Raphael Sullivan's Story

Iridessa laughed, "So sorry we left you with the terrible Tyrell. Never going to do that again. I will have Lenny run in like the barbarian he is and save you. I might even swoon." She said and watched her walk off. She gave it about ten minutes before she looked up at Lenny. "I am going to go throw her out of bed. I am still a good bit tired." She said and looked at Tyrell for the room number he gave it to her and she leaned into Lenny. "Don't leave me either, please." She whispered before going and finding the room. She slowly entered and looked over at the bed before whispering, "Knight, you still up?"

Lenandel chuckled when Iridessa told Keona that she'd make sure he rushed in to save her if there was a fire. A slight smirk came to his lips when she said that she'd swoon. "Swooning is always appreciated," he murmured with a teasing voice. He laughed when Iridessa said that she was going to throw Keona out of bed. "Make sure you kick her out first, otherwise Tyrell's gonna wanna come up and spy on you two," he teased. He smiled when she said not to leave her. "I'll carry you both out if this place goes up in flames," he told her reassuringly before she left. Keona, meanwhile, was just drifting off when she heard the door opening. When Iridessa asked if she was still up, she peered sleepily over her shoulder at her. "Kinda," she said in a soft voice. "What's up? It's not time to leave already, is it...?"

Iridessa saw the sleepy K and smirked. She was so cute like that. She walked and crawled into bed with her, looking at her and poking her cheek. "Totally... no... I just wanted to come lay with you is all." She whispered softly. The memory of when she touched her hip make her blush, she wondered why she got so mad after that.

Keona raised an eyebrow when Iridessa came and crawled into the bed with her. She shifted positions, rolling over so she was lying on her side facing Iridessa instead of facing away from her. She gazed curiously towards the blonde. "Why?" she asked in a soft voice.

Iridessa didn't know if she should tell her the truth or not. She did get mad when she touched her the last time. Why was she so nervous? "Maybe I missed you..." Iridessa said softly. "And I never got to ask you why you got so mad when I touched your hip... I didn't mean any harm by it." She whispered. Iridessa didn't want K to be mad at her. She liked how they were before everything. The way she was so close when she cut her dress or put part of it in her hair.

Keona raised an eyebrow slightly when she heard Iridessa's response, and a small smile appeared on her lips. "You missed me, did you?" she asked in a soft voice. "Is that why you slept with my brother? You wanted to think of me?" Her voice was light and teasing, trying to stress that it was only a joke. When Iridessa asked her why she got so mad when she touched her, Keona's smile faded slightly. "I wasn't...I didn't get mad," she protested, shaking her head.

Iridessa nodded when she asked if she missed her and then shook her head. "You are a lot prettier than your brother, K." She laughed softly. "Like A LOT." She blushed and then looked at their hands, which was so close to hers. "You sure did seem like you were... especially the face you made. I didn't mean any harm in it... I really didn't." She said, her voice cracking a bit.

Keona's face went red when Iridessa told her that she was prettier than Lenandel and she smirked slightly. "Prettier than your pretty princess himself? I'm honoured," she murmured. When Iridessa told her that she'd seemed mad, Keona sighed softly and nodded. "Yeah, well, I just...I was planning on, you know, selling you into sex slavery or some fucked up shit like that. I couldn't afford to get close to you or anything. I've...I've been there myself before. If I got close to you I'd end up breaking the deal to save you...although, I guess my brother already did that," she said softly.

Iridessa reached over and gently caressed her blushing cheek. "I understand, it's okay..." She whispered. It wasn't like she planned on sleeping with him, kind of. Plus, she wanted to do all the good she could do before she died... or was going to die. She didn't know if she could do that anymore. "You were just following his lead... it just... kind of happened... I guess. We sort of talked about it so that the guy could do down on the price and I could pay as much of it as possible before hand before paying him back the rest. I don't want to be bought... so I will pay for my own damn freedom." She said and looked up at her. "In a way I guess you inspired me to be my own..." She whispered, and her eyes traveled to her lips and then her eyes. You can't kiss her. She is with Tyrell... and she will tell Lenny which will fuck up everything.

Keona was relieved that Iridessa didn't stop her to ask her about being a captive. She'd really rather not talk about it anyways, and she much preferred the way Iridessa reached over and touched her cheek. "That sounds like a good idea," she told her softly. "So, you'll be worth less to him because you're not a virgin and you're going to pay your way out..." Keona paused slightly, clearly thinking before she gazed intently into Iridessa's violet eyes. "When you're free, are you going to stay with my brother? I've...I've never seen him look at anyone the way he looks at you," she said softly.

When she gazed into her eyes, Iridessa held her breath a bit. "I... I don't know... probably... it is something I have to think about, honestly. I asked him to just give me a bit of time. I want to be my own person before giving myself to someone." She said softly. "Your brother was... tender... when he wasn't beating on my body." She said and shook her head. "He saved me last night. I was nearly dead and he brought me back to life. I had fallen asleep in the damn bathtub." She laughed. "And apparently was drowning. When I came to he looked so worried... and then he just patted me as gently as he could down with a towel and put me to bed. So if I leave him... he might go back to how he was before and I don't want that... I don't want him hurting anymore women. Which is another reason why I slept with him... from there it just gets complicated." She said softly Iridessa didn't want her to turn away from her... not when she just got back to K.

Keona quietly listened as Iridessa spoke. She blinked in surprise when Iridessa told her that Lenandel had saved her when she'd almost drowned, and that he'd then dried her off gently with a towel and put her to bed. A slight smile came to her lips and she shook her head slightly. "Funny...I fell off a damn ship and almost drowned. He pulled me out of the water and got me breathing again, but after that I was on my own. You're lucky," she teased gently. "I get what you mean. I...don't care for what he does to women. The worst is when we've set up camp for the night and he brings them back with him. I can hear them in the tent and I can't do a damn thing about it - believe me, I've tried before - and they just...they look awful in the morning. There have been mornings I've followed him when he went to dump them, and then I cleaned them up a bit and bandaged their wounds and then left them a bit closer to town where I figured they'd be found. I figured they deserved at least a fighting chance..." Keona paused, a frown on her lips.

Iridessa looked horrified and felt sick. She thought she would have to tell K to stop talking about it but then she started to tell her what she would do for the girls and how she tried to stop them. "And that is why I can't leave him... even if I wanted to... and believe me I tried this morning. I had taken everything, the clothes, and the money I made... was at the place to rent the cart and then I realized I just couldn't do it. I couldn't live with myself if he did go back to his old ways, which he would have, and I couldn't die with that guilt." She said. In the end she was stuck with him. "But I am glad you did something for them... he got so mad when I told him why I saved you and why I grabbed your hand when the cart was going. So angry because I liked you, like a damn kid." She sighed before laughing softly.

Keona felt bad when Iridessa expressed to her the feeling that she couldn't leave Lenandel even if she wanted to. She reached over and gently took Iridessa's hand in hers, trying to avoid the electric feeling of warmth that she felt passing between them at the touch. She raised an eyebrow slightly when Iridessa commented that she liked her like a damn kid. "He was mad that you like me? I'm very likable," she protested, though she smirked a bit. The smirk quickly went away as she held on to Iridessa's hand. "Did he hurt you, warrior? You told Ty that he stopped when you asked him to, and that you liked it...did you really?" she asked.

Iridessa watched their hand and smiled softly. She loved it. She loved the touch of her skin on hers, even if it was just a hand. Iridessa brought it up to her lips and kissed it as she talked before laughing. "You are very likeable... no lie in that." She said and watched as her smirk faded. "Well... he didn't stop for the first part because I was afraid if I did he would just beat me..." She said softly and looked down at their hands. "It is hard to explain... at first no... I didn't like it... and then this side comes out and it is a totally different me... it scares the shit out of me. It was like she was egging him on... so he would and maybe that was just me trying to get him to make me feel like one of those girls." Iridessa said softly and hid behind their hands. "And when he actually.. you know... took my virginity I just wanted to crawl away, none of that was enjoyable... to me at least. He didn't even give me time to get used to him." She said softly. "But that other side... it was like... it fed her and then when she went away I had to deal with the rest of it. So... i can't really say I didn't like it." She whispered.

Keona's face went red when Iridessa lifted her hand to her lips and kissed it. She really shouldn't have been letting this happen. Lenandel would kill her if he knew what was going on right now, because from what she'd seen so far, as far as he was concerned, Iridessa was his. She nodded slightly. "That's...unsettling," she said to Iridessa softly. "I'm sorry you had to go through that, warrior," she said, and the hand that wasn't holding hers came up to rest gently on Iridessa's cheek.

Iridessa saw her face going red once more and her own went red when she rested her free hand on her cheek. "It's okay... sometimes a warrior has to do what a warrior has to do." She said. "But I am back here with you so it is bearable. Now Tyrell can't have you all to himself." Iridessa said and laughed evilly as softly as she could. Whatever pain she was in was out of mind when she was talking with her. K was like the pain reliever.

Keona giggled a bit when Iridessa said that Tyrell couldn't have her all to himself and she smirked. "I'd really rather not share him with you. I hope you know that. I'm not so good at sharing," she said softly before running her fingers delicately through Iridessa's pale blonde hair. "You're right. Sometimes a warrior has to do what a warrior has to do...and you're definitely proving yourself to be a mighty warrior."

Iridessa smile faltered a bit when she said that she didn't want to share Tyrell with her. "Psh you can have him. Bitch had his chance with me... I would call him daddy, but one that would make him NOT leave me alone and like it and two would be an insult... my father is shit." She said before smiling somewhat again. If she was going to kiss her she missed her chance for that. "If you need sleep you should sleep... and thanks... I try, Knight." She whispered.

Keona laughed softly when Iridessa told her that she could have Tyrell to herself. "Sure, sure, but that means you can't go leading him on any more," she said softly, smiling. "And it's fine...I don't need sleep that badly. I'm rather enjoying...this," she said softly, and her fingers wandered from Iridessa's blonde hair to caress the girl's cheek.

Iridessa huffed, "Leading him on... psh only leading him to a dark place so I can beat him up and take his money. He is the one always picking on me... unless it is when he slept with Miles. Ugh I miss him... he looked angry when we left and that worries me. I heard stories of what he did, but I hope he just trusts me." She sighed and then leaned into her hand when she caressed her cheek. Iridessa shook her head, "This..." She whispered..

Keona listened curiously while Iridessa talked about her friend Miles. She was almost annoyed that she was the only one who hadn't had the chance to meet this guy. He sounded sketchy, but also cool as hell. "I'm sure he trusts you, if he's your friend," she told Iridessa reassuringly. She blinked in surprise when Iridessa shook her head and started to say something only to stop. "This...what?" she asked softly, leaning in a little closer.

Iridessa blushed hard when she leaned a bit closer to her, they were already so close. "I.. uhm... I like this... a lot." She whispered. Her heart felt like it was going to rip out of her chest and she just wanted to kiss her but she knew she couldn't. She was Lenny's and Tyrell was her's. She couldn't fuck this up and make her mad or Lenny.

Keona enjoyed the redness that had come to Iridessa's cheeks and a smile came to her lips when she heard the girl's response. Keona gave a small nod. "I do, too," she told her in a soft voice, squeezing her hand gently. She knew that she shouldn't kiss Iridessa, but at the same time, she wanted to. She knew that her brother would be pissed...but, then again, maybe he'd forgive her. Her heart was pounding somewhat as she leaned in, closing the space between them and pressing her lips to Iridessa's. She figured the blonde would pull away, but hey, at least she tried.

Iridessa smiled softly at her and then it was like slow motion. She sucked in a breath, shocked that K was kissing her. There was no way Iridessa was going to pull away, not now, not when she had been wanting this for a good bit. She leaned in and with her free hand cupped her face softly, kissing her back, hoping she could get her message across that she had wanted this, almost needed this.

Keona was almost relieved when Iridessa kissed back instead of pulling away. She felt the girl caress her cheek and she could tell that Iridessa wanted this. Why, she wasn't sure, but apparently Iridessa was enjoying the kiss. She was almost inclined to feel like Iridessa needed it, so she deepened the kiss somewhat and let her tongue delicately brush against Iridessa's soft lips. It felt strange to know that her brother had probably been kissing these same lips not that long ago, but still, she was enjoying it.

Iridessa was getting lost in the kiss when she felt K's tongue on her lips. She licked her own lips and moaned softly at the taste of her. She knew she could never be K's and she wondered why K had kissed her to begin with. Was it out of pity or did she want to? Now it seemed like every time they touched something rushed through her and the warmth of her skin had spread all through Iridessa's body.

Keona drew back from the kiss after a moment to catch her breath, opening her brown eyes and gazing down at Iridessa. She ran a hand delicately through her blonde hair, smiling a bit. "I liked that," she murmured in a soft voice. She glanced up, looking towards the door. "Did you lock the door behind you when you came in?" she asked as she looked back at Iridessa, suddenly filled with the horrifying thought of what would happen if the men showed up. Tyrell likely wouldn't mind - he'd probably egg them on - but she knew that Lenandel would be pissed.

Iridessa smiled up at K when she drew back and her eyes followed. "Mm yeah.. kind of a habit when it comes to public rooms. Luckily I didn't lock that bathroom door last night." She said and reached up to tuck a strand of hair behind K's ear. "I know... you are worried about Lenny." She said softly.

Keona laughed softly when she heard Iridessa's words, and then shook her head. "Sorry, sorry. I shouldn't laugh...you almost died," she said softly, leaning down and kissing Iridessa's forehead. "It's a good thing you didn't lock that door. Although, Lenandel would have just broken it down anyways if he had any reason to worry," she murmured, her voice trailing off. She hoped that wouldn't also apply to the bedroom door here. Surely he had no reason to worry about Iridessa when she was with Keona. If he came to the door she needed only to call to him that she was here with Iridessa and he'd be fine. He trusted her...but maybe he shouldn't. "My brother will kill me if he finds out I kissed his girl," she murmured with a shake of her head. "So...let's make sure he doesn't find out, okay?"

Iridessa smiled, "it's fine." She said softly. Thinking of his face when she opened her eyes and the way be had touched her softly. She wanted him, and he was willing to give her time. "I'm not his girl... I don't think..." She said. "But I won't tell him or anything." She said and played with her hair. "I have wanted to kiss you for a little while." She blushed. Stop fucking confessing shit. She felt like an idiot. "M-maybe I should just go back to the guys... or t-talk to Darcy." She said.

Keona laughed a bit when Iridessa said that she wasn't Lenandel's girl and Keona nodded slightly. "Well, good," she said softly, a smile on her lips. "You don't need someone who leaves you so confused about whether or not you actually enjoyed the sex," she continued with a smirk as Iridessa started playing with her hair. She raised an eyebrow when the blonde said that she'd wanted to kiss her for a while. "Have you?" she murmured. "I've...felt the same way." Her face went a bit red and when Iridessa said she should go back to the guys, or to Darcy, Keona quickly shook her head and squeezed Iridessa's waist gently. "No, don't do that," she said softly. "Stay here."

Iridessa smiled softly when she said she felt the same way. She stayed when K told her to. "Mmm okay... but you have to kiss me again." She said, laughing softly. Laying with K like this was the best. Her finger tips traced K's bottom lip before sliding down her neck and over her collar bone.

Keona smiled when Iridessa told her that she'd stay but she had to kiss her again. She nodded slightly and leaned in. "I can do that," she replied softly, shivering as Iridessa's fingertips ran down her neck. She lifted a hand and gently held Iridessa's face, leaning in and pressing her lips gently against Iridessa's. She found herself pushing closer, pressing her body gently against Iridessa's.

Iridessa looked up at her when she said she could do that and smiled softly before kissing her back softly. K's lips were soft and sweet. She wondered if Tyrell appreciated these lips and her touch. When she felt K's body press gently against her she blushed and gently pressed back in response. Her fingers slide down to the side of her breast and down her sides before holding her hip while her other hand cupped her face. She deepened the kiss and gently ran the tip if her tongue over K's.

MEANWHILE, Tyrell looked over at Lenny and smirked, "How about this game we put stakes on it. If I win I get to have a night with just Iridessa." He said.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow slightly when Tyrell proposed putting a night with Iridessa on the line. "That's hardly fair, you've been kicking my ass this whole time," he said with a shake of his head. "Besides, you had your chance with her. And I'm pretty sure if you just asked she'd say yes anyways. And you have Keona...I mean, really, these are pretty unfair odds," he said, smirking a bit.
Tyrell chuckled, "Afraid are we?" He asked. "Mmm I have like... five women... Iridessa is one of them. If you are too afraid... well... and I feel like your sister would kill me if I had a go at her so you are going to have to take her out and about... do whatever sibling things you two do. O am also shocked you are just telling me to go ask. Thought she was your girl?" He asked.

Lenandel frowned slightly, shaking his head. "I'm not afraid," he replied, folding his arms over his chest. "She is my girl. But if you ask her for a night and she says yes...then I'll respect her wishes," he continued, his voice softening a bit as he looked away from Tyrell. "I really like her, Ty. I just don't want to fuck this up, and truthfully, I'm terrified that I'm going to..."

Tyrell was a bit shocked but the fact that he took a liking to Iridessa so quickly, but he understood. "I think Iridessa knows that Keona likes me... so she has backed off.... which pisses me off because it feels like she thinks she owns me." He shook his head, "But you just have to watch your temper with her. I don't care for those bruises on her and I know she said she wanted it.... so I can't just tell you not to do it." Tyrell cleared his throat and leaned in, "Are you going to cut her?" He asked. "And why the fuck didn't you use protection?"

Lenandel nodded a bit when Tyrell commented that Iridessa had backed off a bit. "I think you're right," he said softly. "But you and Keona only have to tell her that's not the case if you want to have a go at her." He again nodded when Tyrell said that he had to watch his temper with her. "I know, I have to be careful with her," he said softly. He frowned when Tyrell leaned in and asked whether he intended to cut her, and why he hadn't used protection. "No, I'm not going to fucking cut her," he said. "Not unless she lets me, or wants me to. We haven't talked about it yet. I just want to make her happy..." He paused slightly, sighing. "And I know I was fucking stupid for not using protection...but we didn't have any, and we were so caught up in what we were doing, and I wasn't keen on the idea of asking that Miles for some because I'm pretty sure he was trying very hard to cockblock us..." He frowned, shaking his head. "Believe me, it won't be happening again. I'm not risking that with her."

Tyrell frowned, "Dear god... she is going to let you cut her... she doesn't know what she hates and doesn't... if she says stop you better." He warned Lenny and as for protection. "All it takes is once and god knows you probably did it more than once last night or whenever you two went at it." He ran his hand through his hair. "Did you know her father use to slap her in the face? Get pissed at her and just go at it. Sometimes she wouldn't leave the house if it got too bad. I had half the mind to kill him, but she didn't want me to have that bounty on my head." He said.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow slightly at how convinced Tyrell seemed to be that Iridessa would let him cut her if he asked. "If she says stop, I stop," Lenandel replied with a firm nod. "I only want to make her happy. And let's hope, then, that nothing happened and she'll be fine..." he said, pausing to listen while Tyrell told him about Iridessa's father slapping her face. That definitely explained why she hadn't wanted him to do it. "Good to know," he murmured in a low voice, nodding. "No wonder she ran away from the bastard."
Tyrell looked at him and wondered how many kids he actually had out in this shitty world. He shook his head and ordered another drink. He prayed Iridessa didn't get knocked up by him and really hoped they didn't meet a woman with his kid. He would surely lose her... if he had her at all, but by the way she defended what they did and by how she sat close to him, she was his. Though Iridessa did look at K a lot and her facial expressions were different.

Lenandel also ordered another drink, sighing as he sat back in his chair. He really hoped that Iridessa wouldn't fall pregnant as a result of what they'd done. That would be the worst possible outcome... He glanced towards Tyrell. "So...how are things with you and Keona?" he asked, not really sure what to say. "No details, please, just...you know...good or bad."

Tyrell smiled, "We are doing good, though I am finding her a little... too attached? Or I could be wrong, but she doesn't like me talking about Iridessa too much. Darcy doesn't have a thing for her by the way, but he does have a thing for Iridessa so." He chuckled before looking at him evilly before going into details about him and his sister.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow slightly when Tyrell commented that Keona seemed a little too attached. "That's odd. She doesn't normally get attached," he murmured, shaking his head. "If it was anyone else I'd say maybe she's jealous of Iridessa, or feeling threatened by her, but...well, it's Keona," he said with a laugh. He blinked in surprise when Tyrell told him that Darcy had a thing for Iridessa. "Well, that's too bad," he said, shaking his head a bit. He caught the evil look on Tyrell's face before he started going into detail and Lenandel immediately reached over and shoved his arm. "Dammit, Ty, I don't wanna hear this," he said, covering up his ears.

Iridessa laid there, catching her breath. "Will you come with me? I need to ask the tavern owner if I can perform if he says yes I need something to wear. I have something in mind and a song... so..." She smiled softly.

Tyrell laughed, "First, too bad? What? You don't think Iridessa is gonna run off into his arms? And two I had to tell you about all the fun we had... I couldn't very well leave you out now could I?" He asked before patting his arm. "Ugh... anyway if not Darcy, would you be okay with Iridessa being with Keona?" He asked.

Keona smiled as she watched Iridessa catch her breath. She raised an eyebrow as Iridessa asked if she'd come with her and then she nodded. "Sure, let's get dressed," she said softly.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow slightly. "Of course I don't think she's going to run off into his arms," he said, shaking his head. "And please. Don't fuckin' tell me a damn thing about what you do to my sister. When I look at her I still see a little five-year-old kid running around the farm," he said with a slight smirk. He raised an eyebrow when Tyrell asked if he'd be okay with Iridessa being with Keona. "That's...an interesting question," he mused, thinking it over. "Hmm. I think as long as they, you know, said that's what they're doing, I don't think it'd be a problem. I can't see it happening, though," he said with a laugh.
Iridessa nodded and got dressed. She couldn't believe what they had just done and she blushed. When she turned around after dressing she saw the couple marks on her and frowned. She as really worried about what Lenny would say. When they were done she kissed K's hand, "Mmm you smell like me." She whispered and smirked up at her before walking out with her. Tyrell laughed hard, "Aww man.. your face. We are going to be stuck somewhere one day where you can't get away and I will tell you all the stories. I cannot wait." He said before seeing the girls come down. He watched they go talk to the owner before going back to them. "I tried to kick her out but she kicked back. Fuckin long ass legs coming out of no where." She sighed before patting Tyrell's head. "Gonna beat you one day." She said in a cheerful way. "Also I am performing here tonight an we are going shopping. You two can kiss... or... you know do what Miles do." She said before dragging K away. Tyrell groaned. When they walked out Darcy met them and then frowned when he saw her neck, "You okay?" He asked and she nodded explaining everything before all three of them went shopping.

Keona got dressed quickly, pausing for a moment to peer in the mirror at the marks Iridessa had left. "See? You can barely see them," she said as Iridessa kissed her hand. She smirked a bit when Iridessa said that she smelled like her and then she headed out with her, heading down so she could meet with the owner. Lenandel rolled his eyes when Tyrell insisted that he'd tell him all about it one day. He watched the girls as they headed off to speak with the owner and he laughed a bit at Iridessa's words when they came back to the table. "Did you sleep well?" he asked her in a gentle tone. Keona raised an eyebrow at the gentle voice he used with her. "Hell yeah, I slept well," she joked with a snicker. before Iridessa dragged her off to go shopping.

Iridessa and the two got back after some time and Iridessa found the more she moved the less sore she became and by the time they got back to the tavern she ran up to K's room. "Gotta hurry." She huffed before going shower and then getting ready. By time she got down stairs more people gotten there and she looked excited, then she went to the group. You could clearly see her bruises and she smiled, "So?" She asked and spun around. Tyrell huffed at the marks, "You look gorgeous." He said softly and Darcy nodded, "Mm very much so." He said.

Keona enjoyed shopping with Iridessa. The girl had good taste, though she was a bit apprehensive about her choice of dress. Lenandel, meanwhile, patiently waited back at the tavern. When he saw Iridessa come back downstairs his eyes widened slightly. She looked beautiful, but it seemed just about every last bruise, hickey, and bite mark he'd left on her body was on display. "You look amazing," he said in a soft voice. He stood up and went to her, leaning down to kiss the top of her head gently.

Tyrell and Darcy watched as Lenny got up and walked to her, lean down and kiss the top of her head. Darcy mentally scuffed while Tyrell smirked. The tavern owner announced her and she went up. The women looked shocked while some of the men said they wouldn't mind taking a turn with her. Iridessa ignored them and began to sing. Her body danced slow and in tune as she did so. Her eyes staying locked on Lenny's most of the time. Men growled and got up to head over towards her, Darcy even got up but Tyrel shoved him down. "Just tips please." She said and men threw money at her, including some women. "There I paid... now let me at you." One man growled.

Lenandel smiled as he watched her go up to perform. He sat with the others, finding himself absolutely hypnotized by her performing since she kept her eyes locked on him. He frowned when he faintly heard the growled words of the man, but before he even had time to start standing up, Keona was on her feet and headed over there. She quickly put herself between Iridessa and the crowd, staying far enough from Iridessa not to detract from her performance. "Sit down," she told the man with a sharp glare, folding her arms over her chest. Lenandel smirked a bit as he watched. "Glad to know my baby sister has my back," he said to Tyrell.

Iridessa looked at K in shock when she came up. A small smile crept up and she sang a few more songs before taking the money and K's hand and returning to the table her group occupied. She sat in Lenny's lap and smiled. "K came save me... was that pay back for saving you?" She asked before glancing at Darcy who looked angry and she wondered what that was all about. Tyrell smirked at Lenny and was shocked Iridessa sat in his lap. He knew something was up with the two girls when he saw the marks on K's neck. So they did something without him and he was hurt. He was going to watch those two one day.

Keona stayed by Iridessa until she finished, smiling a bit when Iridessa took her hand along with the money and they headed back over to rejoin the men. She dropped Iridessa's hand when the blonde went to sit in Lenandel's lap and she sat down in her spot. "Yup. Consider us even," Keona said with a laugh. Lenandel smirked a bit when Iridessa sat in his lap. He slid his arms gently around her and leaned down to softly kiss her shoulder. "You sang beautifully," he said.

Iridessa looked at K and smiled softy before looking away and giggled when Lenny kissed her shoulder. "Thanks." She said softly and reached up and patted his head gently. Darcy mentally scuffed at the two. He saw the marks on K's neck, if she was so easy he could have her, which he was. He would just have to have them sleep in the woods the next night, the take her away and have some fun. If she screamed he would be done with her before they could do anything or they might not even hear. Iridessa couldn't lie, she liked sitting in Lenny's lap and she liked how he was being gentle with her, but she also wanted to sit in K's lap and love on her too. It was hard and she knew they couldn't doing anything like that in public. Plus she was so adamant on being with Tyrell that she grew confused. She didn't want he going after Tyrell, who she had been in love with, but she could easily take her from her brother. She didn't mind, she didn't want Tyrell, he was more like a brother to her now. But she did find herself wanting K and Lenny. Tyrell leaned down and whispered into K's ear, "I know what you two did... if you want me to keep quiet you will let me join in the next time." He chuckled and kissed her neck before sitting up.

Lenandel smiled, sliding his arms gently around Iridessa and resting his chin on her shoulder. He liked the way she felt in his lap, and he certainly didn't want to put her down any time soon. He could see the desire in Darcy's eyes as he looked at her, now that Tyrell had pointed it out, and he didn't like it one bit. He'd have to keep an eye on Iridessa. Keona raised an eyebrow slightly when Tyrell leaned in and whispered that he knew what she and Iridessa had done. She frowned as he kissed her neck and then caught his wrist as he sat back up, gripping it tightly and looking towards Iridessa and Lenandel. "If you'll just excuse us for a moment," she said, her voice taking on a false sugary-sweet tone as she looked at Tyrell. "Ty, darling, if you'd just come with me," she said, standing up and pulling him by the wrist.

Darcy's eyes looked over at Lenny's and smirked. He liked the look he was giving him and turned his attention to Tyrell and K. Iridessa blinked when K and Tyrell left before shrugging it off and looking back at Lenny, "You have some pretty eyes, you know that, Princess?" She asked with a giggled and Darcy smirked before smiling softly, "Hey, Iri, can I talk to you in private?" He asked. Darcy could easily lead her off to a secluded place now and have his way with her. Iridessa looked over at him and then Lenny. "We will be right back." She said and kissed his cheek before getting up. Darcy got up and gently took her hand, leading her away from him.

Keona led Tyrell into the stairwell, just far enough from the others that they could speak without being heard. She folded her arms over her chest. "What, exactly, do you think you know?" she asked him. Her brother, meanwhile, raised an eyebrow slightly at Darcy asking Iridessa to speak in private. He wasn't sure what all that was about. It couldn't take long though, he figured - and if it took too long for his liking, he decided he'd get up and go after them. He didn't like the way Darcy had been looking at her.

Tyrell smirked and leaned in, "I know you two had sex. You have marks I didn't give you and she is practically glowing or was. Hell probably still is. Don't play dumb with me dear it doesn't suit you." He said and chuckles before looking over in time to see Iridessa wall out with Darcy. Iridessa walked with out of the tavern, the city and into the woods. She wondered what he wanted to talk about and why he was taking her so far away. When she couldn't see or hear the town anymore she freaked. "Where are we going, Darc?" She asked. He didn't say anything for a minutes before roughly pushing her against the tree. She winched and blinked up in confusion. "What at yo-." She couldn't finished asking as Darcy kissed her. "Since everyone else can have you, so will I. To think you were different." He scuffed.

Keona followed Tyrell out, a frown on her lips. Lenandel was just standing up as they arrived and he looked over. "Darcy said he needed to talk to her," he replied with a shrug. "I have no idea what it's about or where they went, but she's been gone too long and I'm starting to worry," he said before turning and heading towards the door.

Tyrell took K's hand and followed him. He had a bad feeling, a really bad feeling, but Darcy wouldn't hurt her....would he? They searched around before heading into the woods and he was about to tell Lenny they should head back when he heard grunts and Iridessa’s cry. He crept up and saw the scene, anger feeling him. "Lenny you go up and distract him. Me and K will ambush him from behind." He whispered before leaving with her. Iridessa looked broken, like any life from her had left.
Lenandel and the others searched the woods for a bit. He heard the noises around the same time Tyrell did, following him to look. His dark eyes went wide with rage when he saw what was happening. He looked over at Tyrell when he proposed a plan. "Fuck that," he muttered, drawing his dagger and immediately creeping forward. He tried to keep quiet, and when he reached them he roughly grabbed Darcy by the shoulder and yanked him backwards, away from Iridessa. "Give me a good reason not to kill you right this second," he growled. Keona sighed when she saw Lenandel going forward. "He's not gonna distract him, he's just gonna slit his damn throat," she muttered, relieved that her standing with Pete was high enough to get them out of trouble when they returned his cart with no driver.

