☬-Thorn of The Rose-☬ 2x2 W/ Wolfrunner & Spiritstar3

[wolfrunner]

Lucas didn’t say anything in either confirmation or denial, though that was confirmation enough really. He was not playing some sort of joke or trick. “Akira.”

[owl0430]

" Don't you 'Akira' me!" in her voice, the hurt she felt was clear.

"None of your little nicknames either! No 'my queen' s, no 'pretty swan's- none of it! I am sick of all of the lies, all the deception! "

Taking enough care not to trip over the fallen chair, she was making her way to the door; the exit, in case there was need for a getaway.

" Do you not understand, Lucas?! If that's even your real name! It's so-" her voice was exasperated and tired. " so hard to tell what is truth these days and what is lies! It's like everything since we met that day in the garden has just been theatrics to you! Just another of your assignments, to entertain the silly, stupid little humans and make sure they don't get in the way! They wouldn't know, how could they- for what human could ever hope to comprehend a vampire's intellect, right?!"

" And I- we- you proposed to me, Lucas! Why bother to do that, why marry me in the wondrous lands of a foreign kingdom, all in the name of a political maneuver?! T'would have been better if you hadn't bothered with the games to begin with! You speak of Adrian's games, but you've been doing the same have you not! Why not just treat us like any other human?! Why not just lock us away like prisoners, Lucas!"

With the way she had been moving, the breeze of the movement had fluttered the hem of her dress- a briefly, very briefly, the stake she'd tied to her ankle peeked out from beneath the skirt. Not that it really mattered- she'd been prepared to pull the stake from its makeshift holster if Lucas dared move any closer to her or Haruna.

[Spiritstar3]

Isabella- f- (age)- Lady Renier- blue eyed blonde- golden light and dog shift (mix of her parents powers)- unknown sexuality- married- Lucas is her son, Rigel is adopted- Tags: X

Haruna- Haru- male- Embere Heir- homosexual; Rigel is crush- Ai and Nina- Demon (reverse Appaloosa (black with white spots) and Angel (red (blanket?) Appy)- kitten Dream (white with black forehead streak; or was it ears or tail?)- manor- Tags: Akira, Lucas

The dark haired boy had tilted his head as he'd listened to Lucas speak of his other fiancé. He'd winced a bit as Lucas had said what had happened...He'd listened as Akira spoke, and questioned. He listened as Lucas spoke back, and explained everything. He then tensed up, as Lucas explained the rest. He'd said they'd been brought here to be kept out of the way...To be watched, or that's what Haruna thought he meant. He shook his head, and watched his twin.

He quickly grabbed her hand when she got mad, though didn't move in front of her. He saw briefly the weapon strapped to her ankle. He swallowed a bit, saying "Akira..." He then processed that she'd said she and Lucas were married, and he said "Married...you're married?"

Aiya- Ai- f- 4 y- July 12- human- bi when old enough; no crush- sister Nina- Ebony pony (black with white socks and blaze)- wants a pet- Tags: Haruna, Nina, Akira and Estella

The reddish brown haired little one

[wolfrunner]

"You don't know what tis truth and games anymore?"

Akira moved toward the exit of the room and Lucas had to stop himself from going to her and wrapping his arms around her, though luckily she didn't actually run off this time. Not yet anyway.

"Allow me to ask you some questions to consider and perhaps they will help you draw a conclusion. If I twere still playing a game or using you for my own amusement then why would I merry you? Or merry you and refuse to turn you or let you be turned into the very thing you despise and fear or refuse to feed from you even though I would from every other Human in the town and our staff no matter how I may have craved your blood? Even when I was dying? Even when I was.... Why do you think I had been feeding far more then I normally would since we met? You remember what I told you of Icarus? His mother was the last of the Founding Families and she and her husband, who she turned, were killed and he was locked up in a library. Imagine one of the top five Founding Families in the same situation now. Why would I risk such a thing for my mere amusement? Marrying you has no political gain for me or my family, tis a death sentence at best for all of us. Why would I take such a risk and make a Human Lady of the Fourth Founding Family?"

Blue-grey fell on a crudely carved familiar shape strapped to the blonde's leg as she moved. It caught the sunlight just enough to be noticed under the bottom hem of her dress and Lucas stopped. He stared at it for a moment but then looked back up at Akira.

"Why would I be seeking Atlas so, the first of my kind, because he can change tradition and laws? Can you answer any of those question logically Akira?"

At Haruna's questioning the Pureblood looked over at the male of the two.

"What is logically stopping me from locking both, or one of you, up and treating you as common prisoners? I think you know I very easily could. And yet you both have been treated as, become, members of the family instead."

[owl0430]

T'was not that Lucas's statements weren't just, or that she was not listening. Rather that she wasn't sure what to think or feel in this moment, shifting from one possibility to the next.

Such an expression on Lucas's face when his gaze fell upon the stake at her ankle, however, made her gaze soften. In that moment, she knew that the chances were she could never actually use it. At least not on him. T'was an empty threat at best. It wasn't like it'd been made to be used on him anyways. She'd meant it as a defense in case Orion ever returned for any reason, or she ever found herself face-to-face with a threat of the vampire kind.

Guilty nonetheless, she looked downwards and to the side as she that foot behind the other in a too-late attempt to hide the stake from view.

That expression ... she couldn't decipher it entirely, but she did not like it. It had looked almost as if he was the one who felt betrayed. That he genuinely did care for her. He would not have told her if he did not care, if he did not feel some semblance of guilt for his role in the demise of Emberelic's legacy.

A monster would not feel guilt. Would not care. Would have, as soon as they had returned to the estate, locked them away. Our at least as soon as it was bored of them.

