Little Huntress ~Battle of "Right and Wrong"~

[Asa]

Rayna

Hearing Darren's question her eyes locked with Greg's once more.

Yes... He will. Right.

The Right was less of a question and more of a end of discussion as she smiled to both of them and walked over sitting down motioning for them to sit on either side of her. She then laid down closing her eyes her mind already made up that they would get along or else and they both knew the or else.

We need rest Greg will have questions when he transforms back to the rest of himself.

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Emily

I... I have to... help her with them... They can... They can both... be their own... worst enemies...

She was trying to focus on what he was saying but him holding her was a very overwhelming distraction.

Earlier... I... I just had to stop Darren from being Darren... They have...

She lost her thoughts for a moment as she stared into his eyes seeing very clearly what Rayna saw in him.

them living in my home... thats how I was able to... connect...

Hearing his words about the what she gathered must be a dark side to this little ability.

What happens?

Not realizing it her arms slipped around his waist.

 

[Veroe]

IC: Batai

Batai looked down at the arms circling his waist and the young-impressionably young-soul. His arms raised and circled around her also.

"How long has it been since you've felt the caress of another's hand little one."

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IC: Darren Cross and Gregory Wolf

"Will he allow me to lie beside the two of you?"

"Yes... He will," Rayna looked forcefully into the Wolf's eyes, "Right?" The Wolf whimpered but his ears tucked flat to his head and tail sagged even more between his legs and his head lowered submissively to her. He whimpered but it was an whimper of acquiescence rather than pleading.

"We need rest Greg will have questions when he transforms back to the rest of himself."

Darren nodded, "I imagine he will seeing the two of us lying next to him in the morning."

The wolf went on all fours circling around the corner of the basement. Not happy about the presence of his rival with his mate. But his mate insisted and following instincts as old as time for pack animals he didn't think twice about submitting to his mate's show of dominance. She was stronger, bigger, dominant and he switched to follower as was what the Wolf considered only completely natural.

He settled to one side of his mate, his rival on the other side of her.

 

[Asa]

Rayna

She smiled lying down one hand resting swirling through the wolfs fur motioning Darren to lie down beside her her other hand moving to rest on Darren's hip. Her eyes closing slowly drifting into a light sleep so she can keep an eye and ear on the situation.

Emily

She just stared into his eyes for a moment she hadn't even really talked to Darren and Greg about what had happened... they knew there was an accident but unless they had pieced anything else together that's all they knew.

3 years... but the last think I really remember of touch was... a fight...

Her eyes lost their lock with his falling away to stare at the ground.

 

[Veroe]

IC: Batai

He looked down into her eyes as she looked up into him as she admitted, "3 years, but the last thing I really remember of touch was... a fight..."

He nodded. "You'll find many lingering spirits such as us did not relinquish life willingly or without violence involved." His finger hooked under her chin and raised it to look back into his eyes. "If you learn how to touch a living person from me tonight, what do you plan to do with this knowledge?"

"A few years after my death I discovered how to do it much like you did by accident. I resented the fact that I could never touch my wife again. So I latched onto this trick as a way to regain what was taken from me. But gradually I came to learn if that is what we want from this it is a fool's hope. I used my resentment to make me upset enough to touch Rayna, but it was not the touch a husband gives a wife he cherishes. I was not kind or gentle with her and being that upset that focused I could not keep it up for very long at a time." He leaned down and rubbed his cheek against hers, "The more I fed and used my resentment, the more I stayed resentful. My resentment grew until Rayna herself was the source of what I resented. I very nearly lost her again this time by my own foolish actions."

He raised his head back up, "This a dark and seductive skill to learn, little one, but it is not a way to get back what we have lost." His lips pressed against hers, "It was Rayna herself that showed me that we have to accept what we are and to be content within our limitations."

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IC: Darren Cross and Gregory Wolf

Darren laid down where Rayna dictated close by her. Spooning her from behind. His hand resting on her shoulder, and on a whim he reached out slowly and carefully to pet his hand on Greg's furred head.

