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Post by callingxforxblood on Jul 5, 2010 23:36:03 GMT -5
This RP is picking up several years after Prayer for the Refugee ends. It has no plot and new characters are welcome, but references will be made to the former roleplay- basically, a vampire superpower called Crimson Moon and its King, Daemonar, were destroyed. Arisen will be joining in with several of her characters as well! A growl echoed through the forest as a huge black panther charged silently through the trees towards the beach. Golden eyes glowed eerily as the shadowy forest loosed the panther onto the sunny beach. The children on the beach looked up at the panther, tensing for a moment before grinning excitedly, flashing fang, and racing towards the panther. "ERYN!" the kids yelped. "Are you playing tag with Shadow?" The shifter thought about it for a moment before deciding that this would be the easiest way to explain why she was looking for the werewolf. Yes! Have any of you seen him?The kids looked at her for a moment before grinning evilly. "We wanna play!" one of the little boys put in seriously. Not right now! Where is he?"At the house!" the littlest girl blurted out before her older brother scowled at her, knowing that they had just lost their leverage. Eryn gave them a cat grin before licking the little girl's face with her rough tongue and racing off towards the house that was on the far end of the beach. She raced up to the doorway, shifting midstride and leaping through the entrance. Her clothes had been lost during her shift and so she grabbed one of the blackout curtains off the window and wrapped it around herself. "Snarly male! Where are you!?" Little feet thumped audibly as a black-clad whirlwind careened through the cabin, slamming doors and glaring into different rooms as she searched for a certain male that was about to feel the full wrath of her temper.
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Post by †Arisen† on Jul 5, 2010 23:43:39 GMT -5
Arsen groaned softly from where he lounged on the back deck.
"Eryn, must you do this?" the vampire huffed as he crawled off the hammock. It dawned on him that he must have dozed off because Jaenelle was gone.
He went inside, yawning and combing his fingers through his hair.
"What'd Shadow do this time."
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Post by callingxforxblood on Jul 6, 2010 0:19:54 GMT -5
Eryn snarled at Arsen, looking all lazy and relaxed while there was a crisis going on! He had become a relaxing fiend during his years off, but she could still sometimes detect the lethal male that he held in check underneath all that easygoing attitude.
"He stole my book! That's what he did!" Eryn growled. "I was almost finished with it and I wanted to know the end and then he made me go train and when I came back it was gone! He can't even read it! Why'd he take it? I need to find out what happens!"
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Jaenelle walked down the stairs to hear Eryn involved in an odd discussion with Arsen and she laughed softly, making the baby sleeping soundly on her shoulder turn towards the sound of her voice. The ex-human hummed quietly and the child quieted as she finished coming down the stairs of the house and up behind Arsen, laying a hand on the small of his back as she came up behind him.
"What kind of book was it that you so desperately need to know the ending?"
It was very interesting to watch Eryn turn red and mutter something before clutching the blackout curtain tighter around herself.
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Post by †Arisen† on Jul 6, 2010 0:32:04 GMT -5
Arsen laughed, "Eryn, its Shadow. I imagine its part of your training to find him. He had me do that with Jaenelle."
He kissed said vampiress and took the child from her, "Are the others out on the beach?"
Arsen was enjoying his time out here. It was nice and quiet. Not to mention his family and the wonderful sunset.
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Post by †Arisen† on Jul 6, 2010 0:32:50 GMT -5
Arsen laughed, "Eryn, its Shadow. I imagine its part of your training to find him. He had me do that with Jaenelle."
He kissed said vampiress and took the child from her, "Are the others out on the beach?"
Arsen was enjoying his time out here. It was nice and quiet. Not to mention his family and the wonderful sunset.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Jul 6, 2010 0:46:55 GMT -5
Jaenelle grinned, remembering when Shadow had asked her to help Arsen sharpen her skills. It had been when she was still human and had been really excited to see how a vampire trained. When it turned out to be a tracking exercise and she and Shadow had a couple of hours to kill, it had become an interesting debate on the ethics of wording requests to get the response you wanted. Of course, that had become a handy skill later on.
Jae returned the kiss to Arsen, nodding contentedly.
"Yes, the twins and the gang are out there. Along with some of the kids from the Village. I'm going to go see how they're doing; they haven't been up too long since the sun's only just about to go down."
Jaenelle kissed the baby's forehead before grinning at Eryn and Arsen as she walked out the door.
"Tell Shadow hi for me when you find him!"
