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It was kind of cute, how Willow had loudly muttered the word, 'wow' once they had entered the kitchen. It was something she could recall children doing quite often, but she could understand. Lia knew the kitchen was quite large, but Cassandra had also told her it was something she had looked for when her and Checkov went looking for the home that they had given to her and Mitch. Solely for the fact she knew Lia needed plenty of space for cooking and baking. She rummaged through the drawers a moment before she turned her attention to Willow again.
"I haven't quite figured that one out myself, but I'll let you know if I ever do." She smiled. "I'm a bit reclusive though, I am not exactly comfortable around humans."
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Randa felt Garret's hand rub her arm a bit. She was trying to relax a little more, and it came easier when they weren't being looked at. She knew it was odd, how badly she hated staring, but she had always been like that. When Garret whispered in her ear she pursed her lips together and laughed a bit, though quietly. "It would explain a lot." She whispered back. Her eyes wandered around the room, though they soon landed on a window as she sort of lost herself in her own head.
Clary smiled to Kat. "Thanks! Yes, reapers are very real. Just very hard to come by, there aren't very many, but that's okay..." she shook her head a little at the thought before she felt Cole rubbing her shoulder a bit.
Atticus had looked to Kat when she spoke and he gave her a nod. They did seem nice, but he was still leary. Willow had taken his attention though and he just smiled. "Thanks." Maybe they were a nice group. Definitely strong too.
Sal has smiled a bit when Willow asked her question. "Cologne is a fragrance spray for men. Women call theirs perfume." He whispered to her. He had always found her questions cute, especially when he knew she knew what things were, but just didn't know the word for it. His head throbbed a bit after that, so he quietly ate his cookie.
Dahlia couldn't help the small smile at Zach's compliment. "I wasn't always good at it." She whispered before he spoke to her again. She rubbed her thumb over his and nodded. "I know you wouldn't. Just like I wouldn't let anything happen to you or Rose."
The next bit of conversation though seemed to clear up a lot for this large group too. Lia had noted Mitch watching the one named Garret, but she remained more involved in the conversations. This group definitely knew how to handle things, which was an invaluable asset. Especially with things going on. They could help in more ways than one.
Atticus nodded, "That does explain a lot. When the West fell a lot changed." He said. "I ended up in the South before the races came to terms though. So I was still dealing with the brunt of that."
Dahlia was glad at the bits of comfort she was getting, but she was happier once the topic died out. Honestly, she worried so much about this like that and she had taken off the next from work because she was still so overwhelmed. It had been just a week after Erin had left for Ireland and all the hunter stuff started coming up more after that.
Soon topics completely changed to Billie once she admitted she was a hybrid. She kind of laughed at the thing about Mitch. That would have been hilarious to watch but she nodded to Kat. "Yeah. Caused a lot of friction with some others, but he always makes sure we're taken care of."
It wasn't too long after that that everyone had started leaving. It was quite a walk, Clary noted, but it was nice in the brisk air. She shivered a bit before she felt Cole put her jacket around her and she smiled to her. "Thank you. I'm still not used to this. As a ghost I didn't have to worry about this stuff."
Cole nodded a bit, her head turning to see Joe, Rose, and Hoyt not far behind them. She waved to them a bit before Clary turned and waved to them too. "I know babe. You're doing extremely well now though, like you've adjusted some more."
Clary nodded as they approached the house she shared with Logan, "I know have, but I still have issues. Especially being back in society. I haven't been able to be be in it for so long it's been hard readjusting." She said as she unlocked the door and they headed in. She took off her shoes when they entered and she made sure to lock the door before heading up the stairs to change. Cole hadn't been far behind her, and Clary walked over to Cole and hugged her once she was changed. "Thank you."
Cole gave her a look, "You're welcome? What are you thanking me for?"
Clary gave her a kiss. "Making us leave. I'm still not good at this whole being tired and needing sleep thing"
Cole just smiled and nodded. "Go pick a movie, I'll be down in a minute." She said, and once Clary headed do the stairs, she finished changing and grabbed a couple of pillows and a blanket and headed down. She set up the couch for them and smiled at what Clary picked. "Really babe?"
"I like Phantom of the Opera." Clary said but soon her and Cole were cuddled up on the couch and Clary fell asleep pretty quick after that.
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Joe was glad that Clary and Cole were still in their line of sight when they left the cottage. He also knew Hoyt wasn't too far behind them. He smiled a bit at the kiss to his cheek and he gently rubbed Rose's arm as they walked. It was definitely cool this evening, but he was glad that Clary had came and got them. He had just been getting ready to turn on the news before she had showed up and he'd have been worried if he saw it on the news.
He was also glad it was one of his nights off, though tomorrow was a different story. "I'm probably going to be up a bit longer tonight. I've got the later shift tomorrow." He told Rose as they got to their block. He saw Clary and Cole wave and he gave a small wave back as they headed up to their house. He opened the door and once they were inside he locked the door and headed into the kitchen.
