Woven Rings Of Destiny ( Continuation of The Family)

[The GrandMage]

Joseph

His face was red with anger. He was glad Micheal wasn't here to see this. He stepped down after her. "Training constantly, have you? You can take care of yourself, huh? Then why, even now, can't you truly trust me? Why did you let what happened to you happen? Because you could. Take. Care. Of. Yourself? You couldn't even protect yourself, and now you're saying you can watch over Lance and our son as well?"

He saw how she was reacting to what he was saying, and lost a hold on his anger. It collapsed in on itself. He sighed, "Aria, you're young yet. But you've opened a can of worms. You can't handle this yourself." He stared at her a moment, awaiting what she would say.

 

[Sweetp4u]

Aria

I whirled on him, instantly angered. MY fangs bared and my eyes shooting daggers at him as well.
"YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO SPEAK!" I advanced on him, in a blur and was in his face as anger poured through me.
"How many women you know could recover after seeing their dead husband!?" I poked him in his chest as I stormed within my soul.
"How many women do you know could comprehend what was happening, fight their husbands whom they love!?" I poked again and harder this time as my eyes narrowed to slits.
"How many do you know could recover enough to keep from being raped, held by a knife and her son standing before her as confused as she was!?" I shoved him this time down to the steps, I was so angry I was trembling with it.
"How many do you know have their world torn apart and then told what she seen was all a lie!?" I growled low in my throat, my anger and hurt too great to watch my tongue.
"If I could not forgive and forget would you be at my doorstep!?" I barked out and whirled, "I am going for a walk to think!" I just walked off, left him there with many unanswered guestions as my own soul bled from the pain and anger still bottled up inside me. I did not blame him for what had happened to me, it was not his doing that brought me that pain, but his face was still the same.. His touch would be the same, or would it? I did not know but I was hurting inside and I needed some air before I did hurt him more than I had already.....
I never said I could do it alone, infact I knew I couldn't.. but to stand there and listen to his one sided opinion on what was best for me was too much to take right now. I felt a tear slip down my cheek as I vanished into the darkness of the park. Solitude was my friend tonight, perhaps I could clear my head and move on with a normal life instead of being afraid of him..

 

[Sweetp4u]

Erika

I glance from my packing and watch as the door opens and Ray waltzes into my suite.
"We have new orders from Lance."

That gave me pause, here I thought he had come to collect me, thinking Aria sent him when infact Lance had sent him.
"So I am not to hunt down and kill the assigned target?" He shook his head no and smiled cooly.
"Well alright..... I guess.." I stopped packing a moment. I had no reason not to believe him, he was part of the 'family'.
"So what are these orders?" I sat down and glanced across the small table to where he sat, a little confused but figured something else had happened while I was away.

 

[nightray]

Ray

“We’re to fallow the family to be there back up in case theirs more trouble.” I smile “And I’m to fined the stone sins I’m the only one that knows where it is.” I shrug “The problem is it’s been so long since I’ve seen it I’m not completely sheer where it is any more.” I chuckle “The last time I saw it I was I kid.”

I prop my feet up on the café table my head leaning agenst the back of the set looking up at the ceiling. They’ll stay in a town near where the alter is so I can search and still be there in case of trouble we’re not to make contact so as not to give them away.” I tilt my heed back down looking at her agene. “If I have to I’ll talk to Lance threw my mind to get any new orders and up dates but I can’t do that to often some can sense such things and trace them to the sores.”

I stand then my mind working trying to make sheer not to slip up. “The alter is in Scotland some where that’s where I was born.” I walk over to the window looking out over the city. Standing silently now.

I concentrate on Aria .“Aria sweaty I fond Erica but she’s afraid of some one and doesn’t want to put the family in danger by staying with you. I got her to agree to fallow from a safe distance and to let me stay with her to help keep her safe. This is good to for we can act like back up in case you guys run in to trouble. Once in Scotland I’ll start looking for the alter it shouldn’t be too hard once I’m there and my memories of child hood start coming back. So leave my weapons and some of my clothes there we’ll stop and pick them up once your gong.”

