~- Getting Restless -~
Jason leaned back in the chair, watching Christa and Eric as the two bickered about what to do. Looking up at the ceiling, the teen exhaled in exasperation, he could understand their boredom but did they have to fight? He looked at the table where he had his feet propped up on the table, examining for the tenth time in that past ten minutes. Looking over to the clock, he saw that it was close to nine o'clock at night, a little fact that surprised him considering it hadn't seemed to be that long since Demona had cleared out of the room. "I swear Eric, I'm going to hit you!"
"As if you will!"
Rubbing his forehead, he looked at his two friends and snapped, "Shut up, the both of you!" He watched them flinch, startled by his outburst as they glanced at him sheepishly, something he was still taken aback when he caused his comrades to cringe away from him. Jason stood up, intimidating them even more as he towered over them. He was the tallest out of them, and while lean, the only ones to surpass him in strength was Dante and Lucas (but that's only when Lucas took the gloves off and fought for real). "Look, you two can either help me relieve this boredom or you two can continue bickering like a bunch of fools." He snarled, uncharacteristically irritated at being trapped at the hideout.
Jace held out his hand, a bolt of lightning jumped from it and knocked over the drink that Dante had set on the corner. A smile spreading across his face as some of his annoyance left, Jason continued to fling lightning bolts at random things before he turned and walked out of the room. He heard the rush of water that Christa used in an attempt to quench the fire that he had unintentionally started. Jason ignored the sound of Eric scrambling after him, only for Christa to with the scrambling a moment later.
"Jason, come on, slow down! You know me and Eric can't keep up when you get like this!"
Jace didn't pay Christa no mind, the only thing that made him slow was when the cry of a hawk. He turned to the window and pushed it open, it was only a moment before Jezebel came flying in, landing on his left shoulder. Reaching his hand up, he stroked her feathers before he continued his way down the hall, flinging one bolt of lighting after another; leaving fresh gouges in the wood paneling. He knew that he was being unreasonable, but with everything he damaged, it made Jace feel better.
After several minutes of throwing random spells, Jace paused and looked at his handy work in the lobby. "Oops, apparently I lost control." He said sarcastically, admiring the destruction a little bit longer only to catch Christa shuffling from one foot to the other. Turning his attention to his colleague, he saw the nervous look in her eyes as the girl suggested, "How about we head out for a bit?"
"Are you insane Christa?"
Jace shot Eric a dark look for the reprimand, he returned his attention to Christa as he agreed, "Yeah, I am still irritated and I'd much rather not be here when the others get back. Come on, let's haul tail down the street to the local nightclub." Without waiting for a response, Jace walked out the door, fully intending to enjoy the rest of his night with or without any of his coworkers.
~- Feel the Danger in the Air -~
Nightshade smirked as she saw she got the new Reaper's attention, even with his retort about her being the one who was going out on a limb and trusting him. This man wasn't easily fazed, she could tell that, and that fact alone had her on edge. She was even more on edge when he mentioned they should really get looking for his friend, something about it made her feel threatened. Sneaking a look toward Demona, the tigress turned to start leading the way when Danu halted them and summoned another nightmare to aid in the search.
Blinking her eyes slowly in greeting, the tigress watched as Sabor leapt forward and sniffed at the boy to get a good group on who she was tracking. Sitting back on her hunches as she watched, Nightshade tracked the leopard took off at the girl. Standing back up after Danu had finished speaking, Nightshade tossed to the Gothic dressed boy, "Lady Danu speaks the truth, you best get a move on." Before she too ran after Sabor, catching up to the other big cat with relative ease, Nightshade spoke casually, "What do you make of this boy?"
Mentally reaching out, she felt for Demona and noticed the girl racing after them with all the grace of a feline. A small smile coming to her eyes, she cautioned mentally, Do not overwork yourself, my friend.
The warm laughter that answered her at the caution helped to lightened Nightshade's spirit as the girl answered, Don't worry about Shade, I'll be fine, just take me to where this thunder mage friend of the newcomer is. Even though Nightshade was still unsure, she acknowledged the human girl's request before she returned her attention to Sabor who was escorting the trio to their destination.
