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Post by ×|{å†ìe× on Jul 6, 2009 19:00:49 GMT -6
~<>~Rodger's POV~<>~
Valkyrie stared at me as if she were waiting for me to say 'just kidding'. However, I really wasn't kidding. Cecil's mother, or Matilda, or Tilly which was what I always called her was an emergency physician. Valkyrie finally replied "Isn't she like.." she paused for a second trying to find the right words.
I was kind of out of it so before thinking I picked up the house phone and dialed the number I had memorized. It took four rings before she picked up, she sounded really irritated. "Hello" Tilly answered through what sounded like clenched teeth. I started sweating and swallowed. "Hello?" she repeated.
I cleared my throat, "Hi, it's me" I heard an intake of breath and I almost positive that she was going to hang up but there was just a long silence instead. "Did you faint?" I finally asked.
"No"
"Are you going to?"
"This better be important" she sounded even more irritated then when she first answered.
"Well.." I tried to think of a way to explain it without her freaking out. I wasn't sure how to continue.
"Tell me what's going on before I.. faint or vomit or something"
"You know Cecil?" I started.
"I gave birth to him, sure I remember him"
"Well," I began again, "He may, or may not, be dying" I squeaked out.
"Dying? Bring him to a hospital then!" she was not happy at all.
"I... can't" I had to admit it, I was scared. Then all I heard was a click and I gulped. "I think she hung up on me" I told the others.
"What're we going to do now?" Ethan asked.
"Go and bring her here" I said simply grabbing the first keys I found on the counter.
"Yeah!" Kynaree was all for it and bounced off the couch.
"You cannot drive in your condition, besides how far away does she live?" Valkyrie said taking the keys out of my grasp.
"She lives about 20 minutes away" I answered.
"Is that just a coincidence?" Ethan wondered.
"No..." I smiled. "That's why I made Cecil go undercover for this MMC. Just in case I ever wanted to visit her. It wouldn't seem so weird to randomly buy a plane ticket to the U.S. and go to a random city. This way I could lie easier"
"You're nuts, but I like you anyways" Kynaree told me.
Eventually Kynaree, Valkyrie and I made it to Tilly's house. "What are we supposed to do now? She's not going to ride with us in a car with you in it.." Valkyrie pointed out.
"I'll go talk to her" Kynaree hurried out of the car and ran to the door. Valkyrie sighed and followed her, I remained seated in the passenger's seat. I felt nervous, maybe this wasn't a good idea, but then again, my only son was hurt pretty bad. I watched from the car.
~<>~Kynaree's POV~<>~
"Hi!" I chirped when she opened the door. "I'm Kynaree and this is Valkyrie and we need you to come with us"
She didn't look like Cecil, not at all. Her hair was dirty blond, long, and wavy. Unlike Cecil her eyes were a bright sky blue. After glancing at the car behind us she slammed the door shut. I knocked again. "HEY!" I hollered. "Cecil needs your help! So you better come out before we make you!" By this time people walking on the street were turning their heads. Valkyrie finally had to hold down my arms.
"Let me do this" She had a grin on her face. After trying the door handle without success she kicked the door down. I smiled too. The house smelled like cinnamon I noted as I waved at Cecil's Mom sitting on her Lay-Z-boy chair.
She glared, I knew that look, it was Cecil's 'You're a moron' look. She didn't struggle instead she just followed Valkyrie and I out the door with her face set in the same glare. We got into the back seat together and I smiled at her. She looked she was about to faint.
"So... you're Cecil's Ma?" I tried to start a conversation. She just nodded, closing her eyes tightly and started taking in deep lung fulls of air. "He's my best friend you know" She didn't really reply instead she spoke to the passengers in the front seat.
"Can someone pull over, I think I'm gonna hurl"
"You're fine Tills" Rodger said reassuringly.
"No, I'm pretty sure she's going to throw up" Valkyrie told him, pulling over. It was definitely a longer ride back then it was getting there but we finally made it.
"Okay, now you need to stop upchucking and hyperventilating and fix Cecil" I told her when we got there. I hoped I didn't sound too bossy, I just wanted to make sure Cecil was better.
They went through the front door and I walked in through the back. I didn't want to see the blood again, I couldn't believe I lasted the whole way home with Cecil right beside me. I looked down for the first time since Cecil was back and noticed all the blood smeared on my pants, I wondered what the neighbors thought when Valkyrie and I were knocking and kicking down Cecil's Mom's door. We must of looked like a couple of freaks.
Immediately when Cecil's Mom walked in the room I heard her shrieking all the way from the kitchen, "Rodger, What the hell happened?"
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Post by --Kyle-- on Jul 10, 2009 22:24:54 GMT -6
--Xian's POV--
Cecil looked dead. I stared from the living room, where Ethan, and I sat. Addy went into the back yard to play with Luana. I am really glad Luana stayed behind, Addy didnt need to see this kind of stuff.
I could hear faint moans from Cecil. Ember and Nathan were in there with him to make sure he didnt die.
I felt helpless, but I guess it was better here than what Trudie was going through...oh and Theo, but really?..I dont think anyone cares for him that much anymore.
Oni was sick and twisted...why would he even want Trudie? This was all very confusing.
I looked over at Ethan. He was watching Cecil, helplessly and hopelessly. I walked to the kitchen door, and asked Nathan and Ember if they needed anything. But they both - freakishly at the same time - looked at Cecil, then at each other, then at me. They shrugged.
I nodded and went back to the living room.
