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 Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 7:56 am
"You'll find one," Constance said with a nod and a small. "Sometimes it just takes some time." Her gaze went back to Merrick when she saw Saro's look of surprise. She chuckled softly as she saw Merrick notice the look, tilting his head to the side. She motioned over her back and moved her hand back and forth slightly, trying to tell him it was his tail they were looking at. "Hmm, I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up going full beast sooner rather than later," Merida said softly to Kasumi and Brag. "Those demons keep coming after Constance. Soon he won't be able to hold back that anger. Hell, you saw when they tried to attack her how he reacted?" She looked at Kasumi. Cassandra smiled at him. "It wouldn't be the first time I was surprised," she said softly. "After all, before this little get together I had no idea you had the same feelings for me that I had for you."
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:27 am
Merrick shrugged slightly, only half surprised at them looking at his tail. "Hopefully he's like yours," she said with a soft sigh. "There's one thing I think you'd be interested in... how precious those we care about are," he said quietly.
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Kasumi sighed. "I hope he doesn't do it within here... if he were, it would likely destroy the building around him," she said quietly. "The stronger a Kitsune is, the larger their full beast form usually is... and beleive me, he's strong even though his powers are somewhat uncontrolled at the moment," she said wryly. She carefully didn't tell them that her limit was eleven tails, which was roughly 1,000,000 times stronger in power than Merrick's eight tails.
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Lorcán heard Martha sigh, hanging her head slightly. "Is something wrong?" he said gently. "I'm unable to walk.... and I want to, but I haven't been able to for as long as I remember," the haremaid said sadly. Hort snorted. "I keep telling her to just stand up," he said dryly.
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:05 am
Constance smiled as she lightly rested a hand on Saro's arm. "Dont worry. Your mate, whenever or and wherever you find him, will be just as special to you as Merrick is to me. No two people are ever the same, but we are all unique and special in our own way." She stood up and walked over to Merrick, sitting on a stool next to him. "I liked that song." "I think we will be okay here," Merida said with a nod. "The demons can't get through here, as we have already learned from Constance's mother." Cassandra got up from her chair and knelt down next to Martha. "A person's mind and willpower can be a very powerful thing. If you want it enough, and you believe in yourself, you can make anything happen." She stood up and gently pulled Martha's chair around to face her. With a smile Cassandra held her hand out to the young haremaid. "Here, I will help you. You just have to believe you can do anything."
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:45 am
Merrick tilted his head, noticing Saro's thoughtful look. "Then I know one that'll make you blush," he said quietly, his voice edged with amusement.
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Kasumi smiled faintly. "There are always threats, and not always from the outside," she murmured under her breath.
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Lorcán saw Martha's hopeful look as she took Cassandra's hand slowly. "I'll try," the haremaid said carefully as her other forepaw tensed on the arm of the wheelchair. She squeezed her eyes shut, slding to the edge of the seat with her feet hanging a few inches from the floor.
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 12:58 pm
"Oh really?" Constance asked with a smile on her face. "Let's hear it then." Her head tilted to the side as she watched him. Merida looked to Kasumi and shrugged a little. "That is true," she said softly. Cassandra smiled as the haremaid put her hand inside of hers. "That's all you can do. Try and believe." She watched Martha silently, not pushing her, just waiting patiently. Both Nala and Amelia stopped, turning to watch. Cassandra had a way with people. She had a way of making them feel like they could do anything in the world. She was a natural born leader.
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 1:28 pm
Merrick chuckled, cocking his head as his fingers started moving over the strings.
"Sometimes late at night,
I lie awake and watch her sleeping...
She's lost in peaceful dreams...
So I turn out the lights and lay there in the dark,
And the thought crosses my mind...
If I never wake up in the morning...
Would she ever doubt the way I feel...
About her in my heart...
If tomorrow never comes,
Will she know how much I loved her?
Did I try in every way to show her every day,
That she's my only one?
And if my time on earth were through...
And she must face the world without me...
Is the love I gave her in the past...
Gonna be enough to last,
If tomorrow never comes...
'Cause I've lost loved ones in my life...
Who never knew how much I loved them...
Now I live with the regret,
That my true feelings for them never were revealed...
So I made a promise to myself,
To say each day how much she means to me...
And avoid that circumstance,
Where there's no second chance to tell her how I feel...
If tomorrow never comes,
Will she know how much I loved her?
