love.? Please stop crying.? I am sorry.? It is okay."? He stroked her cheek hoping that she was hearing him and that she would stop crying.? He was so sorry for this, but maybe the sudden emotional break was part of the pregnancy.? No, he couldn't, wouldn't mention it again.? If she was, in time she would know.
Khadashee
Khadashee clung to him. Her tears falling hard. When she lost her baby she died inside. Then she lost Bakari and she felt lost. ?Now that she was with Draven she felt hope for a future...their future. But now she was scared...so scared. If he wanted to be a father enough to convince himself that she was pregnant would he discard her when he finally learned she wasn¡¯t. Yes she knew what he was saying he loved despite everything...but... But...
She willed her tears to stop, wiped her eyes and just held him. ¡°I love you,¡± she whispered.
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Re: Port Vega: This is Keira (Keira, open)
(Keira)Keira looked at the girl then gave her a sly smile and a slight laugh.? "You should sue me.? Well, why when you are the one who is lying.? Here is how I know.? You see, the Nightingale where the gala is, not a party, is being held is all the way over there," she paused to point where the gala was, "and the loading bay is all the way around the other side.? So if you were unloading a truck, which the next one..." she pulled her tablet out to look at it for a moment, "ah yes.? See here, the next one isn't due until tomorrow morning." After showing it to the girl she put it back away, "then why are you all...the...way...over here behind my mansion.? So I will ask again, what are you looking for?"
?Maggy
¡°Because your meat head asshole Here dragged me over here when he called you.¡± Maggy said looking at Keira ?¡°And when I wouldn¡¯t stop fighting him he threw me to the ground. Look I don¡¯t care if you believe but I did come in with the truck that was making your food delivery. And I did helped unload it. Your guy said he was short staffed and they needed to get everything in and set up for your thing tonight.?Your people said they would pay me $100. He even showed me his wad of cash. I?said make it $200. he said fine. i helped unload that truck for four hours. When I was done?The guy said he didn¡¯t know who I was,?laughed and then?drove off. so yeah that pissed me off so I took some food.¡±
¡±Some food¡± frank said ¡°when I caught you, you had a whole box of food. And one of Lady Kiera¡¯s expensive crystal artifacts. So you were in her house.
¡°You people are all the same. You in your fancy houses and your fancy parties. ?you make promise then you screw us and laugh like we¡¯re suckers. Maggy?rolled her eyes. ¡°I¡¯m not saying anymore. So do whatever you gonna do.¡± She said
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Re: What Lies in the Heart. Mikayla/The Dragon
?- Mikayla -
Mikayla sighed and began to pace again. "That is what I mean, Angus. Do you have any idea how much tremendous pressure that is to put upon me? Me. Someone who has never done magic before ever in my life and now I am suddenly not only master it, but master it enough to be the savior to your master needs to save both you and he." She turned then, covering her face. "it just feels too much," She whispered.
"But I am supposed to trust the master. I do not even know the master. All I know is that when I am with him he soothes and calms me. And I do not know why. And now that he is not here my mind and world is in turmoil." She started pacing again. "What if I do something wrong? What if I mess up like before? What if I hurt him again? It is just too much," she said turning from him so that he did not see the tears that formed in her eyes.?A shuttered sigh left her then and she put her hands together clasped under her chin.?
With her back to him, she took a deep breath, wipe the tear from her eyes,?before turning back to him. Moving she came to stand before the book. Nodding Mikayla squared her shoulders and opened it to the first page.?
(Angus, The Dragon)
"The Master soothes and calms you?" Angus said, sounding surprised.? "That's the first time I've ever heard someone say that.? Well, not the first," he amended. "But certainly the first in a very, very long time."
"Please do not distress yourself unnecessarily, mistress," the servant went on.? "The Master does not expect miracles.? Well, he does admittedly _hope_ for them.? But he does not expect them.? And I'm certain he does not expect you to master trans-species bodily transformation spells on your first outing."? He winced slightly.? "What happened before was simply an unfortunate accident.? The book happened to be opened to the wrong page."
