ஐThe Experiementsஐ {Semi - Literate ~ 14/13}

[Kess]

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Natalia blinked at him. "huh? An experiment? What is it supposed to be?" She glanced back where the...thing had been, but there was nothing but empty space. She looked back to Alec and noticed he was nearly falling over. "Are you allright?" she said, grabbing on to his arm. "Let me help you walk back. You can't wander by yourself."

[Vespur]

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Lulu Copper

Thread of time, last breath.
Fate does never pick the good at times.
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Unknown only nodded as his body leaned against the tree with nothing more of his voice. Though once it returned he catched his mind voice at least with Alec's own mind to fuse a few words before he left. Alec. I won't be human anymore, I am sorry, but settling will mostly be done with blood. I can't hold off the orders of the computer system for long. It was nice having a bit of a friend action I did, he spoke to his mind his voice pained though sounding just like he said. His voice was deep, threating, though pained at the same time as he pushed them into his head to think them inside with his voice trailing.
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Cold water washed over her legs, and er torso up felt softly touched by the rivers cold ice water that already nubbed by legs away to harden them like ice blocks that won't move. She glanced up at her hand to see a soft red liquid of her blood that did over time stop bleeding, though right nnow dripped softly into the ground with tiny red drops that hit the ice cold water before fading into the color of blue. She couldn't move either as she noticed with her hands grasping the tree log that thankfully provided her sleeping body to grasp hold of while she floated down the river after the fall, though she was in loads of pain to not care anymore. A soft sigh came from her chest as she pressed her face father into the sticky, wet, brown dirt that layered the bank. It was all she could do them let out a scream of her unknown see of her legs which one she could see in her gaze was a bit oddly bent a bit, and from her head rocking like a band room on full blast. Including she could no longer feel any powers that surged though her body. All of the cat was gone thus human form, and her raptor form was gone as well from her mind, but yet she felt a soft light inside her chest that burned softly as though alive yet it was unable to be contained there. It maybe was her heart beating alive so hard inside her chest she could feel it roaring there, but this strange feeling it sent gave her sence of danger that just right now needed to be contained within a persons mind or someone else. These thoughts drove her to think about the one person who should have found her by now or even noticed her lateness. Alec. Where was he? Was he okay? Did Unknown get him? All of these swam in her mind as her cheek of her right pressed into the dirt with tattered clothes of her blue jeans, and black shirt that laced her body with only chucks to keep for fully breaking. She was clothed, but with the knock aroudn the water ripped it apart at the ends of her jeans to become a little over a length of pants past her wasit, and her shirt ripped at the shoulders, and at the end of the sides. It was outfit for a party she knew, but as of right she felt anything but glee.

[TrebleMaker]

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Alec McGuel
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"Oh just leave me alone."
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{♂/18/Fire}
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"No!" Alec barked, wrenching his arm from her grasp. A soft blush crawled up onto his sun-kissed cheeks. "Sorry, I just want to do this by myself." He smiled apologetically but paused to gain some balance. The tip of his tongue ran over the edges of his teeth, mind already starting to trail in thought. Was she still alright? Had she gone over the water-fall? Gingerly he rose his hand and softly brushed the pad of his index finger across his cracked and bleeding lips. It felt like he was covered in blood, the taste of it was in his mouth, in his hair, covering his face and chest; his wrists were bleeding still, and his ribs ached like crazy. All around he made for a pretty reckless looking kid. He couldn't even remember the last time he had a decent shower. Or the last time he had been in the Labs for that matter. Out here, there were places to hid so people couldn't find you. Even when they used a tracker, you could easily hide. Simple.
"I know," He let his dark eyes fall onto Unknown, a slightly smile pulling up one corner of his chapped lips. "You can't help it though, its not your fault." Shrugged his shoulders as if to say 'what can you do?' he turned and started trudging through the forest again. He managed to get about three feet before slamming face first into a tree branch full of leaves that had yet to fall. Clawing them out of his face, he finally gave up and just ducked under them. Pain shot up his torso from the sudden movement. Alec frowned but continued on none the less. If those girls followed him, fine. If they saw Lulu dead and bleeding in the water and decided to screech and cling to one another, fine. He didn't care what they did, if she was dead and bleeding she still deserved better then to just rot out in that water and never be cared for again. Alec's bare feet made swift work of getting to the water, and though he swayed every now and then he was getting better and walking and keeping his balance without pain.
Falling into a rhythm, Alec arrived at the stream just at the sun was climbing high in the sky. It was most likely around four, possibly five by how low it was now. Making fists and putting one under the other, he realized how off he was. It was neither four nor five, it was most likely barely one in the afternoon. Sighing, he started walking again. The bottom of the waterfall, right? If he remembered right, then Lulu was going to be showing up soon. He just had to keep following the water, and having his eyes open for her.

[Vespur]

. : .

Lulu Copper

Thread of time, last breath.
Fate does never pick the good at times.
. : .