Finally Valkyrie, Roger, and Kynaree came back with a woman, Cecil's mom apparently. She started shrieking at Roger, and Kynaree and Valkyrie had to calm her down to get her to work on Cecil.
I knew now that we had a doctor-ish person that Cecil would be Okay, so I went into the back yard to check on Luana and Addy. They were playing in a large over grown and wild Oak tree, the branches growing close to the ground. They played up and down the tree.
I was relieved that I knew atleast one person in this world was happy at the moment.
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Post by Kàylà on Jul 13, 2009 6:58:49 GMT -6
~Valkyrie's POV~
I went over to Cecil's mom to try and calm her down but I knew it wasn't going to work. So instead of trying to lie my way through this I told her the truth about Oni and everything that has been going on. She listened as she worked on Cecil and there was an expression on her face that I couldn't quite recognize. It seemed to be filled with love, hate, fear, and torment as she went over the worst of Cecil's injuries.
"So you're telling me that your psycho ex-bodyguard did all of this?" Matilda asked.
"Yes he has been looking to get revenge on me for sometime now." I told her.
"Sick bastard." Matilda shook her head.
"Yea he's been called that a lot lately." I chuckled slightly. "Is there anything I can help you with? I feel useless just standing here." I admitted. I hated not being able to help, just standing there watching.
"Is your thirst under control?" She asked me. Now that most of the blood was cleaned up I was already having a better time controling myself around Cecil and I knew I could handle it. I nodded my head and went over by her.
"I need you to re-brake his leg so I can put a cast on it so that way it heals properly this time." She told me.
"Nathan come hold him down." I ordered Nathan into the kitchen. Even though Cecil was unconcious I didn't want to take the chance of him waking up from the pain, moving his leg and making me shatter the bone instead of just breaking it. "Sorry Cecil." I whispered and then put only enough force into my touch that it would only break the bone. Just as I had thought Cecil screamed from the pain of the re-broken bone.
I stepped out of the way and let Matilda work on Cecil's leg and stood back as I watched her work. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Rodger watch her every move with a longing look on his face. Poor Rodger I thought to myself. He still loves her after all these years of her hating him. It was another hour before Matilda was doing cleaning all of Cecil's woulds as best she could.
She had given him morphin for the pain and I finally let Kynaree in there to see Cecil now that all the blood was cleaned up and the wounds were dressed. I ushered everyone out of the kitchen so that Kynaree could have her moment with Cecil and I dragged everyone into the living room so we could think of a plan to get Trudie back.
"Okay we need to find out why Oni wants Trudie and then we have to figure out a way to get her back." I told everyone.
"What about Theo?" Ethan asked. I just glared at him. Theo could rot in hell for all I cared.
"Never mind about him, just worry about getting Trudie back right now." I said.
"Well the way Oni talked he needs Trudie to find Dr.D's ghost for some reason or another." Rodger explained to us. "I don't remember the rest though I think I blacked out again shortly after that." He continued a puzzled look on his face as he tried to remember.
"Well that helps a little, He's probably gonna be a little peeved that we gave him Theo but thats only because he's worthless." I gritted my teeth when I said his name.
"Yea but what if Theo starts to work for him?" Ember asked.
"Theo is to stupid to be able to pull off anything Oni might ask him to do." I truly believed that too. I heard a shriek from the kitchen and I quicky ran in there. Kynaree was hugging Cecil tightly and I had to pull her away from him to let him breathe.
"But Valkyrie he's awake now! I can tell him everything that happened." Kyanree protested as I dragged her out of the room.
"That can wait Kyanree. Cecil needs to rest right now." I explained to her.
"But I have to tell him something!" Kynaree yelled at me.
"Later!" I yelled back. She pouted knowing she wasn't going to get anywhere with me and sat in a corner in the living room still pouting trying to make me cave. "It's not going to work Kyanree."
"Hmph." She glared at me. I shook my head and looked at everyone else. We were going to need a plan and fast. Trudie's life most likely depended on it.
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Post by <^>Krustine<^> on Jul 15, 2009 20:24:51 GMT -6
~Trudie's POV~
We pulled into a parking lot not long after I aggreed to put my life on the line to save Cecil. I rode with Valkyrie in her car, with Ember in the front seat and Kynaree in the back with me. Which meant I had to talk to her. That was thier plan anyways when they put me with Kynaree in the back seat.
I wouldn't though. She started conversation. It ended in a fight. Valkyrie had calmed us down by the time we got there though. We all got out and stood in a line. Nathens car pulled up at pretty much the same time and Theo, Ethan and Xian got out and stood in a line with me. A few seconds later they were handing Valkyrie and Nathen Body bags that didn't look big enough to have people in them, when Theo and I were walking toward the 'bad guys' or 'Oni's Team'
I realized then that I was walking away from everything. I was walking away from my life. My family perhaps. I didn't want to do this. I had to do this. This was what was going to save Cecil. This was what was going to save my life.
They shoved Theo and I into the back of the big black scary van. Then we drove off. I never really did see Oni there. I'm sure I will shortly.
But what was it that Oni wanted me, and someone else for. Why me? What did he want me for? Was it something I would live through? Would I die? Would I be able to see Cecil again? Will Rivers miss me? Will Kynaree and Cecil get together?
I guess even if Cecil and Kynaree did get together, I could do something about that when I got back.
~River's POV~
What do I do? This was not supposed to be how it happened. Why didn't I talk to Kynaree sooner? How could I hurt her this way. I have to talk to Kynaree. Get her to talk to Trudie for me. Tell her I never wanted to go with it in the first place. That I didn't want to hurt her. No, I should just go talk to Trudie myself. Yeah, thats what I should do.