"Anyone want anything while I'm up?" He asked, heading in and making himself a cup of coffee. He leaned against the counter, waiting for the coffee to brew and closed his eyes. He was just glad Rose was okay. That nothing majorly bad had happened, and that now they were home and safe.
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As they walked, Dahlia couldn't deny the bit of relief that heading home had. It had been a hell of a long night, and she was just glad she was off work for the next couple days. She knew when she got back to work though, she'd be busy with the humans that survived in that explosion. Being a grief counselor was very tiring sometimes.
The walk wasn't too bad to her, at least not compared to the walk she made to work sometimes. On nice days she refused to ride the bus, but now she had a feeling that the walk shouldn't happen anymore. She worked pretty far uptown and the next closest person to her work was Randa, but even then she was still a good thirty minute walk from her office.
Once they got to their block, Dahlia kissed Zach's cheek. "I'll be over in a few minutes. I'm going to see if I can't get Poppy wound down before we head over." She said. She knew it likely wasn't going to happen, but she still walked up to her door and unlocked it. Almost the moment she stepped in the house, she felt herself get tackled to the ground as Poppy started kissing her face. "Poppy!" She laughed a little, pushing the heaven hound off of her as she stood up.
The hound looked up at her, wagging her tail profusely as she got up on her hind legs. Dahlia caught her paws and smiled, "Hey, girl. I need you to calm down. We're going over to stay with Zach tonight."
Poppy got down and ran towards the back of the house, Dahl closing the door behind her before she could dart out... again. Dahlia sighed a bit and headed into her room, changing into a t-shirt and a pair of sweatpants. She tied her hair up and grabbed Poppy's leash before finding the hound sitting at her door.
Dahlia smiled and hooked the leash to her collar and headed out the front door, being sure to grab her keys and lock it before she headed over to Zach's house. Poppy started pulling her though, and she nearly tripped. "Calm down girl, it's like twenty yards." Dahlia laughed a little before they got up to the door and she knocked, seeing Poppy sitting very patiently. She pursed her lips together a bit and once Zach opened the door, Poppy got up on her hind legs and started locking his face.
Dahlia couldn't help the laugh. "You know, I remember when I got her she wasn't tall enough to reach your face like she can now."
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The night air was nice, despite the fact that Randa already missed the heat of summer. Once Garret put his arm around her she gave a smile, noting that at some point her own wrist finally stopped glowing. "Please. After work today, I could use it. Just glad I'm off for a few days, and I canceled my appointment for tomorrow, so, you have me all day for once." She laughed as they kept walking.
Her mind was more at ease the further from the cottage they got, but when they got home she felt a lot better. She unlocked the door and immediately slid out of her shoes and headed into the kitchen. She took out two glasses and poured some gin in one and tequila in the other. She walked over and placed the glass of gin in Garret's hand before taking a sip of her own.
She gave his cheek a quick kiss before she went back into the kitchen and began setting up the coffee pot for whenever she decided to get up tomorrow. She finished up her glass and rinsed it out before setting it to dry, and then she walked out of the kitchen and back into their bedroom.
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Alex couldn't help the fact that he was so angry about this. He was far older than her and he knew how often just a 'one time thing' turned into something worse. He'd seen so much... he'd done a lot too, and he didn't want anything to happen to her. He knew he was getting too mad though especially when she said she had told someone. Well who the fuck would she have told other than him? Obviously not her sisters because they'd have likely mentioned something to him. Plus, it had seemed like they hadn't known either.
He just walked away. There was so much he was ready to fire off at her, but he couldn’t... not being this mad. He'd say something he couldn't take back and he knew he'd regret. He could hear her calling after him, and he avoided eye contact with Drake as he went in the kitchen and made himself a drink before he sat at the table.
He took off his glasses and sat there with his drink. He had gotten through his first drink before he turned on the radio and poured himself another. Cranberry juice and vodka. That had always been his go to after a fight. Soon he heard the door open though, and he saw Billie come over and cut him off. Logan was standing in the doorway and once Billie announced she was going to take a shower he'd half expected Logan to go after her he was glad he hadn't though and he just looked at him.
"Yeah, yeah, we've fought before. Just not over something like this. She doesn't usually keep things from me, and that's what pissed me off, especially given what it was. And then she tells me she told someone... didn't give a name, but who the fuck would she tell?" He said. "Also doesn't help I was so pissed off I just walked away, but I didn't want to say something I couldn't take back."
He halfway scoffed a laugh before he put on his glasses and walked over to the fridge taking out his bottle of rum. "Thanks for listening though. I'm going to sit in my room and get drunk, even though I have early appointments tomorrow." Alex headed up into his room, seeing Billie coming out of the bathroom in a towel, "Damn it B, can you put clothes on before you leave the bathroom."
"Sorry, I forgot something in my room." She said, and she saw the bottle in his hand and sighed, "Just get some sleep, okay? You'll feel better if you do."
Alex nodded. "Good night, sis." He said heading into his room and putting on one of his records before he looked at his appointment book. Of course, Randa canceled her morning appointment. Oh well, he needed her appointment tomorrow.
