Outnumbered ~ I Am Number Four ~ Invite Only!

[TheFae]

Amber
16
Location: Outside
Tagged: Gingko and Alder

Amber was breathing hard, and she was glistening with sweat. She wiped at her brow, coming to a stop, and then walking in order to not have her muscles cramp. She kept her arms above her head as her heart rate slowed. "Ooo a late night swim? That sounds so much fun!" Amber smiled, specifically looking at Alder. "Come on, Alder. Let's go to the lake!" She cried, walking towards him with a bounce in her step.

Esme
36
Location: Porch Swing
Tagged: Rowan

Esme smiled, loving Rowan even more. "I'm thinking maybe 3." She thought aloud. "Maybe even 4 or 5." She stated, wanting a huge family. She loved children, and she wanted to do her share. "Definitely after we get married and win the war. I don't want to bring them into a world like this one." She murmured, cuddling into his chest. His heartbeat was always comforting to Esme. His cooking came in number one, though. He would always make her anything she desired, and it was always the tastiest thing she had ever eaten. "Would you be up for a midnight snack, or do you want to go to bed?" She asked, looking up at her sleeping fiancé. She couldn't help but smile, looking at his adorable sleepy face.

Rori
37
Location: Icaron's Room
Tagged: Icaron

Icaron didn't even question her when she crawled into his arms. He simply opened them and held her close. His scent comforted Rori to the point where she was no longer mad. She was happy to hear that he wasn't upset with her. When Icaron was not pleased with her, it broke Rori on the inside. She only wanted him to feel positively about her. She didn't want him to see her faults, yet she only showed them to him. It was a vicious cycle that Rori loved and hated at the same time. And then Icaron stated the three words she wanted so badly to hear.
"I love you."
Without a second thought, Rori responded, "As I love you." She then reached up and pecked him on the lips, feeling fireworks and sparks. It was magical, and Rori had never felt more treasured or happy.

[SunnyJustice]

Alder jumped a few feet in the air when he saw a dark-haired girl bounding towards him. "The Grudge! Aaah!" he shouted, stumbling away in terror. He then laughed when he realized it was Amber, but after a second, he yelled again. "Oh, no! It's even worse; it's a university professor with the Legacy of super-intelligence!" Still freaking out and screaming, he ran directly into the ocean. His clothes were still on, but he didn't care. "Catch me and lecture me if you can!" he laughed, beginning to swim.
"That is not a lake!" Vincent was laughing from the shore. He poked Erin. "Wanna go inside? I can make hot chocolate for everyone."

Rowan nodded, agreeing with everything she said. As she leaned against him, he ended up beginning to doze off, feeling completely content and carefree for the first time. Willow and Cedar would be proud. He was gently rocking the swing back and forth, enjoying the languid motion, like he and Esme were alone on a boat out at sea. It wasn't lonely at all, it was quite reassuring.
Suddenly, he heard Esme ask a question, and his eyes snapped open eagerly. "Food?" he inquired with the most ridiculous smile on his face. "Can we make a gingerbread house?"

Icaron felt his heart flutter, like a delighted songbird. He was being kissed by the one person he wanted to be this close to, and he felt as if everything was right with the world. Indeed, nothing could go wrong while Rori was by his side. He took a moment to enjoy the dream-turned-reality he had always longed for, then when it was over, he opened his eyes -- had they been closed the whole time? -- and held her brilliant gaze with a passionate yet gentle intensity.
"I told you the truth," he coaxed, "now will you stop being so harsh on yourself? Nobody is perfect, but you're the closest to perfect I've ever seen, yet you still are so critical. You could never disappoint me, even if you failed to kill a Loric who stood in front of you."
"I'll always be proud of you, Rori, I'll always love you. I do things for a reason." His eyes grew distant and misty for a split second as he thought to the letter he had written. When his gaze came back into focus, there was a certain desperation in them. He needed something -- he needed her, but he also needed her to know his intentions when the time came. When he was beyond hope, and he needed his last resort. He didn't want to hurt her with his loss. "Do you understand?"

