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Serena Roberge

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a character in “Cherry Blossom's War”, as played by Lostsoulsbleed

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Name:
Serena Lilith-Diane Roberge

Nickname(s):
Sara, Rena, Dia, Diane

Age:
23


Sexuality:
Straight

Species:
Werewolf

Rank(Before/After):
Delta/Beta


Occupation:
Bartender and Part-Time DJ


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Mate:
N/A



Appearance:
Serena takes great care to maintain her appearance, her hourglass figure accompanied by a hard-earned
toned physique. She has long, naturally wavy, dark brown hair and dark brown eyes.



Wolf:
Serena's wolf is larger than the average female
werewolf, making her bigger than all the other
females in both packs. She has dark brown, medium
length fur with a small patch of white on her chest and
bright blue eyes. Her form is mostly muscle due to her
working out in both human and wolf form regularly.



Personality:
When Serena was first found and brought to the pack she was completely mute and
extremely Aggressive. Due to her history she kept her distance from those in the pack
except for the Alpha, who had saved her, for a long time. Serena is honestly an extremely
Loyal and Trustworthy person. While in her human form Serena is Distant and Observant,
preferring to watch people interact rather than to interact with them herself. Despite this,
Serena is extremely Caring and Protective towards her pack mates, having grown to think
of them as family.After years of being around her pack Serena has opened up and though she
can be Sarcastic and Hot-Headed she also a very Honest and Dependable person.

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History:
Serena's mother died in childbirth, leaving her alone with her father. At first, her father pushed through the depression, raising her to the best of his ability. He started drinking when she was 6, she looking so much like her mother that he couldn't help but resent her. At first he just wasn't around anymore, but after a year his resentment turned into hatred and he would come home home drunk, sometimes he would just yell at her or even break things but other times he would pretend she wasn't there at all and often times she felt that was worse. It wasn't until Serena was 8 that her father started to physically abuse her. For five years Serena lived with her father, learning to fend for herself and take the abuse. It was a week after her 13th birthday that her father got fired, his boss sick of him coming into work hungover. Unknown to Serena her father had also developed not only a gambling problem but had also started doing drugs. He had quite a bit of debt and without a steady job it grew quickly. For a couple months they were able to get by with her father doing spare jobs around the city for some of his old business contacts. But eventually some people from the casino he went to showed up to collect her father's debt. Serena, who had stayed after school to get books from the library walked in right as her father was telling them he had nothing to give them. On seeing her they made him an offer, if he gave them Serena they would drop his debt to nothing. Without a second thought he agreed, and the men took her and left. The men who took her had some contacts who they sold her to and her new owners kept her until her 16th birthday. After a month of abuse from the people who bought her originally she was resold. The next person to own her was far more determined to break her. For almost two years, until her 16th birthday, Serena was brutally tortured and abused in vain attempts to get her to submit to her ''owner's'' will. The night of her 16th birthday Serena changed for the first time and killed everyone present, leaving the building still changed she was found by the previous alpha, who had been visiting a human family member. Taking Serena in he brought her back to the pack, and gave her a home. At first, she was savage to anyone who came near her, including the alpha,who had taken her in. Over the next year she became slowly comfortable around the alpha and he taught her about her heritage and the pack as well as how to fight. It wasn't until she was 18 and had sufficiently learned how to protect herself that she willingly let the others of the pack near her. Until she was 20 she was very distant from the others except for the alpha, the beta, and Lillian, who was around often and helped her learn how to track and hunt. As her skills improved exceedingly, the beta took her on as his delta and slowly Serena became comfortable around the others of the pack.
When the pack split Serena had mourned for the alpha but only for a day, knowing he would have wanted the pack to stay together. At first she tried to keep the pack together by refusing to join a side but, when no one would listen to her, she joined Lillian's pack.

So begins...