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Sal gave Tiffany a soft smile before he shook his head. "No thank you, I'll be okay. But I do appreciate the offer." He said, and he gave a slight nod. "I can't blame him. Alex is how he is for a reason, and a good one. I do get her point though. Still, that was kind of big."
Once Drake came inside and sat down, he smiled to Tiff. "No house is big enough if I were to ever want to do that. Just didn't help that I had my difficult client last thing before I left work. I swear that guy needs more than just fitness training."
When Willow came in with cups he smiled to her. "Thank you." He said.
Sal also smiled. "Thank you, I appreciate it." He said, taking a sip of the tea. He was glad Willow was so patient with him, especially after he had lost his sight completely, and she had been so willing to learn about what to do after he had a vision too. He loved that about her, and she always had some way to help take care of him. His ears perked a bit though and soon Jo came through.
Drake watched the scene and his eyes flicked to Sal and he saw him frown. He heard Tiff and got up, seeing Willow helping Sal, and once he got up into Tiff's room, he saw her changing and he started stripping out of his clothes once he closed the door. Her words made him look at her. "I know you would have, but it's just their issue. He's overly protective and she wants to not feel like a child, they'll work it out." He said to her before he walked over and sat on her bed, he was in his jeans still, bit his shirt was off.
"I have something for you." He said, getting the small box out of his pocket. " found this a while ago, but a I wanted to wait until your birthday to give it to you." He said, "So happy birthday, babe."
Inside was a dragon necklace he had found that he thought she would like.
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Billie looked to Logan as they walked and chuckled, "I'm glad you think so." She said, and at his next statement she nodded. "I hope so too. Kind of why I waited a little bit longer." She admitted.
His concerns about going to stay with these new people were valid and she nodded, "That's true, but we'd also be more centralized. We're spread over a block right now, and sure that's close, but something tells me with so many under one roof, no one would be stupid enough. Too many chances to get caught, too much unpredictably. I've noticed something about these hunters... they're about small numbers."
Once they were on the block and Logan checked his house, they headed to hers where Alex was trying to get drunk. She cut him off and headed up to take a shower. Honestly, she was glad Logan hadn't followed after her this time as she turned on the water and began stripping out of her clothes. Her skin was stained with blood and she wiped off the mirror and looked at her shoulder, seeing a faint scar where she had gotten shot, and the same with her side.
She took a deep breath and got in, washing the dried blood from her skin. She ran a hand through her wet hair and saw blood run out of it. "Fuck me." She mumbled. She had left her shampoo in her room the night before, and she sighed and got out of the shower. She left the water running and wrapped a towel around herself, heading towards her bedroom. She ran into Alex and after a quick conversation, she headed back to her bedroom, grabbed her shampoo and headed back to the shower.
She set her shampoo on the edge of the shower, dropping her towel and getting back in. "Now to get this out of my hair." She mumbled. She sat there for a minute and scrubbed her hair before groaning, "I'm about to dye my hair back to brown if I can't get this out. Fucking blood staining my hair is a pain in the ass."
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Since everyone had left, Atticus had been quiet. He watched Aless get up and head towards her room, and Roland was heading after her. Something was about to happen there, but even if they did fight, Roland had brought it on himself. His attention turned when Mitch spoke to him.
Atticus thought for a moment and nodded. "I think we can, honestly, but it doesn't hurt to be cautious. They're not like others we've seen, and to be honest, they throw hunters for a loop. Not only that, do you realize how insanely stupid it would be to attack a group like that with us with them? That's not only a numbers game, but with the diversity we have virtually every weakness covered and every strength fully playable." He said. "I just hope that there won't be a lot of friction if they do stay. Not to mention we do still need to be cautious, they are still strangers."
When Kat came back, he looked at her and then smiled a bit. He didn't mind them, but that didn't mean he necessarily liked them or trusted them even. That group was also very diverse, and though they seemed alright, he couldn't help but wonder what could still happen.
Once Mitch left, he heard Kat sigh and he turned his head to look at her when she wrapped her arms around him. He gave her a soft smile and nodded. "I'll be there in a minute." He whispered to her. He watched her head towards her bedroom and sat there for a moment before he stood up himself. He headed towards his room to grab some clothes, but on his way out he nearly walked into the figure that was heading down the hallway. He turned and saw Aless heading outside and shook his head a bit. This was how it always was when they fought though, but normally Roland wouldn't be far behind her and still yelling.
He remembered one fight where Aless had run off and didn't come back for two days because she was so upset. He and Kat had found her about two hours after she left, but she had refused to come back. Kat had gone to stay with her for the couple days she was gone, and when they came back she didn't speak to Roland for like a week. Then again, he also remembered how Mitch had handled that fight too. Lia had been away for a few days with Cassandra when it happened and he'd told Roland if Aless wasn't back before Lia got back, then he would be gone.
He shook his head and headed towards the bathroom, knocking on the door lightly before entering.
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Roland waited a moment after Aless headed out of the room to go after her. He knocked on her door before he entered, finding her sitting on the edge of her bed, just staring at the wall. "Aless?" He asked, and she looked at him and then turned away. "Don't be like that."
