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 Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:34 pm
 "Unlike Liam however, I'd rather she not end up getting Taken again, I don't think I want to go through all this s**t again." Riko said with a slight roll of her eyes, but even she was managing to smile just a little. She agreed and began to walk back to the car while Mercy went to go gather the troops, she couldn't see or smell anything out of the norm on her way back so she felt relatively confident that most of it was over for now. However she opened the door to the car and placed Elle down in the back seat once she reached it, stripped the blankets from her and searching the girl extensively, she wouldn't put it past these mutts to have tried and stick a tracking device or something of the sort on her but her search brought up nothing. Riko heaved another heavy relived sigh. "Did you miss me?"
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 10:04 pm
Elle had recognized her mothers' scents instantly, and she reached out to Riko now, excited. She gurgled and cooed, as if telling Riko that she had indeed missed her mom.
Luckily, there weren't any castualties, just a few scrapes and bruises. Most of the werewolves in the Den had run away, sensing defeat and deciding to save themselves. Mercy returned to the car not long afterward and hopped into the backseat next to Elle. "Let's go home," Mercy said, playing with Elle's fingers. "I want to sleep forever."
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 10:28 pm
--- Time skip --- Riko had suggested they go to a hotel, instead of going to their home or Siobahn's compound, they weren't exactly the most secure locations right about now, and with Riko being rich she could very easily afford to house herself Mercy, Elle and the two sisters without much trouble, though she knew she was going to have to slap Delorna around with the bill, because she knew very well that the girl was going to exhaust the minibars reserves, but that was fine, they were in a four room suite, she would find a way to try and keep an eye on her. Not really though, right now Riko was on the lounging lazily finding herself in that sweet place between the dream world and reality, it was a great feeling and she was hoping no one would spontaneously find a need to bother her.
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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:50 am
But, naturally, someone would. And, naturally, that someone would be Mercy.
"RIKO!"
Siobahn and Delorna had left to find food, leaving Mercy alone with the baby to make up for lost time. Mercy had been crawling around the floor with Elle when the little girl had suddenly picked herself up and started walking. Her steps were wobbly and far from even, but they were certain, confident, experimental. Mercy was so stunned, she could barely react at first. Was Elle even old enough to start walking? Did they even know how old she was? Was she picking this up so fast because of her werewolf blood? When Mercy finally regained her senses, she immediately started searching for her phone to take a video. <********, ********, ********> she muttered under her breath as she rummaged through her pockets and started searching the luggage they had brought. Had she forgotten it? "RIKO!"
She was so busy trying to find a recording device that she didn't notice Elle had already plopped back onto the floor, sitting and squealing and playing with her toes.
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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 10:39 am
Riko thought that maybe the voice yelling her name had been in her head, you know, like sometimes how you dream that someone is calling you, so she did the responsible thing and ignored it and continued to drift off until she heard the voice again, this time more clear, and sounding very urgent. Riko jumped up quickly, suddenly wide awake, rushing towards the sound of Mercy's voice. She found the wolf with Elle, searching manically through her bags, Riko looked down at her, and then at their child who seemed happily oblivious to the mild Panic that Mercy's yelling had put her in. Riko's eyes narrowed dangerously at the wolf's back "What happened?" Riko asked sweetly, too sweetly.
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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:33 am
The sickly-sweet consistency of Riko's voice caused Mercy to shudder, and she became all too aware of the hostile glare drilling holes into her back. "What do you mean, what happened?" Mercy asked, annoyed by Riko's apparent blindness. "Our kid is--" And that's when Mercy turned and found a very stationary Elle sitting comfortably on the floor. Of course.
Mercy flew over to Elle and knelt down beside her. "Hey, baby, whatcha doing? Don't you wanna show Mommy your new moves, huh?" She rubbed Elle's back, trying to coax her to stand again, to prove to Riko that Mercy hadn't woken her up for nothing (and that Mercy wasn't worth killing). "She was walking!" Mercy told Riko, looking up at her. "I swear to God, just a second ago, she hopped up and started walking!"
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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:43 pm
Riko looked at Elle, who didn't look like she was going to be hopping up and doing much of anything any time soon, and then she looked at Mercy, the woman who had just woken her from a peaceful sleep to feed her lies, she looked at Elle again, the little bundle of joy that they had just went through hell and back for, and then she looked back to Mercy, the cruel mutt who was trying to use that bundle of joy to deprive Riko of sleep. She looked at Elle again, and wondered if she would remember the bloodshed that was about to come, or if her mind was too underdeveloped, and then she looked at Mercy and decided that this wasn't the way she wanted their relationship to form, so she wouldn't bludgeon her to death. Instead she picked up one of the cushions from a nearby couch, and flung it at Mercy with all her might, and turned around and walked back to her couch, falling face first into it's comfort. "Thin ice!" She shouted.
