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 Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:52 am
((Just a side note, Christian, Jess lives in the warehouse with the cursed. Where they are now is where she lived before joining the Cursed..))
Jess heard the wind slow dramatically, he had stopped running. "No, no. I don't want them finding you. If they follow me, they'll only think it's me. If they follow me and find you waiting, they'll know that you're alive and know where you're hiding." Jess smiled, he was always concerned about her but she wasn't quite aware of why. "Nathan...they already know that I'm alive.. and nobody was killed during their raid. They only captured Jasper." Then Nathan said something she didn't expect, "Let me call you back, Jess. I need at least one free hand for this free fall." Then he hung up. Jess stared at the phone, "Why the hell is he going to do a free fall when he could use the fire escape..I swear if he dies from that stupid stunt..." She drifted off and shoved the phone back into her pocket and sat on the couch. "So..Alaric wants to leave, Rosen barely speaks to me, Nathan is on his way here, and Irani is untrusted. I really hope that everything's going okay with the exchange.." Then she was yet again pulled out of her thoughts by her phone ringing. She was causcous to anwer until she saw Nathan's name appear again. "Now, where were we?"
Jess laughed slightly at his light heartedness. "Well, I was wondering why you didn't take the damn fire escape instead of pulling a dumb stunt like a free fall.. But really, you need to get here now because you need to hear everything that happened. Or perhaps you'll learn when Jasper comes back.. Just...don't expect him to be in very good condition..and don't expect the old Jasper to come right back. Something I do know though is.. Logan's not coming back...and Jasper and I may have to take over the Cursed..." She waited for an answer as she walked out the door and up the steps to reach the back of the building outside. She turned and saw Nathan fast approaching and hung up the phone.
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:31 am
Nathan couldn't completely follow what Jess was saying. He was trying to focus his senses to learn if a Rouge was after him. Fortunantly, his phone beeped and he shoved it in his pocket. He looked out to the closest house and saw Jess. His smile brightened. He ran closer to the house and got to the back door within seconds. "Hi." Is all he said to Jess behind the screen door.
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:59 am
Alaric was still mulling things over when the young one came to the door. Well, that was one more member of their jolly little band. He seemed energetic, as always. Alaric proceeded to ignore them and continue his train of thought.
He couldn't go out in the day by himself and hope to accomplish anything meaningful. Alaric was a true creature of the night, and that meant the day was his enemy. So, it would be a while before he could make any movements. This whole Cure thing was wearing on him. Working with others was wearing on him, too. Maybe he'd just leave it to them and return to the old philosophy: Kill the half-breeds. In any case, he was going to sleep now, and see how the situation changed during the day.
He settled down in a corner and whispered, "******** sun," before closing his eyes and trying to get some rest.
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:13 pm
Jess saw Nathan smile as he reached the building and saw her. She walked over to him and hugged him, it had only been half a day since she had seen a smile but it seemed to be an eternity. He said "Hi" to her through the hug and she released him. She returned the smile and said, "I don't suppose you heard anything that I said on the phone..did you?" She looked at him more seriously. "Let's go inside.. I left Jasper's coat at the warehouse so I can't stay in the sun very long." She lead Nathan in the house and took notice as he took count of the people still with them. "Nathan come sit down.. we need to talk." She watched as he came over and sat.
"I need you to listen to me and listen very carefully, Nathan. What I'm about to say is not a joke and it shouldn't be taken that way." She turned and saw that Alaric sat in the corner to sleep and him mutter something about the sun. Jess turned her attention back to the boy. "We found the cure, she's with Logan right now.. But, Logan took her with him when he went to exchange himself for Jasper. Syvra is with them also." She looked down, "I don't think that Logan's coming back.. so it's most likely going to be Jasper and me in charge of the Cursed." She looked back up to him, "All of us have been injured." She said indicating at the bandaging around her wrist. "Jasper has been tortured while under Alec's supervision. Don't expect him to be his old self for awhile.. and don't expect to see him in good condition either..." She looked at him, not knowing what to say next and waiting for a response to everything she just said.
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 3:27 pm
As Nathan listened to Jess's words, his breath caught. He couldn't believe what was going on. Couldn't understand why this all would happen, and so quickly. Why wasn't he there? Why didn't he some back early like he planned? Why did he even have to go for that stupid walk in the first place? "You...you gotta be kidding..." Nathan trailed off. He couldn't comprehend what was happening. "Logan...Dear Logan...I failed you..." Nathan whispered as he began to tear up. They overflowed and slid down his cheeks, one after another. But, he did not sob. He did not whimper, he just cried silently. Then, all of a sudden, the tears just stopped flowing and a stern, serious look washed over Nathan's face. He turned and looked at Jess. "We have to save them. We have to save Logan, Syvra and the Cure." Nathan said bluntly. "Do you honestly think it would be that easy? Do you really think you can jump in and save the day? It doesn't work like that kid, not even for vampires." the staff warned Nathan. But, he didn't care. He was going to save them, with or without the help of his friends.
