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He froze, then turned back to stare at her, tears in his eyes. "Wait....they'll.....they'll come back?"

2015-08-10 10:35:00

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"Mhmm. It'll be painful, and you're have yourself enough feathers to make a coat out of, but they do come back. Lance has lost his so many times that I lost count and at one point made jewelry out of the feathers he left everywhere. However, I'm not going to lie." She opened the first aid kit. "This /will/ hurt. Like hell."

2015-08-10 10:37:09

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He started laughing, and sobbing, and clutching his ribs. "I-I don't care, they'll come back, th-they'll...!" Ren cocked an eyebrow at him and went over to Ivory to look at what she had in there.

2015-08-10 10:40:22

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That bright, cheery expression on her face once returned. "Good. Be happy. Now just hold still." She took some hydrogen peroxide and a rag out, pouring some onto it, removed the bandages, and held it in place over one wing stub.

2015-08-10 10:44:02

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He hissed with pain but went still, only moving his hands to wipe at his wet face.

2015-08-10 10:46:02

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Luckily for Seculus, she had experience on her side, and made quick work on one wing, rubbing some antibiotic cream on it and wrapping it tightly before repeating the same work onto the next one.

2015-08-10 10:49:33

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He let out a breath when she was done. They felt infinitely better, if still so very, very wrong. But they'd grow back. Thank God, they'd grow /back/! The second she closed her first aid kit, he hugged her. "Thank you."

2015-08-10 10:53:50

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She didn't expect the hug and yelped slightly when placed his arms around her. Ivory did,however, return the hug. "You're welcome. Just be more careful next time, okay?"

2015-08-10 10:55:24

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"...more careful. Right, I'll keep that in mind when being attacked by a demoness with a knife. But yes." He let her go. Ren had sat down on the floor by the counter, watching him carefully. A demoness with a knife, huh? Probably Calypso. She just loved getting stabby, didn't she.

2015-08-10 10:57:58

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"Oh well, I hope you gave her what she deserved in return. Wing severing is a nasty business." She returned the first aid kit to behind the counter and joined Ren on the floor.

2015-08-10 11:01:16

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He smiled gravely. "I believe so."

Brielle was returning from a late-night grocery trip when she passed the store and stopped to peer in at all the beautiful dresses. These were amazing. Too bad she hadn't really been able to afford much more than a white sundress on her wedding day. But of course, the outfits weren't nearly as important as how special the day itself was. Then, behind the row of silken fabric, she noticed a girl in black pass by. It couldn't be. She squealed, drawing the annoyed gaze of several pedestrians. Ivory!! Ohmigod, she had /no/ idea she lived this close! Immediately, she charged into the shop and grabbed Ivory in a hug. "IVORYYYYY!"

At the sudden and surprising sight of her, Ren froze before their face darkened. What was /she/ doing here? And how did she know Ivory? Get off her. GET OFF HER.

2015-08-10 11:07:06

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Ivory looked over and immediately was pulled into a bear hug. Ahhh. "Brielle...?" She asked, slightly confused, but at the same time slightly happy. "What are you doing here...?" Suddenly she felt sleeping, no. Why was she- She fainted in Brielle's arms.

Okay, time to collect! Don't wait up for me!

....No.

No?

I said no.

What do you mean /no./

I'm not letting you do this Lucinda.

Too bad, I'm going to anyway.

No you're not. I won't let you.

Well we'll see what you have to say about- HEY! GIVE THAT BACK!

NO! I WON'T LET YOU HURT HER ANYMORE.

The second Ivory fainted, there were footsteps heard from above. Lance sprinted down the steps, and stopped once seeing Ivory's passed out figure. Shit. What the /fuck/ was Lucinda doing now?

2015-08-10 11:13:11

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Brielle gasped and caught her, leaning he against the counter. "Oh noooo." That was when she noticed Ren and herself froze. "...../she's/ your new friend?" "GET AWAY FROM HER!" Seculus looked on in confusion. He knew nothing about this situation except that either Clarenz or Lucinda was about to wake up, and he didn't think the former very likely.

2015-08-10 11:17:22

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During the commotion, 'Ivory' stirred awake.

"Lucinda, I don't know what you think you can get-"

"I'm not Lucinda." I answered, moving Ivory's hair out of my face. So much hair. How could she live like this?

"..." He furrowed his eyebrows. "Clarenz?"

"Yes."

2015-08-10 11:20:02

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Seculus sighed a little. Partially with relief. "Oh. Clarenz, I'm not sure what's going on, but I don't really think this is the best time." Ren had pushed Brielle away from....'Ivory' and stared at him/her in confusion. "What? You? But you couldn't even take her gun." Now Brielle was left to be the one not understanding anything.

2015-08-10 11:22:36

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I pushed away from them. "No. You /stay away/ from her. Don't you /ever/ come near her again!" I snapped. I was a fuck up. I really was, but I can change. I'm not letting Ren and Seculus ruin her happiness.

2015-08-10 11:24:38

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Their eyes widened and filled with hurt. "....what? But....I....what did I do?....am I..." They /needed/ her. Seculus frowned and stepped forward. "Look, you can't decide that for her. What makes her happy isn't necessarily what you think is best for her." "Don't tell them to stay away from their only friend! I won't let you take that from them!" Brielle interjected to Clarenz, taking Seculus by surprise.

