Wings

[rockerchic]

Sly walked over to the grassy area where Elana sat. He prefered to stand. "We have to try. We cant do nothing. We just, we have to." Sly's eyes began to water. "We might not be warriors, but we're not just anyone. We're bearers; you have what you can do and i have mine. " He took a deep breath to calm himself down. "Maybe we could find some help. Theres no one i can go to." He said looking down to the ground, " But is there anyone you know that can help us?"

 

[deepgreen11]

Cerie wouldn't think of following Paul. She could tell that this guy needed his space. She finished her dinner and then cleaned up the kitchen. After, she went outside the back door, then flew up onto the roof where Lex was.

"Can you tell me what happened today?" Cerie asked quietly, a breeze finally cooling the air after the hot day. She sat down and looked across the wide lake and to the bay in the distance.

 

[LightofHeaven]

"Shh! Not so loud." Lex whispered. He knelt next to her and told her in a hushed voice what had happened. He wanted Lady to hear it too, but hedidn'r need to talk any louder for her to hear, knowing that her hearing was sharp enough.

When hewas done, he looked around. The night had fallen and they werecast into darkness; lit by the lights from inside the house and the moonlight. He couldn't see Paul In this light

 

[deepgreen11]

Cerie sat silently in the darkness of the rooftop, her shadow cast nearby but only shortly as the moon grew higher in the sky. Another light, the lights from indoors, shone up around the edges of the house and through other little spaces. the story Lex told left her speechless on the rooftop and was like a sickly light making an ugly shadow in her mind. "So what happens now?" she whispered quietly.

 

[Sayci]

Elana looked up at the boy as he came to stand next to her, "Not really..." Despair was creeping in farther, there seemed to be no way to save them. They needed some kind of help, any kind. "Is there a way to call Bearers together? Arguile could sense them, perhaps there's some way we could bring them here?" Grasping at straws, Elana put out the idea.

 

[rockerchic]

(( Doesn't Elana have a brother they could go to?))

 

[LightofHeaven]

((Yes, she does. Unless they found him while the fight was raging.))

 

[Sayci]

((I wasn't going to bring him in because I didn't make him an official character. I'll bring him in if it's okay? Then I'll do up a quick character sheet, if it's cool?))

 

[LightofHeaven]

((You can dothat. Or just leave him NPC.))

 

[Sayci]

Just then, Elana's cell phone vibrated softly. Her sharp ears heard it like a jackhammer and she opened the phone to talk, "Jazen? I-I'm at the park...yeah, it's...a long story...okay, we'll be right there...bye." She closed the phone quickly and stood to her feet, giving an encouraging smile to Sly, "Come on, let's go talk to my brother. He'll be able to help." She entered the driver's side door and sat down in the seat, starting up the car.

 

[rockerchic]

Sly got in the car and they started driving to this mystery brother. Sly was a little nervous about bringing a none bearer into this, but they needed help and here it was. "So are you sure we can trust him?" Sly asked nervously.

 

[Donkey_Kong_JR]

Paul walked along the edge of a lake near the house for a while. It felt good to get away by himself for a bit. The sun was setting just behind him casting a small shadow in front of him as he walked. He looked down at his feet, then out at the water. His mind was completely clear. He would tell people that he was thinking when he would go on walks like this, though it reality no real thought entered his head. It helped him to calm down and focus, especially when his world seemed to crash down around him. He remembered when his Grandpa had died, he had gone on one of these walks after nearing breaking down right in front of everybody. He wasn’t a particularly emotional guy, but death seemed to have that effect on him. Paul stopped and looked around. Without realizing it he had walked into the middle of a forrest. The sun was gone now and just the feint glow of the moon and the stars allowed him to see. Paul sat down at the base of a tree and let himself relax. He hadn’t realized until now how tired he actually was. His eyes started to close, and sleep began to take him.
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The drive to the warehouse hadn’t been the most relaxing drive in the world. The entire time Stinger barked at the men in his car about anything that he could. To say Stinger was in a bad mood would be a huge understatement. It should have been an easy job. Get the girl and her brother and get paid. Instead Stinger had lost about half of his men and now he had a hostage to deal with. One, Stinger figured, wouldn’t enjoy the prospect of being captured. The two cars pulled up in front of the warehouse and the men piled out. “Get him out. Stinger ordered. His men opened the trunk and pulled out the bearer. Fortunately for them it was made easier by the fact that he was awake. “Sorry to so rudely burst in on you and kidnap you and all, but ah.” Stinger just shrugged, “Well you don’t actually need to know that. Bring him inside.”

 

[rockerchic]

Leo was now standing on his feet, the timing was perfect. "I'm not going any where." Then Leo used his super strength; his arms and wings pushed out and the rope snapped and fell to the ground. The man who was supposed to be taking Leo into the whare house took a step back. Leo smashed the man into the car using his forarm. Then Leo ran away from the rest of the men as fast as he could, but Leo still had the knife wound in his leg, and several other injuries preventing him from going very fast. As soon as he uilt up a little momentum, he took off the floor and began to fly. Leo hadn't flown in a very long time and hi wings were a little sore from being tied up and shoved into a trunk, but he tried his best to get away from the gunmen. Unfortunately he wasn't able to get up very high and couldn't go very fast.