He dropped her before being yanked. "Mmm I don't have one... I left my mark in her. Hope she has fun with that guessing game." He laughed. Iridessa sat up, fixing her dress and just stared at the ground. She didn't know what to say. She was scared and broken. Was she just a toy to Lenny and K? Tyrell let go of K and walked over to Iridessa and throwing his coat over her. He took one look at her face. "Don't kill him... make him suffer first." Tyrell growled.

Keona followed Tyrell over, glancing towards her brother before kneeling down beside Iridessa. "Come with me," she said in a soft voice, putting a gentle arm around the girl's shoulders. "Let's get you back and clean you up." Lenandel, meanwhile, was almost going to kill Darcy, and then he heard Tyrell's words. He glanced over at him and nodded. "Agreed," he murmured. "Care to join me?" He kept a firm grip on Darcy so the man couldn't slither away.

Iridessa stood but moved away from her. She didn't say anything as they walked. She didn't know what to say. What could she say? She hated herself for being so weak, for trusting Darcy so easily. Then she realized Lenny had did the same thing to women, but worse, and then left them for dead. Tyrell looked over him, "with pleasure." He said. Darcy laughed, obviously having lost it. "Mmm how will it feel? Knowing my baby might be growing in her? Your little Iridessa is filled with me right now. She felt like heaven. To bad you three had to come arou-." Tyrell swung. "I will fucking rip your goddamn jaw out with my hands if you don't shut the fuck up!" He yelled.

Keona led Iridessa quietly towards the tavern. She didn't say anything or ask Iridessa how she was. She figured Iridessa probably didn't want to talk, after all, and she was probably in shock. She took Iridessa straight to their room and into the bathroom, beginning to fill the tub with hot water. She turned towards Iridessa. "Do you want to bathe yourself or would you like help?" she asked, a bit apprehensive about leaving Iridessa alone after what had happened when she'd been with Lenandel. Lenandel was perfectly content to hold Darcy in place, his grip tightening when he heard his words. He had half a mind to knock Darcy down to the ground when Tyrell took a swing at him. Lenandel held Darcy firmly for Tyrell, a low growl leaving his throat. "You'll regret ever laying a hand on her," he said, lifting his dagger and sliding the tip along Darcy's cheek, leaving a line of blood that immediately started to trickle downwards.
Iridessa said nothing on the way there and stood a good distance away from her as they did. When they got to the bathroom. "I..I will." She mumbled before closing the door and locking it before going stripping. She placed them gently in the corner of the bathroom and laid in the tub soaking before sliding down underneath the water. She wanted that blackness again. Iridessa didn't want to feel anything. Tyrell stopped them when they were far enough from people. "I will hold him... you can do as you wish to him..." He said and Darcy just smirked. "I hope that baby comes out looking like me... so you know she is MINE." He laughed. "Don't see why you are so mad anyway... you did the exact same things to women all over... at least I didn't beat the shit out of while doing it." He glared.

Keona nodded when Iridessa said she'd deal with her bath herself. She left the room, frowning the moment she heard the door lock. She'd break the door down if she had to, but she decided to just sit by the door and listen. So she sat down, right in front of the door, and leaned her head against the wood to listen. She just needed to make sure Iridessa didn't drown - needed to hear her crying, or breathing, or moving about in the water, anything to make sure she was alive. Lenandel nodded and passed Darcy off to Tyrell. The more Darcy spoke, the angrier Lenandel got. He lifted a hand and grabbed Darcy's jaw roughly. "Say one more word and I'll slice your fucking tongue out," he growled.

Iridessa's hand ran over her flat and bruised stomach before sliding out from under the water. She didn't want to be pregnant, but what if it was Lenny's? Did she even want his babies? How many kids did he just leave with all those women? If she died now... she wouldn't have to care about that. She wouldn't bring another one of them anymore and she didn't have to... feel. Iridassa looked around for something she could end herself with and sighed when there was nothing. She slid back underwater and decided this was the best and only way since Lenny had her locket. Darcy smirked, he liked seeing him angry because he knew that there was a chance Iridessa would have his baby and that he took his woman right from under him.

Keona heard movement in the water, which indicated to her that Iridessa was still up and about. that was a relief to her. She heard a soft sigh from within and she closed her eyes, resting her head against the door. She hoped Iridessa was going to be okay. The girl had gone from being a virgin to being fucked by three people in two days, one of whom she hadn't even agreed to and one of whom had been rough and violent with her. It had to take a toll, she figured. Lenandel didn't hesitate, forcing Darcy's jaw open and inserting his dagger. "I fucking warned you," he growled. He and Tyrell took their time with Darcy, both losing their cool on occasion of course. Lenandel heaved a huge sigh of relief when they finally killed Darcy, sitting and watching for a few minutes while he bled out. They disposed of the body and then started on their way back to the tavern. "That felt pretty damn good," Lenandel said with a sigh. "I hope Iridessa is okay. And fuck...Pete's gonna kill us when he finds out we killed his damn carriage driver..."

Iridessa could fill the fire in her lungs as the screamed for hair, but she refused. Like people refused to let her be, she refused to let them breath. The darkness began to surround her again and soon she was at ease, like last night. This time she didn't want to come back, whatever hope she had was gone. She just wanted to stop existing anymore, there was no point to it. She would always just be someone's toy. Someone's little play toy and now she could be carrying of those monsters' baby. Iridessa couldn't deal with that or killing it. She couldn't deal with everyone or this stupid trip. Tyrell took great relief in killing Darcy. When they got done and headed back he looked up at Lenny, "Pete can fuck off... he should be grateful we dealt with his problem." He said, his eyes dark. He was going to write to his cousins on the island to have him send some people for her. It was going to be tricky since he knew Lenny wouldn't just let her go without a fight.

Keona was becoming unsettled by the silence. Finally, after a moment, she stood up and knocked on the door. "Iridessa, say something so I know you're still awake or I'm coming in," she called, making sure her voice was loud enough for Iridessa to hear her. Lenandel nodded slightly. "That's true," he agreed. "I mean, who can know how many of Pete's women Darcy's taken? I suppose that's how we should present it..." He sighed softly. He just hoped Iridessa was okay.

No sound came from the bathroom. Iridessa laid there underwater lifeless. She had slipped once again and was so close to freedom. Just a bit more and she would be there. Her lungs stopped screaming. Take it... just take it, Iri... She thought before going out.

Keona sighed when she heard the silence. She tried the door but remembered that it was locked. She took a step back and kicked the door right by the handle, breaking through the lock. She didn't quite knock the door down, but she did some damage that she knew she'd be paying for. It was worth it, though, when she saw Iridessa under the water. "Fuck!" she shouted, running straight to the tub. Like brother, like sister, apparently. She pulled Iridessa from the water and laid her down on the floor to begin resuscitating her.

Tyrell had walked into the room right when he saw K knock the bathroom door open and go in, then he heard the fuck and he froze. He didn't want to know what happened. He didn't want to see what she did to herself. His hands were shaking as he heard the commotion go on. Iridessa refused to go back, but she could feel herself being tugged from the darkness and she cried out into it. She couldn't go back. Couldn't deal with everyone and their fucking sick ways. She didn't want to be anyones and she didn't want anyones babies,

Keona didn't let up, determinedly forcing air into Iridessa's lungs and pressing her chest to get the air and the blood flowing. "Dammit, Iridessa, wake up!" she said. Lenandel followed Tyrell up into the room, a few paces behind, and came in just in time to hear Keona's words. His eyes widened and he rushed past Tyrell, into the bathroom. He groaned when he saw Iridessa on the floor. Last night must not have been an accident. Iridessa was trying to kill herself. He walked past his sister, trusting that she would be able to get the job done, and he grabbed a towel, kneeling down on the other side of Iridessa and beginning to gently towel her off, just like he had the last time. "If she survives this, we're not letting her out of our sights again," he growled, looking up at his sister. Keona was too busy trying to get Iridessa to start breathing on her own again to say anything, but she definitely agreed.

Tyrell walked over slowly and saw her lifeless body and was pissed. "Wake the fuck up, Iri!!" He yelled. Iridessa heard the hell and coughed up the water. She sucked in a sharp breath and looked up to see all of them. She looked hurt as to why they would bring her back. "You should... have... left me." She whispered. Tyrell looked down at her, "You can't... leave me."

The moment Iridessa coughed up the water and started breathing again, Keona grabbed her and pulled her into a hug. "You scared the shit out of me, Iridessa!" she said before pulling back, looking into her pretty violet eyes. "You need to stop it with this. You don't realize how lucky you are. You're young and beautiful, and talented, and you have the three of us who'd do anything for you - and I mean anything, and you know we can do anything we put our minds towards - and you've got your freedom, and you're performing every night like you wanted - at this point, you're just acting like a goddamn child," she said before standing up and turning to leave. Lenandel blinked in surprise at how personally offended Keona seemed to be by Iridessa's actions. He reached a gently hand out, resting it on Iridessa's back. "Are you okay?" he asked her softly.

Tyrell looked at K in shock before following her out. "The hell..." He hissed. He sighed and ran a hand though his hair, "for all she knows she is your brothers toy. How many has he raped and threw away? And it didn't help what the fuck Darcy did to her. She..." He looked behind him towards the bathroom and sighed. "You didn't need to be so harsh... right now." He said softly. Iridessa moved away from him, her body shaking as she wrapped the towel around her. "D-Dont. What makes you so different from him?" She asked, tears in her eyes.

Keona whipped around when Tyrell followed her out, a cold look on her face. "She needs to stop acting like dying is the only way out of whatever the hell she and Lenandel have got going on," she said, her voice a little louder than intended. "I was in the system for months - have I ever told you that? No, of course I fucking haven't, because I haven't told anyone! I was fucking kidnapped, same as her, and sold and raped and beaten and did I ever once even consider killing myself? No! I fucking dealt with it, knowing I'd get out the other end, until the day I got out of there." Tears were welling up in Keona's eyes as she recalled her months in the system and she looked away from Tyrell. "Besides...I think my brother is in love with her and I don't want to ruin his shot at redemption," she added in a much softer voice. Lenandel frowned as Iridessa moved away from him. He leaned back, gazing towards her. "What's different? What's different is that I didn't do anything to you that you didn't want me to do. You said stop, I stopped. I'm guessing he didn't do the same for you, though, did he? What's different is that I care about you and I don't want you getting hurt," he said. He stopped when he heard Keona's voice rising outside. He heard her words, heard her mention being in the system and being sold and beaten and raped, and all the colour seemed to drain from his face. His eyes widened and he slowly looked towards Iridessa. "Keona..." he whispered, more to himself than to her.

Tyrell shook his head and pulled her in, "I'm sorry, babe... but You were raised to be a fighter... your father and mother... She has to learn to fight... if find something worth fighting for." He said softly. Iridessa was going to say something when she heard them talking and wrapped the towel around her. She was pissed but she slowly got up and walked out taking some of I'd clothes and put them on, tied them back like she had before going back to Lenny. "I fucked your sister." She said before walking out.

Keona let Tyrell pull her in, trying her hardest not to start crying. "That's what I'm trying to give her," she whispered before she pulled back, looking up at him. She watched Iridessa walk out of the bathroom, pulling back from Tyrell. "Iri, do you need anything?" she asked in a soft voice. She didn't want to crowd Iridessa, but at the same time, she didn't want her going unattended. Lenandel watched Iridessa get up and he sighed. That Darcy had fucked everything up for him. He was glad the man was dead. He stood up and drained the tub, figuring Keona and Tyrell would keep an eye on her if she left. She probably didn't want to see him right now, anyways. When she came back in he looked over his shoulder. He was about to smile and go to her, but then he heard her cold words and before he could even respond, she walked out. He stared after her, his jaw falling open.

Tyrell blinked at how cold Iridessa was and looked over at K before going to the bathroom and saw Lenny's face. "Are you okay?" He asked. Iridessa was going to see how free she was and have the bag of Lennys stuff to the tavern over before getting her driver and leaving.

Keona frowned as she watched Iridessa gathering her things together and not talking. She waited by the door, watching her quietly and figuring if Iridessa left, she'd just follow. She wasn't letting her out of her sight, not so soon after she'd just tried to kill herself - again. Lenandel looked at Tyrell as he entered, frowning. "Not particularly," he muttered in response, shaking his head and looking away. "Did you know that Iridessa fucked my sister?"

Iridessa glared at her. "You can stay here." She said and moved around her and out the door before going find the driver of the rent a cart and went get Lenny's stuff before handing it to her. "I told him" she said before climbing into the back. Tyrell frowned, "I had a feeling, but I wasn't sure." He said softly. "I'm sorry, I didn't want to tell you unless I knee for aure." He said and sat next to him.

Keona raised an eyebrow when Iridessa told her that she could stay. She followed after Iridessa and took the stuff Iridessa handed to her. She blinked in surprise when Iridessa said that she'd told Lenandel, and when Iridessa climbed into the cart, Keona climbed in after her. "Don't you dare think I'm letting you run off on your own," she said, folding her arms over her chest. "If I didn't let you kill yourself this time, what makes you think I'll let it happen the next time?" Lenandel sighed. He should have figured it out. He felt stupid. "Probably the right call if you weren't certain," he said, and then stood up, starting towards the door. "I'm going...out. I'm sure Keona's with Iridessa. Apparently they're sleeping together, so I doubt Keona's going to let anything happen to her..."

Iridessa looked at her, "I'm not going to kill myself. I'm getting away from you all. I am going to my aunt's like I was supposedly suppose to do." She said and climbed out with her stuff. " I'll just hitchhike." She said and walked away. Tyrell took his arm gently before he left, "what are you going to do? And have you thought about sharing? If she even wants to be near any of us anymore." He sighed.

Keona climbed back out and followed Iridessa, sighing. "If he thinks we've fucked up he's just going to send someone else to get you," she said. "At least if you take the time to buy your way out, you'll be free. And if he sends someone else, there's no telling who it'll be or how bad they'll be. They might not care about anything but getting you into the system. They might keep you bound and gagged in a corner of their wagon the whole trip," she said. She knew it was true. She'd beaten up the first person who'd tried to grab her only to be pursued later by a bigger and badder one. "At least with us you're safe and your freedom will be guaranteed. Once we reach Jerrical you're welcome to go to your aunt's or whatever the hell you want, but at least let us get you out of this. This is your best chance." Lenandel turned when Tyrell caught his arm and he shook Tyrell off, pulling his arm back. "What do you think I'm going to do?" he asked dryly, raising an eyebrow when Tyrell asked if he'd thought about sharing. "I told you. I'll respect her wishes. If she wants to spend the night with you, she's yours. If she wants to spend the night with Keona...then fine. But all the while I'm gonna be doing my damndest to win her over."

Iridessa stopped walking and looked over at her. She had a point, "fine." She said and walked to their cart before laying down in the back of it, curled under the blanket. Tyrell blinked he thought he was going to do like he normally fish with women. "You... are going after her? I'm confused. Or...?" He asked.

Keona climbed in after Iridessa and sat down beside her, holding in her sigh of relief. She didn't say anything or look at hers she just sat to the side and hoped the men would come looking for them soon. Lenandel raised an eyebrow. "I'd be a damn idiot to go after her now," he replied. "Keona can handle it. I have other concerns."

Tyrell blinked, "other... don't you go fucking back to fucking women like you done " he growled.

Lenandel started to walk out. "I'll do what I want, thank you," he said as he headed through the bathroom door. He paused, and then glanced over his shoulder. "Unless you wanted to help. Which I doubt," he said before continuing to go.

Tyrell followed him, "How do I help? And I won't allow you to have her if you go back to your old ways with women. She has been through enough." He said and rubbed his neck.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow, glancing back at Tyrell. "Well, then, don't let me go back to my old ways with women," he said with a shrug. "I'm pissed right now. It's what I do when I'm pissed. She seemed to want me to expend all that pissed-off energy into fucking her, but that's obviously not an option right now."

Tyrell frowned, "she... wanted you to? It isn't my job to make you stop. That's your job. You honestly think you will win her over my doing this to women? If you wanna spar, we can. I have a feeling Imma be sore after a couple of your punches... but... I rather that than you hurting some poor girl who had nothing to do with it... or... you can go find Iridessa and use her." He shrugged.

Lenandel stopped walking, pausing to think. He glanced back over at Tyrell. "Let's spar," he said firmly. He'd never really had other men around; it had always been him and Keona, and he'd never really felt right about throwing punches at his sister, especially when they knew one another so well that they'd probably just end up in a stalemate if they tried.

Tyrell looked at him and nodded before taking him out to the woods in the clearing. They spared for a good while and he even managed to land a few hits, but it was clear that Lenny was angry. He had a right to be. His girl was taken by another man against his will and he just learned that she laid with his sister, but it didn't make the hits hurt any less. When they were done he caught his breath, "You feel better?" He asked.


Lenandel found that he rather enjoyed sparring with Tyrell. It was a unique challenge and Tyrell definitely landed a few good hits on him. He was a little out of breath when they finished, and he leaned against a tree while he caught his breath, glancing up when Tyrell spoke. "Much, actually," he said with a breathless chuckle. "Maybe we need to keep you around..."

Tyrell looked at him, "Aww you, gonna make me blush and shit. You stop." He said and chuckled before taking a deep breath. He was still worried about her having Darcy's child. The feeling of Iridessa breaking even more laid on him heavy and no amount of doing anything was going to get rid of it. "Come on... you need to talk to K." He said.

Lenandel laughed a bit at Tyrell's response and he sighed, nodding a bit when Tyrell told him that he needed to talk to his sister. "Yeah, I guess so," he said, sighing. "I wonder if...maybe it happened before me and Iri? Like, before the fire at some point when we got separated..." he said, trying to justify it how ever he could.

Tyrell frowned, "I... don't think so." He said softly. "She had marks on her neck and I don't remember if they were from me or not... but they looked fresh... but we did do it before you two got here... but they were glowing when they came down stairs." He sighed. "Either way you need to talk to her." He said and they made their way back to the room before realizing they weren't there so the tried their cart and he saw Iridessa sleeping next to a sitting K. "Do you want me to take her to the room while you two talk?" He asked.

Lenandel almost breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Iridessa asleep in the cart. He'd been afraid she'd try to run off, but he also knew he could trust his sister. They both eyed one another warily, both having been told by Iridessa that they knew about what one another had done, and they both nodded when Tyrell asked if they wanted him to take her up to the room. "Yes, please," Keona said softly.

Tyrell nodded, "If she punches me in the face I am getting Miles to fuck your brother." He said and smirked before gently scooping her up and holding her close. "You two lovebirds have fun." He said and walked away with her. Tyrell brought her to the room and laid her down in the bed when she looked up. "What if the baby is Lenny's?" She whispered in the dark. "Do you want his child?" He asked. Iridessa was quiet. "I wouldn't mind keeping his baby... did... did he..." She asked. He could hear her tearing up and he laid next to her. "No... he kicked my ass in sparring is all." He chuckled and she smiled softly.

Lenandel rolled his eyes a bit when Tyrell called them lovebirds before carrying Iridessa away. He climbed into the wagon and sat down beside Keona, who hadn't moved. "So..." he said slowly, and Keona sighed. "You're gonna kick my ass, aren't you?" she asked, looking up at him, but Lenandel shook his head. "No," he replied. He leaned over, eyeing the mark on Keona's neck that looked the freshest - there were some faint, faded ones that he figured were from Tyrell, but the dark and bright one had to be from Iridessa. Keona sighed again. "I didn't mean to," she told him softly, looking up at him. "She came up to sleep and we ended up lying there and talking, and then we kissed, and then-" "I don't want to hear the rest of it," he cut in quickly, shaking his head. "Not any more than I want to hear about you and Ty, that is. You're still my baby sister," he said, and Keona couldn't help but to laugh a bit at this. "Not much of a baby," she said, but Lenandel shook his head. "Still a baby to me," he replied. "But yeah...I told her we shouldn't, but she was...not like herself. She was actually pretty bossy," Keona said. Lenandel went quiet, thinking for a moment. He hadn't felt like he'd been in a power battle with Iridessa when they'd slept together. "Maybe she needed to boss someone around and she knew she couldn't do it with me," he murmured, and Keona shrugged. "Maybe," she said.

They were both silent a long while longer, and then Lenandel wrapped an arm around Keona's shoulders and squeezed her gently. "Ty and I have been talking and I've already said I want to respect Iridessa's wishes," he said. "If Iridessa wants to fuck my sister then fine. You two have got my blessing, just as long as I'm not losing her in the process," he continued, and Keona was quick to shake her head. "You're not losing her to me. Don't worry, I wouldn't steal your girl," she said softly, and he chuckled a bit. "Good," he said. He glanced towards the exit flap and then back at his sister. "Has she said anything?" he asked, but Keona shook her head. "No," she said. "She was pissed. I had to point out to her that if she didn't come with us they'd send bigger, badder goonies after her. At least with us, we're going to buy her out of this and give her her freedom." Lenandel nodded slightly. "Good call," he said softly, and then looked at her. "When you told Ty that you'd been in the system...?" "It was true," Keona replied. "It was during that year we were apart. It sucked. I don't want to talk about it." Lenandel nodded understandingly. "That's fair," he replied. "I should probably go see if I can get Iridessa to talk to me...now that Darcy went and got thoughts of pregnancy stuck in her head..." Keona nodded. "You should," she replied.

"I...happen to know some herbs that can end it, if that's what she wants. Please don't ask me why. If she's pregnant and she doesn't want to be, I can have it terminated within an hour. Make sure she knows that's a choice," she said, and Lenandel blinked in surprise but then nodded. "Okay," he replied. He leaned down and kissed Keona's forehead before leaving the cart. He headed upstairs, knocking gently against the door. "Can I come in?" he asked in a gentle voice.

Tyrell had been laying with her, she curled up next to him and had started crying not long after his little joke. He had no idea what else he could do for her, but she was determined to keep the baby and if it was Darcy's then she would give it up... if she could. Saying that she could say one thing and then see and hold the baby and think another. Tyrell had gotten her to stop right before the knocking on the door. "No... we are sharing girly secrets and she is making me look fuckin pretty for once. Go stare at Miles ass." He huffed and for the first time since the whole ordeal Iridessa laughed. "Still can't believe I got you tw-" She was hushed by Tyrell. "You got me once, Iri... must you make me relive it?" He asked. "Mmm yeah." She said softly before smiled. Tyrell kissed her head softly before getting up and walking to the door. He looked up at Lenny and smiled softly before disappearing and going find K. He climbed into the cart, "So did you tell your brother you were in love with his girl?" He asked.

Lenandel gave Tyrell a small smile before the other man left. He headed inside and went to sit down on the bed by Iridessa, making sure to sit a decent distance from her. "Are you okay?" he asked her first, figuring that was the most important thing. "I think....there are things we need to discuss." Keona looked over when Tyrell entered, blinking in surprise when the first thing he asked was whether she'd told Lenandel that she was in love with Iridessa. "I'm not in love with her," she replied sharply, shaking her head. "He's the one going and falling in love with her. Not me."

Iridessa watched him walk in and sit on the bed, kind of wishing that he wasn't so far away. The room was cold and Tyrell was the one giving her the heat. She nodded when he asked her if she was okay, "As okay as I can be right now." She said softly, just above a whisper. It was weird, she could directly look at him, like she was ashamed for getting herself in this situation. The feeling of guilt and disgust laid heavy on her. "Yeah... I guess we do." She said and hugged her knees to her chest. Tyrell scuffed, "Yeah, that is why you randomly went and slept with your brother's girl? Oh you thought I didn't see the way you two looked at each other? Or how about you getting mad when I talk about Iridessa and I? Like you aren't secretly jealous I have that connection with her." He said.

Lenandel nodded slightly when she said she was okay as she could be. He wished she was doing better. All the torture in the world wasn't enough for that bastard Darcy after what he'd done to her. He sighed. "Darcy's got you afraid of being pregnant," he said to her in a soft voice. "Right?" Keona frowned as she listened to Tyrell, shaking her head. "I'm not in love with her," she said again, looking away from him. "Have you not stopped to consider that maybe I'm in love with you? That'd definitely explain all of that," she told him, a slight smirk on her lips.

Iridessa flinched at his name, but she nodded. It was true, she was afraid. If she counted her days correctly she would have been ovulating around this time. It scared the shit out of her. She was only seventeen years old... she didn't have steady job and she certainly didn't have a home. Right now being knocked up would be the worst. Tyrell frowned, "Then you would be a fool... why you think I turned down Iridessa? Partially because, yes she was a virgin and she deserved someone better to give it to, and two because she was in love with me. You don't think I saw it in her eyes. Every time she caught me stalking her she just smile. Or risk her fucking life to come find me in the bad part of town." He sighed. "You know me, K... you know I have a handful of women I go back to and fuck who I can in between." He said. After his first wife he vowed never to be tied down, to have his heart in one hand.

Lenandel sighed softly as he looked at her. She looked so wrecked, so devastated. "Is it okay if I sit closer to you?" he asked, wanting to make sure she was comfortable with it. She was so small and fragile and he hated seeing her so upset. Keona nodded slight as he spoke. "I know that," she said softly, keeping her gaze away from him. "And I can deal with that. It's what I do, after all. I just... I'm just telling you I'm not in love with her."

Iridessa thought about it and nodded when he asked her if he could sit closer. He hadn't hurt any women today when he had more than enough reason to and that was a good start for him. He was trying and she couldn't just sit back and not reward him for that. Iridessa rested her chin on her knees and looked at him, "So.. you wanted to discuss somethings, right?" She asked softly. He reached over and made her look at him by grabbing her chin softly and moving her head, "Then you can't look at her the way you do. You can't reach for her like you do. You can't kiss her soft lips or touch her hair softly. You can't give her that hope of something anymore. She isn't just another girl to fuck. You had your fun with her, now let her go." He said softly. "That is... if you don't love her."

Lenandel moved closer to her and gently wrapped an arm around her shoulders. He wanted nothing more than to protect her and he had failed her in that. "I don't think you're going to get pregnant," he told her softly. "I know that isn't what you want. You're still too young. But if it does come to that...we just want you to know that you have options," he said, his voice soft. "You don't have to have a baby you don't want. You could keep it, yes, but you could also, you know, give it away...or if you wanted, Keona knows herbs that can end your pregnancy. You're not stuck in a corner here...and this is all, you know if you get pregnant, and like I said, I doubt it," he told her. He hoped he was being reassuring. He was really trying here. Keona glared at Tyrell when he turned her face to look at him, listening quietly to his words. "I don't love her," she said yet again. "But Ty...she needs someone who's gonna be gentle and soft with her and take care of her. Lenandel's not going to do that, and if she wants me to be that person for her, I want to be there for her. I just...I don't love her. I can't," she said, shaking her head.

Iridessa tensed a bit when he wrapped his arm around her shoulders, but she leaned into him unexpectedly. He was a stupid barbarian man, but he was also warm and he was trying to be gentle and comforting to her and that mattered... a lot to her. "IF I do become pregnant I won't terminate it... I can't... it isn't its fault and I won't kill something innocent because of... something stupid... plus... what if it’s yours?" She whispered the last part, blushing hard. "I told Tyrell my plans already. He supports the decision." She said softly, never once looking up at him. He also needed to know the possibility of him already being a father, "You should... you should also know that uhm... K helped those women you just dumped after you were done. She would clean them up and carry them closer to town where someone had the chance to save them. She is a knight even if she didn't want to be." Iridessa said softly. "So there might be a chance... you already have kids out there... and it kills me to think that they are out there thinking of who the hell their father is or if the mother hates the sight of them..." Her voice began to shake. Tyrell shook his head, "You can't love her... she doesn't need someone like that. Let her go, K." He said and kissed her forehead. "She isn't yours if you aren't going to have her and she doesn't need to learn how to use people for her own satisfaction. Lenny is trying his best to be gentle with her, he is learning. Or you two can share her... love her and let her love you. But you can't straddle the fence, pick a side and stick to it." He said.

Lenandel nodded a bit when she said that she didn't want to kill the baby. He raised an eyebrow slightly when she asked what if it was his. What if it was his? How did that make it any different from if it was Darcy's? It was still a baby that she didn't want. He looked down at her. "Then what's your decision? If there's a baby, are you going to keep it, or are you going to give it away?" he asked her. He leaned down and kissed the top of her head tenderly. "I want to let you know that I promise never to do that to you again without protection. I don't want you getting pregnant. You're basically a child still," he added. He raised an eyebrow when she told him that Keona had been cleaning up and saving some of the women he'd left for dead and his brown eyes widened. He hadn't even considered the possibility of that. What if he had kids floating around out there? He gently rubbed her shoulder when her voice started shaking. "Well...shit," he muttered, shaking his head. "There's...not really anything we can do if that's the case," he said. Keona sighed when Tyrell kissed her forehead. "I don't want to pick a side," she said softly, moving so she could rest her head on his shoulder. "I just want things to go back to the way they were before she came along. Back when I'd just fuck whoever I wanted to fuck and there were no feelings involved...it was so much easier then."

Iridessa shrugged, "I want to say if it was Darcy's I would give it away... but I can't say I could do that if I see or hold it... which I would want to." She said softly. "Yours I would keep, hands down." She said softly. "I don't care if you don't want the kid... just drop me off at my aunts and she will help me... or once I get in contact with my mother I know she would leave my father and come." She said a bit sternly. "Yeah... I guess there isn't a damn thing YOU can do." She said and got up before going sit in the chair with the throw. "You have no damn idea how it feels..." She said angry now. "It is easy to forgive your past sins when it hasn't happened to me... but it did... and I am ANGRY, Lenandel. Who gave you... or him... the fucking right to take from us?" She asked. "I know you did good tonight... but what if Tyrell wouldn't have stepped in? What were you going to do tonight?" She asked. "Well now who is the goddamn child?" He asked. "You can go back to fucking whoever you like. You don't love her so what is the problem? She doesn't have to be with your brother if he can't take care of her... that is of she needs taken care of to begin with. You tell her to fight it and to stop acting childish... so when will you take your own advice?" He asked.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow in surprise when Iridessa said that she would keep the baby if it was his. He wasn't sure what made his child different from Darcy's in her eyes, but he appreciated it. "If the baby is mine, I would want to be part of its life," he told her in a firm, confident tone. "So what is your decision? Keep it or give it away...?" He sighed softly, then looked down at her as she started getting angry. He frowned slightly. "I don't know what I would have done," he said, shaking his head. "I mean...I know what I wanted to do. But at the same time...I don't know whether or not I would have done it. I don't know if I could have..." Keona shot Tyrell a glare and pulled back from his grasp. She got up and headed to the back flap of the cart, pulling it back and glancing over at him. "I'm going to take a walk," she said. "I need some air..." And with that, she climbed down from the cart and started to walk away.

