tsubasa

Love or War? 1x1 Tsubasa and ShadowWolf OOC

Iris

Iris's eyes popped open when she felt Shadow's arm wrap around her and pull her close. Her heart pounded in her chest as she looked at Shadow as he started to fall asleep. She had never lain with a man before... Before this moment the closest she had been to a man was cuddling with her father as a child and that hardly counted... Now, here she was, lying in bed with the Alpha of her pack... if the pack was going to spread rumors about their relations behind closed doors when they were informed of her moving in, they might not be all that wrong. She rolled over to face away from him, thinking that it might be better but all she found was that now she was pressed right up against him. She lay there with him for sometime, until his breathing slowed and he was properly asleep... Then her anxiety snuck into her head and Iris snuck out of the bed. Slowly lifting his arm off of her, she grabbed the blanket that he had discarded and wrapped it around herself. She moved to sit on the couch. At the time, she had every intention to go back to the bedroom... She promised to lie there with him, to keep away both of their nightmares and lying there with him was nice until her brain started over thinking it all... The main thought being how she was lying to him... How she wasn't his mate.

Iris didn't get much sleep that night. In fact, she didn't get any as she sat at the dining room table going through all of the files that Shadow had until she got up the nerves to go back into the room and go to sleep. She made sure to keep a ear out for any sounds of nightmares but beyond her pen on paper, there were no sounds in the house. Soon, the morning sun crept into the room and she looked up, realizing that she had not only gone through the files from the last two years but also completely worked through the night.

Whoops.

Leopold

Leopold jumped when the cat spoke in his room. He looked at him as he explained a little then shook his head, "It doesn't matter what I have or don't have for, Miss Crimson..." He said, finding it awkward to explain himself to the cat, "What matters is that she lied to me and that makes me look bad to the council of Lord and Ladies... And that if anyone of them found out about her..." He shook his head. He pulled his blankets back and stripped off his shirt and pants before climbing into bed, "You know, I don't have to explain myself to a cat... talking or not. Good night."

With that Leopold lay back and allowed for sleep to take him.

The Ties that Bind

Gunner looked at Anna when she ran her fingers through his hair again. He didn't smile, he felt like he wouldn't smile for a while... Not after all this, however, he felt a warmth spread through his chest. A warmth that had been long absent from him... even before he was Strigoi. He nodded his head, "I didn't exactly make it easy... I knew what you would be looking for..." He said quietly. He flinched a little at the thought of it all and clung to Anna. Yes, he was holding her because she was Anna but it was also due to the fact that she was the one that he was closest to when he changed due to the fact that she asked Sebastian to leave while he was vomiting. He held back a new flood of tears and looked at her, "I need a map," He said quietly, "And my phone... I need to call..." He got to his feet and stumbled slightly to where he knew they would be keeping his things and dug his phone out of his pocket. He held it in his hand for a moment before opening and dialing someone. He took a deep breath when the phone was answered, "You better not have done anything to the kids," He hissed to the Strigoi on the other end of the line.

He was quiet for a moment as he listened to the reply before he rose his voice, "I don't give a shit what you heard. I'm alive and well and going to rip your head from your body if you have laid a finger on those kids. I saw potential in them... They aren't little blood bags for you to sink your teeth into, am I clear?" He didn't wait for a reply, "Don't touch the kids... I'm going into hiding for a short while... Regrouping my thoughts. You wait for my orders and you raise those kids... not eat them."

Then he hung up and tentatively placed the phone back down on the table that he was leaning against. He hung his head and brought a hand to his face to wipe away a couple tears that were escaping from his eyes... Those kids were probably terrified. The Elites themselves needed time though before they started to go after the groups and Gunner knew that he couldn't be part of that. He'd give information and he'd keep ties with the Strigoi, ensuring that they never fully disappeared on them... That was almost worse though... having to go on pretending to be one of them. He turned and looked at his friends before stuffing his trembling hands into his pockets, "Let's go see Serena... Another friendly face will be nice," He said quietly before he looked to the ground, "And I can mark where the caves are and the amount of Strigois in the room..."

The Ties that Bind

Gunner couldn't control his crying which was a first for him. He just couldn't stand the idea of what he had been. He wanted to shy away from Anna when he heard her speaking. All the things he had wanted to do to her... The ways he had planned in his head to destroy her... To ruin her life. Not just her life either though, Sebastian's and Serena's as well. He was ready to kill his best friend and leave his pregnant wife alone... Hell, given the chance he'd probably just have offed Serena as well knowing that Anna would be worse off alone. He didn't shy away though, he just lowered his head onto his forearms at his knees and the girl tried to console him. To be honest, he was glad that it was Sebastian that had brought him back. Sure, he hadn't wanted his friend to see him as Strigoi but he didn't want anyone to see him like this... He was just glad that it was his friends that were there for him.

