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Post by †Arisen† on May 12, 2009 21:40:12 GMT -5
"Calm down, Jaenelle, its me," Shadow said softly, crouching next to her, "Its just me. I'm going to help him, all right?
"Remus, bandages," Shadow said.
"Yes. Sorry," He handed the wraps to Shadow, "Here."
"Thank you," Shadow took the wraps and stood, "We have to strip him. Jaenelle, you can--only if you can stand."
(As do I... *Sigh* Shadow would be a good father.)
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 12, 2009 22:01:01 GMT -5
((I agree wholeheartedly))
Jaenelle raised her head up off of the cot a little and reached out to touch Shadow, unable to see him because of her blurring eyes. Her fingers ran over the werewolf's face, feeling the familiar features and the bandage that was set characteristically over his eyes and finally she nodded, relaxing a little. Upon hearing Shadow's condition, Jae forced herself to her feet and blinked her eyes several times to clear them, forcing her body not to sway and not to stumble.
I can do this, she thought determinedly as the vampiress gently reached down and began to relieve Arsen of his shirt; it slid off easily, except along his back where the heat had melted it into the skin, but Jae left that for now and moved on to Arsen's trousers. Those were also easily removed along with the loincloth he was wearing underneath. The vampiress stood, holding her mate's clothes in one hand and staring at the body, ravaged by scars, that she had loved for so long. And that's when Daemonar struck-
When he's better, you're going to seduce him...
The thought sent Jaenelle's thoughts reeling in order to cover up the source of the 'idea' and Jae collapsed to her knees by the side of the bed, losing all thought processes for a few moments before her brain kicked back in and the bonding spell cut her loose. The suggestion was still there, but it was dormant until later when it would actually be of use. Confused, Jae started at a scuffling sound in the corner of the tent and turned, snarling viciously at the place where the sound had come from, glaring death into the corner.
"STAY AWAY!! ONLY SHADOW!!!"
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Eryn froze when the vampire whirled around and began snarling and yelling at her. Glancing at Shadow, she determined that he was too close to the crazy girl, so she glanced at Remus to determine how far away he was. The little girl backed up a little, judging the vampire before racing over to Remus, scrambling up his back until her arms were around his shoulders, her claws were digging into his chest and her face was buried inhis neck. Eryn pressed herself against him tightly, shuddering uncontrollably as her tail lashed back and forth agitatedly.
~~
Daemonar settled back in his chair, satisfied with the idea he'd planted in Jaenelle's head. It made perfect sense, really. All he had to do was get her to get pregnant by Arsen again and tehn take the child away and either raise it as his own since it would be a direct descendent of the First or...kill it. Simple as that. Of course, that wasn't his only plan, only one among many. How the King had waited for the day when he could cut Arsen down and using Jaenelle was the perfect way to do it.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 12, 2009 22:18:06 GMT -5
"Jaenelle, sit down," Shadow put a hand on her shoulder, "Relax. Remus, stand outside with Eryn. I don't want her to see."
Remus nodded, holding Eryn's hand then stepped outside the tent.
Shadow then sighed, turning back to Arsen and began to wrap the vampire's wounds.
The vampire winced and groaned when touched, but never opened his eyes.
When Shadow was done, he laid Arsen face down again, pulling a blanket up to his friend's waist.
"Come get me in the morning," Shadow instructed, "I'll change the bandages then. Get some sleep, Jaenelle.
"And watch his side. The bloody idiot reopened the wound," Shadow said with affection, "And try not to wake him. You're human now, if you startle him, you may get hurt."
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 12, 2009 22:28:18 GMT -5
Eryn grabbed Remus' leg as he led her outside and dug her claws into his trousers, burying her face into the scratchy material and refusing to look out again, still shuddering occasionally. That vampire....she was like those ones that had burned her. The little shifter shivered, tugging her face fiercely into Remus' pants and hearing her claws begin to rip them a little, but unable to release her death grip.
The smell of Arsen's burned flesh still clung to the inside of her nose and the little girl was scared stiff. One vampire after her in Crimson Moon and another one after here..... was there never any peace?
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Jaenelle nodded tiredly, the fight draining out of her as Shadow left and she dropped to her knees once more beside Arsen's cot, reaching up with leaden arms to run a hand through her choppy brown hair before glancing over at Arsen tiredly and smiling a little.
