Rescue

[NyghtRayne]

He looked to Hotaru.. "We can go tonight if you'd like. There's a full moon and we won't wander too far. Besides berries would be nice for dessert."

He looked forward to actually being able to be alone with her and talk or just be alone. Maybe, just maybe he would get the courage up to ask her more about herself.

"If we actually can find some berries tonight, we'll get enough to have them with the milk in the morning."

 

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Tamra

Moves over towards Eeve, looking her up and down.

"Well...If you want you can have one of my knives until we can find yours. I never use both. So where ya from cutie?"

She smiles and takes a seat next to her.

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Levaste

He looks over to Hotaru and Logan and when Logan mentions the two of them going out he stands.

"Hotaru, wouldn't you rather take someone more in tune with nature to help you find berries, especially in the dark? I mean I'm sure Logan would be a fine cotto...I mean berry picker. But they're not easy to see under the canopy of the forrest."

He moves over to her and touches her shoulder.

"Besides, wouldn't you rather have a real man to protect you."

 

[Sky Jade]

Eeve smiled as Logan mentioned her knife probably being in the woods. She frowned for a moment as he cautioned against going.

"I don't think there will be much of a problem for me. I was just surprised earlier, that's all."

She smiled to Hotaru.

"Thank you. I will probably get some to eat after I find my knife."

She smiled and turned to head off towards the forest's edge. She stopped for a moment as Tamra started to talk to her.

"Oh, thank you very much. I will be sure to take care of your knife for you. I'm from further west of this area, the Golden Dragon Temple."

She smiled and sat down on the log beside Tamra as she grabbed one of the rabbits and proceded to wolf it down. She forgot the she was in human form and was supposed to eat slower, but she was so hungry.

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[NyghtRayne]

He looks to Staveel. "I can see fine in the dark... I may not be an elf, but I can see just fine in the dark." He felt anger rising at the Elf's comment, but tried to let it pass.

Then Staveel spoke again "Besides, wouldn't you rather have a real man to protect you?"

He looked to Hotaru then to Staveel. "Real man huh? And you're qualified for that role? Not with your childish goading."

 

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Levaste

"Qualified?! More qualified than you child. I should have killed you when you were a baby, but no, I had to listen to mother. Worst decision I ever made letting you live. Next to putting you with that bitch in Yorktown, but she's no longer a concern."

He moves past Hotaru, slowly moving towards Logan, and as he moves, the visage of Staveel falling away revealing his true form. With his voice also changing back to that of Levaste's.

"You think you're old and smart enough to be out on your own, but you have no idea of the real world. You should have stayed home with mommy. That way she wouldn't have died."

He then knocks Logan back against a tree. Moving back towards the center of camp now.

"Now Hotaru, shall we talk?"

He moves back to her and takes her hand.

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Tamra

She looks on in shock, then running over to Logan to see if he's ok after he hits the tree.

"Logan...you ok?"

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Levaste

 

[vbabe2001]

- Just as the anger seemed to rise, Bunny emerged from the tent and looked at the squarble between Logan and Staveel -

Bunny: "Hey, whats going on here? Certainly you guys aren't fighting over Little Hotaru are you?"

- Hotaru looked up and shot her sister a glare -

Hotaru: "You would of known if you weren't so busy getting your groove on with Mr. Personality over there"

- Hotaru looked up and looked at Staveel and Logan -

HOtaru: "Please guys, don't fight.. its not worth it. We can all go to the forest together"

Bunny: "... yeah.. right.. ."

- Before Hotaru could add to that comment, she saw Staveel change.. and Hotaru was more shocked than even Bunny was -

Bunny: "No fucking way.. Lavaste"

- Hotaru couldn't believe the words Lavaste was saying.. such horrible words, how could there be such a mean individual?

As he approached her and reached for her hand she snapped it away, her eyes looking angerily into his -

Hotaru: "NO! NO I will NOT go with you! How can you do that to Logan? How can you say such mean and horrible things??!!"

 

[NyghtRayne]

He heard Bunny emerge from the tent where she was with Zarl. He barely heard what she was saying as Staveel spoke. Wondering what the hell he meant."He should have killed me? Bitch in Yorktown, no longer a concern?”

Then Staveel passed Hotaru and moved towards him. Then as he watched, he changed… into the man from the forest, earlier that night, when they were looking for Staveel.

"You think you're old and smart enough to be out on your own, but you have no idea of the real world. You should have stayed home with mommy. That way she wouldn't have died."

He was about to ask what he meant, saying his mother wouldn’t have died… then he was thrown back, slammed against a tree.

He saw Levaste turn back to camp and Tamra running his direction asking if he was ok, when his vision kind of went fuzzy, and he began coughing to try and catch his breath.

