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Post by Claire Blakely on Jul 22, 2014 15:58:27 GMT
Outside the cafeteria alongside her good friend Rosemary Jackson was a tall, black-haired female with milky brown eyes that never left the floor, blood coated hands that hung loose By her side, a drooping grey-white black-spotted tail, black ears flicking, and dirt spattering her clothing that symbolized digging. Yet Claire hadn't been digging for pleasure or to bury a charm, but rather to bury a human. Kevin Jake. A young eighteen-year-old that had died at the jaws of his own half-species, wolf. Claire had spent all night digging with her trusted friend Rosemary and good acquaintance, @damianwright (I'll make a thread) and just finished. Secretly, the female wondered where Damian had gone off to, assuming he wasn't right behind her since she was too exhausted to look. He didn't do well with death, from what Claire knew. He already knew the news, so she wouldn't blame him if he wanted to just stay away for a while.
Around Claire was the mouth-watering scents of food swirling around her. But that day scents were as dull to her as a human's senses. Almost dragging herself up the steps, Claire reached the top of the stage and looked around before tapping the microphone that just happened to be there for her use. It let out a steady thump in time with her tapping. It was time.
"Uh, excuse me everyone? I have an announcement to make?" Claire said over the clamor, then waited for everyone to settle down. She could already feel their accusing, questioning gaze raking her dirty figure.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 17:09:44 GMT
Angelica looked up from what she was doing and frowned in confusion and concern at Claire's appearence. What had she been doing? The young wolf half blood could smell mingled scents from her and it was making her very uneasy.
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Post by Adam Griffin on Jul 22, 2014 17:11:04 GMT
Adam was just about to eat, but then he saw Rosemary, Damian, and Claire. Claire was surprisingly dirty, with dirt and other grimey things. But, for Adam's kind personality, he didn't judge.
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Post by Claire Blakely on Jul 22, 2014 17:27:10 GMT
Claire paused as everyone quieted down. She swallowed for a second, feeling awkward, so unlike herself, with all the eyes on her. "Last night, was.. memorable," She began, biting her lip as she gazed across the area. "Because we lost someone to tragedy. A wolf attack, really. He died shortly after making amends and promises, but the point is something is wrong. Kevin has been killed." She let that sink in, almost sobbing into the mic but settling for whipping her eyes and feeling her throat swell.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 17:39:17 GMT
She stared at Claire a long while. Just letting the news sink in. Dead, dead.....dead. Kevin Jake was DEAD?!!! She felt her chest constrict painfully and she swallowed thickly but refused to cry. She stared at the ground trying to keep her composer and not hyperventilate and choke. She looked over at the rest of the students to see how they where handling the situation. She quickly sat down with her back to the wall and stared up at the ceiling. A single tear rolled down her cheek. Her ex-boyfriend and friend was dead. How are you supposed to handle that?!
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Post by Rosemary Jackson on Jul 22, 2014 17:51:14 GMT
Instead of following Claire to the stage like she was probably supposed to, she found Adam and started walking towards him. On her way, she combed her straight hair with her fingers, hoping to make it straighter. Luckily, she wasn't that dirty, it was just her hair that bugged her. She came up behind Adam and said, "Hey..." kind of lingering off at the end of the word.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 17:58:20 GMT
Cecelia rushed into the cafeteria and looked around the room. Phew! Just in time for breakfast. Don't want to miss the most important meal of the day! The student council president was standing up on the stage and that caught her attention. What was going on? She's probably announcing school events that will be happening over the next few weeks. She started to walk over to take a seat until she noticed Angelica sitting on the floor with her back against the wall. Angelica looked like she was deeply upset about something. Why wasn't Claire checking up on her!? They were friends, right? Cecelia walked over to Angelica and gently touched her shoulder with her hand. She crouched down and looked at Angelica's face, trying to catch her attention. "Angelica, what's wrong? Are you okay?" That was all she could ask Angelica at the moment. She didn't know much about what went on in her friend's life, and she felt like she needed to.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 18:00:54 GMT
She slowly turned her head to look at Cecelia. "He's dead." Her voice came out as a hoarse whisper. "Kevin's dead." She looked back at the ceiling
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 18:20:07 GMT