~- Will to Survive -~
Two Days Later
Samara was wandering the streets once more, trying to find what had called to this part of town. It was fifteen minutes before midnight, she stalked through the streets, enjoying the smell of the night and the feel of her feline skin. It had been a while since she had last shifted form, so just having the sensation to move through the streets in her feline form was enough to make the spirit smile. She knew that a stroll this late was probably not a good idea, but she didn't have much choice. Samara was just happy that Sammy was kind enough to let her stay with him and Michael, giving her a place to crash until they found out if Alex was okay.
I wonder how she's doing, Siam thought, continuing on her path down the street, she paused again as the smell of fish reached her nose. A smile coming to her eyes, the feline jumped over the counter. Pawing at the rusted lock, it didn't take too much effort for her to break it. Grabbing one of the bigger fish, she slipped under the counter and watched as stray cats drifted in and out, taking fish as they pleased. Looking down at her own catch, Siam smiled slightly before she willed herself to shift back to her human form.
Shifting how she was sitting, she pulled her knees up so they were level with her chest before she wrapped her arms around her legs. Resting her head on her knee, she watched as the cats continued raiding the storage unit. She wasn't sure how long she sat there memorized, but next thing she knew, someone reached underneath the counter and grabbed her by the scruff of her neck. Snarling a little, she let them haul her out from underneath, ready to claw their eyes out only to she came to face with the boy.
She felt the familiar tingle as she stared at him, the one of a potential partner. Siam blinked a couple of times, trying to take in what she was seeing. "Didn't realize their was a anime convention in town," the boy said as he let go of her neck.
"What's an anime convention?" She asked, cocking her head to the side as she looked at him, confused clear in her eyes. The boy seemed nice enough, but it didn't mean she'd drop her guard right away against this guy. "Whatever this anime convention is, I'm not a part of it. Who are you? Are you a Tamer? A Reaper? You feel like one of the Tamers." She blurted, only for a second later for her to kick herself mentally. Curling her hands in the cloth of her skirt, she continued eyeing the boy, waiting for his answers.
Jason leaned back in the chair, watching Christa and Eric as the two bickered about what to do. Looking up at the ceiling, the teen exhaled in exasperation, he could understand their boredom but did they have to fight? He looked at the table where he had his feet propped up on the table, examining for the tenth time in that past ten minutes. Looking over to the clock, he saw that it was close to nine o'clock at night, a little fact that surprised him considering it hadn't seemed to be that long since Demona had cleared out of the room. "I swear Eric, I'm going to hit you!"
"As if you will!"
Rubbing his forehead, he looked at his two friends and snapped, "Shut up, the both of you!" He watched them flinch, startled by his outburst as they glanced at him sheepishly, something he was still taken aback when he caused his comrades to cringe away from him. Jason stood up, intimidating them even more as he towered over them. He was the tallest out of them, and while lean, the only ones to surpass him in strength was Dante and Lucas (but that's only when Lucas took the gloves off and fought for real). "Look, you two can either help me relieve this boredom or you two can continue bickering like a bunch of fools." He snarled, uncharacteristically irritated at being trapped at the hideout.
Jace held out his hand, a bolt of lightning jumped from it and knocked over the drink that Dante had set on the corner. A smile spreading across his face as some of his annoyance left, Jason continued to fling lightning bolts at random things before he turned and walked out of the room. He heard the rush of water that Christa used in an attempt to quench the fire that he had unintentionally started. Jason ignored the sound of Eric scrambling after him, only for Christa to with the scrambling a moment later.
"Jason, come on, slow down! You know me and Eric can't keep up when you get like this!"
Jace didn't pay Christa no mind, the only thing that made him slow was when the cry of a hawk. He turned to the window and pushed it open, it was only a moment before Jezebel came flying in, landing on his left shoulder. Reaching his hand up, he stroked her feathers before he continued his way down the hall, flinging one bolt of lighting after another; leaving fresh gouges in the wood paneling. He knew that he was being unreasonable, but with everything he damaged, it made Jace feel better.