The Wolf's ears perked and his head raised to stare into Darren's eyes at the touch. They stared at eachother for a long pregnant moment, but finally the wolf returned his head to lay on the floor snuggling closer to his mate.

Time passed and sleep came to the three of them until morning.

 

[Asa]

Emily
Help her keep those two in line... show that arrogant bitch Ivy that I am someone she needs to worry about if she tries to hurt her brother again.

She listened intently to him and biting her lip.

She wanted to finally die to be back with you didn't she to regain what this ability could not give the two of you isn't it?

She was curious though now...

Batai... how did you die?

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Rayna

She slept lightly something she was used to doing. But it was the most restful sleep she has gotten since the sound sleep Batai's arms always brought. She smiled thinking on him helping Emily... such a sweet girl but there was a sorrow about her... Rayna wondered about that but another conversation another time.

Snuggling close to both of them she sensed when they had both fallen to sleep and softly kissing both of them she finally allowed a deep sleep to over take her as well.

 

[Veroe]

IC: Batai

"Batai... how did you die?"

He told her ofcourse and then they moved on with the lesson. Batai hadn't spent time alone with anyone that could see or hear him for so long outside of Rayna, and the fact that he could touch Emily and she could touch him in return.

Batai found himself touching her casually. A hand on her shoulder, a brush on her arm, and ofcourse policing those mischievious locks of hair out from in her face.

Morning was coming. The sky was lightening up with the coming of the dawn. Emily was struggling with the focus needed to move an empty beer bottle someone had left on the roof years before.

"Enough," He said softly placing his hand on her shoulder again, "Don't over exert yourself, little one. Believe it or not you've progressed impressively far in this."

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IC: Gregory Wolf and Darren Cross

At first Greg noticed the sweet smell of her filling his nostrils. He could feel the warmth of her body all along his own. Feel the beating of her heart against his. His eyes fluttered open to stare Rayna right in the face.

Then Darren's head rose up from the floor behind her. "Good morning," He said.

Greg skittered away in horror. Though he was shocked at Darren's presence his eyes were locked on Rayna's. "What...What did you...I could've killed you..." He angrily sputtered. He suddenly remembered he was naked and covered himself. He glared at them both for this violation.

 

[Asa]

Emily

She thought that he should tell Rayna who had killed him... she wondered if Bishop knew and how she could talk to Darren to get him to find out... but if he didn't know then that would be letting a really big cat out of the bag she was clearly tired if her mind was making puns like that in her own thoughts.

So you think I have done well... thats good... Have you ever told Rayna what happened? I have heard them mention this council she should know... Even if it wa someone acting on their own...

She cared so much for everyone even those that really had no use for anyone to care or worry.
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Rayna

She looked to him... you didn't... in fact all the wolf wanted to do was love all over me like an overgrown puppy till Darren showed up he viewed him as a rival till I made both of them submit. The wolf is not your enemy and nothing to fear Greg.

She walked over to him resting a hand on his cheek. Your fear is unfounded... I came here to see if you were right to fear it and when I arrived I nearly got licked to death the wolf knows who I am and views me as its mate and now as his and Darrens alpha. In fact you will need to look at your shoulder when you get home... to get the wolf which is you to understand I marked both of you as mine. Darren show him as they are matching marks... the only two men to hold that mark alive today. and only two of three to ever be marked by me.

You are not a monster my dear Greg and now maybe since you see that I hope Batai can teach you... Right Batai?

 

[Veroe]

IC: Batai

"So you think I have done well... thats good..." Emily said.

"More than good, little one, Batai amended, "Exceptional."

Emily then asked him, "Have you ever told Rayna what happened? I have heard them mention this council she should know... Even if it wa someone acting on their own..."

"No," Batai told her with finality, "And I never will." He lifted her chin so they could look eye to eye. "I know my wife. If Rayna knew exactly what happened she would not rest until retribution had been met upon her brother and the council. The quest for revenge is a cancer to the soul. I will not see Rayna succumb to it like my own people did."