About a half hour later, I arrived at Valkyrie's huge house. I walked up to the door and felt like I was on a first date, or meeting someones parents for the first time. Nervous.
I knocked on the door and a really pretty, tall, blonde woman answered the door. Behind her ran up a little girl. Something was weird about them, but I couldn't figure out what it was. "Um. Do you need something?" The tall one asked after a long pause.
"Uh, yeah. Is Trudie here?" I asked kind of shaking.
"No, she's out." She answered.
"Oh, is Kynaree there?"
"No, she's out."
"Is anybody useful here?"
"No, they're out."
"Could you tell me when they'll be back?"
"No. Sometime. Today, hopefully."
"Well, could I leave a message for them?"
"Uh, sure." She goes and gets a notepad from the other room, while I stood there akwardly. She hands me the notepad and I write:
Trudie, I don't know what to say. I was gonna tell Kynaree no. But I wanted to meet you so bad. And I needed the money. I was doing it sort of for the money at first, but then I got to know you. And you were so great. Please, please give me another chance. So, don't blame this comletely on me, It was Kynaree. Blame her.
Please give me another chance. Call me. Love, Rivers
I handed her back the notepad and asked her to make sure she gets that asap.
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Post by ×|{å†ìe× on Jul 17, 2009 16:33:46 GMT -6
~<>~Kynaree's POV~<>~
I pouted for a long while until out of nowhere Luana came up to me. "Uhm, Kynaree" she sounded unsure. "I know you're friends with Trudie" I shrugged, "Well, a guy stopped by while you all were gone and he left a note for her," Stupid Whit. I extended an open hand, she almost gave it to me. "It seems kind of private. So, I don't know if you should read it. He looked kind of upset..." she trailed off.
"I won't" I lied. I would probably read it and rip it up. Trudie was mean, she didn't thank me for my help and instead she told me how stupid I was. I took the parchment and stuffed it in my pocket for later. Cecil's Mom came and took a seat next to me after Addy convinced Luana to go outside with her again. I was surprised she hadn't left already, but then remembered we had kidnapped her. "Are you gonna throw up again?"
"No" she said weakly. She jumped and answered her vibrating cell. I tried not to eavesdrop on the conversation but after she was done I couldn't help but ask who it was. "My husband, just wondered where I was and wanted to know why my car was still in the garage and why the TV was left on."
"Oh..." For some weird reason I couldn't believe she just went off and married someone without telling Rodger. I figured he knew, but that was probably through his stalking. "So Cecil has a step-dad he doesn't know about?"
"And two half-sisters" she added.
Valkyrie came over and asked Cecil's Mom if she wanted to go home now. She nodded and started to get up. I grabbed her sleeve, "Don't you want to see Cecil when he wakes up again?"
"No, he's already been through enough lately. Maybe some other time"
"Okay, hopefully I'll see you soon" I said before she walked out of the living room with Nathan, who had the honor of driving her home. "I'm going to bed" I announced to Valkyrie, Xian and Ethan who were all watching TV in the living room. Ember was who knows where, probably out or in her room.
They moved Cecil to his own room and off the kitchen island, so I headed there. I was outside the his bedroom door when I felt Valkyrie touch my shoulder. I grumbled under my breath and stood there until she finally spoke. "Kynaree, I told you, he needs rest. I'll let you bother him when he's feeling better"
"Fine" I mumbled backing away from the door.
"And what's that in your pocket" she glared opening her hand for the note. She reminded me of a mother taking away gum that her child stole from a grocery store, which I thought was kind of weird.
"I don't know. I haven't read it" I half-lied, taking out the wrinkled note. There was no use hiding it, Stupid mind-reader. Her grin widened as my glare increased.
"This is for Trudie" she pointed out., I just nodded. "Why do you have it?" I explained that I was going to give it to her when she got back. "I don't believe you." She walked away with the note and I pouted some more. I didn't even get to read it.
I headed to Trudie's and my room, which was now mine and only mine. I laid in bed, feeling exhausted but still not able to completely fall asleep. I felt crabby, and I didn't like being crabby. It took a long time but finally I drifted to sleep, it only lasted about three hours though.I didn't feel crabby anymore, instead I felt almost completely awake and sort of refreshed. The house was dead silent except for the wind beating on the window and making it make a wheezing sound. It was pitch black outside.
I figured Valkyrie was asleep, long with everyone else, by now so I smirked and creeped through the hallway. This time I actually made it to Cecil's room, I took the chair next to his desk and scooted it by his bed. Making sure it wasn't the one attached to his injured shoulder, I started poking his arm. "Psstt" I said poking him harder this time. He didn't move, "Cecil" I hissed louder and this time his eyes opened.
"Cecil?" I repeated, making sure he was awake enough to understand me.
"Hmmm" he sounded tired, just like Valkyrie said he would.
"I have something to tell you" I whispered. He just repeated the same Hmmm, "I..." Now I realized why it was so hard for him to tell me, the words wouldn't come out. "I really super missed you"
Finally he said something understandable, "I've really missed you too." I smiled and took his hand. "But, I have a feeling that's not what you were gonna say"
I laughed, "Uh.. yeah, I was gonna say that your eyes are the same color as coffee grounds"
"So, you woke me up in the middle of the night to tell me the color of my own eyes..." it didn't sound like he believed me.
"And that, I fell in love with you while you were gone" I said the words as fast as possible so I wouldn't change my mind.
"Could you say that a little slower?" He was gonna make me say it again? Instead I pointed to me, made a heart-shape with my fingers and pointed to him, a few times hoping he would understand. "Why?"