"Perhaps if you start with something simple," Angus suggested.? "Like, say, lighting a candle.? Or turning water into wine.? Or perhaps reading magic?"? He nodded to himself at the thought.? "That might make things a lot easier for you, if you knew what the spell was for before trying to read it."
Tag - Mikayla
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Re: The Door Between Two Worlds [Roue and Rabbit] (closed)
[Roue]
Rabbit complimenting Roue didn't help bring the wizard's blush any more down, instead increasing it even more.? Once he stopped his magic display, the glow of his eyes faded and they returned to their typical azure blue, though much more toned down since their environment was quite dim.
"Th-thanks...the eye glowing part is part of the magic, yes, but it's only because I'm an elf," he explained, "But it's less magick-y than it just adds to the mysticism of my race, that's all..."? Sure being an elf gave him a one up on most magic users, there are plenty of human mages that he's met that could give him a run for his money, though it was something he's strived for most of his life.? He did notice that Rabbit's eyes glazed over at his explanation however, feeling like perhaps he was too high level on his description prior to his little show-and-tell.? However, he brushed those away, instead listening to Rabbit describe his own nature.
"Hmm, I would have to read up more on vampires then, as I'm not familiar with that type of race.? Were you born like this?" he earnestly asked, curious.? He tried to imagine what it would be like to be a vampire, having to rely on someone else's life force.? As chagrined as he was to admit, he's tasted blood before, his own, though it was unwillingly.? It tasted thick and salty, and gross, so how did someone like Rabbit thoroughly enjoyed it? ? "How does it taste.. to you, exactly?? Do...do you always have to seduce someone to feed on them?? Is that a requirement of being a vampire...?? Do they know you are seducing them?? Is that why I got so drunk?? I try to stay as far away from alcohol as possible..it makes me do things, very improper things."? There was that noble thing, coming out again.? Roue was still trying to piece last night together, but being drunk told him everything he needed to know without having to recall any of it, whether he could do it or not.? Though the more he rambled on, the more he realized he was getting bitter about it.? He didn't want to appear like he was promiscuous and that this was the typical him, nor did he want to allude to Rabbit possibly having taken advantage of him, but the bitter poison was still on his tongue.? His parents made sure of it.
"Um...forget I said anything.? I hope I didn't make you feel bad.? It's not like I didn't enjoy it..." he mumbled the last part, awkwardly rubbing his arms.? I just wish you kissed me anyway...? Wanting to switch topics, however, he decided to focus on something else.? "Please do ask if anyone from Midgard came through here...? I would be curious to know if there is more than one who came from my world, or if I am truly the first and only to discover this..."
(Rabbit)
"Born?"? Rabbit blinked, then shook his head.? "N-no.? Vampire's are, uhm, made. By other vampires.? Leastwise, all the ones I kn-know were. Includin' me.? We call it the Gift, though most people don' think of it that way."
"How does blood taste?" The little vampire looked thoughtful for a moment, a complex of motions drifting across his features. "It... it's not a question of how it, you know, t-tastes.? It's more like how it, uhm, feels."? It's what keeps us alive. Or at least, what makes us seem alive anyways."? He fidgeted awkwardly on his stool, his young face growing pensive.? "People call us 'the undead'. 'Cause we're not really, you know, alive. At least, not like regular people are."
"For us, blood is like, uhm, the ultimate d-drug.? It makes us feel alive, more alive than when we were, you know, just regular alive."? Rabbit shivered at the memory of his recent feeding on Roue, how great the elf's sex-enhanced blood had tasted, the powerful rush it had given him when he drank it down. ?
