Follow You Into The Dark {IC} CLOSED

Daemon_of_Cybele · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **Daemon_of_Cybele** on Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:54 pm

The smoke was whirling around her head, choking her, and she could feel pain itself manifesting into her skin. It hurt worse than when she'd gotten her tattoos, than when she'd broken her arm, than anything she ever felt before- the inside of her throat was scorched, burned, and the flames devoured her alive. She could hear voices, aways off, calling her name, could hear his voice above all the others, and she tried to move towards them, but she couldn't. None of her limbs were cooperating, and the pain was so unbearable she wished Death would just come already, and take her away. The voices grew fainter, even as she tried to cling to Erik's above the others, and she felt herself falling downwards, twitching spastically, hitting a floor as hot as Hell itself. The flames chewed at her, scraping away every last inch of her that she could feel, and suddenly there was a darkness- cool, dark, and sweet, descending on her with open arms. She let herself be enveloped without a fight- anything but that pain. The darkness swirled around her, and it was all she could see or feel or hear, and suddenly she realized that she didn't want it anymore, she wanted the pain, because the voices had faded away, and she made to kick out, but there was nothing, and she-

Reed shook her head violently, driving the memory from her mind. Her dreadlocks- forming what once jokingly called the lion's mane, her hair bigger than her head- bounced around her shoulders, tied up with the dark red scarf she'd used since she had gotten her hair done this way. Reliving her death was something best left unthought of.

The rain fell steadily, thunder and lightning cracking the sky and sending all the people scurrying for shelter. Leaning against a crosswalk sign and watching a busy intersection, Reed made no move to escape the rain, even as it soaked through her dust colored tank top and baggy black cargo shorts. Her feet were, oddly enough, bare, and her assorted tattoos were easily visible, including the more recent Gothic cross across her abdomen, where her tank top was riding up slightly. It was funny- getting a tattoo of a cross after she was dead. It hadn't hurt at all; not that she'd expected it would, but it was a show of religion and faith that she had never actually had, anyway. Maybe Andras had advised her to get it, she thought, digging in one of the pockets of her shorts for a soggy pack of cigarettes. As much as she despised the demon prince who had enslaved her, he had good taste when it came to tattoos.

Examining one of her soaked cigarettes, she tossed it back into the carton with a sigh of disgust. Glancing up and around the emptying sidewalks, she was waiting for her friends- the ones that were dead, anyway. They had all been given "jobs" from Andras that morning and had agreed to meet back here before they all headed back to the penthouse apartment they shared- another gift from the generous Andy. The rain shouldn't deter any of them- they would feel it well enough, but they wouldn't get cold or uncomfortable.

"Death. All the pleasure without the pain," Reed muttered wryly, tapping her feet impatiently against the concrete, the rain splashing slightly under her toes. It wasn't true, either- the material sense of pleasure, maybe. Andy kept them supplied with all the material goods they could want, and it wasn't like they had lost the able to physically feel, either, although pain and cold and heat had become meaningless. Death had put an emptiness inside of them, and Reed couldn't remember the last time she'd smiled without smirking or grinning maniacally. She knew what was missing- she also knew they were forbidden to approach anyone from their past life. A bit of cruelty on Andy's part- giving them bodies that looked like their old ones, only lacking the heartbeat.

Imagine That! · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **Imagine That!** on Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:02 am

Ava walked towards the crossroads, the rain soaking her through. Her open black and orange checked shirt stuck to the black strappy top underneath it, making her look like a child going trick-or-treating. Her jeans were tight, drenched with the water. "Freaking brilliant." She groaned as her converse clad feet fell into a huge puddle. This just wasn't her day.
"Oh God!" She cried, hiding behind something, anything that could protect her from the ferocious flames. The danced around her, trapping her in a corner of the room. "Help me. Derrick!" She cried weakly, before falling against the wall, smoke filling her lungs. She had to get out, he needed her. That's when it fell and hit her, on the head...
Ava shook her head, trying to brush away the awful memories of that night. Nothing good ever came from thinking about the past, especially if that was when you died. She saw the familiar girl with dreadlocks up ahead, which bare feet which worried her a little. She began to job slowly, trying to loosen up her clothes and to warm herself up, but she came to no prevail. She reached Reed, and shook her hair a little. "I hate rain." She moaned, rubbing some of the droplets off her face.