Iridessa shrugged, "I told you, keeping it... unless it is Darcy's and I have the heart to give it away." She said, not knowing what else he wanted her to say. "I hope you wouldn't... I don't think I could ever forgive you if you did... and if that was the case you won't have a say so if the kid was yours... you wouldn't be in its life." She said just as sternly and confidently as he has said he would want a part in its life. Her body shook softly at the thought of him being like that with a woman, especially after what happened to her. He had some fucking nerve doing thing to Darcy when those same things could be applied to him. Tyrell sighed and shook his head. He didn't understand that woman one bit.

Lenandel nodded slightly when she said she was going to keep the baby if there was one. "Okay," he said softly. "And yeah...I feel like I would have known that. I feel like I would have been thinking about you, and your disapproval, and how important it is to me that I want you to care, and I don't think I could have done anything while I was thinking about that. I care about you, Iridessa..." He glanced away slightly, holding back a sigh.

Iridessa blushed a bit when he said he cared about her. "I care about you too, Lenny... and I see you trying and I know you can be good... everyone has their fetishes I guess... maybe... so that is why I am okay with you doing these things... uhm... with me." She said softly looking down. "Right now though... I feel disgusted and all I hear is him..." She wiped the tears away. "So right now I can't be of use to you and I am so sorry, Lenny." She cried.

Lenandel was surprised when she said she cared about him too. He hadn't expected that. He thought she was just with him because she wanted to redirect his anger away from other women. "Hey, it's not your fault," He told her in a gentle voice, gazing over at her. "Really. You take your time, like I said you could, and you just make sure you let me know where you're at, okay?" He was trying his hardest to keep being gentle and understanding, but inside he felt like his heart might burst. She cared about him. She'd actually said she cared about him. He could barely believe it, and he was feeling overwhelmed with excitement.

She looked over at him and nodded, she didn't understand why he was doing this but she wasn't going to question it. "I will." She said softly. Iridessa couldn't tell what he was thinking or how he was feeling. She got up and stood in front of him, the throw around her, "Are you okay?" She asked softly. Iridessa needed to know if he truly okay. "I understand you have needs, Lenny... I made a promise..." She said softly and moved a strand of his hair out of his face. She felt disgusted and now she needed something to take her mind off of it and to go numb. She wondered if she could get him to buy her a drink or to have Tyrell do so.

Lenandel smiled a bit as she got up and came to stand before him. She looked adorable all wrapped up in that blanket. He reached forward and gently rested his hands on her hips. "I'm more than okay," he murmured, a smile on his face. "You care about me. And you believe in me. That's more than I could have asked for."

Iridessa leaned into him. "Well yeah... I saw good in you... I just needed to try and bring that out of you once more. I have no idea what I am doing but it seems to be working.... kind of?" She said and laughed softly. She leaned down and kissed his forehead. "I need to feel numb, Lenny." She whispered.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow when she said that what she was doing seemed to be working and he nodded. "I'd say it's working," he told her with a chuckle, smiling as she kissed his forehead. A slight frown came to his lips when he heard her whispered words. "Numb...?" he asked slowly, wondering just what she was getting at.

Iridessa nodded, "Numb... I... don't want to feel this. I don't care how it is done... as long as it is done." Her voice was shaking. She didn't know how to get over the feeling and she didn't know how K did it. It isn't like she asked anyway, but for now she didn't want to feel anything. "I want to feel like I did when I slipped into that darkness. There is this heaviness on me and it's hard to breath." She whispered and wondering why she was just freely telling him how she was feeling.

Lenandel frowned at hearing the shakiness in her voice. He didn't want to hear that she was feeling this way. He wanted to help her, wanted to somehow make her feel better. Damn these emotions. He reached up and laid a hand on her cheek, smiling a bit. "Wouldn't it be nice if you had someone who could sing you to sleep...?" he murmured in a gentle tone. "You can lie down and get some rest if you want. I'll be right here watching over you."

Iridessa moved back from him, "I can't sleep." She said and walked away to the chair, before placing the throw on the chair. "I am going find Tyrell." She said and walked out of the room. He was no help, so she was going to have to try the other man. Iridessa walked over the bar, but he wasn't there so she went to the cart and saw him in there. "I need a drink or two." She said nd Tyrell raised an eyebrow. "Oh?" He asked and she nodded. Tyrell sighed, he could use a drink too. He brought her back to the bar and got her shots before getting him some and the threw a couple back. She coughed but kept going with him.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow at how promptly she left. He sighed, lying back on the bed. He'd never understand her. Here he was trying to help, but instead of just telling him what she wanted she stormed off to find Tyrell. He shook his head slightly. Did she really care about him or see anything in him, or was she just trying to turn him into a good man somehow? At this point it just seemed like she was trying to change him.

After a good bit Iridessa helped Tyrell back to the room. She swung the door in and struggled before throwing Tyrell on the floor. "Gosh damn, woman, did you have to drop my ass?" He groaned. "Do you have to be such a fuckin fat ass?" She huffed and slumped on the floor in the doorway. "How.... how aren't you... wasted?" He glared at her. She glared right back at him, "If I fuckin knew I would tell you. Now... go to sleep...or something." She sighed. Her eyes were dark, she looked beyond pissed. "On the damn floor" He groaned and slowly got up and stood up before almost falling down right on top of Iridessa, luckily she pressed against the wall and was missed by half an inch. "S-She... out drank me... fuckin.... small woman..." He groaned again and looked at Lenny.

Lenandel had almost managed to doze off by the time Tyrell and Iridessa burst into the room. He raised an eyebrow as he watched the interaction between them. Iridessa did not look happy, not one bit. He glanced towards Tyrell. "How the hell did she outdrink you?" he asked, sounding totally stunned. Iridessa didn't look like she'd had a drink before in her life, and Tyrell was a damn beast when it came to those things.

Tyrell looked at him, "I don't know, but every shot just seemed to fucking... feed her or something. I'm not going to lie.. scares me." He frowned. "Now help me into bed." He said and groaned. Iridessa stood and went o find K. "She wanted to feel numb and I tried..."

Lenandel got out of the bed and went to give Tyrell a hand, grunting as he heaved his friend to his feet. "Everything seems to feed her or something," he muttered, glancing up as she left before looking back to Tyrell. "I mean, hell, if I didn't know better then I wouldn't have believed she was a virgin," he added with a shake of his head as he helped Tyrell into the bed before stepping back. "Need anything else?"

Tyrell laughed, "She has two sides, that one side reminds me of Dol... and if realized what she could do... we would all be fucked and I don't me the hot a sweaty kind. The girl is deadly and she has no idea. I bet once that side had her fun you had a confused and little Iri. She was like that when we uhh... yeah... it was like she switched a switch. I am just scared she accidentally finds that side and she kills someone... I don't think we could get her back if she did that... especially to one of us." He said before groaning. "When her eyes go dark like that... it is best you just dont fuckin piss her off more." He sighed before shaking his head, "No... my pride hurts.... virgin damn drinker out drinkin me." He pouted. Iridessa walked and tried to find K but she couldn't find her so she just went for a walk, which could have been the worse. She was alone with her thoughts. All she thought about was Darcy and how he felt. What he said echoed in her head. She shook her head and decided to just follow a path until she was a small lake and she about swoon. It was gorgeous and it mirrored the sky. She sat before laying down and looking up at the night sky. Iridessa was still a bit peeved she wasn't wasted, but then she wouldn't see this...

Lenandel nodded when Tyrell spoke. "A confused little Iri is a great way of putting it," he said with a sigh. "We just have to take care of her. Keep her from doing anything she'll regret, keep her happy...hey, do you even know where she went?" he asked, glancing at the door. "Is she with Keona?"

Tyrell nodded about the confuse Iridessa. "Uhh K left way before Iri came find me... I think we just let her walk away... ugh and she still has all the money." He sighed. "Maybe she just went on a walk like K? Maybe K found her? Or maybe she is just laying on a rock. Ugh... I should lay on a rock. Rocks can be lovely." He sighed again.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow slightly. "Dude. What the fuck." He sighed and shook his head. Tyrell was going to be no help at all and if Keona had left and gone for a walk...then yes, they'd just let Iridessa walk off. He sighed. "Get some rest, I'm gonna go see if I can find her," he said before turning and leaving the room, shutting the door behind him and leaving the tavern. He had no idea where to even begin looking for either of the girls. All he could hope was that they were together somewhere.

Iridessa watched the stars for a good bit of time before looking at the water. If she drowned in there they wouldn't find her. She wouldn't be pulled back to her shitty life. She got up and walked to it. Slowly taking off her shoes and dipping a tie in it. It was freezing, but then she pulled up her leggings and walked in to the mid of her calf. The stars glided with her disturbance. She could drown and be engulf by the darkness once more and no one could stop her.

Lenandel walked for a short while, frustrated. Iridessa had wandered off and they had no clue where she might have gone. For all he knew, she could have gone off and killed herself already. A low growl subconsciously escaped his throat at such a thought. After doing so many horrible things for so long, he'd finally found someone who claimed to believe in him and care about him, someone who wanted to make him better, someone for whom he wanted to be better...and yet, she kept trying to run off and die. He raised an eyebrow as he came upon a small lake. He slowed as he reached it, realizing that someone was there - and that someone was Iridessa. She'd taken off her shoes and pulled up her leggings, and now she was wading in the water. He stayed back by the treeline, figuring he'd watch and see what she did. The minute her head went under that water, though, he was going in there; he'd learned not to trust her when it came to water.

Iridessa wiggled her toes and looked down. A single stone was shining and it was the color of her eyes. She bent down and grabbed it. The stone was cold and smooth. K was right... She had her freedom, Iridessa could travel and sing... but she realized she had feelings for her and her brother. She didn't know what to do... K confused her, but Lenny... he was trying she slid the stone in her bra and walked in a bit more, just enough where it didn't touch her clothing. The water made her numb... She wanted to feel like that on the inside and in her head. She didn't want to feel disgusted and used. Darcy took something from her and she had no idea how to get it back.

Lenandel stayed back and silently watched. She wasn't quite yet going deep enough to drown herself. Why was she putting a rock in her clothes? Was it a pretty rock that she was saving for later, or was she trying to weigh herself down so she could drown? Why was he even thinking about rocks? Damn drunk Tyrell. Lenandel was finding himself captivated by the way Iridessa looked in the lake with the moonlight shining down on her light hair and pale skin. She looked radiant. He just wanted to reach out and touch her, but he wasn't close enough and he knew she'd probably object.

Iridessa turned to go back when she was startled bybtge tall figures in the tree line. She didn't move, if it was another random man trying to go for her she was done, but then she really looked and smiled a bit softly, "Lenny stop being a creep and come out. The hell you doing?" She laughed softly.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow slightly when Iridessa turned back. He breathed a sigh of relief when she recognized him and he stepped out into the open, smiling down at her. "I came looking for you," he called to her softly. "I didn't want to startle you. I was worried."

She walked out of the water to meet him. "Oh well how kind of you. You might make be blush." She said and covered her cheeks. "I know what you are thinking...and yes... I was thinking about it, very much, but then I decided to try... to try and recover what he took, but I just want to be numb right now. I don't want to think about it. I am not your sister and I fucking wish everyone, INCLUDING HER, would stop trying to make me be when it comes to thism" she said softly.

Lenandel stayed where he was and let her come to him, not daring to move forward so he didn't scare her away. "Well, I'm glad you didn't try anything," he said to her gently. "I was reaching a point where I was pretty sure I'd have to start threatening people to make you stop," he added in a joking tone, shrugging a bit. "Do you want to be alone? Or maybe want to, I don't know, sit and look at the scenery or something? I don't know how one handles things like these," he said.

Iridessa gave him a look for that joke, "I couldn't do that to you all... and I am not sure what I want to do, Lenny. I can't be with my thoughts anymore. They are driving me crazy. I am trying to escape them but not even fucking drinking works." She said and stopped just a few inches from him. "I want to pretend like it never happened. Like... Darcy didn't..." She couldn't say it.

Lenandel gazed down at her, listening. He had no idea what to suggest. When he wanted to forget things, he occupied himself with drink and sex. Drinking obviously hadn't worked for her. "Then pretend like it never happened...?" he asked. He wanted so badly to take her into his arms, but he needed to do things on her terms and give her the time and space she needed when she needed them. "If it was anything else I'd suggest that all you needed was someone really attentive to fuck you out of your head, to make the thoughts go away for a while, but obviously that's a bad idea. I don't know what else to suggest, princess. I really don't."

Iridessa didn't like how he stood at a distance. He was making her feel like something was wrong with her. She reached out and took his hand before stepping closer. She made him hold her. "Stop being so fucking far away. And stop acting like I'm some fragile thing. I survived you last night and I didn't almost did on purpose either. I just fucking fell asleep. But the not feeling anything was nice... I won't lie." She said softly and she thought about him fucking out of her head. Could that work or would she just think of him the whole time? "I wouldn't say no if you... you... wanted to." She blushed and looked away. "I couldn't find K to ask her what she did..." She said softly.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow as Iridessa took his hand and practically inserted himself into his arms. He wasn't about to complain, though, and he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her against him. "You wouldn't say no?" he asked, a bit surprised. He'd figured she'd be too sore and broken for much of anything in the immediate future. "It's what I'd do if I was in your situation. I'd just...hand over control to someone else. Let them deal with things, sit back and take it, and focus on the present," he shrugged.

Iridessa looked up at him. Would he do that? Would he be okay? But she didn't think she could without him thinking she was using him. She didn't want to use him for selfish reasons. "I just need things to get back to whatever normal we had. I can't just have people tip toe around me... I won't run and I won't kill myself as long as I have a reason to be here. I want you to take control but I don't want to use you for something as selfish as that." She said softly.

Lenandel gazed down at her, lifting a hand and sliding it under her chin. "There's nothing selfish about wanting it," he told her softly, a slight smirk coming to his lips. "If anything, you're being selfless. It's what I want, after all. We could call it mutually beneficial," he said with a chuckle. "Do you want to go back to the tavern? Or is there somewhere else you'd like to go...?"

She looked up at him and smiled softly, "sounds good." She said softly. Iridessa didn't want to go back to the tavern and have to listen to Tyrell talk about rocks. "No... to both... can we just I guess go lay back in the cart? I don't want to go back in the room and I'm freezing now." She laughed a bit and put her shoes on.

Lenandel nodded when she suggested going back to the cart. "I'm not surprised you're cold, it's the dead of winter and you were just in a lake," he said, shaking his head slightly. "At least there are blankets in the cart. Lots of blankets. We can build a little nest and I'll have my way with you all night long if that's what you'd like," he told her with a slight smirk. He also knew that there was protection in the cart, in Keona's bag. At least then he wouldn't have to worry about the possibility of getting Iridessa pregnant this time around.

Iridessa smiled up at him when he mention her in the lake. He made her feel a bit safer. The way he towered her like that. She wondered if he knew that. "Mmm that sounds good... And if you want to have your way with me I will happily let you." She said before taking his head and leading him back. They walked back and before they left the wooded area she looked back at him softly, " I hope you know you make me feel safe." She said softly.

Lenandel took her by the hand and let her lead the way back. He was thinking back to what Tyrell had said about her flipping a switch and acting like a completely different person sometimes. Was that what this was all about? Was this the other, darker side of her speaking? The side that wanted him, the side that enjoyed the pain he inflicted upon her, the side that had vanished when they'd finished and had left him to deal with the confused and broken Iridessa that had almost drowned in the tub? He couldn't be sure. "I make you feel safe?" he asked, sounding totally dumbfounded. That couldn't be right. Wasn't it supposed to be the other way around?

Iridessa saw his dumbfounded face, "yeah... the way you tower over me. Or the way your hands are so much bigger than mine... You are a lot like a security blanket." She said and then stopped walking. She teared up, "when... when HE was doing... when be took me all I thought was you coming for me. Hoping you would and yo make him stop. And then you did." She cried. "You are my hero, Lenny."

Lenandel stopped walking when he realized that she was tearing up. He immediately pulled her in towards him, closing his eyes as he held her. It had been a long, long time since anyone had called him a hero. He almost couldn't believe what she was saying. "Ty and I made him suffer for what he did to you," he whispered before pressing his face into her hair, kissing the top of her head. "And as long as you're by my side, I won't ever let anybody hurt you again. You have my word, Iridessa."

He felt warm and he smelt good. "Can... can I stay by your side after the thing with this man? I have freedom with you. But you have to let me explain this to my mom and aunt after... my mom won't be happy at all... but she will understand I want this." She spoke softly.

Lenandel looked down at her in surprise. She wanted to stay with him after they finished buying out of the deal. She wanted to stay by his side, to be his...he never thought he'd hear this. He nodded. "Yes. Yes, absolutely," he told her. "As long as you want to be by my side, I will have you." It felt almost like something one might say in a marriage vow, but he didn't care. He was just so excited that Iridessa wanted him. He let go of the close embrace and led her to the cart, drawing back the flap for her and offering a hand to help her up.

Iridessa smiled, she was glad that he would have her. As much as her heart aches for K, it also ached him, plus it was clear she wanted Tyrell so she would let K be happy and leave her alone. "That makes me happy." She said and followed him to the cart. Iridessa took his hand softly and leaned over to kiss it before climbing in and making a nest out of the blankets before sitting and looking at him and blushed but smiled, "I'm yours." She whispered. Iridessa knew that having him over and over again wouldn't take away what Darcy did to her. It would ease her fear forever if she had become pregnant, but for a while she would be numb and she wouldn't be thinking of ways she could have prevented it. Lenny had done some horrid things in the past, some unforgivable things, but she could stop it from happening again. She could try her best to be what he needed. What he wanted. And for the time being she could forget Darcy. Forget the sound if his moans and grunts. Lucky for her he wasn't as big as Lenny... not even close. She smirked at that. Iridessa meant it when she called him her hero. He had saved her when she needed him the most.

Lenandel was getting a bit suspicious of how much affection Iridessa was giving him. She said that it made her happy that he'd have her? She kissed his hand and told him she was his, and as much as he wanted to step back, to tell her no and that this wasn't really her, he also knew that he couldn't turn down this sweet, beautiful offering set up before him. He went to the little nest she'd made and he sat down beside her, sliding both arms around her waist and pulling her up into his lap, facing him, with ease. "And I'm yours," he murmured before leaning in and kissing her

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Lenandel smiled when she laid her head down on his chest. He began to gently run his fingers through her hair, pulling one of the blankets up to cover them both. "If that's what you want, I won't stop you," he replied calmly, gazing down at her and noticing that she was avoiding eye contact. "Especially if it's part of the plan to torment my sister. Then I'm all on board," he added with a laugh, leaning his head back and closing his eyes.

A part of her felt like K was going to hate her, but she had to do something, and Tyrell wasn't hers. She liked how he played with her hair and Iridessa smiled softly. "If you say it is okay then I will go ahead and do it." She said before closing her eyes and yawning. Before long she fell asleep on him. The next morning, she woke before him and dressed, going into Tyrells room and grabbing the bags. She put his clothes in another bag and filled it with rocks before placing it in the cart. She hadn’t seen K and figured she got up early and went eat.

Lenandel nodded slightly when she said she would go ahead and do that. "Sure thing, baby girl. Whatever makes you happy," he murmured a little groggily. He was briefly aware that she'd fallen asleep but then he, too, fell asleep. He slept through her getting dressed and it wasn't until Iridessa returned that he woke up, raising an eyebrow at the thudding sound one of the bags made when she put it in the cart. "The fuck was that?" he grumbled, half-asleep. He sat up, stretching out his strong arms slightly before going to find some clothes.

Iridessa looked up and smiled softly, "me, sorry." She said and climbed in the cart before crawling to him and stopping him from dressing all the way. She kissed his chest and looked up at him. "Morning." She said.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow when she said that the sound had been her. He smiled a bit when she came over and he slid an arm around her, leaning down and kissing the top of her head. "Morning," he said before warily eyeing the bags she had loaded into the cart. "Why'd it sound like that? Damn thing sounded like it was full of fucking rocks or som..." He stopped mid-sentence, blinking in surprise before looking down at her. "Iri...is Ty's bag full of rocks?"

Iridessa liked the feeling of his arm around her and the kiss on her head. She could still feel him between her legs and that excited her. When he asked what the sound was and then asked her what she has done she slowly looked up and smiled. "Yeah." She giggled. Iridessa wanted to reach up and trace his lips with her fingertips.

Lenandel laughed when she confirmed that Tyrell's back was, in fact, full of rocks. He shook his head, smiling down at her. "You're just too cute, aren't you?" he teased in a gentle voice before letting go of her and picking up the shirt that she'd prevented him from putting on. "Speaking of Ty and Keona, where they at? We should probably get a move on, so we should leave sooner than later..."

Iridessa moved away, "Tyrell was sleeping when I went in, but I didn't see K anywhere." She said softly and sat down. Tyrell came in a few seconds later and glared at Iridessa. "You took my damn bag." He mumbled and went to yank it up but was dragged back down by the weight. "What the fuck... what did you do, Iri?" He asked, and she giggled. He looked in and saw the rocks. "Gosh dammit, girl." He laughed and grabbed her foot. She yelped before being dragged towards him. "I swear." He said and tickled her. Iridessa laughed and wiggled free. "Ruthless." She said breathlessly. "Where's K?" She asked, and Tyrell shrugged. "Haven't seen her since she left me in the cart yesterday." He said and Iridessa's eyes went a bit wide before looking up at Lenny.

Lenandel smirked a bit when Tyrell came in, as if he'd known he was being discussed. He laughed when Tyrell wasn't able to pick up the bag with ease and he tugged on his shirt while he watched Tyrell tickle Iridessa until she wiggled herself free. That was one thing he wasn't saving her from; she was on her own. His smile quickly faded when Tyrell said that he hadn't seen Keona though, a frown replacing it. "We saw her last night, she was in here with us for a while but then she and Iri had a little bit of a disagreement and Keona left. We thought she was going up to the room to get some sleep," he said.

Tyrell shook his head, "she never came back to the room." He said nervously. Iridessa tensed if she hadn't if shooed her away. "Well we should look for her..." She said and got out the wagon before heading in a random direction.

Lenandel nodded his agreement when Iridessa said that they should look for her. He climbed out of the cart and glanced at Ty. "You wanna stick with Iri or go off on your own?" he asked, figuring one of them should at least be with her at all times. She was a tough cookie, but she was prone to being snatched by people she didn't want snatching her - Keona, Darcy, the weird underground people, and almost the cannibals - and he didn't want that happening any time soon. A short ways away at a small campsite on the far side of the lake, Keona was just waking up. There was a throbbing pain in her head and she groaned slightly, squinting in the sunlight that peeked in from between the trees before realizing that her hands were bound behind her back. She blinked in surprise, starting to squirm before looking up and starting to take in her surroundings. She was at a campsite and there were three men within view - one was sitting in a chair facing her with a smirk on his lips and a club in his hands, one was over by the fire cooking something, and the third was lying on a bedroll snoring. When she made eye contact with the one who was watching her, he laughed. "Well, if it isn't the legendary Keona Tumaine," he said in a taunting voice, and she stared at him for a second. "Matteo?" she asked after a moment. "The fuck happened to you? You look like shit. And why the fuck am I tied up?" Keona was already angry, not knowing who these other men were or why they were here. Matteo stood up and took a few steps towards her. "You shouldn't be concerned about what happened to me, you should be concerned about what's going to happen to you."

Tyrell told him to go with her before walking off. Iridessa asked the people in the tavern and they provided little help. She was freaking out.

Lenandel went with Iridessa and let her ask the people in the tavern. He was ready to step in if anyone seemed like they were holding something back, but none were. All genuinely seemed to have no idea where Keona might be. He put a gentle hand on Iridessa's back and began to lead her out. "Breathe, baby girl," he told her in a low voice. "We'll find her. We always do." Now that Matteo and Keona were talking, the other two men seemed to be turning their attention her way. The one who was cooking left the food to wake up the sleeping one before they both came over to smirk and laugh as they watched the woman lie helpless on the ground. Now that they were here, Keona recognized them as two members of Matteo's mercenary group. "What the fuck do you want with me?" Keona asked, and Matteo smirked. "Isn't it obvious?" he asked. "You owe us a lot of money, and we've come to collect." Keona stared at them, blinking in confusion. "What the fuck are you talking about? I don't owe anyone shit right now, I've paid my debts," she said. Matteo laughed at how confused Keona was. He pulled out his knife and got up from his chair, going and crouching down beside her. He delicately ran the tip of the knife along her cheek, just gently enough not to pierce her skin. "That's not how we remember it," he said in a low voice that would be almost soothing if she wasn't tied up with a knife in her face. "See, as we remember it, you were working for us. We'd made an arrangement with a contact that we could borrow a few of his men in exchange for - is this coming back to you yet? - a night with you. And here you were, more than happy to help out, eager to get going, ready to save us a shit ton of money, and then morning came and you were gone."

Iridessa couldn't breathe, something wasn't right. She looked up at him and nodded. Iridessa walked on and was stopped by an elderly man. "Looking for a tan skin girl?" He asked, and she turned, nodding. "I saw some men follow her from the barn, but I thought they were with her. I'm sorry" he said. She thanked him and looked at Lenny, her hands shook and if he looked real close he could tell something was changing in her. Her skin didn't seem so pale anymore and her hair shined. Iridessa was taking energy from people around her without knowing. "Where now?" She asked.

Lenandel frowned when he heard what the elderly man had to say. He reached into his pocket and pulled out some money, handing it to the man wordlessly before taking Iridessa by the hand and pulling her away. He put his hands gently on his shoulder, leaning down so he was almost eye-level with her. "Take a few breaths, Iridessa," he said softly. "If you were going to kidnap Keona, where would you take her?" Keona stared up at Matteo. Now she knew what he was talking about. "I ran into my brother when I went for my walk that night," she told him softly. "He was fighting off some of those elves that had been giving us so much hassle. I helped him and then went with him." Matteo laughed when he heard her explanation and he nodded. "Exactly. There's the problem. The next day, we wound up having to pay for those men," he said, and Keona sighed. "Okay, fine. That's fair," she replied. "How much money do I owe you?" Matteo leaned down close and whispered into Keona's ear and her eyes went wide. "The fuck?!" she exclaimed. "Nobody charges that much for a few men, you fucking liar!" Matteo laughed again, shaking his head. "No, maybe not, but you see, we've included every cost along the way that you could have helped us reduce or eliminate. A few weeks later when we bought a horse from Hugo? You could have paid for that with your body. When we hired Tyrell for a week because he was more useful than an entire group of cheap sellswords? We all know you could have covered that cost for us. We've jotted down every last coin you've cost us by leaving and now you owe it all back," he said, and Keona quickly shook her head. "I don't have that kind of money, Matteo. Give me some time."

Iridessa liked that Lenny paid the old man for a sole second her heart pounded but then he told her to breath she did and then thought about it. "My bed... wherever that would be. If they aren't at the tavern and I highly doubt the inns... I guess the..." She stopped as her body began to tremble.

Lenandel almost wanted to laugh when Iridessa said that she would have taken Keona to her bed if she'd kidnapped her, but he knew now was not the time for laughter. He frowned when he felt the way her body trembled and his gaze shifted to look out in the direction of the woods. He looked back at her. "Do you want to wait in the cart?" he asked. "I'm sure Tyrell's already covered a good amount of ground, and I can go out there by myself if you don't feel comfortable coming." Matteo smirked when Keona said that she didn't have that kind of money. He slid his knife down between her breasts and then lifted it, cutting the front of her shirt open. "I was almost hoping you'd say that," he told her. "We've given you plenty of time and you never reached out to us. This is our last resort. If you can't pay us now, then you belong to us. We'll use your body to buy the shit we need, and when one of us has needs we'll use it, too." Keona promptly shook her head. "I'll kill you all. You know that," she said, and Matteo laughed. "Given the chance, we all know you could. That's why we're not going to untie you. You're cargo now, sweetheart," he said with a smirk.

Iridessa shook her head no, "he doesn't get to hold fear over me." She said about Darcy. She walked into the woods, her hands clinched in a fist when the happened pain Tyrell. He scared her and she kicked his shin. "For the love... Iri what the fuck?" He asked and rubbed his shin. Iridessa apologized and told him he scared her. He nodded and she told him what they found out. Tyrell looked pissed.

Lenandel nodded when Iridessa said that Darcy didn't get to keep her afraid and he headed after her, keeping his eyes open and his ears listening for any sound that could be Keona or the men that the old man had seemed to indicate were with her, or had taken her. He was a few paces back when she ran into Tyrell and he couldn't help but to chuckle a bit as he caught up to them while Iridessa told Tyrell what the old man had said. Lenandel reached over and put a hand on Tyrell's shoulder. "We'll find her," he said before nodding for them to keep moving.

Iridessa was annoyed by how show the men were walking and head accidentally managed to lose them. She looked around and sighed she was gonna head back the way she came but she heard muffled noises along with familiar groans. Iridessa froze after creeping up to them. Anger built up in her and that same side from when she slept with Lenny rose, but this time she wasn't the same. She wanted to drain them of something, she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Iridessa began to sing an elven song that her grandfather sung when she was a kid. It was low and haunting. Iridessa stepping out of hiding, she looked like something out of horror story. Her pale skin turned a bit darker and her hair lit up. Her light eyes went dark and a sadistic smirk played on her lips. She could feel a great amount of something flow in her and she tried not to giggle at the man's face when he realized she was doing something to him. Then she looked at the other two and stopped walking, but still singing. They would become sluggish before dropping like flies. Iridessa stood there, before looking K over and gently grabbed her chin. "Is it your turn?" She said hauntingly and began to sing before getting on her knees and kissing her back.

Raphael had lost the man who had been following him and had followed Iridessa. He mentally sighed at her killing three me, but they deserved it so he was going to list it as defense. He thought she would stop but then she went to the other woman and began to take her energy. He sighed and hoped he didn't have to stop her, but before he has to she stopped by herself and froze. Iridessa's eyes got wide, "I'm so... sorry." She whispered before getting one of the knifes and cutting K free.

Keona heard soft singing. She looked away, knowing immediately what it had to be. Tears were welling up in her eyes as she listened to the men dropping dead around her. She breathed a sigh of relief when Iridessa stopped singing and she heard her coming, but her brown eyes went wide when she saw her. She looked different - frightening, almost - and when she started singing to Keona, she could feel her strength leaving her. "Iridessa..." she breathed weakly. After a moment, though, Iridessa stopped and apologized before beginning to cut Keona free. The moment Keona's arms were freed she flung them around Iridessa, caring neither that she was naked nor that Iridessa had just been scary as hell. "Iri, you scared me," she breathed as she hugged her. Lenandel stopped Tyrell when they reached the edge of the clearing from which he'd heard Iridessa's singing. They looked just in time to see her grab Keona's chin and start singing to her. His first thought was that she was trying to restore her strength, but then she stopped and apologized and he saw Keona hug her. He glanced towards Tyrell. "We should give them a moment," he said softly. "They had a disagreement last night..."