When he felt Anna's fingers against his forehead, he turned and leaned into her. She understood, to an extent what it was like... What you became. She had bit him when she was turned by Anya all those years ago and it had devastated her. He rested his head against her chest and cried into her, his breathing shallow and irregular. His fingers moved and clung to her shirt before he slowly managed to get a grip on himself. His sobbing quieted leaving him sniffling. He sat back, finally showing his fact to the two of them. His eyes were red making the blue of them stand out more than ever. His jaw was clenched as tears dripped from it and he looked between the both of them. When he finally spoke his voice was hoarse and cracked, "Thank you..."

The Ties that Bind

The blinding white light filled the room as Sebastian staked Gunner in the heart. As Gunner's soul came back to him, the earth fell away from his body and Gunner collapsed to the ground. It took only a moment of being down of his hands and knees for him to vomit. Tears filled his eyes and thoughts about all the terrible things he had done. He had only been gone just over a month but he had caused more mayhem that most Strigoi. Strigoi liked to lie low, take the Moroi they need to feed and not show their faces. That was not what Gunner had done. Sure, he was elusive but he wasn't in hiding. He had destroyed communes and Moroi homes, he had attacked defenseless people... He had killed his friends. He vomited again before he moved and sat back. He covered his face and rested his elbows on his knees, saying nothing.

Gunner had normally had his hold on his feelings and he had rarely cried... in fact, the last time he cried was when he thought Anna had become a Strigoi. Now, as he sat there on the ground next to his own vomit, he was sobbing. His entire body trembled as he seemed to try and hide himself away from those who were looking at him and everyone was looking at him. Not only because he had just been brought back from that horrendous state of being but also because this wasn't the Gunner they knew. The Gunner they knew was strong and powerful. The man before them was broken and scared and trembling.

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Serena smiled at him, "Besides, we need someone to come to our wedding," She joked, trying to make light of the situation.

She placed her hand on the back of his head as she kissed her stomach before requested that she call up a feeder for him. She nodded, "I'll have one waiting in the bathroom for you," She said quietly. She watched him as he left and took a deep breath. Her hands were shaking, she was terrified. The last time this happened to Sebastian, he nearly went insane. However, he had also brought her back from death and really, that was what pushed him over the edge. Not to mention, because of what had happened with her cutting herself Sebastian had completely avoided using any spirit that he could. Which meant the darkness in him was really quite low right now, hopefully bringing Gunner back would only make him a little thirsty. She grabbed a charmed necklace that Sebastian had given her and put it on. She began to play with the pendant as she walked over to the phone.

She called down to the feeders and asked for them to send on up and informed them about how she didn't want to see whoever it was they were sending. She informed them that the feeder was to be brought into the bathroom of the main room and was to wait for Sebastian there. With that all handled, she grabbed a shirt and pulled it on before climbing onto the bed and leaning back against the headboard. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Due to her medication, connecting to Sebastian now actually caused a bit of focus. All the same, she watched on, pushing down any feelings that she had when she saw Gunner, reminding herself that that would soon be gone.

Then it happened, it happened rather quickly as well. Sebastian pounced on their trapped friend and then she was forced back into her own head as their bond was lost for a few moments after the change. She exhaled in relief, that it had all worked out. She assumed that the three of them would be in the room soon, so she didn't go back into Sebastian's head but instead waited for them to come back on the bed.

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Iris

Iris bit her lip a little before shaking her head, "No... if you are comfortable.... I don't mind."

It was more of a blanket statement than a specific answer for either question. She wrapped her blanket around her shoulders and walked over to him before she climbed onto the bed, facing him. She was a lot closer to him now than she had been in the kitchen and found herself blushing again, "I don't think there is enough room for a nightmare in this bed now," She joked before adjusting her head on the pillow. She moved herself in a bit closer to avoid falling off the bed, "Good night, Alpha," She said quietly before closing her eyes.

Leopold

Leopold sighed when Crimson left and ran his hand through his hair. He looked over to Ban and huffed, "Don't look at me like that."

He walked over to his desk and cleaned up his things before he walked to the door and headed out of his study to head to bed, "Well, come on," he said to the cat that was still staring at him.

