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 Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:13 pm
Dear Angel,
Where are your warming wings tonight?
It's so cold outside won't you hold me for a while?
Severus was sitting outside of the castle, beside the lake, staring blankly out at the water. He felt so stupid... How could he have let the words of that snake hurt him so?
And Angel,
I feel alone and unalive
The night is frozen and these tears have stung my eyes
The wolf shivered and wiped at the tears that were streaming from his eyes.. Nykol was right.. He was just a pathetic slave...
Dreams may pass and dreams may fade
Nothing I love will stay the same
Nothing ever stays the same
Sirius was mad at him... He knew it... And it was his fault... Biting his lower lip, Severus whimpered softly. He missed his Angels, Sirius and Remus. God, he missed his Angel Sirius.
As strange as it was... singing lightly to himself helped ease the pain. His haunting voice floated over the water of the lake...
"So Angel,
I feel so numb and so far away
I can see myself on the pavement where I lay
Oh Angel,
Why do I stare so? What do I see?
Why do these lifeless eyes look that way back at me?
Dreams may pass and dreams may fade
Nothing I love will stay the same
Nothing under heaven stays the same"
"Severus, come inside!" called Nykol from the window. "I'm not kidding this time, I'll come out there and drag you in here!"
Severus swallowed and stood, brushing himself off. Then he slowly walked into the castle.
Dreams may pass and dreams may fade
Nothing I love will stay the same
Nothing ever stays the same
*Lyrics from "The Dying Song" by Cruxshadows
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:56 pm
It had been a few days after Severus had given birth to four pups. He was laying back on one of the couches in one of the dens, watching the pups play. He felt exhausted and sore. Shifting slightly, he moved the heated cloth that Talon gave him onto the small of his back.
Looking back to the pups, he smiled lightly, his dark eyes half closed.. They were so cute, playing with each other. They were such gorgeous babies... How could such perfect things come from something like him?
He watched as Maura Des pounced onto Elliot, gumming at his ears. Maura let out a soft growl, jumping away and running a circle around the others...
When Severus opened his eyes again, he winced. Ugh - he fell asleep! Sitting up slowly, he looked to the pups...
...and paled.
In a panic, he counted them. One.. two.. three.... No. One, two, three fo... One, two, three... Oh gods, where was the fourth?! He frantically searched the room, tears streaming from his eyes.
With a whimper, he dropped to his knees, letting out a pathetic pained cry...
"NYKOL!!!"
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 4:10 pm
They'd searched everywhere in the Castle. Nykol even went into the basement, where it was strictly forbidden for anyone to go into.
There was nothing. No sign of the missing baby.
Severus was distraught. Crying hysterically, he'd taken the three remaining pups and locked them and himself in his room. He blamed himself for falling asleep when he was supposed to be watching them.
Nykol stood outside the door to the wolf's room, her arms folded over her chest, listening to the sobs. She didn't know what to do... The Castle was checked over multiple times. There was nothing to be found that could even hint to where the baby was or what had happened.
The Mistress winced at the pained scream from in the room, followed by the crying of the three babies. She'd tried to explain to Severus that it wasn't his fault. Yes, he'd fallen asleep, but after the labor he had, who wouldn't? Talon never should have let him leave the hospital wing so early...
She stepped to the door and knocked on it. "Severus.. Open the door, baby.." She sighed at the whimper she got in response. "Severus, you've been in there for twelve hours! You might not want to come out, but the babies should! They need to be fed!"
There was a soft rustling, then the door slowly opened. Severus stood there, his eyes red and puffy and tearstained. His unkept hair clung to his face where it stuck to drying tears.
Nykol winced inwardly, slowly pulling the wolf into her arms. She held him close as he cried into her. His claws dug into her shoulders as he gripped her, but she did nothing to stop it. Instead, she merely held him and rubbed his back, placing kisses on his head and cheek once in awhile...
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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:12 pm
"Mistress?"
She glanced over her shoulder at the boy who called to her. "Malcolm?"
The boy blushed lightly. "Can I ask you something?"
Pause.
"Well?"
Malcolm lowered his eyes. "I'm worried about Severus."
"We all are, Mal."
***
It was early in the morning when Malcolm finally called it a night. With a yawn, the feline boy pushed open the door to his room and went inside. His eyes didn't want to stay open. He was so tired... Curling up in bed sounded so nice.
Malcolm stretched and scratched the back of his neck. He went to his bed and paused. Something wasn't right...
He sniffed the air, and gagged. B-Blood?
With a trembling hand, he reached over and pulled the down the blanket. His green eyes went wide and he paled.
His horrified scream shot through the Castle.
***
Cliff was sitting on the couch, holding Malcolm on his lap and rubbing his back. He kissed his little brother's head lightly, stroking his hair and trying to calm him down. He looked up at where Nykol and Talon stood, talking. Their voices were in hushed tones and they had troubled looks on their faces. Cliff closed his eyes and squeezed Malcolm when the boy whimpered.
Nykol held her head in her hand. She ran her fingers through her hair. She looked at Talon. "Are you positive that it's part of him?"
"Yes," Talon replied. "It was Jonus."
The Mistress sighed and moved over to the two feline brothers. "Malcolm."