"Why?" I repeated feeling totally confused.
"Who told you to say that and how much did they pay you" he didn't sound like he was joking, he just sounded tired still.
"Nobody paid me" I was feeling mad. How could he just assume someone was paying me? "Why would you think that?"
"How did you fall in love with me? I wasn't here for like a week. What, did you just decide you were in love with me? What about--" I cut him off by putting my mouth on his. I stayed like that for a few seconds and then leaned back and waited for him to continue. "Theo" he finished.
"He's like a wad of mean. I'll tell you about it later, you need sleep. I just needed to tell you I was in love with you. Now go to sleep and don't tell Valkyrie I was in here. She'll be mad. Good night" I kissed his cheek and left the room and he let me go without a word. Now that I had that off my chest I could fall back to sleep, hopefully.
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Post by Kàylà on Jul 18, 2009 23:00:43 GMT -6
~Valkyrie's POV~
I woke up already in a pissed off mood and I threw my bed sheets over my head as I tried to block the sunlight out and fall back asleep. My phone started to vibrate and I blindly grabbed it from my nightstand and chucked it across the room. I groaned when I heard it shatter into tiny pieces and I mumbled a few choice swear words under my breath as I added buy a new cell phone on my long list of things to do. Nathan came in my room, probably wondering what I threw across the room now. I heard him sigh as he noticed it was my cell phone.
"Didn't want to wake up that bad?" Nathan asked me. I mumbled something incoherent even for a vampire as I refused to remove the blankets from over my head and my voice was still thick with sleep. I heard his quiet footsteps approch my bed and I clutched onto the sheets tighter. Of course they didn't make bedsheets to withstand vampire strength so when Nathan went to remove the blankets from over me my iron grip was useless for the sheets ripped into shreds.
"You just had to ruin a perfectly good pair of bedsheets didn't you?" I glared sleepily at him.
"You just had to throw a perfectly good cell phone across the room didn't you?" He shot back at me.
"Touché" I mumbled and curled up into a ball trying to fall back asleep. Nathan of course wasn't going to let me though. He sat down on the bed next to where I lay and started tickling me until I was fully awake and laughing. "Okay, okay I'm up just stop tickling me!" I said between giggles. He left me alone after that so I could get showered and dressed. After I got ready for the day I headed into Cecil's room to check on him. I was surprised to find him awake and I smiled at him as I changed the dressings on his wounds the way Matilda had taught me. He didn't really say much except for the occasinal ow or intake of breath if something hurt and I could tell something was on his mind.
I let the barriers around my mind down which I had finally succeded in doing and let his thoughts and everyone elses' flow into my mind. I concentrated on shutting out everyones' minds except Cecil's and listened to what was on his mind. He was confused about something that had happened early in the morning while everyone else slept. Kynaree had come into the room, woke him up, told him that she loved him, and then kissed him before heading back to her room. He thought it was the Morphin he was on or he thought maybe his mind and just created that dream to make him feel better in his world of pain that he was experiencing right now.
I myself couldn't figure it out either and I knew I was going to have to interegate Kynaree about it. First though I was going to head into town and get a new cell phone. I knew it was dangerous going by myself but I needed time with just myself. I grabbed my car keys and zipped up my silver high heel boots nefore calling out "I'm heading out." I was about to head out the door when Nathan stopped me.
"You're not going out alone." He told me crossing his arms across his chest.
"Nathan I'll be fine and I need some time to myself. I've been either locked inside this house or I've had to go somewhere with a bunch of people. I need some time with just me." I explained to him.
"Yea but you don't have a cell phone now so it's not like you can just call me if you find yourself in trouble." Nathan sighed. He had a point there.
"I'll borrow someone's." I argued. He sighed and I could tell that he knew he wasn't going to win this. I was to stubborn.
"Whose?" He asked.
"My mom's she won't mind." I said already heading in the direction of my parents room. I knocked on the door and waited till I heard one of them say it was okay to enter before I barged in. "Mom can I borrow your phone, I kinda busted mine this morning?" I asked her.
"How did you do that?" They didn't seem surprised, then again nothing ever surprised them anymore.
"Threw it across my room when it tried to keep me from falling back asleep." I told them shrugging. My father sighed and my mom just shook her head as she handed me her phone.
"Don't break it please." My mom pleaded with me.
"I won't. I only destroy my property." I grinned. I headed out of their room and went outside to my corvette.
"I still wish you wouldn't go alone." Nathan told me as I got into the drivers seat of my car.
"I'll be fine i'm just gonna go buy a fancy ass cell phone and come straight home. Alright. I won't talk to any strangers if that makes you feel any better." I joked with him and kissed him lightly.
"Not really but drive fast okay." He tried to grin but i could still see the worry in his eyes.
"I will." I told him and kissed him one last time before stepping on the gas and speeding down my driveway. It wasn't long till I was in town at the nearest Altell store looking at shiny new phones trying to figure out which one was gonna be best for me.
I saw the new Iphone and I stared at it longingly and then remembered that I was freakin rich and I could buy whatever I wanted. I went over to one of the sales person and pointed to the blood red one there.
"You realize it costs extra to get the colored ones." The sales man told me.
"Ya I know." I shrugged not really caring about the price.
"Alright." He gave me an odd look and went into the back room to get me the phone I wanted. I could tell from his mind that he was wondering how a teenager like me would be able to afford such an expensive phone and I grinned to myself. If only he knew.