"But it's okay for you to be like that?" She spat, and he watched her stand up and walk over and sit by the window in her room.
"Talk to me, please." He said, and she crossed her arms over her chest and just stared out the window. "What can I do?"
She turned and he saw the tears in her eyes. "I thought we got passed this, Roland. You've been doing so well, and then you start relapsing and don't bother to say anything! We've gone over this, we've fought about this more than once. What do I have to do to get you to understand that I can't help you if you don't tell me something is wrong? You made an ass out of yourself in front of people who helped me. One saved me, for crying out loud! And you insulted her, and I feel responsible."
Roland went to say something but she held her hand up and he stopped himself.
"I know that you're not that person that you were out there, I know you're so much better than that, but I'm hurt because I thought we were making such good progress. You know I'm doing everything I can to help you, but I wonder if you even want it anymore." She said, walking out of her room and heading outside. She nearly walked into Atticus, but she didn't care as she headed to her tree and climbed up in it,
Roland sighed and exited Aless's room before he went towards his own. He sat near his window and looked outside, being able to see Aless in her tree from his window. He knew he was wrong, but he didn't think she would have been this upset. Later he'd try and see if Lia would know how to make it up to her, if she'd even talk to him.
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Lia heard Mitch come into their room and she looked over to him when he spoke to her and she thought a moment. "That would look really nice. Thanks. That helps a lot." She said, and soon she got up and went over to her dresser and placed her pajamas on it so she could just grab them and change when she was ready to. When Mitch came out of their bathroom she sighed. "I'm starting to think we should have just eloped." She said. She turned and leaned against her dresser. She took off her jacket and placed it in the hamper of dirty clothes she had off to the side of her dresser and walked over to Mitch and put her arms around him.
"If we have to push this back one more time, we're eloping. Sound like a deal?" She asked him with a bit of a laugh. Too much was stressing her out, but at least she had been making some progress with Kat and Aless's help. Plus it helped her when Mitch gave his input too, like he just had. She just wished everything could be done with the snap of her fingers, but nothing was ever that simple. She closed her eyes for a minute before she went to move away. "I shouldn't be too long tonight. Everything that happened is starting to catch up to me, and I did use quite a bit of magic, so I'm starting to feel that too." She said, leaning up and kissing his cheek.
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Rhi still couldn't believe he had actually listened to her go on about bombs. Most people found it boring, but when she looked at him, it seemed that she had kept his attention. It made her feel happy a bit, but soon they were back at the body. She had shot it and then she was introduced to Tara. Honestly, she liked the girl, but she couldn't help the chuckle at what Eli said.
"You know, that doesn't surprise me one bit." She smiled and shook her head a bit. "I'm not that bad yet."
As they went through the bodies, Rhi was mentally notating dumbass on a few of the hunters that they came across. When he brought up the vampire elder, she walked over and looked at them. "That's Deanna, she's from the South Coven. Xander was hunting her before we quit talking. She's pretty far out of her territory though." She said, shaking her head a little. "But that's a plus."
Rhi couldn't say she wasn't disappointed with the outcome of tonight. She'd have loved mm for a few creatures to be captured alive even, but there were so many dead that it made her groan at the thought. When Eli spoke to her she shook her head. "Honestly, I hoped it would have went better period." Not to mention there are a few hunting groups we still haven't heard back from that were in the town."
She sighed and sat on a nearby bench, changing her shoes back to her heels. She had put off returning to her recon long enough, and once she finished up, she stood. "Now that we're done, I really need a drink before I have to deal with Chester." She mumbled a bit before she looked to Eli. "You're more than welcome to tag along if you need a drink as badly as I do. I just have to tell Serg." She said as she began towards the main part of the mall, Serg was easy to spot. His sleeves were rolled up and he seemed tired. "Hey, I'm heading back to go finish up my prior arrangement."
Serg shook his head. "Not alone."
Rhi shook her head. "Eli said he could use a drink so he's tagging along." She said and he nodded. He handed her the keys to his motorcycle and she looked at him.
"Kyp vill take me home. Just bring mine tomorrow, I will drop you off when we finish up our work." He said and she gave a nod. "Be careful. I no trust that Chester."
"I know, Serg. I'll call you when I make it home." She said, and he gave a nod before he watched her walk out of the entrance that was now cleared.
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This girl was a trip. Kyp was trying very hard not to laugh at her antics, but when she told him she would answer to tiny lady if he answered to gigantor, he couldn't help but laugh. "I will answer to that." He said.
He nodded at her next statement before he looked at the notebook. "Yeah. I'll point it out when we get to it. She started on the hall we were putting all the unidentified in. Apparently she got them all identified." He said as they began heading to run through the lists again. Once Charlotte and Emmett joined them, Kyp noticed the irate look on Emmett face and he shook his head. "Nah, that was all."
He felt a soft poke and when he heard what Tara asked, he couldn't help the chuckle that left him. "I think it was qualify as something you shouldn't do." He said. He turned to Emmett and spoke, "Look, man, the orders came from Rhi. If you really want to argue them, you could always go talk to her, but she did get pulled off recon. That might not be a wise idea." He said.