Erik ran a hand across his face, trying to remove some of the water that stuck to his nose, eyelashes and lips. He had decided that a walk out in the rain would help him feel a little better, as the weather was portraying how crap he was feeling right now. However, the cool water on his skin wasn't doing as much good as he had hoped. Ever since the fire, all he dreamt about was hearing her calling out to him, and he being able to do nothing for her. The worst thing though, was hearing her cries stop, and he knew. In those few seconds when he was rushed out of the cinema by either his friends or the firemen, he knew that she was gone. His Reed was gone. Shoving hands deeper into his pockets, he sighed and looked at the floor. Why did it have to be her, and not him? Why Reed?

MidniteHallows · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **MidniteHallows** on Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:31 pm

Walking down the sidewalk, his shoes sloshing in the water and shirt sticking to his torso, Rowdy hadn't wanted to do this. He didn't mind that Andras had given him and his friends another job but he cursed the demon prince for making any sense of rebellion a crime. It made Rowdy disgusted to be a rebel, which disgusted him even more since it has once been his pride and glory. He shoved his hand in his pocket with a quiet sigh. Ever since he had died --

"Oh, shit! Brooke!" Rowdy searched the burning rows hectically in fear. Where is she, he thought scanning the theater. Then he saw her. She wasn't even in half as much danger as he was; but that's all Rowdy cared about, her safety. A new worry crossed his mind. How the hell am I going to get outta here?! He was surrounded. The nauseating smell of the different burning objects made Rowdy want to gag but he looked for a way out of the fire. He yelped as the flames came closer, licking his arm and his legs. Before too long, he was completely engulfed in the white hot sensation. He held back an agonizing scream but wasn't too successful as it ripped through his throat. He had never felt something so agonizingly terrible before in his life. Then, everything changed.

Reed? Ava? Jude? And who is the guy who looks so full of himself he would marry his reflection just cause it’s a close enough copy to himself? What in the name of all that is holy is going on?! Rowdy thought back to the last thing he could remember. They had all been in the theater getting ready to watch a movie, having a great time. Then the fire that engulfed everything.

Rowdy's brown eyes snapped open and he grit his teeth. That was always the worst part, remembering. He could stand seeing his death and feeling the pain that wasn’t really there over and over but not Brooke; he couldn’t stand seeing her the way she had been that horrible night, with fear frozen on her face. He couldn’t stand seeing Derrick or Luci or Erik walking around in despair as they thought they would never see the others again. It really ticked Rowdy off that Andy had banned them from ever having contact with the living half of their rag-tag little gang as the only catch to bringing them back like they had been before the tragic day at the theater. He growled just thinking about it. Rowdy shook his head and clenched his fists at his sides. At least there was still the four of us, he thought half-heartedly.

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A rain coat would be nice right now; or an umbrella. Jude watched people run around under the cover of something from the rain. He felt a small pang of envy but it wasn’t anything that was worth concerning himself with since it wasn’t like the rain had any real effect besides ruining his hair. Walking past a car blaring music, Jude recognized the song and thought about the words that he felt so true. “This face and lips tremble as it rips; Your breath quickening as heat rushes in; Pull, Harder, Strings, Martyr; Stop, you cry, that's a lie; Flush, gasping, white, reddening; You smile and destroy it; It's time that we end this; It's our curse that make this world so hopeless…..” He shook his head and ran a hand through his hair.

Jude bit hard on his cheek as pain shot through his leg, tasting the blood as his teeth began to cut into the skin. People screamed, fire roared, the sound of the movie underlying the terror. Suffering in silence had become so hard since he had met the seven people that had made everything just a little easier to deal with. Where were they? Jude looked over hearing Rowdy’s audible swearing. He could hear the rest of them now, yelling for one another. Jude bit his cheek harder as he tried to stand up, the pain in his leg excruciating but he didn’t let it bother him as he looked with panic at the riotous scene before him; but he couldn’t see them! “Luci?! Lu, where are you?!” Please, God, let her be okay! Please! The smoke choked him and Jude’s vision blurred. He felt heat, icy and intense but the sensation barely lasted a second before everything was black.

Jude looked down at the sidewalk, liking that the rain now made it hard to detect the tears that rolled down his face. He missed them; life was so pointless without all of them being together; without Luci. Was Fate really so cruel that it take away the only nice things he had in his life? If you had asked Jude that at that very moment, he would tell you that was exactly how he saw it.