(( i figure they could shoot him or something, maybe even use a traquilizer.))

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Sly waited for Elana's response.

 

[Sayci]

Elana chuckled, "My brother? Oh yeah, we can definitely trust him." Relief was flooding over her at the thought of bringing in the help of her older brother, she could always trust him to protect her and make everything work out okay. He was her lifeline after her parents disowned her and she loved him so much, "So is Leo your brother?"

 

[rockerchic]

"He might as well be. We're kinda like brothers, but he's not my real brother. no, he took me in when i had no place to go. He's been taking care of my nd I've been taking care of him for almost five months now. " Sly looked down at the car floor. He was so scared.

 

[K9Guardian]

Zeve’s finger had just begun to push OFF when he heard the name “Jackie”. An image of his mother’s face flashed through his mind, followed by successive images of his father’s dead body, his sisters. Who was this guy?

Grudgingly, he put the phone back to his ear. “All right. I’m listening.”

 

[LightofHeaven]

"Well..." Lex looked out into the moonlit darkness again. "We'll just to have to wait and see." He winked at her, even though she probably couldn't see his eyes. He stood up; stretched and yawned. "I'm tired. Lady, could you go keep an eye on him for me? I'll see you in the morning."

Lady bowed her head for a moment as if to say "Geez, give me a break." before taking off into the night.

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"Good." Hugh leaned forward and rested his elbow on the desk, his free hand moving across the smooth surface of of the expensive cherry desk. "I am willing to keep this evidence from the authorities under certain conditions." He paused. "But first, we must discuss matters in person. I will expect to meet you in your office tomorrow at twelve o'clock sharp. No objections. Good eveningik to you, Zeve."

Click.

Hugh set the phone gently in its holder and sat back, pressing his fingers together and smiled. Soon, very soon, Zeve Beraht would be in his hands. He would do as Hugh asked or he would suffer. If not by pain, then Hugh had other ways to break him.,

A knock at the door broke the silence. Hugh smilked again. "Come in."

 

[Sayci]

Elana took his hand gently and squeezed it, "It's going to be okay. We're going to get him back." She smiled as supportively as she could manage, the thought of her brother helping was giving her a renewed sense of hope.

 

[deepgreen11]

Cerie looked at Lex and shrugged. "I guess that's what we always do, is wait and see. I don't know about you, but I have been thinking lately about action." Her voice grew sharp and loud as she continued. "I am tired of waiting. I always feel like there's something I need to do. Well now, instead of being worried, I'm determined. I really want to do what's right. It's been a long day for me and by the looks of it, for you as well. I won't stop you from going, but just know I'm not settled. By the looks of things, that boy's wings caused some real ruckus today. I'm tired of being hunted. When are we going to do something about it? That's what I've been thinking about." Having had another outburst, just as she had yesterday when she hadn't been allowed to the city, she lowered her head in shame and flew down from the roof and walked straight into her room in the house, quickly dressing for bed and collapsing into a worn, confused sleep. The unanswered questions, however, woke her during the night, and she got out of bed several times to just look at the moon and wish she was sleeping in its arch. She would be away from the questions and in the glow of its light, no longer subject to the reminders of Swhint's reassurances or anything. She could just be freely confused and freely alive, and then she would be able to focus and do something right and help Lex. Laying back in her bed, she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep, not caring when she woke again.

 

[K9Guardian]

As soon as Zeve set down the phone, Dari rounded on him. The plates were ready, but the petite brunette positioned herself so that he would not be sitting down without moving her bodily. Her eyes reflected firm resolve.

“What was that about?” she demanded. “It was bad, wasn’t it? You went pale!”

Zeve’s head swam. He had no real idea what had just happened. “I… don’t know… “

Dari seemed to soften a little. Grabbing his arm, she pulled him to the counter and sat him down, then dropped onto the stool next to him. She wasn’t about to let it go, though. “Eat. But talk to me. Who was it? What did they want? Do you know them?”

“Some guy.” Zeve took a bite of food and chewed. At the moment, it tasted like cardboard. “He wants to meet me tomorrow.”

“But why did you get angry? Did he threaten you?”

“He knows Mom.”

“Your mother? What does she have to do with this?”

“He threatened her.”

“Dear God… “ Dari stared at him, struck. “Why? Can’t you call the police?”

“Me, are you kidding?” Zeve shrugged and took another bite, staring into space. “Guess I’ll find out tomorrow.”

“Oh, will you just stop that!” The frustrated outburst was sudden and hot. “You always act like everything has to be the way it is! Don’t you ever see the possibilities? Don’t you understand how better off we’d be if you’d… you’d… just listen to me for once?”

Zeve looked at her. Yes, he did understand. But did she understand him? Did she understand what it was like to be Zeve Beraht? His mouth curled into a cynical smirk. Right, sure.

Her eyes widened in outrage and she stood, knocking her stool to the floor. “Fine, I’m sorry I care.” And she walked out of the kitchen.