Did I try in every way to show her every day,
That she's my only one?
And if my time on earth were through...
And she must face the world without me,
Is the love I gave her in the past...
Gonna be enough to last,
If tomorrow never comes...
So tell that someone that you love...
Just what you're thinking of,
If tomorrow never comes..." he sang in a low voice.
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Kasumi cocked her head slightly, her gaze shifting to Merrick as he started playing again.
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Lorcán watched Martha slide from the wheelchair slowly and stand for a few seconds on her feet before her legs gave way, likely from atrophy due to disuse. His eyes narrowed, unconsciously shifting into the Rinnegan. He imediately noticed something off in the haremaids lower back, a blockage within her body. "Ah!!" the haremaid yelped as her legs gave out underneath her.
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:37 pm
Constance's eyes widened as she listened to the words. They were both beautiful and sad at the same time. They were extremely meaningful, bringing a blush to her cheeks and tears to her eyes. When Merrick was finished singing she wrapped her arms around his neck, giving him a tight hug. "Merrick, you are my world, my everything. That was beautiful," she said softly in his ear. Cassandra was glad to see the haremaid attempt to stand. Even if it was for only a few seconds. It was better than nothing; at least she was trying. As her legs gave out from underneath her, Cassandra easily caught her. "Well that was something," she said softly to Martha as she helped her back to her chair. "It won't be easy dear, but I am sure you can do it."
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:49 pm
Merrick smiled faintly. He gently hugged her back, well aware that with the energy flooding through his body that his strength was much more than what most would ever expect. "Why hold back showing how I feel? Believe me, it's always easier to think the worst of people than the best, and trust me... you are the best," he said quietly in her ear.
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Kasumi smiled slightly, amused. He's definitely like his father, romantic, yet extremely strong and determined when it comes to what he cares about, she thought.
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Lorcán tilted his head as he shifted, his fingertips lightly brushing the haremaid's back. He felt her shiver as he sensed the blockage letting loose. "You sound like Merrick; he says the same thing," Martha said wryly with amusement as her gaze shifted to Merrick, making her tilt her head in surprise as she saw the black haired woman hugging Merrick. "She isn't hurting him, is she?" she said with a slight giggle.
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:10 pm
Constance smiled as she pulled back from Merrick. She was proud to be his mate. "I am glad you think so. For a while there, after I found out everything...I thought things would be different. You pulled me out of it though. You made me realize I have too many people around who care about me, to go bad like a lot of demons are. Granted I am only part...but apparently from a very old blood line." Cassandra smiled. "Well Merrick is a very smart boy." She looked over to him and Constance, chuckling. "She is just giving him a hug. She is his mate." She turned to look at Martha. She had felt her shiver. Cassandra looked over Martha's shoulder at Lorcan, smiling at him.
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 6:15 am
Merrick opened his mouth to speak when someone else spoke, and it wasn't a voice he recognized as he noticed a guy in a dark gray suit and hat with silvery hair. "As is he; he is of the same bloodline as myself, namely Mundus' second-in-command and my father," the man said with an edge of amusement. He tilted his head slightly to show his blue eyes. Merrick's gauntleted hand shifted subtly, pausing on the guitar as his eyes found the stranger, his head cocking slightly. "I was starting to think you wouldn't realize where we'd gone, Vergil," he stated bluntly; he had run into Vergil a couple of nights before he'd found Alicia.
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Kasumi cocked her head as the stranger materialized in a wisp of bluish flame. Her eyes narrowed. "So his father was of that bloodline," she muttered just loudly enough for Merida to hear. It didn't surprise her all that much, but it showed that Merrick was far stronger than even she realized. She inhaled sharply, realizing that.
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Lorcán tilted his head with a half smile as Martha looked a little confused. "It seems like a different kind of hug than Hort gives me," Martha said carefully. She jumped at Vergil's voice, spinning as Lorcan's gaze flashed to Vergil, his body unconsciously tensing like a coiled spring. He blinked as he noticed the sword as one he had seen before: the Yamato; it was clear that the rumors of the katana being able to cut dimensions was at least partially true.
