Wayward Squirrel 2--Chapter 12

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Aug 13, 2014 11 years ago

Yer a wizard

Chapter 12--Making It right

Drifting in the mists of the crystal shard transfer, the passage seems longer than you remember and less stable. Larianne is still touching her bracelet and regarding it carefully.

The Journey Home

Coming toward you, you see Vertilline, leaning against Djoni, but walking steadily. The induced sleep within the passage separated her enough from the hourglass to make its destruction possible.

They pause before you and both of them smile. Vee reaches out to touch Larianne's face.

"Oh, if I could have a sister, I would love for it to be you!"

Larianne looks at her and smiles. "We look so much alike, and I don't know who I was."

"It's only important to know who you are," Vee replies.

"Yes, if only I could remember. I think I had a father and a mother and..." Larianne stops, then words begin to spill. "I do! I have parents and a home, and Chester gave me this bracelet. He was a cute little chipmunk and it was my first really grown-up party, but then we came back home and I, oh, I was such a silly fool!"

Vee smiles again. "We both were." She squeezes the hand Djoni has wrapped protectively around her shoulders. "And both lucky to be going home."

Impulsively, Larianne reaches out and hugs her counterpart, her eyes shining with happy tears. "Yes, yes, we are!"

"Thank you for saving the woman I love," Djoni inclines his head toward you. "And I wish you the best of fortunes."

"Yes, thank you," Vee offers. "Thank you ever so much."

Larianne turns happily toward you. "You are all wonderful. I don't have anything but a little scratch on my arm."

"Tanaka did that," Djoni explains. "He had to stick you with a shard piece so that Vee could remain in suspension. He didn't enjoy doing it."

"Oh, it's fine," Larianne says happily. "Tell him not to worry."

"Tanaka always takes care of me," Vee adds. "He's always been that way." She pauses and looks torn and worried. Then she smiles again and she and Djoni take their leave and head back into Crystania.

"Won't be easy for those three to work things out," OneToo comments, nodding his metallic head. "But let's get you home, Larianne."

As you near the end of the passage, you see Winton and Ertrude peering down, with Thorson near them, using his own energy to hold the passage open.

"Dad! Mom!" Larianne cries joyfully, and runs ahead to throw herself into their embrace. OneToo streaks behind her, leaping onto Thorson and purring massively.

It all very sweet and teary and as sappy as all good homecomings are in adventures, and you love every second of it, although a lot of you probably won't say so.

You're home. Time to greet your companions, have a hot meal, an even hotter shower, and get a good night's rest!

About Those Kobolds

The next day, you find the common room buzzing with chatter. Evidently the Kobold stronghold is on a hill just past Fire Mountain. Since your companions have already found the entrance theough the mountain passage all that remains is to pass through the Kobold Gates.

That's presented a bit of a problem, since there's a need for a glowing runestone for the watch pedestal, and the gate itself is locked with a key made of some kind of foreign mtal that can't be duplicated. Its origin is unknown, but it can't have been good.

There is some good news in the fact that the Kobold patrols have been consistently ambushed by a band formed from escaped prisoners. They are led by a squirrel archer, and, while the band is not large, they've proved amazingly effective.

Your companions are begging you to take some kind of quick action, both the preserve the band of heroes and to put an end to the Kobold mining activities. Let's face it. An adventurers work is never done.

(OOC: This RP and the accompanying puzzle which will be added soon are the last point based activities for the event. The RP is free-form in that there is no particular way to get to where you need to be, and no specific actions you will take when you get there. If you did everything to this point, you have the two items you need. If you don't have one of them, you will have to buy them from the goblins Morrow still contacts. Hopefully, you'll have enough coin left. Both the RP and the puzzle are due by 11:59 Subeta time on August 16th. Good luck and have fun!)

Lair Bears never walk alone.

Aug 13, 2014 11 years ago

is a Time Lord

((hug Get some rest. You deserve it!))

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Aug 14, 2014 11 years ago

needs more chocolate

points up What she said. :)

RIP Mom, I love & miss you more than you know. Tell Dede hi.

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Aug 14, 2014 11 years ago

is forever on a quest for more pets

((OOC: I'm forcing tears back. I don't want this to be over! I'm seriously trying hard not to cry!))

Aug 14, 2014 11 years ago

parties with the undead

(Ooc sort of) Well you need to come here and currently read this cus SL is down and we can't go there. To discuss guess go to are 2nd location of FB til SL is fixed.

Sees that items are needed. starts hitting head against wall again

Aug 14, 2014 11 years ago

Remember me,

(ooc) if SubetaLodge stays down for much longer, is it possible to extend the deadline? Or should we explore alternate options for getting the RP pulled together without SL?

R.I.P George, my favorite furball

Aug 14, 2014 11 years ago

Yer a wizard

(OOC:

Aww.....

You should have these and they're the only ones left.

Well, if it comes in late, it should be fine, since we're picking prizes for Chapter 12 anyway.)

Lair Bears never walk alone.

Aug 14, 2014 11 years ago

parties with the undead

(occ) Remember we left our brains behind in chapter 11. Not sure if we even know our names any more. I am sure I got the one item. As for whatelse we own...no idea without subetalodge. LOL

Aug 14, 2014 11 years ago

is a Time Lord

(( Would you please describe this watch pedestal, and what it does? I'm not sure what we're dealing with.))

The way some people spell makes me wonder about their pronunciation. My CW shop, and my ping group

Aug 14, 2014 11 years ago

Yer a wizard

(OOC: It serves as an alarm system for the guards. It needs a runestone pushed into it to disarm it.)

Lair Bears never walk alone.

Aug 14, 2014 11 years ago

has 40 pets and counting

Alright everyone this Chapter is up!:) Thankfully the forum is up too so I've posted there.

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Aug 14, 2014 11 years ago

Don't toy with

We have a question. Are we rping getting to the Kobolds and then stopping there or do we RP the puzzle part as well.

edit: Also are we using the last two pieces IN the roleplay?

Thanks hun!

"You could be great, you know,
and Slytherin will help you
on the way to greatness,
no doubt about that."
Maddox Price- Slytherin

Aug 15, 2014 11 years ago

Yer a wizard

(OOC: Wipe the folks with those nasty guys! Yes, you do: one for the pedestal; one for the last entry.)

Delighted to be back together as a full team, you follow as your companions lead you toward the pedestal. Halfway there however, you are met by a huge ogre who has felled a tree across your paths. He doesn't look aggressive, but still...

"Not mean harm," he explains. "But no clear tree until get help from smart adventurers. Tavern guy says you guys so smart, and need puzzles 'cuz Thunka's father says me stupid. Want to matter Thunka, and she want marry Clunko--that me--but have to show smart first. Father give puzzle. Me no can figure out, so stop you. You say what it says, I pick up tree."

