Children of Gaia: A tale of two wolves (Closed for Mairu and I.)

[Ravenloft]

"Heh, maybe the last few days really sucked for you and you're just blocking it all out?" Eric suggested, taking a good look at her for the first time since his hunger lead him here. "You're supposed to be the White Wolf? Hah! You don't look like much... No offense sweet heart, just, well, look at you! You're a twig!"

Eric looked down at the gory remains of the preacher and toed at it. "Looks like he failed, anyway. Lucky you."

"Sasha... Well, Sasha, I wouldn't suggest remaining a loner when you end up in situations like this one... Good way to end up dead, or worse."

"Hey, hey, cool your heels, little lady, I can smell your dander from here. Its not like a little memory lose is the end of the world. Think of it this way, maybe its just the chance you need to get away from whatever it was that you're obviously trying to forget. Tell ya what, I got myself a Harley a few hundred yards from here, if you feel like it, you can take off with me. See what the road is like? Nothing like living on the wind to free the spirits, ya know?"

 

[Mairu]

Sasha raised her eyebrows then shifted straight to lupine with lighting quickness just enough time for him to get a good look then went back to human. "You were saying?" Sasha hmphed. "I've met lots of hunters. The first I went crazy on." As Sasha remembered she got solemn remembering what kind of beast she could be. She thought aboutwhat he said. "Yeah maybe you're right but you seem like a loner yourself. That is sorta what a drifter is. Except not even being alone in one place."

Sasha was confused. "Okay you have said that twice. What exactly is dander?" Sasha thought about his offer seeing as the test was the end of classes for a few weeks she tnought why not. "Actually yeah. I would like that. Nice change of scenery and I don't have classes for a while. I can do them online when they come up anyway and I want to get moving anyway."

 

[Ravenloft]

"Alright, so you're the white wolf, congrats, what, do you want a cookie, or something?" Eric said, with a smirk, liking Sasha's spirit, but was damned if he would admit it. "Really? Lots huh? How many scars you got?" He still seemed unconvinced by her boasting. "And crazy? Crazy's good, no one expects crazy." He wiggled his fingers at her, something he'd seen in a documentary about Charles Manson once.

"Yeah, I'm a loner, but I never stay in one place long enough for it to cause me issue. Most people are only good for two things in my experience, fucking and eating. Some times in the same night, if you know what I mean." He said, wiggling his eyebrows.

"Said what? Oh, Dander?" He looked at her like she was stupid. "Dander, you know, its like animal dandruff. You get raised hackles and you knock some dander loose. That's getting your dander up. Seriously, don't they teach you kids anything in that college of yours?" He teased, knowing he was pushing the limits, but that was his style, always pushing the limits. Why not? He wasn't going to stick around long anyway, might as well leave some exciting chaos in his wake, right?

"Yeah? Well, come on, shake a tail feather then! We've got a short walk and then we can blow this Popsicle stand! Next stop, New York! Got some old connections there, some old debts to call in, my bike could use a new muffler, and Cervie Dee owes me."

 

[Mairu]

Okay now he was pushing it. "You want to see a scar. Well here!" Sasha pulled up her shirt show in the scar all around her belly tears welling in her eyes and then they started streaming and she walked out barely registering his answer about dander. "Crazy isn't good when you kill a whole village!" Sasha took deep breaths trying to calm down and wiped her tears trying to stay strong. "Also I go to a human school. I'm going to have to text my roommate that i'm gonna be gone for a while later."

After his next comment though Sasha punched him sorta without thinking. She had gone through enough of his patronizing. Then it hit her what she did. "I- i'm sorry, sometimes I act without thinking." Sasha started shaking and backed away going dizzy from everything and she fell staring up at him whimpering a bit hoping he didn't hurt her and she started shaking badly everything becoming too much with her emotions going wild.

 

[Ravenloft]

"Hey, that's a nice one. Very sexy, how'd you get it?" Eric asked, impressed. "Oh, don't cry over it, it looks good on you." He got up and followed after her. "Look, I didn't mean to upset you, I thought we were, you know, being sarcastic, that's all. Sorry if I hurt your feelings."

"Hmm, a whole village? How'd you get away with that? I mean, people must have been after you, trying to figure out what killed their loved ones... And the police don't let shit like that just drop... Color me impressed."

"Human's... How can you sta* Ooomph!" He started to say, only to catch a fist right in the gut. He bent at the waist and blinked a few times before standing back up and cracking his neck, more annoyed than angry. "Don't, don't you ever fucking apologize for defending yourself. You got that?" He said with a sneer, more offended by her apology than her slug.

She looked scared and started to shake. "I knew it, you're a pussy. I could smell it on you the moment I saw you." He egged her on, grinning from ear to ear, obviously wanting her to attack him again.

