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"What're you looking at?" JJ demanded, defensive. He was glad Mark'd ordered him to take care of Mel, he couldn't have been there with Emmett without fighting alongside him. He felt guilty so he was acting like a jerk.

Ian waited for Mark and the others to leave, then he limped over to a tree and dropped down beside it, leaning against the rough bark.

[Horse-girl123]

"What do you think!"Mel growled,standing up and looking at JJ.She wanted to fight him,to make it up to Ian for all the pain she had caused him,but she knew JJ was one of his friends,she couldn't do that to him,not after all she had done to him.

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"What did I do, hag?" he demanded, still defensive. I let a moron convince me that we had to beat my best friend to death in order to save our entire organization. crap, Mark, crap.

Mark and the others were heading toward the clearing where JJ and Mel were, but it'd take them several minutes yet. Mark was working on looking tough, and rather succeeding.

Emmett looked down as a cool breeze blew and made him shiver. Oh, he thought, that explains that. His chest had blood spattered all over it from his mouth and Mark. Great. Now I get to freeze to death in the middle of friggin no where because I can't get up to go back home. Mark's a real piece of work.

[Horse-girl123]

Mel glared at JJ before finally giving in."Call me that one more time."She said before punching him in the jaw.She smiled at JJ."You know what you did?! You turned against your best friend and probably nearly killed him!? That's what you did!"Mel screamed as she shoved JJ against one of the trees in the small clearing,trying her best to keep him pinned there.

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JJ looked at her with anguished eyes, not fighting her at all. "Mark had me convinced that you guys were gonna get my daughter killed. I couldn't, and still can't, risk that. But I don't think you're a risk anymore." They could hear Mark's group crashing through the trees a few hundred yards to the south, but not see them yet. "I suggest you run before Mark gets here and has anymore genius ideas about ways to hurt Ian. Ian should be about a mile that way," he pointed north. "THey're coming from the south to confuse you. Hurry."

Ian didn't remember why he should care anymore. His head thumped against the tree as it lolled back. As conciousness slipped away from him he tipped over into the cool, dew covered grass. Biting wind blew through the trees, over Ian's bare arms, neck, face, and feet (his boots were still at Mel's house) as well as his wet shirt.

[Horse-girl123]

Mel looked around quickly before looking back at JJ."Can't say I don't blame ya.But listen,thanks JJ."Mel said as she quickly kissed his cheek before taking off.She wanted to get to Ian as fast as she could.
Her feet hurt with each step she took,all the tiny twigs and rocks jabbing into her feet,all she could hear was her own breathing,it was becoming heavy now and she had just reached the clearing where they had left Ian.When she got to his side she sat down next to him,picking up his head and cradling it in her lap.

((Got to go eat,be back in a little bit.))

[ShadowHunteress]

"Fresh," she said after a moment of thought. "New. Even in the city you can tell that the grim of the day is gone, because everything has its own scent back. The air is calm and cool, and it smells like rain, so I'd bet we're getting some in the next day or so. I wish you could experience this." She closed her eyes for a moment and then opened them to look up at Erik. "The forest is better, though."

Alaire rolled over, onto the remote, and the TV clicked on suddenly, right in the screaming part of a horror movie. Alaire exploded from the chair, leaping three feet away from it and yanking a dagger from his ankle- already facing the direction of the noise. He wheeled, and saw Aurora. "Oh," he said, connecting that the remote was on the chair, and there were a dozen screaching people being picked off by some crap-ola poorly animated Vampire dat spoke like de count drecula. Alaire rolled his eyes and jabbed the power button. He slipped the dagger back into it's sheith and walked over to Aurora. He studied her face carefully. "You didn't feed, did you?"

Erik looked at her as he listened, he smiled softly, "That sounds amazing." he replied.

Aurora lept in suprise at the scream also, she watched Alaire warily for a moment. She looked at him he asked her that, she knew she could lie to him, but she didn't want to. "No, I didn't." she replied softly.

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"Why not?" his voice sounded almost pleading. "You have to, Aurora, you have to."

"Mm," she agreed.

Ian opened his eyes a bit, though his lids were still heavy, as Mel moved his head. "Mel?" he asked, his mouth stumbling over her familiar name. "What're you doin' here?"

[ShadowHunteress]

Aurora looked down and sighed softly, "I hate doing it though, I hate killing people." she replied.

[Shellpepper]

"Lions kill zebra, cyotes kill rabbits, wolves kill elk, tigers kill whatever tigers eat," he said. "Every species has it's natural enemy. Humans have to have theirs too, or we'll over extend our power and upset the balance."