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Some time later, Nat and Teagan made their way back to Damians, trying to be as quiet as possible. Though with Nat high off his affection and utter happiness, this wasn't meant to be.

He was holding Teagan recklessly, even trying to scoop her up as they made their clumsy entrance into the house. He finally did manage to pick her up completely, trying to to fall over form trying to kiss her too many times. He brought her into the kitchen and set her daintily on top of the counter, kissing her deeply as he knocked some of the empty bowls and cups from earlier over and to the side, causing quite a loud clatter as he laughed, his face red. "I bet Damian's got some champagne around here...Let me look..." He whispered sweetly, his forehead pressed to hers.

Nat's eyes held a whimsical light as his cheeks flushed red, letting her pull him roughly. "Then by all means..." He whispered, returning the kiss with passion as he began to let his hands wonder where they may, already disposing of their jackets while standing there. He was very sensual about it, yet tasteful, never grabbing or touching Teagan in an inappropriate way...only going where she allowed him, only where she led him most of the time.


Raquel was hardly asleep, finding it still a bit difficult. She had heard the bowls as ell, her heart jumping at frist, forgetting where she was. She sat up, adjusting Damian's shirt on herself as she looked over her shoulder, then to him. "Alright..." Was her response, smiling softly as she reached for his hand. She couldn't explain why she suddenly felt so quiet. Maybe it was the fact she was so anxious about seeing anyone else yet, or maybe she was still just trying to just back into normal life.

Nat merely smirked, not wanting to let go so easily. "We're just celebrating Centurion...we didn't mean to wake you..." He called, hardly moving though stole one last kiss from his loves surprised lips.

He turned around, that gleam in his eye and a genuinely happy look on his face. Though that look was turned to surprise as he heard another familiar voice.

"What's going on?" A soft innocent but happy voice called out. Raquel had followed Damian a few steps behind, just in case, and now poked her head out from behind him carefully.
Though that subtle movement was like a violent blow to Nat, for he physically stumbled back, mouth open, eyes wide. "R-r-r-" He could barely speak, his face and whole body as white as a sheet.

Raquel smiled warmly, her eyes soft and trying to hold back tears as she stepped forward. "It's really me..." She chuckled softly. "I'm here. Though technically I didn't really go anywhere..." She added, looking down before meeting Teagans eyes again.

Poor Nat still said nothing, just standing well back, his arms suddenly crossed, one over his mouth, his eyes blank and whole body shaking.

Raquel reached out to touch Teagans arm to prove she was real, before pulling her friend into a hug.

Thats the only part of this Raquel hated. She didn't want to think about any of that. Couldnt they all just be happy she was back and leave it at that?
No, that was unfair. They deserved an explanation. A reason for their grief.
But it was a reason she was still a bit too shaken to get into.

"...Lets just say where I went... I wish I had been dead." She whispered in reply, her steady eyes flashing with pain, grief, horror, and anger all at once, even shocking herself with such a response. Though after a few short moments of reuniting with Teagan, Raquel turned her attention to Nat, who still stood trembling a few feet away.

She reasched out lovingly to his arm, which he promptly pulled away, still unsure of what he was seeing before him. "...Natty..." Raquel spoke gently, reassuringly. "Nat it's really me..." She furrowed her brow before it became too much. She embraced him suddenly, despite how rigid he was at first. But as her warmth sunk in on him, Nat suddenly came back to the fore of his mind.

"R-...Roxy...." He breathed barely before returning the embrace, suddenly letting it all just go, tears streaming down his face as he just cradled her. "God Rox! God--" He could barely talk still but just held hr, and cried into her.

Raquel pulled back, trembling herself as she smiled at him. "Roxy... I- ...It cant really be you.... But...It is!" He laughed while still crying, making her face in his hands to expect for himself. He pulled her in hard and fast for a loving hug again, just shaking his head. His head was utterly spinning as he had to make himself let her go.

"I'm sorry you all had to go through this horrible pain...I didn't want to leave you...none of you..." She whispered into him softly. "Bu I'm here now, ready to make up for what time I've lost." She smiled through the tears, wiping Nats away gingerly. "What have you been up to Natty?" She asked lovingly. As Nat just smiled, then laughed, his eyes still tearing up.

"...Well...Im engaged..." He managed to sputter, his eyes searching for Teagans with a blush and a grin as Raquels widened with delighted surprise.

"What!? Thats fantastic! What took you so long you dork!" She laughed, hugging him again, then turning to Teagan with happy eyes.

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Raquel beamed as she made her way back over to Damians side, feeling uneasy being even the shortest distance away from him for sucha short amount of time. "Really we must celebrate! Little Natty's all grown up." She smiled like a proud sister as she wipedaway a fake tear, really just trying to hide the real ones welling up.

Nat merely blushed and smiled and nodded, feeling this strange warmness in his heart. He had wished and prayed everynight Raquel would come home safely. And even after she was pronounced dead, he prayed somehow it wasnt true, or at least that she could somehow be with him and the others, there to share moments like these.

He had just hours ago, wished she were alive so that she oculd ahve given him a little pep talk before proposing, or perhaps even assisted somehow. Raquel was always there for him when he needed it, and even after she was 'gone' Nat still felt like she should be part of his life...he would consider how she'd go about something, or what she'd tell him he should do... it seemed to get him by.. but nothing compared to having her physically before him, congratulating him on his engagement.