"It... it's complicated," he ventured, trying to think how to answer Roue's other questions.? "Different vampires have different ways of, uhm, f-feedin'.? And s-some of 'em aren't very, uhm, n-nice," he admitted, biting his lip.? "I like seduction 'cause it's, uhm, well nicer. It's like a trade, kind of.? I'm givin' them somethin' they want, and then gettin' somethin' I want." He frowned in thought.? "No, that ain' quite right.? I mean, I l-like the, you know, sex part. And not just 'cause it makes the blood taste better." The pale-skinned youth looked up at Roue wistfully.? "It's cause you're w-warm.? It feels nice, bein' all naked with someone who's warm.? And if'n they're havin' sex with me, it's... it's kind of like they like me.? A little anyways."? Rabbit looked down, embarrassed.? "It was like that, uhm, before.? Before I got turned, I mean. When I was just a street kid p-peddlin' my butt to, you know, g-get some money. It was nice to just, you know, be with someone for a while."
"I'll ask about your Midgard place," Rabbit said, glad to change the subject.? "There's probably _somebody_ here who's at least heard of the place.? But you gotta be careful.? Information is kinda like m-money here.? A lotta people like to collect it and use it." He hesitated, fidgeting awkwardly once again.? "Uhm, you ain' got anyone, you know, l-lookin' for you, do you?"
Tag - Roue
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Re: High Moon Tales. Tales of the Wicked West.
[Sicilien]
"I've got everything I need, so
whenever ya'll are ready," Sicillien answered both Chase and
Etienne.? His coat concealed enough ammo to put down a small village,
though a town was certainly stretching it.? "So guess we'll head off
soon as they're back, but where to?? I don't know this area and Callie
seems quite adamant on _not_ going to Cullenville.? Man, I wonder what
ya'll did to piss off the devil."? He kept surveying the town, looking
over to his right as Flynn and Callie set off to pick up their luggage from the
inn.? Turning his gaze towards the sky, he tried to get a feel for whether
or not the manikin was still watching them even now.? Does it ever tire
and? what was its source of power?? Could it pull from it
endlessly?? There were still remnants of the dark magic that was cast last
night, but it was all over the place, as if to throw him off the scent.?
"While we're
waiting...Chase...you seem to be in the know as much, if not more, as the other
two," Sicilien stated, turning to face the man with a beastly secret,
motioning with his thumb towards Callie and Flynn's receding backs.?
"I know what I'm here for, but I'm not privy as to why all of you want to
get to Miller's Crossing and why that offense against nature is so hellbent on
keeping you out of it.? It seems like we're stuck together for better or
for worse, so I'd like to not tread through dark waters with both eyes
blind."? Though not apt to trust someone that he's just met without
measuring their grit, these people seemed to share a common goal and if the way
they all banded together to get out of that amalgam, well, he knew they'd watch
his six o'clock and that was good enough for him.? But what about
Etienne?? How did she fit into all of this?
"Then there's this damsel in
distress, which I highly doubt is an innocent bystander in all of this.?
Just who the hell...are...you...no...no..." the bounty hunter turned to
face the woman who was determined not just to get the hell out of dodge, but to
get the hell away from all of them.? However, when he was finally able to
get a clear look at her face, his heart dropped.? The realization of it
all hit him like a speeding train, dragging him along the tracks and then
discarding him like a ragdoll.? He stood frozen in place, in disbelief, as
his one unpatched eye furiously scanned her entire body.? Her hair, her
face, her eyes, her lips, her neck, shoulders, arms, and the rest of her
body.? How could he not have this seen this...seen her before?? He
felt his body going rigid, all muscles painfully clenching head to toe.?
He felt like his throat was being constricted, opening his mouth but nothing
coming out, or going in.? For what seemed like an eternity, Sicillien
stood frozen in time, not moving, not breathing, until a spasm wracked his body
and the involuntary flinch broke him out of his stupor.? Shaking his head
to try and clear the pain, he looked back up and before he knew what he was
doing, his feet took him forward towards Etienne who was now backing away from
him.?
"You...Etienne...no..." he
breathed, his voice sounding quite raspy as if he spoke for the first time in
his life.? He firmly grasped her by her shoulders, fingers squeezing and
feeling as if he never touched her before.? Moving his hands up, he gently
cupped her face as his thumbs brushed across her cheeks, moving her hair out of
the way so he could get a clear picture of her visage.? This could not
be...she could not be...how many years has it been?? He has lost count.?