Iridessa held her, she was so fucking angry. So pissed that men thought they could just take what they wanted. Iridessa cupped her face softly, "I'm so sorry, K... I couldn't stop. It was like... I needed more... but I couldn't do that to you and I'm so damn sorry about last night. I didn't... I didn't want you to go but I had no idea what Lenny would do and I didn't want you to get mad." She said and started tearing up, "and then this happened to you. Jesus... what the fuck is wrong with men?" She hissed at the dead bodies. "Are you okay?" She asked softly. Iridessa took off her shirt and pants so she could get dressed. Not giving a damn about herself. She walked into the tent after getting up and put on one of the men's shirt, it was like a dress on her. She gently pulled K up. "I am so so sorry." She said again holding her hand protectively.

Keona gazed towards Iridessa with tearful eyes, smiling as she lifted a hand and ran her fingertips delicately across her cheek. "It's okay, I know," she said in a soft voice. She smiled when Iridessa gave her her clothing and she got dressed quickly, glancing after Iridessa when she went to take some of their clothes. She smiled when she saw her. "You look good like that," she said as Iridessa took her hand. She leaned down and gently kissed Iridessa's cheek. "Don't be sorry. It's okay. I'm not mad," she said softly, and then glanced down at Matteo's dead body. "Think Matty has a good stash of gold and jewels anywhere here?" she asked with a smirk. She knew he didn't have a place of his own anywhere to stash that shit - at least, he hadn't when she'd been part of his group - so it was probably somewhere around the campsite. She gently kicked him in the side with her foot. "And to think we were friends once. Damn," she said.

Iridessa blushed when she said she looked good in just a long t-shirt. "Probably... and it isn't like they are gonna need it now." She said softly. Iridessa blinked and looked at her in shock. "Fucking ass..." She whispered. "That's not a friend." She said softly and looked back to see Tyrell first and glared at him to even try and be this shitty before looking at Lenny and just smiled softly. "We were really worried... me mostly." She said softly.

Lenandel stepped out and came towards them, eyeing the men. "Damn shame they're dead. I had a few things I wanted to do," he said before going and grabbing his sister, pulling her into a hug. "I'm sorry about last night," he told her in a gentle voice. Keona smiled and hugged her brother back. "Like I told Iridessa, it's okay. I understand," she replied softly. "I'm pretty sure Matteo's got money and shit around here somewhere, so clear this place out, okay?" she asked, and Lenandel nodded, letting go of her and heading to one of the tents to see what he could find. Then, Keona turned towards Ty with a small smile. "Hey," she said softly. "I'm sorry about our fight yesterday."

Iridessa didn't say anything. She had never killed anyone before and even though they were trash, they were still human. Iridessa checked the bodies and say a tattoo on all three of them that made her freeze up a bit. She knew of the gang that it was affiliated with, her father's workers warned him about them and her. Iridessa took what was valuable and put them in Lenny's pockets. "Here... I have no pants." She said before walking away. Tyrell smiled softly at her and cupped her cheek, "It is fine, dear... as long as you are safe." He said and kissed her forehead. When Iridessa passed he hooked her into a hug. "All my girls are back... and Princess Lenny is somewhere." He said. Iridessa glared at him, but deep down she was second guessing doing things with him in front of K.

Lenandel emerged from the tent carrying a small chest under one arm and a large sack in the other, the latter of which he held out for Tyrell to carry. "Here's what I found," he said to them. "Lots of money. Guess we got lucky." He smiled, but Keona shook her head slightly. "I don't feel lucky at all," she said, glancing down at Matteo's body before looking back up at her brother. "Can you guys deal with...you know...this? The bodies? I think I'm going to go wait in the cart," she said, turning and starting to walk away.

Iridessa frowned and looked at the guys. She was her yesterday, but somehow now it seemed like it years ago and she couldn't stand to pity herself anymore. Iridessa was always in the mindset that it happened and there wasn't shit she could do, but she could be pregnant and that scared the shit out of her. A moment later she walked off and hurried to K, walking a few steps behind so she could have space.

Keona walked quietly back towards the cart. She heard Iridessa hurry to catch up only to walk a few paces behind her. She kept walking for a bit before she slowed down and stuck her hand out for Iridessa to come walk with her.

Iridessa watched as she slowed down and held out her hand. She hesitated for a moment before grabbing it. It was dawning on her that she wasn't like her brother in a good bit of ways and that made her letting K go a bit harder too. She had fallen for K first, but then she made it clear that she wasn't her type and that she was obviously in love with Tyrell, but she could be her best friend and that was something.

Keona smiled a bit when Iridessa took her hand and she walked along a bit further in silence before looking over at her. "Those guys were always assholes," she said softly. "I worked with them for a while. Lenandel and I were separated for a year or so and I was working with Matteo and his group after I..." Keona paused slightly and then sighed. "After I got out of the trade bullshit I got kidnapped into. I worked with Matteo until I ran into Lenandel again, and then I went with him instead. Matteo and his guys figured I owed them for leaving since I'd been doing such a good job saving them money...they just had me sleep with people to get things they needed, but after I left they had to actually fork over the cash, and they didn't like that."

Iridessa listened and didn't understand how she could have thought they were her friends all that time. She thought about how Lenny wanted to do the same with her for the cart and how pissed off she was for him doing that to her so she kicked his ego in. "Me and you have two different idea of what friends are." She said with a small smile. Iridessa thought maybe she had done it as a way to make up to this guy for helping her out, but to her it just sounded like she jumped from one trade to another.

Keona frowned slightly and shook her head. "He was a friend back then," she said in a soft voice. "He was a good guy. Damn good fighter. Always had my back, trusted me implicitly, treated me like the most valuable member of the team, never expected me to do anything but pull my weight... I don't know what's happened to him over the years but that...wasn't the Matteo I knew back then. That was a different man," she said softly. Some tears pricked her eyes. She'd thought occasionally about Matteo and his men over the years, wondering where they were and how they were doing. Now she knew.

Iridessa didn't know what to say, from what she heard, and the tattoos she saw they seemed like shitty people to her, but what did she know? They got to the cart and she let K get in first before climbing in after and shuffling to get Tyrell's bag out the way. "Ugh... pain in my ass when I have to move the damn thing. So... I stole Tyrell's bag and filled it with rocks... I think that is his fetish... he wouldn't shut up about them last night when we drank. Jesus..." She huffed and sat on the bag.

Keona climbed into the cart and sat down, raising an eyebrow as she watched Iridessa struggle to move Tyrell's bag. A slight smirk toyed at her lips when Iridessa explained that she'd filled his bag with rocks since he wouldn't shut up about them. She nodded slightly. "Yeah. You're probably right. Drunken Ty doesn't shut up about rocks," she said softly, closing her eyes and leaning her head back against the side of the cart. "This is why we don't let Ty drink. Now come cuddle with me until the guys get back, because once Ty's in here with us we're all gonna be fighting for attention from one another," she said with a slight snicker.

Iridessa blinked, "No one told me not to let Ty get wasted... well... maybe someone did, but that was ages ago and by that I mean last year. Plus apparently I don't get drunk, so that is a sad part of my life and Ty is greatly offended." She said as she crawled to her and cuddled up. "Plus you and him can fight for each other's attention. I have been meaning to do this thing when the cart is moving and if Ty makes a grab for me I might fall off the damn cart. So... you two occupy each other some how... play patty cake or something." She smiled up at her.

Keona smiled, sliding both arms around Iridessa and holding her close against her body. "Well, we should have told you not to get him drunk, because damn him and his rocks," she said softly. "And what the hell do you mean you don't get drunk...?" She shook her head slightly in disbelief before softly kissing the top of her head. "What's the thing you've been meaning to do...? Now you've got me scared," she said with a smirk.

Iridessa ran her fingertips over her K's arms after they slid around her and smiled softly when she kissed the top of her head. "Well you see... you had left and I needed to feel numb and your brother thought sleep was a great idea, but I couldn't... so I went drinking with Tyrell and drank the hard stuff.... I had to carry his fat ass up those damn stairs.. it was horrid. Knowing this new information I should make bets with people at the taverns. Anyway.. sooo uuhhh I wanna sit on the edge of the cart and let my legs hand off... just kind of want to watch the world go by.

Keona nodded curiously as she listened, smiling a bit at the sensation of Iridessa's fingertips running over her arms. Tyrell had been right about the difference between her and Iridessa. Iridessa had been grabbed and violated and she'd tried to kill herself. Keona had been grabbed and violated and she didn't particularly care. She was over it. Just another day. "Sitting on the edge of the cart with your legs hanging off sounds amazing," she said in a soft voice. "We should do that together. It'd be fun. I'm sure if we fell or something we could just shout and Lenandel would stop for us, or Ty would stop him..." She sighed softly, enjoying the thought of it.

Iridessa laughed softly, "Or we can just run away together." She said and winked up at her jokingly. "OR we can scream for Lenny to stop and then tell him that Tyrell pushed us off when we made fun of his rock fetish." She said. Iridessa thought about what her brother said to her. How he was okay with her taking K and supposedly making her her bitch. She looked up at K and thought about it, something didn't seem right with her doing that, not after today... not after these past two days. Iridessa just now realized today had made a week that she had been kidnapped. “I have been with you and Lenny for a whole week today… and I swore it was longer than that. It has been a long journey already and we still have how long left? If I remember my mapping correctly we are headed way up north… where the rest of my pale skin people are at.” She smiled. “So… around… a month and a week? Well.. not if you add on those days we got stopped and separated and all that good stuff… so around two months… two… damn… months with fucking Tyrell. I am going to go mad.” She huffed. Trying to get K’s mind off of what happened today and trying to get her mind off what happened yesterday. “Hmm… I could always get really nice rocks that he likes and just start throwing one or two off when he pisses me off.” She smirked.

Tyrell and Lenny got done with the bodies and headed back. They made it in time to hear what Iridessa said and jumped in the cart, “What did you sa-?!” He was interrupted with Iridessa’s foot in his face. “GOSH DAMN WOMAN!” He yelled as he held his nose. It wasn’t bleeding and he thanks the lucky stars.

Iridessa glared at him, “How many times are you gonna do this until you learn not to?” She asked and Tyrell climbed back in and yanked her away from K, for a split second she thought he was going to take her, but then he sat down and cuddled her. “Mine mine mine mine… K had you long enough.” He said and rubbed his cheek on hers. Iridessa blushed a bit before groaning. “Lenny how can you let him do this to your girl? Your ownership sucks.” She joked. Tyrell gasped, “Princess Lenny actually thinks you are his girl?” He laughed. “That’s cute because I could have sworn I told him you were mine. I guess he can borrow you for a little while.” He said and then looked at K. “You wanna come in on this cuddle fest?” He asked with a smirk.

Keona rolled her eyes a bit when Tyrell snatched Iridessa away from her. Lenandel did the same, looking towards Iridessa when she told him that his ownership sucked. "Actually, I'm confident in my ownership," he replied with a smirk. "You asked me a question. I gave you an answer. And I know no matter what, you'll end up coming back to me. I'd say that's pretty good ownership," he continued, shrugging a bit. "Now, I'm gonna drive and we're gonna get a move on, because we have a long-ass trip ahead of us," he said, and with that he headed up to the front of the cart, ducking through the cover and getting started. Keona, meanwhile, nodded when Tyrell asked if she wanted to join the cuddle fest. "I do, actually," she said, going over to join them.

Tyrell gently took her hand in his, "Maybe... I can't say for sure. Just because she said she loved him doesn't mean anything. Her eyes were so cold and she could love him but still leave." He said softly and shook his head. "Let's go... we need to get going." He said and lead her to the cart.

Iridessa took her hand away, "Doesn't matter." She said and got up and out of the cart. She needed to get some things and didn't need to be bothered by those three. She went into the store and bought some things she needed to heat the water when she needed to drink the tea. After she got something for Lenny's pain and hen she got food and water before going to take it to the cart when the nausea hit her and she ran to the back of the building and upchucked what she had for lunch. She felt hand hold up her hair and she went to swing but stopped, it was a man... he looked familiar. "Thanks." She said softly.

"No problem. Look like you needed a hand." He said with a smile. "Do you need help bringing those back?" He asked and she shook her head no. "No thanks..." She said softly. He nodded and walked off. She blinked and shook the vibe away before going back to the cart.

Tyrell jumped when the thunder clapped. "Well unless she fucking found a ride with someone who is crazy to go out in this weather is much be in an inn. And since someone can't move... and someone fucking hates us." He sighed and sat down. "I love her, like a sister... but she fucking... she fucking kept pushing it. At least she decided to take things into her own hands... though it is probably the dumbest thing." He sighed. A man poked his head in, "She is at the inn at the far end of the street. Also.. please stop making me do more paper work. Okay?" He smiled and slipped away before disappeared. "...Who the fuck was that?" Tyrell asked before sighing. "Well we know and HE knows where she is at. Just got to make sure to snatch her before she leaves." He said.

"Jeez... the things you do to me." He said softly.

She kissed him back tenderly and smiled as he laid beside her. She shifted, gently laying her head down on his chest and gazing up at him. "So...does this mean I'm forgiven?" she asked him with a small smirk on her lips, still trying to catch her breath.

Tyrell smiled and nodded, "It still hurts a bit, but... I can get over it, now that I know how you really felt. I love you, K... I really do." He said softly and pulled her close to him. "I really do want to marry you, but maybe we should wait just a bit." He said softly.

Keona gazed up at him as he pulled her closer. Something just didn't feel right about this. It shouldn't feel like such a meaningless victory. "I don't want to wait, Ty," she told him softly, reaching up and running her fingers through his hair. "If you want me and I want you, why should we wait? This is all I've ever wanted," she continued.

Tyrell sat up and looked down at her. "Why we should wait is because as much time as we spent together a good portion of it was us just fucking around. And yeah I know you somewhat, but to say we are ready for marriage is... another thing. I don't want to have to bring you to tears for you to be honest with me... with yourself. I want you to freely do that. And for that to happen we will need time, not rush off into marriage." He said softly.

Keona sat up as well, gazing quietly up at him. Part of her knew that he was right, but she was stubborn and didn't want to admit it, either to him or to herself. "Ty, I don't want to wait," she reiterated, shaking her head. "I've been waiting and waiting, and you finally tell me you're ready to settle down only to change your mind. If you want to be with me, then want to be with me. Please don't make me waste my time trying to convince you," she said.

Tyrell looked at her, his face softening, "If you think it is a waste of time to be sure than maybe you really aren't ready for anything serious. I have been married before, this shit isn't a game, K. You lied to Iri and me... you can't even be honest with yourself. You WANT to get married but you sure aren't ready for it." He said softly.

Keona frowned when she heard his words. She got up and started to gather up her clothing. "Maybe I should just go," she muttered as she started to get dressed again. "I feel like this is a mistake, Ty. I love you, and I want to be with you, but I also don't want to compromise who I am for who you want me to be."

Tyrell sat there and looked away, "I am not saying you have to... I am just saying you can't go on hurting people and expect people to want to stay close to you. No one good will stay with you and in the end you will just keep getting hurt." He said. "I am not going to fight you on this. I have dealt with a woman like you before and in the end I got fucked over. No morals means you give a shit about no one but yourself and if that is what you love so damn much then it is best if you just leave. But you can stay here with Lenny though... and here you are at being so damn selfish... that you would take your brother away from the woman he loves so damn much." He said coldly.
Keona finished getting dressed and then turned towards him. "Selfish?" she asked, getting angry. "How many times do I have to tell you that I did what I did to avoid being selfish? Because it wasn't fair to any of us for me to love her, least of all my brother." She walked towards the door, pausing just before she grabbed the doorknob. She turned towards him. "Good luck in Jerrical, Ty," she said, her voice a little softer, and then she opened the door and left, slamming it behind her. Lenandel wound both arms around her body as she laid down on him to catch her breath and he let out a soft, breathless laugh. "I feel the same way," he said, leaning to kiss the top of her head slightly. "You have no idea how excited I am to start this life with you, princess. This is everything I thought I never wanted, but with you, it just feels right, as if it was meant to be."

Iridessa smiled, "I feel the same way, though... I didn't even know if I wanted something like this. I was so focused on singing and traveling that settling down wasn't even there to be an option." She said softly before laughing. "Thank you for kidnapping me. We have had a fun and hard travel to get to this point, but... in the end it was worth it. You are worth it, babe. We have both changed." Iridessa said and sat up. "You have made me into... a stronger person. You have made me realize what I really want to do. You are my hero." She smiled softly before slowly taking him out of her and whimpering a bit.

Lenandel smiled as he listened to her speaking. Everything she said was like music to his ears. He let out a slight groan as she finally removed him from her, and he held her close in his arms. "Let's hope the trip back home isn't going to be as long and arduous as the trip here was" he told her in a soft voice, closing his eyes and holding her. "I hope I can keep being the man you want. I hope to keep being your hero...to be your hero every day. I love you so much," he told her softly. "Now we should sleep...the sooner this is done and over with, the sooner we can move on."

Iridessa smiled at his words and cuddled on the side with his good leg. "Mmm I can try." She said softly. "I love you." she whispered before covering them and closing her eyes. The next morning Tyrell woke up and groaned as he slid out of bed and showered. He washed off K and got dressed. She made up her mind and he wasn't going to waste his time on her anymore. Once he was ready he headed to Iridessa's room and knocked. Iridessa had woken and mentally sighed when she realized she had to leave him today. She got up and went showered before helping him into the bathroom and got him as clean as she could get him before helping him dressed and walked back out, sitting him in a chair when Tyrell walked in. He didn't look happy. Hell he didn't look like him old self either. "We are going to be heading out soon. Better hope his sister isn't a bitch and shows up on time." He said before walking out. Iridessa looked at Lenny, "I guess something happened." She said softly.

When morning came, Iridessa woke before Lenandel did. Lenandel awoke when Iridessa came out to help him get cleaned up. He smiled as she sat him down. "Thanks," he told her, setting down the crutches. He raised an eyebrow when Tyrell came in, frowning a bit when he left. "I hope my sister's okay," he said softly, shaking his head. "She's supposed to be taking care of me while you're gone, so I'm gonna have a problem if she doesn't show up."

Iridessa sighed, "I hope so too or you are coming with us and one of the guys can stay with you. I have no idea where she went or what happened, but I haven't ever seen Tyrell like that ever... even when he talked about his previous wife... who... well... did what K did to me, but he should have known she loved him." She sighed before gently massaging his upper leg with the splinter on it. Iridessa understood Tyrell's decision, though he could have been engaged to her and still get to know her better. She had loved him once and was glad he stopped them from going all the way. She was happy to have given herself to Lenny, though he was rough, but she couldn't see herself without him now and she forced herself not to even picture herself with K. K was just a black shadow to her. Nothing more.

Lenandel nodded slightly when she spoke, raising an eyebrow when she mentioned Tyrell's previous wife. "I didn't know Ty was married before," he commented. He glanced briefly at the door, hoping his sister would come in, and then he looked back to Iridessa. "Think you have time to grab us a quick breakfast before you have to leave?" he asked. He wanted to give Keona as much time as possible to return, since he knew that if she didn't and Iridessa made him go along with them, Keona would be furious when she did get back.

Iridessa nodded, "He was, but... she lied to him. Said she was in love with him and married him... he didn't go into detail as to why she did, but he was heart broken and torn up about it." She said. "She lied to me, not him. So I don't know." She sighed and nodded. "I will go get you breakfast at the price of one kiss." She smiled and leaned down, before gently pressing her lips to his. "Mmm okay food." She smiled and hurried off.

Lenandel was curious about Tyrell's marriage, but what Iridessa told him seemed to be all she knew, so he asked no further when she stopped. He smiled when she said that she'd get him breakfast for a kiss and he tenderly kissed her back when she leaned down for it. "Hurry back, and be safe," he told her gently before she left. He sat back in the chair, silently hoping that his sister would be back soon.

Iridessa came back a bit later with two things of food and handed him some before moving a small table for him to put it on and scooted the other chair up so she could sit with him. "Again... no one questions a pregnant girl when she has two big plates full of food. I think I might miss it when I have this baby." She laughed softly, noticing K wasn't here. A part of her was pissed because she was being selfish, but then again she might have been kidnapped again and that worried her.

Lenandel smiled when he saw Iridessa return with food. He took the food, thanking her softly while she brought the table and chair over to sit with him. He laughed softly. "Or maybe nobody's questioning it because they're assuming you're picking up food for both yourself and the father. That's what I'd assume, at least," he told her, setting the plate down and starting to eat. He was quiet for a couple minutes, focusing on eating, when there came a knock at the door. He frowned, glancing over at Iridessa. "My sister..?" he asked in a soft, hopeful voice.

Iridessa thought about it, "I mean... that is a logical thought." She said and smirked before nibbling on her food. A couple minutes later there was a knock on the door and when she looked at his face after he asked if it was his sister she covered her mouth to keep from laughing. He looked so hopeful, it was cute. She got up and opened the door to see K. "Bout time." she said with a smirk and walked back to her seat. "Looks like you guessed right." She told him softly.

Keona looked like shit when Iridessa opened the door. Her hair was disheveled, her bandanna was missing, her face was a bit red, and her clothes from last night were clumsily put on. She frowned a bit when Iridessa spoke, stepping inside and closing the door behind her. "Mind if I use your shower?" she asked, her voice a little hoarse and emotionless. Lenandel stared at her, wanting nothing more than to get up and go give her a hug. "Not until you come here and let me hug you. I was so worried," he replied. Keona sighed, reluctantly going over to Lenandel and leaning down to give him a hug.

Iridessa didn't question anything, she acted like she could care less how K looked. She wasn't her problem anymore. She sipped her orange juice and nibbled her bacon as the two talked. Tyrell could do better than K.

Lenandel frowned as he looked up at his sister. "Are you okay?" he asked her softly, and she shook her head. "No, not really," she replied. "I just need a shower. And a nap." Lenandel nodded when she spoke. "Okay. Go get yourself cleaned up. If you want to talk we can talk once Iri and the guys leave," he told her. Keona shook her head as she walked off to the bathroom. "I don't wanna talk," she replied before heading inside and closing the door. She started up the shower, the water hotter than it needed to be, and she undressed before stepping into the shower and starting to softly cry while she tried to wash away all the pain and sorrow that had come from last night.

Iridessa watched her leave before looking back at her food and finishing off. When she was done she kissed his cheek softly. "I am going to head off. We needed to get going now." She said before kissing his lips once more. "I will see you when I get back, babe. Love you lots." She said and hesitated for a moment before grabbing her bag and walking out.

Lenandel nodded when Iridessa kissed his cheek and said that she had to get going. "Of course, baby girl," he said as she kissed her back gently. He smiled, gazing up at her. "Please be safe and come back to me. I love you," he told her softly before she took her bag and left. The next couple of days were going to be long with a heartbroken Keona and no Iridessa.

The next couple of days were long and drawn out. She had wanted to get it over with, but the guys said patience was key. So she waited. What she didn't expect was for her aunt to tell her that the mayor was not her actual father and that she was something more than what she was raised to believe, that she had proved it by killing everyone. In the end she couldn't kill her aunt, but she had the guys do it as she gathered the money that Lenny and K were suppose to get, then the money from the people she killed along with their valuables. She tried paying Tyrell but he refused and after everything said he was going to get more information on what her aunt had said, that he would meet her at her farm when he found something. Wilson accepted a bit once she talked him into it and said it would be for the baby. Then Miles refused also and told her it would be for the baby. The two men dropped her off at the inn when they returned, and she told them to keep going since Wilson needed to get going back to his wife and Miles had a tavern to run. Iridessa sighed and carried everything into the room before looking up, "Hi.." She said softly.

Just as Lenandel had expected, the next couple of days were long and miserable. All he could think about was Iridessa. He hoped that she was okay. Keona wasn't talking much. She was attentive, of course, and he could tell that she didn't blame him for any of what had happened, nor was she mad that he got to keep Iridessa in the end. She was absent a lot in the evenings. The first night she came staggering back at almost five in the morning, clearly still drunk from what ever she'd been getting up to. Even when she was drunk, though, she picked up breakfast for the two of them before getting back, and then she retreated into the shower. She helped him to shower, she took him out of the inn and got him walking around as Iridessa had wanted, and she kept him fed. She just...didn't talk. She seemed to him as broken as he'd felt when Iridessa had been gone. He was sitting alone in the room when Iridessa returned. Keona had just dropped off his dinner and had left, and he doubted that she'd be back until morning - which was fine, because they'd figured out together that he could get from the chair to the bed on his own, and vice versa. His eyes widened when he saw Iridessa and he grinned. "Iridessa," he said softly, opening his arms for her to come to him. "I'm so happy to see you."

She dropped everything and went to him, hugging him and holding him close. "I have... so much to tell you." She said softly before cupping his cheek softly and kissing him deeply, "But first I have to love on you." She laughed softly, not even noticing K hadn't been there. "Mmm, we have missed you." She said softly and moved his hand to her bump.

Lenandel grinned when she came over and hugged him. He pulled her close to him and kissed back just as deeply, a light groan escaping his lips as he drew back. "I've missed you so much," he said as she put his hand on her stomach. He gently rubbed the bump, leaning down carefully so he could place a soft kiss on it. "Hey there, little baby...daddy missed you..." he said softly.

Iridessa smiled and kissed the top of his head as he kissed her belly. She loved when he talked to the bump. "I think, if it talked, it would say you better have." She giggled and sat next to him. "So... found out that the mayor is not my actual father... and that I am something... but she didn't tell me what and in the end I couldn't kill her... but the guys did. I was going to split some of the money, but Tyrell refused and decided instead to go look up answers for me. Miles also refused, and I had to used Wilson's baby against him. So... we have enough to get a farm and then some. Also..." She looked around the room. "Did K step out?" She asked softly.

Lenandel chuckled slightly when she commented on what the baby would have said if it could talk. "That'd be a damn clever baby if it could talk without having even been born yet," he said, not removing his hand from her bump. He quietly listened while she spoke, raising an eyebrow. "The mayor's not your father...?" he asked slowly, surprised. He smiled a bit when she said that the guys hadn't accepted the money. "That's kind of you, and lucky for us," he told her, running his fingers through her hair. He nodded when she asked if Keona had stepped out. "Yeah. She's probably off getting drunk like she has been. So...what do you want to call our farm?" he asked with a smile.

Iridessa nodded about the clever baby, but then listened about how K was off getting drunk, "What the hell?" She asked while shaking her head, "As long as she was fucking taking care of you... that's all that matters." Then she thought about what to call their farm. "Mmm well.. I like Tumaine as a name... but I was hoping K would be in on it... because you know.. two main farms." She pressed her lips together to keep from laughing at her own lame ass joke. "W-What about you?" She asked trying hard not to laugh.

Lenandel nodded quickly when Iridessa said that all that mattered was that Keona had been taking care of him. "Of course she was," he replied. "She took great care of me. She just, you know, spent her evenings off getting drunk and doing god only knows what else," he said with a shake of his head. He smirked a bit when he heard her joke. "You're awful," he told her teasingly. He paused, thinking. "I have no idea. My family's farm was called Two Pine Pastures, because apparently my great-grandfather built the original farmhouse using the wood from only two pine trees...so unless we can find something creative like that, we might just have to go with the family name," he laughed, shaking his head. "That might not be so bad, though. There are plenty of old farmers and them in the area who know the name from the farming industry. They'd be glad to know I'm getting back to it. We'd have plenty of support and we probably wouldn't have trouble finding buyers and suppliers."

Iridessa listened and smiled at his family's farm name. A part of her was kind of sad that he and K sold the farm. She could just seem him being a farmer and she slapped her cheeks as a blush appeared. "Mmm... we have time to think about it since I still have to get a deed to some land and you know... my fath- the mayor..." She was trying to figure out everything. All she knew was the mayor and where the fuck was her so called father at? It was clear she had shit luck when it came to fathers. "My FATHER... would end up knowing where the good land is.. or well... I do and I just need to get him to sign off on the deed. So... we could stay at my folks place until we do." She said and scrunched up her nose. "My father is going to make us sleep in different rooms though you already knocked me up. He might be shit, but I think I understand now why he didn't want me to sing to the public. He could have gone without slapping my face about, but that was his only real flaw. He knew about my going out... but only ever got mad when shit broke out. Like when Tyrell and Miles had to save me..." She said while swaying. "He IS my father... blood or not... if it wasn't for him I wouldn't be able to lead... and I have to thank him for that." She said, tearing up. "Ugh fuck this.... this is the third time I cried today. Miles said if I don't stop the baby isn't going to have any emotions... then Wilson punched him off the cart." She laughed. "Said his baby was going to have emotions, which confused the fuck out of me until I realized he wife must cry a lot." She laughed softly.

Lenandel quietly listened while she spoke, raising an eyebrow slightly. "Wouldn't it just be easier for me to buy the farm?" he asked slowly, cocking his head to the side slightly. "If the mayor is going to make things difficult, we don't have to tell him right away that you're involved. I can just...go buy a farm, and then there are no obstacles and you can do whatever it is you need to do to make amends with him," he continued. A slight smirk came to his lips. "It might be true. Our mother cried a lot - she was a very emotional person and, well...you've met me and my sister," he said with a shrug.

Iridessa sighed, "I mean I COULD point you to the good land... it is gonna cost a good coin, but we have many of those, but he is going to know within the day that I am back. EVERYONE knows me. So once word gets around... he is going to come looking and I rather not make him as mad as he probably already is. So if you want to buy the land first we can, but we have to also see him the same day. Plus you know... I would REALLY like to see my mom." She said before huffing. "HEY... should we talk about how K is drinking her liver away and how you were when I left or better yet how you are whenever you see the bump? You two are so emotional. Psh... our baby will so have emotions." She said and looked away. "So rude... to think I came alll this way to love on you. Tis tis... I should just scoot on out of your reach, big boy." She smirked and got up to move away.

Lenandel nodded slightly when she spoke. "Then we'll do what you think is best, and if that means convincing him yourself to sell us the land, we'll do that," he told her. He laughed a bit when she commented that the baby would definitely have emotions. "If that's what you think then let's hope it's true," he said with a grin. He blinked in surprise when she went to move away. "Don't you dare go anywhere," he growled, grabbing her before she could move away and pulling her into his lap. "You sit yourself right here and don't even think about getting up," he told her before leaning in and beginning to gently kiss her neck.

Iridessa smirked, "We can figure it out when we go home." She said before laughing softly and looking at where she was sitting so she wouldn't hurt his leg. "Oh? So you think you are in charge again?" She asked before biting her lip to hold back a moan. "Excuse you..." She said softly and closed her eyes. Iridessa loved the feeling of his lips on her neck. "Hmm so if I move... wait... you can't stop me." She huffed softly and gently getting up.

Lenandel smirked slightly when she questioned his being in charge again. "I never stopped being in charge, princess," he told her in a low voice. When she stood up, he blinked in surprise. "You get back here," he told her in a stern voice, patting his lap. "You don't get to leave. Not yet. I'm not finished with you," he said. Though he spoke sternly, there was a smirk on his lips the whole time.

