[IC] I am the fire - Constantine RP

[FuriePhoenix]

When it all happened during the night Kay was completely oblivious to all the things starting to happen in the main room with John. She slept uneasily through the whole night and didn't wake up until the next day late morning. With a groan and sigh, she ran her hands down her face and looked up at the clock on the wall seeing that was 11:30am. She sat up to gather herself before leaning down, pulling her coat off of her bag and grabbing for a clean top that she could change to. Changed and risking leaving her bag, coat and boots in the room she headed to the main room to see that Chas was already there with John. It was clear from looking around that something had happened but she just didn't know what. "what's going o?" she asked them both, making Chas look up at the sound of her voice. Without saying a word he got up and brought her over some breakfast and a cup of coffee, gesturing for her to sit down before they spoke about anything. "preparing me with breakfast and coffee doesn't make it come across as either of you have particularly good news" she pointed out, pointing her fork at them both casually.

Chas sighed glancing at John wondering how he was going to start this conversation. "firstly. I'm glad you're alright and I'm about to check in on Serena if she doesn't get up. And secondly it's not great news no..." he said back to her seeing no point in sugar coating it if Kay was coming straight out with it. "John had a spiritual intruder last night that attacked him. We've strengthened the warding but we can't be too careful." he started, hoping John would be able to give more information. Kay paused her eating at the start of the information as she looked at them both slightly wide eyed. She thought she was safe here, but now she was beginning to question it.

[MegaraFoxfire]

When Chas found John he was still on the floor out cold. But he was starting to wake up as Chas ran over to him. Now he sat at the table with an ice pack on his neck and his eyes closed. When Kay came in he didn't look up as he said "Its nothing to worry about yet...sometimes spirits get in here...it would have been fine...if I hadn't been tapped out. I can handle this..."

He still looked like crap, the forced nap not helping his drained state. "Chas, your making it sound like it almost killed me. Its not that bad. And Serena's shadows came to my rescue..." He opened his eyes to look at Kay. "Why don't we check on Ms. Serena shall we?" He was trying to get the attention off himself.

Serena was still asleep until she heard talking, opening her eyes weakly but not getting up yet.

[FuriePhoenix]

Chas rolled his eyes at his mate's retort. If John wasn't so drained, he knew it was all too possible for him to die and last thing any of them needed was for John to end up in Hell....again. He gave Kay the look that said 'he's a stubborn fool' which made Kay smirk ever so slightly before looking at John as he spoke up more, explaining that Serena's shadows came to his rescue. "and he called me stubborn" she smirked toward Chas, making the man chuckle. "oh you're gonna fit in here just fine with that sass" Chas said, before John brought up the suggestion of checking in on Serena. Kay nodded at the suggestion of checking in on Serena as she wanted to do that anyway at some point, getting up from her seat, only for Chas to make her sit back down. "we'll go, you stay and eat" he told her, to which she knew she'd have no choice but comply, so she sat back down. "fine" she replied as she did as she was told. She didn't want to be on the receiving end of Chas' lectures if what she just saw from him toward John was anything to go by. It may not have been a full blown lecture but she got the feeling John received one at some point in the morning and has done on numerous occasions.

Chas stood up and started to make his way to the room he carried Serena into the night before, making sure to go slow incase John was wanting to follow on. At the room, he knocked on it first out of courtesy and manners, something that John didn't always have. "Serena? You awake?" he called through.

[MegaraFoxfire]

John got up and followed Chas, holding his neck as he walked. When they were alone he said weakly "It's not worth worrying her right now about that ghost...it was sent back to hell by those shadows..." He looked terrible as they knocked on the door. The door opened and a shadow was there, holding the door. Serena was up and slipping on a tank top over her bra, the pair seeing scars all over her back before it was covered.

She turned and said "I'm up...my friends tell me we had a ghost show up last night? A wind spirit?" John stared at her and then said "How on earth did you know that?" Serena smiled and her eyes glowed silver again. "Because I know the ghost. Nasty little thing that has been following me around since I got Kay's scent. It isn't stopped by seals or charms...its just a nasty little thing that was sent to track. But it hit likes a train. You alright John?" John was leaning on the door frame and nodded weakly. "Ya...I'm alright. Good to know it wasn't just my spell work being off..."

