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Raquel gasped for breath, her face turning slightly blue as tears streamed down her face. "R-ch-rd...Pl-...ease...." She begged. But Richard wouldn't have considered i until Lorey called out to him. He turned to her, suddenly realizing exactly how hurt she dropping Raquel to the floor, leaving her gasping and crying, he turned to Lorey, his eyes full of tears. He rushed to her to try and hold her up.
"Darling, are you alright?" he asked, trying to be gentle.

*Imma half arse a doctor scene XD*

Richard swallowed hard, scanning her battered body. He was almost afraid to touch her for fear he would cause her pain. But he didn't want to hear anything about Raquel. "I'll deal with you later..." He glared to her as a knock came to the door. Raquel was silent this whole time, tears falling from her eyes as she tried to stand, shaking. "T-that's...p-probably the d-doctor..." She said, rushing to greet him. She had found the number for the private doctor Damian had mentioned earlier, hoping there wouldn't be too much of a scandal from this. She opened the door, her tears still apparent. "Please, hurry this way..." She said hurriedly, leading him to the library.
"What exactly happened?" The doctor asked, carrying a large back bag behind him.
"A break in...they didn't take anything but busted up a few people..." She lied, not really sure what happened herself.

**feel free to play the doctor up i have no clue. Xp*

"T-thank you..." Raquel noted as she left as quickly as she came. She bent down and started to gather Damian's clothes to put them in the wash. "Richard...could you see that Lorey and Damian are placed safely away in bed? ..>I'll start cleaning this all up." She said quietly, as she tried to get the undamaged books away from the spots of blood on the floor.

Richard had a few more words for her, but knew that could wait for more than one reason. Mostly because he wanted Lorey to rest, adn didnt want ehr to hear the things he would most likely call Raquel. Gently, carefully, Richard picked up Lorey, careful of her sides and hands, taking her off to her room. He placed heron ehr bed, covering her up with blankets, making sure she ws safe and secure. "I'm...so sorry Lorey...I wasn't here to protect you..." He kissed her forhead lightly, not wanting to cause her any more pain. "I'll try to explain what's oin on after you rest a bit...alright?" He pleaded of her, not wanting her to reply. He knew she would try to stop him from dealing with Raquel. But he knew what he had to do.
After placing Damian in his own room to regain consciousness on his own, Richard returned to the Library where Raquel was busy scrubbing the floors to try and clean up the remaining stains from the blood spill. He kicked the brush from her hand, getting into his unconscious 'bad cop' routine. "Get up." He demanded, his fists clenched angerly. Raquel stood uneasily.
"Richard, please listen I-" She was cut off by a had blow to the cheek from Richard. She fell to her knees but caught hr self and stood, her head down. Richard was ready to strike again when she caught his hand at a half way point with incredible speed. She was surprisingly strong for her build for she took his hand, twisted it and pinned him to the ground roughly. She finally made eye contact with him, her eyes a dark emerald green. "Listen to me you Brute!" She shouted, holding his arm behind him, making movement almost impossible. But Richard had one thing on his side...Weight. He somehow managed to flip her over, picking ehr up like he did before, by the neck. He rammed her into the wall.
"Start talking." he demanded. "How did you know my Rose? Why did you Kill her!?" He shouted at her, tears running down his face. Raquel's eyes flashed light again.
"Richard...I did know your wife...but I didn't kill her!" She pleaded. Richard merely slammed her once against the wall, causing Raquel to gasp.
"What about this "Angel of Death" business??" He asked, confusion and anger taking over his face. Raquel's mouth hung open a little, he eyes seeming to flash.
"That name...so...familiar...?" She shook her head. "Richard please I don't know! All I know was that yes, I knew your wife! She was-" Richard stopped her, dropping her to the ground.
"I don't want to hear it!" He gasped, truly crying now. He pulled out his gun, aiming it directly at her. "I'm not letting you get away too! I'm not going to give you the chance to do to Lorey what You did to Rose!" He shouted, cocking the gun. Raquel had tears running down her face. This is what she had been terrified of form the beginning. The worst part? Her memory on all of this was spotted and sketchy, frustrating her more.

