Cherubplay

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Cale sat against the wall with a handful of newspapers and shadowed eyes. He was trying to ignore their bickering. It really wasn't working. "She's not gone," he spoke up. "She'll come back for the kid." Yeah, he'd given up on trying to win her back. It was an unrealistic goal. He wasn't sure why he'd tried at all. It wasn't as if he hadn't fucked up enough already. Besides, his concerns were now split between Terezi and Zane. Zane wasn't okay. He wasn't okay at all. But he was here, at least. Well, not in the room. The only other person with that status was Ren, who appeared to be just pacing in circles. Whatever works for you, dude. "Sooo, she's either headed in this direction or decided to jump in the Hudson and end it all~ That's fun." They hadn't tried to stab Eilliot again, which was a plus. They hadn't tried to stab anyone in quite a while, actually. Or even get violent beyond playful shoves and kicks. Must be Dameien's oh-so-positive influence.

2015-05-21 08:09:32

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"I agree with Cale. As for Ren...Well, lets not hope that. Can she even drown? I don't think so." He began typing away at is laptop. No, he wasn't googling 'Can vampires drown?' That'd be silly.

"Mmmm I don't know, Ren's idea sounds like a good way to go." He stood over and walked to Terezi's closet. They found out quick it's where Terezi kept all her past items. He started to dig through her clothes. "Hmmm, lets see what supid things she's worn."

Without even a knock, Spyders entered the home with Louhkie trailing behind him. Who even knocked anymore? Or even kept the place locked. Someone was always here. "MOTHERFUCKERS GUESS WHO HAS SOME NEWS?!" A grin was plastered on his face.

2015-05-21 08:14:59

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Ren was looking over Eilliot's shoulder and chuckling when Spyders opened the door, and Cale jumped a little. I gave 'em a salute. "And it's not the Channel 5 anchor, surprise surprise." Ren glanced up curiously. "Not that they ever have anything of wooorth. So, what's up then?"

2015-05-21 08:20:20

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"Wellllll, lil ol Louhkie here got some ass action with one of Terezi's little voice people last night."

Eilliot's gaze immediately went to Spyders. "What."

"Mhmmm. And they weren't human either. MEANING, that Terezi is somewhere close by."

2015-05-21 08:23:05

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"Well fuck you too, DDD. Good job with that wording. So yeah, and her angel's out and about. Might be easier to spot if we can pull it off." I went over and leaned on psycho's head while Cale gaped like a fish. Calm the fuck down, goldie. It's not like your almost-ex-girlfriend is suddenly back in town and possibly emotionally vulnerable. OH WAIT. Ren shoved my arm off his head and jabbed two fingers at the nerve cluster on my side. I hopped away and looked at him. Damn, for once he actually looked...kind of excited. Hopeful, maybe? From what I'd seen of him, that kid was mostly incapable of feeling those. Finally goldie spoke up. "Sh-she's here? For real? Hell, let's go find her!" Completely disregarding my advice to look for Miss Two-Shoes first, he scrambled to his feet and immediately disappeared out the door. Calm. The fuck. DOWN.

2015-05-21 08:30:56

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Spyders chuckled. "You think we might want to tell Tassek about this? I'm sure he'll be thrilled." He dug out his cell phone and placed it down. "Who wants to do the honors?"

2015-05-21 08:34:19

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Everyone just kinda sat there and stared at the phone. THE FUCK EVER. MINE. I grabbed it and pressed the button. TIME TO PLAY TORTURE THE TWIG. After a few seconds he answered. He sounded exhausted.

"Nn...yeah, Spyders? What is it?"

"HEY KID. I BET YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE YOUR GIRLFRIEND IS. WELL I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU."

"...dammit, Louhkie, shut up, it's too early for this. She's in the other room."

"...wait, what, what the fuck?" Ren cocked an eyebrow in my direction and I desperately shrugged. The other room?! ARE YOU TRYING TO TRICK ME BACK YOU ASSHOLE?! It wasn't on speaker, so they had no idea what I was reacting too.

2015-05-21 08:39:14

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Eilliot stared at Louhkie's phone conversation for a few seconds. What the fuck were they talking about?

Dameien slid a dress back into the closet. Well, if she's here. It'd be best to put her shit back.

Spyders slowly got uncomfortably close to Louhkie, listening on the conversation.