I stand there looking out over the city an evil laugh echoing in my mined as I play these fools like a violin. My master needs the book hole and that means I need to get my hands on the last page Aria is holding then the sword to absorb the power of the books destruction to weald agens the prison my master is in to free him so he can imprison his other half and twist the universe in to his image. I smile evilly at the thoughts running threw my head as I look down at the city.

I make the smile leave turning to Erica "So are you ready to go we’ll need to stop at the house to get my weapons once every one has gong. I walk back tordes Erica this time taking a set in a recliner. “Might as well relax for a bit give them time to leave.” I smile that’s some where between worm and cocky as I look at her threw my mirrored glasses.

 

[poohlive]

Sheer will kept him from falling down the stairs.
He didn't hear any voices, no pain threatened to swell up inside of him, or even the foreshadowing of what was to come, it hit him unexpected, like a ton of bricks.
Lance had been walking down the stairs, taking one at a time, holding onto the rail with care. Yesterday he probably could have jumped the entire thing, but today bones and joints threatened him, and he took everything with ease now.
It hurled itself at him. He held his stomach, although he didn't know why. His stomach didn't feel any pain, but doubling over did seem like the thing to do. His physical body wanted to fight a mental pain, and he was powerless to stop either.
Aria screamed inside of him. He screamed back, without even knowing it.
What caused her pain?
He fell to his knees, each on a different step. By some grace his hand wielded itself to the guardrail, and he didn't go tumbling down half a flight of stairs.
"Why?"
He winced, a shiver of pain trickling up his spine.
Why?
It passed. Even before he could fully take in the pain it left him. A pimple that had popped, and now nothing was left except for a remnant. He could feel it as he moved, but it left him. It teetered on the edge of his mind, threatening in its sly cool voice to boil over, but never did so.
All talk and no play.
Once more he found his legs and moved to the bottom of the stairs, unsure why exactly he had come here, only that the journey itself was a small quest in and of itself.
He moved over to a chair, finding for the time he would just relax and try to let the whole incident pass him. He sat down, almost laughing at how horrible the situation had become. Dire, a better word, if he knew one.
Everyone else had their demons to fight, and they could do so with their fists. His demons crawled inside of him, and inside of Aria.
A tear fell down his cheek, which surprised him cause he didn't quite know where it had come from.
He let his hand come up to his face, to wipe it away, but nothing was there. A ghost of a tear, from a memory too painful to relive.

 

[The GrandMage]

Joseph

He sat down, took his face in his hands, and cried. She was gone, wandered off, but he couldn't pull himself together to follow. She had been very harsh, even if it was true. But he'd gotten what he'd wanted. She wasn't moving forward yet. Maybe she'd change her plans.

But that wouldn't ease the pain. He had so little left,... And it was all crumbling around him. Perhaps it would have been best if he'd stayed dead.

 

[Sweetp4u]

Aria

I backed tracked around the house, feeling so much turmoil inside I didn't know how to fix... And that was driving me insane! I longed to just walk up to him, wrap him in my arms and tell him all would be alright. Comfort him as he had done for me so many times.. I longed for alot of things, including taking my words back, but I couldn't seem to turn back and say, "I'm sorry." I felt too much pain inside to do that just yet.
The ring was working but it was a slow process.. I knew i had to make an effort sometime soon or all would be lost to me.. And I would truely be alone...
I rounded the block and looked at the back door, contemplating entering or not when I got Ray's message..

"alright Ray.. Keep close tabs on her, we'll leave your things here and I will inform Maggie... be careful.."

I blocked him out from my mind then, not wanting him probing around in my thoughts nor anyone else for that matter, took a deep breath and wiped my face. I walked inside the house through the back and stood there listening to the silence. They were out front, loading things and I was hiding like a chicken shit. Go figure.....

I walked into the livingroom and spotted Lance on a chair. He looked so terrible, I didn't know what to say. Going to the kitchen I got a glass of milk for him and then dumped it out. Reaching into another cupboard I pulled out some whiskey and poured him a shot. Taking that with me, I walked up to his chair and squatted down.
"Here, I brought you something.. Maybe it will ease the pain?" I whispered softly, my eyes scanning his features. I could feel Joseph right outside the door, and again I tried to think of a way to mend the bridge... I could hear maggie outside talking softly but could not hear the words she said.. I blocked it out and focused on Lance instead.