Okay, it's a huge tree, but that's never stopped you, and you're sure you could get around it somehow. Still, Clunko does look awfully downcast and lovelorn, and you never know when a friendly ogre might come in handy, so you take a look at the paper he's holding out to you:

Quote

What does this message say?
G T Y O R J O T E O U I A B G T
Only hint you get, stupid Clunko, and do it fast, or you&;re not marrying Thunka. I already talked to the rich merchant in the next town and he likes her, too!
HINT: Julius Caesar would put down his box for this and announce that everything&;s easier to conquer if you divide them first.

Aw, this one's not so bad. You can whip this out fast----you hope.

(OOC: This is the last puzzle of the adventure. Simply comment or smail the decoded message to me by the same deadline as the RP. Yes, the same. Clunko musty work quickly. Good luck!)

Lair Bears never walk alone.

Aug 15, 2014 11 years ago

has 40 pets and counting

Alright guys last puzzle is up.:) I think I have it figured so please check the forum when you have the chance. Any edits that you would like to make or add ons to the rp please post it by tonight also.

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Aug 16, 2014 11 years ago

seas the day

[Spoiler=Raider's Folly, Unexpected Surprises - Part 1] because we wrote a novel, this is in 6 parts. I have all the odd parts and Reaper's posts are all the evens. [/spoiler]

Quote by Raven

Back to bloody the hotel again. I sighed. Lemme say I really think this hotel was starting to smell rank. Really where are the house keepers? Donâ€™t they clean this place? I wonder if Paddy has fleas from this place. I did notice she has been scratching a lot latelyâ€¦ holy crap, she has fleas, I know it. I shuddered and was silently grateful that I choose to sleep outside in my own private tent. I crept into Reaperâ€™s room whilst she was dead to the world. Seriously how the heck can she sleep though me picking her lock, taking a shower, and blow drying my hair? Whatever, she had the best hair care products and I wanted so badly to use them again. After I snuck out of Reaperâ€™s room I went to Dieâ€™s room as we agreed to meet in his room today. 
Dieâ€™s room was surprisingly spotless. I thought it would be in complete disarray with bugs crawling everywhere and things lurking in the shadows from the vile underworld. Instead it was cleaner than even the first time we set foot in the damnable hotel. He must have scrubbed it clean. Wow I had no idea he was this meticulous. Huh, maybe heâ€™d clean out Paddyâ€™s and Reaperâ€™s room too.

Quote by Die

There was nothing better than a shower with hot water and all the moisturizers for his hair that he could handle. It was also a good time to contemplate what had happened the last twenty-four hours. It had been hectic and action filled and made his head spin just thinking about actually.
Shaking off his musings he stepped from the warm spray with a look of reluctance then proceeded to dress for the day, spending far too much time on his hair than Paddy probably did her pelt. Hey, a guy had to have one vice right? And cupcakes were not one of them no matter where they might- ahem- fall. At least his room was neat and he made sure there were enough chairs for them to sit and even ordered room service. Coffee and tea, juice and little snackable edibles.
Raven was the first to arrive and he grunted in greeting, sipping his coffee with a sigh of pleasure. Coffee. Hair moisturizer. The Kolbolds would seem like childâ€™s play.

Quote by Reaper

Reaper yawned and squinted at the light coming through her curtains, then at her clock, then back at the light. It was way too early to be awake, why in the name of all that mattered did they think that now was the best hour for a meeting? Whatever, she crawled out of bed and stumbled to her shower - which was suspiciously wet. It seems someone had been using it. And half of her good shampoo. She&;d have to talk with that ranger. A quick and very cold shower later - seems someone had also used up all of her hot water and she was too tired to heat it herself - she changed and made her way over to Die&;s room.
"You don&;t mind if I smoke in here do you, no? Good. Because I&;m going to anyway." She flopped sideways into a chair and reached over for a cup of copy, kicking her boots over the arm of the chair and lighting her cigarette before glancing at everyone and seeing the glares. "Fine then. I&;ll wait &;til we leave." She took one last long drag, waved her hand, and vanished the cigarette. Gods it felt good to have her magic back. They were just waiting for Paddy it seemed.

Quote by Paddy

"Will you guys stop running about?!"
Clamping my paw over my mouth, I hoped the rest of the team hadn&;t heard me shout that. It&;s just that after a few weeks without regular baths, my pet fleas start to get frustrated, and make me scratch a lot more. And after a long night of scratching, I always end up yelling at them.... not that it does much good though, as I don&;t think they can understand English.
Resisting the temptation to nibble my arm, I felt my nose start itching. Making my way over to the mirror, to see if Fred the flea had made his way into my nostrils (those fleas are annoying at times, but fearless!), I let out the world&;s loudest sneeze. Only the peculiar aroma of Reaper&;s cigarettes could make me sneeze like that. I&;d tried numerous times to remove the smell from them, but after the previous aroma-less cigarette experiment exploded in Reaper&;s face, she&;s not let me near the packet to try making them a little less stinky again.
Taking a deep breath from outside Die&;s room, I opened the door, expecting to be hit with piles of rubbish & travel supplies. I stood there for a few minutes in the the doorway, waiting for the crash of items, before realising that the room looked clean. Not just clean, but tidy. Since when was Die a cleanliness fanatic? Absent-mindedly scratching my arm, I walked over to the rest of the team, hoping that Die wouldn&;t mind my pet fleas being in his room.

Quote by Raven

I was glad when Paddy entered the room. I hated Reaperâ€™s horrible cigarettes. They smelt acrid to me. They ruined the smell of the air and the scents of predators. Nothing could be tracked with those â€œdeath on a stickâ€ as I called them. â€œOkay, so where do we have to go now?â€ Reaper asked, clearly not completely awake yet.

Quote by Die

Nope, Die was not amused. Not even a little bit. He liked a clean room, clean clothes, a clean body and clean lungs! Reaper, in all her grumbling glory, had marched into his room and proceeded to taint it with the smell of smoke. Did he mind? Hell yes. Did she know what smoke did to a personâ€™s hair? â€œWaiting seems best,â€ he muttered with more than a hint of dryness. Shooting a glare at her feet on his chair he made a show of lighting a candle.
It had a light woodsy scent and it was better than smelling perfume, smoke and damp fur- thank you Paddy. And was she scratching . Note to self: deflea later. â€œWell, now that we are all here we can figure that out canâ€™t we?â€
Wasnâ€™t he all rainbows and sunshine? Flicking his gaze from person to person he lingered a moment longer than he should have. â€œThe Kolbalds are causing problems. We need to sort them out. Which means another short trip.â€ At least it better be short.

