The Cursed and the Damned

[Nariko Yuki Katana]

When I get older
I will be stronger

They’ll call me freedom
Just like a waving flag

Meanwhile back across the border into Mexico was someone who was actually sleeping alone in his bed. Of course that wasn’t because he had no companion. On the contrary he had the feistiest most amazing woman in the world to care for. She just happened to not have the ability to sleep anymore and so lying in bed with him all night would be boring though he thought the idea of watching her sleep was a great form of entertainment, though he’d never say it out loud knowing Avery would call him a creeper.
This creeper had spent the night out with Avery after his sister and Chris left. Brendan wasn’t about to let Avery’s fun go to waste and so they ate and drunk and danced and in the end stumbled happily home together where Brendan had passed out on the couch for a time until Avery coaxed him to his bed and managed to only get off his shoes before he passed out again.
Waking up now Brendan knew that he might have partied a little harder than expected but he enjoyed his time with the beautiful brunette and they were going home soon. Back home in the states and away from all this Spanish speaking and nasty Mexican water. To be back home with his sister and Avery and return to the front lines where he belonged.
Groaning Brendan rolled himself out of bed and proceeded to push himself up and stumbled into the kitchen expecting Avery to be there. “Urgh, do I look as bad as I feel?” he grumbled as he ruffled his hair trying to tell if it was sticking up everywhere as he expected it might be.

[Nariko Yuki Katana]

I'm supergirl and I'm here to save the world.

Unlike every other person waking up that morning this person had not only gone to bed with someone else in her bed they had shared the most beautiful experience. Elizabeth was curled into Christopher’s body fitting perfectly like a puzzle piece with her head under his chin and her golden silky hair scattered about behind her. She was in the most perfectly blissful sleep and state of mind.
Oh she knew Brendan and Avery would be suspicious. Avery might be happy for her while Brendan would try to kill Christopher despite the fact that Elizabeth was already in her twenties and knew what she was doing and what she wanted. In fact she didn’t regret a thing about last night, well except maybe her shyness but Chris was careful with her and now Liz could not remember being happier. Reine, Aiden, Samuel, all of it was evaporated from her mind. All she knew was the warmth and the love and her desire to never leave this bed and to just lay here forever with him. She would happily stay asleep with him until he decided to get out of bed or something.

What I wanna know is who's gonna save me?

[Kanshisha Enzeru]

