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 Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:37 pm
Raquel shut her eyes tightly, her arms falling from around Damian's necks. She seemed to whisper an apology but it was not heard over Sveriana's casual banter.
Richard's eyes widened considerably as Sveriana entered the room. His immediate reaction was to put Lorey behind him. "Lorey...I want you as far away from here as possible...Get to the back room...Now." He said in a low, calm, yet stern and demanding voice as he scanned the room for some type of defense. He was shocked that this woman was back so soon for revenge. All at once he was overwhelmed with questions like "Is Vi and Del alright? Where's Enty? Why did Raquel do this?" But none seemed to want to for into audible phrases. He was too reoccupied at keeping Lorey safe.
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Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:45 pm
Damian looked on the frightening woman with a confusion bordering hilarity. This... could not be the assassin Raquel wanted to go after. She would not bring her to the house...
And in a moment, Sveriana had solidified his worst fears.
"Raquel, you didn't," he muttered, his eyes flashing from her face to the assassin to Richard, and finally, to Lorey. But the found their way back to her once more, determined to find some answer that did not make her the whole reason for this madness.
Her immediate response was an inward 'no,' but placed against the odds of an assassin after Richard's blood...
It was simply unreasonable to believe she could protect him.
Lorey slowly removed her fingers from his shirt before looking at him for what she hoped would not be the last time.
"I love you," she said in a quiet voice only he could hear before making a mad dash towards the the furthest area of the house.
The stitches at her side hurt, one reopened, but Lorey ran because it was what he wanted. Richard wanted her safe... and for his sake, she would try to be just that.
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Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:46 pm
Her smile returned for some reason when Damien spoke, and kneeling down to Damien and poking his nose gently with the point of the knife in her hand. "Oh, but indeed she did! But don't worry, I promised her that I wouldn't hurt anyone...that is...except for you, Richard." Her face then returned to a menacing scowl as she turned to face him and began walking in his direction, only one of her insanity filled, red eyes looking in his direction due to her white bangs blocking the other eye.
"I bet you thought it was really funny when you were kicking me while I was down and bleeding, didn't you? You enjoyed watching me suffer, didn't you?! You wanted me to beg for my life.....DIDN'T YOU!?!?" There was a chuckle that emanated from her lips, right before it turned into a full blown, hysterical laugh.
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Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:14 pm
Richard had settled on a butcher knife that was on the counter with an assortment f knife. He didn't really feel all that confident right now. He felt strangely inferior defense wise to this crazy woman. "I knew I should have killed you..." He growled under his breath before shooting a look to Raquel. "And I knew you were going to pull something like this...What do you think of your perfect little Raquel now Damian!?" He shouted to the most likely hurt and confused Centurion. Turning back to Sveriana he smirked. "Maybe I did....For a moment I did want to see you suffer...suffer the same way you made my wife. The same way I did for YEARS after that!" He gave a piercing stare to Raquel. "I shouldn't have let you go...You ran and retaliated!" He barked, feeling the heat of a approaching battle at hand.
Though Raquel wanted her name cleared for the falsely accused crimes she didn't commit. "Richard...I didn't kill Ros-" But Richard cut her off.
"Dont feed me that crap!" He shouted, his eyes watering, making him angrier. He hated that his emotions were starting to take over. That was suicide in a fight. Raquel merely looked to the ground not sure of what to say or do just yet to make the situation work out.
*i'll do color coding in the morning better...im so freakin tired.*
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Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:21 pm
Damian was silent. Only his mind dared move, taking every possible turn and maneuver to make this whole situation somehow false.
Raquel brought an assassin to have her revenge on Richard. That much he knew. Bt even in the face of that incrimination, she still clung to her story that she did not kill Rose, and that she was innocent.
He had never said she was perfect. Only beautiful, though he held to his conviction that beauty without imperfection is not perfect.
Though he still retained his bad foot and countless other injuries, Damian stood from the couch, eyes like two bits of cold steel.
"Now would be a good time to clear this fog we have found ourselves in..." he said, barely nodding towards Raquel. "You insist you are innocent. Who killed Rose?"
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:41 pm
Chuckling, Sveriana looked over to Damian and Raquel with wry smile. "Rose, Rose, Rose.....my god, no wonder this poor girl has been so messed up, you all think that she killed her! Ahahahahaa~!" She laughed for quite some time before turning to Richard and smiling a bit.
"If you really must know, then here's the full truth. Raquel was in on the death of Rose, but she had a change of heart and she tried to stop me at the last second before it was time to kill her. She defended Rose until Raquel was beaten by me and thrown out of a window. And then, I proceeded to brutally mutilate your lover, I mean, I had to get the aggression out somehow. It's not healthy to hold that stuff in, you know?"
Smiling the whole time she explained this, she looked to Richard with a smile, hoping for a certain reaction so she could end his life as slowly and painfully as possible.
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:27 pm
Richard stood, his entire body numb with shock. His eyes went to Raquel who merely kept her head down as all the horrid memories flooded back to her. She had more to answer for, she knew that, but that could all wait if they got out of here alive...
Richard's emotions were clouding his vision so badly, that he was practically blind. As such, he charged towards Sveriana, swiping his weapon in a blind fury. But before he could come in range of her, Raquel jumped forward, holding him back. "You idiot...She'll gut you like a fish so fast you wont have time to tell Lorey you love her." She glared, trying to get him to calm down. Making him back up a few steps, she turned to sveriana, feeling a knot in her stomach begin to take shape. "I wont allow you to harm Richard...." She said, knowing in her mind that her plan all this time had only gotten this far. What she would do after this point, she had no clue.