[TheFae]

Amber
16
Location: Ocean
Tagged: Alder

Amber laughed, and she ran into the ocean, diving into the waves when she couldn't run anymore. She loved it. She resurfaced, spitting water out of her mouth like a fountain. She giggled at her antics, looking for Alder. The coolness of the water was welcomed against her warm skin. She waded in, finding Alder, and swimming up behind him.
"Boo!" She shouted, jumping onto his back and clinging on.

Esme
36
Location: Front Porch
Tagged: Rowan

"I'd love to!" She cried, jumping up and grabbing Rowan's hand. "Come on!" She cried, pulling him inside into the kitchen. She let go of his hands, and immediately started digging around the kitchen for their ingredients.
"The only way we make Gingerbread houses, is from scratch!" She cried, beaming as she put the rest of the ingredients on the counter.
"You ready to get started?" She smiled.

Rori
37
Location: Icaron's Room
Tagged: Icaron

Rori's heart grew three sizes in that moment. No way was she not going to be herself around him. He accepted her, even her failures. She then really listened, and she knew Icaron was hiding something.
"What are you hiding from me?" She stated, leaning back and looking at him. She could see something in his eyes, and she didn't like it.
"I understand you do things for a reason, just as I do things for a reason. It's just who we are, but what did you do? Or what are you planning on doing?" She inquired, narrowing her eyes slightly at him.

[SunnyJustice]

Alder screamed like a banshee when something clung onto his back. "Help! I'm being attacked by an alien shark!" he cried, going underneath the surface dramatically as he flailed. After a moment he swam back up and spat out a mouthful of water, then laughed apologetically. "Sorry!" he giggled, treading water. Alder wasn't a strong swimmer compared to women of his family, but he was strong enough. He could keep both himself and Amber afloat, since she was so light.
"So, is this like a Loch Ness monster ride?" he asked, swimming an awkward breaststroke that kept Amber's head above the surface at all times. "Cool, I've always wanted to be called Nessie. I like that name. I like every name, especially yours."

Rowan put on an apron -- which he thought he looked decent in, but not as good as a suit. Rowan was highly conscious about his clothing choice, and needed to dress conservatively, or his mother would lecture him. He only wore loose clothes when it was just him and Esme. He nodded with a grin. If there was one thing he loved more than being with Esme, or cooking, it was being with Esme and cooking. He rolled up his sleeves. "Ready as a Mog for murder," he chuckled. "This project shall be very personal!"

Icaron was afraid of what Rori would say. He never told his secret to anyone, and as much as he hated keeping anything from Rori, he didn't know how she would react to it. He didn't want to ever hurt her; he wasn't sure if she would understand. "Rori, you know I trust you more than anyone," he murmured, rocking her in his arms. It was a gesture that comforted him as much as it was meant for her. "You know more about me than anyone else does. I could never lie to you.”
He took a deep breath. If she wanted to know, he would need to find some background knowledge first. Maybe she would read his words differently. Perhaps she would interpret it as Icaron wanting to kill her if the need ever arose, and that was another difficult conversation, but perhaps he could speak of that with more ease than what the real meaning of his message was. He was afraid of the slim possibility she would see through his words.
What if she knew? What if, somehow, she guessed he needed someone to-
He needed to take that chance.
"Rori, you are the only one who knows about what I did on Lorien,” he whispered in a voice filled with care, not bloodlust. "I want to know if you understand why.”

[TheFae]

Amber
16
Location: Ocean
Tagged: Alder

Amber laughed as Alder shrieked. She clung on for dear life, but she was having the best time ever.
"Your name is pretty unique." She stated, enjoying the warmth. She noticed Alder was taking great care to keep her above water, and she instantly grew warm inside.
"I have no clue, I've never ridden a loch ness monster, but I plan too one day!" She giggled. She had to a keep a close eye on her legacy, especially when she started getting emotional. No matter the emotion, it made an appearance. She couldn't afford for it to have an appearance in the water.
"Did your legacy appear yet?" She asked, smiling and still clinging to him.

