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As they continued to dance, the tension between the pair hung thick in the air; Cas' eyes were solely on Wren now, as he waited for a response. "Oh really?" Her mouth curls up into a smirk and Cas cannot help but let his eyes fall to her lips. "And what was it you were expecting?" Now that he thought about it, what was he expecting from the daughter of Wade Wilson? Certainly not someone as beautiful as Wren that's for sure, but her personality wasn't too dissimilar from what he would have pictured. Adjusting his grip on the hand that held hers, he finally responds, "I suppose I wasn't entirely sure." True enough, it may not have been the answer that Wren was looking for, but it was all he could think of to say in the moment, so captivated with the woman in his arms that his brain was almost too focused on her to think of witty responses.
However, when he lets slip a question that has bugged him all of his life, Cas comes back to reality, almost tense as he awaited her reply. It was true that Cas sometimes felt less like a human and more like a monster when others learnt of his parentage. Although Kilgrave was hardly known, at events such as this, almost everyone was aware - and therefore extremely wary of him. Almost to the point of being deathly afraid, which was why he felt compelled to ask Wren. Despite knowing full well that she was perhaps more powerful that him, in different ways, meaning that maybe it was he who should be scared of her.
They danced in silence for a moment whilst Wren pondered his question, his eyes only leaving hers once to glance around the room, everyone seemed to be in good spirits and it seemed as though many of the descendants were up and dancing now. "No," She finally said, and Cas couldn't help the genuine smile that formed on his face, perhaps Wren was the one person in this place who could understand, just because he is his father's son does not mean he has to become a villain. "Do I scare you?" For some reason, Cas wasn't expecting her to ask him in return. The obvious answer would be no, since he didn't feel frightened with his arms wrapped around her, dancing in such close proximity but then, he thought about if he were the villain his father was - he wouldn't really stand a chance against Wren if she could find a way to bind his mouth shut.
Cas is about to respond before she pulls him into a tighter embrace, her lips at his ear. He had only a second to enjoy this though, before she whispers "Something's not right," and Cas immediately becomes tense. Keeping them moving in their dance, Cas scans the crowd, suddenly feeling the sense of calm before the storm. Wren was right, something was up. But what? Everyone looked fairly happy, even the U.N. officials had turned their gazes to other things instead of being glued on him and Wren.
As the song ended Cas releases his grip on Wren a little, looking back at her, about to say that they should warn the others before she cuts in. "We need to—"
The pair are sent flying backwards and Cas realises that Wren has wrapped herself around his back to take the brunt of the crash. "Ah!" Wren exhales and Cas turns around to look at her, visible worry on his face, "Are you ok? Were you hurt?" Cas almost laughs, she was asking him if he were ok? She'd been the one to take almost the entire force of the explosion for them. However, knowing that now was certainly not the time, Cas only nods. Moving off of her, "Wren-" Cas begins, wanting to make sure she was fine, of course she was nearly invincible, but that didn't mean she couldn't feel pain and the force of not just the explosion, but Cas' body weight, would be enough to shatter her ribs. Before he can continue with his sentence, the sound of a helicraft lowering itself just in-front of the new opening caused by the explosion, drowns out all other sound.
Suddenly they are surrounded by smoke and Cas hears Wren curse loudly, shoving a piece of fabric from her dress over his mouth and nose. Cas holds it in place as he attempts to see through the thick fog, hearing someone yell "There!" in Wren's direction. Were they trying to take her? Is that what this was? Snapping into offensive mode, Cas vows that he would not let them run off with her. Pulling himself to his feet, Cas hears Wren say, "Stay hidden and try not to take deep breaths." Surely she couldn't expect him to do nothing? The toxins from the gas were slowly seeping through his makeshift mask, but so long as Cas was awake, he would not go down quietly. Turning to grab Wren's hand, Cas realises she's run off straight into the onslaught of soldiers filing into the gala.
Taking short, shallow breaths, Cas heads in the direction that Wren ran off in, urgently needing to find her. However, all Cas is met with is a solider, his gun pointed directly at Cas' head. "Freeze," Cas yells through the cloth, however the words are muffled by Wren's dress fabric and are barely audible to the solider who laughs in Cas' face. "Get on your fucking knees." He yells and Cas complies, attempting to think up another solution.
When nothing comes to mind, Cas thinks fuck it and drops the cloth, yelling "Freeze." once more, this time, the man becomes rigid, unable to move yet still alive. Jumping up, Cas runs over and takes his gun, and shooting him in both legs. The man falls to the floor in agony. Kicking his wounds purely in spite, Cas keeps moving past the soldier, attempting to be as quiet as he can and using the fog to his advantage.