Lenandel smirked a little bit when her response was to tell him that he'd get nothing. He gave her a short nod. "Very well, then," he replied, reaching to grab his crutches and heaving himself to his feet. "I guess that means it's time for bed, then." He eyed her closely, knowing he was in no state to try to take her regardless of what she said, so instead the best he could do was to act unfazed and let her play her little game. "I'm surprised you're not looking for more after being away from me for so long. Perhaps you're not as into me as I'd thought. Such a shame."

Iridessa glared at him and watched as he went to the bed. "If you think that then so be it." She said and got dressed. "Well if you are going to bed I am going to go out and see if I see K at any of the taverns I sing at." She said and walked over before kissing his cheek. "Sleep well, babe." She said softly.(edited)
Lenandel raised an eyebrow as he sat on the bed. "Huh. So you really didn't miss me all that much," he teased with a slight smirk. "Be safe, princess. If you go and get yourself snatched or killed before I have a chance to punish you for that little display just now...well, I don't know what I'll do," he said with a shake of his head.

Iridessa rolled her eyes and walked out. He just pissed her off and she wasn't about to go find his stupid sister either. She walked around for a while and looked at the woods, a shiver running through her. She wish someone would try something. She wasn't in the fucking mood to be messed with. Iridessa walked in and figured she would run into a river at some point.

[[Time skipppp]] In the morning, Lenandel was woken by Keona staggering in. "Morning," she mumbled groggily. Lenandel sat up, frowning as he looked around. "What...where's Iridessa?" he asked, looking up at Keona. Keona stared blankly at him for a second. "Uhh...in Jerrical?" she responded, but Lenandel shook his head. "No, no. She got back last night a bit after you left. And now...fuck, now she's not here," he said, grabbing his crutches and scrambling to get up. Keona reached up and put her hands on his shoulders. "Calm down. You're not really in a state to go looking for her right now. So she was here when you fell asleep?" she asked, but Lenandel shook his head. "No," he replied. "She was...well, never you mind that. She said she was going to go sing at some taverns and see if she ran into you. I'm assuming that didn't happen...fuck, where is she?" he asked, his heart racing.

Iridessa woke up in a room that wasn't familiar, and she shot up. She looked down, but she was fully clothed. How did she get here? She peeked out the window and notice she was in a whole different town. Panic set, she needed to get back to Lenny. He might think she left him again. She went to open the door and it was locked. "The fuck?" She whispered and went to look out the window, if she tried climbing out she would kill her and the baby. She sighed and slid down the wall and hugged her knees to her chest, waiting for whoever it was that held her here.

Keona helped Lenandel get downstairs and into the main part of the tavern. "You wait here. Order breakfast. Be visible in case she comes back," she told him. She sighed and shook her head. "She's probably run off again. I keep telling you that she only cares about herself and you keep not listening, she muttered before heading over to the innkeeper. "Excuse me, have you seen my sister-in-law anywhere? The tiny blonde girl. Apparently she got in last night but then went out again and my brother's worried sick," she said, hoping that the man would have some clue as to where she was.

The man smiled, "Ahh yeah, I saw her walk out. She looked like she didn't know where to go, but headed towards the woods. I heard something went on there by the river, but no details about who all was involved. You might want to go check and see." He said softly.

Keona frowned when she heard the innkeeper's words and she nodded, pulling some money out and handing it to him. "Thanks. I'll go check. If you hear anything, can you let my brother know? He's not gonna be going anywhere any time soon, and like I said, he's worried sick. She's pregnant, too..." Keona sighed and shook her head. "Sorry. Thank you," she said. She headed over to Lenandel. "He said something happened by the river but he's not sure what, so I'm going to check there first and make my way back here. I asked him to let you know if he finds out anything else," she told him, and Lenandel nodded. "Okay," he said, and Keona turned to leave, heading out of the inn and into the woods to find this river.

Iridessa had dosed off when the door opened and she was about to sing when the man who held her hair up that night came in. "You... I... I should have known." She said and was about to sing again when he put a bubble around her. "Listen.. I did not kidnap you. You went crazy. Some drunk guys were trying to ask you how to get out of the woods and you killed them. I should have known that after you killed all those people in Jerrical that it would cause this, anyway I am making sure you go to someone who can help you with your abilities before you kill anyone else. You were on a rampage. After you killed those guys you found the next city and began dropping people like crazy. I had to knock you out. I know you are pregnant and so you have to feed on double the energy." He sighed and rubbed his neck. "I can't send you back to those people you were with... I am sorry." He said and placed food on the table for her before walking out and locking the door behind him. The bubble disappeared and Iridessa stood there. She didn't remember all of that. She remember the men and then... nothing. Iridessa covered her mouth and stooped down before crying. She didn't... she couldn't... Iridessa ran to the bathroom and puked into the toilet. She couldn't even trust herself.

Keona made it to the river and her eyes widened in horror when she saw the scene before her - a group of men dead on the ground...including a man she'd just drunkenly slept with not two nights ago. Her mouth fell open and one of the guards attending the scene caught sight of her. "Miss, if you could please return to town - this is no sight for a lady," he said, starting towards her, but Keona looked up at him. "My pregnant sister-in-law is missing and until you can tell me beyond a shadow of a doubt that what happened here has nothing to do with her disappearance, I'll stay right here," she replied. The guard frowned, turning towards another of the guards. "Captain," he asked, "what can we tell her?"

The captain growled, "This is why I tell you all to watch who goes in and out of the damn woods." He told the guard. The Captain sighed and handed her a bandana. "We thought at first that one of the men like... womenly bandanas but... now that you say a woman is missing and she is with child... puts this on high alerts." He said. The guard ran over to the others to rely the information.

Keona's eyes widened when the Captain handed her a bandanna. She knew this bandanna, having given it to Iridessa when they'd been together. She stared at it and then looked back up. "This belonged to her," she said softly. "Fuck...my brother's going to kill me," she said, putting her head in her hands. She should have been there when Iridessa had arrived, should have been able to keep an eye on her. She looked up at the guards. "Do you have any ideas where they might have been taken? I want to help, if you need an extra pair of hands. I'm a sellsword but I'll do it for free since I've got family involved," she said, hoping they'd agree to let her help. It was the least she could do to make it up to her brother.

The guard came back and frowned, "We have word that down the river more bodies were found and a girl was seen being knocked out and taken away." He said and looked back at her. "Was she a pale girl with light blond hair?" He asked. The captain looked over at her, "If you want to help, first go tell your brother the news you have and then head down the river to the next town. Tell them you were sent by Captain Aris and who you are looking for." He said softly before yelling at his men for doing a poor job last night.

Keona quickly nodded when the man questioned whether Iridessa was a pale girl with light blonde hair. "Yes. Her name is Iridessa," she replied. "She's pregnant with my brother's child. He can't help or anything because he's got a broken leg...ugh, this is shit timing." She looked up when the captain addressed her and she promptly nodded. "Yes, sir," she replied, turning and all but running back to the inn. She went to Lenandel, a bit apprehensive about telling him the news. He looked up at her. "Well?" he asked, looking nervous. "I spoke with the captain of the guards," Keona replied. "There were a bunch of dead bodies by the river and reports of a pale girl with blonde hair being knocked out and taken away. Lenandel, sit your ass back down! I've got this. I promise I'll bring her back for you, the captain agreed to let me help," she said, all but wrestling him back into his seat when he started to get up. Lenandel sighed, nodding. "Fine. Please hurry, though," he said. He pulled off their father's dagger from his belt and handed it to her and she took it with a nod, strapping it onto her own belt. "I'll bring her back," she replied, leaning over and kissing her brother's cheek quickly before turning and hurrying off. As ordered by the captain, she headed to the river and started to follow it downstream until she came to another town. She headed straight to the first guard she spotted. "My name's Keona Tumaine. Captain Aris from the next town over sent me. We're looking for someone - a small girl, pale and blonde and pregnant," she told him, hopeful that he'd have information or that he could point her in the direction of someone else who might know.

Iridessa hadn't touched the food and when Raphael came back he sighed. "Look, this isn't your fault... you weren't raised to understand or harness your abilities. Don't beat yourself up about it." He said softly. She looked up at him. "It isn't just that... I can't leave Lenny... I just got back to him." She cried. Raphael didn't really know how comforting worked so he walked over and awkwardly patted her head. "It is for the best if you leave him and his sister behind for now." He looked at Keona and nodded, "Well they headed north. There is a town about... thirty minute horse back. If you want you can go and ask around to see if they saw her. If you find them please report back to me and Captain Aris with this information." He said softly before getting on of the guards to give her a horse.

Keona nodded promptly when the guard told her to head to the town half an hour north of there to see if she could find any more information. "Thank you," she told him. When the guard returned with a horse she thanked them again and hopped on, digging her heels into the horse's sides and taking off. It had been a while since she'd ridden horseback, usually opting for a cart since she and Lenandel had important cargo to carry around, but she rode like it had been no time at all and she went as fast as the horse would go.

Iridessa looked up at him, "If I do that... I could never go back to him. He wouldn't want me." She said horrified. He frowned, "Then should you really be with a man like that?" He asked and shook his head. "Plus, do you really want to raise your child ignorant of her abilities too?" He asked her and she shook her head no. "Can.. Can I at least write them to say I will be going or can't you appoint me someone when I get home. You have been following me for god knows how long and you have yet to help me. There was a knock at the door and he went go see who it was. It was someone from his work who had a letter for him. He thanked him before closing the door and reading the letter. "It looks like you are to be brought back to your home... but we don't have time to go back and get your friends. We can write them a letter telling them to meet us there." He said and have her things to write

Half an hour passed and, as expected, Keona came across another town. She dismounted and held on to the reins of her horse. It was a little harder to find a guard here than it was in the last two towns, but she finally located one and approached. "Excuse me," she said. "My name's Keona Tumaine. Captain Aldis sent me, from a couple towns over. We're looking for a missing person - a young woman, small and pale with blonde hair and a small baby bump. Do you know anything about her?" she asked, hopeful that this wouldn't be a dead end.

The guard look at her and then thought about it. "I haven't seen anyone like that around here. You are free to ask around town if someone might have saw her." He said softly. "I will let the other guards know." He said. Iridessa handed him the letter when she was done. He nodded and walked out before locked the door and walking out of the building to find a post office. Iridessa sat by the window and watched the outside world while crying. He was going to hate her, but she didn't leave him. She wasn't suppose to be here.

Keona nodded when the guard answered, her heart sinking. They hadn't come through here, had they? She figured it was best that she ask around first, though. "Thank you," she said. "I'll be around if you hear anything. I'll let you know if I leave," she said, heading to the town stables to leave her horse while she asked around. She decided to start with the local inn, since inns were usually a hub of information, so she headed inside and approached the front counter, repeating to the person there what she'd asked a couple times already now.

The man listened to her and shook her head, saying he would keep his eyes out and report to a guard if they found or seen her. When she walked out Iridessa say her and banged on the window. "K!!!" She yelled as loud as she could and hoped she could hear despite her being so far high up. "Please please please." She cried and slammed her fists on the window and screamed her name again.

Keona sighed softly when the man at the inn told her that he hadn't seen anything and she left, pausing in the street and looking around. She had no idea where to even start looking next. At least they knew Iridessa hadn't simply left - she'd been taken, which meant that she'd be doing her damndest to get free as well. Keona just had to figure out where she was so she could help. If she hadn't found anything out by now she would have been inclined to just tell her brother that they should leave, and she was glad that the guards back where Lenandel was had received a report about Iridessa being taken. She sighed and put her head in her hands, taking a moment to compose herself. She had to figure this out. She wished they were closer to home, back where she knew the area well - she knew it vaguely here, but not well enough to know any good places to take a person.

A man looked up to see Iridessa banging on the glass and yelling. "Uhh ma'am... I thinking someone is looking for you." He said and pointed to Iridessa. When she looked up she would see Iridessa and then someone yank her away from the window.

Keona raised an eyebrow when a nearby man got her attention and pointed upwards. Keona looked up just in time to see Iridessa at the window, but before she could even wave or anything, someone pulled her away from the window. Keona's eyes widened in horror. Iridessa was somewhere in that building. Her heart started racing. Should she just charge right in there or should she alert the guards? There weren't many guards to begin with and she had her doubts about how useful they'd be, so she headed to the door of the building to see if she could get in.

Two men stopped Keona at the door, "I am sorry ma'am, this is a private residence. Unless you have a card you aren't allowed in." One of the men said. Raphael glared at her, "What the hell are you doing? Do you want to kill other innocent people?!" He yelled at her and she shook her head crying. Keona had saw her and she had a chance to get out. "Come on, we are going out the back way." He said and gripped her wrist a bit tightly before dragging her down the stairs and to the back. "Please... I won't do it again." She cried and then tried to sing. When they got outside he gently pushed her against the wall and cupped her face. "Your singing isn't going to work on me. Stop. You are going to go crazy and kill people... even your stupid ex girlfriend." He said.

Keona frowned when the men stopped her. "A missing person from a couple towns over is in this building," she said. "There's no time to waste. Either you need to let me in or you need to go get her yourselves and deal with the kidnapper," she continued. Her heart was racing. Whoever it was that had her had taken her from the window, meaning that they probably knew she had seen Keona and gotten her attention. For every second that she lost, the person could be packing her up and going somewhere else with her. "I don't think I need to remind you that it's literally against the law to kidnap people," she continued.

The men looked at each other and let her through. "Go on." They said. They weren't about to get arrested for this shit. Iridessa was shaking. "Please... just let me go get Lenny.. then we can go... I promise. I won't fight. He can't fight... they would understand. It is literally not that far from here if we go now. I am begging you." She cried. "I am sorry about this." He said and knocked her out. Raphael carried her down the alley to a nearby cart.

Keona nodded when the men told her to go ahead and she all but ran inside. She hurried up the stairs to the floor on which she recalled seeing Iridessa, quickly counting the doors until she reached the one that Iridessa should have been behind. Should she knock, or should she just barge in? She tried the door first and it opened, much to her surprise. She walked right in, looking around...but saw nothing. There was nobody here. "Fuck!" she exclaimed, looking around. They must have left when they'd realized that Iridessa had caught her attention.
Raphael gently laid her in the cart and looked down at her small bump before gently rubbing it. He didn't understand why his kind had to produce kids and then let them run around not knowing how to work their abilities. She was a gorgeous girl too. She didn't deserve this. He sighed and looked back at the door which they came from and wondered if she found the room yet. Raphael didn't wait too long before climbing into the cart and told the driver to go.

Feeling somewhat disheartened, Keona hurried back down the stairs to the front door, approaching the men who'd stopped her on the way in. "Did anybody leave this building while I was up there?" she asked, a little bit frantically. "They're gone. Is there any way somebody could have slipped out?" she asked.

The men looked at each other and then at her and shook their head, "We didn't see anyone come out, but there is a back door if you go straight down you will hit a door. They could have gotten out that way." One man said.

Keona's eyes widened when the men said that there was a back door and she nodded. "Thanks!" she called behind her as she took off in the direction they'd indicated. Sure enough, she found a door, but nobody there. She slowed to a stop, looking around. There were wheel prints in the ground, meaning that a cart had obviously been here at some point, though it was hard to say exactly how fresh they were. Fresh enough, she suspected, to mean that Iridessa had been rushed off somewhere else to keep her from being found.

Raphael gently tied Iridessa and sat back. He didn't like doing this to her, she had been through enough. Hopefully that letter got to them before they left. He zapped her with enough energy to wake her up a bit. Iridessa slowly opened her eyes and looked around before scrambling to sit up before looking at her tied up hands and feet. She didn't say anything but brought her knees up and hugged them to her chest and silently cried.

Keona hurried back to the front of the building and out into the street. She looked around until she found a guard, incidentally the same one she'd spoken with before, and she approached him. "The girl I'm looking for was being held in that building," she said, gesturing towards the building where she'd seen Iridessa. "I saw her in the window and then I saw someone pull her away from the window. I went up there but she was gone. There are wheel tracks at the back door of the building. I suspect a cart took her away - have any carts recently left the town? Or is there someone who can tell me if there have been?" she asked, hopeful that the guards could point her in the right direction. A single horse and rider moved faster than a cart did, which meant that she could probably catch up.

The guard frowned and looked at her before looking around, "If you cut through this alleyway and then go straight. you will get to the other end of town pretty quickly. There are guards there that will tell you. I just sent men that way, but I highly doubt that they would make it in time tell the ones at the entrance. "Take your horse." he said.
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Keona nodded quickly. "Thank you," she told him. She hurried to the stables to get her horse from the stablehands, and she hopped on its back. She followed the route the guard had given her and, sure enough, she reached the opposite end of town in almost no time. She could see the guards stationed there, and she could see a pair of guards approaching them - presumably the ones that the guard she'd spoken to had sent. She rode up to them and looked down at the group of them. "There's a missing girl," she cut in before they could even tell one another anything. "Small, blonde, pale. I think she was taken away in a cart from that tall building on the other end of town," she said, pointing. "Have any carts come through here in the last, say, five minutes?"

The guard looked up at her, "Yeah, there was one that just passed a few minutes ago. You will make it to them if you go now." He said. Raphael sat next to her. "Look, if what you wrote in your letter explained everything he won't hate you. He would understand... that is if he loved you. If the letter gets to them by tomorrow than they will be able to catch up and that way you won't have to go alone." He said softly. "I will try and get someone to come and teach you." He said softly.

Keona's eyes widened when she heard the guard's words and she nodded. "Thank you!" she said, digging her heels in and taking off in the direction the guard had indicated. She had to find that cart. There was a part of her that knew that this wasn't just about Lenandel. This was about Iridessa, and the baby, and Keona. She couldn't stand to think of that might happen if she didn't catch up to them in time. She had to save her.

Iridessa looked up at him, "What... what about my baby? Is it... going to be okay with all that I have done? What... what exactly do I do?" She asked. Raphael leaned down and listened to the baby's heart beat. She blushed hard, "Your baby is fine. You are part succubus, which is just someone who eats energy. Some people do that through sex, singing, dancing, or just a simple touch. I am an incubus... I create energy and can shove it into people or use it as a shield and other things. If I don't have an energy sucker, " He pointed to his earrings, "It can become too much." He said softly before hearing more hooves and looked out of the car to see Keora. He sighed and shook his head. "Stop the cart. You stay here." He said and got out of the cart when it stopped.

Sure enough, it didn't take Keona long to catch up to the cart. She grinned when she saw it ahead of her. Now all she had to do was keep pace with it until it stopped, unless she could find a way to distract the horses or the driver to make it stop earlier. Before she could make a plan, though, the cart stopped on its own. Keona raised an eyebrow, slowing to a stop and eyeing the man who climbed out. She drew the dagger Lenandel had given her, pointing it at him. "I'm looking for a small blonde girl and I have reason to believe she's in your cart. Hand her over and I'll let you walk free," she told him.

He sighed and formed the bubble around him and the cart. "I can't let you do that. She is a danger to everyone, including the unborn child. She has written a letter and it should arrive tomorrow... or tonight... saying we will be heading back to her home. If you two leave tonight you might catch up with us, until then I cannot let her around anyone near her or her near anyone else. " He said plainly. "Seriously, Keora... she is in need of someone to teach her about her abilities and all you or your brother have been doing is fucking her up more than she needs to be. She killed almost twenty fucking people last night. Totally blacked out and couldn't even control herself. If it wasn't for me she would be dead." He said.

Keona's tough look faltered slightly when she heard the man's words. He obviously knew about her abilities, and after what she'd seen when Iridessa had rescued her from Matteo, she definitely believed that Iridessa could be responsible for those dead bodies by the river. She hesitated a moment. "Let me speak with her," she said finally. "If she can confirm what you're saying then I'll let you go and we'll cooperate with you. I want her to learn to control her abilities and I'm sure my brother feels the same way, but first you have to prove that we can trust you," she told him.

He looked at her, "I will not. You, out of all of the group, has cause her the most stress. I can't take that risk. If it was your brother or tyrell... literally anyone else I would. I told you not to make me do more paper work. Now my boss is wanting us to bring her home. Him and her father are waiting." He said.
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Keona raised an eyebrow when he spoke and she shook her head. "That's not an answer," she replied. "All I ask is to see her and for her to confirm what you're saying. I won't do a damn thing beyond that. If you won't do that then I'll keep following you until you stop - and my horse has a much lighter load than yours do, so you'll definitely be stopping before me. Now, let me see her," she said. "Like I said - that's all you have to do to earn our cooperation."

He looked at her and glared before going inside of the cart and undoing her binds before letting her go. Iridessa got out of the cart and looked at her. "Yeah what he is saying is true." She said plainly, hearing that she wouldn't take her back to Lenny. Iridessa looked at the bubble if this was energy and she consumed it... that meant she could create a hole. She went up to the bubble and sang to it softly. Like she thought she created a hole. Raphael was shocked, no one ever tried that before and have it actually work. Iridessa stepped through the hole. "I am going back to fucking Lenny. You two assholes can jerk each other off for all I care." She said and started walking. "I didn't fucking kill all those people two have HER and YOU fucking tell me what the hell I should do." She said, Raphael scrambled to get off the cart when she stopped. Iridessa though about making K drop. To suck every last ounce of energy in her. She could feel it, but there was something else, just a hint coming from her. She turned around and laughed, "You are so fucking sad, Keona. I should have just fucking left you with those cannibals." She said before she started walking. Raphael all but screamed. "Wait... I will take you back to him. IF you come with me back to your home." He said. She topped looked at him like he was an idiot, "I AM going home, but I am not leaving him behind." She said. "I left him enough... I won't do it again." She said. He nodded and made the driver turn around before slowly following next to her.

Keona blinked, surprised by what she saw. Before she knew it, Iridessa had started off, so Keona turned her horse along and rode up along beside her. "Iri, Lenandel is worried about you. I've been trying to find you all morning," she said softly, glancing briefly back at the cart before looking at Iridessa. "You didn't really think I was just going to let this guy take you, did you? I only said that so he'd let me see you," she added, pausing for a moment. "If he can teach you to control your abilities, though, you should take him up on that. Not by letting him kidnap you, obviously, but by having him teach you on your terms while still letting you live your life. I think Lenandel would agree that you should learn to control them..."

Iridessa laughed, "I sure in the hell wouldn't put it past you. Not like like you are some worthy person to be trusted." She said. "Oh and he isn't gonna teach me shit. I will most likely be taken off once I get home. So you can shove your fucking fake ass care up your stupid ass." She said and called for Raphael and reached up. He helped her into the mocing cart and whispered, "are you okay." She shook her head and laid down.

Keona frowned when Iridessa spoke. She was honestly glad that she hadn't kept things up with Iridessa. She was an obnoxious little bitch and Keona was reaching a point where she questioned what she'd ever even seen in her - sure, Iridessa was pretty, but was that all there had been to it? A purely carnal, physical attraction? Keona shook her head, continuing to ride alongside the cart. If Iridessa hadn't been pregnant she'd have just given up after that - Lenandel deserved better, after all, and she'd have just gone back to him and given him a story - but there was a baby involved, his baby, and Keona wasn't about to let her brother lose his chance at redemption and being a father.

Raphael awkwardly patted her shoulder and she looked at him before laughing softly, "You really are awkward." She said and he nodded. "I was taught to just get information and stop things if they escalate. Feelings would complicate things. As you can tell with your big adventure." He said. She sighed because he was right. "Or you know, you can fake it and act like your ass did nothing wrong." She said and he nodded. The ride back was a long hour. K only cared about herself and it was pretty clear now. So when they got back she went straight to Lenny. "I'm so sorry." She said softly. "I didn't run away, I promise. I blacked out and Raphael... helped me... I will explain more in the cart but we have to go now. I will go get out stuff." She said softly.

Keona grumpily rode along with the cart. She stopped off briefly to tell the guards in the first two towns that the missing person situation had been dealt with. She returned her horse while Iridessa went into the inn and then she headed to the inn, awkwardly waiting by the door. Lenandel was sitting in a chair with a plate of cold, untouched food in front of him when Iridessa came in. His eyes widened when she came to him. "Iridessa," he said, pulling himself to his feet with the crutches. "I was so worried about you, baby girl," he told her. He nodded when she said that they had to go. "Okay. I trust you, princess, go get our stuff," he said. When she left, he hobbled his way over to his sister. Keona was frowning. "I'm going to take Pete back his cart. Sounds like you're riding along with Iri in hers," she said, and Lenandel raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure?" he asked, and she shrugged. "I think so. We'll wait until she gets back," she replied.

Iridessa gathered their things and hurried off. She walked pass K like she wasn't even there and looked back at Lenny then back at the cart. She placed their stuff in Pete's cart and went back to Lenny. "Ready?" She asked him.

Keona and Lenandel exchanged a look and Lenandel carefully made his way over to Iridessa. "Can you tell me what exactly the plan is, here...?" he asked her slowly, a bit uncertain. He wasn't sure where they were going, or who would be driving, or whether Keona was coming along. He just wasn't sure.

Iridessa looked up at him, "first we go home.. after that... I'm uncertain. We can all take one cart. Two is just stupid. Tyrell isn't here so we have room. I am sure K can drive the cart... Since she is great at driving things away and if I watch I'm sure we can switch places. Once we get home I don't know what is going to happen. I... killed close to twenty people last night and I don't remember doing so. Apparently something is going to happen and I may be sent off... I don't know..." She said softly. Iridessa leaned in, "he says someone can be brought over to help me but I feel like he isn't telling me something." She whispered.

Lenandel frowned as he listened to her. He nodded slightly. "Okay, baby girl," he said softly. He didn't like this one bit. He didn't know who this person was who thought they were helping her, and he especially didn't like that she'd apparently killed close to twenty people without realizing it. He waved Keona over and she helped him up into the cart, shooting Iridessa a quick glare before she headed around to the front and climbed up. Lenandel leaned against the side of the cart and set his crutches aside with a sigh. He just needed to hold Iridessa again, not be rushing off to get back on the road.

Raphael gathered his things and told the driver to go back before helping Iridessa in and climbing in himself. Iridessa kissed Lenny's forehead. I am going to sit upfront so I can watch K drive. I love you." She whispered be for climbing in next to K and sitting there quietly.

Lenandel frowned when Iridessa said she was going to sit up front but he nodded slightly. After she'd told him that she thought she may be sent away, he wanted to spend as much time with her as he could, but he also didn't want to keep her from doing what she wanted to do, and if that meant spending time watching Keona drive, he'd just have to deal with it. He eyed the new man suspiciously. "I used to have a word for men like me," he said slowly. "Whipped. And now look at me. I spend my time sitting around, letting her run off to do what she wants, and hoping that this won't be the day I lose her for good. I don't know who the hell you are or what you're doing here, but as long as you don't do anything to threaten my child or my relationship, we'll be fine. Got it?"

Iridessa didn't say a word to K. She didn't have anything to say. It was hard to think she ever loves this woman in the first place. Tyrell could do a hell of a lot better. Raphael listened and nodded, "I did what I did to save her and the baby. Too much energy consumption could kill her... and the baby. Though being with you two surely didn't help her much..." He sighed.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow when he heard the man's words. "What's that supposed to mean?" he asked, shaking his head slightly. "For starters, when you say you did what you did to save them, I don't know what you did. All she told me was that you saved her. If you did something more I'll wring your scrawny neck. And second, the fuck do you mean being with us isn't helping her? She's happy. Obviously she's not happy about my sister being around - they've got some history and bad blood between them, if she didn't tell you - but once we get home and get settled, Keona will be back on the road and it'll just be me, Iri, and the baby. She'll be fine."

Raphael shook his head, "I have been following Iridessa this whole time. I have seen pretty much everything. All I did was knock her out so she would stop singing. She was draining everyone near who could hear her sing. Then I went to an apartment building that is owned by my company and had her stay there... till he got your sister's attention. This whole adventure has shown her what she could do, but it also hasn't helped her harrnest those gifts. Usually we ease them on in. When I say I have seen pretty much everything... I mean... everything unless it was behind closed doors, If I didn't see it then I heard it. Don't think I don't know how you forced her to have sex with you for over a month. Or how your sister can't seem to get her shit straight. She is pregnant with god knows whose child... she might not fucking show it, but she is a bomb ready to explode... that little killing spree was just the beginning of it. My job is to help her not become destructive, I have seen enough of my people die because their parents were too stupid to fucking raise them right. I admit I should have taken her sooner... I had more than enough opportunities." He sighed.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow curiously as he listened. His expression softened somewhat towards the end, despite what the man had said about following them and about knowing he'd forced Iridessa to sleep with him. If what he was saying was true...then that meant that this man was something similar to Iridessa. "Your people?" he asked, too curious now to argue with the man about whose baby Iridessa was carrying or anything like that. "You mean people with abilities like Iridessa's? Is that what you have? And you're going to help her learn to control it?" He had to admit, he was all for the idea of Iridessa learning to control her abilities. He wasn't interested in her being taken away, though. "So you can, what, come to our place to work with her and help her learn?"

He nodded his head, "We are alike, though our abilities are different. I will not be the one teaching her. Depending on who is waiting at her home when we return will determine if I will have someone from the company come over or if she will be taken back to our academy. I have another case to attend to, but I will be back once the baby is born and so forth through out the kids life. I have dismissed a lot of her kills to be defensive, but this past ones... I can't..." He said softly and almost apologetically. "Depending on the level she learns and how far off the path she is means she could be gone for a year... if not more... and that is with the child." Iridessa was getting bored just watching her drive so she tried to listen in on their conversation, but couldn't hear shit. She sighed and looked around, wondering if Tyrell was okay.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow as he listened. "You can't expect me to actually agree to miss her pregnancy, and the birth of our child, and the beginning of our child's life," he scoffed, shaking his head. "You will do everything in your power to have her taught at home. I want to trust you on this - I want her to learn to control her abilities, and if the timing was better I'd say she's welcome to go to your academy if she wishes, but the timing is not good. Not with a baby on the way. I won't be kept from my child," he said with a firm shake of his head. He had no desire whatsoever to miss out on anything. "Iridessa is a smart girl. If she's willing to listen and cooperate, she should have no problem learning. It's just her temper you'll need to watch out for. Maybe she and I should take some anger management courses together," he mused with a slight smirk to himself.

Raphael frowned, "It will be out of my hands if they decide to take her. And it won't matter if you agree or not... if she is too much of a threat they will take her regardless of your feelings, but I will try my best to see she stays home and with you. Though... the baby might not even be yours." He said softly and looked over to where the girls were. He sensed the small energy coming from K, but said nothing, and wondered if Iridessa felt it too. Raphael frowned, "You two do have anger problems, but it isn't like your sister makes it easy on her or that other guy... Tyrell? I think that is his name..." He sighed. Iridessa looked back in the cart, "You know you two can talk louder right? It is boring as fuck up here and I can't heart shit you two are saying." She said and Raphael pressed his lips together to try and stop from smiling.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow slightly. "Who is this 'they' that you answer to?" he asked with a shake of his head. "And we've already decided it doesn't matter if the baby is mine or not. As far as we're concerned, blood or not, the baby is mine and I'll be its father." He frowned a bit when the man mentioned Tyrell and he shook his head. "Tyrell promised my sister everything she's ever wanted and then took it away, and now I have to deal with a shell of what used to be my baby sister. I have nothing more to say to or about him," he said. He glanced up when Iridessa called in to them and he couldn't help but to smirk a bit. "Then come sit with me, baby girl. I was left sitting at that inn for a couple hours thinking you'd been kidnapped and I haven't had anything more than a couple of quick kisses here and there since you returned," he called in response.