"W-What?" Cecelia was calm at first but then she really heard what Angelica said. She played it over and over in her mind. He's dead.... Kevin's dead... Her eyes widened in horror, and she pulled away from Angelica. She hugged herself and stared at the floor in shock. Her heart was beating so fast! It beat so fast that she didn't even think her heart was able to beat that fast. Cecelia started to hyperventilate, and she moved away from Angelica. She clutched her chest and started to burst out crying. Her heart hurt so much that it pushed her to the breaking point. There was no way she could hold it in anymore. She would've broken down either way. The person she really needed to be there with her was Damian. Cecelia started screaming, and she cried as hard as she could while curling up into a ball on the floor. The girl threw a fit on the floor, and she didn't care if people thought she was crazy. She was bound to go insane after hearing that Kevin was dead. Her ex-boyfriend and best friend. It had to be the same for Angelica except Cecelia just got out of the relationship with Kevin. "N-No! He didn't deserve this!" Yes, he jumped to and from a lot of girls, but he was a very nice man. He was kind, honest, romantic, and he cared about his friends. "W-Why did you take him!? Kevin, of all people! It should be me! I broke the rules. I'm a human! Please, take me instead. Just... bring Kevin back, please... Please!" Her head started to hurt from the crying and the screaming, but she still didn't quit. The headache only made it worse. Take me... Please...(Oi.... Just imagine what would happen if it was Damian and not Kevin  ) |
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Post by Adam Griffin on Jul 22, 2014 18:20:19 GMT
"Oh hey, Rosemary. Are you okay? With the news, I mean." said Adam he looked at Rosemary. The news had hit him like a ton of bricks. Adam took a giant breath and Mada came out for no reason. "Serves him right, he was going to die anyway." said Adam (mada) in a deep smoky voice. He took another deep breath and Adam took over again. "Sorry, about that." said Adam rubbing his neck.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 18:25:47 GMT
She looked at the girl blankly. Yes it hurt, yes she wanted to cry and scream just like CeCe. But she had already grown numb. She didn't bother comforting the distressed girl. I was better to let it out. She shakily rose to her feet and headed towards Claire. She gently nudged her friend with her elbow.
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Post by Claire Blakely on Jul 22, 2014 18:37:36 GMT
Claire's eyes flashed up. She had been looking at the ground in her own thoughts. Suddenly, tears welled in her eyes and she almost let out a sob. "It's my fault," She said in choked-up, quiet voice, just wanting a shoulder to cry on and comfort, although she knew the comfort should go to Cece. "I couldn't save him. If I was just a few minutes earlier.." She started to cry and plopped down on the floor, not even minding the solid hurt when she thumped down. Claire's cry was quiet but pitiful, especially since she was one that didn't cry much. Tears flowing like a river, she gazed out at the people in trauma and sorrow, and wished for it all to pass, to be a dream, ANYTHING but what it was; death.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 18:39:08 GMT
Cecelia dragged herself over to the nearest corner and curled up right there. Her screaming stopped, and she just laid there in her own little ball. She murmured some things underneath her breath and cried softly. "D-Dami will be here soon... I know it..." Angelica made the right move not to comfort Cecelia. Dami was the one she needed most. Suddenly, she started to feel bad about screaming out like that and causing a scene. She was sure everyone else felt the same, although, they couldn't do what she just did. It just didn't make sense to her why Kevin had to be taken away. Cecelia was the one that broke the rule. She was the full-blooded human. "I-It's okay... It's okay... You're going to be okay..." she repeated to herself and cried some more. It's not fine! I'm not okay. Kevin is gone... He's gone forever...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 18:47:09 GMT
Angel just sat down beside Claire and let her cry. She didn't say anything but just sat there. What else could she do? Nothing. She rested her chin I her drawn up knees and looked around the room before rising and headed over to the food isles and got a few sandwiches and a few bottles of water on two trays before going around to each person handing them a sandwich and water. First rose and adam and then headed to CeCe. Angel squatted beside CeCe and set down her sandwich and water bottle. "We don't need people passing out on us." She commented quietly before leaving the girl and went back to Claire and set down the rest of the items beside her. Gently nudging her to get her attention. "I understand your in pain Claire." She stated softly as she fiddled with her own sandwich. "But right now the students need a leader. There will be time to mourn later." She stated
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Post by Rosemary Jackson on Jul 22, 2014 21:47:44 GMT
Rosemary sat down next to Adam. "Yeah, I mean, I'm okay. I just don't feel like crying now. I cried when I was there with him, sure, but I just can't now." She softly smiled a little and then broke out laughing at Adam's "serves him right" comment. After she was done laughing, she pulled her knees up to her chest and, with the tiniest of smiles, she started singing quietly so only she and Adam could hear, "Say something I'm giving up on you..." The song she had sung to Kevin as he was slowly dying.