Quote by Reaper

Reaper rolled her eyes at Die, like she didn&;t know what he was implying when he glared and lit that candle. She dropped her hand out of sight off the back of the chair and wiggled her fingers towards the candle&;s flame, stirring the air and blowing it out. Ha, see how he likes that one.
Now that Paddy was here they could start working on a plan at least. Kobolds huh - it had been so long she couldn&;t remember if they had been mentioned before Larianne went missing, but they must have been, otherwise why had they all set off together in the first place?
"Well, on the upside we know where they&;re at. And they are distracted already by that vigilante group out in the forest, so that will help. We shouldn&;t need to be quite as sneaky as we were in Wolfenhague. Are we thinking a direct assault or still some sort of stealth to get us in?"

Quote by Die

Un-farking-believable. Like he didnâ€™t know why a breeze had stirred in a room with the windows closed. He made a mental note to slip something in her coffee later. Reaper was wound so tight maybe she was just full of it. Shit that was. He couldnâ€™t let a fellow team member suffer that way.
â€œI say we just march our asses down there and get it over with.â€ Because he was tired of all the damn subterfuge lately. Canâ€™t they do something straightforward for once? After relighting the candle he moved toward his nice comfortable chair and if his thigh happened to hit Reaperâ€™s hanging feet knocking them to the floor all the better.

Quote by Raven

Die and Reaper where bickering like little children again. I would gladly tell them how drow children where disciplined if I didnâ€™t think someone would take it the wrong way. Only in the weird above ground world would some people find the thought of being whipped excitingâ€¦

Quote by Reaper

Reaper growled low in her throat - she was too tired for Die&;s crap this early in the morning. She leaned over in her chair and deliberately blew the candle out before flicking her fingers and igniting a small fire in his fancy chair. She laughed at his expression and raised her eyebrow at him in challenge.

Quote by Die

You know, Die saw himself as a patient man. He spent time in his labs working on delicate things that took a steady hand. Yet, when he faced Reaper it was like all his buttons were pushed at once. Not only did she blow out his wonderful smelling candle but she set his chair on fire! Granted it belonged to the inn but it was in his damn room and he would have to pay for the damn thing. Snapping his mouth closed he grabbed a pillow and ignoring everyone else he beat at the flames then at Reaperâ€™s head for good measure as he snarled under his breath. â€œYou need spanked worse than a two year old.â€

Quote by Reaper

Of all the farking nerve he had, hitting her with a pillow. That was it, the last straw. Reaper slammed her feet to the floor and stood up, nose inches from Die&;s.
"I&;ve had just about enough of your holier-than-thou attitude you snarky, sarcastic little punk. If you think I&;m going to sit here while you hit me with a pillow, you&;ve got another thing coming. My magic will make you wish you&;d never even laid eyes on me." She was absolutely fuming - skin flushed, voice raising with every word, jabbing Die in the chest with the tip of her nail to punctuate every syllable. How could one person be so damned infuriating?
"Spank me, seriously, go ahead and try - you&;ll see just what I&;ve got for you then," she yelled before gritting her teeth together.

Quote by Die

â€œMy attitude? MY attitude?! You set my room on fire you overgrown human torch!â€ If she thought getting in his face would scare him off (and maybe it would a sane person) the little she devil had another thing coming. Still, it was a bit unsettling having her so close he could feel her breath hit his face as she yelled- then poked him in the chest with her pointy nails of doom.
Narrowing his eyes he bared his teeth in the simile of a smile and knocked her hand aside, crowding closer as he tried to reign in his temper. Nope wasnâ€™t working, not one bit, if anything it was like the fire was in his blood. â€œYouâ€™d look good bent over my knee,â€ he spat, fighting the urge to do just that. How often had she got on his nerves this whole trip?
He saw her lips part, no doubt to deliver a scathing retort and figured she had something so much better to do with those lips. When his hands had moved he didnâ€™t know but they were buried in silky hair, gripping tight as he met those eyes then smirked. â€œI have something so much better than spanking,â€ he whispered silkily then tilted his head and- kissed her. Not a sisterly kiss, not even a kiss among friends, nope it was too simmering and heated for that to be an excuse.

Quote by Reaper

Reaper&;s shock quickly gave way as she melted into the kiss. Who knew? Fury ebbed away, replaced with pleasure, her hands snaking up his back, one resting on his chest and the other winding into his hair.
"Oh my gods..." she heard Raven whisper, and she was fairly certain that high pitched squealing was coming out of Paddy. OH SHIT. Raven and Paddy were here and she was KISSING DIE. Reaper snapped back into herself, pulling her face away, eyes suddenly wide. "No," she whispered, fingertips still against his chest. There was a sudden flash and Die shot across the room, Reaper looked at her smoking fingertips. She didn&;t mean to send the shock out. She really didn&;t.
She turned and looked helplessly at Raven, mouth parted, clearly in some sort of shock.

Aug 16, 2014 11 years ago

sealed it with a kiss

Raider's Folly, Unexpected Surprises - Part 2

Quote by Raven

I was just thinking, get over it you two and kiss each other, when Die leaned in and kissed her. Holy mother of cats! He kissed herâ€¦Reaper. Full on kissed her. Oh gods, I hope he didnâ€™t use his tongue. A shiver ran down my spine as I absorbed the shock of the moment. But I didnâ€™t really have enough time to do so as Reaper touched his chest and sent him flying across the room.
â€œOh my gods,â€ I started, â€œyou killed him. Die is dead, you killed him. Die diedâ€¦.â€ I couldnâ€™t stop stammering. â€œHeâ€™s dead Paddy, did you see? Youâ€¦youâ€¦killed him?!â€
I looked at Dieâ€™s corpse and started, â€œDearly beloved, we are gathered here today, to pay our tributes,â€ I saw Reaperâ€™s glare, â€œand loathing to Die. Who tragically fell at his belovedâ€™s hand.â€ Reaper looked murderous, so I quickly carried on, â€œyour time with us was short and whilst we can honestly say we didnâ€™t know you as well as maybe we should have, we know you were the best atâ€¦um what did he do again?â€