He was sure she was...so sure...that he even went mad, and then he cut that
piece off himself and locked it in the deepest, darkest recesses of his heart
and mind.? But yet here she was, whole and alive.?
"Etienne...no...R-rosalie...you are alive....after all this time.?
You are alive, Rosalie...? This cannot be...have I gone insane?"
He questioned his whole entire
being, his whole entire life at this point.? Nothing seemed to be as real
as this moment when he stood in front of her, but even now he could not be sure
of what he was seeing and what he was feeling.? There was only one way to
tell, so he pulled her in and kissed her.? He kissed like he's never
kissed before.
Etienne
Etienne tried not to gasp at the litters of dead bodies strung along the dirt.
Dozens of men woman and children for as far as the eye could see all...gone.
What a senseless lost of life. What was this thing they were dealing with that
could simply cut off the life of another without so much as second thought?
Etienne did not follow the man or the woman as they made their way back to the
hotel. She had no intention of following them. She was almost certain only more
death would come if she stayed with them. Therefore she had to get away from
them quickly.
She turned away to move in the other direction as Sicilien spoke to Chase.
Maybe since the two men were so engrossed in conversation, she could slip away
without them noticing. And then he turned to her. And stupidly she turned to
him. And damn her. Why did she do that? She blushed...he called her that
name..."I don't know what you are talking about," She started to say.
"I am afraid you have me mistaken with..."
And then he kissed her. And the minute his lips settled upon hers, she melted
into his arms. Her hand rose to his cheek and she kissed him back with the same
passion and longing and desire he kissed her with. The kiss was so intense it
left her panting...wanting...needing...
No! No, she could not do this. She could not risk...With a hard shove, Etienne
pushed him off her and then slapped him hard. "How dare you sir. How dare
you!" she said and then she took off running in the other direction away
from the other four.?
(Charity, Millers Crossing)
In the center of Millers Crossing,
in the town square, the 'Mayor' confronted the nude form of his wife, who had
finally finished her latest dance. "Why are you doing this, wife?"
Charity's husband asked, "why could we not rest in the Spirit World? Why
would you bring me, all of us, back to this World, this place?"
"Because," Charity replied
coldly, "you are MY people, MY husband, and this is now MY town." She
gazed out over the foothills towards Bendo. "Soon I will have other towns,
and other people. Even now, husband, the dead yearn to dance for me!" Her
head tilted back and she howled. In the distance her howl was answered, and
then again from a different direction, and then again. Nine times was she
answered, and she laughed and laughed. An unseen tear formed in the corner of
the Mayor's eye.?
In Bendo the first of the scavengers crested the surrounding
hills, wolves, and then coyotes. Vultures began to circle overhead, waiting for
their turn. Several bear lumbered towards the town, and hundres of thousands of
insects crawled out of every conceivable crevice. Every single being was focused
on one thing, all of the free, ripening flesh offered on the streets of Bendo.
(Chase) Chase deep down still held out some hope¡even though he knew Etienne held no feelings or interest for him, but now that door was truly closed.? He was silent as he listened to the Sicilien¡¯s reflection on Etienne that Sicilien seemed to not only know him but knew her in a more intimate ways.? He knew passion and some of that was there.?? It was unmistakable even for him.? He found it amusing¡¡¯think you dost protest too much.¡¯ ?He looked at her when she pulled back and slapped him.?
¡°You better go get your woman, man.¡±? He said since she was needed but there was someone else whom she belonged to now.? He was waiting for them now to come up with a plan now.? ¡°Very strange.? Whatever it is we are supposed to do¡we need to get to it¡all of us to get to Miller¡¯s Crossing.? There is that point that means we have to get there.? I am not sure about stopping it but whatever the issue is¡it is trying to keep us from getting there!? So it might be more of what or who.? The longer we are here¡the longer whatever it is, would be able to build up power.? So we going in circles is more of a delay.¡±? He said as he checked his weapons and wondered about being a scavenger, not sure if money would be of any use if they didn¡¯t get rid of whatever was there for them¡or delaying them. ¡°Maybe whatever it is, is using them for power.? Now that we are aware¡no longer in the dark¡no need to hide¡or better for us¡its power is not as strong during the daylight hours¡it would be best for us to travel now¡wherever we are going?? We might need to get a move on.¡±? He said loud enough for everyone to hear. ¡°So now we have to deal with the wildlife as well as townspeople!¡±? He said as he looked at the creatures that were there with them now.