He brought the phone up to the counter and got it all registered for me with the same number that I had before and I gave him my credit card to pay for it. He gave me another weird look as he saw my name. I guess Valkyrie wasn't that common of a name. I could tell mulipul people were staring at me and I walked out of the store without looking at any of them.
I turned the phone on and plugged the car charger into where the lighter would normally go and started to charge my new phone as I headed back home. I called Nathan when I was about half way home to try out my new phone and make him stop worrying as much. I knew he wouldn't fully stop worrying about me until I was finally home.
I pulled into my driveway and saw Nathan standing in the doorway waiting for me. "I told you I would drive fast." I grinned up at him.
"Yea you definatly drove fast you broke your record." He laughed.
"Wo! Now that takes skill." I yelled happily. I saw a flash of purple hair and remembered my other mission. I had to confront Kynaree.
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Post by ×|{å†ìe× on Jul 19, 2009 20:57:05 GMT -6
~<>~Kynaree's POV~<>~
"Kynaree" Valkyrie said as she walked up from behind me. I was in the kitchen grabbing a snack. I picked out a granny smith apple and was just about to bite into it.
"Yes?" I replied trying to sound casual and not think about last night.
"Why aren't you thinking about last night?" Her eyes began to narrow and I gulped.
"Because... I-I-I" I thought quickly, "had a bad dream" I finished, trying to whimper slightly.
"From the way I heard it, it didn't sound bad to me" she began tapping her foot on the linoleum floor. It made a clicking noise and it freaked me out. I kept my mouth shut and my brain closed as best I could. However, as I tried to block the memory more and more stuff started leaking through. Then it all sort of crashed through my brain's barrier. "I thought I told you not to bug him. He needs to heal up and rest. With you in the room he can't do that."
"But Valkyrie!" I whined, "I really super missed him" I tried sounding as pathetic as possible.
"I don't care how much you missed him. Don't go and wake him up like that anymore" she scolded. I was getting really tired of her treating me like a five year old. Instead of arguing further I stomped up the steps, halfway up I threw my apple at her and made sure she seen that I was pouting. I hoped I made her feel really bad.
I did exactly what she told me not to do and went and visited Cecil. They moved a television into his room and he was flipping aimlessly through the channels when I got in there. "Move over" I grumbled pushing his good shoulder. After a sharp intake of breath, probably from his other shoulder rubbing against the pillow, he scooted over as much as he could. I had to help with his leg, but eventually I was sitting next to him on his bed watching TV.
We sat there comfortably in silence for awhile, which was unusual for me, "What's wrong?" he asked after several minutes.
"It's just Valkyrie. She's being a jerk."
"What'd she do?" he didn't sound very interested. His voice was kind of raspy and tired like last night.
"She told me that I can't come and bug you. Because by me bugging you and waking you up it's harder for you to get better" I looped my arm around his as I said this and intertwined my fingers with his. Then a scary thought came to me, "Am I really making it harder for you to get better?"
"Well, how about you just don't wake me up in the middle of the night and don't shove me," he said, not jokingly. He actually sounded annoyed. My stomach felt like it deflated.
"Are you mad at me?"
His eyes met mine for the first time since I came in the room. "No" he voice was shaky, and I knew he was lying.
"Go ahead, don't lie. Everyone I come in contract with me is mad at me right now. Trudie is mad at me, Valkyrie is mad at me, and even you're mad at me"
He slid his hand out of mine and rubbed his forehead. "I'm not mad, Kynaree" he said in a harsh tone.
"You sound mad" I accused pushing myself off the bed. He leaned forward and put his face in his hands. Instantly I became worried, "Are you okay?"
"I'm sore all over and I have the worst bloody headache" he answered in an pained, muffled voice. "So, I'm a little cranky... but I'm not mad"
"I'll go get Valkyrie" Now I felt really stupid. It was probably all my fault he got the headache, she was right I shouldn't have bothered him to begin with.
"No, I just need some caffeine"
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Post by --Kyle-- on Jul 20, 2009 16:27:27 GMT -6
--Xian's POV--
"Ow." I said when I rolled off the couch and slammed my arm on the coffee table. I then realized I was suffocating Ethan underneath me.
"MMhmmhhmm get off mmhmhm" he mumbled.
"Sorry." I said and got back on the couch, but sitting this time. I looked in the kitchen and saw Valkyrie getting hit in the head with an apple. Was I still asleep?
She walked off and Ethan got up and sat next to me. "Where's Addy?" he asked.
"I dont know. Probably in the basement room with Luana." I told him.
"Oh." he sighed. "When are we going home?" he whined, sounding WAY to much like Kynaree.
"We cant until all of this is resolved. We have to stick together until we get Trudie back." I told him, getting annoyed. Why cant he just pay attention?
"And Theo," he added. "Why does everyone keep forgetting him?"
I just smacked the back of his head as a reply.
"OW!"
I left Ethan watching T.V. and went in the kitchen to get something to eat. I made toast finding nothing else interesting.
I was sitting at the table eating when Ethan ran in. "Oh my God! I havnt checked my Myspace in FOREVER! Do they have a computer and internet here?"
I sighed. "They are rich. I'm sure they do. Go ask Valkyrie." I told him. He ran off in search of her.
I finished my toast and decided to go for a ride. I went to the grocery store to pick up some stuff.
I came back and walked into the kitchen with the bags of food to find Kynaree and Valkyrie having a 'discussion'. I set down the food on the counter. They didnt stop or seem to notice me. I couldnt tell if it was a fight or not.
