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Post by Fiji221 on May 29, 2008 17:17:15 GMT -5
Kyle smiled slightly at Draydon's attempt to lessen the tension between the three girls. She hadn't noticed that this was probably extremely awkward for him, not only being with strangers but being the only freshman at the table. She remembered being a freshman herself and how hard she had found it to make friends. Then again, in her first year of college, the two youngest brothers in her family, Jason and Matt, were in school as well which made the transition much easier. Not to mention the fact that he was the only male at the table which probably just took away more from his comfort level.
So, deciding to take mercy on him, she figured she should answer his question and help along his hopes of ending the tension.
"This will be my fourth year majoring in English Lit. One more year and I'm out of here" she said, a feeling of excitement bubbling up in here just at the thought of finally finishing school for good after 20 years. She had been an aspiring author since she was 13 and couldn't wait to get out there and try her luck and getting published.
"I take a lot of music classes on the side though" Kyle added as an afterthought. "I guess you could call me an artsy-creative type" she said.
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Post by charmedfan1211 on May 29, 2008 20:06:31 GMT -5
At the sound of the word "music", Draydon immediately smiled. "Really, I'll be a music major!" He was happy that he had found a connection with someone, anyone, even if it was the girl with a tiny anger problem. She was actually kind of nice, despite her introverted demeanor.
"I'm actually looking for a job on campus, something where I could play my music. A club or something like that..." Draydon trailed off, stopping himself before he began a rant.
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Post by piperminime on May 30, 2008 15:21:47 GMT -5
As Kyle answered the question Connor figured she might as well too. She wasn't that big of a creative person, that just wasn't her thing, she was more of a logical person but he asked so she knew she should answer. She felt bad for subjecting him to all this. It was sort of her fault, but it wasn't like she knew she was going to find the one girl who had such a problem with her. "I'm in my last year of majoring in Government/Law. My dad's a big politician back in the states so it's sort of in my blood."Connor said taking another sip of her coffee. "As for the creativity thing, that's not really my cup of tea you could say."
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Post by Fiji221 on Jun 2, 2008 18:28:27 GMT -5
Kyle had to admit to herself that she wasn't all that surprised about Connor's lack of creativity. She held no grudge for that though, she was actually partly relieved. Who knew what kinds of art that girl could put in to the world? But Law and Government? Didn't really see that one coming. She expected something a bit...simpler. But whatever, to each his own. If it was what Connor loved - good for her.
She nodded in response to Connor to acknowledge that she had heard before thinking back to what Draydon had said about his music career.
"You know, I might be able to show you a few places around campus that are looking for some new talent. I also know some people around that, if you get on their good side, can help you out with getting gigs. Not to mention there's like at least one open mic night every night around here, you've just got to know where to look and who to talk to" she offered, shifting in her seat to cross her legs.
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Post by RP Muse on Jun 2, 2008 21:25:02 GMT -5
Jacob didn't like that she wouldn't let him take care of her. She was obviously hurt and needed medical attention and she was being incredibly stubborn. She didn't know what might be wrong. Sure he was hurt and injured himself but they were external injuries. Her injuries may be internal which were far worse since they were impossible to determine without proper medical attention.
"I'm aware...but..right now..you need to..rest" Jacob said as she claimed she could hold her own.
He just wanted to make sure she was alright. Though he couldn't help but like the fact she wanted to make sure he was alright. It showed deep down she really did care and it put a secret smile upon his face. One beaming from the inside. He didn't feel much like mustering up a smile on the outside at the moment but he was on the inside for certain. Besides he didn't want to look like some weirdo either.
Jacob was surprised he had actually said it. What if she just thought he was mental? Or wasn't being serious and it made her angry? Why did he have to open his mouth? After a moment he felt her grab his hands and she looked very caught off guard that had definitely not been the reaction he had been expecting. Especially the next words that would come out of her mouth.
Wait she was asking him about demons? Jacob expression was just as shocked as hers had been but he regained his composure before speaking up.
"Wait how do you know about demons?" Jacob asked putting emphasis on the word you.