Serena Roberge's Story

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Willow Octavia Sanders Character Portrait: Roman Kingsley Character Portrait: Julie Sinclair Character Portrait: Levi Winters Character Portrait: Lillian Smith Character Portrait: Vivian Greenwood
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Location: Cafe ---> Julia's House
Interacting With: Julia Sinclair
Mentioned: Arthur Madden

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Tonight was one of the nights where Elisabeth did not have to close the cafe. Thus, she left as the sun began its descent. Arthur had assigned her a Julia to search for witches in the town. How he knew there were witches at all was beyond her and she even considered the possibility he'd just been too drunk and thought he sensed witches. It wouldn't be beyond him. But he was the coven leader and what he said (usually) was what was done. So now the young vampire was tasked with finding these mysterious witches and also tasked with trying to get along with Julia while doing it.

The two rarely saw eye to eye on things, but nonetheless Elisabeth respected her as she was Elisabeth's elder. The young vampire let out a sigh as she walked. She did not own any mode of transportation other than her own two feet (unless you counted her telekinetic abilities, though they were unacceptable to use in most cases). Though her parents had taught her the basics of driving, she hadn't lived long enough to put what she learned into action. She wasn't confident in her ability to drive and thus never bothered to try. A bicycle wasn't a bad option, but truthfully she didn't mind just walking everywhere. It was relaxing to her.

Elisabeth arrived at Julia's home and knocked on her door. "Julia?" she called to the other vampire. She highly doubted that the blonde was at her job right now, given that she had coven tasks to attend to.

As she waited for a response, Elisabeth briefly thought about what the pair would do. How did one find a witch? She had been told that witches looked and smelled like humans and thus finding them using appearance or scent would be impossible. Unless they stumbled upon one casting a spell or something she highly doubted the process would be easy. Plus, how would one incapacitate a witch? Were they allergic to anything? Were their bodies as fragile as humans? Elisabeth had absolutely no idea, as she'd only met one witch in her sixty-two years of being on this earth. The witch she had met was a lovely young woman who had briefly hosted Elisabeth and the one who turned her while they were traveling to Cherry Blossom. Based on this experience, Elisabeth held no ill will towards witches though she knew that not every witch was bound to be nice.




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Location: Library
Interacting With:
Mentioned: Vivian Greenwood

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Gerald had enjoyed a day of reading in the library. There really was nothing else for him to do considering he was still looking for a job and so he spent his days indulging in reading, movies, video games, and being with friends. It was enjoyable, but he knew he really needed to get a job. He was only 20, but it wasn't like he was a kid anymore. He had responsibilities and one of them was to have an income.

Resisting the urge to put his feet up on the table, he leaned back on his chair until only the back two legs touched the ground. He'd heard countless warnings from teachers, friends, and parents not to lean back so far, but he still did it nonetheless. It was a habit of his. He flipped to the next page of the book.

Gerald had always been able to read quickly. This was his second book for the day and he was three chapters from the end. Fifty-three more pages and he would be done with it. Once that happened he had no specific plans, though he might go somewhere to eat before returning home. Maybe he'd ask Vivian if she wanted to go to dinner with him. He knew she lived alone and thought she must get lonely.




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Location: Serena's House
Interacting With: Serena Roberge (texting)
Mentioned: Lillian Smith, Willow
Sanders, and Levi Winters

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Roman climbed out of his car, closing the door and locking it once he was out of it. It was no Ferrari, but at least it wasn't a complete piece of crap like his last car. He walked around it and proceeded up to Serena's house. He wouldn't normally stop by, but given the less than spectacular results of the hunt a couple of days ago, he wanted to pay her a visit. She and a few other wolves had been injured during the hunt, but thankfully no one was killed or seriously injured. He was genuinely concerned about her well being (though he wouldn't admit because he was a stubborn dog), as it would be no good to have a dead Beta. He was sure the Royal Bitch would have a field day if that happened. So while he was her to make sure she was healing, he was also here for Lillian's sake.

Both he and Serena knew how tense Lillian was now a days, no doubt the result of being an Alpha. To have a and hunt on the same night as an intrusion from Willow were dual stress factors Lillian didn't need. Thus, Roman was going to suggest to Serena that her two best friends, despite their differences, should take her on a night out. He wasn't sure if Serena would agree and even if she did there was the problem of getting Lillian to agree as well. But the Delta would be taking one hurdle at a time.

