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BrokenScreamBox Vice Captain
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 Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:14 pm
At some point, Jake looked up at the pictures again and more realization came to him. Could it be Arc was jealous of him in the past? Perhaps it had something to do with the Master. After all, the deceased man, when he had been alive, had always treated Jake like he was part of the family. In fact, and Jake had never noticed before, the man had never really paid attention to Arc either.
The servant really hoped this wasn't the reason for Arc's hatred. If it was, there was nothing he could do to make amends.
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:43 pm
Arc sighed when he came back from his jog and washed the sweat off of himself. Instead of the usual five, he went seven. He debated over what to do, go over the statistics for the new flavor of power water people wanted- that could wait. He seated himself back in the chair and picked up his book.
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LotusCurtiss Vice Captain
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BrokenScreamBox Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:47 pm
Jake had wanted to say something to Arc, but his throat closed up before he could utter a word. He was terrified of Arc's reaction. He had gotten so mad yesterday, and it was over a simple question asking why he suddenly cared about the servant's studies. To ask him something about his deceased father might as well be suicide.
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:01 pm
The maids brought breakfast for them, Arc eating thrice the amount Jake could eat. After all, Arc had been in his wolf form for over three hours the previous day. It wasn't like he was sleeping and could store his energy to shift back.
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LotusCurtiss Vice Captain
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BrokenScreamBox Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:05 pm
Jake decided he might as well say something, and hope that Arc was actually going to answer him this time. He was sick of not knowing what the man was thinking. He was definitely sick of not knowing if there is anything he could do to fix things.
Nervously, Jake turned to face the man. "Arc, are you... do you hate me because... because of how your father treated me?" the servant asked shakily, bracing himself for the worst. "I just want to know if there's anything I can do to make up for that."
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:30 pm
The boy was still addressing him by his name instead of "Master." He reached across the coffee table and slapped him. "Why are you still calling me by my name? I thought you learned your lesson the last time I slapped you? Its to stay in your place." His eyes held authority in a cold demanding way, his normal liquid topaz eyes were now dark, solid amber.
There was one thing Arc knew about Jake that he did not know about, it was the many faults Jake had and Arc could dodge any oncoming bullet from the boy if it pertained to him and his father.
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LotusCurtiss Vice Captain
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BrokenScreamBox Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:45 pm
Jake flinched and looked away to avoid Arc's eyes, though he had expected something like this to happen. He couldn't really answer Arc's question, as the man wouldn't like it. It just felt very awkward to the servant to refer to Arc as 'Master,' since it seemed to be a title that only belonged to the deceased Master.
What really disappointed him was that Arc didn't bother to answer his question. He only seemed to focus on the name. At this rate, Jake may never find out why Arc hated him so much, and the man simply refused to have anything to do with him unless it was to...
The servant paled when his thoughts returned to the previous day. As much as he didn't want to believe it, he was probably nothing but something similar to a harem slave, though in this case there was no harem and no other slaves who were treated as badly as Jake.
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:03 pm
Arc had little kindness when it came to dealing with Jake. He shooed him from the room along with the breakfast cart and dishes, at least he had a chore to do. He paced the bedroom.
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LotusCurtiss Vice Captain
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BrokenScreamBox Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:10 pm
Once Jake was sent away from the room, apparently to bring the breakfast cart back to the kitchen, he stared just a few moments longer at the closed door. Was it really such a bad thing to want to make amends to an unintended wrong? Perhaps if he knew what Arc was going through back then, none of this would have happened now?
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:11 am
He flapped his wings, getting used to them and praying that he could fly with them since the muscles in his back were stronger. A few white feathers slid across the room, they were the ones the maids had missed. He picked one up. "Useless, he can't even stop himself from malting."
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LotusCurtiss Vice Captain
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BrokenScreamBox Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:33 am
Once he finished his task, Jake found himself staring out a nearby window. He could see teenagers his age, free and well-treated, outside and enjoying life. Perhaps they belonged to families who loved them and wouldn't go as far as sell them for money.
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:46 am
He tossed the feather over his shoulder and decided on the gym, he hadn't been there for a few months and it was sitting by itself, unused. His arms felt a little unused, nit as strong as his legs. He changed into his boxing pants and went to go lift some weights.
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LotusCurtiss Vice Captain
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BrokenScreamBox Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 9:14 am
(I'm starting to think there should be some kind of accident or attempted assassination. Just saying.)
Jake continued to stare even after the teenagers he observed were gone. He was starting to wonder if freedom was something worth pursuing. It was incredibly hard to gain, especially when he was under an unbreakable contract. He might get killed if he got caught again, but he couldn't help thinking about it.
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 9:44 am
(Hmm......uh....maybe. )
Arc hadn't lost his touch, it only took a few rep's for his arm's to get back into lifting the weights. He had only been in the gym for 30 minutes when several maids came rushing in, telling him that Jake had...had cut himself. One had brought him clean cloths to change into as he stripped there in front of them without a care, dumped a bucket of cold water on himself and dried to the best of his ability.
'That idiot!' He had on black slacks and a white, short sleeved dress shirt, shoved his feet into into a pair of walk on, black sneakers (socks in hand) and dashing from the house to get into the ambulance. Before the doors shut, one of the maids tossed him his wallet and cell phone, a jacket as well. 'Moron.' He thought as he looked at Jake.
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LotusCurtiss Vice Captain
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BrokenScreamBox Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:03 am
Everything seemed to be a blur after he had left the window, and some pain in his wrists told him that he had cut himself without being very aware of it. He would have been relieved, if one of the maids didn't see him and scream as a result. He hadn't even lost consciousness yet, much to his dismay.
'Hm... I was looking forward to seeing Master again, too,' he thought, though he was sure the deceased man would have been very disappointed in him. He had always been against suicide, saying that it was a waste of Life.
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