Re: Being Human

[• Echo]

Ailish
I shrugged slightly, unwillingly taking the question in a whole new way completely unrelated to how he was asking it, and my heart sped slightly.
“No, I honestly don’t care, I was just wondering what we were going to do next,” I say, turning my head so my chin was now on my folded arms, looking over at him as he pulled into an empty lot and stopped the explorer. I watched JD get out.
“Have fun…” I murmured, rolling my shoulders back and sighing, looking back over at Andy.
“You not going to go look at her?” I ask, a bit surprised that he had hung back in the explorer instead of going to see Terra. I cracked my neck gently both ways to relieve pressure and stress, taking another deep breath. Lifting my head slightly, I looked back behind me through the back window for a moment before shaking my head and looking back to Andy, eyebrows arched, eyes tired, feeling as old as I actually was, which hardly ever happened.

[LoveOnHerArms]

Looking at her with eyebrows raised Andy rolled his eyes "Riiiight you don't care, but to answer your question, no I wasn't planing on stopping,were only in..." He trail off and looked back at JD "Where are we?" JD laughed "Were in Colorado shit for brains" Andy rolled his eyes "Whatever can't get a date" he shot back then nodded "Yeah, Im going to check on her,just wanted to answer your question first" Dark brown eyes searching her face he frowned slightly "Ailish you feelin ok? your looking a little run down" He wanted to put a hand on her cheek but didn't dare touch her, the sparks would fly for sure if he did. JD looked down at Terra and smirked ruffling her ears "You, scared the shit out of all of us Trouble magnet" She gave a soft yip and looked at him with a toothy grin, sitting up she leaned over the back seat to look at Andy and Ailish her tail wagging a little behind her "Well the good news is I think she's feeling better to change, the bad news it's still the Trouble Magnet" JD joked.

[• Echo]

Ailish
I just shrugged slightly, eyes catching his. My body yearned to feel his touch against mine again but I didn’t push it today.
“Great, so now I get to look like I feel. So much for eternal youth,” I joke, looking up at him before turning more serious.
“Really, Andy, I’m fine, just tired,” I say, tilting my head slightly to the side, eyes searching his, trying to convince him. I turned my head slightly, then turned around to look at Terra’s wolfy smile and JD behind us, forcing my eyes more open, more alert, trying to keep myself going though I was running on fumes and luck by this point.

[LoveOnHerArms]

Looking at her Andy gave a light amused chuckle and a faint smirk "Eh it's so over rated" he mumbled then looked her in the eyes, he wasn't buying the whole she was just tired bit. He knew her too well to fall for that one, but before he could press her for the real answer Terra poked her head up and Andy gave a dad smile "Well Trouble magnets up" Terra gave a soft bark wagging her tail a little behind her. With a chuckle the vampire looked back at Ailish, she looked run down and in need for a good nights sleep,and Terra could too even if she didn't admit it. "Alright we'll stop fir the night, you and I will go eat JD and Ailish you can come or stay with Terra" with that he jumped out and walked to the back to look over Terra, she turned around and nosed his hand gently "You scared the shit outta me Red" he said softly ruffling her fur 'When we get to the hotel you change alright?" she nodded with a soft bark and looked at them,ready to change,crawl into a bed and sleep till next week if she could then eat ten cheeseburgers with frys and sweet tea.

[• Echo]

Ailish
I gave a small smile before I looked back at Terra. That same old small smile still on my lips, I watched Terra for a moment. Seeing her tail shoot up behind her and start wagging made my soft grin grow slightly wider, and I shook my head slightly. Glancing back at Andy, I shruggged slightly.
"I'll probably just stay with Terra," I say, honestly feeling and thinking that falling into a bed would be far better than staying up an extra hour and a half or so. Andy jumped out and I watched him go. Catching myself staring after him, I dragged my gaze away, feeling a bit of heat color my cheeks for a moment before I shook my head to make it go away.