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Eryn growled discontentedly at the response from the vampire couple, aching at the love coming through their bond and wanting it for herself. Sometimes it was almost painful to be around two people that so blatantly screamed "mates" at you when there didn't seem to be anyone who wanted you in the same way. Her mind drifted to Shadow and she shook her head, she wanted him, but...he didn't seem too interested in changing from her father figure.
"Alright, I'm going to go see what I can track down. Be back later," Eryn called, running out the door and dropping the curtain in the sand right outside the house as she shifted, scenting the air for Shadow's trail and chasing after him when she picked it up.
I'm gonna find you...
((What do you want to name these kids? And how many are there?))
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Post by †Arisen† on Jul 6, 2010 1:10:06 GMT -5
(We had Callie for one of the twins... Meh, doesn't matter how many they have to me, or names. ^-^)
Arsen sighed and lifted the curtain and hung it up with one hand. He nuzzled the baby and went back out to stretch on the hammock with the baby.
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Said werewolf had settled himself further down along the beach in the sand. He was only in his pants an boots, his blindfold gone for the time being. He'd let his hair grow out a bit and he'd aged a little bit.
Shadow sighed and stretched in the sand, laying back.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Jul 6, 2010 1:42:48 GMT -5
Jaenelle wandered down to the waterline, laughing as she saw Eryn charge out of the house and race down the beach towards some unknown destination where Shadow was waiting for her. Shadow had been waiting a long time for that little shifter, longer than she even knew and maybe even longer than he did; she'd seen the way Eryn looked at Shadow and her old teacher seemed to feel something for the younger woman as well.
It might turn into something and it might not. Jae shrugged and wandered along the water, watching the sun go down and reveling in the feeling of sunlight upon her skin; after so long having to hide from the sun, even a little bit of its rays felt like heaven. Farther down the beach, she saw the twins- Callie and Joshua- trailed by their younger brother, Lucivar, leading the pack of children in a race down the beach.
Her smile turned happy again, watching all these children playing together, free and safe from any threats. Her children were growing up in a wonderful, idyllic atmosphere and Jae couldn't have asked for anything more. The newest addition to their family was sleeping with her papa in the hammock and Jae sent up a silent prayer to Larial for watching over his brothers and sisters so well.
The children saw the ex-Huntress and waved frantically, changing the course of the race and running towards their mother.
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Eryn raced down the beach, bypassing the group of children who had begun racing back towards the house anyways. A few of the younger shifters- wolves who were little more than puppies, cougar and tiger kittens, and even some birds- tried to chase her for a little while but soon grew tired of that game as her longer gait outdistanced them as she tumbled over the sand, following the oh-so-familiar scent of the man who had practically raised her from the age of seven.
As she looked up, the quick gold eyes caught sight of Shadow and she grinned a cat grin, racing towards him and pouncing at the last possible minute to pin him to the sand with her body.
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Post by †Arisen† on Jul 6, 2010 1:59:17 GMT -5
Arsen was at peace as he rocked his baby girl. He called her Melody, smiling at the little girl. (Unless you have a name you want to use.)
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Before Eryn got him pinned, the werewolf rolled over and grinned from where he laid on his stomach.
"Getting better. Little one," he smirked, ruffling her fur.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Jul 6, 2010 2:13:22 GMT -5
(No, that's a great name)
Melody giggled at her father, reaching down and grabbing at his hair and anything on him that she could reach.
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Jaenelle laughed, reaching out her arms to encompass all her children and some kids that were definitely not her children as they barreled into her hug.
"Hello, my darlings," she said, kissing all three of her kids and some of the other children that seemed like they needed a good hug and kiss. "How are you today?"
A chorus of happy answers replied and she laughed, picking up Var for a minute and throwing him into the air, smiling at his giggling and squirming before putting him down next to Callie and Josh.
"Would everyone like to come back to our house to get something to eat and drink? Maybe we can even persuade your Papa to tell us a good story, huh?"
The kids loved this idea and instantly a swarm of small children began to descend on her house. Jaenelle smirked, happy to cause a little mayhem in Arsen's otherwise peaceful life; besides, he needed to see Callie, Josh and Var since he'd fallen asleep before they woke up this morning.
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Eryn growled good naturedly, pushing her head into Shadow's hand before collapsing on the sand next to the werewolf and shifting back into her human shape, perfectly comfortable with her cloth less state in front of her teacher since he couldn't see her in the first place.
"I almost got you that time," she replied, tugging fondly on his bangs and running a cursory glance over his bare chest and enjoying the view, fueling the images that she had stored up of the werewolf in her mind. "Now, where did you put my book?"