 

[Mairu]

Sasha was furious. He had egged her a bit too much this time. She snapped and changed to her dire wolf, eyes changing to a blood red color and launched herself ripping at his shoulder and then licking the blood at her lips grinning like a demon possessed and started stalking slowly towards him her power unleashing with a ferocity. Then she launched at him again this time missing and skidded to a halt the only thing on her mind was to kill.

 

[Ravenloft]

Eric shifted to his glabro form and laughed as Sasha tore into his meaty shoulder, he liked the pain, it made him feel like he was alive. "Good shot, girl!" He growled, sounding almost pleased with her attack. He turned to face her and crouched down, one hand on the floor, like an umpire waiting for a pitch. He grinned back at her, warrior to warrior.

With a twitch of his muscles he rolled out of the way as she launched at him again. "Nice try, but you can do better than that, can't you?" He chided her as he returned to his feet and watched her skid to a stop.

He saw the killer instinct in her eyes and clapped his hands. "There you are...." He hissed, through his teeth. "Feels good to be out of your cage, doesn't it, girl?" He asked, pleased with her. "Hungry?" He asked, stepping aside, showing her the remains of the preacher. "Yours if you want it, I'm full."

Instead of going for the free food she went for him again. He hadn't been expecting it, so he went down hard and felt her weight on top of him, and her teeth tearing into his throat. He couldn't speak, but he got the point across by pressing the tip of the silver dagger against her chest, it was a stalemate.

 

[Mairu]

Sasha chuckled almost like a hyena when he said she could do better. Then he showed her the remains of a preacher. Was this guy an idiot? She wanted to kill not eat someone already dead. She shook her head and went on top of him going at his throat till she felt the dagger and stopped right where she was. She might kill but she was smart enough not to get killed in the process.

After a few minutes just staying there like a statue a blure of brown shot out and banged into Sasha eliciting a growl. The wolf changed to crinos showing it was a womqn and wacked Sasha on the head to knock her out changing her backvto glabro. The woman herself changed to human and turned toward the man. ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE???!!!!!! SHE COULD HAVE SHREDDED YOU!!!!! The woman seemed pissed and glared at the man glaring almost like a demon.

"Whatever. I'm warning you and going to ask a favor. Take care of my daughter and show her places, but do not egg her on like this please. The last time she snapped like that no one that saw her except for me lived. That is how she got away with it. Iask you please take care of her until her memory comes back. Also I heard everything so that is how I know all this please."

 

[Ravenloft]

"Heh, she needed the release, besides, can't kill whats already dead. What's it to you, anyway, lady?" Eric laughed and coughed as he used some of the blood from the Preacher to heal his torn up throat, rubbing it with his hand as he turned back to human.

"You're kidding, she's your daughter? Hahahah! Talk about over protective! No wonder she was being such a pussy. Do you always watch over her like this? Kids gotta grow up some time... Mom." Drake said as he sat, leaning against the wall. "Sure, yeah, no problem, I can show her around. Fine, fine, no more taunting, I get it, I get it already. Yeesh."

"So, uh... You have any idea what was going on here before? With that preacher guy? And her being tied up, like it was some sort of funky BDSM thing going on? Or did you only just get here yourself? Whats up with her? Why can't she remember anything about what happened?"

"I don't know why you're trusting me, but, thanks, I guess. Man, this has been a pretty fucked up day, I tell you what! Hahahah! So, you gonna stick around and wipe her tears away when she wakes up too, or what? Mom..." He teased, taking out a cigarette and lighting up, like he'd just had sex or something.

 

[Mairu]

Sasha's Mother took each hit until he stopped talking. Then she walked over and smacked the cigarette out of his mouth and grabbed his shirt pulling him until he was inches away from her face. "Listen her snotty mouth. You may like killing people but my daughter isn't like that. She almost killed herself when she realized what happened. If I hear about you EVER making her snap again. I will put you through so much pain you will be mewling like a kitten to die. DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR????!!!!!!" She then threw him down placing a foot on top of him pressing down hard.

 

[Ravenloft]

"Hey!" Eric said in surprise as she knocked his smoke out from between his lips, but he didn't have time to think as she tugged him near to her face and threatened him.

"Perfectly." He stated, more calmly than he looked as he tried to twist out of her grasp to look for his lit smoke.

"Oooph!" He puffed out as she slammed him down and pinned him under her foot. He lifted his head, dazed for a moment as his hand went up to try and move her leg. He felt the steel cord-like power of her muscular calve and laid flat, knowing better than to fight her.