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:13 pm
Jess looked at Nathan, expecting the worst of all reactions, but all he said was, "You...you gotta be kidding.." She allowed her face soften a bit when she saw the tears start to flow down Nathan's face and she placed her hand on his shoulder. He whispered, "Logan...dear Logan...I failed you.." Jess shook her head, "No..Nathan you didn't fail Logan, or any of the others. You went on a walk like any kid your age should. You shouldn't have to deal with all of this stuff." He seemed to pay no mind to her words and said, "We have to save them. We have to save Logan, Syvra and the Cure." Jess' face turned serious again, "Nathan. I just got finished telling Alaric that we are not..I repeat NOT going after them. You have no idea how much more that would put them in danger..do you? I know for a fact that Logan wouldn't allow Alice to get hurt. So he would do..anything not to let her die. Logan.. betrayed all of us, and I'm the only one to realize it so far." Jess looked around the room at everybody and lowered her voice, "Alice...needs to be killed for us to be cured. You don't kill somebody you love right? You put them in the hands of somebody that would never kill them...right?" She shook her head. "I love Logan, too. He was one of my closest friends. He was the second person to ever save me. I'll miss him, too. But he did one loyal thing to try to make up for the betrayal.. He's getting Jasper back. That's probably why he even allowed Syvra out. He probably knew she left as she was leaving."
Jess stopped talking, it was way too much for the kid to be taking in at one time, and he would still want to go out...she knew it. She stood up and walked to the kitchen and grabbed a couple cans of soup and a pot and started cooking. "I know it's nothing like the meals Logan would prepare..but it's something, right?" When it was done she dished out a bowl for Nathan, Rosen and herself and left the rest in the pot with bowls next do it. She carried one bowl over to Rosen who was sitting at the table looking at her. She gave a nod of thanks, still not willing to talk to her after their talk earlier. Jess then brought Nathan his bowl and whispered, "It's not much but eat it for the strength.. We may have to help Syvra and Jasper when they're half way here.. Syvra will call me."
((Hah..come on guys..posttt...))
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:27 pm
((Daaayum ^^; Awesome posts all around.@ Endofdawn, don't think you could have done much better at compressing all that drama...I take it then that Logan's croaked? Now I just have to give my character another reason for living ><))
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
The targets weren't built for this kind of trauma but since the last idiot who used the training room hadn't the courtesy of putting things back in place, they would just have to do.
Thwack!
Sky wasn't really looking at them anyway; at this point he could hit his target by mere honing in from his peripheral vision. Still, the physical act of embedding something provided some amount of satisfaction...he felt very much like embedding into someone right about now.
Thwack!
It wasn't really about surprise; life with Alec was a constant rabbit trick and the only thing that could be counted on was the vampire's unpredictability. It was just like him to pull off something like this. The anger coursing through him wasn't raw and pulsing...it was more like the slow rusty ooze from a wound after diligent compress.
Thwack!
Sky supposed it was something the vampire could not inherently comprehend, they were new to the whole congregational scene after all, but damn did it sting!
This whole operation was pulled out from under him without as much as a murmur and that was nothing less than a blow to his pride.
Thwack!
He had been leaning more and more on that bloodthirsty piece of work these days, and it was just like her....it wasn't as though he'd measured better though. Their last few operations had been total suckups and there was nothing like failure to sour the mind of a leader... Besides, the odds of Sky turning around and doing something completely unexpected were pretty high.
Thwack!
The last knife left his hand faster than the eye could see and he smiled grimly.
Alec was not the only one with an unpredictable streak after all.
((My internet situation has and is still shaping up to be a mess...but I will do my best.))
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:05 pm
Nathan drank down his soup, almost, literally, inhaled it. As soon as he was done, he put the bowl and spoon in the sink and went to Alaric in his corner. He nudged him with his foot. "Get up." He said. He didn't move. "Get up if you want to save Logan and the others." Nathan said. He was sure this time he would atleast get a murmer or something. At most, a peek.