I interupted them. "Um excuse me?" Valkyrie seemed to give me the death glare but I went on. "Shoudnt we be trying to figure out a way to, you know, save Trudie?" I said.
"And Theo!" Ethan chimed from the living room. He was such an idiot.
(Sorry it is so short...and I didnt know if Valkyrie and Kynaree were going to have another fight or not...so I put 'discussioin'.)
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Post by <^>Krustine<^> on Jul 23, 2009 12:09:15 GMT -6
~Trudie's POV~
After we had stopped Oni asked me to get out of the van, while Theo stayed in the van. It kind of scared me. I mean, even if it is Theo, I believe he still would have protected me if it came down to it. Not that he would have, but it still made me feel better to think so.
"I need to talk to you." Oni said in a really mean and scary voice. All I kept thinking was what am I gonna do next? Why couldn't Valkyrie have told me the plan to get me out of here before I went so at least I could be expecting a sign or something? Even just to let me know that there actually was a plan so I could make myself feel better about that.
"Okay." I said, my voice shaky. I tried to fill it with confidence but it didn't come out that way.
We were walking now. Where? I didn't know. I just hoped I would make it out alive.
After about 10 minutes, Oni started talking. I figured he waited 'till we were out of hearing range for anyone to be listening. "I have a proposition for you." I didn't say anything so he continued. "I have been in need of some help lately."
"What? Are you in need of some food?" I muttered, so it sounded like I didn't say anything.
"What was that?"
Oh, s**t. I forgot. Vampire. Can hear anything. "What would that be?" I lie in the most trusting voice I could find in me. Even though I know, he knows what I said.
"Well, you know as well as I do that Valkyrie isn't even gonna try to get you back." Can he read minds? "What I mean is why don't you at least get comfortable. I could use an extra hand around here."
"Where exactly is here?"
"The woods of course."
Well Duh, tell me something I don't know. "Oh, eh."
"Trudie, I need an answer now." He looks at me in a way that I don't know if I can say no. It's like he hypnotized me.
"Yeah, I'll help you in any possible way I can."
Then I hear a voice in my head What are you doing? You know what he's doing. He's using you! I try to ignore the voice and focus on Oni as much as I can. What have you done?!?!
~River's POV~
All I have been able to do, since Trudie stormed out of here mad at me, is lay on my bed and stare at the ceiling. Why did I agree to take the money? Why didn't I just ask Trudie to go out with me by myself? Without Kynaree? Then she wouldn't be hurt.
My thoughts got interrupted by my cell phone ringing. I looked at the caller ID and it said Trudie. I was literally jumping for joy when I answered the phone. "Trudie?"
"No, It's Valkyrie."
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Post by Kàylà on Aug 5, 2009 16:43:57 GMT -6
~Valkyrie's POV~
As much as Kynaree didn't want me treating her like a child, she sure was acting like one. Her thoughts were moody but that didn't make me change my mind about letting her see Cecil. I had caught her coming out of there again and I had brought her downstairs to scold her again. I knew how much she missed Cecil, it was all over her thoughts. I went into Cecil's room not to bother him but to check on his wounds. Everything seemed to be healing fine until I got to his shoulder. His shoulder was swelling and I gently touched it. As little as the movment was I felt Cecil wince a bit and I knew the wound hurt a lot. Not knowing what to do I flipped out her cell phone and dialed Matilda's number.
"Hello?" I was surprised she answered her phone.
"Matilda it's Valkyrie. I need you to come down here right away." I told her right away.
"No yesterday was hard enough, I don't need to go back there." Matilda argued.
"Yes you do. Cecil's shoulder is swelling and there might be an infection so even if I have to come down there and drag you here myself I will." I threatened into the phone.
"You wouldn't" I could practically see the glare on her face.
"Try me." I said cooly.
"I'll be there in an hour." She sounded defeated, as if the life of her son wasn't enough to motivate her to get past her hatred for Rodger and even the partial hate she felt for Cecil.
"Thank you." I replied and then hung up. I went upstairs and went into Kynaree's room trying to find her. She didn't see her but instead saw Trudie's phone lying on the little nightstand that was in the room. A thought hit me, a possibility even, maybe even a plan that was forming in my mind. I was going to have to convince Rivers though to help. Without Kynaree's knowlage I had read the note from Rivers, letting my curiosity get the best of me, of why after what Kynaree and Rivers had already done to Trudie I wanted to know if he was going to do more damage.
After reading the note though I knew every word was true that he had written and thought maybe he could help us get her away from Oni, even if it ment he were to learn everyone's secrets.
I called the number and right away Rivers answered the phone. "Trudie?" He asked without wasting any time.
"No it's Valkyrie." I could almost hear the disapointment that just flooded over him. He had truly been hoping that Trudie would call him.
"What are you doing calling from her phone?" He tried to sound polite but there was a hint of annoyance there that made me think that he thought I was about to lecture him about what he had done to Trudie.
"Because Trudie is in danger and I need your help to get her out of it."I told him, but being careful not to say what kind of danger.
"What! What's wrong, is she hurt? What kinda danger is she in?" He panicked.
"Calm down! First of all I don't know if she's hurt, Second I can't discuss this over the phone, meet me at my house in two hours." I told him.
"What why two hours why not now?" His voice was frantic.
"Because I have matters to attend to." My voice was harsh and cold which ment that this was not up for debate and hung up the phone. Either he came or he didn't, it was his choice. I had another 45 mintues until Matilda got here so I decided now would be a good time to hunt.