However, he was in for a surprise upon reaching her front door. A note, closed, was taped to the door. Before he even processed what he was doing, Roman ripped the note from the door in one swift motion. He did not hesitate to open it, though in the back of his mind he knew it definitely wasn't intended for him and thus was not his to read. But his impulse had taken over and he found himself reading Serena's letter to Lillian.


Dear Lily,
I know that this isn't going to mean much but I'm really sorry. I truly wish that I didn't have to leave but it's the only way to keep everyone safe. I don't know how long I'll be gone but I know you'll be in good hands with Roman as your Beta. Please don't be mad, I can't tell you where I'm going or why I'm leaving but I hope I can come back soon. I know you'll want to but please don't come after me, I don't want you getting caught up in this. Lastly, I know you're about to start pacing so sit the fuck down.
With Love, Serena


Well shit. Roman was about to start pacing at this point, panic filling his mind. What had caused Serena to just pack up and leave like this? What was this threat she was scared of telling Lillian about? How long had she been gone? Resisting the urge to pace or to destroy something, he let out a deep sigh to clear his mind.

There was no way he was telling Lillian about the note... yet. She had mentioned something about a new wolf in town and looking to recruit him before Willow did. If that was the case, she was probably busy right now and wouldn't appreciate him barging in on whatever conversation she was having. So for now, as far as his friend knew, he was just going about his own business. He would only alert her to the situation if he couldn't find Serena.

With that being said, Roman prayed to whatever god there may be out there that Serena was still lingering around town. While he could have tracked her scent, it would be somewhat difficult since she had taken her car. After getting back into his own car, he pulled out his phone to text her. His fingers hovered over the keyboard as he thought about how he should word his text. After a few moments of thought he sent her a text: Hey, where are you? I have food. It was casual enough and not terribly odd for him to offer food to any of the other wolves. Everyone loved food and everyone had to eat food-- it was a good conversation starter. Plus he always bought more food than he actually needed and didn't mind giving what he didn't need to others in the pack.

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Character Portrait: Willow Octavia Sanders Character Portrait: Levi Winters Character Portrait: Lillian Smith Character Portrait: Serena Roberge
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"It's Lilly by the way. Literally no one calls me Lillian except elders and my blood relatives. Lillian--Lilly, said and Levi nodded, he could tell with the way she'd spoke that that had been bugging her the moment he'd said it. "Lilly it is then," He said and it was then he felt a shove on his shoulder. He didn't have to look, her scent proceeded her. She stormed off and Levi could only shake his head. He did that on purpose, knowing it would get a rise out of her, he just didn't know how much. She would probably make him pay for that later, but that was the fun of it. She revved up her bike, making sure to do so when she thought Lilly was speaking, before peeling off.

"Never mind her, " He told Lilly, before gesturing for her to walk ahead, and lead her toward his shop.

"Before you ask, I'm not apart of any pack and I'm not sure I want to be." he said. "Odd I know, but I've gotten use to going it alone." He said as they walked, he watched the road, making sure that she was on the inside of the sidewalk like the gentlemen his mother raised him to be. "So if you've come to recruit me, it's an uphill battle, I don't see the point in--" He stopped, just a few steps away from the shop when he saw her. Why did the women in his life like to come to him all at once?
"Serena..." He mumbled under his breath, as his eyes locked with the raven haired shewolf as she roaming the inside of his shop.
"Well you excuse me a moment?" He asked Lilly before quickening his pace. He walked inside and shut the door, his eyes on her.

"Serena...." he said, he knew his tone was a bit guilty, he hadn't seen her since he got back and they hadn't left off in the best of terms, mostly because she wanted him to stay, and he wanted to go and then did, without a word. He really didn't know what else to do but avoid that minefield but this was coming too.

He opened his mouth to speak. "Sorry...I--I was going find you...at some point, but I--I just." He rubbed the back of his head, unsure of how to proceed. He took a moment, not sure what else to say but a relenting... "What's up?"