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Post by †Arisen† on Jul 6, 2010 2:26:03 GMT -5
Arsen smiled at his daughter, laughing a bit.
"Gently, sweetie, gently," he reminded when she tugged to hard on his hair. When he heard the stampede of children, he turned to look and laughed.
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He leaned in close, "Persuade me."
The werewolf seemed to be in a teasing mood, grinning widely. He'd been like this with her alot lately, trying to provoke her.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Jul 6, 2010 2:54:51 GMT -5
Melody burbled happily before squirming around to see what all of the ruckus was about, a hunk of Arsen's hair clutched in her chubby fist.
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"PAPA!!!!" a chorus of three voices hollered as the gaggle of children raced through the house and straight towards Arsen's hammock. Lucivar, Callie and Josh all tackled their father and Melody at the same time, trying to maneuver it so that they got the most space to give their dad a hug.
The rest of the motley crew spread out over the back porch, curling up or plopping down wherever as Jaenelle came outside with some drinks and snacks that the family kept for times such as this. Then, she retreated the back door, leaning against the frame and happily watching her family-- her mate and her four children. The loves of her life.
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Eryn snarled faintly, truly wanting to find out what happened at the end of the erotic novel that some enterprising soul had based off Arsen, Shadow and Jaenelle's lives before they came to Guardian. It was slightly weird to be reading about characters that closely resembled the people that she lived with, but had different names, but at the same time it was hilarious to see what the author got right and wrong. For example, she had captured Shadow's habit of annoying training exercises to a 'T'.
The shifter girl growled again, turning over on her stomach to face the werewolf.
"Maybe I will, then," she got out right before she jumped forward and straddled Shadow, pushing him down to the beach and reaching behind him at the same time to try and slide the novel out of the pile of abandoned clothes at his back.
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Post by †Arisen† on Jul 6, 2010 3:10:27 GMT -5
Arsen laughed as he fell from his hammock, holding his children tight.
"Hey there. Have you been good?"
They all chorused a yes and he snorted.
"Of course. I doubt it," he stood up, holding Melody.
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Shadow grinned and caught her arms, pulling them down to his sides, "Tell me. What have you been reading? Your heart accerlates whenever you touch it."
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Post by callingxforxblood on Jul 6, 2010 3:18:30 GMT -5
Jaenelle grinned, shaking her head and picking up a little wolf pup that came up whining to her and cuddling it until a little boy about four years old was looking up at her. She grinned at him and put him back on the floor just in time to hear Josh make a request.
"Papa, will you tell us a story?"
"Yeah Papa, a really good one! With lots of action and blowing up and bad guys," Lucivar added.
"And princesses," Callie inserted, determined not to be outweighed in this conversation.
"Oh and magic!" Josh put in.
"And princesses," Callie chimed in again.
"Vampires and shapeshifters!"
"PRINCESSES!"
"You and Mama!" Josh finished, glaring at his twin, but the prospect of her parents being in the story seemed to have calmed down her rabid desire for a princess story.
Melody continued to burble happily.
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Eryn growled, trying unsuccessfully to yank her arms out of Shadow's grip and inadvertently pushing herself up against him more. Gods, she'd be remembering this for years to come.
The question caught her off guard and she blushed fiercely, trying to turn her head away from him and muttering some silly answer.
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Post by †Arisen† on Jul 6, 2010 3:31:34 GMT -5
Arsen sighed and drug a hand through his hair in thought.
"Have I told you of how your mother and I met yet?" he asked, shifting Melody as she tugged his hair.
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"What was that?" Shadow asked and fjipped her over in the sand, pinning her on her back.
"I'm afraid I didn't quiet hear," he grinned, his eyes still closed.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Jul 6, 2010 3:37:22 GMT -5
All the little kids' eyes got big and round at the prospect of hearing about Arsen and Jaenelle and every single last one of them shook their heads slowly back and forth. Callie bounced on her toes, excited to hear the story of her mother and father met.
"Are there bad guys?" Var asked quickly, wanting to be reassured that at least soemthing interesting for him would be in there.
Jaenelle laughed softly, leaning contently against the doorframe and then flicked a fiery thought at the logs in the outdoor grate to light up the little party happening on the back porch.
Really? The story of how we met? she asked curiously.
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Eryn blushed deeper, squirming uncomfortably at the idea of having to explain to her mentor that she was reading about his rumored past sexploits along with the epic romance of Jaenelle and Arsen or, as they were called in the book, Anri and Laurence.