 

[Shoty98]

Maggie

Ray had come and gone and I carried the last of our things down stairs and set it by the door. Turning around my hand grasped the door handle and I heard what was transpiring outside the door. Joseph and Aria and then a silence so thick, you could have cut it with a knife.
I sighed shaking my head, they had one hell of a long road before them. Part of me wanted to go after Aria and bring her back and the other part didn’t. “What good would it do? She never seems to care what I think and I only seem to make matters worse.” I questioned no one in particular.
After a few moments of the silence I grabbed a couple of the bags and headed out the door to load them up. I nearly tripped over Joseph on my way down the stairs. “Sorry Joseph…excuse me.” I stepped past him and carefully down the stairs. “You not going to go after her?…..make some kind of effort.?” I questioned him as I walked to the rental and began loading the bags.
“Look I don’t know everything that happened….at this point it doesn’t matter, she needs you and you look as though you need her.” I tossed another bag into the vehicle and turned to face him. “She is silent and moody, your silent and brooding, if your going to get her to lighten up your gonna have to do something more than sit back and wait. By now you should now her well enough to know you just have to step in and take the pants of this family from her.”
Somewhere deep inside some part of me laughed at the irony of what I had said, but I didn’t laugh, it was not funny to me to see two people I cared about, members of what family I had left, fighting with each other.
Standing there with my hands on my hips I waited for him to tell me to shut the fuck up, or mind my own business, either response would be ok…just so he responds with something. “There has to be something you can do besides sit there, maybe something special the two of you shared?”

 

[poohlive]

"Thank you," he drowned the drink in his hand, wincing as he did. Fire in his belly was short lived, but worth it. The pain didn't stop, or lull, but at least he got to focus part of himself on something more than what he couldn't fight inside his own body.
"You have to warn me before you go on any emotional roller coasters, ok," he said, a small smile on his lips. He took to oneo fhis sleeves to wipe the tear that had took care in running down her left cheek.
"I'm a guy, I can't handle pain half as well as you can."
A tender moment, just a pause, where each of them didn't have to talk, but understood anyway. He leaned further into the chair, enjoying for a brief time the comfort it gave him. It was short lived in the little time he had left.
Lance had come to find out that many things were short lived in this world, no matter how many lives you have left.
"You can control it, or it can control you."
He thought it should be said. It could pertain to whatever she wanted it to, but the thought, and the logic behind it should be able to help her, and himself in the rest of their days.
However few were left.

 

[Sweetp4u]

Aria

I flushed at his words, forgetting what raged inside me raged inside him as well. I counldn't really say anything, my eyes closed as he wiped away the tear and opened to fix on his weary face once more.
"Thank you." His advice was sound and he was right. I needed to get some control over myself instead of blowing up at every little thing. Emotions were good, but deadly in this game.
I placed my hand on his which rested in his thigh and just let it sit there a moment. I didn't dare give even a small squeeze for that would hurt, or could hurt, and he was in enough pain.
"Are you ready to go? Will you be alright in the move?" I thought for a moment, the suburban was large enough to make him a bed on the back floor.. Perhaps that would make traveling easier for him? I held his gaze, waiting to see what he needed to move.
"Just tell me what to do to make it more comfortable as possible and I'll get it ready."

 

[The GrandMage]

Joseph

Joseph looked up at maggie, and shook his head. Tears streamed down his face. He was showing his weakness, but he didn't care. He only cared about one thing. "It's not that easy. I don't dare push. I pushed earlier, to get a reaction. But if I try to patch things up,....Aria's been hurt. And for a while, she thought it was me. And no matter what I do, it will always be my face there. She has to get around that herself."