{ Sorry, just a tad bit brain dead... )

[LoveOnHerArms]

"Thats cool with me" Andy said looking over at Ailish still ruffing and petting Terra's head gently with a hand, JD looked at us "Great so can we go now? cause Im about to just walk to a club or bar" Terra snorted giving him a look as Andy chuckled "Were goin were goin" He stepped back,closed the hatch and got back into the drivers seat, JD got back in and leaned back in his seat "It's your turn to get a room" he said dryly to Andy. With a grumble Andy nodded pulling out of the lot onto the road to find a hotel, normally he didn't care if it was nice or not, but tonight he wanted to find a better one, he wanted the girls to be safe while they were gone, trouble seemed to fallow both. Finely finding a Holiday inn, JD smirked faintly and gave Andy a sideways look, witch the other guy ignore a he parked the explore. "I'll get us a room" he said getting out and strolling to the doors. JD watched him go then sighed closing his eyes "You can change now Red" The wolf slowly changed into a human,who groaned in pain from her shoulder not caring that she was naked "Dammit, hurts more now" she grumbled then looked at Ailish with a faint blush "Can you dig in my bag and snag some clothes for me?" she asked with a small smile.


(It's all good, same here)

[• Echo]

( Yeah, 240 words=brain dead. Not compared to mine, Lol. )


Ailish shrugged slightly, leaning back against the back seat and scooting from the middle to the side. Dragging her legs up on the seat, she pulled her knees in close and wrapped her arms around them, leaning her head back against the window in a way so that she could see the lights of the town flashing past as Andy located a nearby Holiday Inn. Relaxing ever so slightly, though it still wasn't much, she let out a soft sigh, glancing back as Terra called to her.
"Yeah, no problem, it's fine," she said, smiling reassuringly as she reached down for Terra's bag, pulling it up onto the seat next to her and unzipping it, digging around for a moment before she pulled some clothes for the other girl and handed them back to her.
"Here ya go," she said, zipping the bag back up and setting it back down on the floor.
"So, you okay? You know, besides the whole getting shot thing and all that," Ailish said, giving a faint smile and trying to come up with small talk, brushing her dark hair back over her shoulders. As Terra got dressed, Ailish peered through the window, waiting for Andy to show up with the room key so she could just go in and collapse. Though she was starting to have a bad feeling about the way she felt; She hadn't felt this way ever since the first time Riftkan had fallen off the map after she had started chasing him so many years ago after he had killed her small clan of fledglings; Ever since then, she hadn't let herself get distracted by anything. Well, until she had met Andy, anyway. And when he had left, she had stuck even harder to her former plan than before, not giving herself any room for stupid mistakes. Until now. And there was no way she would be able to easily sort through her mess of thoughts. Not anytime soon, at least, and defidently not quickly, either.

[LoveOnHerArms]

(Haha true true )

Taking the clothes Terra smiled grateful at her, a mess of red curls falling into her eyes "Thanks" she pulled on the sweats with out a problem but as she tried to pull on the sports bar she sucked in a hiss of pain and winced,her shoulder throbbing in pain. Gritting her teeth she got the bar on then looked at her shirt in her hand then back at Ailish biting her lip with a helpless look in her face "Help?" With her help Terra got the shirt on with half the pain it was to get her bra on and sighed leaning against the back seat favoring her left shoulder "Me? oh yeah, Im ok...its just I kept having weird dream.." she trailed off shrugged her right shoulder and looked at Ailish to JD. He kept his eyes closed as she got dressed but would tense up hearing her make noises in pain from her shoulder.opening them again he looked back and her and swallowed hearing about her dreams "Im sure there nothing Red" he assured her quickly.
Before Terra could say anything Andy opened the drive door and grinned at them "Come on got us a great room" He didn't even see the look on JD's face,no Andy just rounded to the side door and grabbed a few bags "Come on, you two can crash in the room" Terra gave him a halfhearted glare and got out of the back mindful of her shoulder and trailed after the boys carrying there stuff, bothers by the dream Terra chewed on her bottom lip thinking but she was crashing fast and it was getting harder to think. They finely made it too the room and Andy pushed open the door and let the girls walk in first, Terra walked to the first bed,threw back the covers and crawled in to the bed with a baby like sigh under the covers.