He'd be all right; her boy was a fighter and this wasn't going to get him down. No way, no how. Jaenelle considered falling asleep on the floor so as not to wake Arsen, but Shadow’s warnings faded from her mind as she watched her mate sleep so peacefully. Finally, Jae dragged herself off of the floor and sat down on the edge of the cot before leaning down and stretching out next to Arsen, careful not to touch him and disturb the burns. The last thought that was in Jaenelle’s mind as she faded into sleep was that she hoped Arsen wasn’t disoriented when he woke up and recognized her human scent and didn’t jump her or something.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 12, 2009 22:49:19 GMT -5
Remus lifted Eryn gently, handing her to Shadow walked outside.
"Lets go to bed, Eryn," Shadow sighed, "You need sleep. As long as you want."
Shadow carried Eryn back to the tent and laid her on a blanket, "Sleep, little one."
~~~~~~
Arsen groaned softly in the morning as the sun broke through the makeshift tent.
Only to cry out at the pain of the burns on his back.
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 14, 2009 17:16:25 GMT -5
Eryn looked up at Shadow and nodded tiredly, reaching out with one hand to grab the werewolf’s; her mind was too exhausted to even try and debate with Shadow on whether he would stay with her or where he would be going. The little shifter just curled up on the blanket, around Shadow’s hand, tucking her tail around the top of her head and pulling her knees up to her face to stay safe. A small shiver escaped through her body before, marking the coolness of the night, before she relaxed into sleep, her dreams filled with the ringing sounds of explosions and the smell of Arsen’s burning flesh as she gazed on the snarling face of the vampiress that had brought all of this trouble on her.
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Lost in a nightmare about watching Carson’s head being blown off, Jaenelle didn’t really hear Arsen’s groan due to her loss of vampiric powers; the ex-human picked it up subconsciously and stirred a little, but quickly feel back into a disturbed sleep. That is until Arsen screamed and she sat straight up, eyes instantly seeking what was hurting her mate. Her eyes were still blurring indiscriminately, still mixed up between whether they had vampire clear sharpness or the less clear and farseeing eyes of a human.
Just make up your mind already, Jae thought unhappily, standing up and trying not to fall forward in the process, groaning. Being human is hard….I don’t see how I did it before.
Jae stumbled over to the opening to the tent and ripped it close, taking the sun off of Arsen’s body and wincing in the process So the sun still burns…a little., but unsure what to do after that. Her psychic ability had been diluted sufficiently, but Jae decided that she had enough power to at least do this. Carefully, she walked over to where Arsen was lying, still crying out a little and reached down, putting one hand on either side of his head and rubbing his temples.
“Relax, sleep,” her voice, scratchy from screaming last night, but still musical rang out through the tent, more authoritative and strained with the effort it took to dredge up the magic that had flowed so naturally through her last night. “Sleep, Arsen, sleep ‘til I get back.”
Unsatisfied with what she had done, but exhausted once more, Jae stumbled to the tent flaps and pulled them open and, without thinking, dashed outside and stumblingly ran towards the shifter section to the camp, intent on finding Shadow or at least asking him if they had anymore burn ointment.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 14, 2009 17:40:46 GMT -5
Arsen dozed off again, folding his arms under his head and hiding his eyes from the light.
~~~~~
Shadow woke earlier than Eryn and continued to layy on his spot on his blanket. He continued to hold her hand, even when he heard the other shifters start moving. He did, however, sit up when he heard Jaenelle coming.
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 14, 2009 18:07:12 GMT -5
Jaenelle reached teheshifter section of the campsite and froze, letting the sun kiss her skin long enough for her to let out a little breath of pain. She had just realized that she had no clue which tent was Shadow's, her vampiric powers weren't working so she couldn't call for him, and she was mostly-human. Plus, no one knew who she was since she had spent all her time with the chi-
Jaenelle cut that thought off, not letting the pain of it process, before turning and focusing completely on the task at hand. The ex-human was now mostly mortal and she was wondering through a mostly Immortal camp full of people trained to fight in order to survive in the world that they had grown up in; Jae was tired and exhausted, her courage was running low and she had just used the last of her battle magic to soothe away Arsen's pain. How to find Shadow without getting beaten up or killed because she was a 'spy'? Hmmm....
Then a big, greasy werewolf walked up and it was all Jaenelle could do to not run away.
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"Who're you?" Gareth asked roughly, glaring at the newcomer and scowling as she cowered away from him.
It was a vampire, he could tell, despite the weak, almost human, aura that surrounded her, but Gareth didn't recognize her and that meant she was trouble and/or she could be good for only one thing.
The idiotic creature drew herself up and said with that infuriated calmness that all vampires seemed to possess, whether weak or strong, that drove Gareth crazy, "I'm looking for Shadow."
"Too bad he ain't here," the werewolf replied immediately, glaring at her with her glaring straight back at him, irises red- a sure sign that she was starving to death practically.