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Post by italiannna on Jun 2, 2008 23:14:14 GMT -5
Mena's eyes grew wide with confusion and a little bit of excitement. She thought she was one of the only witches left fighting the good cause. Well, she knew that there were others, but she didn't think in a million years that Jacob would be one of them. Out of all the people to be a witch... It had to be Jacob. Mena had to approach the topic with caution. For all she knew, Jacob could be one of the evil ones. That however seemed highly unlikely given the fact that Jacob risked his life for her and was still risking his life by being stubborn as mule and refusing to let her help him.
"Jacob Barras... you have not changed... We seriously need to get you some help... If you let me help you, I will let a doctor look at me... But we need to get you to a hospital before you pass out from blood loss."
Mena cringed at the thought of Jacob passing out. She did not want to see him harmed in any way because of her and of who she was. She did care about him as much as she hated to admit it. She also now thought very highly of him because he was willing to put his life on the line for someone. She did still think he was stubborn and stupid for not wanting to get some help... Bu the had a good soul... Which was why it would kill her to see him hurt.
How did he know about demons though? Was he a witch as well? Was he a good witch? He had to be good... The way he was screaming her name was out of concern... Mena could not hold back for much longer... If Jacob knew about witches, she had to let him she was one as well... Unless... She could get him to tell her first... If he was comfortable enough to tell her he was a witch, she could tell him the same thing. And the sooner they were able to tell their secrets, the faster Mena could get Gabriella to come and fade them to a hospital... Mena held up a finger to Jacob's mouth to hush him...
"Oh... no no no... I believe I asked YOU first... Why and HOW do you know about demons?"
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Post by RP Muse on Jun 2, 2008 23:39:03 GMT -5
She was right, he was starting to feel worse and worse honestly. Still, he did not care nor was dwelling on that fact. The fact was she could be hurt far worse than him and that thought scared him. Why did she have to so incredibly stubborn? Didn't she understand she might have internal injuries and could be bleeding from the inside? No he wasn't going to have it. He was going to make sure she was okay if it killed him. Jacob could be a selfless person at times and this was one of those times. This was her, the girl he was in love with since his sophomore year. He'd do anything for her even through the years of harsh rejection.
"I can't help it..I..lo...reallly care about you" Jacob said speaking quickly at the end of the sentence. He had nearly said the word love. Definitely not the word Mena wanted to hear, but delirium was effecting his thinking. Even though it was true it wasn't something he would ever say coherently at least not at the current moment.
Jacob was trying hard to focus now. He could stay awake for a while longer. He was just a little lethargic. It would be okay he had a lot incentive to keep him awake and that was Mena. He would start worrying about himself once he was sure she was alright. Just in case she was worse he had to be sure. He didn't even want to think of what would happen if she hurt herself trying to save him.
Wait, there was still the supernatural aspect of this all. She had asked how he knew about demons. No mortal would ask a question like that. She had to be a witch, perhaps a whitelighter. Wait no, definitely not a whitelighter! She would have healed him by now. Not to mention whitelighters were nearly intangible aside from darklighter attacks. It was just the way he felt he supposed. she was like an angel to him, exactly what a whitelighter was. She was a witch than, because he knew she was certainly not evil.
There was the question again; he would answer this time. "I'm a witch....now look...let me heal you? Please that way you will be well enough to help me?" Jacob asked hoping she would comply. It was a nice compromise anyway. He would let her help him like she wanted and he could help her. It was a win win situation what could go wrong?
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Post by italiannna on Jun 2, 2008 23:59:59 GMT -5
Mena was starting to really worry about Jacob's well being. He was sweating bullets and was not breathing properly. If they did not get any help soon, he would pass out from the loss of blood. Mena could not let that happen. She had to protect him like he was protecting her. She began to wonder why was he so stubborn with her? Why couldn't he just let her help him. She was fine compared to him and she was able to fully support the two of them. But, no Jacob had to be chivalrous! Why was he acting this way with her?
Her answer came in Jacob's delirious response to her pressuring hin to let her help him. I..lo...really care about you. Mena pulled her hand back from Jacob's hands... What did he just say? She tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear. She did not miss that statement. Mena was very attentive and she caught his words and clung to them as if they were a life support. She shook her head and dismissed it as Jacob being delusional. She made a nervous laughs and tried to apply more pressure to Jacob's wound...