Serena looked at Chas, a frown on her face. "Did he sleep at all last night? Which...could you guys fill me in on what happened after dinner?"

[FuriePhoenix]

Chas listened to what John asked of him. He didn't like the idea of keeping something from Serena when they were trying to make the girls feel safe where they were, but he nodded his agreement nonetheless. As the door opened he noticed it was a shadow that opened the door for them and he couldn't believe how many scars adorned Serena's back, quickly looking away as casually as possible. With Serena starting the talking with mentioning the spirit from last night, his eyes went slightly wide in surprise that she knew of what had happened. Only finding her explanation of the shadows making it suddenly click into place in his mind. He couldn't believe for a split second that he forgot she could actually communicate with the shadows she was linked to, thinking it should have been obvious how she knew what went down without them needing to ask. He didn't like the idea of yet another thing coming after the girls, wondering just how much of a big deal Kay and Serena truly were if this many things were after them. Sure, he remembered John's brief explanation about Kay the night before but this seemed extensive, even for them.

He smirked when she asked him if John even slept and shook his head, "it seems not. Unless you count being knocked out by the wind spirit as sleeping. I'm pretty sure he'll keep going ubtil he just collapses from sleep deprivation if I'm not around" he replied to her, always relishing in opportunities to tease the crap out of John, whether he's next to him or not. "Kay is up by the way, in the kitchen having some breakfast. So yeah, John can fill you both in after you've both eaten properly" he then added.

[MegaraFoxfire]

Serena watched John with concern but nodded, walking over and stopping in front of the mage. "You need to take better care of yourself, John...your needed in the fight against the dark...even if you don't think so" She walked towards the kitchen and John stared after her. Then he looked at Chas and said "What the heck?"

Serena walked in and smiled at Kay, sitting down by her. "Good morning...did you sleep well?" John followed back and leaned against the wall. "Well, Serena isn't sure what happened last night so she asked us to fill her in. Your nasty bug bite you had took a nasty turn for the worse and we had to cleanse it...and the rest of your body and soul" Serena nodded and looked at Chas as he walked in.

"Then I'm guessing Kay went to bed, Chas after telling John to get some sleep he went to be with his family, and John being stubborn went back to work till a ghost knocked him on his butt. Does that seem right?" John cleared his throat and muttered "More or less..." He rubbed his face and said "Now we have to figure out what to do now...and see if you two want to stay here for a while or not?"

Serena was watching John, seeing his weakness thru his shadows. She knew he needed rest, but force it? She couldn't do that alone.

[FuriePhoenix]

Chas couldn't help but hide the smirk and snigger from escaping him when Serena said what she did to John before exiting the room and heading to the kitchen where Kay was. "oh she can definitely stay if she can call you out like that" he chuckled before heading to the kitchen with him and behind Serena.

Kay looked up when she saw Serena walk in and smiled, "not particularly but was the most comfortable place to sleep I've had in a lo g time" she said truthfully before glancing at John as he spoke up about the night before, letting him fill Serena in on what happened, which prompted Serena to make a very precise educated guess what happened afterwards. Like Serena, Kay could see how worn out John was as well and wished he would just get some rest. "well you know more about what I am than I ever have, it's clear you can help me. So I'm staying if you'll have me. Also that bed beats concrete" she replied to John, but ended it on a sassy mark which was just how she was. She managed to finish her breakfast and grabbed her coffee mug, wrapping her hands right round the hot mug.

[MegaraFoxfire]

Serena nodded and said as she was moving food onto her own plate “if you don’t mind...I’d like to stay here and help you with the problems that will come in the near future...and it would be better then staying out in the open”

John nodded and said “alright, is settled. Now we need to get a better grasp on what attacked you last night...that demon in the alleyway. I didn’t get a good look at him but I start searching and see if I can find a link...”