[• Echo]

Ailish
I glanced back at her, smiling patiently again.
"Yeah, of course," I say, hoping out and walking to the back with my long stride. Helping her ease the shirt on over her head and injured shoulder, letting out a low whistle at the wound, which was much easier to see without a bunch of matted fur and blood in the way, or JD's hands, for that matter.
"Wow, you look comfortable," I say weakly, shurgging slightly. "What kind of dreams?" I ask curiously, glancing over at JD, who had looked back at us. But before Terra could respond to either of us, Andy was back, opening the driver's door, grabbing bags. Shrugging, flashing a faint smile in Terra's direction, I walked back and opened up one of the back doors again, reaching in and grabbing my own bags, following after Terra and the boys. Casting a glance her way and catching her eye for a minute, studying her. She looked disturbed in some way, but I could tell she didn't want to talk about it now and let it drop. We got to the room and I paused before walking in past Andy after Terra. Dropping my bags in a corner, I turned, looking at Terra already collapsed in the bed, then over at Andy and JD in the doorway, feeling awkward.

[LoveOnHerArms]

JD walked in putting his bags down on the floor next to the desk and got his laptop set up in seconds, Andy walked in closing the door with his foot and shook his head with a grin looking over at Terra already asleep in the bed, then set his bags down. "Dibs on the shower" JD said digging into his bag,pulling out clean jeans and a shirt and everything else he needed then walked into the bathroom and closed the door. "Pick a bed Ailish and get some sleep, you look like you could use it" Andy said gently,walking over to her he kissed her forehead softly before he turned and moved to Terra's side to look at the wound.
Very gently he moved the the shirt a little and cursed under his breath looking at it, it looked worse now that the fur was gone, "Dammit, I should have been there" he mumbled smoothing hair from the sleeping girls face gently, Terra as odd as it sounded was like a child to the vampire, sure they acted like siblings but he had a fathers protectiveness for her. Letting out a breath he covered her up more then raked a hand through his hair looking back at Ailish "Go on hun, get some sleep.We'll be back in a couple hours once JD get out of the bathroom." There was a gentle tone in his voice making Andy chuckle lightly at himself with a wary grin. Damn he was getting old.

[• Echo]

Ailish
I watched the boys set up for a moment, JD disappearing into the bathroom before I looked back at Terra, sleeping. A moment later the drone of the water came on, and I listened to it, staring at the wall, lost in my thoughts. Glancing up at Andy's voice, I tried to force a small smile, though it was strained, at a complete loss for words for once. Hesitating, I watched him go over to Terra.
'Are you bipolar?' I mentally questioned myself, but waved the thought away. Just moody, I decided. Sitting on the edge of the other bed, I watched Terra and Andy for a moment, barely catching Andy's words and feeling a sinking feeling in my stomach. Great. I practically force Andy into talking to me, go off on him, Terra gets hurt, and now he regrets it. Just what I needed. I took a deep breath, letting it out in a quiet sigh, looking up at the ceiling, dropping my gaze back to Andy, chuckling softly.
"Yeah," I mumble quietly, standing and walking slowly over to the bags, feeling like I was in a dream of some sort, and not a good one, at that. Crouching down, I pulled out a pair of shorts, kicking my shoes off and removing my socks. Pulling my shirt off over my head, I undo my pants and slip them off, so I was in my black sports bra and boy shorts, before I hurriedly pulled on the black shorts. Reaching back into my bag, I shrug into a long shirt that reached down midway down my thighs, buttoning up the front and fixing the sleeves slightly so the shirt lay more comfortably on my slim form. Hands fumbling slightly, I take another deep breath, hearing the shower turn off, back still to Andy. Brows pulled together, looking at the floor, I sigh softly, lifting my head and turning, walking back to the bed, pulling the covers back on one side and climbing in.

[LoveOnHerArms]

(Hey Im crashing, its almost three here and I need some sleep ^.^ Later!)