[center]Nothing more could be done as she layed in the frezzing river her body colding in the water, and her mind dissapearing like a star in the sunlight. It was hard to sit here for how long she was to frezze, though at least her face was still burning up like fire as the cold came to grab at her fingers which clentched the the log against the dirt with thickness. Her face rolled up onto her chin hardly to view above the dirt slope a bit, or to see anyone who might be showing yet so far now she felt like the ice was killing her slowly with a hypothemia starting. Her heartbeat slowed to a claming rate of sleep mood where it felt almost dead like inside ones mind as it beat gently against her lungs that still pushed in and out air. Her eyes began to blurr at the edges showing signs of slight distant mind thoughts, but with a gentle shake of blood flow to her face her eyes cleared for a moment before heading back down the path of clouding. "Alec..lets train.." she said with a laugh her chest jumping a bit. "Me..and you," she finished her voice weak, dried, and tired as the cold washing waves slapped against her bare legs now looking vampire pale from the cold. "I won't cry wolf," she said a few minutes later her voice fading into the waves crashing aroudn the waterfall's edge to become only a part of it as she fell into a sleep her eyeslids closing against a bit of the spray of water.

[.:Adelaide:.]

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"Yeah, okay, respect that," Formosa follows after Alec stubbornly. "But you can't do anything to keep me from following you." She is a little slower than he is because of her knee, but she ignores the pain and follows after the swaying man in front of her. She doesn't make a move to stop him, slow him down, or hold him back because she knows it would be of no use. Instead she trods a couple of paces behind him and determinedly keeping the pain out of her emotions. "Natalia, watch him, will you?" She asks worriedly when she starts to feel winded. She isn't going to give in yet, but she's not going to kill herself because of his stubbornness. They're at the river before she does have to stop and she continues after him, looking for any signs of a human on the banks of the river.

[TrebleMaker]

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Alec McGuel
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"Oh just leave me alone."
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{♂/18/Fire}
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He heard her voice, saying his name. "Lulu!" The words were out of his mouth before he had a chance to move towards her. She said something else, something about the two of them. What was that suppose to mean? At the moment he didn't have a chance to think about it. He didn't even think about the freezing water before he sloshed out to her, water seeping into his already damp jeans. By the time he reached her, her eyes were already closed and she seemed to be asleep. Forgetting his own pains and aches, Alec gently slipped his arms under her shoulders and behind her knees. "Come'on, you cold little girl, lets get out of the water, shall we?" He awkwardly shifted the wet, clingy hair from her forehead and eyes. "Thats a little better," Alec whispered softly, gazing down at the limp body in his arms. His wrists were protesting, but other then that there was no sharp pains. Gently he turned back towards the bank with Formosa and Natalia on it. Wading towards them he felt the chill of the water make him start to softly shake. If he was already freezing, then how bad was she? He held her closer to his chest and tried to work with his powers a little, maybe just enough to warm them both up.
Climbing the sandy bank, Alec had barely taken two steps on dry, solid land when he swayed from both his and Lulu's weight. He plopped onto the sand side-ways, bruising his hip on the way down. A groan made its self known as he stretched out on the sand with the auburn haired girl in his lap, still held closely against him. Once he was settled in a sitting position he gently shifted her around so her head was on his shoulder, and she was sitting sideways against him. Wrapping his arms around her he consentrated on getting them warm. His teeth chattered slightly as he leaned his forehead on hers. Think Alexender, think! I think I can, I think I can, I think I can. . . Humouring himself now, he grit his teeth in order to straighten his thoughts out.
"Formosa? Get some sticks and things for a fire. I need to get her warmed up and I don't think I have enough energy to keep my power up for long. Natalia? Search the banks for a white shirt, probably filthy and dropped carelessly somewhere. Once you find it, gather some berries or something in it. We're all probably starving, and I've still got a trek back." Alec didn't open his eyes, afraid they might get scared if they saw them as pure black, or worse, the red. "We can train once you come back to me, got it? After you've eaten and gotten all warm, we can train as much as you want. You hear me? For as long and as hard as you want," He whispered in her ear, eyes slidding open just a slit so he could see her. Gently he swept her hair onto one shoulder so the damp locks cascaded over. He slid two fingers under her jaw line and softly lifted her head. Leaning forward he gently kissed her cheek, his own flaming red from embarrassment. Over what, he wasn't sure, just knew that he felt weird at the though of kissing her. "Please come back to me, don't you dare die on me."

[.:Adelaide:.]

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Formosa nodded and quickly - well, as quickly as she could - found the tree they had passed on the way here. She couldn't be more happy right now that she's weak enough to keep her powers down. She breaks a few of the branches into twigs and then picks up some of the fallen sticks on the ground as kindling. She walks back over to Alec and Lulu and listens happily to him whispering encouragement to her. "Keep that up," she tells him, setting up the sticks a safe distance away from the girl, but still close enough so she will be able to feel the heat. "Keep talking to her." she conjures up her energy and lights the pitiful fire with a great deal of difficulty getting her hands hot enough. When a flame finally starts flickering up from the sticks she has to sit down and catch her breath for a minute before scooting closer to Alec and Lulu. She holds up her hands questioningly. The glow is no longer noticeable, but she can feel the slight warmth that always seems to stay under her skin. "May I help?" She asks, smiling knowingly at Alec. "I promise not to burn her. Just warm her up. I can't do much more than that anyway."