Serena swallowed her mouthful and said “are you sure you do t want to take a small rest?” John smiled and moved from the wall and said “there’s no rest for the wicked...” he started to head to the stairs, Serena glancing at the other two with worry.

[FuriePhoenix]

Kay was glad that Serena decided to stay as well, as she would only have worried for the woman being out in the city when there was clearly a surge and spoke in things coming after the two of them. She nodded at John's words but wasn't too impressed by him refusing to rest when he's dealing with being knocked out by a spirit and having saved Serena. It was too much for anyone to still be up and working. She was glad that Serena brought up the mention of resting before she did, but hearing and seeing John refuse the rest just made Kay sigh. She looked at Serena back then at John, putting her mug down and getting up walking over to him. "John wait up. Let me help. Books are my thing and the demon did originally come for me. You need to rest up and not do everything alone."she reasoned with him as best she could, hand on his arm to strengthen her concern in her words.

"Kay is right John, we got this. We can research and you can rest up" Chas suggested, thinking that it might be hopeless but if they could at least reduce the amount of work on John's shoulders by helping then maybe, just maybe he'll crash and get some sleep in the middle of researching. "or if you're gonna be an utter arse and not rest, at least let us or Kay help to relieve the amount of work from you" he added.

[MegaraFoxfire]

John sighed and rubbed his face. After a few minutes he said “alright we can all look. Eight eyes are better then two I think...” he headed up the stairs and Serena got up to follow. “He is a stubborn one isn’t he?”

They found him looking thru a stack of books, pulling out one and “let’s start with these...they might give us an idea what we are dealing...” he started pacing, but he was slower then normal. Serena waved her hand and shadows started to sort thru the books. “Chas...has he done this a lot?”

[FuriePhoenix]

Kay nodded, glad that he half listened to them all finally as she followed him up the stairs, marvelling at the sheer amount of books he had on his shelves. She barely even noted that Serena was talking with Chas about how stubborn John was. Her fingertips traced over the spines of the books as John looked for ones he thought would be helpful before turning her attention to him when he pulled out some books. At Serena's words Chas couldn't help but chuckle in a low quiet level, "sadly yeah. He's either working until he literally passes out from exhaustion or he's lazier than a cat on a warm sunny window sill" he replied to her quietly, walking upstairs and going toward the books. The very mental image of John being a cat lazing in a sunny window was always an amusing thought to Chas, just imagining that even if he was he'd probably still find a way to wear the damn trench coat or smoke at the same time.

Kay picked up a book, her fingertips running down the leather cover slowly and tentatively like it was a priceless artefact before opening it with great respect, heading to the chair and sitting down in it, her legs pulled up and crossing as she balanced the book in her lap and began to read. If there were two things that always brought Kay joy it was books and art. To the point she always managed to nick a book from a shop to have one on the go to give her escapism from her life of survival, and a small notepad and we'll used pencil where she sketched what she saw on the streets or sometimes she sketched what she saw in her dreams. Her hair on the right side fell down the side of her face, whilst the left side remained tucked behind her ear. It didn't take her long to get engrossed in the book and reading about demons in the hopes she'll find something.

[MegaraFoxfire]

Serena came up after Chas and saw the scene of both of them in the books, Kay sitting in a chair like she belonged there and John pacing around and muttering to himself. Serena smirked and moved over as her shadows handed her a book and she took it. She opened and sat on the ladder, reading through and seeing it was about the tracker ghost. She went on reading, looking up at random points to check on John.

An hour or two into reading John closed the third book he had tried and rubbed his face. “So wha do we know so far?” Serena looked up and said “well the ghost from last night is a tracker ghost. Used by dark magic to track souls...my guess the demon we faced last night sent it to track Kay down...”

John nodded, looking shaky on his feet as he turned to Kay and Chas “and I found our demon clan...nothing strange apart from there isn’t much to go on them...at least in the books...I’ve found...” suddenly the light flickered and he looked up, frowning. Serena stood as they heard giggling in the air. John put the book down and muttered “another tracker?” Serena had her shadows at the ready, looking around for the source. “Maybe...or something else...”