[• Echo]

( Hey, it's fine, it's almost 9 AM here for me, so its pretty early Lol, and I can't really stay in bed forever, so I had to go soon, too, anyway. Night. Well, sorta haha. )

[LoveOnHerArms]

Looking at Ailish and give a faint nod when she started moving to her bag, he sat down at the edge of the bed and looked at the wall thinking,his legs stretched out in front of him. The rustling sound of clothes made him turn his head slightly and his heart nearly came out of his chest along with his breath, he swallowed hard his eyes roaming over Ailish body,even if he could only see her backside, the memory of what she looked liked was burned into his memory forever, but hell Andy wasn't complaining about it. All to quickly she pulled on a long sleeved shirt that look vaguely familiar, eyebrows pulled together he tried to remember why it looked so freakin familiar but she turned around making Andy quickly adverted his eyes and look back at the wall, but listening as she climbed into the other bed.
Opening the door to the bathroom a cloud of stream rolled out,as so did JD in nothing but dark wash jeans "Why isn't the news on or something?" he asked looking over at Andy rubbing his hair dry with a towel then glanced at Ailish and Terra. He rolled his eyes,went to his bag and pulled out a clean white shirt "Lets go man, Im starving" shirt on he grabbed his wallet put it in his back pocket and got his shoes on. "Dude are we leaving or what?" he asked looking over at Andy who still hadn't moved "Chill Nerd were leaving" Andy grumbled standing up and looked over at Ailish "We'll be back in a couple hours, don't let anyone in and call us if anything happens" He stopped himself from kissing her head and walked to the door. Both boys left to a club to feed.

[• Echo]

Ailish lay quietly at the very edge of the bed with her back to Andy, her heart beat racing in her chest, body tingling and feeling as though fire lay just beneath the skin, muscles tensed up greatly. When the bathroom door opened and JD walked out, she didn't even both to look over at him, though her body gradually tensed up possibly even more. Instead she focused on her breathing, trying to force her body into calming down, knowing the reason for her unrest probably lay in her sleeping with Andy again. When JD spoke up, Ailish dragged her body into a sitting position and faced them, feeling her cheeks color slightly when she saw JD, though she had no possible explanation as to why. Avoiding Andy's eyes as much as possibe, afraid of how her body might react, she brought her eyes inconspicuously towards Terra's own sleeping body, until her attention was grabbed again by JD and Andy. She forced a small smile back onto her lips, though her breath caught as soon as she looked at Andy.
"I'm pretty sure we'll be fine, things seem to be going much slower," she said plainly, and couldn't help but watch as Andy turned to leave, feeling the heat flare back up in her cheeks. Shaking her head as soon as the door was shut and locked securely behind them, legs burning and tingling all, Ailish forced herself to lay back down, closing her eyes, though sleep didn't come to her, and she lay awake.

[LoveOnHerArms]

The boys strolled out of the hotel and too the explore off to find a club, it didn't take long. Once they parked the explore and got into the club JD grinned "See ya in a couple hours man" and with that he melted into the crowd, Andy chuckled with a roll of his eyes, JD was a complete Nerd but the girls loved his blue eyes and blonde hair hell girls just loved him. Not that Andy had any problem getting laid or getting a good feeding,walking into the crowed Andy looked around for a the 'right' girl.

Later that night Andy strolled to the doors,eyes still a endless back instead of there dark brown color, he spotted JD waiting for him and walked outside into the brisk cool air "Dude lets go back and sleep" JD mumbled full and looking rather content with himself, Andy rolled his eyes knowing he got laid then drank "Right right" walking back to the explore they both jumped in and drove back to the hotel. The drive was short but by the time they got back to the hotel room it was almost four in the morning and both boys wanted sleep now that they felt good.JD slid the key card through then tried to open the door,with a groan he looked over at Andy "She locked it" "No dude dork, thats what I told her to do, just unlock the door already" JD mumbled a 'asshat' then put his hand on the door and the lock slid open "There" he opened the door and walked in pulling his shirt off, going straight to his bag to change.
Andy locked the door behind him, looked over at Terra who hadn't moved since they left then at Ailish, she looked tense and seemed to be trying to fake sleeping "You still up?" he asked kneeling in front of his bag to get clothes to change into.