 

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Tamra

She moves to him.

"Logan...Logan answer me."

She places her head against his chest to try and hear his heart. Not knowing much about medicine.

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Levaste

He takes both of her hands, holding her tight.

"Mean things? Please, that's being tame. At least I'm not killing the whole town as is normal for my schemes. Besides, it's not his real mother, you see, my real mother is his. And she lives comfortably in a cushy castle. I'd love to introduce you to her."

He smiles and looks to Bunny.

"Ah Bunny, ever the tramp. In a good way of course, I know you believed you'd always end up with me, but that's Hotaru's position."

 

[NyghtRayne]

He shakes his head and blinks trying to clear his vision. He tries to take a deep breath and only coughs more and winces.

He looks to Tamra as she puts her head on his chest. "I-I'm" *cough*"I'm ok I think..."

He looks to the camp and then tries to stand. "He.... my mother.. What did he...?" He seemed abit out of it as he tried to get to his feet leaning on Tamra for support. "Did he just say....we're...we're.. we can't be....brothers?"

 

[vbabe2001]

- Hotaru tried to snatch herself away from Lavaste, but his hold on her was too strong, she looked up at him.. her eyes full of confusement -

Hotaru: "My position.. but I don't understand, I don't even know you"

Bunny: "Actually Hotaru.. you do... your looking at the man who has kidnapped our father"

- Hotaru's eyes widened -

Hotaru: "Papa? You kidnapped Papa? But.. why? I don't understand... "

Bunny: "Of course, you wouldn't... why don't you tell her Lavaste? "

Hotaru: "Tell me what? What is going on?!"

 

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Tamra

"I think he did...I don't know. You ok though? I mean you hit pretty hard, I wanna make sure you're ok. You're ok right? He's got some strength in him to knock you back like that."

She looks to him, trying not to be so much of a chatter box.

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Levaste

He looks back Hotaru and smiles.

"Yes I took your papa. But for good reason. You see, you and I are destined to be together. And your father decided to keep me away. So for the years past, I have been watching, planning on how to get you to see me again, and it took me taking your papa to get your attention. I assure you he's fine, but to maintain that, you must stay with me."

He looks to Bunny.

"And I assume now you know I can touch her without recourse, seeing as she has touched me first."

He smiles a charming smile.

"Come on Bunny. Come over here and say hi to your old flame, I'm sure you sister will be pleased to know how her sister was trying to steal the one betrothed to her."

Knowing full well it was only an obsession, not her being betrothed to Levaste. He pulls Hotaru against him, her lithe body pressing into his.

 

[NyghtRayne]

He looked to Tamra as he leaned on her, as she helped him back to camp. "Yeah I think I'm ok...Just knocked the wind out of me. I'm fine really."

All he wanted rigth now was answers and to get him, whoever he was away from Hotaru.

He staggered slightly as Tamra helped him back to the rest of the group.

 

[Sky Jade]

Eeve had finished up what was left of the food and stood up. She paused for a moment as she caught parts of the conversation, though she really didn't understand it. She put her hands behind her back as she stood quietly listening.

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[vbabe2001]

- Bunny glared at Lavaste and turned her head sharply away from him.. -

Bunny: ".. basterd... "

- Hotaru was shocked as Lavaste pulled her frame close to his body, she didn't know how to react, she just looked in the direction of Logan... and then to Bunny... -

Hotaru: ".. i thought it was up to me who I want to be with.... "

- She turned her eyes towards his -

Hotaru: "You can't just take me away from my home, away from the ones I love just because you had some obsession with me when I was younger... and its not right for you to bully Logan like that. Logan has been nothing but nice to me and... I really... like him.. "

Bunny: "Don't even bother Hotaru, your words are falling on deaf ears... "

Hotaru: "I demand you bring my father back to me Lavaste, and leave this place"

 

[NyghtRayne]

As they got closer and he heard Hotaru's words he looked to Levaste. "I really don't know who you are and there is no way in hell you can be my brother..."

He saw how Levaste pulled Hotaru against him. "Let her go. You have no right to force her into anything."

He glared at Levaste. "And I swear if you are telling the truth in anyway and have hurt my mother, you will pay."

 

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Tamra

She follows Logan back to camp, helping him along.

"I wonder what this is about."

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Levaste.

He chuckles a bit.

"How cute...you demanding."

He laughs some more.

"You may have the right to choose who you want to be with, but I also have the right to take a bride as my own, and I chose you long ago, I have not strayed from that path."

He looks to Bunny.

"And her requests do not fall on deaf ears, just ears that only care to listen to what they want to."

He looks back to Hotaru, hugging her tightly, then looks to Logan, letting Hotaru go and moving to him.