(Callie Carson)
? ?The trip up the stairs of the hotel to their room was uneventful. They stepped over the bodies of the dead and found everything where they'd left it. Callie quickly packed her bag, grabbed her things up and headed out the door. On the way out the bar, she stopped and grabbed a rifle out of the hands of one of the dead men on the floor, then seized a bandoleer of rifle shells and led Flynn with her back out into the street. ? ?"I know we can't travel to Miller's Crossing easily, but if we go anywhere else this thing is going to spread, more people will die and whatever is in Miller's Crossing becomes more powerful," the redhead told Flynn as they headed back toward the sheriff's office."We won't get another chance at this. You know that as well as...." ? ?Callie stopped in mid-stride and looked around as a pack of wolves appeared across from Acton's General Store, not far up the street from the sheriff's office. They were tearing apart the body of a fallen resident of Bendo. They then heard a loud growl, and back up the street from where they'd just come, a bear wandered in from behind one of the wooden buildings and began sniffing around a couple of bodies. ? ? "...fuck!" she muttered. "That ain't normal. Animals don't just wander into town and start eating people within minutes after they die." She looked up and saw vultures, maybe a dozen or more, circling overhead. ? ?She started to run toward the others, bag slung over her shoulder, rifle in her hands ready to use if necessary, "We've got another problem!" she yelled to the others as they approached.
(Flynn)
"I know, I know," Flynn said, running alongside Callie, carrying his saddle bags and rifle case slung over his shoulders.? "But we still have to _find_ the damned place.
"Look," the pookah said as they reached the spot where Chase and Sicilien were standing. "I've got one last trick we can try.? But we'll need horses.? Now. I figure we've got maybe a couple of minutes before these gathering beasties decide we're better eatin' than all them dead folks."? He grimaced with annoyance as he saw Etienne running off away from the rest of them.? "And someone get that deranged woman back here before she gets turned into a chew-toy for them wolves 'n bears!"? With that, he made a dash for the stables, disappearing inside and reappearing moments later with two horses in tow, muttering something to them in a strange language as he headed back to rejoin the others.
Tag: Chase, Callie, Flynn, Sicilien, Etienne, Charity (jumping in)
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Re: Port Vega: This is Keira (Keira, open)
Maggy was a waif if a girl, barely 5¡¯3 and 120 lbs soaking wet. With chocolate brown eyes and mop of unruly curls.?Maggy kicked as the big oaf Frank picked her up so hard and fast it yanked her off her feet.?She frowned at Keira. ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about lady. I was unpacking the truck for the party when this asshat called me a thief and knocked me to the ground. I should sue you know.¡±
(Keira)
Keira looked at the girl then gave her a sly smile and a slight laugh.? "You should sue me.? Well, why when you are the one who is lying.? Here is how I know.? You see, the Nightingale where the gala is, not a party, is being held is all the way over there," she paused to point where the gala was, "and the loading bay is all the way around the other side.? So if you were unloading a truck, which the next one..." she pulled her tablet out to look at it for a moment, "ah yes.? See here, the next one isn't due until tomorrow morning." After showing it to the girl she put it back away, "then why are you all...the...way...over here behind my mansion.? So I will ask again, what are you looking for?"
Tag: Maggy
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Re: A Pirates Life (Khadashee and Draven)
She clung to him. Holding him tight. Her tears falling fast and hard. ¡°I want to have your baby. I do. I really really do. I would love to make you a father. I wish I could....But I can¡¯t. I¡¯m so so sorry. Draven,¡± She cried ¡°Please say you still love me. That you won¡¯t leave me too. I could not bare to loose you too.¡±??Her green eyes were red and tears streamed down her face. Her body shook hard as she clung to him.