**ah I'm so sorry guys I'm having a rough day. >,<**
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:41 pm
She could only laugh at the reaction that Richard and Raquel had when she revealed the truth and watched as Raquel held Richard away from her. "I could care less about what you're going to allow me to do. If I could beat you before, I can beat you again. I kept my end of the bargain, or would you like me to kill your precious Damian as well?"
She then turned to Damien with a sick and twisted smile on her face. "You have a strange choice in women my friend. Not only has your girlfriend put you in death's direction, but she's an ex-killer too! You must be one unlucky man..." She said jokingly as she slowly headed in his direction, with every intent to gut him quickly before getting to Richard.
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:43 pm
As all this was going on, Lorey was trying to find some sort of hiding place, but every twist and turn of the house was proving to be more of a trap in her mind than anything. Should she become the hunted, hiding under a table or bed would serve as more of a coffin. And so, her running took her outside. There was a beautiful garden out in the back, with a patio and a more secluded area surrounded by trees. It wasn't as grand or trimmed as Damian might have liked it to be, but Lorey believed it to be perfect for hiding, or for an escape. And so, she waited. [[edited]] Inside the house, Damian was completely at a loss. Raquel hadn't killed Rose! But now he was the new target. The target that would distract her and possibly save the others... It was a slow and deliberate motion when Damian began spreading out his arms, as if in surrender to this terrible woman. He didn't really think any of it through, or what pain he would suffer. He only wished for this all to end. "Are you interested in trades?" he asked in a careful voice, narrow silver eyes locked onto her red. Please Raquel, he thought. Nothing brash.
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:04 pm
When Damien proposed a trade, Sveriana stopped in front of him and smiled. "Hmm...depends on the trade. What do you think will save you and your friends' hides?" She said as she kept a wicked smile on her face the whole time. She knew that there was nothing that this man could offer that would change her mind.
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:16 pm
"No." Raquel glowered as she took a step towards her. "You're not to harm any of my friends. If you must, You'll have to kill me first." She glared, her body tensing up for a fight. "Over the years, I've discovered I'm no killer...but if there's anything I've learned form my time with you, it's how to fight...And I know when to fight for whats important...Besides with Rose, I've never stood against you, nor questioned you. I'm not going to stand back and watch you kill these innocent people just because they've pissed you off..." She spat as she placed a hand on her hip, mostly to give herself some false confidence.
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:23 pm
"Raquel."
It was a quiet, soft little word upon his lips as they stood in the prestigious house. Damian had thought about it all in a matter of seconds... what was it all worth to him? It was not a home. Perhaps if they all stayed there long enough and made it one, his life would feel less empty, but he would not have people die in it. He wouldn't have Raquel die in it.
Damian hobbled over to Raquel, gently pushing her back with the same touch he always reserved for her, one with love and care. If these were the final moments, so be it.
To Sveriana, he turned his full attention, speaking quickly.
"I offer you my blood in exchange for the safety of Richard, Raquel and Lorey. I offer you the murder of the last son of Centurion, a scandal for the entire world, and the pride in knowing you utterly destroyed me because of my own valor. That is what I offer you."
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:39 pm
Sveriana looked at Raquel as she spoke, then to Damien when he made his offer. She was silent for quite some time, a blank look on her face as she stared at the group silently, then without warning, she burst into a fit of laughter, which caused her to fall to her knees while holding her head.
"Kyahahahahahaaa!!! You think I give a s**t about some "Centurion name" crap?! I don't care about your life or some worldwide scandal!! I just want Richard dead, and if any of you get in my way, I'll kill you!!!!" By this time, she was screaming at the top of her lungs and her eyes were wide and filled with as much insanity as her smile. She merely looked at them while chuckling to herself at the current situation.
"So which of you wants to die first?"
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:01 pm
It was then when Raquel had an idea. If anything, maybe only one of them had to die. But it wouldn't be Richard...she wouldn't let it be Richard. And she'd probably kill herself if Damian was dead...so there was only one person left. And since Damian now knew she was semi innocent...maybe she could go out with some honor. She turned to look at Richard, forming a plan that he seemed to be able to read. He shook his head no but knew she was right. He knew what he had to do, even if he didn't like it.
It was then when Raquel turned to Sveriana again. "I guess I'm first!" She lunged toward her, in an attempt to tackle her to the ground. Meanwhile, Richard sighed, knowing this was his que. In any other situation, he'd never run form a fight, but the thought of keeping himself safe for Lorey's sake pushed him to take flight.
Heading down the hall, he found one of the back doors open. Shutting the door behind him, he rushed into the garden, quietly but frantically calling out for Lorey. "Lorey?! Lorey!" He pleaded, silently hoping she was long gone from there.
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:07 pm
Damian panicked. Knives were everywhere, but could he find it within himself to drive that into the heart of an assassin? It was a reason why he always preferred his gun, though it was rarely loaded. A subtle bullet was so much more appealing.
But he didn't have a gun then. And Raquel would surely die in this encounter.
Even if he was already beaten and pained, Damian joined in the fray, hoping to be of some use in this grand fight for so many lives.
But Lorey was not long gone. She had been hiding in a little nook where a chair had been placed in the back fence corner, right behind some trees. Had she been there under different circumstances, it would have been quite lovely.
"Richard?" her little voice called out as she began to reveal her nightgowned figure in the shadow of the yard. "Richard, I'm here."
And though she shook from head to toe, Lorey's voice made her sound ready to do whatever it took to be safe, for both of them.
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