Wild Insanity Mashup (1x1)

[x wildfyre x]

Marie was struggling, trembling and crying. It tore her to pieces to see her sister like that. In her head, she knew this was about them two and that she should stay out of it, but more than anything else, she wanted to run to Carmen and comfort her. It was very, very hard not to.

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Tears pricked Noire's eyes, but she couldn't indulge in the emotion at the moment. With all the emotions flying around, Sharai had run into her arms bawling. Noire held her close struggling to comfort the little girl and not sob at the same time. But it was hard as the conversation was hitting a bit too close to home for comfort.

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Gabriel could smell the tears Kendall was hiding and sighed. Morris caught him staring and they exchanged a nod. Morris scooped up bunny Kendall and held her gently to him and lightly ran fingers on her head to sooth her. Gabriel on the other hand, softly pulled human Kendall against him from behind so he can sort of comfort her, but so that if she didn't want him to see her crying, she could hide it.

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Marsela was very quiet. She'd gotten nervous when that other vampire got close, then, she was also unhappy with Tristan's answer. He didn't expect her to understand? Maybe she was emotional and not good with people, but she wasn't stupid. And nobody was perfect- but you don't go telling just any ordinary person they needed to be more normal. He didn't answer her two questions either- maybe he didn't want her knowing the answer... maybe it meant that the reason he spent so much time with her and the reason he was interested in her among other humans in the first place was because she was messed up.

She also felt really bad for the crying girl. She wondered what it would be like to feel such things for another person. Most of these thoughts could practically be seen in her facial expression.

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Dareth's eyes widened to get such a reaction from her. It wasn't at all what he'd expected when she approached him in the first place and, well, he couldn't handle seeing her that way. Not at all. Not liking her on her knees, Dareth picked her up and set her on his lap. "Hush," he told her gently as he brushed away the dirt from her legs.

He cradled her tightly against his chest. "Hush now. I can't... I can't stand seeing you like this. You're the most precious thing in my life and I love you more than anything Carmen. It hurts, hurts like hell to see you this way because of me. And, well, something like this might happen again. You keep looking at me, like I'm some sort of hero, and I'm not and I hate disappointing you above all else." He sighed running his hands over her and through her hair. "But we'll work it out alright? That's what people do when they both love each other." He said kissing her forehead as he continued tending to her and trying to calm her down.

[Abstract Insanity]

When pulled onto his lap, Carmen curled against him, burying her face against his neck. She was so glad that he hadn't pushed her away. Trying to calm herself, Carmen took several deep breaths, just trying to open up her windpipe again. "You are a hero..." She whispered quietly, knowing that he would hear her. "Even heros have bad sides..." After that, she stayed silent and curled further against his chest, pressing in as fas as she could. But she did nod her head. She wanted to work things out, but she knew that she wouldn't be able to in this state.

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Nikolas held Marie against him tightly, gently running his hand along her back to soothe her. He knew that this had to be painful to not run to her sister who needed someone, but he was sure that she knew that Marie wasn't the someone she needed right now. Gently hushing her, he kissed the top of her head.

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When picked up, Bunny Kendall sat in his arms for a moment before bringing her hands to her face and rubbing her face for a moment before sniffling. "I'm fine.."

Being the 'tough' girl she was, when held, human Kendall sniffled and just rubbed her sleeve against her face for a second. "I'm fine. No biggie."

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At the sight, Ariabella had become 'stone faced', showing no emotion. She was a soldier, and though this could have been touching, she did not see the point of showing such an intense emotion such as that while still in the presence of an enemy.

Raphael on the other hand, had been looking over at Noire and Sharai. Both seemed fairly upset by the commotion. Approaching them, he unfolded his wings to create a shield of sorts around the pair. To offer them as much privacy as he could, he turned his head away from them. The world beyond his wings would seem muffled. With their race, parents would do this around their children if a fight were breaking out, or if they were having a conversation that a little privacy would be appreciated, and so on.

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Seeing that Marsela was still rather unhappy, Tristan began to guide her away from the group and back into the maze a bit where they would have more privacy to speak to one another without Marsela being uncomfortable, and Tristan not wanting to show any further weakness.

[x wildfyre x]

Mira hugged Jayden from behind. It was touching sure, but Mira was pretty good at throwing emotions to the back burner. "You alright?" She asked gently.

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Dareth quietly hummed a soft song he remembered, even after so many years, from when his mother was alive. The song was actually what he remembered best from her. He was worried what would happen the next time he did something she felt was wrong- after all, he was on the verge of taking over the city. There were bound to be people who wouldn't like it or who'd oppose it. But they would have to work that out when they got there.

For now, he continued to rub her and stroke her gently while humming that song his mother once used to comfort him. He steadily began rocking her back and forth.