"I know he's here, I saw him last night," the vampiress insisted coldly, continuing to glare at Gareth; her stance had turned menacing and the werewolf saw that he might have underestimated this little girl.
"Well, he's not here now. I'm all you're gonna get."
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Jaenelle almost snarled in frustration, but retained her pseudo-cool, not letting him see how frightened of him she was. This...Gareth was humongous, much bigger than she was and, at the moment, much stronger.
I'm doing this for Arsen, Jaenelle chided herself gently. It's just that no one can know.
After all, Arsen was presenting the front that he was unattached, had nothing to lose in order to appear to be a stronger leader.
~~
Eryn rolled over in her sleep and still clung tightly to Shadow's hand, even when he sat up, as if it were a beloved teddy bear.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 14, 2009 18:19:15 GMT -5
Shadow stood slowly, lifting Eryn into his arms and stepped outside.
"Gareth, leave her alone. It's Arsen's," Shadow pushed Gareth aside and grabbed Jaenelle's upper arm, "Go back to your tent."
Shadow turned, leading Jaenelle away, "I thought I had taught you not to mess with shifter's, Jae.
"What do you need? Is something wrong with Arsen?"
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 14, 2009 19:10:36 GMT -5
Jaenelle shook her head back and forth slowly to calm down her racing thoughts. The confrontation with Gareth had not been good for her, especially with how tired her body was since she forcefully pushed the last of her fading magic into Arsen's body to calm him after he woke. Her body was exhausted again and the ex-Hunter forced it not to stumble as Shadow held up some of her weight with his grip on her arm.
"You taught me, Shadow, and you're a wonderful teacher. But, I must confess that I never was a very good student, even Var could've told you that," Jae said offhandedly, freezing up a little when she mentioned her brother, her face shutting down until her expressoins were unreadable, then she continued, her voice a little cooler. "But, yes, this has to do with Arsen. He woke up, screaming, so I sent him back to sleep, but he needs burn ointment or something."
And I need some sleep. Jae thought tiredly, yawning deeply and glancing enviously at the little girl with the burned face cradled in Shadow's arms. What she wouldn't give for sleep, using her magic had burned out the strength that she'd managed to gain back during the night and her brother's memory just made her even more exhausted.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 14, 2009 19:23:33 GMT -5
"All right. You should go rest. Remus can heal the wounds a bit. Right Remus?" Shadow asked. Remus suddenly appeared next to him in a poof of smoke.
"Yes, sir," Remus said, saluting him.
"Good. Now, Jaenelle you need more sleep," Shadow said, shifting Eryn in his arms and releasing Jaenelle's arm.
Remus pulled open the tent, letting Jaenelle and Shadow in then followed them in.
Remus stood by Arsen's bed and pulled the blanket back a bit, unwrapping the bandages. Once the wounds were exposed, Remus held his hands over Arsen's back and closed his eyes. Just as with Jaenelle, when he opened his eyes they were white. Slowly the wounds closed on Arsen's back.
But it wasn't long before Remus stumbled to sit, "S-sorry... I haven't fully recovered... Thats all I can do for now."
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 14, 2009 19:37:26 GMT -5
Jaenelle stumbled a little when Remus popped out of nowhere, startled, before regaining her balance and stumbling, stiff-legged, into the tent. The ex-Hunter collapsed on the floor next to the cot, unable to get up and go anywhere else, too tired to move.
"Thanks Remus," she murmured quietly. "But you... need to take a rest now too."
I'm glad you're okay, Arsen, she thought quietly reaching up from the ground to interlace her fingers with her mate's for a moment before curling up on the hard ground to become comfortable, missing Arsen's warmth at her side and the feeling of hte cot under her back.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 14, 2009 19:58:56 GMT -5
Arsen slowly opened his eyes and smiled at Jaenelle, holding her fingers tightly.
"Wrap his wounds later, Jaenelle," Shadow said, helping Remus up, "Now get some sleep."
The trio then walked out.
"Jaenelle... I'm glad you stayed... You should've run," He squeezed her fingers tightly, "My little human. You never listen."
He smiled affectionatly, "Lay with me. Please."
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 14, 2009 20:30:04 GMT -5
Eryn stirred in Shadow's arms, whining a little at the sudden movements that the werewolf was making before settling back down, placing her head into a more comfortable position where she wasn't craning her neck.
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Jaenelle nodded slowly after a moment, using just enough strength to incline her head sharply before dropping it back to the floor, still keeping her fingers interlaced with Arsen's. The ex-human opened up her eyes lazily when she heard Arsen's voice and smiled softly.