Esme
36
Location:Kitchen
Tagged: Rowan

Esme would have melted at the sight of Rowan in an apron. When they got a house of their own, she was definitely going to buy a chair just for her to sit in and watch her husband cook. She loved Rowan's attire, whether it was formal or informal, she loved it no matter what. Especially when he slacked off in front of her. In the morning, when his hair was all messy and Rowan looked sleepy: that was when she realized she loved him more than live itself.
Esme was constantly reminded of that love over and over, with just the little mundane things he did.
Esme beamed at his joke.
"Alright, what do you want me to do, chef?" She asked, putting on her own apron. She didn't want to ruin her outfit. She was in the middle of restocking her closet, so every outfit was precious.

Rori
37
Location: Icaron's Room
Tagged: Icaron

Rori knew something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what he was trying to say. She knew there was a hidden message between his words, and he could be damn sure that she would figure it out. She then noticed the changed in his voice, and she was instantly at attention.
"Are you talking about Khali? Or Acacia and Acacia?" She whispered, making sure no one but him could hear her. She didn't want any of Icaron's personal information to be out. She needed to protect him. She would protect him.
At all costs.

[hilde]

IDEA! We can pretend Rosemary and susannah never existed and use new characters for 7 and the cepan. leo wasnt confirmed dead. we can pertend he was a cepan not a garde and he was only fighting because he borrowed legacies off a garde. and who wants to be number 7?
i can also kick richie out of number 9 and replace it with someone else. richie can be a mog pretending to be numver 9 and his super strength is because hes a mog

[SunnyJustice]

[You would have to ask Gadget about Leo being the Cepan. Fae and I will discuss who numbers Seven and Nine can be, then we'll get back to you with our idea. Thanks Hilde!]

Alder was laughing at the Loch Ness monster comments, and he thought for a second. "Nessie is probably one of our Chimeras from Lorien," he suggested. "My Cepan says that Loric have visited Earth for a really long time, and maybe they left Nessie there by accident!"
He then thought about his own Legacy. "I don't know. I always thought I had a superpower of being able to trip really stupidly. I can trip up vertical surfaces, on flat surfaces, and even when I'm just standing there. But I really want a cool gift. What do you think I'll get?"
He had already heard about Amber's Legacy from Gingko. Amber's was very powerful; none of the others' gifts could match her, at least not yet.

Rowan tilted his head slightly in a confused gesture. "I don't know," he chuckled. "I haven't made a gingerbread house before." He squinted carefully at the table, then his expression brightened. "Alright, I got it. I'll make the parts for the left side of the house, you can make the right side. When we're done, we can build it together." He was grinning at the thought.

Icaron didn't know how he was going to talk about this. It went against Mogadorian culture, what he did, but nobody could call it dishonorable. He shook his head. Instead of gently holding Rori and running his hand through her hair, he was clinging onto her desperately -- not enough to cause her discomfort, but enough to show how anxious he was to share.
"Neither," he said quietly. This wasn't his normal tone, the warm, calm voice he used to motivate and comfort others. Now, his voice was tense and full of dread.
"During the war. After each fight, I stayed behind, and..."
He didn't finish his sentence. He let his sentence finish itself.
"You were the only one who noticed. I don't think many people would understand, and I need to know if you did. If you understand, I... I can tell you what you want to know."

