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Post by Luna on Sept 22, 2010 16:57:46 GMT -5
"Yeah, I thought that was coming." He sighed and rose to his feet, relatively effortlessly for someone who had just been stabbed in the chest. He gazed off into the distance, his blue eyes clouded with thoughts known only to him. "It's a very long, complicated story," he murmured. "You know my brother? How his parents locked him in a basement and tortured him, all that? That was directly connected to our dear friend there."
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Post by jlcgurl on Sept 22, 2010 20:08:56 GMT -5
"You...have a brother?" I asked tilting my head, confused. He didn't seem the type to have a little brother nor have I seen someone that looks like him. If there was some guy that looked remotely similar to Lucian then there would be as much buzz going around the school about him as there was about Lucian. All in all it didn't fit. "And more importantly how does Lacey know you and your brother....?" I asked raising an eyebrow and standing up next to him.
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Post by Luna on Sept 22, 2010 20:27:15 GMT -5
He ground his teeth. "Unfortunately, yes, I do. You don't know him because he's the complete and total opposite of me, and a bloodsucker. And anyway, we're not related by blood. I was adopted, by his psychopathic parents. I guess they thought it would be amusing. I don't really know, though it definitely wasn't amusing for them in the end." He leaned against a wall and crossed his arms. "Lacey is his older sister. She's my... ex-girlfriend, I guess, though that doesn't really seem like the right term." He gazed off into the distance, eyes unfocusing slightly. "When Shadow was fourteen, his so-called parents locked him in the basement. They beat him... well, tortured him basically. Shadow always thought it was for no reason, but it was Lacey really. Somehow he screwed her over, and you don't screw Lacey over unless you can defend yourself. Shadow was just a kid. Her way of revenge was to have that happen to him." He turned back, his mouth twisting into a bitter grin. "Lacey and I had... common interests. We were the terroristic couple of the region for about three months, but then somehow it slipped out that Shadow was going to die. For some reason I still cared about him, and I ran back as fast as I could. I was in a murderous mood, and if it had just been his parents and Lacey I would have killed all of them. But there were about ten of them prepared for me, and I was powerful but still just a sixteen-year-old human. I couldn't have taken them. So I talked a werewolf named Sylvia into changing me. I didn't really have to kill all of them, I just grabbed Shadow and made a run for it, and when they saw me most cleared out of the way. Lacey tried to block me, and I threw her down two flights of stairs and through a window. I thought she was dead. Evidently not." He licked his lips and paused for a moment, then went on with a deep sigh. "After I got Shadow safe, I left and ended up here. And apparently Lacey's found me, in her mind I crossed her, and to say the very least, she's pissed. And very, very vengeful. I guess she thinks going after the people I care most about is proper revenge, and at the moment, you're the one I care the most about." He narrowed his eyes coldly. "Answer your questions?"
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Post by jlcgurl on Sept 22, 2010 20:53:51 GMT -5
I stood there for a momnet letting all of what he said soak through my mind. I had no idea what to say.... I just said the first thing that came to my mind, "So.....You went out with your adopted sister?" After saying that I felt so stupid. Why did I have to ask that?
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Post by Luna on Sept 22, 2010 21:09:48 GMT -5
A dry, humorless smile crossed his lips and quickly faded. "Yeah, I'm pretty sure I established that that entire situation was immensely screwed-up," he muttered, and then all hints of a smile faded into complete seriousness and he looked away, looking expressionless except for the thoughts flickering in his eyes. "You happen to catch what she said before she left?" he asked, his voice quiet if not exactly soft.
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Post by jlcgurl on Sept 22, 2010 21:21:51 GMT -5
All emotion escaped from my face. "Uh..yeah. What are we going to do?" I asked slowly. I didn't know what to do. Thinking about the things that could happen made me cringe inside. I didn't want to be worried or scared more than a normal person would be in Amenia. It seems it comes with being involved with Lucian, which I guess in a way I knew ahead of time...
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Post by Luna on Sept 22, 2010 21:28:51 GMT -5
He sighed and pushed off from the wall, crossing his arms over his chest. "Kill her, I guess." He raised an eyebrow. "I sound reluctant, not because I'm not willing to kill her, but because Lacey tends to form alliances, and she tends to always weasel her way out of tough situations. It gets messy, and complicated. I know. I killed her once before." He said it all flat, conversationally, keeping his head turned away from her the whole time and his gaze expressionless if not emotionless.
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Post by jlcgurl on Sept 23, 2010 21:13:34 GMT -5
"So....we need to find allies of our own or we're screwed....Correct?" I asked unsuprised that we'd have to do something like this. I actaully expected much worse.
