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The Cajun grinned. "Nothing outside the usual. You know making them suffer." They hadn't been informed of the plan yet, because just as Blade guessed Tessa and Nami didn't let their peons in on something big until the last minute least they ruin it all. "What's it to ya anyway, Bro? Lookin' to get some tail if you become the hero?" The hive boy chuckled at the thought. "I heard the last time you got too close the vampire wasn't very pleased."

Tessa smiled softly even through Desmond's irritation. "Now now, no need to be so flustered, Love." Pushing away from the wall she approached him without worry. "You seem....to be having a little difficulty." Her smile turned into a bit of a grin. "I'm a little worried you might turn tail and run."

Klyde chuckled a bit at her worry, "Let them see then." Though he did kick it back a little to not make her nervous. It would probably do him better to make her mad so that she might leave...but he couldn't seem to do even that. When it came to saving her he was weak. As the song they were dancing to wrapped up he spun Riyo out and then back to him, his arms holding her in a tight embrace as he leaned around to kiss the side of her face that wasn't covered by the mask.

((I'll wait for Poke to post before I post for Mitsu))

Mitsu sighed lightly when Shun said nothing and the topic was quickly changed. At least it seemed that they might give him a chance, or were at least not going to be hateful with him. She could only hope anyway.

"Y...yeah, I guess food sounds alright." It didn't really but she would look anyway. She needed to force herself to eat something despite how much it made her feel sick thinking about it. She was about to move toward the tables when she heard Shun finally speak up. She sighed again but this time a soft smile broke through. He was worried about her and she was grateful for it. "Come on, Shun. Let's get something to eat." She reached out to tug on his sleeve a bit to get him to follow before she moved on to follow Poke and the others.

Once at the tables Mitsu grabbed a plate and started to pick through the items to decide on what she wanted to munch on. By the time she was done she only had a few things, some apple slices, crackers, and slices of turkey that were meant for sandwiches. It was better than nothing she supposed as she started to nibble on an apple slice, eyes glancing back wondering when Desmond would return. Hopefully he was alright.

"Hey Poke, what kind of plans did you have for the party?" Mitsu asked out of interest while she waited. Maybe she had an idea of what to do.

"Your parents?" Tessa laughed a bit. She knew all to well that Desmond could care less about his parents. "You are too much, Desmond. Thinking that we would do such a thing." Removing her mask she looked at Desmond more fully, her view unobstructed. Her make-up had been carefully done, gold leaves and vines painted about her eyes to tie into her outfit. "No, I think I know something that might be a bit more....painful." Her gaze turned very serious as she stared Desmond down. "I know you care for that little trollop out there so let me make one thing very clear to you. If you don't hurt her, I will, and I promise I will not be kind. You can limit her suffering if you do it yourself otherwise we'll see how she reacts to having everything she knows and loves being destroyed."

For a moment Tessa mused over the possibilities. "I wonder what she might do for you by chance? What price would she pay if she thought she would be saving you from harm?" That cruel smile started to twist her lips back. "I'm rather interested to find out."

As he continued to hold her close, his eyes closing as he tuned into the sound of her heartbeat, he wondered what life would honestly be like if this hour didn't end the way it was destined to. The what ifs had his head reeling and it made him all the more miserable. The songs had continued, the beat had changed, but Klyde couldn't hear them. Instead another song came to mind and he began to whisper those lyrics into Riyo's ear softly, the song she had played for him the night before. The words flowed rather smoothly despite how he felt, he was getting rather good at choking back feelings of dread, worry, doubt, and remorse.

With a satisfied smile Tessa replaced her mask, "We'll see." Turning briskly on her heels she mingled back with the crowd toward Nami, a look of pure delight on her features. Once to the hive queen she fell into place by her side a few of the boys flocking her side as they usually did. Her pets.

"Everything appears to be on track." She smiled. "Though, I do have a few other things up my sleeve." Quite literally. Adorning her wrists and around her neck were little trinkets she had picked up. Intricately designed crosses made of silver, blessed for good measure. Not that she wouldn't keep her promise if Desmond backed out. She would indeed make Mitsu suffer, but she would be sure to make him suffer as well.

Eyes turning on Klyde she wrinkled her nose. "Well isn't he being rather loving? What do you suppose we should do about him?" Both vampires had been away from the hive too long, like a dog long neglected they needed to be retrained.