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Willow Octavia Sanders Character Portrait: Roman Kingsley Character Portrait: Levi Winters Character Portrait: Lillian Smith Character Portrait: Serena Roberge Character Portrait: Edmund Markus Bales
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Speech||Thoughts
Location
Levi's Shop
Interacting With/Mentioned
Roman, Levi, Lillian, Rachelle(NPC), Preston(NPC)
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After sitting on the bench in the back of the shop for about three minutes Serena's nerves got to her. Getting up she started towards the other side of the room when he phone went off in her pocket. Freezing, Serena looked down at her pocket before slowly pulling it out and looking at the screen. Please please... not till I'm gone... Surprisingly the text was from Roman and Serena let out a sigh of relief. Going back to walking around the shop, though honesty what she was really doing was pacing Serena hesitated to text him back. Usually these texts came before he showed up at someone's house but occasionally he'd just appear. If that was the case then he would have found the note. Shaking her head Serena started typing. This is Roman, he would be pissed if he found that note.

To: Roman
Nah, I'm good. Why don't you ask Rachelle or Preston?

Serena looked at the text with satisfaction before putting her phone back into her pocket. While she loved her pack everyone knew those two were big talkers and therefore, the best distraction for Roman to not think about Serena for a while. Also, everyone knew they didn't exactly get along so her declining his offer to hang out wasn't that weird. Walking back across the shop Serena let out a sigh. This is going to be a nightmare... I wonder if I'll actually be able to pull it off... Just then, the door to the shop opened and closed, and Serena looked up at Levi.

At the sight of him she was flooded with emotions, ranging from anger to joy all the way back to sadness. "Serena...." At his hushed, guilty tone anger flashed through Serena and her eyes flashed blue like her wolf's. Quickly though, that blue faded as guilt and sadness crept into her own expression and she looked away. Of course, she knew that Lillian was standing right outside the shop, and therefore could hear her so she chose her words carefully. "We need to talk. I can't put this off anymore." She glanced at Lillian, who met her eyes, and then looked away. She's only going to leave if she thinks this is important... She hated lying to Lillian, lying to her Alpha, but this was necessary and a beta did what was necessary to keep her Alpha safe. "Sorry...I--I was going find you...at some point, but I--I just." Serena sighed and looked at Levi with a sad smile as he tried to act natural. This situation was anything but normal.

Of course, she had told Lillian forever ago about her crush on Levi, long before he left, and Lillian had been there for every moment after he left. The two weeks she ate little to nothing. The three months she refused to leave her room, except on the rare occasion that Lillian could convince her to go on a run. She was sure that Lillian would put two and two together, she would probably even assume that Serena had been locked up in her house the last two days because of it. "What's up?" Though she knew that she would be getting shit for the harsh statement in about two seconds, once no one else could hear them, she needed to say it. Both because of the situation and because it had been on the tip of her tongue for years, waiting for him to come back. "You left. Without saying good bye. Not even a note. I think I deserve to get some answers." Serena glanced back over at Lillian and then lowered her gaze. "Is the office still sound proofed?" She avoided calling it his dad's office, not wanting to rub salt on that particular wound.





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Location
Markus' Home
Interacting With/Mentioned
Markus, Willow, James(NPC)

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Meredith let out a growl and snapped elongated fangs at James' hand which he had rested on her shoulder as he teased her, looking into the fridge at the same time. “Peace, James…” The male yanked his hand away and looked between Meredith and Markus, both startled and aggravated. Laughing Meredith reached up and ruffled his hair. For some reason her brother, and quite a few other males (in both packs), thought she couldn't fight just because she focused on healing. "You know what they say about getting between a wolf and it's food." Reaching back into the fridge Meredith pulled out the milk and then headed over to the cabinet, picking out a box of cereal and a grabbing a bowl. "Your guess may be as good as mine, Meredith… This is Willow.” As her brother continued to go through the fridge, gathering what looked like the stuff to make a sandwich, Meredith poured her cereal and milk into a bowl and nodded. "True, true." Meredith put the milk away before grabbing a spoon and starting in on the cereal.