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How had they gotten separated? What happened? Fire and smoke swirled around the theater, choking him, burning him. But none of that mattered to Derrick. Ava was in trouble and needed him, her cries desperate. He coughed and looked around, “Ava, hold on!” He heard her cry out once more and tried to make his way to where her voice had come from. “Sir, we need to get you out of here before the roof collapses.” Derrick barely turned to look at the fireman who was keeping Derrick from getting to her. “No, I can’t leave her,” Derrick protested, struggling to get away. The fireman grabbed Derrick’s arm and dragged him out, “I’m sorry but we cannot let you stay in here.” Derrick struggled, “N-no! Let me go! Ava!!” The smoke was thick and he could barely breathe, but he had to get to Ava; he had to --

A flick on Derrick’s ear pulled him from the memory. “Did you hear a word I just said?” his mother hissed. Derrick turned from the window back to his mom and nodded. He slowly stood up and walked glumly to the door. Opening it, he sighed as the cold rushed over him in an icy wave. Rain; dark and dreary clouds hanging in the sky. It was always raining and grey if you asked Derrick. It had never stopped raining since that fateful day at the cinema. He grabbed a jacket and pulled it on, listening to his half-siblings go on about something on television. Derrick stepped out into the cold rain and grey city, pulling his hood over his head. It had been a while since he had talk to any of the others. He didn’t know why but he just couldn’t bring himself to say anything. He still saw them a lot but he never really talked anymore. He shoved his hands in his pockets and walked down the sidewalk, eyes on his feet. “N-no! Let me go! Ava!!”

MariasStorm · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **MariasStorm** on Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:29 pm

Oh, shit..... Brooke thought, when the flames sprung up in front of her. She was terrified for mere seconds before she had one thought. Rowdy. She had been worried about Rowdy when the place had suddenly caught on fire. Brooke looked through the smoke trying to see him. She couldn't see him. "Rowdy!" Brooke had shouted, sparks caught at her brightly colored hair but she didn't pay much attention to that.

Brooke blinked her eyes open, staring at the white cieling of her room. She always woke up at that point, after about two minutes she closed her eyes and then reopened them, she looked down at her cut and burned wrists. Good morning, Hell. The weather is nice, today isn't it? She thought, with bitter sarcasmn.

She stood up and went to her table, where she kept her lighter, Brooke sat down and rested it against the back of her hand, it flickered after a second and she felt the fire begin to burn her skin, she bit at her lip hard and then moved her hand away, quickly. She realized a tear had dripped down her face.

Last night sometime she had decided that she was finally going to die. Kill herself. At least then she might be able to be with Rowdy again.

Brooke stood up and walked to her closet, she was finally going to leave the house. Just to see outside one last time. She selected random clothes, and looked toward the door. If she just walked out the door suddenly she would be questioned, with a frown she looked at her first story window and opened it, slipping outside.

A minute later she was walking down the sidewalk, her black hoodie pulled over her brightly colored hair, her eyes scanned the street and she closed them shortly after. She missed Rowdy more then anything.

Brooke kept walking, looking at the trees and whatever else there was around there. It all seemed so pointless.

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Daemon_of_Cybele · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **Daemon_of_Cybele** on Sat Oct 10, 2009 1:19 pm

((I'm not cheating by reusing my old posts. They fit. I'm...recycling. Besides, I added more to it. It's new and improved...))

Reed glanced up and gave the other girl an almost smile, reaching over to shake out Ava's hair. "Why? I like it. It's not like it can hurt you. It's pretty wonderful, actually."

To prove her point, she threw her head back and arms out, sticking her tongue out to catch raindrops on it. Really, it wasn't the physical feeling itself that Reed relished- although she enjoyed that, too- it was the powerful symbolism she imagined behind it. Every drop of rain washed away the soot and ash and burnt skin, and she was whole again, whole and new. Every drop of rain was a teardrop that she wanted so badly to shed, but couldn't- yet another limitation death had set.

"So, what have you been up to?" she asked, dropping her arms and tilting her head at the other girl. "Andy had me rigging wires to blow underneath some post office. If Rowdy'll relinquish the television remote for once, we can watch my hard work explode on the six'o'clock news."

It was funny- talking so normally, like they were conversing about ordinary jobs and ordinary life. And this? This wasn't even life to begin with.