"Jacob... I care about you to... And I think that your wounds are more important here..."
Then he said it... He was a witch... Mena gasped and let got of Jacob's wound. She did not mean to but she was not expecting his response at all. She did not think in a million years that Jacob Barras. The very same Jacob Barras who was the arrogant jock in high school... Who was known for the girls who loved him and the way he played hockey... She could not believe he was a witch... Yet here he was proclaiming his magical side to her... He was doing it as a way to get her to let him heal her. Mena sighed. She could fight him anymore on this... She had to let him try to heal her. Then she would get Gabriella to get them to the nearest hospital.
"Fine Jacob... You win... But I swear if you pass out, you'll never hear the end of it..."
With a final sigh, Mena slowly lifted her shirt to reveal the deep purple and red bruise that nearly covered her entire abdomen and stomach. Mena winced and she lifted her shirt.
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Post by RP Muse on Jun 3, 2008 0:20:10 GMT -5
Jacob was worrying about her too. People with internal injuries might seem or even feel that they are okay, but very quickly can be fighting for their lives. He would not and could not let that happen. He refused to let it happen. She just didn't understand what might be going on with her own body simply because there wasn't as much evidence of injury as there was with him. It didn't mean she was perfectly fine and maybe she was but he wasn't going to risk the chance she needed to be still. Helping him would require too much movement and she could tear something and do some serious damage.
Jacob saw that she had pulled her hand away. Nearly right after his near spilling of his heart. True he was delirious and almost at the point of incoherence but it was still true nonetheless. Oh no she must have understood what he had been thinking. He didn't want to scare her away. It wasn't that he couldn't tell her face to face. He would love to infact. It was just the fact right now the love was unrequited. They had never dated and up until now this was the first time she had truly been civil to him. He wasn't about to ruin it by telling her something that might scare her away. His thoughts were interrupted as he felt her palms at his legs again. He smiled very faintly. She really did care, deep down. It was the best feelings he had ever felt to know she cared in some way about him. As far off as it may be she still cared.
"Maybe....but..internal..could...be worse" Jacob said his words a little breathy. He wasn't feeling incredibly out of it. Yes, he was out of breath. However his vision was fine and so was his hearing so he wasn't going to pass out anytime soon. Anyone got dizzy from blood loss. Even something as simple as donating blood. So why did she need to worry he'd be okay. He still couldn't believe she was a witch. It was so perfect though. That made him feel more hopeful they had something to relate to know. He had never met another witch before, besides something brief and casual. Never someone he would see again, let alone on a near daily basis. Certainly not someone he had known for a little over five years.
Jacob smiled a smile of relief as she obliged to him healing her. It was for her own good. He was going to risk her rupturing anything like her spleen or appendix or some other organ. Jacob winces and had to look back a second when she pulled her shirt back. It was worse than he thought. That was one serious contusion, who knew what was going on internally.
Jacob quickly placed his hands over her stomach and closed his eyes. He had to give this his full concentration. The glow started and seemed brighter than usual. It seemed to be working because the bruise was disappearing. While he was healing her he starting feeling weaker and weaker. He didn't care he was going to fully heal her. Jacob continued until the bruise was gone but then everything was starting to spin around. The noises around him were fading. Suddenly the glow let out and everything went black before he collapsed onto her lap.
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Post by italiannna on Jun 3, 2008 1:27:19 GMT -5
Mena gasped as she lifted her shirt and saw the huge coloured blotch on her body. She leaned a bit back so that it would be easier for Jacob to do what it was that he would be doing. Mena sighed and waited as she began to feel to warm soothing sensation that came from Jacob's healing power. It felt so wonderful... So beautiful... Like it was so right for them to be there in that moment.
Mena looked up at Jacob and how much he focused on trying to save her... How intent he was on making sure she was ok... He truly did care about her... He wanted her to be safe and secure and warm... Just like his healing touch... Mena never had a guy care so much about her... It made her feel special... This was not the same Jacob she knew a few years ago...This Jacob had grown and had matured right before her eyes... If they both ended up surviving, she would open her heart to him at last... It was decided... No more hiding from her feelings...