"A book about....um, you guys. Kindof...." here the shifter trailed off vaguely, tracing Shadow's face with her eyes in the dying light of the setting sun.
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Post by †Arisen† on Jul 6, 2010 3:55:11 GMT -5
Arsen nodded, "I see..."
He set Melody in the hammock and set Lucivar with her.
"There are badguys. Mommy had a brother. Thats where your name came from, Var," he said leaning on the deck rail.
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Shadow grinned, "Is that what is? I can tell its more. But..."
The werewolf sat back with a shrug.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Jul 6, 2010 4:06:56 GMT -5
Lucivar squirmed in excitement, happy to be included in the story and that made Jaenelle smile fondly. Then her mind went spinning back into the past, thinking of her brothers and what she had lost when she gained Arsen and her new life.
One more kid and then you can be here too, Fal, the ex-Huntress thought, mind tracing over the well-worn pathways of her brothers. We can all be together again. Just one big family, for real this time.
Jae walked away from the door, going to the opposite side of the porch from Arsen and leaning on the deck railing looking out over the beach, swallowing all her feelings of guilt and loss. They didn't usually choke her this badly and she was mostly over them, but sometimes she had a bit of a resurgence.
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Eryn sighed, happy to have gotten off this lightly.
"Sooooo, I can have it back?" she asked carefully, holding out a hand hopefully for it. At the same time, she scooted closer to the bundle of Shadow's clothes which had somehow ended up behind him again.
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Post by †Arisen† on Jul 6, 2010 4:17:18 GMT -5
Arsen smiled and started his tale, watching Jaenelle leave.
He paused, then launched in.
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"I told you. Persuade me," he grinned, but placed the book in her hand and stood.
Without a moments hesitation, he headed for the water, shedding the rest of his clothes on the way.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Jul 6, 2010 4:26:21 GMT -5
Jaenelle leaned on the railing, waving to some of the adults who had come to see where their children were and got caught up in the tale and ended up sitting and listening to Arsen's strong voice weave an intense story- one that she had lived. She listened to her mate's voice and relaxed, feeling the chain of memories that had been choking her release slightly and allow her some breathing room.
She turned around until she was leaning on the railing by her elbows, watching the kids become enraptured in the story and Arsen as he acted out every scene. Figures that the First vampire would also be a Master Storyteller. ~~
"Shadow!" Eryn scolded lightly, feeling like she should cover up her eyes, but so used to Shadow and enjoying watching the muscles move under the thin veneer of flesh that she couldn't bring herself to look away.
Glancing around, Eryn couldn't see anyone in the area, so she decided why the hell not and raced for the water, jumping into the ocean that still retained some of the day's warmth. She turned around to find Shadow, looking for the familiar shape that had become such an irreplaceable part of her life.
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Post by †Arisen† on Jul 6, 2010 4:40:14 GMT -5
Arsen found a choice spot to stop for the night, grinning as they whined. When they were gone, Arsen got his own children settled in the living room with toys and books before going out to Jaenelle.
"How're you feeling?" he asked softly.
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Shadow waded in the water, standing in the waist-deep water. He sighed, his body relaxing in the water.
"At least I don't smell like wet dog."
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Post by callingxforxblood on Jul 6, 2010 4:45:25 GMT -5
"Worn out," Jaenelle answered truthfully. "Lucivar and Falen kept popping up in my memories tonight. Among other less...savory...characters." Her mind drifted to Daemonar and the horrors he had wrought upon her and Arsen and especially the people of Guardian.
She reached out tentatively for the First, wanting and needing contact but not sure how to ask for it out loud.
"How are you? Your storytelling tonight was quite good."
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Eryn grinned, floating over to him and poking the werewolf in the side teasingly.
"You could," she reminded him easily. "You could be on really large stinky, inky lookin' dog!"
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Post by †Arisen† on Jul 6, 2010 4:54:10 GMT -5
Arsen held her hand tight, "I'm fine. More worried about you."
He kissed her neck, then started chuckling, "... And a bit hungry."
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"Wet cat isn't the greatest smell ever," he pointed out, splashing at her. He waded back to shallow water and sat down, the water come up around his chest, barely getting the ends of his hair wet.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Jul 6, 2010 5:01:10 GMT -5
Jaenelle grinned at that part.
"Well I can help with that," she murmured softly, dragging Arsen by his one captured hand towards the hammock at the other end of the deck that he liked to relax in. Jae slung herself into the hammock and shifted her hair off of her neck so that her mate could have better access to the veins that webbed beneath her skin.