As Markus pulled out his phone Meredith sat in a chair left leg folding underneath her right, eating cereal as her right leg bounced nervously. While salutary wolves had a bit of leeway when it came to these types of things Meredith didn't like it when she and Willow were fighting. She considered the Alpha to be her friend, though how Willow truly felt about her she had no idea. As she finished her cereal Willow walked into the house, dropped food on the table and then took a seat. Meredith froze, she could tell that Willow was absolutely pissed but she couldn't tell if it was because of her or if it was just getting directed towards her out of bad luck. "Nice to see you're not dead." With that comment Meredith relaxed and chuckled a bit. "Ah, which guy is it this time? Obviously he doesn't know you very well if he's got you this upset... Or maybe he knows you just well enough?" She didn't know how it was that she was so good at reading people, especially Willow, but she assumed it was because she was considerate of other people as well as always paying attention.

Either way Willow was pretty easy to read since she wore her heart on her sleeve. Glancing over at Markus Meredith smiled. 'Ed on the other hand... he's harder to read... but at least he isn't such a handful...' Chuckling Meredith went to the sink to rinse out and wash her bowl. She knew that, like always, she would be staying here to wait for the pack to come back from the hunt which meant if she didn't wash the dish now it would just be later. She had a habit of cleaning when she was bored or nervous, not that anyone minded.

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Character Portrait: Levi Winters Character Portrait: Lillian Smith Character Portrait: Serena Roberge
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"You left. Without saying good bye. Not even a note. I think I deserve to get some answers." Serena glanced over his shoulder to where Lillian stood outside. He assumed she didn't want her to be apart of....whatever this was so he made it a point to keep his voice down. "Is the office still sound proofed?She asked and Levi arched an single dark brow. "What? No, I'll shut the door, you should be fine, Serena, what is this about really, because honestly this can't have anything to do with what I did some years ago." He said, as he walked up to her, gently holding on to her elbow to lead her into the office and shutting the door.
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"Look." He began. "Truth be told, I didn't say anything because...I know you'd try to talk me out of it , try to talk me into the taking my father's place in the pack and I didn't want to hear. So I left," He said, "I'm so sorry, if I hurt you, but....I couldn't face you, because back then, you probably would have changed my mind and I would have spent my life wondering what could have been." He said. He probably should have let her talk first, because truthfully that wasn't what this was about but the guilt was too much and just as he feared, one look at those bright blue eyes and his resolve faltered. "So there, there's you're answers. I saw what life was like out there and sure I could have made it work out there, but my blood is here so I came back, like I said, I--I wasn't sure how to do it, but I was gonna come see you, once I finally decided on if I was going to stay or not." He said and gestured to the room. " I've decided to stay obviously," He said, with a humorless chuckle. "But that's not what any of this is actually about, is it?" He asked. " If it were, you, You wouldn't give a single shit about whether or not Lillian heard us, Alpha or not." He said, and folded his arms. "What's up, Really?"

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Character Portrait: Roman Kingsley Character Portrait: Julie Sinclair Character Portrait: Elisabeth Hill Character Portrait: Serena Roberge Character Portrait: Arthur Madden
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Location: Julia's House
Interacting With: Julia Sinclair
Mentioned: Arthur Madden

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Julia took a seat on the small couch she owned. Not wanting to invade her personal space but also not wanting to be left standing awkwardly, Elisabeth took a seat on one of the chairs in the room. "I have no idea. To be perfectly honest it is hard for me to believe a witch coven would be stupid enough to reside in a town like this," Julia answered her. "Perhaps if we catch one in the act but that could take days. If Arthur sensed them, perhaps we can too if they are practicing magic. Though I'm not exactly sure how to do that. Perhaps my compulsion can help, somehow."

"Maybe-- if there are witches here-- the coven was here first and the town just so happened to attract vampires and werewolves as well," Elisabeth said thoughtfully, as she agreed that it would seem a bad choice to live here if you were a witch. She liked Julia's suggestion of the other vampire using her mind compulsion ability. It seemed the only way other than catching an witch practicing magic and having to try and figure out how one was to sense a witch. "That sounds like a good idea. If we do find a witch, let's hope Arthur is actually hasn't been drinking too much."

Elisabeth stood up, though she did not move towards the door just yet. "Which part of town should we start with? I was thinking the east side." She was weary of venturing into the center part of town, however it wouldn't hurt to start their search around the small shops and cafes lining the streets on the east side of town. There would be enough people that they could search effectively, but not enough that their actions should cause immediate alarm to those around them. Humans had conversations all the time, a vampire's job was to mimic them.