Sighing, Reed reached up to toy with one of the studs in her lip, the motion bittersweet and familiar. It was something Erik used to do- brush a finger against one of her lip piercings, run a thumb across one of her tattoos, make a joke about her high pain tolerance. Hah, all that pain tolerance, and the absence of him had turned her mind into a darker, scarier place than she'd ever thought possible. She could fake a smile, laugh...And in her mind she wanted to die.

Whoops. Too late.

She glanced up at the sky, the textured grey clouds swirling against each other to form something almost picturesque. She had always liked the rain: it had made her feel all free-spirit, dancing around barefoot in downpours and masses of fog. More than that, nothing cast shadows on grey days- there was probably more crazy symbolism in that, but she wasn't even going to start with that.

"Oh, but I got those Sum 41 CDs I was looking for," she added after a moment. Before her- her mind mentally clenched at the thought, death- she'd had an extensive CD collection, something that she'd been determinedly building back up with her spare time. It turned out that not having a heartbeat afforded one a whole lot of spare time.

Imagine That! · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **Imagine That!** on Sat Oct 10, 2009 3:49 pm

Ava watched Reed stick her arms out, while dropping her head back. This just added to the craziness of the girl who stood in the rain. With bare feet. "You know, I'm getting worried about you Reed. Maybe death is getting to ya'." She said playfully. "Well, I've done nothing all day, which has been a nice change." She said quietly, thinking of what she had done that day. She did tell the truth. Andy had let her have the day off, which did please her. She'd sat by the side of a road, looking at a picture. It was all of them together.

The picture had been taken the night the accident happened. They all looked so happy. Arms were slung around each other, and smiles filled everyone's faces. She was there, of course with Derrick's arms wrapped around her waist. She could still feel them, holding her tightly to him. Ava then realised she had been day dreaming again, and shook her head a little, trying to look inconspicuous. "I think I'd enjoy that, seeing some post office blow up." She grinned. "You finally got those stupid CD's that you've been going on about for god knows how long?" She couldn't stop herself from laughing.

Then, she just stopped and pointed across the road. "Reed, he's looking at us."

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With his hands buried deep into his pockets, Erik trudged through the rain, his worn shoes that Reed had got him one Christmas hitting the puddles with a thick SLAP sound. He liked the way it sounded when he walked through the rain, it made a loud sound that blocked out everything that he was hearing. He hated his life now, without three of his best friends around, and especially with out Reed, his life had gone downhill so much, he just wanted -- no, needed them back. Why hadn't he stayed with her? His place was right new to her on that seat, and he shouldn't have been with the fire crew when she was inside. It was just wrong.

He didn't look as he crossed the road, not caring if a giant lorry ploughed into his side. He actually wished that it would happen, then at least he'd be with Reed once more. Sadly, he came to the other side of the road, all in once piece and unharmed. Well, that was just annoying. Groaning in frustration, he stopped for a moment to brush the water out of his eyes again. His long fringe stuck to his face and his lip ring tapped against his teeth as his hands moved up his face. When he was done however, the rain just fell down his face once more. What's the point. He said dropping his hands to his sides once more and looking around. He then froze and looked back across the crossroads, looking at the face that he knew and loved.

Wait...that...no..it couldn't be..

"Reed..."

MidniteHallows · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **MidniteHallows** on Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:13 pm

Rowdy arrived at where they were supposed to be meeting up. He smirked at Reed, "Hey, I'm not that bad when it comes to the remote, am I?" He pouted innocently for a minute and snickered, flipping his soaked hair from his face. As soon as Ava pointed out someone was staring, he looked to where Ava was pointing. "Would it be considered breaking the rules if he talked to us first and we simply responded? I mean, technically, Andy only said we couldn't go to them, right?" Rowdy almost laughed at that but he kept it locked in his throat in case Andy, by chance, decided to just walk up. Of course, Rowdy didn't really give a damn about what Andy thought so he never really watched himself around the prince.

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Jude trudged along, leaving his mind devoid of any thoughts at all. He was basically a zombie right then. He stopped when he bumped into someone and looked up from and pavement. His eyes went wide and he pursed his lips. Crap. Andy's going to kill me... Hypothetically speaking, of course, he thought, looking at Brooke. Shit. Well, maybe she won't recognize me. It's worth a try. He looked back down quickly. "Uhm, sorry," Jude muttered, trying to keep the mixture of panic and excitement from his voice. He was honestly very glad to see Brooke, to have her right there in front of him. But Andy didn't want them to have any communication with the others and Jude was not just about to disobey him. The other's weren't far, he could just barely see them up ahead. Maybe if he just walked away...