Quote by Paddy

What the?! I&;d tuned out for a few minutes, while Reaper and Die were bickering - an advantage of all this fur is being able to block out most sound from your ears, and it&;s particularly good at filtering Reaper and Die&;s arguments. But it&;s so unusual to hear Raven whisper, it was like someone had shouted it directly into my ear through a megaphone. Shaking my head quickly, to clear the ringing from my ears, I looked up, and noticed Die and Reaper were.... hang on a minute, they&;re kissing? How on earth did I miss the build up to that?
Just as I&;m sure I let out a surprised high-pitched squeal (if anyone asked, I&;d be certain to blame it on Fred), Reaper suddenly sent Die flying across the room. I&;ve seen her do that before - just the once, but by the astonished look on Raven&;s face, she&;d never witnessed that before.
"Die is dead, you killed him. Die diedâ€¦" she stammered, staring at him.
I had a feeling that he would recover - after all, the last victim of Reaper&;s burning shockwave did - but I didn&;t quite know how to stop Raven&;s eulogy. Raven suddenly stopped talking and looked at me. Oh no, she&;s expecting me to say something about Die? What the heck can I say that&;ll not instantly claim she was wrong, just in case he is dead?
Just as I was desperately trying to think of something to say, Reaper began to walk over to Die. Not wanting to witness what came next, I walked over to Raven, to ask her advice for how to treat Dani my deer companion&;s injured tail. Goodness only knows how she got injured, but I think she might have been playing with Reaper&;s dragon, and didn&;t move away quickly enough from the fire. After all, if we&;re going to be heading out soon, I want to make sure I make the most of her Ranger skills, and I hoped that would help to give Raven something else to focus her mind on, to calm her down as well.

Quote by Reaper

Reaper left Raven in Paddy&;s more than capable paws and walked towards the crumpled form against the wall, pausing to grab a vase of flowers Die had so thoughtfully arranged around the room. She yanked the flowers out of the vase, then stood over Die&;s inert form, before sighing and dumping the cool water unceremoniously over his head, laughing as he came up sputtering.
"Sorry," she said with a smirk and a wink.

Quote by Die

Well- it was unexpected really. Who knew Reaper could melt like ice cream on a hot summer day? Die barely registered the freaking out of his other team members, almost growling when the woman in his arms pulled back. All he saw were wide eyes, a whispered â€œnoâ€ then a flash of pain and darkness.
Maybe it was good he was out for a couple minutes and didnâ€™t hear Ravenâ€™s poor attempt at a eulogy. Instead he woke with the sensation of something wet and floral hitting his face. Spluttering he sat up, wiping a hand down his face and slanting Reaper a look that promised retribution. His head ached a little, his chest stung where he had been burned and he looked like a wet cat ready to start snarling and spitting.
â€œNo problem. Happens all the time,â€ he grumbled, voice heavy with sarcasm. Was he deterred? Not in this life or the next though he almost met the latter sooner than he expected. Sweeping his narrowed eyes over the other people in the room he snorted. â€œStop fucking staring, we have work to do.â€ Once he could get his trembling legs working again.

Quote by Raven

After Paddy helped me calm down the gravity of everything set in and I was pissed. Seriously, the thought of Reaper killing Die had me in an unbridled rage. Iâ€™d never been so angry in my entire life. I felt my red eyes glowing angrily. A drowâ€™s magical powers are amplified from anger and hate. All the time I had lived on the above ground world I had spent it learning control of it, but it was unleashed now. The air stirred in my magic and a gust of wind blew the hotel door open. I looked at Reaper and stormed over to her. My eyes burning with anger. A very predatory guttural grow came from my lips. Reaper slammed onto the wall and slid two feet up in the air, completely unaided. She was choking as I arrived to her. My invisible magical hand held her in place on the wall. I shot my eyes over to Die, daring him to stop me. â€œYou two are really starting to piss me off,â€ I said, but noticed it didnâ€™t come out in any language they would know.
I was full out scary dark elf and I didn&;t freaking care.

Quote by Reaper

Reaper looked helplessly at Die and Paddy - hoping one of them could stop the suddenly pissed off elf. Her fingers scrabbled desperately at her throat, but since the hand holding her was only metaphysical, there was nothing she could do to make it release her. She hung in the air, feet drumming against the wall, hoping someone could calm Raven down before she suffocated.

Quote by Die

Great, as if the tension with Reaper was not bad enough Raven had to go bat shit crazy. What the fuck was her problem anyway? If anyone had a right to be angry it was him. Using the bed he grunted and pulled himself to his feet, his legs still a bit unsteady but they held him, settling every minute. â€œI donâ€™t know what the fuck you said but you can put her down. Now.â€
He didnâ€™t like fighting but he knew enough to cause some damage with his chemicals if he wanted. He didnâ€™t want to at all. Meeting those challenging eyes he suddenly chuckled, the deep sound almost pleasant. â€œThere is no need for this. We are a team and I trust Reaper did not mean me true harm. But you are hurting her and if you donâ€™t stop-â€œ
He let the sentence hang, crossing his arms then holding back a wince as Reaper struggled. Stay calm, calm is good. Because getting everyone pissed off would help no one. Besides, he only got real pleasure snarking with the woman he had kissed. Damn. â€œNow, we have a job to do and that does not include turning our friend blue. People are counting on us- â€œ Logical right? It better damn well be.

Quote by Raven

I let go of the magic that was holding onto Reaperâ€™s throat. But I kept her up on the wall, and raised a barrier around Paddy. She didnâ€™t need to be in the middle of this, and would probably quell my anger too fast. I didnâ€™t want to be quelled. So a nice barrier kept her away and unable to be heard. I looked into Reapers eyes. Okay English, I need Englishâ€¦ I was thinking in Drow tongue and was trying to recall the language. It took me a moment, and cost me a bit of my anger, but I found the words. â€œYou killed himâ€¦â€ I pleaded at her. The thought of her intending to kill anyone realy and truly had broken my heart. Here was one of the people that I held most dear to me in the world and she had almost killed someone. It was a crime that I could never ever understand. All life was sacred. I knew Die was fine now, but it was the action, the intent that broke my barriers and walls.

Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?

Aug 16, 2014 11 years ago

seas the day

Raider's folly Unexpected Surprises - Part 3

Quote by Reaper

"I-" Reaper&;s throat was on fire, she cleared her throat and tried again, "I didn&;t do it on purpose, I was startled and my magic reacted," she whispered to the drow. "You know me Raven, it wasn&;t on purpose I swear. You know about my past, you know that won&;t ever go back to that." Her eyes pleaded with Raven to look at her and see the person that she knew, to trust her.

Quote by Raven

I stared at her for a few moments. The anger coursing through me was choking back all my reasoning. But I saw my friend, and I knew it wasnâ€™t intentional. My anger didnâ€™t want to go away that quickly though. I turned to Die and felt my eyes dangerously flash and a little scary smile formed. â€œI swear on everything I hold dear, if you two carry on bickering, Iâ€™ll snuff you both out and toss your corpses down a cliff.â€
I closed my eyes. The magical around me started to ease, and my grip on Reaper dropped. She slid down the wall and I felt all my anger crash away. But thereâ€™s a problem with using so much dark magic. It comes at a cost, and I was drained. Mentally and psychically drained, but not magically. I would have to meditate to put the barriers back up and gain control of my magic. â€œSorry,â€ was all I could manage to say in a small voice. Shame washed through me. I hated what I was born as, and thatâ€™s what I became. I let go of the barrier around Paddy and started walking out the door. There was still anger in my voice as I said, â€œlet me know when you are already. Iâ€™ll be outside.â€ I left the stunned room in silence.