He sighed when they got to the beginning of their lists and he handed a page to Charlotte and then one to Emmett. "Double check these for accuracy. You should be able to leave after this." He told them.
"I haven't quite figured that one out myself, but I'll let you know if I ever do." She smiled. "I'm a bit reclusive though, I am not exactly comfortable around humans."
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Randa felt Garret's hand rub her arm a bit. She was trying to relax a little more, and it came easier when they weren't being looked at. She knew it was odd, how badly she hated staring, but she had always been like that. When Garret whispered in her ear she pursed her lips together and laughed a bit, though quietly. "It would explain a lot." She whispered back. Her eyes wandered around the room, though they soon landed on a window as she sort of lost herself in her own head.
Clary smiled to Kat. "Thanks! Yes, reapers are very real. Just very hard to come by, there aren't very many, but that's okay..." she shook her head a little at the thought before she felt Cole rubbing her shoulder a bit.
Atticus had looked to Kat when she spoke and he gave her a nod. They did seem nice, but he was still leary. Willow had taken his attention though and he just smiled. "Thanks." Maybe they were a nice group. Definitely strong too.
Sal has smiled a bit when Willow asked her question. "Cologne is a fragrance spray for men. Women call theirs perfume." He whispered to her. He had always found her questions cute, especially when he knew she knew what things were, but just didn't know the word for it. His head throbbed a bit after that, so he quietly ate his cookie.
Dahlia couldn't help the small smile at Zach's compliment. "I wasn't always good at it." She whispered before he spoke to her again. She rubbed her thumb over his and nodded. "I know you wouldn't. Just like I wouldn't let anything happen to you or Rose."
The next bit of conversation though seemed to clear up a lot for this large group too. Lia had noted Mitch watching the one named Garret, but she remained more involved in the conversations. This group definitely knew how to handle things, which was an invaluable asset. Especially with things going on. They could help in more ways than one.
Atticus nodded, "That does explain a lot. When the West fell a lot changed." He said. "I ended up in the South before the races came to terms though. So I was still dealing with the brunt of that."
Dahlia was glad at the bits of comfort she was getting, but she was happier once the topic died out. Honestly, she worried so much about this like that and she had taken off the next from work because she was still so overwhelmed. It had been just a week after Erin had left for Ireland and all the hunter stuff started coming up more after that.
Soon topics completely changed to Billie once she admitted she was a hybrid. She kind of laughed at the thing about Mitch. That would have been hilarious to watch but she nodded to Kat. "Yeah. Caused a lot of friction with some others, but he always makes sure we're taken care of."
It wasn't too long after that that everyone had started leaving. It was quite a walk, Clary noted, but it was nice in the brisk air. She shivered a bit before she felt Cole put her jacket around her and she smiled to her. "Thank you. I'm still not used to this. As a ghost I didn't have to worry about this stuff."
Cole nodded a bit, her head turning to see Joe, Rose, and Hoyt not far behind them. She waved to them a bit before Clary turned and waved to them too. "I know babe. You're doing extremely well now though, like you've adjusted some more."
Clary nodded as they approached the house she shared with Logan, "I know have, but I still have issues. Especially being back in society. I haven't been able to be be in it for so long it's been hard readjusting." She said as she unlocked the door and they headed in. She took off her shoes when they entered and she made sure to lock the door before heading up the stairs to change. Cole hadn't been far behind her, and Clary walked over to Cole and hugged her once she was changed. "Thank you."
Cole gave her a look, "You're welcome? What are you thanking me for?"
Clary gave her a kiss. "Making us leave. I'm still not good at this whole being tired and needing sleep thing"
Cole just smiled and nodded. "Go pick a movie, I'll be down in a minute." She said, and once Clary headed do the stairs, she finished changing and grabbed a couple of pillows and a blanket and headed down. She set up the couch for them and smiled at what Clary picked. "Really babe?"
"I like Phantom of the Opera." Clary said but soon her and Cole were cuddled up on the couch and Clary fell asleep pretty quick after that.
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Joe was glad that Clary and Cole were still in their line of sight when they left the cottage. He also knew Hoyt wasn't too far behind them. He smiled a bit at the kiss to his cheek and he gently rubbed Rose's arm as they walked. It was definitely cool this evening, but he was glad that Clary had came and got them. He had just been getting ready to turn on the news before she had showed up and he'd have been worried if he saw it on the news.
He was also glad it was one of his nights off, though tomorrow was a different story. "I'm probably going to be up a bit longer tonight. I've got the later shift tomorrow." He told Rose as they got to their block. He saw Clary and Cole wave and he gave a small wave back as they headed up to their house. He opened the door and once they were inside he locked the door and headed into the kitchen.
"Anyone want anything while I'm up?" He asked, heading in and making himself a cup of coffee. He leaned against the counter, waiting for the coffee to brew and closed his eyes. He was just glad Rose was okay. That nothing majorly bad had happened, and that now they were home and safe.