He leaned in closed forehead to forehead a hairsbreadth from kissing her. "Promise me you will keep this secret, little one."

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IC: Gregory Wolf and Darren Cross

"What...What did you...I could've killed you..."

"You didn't." Rayna said. "In fact all the wolf wanted to do was love all over me like an overgrown puppy till Darren showed up." She rose up from the floor. "He viewed him as a rival till I made both of them submit." She looked down on him. "The wolf is not your enemy and nothing to fear Greg."

Darren rose up behind her, "It's true Greg. We slept right beside the wolf without any further incident. Its not a monster. Its just an animal you've misunderstood."

"No," Greg shook his head unable to-or unwilling-to accept what they were telling him. "It's not....it killed my friends...ruined my life...made Claire leave me...It's a monster, a disease."

She walked over to him. "Your fear is unfounded." She bent down and placed a hand on his cheek and Greg leaned into it reassured by the simple touch. "I came here to see if you were right to fear it and when I arrived I nearly got licked to death the wolf knows who I am and views me as its mate and now as his and Darrens alpha." she glanced back at Darren. "In fact you will need to look at your shoulder when you get home... to get the wolf which is you to understand I marked both of you as mine. Darren show him as they are matching marks."

Darren leaned down pulling his shirt collar to reveal the teardrop shaped bitemarks on his shoulder. "It didn't even hurt, Greg."

"You are not a monster my dear Greg and now maybe since you see that I hope Batai can teach you." She looked sideways, "Right Batai?"

Batai was there, "I can teach you the ways of the Iledresoi, Candjou. How to merge the minds of the animal and the man so you will be aware and in control of yourself."

Greg rose up to his feet with Rayna's help. Hand still tried to cover his modesty. "Control? I'd like that."

 

[Asa]

Emily

Batai... she has a right to know... If I can find a way of making sure she doesn't do anything like find out the one who did it is already dead then would you tell her? Maybe you and Darren could talk and he could help keep her sane and safe?

She looked into his eyes feeling him that close she just stared into his eyes after the kiss.

No I won't tell her but you should... you love her she loves you she needs to know... give her that closure Batai...

She reached a hand to his cheek trying to understand all of this and hoping she was making sense to him seeing that she might just have yet another person to help.

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Rayna

Rayna smiled when Greg seemed willing to let Batai train him. She hugged both Greg and Darren and nipped at their lips.

Well then Greg I know Darren works today are you working also or would you be able to begin your training?

Her cell rang and glancing at who called she raised a brow with a smirk walking away...

I really should take this...

Walking up the steps she opened the door and answering the call.

Well Hello Ivy What a surprise to hear from you... What are you up to my dear? WHy di I ask... because we hate each other and yet you are calling me with a voice dripping of some venomous lies of wanting to meet up and just chat... Oh very well I will meet you at that charming little bar Darren and Greg frequent... 1 hour sounds fine... till then...

Hanging up the phone she mumbles something about sneaky conniving bitch being up to something. Walking back in and back to the group she smiled sweetly to Darren and Greg and then smiling to Batai.

So what did I miss?

 

[Veroe]

IC: Batai

"Promise me you will keep this secret, little one."

She looked up at him into his eyes open, vulnerable, so very brave. "No I won't tell her but you should," She replied, "You love her she loves you she needs to know."

He shook his head minutely, "You don't understand the power over someone, the drive, the insanity of vengeance and I sincerely hope you never will."

"Give her that closure Batai." She said before moving a hand to rest on the side of his face, her fingers warm on his cheek.

He then felt Rayna pulling him down to her. He followed answering her question about training the Candjou.

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IC: Gregory Wolf and Darren Cross and Batai

Batai was there, "I can teach you the ways of the Iledresoi, Candjou. How to merge the minds of the animal and the man so you will be aware and in control of yourself."

"Control? I'd like that." Greg nodded.

Rayna grabbed him and Darren dragging them in close for a hug and nipping at both their lips and mouths happily.

"Well then Greg," She smiled, "I know Darren works today are you working also or would you be able to begin your training?"

