SomeoneSomewere

Sein Academy(Fantasy Roleplay)

Adrian filed in after the lot of them, looking around blankly for a moment. He always forgot how much he despised shopping, but at least this should be a quick endeavor. He stretched his shoulders, trying to releve some of the tension that had built up inside of him in this short period of time.

He walked around, slowly finding items that he liked. A plain pair of jeans, and a dark blue long sleeve shirt were the first items he grabbed. He could hardly focus on shopping, glancing towards the front of the store quite often. His nerves were still highly on edge. He stopped at the jackets, looking at the options available. While he could increase air temperatures around him, it was a constant sapping of his strength. He picked a rather heavy duty jacket, in an attempt that it would assist on keeping him warm. Rarely could he find a jacket that would provide him complete warmth, but it was definitely better than nothing.

He joined Enna, Athena, and the twins to check out, grimacing slightly at the amount of money it cost for one set of clothes between the five of them. He knew they didn’t have much money, but these were necessary for them all. He smiled softly at Athena as she ducked behind him, reaching back to offer a comforting rub of her back. Once checked out, he grabbed some of the clothes off of the counter, walking outside with the rest.

He zoned out on what his body was doing, paying more attention to his surroundings than anything else. His sense of ease neither increased or decreased once they left the town, simply glad he was able to fully use his senses without everything being drowned out by the hustle and bustle of the people around him.

As the trees neared, he also scanned the tree line, searching for any odd movement of the trees, leaves, and other plants. He spoke, his voice barely above a whisper,” I can’t tell if it’s just me being paranoid, but I definitely agree that we are being watched. I swear all my fur would be puffed out like an angry house cat if I was shifted.”

@Arista

Nightmare Unwritten

Adrienne nodded softly at the address, carefully driving in that direction. She zoned out, just taking everything turn by turn. She could feel the awkwardness engulfing the car, no one offering any words for what had occurred, Adrienne definitely not the type to go delving into her life. If anything, she was also incredibly embarrassed. The emotions rolling through the air was enough for Leo to let out a soft whine, shoving his head between the seats until his nose gently pressed against her shirt.

Before too long, she pulled into the driveway of Rayne’s house, her eyes drifting over the house, but not overly picking up any specific details. The pain radiating through her back and face was enough to keep her distracted . She guessed she had a fractured rib, given that the simple act of breathing was incredibly painful. She nodded slightly,” thank you... and have a good night.” She watched her walk away, before glancing back at Leo and letting out a soft sigh. She’d have to find a place for the night. Maybe more, until her father left again.

She looked at the greeting between Rayne and what she assumed was her sibling, eagerly greeting her at the door. She could feel her heart break just a small bit more inside, feeling a threat of tears starting to form, and she closed her eyes, her head hanging down as she forced herself to have some semblance of control. She startled slightly when Leo licked her, opening her eyes and looking around to find that Rayne was already inside. Frowning slightly, she put her car into reverse, and left, hoping she hadn’t made things even more awkward by sitting in her driveway for too long.

She drove down the road a ways, finding a business to park in. Leo had already made himself comfortable in the front seat, having quickly left the backseat after Rayne left. She pulled into the parking lot of this business, and parking. As soon as she was parked, the dam on her emotions split, and tears began to flow down her cheeks, the simple act causing pain from her swollen eye. She grabbed the first aid bag from the back, and while struggling due to the blurry vision, wrapped up her hands where the glass had cut her skin.

She quickly finished, leaning back her seat to where she was fairly reclined, laying of her side, still feeling the occasional tear slip from her eyes. She could only imagine how poorly she looked. For now, this is where she planned to stay. Leo adjusted his position, laying down with his back legs on the passenger seat, front legs in the center consul area, and his head resting on her arm, offering as much comfort as his furry self could give.

@Arista

Sein Academy(Fantasy Roleplay)

Adrian’s head spun to look at Jason, his eyes narrowing. He managed to keep his snap in return in check, but just barely. He did not understand why the statement of no was being uttered. Athena’s clothes would hardly get her through winter, and while he knew he would be able to keep her plenty warm on his own, he knew he couldn’t constantly be near her to keep her warm. Then the slight, but constant drain on his powers couldn’t be allowed, not when expecting attacks at any notice. He took a slow deep breath as Enna intervened, forcing himself to move on. He stood and began to get ready for the day coming a head.