"No killing, no taunting, no pain for me, got it, ma'am." He said flatly, his attitude going a sudden 180. "Would the lady mind if I point out that that guy was already dead when I found him?" He asked politely as he realized his hand was still resting on her calve. "Sorry, sorry... My bad." He said, slowly removing his hand from her. "See where Sasha gets her good genes from now, though..." He let slip before he could stop himself.

He then spotted the dying ember of his smoke a mere two inches out of his reach. He still tried to stretch his fingers out as far as he could to try and grab it. He really needed a drag right now.

 

[Mairu]

"Good. Then you will be perfectly fine." Sasha's mother was smiling with almost a steel look. After he pointed out the preacher guy was already dead she shrugged. "Of course. My daughter knows exactly what needs to be done in situations. It's how she lived this long."

Sashas mother let out a small hmph as he stated out the obvious. " Of course. We taught her, although we taught her to not kill unless you HAVE to." As Sasha's mother saw what the man was looking at she lifted her foot jumping backwards a little. "Also the only reason I was here is because of how dangerous that preacher was. Only some have the ability to stop a change and he is one of them. I also felt something else that because of her memory loss is now hidden. I just ask you be a friend to her. She doesn't have many. I'm leaving, see you later." With that she jumped through a portal to the umbra just as Sasha woke up.

"Damn my head hurts." Sasha sniffed the air as she woke up. "Great she just had to leave before I wake up." Sasha sighed then looked over at the guy. "Um can i still get a ride? Also could I have your name possibly?"

 

[Ravenloft]

Eric sat up and chuckled to himself over Sasha's moms nice gams and the way she acted over him noticing them. "Like mother like daughter, I hope." He added, grabbing his smoke and taking a drag off of it. "A blocker, huh? Well, he's dead now, so one less problem... She really fucked him up though, you know. Spears through his wrists and in his side. Looked like some twisted crucifixion."

"Something else? What else? Damn it!" She was gone, just when he was about to get some answers.

He scooted back against the wall as Sasha came to. "Hey kiddo, yeah, your mom was here, gave me a good talking to. Said to play nice. Sure, she wants me to take you under my wing, I guess, give ya a little adventure. Oh, its Eric, Eric Drake, nice ta meet ya!" He pulled out his pack of smokes and tapped one up for her. "Want one?" He asked.

 

[Mairu]

Sasha shook her head. "Would rather just get going and I don't smoke." Sasha then got up stretching a bit. "Also if I snap don't suggest dead people. All that I want to do when I snap is kill. Kill everyone in my site. Also my scar is hideous not sexy. So please don't say that." Sasha took walked to him. "Also before we go very far I need to eat and I do not mean the dead preacher like that or an animal. I mean human food. Even though some is meat. I'll pay with my own money too." Sasha watched him wondering how he would react.

 

[Ravenloft]

"Alright, lets ride." Eric replied, getting up, taking one last drag off his smoke then dropped it and crushed it out with his booted heel. "I promised not to let you snap like that again, so no worries." He said with a shrug.

He looked up at her as she talked bad about her scars and kind of turned his eyes to the side with a sigh. He wasn't going to argue with her, but he clearly disagreed. "Fine, whatever."

"Oh, hey, no problem, I know this place, road side bar and grill, they make the best burgers! And they have a good menu. Hell, they even make clam strips! Good eating! See, I'm more normal than you thought. Oh, and save your money, you might need it, I'll pay."

"Do you play pool? They have a table there, in the back, and a few arcade games. P.O.W. Mister Do, Dig Dug, Yi Ar Kung Fu, Mappy Land and this one about a Blob, I can't remember what its called. All free to play, as long as you buy a pitcher of beer, I mean. They had Elevator Action too, but, uh... I sort of... Broke it... Heh, oops."

 

[Mairu]

Sasha's eyes went up and down him as he got up, noting how tall he was. "Ah. Guess my mom did that. I'm glad though. I don't want to kill anyone." Sasha sighed as he obviously didn't agree with the scar statement.

She smiled as he talked about this little bar place. "Nice. like the sound if this place already how about we get to your bike? Also this is the only time i'm letting you pay. Only cause I know i'll need the money somewhere else." Sasha tilted her head. "I've only played pool once but I like watching." Sasha wondered why something was bugging her not to leave but ignored it following him to his bike. "Nice. You have a helmet I can use?"

 

[Ravenloft]

"Hmm, not even if they deserve it? Not even if they were, say, holding a gun to your head? Or threatening to kill someone that you loved?" Eric asked, trying not to push her again, but wanting to know how passive she was on the whole killing thing. "Cause where we're going, that can happen sometimes. Anywway..." He let it drop for the time being as he walked out of the dilapidated little cabin in the woods.

"How about we?" He teased as he continued walking in the direction he left his bike. "Very kind of you to let me pay, considering that I offered to and all." He said with a chuckle over her interdependent attitude. "Pools fun, especially if you can get the bank shots down."