He sighed, and slowly got up to his feet. "You know, when I came home that day, the day I was turned. I saw them, it was the only blood in the whole house. They were alive when it happened. He kept them alive just long enough to hear them sobbing when it was all over. Even after all this this time, I sometimes see their eyes in nightmares. Dead, but so filled with,...fear? Hate? She experienced that, Maggie. Of someone you think you know, doing that to you. She knows it wasn't me, but that wall is still there. What can I say to make it go away? That I'm sorry? That I know how she feels? I don't, Maggie. All I can do is wait, and hope, and love..."

 

[Shoty98]

Maggie

"There is nothing you can say as far as that goes Joseph, none of us knows how she feels and what she is going through. My guess would be that we never will."
I relaxed my stance a little, my mind consumming the new information he had just put out there in the open. I didn't have to even ask why she hadn't told me...I knew.
"I fear your wrong, relying on waiting, hoping and loving her alone. You'll have to push somewhat......" I walked up the sidewalk and stood before him.
"I know it's not easy, lord knows she doesn't make it easy either, but the next time she goes into a fit of anger, don't let her storm off. Pull her to you, hold her tight...kiss her, make her see it wasn't you...make her see that there is a difference between him and you. It will be hard Joseph, but in the long run it will help."
My heart was breaking for the both of them, I couldn't do anything to mend what was broken, only be here to listen. I reached up and wiped the tear from his cheek, sighing softly.
"Think of this, as well, before your wait and hope. When she finally gets past this some more, she'll look back and wonder. Wonder, not if you were waiting and hoping, but wonder if you were avoiding her because of what happened to her. I have seen it before..."
I turned and walked up the stairs, leaving him with that to think about. Who knew how this would turn out? I certainly didn't and hoped for the best.
Walking in the house I gave a smile to Aria and Lance and moved on to the kitchen. "Aria..everything is ready. I only have a couple of bags left to toss in the rental...just need some food." I quickly made myself a sandwhich and sat down at the table...

 

[poohlive]

"I can hold my own," he said, letting his fingers trace back and forth where she touched him, a carress that eased both of their minds. Cream colored skin that felt so warm to him, so powerful.
"I'm a guy, I'm stubborn when it comes to pain. You've been aruond guys to know that. I can hold my own. What I can't hold, is yours too. I don't want you to go through anything radical, but I do want you to try and solve whatever is inside you. I can fight my demons, but yours are too much, they were too much from the beginning."
Lance eased a cramp from his body, breathing hard as he did so. He could feel the age returning to his bones, the ever slow process that seemed determined to kill him through pain before the process had been complete.
"I'll fell better, and I think you will too. At least, I hope so."

 

[Sweetp4u]

Aria

I felt bad for letting my emotions take over and causing him even more pain. I nodded and glanced away as I rose from the chair.
"Sorry about that.." I backed up a little giving him room, unsure what to do so I went upstairs and gathered up the untouched bags of clothes I bought him and brought them down to the car.
"We're ready to head out of here.." I walked through the house, double checking to make sure we had everything then found Maggie.
"Ray is planning on staying with Erika and following behind us at a distance.. Apparently Erika is afraid that someone might be after her and put us all in harms path.. So Ray thought it would be good to tag behind us as back ups and keep Erika company.. Apparently she's afraid.." I caught Lance's expression and Maggie's as I turned back, shrugging my shoulders I went on...
"Can you leave Ray's clothes and weapons inside the door for him? He'll be by to follow us and get his things.." I thanked her softly and found Michael in the living room.
"Time to go for another ride sweetie..." I gathered him up in my arms and carried him outside. I seen Joseph sitting there on the porch and again felt the pain rise up inside me. I said nothing just let Michael down next to his dad and stood back upright.
"We're all packed and ready to do.. We need to talk once we get where we are going.." I said it so matter-of-factly I could have sworn he flinched a little. I wanted to comfort him and tell him everything would be alright, but again the trauma of the incident was effecting my thinking. I gripped the ring between my fingers, turning it on my hand, wishing it would work a little faster!
I turned and went back inside to walk with Lance out and make sure he made it.
"Ready to go?" I stood beside the chair waiting for him.



Erika:

I nodded to Ray, accepting what was said and sat down.
"Well I am all packed here and ready to do, and my rental is downstairs.. Shall we?" He sat there smirking, I really disliked his attitude at times..