Adrian grimaced in distaste as they entered the busy sidewalk, looking around. He didn’t see anything that jumped out as clothing nearby, and he didn’t knew the layout of the town. He strained to hear or smell anything unusual, huffing as everything began to mix together as more and more people. He could feel the hair on the back of his head raising, and a small shiver of discomfort went down his spine, as he started walking next to Enna.

He tried to blend in as much as possible, but he couldn’t help himself from glancing over his shoulder often, scanning the crowds of people behind them, and quickly looking over the nearby rooftops. He hated this feeling. He clenched his fists tightly, feeling his nails dig into the skin on his palms before relax. Finally, his eyes landed on a small clothing store, and he nudged Enna,” we could try over there?”

He let his feet carrying him to the store front, looking inside through the glass. It wouldn’t completely fit their variety of clothing styles, but something was better than nothing. The faster they could get to somewhere they could hear their surroundings and could stop feeling like he was being bombarded with senses, the better. He looked back at his four companions before opening the door, holding it open for the three of them to enter.

@Arista

Nightmare Unwritten

As soon as the car was started, after ensuring everyone was safely inside, Adrienne sped out of the garage, slowing to a more reasonable speed once onto the road, briefly glancing at her father who had made his way to the driveway, the anger clearly evident on his face. Adrienne could feel her left eye beginning to swell shut already. Her breathing still remained sharp and shallow. As adrenaline faded, pain began to rear its ugly head, each breath causing sharp pain across her upper back. Finally age broke the silence, her voice soft, with frequent pauses between words,” I-I’m sorry... uhm... where is your house..? I just realized I had been driving.”

She noticed the steering wheel beginning to get slick under her hands, another area of pain popping up. She glanced at it, noticing the red blood that was showing itself all over her steering wheel. She grimaced slightly, glancing at her right hand, trying to keep it out of sight, noticing several small cuts on her hand. She knew her left appeared about the same. Otherwise, she refused to acknowledge her injuries.

If only she hadn’t dropped that bottle, everything would have been fine. Her arms and legs began to shake, the panic settling in her muscles, inhibiting even an attempt at a normal breath. She stopped at a stop sign, squeezing her eyes tightly together, before opening them, analyzing the street around her, waiting for some directions. She removed her right hand from the steering wheel, placing it on her jeans at her thigh, attempting to stop her own bleeding, as her mind drifted off. She always hoped one day things would be different, that one day she would great her father and get a hug. Back to who he was. She could feel the tears slowly beginning to leak out of her uninjured eye, which refused to stop, so she also chose to ignore it, like it wasn’t even happening.

@Arista

Sein Academy(Fantasy Roleplay)

After what felt like hours, a smile formed on his face at the tell-tale signs of a shift occurring. He kept his cheering of the little wolf internal, not wanting to spook her, letting Enna take the job of encouragement. He did, however, reach for a towel, having it ready for Athena whenever she finished her shifting.

Finish she did, turning into the very young girl that sat before him. He handed Enna the towel, releasing as it was almost absentmindedly taken from him. He sat down on the ground close to the two, looking up at Athena, trying to make himself appear less threatening. “Hello, my name is Adrian.” He smiled softly at the young girl.

She’d have to be considered a sibling, it was the only option that would make sense. None of them were old enough to be able to pass of that she was a daughter of ours. It should work. As long as they could get her to trust all of them, no problem should arise.

He looked up at Enna and nodded slightly,” that sounds fine to me, our travel is going to be slower, and we will have a lot more to consider, but it should work well.” Glancing back at Athena, he could already feel his protective circle increasing inside, growing to accompany her as well. He’d try to protect them all, or he would die doing so. He glanced towards the twins, both of them having long been included. While the start of their friendship was rocky, he was glad for it to have begun. He frowned very slightly, his thoughts flipping to something completely different at the drop of a hat, looking at Enna,” we need to get her more clothes soon, before we head out”

@Arista

Nightmare Unwritten

Adrienne nodded slightly as the water and granola bar was taken, rising to her feet. She began to work on cleaning, rinsing off her arms before setting to work on the blood that had made its way to the door. Removing every spot of blood proved to be a difficult task, finding more every so often. She had given up with the couch, there was no way she could clean it, not now anyways.

With everything as clean as she could make it, she sat down herself, her fingers tapping rapidly against her thigh. She couldn’t keep her pain focused on one thought for longer than a second, the thought of grabbing Rayne more clothes, never even crossed her mind.

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When Rayne got up, Adrienne quickly stood, ready to catch her if necessary. When that proved unneeded, she let her arms drop down to her side. She wasn’t accustomed to caring for others, or really how to properly talk to someone who had been through something like this. She knew how to deal with herself, but others was a shortcoming. She nodded slightly when Rayne stated she should go home,” Okay... and of course I’ll give you a ride. I don’t know how far you live, don’t want to risk that.”