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As they walked, Dahlia couldn't deny the bit of relief that heading home had. It had been a hell of a long night, and she was just glad she was off work for the next couple days. She knew when she got back to work though, she'd be busy with the humans that survived in that explosion. Being a grief counselor was very tiring sometimes.
The walk wasn't too bad to her, at least not compared to the walk she made to work sometimes. On nice days she refused to ride the bus, but now she had a feeling that the walk shouldn't happen anymore. She worked pretty far uptown and the next closest person to her work was Randa, but even then she was still a good thirty minute walk from her office.
Once they got to their block, Dahlia kissed Zach's cheek. "I'll be over in a few minutes. I'm going to see if I can't get Poppy wound down before we head over." She said. She knew it likely wasn't going to happen, but she still walked up to her door and unlocked it. Almost the moment she stepped in the house, she felt herself get tackled to the ground as Poppy started kissing her face. "Poppy!" She laughed a little, pushing the heaven hound off of her as she stood up.
The hound looked up at her, wagging her tail profusely as she got up on her hind legs. Dahlia caught her paws and smiled, "Hey, girl. I need you to calm down. We're going over to stay with Zach tonight."
Poppy got down and ran towards the back of the house, Dahl closing the door behind her before she could dart out... again. Dahlia sighed a bit and headed into her room, changing into a t-shirt and a pair of sweatpants. She tied her hair up and grabbed Poppy's leash before finding the hound sitting at her door.
Dahlia smiled and hooked the leash to her collar and headed out the front door, being sure to grab her keys and lock it before she headed over to Zach's house. Poppy started pulling her though, and she nearly tripped. "Calm down girl, it's like twenty yards." Dahlia laughed a little before they got up to the door and she knocked, seeing Poppy sitting very patiently. She pursed her lips together a bit and once Zach opened the door, Poppy got up on her hind legs and started locking his face.
Dahlia couldn't help the laugh. "You know, I remember when I got her she wasn't tall enough to reach your face like she can now."
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The night air was nice, despite the fact that Randa already missed the heat of summer. Once Garret put his arm around her she gave a smile, noting that at some point her own wrist finally stopped glowing. "Please. After work today, I could use it. Just glad I'm off for a few days, and I canceled my appointment for tomorrow, so, you have me all day for once." She laughed as they kept walking.
Her mind was more at ease the further from the cottage they got, but when they got home she felt a lot better. She unlocked the door and immediately slid out of her shoes and headed into the kitchen. She took out two glasses and poured some gin in one and tequila in the other. She walked over and placed the glass of gin in Garret's hand before taking a sip of her own.
She gave his cheek a quick kiss before she went back into the kitchen and began setting up the coffee pot for whenever she decided to get up tomorrow. She finished up her glass and rinsed it out before setting it to dry, and then she walked out of the kitchen and back into their bedroom.
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Alex couldn't help the fact that he was so angry about this. He was far older than her and he knew how often just a 'one time thing' turned into something worse. He'd seen so much... he'd done a lot too, and he didn't want anything to happen to her. He knew he was getting too mad though especially when she said she had told someone. Well who the fuck would she have told other than him? Obviously not her sisters because they'd have likely mentioned something to him. Plus, it had seemed like they hadn't known either.
He just walked away. There was so much he was ready to fire off at her, but he couldn’t... not being this mad. He'd say something he couldn't take back and he knew he'd regret. He could hear her calling after him, and he avoided eye contact with Drake as he went in the kitchen and made himself a drink before he sat at the table.
He took off his glasses and sat there with his drink. He had gotten through his first drink before he turned on the radio and poured himself another. Cranberry juice and vodka. That had always been his go to after a fight. Soon he heard the door open though, and he saw Billie come over and cut him off. Logan was standing in the doorway and once Billie announced she was going to take a shower he'd half expected Logan to go after her he was glad he hadn't though and he just looked at him.
"Yeah, yeah, we've fought before. Just not over something like this. She doesn't usually keep things from me, and that's what pissed me off, especially given what it was. And then she tells me she told someone... didn't give a name, but who the fuck would she tell?" He said. "Also doesn't help I was so pissed off I just walked away, but I didn't want to say something I couldn't take back."
He halfway scoffed a laugh before he put on his glasses and walked over to the fridge taking out his bottle of rum. "Thanks for listening though. I'm going to sit in my room and get drunk, even though I have early appointments tomorrow." Alex headed up into his room, seeing Billie coming out of the bathroom in a towel, "Damn it B, can you put clothes on before you leave the bathroom."
"Sorry, I forgot something in my room." She said, and she saw the bottle in his hand and sighed, "Just get some sleep, okay? You'll feel better if you do."
Alex nodded. "Good night, sis." He said heading into his room and putting on one of his records before he looked at his appointment book. Of course, Randa canceled her morning appointment. Oh well, he needed her appointment tomorrow.
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Sal gave Tiffany a soft smile before he shook his head. "No thank you, I'll be okay. But I do appreciate the offer." He said, and he gave a slight nod. "I can't blame him. Alex is how he is for a reason, and a good one. I do get her point though. Still, that was kind of big."