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 6:58 am
Constance looked between Merrick and the man named Vergil. He was Mundus' second in commands son? She blinked wondering how he had gotten to this world. Wasn't it supposed to be protected? Unless...he didn't mean them any harm? Merida looked over at Kasumi and didn't say anything. Her eyes narrowed as they went back to Vergil. Cassandra had turned slowly when she heard his voice. She had recognized it right away, having met Vergil before on several occasions. She stepped away from Martha's chair, away from Lorcan so Vergil would see her. "What exactly are you doing here Vergil?" A low growl sounded deep in Nala's throat as the strange man appeared. When several others looked at her she stopped and began to lick her paw as if nothing was wrong. She wasn't concerned at the moment, but if the stranger tried anything, she would do all in her power to protect the others.
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:14 am
Merrick cocked an eyebrow as Vergil seemed amused. "Nothing; even I can't handle dealing with demons and various 'tainted' humans all the time... and Dante has other things to deal with, obviously," the Nephillim said with a faintly amused deadpan. He smiled slightly, tilting his head in greeting to Cassandra. He cocked an eyebrow slightly upon noticing Merrick's Kitsune tail. "You don't seem that strong, Merrick," Vergil observed idly. Merrick cocked an eyebrow as a faint smile flickered over his face. Vergil half turned and walked towards the door. "I wouldn't assume anything about Vergil; he may seem harmless, but I can tell he's stronger than he appears," Merrick said quietly.
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Kasumi tilted her head, deep in thought. "Daithi said something about having an unusual bloodline, even with the Mórrígan as his mother," she muttered under her breath, forgetting where she was as she was so deep in thought.
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Lorcán shifted his weight, wary as Martha spoke. "He seems a little scary," Martha shivered.
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:07 am
Constance watched Vergil walk towards the door. She could sense the power around him. To most people he would seem like an ordinary human being, but he was anything but ordinary. She shivered a little then shook her head. At least he was being pleasant. Merida raised an eyebrow slightly as Kasumi spoke. She nudged her friend lightly. "Hey, keep talking to yourself like that and people will think that you have gone off the deep end." Cassandra watched Vergil for a moment before turning her gaze back to Martha. "Yes, most like Vergil are a little scary." She looked over at Merrick. "He is very strong indeed. If he were to attack, we would undoubtedly be hard pressed to keep him at bay." As she spoke she looked at Merrick and Constance thoughtfully. She had the feeling they might be able to handle Vergil or anyone else like him on their own. They were powerful already, and yet they hadn't tapped into their full strength.
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:19 am
Merrick shifted subtly, his single tail splitting into three as one lightly wrapped around Constance just above her hips while the other two swayed slowly. He wasn't sure exactly what Vergil was, but he didn't quite trust the man as he had a suspicion that the man's 'outgoing' nature hid something beneath it that wasn't so pleasant.
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Kasumi blinked as she figured it out. "Daithi was Merrick's father... if what I suspect is right, then Sparda, Vergil's father, is also Merrick's grandfather. That makes him very powerful, as he has Sparda's bloodline, the Mórrígan as his grandmother, obviously myself as his mother... and Ōinari as his grandmother on my side of the family," she said quietly. To those who knew of Sparda, he was much like the demonic equivalent of the 'Bogeyman'.
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Lorcán tilted his head with a half smile. "You don't have to worry about him; if he were to attack us, I have no doubt that Merrick or myself would quickly get him into an open area and away from any possible injuries to innocents," he said quietly. Martha smiled slowly before she shifted on her seat, obviously thinking of trying to stand again. "There's something... different, not quite normal about him.... it isn't as if he's like Merrick... but similar," Martha said slowly.
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Jess looked thoughtful, listening to Martha and Constance both; she couldn't quite hear what Merida and Kasumi were saying from where she sat, though she knew they were talking quietly about something.
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 12:31 pm
Constance felt Merrick's tail wrap around her and immediately warmth filled her. She smiled and stepped closer to him. Just his simple touch made her feel so much better. She looked up at him with a twinkle in her eyes. "Since we are done eating, how about you show me around this place," she asked softly. Merida shuddered at the name of Sparda. He was just about as bad as Constance's own grandfather. "It is a good thing those two are so strong willed," she said with a sigh. "They have some strong blood coursing through their veins." She sat there thoughtfully. It was funny how the grandchildren of two of the most powerful demons around had met up, and were now mates. Cassandra smiled at Lorcan and nodded. "I know," she said softly. "And we would all be right behind you to help." She looked over at Martha. "They share family. They are the same and yet they are not."
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