Quote by Reaper

Reaper coughed softly, trying to clear her throat, fingertips gently rubbing the sore skin. Damn the elf, her voice was going to be low and scratchy for days.
"I think we need to get moving," she whispered huskily, "if we leave now we can hit the Kobold camp right about dusk. The gloaming should give us a chance to get close without them easily seeing us, but still leave us enough light to find the pedestal." She headed back to her chair to grab her coffee, stumbling a little but quickly regaining her balance. Her throat was raw and the liquid would feel good. She drank it down to the dregs in one long swallow, took a deep breath and stood up straight. She tilted her head side to side, trying to work out the new kinks in her neck, before raising her arms and arching her back in a stretch and then grabbing her bag off the floor. She looked back at everyone and cocked her eyebrows at them.
"Well, are we going or what," she murmured, before sauntering out the door and down the stairs, through the Squirrel&;s common room, and out the door. She walked over and put a hand on Raven&;s shoulder, gently tapping her forehead against her friend&;s to let her know that she didn&;t take it personally. She knew that the elf couldn&;t help her actions once she lost control. She moved away a few steps and relit her cigarette, sighing with pleasure as she took a long drag, and waited for Paddy and Die to meet them out here.

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Reaper headbutted me. I had been meditating for a few moments but had enough control that the headbutt made me smile. Cats headbutt to show affection, something I told my little mage friend a long while ago and she clearly had remembered the detail. I gave her a nudge back and then glared at her for lighting the cigaretteâ€¦ Really? GAH that woman was exasperating.

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Die had one word in mind.
Women.
Sheesh. The tension in the room was horrible and all over a damn kiss. Next time heâ€™d make sure they were alone. Wait- what? Oi, wasnâ€™t that what got him into trouble in the first place. Clearly there was more going on than he knew and you know what, right then he didnâ€™t want to.
Feeling a little bemused he watched them leave then looked to Paddy. â€œI think I prefer your fleas,â€ he snorted, shaking the image of Reaper stretching out of his mind. That and her choking on the wall. Both made his blood heat, just in different ways. Checking his small bag he tossed it over his shoulder then headed toward the door, opened it and mock bowed.
â€œLadies first.â€ Or canines. Whatever. Once they reached the pair he rolled his eyes. â€œCan we proceed now? I have reached my limit for drama today.â€

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Reaper put out her cigarette and tossed it in the nearest trash bin - she didn&;t want to litter after all. They gathered up their things and headed off towards the location marked on their map - companions trailing dutifully behind them. Their morning had dragged on a lot longer than any of them expected and despite the cool air in the trees, it was warm. Everyone was marching along pretty quietly - talking still hurt her throat, but she figured everyone had a lot to think about and nobody wanted to stir up anything else before they could finish this task. The companions have all moved on ahead, leading the way, when suddenly they all stop short.
Spike flits back to Reaper, positively shivering, his skin shifting from cream to green to black and back again rapidly. Something is definitely off up ahead. Reaper sets her dragon on the ground and moves forward to find a giant tree blocking their path, with an equally giant Ogre sitting on it.
"Not mean harm," he explains. "But no clear tree until get help from smart adventurers. Tavern guy says you guys so smart, and need puzzles &;cuz Thunka&;s father says me stupid. Want to matter Thunka, and she want marry Clunko--that me--but have to show smart first. Father give puzzle. Me no can figure out, so stop you. You say what it says, I pick up tree."
Reaper clears her throat, and takes the paper that Clunko hands to her, scanning the words quickly. She then promptly hands the paper to Die and retreats back to the rest of the group, trusting he can sort this out.

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At least things had settled for now and Die could enjoy the walk, listening to the wind in the trees and serenaded by the clomp of their boots. Then Harroc, his small but fierce kestrel, let out a soft cry and fluttered down to land on his shoulder. Something had clearly agitated him.
Making a soothing noise in his throat he stroked the feathers as they came upon a big ass ogre who needed lessons in speech. â€œYouâ€™ve got to be kidding me?â€ Scowling he looked at the paper thrust into his hand then wondered what he had done in all of his past lives to leave him with such stupidity.
â€œGreat job you got it.â€ He was met with blank stares and skepticism. Oh honestly. â€œThat is the answer- great job you got it.â€ The ogre seemed ecstatic to have the answer and he never really wanted to see one smile again. But at least the oaf had moved the tree and let them pass.

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I wanted to lob off the ogreâ€™s head without a thought or any restraint. I hadnâ€™t had enough time to mediate and my darker impulses were still really close to the surface. I closed my eyes and walked headed away from the beast, letting my senses guide me. I smelt the dank cave before I opened my eyes to see it. Great, a dark cave is just what I need to keep my â€œdrownessâ€ in check, I thought sardonically. I kicked a funny shape rock in my ireâ€¦ damn these stupid emotions were running too high and too close to the surface. The rest of the group was still chatting it up with the stupid smelly ogre. I started playing with the small topaz with runic engraving, tossing it into the air, but I was so distracted I missed it and it fell into the pedestal. There was a whirl and a click and cave opened up, reveling a gate. Well Iâ€™ll be damnedâ€¦ huh, well those bastards can thank me and complement me for solving this problem. I thought. I sat on the ground and started to meditate, whilst waiting for them.

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Reaper smiled gratefully at Clunko when he moved the tree out of their path, then watched Raven stalk past them, clearly not yet free of her anger from earlier. She muttered thanks to the ogre, then grabbed her bag and looked around for Spike. The scaredy-dragon was hiding in the leaves on a nearby tree. She walked over and lifted her hand up - tickling his toes.
"Come on codfish, time to finish this job." He looked at her skeptically, but climbed down her arm and onto her shoulder, settling back into his usual black shade. Reaper cocked her head at Die and Paddy and headed off to find the elf - who knew what kind of trouble she would get into if left on her own right now. She rounded a corner and saw a dark cave with a massive gate. Sitting calmly next to it was Raven, clearly she&;d found the pedestal and put the stone in. Reaper waited for Paddy and Die to catch up, then for the elf to notice them. When Raven finally cracked her eyes open, Reaper winked and took the small sparkling key of some unknown metal out from her cleavage and walked up to the tiny lock in the gate. She put the key in and turned it, watching the gate swing open.