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Marie just nodded and buried herself against Nikolas peaking out just enough to be able to watch her sister. Sure, she'd had arguments with Nikolas, but never any that had left her like that. She worried about Carmen.

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Gabriel chuckled. Whether human or bunny, Kendall would be Kendall. "Of course you are. You know me- I'm just always looking for an excuse to touch you." He said it very gently. "I know you're totally fine."

Morris sighed holding bunny Kendall. "When you need someone, you can say so, you know." He told her. Might be the same person they were dealing with, but both men had different ways of handling things.

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Noire looked up at him and had a moment to give him a surprised but grateful expression before turning back to her daughter.

Sharai cried a little more, but she noticed that things sounded further away. She lifted her head up and saw in wonder the wings around them. The little girl stopped crying and even smiled a little totally entranced by them.

With Sharai calming down between both of their efforts, Noire was able to relax a little more. She ran her fingers gently through her daughter's hair. While she tried to keep it down, she couldn't completely hide the amazement his wings had for her. They were beautiful. And it was incredible to for once not be totally on her own caring for Sharai.

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Marsela just quietly let him guide her. She said nothing and was silently wishing she were a pot. Life would be so much simpler and happier if she were a pot...

[Abstract Insanity]

Jayden flinched when touched, thinking it was Ender again for sure. But when she noticed that it was only Mira, Jayden relaxed. "Yeah, I'm fine. I was just thinking. How about you? Are you ok?"

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"Tch... you could be worse I guess..." It was true, he could be like that Ender guy and grab her every five seconds or so.

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"I know. Thank you, Morris." Bunny Kendall said before settling down in the crook of his arm and buried her face in the space between his arm and his torso and curled up there, feeling quite comfortable actually.

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Raphael simply nodded, acknowledging Noire's thanks for a moment before turning his head away from them. He would speak once they were both calm.

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Tristan led her far enough away from the others and then turned to look at her once more. "You still seem upset. What I have continued to do that causes you so much distress?"

[x wildfyre x]

"I'm fine." Mira said with a nod. "But I'd give almost anything to have the apartment quiet and to ourselves while I take a nice long warm bath." She commented shaking her head. I'm supposed to be relaxing when I'm not at work and all of this is a whole lot worse than work."

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Gabriel laughed at that- if she were making such comments it was a good sign she was feeling better, at least a little bit. "If I were as bad as I wished to be, then according to our deal, I'd likely never be able to drink from you again." He pointed out. "You're a tough girl, Kendall. So, I know you didn't need me... but if you ever do need me, that's also part of our deal, right? And I'll come running." So that they wouldn't get stuck in some awkward moment and she could have something else to respond to if she didn't wish to, he totally messed up her hair before letting her go.

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Morris quirked a brow but then smiled. If she liked it there, well, then that was fine with him. He'd watch over her.

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If Sharai had been the worse of the two, she was also the first who seemed to have calmed down and moved on. She was just smiling, totally focused now on his wings and how pretty they were.

Noire took a bit more time to calm down and even when she did there was a sort of sadness to her. Still, it was carefully hidden, at least from Sharai as she adjusted the girl to get a better look at the wings.

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Marsela shifted back and forth nervously. "Do I have to answer? I'm grateful you held me and stuff... and I don't want you to get upset at me..."

[Abstract Insanity]

"You're telling me. I should be studying for a test right about now. And I'd just love to to not have that one guy grabbing me and pinching my nose every five seconds..." Jayden sighed and glanced around before looking to Mira. "I would rather take all of my finals in one hour than have to keep going though this and having them around..."

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Kendall's cheeks flushed a bright pink at Gabriel's words and huddled a little bit more into her hoodie to disguise and hide her body. "I'll keep that in mind." Kendall said shook her head vigorously to fix her hair again after Gabriel messed with it.

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Seeing that both mother and daughter were more or less ok, Raphael shifted his wings just slightly so if she wanted, Sharai or Noire could touch them if they so wished.

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"I will not be upset with you.' Tristan said. "Though, I believe that to make things a bit more clear to you, I will explain about my sister." Tristan looked at her seriously before continuing. "You are a far cry from being 'messed up', Marsela. However, my sister was completely different. Many years ago my sister fell prey to a malicious vampire, he was Dareth's brother. He made it to where my sister was completely dependent on him for her very survival. Now, Carmen and Marie's entire family was bred by my sire -Dareth's brother, the blonde man I had fought with- and Carmen and Marie, were the final product of the generations of breeding, and my sire sent me out to get them for him. But before I could get them, Dareth and Nikolas killed my master, causing my sister to die when I was so close to finding a cure for her..." He let that absorb in her for a few moments before waiting for a reaction. It was clear that it was still a very touchy subject for him. "What was in the attic was not only mine, but the little that my sister had owned as well."