Jacob did not look so good... Mena noticed as she was getting stronger, Jacob was getting weaker... She started to worry about him... He could not pass out... He had to stay strong... Mena grabbed one of his hands in order to help give him strength to pull through it... She could feel the pain going away... But as the physical pain subsided, her emotional pain only grew. With each passing moment that Jacob was in pain, Mena's heart began to break even more.
Then it happened... Mena could feel herself regaining health until everything was completely healed... As soon as the entire bruise was gone, Mena felt something heavy fall upon her. It was Jacob... The strain of trying to heal her had taken a complet toll on the young man and he passed out right on top of Mena. Mena could feel the surge of panic rising in her heart. She was not the strongest person, but she was strong enough to gently move Jacob off her lap and onto the floor. She then began to gently shake him.
"Jacob.... Jacob... Jacob please hear me... Please wake up..."
Mena felt Jacob's neck for a pulse and sighed in relief when she found one. She then tried to fight back the anger burning within her. She knew this would happen because Jacob was far worse off than she was... He was so stubborn... Mena was so angry with herself as well. She should have been thinking of him and not of herself... She needed to get him to a hospital and fast she would never forgive herself if something happened. She leaned over Jacob and gently touched his face...
"Don't worry... I swear you'll be ok Jacob..."
Before Mena could call for her sister, Gabriella faded in right in front of her. Being 25 years old, Gabriella stood the tallest out of the three sisters and was a lso the curviest of them all. She was known as the prettiest of the sisters and never had a problem getting dates back in high school. But the sudden loss of her parents had changed Gabriella and she took a more serious role as the protector of the family. When she faded into the alley way and saw her little sister holding the head of a young man, her reaction was one of shock and relief at the same time.
"Mena!!! Oh my God! Thank God you're ok! Marianna had a vision that you were being attacked"
"I'm ok Gabri... But we need to get Jacob to a hospital... He's been injured and he's out cold..."
Mena kept applying pressure to Jacob's wound with one hand and kept hold his had with the other. She hated that he was suffereing because of her...
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Post by charmedfan1211 on Jun 3, 2008 20:12:06 GMT -5
Connor really didn't seem the government/law type, but could definetly pin her as a politicians daughter, she just had the air of one. Not negatively so, she just had that confidence about her, as she exhibited by sitting with a total stranger.
"Really!?" Draydon said a little too eagerly, "That would be great! Thanks!" He was starting to like Kyle more and more. "What places, and which people?" Draydon hoped he wasn't sound too pushy.
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Post by RP Muse on Jun 3, 2008 21:40:38 GMT -5
Everything felt weird now and strange. He didn't really feel anymore pain. Where was he? He couldn't see anything everything was dark. All he had was his thoughts it was a scary feeling, which made him feel helpless. Was he dead? No wouldn't it be different? Wasn't there supposed to be some vortex you enter or someone there when you die? Yet he was alone at the moment. Maybe he was just unconscious, hopefully just and not something like a coma.
He didn't like this. He wanted to make sure Mena was alright. At least he remembered her getting better. Still, she was alone what if the demons or whatever they were came back? What if she was attacked again and he wasn't there to save her? No, this wasn't the time to think like that. He needed to get back to her. It seemed hard. He had used all his strength to make sure she was alright. That and his injuries took too much of a toll on him he supposed.
He would be okay, it wasn't like he hit his head. With a little time he would regain his strength and wake up. He hoped it was soon. He wanted to make sure Mena was alright. Maybe see if she wanted to go o a date, no he didn't want to push it. Hopefully the blue rose that he had dropped wasn't damaged and he could give it to her.
He remembered dropping it a few feet away from where she had been attacked. Along with the cute stuffed dog. He just wanted to make her happy, anything to make her smile. He loved to see her smile and creating that would be all the better.
He just needed to figure out how to wake up from this. Mena was probably blaming herself and he didn't want that. It was neither one of their faults, except the madmen who had created this whole mess. The though made him feel angry again. Whoever did this was going to pay for hurting her and making her worry.
Gabriella didn't realize who the other person was until Mena mentioned it. She was just relived that Mena was alright. Not that she wasn't concerned with Jacob but Mena was her sister after all and she wasn't ready to lose anyone else in her family.
"I'm just glad you are okay. Marianna said she saw you had been knocked out. We were so worried" Gabriella said then focused on Jacob.