[FuriePhoenix]

Kay wasn't finding much that seemed to fit with the demon from last night, but she still found the book interesting nonetheless as she found out it was indeed true about demons able to possess people. Which explained what happened to her dorm mate Ethan the night that started it all. "I got nothing, just generic stuff" she told them. She then saw how unsteady on his feet John was when she looked up from the book, jumping up from the chair, intending to make John sit down for a few minutes when they hesrd giggling in the air after they discussed what had been found in the books. She walked closer to the group. "what else could it be? This place is meant to be safe" she questioned, starting to doubt how safe this house was of John's. Yet she also knew she would rather take her chances here than on the streets.

"I'm sorry I've brought all this trouble for you three"she apologised partially feeling like this was her fault. If she hadn't been constsntly on the run maybe this would t have been brought to John's home, but at the same time if she didn't keep running then she would most definitely be either dead or in Hell being tortured for what she was. She felt so damn conflicted yet again. She really hoped they wouldn't have to fight as everyone in the room could see John was in no state to fight. She couldn't believe she was thinking it, but she was beginning to think if it mesnt keeping everyone else safe, maybe she should go with the demons even though she didn't want to do that at all.

[MegaraFoxfire]

John cursed and said "Chas, I did fix those seals right?" Then Serena turned and looked at Kay. "Your bag, its been with you all this time right?" She waved her hand and after a minute a shadow brought Kay's bag to them, setting it on the floor at Serena's feet. Serena bent down and started looking on the outside of the bag. John looked over and then he understood what she was looking for.

"Of course, I'm a moron. Nothing is getting in, because its already here..." Serena nodded and flipped the bag over. On the bottom of the bag was a demonic seal, glowing softly. Serena nodded and said "This is how they have been able to find you...we just need to get rid of the seal and..." Suddenly the seal flashed and a spirit shot out of it, aiming for Kay.

"Kay look out!" John jumped and pushed Kay out of the way, the spirit slamming into John and sent him flying into the book shelf, smashing into it and hitting the floor. Serena cursed and threw her shadows around the spirit, a sphere appearing around it to keep it from moving.

"Kay? Can you heat up the ball? We have to burn this thing with magic flame, or it won't stay down!"

[FuriePhoenix]

"yeah I checked them over myself. They're solid" Chas confirmed to him before Serena turned to Kay and asked about her bag making him wonder what she was getting at. Kay nodded at the question, "yeah it has. Only time it's ever considered unattended ifls if I'm asleep" she said to her, seeing the woman send a shadow for her bag, which it brought to Serena. She wondered what Serena was looking for with her bag until it only sunk in when she showed them all the demon seal on the bottom of her bag. She listened to Serena's words when the spirit went for he. The next few seconds were a blur when she felt John shove her out of the way and got the full pelt of the attack, making her gasp as she stumbled back into the chair. She went to go for John as she slammed into the bookshelf and onto the floor when Serena managed to trap the spirit with her shadows. "I.. I don't know how!" shhe replied when she felt Fee talking to her in her head and took over, her eyes glowing that bright ember shade, fire igniting from her hands. Fee sneered at the spirit trapped before shoving her hands forward and making her fire leave her hands and envelope the sphere.

The phoenix flame engulfed the sphere wholly, scorching through it to the spirit with such an intense heat, it could be felt by all in the room. As the sphere and spirit got burned by by the phoenix fire, Fee disappeared back into Kay's mind, her eyes turning back to her usual grey blue shade. She hadn't exerted that much power in a long time and with Fee and Kay's two halves of their soul not fully connected, it made Kay fall down onto her knees, partially wondering what the hell just happened. It was only looking at everyone and the fact she didn't let Fer have control for long, that she could figure things out.

[MegaraFoxfire]

When the flames stopped Serena sighed, panting as the shadows moved away and went back to where they belonged. She looked over and said "That worked nicely...that explains how they knew where you were and how they kept coming in...We might need to burn your bag. Only way for sure to destroy the seal. Do you have any ideas John? John?"