He closed his eyes, "Will you stop looking at me like that?... I'm talking to a cat..."

He shook his head and walked out of the room.

The Ties that Bind

((On my phone still. Heading home. Posts will be better in an hour.))

Gunner hissed at Anna when she spoke and snacked his hands against the bars before retracting them as it burned his skin. He sneered when she brought up Sebastian and Gunner, "You don't know a thing. This is who I am. Who I was meant to be. I'm better now, the best. Sebastian deserves to see me like this, my full potential realized," he started to pace in the small cage, "Maybe I'll let him see me like this before I drink him dry... Serena's still pregnant isn't she? Oh how upset she'll be that you got him killed. I won't even awaken him. Killing him will hurt you more."

He gave her a sickening grin, "I'm going to destroy everything you love before I show you the mercy of killing you," he laughed, "That's what you deserve after leaving, after this. Those children are going to die and it is all your fault, Ross. This is all your fault."

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Serena was only partially dressed when Sebastian came into the room looking for her. She smiled at him when he called her beautiful, somehow it always felt like the first. When he mentioned Anna being back, she nodded, "I heard her... I also heard what she said about Gunner."

She wrapped her arms around him, "Go... I know you want to. Gunner is family... whatever he is... the real him hates it. He is too good a man to live like that," she moved one of her hands to his face and smiled softly, "And you are to good a man to leave him like that."

She sighed, "But you had best come back to me. I'm not raising our baby alone. I don't if I'll even be able to," thoughts of Vladimir's Guardian's quick decent into madness after he died popped into mind. A possibility that was all too real after her stake incident.

She moved her hands to his and squeezed them lightly, "I'll go to the infirmary and get more enchanted silver for the both of us for after you turn Gunner back," She leaned in and kissed him, "Be safe..."

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Iris

Iris watched him as he poured his coffee down the drain and bid her goodnight, "Good night, Alpha," She said quietly before was began to walk toward the guest room. She was a little surprised to hear that Shadow had been suffering from nightmares although that seemed to be a come thing with the loss of a loved one... She still had nightmares about her parents' death. She was just at the door when she heard Shadow speak. It was soft and had she been human, she probably wouldn't have heard it at all. When he finished, feeling as though she had eavesdropped on a private conversation, she slipped into the guest room. She ran her hand through her damp hair and sighed. Changing into a t-shirt and pajama pants, both that were much to large for her she grabbed a blanket.

Pulling it from the bed, she walked out of the guest room and over to Shadow's bedroom door. She was in her head thinking about what it was that she was about to do and couldn't hear him quietly talking to himself on the other side. She rapped quietly on the door before she pushed it open a little. She bit her lip as she stood in the doorway, holding the blanket to her chest, "I... don't know if I'm overstepping but... You're right. My sister... she used to keep the nightmares away and without her..." She took a deep breath, "Would you mind if I slept in here tonight? I can sleep on top of your blankets..." She rose the one that she carried with her up a little, "I brought my own."

She cleared her throat, "Of course... I understand that it's absurd for me to even ask but... It seems like you might need someone to ward off the dreams..." she brushed her hair behind her head, "Although, I suppose the both of us could just make dream catchers and avoid this whole thing. I mean... People might find out and say things... things that aren't true and I," She looked at him and for the first moment realized he wasn't wearing a shirt. Her face turned red, making her silently thank the night for hiding her in the darkness, "should probably just go back to the guest room..."

Leopold

Leopold fell back into his chair and sighed. He wouldn't admit it to her but his insistence that she leave was not only for his people... He looked up at her, "No one can know what you are. Tamed or not, they would kill you and I would have no way of stopping them. If you leave now, it is simple enough to say that you couldn't handle being in the coven... That you were banished for one reason or another. If I were to tell anyone that you lied to me and hid the true nature of who you are... They would kill you... Which is why it is best for everyone that you leave. My people are safe and you keep your life and freedom."

He stood once more and walked over to the door, "I suggest that you leave before anyone else finds out and you become prey rather than predator."

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Iris

Iris smiled at him, she liked how honest he was... although it made it all the worst as she sat there and lied to him. Which made it all the better that he was letting her help like this. Doing the book keeping, cleaning up his house, starting his community garden. Her palms itched just to go out and grow what it was that he wanted but he'd catch on... He'd know.