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Derrick stopped walking, seeing a familiar face from the corner of his eye. He debated for a minute before walking over to Erik. "Hi," he mumbled, barely raising his hand in a gesture of greeting. He wasn't sure what he was going to say, or if he was going to even say anything. Maybe he'd just tell him he had seen him and wanted to say hi but had to go since his mom had him out on an errand. But the sooner I get it finished, the sooner I have to go back home. *sigh* Woe is me....

[[Sorry, my reply kind sucks. I only got 3 hours of sleep last night. At most. I'm hyper but my brain is going in slow motion today. Heh. Dx]]

MariasStorm · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **MariasStorm** on Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:45 pm

Brooke had been staring at the sky when someone crashed into her, she was about to say something when she really looked at him. She was shocked at first, unable to say anything, then finally she came up with a single name. "Jude?" She asked, staring at him with her bright blue eyes. She had figured she'd lost every marble she'd ever had a while ago, but now Brooke thought that she had really lost it.
"Is it really you?" Brooke had asked, her eyes flickering away from him for a brief second to see if anyone was staring at her as if she were talking to a pole.
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Luhara spun in a circle as she left one of the rooms in her bookstore, her brown hair fell around her shoulders and she looked around. She wasn't happy. There had been news that Andy was back in town. Fantastic. She was being sarcastic of course. Luhara was wasn't planning on doing anything. Yet.

Imagine That! · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **Imagine That!** on Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:11 am

Ava just kept looking at him with a shocked expression, that just grew even more when Derrick showed up. She had to pull her eyes away at some point, and she turned to look at Rowdy, not wanting to have him that close, and not being able to talk to him. "Well....if they talk to us, then I suppose that'll be fine... when we talk back though, Andy's gonna' shove a hot poker up our asses." She said, before turning back to look at the two guys, one that was staring across at them now, his eyes fixated on one person.

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When Derrick arrived, Erik turned to look at him. It was strange that their names sounded so much alike, and he could remember the group used to tease them about it vaguely. His mouth was flailing to release a sound at the moment and then he just looked back across the road. "D-Derrick.." He said, not taking his eyes off of his dead girlfriend with her amazing dreadlocks that couldn't be pulled off by anyone else. "I'm not dreaming, am I? That'd just make me feel shit... they're there.." He said, hoping that the other male next to him would turn and look at the two -- wait, Rowdy now too? Maybe I am dreaming...

MidniteHallows · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **MidniteHallows** on Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:00 pm

Rowdy scoffed. "Yeah but what will it really do? I say it would be pretty worth it if you ask me. Besides, maybe God will look down on us and smile and Andy won't find out... If demons exist, why not angels?" He shrugged and snickered. He watched Derrick approach Erik and smirked, "How insane would it be if Luci and Brooke just happened to walk up? Man, Fate would be a real bitch if that happened."

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Jude shut his eyes and winced slightly. Shit... Andy's gonna kill me. He debated for a minute about if he should actually tell her that it was him but, since both had outcomes of making her think she was completely crazy and he wasn't a big fan of lying, he nodded. "Yeah... It's me." He looked up at her and smiled slightly. "You're not imagining things." He really hoped she didn't freak out or anything because explaining it would be hard without involving the others.

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Derrick looked to where Erik was staring when he asked if he was dreaming. "I don't know." He looked at the three all too familiar people and his jaw dropped. "Holy..." He blinked hard, expecting it to just be his imagination but they were still there when he opened his eyes. "If that's not them - and I really don't know whether I think it is or not - those people are the closest thing to them." He stared at Ava in shock and amazement. Is it really her? No, it can't be. It's just a bunch of people that look all too much like them.

MariasStorm · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **MariasStorm** on Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:21 pm

Brooke was silent for a second before she about half hug-tackled him. "Jude!" She squeaked. "Wait... Aren't you..." Brooke paused and looked up at him, a deeply confused, and shocked look on her face, she wasn't sure if she was dreaming or hallucinating or something. This is weird. Brooke thought.

