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"Mmmppho!" A no, I think. I placed my hand on the back of their head, using the other to unhook their fangs from my collar, and they fell off into Ivory's grasp.

2015-10-10 07:12:13

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Quickly, she twghly wrapped her arms around Ren's biceps, preventing them from attacking Seculus again, and backed up. "Stop this. That is enough Ren. Just calm down."

2015-10-10 07:15:26

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"NO! NONONO!" They thrashed and roared, eyes and movement wild. I stepped back, in case they tried again anyway.

2015-10-10 07:18:06

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She backed up until she hit the wall. Tightly holding them. No, she wasn't letting go. This had to stop.

2015-10-10 07:20:14

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"Nnnn/ooooooooooo/........." They went limp, held up by their arms, and started crying. They bit their lip, and it started bleeding. I pulled a handkerchief out of my pocket and went over to wipe at their face and mouth. Poor thing.

2015-10-10 07:23:33

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"Lets...just sit you down, okay?" She spoke, and slowly moved them to the arm chair. Next, she sat them down, and still held them by the wrist. No, she didn't think it would be a good idea to let go of them fully yet.

2015-10-10 07:27:00

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They rubbed at their eyes with their other hand, still sniffling and whimpering. I sat crosslegged next to it, holding the handkerchief still. "Whyyyyyy, why did you do that........"

2015-10-10 07:33:29

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"Stop you? Because we don't need anyone else getting hurt."

2015-10-10 07:35:25

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"Nooo, not that, not...." Oh. I see. I leaned over and whispered to Ivory "...they mean the turning."

2015-10-10 07:36:21

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"..."She let out a sigh. "Ren. I don't even like /myself/ like this. Why on /earth/ would I want to turn /you/?"

2015-10-10 07:38:30

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"...but it /was/ you...right?" Now they just looked confused, though their face was still wet. Okay, I can see how that may have been misinterpreted. But clarifying it myself without further explanation wouldn't end well.

2015-10-10 07:39:54

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"...Yes. But...I wasn't in my right state of mind." She looked away. "You weren't the only one I hurt."

2015-10-10 07:40:50

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Is that really the best way to handle this? "...so....that black thing was......" Good question. No idea, sorry. You do so know. I know what it looked like, not what it was. So use that. What if I'm wrong? You're always wrong, everyone's just gotten used to doubting everything you say. .......oh. "Some sort of aura. She and Zane both had it, and neither of them were acting normally in the slightest."

2015-10-10 07:45:18

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"....I'm sorry." Was all she could say.

2015-10-10 07:46:39

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"....who else?..." "Spyders. Lance. Almost Clarenz and Tassek. .....Terezi's parents. And....." I put a hand to my chest where the stitched-up hole was, just above where my heart had been. There was a fabric heart on my jacket taking its place now.

2015-10-10 07:51:57

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She looked down, silent. Ashamed.

2015-10-10 07:53:13

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They wiped their eyes, pulling their knees up on the chair. Then they glanced at her, put a hand out, and patted her on the head once with their free hand before pulling it back. Then they did the same to me.

2015-10-10 07:56:08

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Slowly, she withdrew her hand from their wrist, and placed it inside her pocket. She wanted to hide. Run. Scream. Shout. Kick. Anything to make her feel better. The truth was? Nothing was going to make her feel better. She ended someone's life. Multiple peoples' lives. There was no changing that.

2015-10-10 07:59:20

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...oh, my dear..... I reached over and tugged her down to hug her. To my surprise, Ren leaned forward and wrapped their arms around both of us, burying their face in our hair.

2015-10-10 08:05:53

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She felt two sets of arms around her. Why? Why were they doing this? She hurt them both so much. Why did they care about how she was feeling? It just didn't make sense. She blinked, tears fell down her face, and she slowly started to tremble once more.

2015-10-10 08:10:27

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Of course I do. ...we do. You do? Voodoo. What? Stop that. She needs her Xanax. I wiped away her tears. Ren came down to the floor, face finally dry, and snuggled into my neck. ...I pushed them away as gently as I could while quietly panicking, and they moved to kiss Ivory on the forehead instead. "..you didn't mean to...you didn't /actually/ hurt me. That was somebody else."

2015-10-10 08:19:46

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"But that was me." She cried out. "A very terrible and dark part of me. Something that I should of controlled. I hurt you. I hurt everyone."

2015-10-10 08:21:31

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"I'm...I'm 'kay, see? It wasn't you." "We all have dark parts, Ivory. You were just unlucky."

2015-10-10 08:29:38

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...They weren't okay. They had been murdered by her. She's sorry. She's so sorry. The tears came down harder right now. Too hard for her to speak. The feeling of needing to hide became more intense. She shouldn't be here. She shouldn't worry them both.

2015-10-10 08:32:32

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Ren started crying too. Oh dear. That's a bit out of the blue. Was that a pun? No, this is no time for puns. I pulled them both closer and quietly said "I love you, Ivory. We both do."

2015-10-10 08:36:08