Catching sight of red hair, Cas runs toward Wren, the gas hitting him suddenly and all at once. He slows, "Wren!" He shouts again, shooting at soldiers that were approaching her. They were trying to take her. Before he can get to Wren, Cas is shot at by two more soldiers. Feeling a bullet rip through the flesh on his arm, Cas just about manages to keep from yelling out in pain, stifling it with a grimace. "Bad idea," He whispers before raising his voice, "Jump." Is all Cas says, motioning to the hole the explosion had made. The soldiers pause complete for a moment, staring at Cas, "I said jump!" He repeats and sure enough, the men follow his command, walking over to the explosion sight, clear terror in their eyes. Then suddenly, they are falling. Down, down, splat. The soldier's are mere ants by the time they are fallen several stories to their death.
"What the fuck," Another soldier shouts, looking around at his comrades, "I think that's Kilgrave's son." Hearing them mention his father, Cas rounds on the new set of soldiers, his gaze steely despite the haziness of his brain, barely able to keep himself awake at this point. "What is he doing here?" Another yells aiming his gun toward Cas, clearly they hadn't been alerted to the new arrival at the academy. Good, Cas did love a surprise. "You," He begins, extending a finger to the closest soldier, "Shoot them all." Before the others can react they're laying dead on the ground, having been killed by a fellow soldier. "Now shoot yourself in the head." He does and Cas grits his teeth, his mind may be drifting into unconsciousness but all he could think about was Wren still. Frantically looking around for her, he sees Wren standing, injured but alive, nearby him. Reaching out a hand to grab her shoulder, Cas is centimetres from the woman when she is impaled, her whole body begin flung back. "You fucking bastards." Cas' words slur as he calls out at the soldiers, his head feeling heavy on his shoulders. "What do we do with him?" A voice asks, unable to place who it was or the distance they were from him, Cas falls down on one knee.
"Take him." Someone else says.
"But he wasn't-" The first voice is cut off, "I said fucking take him, they'll want the son of Kilgrave."
Barely conscious at this point, Cas feels himself being lifted up by multiple hands and he thrashes around. "You-" He begins but then the cloth that he had discarded earlier is shoved into his mouth. Gagging on the material, Cas yells through it but nothing that he says is audible to the soldiers. He can't use his abilities on them with part of Wren's dress in the way.
As Cas is lifted into the helicraft, his eyes slowly open and when he turns his head to the side, all Cas sees is Wren slumped in a corner, her neck visibly broken. Eyes widening, Cas' whole body becomes tense. No. She wasn't dead, but Wren was completely incapacitated. Clenching his fits Cas gets up, to the surprise of the remaining soldiers. Throwing a punch at one, he manages to land a hit directly on his jaw before he's piled on by the rest. Feeling his hands being bound behind his back, someone hits him hard in the head with the butt of a gun and Cas is knocked out entirely. Pushed back, next to Wren, inside the helicraft. Blood seeping from the wound in his arm.
However, when he lets slip a question that has bugged him all of his life, Cas comes back to reality, almost tense as he awaited her reply. It was true that Cas sometimes felt less like a human and more like a monster when others learnt of his parentage. Although Kilgrave was hardly known, at events such as this, almost everyone was aware - and therefore extremely wary of him. Almost to the point of being deathly afraid, which was why he felt compelled to ask Wren. Despite knowing full well that she was perhaps more powerful that him, in different ways, meaning that maybe it was he who should be scared of her.
They danced in silence for a moment whilst Wren pondered his question, his eyes only leaving hers once to glance around the room, everyone seemed to be in good spirits and it seemed as though many of the descendants were up and dancing now. "No," She finally said, and Cas couldn't help the genuine smile that formed on his face, perhaps Wren was the one person in this place who could understand, just because he is his father's son does not mean he has to become a villain. "Do I scare you?" For some reason, Cas wasn't expecting her to ask him in return. The obvious answer would be no, since he didn't feel frightened with his arms wrapped around her, dancing in such close proximity but then, he thought about if he were the villain his father was - he wouldn't really stand a chance against Wren if she could find a way to bind his mouth shut.
Cas is about to respond before she pulls him into a tighter embrace, her lips at his ear. He had only a second to enjoy this though, before she whispers "Something's not right," and Cas immediately becomes tense. Keeping them moving in their dance, Cas scans the crowd, suddenly feeling the sense of calm before the storm. Wren was right, something was up. But what? Everyone looked fairly happy, even the U.N. officials had turned their gazes to other things instead of being glued on him and Wren.
As the song ended Cas releases his grip on Wren a little, looking back at her, about to say that they should warn the others before she cuts in. "We need to—"
BOOM
The pair are sent flying backwards and Cas realises that Wren has wrapped herself around his back to take the brunt of the crash. "Ah!" Wren exhales and Cas turns around to look at her, visible worry on his face, "Are you ok? Were you hurt?" Cas almost laughs, she was asking him if he were ok? She'd been the one to take almost the entire force of the explosion for them. However, knowing that now was certainly not the time, Cas only nods. Moving off of her, "Wren-" Cas begins, wanting to make sure she was fine, of course she was nearly invincible, but that didn't mean she couldn't feel pain and the force of not just the explosion, but Cas' body weight, would be enough to shatter her ribs. Before he can continue with his sentence, the sound of a helicraft lowering itself just in-front of the new opening caused by the explosion, drowns out all other sound.