Maybe she had never woken up from her dream, or maybe she was dead already and just didn't remember what had happened.
Brooke wasn't entirely sure.

Imagine That! · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **Imagine That!** on Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:37 pm

Reed didn't seem to be saying anything. Only herself and Rowdy were talking. Ava's eyes though were permanently locked on Derricks thought. Andy was already going to flip when he saw that their living significant others had seen them, and he was probably going to kill them, metaphorically of course again. So, why not go the whole hog and push him over the edge completely? Woah, I've been hanging around Rowdy too much. She though, before she reached out to grab his sleeve and she tugged him over the road with her. "Right, Andy's gonna' be angry anyway, so come with me before I run over there and hug him to death." She said, shaking her head softly. She wouldn't take no for an answer for him, and she would just pull him with her anyway. It was hard to restrain herself from hugging Derrick as soon as she was standing on the other side of the road, but she held it back and smiled softly at him. "Derrick..."

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"Dude, they're coming over." Erik said quietly, wanting his Reed to come over too. His Reed, the girl that he loved so very much, but had been cruelly taken from him. Now, by some strange twist of fate, she seemed to be back. Okay, this sickened him to the core, having no idea what was going on with his two friends and his girlfriend who had deffinatly been dead. He had been to their funerals! However, just seeing them walking, talking.. it made him smile.

MidniteHallows · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **MidniteHallows** on Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:40 pm

Jude laughed, something he had done since he had died. He thought for a minute when the look of confusion crossed Brooke's face, not sure what he should say. "It's.... very complicated. I'm not sure how to explain without the others. You know me." He smiled sheepishly and looked down the road again to the group. Jude debated in his head for a moment before sighing. "I'm already in deep shit for even bumping into you so why not go the whole way? Come with me," he said, heading again toward his original destination. He looked over his shoulder to make sure Brooke was following. If anyone, besides Andy, got angry with him for this, it would be Rowdy. Rowdy would rather Brooke think he was dead than know that he was the puppet of some conceited, pain in the rear demon. It would also kind of bug him that it was Jude, the quietest one in the group, was the first one to say anything.

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Rowdy snickered and smirked at Ava. "If you hug him to death, Andy would probably make him one of his little... pets.... as well. But you know he would have a catch for it." He was actually very glad to see Ava not give a monkey's uncle what Andy would do now; they had all pretty much had that mutually before but they didn't always (keyword: always) confront his arrogance with an iron fist. Rowdy walked across the street with Ava toward their two stunned, and living friends. "Good afternoon, gents. Long time no see," he said like nothing had happened; like they had all just seen each other just the other day. He scanned the area, just waiting to see that annoying creature whom's presence alone irritated the four to their very cores. Rowdy knew it wouldn't be long until He showed up to check on them, to make sure they were getting their job done.

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Derrick's eyes widened slightly and his heart pounded so hard he thought it would burst right out of his rib cage. What was going on, was this for real?! Maybe he had finally lost it, gotten knocked around so many times by his mom and half siblings that something upstairs had been knocked loose. Either way, Derrick was going to enjoy insanity until someone did something about it. Might as well, right? "A-Ava? Is that really you?" He looked at Rowdy, surprised at what he said; maybe it wasn't what he said or how it said it, it was that he said it. "What...." He couldn't put the question together in his mind, there were too many thoughts and questions that buzzed in his head; starting with what the heck was going on!

MariasStorm · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **MariasStorm** on Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:00 pm

The others? Brooke was even more confused at that, but she could only hope he was talking about who she thought he was talking about. Everyone else who was lost that night.... Brooke closed her bright blue eyes and then opened them.
"Why will you get in trouble?" Brooke asked Jude as she followed him. The cuts and burns on her wrists stung, she bit at her lip but kept silent.
She knew it would only hurt her if she hoped that Rowdy was one of the 'others' and she and Jude arrived, Brooke thought she might be setting herself up for disappointment, but she couldn't get the thought out of her head.

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Luhara stepped outside, her long brown hair was pulled back and she was wearing a silver dress that looked more suitable for a party then just for going out for walk. Of course, Luhara liked her shinies and her sparklies, so it wasn't unusual for her. It amused her to get odd looks for regular people that passed her on the street.

Daemon_of_Cybele · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **Daemon_of_Cybele** on Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:03 pm

((If this is crappy, I'm sorry...I'm trying to do make-up work for school. Essays to make up for missing gym. It's such bull.))