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● Health ●
100#

● Location ●
Vampire Hotel | Reine's bedroom

● With ●
Reine

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【 Aiden Aaren Skye 】

Aiden had dark dreams that night. He always had dark dreams since he could remember being a vampire or, since his vampiric eyes were red instead of yellow like other vampires. He always questioned why some vampires eyes turned red than yellow and why other vampires eyes turned yellow than red. For the life of him he couldn't quite recall if his eyes changed to yellow at one point in the past and then it changed to red or if his eyes were red from the beginning. One thing he did know was that he didn't have these dreams in his previous life.
It was dark in his dream with only a lamp lighting--much like all the other times he dreamed. The sounds of screams filled his demented dream. He could smell the blood on him as he tortured a young woman with blond hair in the dark reaches of the hotel that the vampires call their home. Drowned in the screams and torment of the individual on one of his torture machines, Aiden turned to a dark figure of white hair in the shadows. Even in a dark poorly lit room Aiden would see big blue wet eyes looking at his red. In spite of Samuel's weariness he still had the strength to stare wide-eyed as he tortured his love Elisabeth. It tasted sweet to his ears and eyes to see such pain.
It lasted hours, hours of his fun with Elisabeth in any way he saw fit. The best torture he saw was in Samuel's eyes as he watched in horror. And finally, the moment came after everything he'd done, the moment that it was time that Samuel finish Elisabeth. Everything fell to that one instant. Aiden stood as he forced Samuel to do it, and oh how nice it was. Elisabeth was killed by Samuel and he made sure Sam knew it fully well. The death he saw happening behind his little creations eyes made his day. It was beyond sweet.
Aiden woke with a start. His eyes were as red as the blood he saw spilling on the floor below Elisabeth's dead corpse. The soft covers and bed sheets caressed his body, embraced him. His scowling gaze looked at the elegant hotel bedroom he found himself in. The room still smelled like Reine. Aiden sat up pushing with his hands, long raven hair cascading down his bare shoulders and back, his eyes went black as midnight. Daylight rays lit the room in it's welcoming light past the curtains. His clothes were cleaned and folded and placed at a rectangular trunk at the foot of the bed. They must have been cleaned it while he was out; he didn't plan to be out like that any time soon.
Aiden only wore underwear as he walked along the side of the bed to the trunk where he spotted his clothes. There was nothing he liked wearing more than his traditional low-cut black shirt and pants. His shirt did the best attracting if he did say so himself. Most men didn't wear a shirt that cut so low that you could just see his belly button. It did best to reveal his appealing front and nothing else.
Aiden slipped on the black glove on his left hand and put on his black cross now dangling at the center of his chest. This too acted to show off his exposed torso. The cross was not only to complete his outfit but, it was to pull away the ladies eyes from his beautiful face to his chest. He couldn't blame them, even Reine found herself tempted by his beauty, not like he couldn't see it.
Before he left into the living room where he heard the TV Aiden left to the bathroom connected to the room. He used the brush to comb out the rats and knots until it was straight again.
Dark long hair straight and in place, Aiden strolled into the living like he owned the place. Chin held high, back straight, he greeted Reine with a formal smile as he came before her. He bowed at the waist and took up her free hand in his right while his left bent at the elbow behind him. Aiden landed a silent kiss on the back of her hand as he looked up her arm into her eyes with purpose and renewed vengeance in his eyes black as pitch. He was Aiden again, he was that man said to be evil incarnated, and his dark dreams made sure of that.
His lips lifted from her hand but his breath still kissed the surface of her delicate skin. Again, he smiled at her and said nothing. Giving her the courtesy of being silent while she's on the phone Aiden put her hand down and straightened up. Aiden stood at the arm of the chair closest to her, gazing at the TV he never cared for. He never even half paid attention to the TV, it had little importance to him, it was Reine he was paying attention to.

[Kanshisha Enzeru]

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● Health ●
100#

● Location ●
Berserker's Mansion | Neve's bedroom

● With ●
Neve

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〖 Ҟouki Shun Ҟohaku 〗

Kouki brightened to see her face no matter the trouble his thoughts brought him. There was no room for trouble at seeing Neve happy so long as she isn't upset like yesterday. Nothing could brighten his day more than seeing Neve happy than seeing Reine happy. She had suffer a lot. He had a good day ahead of him even if he will meet Aiden.
"So will I." Kouki replied, squeezing her shoulder reassuringly. "Maybe some day I could visit again and we could be happy again. It's gonna brake my heart with what I have to do." Kouki thought of Berserker. He was quite fond of the big guy. He was such a big cuddly bear through the sharp teeth and claws. Now he was going to have to hurt him.
Kouki regretted it.
His phone, seated on the nightstand beside the bed, broke the silence. It's insistent ringing caught him by surprise. Kouki gasped and jumped, his heart hammered in his ears, he was no longer tired.
In spite of the fright Kouki laughed half to himself.
It was an effort alone to reached and stretch over Neve to get to his phone with his right arm on the opposite side of her. No matter how far her stretched the phone taunted him grabbing just out of reach. His tongue stuck out the side of his mouth in concentration as his first fight of the day started. Just when he thought he wasn't going to get it, an idea popped in his head. Kouki rolled half on his side and snatched the phone from it's resting place on the corner of the stand. He grinned triumphantly.
Plopping down on his back once more he enthusiastically pressed 'TALK' and put to his ear. His smile alone was enough to show how happy he truly is. One look at his face and you can tell Reine was on the other end. In that moment he didn't care if his heart was racing or if it stopped, he just wanted to hear her voice in his ear.
"Hello, my sunshine." He cooed affectionately.