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:29 pm
While Ebony was busy talking to Alec, Syvra moved as little as possible and set up two automatic guns. She aimed one each at Alec and Ebony. Then she spit out in a low hiss, "Die." She'd rubberbanded the triggers back so they'd constantly fire and as huge sprays of bullets flew at them, she heard some of them thud into Alec and Ebony and she grinned evilly as she heard their outraged screams and even more thuds as their multiple guards threw themselves in front of the onslaught. Her fangs gleamed in the light as she grabbed Logan by the scruff of his neck and launched herself away, grabbing the back of Jasper's shirt as she ran off. She didn't even bother looking back for Alice. I hope one of the bullets hit her, she snarled inwardly as she ran at breakneck speed and then dove into an open manhole. She started to mess up her trail.
She jumped into the water, still dragging Logan and Jasper, and started wading through the maze of the sewers. (These are the water sewers, not the icky sewers.) If she lives, I don't want to think about what Alec will do to her. When she thought that they would never find her trail, she headed towards the hideout. She left Logan lying against a wall while she hauled Jasper up behind her on the ladder. She punched the cover out of the way and crawled out, Jasper limp in her grasp. She swung him up wedding style and kicked down the door, carrying him in. She was sure she would look scary if nothing else. One entire side of her face looked like ground meat with bits of brick still stuck in the bloody flesh. She lay Jasper on the couch she'd been lying on only a half hour before. She turned to Jess as she rushed over to Jasper's side, worried. "Alec has the Cure," Syvra spat, her expression hard. Then she turned and sprinted out.
She knew Alaric would try to follow her, so she grabbed the cover that was lying on the ground and as she vaulted into the manhole, she turned and threw it back at the door. If someone was following her, especially Alaric, they'd be quite thrown off by a foot wide metal mancover flying at their face. She dropped back into the water and grabbed Logan, swinging him up in the same way that she had Jasper. He was heavy, but she was street again. Her strength and wildness was back, and as her eyes gleamed and she licked her lips, she headed towards one of her contacts. She only hoped it wouldn't be too late to save Logan's life.
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:18 pm
Pain ripped through Ebony and her eyes widened with shock and disbelief. The werewolf staggered and fell to her knees, ironically mimicking what had just happened to Logan moments ago. Looking down with growing dread Ebony registered the dark red stains on her pressed shirt, and the accumulating pool of blood around her. What had just happened? Just a moment ago Ebony was experiencing the height of euphoria available to her, and now, now she was in agonizing pain with her heart thumping in her ears. Reaching around to feel the holes in her back Ebony gasped and her eyes narrowed with fury. Swiveling her head around Ebony noticed a Cursed fleeing the scene with two bodies in hand, that female vampire had just painted a target on her forehead. Placing plans of revenge aside, Ebony felt around for the holes in her back once again. Hissing in pain Ebony dug into one of the wounds searching for the bullet. Small bits of flesh and blood clung to her nails as she picked out the first bullet, and throwing it to the ground Ebony snarled.
She couldn't let Alec see her as being weak, she had to prove herself to him once again. Quickly looking up at Alec Ebony registered that he'd only been shot once, and it appeared it was merely a flesh wound. As Ebony reached around to her back with shaking bloodied hands, a strange sensation of drowning became known. Falling to all fours Ebony's body was racked with coughing spasms. On the pavement before her now lay spittle and crimson spots. An animalistic growl tore itself from Ebony's throat, as she realized she had a punctured lung. That vampire would suffer bitterly when she got her hands on her. Covering her mouth once again, torrents of blood poured between her fingers and stained her pale palms. Ebony inhaled great gasps of air, desperate to fill her lungs with something other than blood. Choking Ebony's eyes rolled back into her head, and the world around her faded to velvet black as she surrendered to unconscious.
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:49 pm
Alice watched as Logan fell to the ground, and suddenly it felt like her heart had stopped beating. Time seemed to slow, making the scene only that more painful. She watched as blood blossomed below Logan's fallen body like a blooming rose.
"NOOOOO!" Alice screamed, her voice hoarse with pain and grief. Alec, tugged back at her hair, but she didn't care. Tears created rivers down her face, smearing over the dirt and worn mascara. Alec gave a final tug and tore from the hear breaking scene. Partly she was grateful for.
He turned her around, sliding his arm around her so it looked like they where a couple. Alice had to suppress the bile that raised in her throat at the thought. Suddenly there was gunfire behind her, Alice jumped and tried to turn but Alec held her still with almost bone crushing force. She looked up at him and saw a slight strain. Had he been hit? Or was he angered by the return fire?
Alice bit back a yelp as he came an abrupt stop, giving her another painful squeeze. Sighing, he turned around, allowing Alice to see behind her.
The woman with Alec was down on her knees coughing a spewing blood.