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Location:North Side of Town
Interacting With: Serena Roberge (texting)
Mentioned: Lillian Smith

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Roman drove through the northern end of town, keeping an eye out for Serena or her jeep. It wasn't a very efficient way to try and find her, but until she responded to his text it was the only thing he could do. He truly had no idea where she could be right now, but he couldn't help but the shake the feeling that he wasn't too late. However, that also meant he was running out of time. As he continued driving, he heard his cell phone buzz inside the cup holder. Stopping at a sign, he read what Serena had sent.

He resisted the urge to crush his phone-- he wasn't sure how much a new one would cost him and not having a phone wasn't an option for him-- and instead threw it onto the passenger seat. It bounced off the seat and hit the door before clattering to the floor. "Goddamnit!" he yelled, even more agitated. Serena certainly wasn't going to help him find her and he still felt telling Lillian was out of the question. Of course, if only he knew the whereabouts of where both women currently were.

Deciding it would be best to text Serena back so as not to raise her suspicion, he unbuckled his seatbelt and leaned across the car. He felt around for his phone on the ground, finding it after a few moments. He picked it up and responded to the text: ok. He wouldn't have said much else normally and he didn't have much to say now either.

Mumbling a string of curse words under his breath, he continued driving. He passed rows of houses, the odd shop or two, and plenty of people who weren't who he was looking for. He was starting to think he was looking in the wrong place and would have to go searching somewhere else soon.

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Character Portrait: Willow Octavia Sanders Character Portrait: Julie Sinclair Character Portrait: Levi Winters Character Portrait: Lillian Smith Character Portrait: Vivian Greenwood Character Portrait: Elisabeth Hill
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It wasn't as easy as she'd though it would be to find out who the wolves were. Then something happened, a woman stood up from her seat at the bar and pushed passed the couple that she had passed on her way in. It was obvious she wasn't happy about them as she pushed the door open. The door nearly broke off it's hinges as the woman walked angrily away. She got on her bike and revved the engine just as the other two stepped outside. She was defiantly a wolf and if she was then one or both of the other two must be as well.

There wasn't anything Viv could do about it now. Besides what if her feeling was wrong? She would have exposed her entire coven when she didn't even need to. It was a hard decision but she would have to wait to see what this 'bad feeling' was trying to tell her at least wait long enough to be able to tell what it would be before it happened.





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Lillian was glad to see that Levi had gotten under Willow's skin by blowing her off. Not many people were able to do that to Willow so it was a treat when it happened. "Lilly it is then," Lilly nodded in approving. Just as she was going to speak again Willow revved her bike and speed off in the opposite direction. It was done on purpose but it didn't bother her knowing that Willow was much more bothered about the situation. Before she could continue to talk again Levi spoke, "Before you ask, I'm not apart of any pack and I'm not sure I want to be." Lone wolves weren't unheard of but they were sort of frowned upon by most packs around the world. Lilly never had a problem with lone wolves but right now she was very annoyed. "Odd I know, but I've gotten use to going it alone." His explanation made sense, it was hard for a wolf to adapt especially seeing that they were also part human.

They walked until they were a little ways away from his shop, "So if you've come to recruit me, it's an uphill battle, I don't see the point in--" Lilly stood waiting for him to finish his statement but nothing came out but a little mumble of her beta's name. Serena? She looked towards the sidewalk in front of them but didn't see anyone. She did smell her, she must have been here not too long ago. "Well you excuse me a moment?" Without waiting he rushed into his shop and closed the door behind him. That was weird She awkwardly stood in front of his shop now waiting and the more she though about what had just happened. Finally it hit her, Serena had mentioned Levi one before well more than once. Serena had told her that she had a huge crush on him and she was there to pick up the pieces when he left without a word.

She looked through the window and made eye contact with Serena and she looked away. Her words to him were faint but enough for Lilly to know they needed to be alone. She would have to catch up with Levi some other time. She gave a nod and went on her way. Hopefully for Serena, she and Levi could settle things. It was time for another run, and maybe she'd meet up with Roman later in the night.