[• Echo]

Ailish lay awake in the bed for some time, wide awake, body refusing to go to sleep. She wasn't sure exactly why she was so terrified, possibly because she knew sleep would only bring along the nightmares. Every so often she would slip under, only to wake up as soon as the bad dreams began to crawl into her mind. Eventually she gave up and crawled out of the bed, the covers seeming suffocatingly hot, and wandered aimlessly around the room for a bit until she finally stopped, leaning against the wall. Sliding down it, she pulled her knees up close to her chest and wrapped her arms around her legs, chin resting on her knees, staring across the room as the minutes and seconds ticked by. Her body would shudder every so often and she would try to shake the feeling off, hoping that she would begin to get tired so she could finally get back to bed and go to sleep without any dreams at all. She hadn't realized so much time had gone past when she heard footsteps and immediately tensed, lifting her head to look at the door. Her shoulders slumped slightly when she heard JD's voice, accompanied by Andy's. Standing, she all but danced back to the bed and crept under the covers, her mind racing a thousand times faster than it should, it seemed, before the door opened and the two boys walked in. She lifted her head slightly, wondering if her eyes showed how distressed she felt and trying to put on a blank expression, though she knew her body belied her.
"Nope," she said smartly, laying her head gently back on the pillow and watching him, legs twisted together/.

[LoveOnHerArms]

Both boys looked over at her then at each other, JD snorted "Riiiiight" was his comment as he walked into the bathroom and closed the door. Andy looked at her and rolled his eyes but said nothing just grabbed the sleep pants he wanted,pulled his shirt of then started at the snap of his jeans and let his pants fall. He really didn't care Terra was asleep and it's not like Ailish hadn't seen him naked before, pulling on the pants he finely looked back at Ailish with a wary grin at the look on her face, "What? it's not like you haven't seen me in my boxers before" He pointed out and sat on the edge of the bed "So you gonna tell me whats wrong or keep trying to face it and hide behind a mask?" he said bluntly but Andy was getting tired of playing games and having everything fine between them one minuet then the next she was blocking him out with sneers, it was just getting old. JD walked out and gave a small shuttered at the tension in the room "Jeez, if your going to kill each other give me a warning alright" Andy gave him a look "Shut up JD" The other vampire just chuckled and crawled into bed with Terra careful not to touch her and put his back to the others drifting to sleep.

[• Echo]

Ailish
My eyes traced over the tones of his back as he tugged his shirt off, letting his pants drop before he pulled on other pants. I rolled my eyes slightly at him.
"Well, honestly, I never really paid much attention to, say, what the color or pattern of your boxers were," I point out, looking pointedly down his body for a moment before looking back up with that same devlish smirk. I pulled my body back up into a sitting postion, watching him as he walked forward and sat on the edge of the bed, knowing what he was going to say before he did. His eyes gave him away. I paused, thinking it through in my mind for a moment, trying to decide whether or not to tell him. Thankfully, I didn't have to give him an answer right then, since JD had just walked out of the bathroom. I rolled my eyes in his general direction without really looking at him.
"Please, if we were trying to kill each other, it wouldn't just be with our minds," I say sarcastically, shifting my eyes to JD as he laid down beside Terra, back turned away from us. It seemed that he was one of those lucky people who could fall asleep on will, as he was out soon. That, or he was just tired, since it didn't seem he was faking it. Looking away from the two sleeping in the other bed, I see Andy still watching me and shrug.
"It's not important," I say. 'Wow,' I thought mentally to myself, 'you still can't admit that you need help. How many times have you lost this game, exactly?' but I pushed the little Voice away and ignored it.
"Really, it was years ago, it's nothing," I say, wishing I hadn't said anything, which would have been better, and I shut my mouth quickly.

[LoveOnHerArms]

Watching Ailish Andy stretched his legs out in front of him waiting for her to answer him, finely she started talking, with a snort he rolled his eyes "Thats bull shit and you know it Ailsh" Shaking his head he snorted to himself why are you so surprised that she's lying? It's not like she's welcomed you back with open arms, but something wrong and dammit she wont tell me Ending the fight he was having in his head, Andy scooted more onto the bed and looked her straight in the eyes "Look me in the eyes, and tell me nothings wrong Ailish" He almost growled out the words but stopped and said in in a low tone.

[• Echo]

Ailish
I lifted my eyes up to his slowly, mouth opened slightly to deny that anything was wrong. But something in his eyes made me hesitate, and I felt a sinking feeling in my chest. I didn't want him to have to know, and I knew that I could physically lie to him without thinking twice or faltering, but the right words wouldn't come out. I frowned slightly, as if debating something in my head, but the answer was easy, and I was sure he would eventually figure it out. Dropping my head slightly, I fixed my eyes on the comforter.