Reed hadn't managed a word- there was so much going on, all of the sudden, people talking- and there was Erik, looking at her like he had before, but different, too, like there was this sadness in him. She felt like she must be going mad- going mad wasn't probably that far from being dead, but there was a whole philosophical thought process there that she really wasn't interested in going into. Finally, she managed to get her various body parts to work, and her hands went up to cover her face as she moaned, "Oh, God, Andy's going to kill us. Again. And then we'll be dead twice."

Her fingers were blocking her eyes, and she rubbed at her face frantically, positive for a moment that she had sort of lost it. Death did funny things to a person- and then it occurred to her that, by all rights, it should be Erik having a spazz attack. She took a step forward, closer to him. "We're gonna be in trouble, you know. Andy's not gonna be happy. But...Can I hug you?"

"Hold it now, Lizzy-baby, I think that you're breaking a rule or two."

The voice was like ice-cubes, dripping slowly down her back. She almost made to duck, but the man that appeared from almost nowhere caught his arm around her shoulders and then pressed a kiss to her cheek.

"Get the hell off, Andy!"

She wriggled out from under his arm, scowling furiously at the demon. "It's called personal space, jackass."

"And it's called, you four are my slaves. So what are you doing cavorting with your living ex-boyfriend? In case you haven't noticed, you're dead, and you're all mine, and- Well, we'll finish this conversation later, hmm? I have...things to attend to, I think."

He vanished in the blink of an eye- not so much as disappeared as, he was there one second and not there the next. It frustrated Reed to no end that they could never actually see him come and go- almost as much as it frustrated her that he used a nickname for her hated first name.

"That was weird," she muttered. "But that's Andy." Her eyes strayed back to Erik. "There's a lot of things we have to tell you."

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Andy, on the other hand, had caught the scent/feeling/presence/whatever of one of his numerous ex-lovers. As irritating as it was that his little pets were getting out of hand, he never passed up an opportunity to torment one of the women that he'd loved and left. Besides, he could tell that this one was Luhara- and really, there was a certain fondness for her in him. Or, more likely, there was a fondness for messing with her.

He appeared again, stepping from some shadow that might not have existed before he appeared and promptly vanished as soon as he was there, coming from behind and dropping into step beside the woman in the silver dress. "Well, Luhara, it's been decades! I expect you want to apologize to me, don't you? The last time you saw me, you threw a toaster at me, didn't you? That wasn't very nice."

The nice thing, he thought, about being a demon prince was this- the other demons couldn't touch him. Oh, his older brothers and his father maybe, but all the others had to recognize the fact that he was demonic royalty.

Imagine That! · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **Imagine That!** on Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:19 pm

Ava nodded slowly, still gripping onto Rowdy's sleeve as she looked at Derrick, her eyes seeming to see deep into his. She could see a mixture of pain and surprise in them, which was better than hatred or disgust, which was good right? "Yes..it's us...we're here.." She said, not really processing all of the things that she would have to tell him. She just wanted to hold him, kiss him and whisper in his ear that she loved him just like she had used to before they had been in that stupid fire.

"Get the hell off, Andy."

Ava's head whipped around, stepping in front of Derrick when she heard that bastards voice. She wouldn't let him anywhere near Derrick, and he'd have to go through her to get to him. She stared it him for that short moment that he spoke to Reed and then he disappeared, taking away the feeling of hatred that had surrounded her.
"Yeah, a lot to explain.." she muttered, turning back to look at him.

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Erik just looked at Reed, having nothing to say to say or do other than look at her. What the hell was happening? How was she okay? He had been there, in that cinema, sitting next to her in that seat that had been burnt to ashes. He had heard her screaming as she died. Now, she was standing in front of him, arguing with some random guy that had kissed her cheek. He clenched his fists to his sides and he watched as the man disappeared. Then, as quickly as he could, he wrapped his arms around her, kissing the top of her head in amazement.

MidniteHallows · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **MidniteHallows** on Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:01 pm

"It's really kind of complicated. I mean, basically, we aren't even allowed to talk to you or Erik or Derrick or Luci. It really bugged all of us to the core and we hate the guy who 'owns' us." Jude shrugged lightly with a smirk. He jogged up to the others. "Look who I bumped into on my way to meet you guys." He snickered and stopped, looking at Erik and Derrick. "Okay, this is going to be a little easier."

