нαηηα
▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼
"Happiness is what happens when you go to bed on the hottest night of the summer, a night so hot you can't even wear a tshirt and you sleep on top of the sheets instead of under them, although try to sleep is probably more accurate. And then at some point late, late, late at night, say just a bit before dawn, the heat finally breaks and the night turns cool and when ...you briefly wake up, you notice that you're almost chilly, and in your groggy, half-consciousness, you reach over and pull the sheet around you and just that flimsy sheet makes it warm enough and you drift back off into a deep sleep. And it's that reaching, that gesture, that reflex we have to pull what's warm- whether it's something or someone- toward us, that feeling we get when we do that, that feeling of being safe in the world and ready for sleep, that's happiness."
▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼
Shifting slightly in the doorway, Hanna paused for a moment, looking around their apartment. She hadn't ever thought that she would ever think of it as home, but standing there, she realized that she did. In all honesty, it felt more like a home than the house she'd lived in with her parents. The grand, airy old house felt cold and cruel, a house and most certainly not a home. Shaking off the chill that slid down her spine, Hanna turned and closed the door behind her, pressing her palm flat against the wood, allowing her eyes to close for a moment, willing herself not to think of the past, to think of the future - one that from now on would include Daniel as well. Like it or not, their paths had cross, and fate had dealt them a peculiar blow. Resigning herself to that fact would only help them get along, and Hanna knew that, but it was hard for her to relinquish so much of her private life to someone she barely knew. After all before all of this began, privacy and being alone was all she'd ever known. This was hard, having to share so much of her time with another person - much less, a person that wanted to be there about as much as she did.
Turning away from the door, she padded silently into her room. If there was thing she absolutely couldn't stand, it was a mess. Even if that mess was herself. She wasn't vain, no, but she took a lot of pride in her appearance, and Hanna had no plans to go anywhere looking like she did now. Thankfully, the two bedrooms were right off the living room, but that didn't stop the annoying pinpricks from increasing their intensity as she moved farther away from Daniel. She showered quickly, biting the inside of her bottom lip until she could taste the blood in her mouth. Hanna slipped into faded jean shorts and a loose black tank top. Narrowing her eyes, she stepped back into the bathroom to brush her hair, before quickly slipping quietly back into the living room.
The run and lack of sleep had taken their toll on her, and she stifled a yawn as she padded over to curl up on the couch. She swung her legs over the armrest, letting her still damp head rest on one of the pillows towards the middle of the couch. For a long while, she stared at the ceiling, saying nothing. She wasn't sure what to say. Eventually, her eyes slipped closed and she drifted off. After all, there wasn't much they could do until Daniel shifted back into a human. For once, she didn't dream, she just slept, body giving into the tired feeling that had hung around ever since the death of her Great Aunt.
An hour or so later, Hanna blinked herself awake, swiping her hands across her eyes. She sighed softly and shifted into a sitting position, running a hand through her hair, tousling the dark curls that were now somewhat dry. Narrowing her eyes against the bright sunlight, she turned, looking around for Daniel, still somewhat sleep-addled. She finally spotted him, and offered a sly smile. "Sorry I passed out on you," she laughed softly, "I didn't sleep well last night," she explained, reaching over the armrest of the couch to grab her phone. "Dinner sounds good, but the least you can do is let me pay. After all, I am the one who dragged you on a leash against your will." Looking down, Hanna studied her hands, almost too abashed to look up to see his reaction. After a moment she returned her gaze to him. "One other condition, though," she added, grinning slowly. "You have to pick where we go."
{ Sorry it's so short Av, I wasn't sure what to write. You can take them up through dinner if you want. c: Just so we are not writing really shoppy posts. xD }
____________________________________________________________________________Silversky wrote:cαιη
❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅
Cain's jaw dropped a bit when she tossed her untouched coffee in the nearby trash can. But as she turned back around, he made sure it close his mouth, careful not to audibly snap his teeth. Huffing at the extreme fickleness of the female race, Cain gulped back the last couple swallows of his first coffee. He sighed heavily once he was finished, feeling the hot liquid sliding all the way down to his stomach. Grinning in a very content manner, he leaned back in his chair, while January talked about what they could do next.
He tuned out for a few minutes - not to be mean, or because he thought that what she was talking about was boring, no, it was just something he did, a side affect of the coffe, and being part canine. Even before he'd discovered that he could turn into a wolf, he always had trouble focusing, keeping his attention. His mother was constantly worrying about whether or not he was ADD or ADHD, but the tests always turned up negative, and medications never did anything unless they were heavy sedatives.
That was one other thing about Cain - he could sleep anywhere at any given time. He loved to sleep. This boy could sleep all day if you let him. Sleeping, coffee, and being a wolf were Cain's three favorite things. But January's cats on the other hand...not so much. They hated him almost as much as he hated them. He could only hope that January would understand if he ever ate one of them. God. Cats. Ugh. He shivered just thinking about them. It wasn't that he was afraid of them, no, he simply disliked them with his whole being. Rising out of his chair, Cain dumped his empty coffee cup into the trash and gestured for her to lead the way. Before exiting the Starbucks, he glanced around once more, trying to pinpoint the cause of his unease. Whatever it was that was bothering him remained well out of his line of sight - if it was indeed a person. Cain't couldn't exactly say, but whatever it was, it was driving him nuts. Shrugging it off, he followed her out of the cafe, although he wasn't paying attention to how far apart they were.
The pain stopped him. Like a flippin' brick wall. He slammed into the invisible barrier, and stumbled backwards, an audible snarl escaping his lips. He fought the trembles that ran up and down his spine, urging his human body to shift, urging him to fight the pain, to fight the curse. The coffee wasn't helping. His back slammed into the side of the SUV, as he desperatly tried to once more regain the twenty foot boundary. Clenching his teeth, he flung open the door, none too gently, and clambered inside.
"Sorry 'bout that," Cain growled at January, although his anger wasn't exactly directed at her. He glared out the windshield, eyes open, but not really seeing his surroundings. All he could think about was the pain. That god-awful, gut-wrenching pain that blocked out all of his other senses. His head was still spinning. Huffing, he put his head in his hands, eyes closed, trying to still his spinning eyes. In his opinion, they couldn't get back to the house quick enough.
Their mission: 1. get the food for the cats without breaking the boundaries. 2. Return to the car without breaking the boundaries. 3. Return home without breaking the boundaries. 4. Get inside the house without breaking boundaries.
No, scratch that. Live every freaking day for the rest of their lives without breaking the freaking boundaries. He honestly didn't know how they could do this. How could they live like this? Cain fell into an angry silence, lost in his thoughts, desperately trying to figure out how they could possibly continue to live like this. Maybe, he thought, I should take January and talk to some of the others, to see if they have figured things out yet.