[Nariko Yuki Katana]

It's always been about me, myself, and I
I thought relationships were nothing but a waste of time
I never wanted to be anybody's other half

The young vampire nodded before she cuddled into him not wanting to think about losing her big teddy bear of a brother. He of course had to move though when his cell phone went off and scared him half to death making Neve laugh which only got worse as he fought to get to his cell phone. She rolled her eyes seeing his big goofish grin as he triumphed over the phone and managed to answer it. Knowing it as Reine Neve got herself up and kissed Kouki’s cheek. “I’ll go take a shower.” she said meaning to give him some phone privacy so he could be all loving and gush as much as he wanted.

Reine was blankly looking at the TV as the cell continued to ring when Aiden came in and she felt her stomach curl. She could tell the second she saw him that his night with Xun was forgotten and he was back to being the sadistic b*****d that wanted nothing more than to have someone bleeding and begging. How could she possibly have slept with him? Oh right she was angry and heartbroken and he wasn’t half bad.
She glowered at his actions and quickly snatched her hand back after the kiss. He was the worst form of predator one that could be all smooth and charming like right now but ask any of his living victims, if you could find any, and they would tell a much different story.
Her dark mood vanished when she heard a voice on the other end of the phone coo to her and she sighed contently smiling in a girlish fashion. “Hello, darling.’ she purred back before looking to Aiden with a glare and making a ‘shoo shoo’ gesture with her free hand. “Sorry if I woke you, I just wanted to hear you.” she spoke in a happy giddy lighter than air love struck manner.

I was happy saying I had love that wouldn't last
That was the only way I knew 'til I met you
You make we wanna say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

[Kanshisha Enzeru]

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● Health ●
100#

● Location ●
Berserker's Mansion | Neve's bedroom

● With ●
Neve

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〖 Ҟouki Shun Ҟohaku 〗

His heart lifted at the sound of her voice. The world suddenly seemed brighter to him, there was no Aiden, no Neve, no plans, no worries, just Reine and himself.
Kouki only gave Neve a slight nod of recognition at her statement and nothing more. He was already lost in the moment.
"No need to apologize, my love, I was already awake." Kouki replied across the phone.
He pushed himself up with his left hand and crossed his legs, not once putting the phone from his ear. "We could kiss across the phone, you know, describe what we do in that kiss, then you would hear plenty of me." His lascivious voice suggested. No matter how much he tried to help his lecherous behavior around woman--especially in Reine's presence--he always lost that battle. He guessed that it was his personality plus his wolf blood that made him that way around woman who have a elegant body. But, Kouki also guessed that the wolf blood in his veins had a hand in his perverted childish personality since before birth.
Being young and without a mate it was natural that his wolf side would be aroused and in search for a mate, but not everyone is that way.

Aiden obliged to Reine's wishes and left the room. Silent and solitude suited him just fine, it allowed him to think unlike with Xun. At that time there was so much shock and confusion he couldn't think straight. The only thing he wanted to do was escape. Now he could think straight.

[Nariko Yuki Katana]

It's always been about me, myself, and I
I thought relationships were nothing but a waste of time
I never wanted to be anybody's other half

“That’s good,” Reine spoke with a light laugh imagining a groggy sleepy Kouki. Even if she had woken him up she was sure he wouldn’t mind. She could even imagine him with a little tail wagging rapidly back and forth. Her cheeks were already hurting from smiling so much and they were only on the phone. Kouki just made her so darn happy.
Reine laughed whole heartily at his suggestion. “Darling, you and I both know if we do that it’ll develop into phone sex and I only just woke up.” she replied back teasingly. “No no we’ll save that fun for later. Besides the sooner I get around the sooner In can see you. I just wanted to have a fun down of our plan. We are still going to meet up today to discuss our plan to be together right?” Reine asked him hoping that nothing had come up for him. Aiden was all good now and Samuel was still wasting away and nothing else was really a priority right now so she had plenty of time to do whatever she wanted.