Greg pulled back abit to answer her, "I always make sure I have the day off after a full moon. In case I got out the night before...you know."

Then Rayna' phone rang and she went up the stairs to answer it. Greg took the oppurtunity slip back into his clothes.

Rayna returned then asking, "So what did I miss?"

Batai answered her saying, "Nothing much, beloved, I will spend the day teaching the candjou the fundamental excercises of the Iledresoi if you would leave the necklace here with him.

 

[Asa]

Emily

She followed and stood there listening. A brow raised as Rayna wandered off to take a call but shrugged it off for now. Smiling when Greg seemed to agree to training.

Well I think I will get back to the house.

Rayna

Rayna nodded about leaving the necklace with Greg she realized that she would not have him keeping an eye on her and having a problem with her meeting with Ivy. Darren would be at work and Greg training with Batai no one to argue with her about meeting the devious little bitch and she could see what her young niece was up to

That works out great I have an appointment here in an hour to tend to so Darren I can drop you off at work if you like or back at the house.

She smiled looking around to each of them before Emily vanished and felt like she had a family comfort here now of sorts and maybe the road can wait for a long while this time.

So after your training and your shift how about we plan to go out... perhaps find a place to go dancing or back to the usual bar or even a movie?

 

[Veroe]

IC: Darren Cross and Gregory Wolf and Batai

"So after your training and your shift how about we plan to go out," Rayna suggested, "Perhaps find a place to go dancing or back to the usual bar or even a movie?"

Darren and Greg nodded enthusiastically to that idea.

"Sounds good," Darren said, "I'll walk you to your meeting before I head to work." He led her upstairs and down the street toward their part of town.

Batai looked to Greg, "Let us begin, Candjou."

 

[Asa]

Rayna

She smiled to Darren knowing he would flip out if he knew who she was going to see.

We will pass your work before I get to my meeting so I will walk you to work and then go from there.

She glanced over to Greg and Batai smiling softly she reached a hand to his cheek and reached a hand wishing she could touch Batai and withdrawing her hands.

You two have fun... Emily keep an eye on them for me please.

Emily

Watching Rayna she nodded. Will do Rayna and while I don't know Bishop all that well or anything being without these two or Batai be careful.

 

[Veroe]

IC: Darren Cross

Darren had a good day at work that day. And he hummed a perky tune as he arrived home.

Rayna was already there.

"Good evening beautiful." He said cheerily, "Looks like Greg and Batai are still training." He wrapped his arms around her and smiled down into her face, "Have you decided if you want to go to the bar again or see a movie tonight?"

 

[Asa]

Rayna

Rayna smiled to him as her arms slipped around his waist. Her eyes were a little darker a little less vibrant as she smiled to him.

Yeah I guess they are still training. I hope this helps him. Batai can get a little determined when things progress then a snag hits and something takes longer than he things it should after other things went so well. I watched him train a few of the young of his kind long ago.

She smiled thinking for a few moments...

I think both would be nice Catch a movie and then slip off to the bar afterward that way once they are done Greg can join us.

Leaning up she pressed a kiss to his lips. Her lips were a little colder than normal to the touch as she lingered there in his arms kissing him softly.

Emily

Emily whispered hoping that only Darren would hear her.

She won't say who she met with but she was weird tired when she got home...

She then smiled and spoke a a "normal" volume and tone and smiling happy sou nd.

I could go and check on them and let them know where to meet us if you want? I actually think a movie sounds fun... you would think with how much I loved going to the movies when I was alive I would have thought to do that now that its free

She laughed a little but her eyes looking to Darren she was a little concerned about Rayna.

 

[Veroe]

IC: Darren Cross

"Have you decided if you want to go to the bar again or see a movie tonight?"

"I think both would be nice," Rayna told him, "Catch a movie and then slip off to the bar afterward that way once they are done Greg can join us." She stretched her body up along his to place her lips onto his then.

Darren's lips met hers and his arms traveled up behind her as his head leaned in pushing into the kiss, making it deeper, more intense.