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Post by Claire Blakely on Jul 23, 2014 1:12:12 GMT
Claire drew in a shaky breath. She didn't want to be in charge. She didn't want to be the one that had to be looked up at for her actions. But she was, and she knew she had to be. She was the one that had to stay strong so everyone else could collapse. Claire closed her eyes for a second. Her nerves flowed with anger and regret, but she fed them hope and strength. When she opened her eyes, she turned to Angelica and nodded simply, then glanced down at the sandwich. Claire swallowed.
"You're right, Angel," She said at last, voice gathering it's shards. "And to be honest I-I think you're the one I want by my side. Rosemary's in pain, and as is everyone, but you have a strength. You can pull it together. So, will you be my partner through this?" Claire reached down without looking, picked up the sandwich - which luckily had some meat in it for the carnivore - and took a bite, chewing slowly to listen to Angelica's answer.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 2:20:09 GMT
She looked down at her sandwich a long moment before nodding. "Of course I will Claire." She murmured. "If there is anything I can do I'll do by best to do it." She stated. Then looked around at the students. "Death is a cruel thing. But it's a part of life. We may cry and we may blame ourselves and tell ourselves it wasnt their time." She closed her eyes and shook her head. "But everything, bad and good, are just puzzle pieces in life." She stated looking over at Claire. "We may not like it but its just what it is. Blaming ourselves won't brim back the ones we love. Most of us here have probably learned that the hard way."
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 2:24:31 GMT
Dami was behind. He hadn't even heard that Claire was planning on announcing Kevin's death so openly to everyone. He was way too out of it. He had lingered around Kevin's grave longer than he had thought he would, but frankly he didn't notice the minutes that slipped by. They might have been hours for all he cared. He never even realized Claire and Rosemary were gone until he hadn't heard their footsteps for a while. It was then he murmured another apology and started walking. The sky had been dark gray, wind blowing, and it was cold, but Damian didn't even notice it. He was a snowy owl, he could care less if it was cold. He was tapping into his owl side more without noticing it. The scene at the cafeteria, however, was not what he was expected. But through all the cries he heard Cecelia's and it snapped him out of whatever trance he had been in. He looked up, eyes alert as he scanned the room for the redhead. His pace hastened as he spotted Cecelia crying. Alone. Because Damian hadn't come fast enough. He sat next to her, sadness in his blue eyes, looking straight forward as he wrapped his arm around Cecelia and tried to pull her closer to him. (Tried not to powerplay there >.>) "I should have been here sooner."( Rosemary Jackson Don't edit my posts. If you have something to say edit your own.) |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 2:52:25 GMT
Cecelia forced herself to sit up when Angelica walked up to her and handed her a sandwich and a bottle of water. It was appreciated. She was starving before Angelica told her that Kevin had passed on. That's when she didn't even care much for food. The redhead set the bottle of water to her side and picked up the sandwich that was wrapped up in plastic wrap. She unwrapped it and took a small bite of the sandwich. A couple tears rolled down her cheeks and dripped off her chin onto her sandwich. Cecelia sniffed and wiped her tears away with the sleeve of her shirt. She looked up at the person that had walked over to her and sat down next to her. It was Damian. She knew he would be there!
Good thing he didn't catch the earlier show she put on. She was a mess, but she was starting to calm down on her own by crying to herself. If Angelica didn't talk to her a second time, she would've cried herself to sleep on the floor. Cecelia set her sandwich down by her water and accepted Damian's arm that was around her. She cuddled up to the brown-haired boy and attempted to take Damian's free hand into hers. "D-Dami... This isn't my fault, is it?" she asked and looked up at him. Her green eyes sparkled with innocence and sadness. No, the girl was heartbroken. "T-This isn't his way of telling me to leave Animalia, is it? Taking the people I love away from me... If it's a sign, then he should've took me instead. Kevin didn't deserve this... You know he didn't."
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 3:08:37 GMT
The serval stood in the back corner of the cafeteria, leaning against the wall and watching the stage. Diablo couldn't cry at the news like everyone else. Yes, it was shocking news but it was heartbreaking for the people that knew Kevin and loved him dearly. Diablo, however, had no idea who the guy was. He hoped that Angelica wouldn't be upset with him for not shedding a tear. To him, death was no surprise. He had seen many children die from too much work and starvation back when he used to be a slave for the government. Eventually, it didn't phase him at all. The man wasn't aware that he did meet Kevin a day before he was killed. It was at the school dance. A guy walked up to him and said hey.