Suddenly they are surrounded by smoke and Cas hears Wren curse loudly, shoving a piece of fabric from her dress over his mouth and nose. Cas holds it in place as he attempts to see through the thick fog, hearing someone yell "There!" in Wren's direction. Were they trying to take her? Is that what this was? Snapping into offensive mode, Cas vows that he would not let them run off with her. Pulling himself to his feet, Cas hears Wren say, "Stay hidden and try not to take deep breaths." Surely she couldn't expect him to do nothing? The toxins from the gas were slowly seeping through his makeshift mask, but so long as Cas was awake, he would not go down quietly. Turning to grab Wren's hand, Cas realises she's run off straight into the onslaught of soldiers filing into the gala.
Taking short, shallow breaths, Cas heads in the direction that Wren ran off in, urgently needing to find her. However, all Cas is met with is a solider, his gun pointed directly at Cas' head. "Freeze," Cas yells through the cloth, however the words are muffled by Wren's dress fabric and are barely audible to the solider who laughs in Cas' face. "Get on your fucking knees." He yells and Cas complies, attempting to think up another solution.
When nothing comes to mind, Cas thinks fuck it and drops the cloth, yelling "Freeze." once more, this time, the man becomes rigid, unable to move yet still alive. Jumping up, Cas runs over and takes his gun, and shooting him in both legs. The man falls to the floor in agony. Kicking his wounds purely in spite, Cas keeps moving past the soldier, attempting to be as quiet as he can and using the fog to his advantage.
Catching sight of red hair, Cas runs toward Wren, the gas hitting him suddenly and all at once. He slows, "Wren!" He shouts again, shooting at soldiers that were approaching her. They were trying to take her. Before he can get to Wren, Cas is shot at by two more soldiers. Feeling a bullet rip through the flesh on his arm, Cas just about manages to keep from yelling out in pain, stifling it with a grimace. "Bad idea," He whispers before raising his voice, "Jump." Is all Cas says, motioning to the hole the explosion had made. The soldiers pause complete for a moment, staring at Cas, "I said jump!" He repeats and sure enough, the men follow his command, walking over to the explosion sight, clear terror in their eyes. Then suddenly, they are falling. Down, down, splat. The soldier's are mere ants by the time they are fallen several stories to their death.
"What the fuck," Another soldier shouts, looking around at his comrades, "I think that's Kilgrave's son." Hearing them mention his father, Cas rounds on the new set of soldiers, his gaze steely despite the haziness of his brain, barely able to keep himself awake at this point. "What is he doing here?" Another yells aiming his gun toward Cas, clearly they hadn't been alerted to the new arrival at the academy. Good, Cas did love a surprise. "You," He begins, extending a finger to the closest soldier, "Shoot them all." Before the others can react they're laying dead on the ground, having been killed by a fellow soldier. "Now shoot yourself in the head." He does and Cas grits his teeth, his mind may be drifting into unconsciousness but all he could think about was Wren still. Frantically looking around for her, he sees Wren standing, injured but alive, nearby him. Reaching out a hand to grab her shoulder, Cas is centimetres from the woman when she is impaled, her whole body begin flung back. "You fucking bastards." Cas' words slur as he calls out at the soldiers, his head feeling heavy on his shoulders. "What do we do with him?" A voice asks, unable to place who it was or the distance they were from him, Cas falls down on one knee.
"Take him." Someone else says.
"But he wasn't-" The first voice is cut off, "I said fucking take him, they'll want the son of Kilgrave."
Barely conscious at this point, Cas feels himself being lifted up by multiple hands and he thrashes around. "You-" He begins but then the cloth that he had discarded earlier is shoved into his mouth. Gagging on the material, Cas yells through it but nothing that he says is audible to the soldiers. He can't use his abilities on them with part of Wren's dress in the way.
As Cas is lifted into the helicraft, his eyes slowly open and when he turns his head to the side, all Cas sees is Wren slumped in a corner, her neck visibly broken. Eyes widening, Cas' whole body becomes tense. No. She wasn't dead, but Wren was completely incapacitated. Clenching his fits Cas gets up, to the surprise of the remaining soldiers. Throwing a punch at one, he manages to land a hit directly on his jaw before he's piled on by the rest. Feeling his hands being bound behind his back, someone hits him hard in the head with the butt of a gun and Cas is knocked out entirely. Pushed back, next to Wren, inside the helicraft. Blood seeping from the wound in his arm.