She flew through the last few pages of the month, it seemed as though he had done most of the maths correctly. She gathered up all the paper and put it back into the folder and stood. The sweater dropped around her top of her thighs again, hiding her shorts once more until she bent over at the waist and put the file away. She remained there for a moment, looking through the other files before she decided that she would do the papers at night and then a file, that way it would only take her twelve days to go through the year. She straightened and looked at him before yawning, "Well... I should probably get to bed," She walked over to him and stole his mug away and reached around him to place it on the counter, "And you should probably stop drinking caffeine before you up all night," She joked before she realized how close she was to him and took a step back, "Good night, Alpha..."

Leopold

Leopold did not like not being listened to. In fact, he hated it always enjoyed having the last word. He slammed his hands against his desk and stood when Crimson finished, his anger present his face, "Yes, I made a deal with the mutt and I have been writing practical books," He picked up the papers and waved them a little, "To convince the other Lords and Ladies that I'm sound enough for my position as Lord here. What do you think they would say if they found out that I had a... half mutt locked up in my dungeons on full moons?"

He held her gaze, "They would toss me from my position and no matter how much I talk, no one would listen. They would break the treaty I have with the Alpha and we would be at war. You being here are a danger to my people in more than one way, Miss Crimson. How long do you think those chains will hold you? What happens if you escape? No matter how many precautions you take you are a danger that I can't control. You will not fight me on this, Crimson. NOW LEAVE."

Twin Blaze's Pet Shop

Name: Taiga
Age:
23

Gender:
Female

Slave Type:
Breeder, Companion, House Slave

Price:
Owned by Mavik

Bio/Personality:
Taiga is feisty to say the least. She was owned once before and bares the scars on her back as evidence of that rather dark past. Taiga had bought by a man and his wife to work as a slave before the man's intentions for her use became less pure. As the woman was unable to be with child the man took it upon himself to impregnate Taiga. Taiga was extremely against this and thus where the punishment and later scars came in.

When Taiga was eighteen she had a baby boy. However, it was quickly realized that this boy was much like his mother and could shift. Not wanting the hideous creature the man and wife sold the boy, leaving Taiga heartbroken. This cycle repeated once more before Taiga couldn't handle it and slaughtered her owner when he attempted to try again.

Taiga does not trust humans and is not the type to submit.

Animal Appearance:

Human Appearance:


Name:
Opal
Age:
9
Gender:
Female
Slave Type:
Companion, House Slave
Price:
$790
Bio/Personality:
Opal has spent her entire life in captivity. However, she was 'lucky' enough to have spent the last few years of that life in the Twin Blaze's Pet Shop which means she has been more or less protected from the horrible people that have been known to buy Shapeshifters. Opal has never been owned but was in a previous shop where she was kept in a very small cage for long period because of this, she didn't walk until she was nearly three years old. She is incredibly claustrophobic and can no longer stay in small spaces for long periods of time, this is partially due to the life that she has been living.

That was when Mavik and Shik can to her 'rescue' and took her off the seller's hands, who was more that willing to give up the crying baby.

Due to her young age, she hasn't been bought as no one wants to train her or teach her or deal with actually raising her. She doesn't mind though, never letting it get her down.

Animal Appearance:

Human Appearance:

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Iris

Iris pursed her lips when he mentioned that there were a few people within the pack who would disagree with the ways that a pack was usually run. She pursed her lips a little, "Strange... Maybe a community garden will do them good, since you have to put the work in to take the food out."

She finished with the paper she had and switched it out for another. Most of the calculations were pretty simple math and rather easy to do in her head and with larger numbers, she had cheats, which allowed her to continue to work without pausing to search for a calculator. Although, a few times as she worked she did need to jot out the equation and took a moment to actually figure it out rather than the usual number just coming to her head. As she worked, she looked over at him again, "So... In living with you, I'd go on hunts and patrol with you as well?" She held his gaze, her pen stilling against the paper, "Won't you get sick of me?"

Leopold

Leopold stood as Crimson retreated to the dark corner of his room and walked over to the window, closing the curtains that often kept out the sunlight for himself. He stood there a moment with his back to her as he tried to gather together all the information. Slowly, he turned to face her, "You mean to tell me... That since your arrival... You have been endangering my people because you want to know who started the war," He looked at her, anger behind his eyes, "Is that really worth risks all these lives? This feud is thousands and thousands of years old. Older than any living vampire. No one knows who started it... it is just a fact of life. Besides, we are better off not getting along," He held her gaze for a moment before he moved back to his desk, "Yes, we might not need to kill each other as some less civilized clans are doing but even the Alpha and I don't get along."

He grabbed his quill again and looked at his paper, "I want you gone as soon as you can leave... I will not have you continuing to endanger my people."