[x wildfyre x]

Gabriel quirked a brow. Why did he get the feeling that the [i[only thing she heard was what he was saying about her physically? He sighed and shook his head. "You realize that I'm teasing, yes?" He crossed his arms. "I would be lying to say that I did not find your body most attractive and highly desirable, but I've already made it clear to you that I have no desire to do anything to you against your own will. The 'deal' we have isn't much of a deal- I don't get anything in return for it, not really. But, it is something I want you to have to make you comfortable around me, Kendall. Haven't I proven by now that I don't want you hurt?" He asked. He'd been trying to joke and play with her, but he was very worried she took it all a bit too seriously.

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Sharai looked at her mommy all excited and Noire looked at Raphael with uncertainty. "Is it ok to, um, touch them? I don't think I've ever seen anyone touching an angel's wings before..." For all she knew, there were special rules or some such thing.

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"I... I'm sorry about your sister." She said quietly. There were a lot of things Mars didn't understand- like how dependent was the girl to the master? And how could someone who'd been forced to serve someone else force others to serve them. But it didn't seem like the time to ask, and she knew it was hard to lose someone you loved- the only person and family you really had. "I had thought the stuff in the attic were your friends..." If he'd told her, she wouldn't have entered. But then, he'd likely just say something about him being able to tell her whatever he wanted or something.

"As for before, I'd just assumed that when you didn't answer my questions, that you didn't do it because the answers were plain- that the reason you decided to take me and that the reason you spent so much more time with me then your other servants was because I was messed up... that it might be some sort of entertainment for you. And well, you said you didn't expect me to understand. I know that I don't know too much about dealing with other people, but I'm not stupid. I did understand what you meant. I know no one's perfect, but then, imperfect people are normal. And you still said you wanted to make me normal. So between those two things..." It had left her pretty upset.

[Abstract Insanity]

"Of course I know you're teasing." Kendall said and turned to look at him. Maybe what she had actually done didn't add up to what she had thought she had done. She had thought that she had at least made it a bit playful, but by his reaction, she guessed that the idea hadn't transferred from a thought to a movement as well as she had hoped.

While his words about him finding her attractive made her blush, she tried to play it off as nothing. "Yes, you've proven that you won't hurt me... and that you keep up your end of the 'deal'..."

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Raphael nodded to the pair. "You may. It is just something that is normally not done because it is not easy to trust someone to not try and harm your wings that you need."

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"I believe I had made mention to not go into the attic just a few hours before you did it anyway." Tristan pointed out before falling silent to listen to her and waited until she was finished before speaking again. "I spend more time with you because all of my other servants are well adjusted by now. You are different than others that I have taken in, but mostly because you can be rather willful at times. I do not get any sort of pleasure by humiliating others and making them feel ill of themselves, though I will admit that I am not one to shy away from punishing someone that disobeys a direct order. And I never said that you were stupid, but some things I say you tend to either understand it, or you are confused by it. My definition of 'normal' is just for you to be able to function on your own while around other people. You have been deprived from that very thing for so long, I had thought it would do you well."

[x wildfyre x]

"Good," Gabriel said with a smile and a relieved sigh. "I never seem to know with you, but I'm glad you realize that." Then he was silent a moment feeling awkward and yet, he didn't want things awkward between them. "Who'd have thought? Of all the great obstacles I've faced, and problems I've solved and situations I've conquered... I think the most difficult thing I've every tried to do is understand an adorable little punk." He went back to teasing her. It seemed to be more comfortable for them both then serious conversation. At least for now- but Gabriel supposed it was a step up from arguing.

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Sharai climbed off her mom with excitement and went to touch the edges of his wings softly. Then she put her face against his wing giggling as she nudged it like a cat.

Noire was again surprised by him- he'd been treating her so far like at any moment, she might try to harm him as much as she could, but now he seemed to be trusting her quite a bit to touch his wings. And honestly, she wouldn't have harmed him at all. Looking at the wing opposite of Sharai's, she very carefully touched the wing with her hand. She was immediately taken aback by how soft it was and gave it a very delicate stoke.

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"I guess so," she said, acknowledging that she shouldn't have gone in so soon after being told not to. Still, she had been very curious and it had been only a matter of time before she looked anyway. "What about why you took me? I mean, you have lots of servants already and there's plenty of human people who'd go crazy for you to take them... why take me- an unwilling girl with none of the training and stuff you'd want and such?" She asked before turning away. "And what if I don't want to be 'normal' then? I mean, I used to want to be around people so badly... but I don't think I want to anymore. Whenever you don't need me to do something, I think I'd rather be alone in the room with my 'freinds'." she told him.

[Abstract Insanity]

Kendall puffed her cheeks out just slightly and frowned. "Adorable? I think you need your eyes checked." Kendall said and reached out to gently put her hands on his face, and with her thumbs gently moved his upper and lower eyelid to inspect them herself.