Once Drake came inside and sat down, he smiled to Tiff. "No house is big enough if I were to ever want to do that. Just didn't help that I had my difficult client last thing before I left work. I swear that guy needs more than just fitness training."
When Willow came in with cups he smiled to her. "Thank you." He said.
Sal also smiled. "Thank you, I appreciate it." He said, taking a sip of the tea. He was glad Willow was so patient with him, especially after he had lost his sight completely, and she had been so willing to learn about what to do after he had a vision too. He loved that about her, and she always had some way to help take care of him. His ears perked a bit though and soon Jo came through.
Drake watched the scene and his eyes flicked to Sal and he saw him frown. He heard Tiff and got up, seeing Willow helping Sal, and once he got up into Tiff's room, he saw her changing and he started stripping out of his clothes once he closed the door. Her words made him look at her. "I know you would have, but it's just their issue. He's overly protective and she wants to not feel like a child, they'll work it out." He said to her before he walked over and sat on her bed, he was in his jeans still, bit his shirt was off.
"I have something for you." He said, getting the small box out of his pocket. " found this a while ago, but a I wanted to wait until your birthday to give it to you." He said, "So happy birthday, babe."
Inside was a dragon necklace he had found that he thought she would like.
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Billie looked to Logan as they walked and chuckled, "I'm glad you think so." She said, and at his next statement she nodded. "I hope so too. Kind of why I waited a little bit longer." She admitted.
His concerns about going to stay with these new people were valid and she nodded, "That's true, but we'd also be more centralized. We're spread over a block right now, and sure that's close, but something tells me with so many under one roof, no one would be stupid enough. Too many chances to get caught, too much unpredictably. I've noticed something about these hunters... they're about small numbers."
Once they were on the block and Logan checked his house, they headed to hers where Alex was trying to get drunk. She cut him off and headed up to take a shower. Honestly, she was glad Logan hadn't followed after her this time as she turned on the water and began stripping out of her clothes. Her skin was stained with blood and she wiped off the mirror and looked at her shoulder, seeing a faint scar where she had gotten shot, and the same with her side.
She took a deep breath and got in, washing the dried blood from her skin. She ran a hand through her wet hair and saw blood run out of it. "Fuck me." She mumbled. She had left her shampoo in her room the night before, and she sighed and got out of the shower. She left the water running and wrapped a towel around herself, heading towards her bedroom. She ran into Alex and after a quick conversation, she headed back to her bedroom, grabbed her shampoo and headed back to the shower.
She set her shampoo on the edge of the shower, dropping her towel and getting back in. "Now to get this out of my hair." She mumbled. She sat there for a minute and scrubbed her hair before groaning, "I'm about to dye my hair back to brown if I can't get this out. Fucking blood staining my hair is a pain in the ass."
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Since everyone had left, Atticus had been quiet. He watched Aless get up and head towards her room, and Roland was heading after her. Something was about to happen there, but even if they did fight, Roland had brought it on himself. His attention turned when Mitch spoke to him.
Atticus thought for a moment and nodded. "I think we can, honestly, but it doesn't hurt to be cautious. They're not like others we've seen, and to be honest, they throw hunters for a loop. Not only that, do you realize how insanely stupid it would be to attack a group like that with us with them? That's not only a numbers game, but with the diversity we have virtually every weakness covered and every strength fully playable." He said. "I just hope that there won't be a lot of friction if they do stay. Not to mention we do still need to be cautious, they are still strangers."
When Kat came back, he looked at her and then smiled a bit. He didn't mind them, but that didn't mean he necessarily liked them or trusted them even. That group was also very diverse, and though they seemed alright, he couldn't help but wonder what could still happen.
Once Mitch left, he heard Kat sigh and he turned his head to look at her when she wrapped her arms around him. He gave her a soft smile and nodded. "I'll be there in a minute." He whispered to her. He watched her head towards her bedroom and sat there for a moment before he stood up himself. He headed towards his room to grab some clothes, but on his way out he nearly walked into the figure that was heading down the hallway. He turned and saw Aless heading outside and shook his head a bit. This was how it always was when they fought though, but normally Roland wouldn't be far behind her and still yelling.
He remembered one fight where Aless had run off and didn't come back for two days because she was so upset. He and Kat had found her about two hours after she left, but she had refused to come back. Kat had gone to stay with her for the couple days she was gone, and when they came back she didn't speak to Roland for like a week. Then again, he also remembered how Mitch had handled that fight too. Lia had been away for a few days with Cassandra when it happened and he'd told Roland if Aless wasn't back before Lia got back, then he would be gone.
He shook his head and headed towards the bathroom, knocking on the door lightly before entering.
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Roland waited a moment after Aless headed out of the room to go after her. He knocked on her door before he entered, finding her sitting on the edge of her bed, just staring at the wall. "Aless?" He asked, and she looked at him and then turned away. "Don't be like that."
"But it's okay for you to be like that?" She spat, and he watched her stand up and walk over and sit by the window in her room.
"Talk to me, please." He said, and she crossed her arms over her chest and just stared out the window. "What can I do?"