He had nearly finished the song but he started to choke a little on his words. Trying to cover it up he gave a cough like he was trying to clear his throat. "Sorry," He pressed a quick kiss to the side of her head. "My throats a little dry." Though that really wasn't the problem. He was finally choking on his guilt and misery. It was to the point he could barely hide it. Time was speeding by much quicker than he thought possible. In no time he would have to take that dreaded course to where it would end. It almost felt like he was waiting to be put to death, though to a point he thought that would be a much kinder fate.

"Do you want to grab something to eat?" He thought about choking down a bottle of blood. The risk of him lashing out at someone was rising, but his current state kept him from feeling hungry. Eventually his body would act on its own but right now his mind wasn't too sure he wanted to eat.

When everyone else had moved to the table, poke had also followed and now took the opportunity to pile as much food as she could onto her plate. Aside from everyone else who felt like snacking, she was hungry.

"Hmm...." Poke mused out loud when asked what where her plans. "Good question. I guess I was just gonna hang here and check out some of the events. Though I dunno how long I'll stay. "Huge fancy parties things aren't my forte. But what about you guys?" She asked everyone else Before shoveling food into her mouth.

The Cajun smiled as he stepped further into Blade's way. "No, I don't think I will." The group of hive members began to swarm closer as the Cajun advanced. The teachers currently weren't close so they would have to act quickly. "I think you've gotten yourself in a little too deep, Bro. I dunno what you learned from the queen's letter but you're about to forget."

Quickly the hive advanced trying to push and shove Blade out the door where they would be completely out of sight. The Cajun took a step back while the others acted, trying to keep a look out for additional trouble.

It seemed that no one had plans aside from Desmond. Well, that was fine. Mitsu would hang out too. Lightly munching on her plate of food Mitsu beamed when she heard Desmond's voice, her smile returning at full force as she turned toward him. "Just us getting food. As exciting as that is." Setting her plate of food aside she turned toward the vampire, her expression softening to a little bit of worry. "You look....a little sick." Lightly she placed a hand on his face. Not that she could check for a fever or anything like that but his face...seemed so miserable. How had she missed it before? "Are you hungry? If you are...I don't mind..." She trailed off softly so that the others wouldn't hear. She didn't want Desmond to get in trouble after all but she hoped that he understood that she would help him....feed him.

"Ooo, your father has rather nice taste." Tessa mused with a smile seeing the rosary. "I think that will do rather nicely to retrain our little monsters."

Klyde looked to where Riyo had pointed seeing Mitsu and Desmond. His fellow vampire seemed just as miserable as he was. Were they really going to go through with this? "G..go on ahead." Klyde smiled lightly giving her hand a bit of a squeeze before letting go. "I need to go to the bathroom. I'll catch up."

Turning lightly he headed off to take a short break, glad there was nothing on his stomach because it would surely be coming up. Once out of sight Klyde rested against the wall breathing a huge sigh his face dropping the happy facade he had barely kept up.

Poke had looked up in time to see Desmond return to them, but was slightly surprised to see him look even worse then he did before. What the heck was eating this guy tonight? She watched mitsu worry over the guy with a touch of concern, though not for the vampire as much as for mitsu.

She didn't say anything though, making side glances at Shun and bent-tail, and being more occupied with her food. It wasn't like she could do anything at the moment for the guy, and any attempt to do so would proably backfire. So she'd let mitsu handle it for now.

"You don't seem very-" And suddenly Riyo showed up effectively distracting Mitsu in the middle of her sentence. "Hey Riyo." Curiously she looked around but..."Where's Klyde?"

Klyde....was reluctant to go back. He knew he had to but his feet just wouldn't carry him back toward the gymnasium. Drawing the sleeve on his jacket back he looked at his watch. Somehow nearly half an hour had already passed. It didn't seem like it had been that much time but the evidence was clear.

With a deep sigh Klyde forced his legs to move heading back toward the gym. As he stepped into the crowd he relocated Riyo among a group of students, friends of Mitsu it seemed. With slow steps he made his way back toward her trying to train his face into something a little more pleasant. He wished now that he had purchased a full mask to cover his face, then it wouldn't have mattered so much if he smiled or not.

As they shuffled Blade out the door one of the hive boys quickly found a wooden object square in their face. Letting out a yelp they clenched their hands to their nose stepping back away from the thief. Now that it was apparent Blade had a weapon the other boys seems a little reluctant to step closer as well.

"What in the hell are you doing?" Bellowed the Cajun. "Get the ******** sword from him and teach him what it means to mess with the hive!"

Still reluctant to follow those orders only two confidently stepped forward. One immediately grabbed for the sword while the other reached for Blade, grabbing at the material of his costume top to pull him back.