"Like I really could leave, I'm never leaving you, sweetheart," Jae mumbled quietly, grinning like a cheshire cat before squeezing his fingers back. "I had to give you another chance to use my old nickname, didn't I? And since when I have I ever listened?"
Jae looked up at Arsen tiredly, dropping his hand to begin to slowly and painfully lever herself up from the ground, unsure if she could get up all the way. Finally, the ex-Hunter stopped about halfway up, leaning on her elbows, and shaking her head.
"I don't think I can get up any farther, Arsen, I'm sorry....I'm just so tired. I forgot how much being a 'little human' takes out of you," Jaenelle groaned out, throwing her head back to be able to see all the way up to where Arsen was lying on the cot.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 14, 2009 20:36:52 GMT -5
Arsen smiled, then grabbed her hand, "I want you to lay with me. I'll help you up, come on."
He pulled on her hand gently, leaning enough to wrap an arm around her waist and lift her up slowly, layimg her on her back next to him.
"See? Just lay here," He said, his arm still about her waist.
"Just... Lay here..." He sounded breathless, closing his eyes and burying his face in her nfck, kissing the bite wounds gently.
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 14, 2009 21:06:24 GMT -5
Jaenelle squirmed a little at the sudden feeling of weightlessness that came from being picked up by her lover, lauging lightly as the First lay her down next to him. The ex-human leaned into Arsen's hold, still smiling and listening to the pleasant rumble that filled his chest when he began talking, enjoying the comforting growl that had grown so familiar. Being human again, hearing Arsen's voice with human ears and knowing that, for her, he was practically invincible.
"Just... Lay here..." Arsen murmured breathily for a minute and Jaenelle looked up at him, opening her mouth to say something, before gasping loudly as her mate buried his face in her neck, mouthing her bite wounds and making her whine and groan in the back of her throat.
"Arsen," Jae mouthed, groaning deeply; god, he hadn't done this in forever....literally, forever and, damn, it felt good.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 14, 2009 21:12:57 GMT -5
Arsen chuckled, "Sorry. I couldn't help it, love."
He sat up next to her, leaning his weight on his elbows and smiled at her.
"I love you, y'know," He smiled at her, resting a chin in his hand.
"That bullet," He was suddenly serious, "It made you human. You must be exhausted."
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 14, 2009 21:40:12 GMT -5
Jaenelle laughed again quietly, tiredly.
"Yeah, I understand...." she murmured quietly, leaning her head back to look up at him. "It's been a while since I've been human or you've been around a human whose blood has tempted you enough to even make you want to do that, I guess."
A teasing smile lifted up her lips at the words 'I love you' coming from Arsen and she returned the sentiment by reaching out with one shaking hand and running it through the unruly hair over one of his ears.
"I love you too, silly. And that bullet was anti-vampire magic worked up by Var and Falen, you know, before......they based it off of your blood meaning that, for me, whose not even close to how much power you've got I'll be mortal for about a week. It's not forever, Arsen, and the weakness should be gone in a day or so," Jae mumbled quietly. "Even if I'm tired, I'll survive. How are you?"
The ex-Hunter watched her mate's expressions flit across his face, mind hazy but still sharp and clued in to Arsen's expressions.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 14, 2009 21:45:42 GMT -5
"Fine. Maybe with just washing and a little blood, this'll be gone by tomorrow," He sighed and laid down again, his face at her neck and kissing the bite again.
"I have to calm down the others," He said, "But later. Right now, I want to be with you."
He smiled then, kissing the wound again.
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 14, 2009 21:54:45 GMT -5
Jaenelle sucked in her breath quickly, mock glaring at Arsen as he mouthed her bite area.
"That's totally...unfair..." she gasped out as he continued. "But, remember? No one is supposed to know that we're together. No one knows that I exist, silly. You're going to probably have to go rally the troops sometime soon."
Jae drew in her breath sharply again, wishing she could return the favor for Arsen, but unable to due to the fact that she was completely exhausted and her fangs couldn't extend or be aroused at the moment.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 14, 2009 22:08:13 GMT -5
"Its still morning. I say let them sleep," Arsen grinned devilishly, something rare for him. He began to purr softly, humming deep in his chest.
He was truely comfortable.
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 14, 2009 22:23:24 GMT -5
Jaenelle laughed lightly, enjoying Arsen's rakish grin and the deep purr coming from him that exuded peacefulness and comfort despite the pain from his burns. Her smile was sleepy and content, just happy to be with him as they relaxed in the small med tent in the middle of a refugee camp twice over. The ex-human purred happily in contentment as she stretched luxuriously, like a cat, on the cot and then sprawled over it, getting comfortable as she watched expessions play over Arsen's face like the dim sunlight playing on the rough dirt floor.