I was happy saying I had love that wouldn't last
That was the only way I knew 'til I met you
You make we wanna say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

[Kanshisha Enzeru]

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● Health ●
100#

● Location ●
Berserker's Mansion | Neve's bedroom

● With ●
Neve

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〖 Ҟouki Shun Ҟohaku 〗

Kouki's bottom lip bunched up and his brow furrowed in a sad pout. How could she have known? Surely it wasn't a too noticeable plan: kiss over the phone and transform it into phone sex to satisfy ones self and for ones own right to point it out to her later like a hero. It was simple, effective, and came to him like the stink on a fart. Kouki was the only person who would compare an idea coming to someone to a stinky fart.
Now what was he going to do?
His little boy grin came back with renewed happiness. "Okay, we'll have more fun later." A minor set back, but he's got plenty of tries.
A serious air fell over Kouki. His calm voice took on an edge. "Yeah, of course. I hope you don't mind me bringing a friend of mine with me. It'll help with the things I have to tell you that I can't over the phone. Is it a problem?" It was a question of her position on his disposition in his decision. He was informing her of what he was going to do and wondered how she felt about it. "Because there's something we really need to talk about. And we need to talk about it in a room where no prying eyes and ears and hear, if you know what I mean." His edge softened and took on a dejected demeanor. "Bring Aiden with you." Came Kouki's discerned voice.

[Nariko Yuki Katana]

It's always been about me, myself, and I
I thought relationships were nothing but a waste of time
I never wanted to be anybody's other half

Lavender eyes glanced to the door that Aiden had recently gone through before a sigh was heard. “Must I bring him?” she asked him softly making darn sure if Aiden was still around he wouldn’t be able to hear a thing. “I mean I don’t mind you bringing a friend or anything I just don’t feel I can trust Aiden with leadership let alone my secrets.” she informed him pulling her legs up onto the couch so she was curled up a bit and if one were to see her she seemed very small and uncertain. More than anything she wanted to run away with Kouki and forget the slayers and the vampires and her right to the throne and all of it but she also knew that Aiden was a cruel vicious vampire who would torture and kill any he wanted.
“Please I’d rather talk to you and whoever you bring before we definitely choose to bring Aiden in this. I just think we should look at all our options before picking the least likely candidate.”

I was happy saying I had love that wouldn't last
That was the only way I knew 'til I met you
You make we wanna say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

[Kanshisha Enzeru]

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● Health ●
100#

● Location ●
Berserker's Mansion | Neve's bedroom

● With ●
Neve

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〖 Ҟouki Shun Ҟohaku 〗

Kouki's other hand fiddled with the end of his pant leg as he listened to Reine protest on the other end of the phone. What choice did they have? Aiden is the only vampire old enough and with enough leadership experience to take up the job she's trying to get out of. The only problem is that Aiden is a demented, clever, vampire that could easily be trouble for them. It was a gamble. They needed to play their cards right, and Kouki had the right cards if he had the right information. It was imperative to have Aiden's help, he's the only one who can help him fix the holes in their plan.
"Reine, we don't have much choice. And we can't talk about this until we're sure no one is listening," Kouki whispered back. "You have to trust me in this. If there's someone else who has the power and status to help then please name them." There wasn't much he could say until they were safe away from the eyes of the shadows. Berserker has responsibilities, responsibilities that could end this. Aiden is the only person who would willing hurt him; he has the power to do so.

[Nariko Yuki Katana]

It's always been about me, myself, and I
I thought relationships were nothing but a waste of time
I never wanted to be anybody's other half

Reine felt slightly irritated that Kouki wouldn’t even listen to her suggestion. She knew there was no one else right now but maybe if they thought harder and longer they would find someone. Anything was better than Aiden but Kouki didn’t want to hear it. “Fine, but when he starts killing people just because he feels like it, it won’t be my fault.” the vampire snapped back at Kouki in a pissy mood now. “So where and when do you want to meet?” she went on in a business manner already ticked at Kouki for forcing her into the position she was now in with Aiden. As soon as he was let in on this plot he would have power even if Reine did try to find a new head person because Aiden would use her secret to force her into compliance. Reine knew as soon as Aiden got involved she would be helpless to his whims.