Aug 16, 2014 11 years ago

sealed it with a kiss

Raider's Folly, Unexpected Surprises - Part 4

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As they finally left the smelly beast behind Die frowned. Where the hell had the crazy ass drow gone? One would think it would be Paddy that needed a damn leash. No offense Paddy- not much anyway. And- there she was sitting with a smug serenity beside a gate she found. â€œYou know, we need to damn well stick together.â€ Ah yes, nice grumbling though he had to turn away for a moment when Reaper reached into her- gods be damned but she did that shit on purpose.
Was the key there the whole time? Pinching the bridge of his nose he huffed a sigh, glad the slight heat on his cheeks had faded rapidly. You know what, he was fucking tired. In a moment he had stormed past the girls, right through the gate with his companion flitting about his head. That was it, he was so done with this.
â€œStop staring at my ass and letâ€™s kick some,â€ he snarled, calling back to the ladies and hoping it was not going to be a hard task.

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Reaper watched Die head through the gate before she couldn&;t contain herself and doubled-over laughing. He just looked so...frustrated and annoyed. Riling him up was going to be so much fun now. It was his own fault, he was the one who hauled off and kissed her - now she knew and she&;d be damned if she&;d let him off easy. Granted, she did almost accidentally kill him earlier. She took a few moments to collect herself before straightening up and looking over to see Raven and Paddy both giving her slightly disappointed looks.
"Sorry," she mumbled, chagrined, before following Die into the cave.

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Finally, the lollygagging twerps arrived. Nope, not enough mediation yet. I leapt to my feet with the deftness of my breed. Ha, I thought, Iâ€™d love to see you do that, Die, you cocky bastard. If anything riled me it was that his hair still looked better than mineâ€”vain perhaps, but hey the dude almost died, got slammed onto the floor and still had nicer hair than I did. I mean itâ€™s wrong, WRONG I tell you for men to have prettier hair than women. I walked in front of the group, letting my awesome ranger-ness guide the hapless morons into the cave. They arenâ€™t morons, you moronâ€”they are your friendsâ€¦well, maybe not Dieâ€¦ My inner struggle was worse than I had expected. Sure, watching Reaper taunt Die had given her a chuckle, but it was slightly more a sadistic chuckle at Dieâ€™s pain.
Paddy walked behind me, the cute widdle fur ball. Apparently, Fred, her â€œpetâ€ flea was in her ear as she was scratching behind it--a very doggy look. Then I spotted the horde of Kobolds. Those little lizard warrior thingies. I wonder if I could take control of them and make them do my bidding? No, kill them all in a blind furyâ€¦ yes, that sounded really, really good to me. I pulled out my glimmering sword. Sure I had my bow, but slicing something up was more personal and bloody. I whirled around the room, not bothering to notice anyone other than the lizards. I stabbed two with the same point and smiled darkly. As they fell, I pulled my sword out and arched it and did a twirl like the dance I had done as Nancy. This was a deadly dance and I was starting to get splattered in red. I hadnâ€™t even noticed that there werenâ€™t many left. I just focused on the lizard people. One of them slashed me on my face when I got overly zealous with taunting it. The blood dripped down my cheek and I licked it. The hot, salted taste sent shivers down my spine. I could taste my magic.

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Die would dare to do a lot of things. Hadnâ€™t he already proved that? And of course he had nice hair; he spent a lot of time on keeping it silky and soft. Someone had hair envy. He was very aware of the girls entering behind him though his gaze was on the kolbolds- and they stared right at him like he would make a tasty skewer.
Then there was a blur of motion and he jumped back with a curse, shooting Raven an irritated look as she swung her sword about like a drunken sailor in the middle of a dance that bordered on obscene. Harroc flew off then, diving through the chaos and providing a little distraction as he lobbed little round balls at the feet of the creatures. There they exploded with a tiny whoomp, spraying the victim with a chemical powder that would be rapidly absorbed.
They dropped like flies and he grimaced as a few drops of blood landed on him courtesy of the insane drow. â€œI swear to all that is dead and undead I am locking myself in the fucking baths when this is over and not coming out for two days,â€ he muttered, keeping his voice low but no less aggravated.

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Reaper watched the elf twirl and slash with a mixture of horror and appreciation. Her friend was still not quite back to her usual self, but at least she was making quick work of the Kobolds. With one last glance at Raven, she turned and went after the ones on her side of the cave. Her magic had been tested and teased since coming back, but it felt good to let it out completely.
She felt the sizzle and spark coming off of her fingertips and aimed her hand at one of the advancing lizards - watching with grim satisfaction as he fried to a crisp, leaving behind a few smoking bones and a pile of ash. She turned and set her sights on another of those sneaky bastards that was slipping quietly up behind Paddy - using the power of the wind to slam it into the wall and hold it there while she raced over to it, fishing a knife out of a sheath strapped to her back and slamming the blade through its jaw and into it&;s skull - releasing her magic hold as she pulled the blade back out. She looked around for her dragon, wanting to be sure he was alright and hadn&;t been trampled by the kobolds or by Raven - who seemed completely lost in her bloodlust.
"Where did that little dink get off to?" When she spotted him she felt like she shouldn&;t be as surprised as he was. He was sitting in the middle of the chaotic scene, chewing on a lightning charred bone. Reaper shook her head and darted over to him, scooping him up just as Raven&;s blade tip swung where he had been sitting. "I swear Spike, sometimes I wonder if you fell on your head a few too many times when you were learning to fly." He snorted a little bit of fire at her fingertips before taking off to go harry the kobolds that were still hanging back.
There weren&;t many left from what Reaper could see - it seems that Raven had taken care of most of them, and everyone else was picking off the remaining few - none of them brave enough to get near the batshit elf who was flinging blood all over everyone. Reaper felt a hot breath against her neck and spun, slicing across the face of a kobold even as her fire flung it back and away. Well, she knew where she&;d find Spike later. As she spun back around a lizard head came flying at her face, drenching her in blood. It looks like Raven finished off the last one, swinging her sword in a lovely arc that sent that mess flying right at Reaper&;s head. She spit a few times before calling out to the elf.
"Hey, assbutt, my mouth was open when you flung that head at me. Thanks a heap," she intoned sarcastically, wiping blood and...ew...she didn&;t want to know what that was...off of her face. "Are they all dead?" She glanced around and thought so. "Good, great, awesome, I&;m going back to the Squirrel. I need a shower. Maybe my water will even be hot this time," she glared at Raven as she said the last bit, "and if someone could collect my dragon from wherever he settled himself to eat these things, I&;d appreciate it." She shook as much blood from her hands as she could before stomping out of the cave and back towards the Squirrel. It was dark now, but the path wasn&;t hard and she was absolutely disgusted with all of this gunk on her.

Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?