His words made him incrediby endearing and Jae couldn't help but smile as she watched him and listened to him basically tell the rest of the camp to sod off, but she guessed he deserved a little time to himself. After all, he had been injured and, as long as nobody came looking for him, nobody would find her and Arsen's secret would be safe.
They would be fine. So, Jae resolved herself to have fun and pushed her head into Arsen's lap, butting her head against his hand like a cat asking to be pet while closing her eyes and sighing in sheer bliss. This was nowhere near heaven, but it was about as perfect as life could get right now.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 14, 2009 22:40:11 GMT -5
Arsen smiled, playing with her hair, "Silly. You should sleep."
He gently kisseed her forehead, purring all the while.
"You need your rest, my love." He closed his eyer as well, smiling happily.
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 14, 2009 22:56:39 GMT -5
Jaenelle smiled softly, enjoying the time just lying on the cot with Arsen, tired beyond belief and happy just to let her eyes slide close to the familiar purr and gain a few more hours of peaceful sleep under the watchful eyes of her mate.
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Eryn stretched in Shadow's arms opening up her cat-slit green eyes as she extended her hands over her head and her claws raked the air- dangerously close to Shadow's face.
"Whoops..." she mumbled tiredly, giggling slightly as she continued her waking up process with a big yawn and more stretching until she heard the bones in her feet cracking. That was about when she realized that they were no longer in the tent and panicked slightly. "What happened? Did we get attacked again? Did I sleep through it!??!"
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Post by †Arisen† on May 14, 2009 23:03:33 GMT -5
Arsen smiled, kissing her cheek again. He settled back down again and began purring, humming a lullaby.
~~~~~
"Don't worry. I had to help take care of Arsen," Shadow said, "You didn't miss anything."
He smiled at her, "I can take you back to the tent and you can get more sleep if you want."
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 16, 2009 22:20:31 GMT -5
Eryn shook her head vehemently, digging her claws deeply into Arsen's clothing, glaring at Remus if he came too close.
"No," she snarled. "No, I'm staying with you."
Her mind flit back to Caya for a moment, remembering how the other werewolf had always casually ignored and kicked her out whenever Daemonar showed up. She would not let Shadow get rid of her that easily; she refused to let him kick her out of his life now tha tshe was in it.
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Jaenelle curled into Arsen's side, trying to get closer to her mate and absorb his warmth. Her eyes slipped open blearily, enjoying the rumbling from Arsen's chest that floated next to her ear.
"Hello," Jae mumbled quietly, smiling up at him gently.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 16, 2009 22:34:05 GMT -5
"All right. I was going to go lay down," Shadow smiled, running a free hand through his short hair, "Lets go back to sleep, little one."
~~~~~
"Yes love?" Arsen smiled, shifting a bit, pulling her closer to his side.
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 16, 2009 23:09:53 GMT -5
Eryn nodded slowly, calmly unsinking the claws on one of her hands out of Shadow's clothing and loosening the other, but refusing to release the werewolf all the way.
"You're not getting rid of me that easily," the little shifter muttered under her breath, laying her head back down on Shadow's shoulder and watching Remus warily, making sure that he wasn't about to come and rip her off the werewolf, baring her teeth at the halfling.
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"Mmm, nothing," Jaenelle mumbled burying her face in Arsen's neck in turn and nipping at him softly, enjoying the feeling of biting him even if her fangs couldn't get aroused very far and it pained her to make them even come out more than halfway. However, halfway was enough to scrape along the underside of the First's jaw and scratch his impenetrable skin.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 16, 2009 23:42:02 GMT -5
"I'm not going to let you go," Shadow said, ruffling her hair, "Lets go to bed.
"Remur, I'll see you later."
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Arsen purred softly, tilting his head to the side a bit.
"Whats gotten into you? You haven't done this in ages."
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 16, 2009 23:56:41 GMT -5
Eryn watched Remus carefully as Shadow carried her away, seeing each move the other male made and calculatingly putting them away for further scrutinization and planning later. She would understand the dynamics in this camp, make sure that Shadow wasn't taken away from her or her from him. She would be like Shadow's shadow, unable to be detached from his side.
"Yeah, let's go to sleep," Eryn mumbled turning her face into Shadow's neck and beginning to contemplate the person that Remus was, the kind of person strong enough to survive after Daemonar had cast him away.
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Jaenelle laughed, enjoying the way Arsen let her bite him, became vulnerable to her.
"I just...want to," the ex-human said after a moment, pulling her head up out of her mate's neck and resting it on Arsen's shoulder and watching his expressions. "I haven't gotten to play with you in a long time."
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