I was happy saying I had love that wouldn't last
That was the only way I knew 'til I met you
You make we wanna say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

[Kanshisha Enzeru]

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● Health ●
100#

● Location ●
Berserker's Mansion | Neve's bedroom

● With ●
Neve

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〖 Ҟouki Shun Ҟohaku 〗

Kouki felt confidence that he could control Aiden. Reputation was what made people afraid of him, made the game more enjoyable to him, and with that gone he'd have rebuild from scratch. With the ammunition Kouki has at his disposal he could get Aiden to cooperate. Reine will just have to have faith in him.
He said nothing but scowled defensively. Easing his frown Kouki huffed defiantly. "I don't know. Don't you have a place where nothing but the ones in that room can hear and see us?" His voice came back calm, normal. A stupid grin curled the corners of his lips. "There we will have some privacy, Reine-Chan," his eyebrows bounced with his lecherous words.

[Nariko Yuki Katana]

It's always been about me, myself, and I
I thought relationships were nothing but a waste of time
I never wanted to be anybody's other half

Reine couldn’t help but smirk, even after she got snippy with him he was still happy-go-lucky and trying to get in her pants. She found his persistence oddly endearing. “Maybe if you’re a real good boy and be good and mature when it’s called for we can see what might happen.” she promised him. It was hard not to stoke the flames of his pervyness when she was just so use to being a flirt and she loved to make him happy though actually coming through with her little promises was another matter. She wanted Kouki and she knew he wanted her but she also didn’t want to seem easy but at the same time she was use to taking whatever she wanted. Being a good girlfriend was just something she wasn’t use to but she wanted to try her best for him.
“Yeah I have a place, no one knows you’re a slayer right? Come to the hotel and come up to the tenth floor room two’o one. I have my…bedroom so no one can see or hear what goes on in there.” she explained to him momentarily pausing when she said where it was knowing his mind would kick to high gear and she braced herself for his pervy comment.

I was happy saying I had love that wouldn't last
That was the only way I knew 'til I met you
You make we wanna say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

[Kanshisha Enzeru]

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● Health ●
100#

● Location ●
Berserker's Mansion | Neve's bedroom

● With ●
Neve

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〖 Ҟouki Shun Ҟohaku 〗

If Kouki had a tail it would have become a blur of movement the second Reine promised him something special, though that something is a mystery, it's still enough to satisfy him. Hopelessly, Kouki's grin became broader, almost to stretch from ear to ear.
This could be his big moment, Kouki thought enthusiastically. He could deal with Aiden, and at the end, at best, he gets to lay with Reine--if he's serious enough. There is no way he is going to let this opportunity slip from his fingers. There is no way he could not get something special as finally getting to lay with her with the maturity he's going to pull off with Aiden. There's just no way.
Everything else faded as his thoughts roamed headlong into the vision of seeing a naked Reine on her big bed at the hotel; of seeing her silky smooth skin; every nook and cranny. He saw himself exploiting those treasures.
He could drool, and didn't know if he was. He didn't care.
Her next set of words fed the flames of his mood and images like fuel to a fire. Her bedroom. It was so appropriate, so right, so much like fate was making his dreams of Reine a reality. Then, he figured out Reine's meaning. It's so clear now, Kouki thought.
"'No one can see what goes on in there' huh?" Kouki quoted suspect-fully, rubbing his chin with the thumb and knuckle of his finger of his other hand. "'See what might happen' huh?" Again, Kouki quoted suspect-fully, as if putting the pieces of a puzzle together. "You're such a naughty, naughty girl Reine-Chan." Kouki put his other hand over his mouth and chuckled with perverted optimism, his shoulders bouncing in fits with his chuckling. "I see what you're planning Reine-Chan. Very naughty indeed. I'll be extra mature and good for you Reine-Chan," Kouki said in fits of giggles in excitement.