"Nathan come on, we're going hunting." I told him. He nodded his head and we took off. We got back to my house with five minutes to spare before Matilda arrived. I had been hunting more frequently but taking less blood from each victum, why I had no idea, maybe it was an excuse for me to get out of the house but I wasn't sure.
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Post by --Kyle-- on Aug 6, 2009 20:27:44 GMT -6
--Xian's POV--
I walked from the kitchen into the living room. I was still tired from not getting a goodnight sleep on the couch. I went and found a room, I think it was a closet, but it was pretty big.
I went down the stairs, and into the bathroom down there, but then behind the door was a door. I thought it was just a little bathroom closet, but it was a hall. I went down it and found a staircase.
Half way down I thought I should turn around, thinking that this may be the vampire lair, but then I remembered that no one was paying attention anyway so I might as well keep going. At the end of the stairs there was nothing but a door. I opened it and found a small room/big closet.
It wasnt fancy, nothing was in it but a chair and a table. I was sure that it used to be some sort of lair or just an old safe room. But it was quiet and relaxing so I stayed awhile.
But after an hour I got bored of it and went back upstairs, and through the maze it took TO get back upstairs.
When I got back, I saw Matilda walking in the door, and immediatly got nervous. She would never come near Roger nor Cecil if it wasnt for a reason.
She went upstairs but I decided to stay out of the way and wait downstairs.
But before I could even find out what was going on, Rivers came bargin through the door. Valkyrie ran downt the stairs.
"Why do men not understand the concept of a clock?!" She went to Rivers and walked while pushing him out the door.
Whatever that was a bout.
(This is probably the worst post I have ever written...and it is way short. But I had NO ideas...sorry)
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Post by Shinju on Aug 9, 2009 16:07:40 GMT -6
**Ember's POV** Cecil was sitting on the edge of his bed with a pained expression on his face. His shoulder has swelled up quite a bit and it was beet red. Touching the area, it was hot. Matilda cautiously entered the room immediately followed by Valkyrie. Cecil looked up with a hint of tension in his eyes. "Hello Mom" He said quietly. Cecil's eyes were sunken and his skin was pale. It was plain to see that the infection was making him ill. Matilda made no response but slowly made her way over to Cecil's side. She carefully crouched down and examined his shoulder. She gently, wincing as she did, touched her son's arm. Cecil sucked in a hissed breath. Matilda jumped back for a moment not knowing what he was going to do. After a minute of apprehension, Cecil's mom opened her bag of medical supplies. She took out a syringe and a small vile of a light cream colored liquid. Cecil seeing the huge ass syringe, didn't like where this was going. "What are you going to do with that?" He asked hoarsely. "I have to give you an injection in your shoulder to kill the infection, or it will spread and it could make you very sick." She stuck the syringe in the vile and pulled the liquid into it. Cecil covered his arm. I was think Valkyrie was going to have to end up holding him still...and I was right. "Uh I'm sure it's really not that bad..." Two minutes later after a slight struggle Matilda poked the needle into his arm. He made a loud yelp and it looked like Tilly had to use all of her willpower not to scream. Soon Cecil was all patched up and Matilda was ready to get the hell out of the house.
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Post by ×|{å†ìe× on Aug 9, 2009 16:19:31 GMT -6
~<>~Rodger's POV~<>~
Ever since returning from Oni's sick-twisted where ever it was, I'd been working constantly. Although I never told Cecil, the reason that he let us live and go so quickly was because I had split some secrets. The ministry was not happy with me and one of the only reasons I got to keep my job was because they knew I was protecting Cecil. If it would've been just me alone then that would've made me look like a cowardly snitch.
I'd only seen Cecil once sense he was conscious again and I felt kind of guilty. I had my excuses, like wanting to keep my job and needing to change a few passwords here and there. However, I was pretty sure Oni had already gotten all the information he needed to add on to his insane army.
Trudie's car currently smelled like coffee, the coffee I picked up from Starbucks for Cecil. I was borrowing her car for the time being, it wasn't like she was using it or anything. As I drove I flipped from station to station, it all sounded pretty mellow. I already tried listening to the CD that was in the radio but I turned it off after about a minute. It made me want to sleep, all the guy kept singing about was how great the sun was. Kids these days.
At last I made it up the driveway, I sighed in relief, I made it here alive on two hours of sleep. That isn't much sleep for a guy my age. I took a big gulp of my coffee and hoped the caffeine high would last while I visited Cecil.
I unsteadily walked up the porch steps and into the house, maybe I was more tired then I thought. Then I literally bumped into Tilly, I'm even hallucinating I thought for a second. Until Cecil's scalding hot cup of coffee spilled on her and all over my hand. She gave me a horrified look.
"Are you drunk?!" she exclaimed.
"No..." I trailed off not sure what to say, then something came to mind. "Sorry" I added.
"For what? Spilling lava hot coffee all over me or almost killing Cecil?" she placed her hands on her hips. She looked so beautiful when she was angry. Her blue eyes blazed and her lips were set in a disapproving frown.
"What makes you think I would ever want to hurt Cecil?"
"You let" she paused for a second, "our son get kidnapped by some sadistic psychopath vampire?"
"I didn't let him. It's not like Cecil just went and asked me"
"Did he go and ask you to join whatever the hell the name the place you work's called?"
"Yeah, before kinder garden started he wanted to come to work with me instead of going to school" I answered proudly.
"This isn't funny, you're supposed to take care of him. I don't want him involved in any of this mystical creature junk. I want him out of this place and in a real high school and then in a real college" She was waving her finger at me. Anger started rising in my chest. "And you know why he's getting all those headaches?" she grabbed the Cecil's coffee out of my hand and tossed in on the ground.