"Yeah we need to get him to a hospital" She had no idea Jacob was a witch and only assumed he had been got caught in the middle. Who knew what he had seen. Gabriella went over to where Jacob and her sister were grabbing onto them both before fading behind the hospital in a secluded area.
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Post by italiannna on Jun 6, 2008 23:40:36 GMT -5
Mena lightly touched Jacob's face and tried to wipe his brow clean of his sweat. She wished Gabriella would waste anymore time and just get them out of there, or more specifically, Jacob first. She could not stand to see him in any more pain because of her. Even though she was aware that Jacob was magical, and the good kind of magical, Mena still blamed herself for putting Jacob in this mess. If she hadn't screamed... Jacob would be alright... She might have been dead or worse, captured... But someone else would not be hurt because of her.
Mena slowly undid the sleeve that was being used to stop Jacob's blood from gushing... The blood was not gushing out as rapidly as before but there was still blood coming out, not to mention the amount of blood Jacob had already lost thanks to the both of them being stubborn. Mena gently caressed Jacob's head and gently rubbed his shoulders... She was genuinely worried about him. She then looked up at Gabriella.
Mena did not care if her sister was there watching her. She was not madly in love with Jacob or anything... No matter what Marianna's visions told her. She knew that her sisters would talk about Jacob when Mena was not there. One time while Mena was practicing her invisibility, she walked in on her sisters talking about how attractive Jacob was and even putting bets on how long it would take Mena to make a move on him. That royally ticked her off and to this day it annoyed her that her sisters kept talking about her love life when she wasn't present. She knew her sisters wanted her to be happy, but they just kept annoying her.
"Yes Gabri... We really need to get him out of here as fast as possible. I don't know how more time we have to waste. We don't know how much blood he lost already."
Before she could think anymore, Filomena saw her surroundings fade out and change into a secluded area near a hospital. She smiled to her sister as a way of saying Thank You. She looked back down to Jacob and gently touched his face...
"You're gonna be alright Jacob... Just hang in there ok? Please... Please stay strong..."
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Post by Fiji221 on Jun 7, 2008 20:19:34 GMT -5
Kyle widened her eyes slightly at his enthusiasm and bit back a laugh. Draydon was obviously eager to get his career started.
"Slow down there. Nothing super big, just some local places and people. None of them are likely to get you on the charts or anything, but it would be a start for you. Plus I bet some of the classes your taking will give you some connections to the places nearby - people to talk to, places to check out, all that good start off stuff. I'm not 100% savvy, but I've got a good idea at where you can get yourself started" she explained to him. Kyle hardly knew how to get him in to the big shot music world, but she could at least help him get started.
"Maybe some time when it isn't raining and you've gotten settled in a little bit I can point out some of the campus's hot spots that tend to book aspiring talent. It may take a few tries, depending on what owners and such are looking for, but you'll probably be able to get a few gigs - depending on how good you are" she added, somewhat wondering how she was getting herself so wrapped up in this kid's affairs. She was usually one to stick to her own business, but here she was promising to help someone get started in the music world.
She smiled as she pulled the cap off of her pen again and drew random shapes and designs on a napkin in front of her. "What do you do anyway? Music wise" she clarified. If she was going to help him, she needed a sense of where she'd want to take him.
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Post by RP Muse on Jun 8, 2008 22:46:47 GMT -5
This was not good. She wondered how much Jacob had seen, hopefully nothing. Even if he did they could convince him he had been seeing things. That would probably be easy. She was just glad her sister was okay. She couldn't even bare the thought of losing anyone else when she had lost so much already.
Still, what were they going to do with Jacob? Better yet what were they going to tell the doctors or nurses when they took him into the ER? "Listen Mena we need to think before we go in there. Trust me they are going to ask questions. What did you see? What happened? The police are going to get involved too. They are going to want some kind of description of who attacked you. We can't say oh demons did it." Gabriella began. "Then what about Jacob what if he saw too much? What are we going to tell him?"
There was so much to question and so little answers. Everything was too complicated. They needed to know what to say before they walked into that hospital. If not Mena might get too overwhelmed and things might not go right. They could say they were mugged and really didn't a good look at the faces of the people.
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