 

[The GrandMage]

Joseph

Joseph looked up slowly, turning his head to look at the space she'd been standing in. His eyes looked down to Michael, and he smiled. The boy stared at his father a moment, then smiled back and arms in the universal gesture to be picked up. Joseph chuckled, and lifted the boy up.

He smiled, and kissed his son's forehead. "Alrighty, sport. We're going for a ride. Hope you didn't hide anything you'll be wantin' later." He smiled, and Michael joined him in his mirth, as half-felt as it was.

 

[Sweetp4u]

Aria

Everything was left in the house Ray needed, everyone loaded into the suburban.. I didn't think I had forgotten anything, so we set off.
I let Ray know we had left and were heading for the harbor. A way to travel dawned on me, one in which would be harder to track our movements... Ship.
"We're heading to Scotland, I believe the alter is there resting somewhere.. So .. that's where we're going." I announced to the passengers and again fell silent. Michael fell asleep on the way, but that was normal for him.
Everyone seemed lost in their own thoughts, and I didn't really feel the urge to social at this point. Silence was golden at times.
"Hope no one get's sea sick.." I chuckled a little, wondering how this would go over?
We arrived at the dock and parked. I paid a few luggage boys to handle everything, got out the pass ports and made my way into the building to get the tickets. I purchased tickets for everyone, including Ray and Ericka.. Again letting him know he had to get here some time later and the false names I registered them under. I didn't have much to worry about, all the pass ports were forged by the best.
Stamped, paid and ready I handed each person their own bedroom key. The only one's sharing would be myself and Michael, we were set.
"We have an hour before the ship launches.. But stay close.. I'm heading on board to get Michael settled." I grabbed his small bag of toys from the back seat, picked him up and started up the ramp.
"Maggie, stick with Lance please.. Lance don't argue with me.." I gave a small smile, knowing his manly pride hated that but it was neccessary.

 

[nightray]

Ray

I tilt my head slightly as I lessening to Aria telling me that there leaving and where to go once I have my stuff. I smile a slightly airagent smile at Erica. “Time to go sweaty.” I say in a soft voice that conflicts with my smile completely.

I stand up absently twisting the ring on my finger some thing telling to pull it off but some thing ells saying leave it on. I finally pull my hand off of it as it feels straggly good to have it on. I walk over to the door opening it for Erica smiling a worm smile now as she walks past me and hits the down button on the elevator.

I stand close behind her not touching her as I sense that would set her off but still close enough for me to smell her and feel her body heat. The doors open and I fallow her in this time standing far from her. I smile as she looks at me seeming to be trying to figer me out. I just smile a worm innocent smile as my eyes stare at her breasts threw the sun glasses.

I walk out of the elevator as soon as the doors open and out the front stopping and waiting for Erica to show the way to her car. I fallow her closely getting in to the car as she goes arund to the drivers side.

I smile as she pulls in to traffic my eyes on the road my window rolled down and my arm hayging out of it casually. “So you’re not the same old naughty girl that was trying to kill use all.” I say not rely expecting an answer. “I’m still not sheer how it happened but that’s ok I gees.” I shrug “I don’t really need to know whets going on do I all I’m to do is fined the stone.” Tilt my head slightly in to the wind coming form the window.

I remain silent for a time as if thinking to my self “You know I don’t think the others truly believe you changed completely. I mean why ells would they have Lance have me come with you.” I kind of figured you could take car of your self.” I shrug agene as if to say it’s not rely any of my business.

I smile slightly as I see her frowning slightly obviously deep in thought. I look up as we come to the house. “Wait her I want belong.” With that I jump out of the car and dart in side grabbing my stuff making sheer that all of my weapons are there and reedy just in case some thing goes wrong or anther pack of vamps try to interfere with my planes. I look arund the house making sheer I don’t for get any thing.

I then think of some thing that may come in use full. I walk up to lances room looking arund until I find some paper that has his righting on it. I look at it carefully memorizing his writing stile. I smile evilly as I think of the havoc that these will cas. I then slip back down stars picking up my stuff and throwing it in to the back of the car.