2015-08-10 11:33:17

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"NO! YOU'RE ALL WRONG!" I screamed, hands becoming fists. "SECULUS I'M FUCKING GAY TOO!" There, I said it, but I wasn't done. "REN, YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE LUCINDA KILL BRIELLE IN ORDER TO SET UP ZANE AND IVORY! SHE FUCKING HAD /FEELINGS/ FOR BRIELLE! AND THE ONLY WAY FOR LUCINDA TO KILL WAS TO TAKE OVER, AND YOU KNEW THAT! YOU WERE GOING TO HURT HER AND YOU DIDN'T THINK TWICE ABOUT IT, EVEN IF THOSE FEELINGS WERE IN THE PAST! SHE COULD NEVER LIVE WITH HERSELF IF SHE KILLED BRIELLE! I DON'T WANT YOU NEAR HER! YOU WILL DO NOTHING BUT HURT HER! YOU-" My words were cut off. I felt like I was ripped away, and Ivory collapsed to the ground.

2015-08-10 11:38:58

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Ren was sobbing, eyes squeezed shut and hands clamped over their ears. They didn't want to hear this. They knew they were a terrible person. They hadn't known Ivory cared about Brielle that much, but they had known, known her own hands would have to kill her, and they hadn't even cared at the time, then they'd just forgotten, they were horrible, terrible, this was why everyone hated them, this was why everyone /left/ them, and now they were hurting her too, no, they couldn't take it. They just wanted her to be happy. Would they have to stay away from her to make that so? But they couldn't. They were too selfish. They needed her, even if the only thing she needed was for them to leave her alone. They were trash. Trash to be discarded and left behind because no one wanted or needed it, and they were all alone, no, please, no....

Brielle was open-mouthed in shock, her scared gaze turning from Clarenz to Ren. He'd....he'd wanted to /kill/ her? And make Ivory do it? No, he'd never do that....would he? She'd always tried her hardest, was it because of the way she'd gotten out? Oh, no...she hadn't stuck around to see the aftermath. It must have hurt him much more than she'd thought. Enough to make him want her dead. And Ivory had had a crush on her? Well, that was...cute. But it wasn't even the issue right now. She had no idea whether to try and comfort Ren or break down crying. He'd probably kill her himself if she tried. So she just cried instead. "I'm sorry, for whatever it is I've done to you, I'm so sorry..."

And then there was Seculus. /Too/? Oh that little shit -- He was boiling with rage left over from what Calypso had done to him, but enough of his compassion was left to realize that, the whole time he'd been ranting about how wrong it all was, he must have been inwardly wincing. But. That gave him /no/ right to do any of this. And Ren's goal had been to make Ivory kill Brielle? He gave them both a disgusted look and took a step back.

They noticed and began crying harder, choking and whimpering. Everyone hated them even more than they already did. It was all their fault. They were a demon, a heartless, selfish freak, and who could ever love a demon? They didn't deserve to have friends, or lovers, or /anything/.

2015-08-10 11:56:44

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I jolted upwards. Where was I? Ivory's room? I looked down. Why was I here-my hands? Those were /my/ hands. I leaped up. My legs. My height. My...everything. Oh no. I fucked up. I fucked up bad. Lucinda could roam free now. Lucinda was going to /hurt/ Ivory again, and this was my fault. I shouldn't of said anything. i should of just kept my mouth shut.

Ivory regained conscious quickly. Blinking awake and then looking to the source of the crying. "...Ren...Brielle, what's wrong?" She asked, completely unaware of what just happened. "Did something happen?"

Lance stood there silently, unsure of who to confront first. Ren or the new angel in the in his house.

2015-08-10 12:04:52

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They stumbled backwards from her when they heard her voice. Her real voice. They couldn't. They'd hurt her. They had to stay away....it...it hurt.....

Brielle sobbed once more and hugged Ivory again. "Neither of you would do /anything/ like that, would you, right?..."

They wanted to pull her off. Keep her away from Ivory. But just because she'd hurt them didn't mean she would hurt her. They were trying to block out the world, twitching and crying, to keep any of this from having happened.

Avoiding Ren by a wide berth, Seculus went and crouched next to Ivory. "Your....'angel' shared some interesting information, but I'm not entirely sure what half of it was about, so you may want to ask Lance instead. Needless to say, though, it made everyone very upset." He still had a scowl on his face, and didn't even bother to look at Ren when they muttered gibberish through their tears.

2015-08-10 12:14:05

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Lance heard footsteps coming towards downstairs. "Don't bother. You can ask him yourself." Looks like Clarenz won.

"...What?" She grew more confused as she stood, then Lance moved upstairs for a moment before dragging Clarenz the rest of the way down by the collar. "Wait... Clarenz."

I stared at her for a second. Wow. She looked so much smaller in person."Mhmm.."

"What do you do-" She put her hands up. "No, don't even bother. Just shut up, and don't talk to me." Her tone was filled with rage.

"But I-"

"I SAID DON'T TALK TO ME!" She then turned to Ren. Her tone immeditly switched to a more calm one, and held out her hand. "Ren. It's okay....we can talk about it? Just please, calm down."

2015-08-10 12:22:59

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They wanted to go back and fix everything, to make it so they'd never been such an /asshole/, so they'd never been a creepy little shit who scared people away. They choked down a laugh and cried "I'M A MURDERER, STAY AWAY FROM ME!"

2015-08-10 12:27:44

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"No. You're. /Not/!" Ivory snapped, grabbing Ren by the wrist and pulling them into her embrace, holding on to them tightly as a child would. "You're not a murderer. It's okay." Ivory whispered to them. "Whatever it is, we can work it out."

2015-08-10 12:30:23

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Their breakdown quieted slightly, hands slipping from their ears to tangle in their hair. "No, you'll hate me, like everyone else, I don't want to tell you..."

2015-08-10 12:34:46