"Stand up Ebony." Alec said in a voice so commanding and cold it sent a shiver up Alice's spine. The woman named Ebony looked up at him, pain in her eyes. She had been shot, but obediently stood.
Alec reached into his pocket and removed a pair of bloodstained handcuffs, forcefully slapping a cuff on her wrist as well as his own. Then with a swift, effortless movement Alec scooped up the choking Ebony and proceeded towards the looming skyscraper, yanking Alice along.
Desperate for thoughts other than the duel use of the handcuffs, Alice thought of Jess, and Jasper.
At least Jess gets her happy ending... Alice thought almost bitterly, she still loved Jess like a sister (mysteriously since they barely knew one another) but Jess now had the one thing that was taken from her.
Lost in her thoughts, Alice had lagged behind, causing Alec to jerk her forward with a low growl...
...It was going to be a long way to hell.
(Craptastic yes?)
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:27 pm
((( It seems as though I have to write another novel. Well, here I go. )))
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:13 pm
(Logan lives??!!! biggrin )
Rosen was only just now recovering from being hit on the head. Through blurry eyes she saw a new figure in the room.
“Nathan?” she muttered, though the boy had never heard her speak before and it was likely he wouldn’t register who was talking. Besides, she had only been with them for a week, so they weren’t very well acquainted.
She couldn’t help but be happy to see him, however. In such grim times any alliance is welcomed.
Until, of course, he mentioned Logan.
Rosen’s brow furrowed. “Logan? That b*****d….he…” And then it all came back to her.
“He knocked me out!”
She leapt out of her seat and threw her hands into the air in a very un-Rose like fashion. The sudden rush of blood added to her dizziness and she toppled backwards onto the floor, but that didn’t keep the scowl from her face.
“He told me to go back to sleep, and when I turned around he…he must have punched me in the back of the head!” Her cheeks flushed with anger. “Who does that?”
Rose sighed and composed herself, still sitting on the floor but now with her legs crossed.
“Logan really must have betrayed us…”
She looked up at Nathan, who was standing at the ready to go save Logan. She shook her head.
“Maybe he doesn’t need our help at all.”
Suddenly the door burst open and Syvra came in.
“Alec has the Cure,” she spat out before she set Jasper on the couch and disappeared as quickly as she had come.
Rosen stared at the floor in disbelief. He had the Cure…they had lost.
Jasper was lying on the ground, his face pressed into the dirt. Logan was next to him, his eyes closed and his blood seeping across the pavement. Gunfire blasted above their heads, but all Jasper was aware of was the crimson seeping in his direction. His hand inched across the ground, reaching up feebly to touch it.
Jasper closed his eyes as his fingers made contact with the blood. He stuck them in his mouth, reveling in the taste and hardly noticing the dirt mixed within it.
When he opened his eyes again Logan had not moved. There was no expression on his face. Jasper didn’t care. All he could taste or smell or care about was blood.
Unexpectedly, Jasper felt Syvra grab the back of his shirt. The movement brought back a whole new flash of pain and he once again was submerged into the darkness and safety of unconsciousness.
His eyes flickered open slowly.
Jess stood above him. Tendrils of her long black hair fell and framed her worried face.
With speed only an unfed vampire could manage Jasper’s good hand flicked out, and despite its fingers being broken, he wrapped it around the back of her head and pulled her down. A feral hiss escaped his lips as he lunged at her open neck and sunk his fangs into it. He felt her squirm but held her firmly in place, draining her life as quickly as he could.
Rosen fumbled to her feet just as Jasper opened his eyes but was too late. Jasper has gone into a frenzy as was practically knowing at Jess’s neck. Rose struck out at Jasper much like Logan had done to her and struck him on the side of his head. With another hiss he let Jess go. Rose grabbed her and pushed her backwards, but the movement was unnecessary.
Instead of leaping up to attack them as Rose expected, Jasper merely closed his eyes and went completely still. Rose walked back over to him and cautiously prodded his shoulder. He flinched away from her touch but otherwise made no indication that he noticed any of them.
Rosen looked him over. Every one of his fingers was at a different and very unnatural position. His left arm had a deep wound spiraling up from the wrist to the shoulder. She gasped when she realized it was deep enough to reach the bone. Every muscle and vein in his arm was severed, meaning he was not only in extreme pain with ever second and movement, but also that he would never use that arm again. If Jasper were human he would have died long ago.
“Get me my medical kit,” she demanded. “And find some blood.