She was by no means relaxed, but the anger has dissipated- mostly.

"Theoretically, your words make sense. Tis not in your nature to risk the lives of your loved ones, or in the nature of vampires in general to spare their prey. Even when dying, I had to force my blood upon your lips before you dared take it. " Still pained, but softer now were her words. "A fate such as that that had befell Icarus' family would be far too cruel a fate for you to risk upon your own. Knowing fully well that, being of a far higher rank, the consequences would be dire at best. Hell on earth at the worst. "

Difficult it was to prevent her voice from shaking as the tears fell. To ensure she did not break down completely on the spot.

" I do my best to understand you, Lucas. Impossible though you may deem it. So consider then, please, the following; I've seen firsthand just what your troops are capable of. You were there- you know of the bloodbath that became of the Highguard estate. The cruelty they inflicted on the innocent there, that had nothing to do with Emberrelic aside from friendly relations and just so happening to be where we had been sent off to."

"And yet, even having seen that, I still chose to give you my blood. To trust you with my life. And despite the fear, the absolute terror I feel near unfamiliar vampires- any of them but you, really- I had been considering becoming the creature of my nightmares for you! To keep you safe- to keep our families safe! " she'd had the means too, with that vial. " to find out, after everything we've been through, that you played such a critical role in all of it...in the fall of my kingdom. The home of both I and Haruna...in what was likely the death of our sister?! Your soldiers were cruel enough at high guard- I dare not imagine what they had done to our home! "

" Tis a pain far worse than your fangs ever caused."

A part of her still desired to scream and rant, to curse Lucas' name. But at the present, she did not have it in her to do such things. She wouldn't- couldn't admit it at the present, but she still loved him. For some insane, impossible reason she did. Which made everything all the worse.

Nor did she wish to answer Haruna's question at the moment. She'd have to explain it to him at some point, but not right now.

Instead, she laughed. Quietly. Breifly. One hand moving upwards to cover her eyes.

" Y'know, logically, I've no reason to believe you do not love me. The arguments showing otherwise do not stand up to those that prove you do. So why is it that it all still hurts like so? " why is it that I still love you?

[wolfrunner]

Estella just glared at Orion with sharp, judging narrowed eyes.

Rena, on the other hand, was trying to smooth things over and relax the atmosphere. She turned to Orion curtsying several times very quickly, "Please forgive her Lord Orion. Estella has not been herself since she was attacked and has not fully recovered as of yet though she is well on the mend. I am sure she has not meant any of what she has said and will remain quiet that you were here."

[owl0430]

Thoughtfully he glanced at Rena, a rather neutral expression at the moment.

" Expecting Estella to be in a right state of mind at present is a stretch i suppose. Such an event is likely to be quite traumatic- even vampires know fear of a Lycan nearly takes their life. "

" As long as it is understood my presence in this room is minimized, I should be off to finish that delivery. Are there any other misunderstandings that need cleared up?"

[Spiritstar3]

Isabella- f- (age)- Lady Renier- blue eyed blonde- golden light and dog shift (mix of her parents powers)- unknown sexuality- married- Lucas is her son, Rigel is adopted- Tags: X

Haruna- Haru- male- Embere Heir- homosexual; Rigel is crush- Ai and Nina- Demon (reverse Appaloosa (black with white spots) and Angel (red (blanket?) Appy)- kitten Dream (white with black forehead streak; or was it ears or tail?)- manor- Tags: Akira, Lucas

The dark haired boy let out a small breath, and shook his head. He was still listening to Lucas, even as he felt a flash of anger. They'd been taken from their home because of him. The attack sounded like it had been planned, after what Lucas had said. He tensed up a bit as Icarus was mentioned. The boy had been lovely, and the poor thing hadn't lived long enough...Shaking his head again, he looked to Akira. He then peered around her to glanced at Lucas, since she was still between them. He glanced to the exit, then them. He looked at Lucas again when the vampire noticed the weapon. He listened to him continue to question her. He then jumped a bit, as Lucas looked at him now.

He quickly looked away, but said "Nothing...is stopping you. You haven't done that though," he said, then stopped talking and let Akira speak. He still had his hand on her arm, and squeezed it a bit. He did so gently, trying to be a comfort or a strength. He noticed she didn't answer the question...but she might later. Shaking his head, he tilted it as she laughed. He glanced to Lucas again, saying "You love her..." He then took a breath, looking down and asking "Does Rigel lo- like me?"

Aiya- Ai- f- 4 y- July 12- human- bi when old enough; no crush- sister Nina- Ebony pony (black with white socks and blaze)- wants a pet- Tags: Nina, Rigel

The reddish brown haired little one -still sleeping-

[wolfrunner]

“I-“, Lucas had started to answer Haruna. However. All it took was one sentence for Lucas’s words to falter, the atmosphere in the room suddenly changing in that one instant moment.

“You were what!?”

[owl0430]

" You heard me. " her voice was steady and form, a defiant look in her eyes.

" someone had gifted me a rather curious little present, alongside an instructional note. I was well aware of the risks involved, but the fact of the matter is I'd had the means, and had been taking it into consideration." She walked up to Lucas, a slow and steady gait. Once she was only inches away, she looked up into his eyes.

" There had been enough danger, and more than enough bloodshed. Tis not good for anyone here to have to live in a constant state of fear.
If such a sacrifice could gaurentee the safety of your family, mine, and everyone else here at the estate? If it could bring everyone a day ente they could simply enjoy their lives again? Twould be well worth it..."

Left unsaid was the fact it'd mean they would have had more than a few measly years to spend together.