Aug 16, 2014 11 years ago

seas the day

Raider's folly Unexpected Surprises - part 5

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More fighting? It seemed like less than a week since those rats needed taking care of. In fact, when I licked my lips, I could still discern the faint taste of rat, so it couldn&;t be more than a fortnight at the most. Wishing that I&;d used some of the fancy toothpaste I found in the hotel room, I carried Dani on my shoulders. Ok, it&;s not the regular way of carrying a deer, but she&;s so tiny, that I&;m a little concerned she&;ll get trampled on by Raven. That drow might be an excellent Ranger, and have helped to put some bandages on my companion&;s tail, but she can work herself into a frenzy when it comes to killing things.
Carefully opening my rusted cigar case, I pulled out a candle & a small box of matches. Werewolves might be able to see in the dark, but it&;s far enough from the full moon for me to be stumbling around in anything darker than twilight, so the candle was a necessity. I just hope it wasn&;t one of those scented ones that Die had bought, otherwise we might attract more trouble than we can solve. And speaking of Die, I must ask him for some hair-care tips before we have to head home as well - all this adventure wreaks havoc on my fur, yet his hair looks like he just stepped out of the salon a few moments ago.
Looking around, I ducked just in time as a few small balls of something flew past my ear. Dani jumped from my shoulders as the balls exploded, running straight towards the Kobolds. Every time a Kobold attacked, Die, Reaper and Raven were slaughtering them before I even had a chance to move.
"Ok guys, I&;ll just stand here holding the candle, while you exterminate all those Kobolds, shall I?" I muttered under my breath, secretly pleased that they were taking charge this time - I always enjoyed watching our warrior battle, and despite the long soak in the bath, my muscles still ached from the full moon. I might be good at battling rats as a werewolf, but I&;m much happier tinkering with something, than wielding a sword.
Raven&;s anger was more than enough for the Kobolds, but give her a sword, and it&;s a show you definitely don&;t want to miss, as she spins around, thrashing several Kobolds at once with her sword. Suddenly a strange group of blood butterflies flew past my head, presumably an after effect of one of Reaper&;s spells, and I turned to watch them fly towards the cave entrance.
A fierce gust of wind made me turn round, as the Kobold slammed into the wall. I really need to stop getting distracted, if I want to get out of here in one piece. Dani chased towards the last Kobold, running in circles around it, sprinting out of the way just as Raven sliced its head off with her sword.
After a fight like this, I knew exactly what the Raiders Folly team would need, and as luck would have it, I had just enough Raspberry Refreshing bath smellies for the girls, and a choice of a few things that Die might want to use.... as long as he told me his haircare secrets first of course.

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I saw Reaper happily frying Kobolds with her magic and one of them gained ground nearing Reaper&;s head. I spun my body and sliced my sword into an arcâ€”freeing the koboldâ€™s head from his body. Blood soaked Reaper and I could see she was seriously pissed off. But all the bloodshed wasnâ€™t helping me regain control. I bent down and used one of the koboldâ€™s garments to wipe my sword free of blood. I slunk out of the cave with no one noticing, except Spike. I had no idea where my raven had gone to, she would be back if it suited her. I would miss her if she didnâ€™t return, but it was natureâ€”full of comings and goings. I walked to the nearby stream, clearly aware that Spike was following me. I cleaned myself off in the stream and tried to get control of myself. I still wanted to kill more things, not at all sated in my bloodlust.
I have no idea how long I sat there. I felt the wind blow, smelt the flowers and scents of animals. Spike flew onto my shoulder and nuzzled me with his nose. It was dawn when I opened my eyes from my meditations, but I was finally centred again. I walked back to the hotel with Spike perched on my shoulder. I picked Reaperâ€™s lock to her room and slunk into her shower. Spike had curled himself beside the sleeping mage. All of Reaperâ€™s shampoo was gone by the time I was clean again. Oh well, Iâ€™ll buy her 10 bottles, I owed her at least that.

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He hated blood, especially when it was his own. Die was making damn sure it wasnâ€™t! There was just too much action going on, too much killing and screams of the dead and dying. He was glad he did not have to swing a club around this time. Nope, there were enough swinging arms and flying limbs and- heads. Oh that was just- far too much.
Looking at the carnage he curled his lip in a sneer then turned to find himself alone. What the fuck! What part of staying together didnâ€™t they understand? Whistling softly he was relieved when Harroc flew to rest on his shoulder. Even his feathers were blood splattered but he was not injured. â€œGood boy,â€ he murmured, striding from the sight of the gore. Reaching open air was a relief and he took a moment to watch his companion fly off. No doubt to get some much needed rest.
The trip back to his room seemed to take forever and he was greeted with the smell of burnt chair, broken flowers and just a damn mess. He had to spend an hour cleaning, calling the front desk to have the chair removed at extra cost before he could sink into his wide tub and relax. He had the absolute best bathroom in the place, not that he would tell. He had paid extra for that too damn it.
Bathed, smelling faintly of the woods at twilight, he crawled into bed and passed out. Then had dreams that all the ladies in his group had a sudden hair fetish and wanted his special products. He woke muttering under his breath- â€˜you canâ€™t have them!â€“ of course no one was there to hear him. Thank the gods for small mercies.

Aug 16, 2014 11 years ago

sealed it with a kiss

Raider's Folly, Unexpected Surprises - Part 6

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Reaper woke up to a claw digging into her cheek and scales scraping against her eyes. Damn that dragon, always curling up on her face in the middle of the night. At least someone brought him back here. Speaking of which....why did her room smell so much like coconuts and melons. She shoved Spike off of her head, yawned, and then stumbled bleary eyed into her bathroom...to find her empty shampoo bottle laying in the middle of the floor.
"That damned elf," she mumbled before sliding open a window and hollering down at the tent below, "common room in 10 minutes - we need to let everyone know the kobolds are gone."
She went through the pile of clothes healed at the end of her bed and got dressed, grabbed spike, and headed out of her room towards the common room, knocking on Die and Paddy&;s doors in her way to deliver the same message she just gave Raven. She hoped to all the gods that there was still coffee downstairs.

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There was no need for a knock on Dieâ€™s door; in fact the whole country probably heard Reaper bellow. Rolling his eyes he checked his hair once more, straightened his robe, and then left his room. The common area was fairly deserted except for Reaper and her cup of coffee. He fixed his own and settled in a chair across from the woman.

â€œGood morning Sparky,â€ he smirked, grey eyes gleaming. They had unfinished business but that was for another time and place. Maybe now they would have time to rest and let the tension ease. Though he doubted heâ€™d ever stop arguing with the woman. It was simply too much fun.