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:42 pm
Jess sat in the corner, not knowing what was going to happen next. She long ago drank her soup and stared into space blankly. Then out of nowhere, Syvra came barreling through the door with Jasper in hand. She placed him on the couch as gently as she could and before she left, she said, "Lec has the cure..". Jess got up as quickly as she could and ran over to Jasper, standing over him with an extremely worried expression on her face. Jasper's eyes began to open slowly, then before she knew it he had pulled her down to him and began to feed off of her. She struggled to get away, but he held her firmly in place. Rose came out of nowhere and hit him on the side of the head, allowing her to get away from him. Jess stood a foot away from him, as Rosen inspected his wounds. He would never be able to use his left arm again. "Get me my medical kit and find some blood." Jess' eyes widened, and she went over to the cabinet and took out the medical kit she had put in there earlier and brought it over to Rose. "I...I'll go to the blood bank." she stuttered. She went to the dresser and got a jacket and pulled it on quickly.
Jess ran out of the basement faster than she had just yesterday when they were running to it. She made it to the bank in 6 minutes flat and entered quickly. She rushed into Andrews office, startling him. "Andrew.. I need another favor from you.. Jasper..needs blood he's dying." He stood up from his desk and walked over to her and touched her neck, which was still bleeding, "Did he do this to you?" She shook her head, "I'm fine Andrew..I just need the blood for Jasper and everybody else." He nodded, sadly, "Follow me." They went into the blood vault, "Jessica..take whatever you need...and come back every once and a while to talk." Jess nodded and filled up a backpack and ran out as quickly as she came.. It took her a little longer to get back to the basement.
She ran in and straight over to Rose, "Here. I wasn't sure how much you were going to need.. Rose? Is..Jasper going to be alright?" She face turned back to the worried and frightened expression it was before the whole biting insident had happened. "..Does he even recognize me..?"
((Craptastic is my word...eh uhm..bella and rosie.
but yes it describes my post..hah i was in a hurry))
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:26 pm
(( Lets just pretend that Bella never wrote that Ebony got up. ))
Alec ignored the burst of slight pain that struck his body and bent down to retrieve the fallen Ebony. He growled in frustration as her blood flowed onto his nice button-up shirt.
“No matter,” he muttered to himself. “It’s ruined anyway.
He tugged away at the handcuffs, pulling Alice along to the building a few yards away. No one dared to look at him or his odd companions when he got inside. It was until Alec had reached his room and buzzed his servant that anyone showed that they noticed him at all.
“Send up some doctors. Our Lady Ebony seems to have gotten into a little accident.” Alec took his finger off the button and looked over at Alice, whom had been cuffed to the chair.
“Need anything darling?”
Sitting with her legs crossed on the clean floor and glaring up at him, she didn’t bother to give any other answer then to spit in his direction.
“That’s a no, then.”
Alec pressed the button again. “Have someone go out and buy some clothes. Lady’s clothes.” He peered at Alice’s slight frame. “Make them small.”
“Would you like anything else, sir?” the cool female’s voice asked through the intercom.
He sighed, trying to contemplate what Alice would eat. “Hm. Well, you are a budding young woman, so you decide. I’m entertaining a lady friend tonight and she deserves only the best.”
“Yes sir, I will do what I can.”
“If you did any less, I’d kill you,” Alec said with heavy laughter as he turned off the com system once again.
A group of doctors had already reached his door by the time he dumped Ebony’s body on the tile. Despite the urgency the three men waiting outside were smart enough to knock. When Alec let them in they rushed forward to Ebony’s side and started to work.
Alec coughed to get their attention. All three of them froze and looked up at him with a mixture of eagerness and worry.
“Take her to her room and do this. I don’t want any more blood on my floor.”
Two of them nodded and picked Ebony up, but the head of their team stared at Alec’s wounds. “Are you sure, sir, that you don’t want us to take a look at that? It will only take a minute-”
Alec waved a hand. “Out. Now. I have more pressing issues to take care of.”
They didn’t need to be told again. In a few seconds the four of them were out of the room and running down the hallway.
Alec turned back to Alice with a polite smile.
“I’m so sorry to have you tied up like this. You are my guest and its very rude, but I cant trust you, as I’m sure already you have formulated many plans to kill me and escape.”
He smiled and nodded knowingly.
“Go to hell,” Alice said through clenched fists.
Alec started laughing, but the humor had left it. It was his usually laugh filled with mockery and hate.
“You sound just like my brother when you say that.”
Alice was staring hard at his face now. His face seemed to trigger something in her. He had a feeling that if she wasn’t sitting down she would have fallen over.
Alec winked at Alice and smiled, revealing long fangs that caught the candlelight and winked with him.
“You are putting it together now, aren’t you? Yes, your suspicions are correct: Luke was my little brother. I killed him, just as I killed Logan, though Luke’s death was not so quick, I’m afraid.”
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