He heard Emily's soft whisper from behind Rayna saying, "She won't say who she met with but she was weird tired when she got home..."

Emily then offered to go check on Greg and Batai. Darren nodded, "That's a great idea, Em."

When she was gone he pulled back from Rayna so she was at arm's length, the better to look her in the eye. "Rayna, tell me who did you meet with today?"

 

[Asa]

Emily

She quickly left appearing in Gregs hiding place. She stayed hidden at the top of the steps till they were done not wanting to interrupt watching Batai work with Greg and smiling when he made progress. Once they were done for the night she moved over to them.

Rayna and Darren were wondering if a Movie and heading to the bar would be okay with you two or did you two want to work more and just meet them at the bar later?

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Rayna

Curling into the kiss till he broke it and placed her at arms length. Then the question... She smiled to him looking him dead in the eyes.

A business contact... over a matter that I established in this town many years ago. This particular vampire is an exhaustingly anal person when it comes to every petty little detail. Unfortunately for me she is too scared of Bishop to deal with him or I would have him deal with it.

She was not lying she was just omitting the name and with many business dealings with vampires only those involved in the business knew the other vampires name or whatever name they had been given. The veil of hiding amongst the humans a practice older than dirt.

Lets not worry about that Its over and done with at least for this year.

An almost groan thinking about it she smiled but her eyes did look a little tired as she smiled to him.

So what movie do you want to see?

 

[Veroe]

IC: Darren Cross

"Rayna, tell me who did you meet with today?"

"A business contact," She answered, "Over a matter that I established in this town many years ago. This particular vampire is an exhaustingly anal person when it comes to every petty little detail. Unfortunately for me she is too scared of Bishop to deal with him or I would have him deal with it."

Darren narrowed his eyes. He had thought he knew all the unafiliated vampires in town and none of them was afraid of Bishop. "What's her name?"

"Lets not worry about that," She evaded, " Its over and done with at least for this year." She groaned as if she didn't want to dwell on such tedious and mundane matter. Rayna then asked, "So what movie do you want to see?"

Darren noted how she had changed the subject but chose not to press it at least not right now. He'd keep an eye on Rayna though. He did not like how tired she was looking.

"I don't even know what's playing," He answered her, "The last film I saw was Jurassic Park."

 

[Asa]

Rayna

She laughed and snuggled in closer to him smiling drawing comfort from him being so close.

Well then what genre of movie do you want to see? Comedy... Romance... Horror... Action?

She reluctantly slipped from his arms and stood there watching his eyes. He was at least dropping it for now. She knew he trusted Ivy even less than he did Bishop so he did not want to worry him with her talking with Ivy about anything at all. Distracting him further she smiled reaching a fingertip to his lips then trailing it down over his chest.

Or if Emily gets back and tells us they are still busy training...

Leaving it open to his mind she just smiled.

 

[Veroe]

IC: Darren Cross

Rayna snuggled into his arms, "Well then what genre of movie do you want to see? Comedy... Romance... Horror... Action?"

"Oh I don't know, anything will be fine, let's let Greg decide." His arms closed in around her holding her tight in his embrace. He inhaled the deep luxuriant scent of her hair. He planted a kiss on the top of her head.

She pulled back with some visible hesitation and looked up into his eyes. Her hand reached out placing a finger on his bottom lip and dragging it down. Darren arched his neck to facilitate her journey downward to the unbuttoned v of his shirt and down past to the center of his chest over his heart. "Or if Emily gets back and tells us they are still busy training..."

His eyes locked with hers he closed the distance between them. One hand slid around the back of her neck into that silken tresses of her hair to cup the back of her head as his head lowered slowly. His eyes never left hers as he said softly, "Yes." His lips settled intently onto hers in a deep kiss filled with passion.

 

[Asa]

Emily

Watching them she smiled a little waiting to see what the verdict would be.

Rayna

Rolling the back of her head and neck along the curve of his hand there on her neck she smiled pressing into the kiss passionately. Her hand still resting over his heart while her other hand moved to slither through his hair pulling him closer still into the kiss. Her eyes falling closed she knew what he hoped the answer would be.