She turned and he saw the tears in her eyes. "I thought we got passed this, Roland. You've been doing so well, and then you start relapsing and don't bother to say anything! We've gone over this, we've fought about this more than once. What do I have to do to get you to understand that I can't help you if you don't tell me something is wrong? You made an ass out of yourself in front of people who helped me. One saved me, for crying out loud! And you insulted her, and I feel responsible."
Roland went to say something but she held her hand up and he stopped himself.
"I know that you're not that person that you were out there, I know you're so much better than that, but I'm hurt because I thought we were making such good progress. You know I'm doing everything I can to help you, but I wonder if you even want it anymore." She said, walking out of her room and heading outside. She nearly walked into Atticus, but she didn't care as she headed to her tree and climbed up in it,
Roland sighed and exited Aless's room before he went towards his own. He sat near his window and looked outside, being able to see Aless in her tree from his window. He knew he was wrong, but he didn't think she would have been this upset. Later he'd try and see if Lia would know how to make it up to her, if she'd even talk to him.
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Lia heard Mitch come into their room and she looked over to him when he spoke to her and she thought a moment. "That would look really nice. Thanks. That helps a lot." She said, and soon she got up and went over to her dresser and placed her pajamas on it so she could just grab them and change when she was ready to. When Mitch came out of their bathroom she sighed. "I'm starting to think we should have just eloped." She said. She turned and leaned against her dresser. She took off her jacket and placed it in the hamper of dirty clothes she had off to the side of her dresser and walked over to Mitch and put her arms around him.
"If we have to push this back one more time, we're eloping. Sound like a deal?" She asked him with a bit of a laugh. Too much was stressing her out, but at least she had been making some progress with Kat and Aless's help. Plus it helped her when Mitch gave his input too, like he just had. She just wished everything could be done with the snap of her fingers, but nothing was ever that simple. She closed her eyes for a minute before she went to move away. "I shouldn't be too long tonight. Everything that happened is starting to catch up to me, and I did use quite a bit of magic, so I'm starting to feel that too." She said, leaning up and kissing his cheek.
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Rhi still couldn't believe he had actually listened to her go on about bombs. Most people found it boring, but when she looked at him, it seemed that she had kept his attention. It made her feel happy a bit, but soon they were back at the body. She had shot it and then she was introduced to Tara. Honestly, she liked the girl, but she couldn't help the chuckle at what Eli said.
"You know, that doesn't surprise me one bit." She smiled and shook her head a bit. "I'm not that bad yet."
As they went through the bodies, Rhi was mentally notating dumbass on a few of the hunters that they came across. When he brought up the vampire elder, she walked over and looked at them. "That's Deanna, she's from the South Coven. Xander was hunting her before we quit talking. She's pretty far out of her territory though." She said, shaking her head a little. "But that's a plus."
Rhi couldn't say she wasn't disappointed with the outcome of tonight. She'd have loved mm for a few creatures to be captured alive even, but there were so many dead that it made her groan at the thought. When Eli spoke to her she shook her head. "Honestly, I hoped it would have went better period." Not to mention there are a few hunting groups we still haven't heard back from that were in the town."
She sighed and sat on a nearby bench, changing her shoes back to her heels. She had put off returning to her recon long enough, and once she finished up, she stood. "Now that we're done, I really need a drink before I have to deal with Chester." She mumbled a bit before she looked to Eli. "You're more than welcome to tag along if you need a drink as badly as I do. I just have to tell Serg." She said as she began towards the main part of the mall, Serg was easy to spot. His sleeves were rolled up and he seemed tired. "Hey, I'm heading back to go finish up my prior arrangement."
Serg shook his head. "Not alone."
Rhi shook her head. "Eli said he could use a drink so he's tagging along." She said and he nodded. He handed her the keys to his motorcycle and she looked at him.
"Kyp vill take me home. Just bring mine tomorrow, I will drop you off when we finish up our work." He said and she gave a nod. "Be careful. I no trust that Chester."
"I know, Serg. I'll call you when I make it home." She said, and he gave a nod before he watched her walk out of the entrance that was now cleared.
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This girl was a trip. Kyp was trying very hard not to laugh at her antics, but when she told him she would answer to tiny lady if he answered to gigantor, he couldn't help but laugh. "I will answer to that." He said.
He nodded at her next statement before he looked at the notebook. "Yeah. I'll point it out when we get to it. She started on the hall we were putting all the unidentified in. Apparently she got them all identified." He said as they began heading to run through the lists again. Once Charlotte and Emmett joined them, Kyp noticed the irate look on Emmett face and he shook his head. "Nah, that was all."
He felt a soft poke and when he heard what Tara asked, he couldn't help the chuckle that left him. "I think it was qualify as something you shouldn't do." He said. He turned to Emmett and spoke, "Look, man, the orders came from Rhi. If you really want to argue them, you could always go talk to her, but she did get pulled off recon. That might not be a wise idea." He said.
He sighed when they got to the beginning of their lists and he handed a page to Charlotte and then one to Emmett. "Double check these for accuracy. You should be able to leave after this." He told them.