[TrebleMaker]

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Alec McGuel
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"Oh just leave me alone."
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{♂/18/Fire}
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Blinking his eyes open, he wasn't surprised to find his vision gone. Good, the power was working. His temperature rate was slightly inching upward, every now and then getting a heat flare and skyrocketing up in temp. It was all Alec could do to stop it from jumping up to a normal flames heat. "Just be careful," He whispered to Formosa, shifting Lulu so she was much more firmly laid out against him, and that she was protectively in his arms. It was hard to do when his only sense that would help him was his hearing. Resting his chin against the top of her head, Alec softly shut his eyes again and wrapped both arms around her chilly body.
"I shouldn't have left to find those sticks for that stupid fire. I should have stayed with you or had you come with. All I achieved was getting you almost killed and Unknown-. Yeah, I was stupid. We've covered that by now, right?" He rubbed circles along her elbow were one of his hands sat. Maybe she would come to after she had warmed up a little more, hopefully that was. Trying to think of what to say now, he decided on just voicing his thoughts.
"You know the hardest part? When Unknown told me you were dead. I'd just come to release that I liked you. A lot. And what happens? You've already been killed. The news stung a little, yah know? Like someone gave you a paper cut and poured lemon juice on it. Or like getting a bee-sting and leaving the stinger in. Hurts like hell, and yet you have no choice in the matter. It's already been done." Alec gently hugged her tightly, burying his head in her wet hair. "I smell like blood. I hate that smell. You smell better then I do," He chuckled softly, head resting between her head and her shoulder. "But you know what? Just knowing you're alive makes it alright. Because I can always wash off the blood, but I can't wash away a torn soul." The words were just loud enough for her ears alone to hear, and he gently shifted her again so he could hug her better. Keeping his arms around her waist in a hug Alec tightly held her as a choked sob escaped his mouth. The power died and he was left freezing, cold, emotional, and with a cold unconscious girl laying across him. Not to mention he was acting like a love-sick fool.
He couldn't help it though as tears started to just flow. And not from just their fights with Unknown, all the pent-up and forgotten times he needed to release his emotions via crying and just decided to hold them off, they came then too. A few sobs racked his body now and again, but for the most part he just cried.

[.:Adelaide:.]

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Formosa presses her hands to Lulu's soaked legs and is shocked to feel the cold seep through the warmth in her hands. Not good. She feels the leg shift under her hand and glances up to watch as Alec hugs her closer. Formosa smiles and looks back down, determined to get the girl warm. She takes a deep breath and wills her hands to go a little warmer. Still not exactly hot, just about the temperature of a warm shower. She then adds friction to the process and grins in triumph when she stops feeling the cold radiating from the girl. She moves to her feet and peels off the sopping shoes to apply the heat to where it is most needed. "Come on, Lulu," she says encouragingly. "No need for you to get frost bite." She looks up and sees Alec sobbing. She pauses in her motions for a moment and stares at him, trying to find something inside her that is actually socialized enough to know what to do for him. Her mind refusing to answer her, she just shakes her head, looking back down and setting her mind to the task ahead. She just feels like she should do something, though. "Hey Alec," she tries a small smile at him as she speaks. "She'll be okay. I will not let her die. You won't either. I know how scary it is to think about losing a person you love, but don't dwell in that. Be happy she's alive right now. That you didn't lose her after all." Oh, she's horrible at comforting people. But at least her mind can rest now that she's tried.

[TrebleMaker]

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Alec McGuel
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"Oh just leave me alone."
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{♂/18/Fire}
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Keeping his face buried in Lulu's hair and neckline, he took his time calming down a bit. The other girls words made him feel even worse then he already did, and after that he kept himself quiet. Along the side of her wait his right hand's index finger was gently rubbing circles along a small space of skin that was bare. "You aren't the best comforter in the world? You know that?" He rose a hand to quickly wipe his eyes and cheeks before raising his head to look over at Formosa. Something from her words clicked in his head. I know how scary it is to think about losing a person you love, It sounded like Izzy. God, everything sonded or looked like his sister! Clenching his teeth, Alec felt tears form in his eyes again. "Is this just what happens when I get feelings for someone? They end up dying? First Izzy, now you," He pressed his head against the side of her forehead, letting the tears again come. They weren't nearly as bad, but they were still there. His eyes were an odd shade of blue-gray now, and his eye-sight was foggy and clouded. Watching a drop of his salty tears trail down his nose, Alec felt a hiccup rise and his throat. Jumping a bit, he pressed a hand to his mouth to stop any more that would try to come up. "Great, just what I need. Freakin-" Another one burst mid-sentence, slightly ticking him off. "-Hiccups." His voice was strained and cracked, making him sound like a boy hitting puberty. Slipping Lulu from his lap, Alec gently placed her in his spot as he rolled to the side. He curled up on his side and buried his head in his arms, submerging into the calming state of crying and hiccups. It was official now, he was a complete and utter mess.