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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:59 pm
A few very tense, very long seconds transpired as Riko looked between Elle and Mercy, back and forth, back and forth. Mercy watched Riko, unable to read her but knowing that Riko was trying to make a decision about Mercy's fate. Thankfully, Riko chose life, and after she barely managed to dodge the pillow, Mercy breathed a sigh of relief. "Are you trying to get Mama killed, Elle?" she asked her daughter, shaking her head in mock disbelief as she continued to rub the infant's back. "C'mon, just another step or two. We both know you can do it." But Elle didn't seem interested in walking, just playing with her toes.
Sighing, Mercy fell back and sprawled out on the floor. "You're gonna be the death of me, kid." Elle squealed and fell back, too, and Mercy quickly pulled her in for a kiss. Mercy was all-smiles while Elle was in her arms, the little girl giggling and flailing about as Mercy started to tickle her stomach. "You're missing out on all the cuddles, Riko."
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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 10:57 pm
"Dear heavenly father," Riko began doing something that she hadn't done in years, reverting to prayer so that she could get something for herself that she couldn't achieve through her own strength, but of course it wasn't like she expected this prayer to yield any rewards, she was just praying loudly so that Mercy could overhear the passive aggressive warning that Riko was sending. "Please let something terrible happen to Mercy right now, please light the lighting fixture above her head collapse and impale her, or maybe bring down the whole ceiling right on top of her. I'm not saying kill her, but if she dies, I wouldn't mind. Oh and of course please let Elle escape from this tragic accident, unharmed. Amen."
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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:29 pm
(That prayer, tho. XD)
Mercy's expression soured somewhat as she listened to Riko's bullshit prayer. Sighing and rolling her eyes, Mercy said to Elle, "Mommy likes to pretend like she doesn't want me in her life, but she'd miss me if I was gone." Elle, more excited by the fact that her mother was speaking to her than by the actual content of Mercy's words, giggled some more and started playing with Mercy's orange hair. "Who else is going to keep her on her toes? Well, other than you."
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 11:09 am
"Mommy likes to sleep comfortably without being interrupted by nonsense!" Riko countered, grumbling deeper into the couch cushion, she should probably give up on sleeping at this moment, but she felt so comfortable where she was, she was actually finding that sweet spot where she was almost falling out of existence so to speak. "Don't you have something better to do than messing with me?" Riko questioned, her voice more of a murmur. "Why don't you go get kidnapped or something?"
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 9:55 pm
"I'm not even talking to you anymore, Riko," Mercy sing-songed sweetly. Too sweetly. Then, more softly to her daughter, "This conversation's between me and Miss Elle, isn't it, baby girl?" But Elle wasn't interested in the conversation anymore. Hearing her other mother's voice, Elle started crawling toward Riko's couch. Then, low and behold, she pushed herself to her feet and started walking over to Riko, step by wobbly step, until she reached the couch and started grabbing at Riko's arm.
Mercy, meanwhile, watched with widened eyes. "R-Riko," she started, but... meh. Riko would figure it out this time.
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 10:57 pm
Riko looked up when she felt small hands on her arm, she recognized instantly who the tiny little paws belonged to, so she switched the b***h mode, off and turned to face her child, expecting for Mercy to have pressed the girl against her. But she saw that Elle wasn't being propped up by anything but her own legs. Riko blinked for a moment, before smiling brightly "Hey there." She said tiredly. Reaching out and placing a hand on top of the child's head. "Guess Mercy is a little less of a dirty liar now, how about that." Riko said, removing her hand and watching Elle cling to the couch for balance. Riko reached into her pocket and pulled out her cellphone. snapping a quick photo before placing it down near her legs.
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 11:32 pm
"A little less," Mercy repeated in disbelief. "I didn't lie at all!" Mercy crawled over to Elle and scooped the little girl up, earning a fit of giggles. After giving the child a kiss on the forehead, Mercy shifted her attention to Riko. "Okay, okay, we'll quit bothering you now. Elle could probably go down for a nap. Want to sleep with her? Or should I take her?" Riko was clearly exhausted, which was understandable, given the hell they had all just been through. Mercy wanted to make sure she got enough rest to help her heal, help her de-stress. "Or," she started in a voice that was half joking, half serious, wiggling her eyebrows, "we could all take a nap together. Huh? As a family?"
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 11:58 pm
"Sounds like something you would suggest you frisky little thing." Riko mumbled to herself, but didn't move for a long while, the couch was very comfortable indeed but she hadn't paid all this money so that she could press her face into a cushion she had ordered a large bed for a reason, and she was going to make the most of it. Riko rolled off the couch standing lazily on her feet, and taking Elle from Mercy wordlessly, she made her way over to her room, only stopping once she had reached the door. "Coming?" She asked, almost tauntingly as she walked into her room, and dropped onto the bed backwards, allowing Elle to lounge across her stomach, head pressed against her chest. She had made a great call, as it turns out the bed was ten times more comfortable than the couch.
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