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Reaper smirked at Die&;s morning snark and got up to refill her cup, adding in a cap of whiskey for good measure - it had been an awfully long night - then went and sat back down, picking the chair next to Die and flinging her legs over the side of it, boots landing softly in his lap. She laughed at his perturbed expression before sliding them away and leaving them dangling off the side of her chair. She looked around the common room when she heard a door open and saw Raven heading inside. Good - the elf could explain the kobold situation to the benefactors for them since she was up and moving. In the meantime...Reaper tilted her head back and closed her eyes, savoring her coffee until the strong scent of raspberries hit her nose. Only one person could possibly stink that badly of fruit - Paddy must be coming down the stairs.
Alright, gang was all here - their job was nearly done. She couldn&;t say she would be sorry to see this adventure end - it had been a long one with a lot of teammates coming and going along their journey - but she was really going to miss these guys. She loved them all...even the snarky little shit who was still glaring at her over the brief boots-on-his-pants incident. Damnit. Her eyes were not getting misty at all, she must have some mascara in them or something. When she caught Raven smiling at her wistfully she stuck her tongue out.
"Shut up, just shut up. I&;m not crying, you&;re crying." She grabbed the whiskey bottle she&;d swiped from under her chair and dumped another swig of the stuff into her coffee, huffing a little, and closing her eyes again.

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I got Reaper&;s little "message" that was so loud my tent shifted. Gees for a smoker who was ruining her lungs on an hourly biases, she sure had a set of lungs on her.
I entered the common room as Reaper called it, which was really just the entrance and lounge. Reaper glanced at me and I knew her lazy arse wasn&;t moving until she had 10 more cups of whiskey coffee. Yeah, Reaper, I know you are putting whiskey in it. I didnt have to see the bottle peeking out from under the chair to know, I could smell it. Not that anyone else would but elves have amazing senses.
I sighed, without her having to say anything I knew I was the go make the Kobold report. I went to the front desk and made my report. Then in a stroke of brilliance I asked if they could open a portal for me.
It wasn&;t very hard to find the bath supply stall that Paddy had loved so much. The stall owner beamed in delight as she started bagging my purchases. When I arrived back to the common room of the Wayward Squirrel I saw everyone else had arrived. Paddy was talking to her pet fleas, Reaper was passed out again and Die was looking around the room, pretending he wasn&;t watching Reaper sleep.
I approached Paddy and handed her a bag of smellies I had bought her. She&;d have a lot of lovely bubble baths now. I handed a skeptical Die another bag, filled with his hair care products. I broke into his room earlier that morning to see what he used.
I lightly kicked Reaper&;s boot that was dangling off the chair. "Hey assbutt," I said, using her favourite expression, "20 bottles of your shampoo and one of Die&;s hair care products. You can try it and see what you think. Oh and if you two get married, I&;m the maid of honour. You know how to get in touch with me my friend."
With that I gave the room a little bow and walked out. I would be long gone before anyone would be able to catch up with me. Later that night I would think of our partings, but not now. My raven joined beside me and we disappeared into the night.

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I barely had time to process my gift of smellies when Raven had completely poofed. Well, she wasn&;t much for goodbyes after all and perhaps she was still trying to keep her emotions in check. It was all for the best, and I didnt particularly care for goodbyes either. I got up and before he could stop me, gave Die a little hug and then Reaper. "If you do get married, I&;m in the bridal party as well and NO horrible green or pink dresses. I refuse to look like a Christmas tree or jumbo prawn." With that, I hugged Reaper again and left the hotel. I grabbed my pack which I had left outside beside the door and started singing "The road goes ever on and on" with Dani at my side. They were a strange bunch, but they were my friends...no not friends, family. I had no doubt Id see them again.

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Perturbed? More like a little horror filled. Who hell knew what was on the bottom of those boots? Shooting Reaper a narrow eyed look he brushed off his lap and if he made a great show of it- it was not to amuse her thank you. He nodded at Paddy when she arrived and was secretly thankful she had chosen a seat a little away from him. Talking to ones fleas had to be a sign of madness.
Reaper actually looked peaceful sleeping and Raven could kiss his firm round- why was she coming toward him? He was almost afraid to look in the bag but when he did one eyebrow raised in a perfect sardonic expression. â€œ-wasnâ€™t a dream, it was nightmare,â€ he muttered then glared for good measure.
â€œWhat?!â€ Woah- hold on a second. Marriage? Who the fuck mentioned marriage? For just a moment Die resembled a trapped rabbit waiting for the jaws of doom. Maybe that was why Paddy was actually able to give him a hug before she left as well. One could hope none of her â€˜petsâ€™ decided to linger behind and torment him.
Closing his mouth he glared at the door then slowly rose to his feet. Bickering aside and the unhealthy attention they paid to his hair- he would miss them. â€œOur friends are characters,â€ he snorted, setting his cup aside and pausing before Reaperâ€™s chair. Some goodbyes were hard but it wasnâ€™t really goodbye was it? All joking aside neither one of them were ready to be tied down, especially over a little kiss. An amazing, electrifying kiss but still-
Leaning down he braced his hands on the chair on either side of her head. â€œStay out of trouble. I wonâ€™t be there to save your ass,â€ he whispered, tone slightly teasing. But there was nothing teasing about the feel of his lips- touching her brow, her cheek, the tip of her nose then the corner of her lips. Then the space he had been standing in was empty, the door closing behind him.
He hated farewells.

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Reaper startled back awake when Raven dropped a bag into her lap. Oh gods this was heavy, what was it? When she peeked inside, she was surprised and grateful - at least the elf made up for having used all of her shampoo this morning. She slid the bag onto the floor and smiled at her friend as she bowed and left. As she leaned over and took another sip of coffe, Raven&;s parting words finally caught up to her exhausted brain. She choked a little and must have turned beet red.
"Wha-what? Marriage? Oh for fucks sake, it was a tiny kiss." She honestly didn&;t know what was going on in her friend&;s head. While she was busy sputtering out her protests, Paddy snuck in and gave her a quick hug. With both of them gone she took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. Marriage, ha, that would be the day. Reaper smiled at Die&;s snort and then caught her breath as he stopped in front of her, arms making a cage out of her chair. Why in the hell was he suddenly making her nervous? She could only nod when he told her to stay out of trouble, too stunned to speak as he punctuated his words with soft kisses across her face. And then he was gone, like he&;d never been there at all.
"Well...I...well...," she whispered to herself, not quite sure what to make of everything that had happened over the last few weeks. She glanced down as Spike bumped into her leg, finally up for the day. She stood up, grabbing her bottle, and started walking towards the bar. "Listen Spike, if it&;s alright with you, I think we&;ll stay here for awhile. Its not like we&;ve got anywhere pressing to be - and I think I&;m tired of living on the road for now." The dragon snorted softly at her, tendrils of smoke wafting from his nostrils, then nodded his head once and curled up next to her feet.

Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?

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Wayward Squirrel 2--Chapter 12

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