Richard hesitated. The way she cried. It sadly touched his heart. He shoved his gun into his pocket. "As soon as the others are better...and you answer my questions...you're out of here. You understand me?" Rauqel looked up at him, nodding through tears. She managed to make it to her feet. Richard glared at her before disappearing to the kitchen where a nice hard scotch had his name on it.
He hadn't realized his hands were shaking until he realized how badly he had split his drink. He clamored around for a crushed looking cigarette in his pocket, lighting it to try and calm himself down so he wouldn't do anything rash.

Raquel had meanwhile finished cleaning as best as she could, her mind a total blank. She thought if she were smart, she should take off now, before Richard had the mind to shoot her again. That and before Damian found out anything else about her past. But she just couldn't leave. ...At least without saying goodbye. She eased her way down the hallway, finally reaching Damian's door. She found him, lying in the center of his large bed, breathing in a troubled manner. He was still only in his boxers, irking Raquel that Richard hadn't the mind to cover him up at least. She made her way to the edge of the bed, where she placed her small hand on his forehead. "I'm so sorry Damian....forgive me..." She leaned down, kissing him on the lips before pulling back. "But..I've got to go...I told you from the beginning I shouldn't have stuck around...." Her eyes welled up as she studied his bruised face. Such a lovely face should never have to fair a blow. She gently traced the various cuts and bruises before realizing she must look pretty similar to when they first met. Her neck hurt thoroughly and her cheek throbbed. But it seemed to trivial as she looked down at Damian.

Raquel felt a light touch and looked down. "Damian..." She whispered, taking his hand in hers. "Baby...don't move..." She said quietly, edging her way next to him. "...I...I've Got to go...I'm leaving..." She said quietly, kissing his hand before holding it close to her chest.

Raquel felt her heart throbbing as she looked down at him with sad, sorry eyes. "I've got to...Everything I was afraid of about my past seems to have caught up to me..." A few tears ran down her cheek. "And I don't even understand half of it..." She stroked his head lovingly, trying to smile. "Tell Richard I'm sorry..but it's not what he thinks..." She said, bringing herself closer to him, so she could whisper and kiss him tenderly. Looking down at her wrist, she picked at the small silver bracelet that she had had since she was a small child. It was the only thing she had left of her past that didn't bring her pain. She unhooked it from her wrist and placed it in Damian's hand. "I'm so sorry..." She whispered, closing his hand around it. "I...I love you..." She said barely above a whisper, pulling herself off the bed, not wanting to look at him.

Raquel looked back at him tears streaming down her face as she felt her heart breaking in half. "I'm sorry..." She mouthed before shutting the door. She tried not to cry. No not yet...She had to get out first...before Richard knew what she was up to. She went to her room, deciding first to change out of her blood soaked dress into something a bit less noticeable. She chose a simple green dress and through on some comfortable sandals before grabbing her guitar case. She looked around the room lovingly, hating the thought of leaving it at all. But she had to. She knew this now. She had to firstly, find out about her own past, even the shady dark parts that haunted her. She couldn't live with this guilt that she had no idea where it came from. Second, she had to find a way to somehow make up for whatever Richard and the others thought she did. She made a promise to herself though, that she would return, she would come back to Damian free from guilt and free from dark shadows chasing her. Hopefully he would take her back.
Making sure she had everything, she opened her large window, letting in a cold breeze. The weather was ironically appropriate, dark clouds rolling over the setting sun. Trying not to think, she jumped from the window, landing expertly on her feet. From there...She ran.

Richard had fallen asleep with his head upon the table in the kitchen. Enty had decided to stay outside, knowing there would be explosive behavior, and besides, he wanted to catch a few Zs himself. Though while he was making himself comfortable in a tree on the side of the house, he noticed the girl who was staying here with them, Raquel, running off. Though Enty was too tired to think anything of it and fell asleep.
Meanwhile Richard was fighting his old demons as well as some new ones. When he finally forced himself awake, he felt that things couldn't wait...he'd have to kill Raquel now or risk Lorey's life. With this crazed thought in his head, and a gun in his hand, Richard stood and went to her room. Though he wasn't all surprised to not find her there. He opened Damian's door to find him, still writhing in pain, but he was alone. "Where is she?" He asked in an almost threatening sense, his gun still in his hand.