2015-05-21 08:42:08

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"Okay, haha, but seriously, your girlfriend's back."

"Yeah. I know. She's in the other room."

"IS 'THE OTHER ROOM' HALFWAY ACROSS THE FUCKING CITY BECAUSE IF NOT I'M GOING TO COME OVER THERE AND STRANGLE YOU FOR NOT SAYING SOMETHING SOONER!" I pulled the phone back from my ear and yelled into it, scooting away from DDD.

"You're not invited, but the others can come see her I guess, if they're quiet. She's trying to recover." His voice was muffled, probably because we were both holding the speakers away from ourselves.

"FUCK YOU, I'M COMING OVER." I hung up and chucked the phone at DDD. "YEAH, SHE'S BACK ALRIGHT, AND SHE'S AT HIS GODDAMN HOUSE!"

There was a skidding noise and Cale reappeared in the doorway. "SHE'S WHAT?!"

2015-05-21 08:47:42

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Spyders couldn't help but laugh. "Oh why am I not be surprised?"

Eilliot was already on his feet with the laptop closed. "Fuck you guys, I'm going over there." He moved towards the door.

"Wait for meeeee!" Dameien called.

"FUCK OFF!"

2015-05-21 08:50:53

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"Wait for meeeee!" This one was Ren, who followed it up by trotting out the door after him. Those two made a weird-as-fuck couple. Cale had already vanished into thin air again. I grumbled and stormed out the door. Somebody was in for a beating, be it the kid or Seccy for no reason other than he's an annoying prick. I DON'T GIVE A FUCK IF HE CAN'T OPERATE A CELL PHONE CORRECTLY, HE SHOULD'VE FIGURED IT OUT FOR THIS.

2015-05-21 08:55:24

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Dameien waited for Ren and Louhkie to exit the apartment before closing the door behind them. Well it looked like Tassek and Seculus were getting one hell of a visit.

2015-05-21 08:57:56

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I KICKED THE MOTHERFUCKING DOOR IN.

Okay so maybe Ren knocked politely. But Cale and I were totally prepared to just rip the thing off its hinges. I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS SHIT.

Tassek went to open the door, a little relieved. Louhkie wasn't here then, he would've kicked the motherfucking door in. Those exact words. Seculus stayed back, providing a barrier between it and Tassek's room to prevent a large crowd of people from overwhelming her.

The second Tassek did, he groaned upon seeing Louhkie, and moved out of Cale's way. He knew better than stopping him from Terezi, and was more okay with it. He didn't want to try and take her from him anymore. He just wanted her home safe and sound. Seculus moved too, muttering to be quiet, as she was probably sleeping. Cale paused for a second before taking a deep breath and opening the door. Ren stayed back by Seculus for now.

I gave the two inhabitants a death glare, flipped them off, and went to peer over Cale's shoulder. I had to go on my fucking toes, dammit.

2015-05-21 09:07:13

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Dameien and Eilliot were probably the last to step in. Terezi didn't know them personally that well, but they did want to tag along. Eilliot looked at the others, staying by the door while Dameien stayed near Ren.

"...Eillie?" A voice called. Could it be. He turned to the source.

There she was. Sitting on the couch. "Anndrea."

With swiftness she moved. Not as much as last night when she saw Seculus, but quickly. She immeditly wrapped her arms around him in a tight hug.

"You're human? What happened? Did Terezi- Nevermind." He noticed Seculus's sweater on her. "Hmm...? What's this. "

Anndrea glanced at Seculus and giggled like a small child.

He smiled. "Good for you."

While this was going on, Terezi immediately sat up when the door open. What did they, oh. Cale. Shit. She immediately covered her right side. "Uh...hi."

2015-05-21 09:13:25

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Oh, this was gonna be fun to watch. I grinned. Shit, I needed a stool or something. Didn't have to worry about that for long, though, cause he immediately went over and hugged her as gently as he could. "Oh my god, you're back, you're okay....you are okay, right?"

Seculus noticed them looking at him and waved a little. Ren glanced up at him. "Sooo, that took long enough. A full day, was it? I'm disappointed." Seculus just shook his head, smiling.

2015-05-21 09:25:49

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Terezi imemditly yelped in pain from the hug. "Ow. Ow. OW! YES, I'M FINE. JUST PLEASE DON'T HUG ME." Ow. Ow. Ow, She didn't meant to shout but that hurt.