She looked around briefly, spotting the bottle of alcohol she had somehow forgotten,” let me just put this away real quick.” Picking it up, she began to walk to the kitchen, only for Leo to let out an incredibly loud warning bark. Startled, the bottle slipped from her hand, landing on the floor and breaking. With it, the barrier around her emotions shattered, fear filling her from head to toe. “Shit!” Leo had forced his way between Rayne and the door, growling loudly at it.

Adrienne swiftly grabbed the red bag containing her emergency first aid supplies, running towards Rayne. She grabbed Leo’s collar with one hand, and Rayne’s uninjured arm in the other, pure panic in her eyes. “To the garage quick!” She hurried, as much as the protective German Shepard and her new injured companion would let her, to the garage door. Flinging it open, she tossed her bag onto her car, shoving Leo out the door, which was met by distressed sounds,” Keep Leo in here, and get in the car, I’ll drive and I’ll be out in a second. I don’t care what you hear, don’t let him or yourself inside, it’ll only make things worse.” Handing Rayne her keys, she quickly shut the door, just in time for the front door to be slammed open.

“Adrienne! Where the hell are you?! What is all this shit?! You breaking my stuff now?!” Through the door walked an older male, with dark hair, and looking incredibly unkept. Adrienne enteres the room, her voice soft,” I’m here.” Looking at the man that was supposedly her father, she felt herself shrink inside, and she hurried over to the broken glass, and beginning to pick it up, paying no attention to the sharp shards. She had no time to react, when a heavy handed punch landed on her jaw, shoving her away from the glass, and she turned towards her father. A second followed not long after, impacting her face, throwing her into her back. She couldn’t deal with a beating, not now. As she father moved to stand above her, she reared up, kicking him between the legs before scrambling away.

The blow sent him to his knees, as he yelled between his teeth,” you little piece of shit!” Adrienne stood, beginning to run, when a heavy object smashed into her back, knocking her down to the floor. She let out a sharp whimper as all the air was knocked from her body, faintly hearing the sound of the largest remains of the bottle dropping onto the ground and falling. She quickly forced herself up, panic and fear driving her. She ran, crashing into the door to the garage, before opening it enough to exit. She hurried to the drivers door, taking short sharp breaths, she would’ve called Leo to her if he was outside of the car still, moving to let him in and get into the car.

Sein Academy(Fantasy Roleplay)

Adrian’s only response to Enna getting up was a slight grumble, shifting his position slightly. This was probably the longest time he’s recently slept without being awoken from a nightmare, pure exhaustion definitely being apart of it.

As speaking reached his sensitive ears, he groaned softly, moving around before stretching out completely, several joints popping in the process. Yawning, he pried his eyes open, blinking rapidly as he slowly pushes himself into an upright position. He looked at Enna as she spoke, shaking his head slightly as if to shake out the cobwebs. He spoke, his voice gruff from sleep,” where would we go? No where is truly safe, not anymore, especially if we are being followed.”

He stood up, stretching once more before grabbing a cup off of one of the tables and getting water. Chugging it down, he let out a breath of relief, he sat down across of Enna looking at Athena. Gently, he began to speak,” I believe in you, little one. Just take some deep breaths and calm your mind, focus on yourself in your other form, that can help me. Besides, it would be nice to hear your voice.”

He tilted his head at her, hoping he would have some success. He never was the best at teaching and guiding, glancing up at Enna. He could hardly remember learning how to switch at will, except for when the twins assisted with him shifting back after his shift into a human. Shifting after a forced shift was always something he struggled severely with. He was surprised he was even able to shift to his human form at all recently.

@Arista

Nightmare Unwritten

Adrienne let out a sigh of relief when she awoke, watching her carefully and gauging her awareness to her surroundings. She smiled slightly,” don’t apologize, I know it’s hard to stay awake. I’m just grateful you woke back up.” She turned, putting the lid back on the alcohol, swallowing hard. The thought drifted into her head how she was going to hide this from her father, and cover up what happened today. Quickly, she shut down those thoughts, or else she’d never get her focus back on the task at hand.