I jump in agene telling Erica where to go and what Aria sed about using the difrut identities. I smile as I look out the window thinking it’s all falling in to place nicely now.

 

[Sweetp4u]

Aria

Everything was in order and the tickets were purchased for Ray and Erika as well. I let Ray know they were waiting and he would be a deck above us.
I handed Joseph his stateroom key, maggie and Lance theirs. Taking Michael's hand We loaded up the luggage cart and boarded the ship. Everything was set, now to make it there in one piece. Which I was thinking wouldn't be too hard since no one usually traveled this way. The state rooms were connected but also could maintain seperations by locking the doors, it worked for our large party and gave plenty of room for Michael to run around.
Once inside I asked them all to have dinner in my room that night, discuss what was the best option from here. Joseph had been right to a point, I couldn't do everything alone. Lance was worrying me, he grew paler and paler every time I turned around, I could see the pain in his eyes and yet he said nothing about it? I could sense Ray coming and felt myself relax, all were here and accounted for now..



Erika:

I smirked and shook my head, "I am no longer trying to kill the world Ray, if that is what you meant?" This guy was strange, very strange. But then again I didn't know many vampires I liked. Being an exhunter of them, now being one myself, it was quite a huge moral thing to sort out.
"And I dont expect them to believe that I have changed Ray. I know that will take alot of time to sort out before I am trusted. So fill me in here, whats going on and where are we going?" He stopped the car and loaded his things, of course ignoring me completely when I questioned him. Figures.
He got back into the car and I spoke up again, "I can take care of myself to some extent, depends on what I am dealing with and what I know is coming." I shifted in my seat, still a little uncomfortable with this one, he had a shiftiness about him i did not like. But he was part of the family, obviously he was a nice guy. Aria was a softy for the sweeter ones.
"So why did you never fight to keep her?" He knew who I meant, who 'her' was. I smiled slightly, watching his profile as he drove through down town towards the docks.

 

[nightray]

I watch the road weaving in and out of the traffic. As I lesson to her talk I wince visibly at the mention of not fighting for Aria even now that hurts. “Would you fight to keep some one who obviously wants nothing to do with you in that way any more? Who would rather have your best friend in steed the one person you could trust.” I shrug my face taking on a harder look. I abesenly spin my ring on my finger as it seems to grow wormer trying to do some thing but as the fealing fad so does the wormth. I put it out of my mind as not meaning any thing though some thing tugs at eges of the void a worning mabe.

“As to whair we’re going we’re going to Scotland to fined the alter.” I shrug “I’m not sheer why we’re going any more aregannaly it was to find away to make vampire human agene.” I pos for a second as I wait for a light to change. “I think the reason has changed though.” I frown as we start moving agene turning in to the docks.”

I look ahead hoping that she will let the question of me and Aria rest it brings feelings to the serfes of the void with in that I thought were dead. I want to bairy them back in the cold where it will never harm me agene. I look over at Erica my face emionless lets go before the boat leaves with out use. I get out of the car grabbing my stuff.

 

[Sweetp4u]

Erika

I smirked at his remarks, his quicky changing the subject isnt working at all.
"I would have fought for the one I loved with my last breath..." I climbed out of the car and grabbed my things looking up at the huge ship.
"What kind of transporation is this!?" I shook my head, tempted to find the witch and wring her neck for that.
"I get sea sickness badly.. And she gets a fucking boat.." I sighed, then chuckled, "I'll be back, I have to go buy something to keep my stomach from tossing up..." I handed him my bags, "Please? Will you hold these for me Ray?" I gave him a sweet smile and pleaded, his eyes rolled behind his sun glasses as he nodded reluctantly.
"Thank you.. you are a dear!" I kissed his cheek and ran inside the store to hunt for the tablets I needed.

 

[nightray]

Ray

I watch her Erica run in to the store to find some seasickness pills. I frown shaking my head as her wards ring in my ears bring the memories and pain back to the serfess. I growl to myself as agene I idly play with the ring that seems to be feeding more warmth in to me with the feelings. I force them back wondering when they would leave for ever. “I thought that part of me was supposed to die completely when I was awakened.” I shake my head as I turn and look at the boat.