Raphael adjusted in his spot, "A group of people like me and Iridessa who strive to keep peace with us kind and others. Many, like hundreds, of years ago it was founded since... there were many deaths on both sides of a war. If we don't try and help those of us who have been abandoned or just not taught... then we could all be in danger." He said and shrugged about his sister. "I only caught what was going on while Iridessa was around." He said and shrugged. Iridessa glared at him, "No.. I have to learn to drive this thing. So talk louder or come closer." She said and turned back around before glancing at K. She hated the way the sun made her glow or the fact that she was itching to touch her tan skin again. Maybe all this was just physical attraction, but that didn't explain how she loved when she talked about things or showed her how to do stuff. Iridessa huffed and inched away from K. K wasn't her problem anymore, whatever happened to her and Tyrell was for the best and Tyrell could go on to better women.

Lenandel sighed. "Excuse me a moment," he said, carefully pulling himself to his feet and grabbing his crutches. He made his way up to the front of the cart and leaned forward. "Keona, pass me the reins real quick?" he asked. His sister raised an eyebrow but nodded and handed them over. "Okay, baby girl, watch. You hold them like this," he said, showing Iridessa. "If the horses pull to the right, you pull gently - like, barely pull - on this side to even them out. If they pull to the left, pull on the other side. If you need to stop, pull on both sides. Now you know how to drive a cart," he said, handing the reins back to Keona and beginning to head back to where he'd been sitting with the new man.

Iridessa watched and then huffed when he went back in. "Guess you get to be alone, once again." She hissed at K before going back into the cart and sitting next to Lenny. Iridessa didn't say anything though. Raphael thought about something, "Did you know it was illegal for our kind to have children with anyone that wasn't our own and if they did they were sent away to be slaves for other people. Tragic... but this was before the great war... so... it hasn't been around for a long time." He said with a smile and Iridessa blinked. "Well... okay then." She said softly. "Even awkward with conversation." She laughed after a bit.

Lenandel was relieved that Iridessa came to sit with him and he slid an arm around her, wanting her close to him. His other hand reached over to rest gently on her stomach. "Well, luckily that's not a thing any more," he said. He gazed down at Iridessa. He hated that even when he had her back, there was still an obstacle between them and their happiness. He'd been so looking forward to her return, but now this man was here and there was another hurdle in front of them. He didn't want to lose her to this academy, not with the baby on the way.

[TIME SKP TO DAH FUTURE] It had been a month and a half and Iridessa could see her house from where they were. She wanted to cry. It had been a long ass journey and it was due time for her to be back. Her bump had grown a bit bigger and it was clear that she was pregnant. Hiding it would be a bit difficult unless she wore baggy clothes. Iridessa hadn't talked to K the rest of the way back unless it was to switch spots. Raphael got more information on who was going to be waiting and he didn't like the outcome of how things will go. "Now... like I said... there might be a high chance she has to leave." He said softly.

Lenandel was relieved that the trip home passed so uneventfully. He was happy to have Iridessa back, to be holding her and kissing her and making love to her at night, but he was dreading getting home. They were almost there now and when Raphael spoke up about the possibility of Iridessa having to leave, Lenandel shook his head. "And like I said, that's not an option at this point in time," he replied. "Not unless they plan on taking me along with her so I can be there for her and the baby. They can have someone come to us." He was getting worried about his sister. She still wasn't recovering after losing Tyrell and he was afraid of watching her spiral. He was starting to wish Iridessa wasn't pregnant. If they hadn't been expecting a baby, he'd have been fine with her going away to learn to control her abilities if that was what she'd wanted. He would have had time to focus on taking care of his little sister, and by the time Iridessa got back, they would have been ready to really start their lives together. The baby had come first, though, and Lenandel refused to be separated from it - and if Iridessa and Keona couldn't stand to be around one another, that also meant he couldn't help his sister, so instead he was watching helplessly as she left in the night, drank her sorrows away, and occupied herself with whichever man or woman caught her eye that particular evening. Lenandel hated it. He just wanted all the happiness in the world for her.

It had gone okayish until towards the end of the trip when she could feel Lenny regretting and she moved away from him more and more. Raphael could feel the shift of energy and when they had stopped just outside of the city he helped Iridessa out first and leaned in, "Go home..." He whispered and she nodded. Iridessa started to walk home. She needed to get away from him for a while and she had been talking with Raphael about it. He stopped Lenny and smiled, "She needs to be alone right now... I don't need her being too emotional when she gets home." He said and leaned in, "You know... you have regret written all over your face, right?" He asked and shook his head. "I am going to catch up with her." He said and jogged off to walk with her.

Lenandel sighed as he watched Iridessa go. He climbed out carefully, knowing there was nothing he could do to stop her. He knew she wanted to be with him, knew she wanted him in the life of his child, but he couldn't shake the feeling that he wasn't going to see her again and it was breaking his heart. He frowned when Raphael spoke. "Take care of her for me," he said. He moved around to the front of the cart, having become quite adept with his crutches over the last month and a half, where he found Keona keeled over at the side of the road, having just thrown up. He sighed and made his way over to her. "You have a problem, Keona," he told her, and she stood upright, shaking her head. "My problem is men," she muttered. "Not you, though. You're cool," she said before she started to walk back to the cart to get their stuff.

Iridessa was laughing when a bunch of guards ran past them and surrounded Lenny and K. "Lenandal and Keona Tumaine, you are under arrest for the kidnapping of Iridessa Beaumont."said the head guard. Iridessa ran after them and looked at them in horror. "What the fuck you mean kidnapping?! They saved me and this is how you fucking treat them?" She yelled. "Why would they bring be back if they kidnapped me?!" She asked. They looked around in horror, "Were... they not the ones who kidnapped you that night?" He asked. She shook her head no, "No... they are not... those people are dead and gone, thanks to them. Don't touch her!" She yelled at the guard. He backed away and they all bowed. "We are sorry, Iridessa... please forgive us... the whole city has been worrying. Your father said you had been doing some tour, but there was a rumor you were actually kidnapped and your mother has been so sick with worry." He said. "There are a couple of people waiting for you at your home... should we send word to set up accommodations for them?" He asked. She mentally sighed with relief. "If they see fit. I don't know if Keona will be staying with us... as for him... set him up in my room." She said before turning and walking off. The guards looked at each other and than Lenny. They did was were told before bowing. "Is there anyway we can help you two?" The head guard asked.

Lenandel was about to panic when the guards surrounded them but then Iridessa came and stopped them and he breathed a sigh of relief. He let the guards lead him and Keona to where they'd be staying - him in Iridessa's room, and Keona in a guest room not far away. He sighed when the head guard asked if there was anything they could do for them. "Unless you can keep an eye on my sister and keep her away from the booze, then I think we're good," he said, sounding a little disheartened. "And keep an eye on Iridessa. I'm worried about her."

The guard looked at his sister and then hurried in the room and took out the booze before running out. The guard looked at him a little suspiciously, "Will do." He said and walked away. Iridessa walked into the meeting room, proudly, and like she owned the place. "Father." She said and tensed when he came running over and hugged her. He began to cry, "Jesus, Iridessa... you have no idea how worried we were." He said and looked her over before stopping on her stomach. "You are..." He couldn't finish. Her mother came over and hugged her too and then rubbed on her bump. "It is barely showing but it is the cutest." She swooned, but there was a sadness to her eyes. She went over everything with her father and mother. About the rape and that she didn't know if her baby was for him or for Lenny, but that he was going to still accept it as his if it wasn't... she thought. Her father asked her to explain and she did. She also explained the deal with him and he waved a dismissive hand. "If that is what you want, then fine... but you don't have to be mayor." He said softly but she said she didn't trust her people's lives in anyone else's hands. They talked a bit more and she got the land she wanted before they walked out and she talked to the people waiting for her. Her father walked to Iridessa's room and knocked before going in. "So... you are Lenandel..." He said and looked him over. "My daughter grows concerned that you are regretting her pregnancy... I rather her be with someone who wouldn't regret this... so I will set her up with someone more... suitable for her. I will pay you a great coin for your heroic act, but I would like you to stop seeing my daughter." He said firmly.

Lenandel was sitting in a chair by the window when Iridessa's father came in. He raised an eyebrow, standing up with his crutches and turning to face her father. "I don't regret anything," he said in a firm voice. "I appreciate that you want the best for her, but I do as well. I've been through a lot for her and for this baby, if you hadn't noticed," he said, lifting his broken leg slightly. "Her concerns are unfounded. I want her, and I want the baby that we've agreed to raise together. Iridessa makes me want to be a better man..." He paused slightly, a smile coming to his face. "I'm in love with your daughter, Mayor Beaumont, whether you like that or not. I assure you that there could be nobody better for her - you will never have to worry about whether your daughter is being protected, treasured, and provided for."

He looked at him and shook his head, his jaw tightening. "Fine... but she will be staying in another room until you can move normally and can tend to that farm. Meanwhile, you two can come up with blueprints for the house on the land that you two bought... or well she did. Then when that is done and you are healed you can move into that house and she stays here. It is bad enough she is pregnant in such a short time, but I refuse to let her marry you... not until I know who exactly you are. Your last names are familiar... but not in a good way. Now rest..." He said before leaving the room. Iridessa did some tests and they agreed to have someone come and help her at home. She ran out and went to Keora's room. "I get to stay! Shit.. wrong room." She said and blinked before turning, confused. "Did... they move my fucking room?" She whispered.

Lenandel struggled to keep his composure when Iridessa's father agreed that he could stay with her. His eyes wanted to bug out of his head and he wanted to jump for joy but instead he simply gave a nod. "Thank you. I'll respect your wishes on all those counts," he told the mayor before he left. Once Iridessa's father was gone he grinned and went to lie down. Keona was sitting on the bed brushing out her tangled hair when Iridessa walked in. She raised an eyebrow slightly. "I don't fucking know, Lenandel's that way," she said, jerking a thumb in the direction of Lenandel's room. "He made the guards remove all the alcohol from this room and I think there's someone watching the door. Tell him to chill if you see him."

Iridessa blinked, "What? Well... I mean... what? Why? Well I know why, but... you are your own per-" She stopped talking and she felt that energy in K had grown. "Maybe it is for the best. I will send some food up." She said and walked to the door, but stopped. Iridessa looked back at her and frowned a bit before walking over back to K and kissed her. "I am sorry." She whispered. "But it hurts pretending to hate you."

Keona sighed and shook her head a bit when Iridessa spoke. "Because I guess he thinks I'm turning into an alcoholic or something," she said softly. She frowned a bit when Iridessa commented that it might be for the best. "I doubt it. Alcohol is better than the sadness." She looked away as Iridessa started to leave, but when Iridessa came back and kissed her she was startled. She kissed back before Iridessa pulled back, closing her eyes slightly. "It does," she agreed in a soft voice. "I don't hate you...I hope you know that. I don't blame you for any of what's happened, no matter how much I want to."

Iridessa cupped her face gently, looking into her eyes. "I can't pretend like I don't love you. Like when we are near I don't want to touch you. I love your brother so much, but I loved you first and this is killing me." She cried. "I wanted you to be happy with Tyrell... I did... but I didn't think you two would rip out my heart like that. And I hate seeing you drunk and knowing you are off fucking god knows who.. K.." She moved away and wiped her tears away when she heard the knocking. "Come in." She said softly and a guard came in with food. "Your mother said that she needed food and some tea. The girl..." He coughed and looked away. "Looked like she hadn't eaten in a good while and she needed it for her strength." He said and bowed before walking out and closing the door. "Well... my mother has now adopted you. Good luck." She said softly and turned before walking to the door.

Keona couldn't help but to smile as Iridessa gazed into her eyes and she lifted one hand, resting it on top of Iridessa's hand at her cheek. "I'm sorry," she started to say, but before she could continue, there came a knock and Iridessa moved away. Keona raised an eyebrow in surprise when the guard delivered the food and she looked up at Iridessa when she commented that her mother had adopted her. "That's not a bad thing, is it...? Iri?" she asked, a bit nervous now that Iridessa had wished her luck. She'd heard only good things about Iridessa's mother.

Iridessa looked back at her, "Eh.." She smiled. "She will love on you like she birthed you from her own womb. She will make you eat... and she might go out and about with you. She was in a tribe of elves before marrying my father. So she has a wild heart... so..." She shrugged. "Are... are you going to be leaving again? I can just get someone else to return the cart to Pete." She said softly.

Keona smiled a bit when Iridessa talked about her mother. That all sounded appealing. She shrugged when Iridessa asked if she intended to leave again. "I was going to, since we're supposed to be hating one another and all that, but now I'm not so sure. I could take it back, though. It's only a couple days away. Maybe I'll get drunk and marry Pete. He could definitely provide for me," she said with a shrug, and then she blinked her brown eyes in surprise. "Oh, god. Lenandel's right, I'm an alcoholic," she said, shuddering at the thought of being with Pete.

Iridessa's face scrunched up and she looked like she was going to puke. "Oh... you... you have hit rock bott-" She ran off to her bathroom and slammed the door as she began puking. Once it was done she sat on the floor and curse. "I thought I was over this shit!" She yelled. The guards outside of her room looked at each other and wondered what was going on but shrugged it off. "Have a baby... babies are great... all you gotta do is puke all the time, get fat, and possibly ruin your vagina and body. No biggie." She said after she opened the door and crawled out before sitting by the bed.

Keona blinked in surprise when Iridessa ran off to the bathroom to throw up. When she came back, Keona couldn't help but to smirk. "I feel the same way thinking about Pete," she mused before Iridessa started ranting about babies. When Iridessa sat on the bed, Keona wrapped a comforting arm around her. "You're lucky. Lots of people want babies but can't have them..." She paused slightly before leaning in a little closer. "And I'm pretty sure you started in on ruining your vagina back when you first agreed to sleep with my brother," she whispered in a teasing tone.

Iridessa leaned in a bit. "I know... but I can still complain about the puking and getting fat." She puffed her cheeks before they turned red when K said she had already started to ruin it when she slept with her brother. "You shhh, oh my god." She said and laughed. "You so bad... learn to be good, dammit woman." She smiled. Iridessa wanted to tell her what she was felling from her, but she didn't want to upset her so she kept her mouth shut on that. She gently took her hand and kissed it softly.

Keona smiled, rolling her eyes a little bit. "Babies don't make you fat," she replied. "Not taking care of yourself when you have a baby makes you fat. This -" she reached down and put a hand on Iridessa's round stomach "- is literally just the space being occupied by the baby. It stretches a bit. Then you have the baby and as long as you take care of yourself, it un-stretches." She giggled a bit when Iridessa told her how bad she was and kissed her hand and she shifted to rest her head on top of Iridessa's. "I've missed this," she said softly. "Are we good now? I'm really tired of losing people. Even Lenandel...I've been losing him to you and the baby. I've been so scared of getting home because getting home would mean you two getting your farm together and me having to part ways with him and go do my own thing..."

Iridessa listened, she had no idea how amazing she sounded when he explained these things. She made her feel... less like a fat big and more of a woman. When she placed her hand on her belly though... it sent shivers down her spine. "I have missed this too..." She said softly. "I hope it means we are good." Iridessa was tired of fighting with K. She just wanted K to love her, even if it was pretend. She fought back tears and moved so that the were facing each other. "I wanted you to stay... to be part of the farm. I literally told Lenny that it should be called Tumaine Farms... because you know TWO MAIN farms... ugh the joke still gets me." She laughed. "I really wanted to have a farm with you, K... everything we said those months ago... I wanted that. You... didn't even give me a choice to choose." She said softly and looked down. Iridessa shook her head. "I will let you get to eating, you need it. You look like a pile of bones." She joked and got up. "If you are going to leave I would like you at least rested." She smiled.

Keona smiled when Iridessa told her that she hoped they were good and that she wanted Keona to be part of the farm. She giggled a bit when she heard Iridessa's joke. "Tumaine...two main...I get it," she said with a shake of her head. "If you want that, then I want it too. But first I want to take some time for myself. You and Lenandel need to work on your relationship first and foremost. I need to work on me..." She paused slightly. "I need to not be such an alcoholic I start thinking that marrying Pete is an option," she said with a smirk, nodding when Iridessa said for her to eat. "Okay. I'll eat. I'll see you around," she said softly, going to the food.

Iridessa nodded and walked out before going to her room. "So... I get to stay and they will be sending someone to come and teach me." She said and smiled before going into her bathroom and brushing her mouth before going back out. "How is everything? I know my father came talk to you. He hugged me and cried... so maybe I don't know what he would do." She sighed and sat across from him.

Lenandel looked up when Iridessa came in and a grin came to his face when he heard her words. "Oh, god, you have no idea how much of a relief that is," he told her with a shake of his head. He waited until she came back out and he smiled over at her. "It went surprisingly well. I thought it was going to end in a fight when he came in and wanted to pay me off to leave you and let him set you up with someone he deemed suitable, but I assured him that I'm all in and that there's nobody better for you than me and he agreed. He said we should start working on the blueprints for our farm," he said, reaching across to take her hand.

Iridessa smiled when he began talking. She listened though she knew exactly why he wanted her to be with someone else. It was all over his face coming back. He knew he regretted this and she patted his hand before moving her hand. "So I talked to K when I accidentally walked into the wrong room. She is going to be taking some time to herself... I don't know when she will be back, but I thought you should know. Right now she is eating because my mom is making her. Also my mom adopted her.. so... that is a thing." She laughed.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow slightly when she said that she'd talked to Keona. "You two are talking now...?" he asked slowly, clearly pleased with this development. He wasn't too pleased about Keona taking some time to herself, though. "Does this mean she's going off on her own so she can have a drinking binge without us judging her?" he asked, clearly concerned.

Iridessa thought about it as she crossed her arms, "Yeah... I guess..." She said and shook her head before laughing then covering her mouth when she thought about it. "No... I think it is to sober her up. She had said she should just marry Pete since he would provide for her." She said and then slowly got up and walked out and into K's room. "Please don't fucking marry Pete. I will break up with Lenny and kill Pete if you do." She said and glared at her.

Lenandel blinked in surprise when he heard Iridessa's words and his jaw fell open slightly. "She is not marrying Pete," he said quickly, but that did make sense as to why Keona would want to sober up. If she'd suggested something as un-Keona-like as marrying Pete, she was really done for. Keona looked up when Iridessa came in and she blinked in surprise, swallowing the mouthful of food she was working on. "Uhh...believe me, I'm not marrying Pete," she said with a slight smirk. "I've spent years rejecting his slimy ass. Not happening. Nope. No way. Think you can get them to bring me more food? I didn't realize how fucking starving I was."

Iridessa sighed happily, "Good... and more food... got it." She laughed before walking out and told the guards to get two trays of food and send it to K. She went back to Lenny and sat back in he seat, but didn't put her hands on the table. "So I went make sure she wasn't going to marry him and apparently she is starving." She said and looked away and then down at her hands. "I... I think... she is pregnant, but you can't say shit. She needs to find out herself. I can feel this small energy inside of her... and she is starving and she pukes more than a drunkard does." She said softly.

Lenandel chuckled a bit when Iridessa said that she'd made sure Keona wasn't going to marry Pete and that she was starving. He didn't get a chance to comment on it, though, before Iridessa commented that she thought Keona was pregnant. His brown eyes widened with surprise. "Fuck," he breathed, shaking his head. Now that she'd mentioned it, it made a lot of sense. "It wouldn't surprise me if she is, with how she's been carrying on lately," he said with a shake of his head. "All these different guys every night...at least when you got pregnant there were only two options, and one being dead meant that I became the only real option. But Keona...if she's pregnant it could be almost anyone between here and Jerrical."

Iridessa was going to be sick again, "We gotta stop doing this fucking guessing game of who the damn baby daddy is." She said and rubbed her belly softly. "She is gonna be so happy and pissed at the same time. Well at least she got her baby..." She said and looked away. This tripped had fucked both of them and they both came out pregnant. Though Lenny said he was wanting to be the father, that regret she saw was weighing heavy on her. Iridessa nervously bit her lip. "Are you hungry?" She asked him.

Lenandel nodded quickly. "Of course. I'm the baby's daddy. That's all that matters," he told her reassuringly. He nodded again when she commented that at least Keona got her baby. "Yeah...I just hope she hasn't half-killed the damn thing by now from all the drinking she's been doing," he said with a shake of his head. When she asked if he was hungry he nodded. "A bit, yeah," he said.

She ignored him when he said he was the baby's daddy and got up. "Okay... I will go get food." She said with a smile and walked out of the room to go get food. When she came back she told the guard to give it to him and tell him she went for a walk. They nodded and did what she told them. Iridessa walked out of her home and went down to the farmlands. The guard went in and set his food down in front of him. "Iridessa said she was going for a walk." He said. "Anything else I can do for you, sir?" He asked.

Lenandel wasn't sure why Iridessa was acting this way. She felt distant and he wasn't sure why. Was it just something to do with being back in her old home? Or had he done something wrong that he didn't know about. He wasn't sure, but it was disheartening. When the guard brought in his food he raised an eyebrow, frowning when the guard asked if there was anything else he could do for him. "Yeah, make sure someone keeps an eye on her. Every time she goes for a walk she turns up missing and we have to go find her," he said with a shake of his head. He was probably gonna punch something if Iridessa didn't come back yet again.

A few hours later Iridessa came back and looked at Lenny. "Hey, how was the food?" She asked and looked around her room for something before going into her closet and ran her hand over her old dresses. Some of them she knew she could still fit in. She grabbed one and laid it out on the bed. It was an everyday wear dress. "Hope you weren't too bored." She said without looking at him.

Lenandel smiled when Iridessa came back, gazing towards her. "It was good," he replied. "I wasn't too bored. Worried, yes, and missing you, but I wasn't bored. Keona left while you were gone. I'm not sure where she went, but she couldn't have gone far because all her stuff is still in the other room. I checked after I heard her leave, because I was concerned that she'd just up and left without saying goodbye. So wherever she is, she'll probably be back," he said, hopeful that it would be the case.

Iridessa listened, "Good, bitch better not leave without saying goodbye to me." She said and laughed softly before going to the bathroom and started to shower. "I will be back in a bit." She said and closed the door to the shower and went into the shower and silently cried as she let the hot water hit her. She didn't want him here if he had regrets. She didn't need him. She could do this on her own, plus her mother and father would help.

Lenandel chuckled a bit when he heard her words and he nodded. "Sounds good," he told her. He'd give anything to be able to get up and go sneak in to join her in the shower, but he had to be careful and hopping in the shower to do his girlfriend was a bad idea. So he waited, sitting by the window and gazing out at Iridessa's city. It really was a nice place. He'd spent a great deal of time here since it was in such a central location, close to all his primary contacts, and big enough for criminals to run rampant as long as they were careful. He'd never expected to find himself in love with the Mayor's daughter, settling down on a farm and raising a baby with her.

She came back out in a towel and watched him looking out to the city. She loved the view from her window because she could see the ocean and some of the farmland. He looked so handsome and her heart began to ache. How could she tell him that she didn't want him when he had regrets? He was so persistent on having her and the baby, but.. who was he really trying to convince? "I don't think this is going.... is going to... work." She said softly.

Lenandel heard her come out and smiled a bit, hoping that once she got changed she would come to sit with him. When he heard her words, though, he froze. His mouth fell open slightly and he slowly turned to face her. "Don't think what is going to work, baby girl...?" he asked slowly, a bit apprehensive about what she meant.

Iridessa looked down and played with the towel that was wrapped around her. "Us... I... I refuse to stay with you. For the second half of the trip all I saw on your face was regret and don't fucking tell me you don't have any." She said, looking up at him. She looked hurt and angry and she was crying. "I can raise this baby without you. So go... leave with K. She needs you more than I do."
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Lenandel's eyes widened. He grabbed his crutches and pulled himself to his feet, turning to face her. "So after all this," he asked slowly, "you don't want me after all? I managed to convince your father to let us stay together. How many times do I have to tell you that I want to be with you and that I want to be involved with the baby?" He took a few steps towards her. He could feel his heart breaking. "I don't know what you think you saw on my face, but I don't regret what's happened any more than you do. I was dreading getting back here, yes, because I'm scared at hell of Raphael taking you away and me losing both you and the baby...but apparently that was always going to happen, wasn't it?" he asked with a shake of his head.

She backed up and pressed against the wall. "That is... I never said I didn't want you." She said. "I don't want to be with you when I saw your face like it was when you thought I was asleep. I saw your damn face, Lenny.. You cannot say you regret me getting pregnant. I didn't ask for this." She said. "Anymore than you did. You keep saying you are going to be the father so damn much but who are you trying to convince? Yourself? I didn't have to tell you, but you were the only I could... I wanted to tell. You don't think my heart broke when I saw your face? EVERY DAMN NIGHT with that stupid face full of regret. I know what it looks like. I have seen it countless times on people's faces." She said.

Lenandel stared at her, shaking his head. "I was worried, Iridessa. Worried about everything. Raphael said he may take you away to his academy, and that you'd be stuck there for a year or more - baby included. If the timing was better and you weren't pregnant at the time I'd have been happy with whatever choice you made, but you were pregnant and I couldn't stand the thought of not being there for the rest of your pregnany, or the birth, or the first year of our child's life. I'm excited to have a baby with you, Iri." He took another couple steps closer, gazing intently down at her. "Is this why you've been acting so weird lately? You think I regret this? Having you and having this baby is going to be the biggest joy of my life, not a regret. The only thing I regret is that I'll never be the man you deserve, or maybe that I wasn't a good man when we met, but you make me want to be good and I will never stop trying for you. If you don't want to be with me...I'll accept your decision, but you won't be keeping me from the child."

Iridessa listened, "I want to be with you, Lenny. I fought to get back to you when Raphael took me because I didn't want you to hate me. I just didn't want you to stay if you regretted your decision. You have a way out of this if you want it." She said and looked down, she couldn't look him in the eye. "I love you..." Her voice was shaking. It killed her to see his face like that night after night.

Lenandel closed the space between them, propping himself up on his crutches so he could reach down and take her chin in his hand, forcing her to look up at him. "I want to be with you. I don't need a way out because I don't want one. As long as you're willing to be with me, you're going to be stuck with me, and if you do decide you don't want me any more, you're still stuck parenting with me." His eyes were dark and intense and there was a slight growl to his voice. It was clear that he was somewhat hurt that instead of talking to him about this, she'd just automatically jumped to telling him she didn't think it would work between them.

Iridessa clung to her towel as he forced her to look at him. He was so damn tall, even on crunches. "I am sorry... I just... I saw your face... and I was heartbroken. I didn't need you pretending to be with me just like K... I couldn't take it if it was from you too." She said. Iridessa stopped talking and looked away. She knew he was hurt and she didn't want him to. She mentally sighed and knew he was going to just get pissed at her if she kept it up.

Lenandel let go of her chin when she apologized, but she only looked away again and he held back a sigh. "Your father offered me a lot of money to leave," he told her slowly. "Like I said - he wanted to pay me off and set you up with someone more suitable. I told him no. I told him that there was nobody better for you than me. I told him that he'll never have to wonder if you're being protected, or treasured, or provided for. He had some other terms for me and I agreed to them, because the important thing was that I'd have you. That we'd be together...I know you're pregnant and feeling emotional, but I need you to trust me when I say that you're my everything, and I love you, and I want to be with you and have this baby."

Iridessa blinked and looked at him, "what are the other terms?" She asked. Her father hadn't talk to her about any of this and she needed to know if they were bogus shit.

Lenandel smiled a bit. "He said that he wants you staying in a separate room until I'm healed up and can tend to the farm - and like I said, we're to work on the blueprints until then. Then he wants me to move into the house and you to stay here, which I figured you'd be perfectly capable of refuting yourself, and he doesn't want us to marry until he knows me better." He paused, glancing away with a sigh. "He knows my name, but the context isn't good. I told him that you make me want to be a better man, though, because you do, baby girl. I'm going to prove to him that I'll be better, and obviously I'll never be worthy of marrying someone like you but if he sees me trying, I hope that will eventually be enough."

Iridessa glared, "Why? I am already pregnant." She was going to have to go talk to her father once she dressed, but this was his home and she had to obey that. Maybe if her mom will talk with her. She blushed when he talked about marriage and she shook her head, "The thought of marriage never even really crossed my mind. Or maybe it has and I have just forgotten... you are more than worthy of marrying a girl who has killed many people." She smiled. She sighed and kissed his upper stomach. "Anyway... I need to get dressed so I can go talk to my father... do you mind, Mr. Crip?" She asked softly.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow in surprise when she said that the idea of marriage hadn't even crossed her mind. "It hasn't?" he asked her. "It's crossed mine. There've been several nights I've actually dreamt about it," he told her with a smile. He chuckled a bit when she kissed his stomach and he moved to sit down on the bed, setting aside his crutches and outstretching his arms for her. "Let me say hello to the baby first," he told her.

Iridessa blushed a bit, "well... with everything going on... I guess I just didn't have time to." She said softly and watched him go sit down and then outstretched his arms. Iridessa laughed softly and walked up to him, towel still wrapped around her. "You going to try steal our baby from me, I got you. You wanna carry it the rest of the way?" She asked with a small smile,

Lenandel laughed a bit as she came over to him. "Well, I had plenty of time to think about things while I was sitting around having a broken leg and all that," he told her. He smiled, reaching up and parting her towel so that her little baby bump was exposed, resting one hand gently on it and leaning down to softly kiss her stomach. "Hey there, little baby," he murmured, keeping his face close to it. "It's daddy. I just wanted to tell you I love you, and to remind you that I'm always gonna be here for you," he continued.

Iridessa smiled and gently ran her fingers through his hair as he kissed and talked to the bump. She loved the way he paid so much attention to her bump and how he talked to the baby. He was such a great man and he didn't even think so. She leaned down and kissed his head softly. "I think the baby said I love you too." She laughed. "Now let me get dressed, you baby stealer." She said and playfully glared at him.

Lenandel smiled up at her when she leaned down and kissed his head, laughing a bit. "I sure hope it loves me too. Wouldn't that be awful? If the baby was born and it hated me? I don't think I could survive that," he said with a shake of his head, leaning back to give her her space. "And how can you steal a baby when it's your own baby? You're being silly," he said.

Iridessa huffed, "your face is silly." She said and smiled before dropping the towel and being just out of his reach, "huh deja vu." She smirked before slipping the dress on her. "I will see you later babe." She said softly and kissed him softly. Her hand slipped down and teased his member through his pants. "Mmm maybe you can think of me while I am gone." She whispered with a smirk.