She looked over to see John hadn't gotten up. She slowly got up and they saw the shelf had partly fallen and books were on top of the mage. Serena moved to Kay and checked her over. "You alright? It didn't touch you did it?" She looked at Chas to make sure he wasn't hit then said "Were you hit?"

John didn't move, a small amount of blood under his head was gathering.

[FuriePhoenix]

The moment Serena said about burning her bag, Kay hated the idea but she could understand why it was said. Her bag and everything inside it was the last of her things, but if it mesnt they would all be safe around her, then she'd have no choice but to agree to it. "I.. I'm fine. It didn't touch me no. John got there first" she told her, before letting her check Chas was okay. "I'm fine too" he told Serena, waving off her concern as he felt like it wasn't required. Yet he and Kay both looked at John at the same time as Serena did and saw the state he was in, making Kay dash over and squat over. She checked his head and chucked the fallen books off of him. "John!" she exclaimed in slight panic. "no no no.. You bloody fool! Why did you do that for me?" she complained, knowing he was unconscious and couldn't actually reply to her. "Fee.. I know you just did what you did but please.. Help me save him" she begged, knowing if she was with anyone else, it would have looked like she was utterly insane and talking to herself.

"you're growing ever so attached to this mage Kay, but okay" Fee replied to her inside her head, and with permission she took over Kay's body once more. She made her wings appear through the marking on her back and wrapped them around both Kay and John, where she placed her forehead to his and her hand to where he was bleeding, using her phoenix flame and aura to heal him. A golden glow surrounded them both, the red tips of her wings glowing brightly, giving the illusion of them becoming pure fire, when that wasn't the case. "wake up. John Constantine. It's not your time yet hellblazer. There's more for you to do" Fee spoke through Kay's body.

[MegaraFoxfire]

Serena watched the scene and moved next to Chas, watching with awe. "Wow...amazing..." She rubbed her arm and watched at the wings appeared. John flinched as the magic hit him and opened his eyes a little. "Don't...worry lass...I've been hit harder...don't waste your energy..." he flinched and closed his eyes again. He was in pain but her magic was helping.

Serena looked at Chas and moved over to Kay, kneeling down. "Don't over do it...Chas? Should we move him?"

[FuriePhoenix]

Fee felt his head injury heal up, despite what John was saying there was no way she was going to leave him hurt and weak. "Kay won't allow that and nor will I. You are a stubborn fool John, but once I'm done you'll feel brand new" she spoke to him, doing what she could, when she felt Serena come over a d told her not to over do it. She nodded a d let Kay take charge of her body once more, the glow fading to a dim light before disappearing completely. The whole Chas was awe struck at seeing the healing power of a phoenix in person, still not quite believing it was even his own eyes witnessing it. Kay's shoulders slumped from using her power on John, having never truly done it onto another person before, or really at all. Before she could even stop herself, she flung her arms round John to hug him. "you're a bloody idiot for doing that to save me, but thank you" she told him, half lecturing him and half being utterly and completely grateful for what he did.

Getting his senses back, Chas blinked a couple of times and couldn't help but smile slightly at how Kay reacted to what John did to help her. She sure was something. "yeah, let's get him to the couch where he lay out and actually rest for five minutes. Maybe now he'll listen to us" he replied, shooting his friend a glance that said 'or I will kill you myself' without him even saying it. He wouldn't actually kill his best friend but he would lecture him until John couldn't take it anymore.

[MegaraFoxfire]

Serena moved to help pick John up, smiling at Kay as she lifted him to the couch and laid him down carefully. She checked his eyes and said "He might have to stay awake for a little bit to make sure he didn't damage his brain...unless you fixed that Kay?" She glanced over and John opened his eyes a little bit, seeing how she was holding his wrist and checking him over.

He sat up a little and said "Serena...are you medically trained?" Serena froze then sighed. "Ya...I was studying when my powers started getting unwanted attention...I had to run my second year in training..." She moved over to Chas and said "Okay, we need to burn that bag then make sure he sleeps...which job do you want?" John was trying to sit up, looking around. "Kay fixed me up...I'm fine..." Serena looked over and glared. "I will sick Chas on you?"