"If you're hungry then you should come and get something to quench your thirst," she tugged gently on his hand, pulling Arsen's face- and fangs- down towards her.
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"Hm, point," Eryn conceded, watching Shadow and then swimming a couple feet of way before circling back around. Sneakily, she tried to get around Shadow so that she could pounce on him from the back. Instead, she ended up just pouncing at the werewolf, trying to push his head underwater and get his hair wet.
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Post by †Arisen† on Jul 6, 2010 5:15:41 GMT -5
Arsen groaned softly and joined her in the hammock, kissing her neck.
"Mhm, sounds good, love. What about you?" he bit into her neck, moaning.
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Shadow laughed, "Eryn."
He pinned her again, the water forming a blanket over her as he pressed against her.
He paused for a moment, then smiled and kissed her cheek.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Jul 6, 2010 14:27:39 GMT -5
Jaenelle moaned at the sensation of Arsen's fangs in her neck, stretching her body out under him and grabbing onto the back of his head. Her fingers threaded through his hair and pulled his mouth even closer to her, wanting to feel his bite in every part of her body to burn the memories away.
"I think I'll be taking a drink as well."
As the first rush of being bitten calmed a little, Jae smiled, even as her breath caught, and looked up at the starry sky, happy to just be with her mate and children and wishing that this way of life would never end.
Of course, all things eventually come to an end.
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Eryn giggled as her attempt to knock Shadow over failed, but froze up a little as he pressed down onto her. It felt good and...right. The shifter wanted it to go on forever, but then Shadow kissed her cheek and the moment ended, changing into something different- more tame and amiable.
Eryn grinned softly, sitting up under the werewolf. Then she reached up and tugged on Shadow's bangs softly as she kissed his forehead, lips lingering for a moment as she took in the familiar scent and felt his longish hair blow across her bare shoulder.
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Post by †Arisen† on Jul 6, 2010 14:34:41 GMT -5
Arsen groaned softly, pulling his fangs out and gently biting a new spot.
"I love you," he breathed.
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Shadow smiled and sighed softly.
"Its a wonderful night, isn't it?" He sat up a bit as well, resting a hand on her hip.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Jul 6, 2010 14:48:41 GMT -5
"Good," Jaenelle murmured, pausing for a moment. "Because I love you too."
She stopped breathing as his teeth sank into a new spot, pressing down on his shoulders with her hands and moaning quietly.
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In the shadows of the forest behind the house, a whisper of darkness curled in a puddle of moonlight as a cloaked figure stood silently, watching the blood drawing and feeling an inexplicable jealousy. The hooded being laughed at the emotion once it recognized it, tossing the human emotion away before focusing in on the house and determining where every other member of the family was. After all, it wanted to take away everything from Shadow and Arsen in one fell swoop.
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Eryn nodded her agreement, pulling the hand on her hip over her shoulders and leaning into Shadow's side for warmth, shivering despite the warm water.
"Shadow, do you ever think that our life here is almost too good to be true?"
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Post by †Arisen† on Jul 6, 2010 15:03:31 GMT -5
Arsen continued to take blood from her, only pausing when heard the laughter.
He sat up slowly, disconnecting his fangs from her neck.
"... Did you hear that?" the vampire was alert and tense. Slowly, he got up and crossed then the threshold to where the children were.
He smiled at them before making it out on the front deck.
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The werewolf huffed a sigh, blowing his bangs from his face.
"All the time," he muttered, "All the time."
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Post by callingxforxblood on Jul 6, 2010 20:16:46 GMT -5
Jaenelle lay in the hammock for a little while, listening carefully to try and find the source of the laughter but also just staring at the sky and thinking about life. Since they had come to this place, everything had seemed so perfect, but sometimes...it seemed as if they were just missing something. Like...it was there hovering on the edges of their consciousness, but she couldn't quite grasp it.
The vampiress swung her legs over the side of the hammock, brooding and wandered into the family room, picking up Melody, who had started crying and soothing the baby girl with soft kisses and bounces. Her green eyes looked over her other three children and she sighed happily; vampire children were usually exceedingly rare, but she and Arsen had managed to have four very close together- a miracle. And she treated each and every one of them exactly like a miracle.
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Eryn sighed, lying her head on Shadow's shoulder and lacing her fingers through his absentmindedly. Then she stood up, tugging on his hand to drag him up and back towards the house.
"I just...don't want it to end is all."
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