After several minutes of throwing random spells, Jace paused and looked at his handy work in the lobby. "Oops, apparently I lost control." He said sarcastically, admiring the destruction a little bit longer only to catch Christa shuffling from one foot to the other. Turning his attention to his colleague, he saw the nervous look in her eyes as the girl suggested, "How about we head out for a bit?"
"Are you insane Christa?"
Jace shot Eric a dark look for the reprimand, he returned his attention to Christa as he agreed, "Yeah, I am still irritated and I'd much rather not be here when the others get back. Come on, let's haul tail down the street to the local nightclub." Without waiting for a response, Jace walked out the door, fully intending to enjoy the rest of his night with or without any of his coworkers.
~- Feel the Danger in the Air -~
Nightshade smirked as she saw she got the new Reaper's attention, even with his retort about her being the one who was going out on a limb and trusting him. This man wasn't easily fazed, she could tell that, and that fact alone had her on edge. She was even more on edge when he mentioned they should really get looking for his friend, something about it made her feel threatened. Sneaking a look toward Demona, the tigress turned to start leading the way when Danu halted them and summoned another nightmare to aid in the search.
Blinking her eyes slowly in greeting, the tigress watched as Sabor leapt forward and sniffed at the boy to get a good group on who she was tracking. Sitting back on her hunches as she watched, Nightshade tracked the leopard took off at the girl. Standing back up after Danu had finished speaking, Nightshade tossed to the Gothic dressed boy, "Lady Danu speaks the truth, you best get a move on." Before she too ran after Sabor, catching up to the other big cat with relative ease, Nightshade spoke casually, "What do you make of this boy?"
Mentally reaching out, she felt for Demona and noticed the girl racing after them with all the grace of a feline. A small smile coming to her eyes, she cautioned mentally, Do not overwork yourself, my friend.
The warm laughter that answered her at the caution helped to lightened Nightshade's spirit as the girl answered, Don't worry about Shade, I'll be fine, just take me to where this thunder mage friend of the newcomer is. Even though Nightshade was still unsure, she acknowledged the human girl's request before she returned her attention to Sabor who was escorting the trio to their destination.
~- Will to Survive -~
Two Days Later
Samara was wandering the streets once more, trying to find what had called to this part of town. It was fifteen minutes before midnight, she stalked through the streets, enjoying the smell of the night and the feel of her feline skin. It had been a while since she had last shifted form, so just having the sensation to move through the streets in her feline form was enough to make the spirit smile. She knew that a stroll this late was probably not a good idea, but she didn't have much choice. Samara was just happy that Sammy was kind enough to let her stay with him and Michael, giving her a place to crash until they found out if Alex was okay.
I wonder how she's doing, Siam thought, continuing on her path down the street, she paused again as the smell of fish reached her nose. A smile coming to her eyes, the feline jumped over the counter. Pawing at the rusted lock, it didn't take too much effort for her to break it. Grabbing one of the bigger fish, she slipped under the counter and watched as stray cats drifted in and out, taking fish as they pleased. Looking down at her own catch, Siam smiled slightly before she willed herself to shift back to her human form.
Shifting how she was sitting, she pulled her knees up so they were level with her chest before she wrapped her arms around her legs. Resting her head on her knee, she watched as the cats continued raiding the storage unit. She wasn't sure how long she sat there memorized, but next thing she knew, someone reached underneath the counter and grabbed her by the scruff of her neck. Snarling a little, she let them haul her out from underneath, ready to claw their eyes out only to she came to face with the boy.
She felt the familiar tingle as she stared at him, the one of a potential partner. Siam blinked a couple of times, trying to take in what she was seeing. "Didn't realize their was a anime convention in town," the boy said as he let go of her neck.
"What's an anime convention?" She asked, cocking her head to the side as she looked at him, confused clear in her eyes. The boy seemed nice enough, but it didn't mean she'd drop her guard right away against this guy. "Whatever this anime convention is, I'm not a part of it. Who are you? Are you a Tamer? A Reaper? You feel like one of the Tamers." She blurted, only for a second later for her to kick herself mentally. Curling her hands in the cloth of her skirt, she continued eyeing the boy, waiting for his answers.