 

[Veroe]

IC: Darren Cross

"We won't have a lot of time, Rayna," Darren muttered words over her lips unwilling to break the kiss even long enough to speak. "We have to make it count." He pressed into the kiss deeper his tonge slipping past her lips to twine and court hers.

Hands glided over her body impatiently searching for zippers and buttons anything to feel her skin under his fingers. Eventually, finally her skirt had been rucked up over her right hip and his fingers ran over the back of her thigh raising it to curl around his.

There was a driving need, a hunger not for blood, but for her. Rayna. He could not get enough of her.

 

[Asa]

Rayna

Her lips parting pressing deeper into the kiss with a soft gasped yeah... Her hands moving to his shirt she could buy him another button up shirt as a fingernail simply sliced the buttons from the shirt revealing his chest to her fingertips and fingernails. Her leg wrapping around his hip as she purred softly into the kiss.

Her eyes closed she was fighting a battle inside... that strange tired feeling was still struggling to overtake her but she was not going to let that happen.

 

[Veroe]

IC: Darren Cross

She ripped the buttons off his shirt and Darren's fingers slid over the curve of Rayna's buttock and underneath the edge of her panties. The otherhand began to seek out those pesky buttons to her blouse. as the fingers in her panties ran over the part of ass lower to slip along the lips of her sex underneath her.

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IC: Gregory wolf and Batai

Greg, Batai, and Emily in tow exited the delapidated building and began heading home still in conversation, which would have looked funny since to anyone else watching Greg was having a three-way conversation with himself. Rayna's necklace was safely in Greg's coat pocket.

"...If you keep practicing that meditation techniques to a level where you'll reach a fugue state you'll be able to maintain an awareness of what is happening when you are the wolf..." Batai explained, "...Once you can accomplish that reliably we'll work on partitioning your mind so both you and the wolf can live in balanced harmony merging both halves into one..."

"What," Greg sputtured stopping right there in the middle of the sidewalk, "I thought this was supposed to teach me to control it."

Batai raised a finger, "Like you are now it's impossible and the root of your problem. You have two spirits sharing one body in a true symbiosis. Until you accept the other soul's right to exist within you, Candjou, you will never be able to exert any sort of control over it."

He spread his arms out bunching his left hand into a fist. "This is you." He closed his right hand into a fist. "This is your animal soul within your body now. Both of you are pulling in two seperate directions. The result is you get nowhere." He brought his arms together so his fists met facing forward. "You and your wolf must acheive a state of harmony if you ever able to accomplish anything with the techniques of my people."

Greg stared at him eyes wide. "I didn't think Rayna was the type to marry a quack."

Batai pinched the bridge of his nose in tired patience, "Typical Candjou."

"Look I'll keep trying it your way, Batai," Greg shrugged, "I've tried everything else so why not, but I'm only putting up with this nonsense to be able to make sure it doesn't hurt anyone else."

Batai looked back to Emily in exasperation, "Would you consent to helping me explain it better? We will have to put him through a vision quest tomorrow just so this thick-headed Candjou will understand what I'm trying to teach him."

 

[Asa]

Rayna

A soft almost purr feeling his fingertips tracing over her. Breaking their kiss for a moment to simply softly whisper.

Couch

With that said she was locked in a deep passionate kiss with him again this time slowly guiding them back to the couch. Her hands caressing his chest and tracing the top edge of his pants fingernails dipping between his pants and his abs teasingly.


Emily

Emily sighed and went without thinking about anything to swat Greg in the back of the head not focused on actually connecting but she did.

Will you LISTEN TO HIM This will HELP YOU and all of us!

She looked to Batai and nodded. Yeah I will... wait did I actually just hit him in the head? You better watch it and do what he says cause now I might just be able to kick your butt

She laughed and danced around out in front of them. Thats it... Maybe you three should go dancing tonight... Or a movie or... the *sigh* usual bar to shoot pool.