"I already told you Logan that I didn't kill your mother, only the bitch I payed off to raise you. She was greedy, even after you left she asked for more money. Your true mother is fine, which is more than I can say for the sorry state that you are in. Look at you, not even in the visage of the family. I still say mother adopted you."

He stand in front of Logan, mere inches away.

 

[NyghtRayne]

He looked to Levaste not backing down, just keeping the mere distance between them. "The woman you refer to in the village was my mother, the only mother I knew."

"I am not your brother nor will I ever be, for that I am thankful. I would never want to be anything like you." He was growing more and more irritated with this man who claimed to be his brother.

"You have no right to force Hotaru into anything. It is her choice in life as to who she would rather be with. And holding her father as bait, that's a very endearing way to win someone over."

 

[Sky Jade]

Eeve sighed and shook her head softly. She wondered for a moment if she should get involved and try to help. Though it looked more to be a family affair than anything.

She began edging away towards the forest, deciding she would go and find her knife before they had a chance to notice she was gone. In a moment, she had taken off in a sprint into to the forest, trying to find the spot where the fight had been.

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[vbabe2001]

Hotaru: "Stop please.. "

- Hotaru bit the bullet, and stepped forward... -

Hotaru: "I will go with you Lavaste.. just.. let my father go, and let everyone live their normal lives.... "

- She looked at Logan, her eyes soft as she met his.. -

Hotaru: "I'm very sorry about your mother.. Logan... "

- She looked down at the ground, a single tear drawing down her cheek... -

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- Bunny could only watch, her anger growing by the moment, and in that sense... her power level began to rise.. -

 

[n00n3y0ukn0\/\/]

He turns and looks back to Hotaru.

"Hotaru...we shall do that, in fact, I'll let you free your father personally."

He wipes the tear from her face, hating to see her upset.

"Is there something else I could do my love? I'm sorry to upset you, but I've longed for you for so long, I've gone slightly mad."

He lifts her chin to look at him, smiling slightly.

"Name it and it will be done."

 

[NyghtRayne]

All he could do was watch... it seemed Hotaru had made up her mind. "How can you trust him to keep his word Hotaru? He is holding your father hostage so that you'll come with him. You truly think he'll let him go and have no hold over you?"

He looked to Levaste."Our business is not through. You'll pay for what you have done to my mother. And if you harm Hotaru or her father, I swear, you will deal with me."

He didn't want to make a move against Levaste yet, not with Hotaru in the middle. He would wait, for now.

 

[vbabe2001]

- Hotaru looked at Lavaste and nodded gently, but still.... one thing did not make sense to her -

Hotaru: "But why.. why go to all this trouble Lavaste? If you wanted me, why didn't you just take me?"

- Bunny had stayed silent up till that moment -

Bunny: "Because Hotaru, because of your power to repel his darkness.. "

- She drew her lighting magic into a rod of powerful strength -

Bunny: "Because Hotaru, in you and me lies great strength.. Lighting Rod!!"

- She held her rod in her fingertips, aiming the front end of it at Lavaste -

Bunny: "You want a challenge Lavaste, because your a fool to think I would just let you take her"

 

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Levaste smiles and moves over to Bunny, waving a hand and casting a Negate Magic spell, dispelling the lightning rod and taking Bunny's face in his hand.

"Oh so sweet dear, trying to protect her. But she has the ball now my dear. I gave her one request, any, it's up to her now. Besides, it's not nice to point magic at people, your papa taught you that right?"

He flashes a very confident and dashing smile, taking Bunny's hand and kissing it.

"Now let's wait for her answer dear."

 

[vbabe2001]

- Hotaru's eyes were wide as both Bunny and Lavaste looked at her... -

Hotaru: "I just want everyone to be happy ... I want Papa and Bunny to be safe.... and Logan... and Tamra, Eeve, Zarl... I just want everyone to be happy again.. "

- Why did she have this pull towards Logan? Why did she want to push Lavaste aside and run into Logan's arms? ...

She looked at Lavaste -

Hotaru: "Can you do that... ?"

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- Bunny growled... here her sister was, giving up her freedom... so that the others could be free....

Why did her sister have to be so kind-hearted? -

 

[NyghtRayne]

“He can’t give you that. Hotaru, you can’t give up your happiness for everyone else.”

He couldn’t help thinking about what Levaste had said about the only mother he had ever known. Now she was gone, he had no reason to return home, and if he took Hotaru against her will, he would not let him get away with it.

He knew that she was making up her mind to go with him for everyone else to be happy. But it was still against her will, if she was giving up her happiness and her freedom.

He then looked to Levaste. “Think before you speak. You know you can’t give her what she asks, of course you can free her father, but you can’t make any of us be happy.”