The green eyes peeked at her.
"Where were you before you came into your room?"
"Th-The kitchen," Malcolm stammered. "I was cleaning up... Dinner was late and -"
Nykol put her hand over the boy's mouth. "It's fine.. That's all I wanted to know."
Malcolm's green eyes looked at her pink ones briefly. "Was.. was it..."
"Yes."
The little feline looked sick.
"We'll get you into a new room, with all new stuff," Nykol said, stroking his cheek. She sighed sadly. "It would be best if Severus didn't know."
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 3:28 pm
Nykol gasped as a piece of glass was pulled from her chest. She was laying back on one of the beds in the hospital wing, where Cliff had carried her. The red haired feline found the Mistress laying in the hallway, unmoving. She'd been attacked and left in the hall, with shattered glass deep in her chest.
Cliff bit his lower lip, watching as Talon worked to remove the glass. He cringed and looked away, shuddering.
"Who did this?" Talon asked, setting down the piece of glass and rinsing off the tweasers, before going for the next piece.
"Severus," Nykol replied, laying her head back on the pillow.
"And.. why?"
"Someone told him about Jonus," she said. She breathed out slowly as another shard was pulled from her. "He's convinced that Fenrir did it, and that I'm sheltering the werewolf."
"What are you doing to do to him..?" Cliff asked softly. "He could've killed you."
Nykol sighed. "I would have reacted the same way, had this happened to one of you boys, and no one told me." She winced as the last shard was removed.
Nykol closed her eyes, laying her head back again. "He had every right to do this."
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:25 pm
Screams of rage and frustration echoed throughout the Castle. The door to Severus's room was locked with several different forms of locks and several spells, as were the windows to the room.
To keep him from destroying anything in the room and harming himself, Severus was restrained to the bed. His wrists were chained to the top corners of the bed, and his ankles at the bottom corners. He was pulling with all his strength in an attempt to break free, screaming about how he's going to kill both Fenrir and Nykol.
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:30 pm
Remus stepped into the Castle carefully, his ears perking up as he listened to the sounds. "Where is Miss Nykol, Maura?" he asked his son.
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:35 pm
"Probably in her office," Maura replied, slipping past him slowly and motioning for him to follow. He went to the door underneath the staircase and knocked on it. "Mistress?" he called.
"Come in," came the reply.
The young wolf opened the door and went into the office, his ears flat to his head. "Remus.. is here..." he said quietly, looking at the woman behind the desk.
Nykol looked up, her pink eyes resting on the werewolf. "Good to see you again, Remus. Though I don't think you're here just to visit."
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:38 pm
Bowing slightly to the woman, Remus nodded. "...I understand that Severus is most upset right now, Miss Nykol... I was hoping you would allow me to speak to him to attempt to calm him?"
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:47 pm
Nykol gave him a relieved look. "I would appreciate that. You're probably the only one who'd talk some sense into him." She got to her feet and stepped around the desk. "At least you can get him to stop screaming, before he destroys his voice box.. Though, him being a mute is a rather nice idea right now."
She gave the werewolf a light pet, running her fingers through his hair, then lead the two of them upstairs, to Severus's room.
"NYKOL!! LET ME OUT YOU ******** WHORE!!"
"Oh shut up," Nykol muttered, taking down the spells and unlocking the door. "Good luck, Remus."
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:51 pm
Slipping inside after thanking Nykol, Remus moved towards the bed slowly. "Severus...? It's me," he murmured, keeping his voice gentle and concerned.
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:55 pm
Nykol shut the door once the two were inside.
Severus slowly opened his eyes, breathing hard. He looked to Remus, staring for a moment, not sure if it was actually him or not. He gave a light whine and tried to sit up, despite the chains. "Remus.. What are you doing here? He could get you!"
Maura Des bit his lower lip and kept near the door.
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:57 pm
Crossing over to gently brush back a stray lock of hair, Remus pressed a soft kiss to Severus' cheek. "...you mean Fenrir? He won't. And he's not going to do any more harm to our family."
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 1:06 pm
Severus closed his eyes when he was kissed, then looked back up at Remus worriedly. "But.. Elliot.. and Maura.. All of the children.. They're in danger here.. And that whore is protecting him! She can't see that he's evil!" He stared at Remus pleadingly, hoping he would understand.
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:47 pm
"...it's... more complicated than that, Sev," Remus murmured gently, easing out tangles in Severus' hair. "But I swear to you, I will do whatever I can to make sure that they're fine. But you can't take this out on Miss Nykol, Sev. She sees things from a different perspective than you do-- and she can't be faulted for that. Everyone will be all right-- this will work itself out. Maura knows how to protect himself-- he's strong, strong enough to stand up to just about anyone if he tries-- and we can try to talk to Miss Ed about not letting Fenrir anywhere near Elliot.
"The Nest is safe-- if Fenrir even tries to do anything, Miss raven will know and stop him. She has complete control over the area-- it will be fine. Any time you think Fenrir's up to something, let me know, and I'll send someone to pick you and the boys up.
"If you keep up with this-- or if you let Sirius know-- we'll have a war on our hands though, Sev. And I don't think our children should have to face that," Remus murmured softly, faces of those who'd fallen in war flashing through his mind.
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