I smile coldly as I think of the things I’m going to do to them to fractecher the threads the keep them together and so strong. I look around ideally until I spot the ticket building. I walk over to it going in the door. I give the guy my idée and he gives me my and Erica’s tickets as Aria told him we would be together.

I then walk back out watching the front of the store waiting for Erica to com back to bored. I play with the ring on my finger as I wait spinning it over and over not evin realizing what I’m doing.

 

[poohlive]

Lance kept ahold of the railing the entire time. The unsturdiness of the boat didn't get to him as much as the fact that it got harder and harder for him to walk. The pain running through him made every single chore an arduous task.
He apologized himself fromt he rest, going into this own room to lie down. Only the early afternoon, and he felt as if he had run a gauntlet or two.
He looked at the room he had been given. Nothing more than a bed, which was all that he needed. He tried his best to scramble under the covers, in the end just flopping onto the bed and rolling them onto him.
He was losing weight. He could see it now, muscle draining away from the sickness. His once toned arms were moving in on themselves. Muscles that splayed out now became lifeless pools of skin. He didn't dare look anywhere else, for fear of what he saw.
The blanket shielded the rest of him from his eyes, so he could rest. Sleep never met him in the darkened room, but he did get to relax and conserve his strength. In light of all thats happened, he was thankful for it.

 

[Sweetp4u]

Erika

I purchased the pills I needed, grabbed some munchies and met Ray back outside.
"All set to go.. Lead on oh fearless one.." My voice dripped sarcasm to let him know I was teasing, but his didn't seem to smile much. Boring guy... I sighed and followed him up the plank thing and followed down stairs and halls to the rooms.
"Thanks, Now we're here.. Im napping.." I walked into my room, set down my things and came back out for my luggage.
"Thanks Ray.. Wake me for dinner?" I gave him a tentative smile and went back inside my room.



Aria

I settled Michael down with Joseph, dug until I hunted his toys down and set them down for him.
"I'm going to go see to Lance, need me I'll be there.. And no candy for Michael until after dinner.." I gave him a little wink and a quick kiss on the cheek before exiting the room and walking two doors down to Lance's. I knocked softly and waited for an answer. Knowing he was probably to tired to do anything, I walked inside and shut the door.
"Hey there... Ready for something to eat?" He looked like shit, I tried to keep from letting it show on my face, but he was deteriorating before my very eyes.
"Let me call room service for some soup it might help.." I picked up the phone and dialed the operator, put on hold I waited. Lance hadn't answered me since I came in, sleep was probably best, but he needed something to eat.. Human's couldn't live for days with nothing in their stomachs.

 

[nightray]

Ray

I smile back at her smile before turning to my room witch is right across from hers. I open the door and step in looking arund. I put my stuff on the floor and sit on the bed my legs crossed. I take of my glasses setting them beside me as I shut my eye and let my mined go searching of the rest. I slow smile crosses my lips as I find them Joseph with his sun and Aria seeing to Lance. I touch Lances mind briefly frowning wondering if he’ll survive long enough to get the book to where it needs to be and for me to fined the sword that waits for me.

I sit there as still as a stachew not even breathing as I let the cold with in cleans my thoughts taking the feelings that Erica steered with in me and sucking them back down in to the void. I feel the warmth from the ring lesson some but it doesn’t register on me as if it was keeping me from knowing what it’s doing or trying to do.

 

[poohlive]

Lance covered himself up further when she came into the room. Not necessarily cause he was shameful in her sight, but simply that he didn't want her to see him right now.
He looked atrocious.
"I'm fine," he lied, "I probably couldn't keep anything down anyway. Trying to conserve a bit of energy for the journey ahead. "
He leaned to his side, letting the soft contours of the bed mold around him, and able to relax once more. A wonderful bed in his opinion, delightful.
"I'm sure there are lots of things to discuss, tactics, plans, things of that nature. They'll look for you to lead them, help and guide them through this. I don't think babying me will help it any."
He gave her a heartening smile that showed he was thankful, even though not appropriate anymore.
"I'll be here, as always."