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Raphael let them continue on as they wished so long as they didn't accidentally pull any feathers.

"I take it that you are feeling better now?"

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Tristan was silent for a few moments before finally sighing and answering her. "I do not know why I originally took you, but there is no turning back now." He was annoyed and angry that she still refused to be around others, but right now he had to keep a calm mind after already getting into two fights, he could not afford another, much less with his human servant girl. "Very well." He said after a moment. "Do you have any more questions then?"

[x wildfyre x]

Gabriel chuckled, but was very still when she touched him- it was quite unusual for her to do it on her own, but he didn't dare comment on it as it would likely make her stop. "I call you an adorable little punk and what bothers you the most is the adorable? I thought for sure it would have been the little part... though there are a number of women smaller than you right her, I suppose. But adorable is a compliment, punk is more questionable. Not to mention I called you difficult- but no, what bothers you is the 'adorable' - likely the truest one of the bunch." He pointed out to her playfully.

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"Yup!" Sharai announced happily as she played by his wings. The whole thing was quite exciting to her, though she was very careful.

Noire smiled at her daughter and offered him a nod. She could be better, but she couldn't just let things all out in front of Sharai. This, though, seemed like a decent enough second best option, though. "Thank you," she said softly, pulling her hand away from his wing. She liked touching it and at the same time felt a little embarrassed about liking it.

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She nodded, thinking to see if there was anything else she wished to ask. It wasn't all the time he gave her a 'I promise I won't get mad' statement. "What about that dress?" Marsela asked. "The... embarrassing showy one you made me wear. I haven't seen anyone else wearing anything like that." She wanted to know about that. "And how could you just get someone and not know why? Is that something you do a lot? Cause it doesn't really seem that responsible you know? Is it like a whim- you see something, want it and just take it because you can? That's not a good habit." Since he'd promised not to get upset at her, she'd dropped the 'Master'. She'd use that once this little private talk was over and she no longer had that insurance about him and his reacting.

[Abstract Insanity]

Kendall continued to keep her hands where they were, wondering if Gabriel would need to blink in that eye soon. "I'm not little. I'm awesome size." She defended first before continuing on. "And you know I usually make things difficult for you on purpose... but... what does 'punk' mean?" She hadn't really heard the word before, and if she had then she hadn't heard it enough to understand the real meaning of it.

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(started falling asleep while writing this, but I want to post because I have updates and blah blah blah shut down blah blah blah I'll post more when I wake up if you haven't responded by then.)

[x wildfyre x]

He was a vampire- he could spend as much time as he wanted without blinking and, well, humans could go a surprisingly long time without blinking- especially if they weren't thinking about it. He enjoyed her touching him, even if it was, well, in this way. He was laughing. "Awesome size? I suppose that's one way to describe you. I'm not entirely sure how to explain punk... It's more a concept really. I suppose a punk would be tough- though they usually think they're tougher than they really are, troublesome, rebellious... melodramatic perhaps." Hopefully that clarified things better, but he wasn't sure.

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((tis ok- how would one explain what a punk is? >.> ))

[Abstract Insanity]

Kendall looked at him, still a little curious about it. "What does 'melodramatic' mean?" It didn't sound good to her, but she would at least give him the benefit of the doubt on this one since they were joking around.

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Raphael nodded to the Noire. Being who he was, he wasn't that sure of what to do when faced with a saddened mother and daughter and what to do to cheer them, but this seemed to be working out nicely.

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Tristan couldn't help but grin a bit. "Well, to be honest I only made you wear that because I thought you looked rather attractive in it. And I can do as I please. I am no longer under my master. I see people that look as though they could use a better life or seem interesting, I take them, and then they learn to love their new life of safety under my roof."

[x wildfyre x]

That made him chuckle all the more. "Melodramatic means overly dramatic- like exaggerated and emotional and stuff." Gabriel explained to her. It was an amusing conversation. "I suppose a good example were to be if say, you gave me an bit of an insult and I acted as though my whole world was shattered- that sort of thing." He explained.

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When Sharai was clearly distracted by his wings and wouldn't notice anything they spoke about, Noire talked to him further. "Why do this for us?" She asked softly, eying him. "Don't get me wrong, I appreciate it immensely, but... I'm not sure I understand."

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Mars blushed quite a bit at that. "A-a-attractive?" There was another area of utter inexperience- being around guys and such. Still, what if she wanted to do as she pleased? How come he could do as he pleased and no one else couldn't? "And everyone eventually just accepts and love it? Not everyone can prefer safety to freedom, can they?" She asked uncertain if that were the case. "What if someone simply can't adjust the way you wish them to? You seem to wish for everyone to accept your way and learn to like it that way..." At the same time, she was nervous. What if she were never able to adapt to things just as he wanted them- what would happen to her?