Lenandel smirked a bit when she dropped the towel and he shook his head. "You're such a little tease," he said. "That dress looks beautiful on you," he added when she was dressed, kissing her back when she kissed him. A slight smirk came to his lips when she reached down to tease his member. "I'll be thinking of you when you're gone, that's for sure," he murmured.

Iridessa laughed softly and kissed him once more, "Mmm maybe I can just stay a little... no... if I don't leave now I won't ever." She sighed and kissed him once again before walking out. She went to her father and dragged her mother along. She told him she was already knocked up and it isn't like that could happen, plus she felt safe when she was sleeping with him. That thanks to things that happened during the trip she couldn't sleep well without him. He thought about it and agreed to let him sleep in her room, if she would come up with ideas for a charity even. She agreed happily and hugged him, crying happy tears. He smiled and shooed her off. She walked out and stopped to look out the window. the sun was hitting the water and she wondered where K went. Iridessa sure hoped she wasn't drinking.

Lenandel kissed her back again before she left, and then he sat back to wait. While she was with her parent, Keona returned. Lenandel was surprised to see her smiling and not drunk, but relieved. She came into the room and sat right down beside him on the bed, grinning. "Hey," she said, and he smiled. "Hey," he replied. "You're unusually chipper." Keona shrugged slightly, smiling. "I stopped in to visit Jack and Daisy for a bit. Had some tea, told them all about our little adventure - Jack's looking forward to visiting your cute little farm," she told him in a teasing tone, and he laughed softly. "Well, they're always welcome," he told her, glad that she'd found something positive to do with her time instead of drinking. Iridessa's suspicions were weighing heavily on his mind but she'd said not to say anything, so he wouldn't.

Iridessa smiled and hurried off to her room. "Babe! We get to stay in the same room! Ugh everything is working out, we are together, K is pregnant, we have a farm, going to have a baby and right now all I want to do is... oh hey, K." She said softly. "You look super happy. Did you go beat up a granny? Please don't beat up my grannies, K." She smiled.

Keona looked up when Iridessa came in. She was about to grin when she heard Iridessa's word and the smile immediately faded from her face. She stared at Iridessa for a second and then slowly stood up. "I didn't beat up any grannies. What the hell do you mean, I'm pregnant?" she asked, taking a few steps closer. Lenandel reached out and grabbed his sister by the wrist, pulling her back towards him. "Keona..." he started.

Iridessa blinked, "I said no such thing. How the fuck would I know if you are pregnant? I am no witch doctor." She said and walked to a safe spot. "So... how was your not beating up grannies? Did you take a walk? Love on a chicken? I don't know... what did you do?" She asked and smiled softly.

Keona frowned, looking from Iridessa to Lenandel. "She thinks I'm pregnant," she said. "Did you know anything about this?" Lenandel frowned slightly, shaking his head. "We haven't talked about anything but our plans," he replied. "Like she said, we've got a farm and apparently now her father's agreed to let us share a room until we've got our farmhouse built." Keona looked briefly between them, as if trying to decide whether her brother was lying, and then looked back to Iridessa. "I went to visit some friends in town. We had tea and got caught up. Then I came back here and found out that apparently I'm pregnant. Were you planning on giving me a heads up that you thought I might be pregnant? I've been drinking myself to death over here and if I'm pregnant, that baby's probably half-dead already," she said.

Iridessa crept towards the bathroom and was halfway in when K started to talk to her. "Psh... you... you aren't pregnant... just a little fat." She said and slammed the door before locking it. "Okay so now that I am safe. I didn't think you would have believed me. You kinda been a bitch lately... but I feel this energy in you, growing. I don't think it is half way dead because the energy wouldn't be so strong. Plus... you know... I mean... you are going to be playing the guessing game with me. Who's the baby daddy?" She asked and laughed nervously. So..I am... uh... gonna let you two talk." She said and hurried out of the bathroom through a secret hidy hole before she kicked the door down.

Keona stared at the closed door when Iridessa started to explain to her and her jaw fell open slightly. She slowly turned to face her brother. "Do you...do you think...?" she asked slowly, and he shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. Don't look at me. I'm not good at these things. I had no clue Iridessa was pregnant until she told me. Didn't you and Ty figure it out on your own?" he asked, and Keona nodded. "Well, yeah...I mean, Ty did..." She glanced away and tears sprung to her eyes. "What if Ty's the dad?" she asked softly. "And now he hates me and he's gone..." Lenandel patted the spot beside him on the bed and Keona walked over, sitting down beside him. He turned his upper body and wrapped both arms around her, pulling her close and rubbing her back with one hand. "You don't even know anything for sure yet. In the morning one of us can take you to see a doctor to find out, and if you are, we'll figure it out. I promise. Iri and I are gonna be here for you," he told her softly.

Iridessa busted through the door of her room. "Sooo.... good news, I can still fit through my hidey hole. Bad news... my mom saw me. So now she knows about my hidey hole exit." She sighed before walking to a safe space. "Also yes to the being here for you part..." She said before sitting down in a chair. "I wanna be a dad so... this works out." She smiled.

Keona drew back from her hug with Lenandel when she heard Iridessa come in and she blinked in surprise, lifting a hand to wipe some tears from her eyes. She let out a sad laugh at Iridessa's comment. "That works, then. Fuck all those other guys. You can be the dad, Iri," she said softly, her brother still gently rubbing her back. "Well...at least our kids will be close in age so they'll always have someone to play with, right?" she said softly, and Lenandel chuckled a bit. "That's if you're even pregnant. Like I said, we'll go find out tomorrow," he told her before leaning over and kissing the top of her head. "Until then, though, no booze. Just in case." Keona sighed softly and nodded. "Fine, no booze," she said.

Iridessa swayed in her seat and smiled. "Yay... might be a daddy." She giggled and her mom peeked in. "Well... there is my old daughter. So, someone is in need of a doctor?" She asked. "I know one, she is great. Actually, I asked her to come over tomorrow morning so she can check on Iridessa and the baby. I rather know from someone I trust and she can look at you while she is here. She is actually the one who delivered Iridessa. Did you tell them about the time when you were two?" She asked and Iridessa shook her head. "No need... not like it happened again." She sighed. Her mother smiled and nodded, "Well me and your father are heading out to a business dinner. You three behave, okay?" She smiled and waved before walking out. "And that is my mother... who said she would have snatched Lenny up if she was young again." She glared. "She looks more like my sister than my damn mom." She sighed.

Lenandel chuckled a bit when Iridessa commented that she might be a daddy. He was glad that she and Keona were getting along again. He'd been sick of being stuck between the two most important women in his life. He looked up when Iridessa's mother peered in and he smirked a bit as he listened to the exchange between them. When she left and Iridessa spoke, he couldn't help but to laugh. "If I didn't have an amazing girlfriend I'd probably take her up on that offer, young again or not," he said with a smirk. "She seems nice. And that saves us a trip to the doctor's," he said.

Iridessa gasped, "I knew you were staring at my mother. Hmph, maybe you should have your own room. OR ha, better you can stay in K's room and she can stay with me. Mmm yeah... that sounds like a grand idea. What do you say, K?" She asked with a smile.

Lenandel blinked in surprise and was about to protest, but Keona laughed and spoke up before he could say anything. "That's a grand idea indeed," she said, giving her brother a smirk. Lenandel blinked again, slowly looking back and forth between them. "Did I miss something? Are you two more than just back to talking again...?" he asked slowly. He wasn't even sure he could be mad if they said yes, since he'd been longing for a month and a half now to see his sister happy again and if Iridessa was what it took to achieve that, he didn't really have much choice but to be okay with it.

Iridessa blinked, "Well... obviously I knocked K up.. I am gonna be a daddy and I have to be there for my baby, dammit Lenny." She huffed before smirking, but she shrugged when he asked if there was anything more. That was probably a no, but she was gonna make K make that decision. Iridessa stretched in her chair before closing her eyes and rubbing her belly.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow and then looked at Keona, who shrugged slightly. "We haven't done anything," she told him. "I wouldn't do that to you. That wouldn't be fair. Unless, of course, you wanted me to," she added with a smirk, and he raised an eyebrow. "Don't be silly, Keona. You can't even listen to Iri like you're supposed to. That means nothing's gonna happen," he told her with a devilish smirk, and Keona blinked in surprise. "I can totally listen!" she protested.

Iridessa shook her head, "She totally doesn't listen." She said with her eyes still closed and her rubbing her bump as she meditated. "Horrible listener." She said and began to sway as she hummed.

Keona promptly shook her head. "No. I can totally listen," she protested, and Lenandel smirked, looking over at Iridessa. "I don't know about you, baby girl, but it sounds like my sister's calling you a liar," he said. "I mean, now I don't know who to believe. Keona says she's great at listening to you, but you say she's a horrible listener," he continued with a shake of his head.

Iridessa glared at Lenny. Sometimes she wondered if he liked seeing her with K. She couldn't figure it out. She sighed and looked at K, "On your knees, K, and crawl to me." She said before glaring back at Lenny.

Keona blinked in surprise. She hadn't been expecting Iridessa to make her prove it. Lenandel must have been making some sort of face behind her hinting that she should do something. Keona looked at him briefly, seeing the smirk on his face, and then turned towards Iridessa. A bit hesitantly, she did as Iridessa asked, getting down on the floor and starting to crawl towards her.

Iridessa, "See... she hesitated after looking at both of us. Doesn't listen at all. Case closed." She sighed and looked down at K before leaning somewhat down. "I guess I can reward you SOMEWHAT since you actually did it." She said and kissed her forehead softly. "There."

Keona's face went red and after Iridessa leaned down and kissed her and she promptly stood back up, going and sitting on the bed, but not as close to her brother as before. Lenandel chuckled a bit. "See? You suck at listening," he told her with a smirk. "That's why I get Iri and you don't. You're welcome to help yourself once you can listen to her, if it's what she wants, but until then she's all mine."

Iridessa looked at her, "Who said you gonna get me too? Maybe I want my own damn self?" She smirked evilly. "You two can share a bed in the other room. I miss my own room and bed." She giggled and clapped. "It is whatever K wants by the way, when it comes to me and her." She said and looked over at K. "Since she likes making decisions." She smiled and stood. "I am going get a snack... or at least try to. Bitch ass cook talking about how it is her kitchen. Woman, please." she huffed and walked out.

Lenandel raised an eyebrow slightly, smirking. "You can keep avoiding me as long as you want, but this leg's gonna heal up and I'll have my way with you again," he said to her before she left. He then glanced at Keona, who promptly stood up. "I'm gonna go get to sleep," she said. "Goodnight," she told him, leaving quickly before he could say more than a brief goodnight. He sighed, lying down on his back on the bed, alone once again.

Iridessa came back in her room with snacks and blinked, "What are you doing here? Didn't I say you had to sleep with your sister? Shoo, get outta here. Or I can just go into K's room." She smiled and slowly backed out of the door.

Lenandel glanced up at her when she came in and he raised an eyebrow. "I'm comfortable. I'm staying right here," he told her with a shake of his head. In the other room, Keona was getting undressed to have a quick shower before bed.

She closed the door and walked into K's room, head down, and closed the door before looking up at K. "Oh.. shit.. sorry... fuck." She said and turned around. "I got snacks, but... I see you are busy." She said softly.

Keona looked up as the door opened. She was about to frantically cover herself when she realized it was just Iridessa and she breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh. It's you," she said with a shake of her head, going to get something to wear out of her bag. She glanced up, raising an eyebrow. "Why are you turned around? It's not like it's anything you haven't seen before. And I want snacks."

Iridessa blushed, "Because we aren't a thing anymore." She said softly. Iridessa reached behind her and handed her some snacks without her looking back. She didn't want to see her like that. It was bad enough what she did in the room with Lenny and that she kissed her today.

Keona scrambled to pull on a tunic that came down to her mid-thighs, taking the snacks quickly and all but shoving them in her mouth so she could find some underwear. "There, I'm decent," she said, pulling on a pair of shorts-style underwear. "Now gimme more snacks."

Iridessa turned around and handed her share of the snacks before going sit down and eating. "I wanna drive Lenny crazy while I can. So..." She said and began to nibble on her snack. "You still look really pretty." She said softly and blushed. "Anyway... so would you like a house of your own on the property? There is a lot of room." She said softly.

Keona sat down as well to eat the snacks, smiling a bit when Iridessa told her that she looked pretty. "Thanks," she said softly. When Iridessa asked her if she wanted a house of her own on the property she paused for a moment, clearly thinking it over. "I'm...not sure," she said softly. "I mean...I think it'll depend. On a lot of things. If I'm pregnant...if I find a man...what I want to do... I really don't know what I want to do with myself right now. I'm getting half of what I wanted...I wanted to get married and have babies but if I am pregnant, I've got the baby but no man to share it with, which is going to be so hard..."
April 3, 2018

Iridessa didn't look at her as she talked. It made sense, she was scared and she was alone. She didn't have a Lenny and Tyrell wasn't going to risk his heart for her. "I am sorry... I wish I could help." She said and poked at her bread. It was hard to not be able to help. She wanted to hold K and comfort her, but she figured it wouldn't help. "I... I am sure you will find a very nice man and he will be there to share your child. Right now we should take it one step at a time. First we have to find out if you are even pregnant. I could be totally sensing something else. Hell I don't know I am new to this. Also I think your brother has a thing for sharing me with you and I want to address that with him... I am fucking pregnant for one and it is bad enough that he has to see me naked with a belly. Second we aren't a thing and third I felt so uncomfortable with doing that. Also, you would make a great mom if you were pregnant." She said softly.

Keona sighed softly and nodded. "I hope I find a very nice man. Maybe your mother can set me up with someone,” she joked with a laugh. She raised an eyebrow when she heard Iridessa's comment on what Lenandel had done, looking up at her in surprise. "Weren't you the one who wanted to be with both of us at the same time in the first place?" she asked. "I mean, I'm pretty sure I walked in on you guys and you said you wanted me to join, and you were the one who brought things to a stop when I wouldn't take it as far as you wanted to..."

Iridessa laughed, "I am pretty sure she would set you up with an elf. She knows plenty of them." She said and shook her head. When she made the comment about her wanting K when she was with Lenny Iridessa glared a bit, "that was before... nevermind. I just didn't think it was appropriate since we are only friends." She said and looked away.

Keona raised an eyebrow slightly when Iridessa commented that her mother would probably set her up with an elf. She paused for a moment, thoughtful as she considered the notion. "Elves can be nice," she mused thoughtfully. "They're not usually the big burly types that I like, but those don't seem to be working out for me very well," she added with a sad shake of her head. When Iridessa commented that it wasn't appropriate, Keona raised an eyebrow. "Yeah? Do you kiss all your friends like that?" she asked with a smirk. "I don't think Lenandel would approve if you do..."

Iridessa's jaw tightened and she got up, "Don't you have a shower to take? You stink." She said and made her way to the door. "That kiss won't happen again." She said and opened it before gently closing it. She made her way to the room across the hall and dumped her snacks on the dresser before climbing into bed. Kissing K was a mistake. She had slipped and it couldn't happen again.

Keona sighed and nodded. "Goodnight," she said softly before retreating into the bathroom to have her shower. When she was done she crawled into bed, not certain whether she was happy again or whether she was back to being sad. She was scared now, that much was for sure. As much as she wanted a baby, she wasn't sure this timing was right - not while she was struggling emotionally like this, and especially not after the wild drinking binge she'd been on for the last month and a half. She slept poorly that night, and in the middle of the night she got up and went to Lenandel's room. "Lenandel?" she asked softly as she poked her head in, only to realize that Iridessa wasn't there. She'd thought that Iridessa had returned to Lenandel's room, especially after making such a big deal to him about having convinced her father to let them share a room, so she was confused, but she shut the door behind her and went over to her brother. "Are you awake?" she asked him softly. "Barely," he grumbled in a groggy tone, shifting slightly on the bed. Keona sat down, hanging her head. "I'm scared," she told him in a soft voice. He gave a small nod. "I know," he mumbled in response. "To tell you the truth...I am, too." Keona sighed softly, saying nothing more; instead she laid down on her back and stared at the darkened ceiling. She eventually drifted off, finding comfort in having her brother at her side.

Iridessa woke up before the sun even did and sighed. She had forgotten she was back home. Slowly getting up she did her bathroom business and headed into her room. K was sleeping next to Lenny and she smirked. She got what she wanted in the end. Without a sound she got a change of clothes and went back to the bedroom to switch outfits and headed to her father's study. He was there, as she knew he would, and she kissed his cheek. "Morning, father." She said softly. He looked up from his paper work and smiled, "Morning, hun. How are you feeling?" He asked and she shrugged. "I guess okay?" She twiddled her thumbs before sighing, "I just needed you to know that I know you aren't my real father." She said softly and his eyes went wide, "BUT that doesn't change a damn thing. As much as you... did me dirty.... you weren't always like that. I get now why you were so damn controlling, but that still doesn't mean you handled it the best. You are the only father I know and whoever this other man is doesn't have the right to be called father. You apparently stepped up, when you didn't have to... and I just wanted to say thanks." She said softly. Never in her life had she ever seen her father cry, but today was the day for new things. He stood and hugged her close. "I am so... so damn sorry for the shit I put you through. I admit I handled it poorly... no leader or father should have done the things I did." He said softly. Iridessa smiled and hugged him back, "It's okay, I forgive you for it." She said. He nodded and they had breakfast before discussing what has been going on political wise and other things. When they were done the sun had risen and her father had a meeting to go to. She said her goodbyes and walked out of his office to head over to the room she slept in last night and sighed before laying back down.

When morning came, Lenandel was the first to wake up. He couldn't help but to smile a bit when he saw Keona, finally sleeping peacefully. He got up, contemplating whether or not to try to have a shower on his own. He decided not to, figuring he'd best err on the side of caution, and instead he got up and moved to the chairs by the window for a change of positions and scenery. If Keona was here, where had Iridessa slept? He was disappointed that she'd put the effort into getting her father to let them share a room only to bail on him. He was hurt.

Iridessa couldn't go back to sleep so she got up and was going to have a walk when she met her mother and doctor in the hallway. "Oh... well... you are certainly not in your room." She said and eyed her daughter. Iridessa shrugged, "I have my reasons. I am guessing it is check up time? Let me go wake, K up so she is ready for you. Dr. Taylor can go in the room I came out of. That is where we both will see her." She said before going into her room. Her mother smiled proudly, her daughter was becoming into such a good woman. She didn't knock and when she saw Lenny there by the windows she thought about last night and how he didn't really fit in over here. He was meant for the outside world. Iridessa went over to K and gently shook her, "Hey, get up. You need to get ready, Dr. Taylor is here and when she is done with me she will be needing you to walk in. She is a busy woman so don't make her wait." She said before saying good morning to Lenny and walking out.

Keona grumbled a bit when Iridessa woke her and she nodded slightly. "Okay," she mumbled. Lenandel sat by the window, not looking up when Iridessa arrived and not responding when she said good morning to him. Keona stared at him for a moment, wondering what the hell had gone down between them, and then she got up to grab a change of clothes and get dressed.

The check up went fine and she walked out before telling K to go. Apparently she had a hurt giant to tend to. She walked into her room and looked at him. "Seriously gonna get ass hurt? It was damn clear she needed you a lot more than I did. You seriously think she would have came slept with us?" She said annoyed.

Keona waited her turn and nodded when Iridessa told her to go in. She walked in, clearly nervous and hesitant, and bit her lip slightly as she looked at the doctor. Lenandel looked up when Iridessa came in, raising an eyebrow. "A little communication would be nice, rather than leaving me here wondering what the hell I did wrong," he replied in a soft voice. "You need to talk to me, baby girl. I have no idea what's running through your mind if you don't. You're unpredictable."

Dr. Taylor smiled when K came in. She went over what she was going to do before telling her to lay back. Once K did she went on with doing her doctorly duties before sitting back. "Well... You are indeed pregnant, but I am not liking how it's developing. Though it has a strong heartbeat it doesn't seem like it needs to be where it supposed to be development wise. I will go back to my office later today and get you medicine to help it. Hopefully we aren't too late. For right now high protein foods and fruit is what I want you eating till I see improvements." She said softly. "That's rich coming from the man who tells me nothing." She sighed and looked around. "Do you need help with anything?" She asked while looking through some of her things.

Keona's eyes widened when the doctor said that she was, in fact, pregnant. She nodded when the doctor spoke. "That's...probably my fault," she said softly, hanging her head. "My fiancé ended things and I didn't take it well. I've been pretty much constantly drunk for the last month and a bit... I wish I'd known sooner, I'd have stopped right away...I've wanted kids for so long," she said softly, closing her eyes when tears started coming to them. Lenandel raised an eyebrow, looking over his shoulder at her. "Tells you nothing? What haven't I told you?" he asked. He knew pregnant women were supposed to be moody, but he wasn't sure he could deal with another six months of her acting like this.

Dr. Taylor nodded, "it surely would have helped if you did, but you didn't know... So you can't be at fault. I say you are around a month and a half. You couldn't have really known any sooner." She said softly. "Just know that if you stop now you could possibly have a healthy baby... just maybe a bit tinier than we'd like." She smiled softly. "I will get you that medicine as soon as possible. No later than tonight. Now go eat and tell Iridessa she needs to eat and not starve that damn baby. Not eating won't make that baby any less big." She sighed. She nodded, "yeah, you know... not talking to me about your feelings." She said and then sighed when she couldn't find the book. "Do you need help with anything?" She asked once again.

Keona was glad that the doctor was as kind as she was, having almost expected her to chastise her for what she'd done. She blinked in surprise when the doctor said that she thought she was about a month and a half along. If she'd been pregnant this whole time...was it possible that the baby was Tyrell's? She shook the thought away and nodded towards the doctor. "I'll tell her that. And I'll make sure my brother knows it, too. If it's as big as you seem to be indicating, there's no doubt in my mind that it's his," she said with a weak laugh. Lenandel frowned. "I tell you about my feelings all the damn time. I love you. It hurts me when you act all cold and distant like this. And yes, there is something I need help with. I need some reassurance. I need my baby girl to come sit in my lap and let me cuddle you for a while to remind me that I've got you, because sometimes it feels like I don't," he replied.

Dr. Taylor talked a bit more before leaving. Iridessa shook her head, "I mean the half of the ride back home." She said before she went go sit down in his lap. "I love you"

Keona thanked the doctor before she left, and then she headed back to her room to rest. Her head was spinning at the news she'd just received. She was actually pregnant. She couldn't believe it. Lenandel sighed as she sat in his lap and he wrapped both arms around her, pulling her close against him. "I love you, too," he told her softly, closing his eyes and resting his head on hers. "I just hate this...this constant fear. I'm always afraid that you're eventually going to realize that you're much too good for me and you're not going to be happy with me any more, and it doesn't help when you act distant like you have been," he told her gently.

Iridessa frowned, "I fought my way back to you for a reason. I want to be with you.

Lenandel nodded. "Good," he told her, and then kissed the top of her head.

After a while Iridessa got up, "I have things to do. I'll tell the guards to bring you food." She said and kissed him before leaving.

Lenandel smiled and nodded when she said she had to go. "Of course, baby girl," he replied, kissing her back gently. "And if you get a chance, check in and see how Keona's doing, maybe? I think I'll lie down for a bit while you're gone," he said. When she left he got up, grabbing his crutches and making his way back to the bed to rest for a while.

Iridessa nodded and went check on K first. She knocked before going in. "Hey hey... how did it go?" She asked softly.

Keona looked up from where she was lying on the bed. There were tears in her brown eyes. "I'm pregnant," she said in a soft voice before laying her head back down to stare straight up at the ceiling. "She said she thinks I'm about a month and a half along...she's concerned about the development, and I told her about all the drinking, and she said we should be able to get it under control as long as I follow her instructions, eat well, take her medicine, stop drinking, all those important things..." She lifted a hand to wipe some tears from her face. "I wanted a baby so badly and now I've got one and I've already fucked it up."

Iridessa crawled into bed with her and held her. "You had no idea... it isn't your fault. If anything it is mine, but I had no idea what I was seeing and you were already pissed off at me. So stop blaming yourself. Just follow her advice and your baby will be healthy and lively and most all probably sassy like you. Dear god... a sassy mini K... how do you even with that." She smiled and ran her fingers through her hair softly. "It will be okay, K." She said softly.

Keona was surprised that Iridessa climbed into the bed with her and she sighed softly, closing her eyes as Iridessa's fingers ran through her hair. "I hope it'll be okay," she said in a soft voice. "My brother will kill me if his first niece or nephew is born all fucked up, especially since it's gonna be so close in age to your baby and they'll be playmates and stuff. I just hope it's healthy...and that it'll forgive me for not being able to tell it who its father is..."

Iridessa growled, "I will fucking kick his ass if he gets mad. It's not your damn fault. I wanna kick his ass just thinking about it." She sighed before frowning somewhat, "You have no clue who it could be?" She asked softly.

Keona shook her head slightly. "Don't kick his ass," she said quickly. "He doesn't deserve that, he hasn't done anything..." She paused slightly when Iridessa questioned whether she had any clue who it could be and she shrugged. "I normally use protection but I guess I got really careless for a while there. Ty and I didn't use any the last time we slept together - it was that night after he called off the engagement, we had...I don't even know what to call it. It fucking hurt and I told him to stop at first, because he was pissed at me and I think he just wanted to hurt me, but it ended okay. I don't even know. But we didn't use protection that night, and then I was just so hurt and broken and upset that I started with the drinking and hooking up with random guys, and sometimes we used protection and sometimes we didn't...I mean, it could be Ty, or it could be some random guy from anywhere between here and Jerrical, or it could be one of those guys you killed...I just don't know..."

Iridessa looked pissed at first. "Imma kick Ty's ass then." She said before going quiet. That wasn't good. That baby could come out looking like everyone. At least for Iridessa she had some kind of hoped since the baby was big, but it could just be a big baby and still be Darcy's. She sighed and laid back, "and I highly doubt it would believe I was its father. You could always do what I was gonna do. Tell it that it's dad died heroically. That way it clears up a lot of shit. Worst case it will ask you what he was like and blah blah blah." She said .

Keona sighed softly, shaking her head. "Don't kick Ty's ass...I had it coming. I don't blame him for what he did...I mean, it hurt like hell, but he was pissed because I hurt you." She was quiet for a moment, glancing over in surprise when Iridessa said to just tell it that its dad had died a hero. "Iri, you know I love you, but that's..." She paused for a moment. "Actually, that's not a terrible idea. It'd kill any chance I'd ever have of winning Ty back, though, because he gets so salty about people lying and he'd be pissed if he found out that I told my kid its dad was dead just to avoid having to tell it that I'm a fucking skank."

Iridessa looked at her, "actually I didn't know you love me... like me sure.. but I don't think I could ever believe you with that love bullshit. And of course it is a grand idea. Ty can shove it up his dick hole. If he doesn't wanna step up and be a man like Lenny then he has no right." She said and a knock came on the door. Iridessa got up and answered it. A guard was standing there and behind him Tyrell. She glared at him before excusing herself. She walked out and dragged Tyrell away. "K is pregnant. Could be your baby or could be one of the many many many men she fucked. But the time matches you or the men she fucked from then and five days after... so... now that you know that. Tell me what you have on my sperm donor." She said. Tyrell blinked, "GOSH DAMMIT WOMAN!" He yelled and made her jump. "Not you. K. She... She couldn't even keep her legs closed..." he paced the room. "She didn't know... you fucking called off the engagement.. She was devastated. So she is just going to say the father died heroically if it ain't yours. Now my fucking information." She said. Tyrell sighed, "apparently he is a king in another land and he is an incubus. Also heard he is headed this way to meet you apparently he isn't too keen that you are having a child with a human." He said and Iridessa blinked. "He isn't my damn father! Who cares what he... oh my god... I'm so tired of this shit." She said and walked out. Tyrell walked into K's room and blinked, he didn't know what to say. Iridessa went to her mother to relay the message and her mother freaked. She didn't know how the hell her real father could have found out until she realized her sister probably told him. She sent Iridessa to stay with her man until she figured it out and Iridessa sent guards down to get Lenny some food and her a small salad with chicken. When she got in her room she told Lenny everything before laying on the bed defeated.

Keona looked up in surprise when there came a knock on the door. She frowned, watching Iridessa go, and then laid back on the bed while she waited. Iridessa was gone for a short while, and when the door opened again she looked up, about to ask who it had been...but instead of Iridessa standing at the door, she saw Tyrell. Her brown eyes widened and she let out a slight groan, lying back down. "Speak of the devil and he shall appear," she said in a soft voice. "I'm assuming Iridessa got you all caught up on everything you've missed?" Lenandel looked up when Iridessa came in and he smiled a bit. He listened while she talked, telling him everything, and then when she laid down on the bed, he laid gently beside her. He wrapped one arm around her and rested his hand on her stomach. "Thank you for helping my sister out," he told her in a soft voice. He appreciated that she'd stuck around to comfort Keona after she'd found out the news. "And I'm sorry about your birth father. I'm sure your parents are going to do everything in their power to keep you safe, though, and you know I will too. Besides," he said with a slight frown, "what's he gonna do if he's mad about you having a baby with a human? It's not like he can make you not pregnant. It's already a done deal, there's a baby in here and nobody can change that," he said, rubbing her bump gently.

Tyrell frowned, "it seems you have beat yourself enough for the both of us. If it is my child... I will be in its life." He said. He wasn't sure he even wanted to be back with her. She seemed like she had enough on her plate and he didn't know if he could love a woman and her bastard child. Then he mentally grown at being a dickwad. Of course he could love her and her child. "And if it's not mine... I still want to be in its life." He said. Hopefully she would grow up too. Iridessa shrugged when he mentioned about helping his sister. Then she sighed loudly before cuddling up to him. "He might take it and give it away, as my mom said. He hates humans. DESPIESES them." She said and she started trembling.

Keona was quiet as he spoke, not looking at him until he finished at which point she slowly turned her head to look at him in surprise. "You...want to be in its life? Even if it isn't yours?" she asked apprehensively, a trembling evident in her voice. That was an unexpected turn of events. She'd thought that he'd be angry with her, but it seemed that he was being understanding. Lenandel frowned, holding her close to him. "Shh. We're not gonna let him take the baby away. It's my baby as much as it is yours," he told her softly, kissing the top of her head. "He may want to take it away from you, but he has no right to take it away from me. I mean, he has no right to take it away from any of us, of course...but my point is, if you need me to take the baby and hide to keep it safe from him, I'm happy to do that until he's gone. Nobody's giving our baby away. Nobody," he said firmly, rubbing her stomach reassuringly. "That's right, baby, daddy's not gonna let anyone take you," he said softly, looking down at her bump.