Anndrea's attention then turned to Terezi yelling. /Shit./ Yeah, it was obvious she wasn't fine.

2015-05-21 09:28:37

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He jerked back, hands in the air. "S-sorry. Sorry. You're not. What happened? Don't move, I'm going to get painkillers." He darted out of the room, embarrassed and even more concerned now. Why the hell hadn't the kid given her painkillers yet?! Wait, did he even have any? He looked over at Tassek. "D'you have Tylenol or something?" I looked over at Spyders. "Got any more of those needles on you?" Tassek nodded and went off to the cupboard to find some, just as ashamed he hadn't done something. Idiots.

Ren finally gave in to the curiosity and excitement and poked their head into the room while everyone else was otherwise occupied. ".....so, while they're off collecting drugs...see anything interesting on your travels?" They looked a little nervous and almost childish, sheepishly peering out from behind the doorframe.

2015-05-21 09:37:11

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Anndrea looked to Seculus. Yeah.. this was kinda what she was talking about at the restaurant.

Eilliot caught on and looked at Anndrea. "You know something. Spill. Now."

"I don't think-"

"FOR FUCKS SAKE ANNDREA LISTEN TO ME FOR ONCE!"

Anndrea exhaled. "Fine. She was running and jumped off a hundred foot bridge and fell. That's how I came to be."

Eilliot stared at Anndrea for a few seconds. "THAT WAS YOUR BIG COMING OUT?! YOU DO REALIZE TEREZI IS FUCKING LUCKY TO BE ALIVE! SHE COULD OF EASILY BEEN KILLED AFTER-"

"I /know/. Eillie. I've known this for two months now."

"TWO MONTHS?! WHY HASN'T SHE HEALED UP ALREADY?! HAS SHE EVEN BEEN FEEDING?!"

Anndrea went quiet.

2015-05-21 09:44:41

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She heard yelling from the other room. Ignore it, Terezi. "Umm. Yeah I went.. quite a ways away."

2015-05-21 09:46:41

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"Well, yeah, I figured that much. Did you happen to....see anyone with purple hair along your merry way?"

Seculus rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly and glanced away. He really had no right to feel guilty, he'd found out this very recently as well, and he'd fully intended to do something about it. Just not in the next hour. Though he did look up and say "...don't yell at her. It wasn't her fault."

Tassek froze and looked over. "....what? You've got to be /kidding/ me."

2015-05-21 09:51:29

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"No. I did not. Why do you ask?"

Eilliot looked over at Seculus. "So you knew too?"

"Only because I told him."

His exhaled and rubbed his temples with thumb and first finger. "...And what have she been running from all this time?"

"...Hunters."

:"Wonderful." The sarcasm was high. "Lets just shoot up a red flair gun into the sky and give them her location while we're at it too."

2015-05-21 09:54:38

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".......noooo reason." They let go of the doorframe and went to lean against the inside of it instead, legs stretched across the threshold and hands in their pockets with a little sigh. Then they gave her a real smile. "Glad to see you're back, though, and safe to an extent. Truly~"

"While we're at it, we may as well set up a pit trap outside the apartment. Perhaps fill it with tigers."

Where the Hell was the Tylenol?!

2015-05-21 10:00:14

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"Mhmmm." So many people. It was overwhelming.

He ran a hand through his hair. "Just....just please tell me Caylpso is still dormant."

"...Ummmm."

"Now you're just trying to give me a heart attack."

2015-05-21 10:03:24

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She'd stopped conversing. This was awkward. "...well." Fortunately, the two boys chose this moment to arrive with the freshly discovered bottle of aspirin and a glass of water. "HA!" Tassek promptly tripped over Ren's stretched-out legs with the bottle of medicine and they clucked their tongue, helping him up.

"Remember that pit? Let's add lasers and aggressive pet birds to its mishmash of hazards. That is this situation."

2015-05-21 10:09:09

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Aspirin? Might as well need two bottles for this pain. Hey, maybe if it killed her it'd be less of a wreck than it is now. Was her organs even properly working to take medicine. Well, she'd fine out soon.

"Just." He facepalmed. "Why did you not come back sooner."

"...She wouldn't come?"

He sighed. "Well, now she's here at least. And we can get things under control."

2015-05-21 10:13:51