"Sure, you can use mine, if you're worried about it." He said as he got to his bike and started it up with a kick and handed her his helmet.

 

[Mairu]

"I still wouldn't WANT to. Yesh. Didn't know some people loooved killing so much. I kill if I have to, end of story." Sasha was getting grumpy, she didn't like this guy much. She would give him a try though. She really didn't have any friends except her roommate anyway.

Sasha smiled as he chuckled looking him up and down. "I just like watching but i might make a deal about something i'll give you if you win a game of pool." Sasha went close. Something about this guy brought out her wild nature like he was trying to or something and she didn't mind as she pressed close to him. "It's only a suggestion though." With that she pried herself away smiling.

"Oh thanks. You okay without one though?" Sasha hoped he didn't mind but didn't want to upset him as she got on behind him putting the helmet on and wrapping her arms around his waist.

 

[Ravenloft]

"Most people don't want to, but a few know when they have to, just wanted to know what type you were Sasha, that's all." Eric tried to explain, he wasn't all kill, kill, kill himself, just did it when he had to. "Now I know. No more need to bring it up then."

Eric looked down at Sasha as she started to flirt with him. "What you got to give me, little lady?" He asked, playing along with a slight grin of interest. "Sounds like an interesting suggestion, I wonder what you had in mind." He replied as she pulled away from him. Where did all that come from all of a sudden, he wondered, liking the attention.

"You're welcome. Oh, I'll be fine." He knocked on his skull and made a hollow sound with his tongue. "Not much to lose up here, right?" He joked, with a knowing grin. "At least thats what I like people to think..." He trailed off as the roar of the Harley drowned his voice out.

He turned his head as Sasha got on behind him and circled her arms around him. "got a good hold on me?" He asked. "Hang on tight, little lady, you're in for the ride of your life." He promised as he peeled out and they took off, for New York.

 

[Mairu]

"Well I know when I have to." With that she dropped the subject and smiled. "Oh I don't know. Maybe a kiss? Maybe even more if you want." Sasha took a deep breath breathing in his scent wondering how far he would be willing to go. Sasha laughed at his head joke and smiled pressing herself against him. Sasha grinned as he said she was in for the ride of her life. "I hope so."

 

[Ravenloft]

"Really? You wanna get busy with me? Sounds like fun, its been quite a while, but I think I remember what to do..." He joked, glancing over his shoulder at her as she sniffed him. "Heh, like what you smell?" He asked with a sly grin. "You know, if you can ride a Harley, you can ride anything, right?" He teased, giving her a wink as he revved the bike into a wheelie.

 

[Mairu]

Sasha smiled and just closed her eyes leaning against him. "Well then I should be good to go." Sasha let out a little yelp and giggle as he went into a wheelie laughing a bit.

 

[Ravenloft]

"So, whats your story, Sasha? I mean, I know you've got a killer temper and you've fought your share of hunters, but what about vamps and mages? Ever run into a demon or a mummy before? Oh! How about a Kui Jin?! Them fuckers are weird! They can do all sort of strange shit, like sprout a bunch of arms, bleed acid, grow spikes out of their skin. Fuck, I even saw one turn himself into what I could only describe as a dragon! Course vamps can do a little of that weird shit too, but nothing like a Kui Jin. I've seen Fae creatures, zombies, gargoyles and ghouls. What have you seen, kid?"

 

[Mairu]

Sasha smiled but shook her head. "Not much. A few vampires in the one village but that's about it. My mom kept me hidden and i'm kinda glad she did."

 

[Ravenloft]

"Well, where I'm taking us is a vamp bar, a guy there, an Ajaba, thats a werehyena. He owes me some money cause I invested in some stupid pirate themed cruise line he had thought up. Bunch of legal hassles I guess, but the idiot pulled it off, its making some money now. Mock pirate battles in the bay of New York, guess it's gotten pretty big."

"Anyway, you're not gonna flip out and try to kill a bunch of vampires, are you?" He asked, wanting to make sure she wasn't the typical Garou that would bite first and think later. That was part of the reason he had been taunting her so much, he wanted to see just how easy it was to get her pissed off. "The place is called DV8, ever heard of it? Its a small club/bar thing, they've got a dance floor, a game room, some private rooms upstairs and... Ahem... A dungeon sort of thing going on there. You know, chips, dip, chains and whips. Probably not your kind of thing, but the Mistress there is pretty cool, for a human. I guess she's sharing her body with some sort of fairy queen or something now, but then, she used to be dead, so I guess that's not such a bad deal. Oh, and there's this creepy girl with no eyes. Guess she's knocked up now. Anyway, its a strange place, just to warn ya. But it's pretty safe, well, most of the time."