Tyrell nodded and walked over to her before sitting down next to her on the bed. "I never stopped loving you. I don't want you to change personality wise. I just want you to think about things a bit more before just doing. I see Iridessa is talking to you... I just know from experience what she is going through... though... She is a lot nicer than I would be. Plus... baby bump." He winked. Iridessa heart sank, she didn't want to be away from her child at such a young age, but if it needed to be done she would do it. She laughed through tears as he talked to the baby. "The baby says you better not." She smiled and the guard came in with food. "Sorry sorry, your mom is scaring everyone and I have to hurry. I haven't seen your mom this pissed in... fucking ever." He said and bowed before running out. "We grew up together... He has a one year old son." She smiled.

Keona hugged her knees to her chest when he came and sat on the bed, looking up at him. "I always think things through before I do them. Not so much lately, though," she said, glancing away. "Iridessa started talking to me again just yesterday. We agreed that it's too hard and too much energy to keep hating on one another when obviously we don't...it's easier on everyone this way," she said. She blinked in surprise at his comment on the baby bump and she couldn't help but to smile. "Right. You and your weird pregnancy fetish," she said softly. Lenandel smiled down at her, looking up when the guard brought in the food. He then looked back down at her and nodded. "Well, maybe we'll have a girl and we can set her up with his son," he said jokingly, smiling a bit. "Come on baby girl, let's eat. I'm starving and you've got a little one to feed. We can't have my baby going hungry," he said, patting her stomach briefly before starting to get up.

Tyrell sighed and shook his head, "So you told her that you had actually loved her?" He asked before huffing. "I just think it is cute. Stop hating on my love for the bumps." He sighed. Iridessa laughed, "if it is a she she would have a choice, mister." She shook her finger at him and got up before nibbling on her salad. The doctor said she needed to eat more, but the baby was already so damn big.

Keona nodded slightly. "Yeah, I guess...I mean, I told her I'd had feelings for her all along but that it wasn't fair to everyone else...and hey, there may not be a bump yet but there's still a baby there. Say hi," she told him with a small giggle. Lenandel chuckled and nodded slightly. "Of course she'd have a choice, but that doesn't mean we couldn't set them up on a date together when they're old enough," he replied. He was quiet as he watched her eat, frowning a bit. "Eat more, baby girl," he said. "You've got a baby growing inside you. Please don't starve our baby," he continued in a gentle, teasing tone.
He looked at her, "How did she take it?" He asked and leaned over, kissing her belly before smiling. "Ello, I am sorry you have to be stuck in there for like nine months and stuff, but I mean... you can literally get womb service." He chuckled. Iridessa looked at him like he was crazy, "I am not starving our damn baby. This is more than enough and it is healthy." She said before continuing to eat. Who the hell was he to say she was starving their baby? She was eating, it was going to it and her.
Keona giggled, her face going a bit red when he kissed her stomach. She groaned slightly when she heard his joke. "Your first time talking to my baby and you make a really bad pun?" she asked, shaking her head. "I can't believe you." Lenandel raised an eyebrow slightly. "Unless you're stuffing your face with food when I can't see you, you're hardly eating enough to feed a growing baby," he told her. "Especially if it's gonna be a big baby like the last doctor said. You need enough to feed it on top of what you'd normally eat to feed yourself. You were eating fine before, when we were on the road, but you slowed down since then and I'm just worried. I'm not gonna stop worrying."
Tyrell chuckled and then blinked, "Oh your baby? Is that how this is gonna go?" He asked. "Last time I remembered it takes two to tango." He said before poking her belly. "Unless you don't want me to be the father." He said softly. "Or did your brother claim to be the father of this one too?" He asked. Iridessa glared at him, "I am always getting snacks. Ask K. I eat plenty to feed this baby. You have been stuck in the room so it isn't like you see me." She said and got up. "You need to eat your own food, last time I knew you were a sellswordsman and not a doctor." She said.
Keona stared at him for a moment, and then looked down at her stomach. "Our baby," she said in a soft voice. She liked the way it sounded. A slight smirk came to her lips and she looked up at him. "Iridessa offered to be the dad. We didn't think the baby would buy it, though." Lenandel sighed softly and nodded. "Okay. Fine. But don't be mad at me for worrying, baby girl," he said before starting in on his food. He was wondering about Tyrell and Keona; after all, Iridessa had mentioned that Tyrell was here, so was he talking to Keona now? Were things going well? He hadn't heard shouting, so that was promising.
Tyrell slapped the bed, "That woman... trying.... she has a baby. She is a baby hogger." He said and looked at her. "Yes, our baby." He said and leaned down to kiss her before going back down and kissing her belly. "So.. how did Iri take you telling her that?" He asked as he rubbed her belly softly. Iridessa rolled her eyes, "I know how to feed my own damn baby. I don't need you breathing down my neck." She said and finished her food. Iridessa sighed. "Do you need a bath?" She asked,
Keona giggled a bit when Tyrell called Iridessa a baby hogger. She smiled when he confirmed that 'our baby' was right and then kissed her, and she kissed back gently. She couldn't believe he was back. She couldn't believe he still wanted her after all this. She smiled as she watched him kiss her stomach. "She took it surprisingly well. I think she's just at a point where she's done fighting and hating me and she just wants us all to be happy together. She came in and comforted me after I found out I was pregnant, she was really good...I'm glad we're okay again. I mean, she's the mother of my niece or nephew, and the person Lenandel's chosen for himself, and it was breaking his heart that we were hating one another so much," she said softly. "I mean...I never hated her, and she said she didn't hate me, but we weren't talking...lots of glares...it was shitty." Lenandel nodded slightly. "Fair enough. I'll leave it alone, then," he told her softly. He was a bit annoyed that she couldn't at least appreciate that he was concerned about her and the baby, but he decided to just chalk it up to her pregnancy and her hormones making her grumpy. When she asked if he needed a bath, he nodded. "Yeah," he replied. "That'd probably be a good idea. Although..." A smirk came to his lips.
Tyrell shook his head, "two pregnant women..." He said and looked away before thinking about things. "That could be hot.. .especially when you two are at a certain point and can't you know... aww and then you two can rub each other's bellies... oh god... maybe it is a fetish." He said and slapped his cheeks. "Be ready for lots of babies." He said and smiled softly at her.
Keona stared at him as he spoke, blinking in surprise. "That's right, Ty, fantasize all you want because trust me, that's not happening," she told him with a smirk. She nodded a bit. "That sounds good to me. Lots and lots of babies."
Tyrell looked at her, "oh? So you won't be loving on her?" He asked and was happy up She wanted lots of kids. Iridessa leaned into his hand. When he said baby girl her body seemed to press against him. "Do you really need a hint?"
Keona shook her head slightly when he asked about her and Iridessa. "No. She's made it perfectly clear that there won't be anything between us. She's picked Lenandel. You're welcome to try to convince her otherwise, but I won't be pushing the matter," she replied with a shake of her head. "Besides, I've got you, and if you plan on keeping me constantly pregnant I'll have all the love and attention I need," she told him, smirking a bit.
Tyrell though about it, "she is a bit scary right now... but I think I can do it. Plus I won't always be around babe. I still have things to do so I can just settle now. I have strings to tie up and what not. Like bringing the cart to Pete. I don't know if you have done that yet, but I can and you can stay here. All in have to do is guilt her... or something. Don't worry... I will get her loving on you in no time and then my dream will come true." He chuckled.
Keona raised an eyebrow slightly when he commented that he thought he'd be able to convince Iridessa. She couldn't help but to smirk a bit. "If you can convince her to indulge your weird pregnancy fetish then I'm in," she replied. She paused for a moment, thinking. "I was gonna drop Pete's wagon back off. He's probably gonna be pissed that we had it so long...and that the driver's dead...so I figured I should do it, because Pete can't stay mad at me," she said with a smirk. "He's gonna be pissed when he finds out that I'm settling down and he's not included. Should we make him the godfather? Pete's a good dude to have on your side..."
Tyrell laughed, "You gotta stop calling it weird. It is perfectly normal. She will bend." He said and then glared, "I really rather you not go. I can take Iridessa. Bitch is emotional and she can literally sing people to death. That is the one who you will want on our side. Plus I don't want him having our kid if we die. That is a hard no from me." He said.
"What do you mean?" she asked, raising an eyebrow. "And fine, fine. Pete won't be the godfather. But I don't see why I can't come along. I'm not gonna spend my pregnancy wasting away inside Iridessa's big fancy house until the farm is built. I'd much rather be on the road with you," she said.
Tyrell playfully glared at her and sighed, "Some women I think get uncomfortable after they get so big." He said and shrugged. "I don't know, but someones gotta love the both of you at the same time when the men go off to play. Well if Lenny ever gets his leg healed up." He sighed. "Plus... if anything she is just scared to get her heart broken by you again. She may have picked him and loves him strongly, but she loved you first. I am sure." He said and sighed. "Well for one, I much rather not have to kill Pete and then use Iri as a weapon... though maybe you can come... sure why not, but you cant come with me to tie up loose strings. That is too dangerous and I am not risking it with you and the baby. That is a hard no from me. If I have to get Iri to knock your ass out I will. Oh shit... I wonder if she knows that she has to eat energy. Like... when she sings or some shit she takes people's energy. If she doesn't get a certain amount she can get sick and being pregnant means she has to double it. When I was getting information on her real dad I found some shit out. If her body doesn't get enough of energy it will take the baby's."
Keona raised an eyebrow, looking at him and frowned a bit when he mentioned that Iridessa would drain energy from the baby if she didn't get enough. "That sounds kinda important, Ty, did you not think to tell her that?" she asked.
Tyrell gasped, "I shall not hit a pregnant lady.. or any lady... unless I gotta teach her a lesson." He said and then looked at her. "Well I forgot. I was kinda panicky since her REAL father is coming here. He is a king from another kingdom across the seas and he is pissed. It was bad enough his daughter was raised by a human but her having a baby with one... along with the adventure she had. He isn't happy. His workers have been here watching her since her birth. He isn't happy and there is a chance he will try and take her baby and give it off. But I can tell Iri about the baby energy thing later. There are signs that she isn't taken enough energy, but I haven't seen them." He smiled and rubbed her belly softly. "So tell me... did you get a check up yet? How is it doing?" He asked softly.
Keona giggled a bit when he told her that he'd never hit someone unless he had to teach her a lesson. "That'd be a lesson to teach," she said with a shrug. She listened quietly while he talked about Iridessa's father and she frowned. "Lenandel won't let that happen. He's gonna be such a protective dad," she said softly. She laid back a bit and smiled as he rubbed her stomach. "Yeah, I saw Iridessa's doctor last night. She's concerned about the baby's development but she said we can probably fix things since it's still early. She told me not to blame myself but seeing as how I've been constantly drunk since you left, I'm pretty sure it's my fault
Tyrell listened and smirked at her words before sighing. "I wouldn't be surprise to see Lenny go apeshit, but I am sure him and Iri will work something out. She would go shit crazy if someone tried to take her baby. I have seen her in Jerrical. It was scary and beautiful at the same time. If I am ever on my death bed she can sing me to death." He chuckled before kissing her belly. "You had no idea you were pregnant. You don't need to blame yourself. I sure don't. The baby has your genes... it is gonna be strong and kick ass." He smiled and kissed her lips and sighed happily.
Keona nodded slightly at his comments. "I know, Iridessa would be pissed...I'm pretty sure she was determined to keep it from the beginning, which shows how dedicated she is to it. She and Lenandel won't let anything happen to that kid," she said with a shake of her head, giggling a bit when he commented that Iridessa could sing him to death. She smiled,. "I'm glad you're not mad," she said softly, and then kissed him back when he kissed her. "I was worried you'd be pissed. I was just...so wrecked after what happened with us. Last night was the first night I haven't been drunk off my ass...and that's just because Iri and I started talking again and I said that I should just go ahead and marry Pete and then I realized that I've definitely got a problem," she said with a giggle.
Tyrell was happy she stopped drinking and happy that her and Iridessa started talking. "Oh man... what if I didn't come back? You and Iridessa might have been back together." He huffed. "Now I will just leave and come back to steal my baby." He pretended to laugh evilly.
Keona raised an eyebrow when she heard his words. She shifted positions, laying so her head was in his lap rather than at the pillow. "You're not going anywhere," she protested. "But you're welcome to steal all the babies you want. I think we've already decided that there will be lots of them...so I guess I won't notice if one of them is missing," she said with a giggle. "So yeah. Help yourself to my babies as long as you keep helping me to make them.".
Tyrell blinked, "oh? Oh dear... what have I done? My limit is fourteen." He smirked and blinked when her head was in his lap and ran his fingers through her hair softly. "I love how you didn't deny the Iridessa thing." He said before cupping her cheek, "hmmm what to do with you?"

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Tyrell ran a hand over her tummy and held her close. "I love you, babe... you are the best." He said softly. "And I know... I know we left off on a really bad note... and I want to marry you. I do... just... give it some time." He said softly and kissed her forehead before rolling them in a blanket.

Keona smiled as she felt his hand on her stomach. "I love you too," she murmured, closing her eyes and resting against him. She giggled a bit when he rolled them up in a blanket. "I understand, Ty. And I'm sorry for what happened with us. I wasn't listening and I was too quick to give up on what we had instead of just dealing with the problem..."

Tyrell nodded, "We both fucked up... it happens, but hey at least we are together now, hm?" He asked and kissed her neck before nibbling it. "I could eat you up." He whispered before laughing softly.

Keona grinned up at him, shivering a bit and tilting her head when he started to kiss and nibble on her neck. She giggled a bit, and then drew back so she could look at him. "Ty," she said in a soft voice, lifting a hand and resting it on his cheek, "can...can I ask you something?" She was a bit nervous about what his answer would be, but she had to know.

Tyrell was nibbling her shoulder when she asked if she could ask him something, "Of course, love." He said softly and leaned over her, brushing her hair away from her face. "What is it, love?" He asked.

Keona gazed up at him as he brushed the hair from her face, blushing a bit. "If you'd shown up here...and I wasn't pregnant...would we still be here?" she asked in a soft voice. "Would you have wanted to give me another chance of your own accord? Or did you only decide to come talk to me because you found out there was a baby involved? Because I just..." Keona paused for a moment, glancing away. "I'm scared that the baby's the only reason you came back to me. And I don't want the baby to be responsible for getting us back together."

Tyrell sighed softly and slid the covers from them before sitting up, "To be honest I was on the fence of seeing you, even with the baby. I knew there was a chance the baby wouldn't be mine... and a part of me didn't even want to see you. Then I thought about it and I would hate myself for not seeing you. So in a way it is both." He said softly.

Keona gazed up at him as he sat up, staying lying down on the bed while she listened to what he had to say. "So you think you would still have come if I hadn't been pregnant? Or if Iri hadn't told you?" she asked, sitting upright as well after a moment and reaching out to put a hand on his arm. "Because I'm glad you came back. I wasn't going to tell Iri or my brother this, but I was scared of doing this on my own...I know I would have had them, but they're having their own baby and having your brother and his girl to help out is different from having...well...a dad for the baby," she said softly.

Tyrell nodded, "Maybe to peek in and say I was glad you weren't dead." He smirked. "I understand and I don't want you to have to go through that. We both want a family and we both love each other, so... I don't see why we can't now." He said softly.

Keona smiled up at him, moving so she could sit in his lap. She slid her arms around his neck. "I love you so much," she said in a soft voice. "And I know this didn't happen in the best way possible but it's worked out really well. I'm happy that we're going to have a baby," she told him with a smile.

Tyrell held her closer to him. "I love you too, babe." He said softly and kissed the tip of her nose. "I am so damn happy we are having a baby together. You are going to be such a great mother... and a hot one." He winked

Keona giggled a bit when he kissed the tip of her nose and she blushed when he told her that she'd be a great and hot mother. "Oh, stop it," she said, though she knew that he knew that she didn't mean it. She smirked a bit. "You're gonna be one hot daddy. Do I get to call you daddy now? Because that's gonna be weird once there's a baby in the picture," she told him with a giggle.

Tyrell let out a booming laugh, "Mmm please do... if that is what you would like, babe." He said and kissed her softly and leaned her down on the bed and leaned down to kiss her tummy. "This baby is going to be so loved." He said softly.

Keona giggled a bit at his reaction. She kissed him back when he kissed her and closed her eyes, laying her head back when he leaned down to kiss her stomach. "It will be," she agreed softly. "It's got an amazing daddy...a mommy who's wanted nothing more than to meet it for ages...an incredible uncle...a super scary auntie...and a cousin its own age that it can play with..." Keona grinned, happy for her baby. It was going to have such a happy life, she was sure of it.

Tyrell tried hard not to laugh when she called Iridessa a super scary auntie. The girl was so tiny that it just seemed so funny. He thought about his kid with Iridessa and Lenny’s kid and smirked, they would be so close… or he hoped they would. “Get some rest, babe. I am going to go talk to Iridessa and Lenny about the energy thing.” He said and kissed her cheek before walking out and to the room next door.

Iridessa had a field day trying to help Lenny get in the shower and not hurt his leg. She nearly slipped and busted her face open. Once everything was done and her cuts were bandaged up she laid on the bed exhausted. “I just want to sleep for a million years, babe. Just… I guess wake me up when I have to give birth,” She laughed before hearing the knock. She got up slowly and walked over to the door and opening it, seeing Tyrell at the door. “What you want, fool?” she asked, letting him in.

“I forgot to tell you that you need to take in double the energy you normally take, or your body will absorb the baby’s and you can miscarry or have a still born. I was so wrapped up in telling you about your father and K’s situation, but I wanted to tell you as soon as possible.” He said.

Iridessa blinked and looked up at him, “Who am I going to take from like that? I will ask Raphael about it tomorrow, maybe he can help me with all of this.” She said softly before thanking him and closed the door when he left. “Can’t just have an easy pregnancy.” She sighed went lay back in bed. “I am sure we will get this figured. Now about those blueprints, first thing is first. How many kids you want? Because that will determine how many rooms we need.” She smiled up at him.

Iridessa listened to him before scrambling out of bed and went to get dressed before coming back and helping him up. "Ugh... damn giants." She smirked. "I can sketch the basics, but we can get someone to do the big drawing stuff." She said before helping him get dressed. There was a knock at the door and she went get it. There stood Raphael looking almost bored, "there are things we need to talk about." He said and she nodded. "Yes... how the hell do I maintain energy for me and my baby without killing anyone." She said and he blinked. "How did you know I wanted to talk to you about that?" He asked and she blinked. "I didn't." She replied.

He shook his head, "Well... there is a way for you to take massive energy and save it. Like if you went on your balcony you can possibly get energy from that, but... I guess you can start with taking enough from me until I leave. That way you have a good enough back up and then you can just sing put your window. Since you are singing to a large group it won't take from one person and kill them." He said and looked at Lenny. "You probably can take from him a good amount." He said and smirked.

Lenandel let Iridessa help him out of bed and help him get dressed, nodding when she told him about how she could sketch out the basics and they could get someone to do it properly for them. "Sounds good," he said. He looked up when the knock came at the door, raising an eyebrow at the sight of Raphael. He waited while the two of them talked about how to get enough energy for the baby, and he couldn't help but to chuckle when Raphael commented that she could probably drain a good amount from him. "I already told her that, actually. I've got plenty of energy to spare, and it's not like I'm using it," he said, awkwardly lifting his bad leg.

Iridessa looked over at him and the back at Raphael before sighing, "Sounds good." She said and looked at Lenny before wiggling her eyebrows at him. "Sounds good, we have someplace to be so.. anything else?" She asked and he shook his head no before walking away. She told one of the guards to get a carriage ready and let her know when it was ready before walking over to him and smothering him in kisses.

Lenandel smirked a bit at the way Iridessa wiggled her eyebrows at him. She was just too cute for words. He waited while she told the guard to get a carriage ready, and when he came over, he blinked in surprise but hungrily kissed her back. He wrapped one arm firmly around her, his other hand coming to rest gently on her stomach. She was adorable, almost unbearably so. He still couldn't believe that she was actually his.

Iridessa laughed, "Yeah, because your stubborn ass just has to have it your way! I would fucking know! You would have fucking stomped your fucking feet and have had it your way. Shit you couldn't even listen to what Ty was saying before the bre-" She was interrupted by Raphael who cupped her face and kissed her. Here eyes got wide and then she understood what was going on. He was giving her energy. When she felt a full sensation he stepped back and looked at the both of them. "Okay... you two can continue your fight, I just didn't need her to start sucking your damn energy out. If you hadn't known... she was kind of glowing there." He said and Iridessa blinked. "Was I?" She asked Lenny and K. "Why would I take their energy anyway?" She asked.

"Because you didn't have any today have you? You haven't even actually eaten, which isn't smart on both of your two's cases." He said and pointed at both girls. "Alrighty..." He said and ran off so Lenny didn't through him off the cliff.

Keona was furious, but didn't have a chance to respond - or even to hear the end of what Iridessa was saying, because the blonde was promptly interrupted by that weird guy Raphael kissing her. Keona heard her brother let out a low growl and she immediately put herself in front of him, not really sure what was happening but knowing she wasn't about to let her brother hurt himself over...well, whatever this was. By the time Raphael ran off, she was a bit too stunned to say anything, and she turned her back on Iridessa so she could face her brother instead. "Relax, I think he was just feeding her energy or something," she said, putting her hands gently on his arms. He nodded a bit, though he still didn't look too pleased. Keona sighed softly, moving beside him again. "Come on, let's keep going," she muttered.

Iridessa nodded before running over to the edge of the cliff and puking. He tasted like tomatoes which caused her stomach to turn. Once she was done she headed back to them. "Lenny, ugh fucking asshole tasted like tomatoes, would you rather have the farm animals on one side or in the middle? Or the crops on one side or in the middle?" She asked him before they would move. She was so tired of K taking her shit out on everyone, it was supposed to be a nice outing that she just had to ruin.

Lorelei got up and threw her full contained in the garbage. "I have to get back to the lab." She said and walked out. She was done talking to him. She just wanted to disappear and leave so she did just that. She went home and packed before going to the drop off and disappearing off the islands. James was working at his home when he got a knock at the door. One of his guys let him know that Lorelei had gone off the island. He sighed, he was hoping that his talk with her would straighten her out. He got up and walked out, going over to Adrian's work before going into the lab. "Adrian, we need to talk." He said.

Raphael found his next subject outside of his home, which was grand. He didn't need to look all over for this man. Next to him was Dol, his other subject and then his third subject which was inside of her. "Hello, Micah, Dol, and Subject 3. I am glad I could get you all at once." He said. Dol looked up and grabbed Micah's arm. "Shit, are you seeing this other you, Mic?" She whispered to him.

Adrian sighed and moved his food and just put his head on his desk. Nothing he did helped, she was pissed at everyone that actually cared, and she didn't even want to be happy again. He was starting to think he wasn't ever going to get his wife back. He stayed that way until James walked in. He resisted rolling his eyes, though luckily they were shut anyways. Of course it was James. He sighed and sat up. "Lor up and disappeared from the island didn't she?" He said.

Micah looked up when a man walked up to them and addressed them. He blinked and then looked at Dol. "It's spooky... He's like a better dressed uppity looking me..." He said and raised an eyebrow. "Wait how do you know who we are? Who are you?" He asked, eyeing the man.

James looked behind him, "so you read minds too... great... yeah she left. I thought if I could scare her into fixing this crap, but it seems she is... too far gone. So I thought maybe if I spill what she has told me that you might have a fair playing ground." He said and closed the door. "When Lor disappeared for three days with me we were rounding the doctors who did what they did to you and Lor burned them all to death in a house after torturing them. I think some part if her snapped when she found that out. Then all this shit about you having kids. She blames you, she blames herself. She knows you two are more than capable of having babies but she thinks that when you should have actually given her kids when she wanted and that none of this would happen. Which I corrected her and said that she had no idea if she could or couldn't have at that time and you weren't to blame for any of this." He sighed. "She doesn't know who to blame for this shit so she is shutting down. She doesn't hate anyone she just doesn't want a constant reminder of what she can't do. It doesn't help that she also has to try and comfort you while also trying to comfort herself." He said and leaned in. "I don't know why she is fighting so hard for people to leave our friendship alone when honestly I don't give a rats ass if you or her cousin trust me. I know what I am going to do and not going to do. If I wanted Lor, Adrian... I would have had her by now, but I don't. You and Dol can think what you want, but it won't stop me from being friends with her. I have told her this a hundred and one times. She told me about her attempted suicide at the cliff and how you just had to rescue her so I have a couple of men following her so she doesn't do something stupid. I am also guessing you don't want to just lock her up in a room until she comes to her senses, huh?" He asked.

Raphael looked unamused at the two, "I am Raphael Sullivan. I work Energia Osservatori. We are a group of Incubi and Succubi who work to try and keep the peace between us and the rest of the world. We have eyes everywhere so we know pretty much all. We know about Micah's... troubling past and we even know about your... ways, Dolnith. It doesn't help that you killed so many people, but since it was to get rid of an evil organization and help our own escaped they have overlooked it, but I am here to make sure you three aren't making a mess of things. It is bad enough you two reproduced without knowing... well with HIM not knowing how to properly use his abilities. Like how you keep using bubbles on people. Did you know that they have only a limited amount of air in there? Probably not because you didn't even know what you were til recently." He said.

Adrian blinked. "No...I just know Lor and she told me earlier she wanted to disappear and then stormed off when I tried to get her to realize that the people she's so pissed off at haven't actually done anything to warrant the way she's been treating them. " He said. " I already told her I don't care that you're friends. The only thing I cared about was that my wife was rarely home at night, and that didn't start till after she started paling around with you. Now I know why, but still. I only cared that she was never home recently. She said you're the only thing keeping her from disappearing so apparently shes better off with you around anyways because I sure as hell am not worth staying around for, apparently. I don't know what you want me to do. Pretend that nothing happening affects me? Act like I don't notice she's changed and just let her be unhappy to keep her from leaving again, if she even comes back? She's not the only one who doesn't have anyone to be for the way things are. I'm not going to blame her, and as much as id.like to blame myself, everything checks out there...." He sighed. "She's turned against her friends and Dol, she's fine with just leaving me and disappearing apparently. What could we possibly even do to get her back? She doesn't listen to reason and she doesn't even want to get better.."

Micah stared at the man and then looked at Dol. "That's not creepy at all..." He whispered sarcastically. "Hey don't look at me like that. It's not my fault no one told me what I was my entire damn life. If they did I'd probably know all the things I'm supposed to." He said and crossed his arms. "Do we look like we're making a mess?"

James sighed and rubbed the back of his neck, "I am legit just sitting there and letting her talk or I am singing or letting her stab me with needles. I am not really doing anything and I wish I could tell you what to do but I don't. I just wanted you to know that she is off the island and I have my guys watching her. I don't want to see you two like this. She is a good girl and... well I don't know you. All I know is that you almost killed a man for kissing Lor... and that you saved her when she was on the brink of death. I know you love her and I know you are trying but you are tired and going through things yourself. Dol is pregnant and Una doesn't even want her baby. Ros didn't want another kid and nor did Una's sister Yora. Like I said... we can lock her in a room until she comes to her senses. Sometimes you have to force them to see shit. Take it from someone who knows. You are losing Lor, Adrian. If she doesn't kill herself she is just going to leave and never come back. So think of me as a foot up your ass. Not knocking up your wife sucks dick. It hurts. Losing your wife in the process of this, sucks dick. Stick her in a room with you and don't let her out until she sees things differently. She is going to cry and break down, she might even say shit that is hurtful and she doesn't mean. Ask Dol.... this is like taking her off drugs. You are forcing her out behind a wall and she is going to put up a fight and if you don't want to do it then get Dol. She is a pain in the ass who makes people do shit they don't want." He said.

Raphael looked at them, "yeah." He said and pointed to the bump. "Your mother is a pain in the ass... you look a lot like her and seemingly you seem like you are going to act like her too." He sighed. "I really wish our people didn't procreate. It just causes such a damn mess. I will be around. You won't see me unless I want you to. I will be back and forth between here and a seaside city. Iridessa is with child... she says hi." he said. Dol all but screamed, "Iri is... that tiny little girl is... damn with who? Is he hot?" She asked and Raphael looked so dead. "He is tall and tan. I guess some women would swoon over him, but he isn't the greatest man... or he wasn't. Anyway... she is with child and so I might have to go back and see her if shit hits the roof. Now... that we have met. If you cause a mess that will be bad for our kind we will take you and your mate and ship you off to our headquarters and your baby will be put in our school." He said.

Adrian sighed a little. "She told you that? Mannnn. Now you know im a crazy." He said and then chucked the takeout away and got up. "I guess the only choice we have is to sit her in a room until she snaps out of all of this. I just want her back. It sucks seeing her like this when I know she's acting completely the opposite of how she really is." He said.

Micah blinked. "I figured she would be a pain in the ass. She left me for dead in the middle of winter. How wouldn't she be a pain in the ass?" He said and then sighed. "I don't know what trouble we could get into. I don't know what I'm doing, so I don't use any of it but the bubble. And that's only on my friend Adrian, but he's a crazy so it's fine. I let him out after a couple minutes..." He said.

James nodded, "Well if it helps, I don't really care if you are or aren't as long as you don't hurt Lor, which I know you won't on purpose. And I can do that, just make sure you are mentally prepared for if she says some hurtful shit to you. I can't have you breaking down while she is breaking down." He said.

Dol reached out and touched Raphael's arm and he slowly looked at his arm and then her, "please keep your nasty hands off me. That is why you have HIM." He said and pointed at Micah. Dol huffed, "I just wanted to see if you were actually there or if we were both just seeing things." She said and he just stared at her before sighing. "Well, you are playing it smart, Micah, but Dol has caught eyes of... a lot of people when she did what she did and let's not forget her little ways before she went all hero. I am really more here for her than you, Micah. Think of me as a warning. Plus that... thing in her is going to come out and god knows if it will lean towards the good side or take after its grandmothers." He said.

Adrian shrugged. "I won't. Got meds for that." He said and then nodded. "Yeah,I'll try not to take anything she says to heart. She's not herself right now anyways and I know that." He shrugged. "So when are we doing this?"

Micah blinked. "One, her hands are lovely. And two, our child isn't a thing, it's a baby." He said and crossed his arms. "And I'm not sure how we can be like our mothers when neither of us actually had one...?" He said and shrugged. "It's whatever. We don't really get up to any trouble anymore."

James got up and smiled a bit, "We can do it tonight. I have a guy coming to me soon about where she is headed or at and can have her brought up and chained in a chair or whatever you want by say.... seven or eight?" He said. "And thanks for being smart and not acting like an asshole. You are trying and that is something I can respect. So be home by seven at least, okay?" He asked.

Raphael shook his heads, "You will be shocked at what kids have inherited from parents they never met." He said. "Well I will be the judge of that. Also... I see you have those bracelets on you. Smart. Dolnith, your doctor is Lorelei Keavaris, right?" He sighed and looked at his files. "I am going to need to talk to her." He said. Dol blinked, "Uhm, why?" She asked. Raphael looked up at her dully, "So I can update her on our biology. From the looks of it and the lack of baby you have lost your first born." He said and Dol took a step back. That hit her hard and she held onto her necklace.