At her statement, she felt her stomach drop, and she swallowed hard. Rayne didn’t know, couldn’t know, and would never know about her past. “Yeah... it’s a skill I’ve picked up over the years.” She began to busy her hands, cleaning up and gathering all the trash that has been made, shoving usable items back into the kit. She could still feel her mind racing, the panic shoving at the edges of her mind. Her father would murder her if he came home now, to the mess, the blood, the broken lock, the alcohol bottle, and a stranger in his house. Her hands begun to shake slightly before the more logical side of her brain jumped in. It clamped down on her emotions, sealing everything out. She was no longer panicking, however she no longer felt anything.

Noticing the movement out of the corner of her eye, she helped Rayne sit up, her hand hovering behind her back in case if the movement caused her blood pressure to drop, and subsequently her to pass out. When she seemed stablized, she let her hand drop, her face oddly striped of any emotion.

The house was very plain, only the most basic of furniture in the room. A single couch, coffee table, and a tv were the only items located inside of the room. It made the room feel significantly larger, all of the empty space. Everything was completely clean, almost obsessively so.

Hearing her statement about leaving, her eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the Rayne and was about to say something, before thunder shook the house. She glanced towards the window, before nodding to her second statement. “Leaving right now would be a bad idea. I wouldn’t let you walk anyways, but you are far too likely still to suddenly pass out. It would be to risky. You do not need to apologize, you did not choose or ask for him to attack you. You are welcome though, it is not in me to leave someone injured if I can help.”

She looked around briefly, before I thought popped into her head. “I’ll be right back.” She stood, grabbing the trash, and walking away and into the kitchen. Leo looked anxiously after Adrienne, his ears slightly back, obviously waiting for her return. And return her did, holding a water bottle and a granola bar. “If you don’t feel like eating that’s fine. If you feel like you will throw up if you have anything in your stomach you don’t have to drink the water. However, I would suggest you do. You lost a lot of blood, and water and nutrients will help you get better faster.” She held out the two items, the tiniest hint of a smile on her mouth, but it didn’t seem to carry anywhere else.

@Arista

Sein Academy(Fantasy Roleplay)

Adrian stiffened, hearing the footsteps outside the door, ready to leap from the bed, allowing for the very beginning phases of his shift to start. He clamped down on everything upon realizing it was the twins, stopping the start of his shift and reversing. Taking a deep breath, he shut his eyes tightly. This experience had left him so on edge, he only could hope housekeeping didn’t mistakenly come into the room while they were all in there. At this point, he had an attack first ask later mentality.

He listened to the twins talk, a mild frown coming over his face. If they were followed, they could’ve been followed back to the hotel. He glanced towards the window briefly, insuring the curtains were close completely, in time to see the twins crawling into bed. They needed their sleep, and so he would let them. He resumed his previous position, looking at the wall like it was the most interesting thing, as his mind drifted off elsewhere.

He tried to stay awake until someone else awoke; however, at some point exhaustion wins over his hyper vigilance. The wave of exhaustion hit him like a bag of bricks, and he was asleep in a blink, his body curled around Esme and so Athena, arm draped protectively over the two of them.

@Arista

Nightmare Unwritten

Adrienne’s eyes narrowed in concentration, tying off the last stitch on her shoulder. She smiled, but it had a tight look about it,” Essa... that’s a beautiful name.” She frowned slightly, her mind racing before she stood up,” I’ll be right back, Leo warn me if something goes wrong.” She hurried into the kitchen, looking at a locked cabinet briefly. She needed something to clean her wounds, she had forgotten it prior to actually stitching the wounds shut. She had run out of hydrogen peroxide a while past and hadn’t had the funds to buy more. She flung open a drawer, grabbing out a smaller hammer. Swallowing, she walked over to the cabinet, smashing the lock off in two hits.

In the mean time, Leo had crept up closer, his tongue licking the face of the strange girl in his place, soft whines leaving his throat, watching the best the poor dog knew how. He could watch her fading, his whines getting more incessant every second, until she slipped into unconsciousness, where he let out a loud bark.

With the lock off, she began to search for what she needed, the sounds of the glass bottles of alcohol ringing around her head. “Everclear”, she mumbled to herself,” Perfect.” Only then did she hear a loud bark from the other room. Rushing back with the bottle in hand, she found Rayne appearing to be unconcious. “Come on, Rayme! I need you to wake up!” She unscrewed the bottle, pouring it over the lacerations and sutures, hoping to clean it the best she could and wake her from additional pain. Once throughly doused, she began wrapping them with gauze, every few seconds checking for any change, watching that she was still breathing. She would curl her fingers into a fist, then rub her second row of knuckles on her sternum, hard enough that if there was any form of consciousness left, this would bring it out, even just a little.

@Arista