"So, throughout Cecil's entire life you decide now you want to help parent him" I asked even though I knew she could barely stand to be in the same room with Cecil let alone me. Before she could start again I continued, "You don't know Cecil like I do, he's a smart kid and he can make his own decisions when he's ready. He's not just doing this to please me or upset you"
It looked like she wanted to say something and I'm sure it would've involved many cusses but she held her tongue and walked out.
~<>~Theo's POV~<>~
Oni took Trudie with him and I tried coming up with some clever plan to escape, none came to mind. Maybe I would just have to join his side, being on the dark side might be fun. It looked like he was winning anyways. In change for my willing services maybe he would let me live.
Trudie and Oni returned, she looked pretty shaken up and sat next to me in the backseat. I tried to smile at her reassuringly and then something Kynaree said to me one day randomly popped into my head. Smiles make everything better. I chuckled to myself and a few of the weird henchmen gave me a weird look. Oni didn't even recognize my existence.
Let them think I'm crazy, it'll give me an edge when I make a bargain with Oni. I'll tell him everything I know, talk a bunch of beastlike animals to joining Oni's side and then I'll be as good as gold. I smiled to myself, smiles did make everything better.
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Post by Kàylà on Sept 1, 2009 19:28:02 GMT -6
~Oni's POV~
After my talk with Trudie, I sat silently in the van. I heard Theo chuckle about something but I didnt bother to acknowlage his existance. There was no need for him in my plan. Nothing that I could think of anyways and I had thought of everything that was possible for me to defeat Valkyrie and her little gang.
There was only one way Valkyrie could defeat me, and that was with her ability to read anyones mind. That was the one fault in this plan. If ever once I let slip when I am spyin on her and I am in her hearing range everything will be ruined. This was why I had to be cautious. This is why so far everything had been going exactly how I planned it. I was being so careful with this, yet with just the right amount of recklessness that it was coming along perfectly. I couldn't help but let out a low chuckle. This was almost to easy.
With how smart I knew my dear Valkyrie was I was surprised she hadn't figured it out yet, how every move I made was planned and I had also predicted exactly how she would react. My poor Valkyrie she was so predictable. But yet that was something I loved about her. I always knew how she would smell each day, how she would do her hair, everything. I closed my eyes and pictured this in my mind until we hit a bump and since we were going so fast the van jumped up and threw me off balance.
"Can't any of you drive a freaking car! God a human can drive better than you assholes!" I yelled at the driver.
"I'm sorry sir. I didn't see it. I was being annoyed by the faerie." The driver who's name I couldn't remember apologized quickly. I turned to look at Theo who was staring at the ceiling of the van trying to avoid my gaze. I must had been to lost in thought to hear his annoying voice. At least he was better than Kynaree. There were times when I wanted to smash her head into a concreate floor.
"Theo I would be careful not to upset me. I have no use for you and the only reason you are still alive is because I havn't thought of the proper way to kill you yet. So if I were you, I would be careful for the more annoying you become the more painful your death will be." My voice was calm and cold. I saw a small shiver run down his spine and I smiled in satisfaction, but then a small smirk grew on his face and my glare returned.
"But you could use me Oni. I can make your army even larger. Make it harder for Valkyrie to try to defeat you." Theo tried to say in a calm voice but his voice was a little shaky. I smiled, fear was always the best weapon and tool for negotiation.
"I'm listening." I told him
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Post by ×|{å†ìe× on Sept 2, 2009 9:25:53 GMT -6
~<>~Theo's POV~<>~
"Well," I started trying not to sound too smug, because in reality I was just about ready to pee my pants, "I have the gift to communicate with animals, and I could probably get some rather larger ones to join your army." I looked at the rear-view mirror to see if his expression changed, he looked annoyed as ever.
"So your not a total waste of time?" was his reply.
Trudie gaze caught mine and it was like she was waiting for me to say this was all a joke and I wasn't really going to help him. I shrugged, and answered, "I guess not" Just then the van began slowing down, we finally made it to our destination, where ever it was. The ground was mushy when I stepped out of the van and it looked like a swampy deserted area. I was expecting another abandoned building or at least hoping it was somewhere the others could find me. However, this place was in the middle of nowhere.
~<>~Kynaree's POV~<>~
I was going to stay in this room, I decided, planting myself on my bed. Matilda was here working on Cecil for the time being and Valkyrie didn't want me in the room. She said it was going to be hard enough without me in there being a moron. Well, that's basically what she meant. So now I was busy sitting here and being mad at Valkyrie.
I missed Trudie and I even missed Theo a little. If Trudie was here right now she would've stuck up for me, or at least gave me a reason not to be mad at Valkyrie. And if Theo was here at least there would be someone everyone hated more than me.
Then my thoughts were interrupted by a yelp, it wasn't a loud yelp but the house was so quiet I heard it from across the other end of the hall. That's when I started worrying about Cecil, I got off the bed and headed to the door, but then I remembered my decision. I was staying in this room. I dialed Valkyrie's cell phone, she picked up right away, probably not bothering to look at the caller ID. "What, Kynaree?" Or maybe she did look at the caller ID.
"Is everything okay?"I tried to sound professional and not panicked in any way.
"Cecil's gonna be fine," she told me then sighed, "If you really want to you can come see him for awhile. Rodger's gonna be here too."
"I'm busy, and um.. I don't feel like it" I lied and hung up. Even though I really did wanna go see him and I wanted to see Rodger too. I pouted, feeling stupid for letting my anger at Valkyrie get in my way.
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