[LoveOnHerArms]

She met his gaze for a little while, Andy wanted to tap into her mind a see what she was thinking about but that would get his ass kicked. Letting out a breath he looked at her "Please Ailsh. just tell me whats wrong, I might be able to help" Gently he tucked loose hair behind her ear watching her closely, she was just looking at the comforter blankly.

^.^ so short

[• Echo]

Ailish
I felt his fingers gently caress my face for a brief moment when he brushed my hair back, and felt the involuntary shiver of delight that coursed my spine as a reaction. Every nerve was alive, causing my body to tremble slightly, from the single touch, warming places that I forgot truly existed. I brought my gaze back up to his, feeling the heat in my cheeks, though I hoped the darkness would help to veil it, at least partially. For a second I forgot about what we were talking about and why I was hiding something, my mind relaxing its metal barrier slighttly so that my attention wavered. I shivered slightly, feeling my pulse ringing against my wrists. Crossing my legs, I put my hands in my lap, no longer meeting his eyes, but staring more at his chest.
"It's a long story," I say lamely, though I knew that probably wouldn't stop him from trying.

[LoveOnHerArms]

Letting his fingers linger on her soft skin for a moment Andy smiled faintly almost to himself, his body yearned to hold her again to feel her soft skin again him to take in her sweet scent again hell he just wanted to have Ailish back. Seeing the slight tremble in her body and see her pulse speed up a little against the soft smooth skin of her neck Andy grinned lazily, maybe he still had a chance on getting her back if his touch still made her melt and relax like it used too.She was looking at his chest sitting crossed legged on the bed hands in her lap, "I've got time, tell me baby" the baby slipped out but he couldn't take it back now.
Getting off the bed he moved around and sat down again, the bed groaning slightly taking his weight. Leaning against the head bored Andy looked at her wanting nothing more then to pull her into his arms.

[• Echo]

Ailish
I cringed mentally when the 'baby' part was added unconsciously into his sentence, but said nothing. I stared at my lap for a few minutes when he stood, doing who-knows-what. He sat back down again and I shook my head slightly.
"It was a long time ago, before I met you, sometime in the, say, early 1840's or some time around then. I met a guy, a newbie, whose sire had abandoned him. I recognized something in his eyes, this was New York, and decided I would go ahead and help him, you know, do whatever.". I shrugged slightly. Jake had been like me; alone, young, terrified, the exact replica of me after I had first been Changed.
"So I guess I just sorta became, almost obsessed, you could say, about finding others. Like him. Who had no one else, and I started searching the streets for just that. Well, I found others, but only Jake, the first one, and two others, Desmond and Bridget, actually stayed alive or hung around for a while. I guess one of the fledglings got back to an old buddy of mine, who decided I was interfering with Fate or whatever, and that I was an accident because I had survived, and he decided to get back in touch. So he started stirring up trouble, since I had a day job, too, and I fought back. Turned out he had made a lot of new, powerful friends since the last time I had seen him, and had several surprises hidden up his sleeve.". My tone was dry now, and I shrugged slightly.
"And one day, when Bridget came back late, I got worried and went out looking for her, but she was no where. My little Bridget, who was so great at playing the lost little kid act, who had sworn that I would never be able to get rid of her, was now just gone. So I finally went back to the loft we stayed at, and, about a few blocks away, I felt that something was just wrong, and started running. At the door, I could smell the blood, and the death, and knew it was too late. But there had only been one person, a Human, who had snuck up on my fledglings and killed then, a damned Vamp hunter. They were all bled out, in a slow death, hanging upside down from the eaves of the loft," I said bitterly, seeing in my mind's eye the pale, bloodless face of Bridget, her mouth opened in shock, a look of surprise, terror, and fear written across her face, the note the murderer had left in her hand. I snorted softly.
"Desmond and Jake had never been good watchdogs, and Bridget had been ambushed and kidnapped while feeding. I could hear the sirens coming, so I took what Il could, torched the place, and left.". I let out a short, quiet bark of laughter, my tone bitter.
"The little informant and my 'buddy' aren't exactly with us anymore, so to speak," I said, shaking my head. "And it turned out that the 'Hunter who had killed them wasn't so easy to track down, else he would have been dead a long time ago." I could feel that my eyes were misty, but kept going

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