There wasn't much to talk about but that guy was Kevin. Angelica was already up on stage before Diablo could make his way over to her so he decided to wait until she was done. He was proud that she was standing strong unlike the crazy redhead that had a major breakdown over on the other side of the cafeteria. He mouthed the words, "I love you" to his angel if she was even looking at him. Diablo wasn't going to leave until he got to hold Angelica in his arms and let her cry in them if that's what she wanted to do. They could go somewhere private if she wanted, and they could talk about it. He was going to be there for her no matter what.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 3:18:46 GMT
Damian gave Cecelia another look of sympathy, trying to smile but it was forced. His usual charm wasn't there, and it might be a while before it returned. Damian knew he'd get through this. He'd done it before, even when the deaths had been his family. But Damian didn't know if Cecelia would. And if she didn't, Damian didn't know what he would do.
"He never meant to hurt you," Damian assured her. "I can tell you that he never meant to die that day. He forgave you, hell, he forgave me for all the crap I put him through." The half-blood sighed. "He died at peace. He knew you were safe." He squeezed Cece's hand reassuringly, his smile becoming a little brighter.
"The last thing he asked me to do...was to protect you."
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 18:44:15 GMT
Cecelia couldn't stay in her current condition forever. It wouldn't be like her to do such a thing. It would bring everyone down. Cecelia always had a smile on her face. It would be wrong for death to rob her of her innocence. Cecelia gasped when she remembered the pups! Dawn and Luna lost their father and now their adopted father. Were they going to be okay? They had the pack, but they had still gone through so much. Cecelia looked at Damian as he gave her hand a gentle squeeze. "Protect me? He wanted you to protect me...." But, what was Damian supposed to protect her from? "Dami... Will you protect me.. from this?" she asked and gazed into his blue eyes. "Please, Dami..."
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 20:12:59 GMT
Damian sighed again, knowing this was going to be hard for Cecelia to get over. Death was a hard concept to grasp, especially if the first one you experienced was somebody close to you. Damian knew that...a lot of the half-bloods here knew that. It pained him to know that he wasn't going to be able to censor stuff like this from Cece, but he knew that there were some things she would need to experience. Her dad had kept her safe by hiding things from her. Damian was going to do it by letting her experience them and trying to help her overcome challenges on her own.
"I'm sorry I couldn't," he admitted. "I'm sorry I wasn't able to save him, or save you from the hurt. I know how it feels. And I want to help every way I can, but something like this depends on you more than me. I'm sorry."
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 21:27:31 GMT
Christopher walked into the cafeteria for some breakfast and noticed almost everyone crying. Death of Kevin? Kevin... The name didn't ring a bell to him. But the fact that a half-blood had died here scared Christopher and made him feel insecure and unsafe.
He scanned the cafeteria and saw a few people he knew. He saw his friend Rosemary. He saw his decided enemy Diablo. And he saw Angelica. He stared at her for a few seconds but then quickly directed his focus to others. There was a redhead on the floor crying who looked like Rosemary but he knew wasn't, and a brown-haired teen boy with white wings sitting next to her. There was another teen boy sitting next to Rosemary, probably one of her friends or her boyfriend.
Christopher went to the meat buffet, got some steak, and plopped it on his plate. He then grabbed a bottled water, payed for his food and drink, grabbed a fork and a knife and sat down at an empty table. Christopher tuned out everyone else and started eating, not really caring about who died and the safety of others from attackers but the safety of himself from attackers.
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Post by Claire Blakely on Jul 24, 2014 3:44:19 GMT
|Um, I never accepted this. So, either everyone deletes those posts or I lock this thread. It's frustrating I wasn't asked BEFORE this. Yes, Chase PMed me, but that doesn't mean I said yes. He posted this before I got online. So, we clear? Good. Thanks|
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 11:06:08 GMT
Angel sighed and looked down at her sandwich. Glancing up she noticed @diablo had came in and gave him a weak smile but at least she tried.she also noticed @christopher here. He hadn't known Kevin had he? She frowned wonderingly. She took a bite of her sand which as her eyes scanned the room some more
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Post by Claire Blakely on Jul 24, 2014 17:01:40 GMT
Claire gulped down some more water to wash down the last of her sandwich and looked around. Feeling like she needed a walk, she turned back to Angelica. "Hey, uh, I was gonna go on a walk in Grasslands or something, if you want to come," Claire said, rising to her feet. "And maybe anyone else you want to bring. I don't know."
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2014 0:09:43 GMT
She looked over and shook her head. "You go on sweetie. I need to see to something." She replied rising and brushing crumbs off of her. "I'll see you later alright? Call me if you need anything." She said tapping her pocket where her cellphone was before walking off from the stage and went over to @diablo. Having seen him come in earlier. She gave him a small smile. "Hi." She whispered once she stood in front of him. Looking down at their feet.
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Post by Claire Blakely on Jul 25, 2014 0:12:42 GMT
Claire nodded and smiled halfheartedly, heading toward the door and leaving to the Animalia Lake.
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