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Post by Luna on Sept 23, 2010 21:28:12 GMT -5
He crossed his arms and frowned. "If you stay away from me, you'll be safe," he said quietly, even softly. "I'm serious, Crystal. If she doesn't think I'm close to you, she won't bother you at all. It's me she wants. Make sure you know that before you decide to stay around me." He glanced upwards, his eyes unfocusing slightly. "Because Lacey won't kill you, Princess. She'll torment you, do things to the people you love, make you suffer way more than if you'd died, which of course eventually goes back to me. But I'm the one she wants to hurt. She has nothing against you." He looked down again, his eyes narrowing. "I'm not saying I want you away from me. I just want to be sure you know that if you were, you'd be safe."
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Post by jlcgurl on Sept 23, 2010 22:41:07 GMT -5
"I c-c-can't do that..." I said looking down. After feeling how I feel now the thought of not being near him anymore made me die inside. I had to be close to him. I don't care who or what I have to face as long as I'm with him I'm truly safe. The real monster I'm afraid of is myself, so if I don't have him to lean on I will rip myself apart inside. Which will cause me to do what I did last night just go through with it this time.
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Post by Luna on Sept 24, 2010 15:10:09 GMT -5
His answering smile was dry, humorless, and maybe even a hint sad. "Yeah. I kinda figured that." He tilted his head to one side, his eyes flickering thoughtfully. "So. Any ideas to potential allies? You know I don't really make friends too well." The smile twisted into an ironic smirk.
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Post by jlcgurl on Sept 24, 2010 23:37:46 GMT -5
"Well let's see.....Nope have no clue. Well unless you'd like my old pack to get involved...I don't care from them as much as I did before. They helped me out though. I'm not much of a fighter, but I am a great runner. When I'm really steamed up that's when I fight the best like not to long ago. I just act better in tough situations. If you don't want to work with them I'm sure I could make friends with any other werewolves in the vicinity that would be willing to help us...I just never really hung out with many. To tell you the truth you're the first real werewolf friend I've ever had....I stuck with the humans. I just always wanted to be normal..." I confessed. Why am I doing this? I'm acting so depressed. I'm putting the weight of my problems on him. It's not his fault that my life is completely screwed up. Tears lightly rolled down my cheeks and I looked down, ashamed of myself. "I'm sorry..." I whispered very faintly.
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Post by Luna on Sept 25, 2010 8:03:21 GMT -5
Lucian raised an eyebrow. "Stop apologizing, Princess. None of this is your fault. Actually, the crap with Lacey is mine - if I'd made sure she was dead before, we wouldn't be in this mess." He smiled wryly. "Getting other wolves on our side definitely couldn't hurt. And I can see if I can get in contact with Sylvia. She doesn't like me, but she hates bloodsuckers and she hates Lacey a lot more."
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Post by jlcgurl on Sept 25, 2010 15:30:39 GMT -5
"Well then I should get back in contact with my pack...." I said rolling my eyes at the thought. Most of the guys could be jerks to me. Some did it because they thought I would only slow them down because of how girly they tought I was or they did it becuse they thought I would fall for them. Both were big mistakes. I proved to them I could be a useful person to have in battle, but I was forced to stay to the side in most fights. I was the only girl in our pack. There weren't even any tom-boys, just guys. The only reason I was in their pack is because their leader trained me. I eventually had myself trained enough to go on my own, but sometimes I still hunt with them just becuase it's a lot easier.
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Post by Luna on Sept 25, 2010 21:03:24 GMT -5
"And I'll call Syl." He hesitated for a moment, tipping his head to one side. "Which probably won't go smoothly." He dialed the number swiftly from memory, and a brisk, laconic voice picked up on the second ring, despite the lateness of the hour. "What the hell could you possibly want, Lucian?" "Ah. Warm greetings as always. Wait, you saved my number?" "I like to know who's calling me. Generally so I can avoid people I hate." "Then why'd you pick up at all?" She sighed. "What do you want?" "I don't want anything. I may need your help." "I'm not giving it." "It relates to Lacey." There were several moments of silence, lasting so long he thought she might have hung up anyway, but after a few moments she said in a terse voice, "I thought you killed Lacey." "I did. She's still dead, technically." It only took about half a second for it to click together for Syl, of course; her sharp mind was the reason they'd made such good allies for so long. "Lacey's a bloodsucker now?" "Oh yes. Much to the joy of us all. Meet me and I'll explain." He listed quick directions and hung up, not bothering to say goodbye, then aimed a small smirk at Crystal. "Well, there's one useful ally. If she doesn't rip my head off before Lacey's." He inclined his head. "I really don't get it, Princess. Why is that you like me so much when everyone else I've ever met hated me? Other than the people I manipulate, of course."
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