[hilde]

(Ok tell me when yuo decide)

[TheFae]

Amber
16
Location: The Ocean
Tagged: Alder

"I wouldn't doubt that." She smiled. "I wish I had a Chimera. It would be awesome!" She cried, remembering them. "I think my mom had one named Storm and my dad had one named Cyra. I can't remember though." She murmured, thinking. She then heard Alder talking about his legacy, the one he didn't have. "Probably something with gravitational forces." She stated, shrugging. "If you use it right, it could be very beneficial to everyone-" She started to say, but she saw a figure in the distance. They were walking with a slight limp, and she knew it wasn't one of the Garde. She immediately jumped off of Alder's back and lowered herself in the water. She pulled Alder along after her, and stared. She thought it was a Mog. The figure was definitely as muscular as a Mog, and almost as tall.
"There is a figure over there, and I think it's a Mog." She whispered in Alder's ear. She needed him to be quiet.

Esme
36
Location: Kitchen
Tagged: Rowan

"Sounds like a plan!" She murmured, grabbing a cut of the ingredients for herself. She then proceeded to follow the recipe.
"If you could have a legacy, what would it be?" She asked, just wanting to have them talk about something. She loved the sound of Rowan's voice, especially when he was thoughtful. It was silkier than chocolate and more inviting than hot chocolate.

Rori
37
Location: Icaron's Room
Tagged: Icaron

"When you stayed behind and finished the other's by snapping their necks? You talked all softly to them, calming them before their final moments, and then twisting their neck as painlessly as possible." She whispered, remembering that night. She thought it was odd and ineffective, but she saw how caring and compassionate Icaron was.
"You care about others, even if they are your enemy. You still care about Khali even though she-" She started to say, but she had to stop herself before she said something she didn't mean too.
"I already know you Icaron. I''ve grown up beside you, and we've been best friends ever since I can remember. I don't find any of your actions odd anymore, in fact, I find it odd when you aren't compassionate or caring. I've loved you for years, so this is nothing new to me." She whispered, almost baring her soul. Well, it was as close to baring her soul as it went.
"Why, is something bothering you?" She asked, wanting to know why he brought up the conversation in the first place.

Duke
15
Location: I have no clue
Tagged: Alder and Amber

Duke had been running. He has escaped the Mogs, and hiding from them ever since. He was just trying to live a normal life, but they found him, again. Brennius had found him, and Duke barely made it out alive. The only reason he was alive, was because he could build machines. He had been running, following an almost invisible tug. He was just trying to find the others. To warn them.
He saw lights in the distance, and started walking towards it, his leg obviously giving him trouble. Brennius has hit his leg with his weapon, and Duke was pretty sure it was broken. He couldn't stop though. He needed to find the others. He was limping along, when he found two people in the ocean. He didn't know if they were Mogs or not, so Duke just stopped and stared. It was obvious they saw him.
"Hello, anyone out there?" He called, staring directly at them.

Brennius
38
Location: His Ship
Tagged: Icaron and the Girl Scouts

Bren was furious yet excited. He had found number 9, but the little twerp was good with machines. They attacked the Brigade just as he attacked the Garde. The Garde escaped from them, but they knew where he was going. They have been following him for a while, and they were right over a mansion.
"Nick and Aaralyn, page the Girl Scouts! We're going to need them!" He cried, smiling as they stealthy circled over a mansion. Their plane was camouflaged, and it was almost silent.
Bren then phoned the Beloved Leader.
"Icaron, we have a problem, but I think we found the Solution. I need you and Rori here, now." He stated.

[honeybee.]

Erin grinned relievedly when Ginko told them all to stop running. Pulling her hair out of its uncomfortably tight ponytail she grinned at Vincent. "Hot chocolate sounds awesome!" She agreed. "Lead the way."

Sam had already gone inside for a shower.

Matty had been lying boredly in his room, string at the ceiling. Acacia had borrowed his laptop so he had nothing to do. He had just sat up, determined to find something interesting to do, when Acacia paged him. That solved his boredness problem, he walked up to her room constantly wondering what could be so important. He slipped inside to where Acacia was sitting on her bed. "What is It?" He asked, slightly worried sounding.

//Could I possibly use Mia as the Cepan instead of Leo. I already have Matty and Sam so I'd rather roleplay anot her girl. Maybe she could have been captured by the Mogs.