(Draven)
Draven scooped her up into his arms and carried her to the bed.? He sat on the edge and placed her on his lap so that he could wrap his arms around her without having to try and hold her up from the floor as well, "Khadashee, my queen.? I would never leave you.? Not for anything.? I love you.? And any man that would leave the love of their lives over that fact are not truly in love.? Please stop crying.? I am sorry.? It is okay."? He stroked her cheek hoping that she was hearing him and that she would stop crying.? He was so sorry for this, but maybe the sudden emotional break was part of the pregnancy.? No, he couldn't, wouldn't mention it again.? If she was, in time she would know.
Tag: Khadashee
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Re: Blood Bonds: Family Ties
Anais took Draven¡¯s hand and came to sit beside him. Holding his hand tight. She fought back tears as she felt his pain and knew this was going to be hard for him. ¡°I¡¯m here,¡± she said softly. ¡°Always.¡±
She stayed quiet as Draven¡¯s mother spoke. And then frowned. Why would she tell him that? Draven has just learned that his father was gone and now his mother was telling him that whatever relationship he thought he had with his brother wasn¡¯t real...why would a mother do that? Why would she pit her sons against each other during such time of lost and pain. Why wouldn¡¯t she bring them together. United them...
Anais smiled soft at Serena, accepting the kiss upon her check. She now looked at this woman in a whole new light. Serena reminded her of Lenore...her brother¡¯s mother. Being the bastard of an affair, Lenore was never very fond of her...or her relationship with her father or brother. She was a very calculating and manipulative woman. And there wasn't anything she did that didn¡¯t suit her purposes.??Was Serena the same way???Anais turned to face Draven, quietly holding his hand tight in her own. ¡°I¡¯m here. I promise.¡±
(Draven)
Draven's senses were all very heightened at the moment and he heard without trying some of Anais' thoughts about his mother.? "I know."? He let go of her hand and stood up.? He ran a hand through his hair before turning to face her.? "Forgive me, it was unintended, but I have heard some of your thoughts.? I was not trying, just everything is very heightened at the moment."? He paused before pacing a little, "I stopped feeling my father a about a month before you arrived at my mansion.? My mother and Mathias have had time to work through their grief.? Please, do not think ill of my mother.? I have a long and complicated history with Mathias, and with my father gone, I had a feeling that things were not right here between her and him."
He stopped pacing and looked at Anais.? "You see, Mathias was human once.? He was one of the first humans to be embraced and turned into a vampire when they couldn't breed to create purebloods...because of the werewolves at the time.? He was the center of my father's world.? Then my mother came along and the virus that was stopping our kind from reproducing was suddenly gone and I was born.? The first pureblood to be born from two purebloods since my father's time of creation.? I was suddenly the golden boy, as Mathias put it.? I have always tried to be close to my older brother, but never felt a closeness from him.? That is what my mother and I were speaking of."? He crossed the floor and sat back down next to Anais again.
"As for his lady, Esmeralda," he chuckled for a moment, then lowered his voice, "I have never really cared for her.? She is like him, an embraced vampire.? She tried to make herself mine, but when she realized that she was not ever going to be sharing my bed, she turned to him and he snatched her up in a heart beat.? So please don't take anything I do or say to her personally.? She is just someone who has always gotten under my skin.? I can never hurt her, as she is bound to Mathias and it would hurt him...much like our bonding, only ours is much stronger.? So I just make her life a little bit uncomfortable when I am around."
Then he pulled her close, "I would never hurt her anyway, not in my nature.? As for her and you, please try and never be alone with her.? I would not put it past her to try and hurt you or cause you grief.? And earlier, it wasn't that I didn't want you going off with Mathias, he is harmless when I am around, it was other's that may or may not be here, yet that I need to introduce you to, gently."? He sighed at that point as the pain of losing his father hit him again and this time he let a couple of tears roll down his cheeks.? "Will you come to the vault with me after our refreshments?"
Tag: Anais
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Luukasama