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Rowdy He had known it wouldn't take long for that bastard to show up. But, for once, he decided to watch and not say anything. They were walking on thin ice by simply talking to them and Rowdy didn't want to push his limits too far. Not yet, at least. After Andy seemed to disappear, he looked back at the others. "Andy. It's just another name for 'pain in my ass'." He laughed. Rowdy looked over at Jude as he walked up with Brooke. He grinned and it took all of his will-power not to tackle hug her right then and there. "Brooke.

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Derrick was just confused. He couldn't think of anything to say. Andy appeared and Derrick raised a brow. He looked like a goth with the ego of a star jock. He caught the annoyance in Reed's voice and Rowdy's stance and assumed he wasn't much more than that. Nodding slowly, he said, "Yes, that would be nice. Starting with, what in the world happened to you guys? We went to your funerals, how are you standing here?!" Derrick looked over as Jude joined the group and he wasn't sure if it surprised him or not.

destinyendearing · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **destinyendearing** on Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:25 pm

{I guess I'm takin' over Luci's spot ^^...}

Luci jogged across the street as soon as the walk sign came into view. She wreathed her arms about herself, her hair sopping wet. The rain pelted down from the sky as if it were trying to extinguish some huge fire-- Fire... she thought, but blinked away the horrible memories.

She couldn't necessarily see through the blanket of rain around her, especially without her contacts, as she was wearing glasses. When she jumped into the sidewalk, she began walking in the direction of her apartment. Damn weather. she kept thinking to herself. Her eyes were downcast, and she stared at her feet; a few moments later she bumped into the group of her "friends", not really noting who they were. "Sorry!"

{Sorry my post.... was an epic fail XD}

MariasStorm · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **MariasStorm** on Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:53 pm

"Owns you?" Brooke asked, looking quite confused. When they got there she looked around for a second or two before she stared at Rowdy. Have I lost it? It wouldn't have been the first time she'd dreamed or thought she saw something, but this felt more like real life... Brooke barely heard Jude say something.

Brooke wasn't able to get her thoughts straight for a second or two, she could only stare with wide blue eyes. She only could hope it really was him. "Rowdy?" She managed to say, not noticing she'd taken a step forward. Please, please, please let it be Rowdy... Brooke thought.

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Luhara's eyes narrowed at Andy, there was no way she was ever going to apologize to him... Yes, she'd thrown a toaster at him. But she didn't care. She wasn't going to say she was sorry about it, she could... But she'd be lying. "No, Andy, I expect you want to apologize to me." Luhara said, she was fighting the urge to hit Andy with something heavy. Like a car. She'd most definatley find a way to pull that one off, no doubt about it.

Idiot... Luhara thought, darkly. "And yes, it has been quite some time, hasn't it?" She said, a little bitterly. She felt a sort of I want to bitch-slap you. coming on.

Daemon_of_Cybele · **Tips:** 0.00 INK by **Daemon_of_Cybele** on Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:31 pm

Reed wound her arms around Erik slowly, nestling her head against his shoulder before pulling away quickly. Her hands went up to wipe at her eyes furiously, and she managed a quivering smile. "I'm not crying. I'm leaking from excess fluid, obviously." Pausing, then throwing her arms around him one more time before taking a deep breath and pulling away, she raked a hand through her dreadlocks. "We're dead, obviously. You all saw us die, didn't you? Hah. But...I guess this might not be so hard to believe, given that we're dead, and we're here, and-"

She paused as a girl bumped into her, and, grinning stupidly, said, "Luci. It figures. What was I saying? Oh, yeah. This demon prince caught us and enslaved us 'cause, apparently, we all died before our time. Fun, right?"

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"Too many years, really, Luhara. I've missed you so." Andy clasped his hands to his chest with a nasty smirk, then reached out to flick Luhara's hair quickly. "And you forget, baby, I don't really apologize to anyone. I don't have to. Comes with being royalty."

Doing a strange little dance and stopping short, he grinned at her toothily. "You haven't met my latest batch of pets, have you? I'm really quite fond of these ones. The females, mmh, very attractive. A matter of time before they succumb to my rogue-ish charm. Or they get tired of refusing my advances. They did run into their old group of friends- living- but I'll be able to deal with this. It's not like any humans, living or dead, are going to get the better of me."

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