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"Maybe-- if there are witches here-- the coven was here first and the town just so happened to attract vampires and werewolves as well," That sounded probable, usually witches stayed close to werewolves. Seeing that most of these wolves were born here the witches must have been here before the vampires and just haven't realized it yet. "That sounds like a good idea. If we do find a witch, let's hope Arthur is actually hasn't been drinking too much." Julia nodded agreeing, Let's hope not, he will end up killing the witch before we can get answers out of her. With the witch that they do find, if they find one, they would have to get her to tell them who the other witches were. Maybe Julie could even threaten to turn her if she didn't tell. If there was anything she knew, she knew witches hated vampires so much they'd rather die than become one. She smiled at the thought.

She saw the young vampire stand, ready to get the search started, "Which part of town should we start with? I was thinking the east side." Julia stood as well and grabbed a jacket from a pile of clothes she had managed to hide behind her couch. She put it on, "Herb shop. Witches use herbs for spells. From there we can try other shops and what not around the area before moving to another part of town." She said thoughtfully as she made her way towards the door. she let the girl out first before following and closing the door behind her. She didn't bother locking the door since she didn't have anything for anyone to steal.



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Elisabeth stepped through the door, before turning around to wait for the other vampire. She had been expecting Julia to lock her door. Instead, Julia merely closed it and began walking. It was none of her business, so the younger vampire didn't say anything, only followed behind the blonde.

As the two walked, sometimes side by side and other times with Elisabeth trailing behind Julia due to other people walking, Elisabeth's mind wandered. The two had a plan to hopefully find a witch. Whether or not it would be as simple as Julia using her ability was another question. They could only hope the witch wouldn't be able to break from Julia's mind compulsion and make a run for it. Additionally, they had to hope they could get her to Arthur in one piece and keep her in one piece once she was there. Catching a witch seemed so difficult.

Elisabeth wondered what the other coven members were doing. She knew that the one who had turned her was either on the hunt or lounging around in their house. Rin was likely at the strip club she owned and Arthur either mulling over something in a half sober state or a drunken one. She guessed from what Nathaniel had told her upon their first encounter and from what Arthur had told her afterwards that he was at the hospital, pursuing a career as a normal human. Then again, weren't they all? Perhaps it was the only thing that all three supernatural species had in common-- the need to blend in, to pretend as if they were merely mundane beings and not creatures of legend or nightmare.

She let out a heavy sigh as the two continued to walk. Elisabeth gazed at the sky above them, wonderful hues of orange and yellows painting the sky. She'd seen so many sunsets, and she would see many more, but that did not detract from their beauty.




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Having determined that Serena was not within the northern part of Cherry Blossom (and also having determined that he had probably picked the least likely place she would be in his panic), Roman decided to drive through the center of town. With any luck, he would spot her or her car. If he couldn't find her there, his next stop would be the Pack House.

Roman drove towards the center of town, fingers tapping anxiously on the steering wheel as he drove. As he approached a traffic light, he noticed Lillian on one of the corners. She seemed calm, which was both a blessing and a curse in this moment. He sighed as he parked his car on the side of the street and got out. He took the note that Serena had left on her door, folded as if it had never been opened, and put it in his pocket. Perhaps he should tell his best friend about it. After all, he clearly hadn't handled the situation successfully.

It didn't seem that Lilly had noticed him. Not wanting her to get too far from him, he began running, quickly closing the distance between where his car was parked and the corner opposite of where she was. "Lil!" he shouted, just in case she still hadn't noticed him. Chances were she had caught his scent and knew he was there. He resisted the urge to inhale and exhale deeply.

As soon as the light changed and before the crosswalk signs could change, he darted across the street to his best friend. His hands gripped both her shoulders as he looked down at her. "Lil..." he began, but trailed off, unsure of what to say to her. He didn't want to abruptly bring her world crashing down, but at the same time the chances of Serena being in the town or nearby were dwindling. He opened his mouth to speak again but then closed it. His mind was racing and he wasn't confident in his ability to form a coherent sentence. Roman sighed as she shifted his gaze to the ground before looking back at Lillian. "There's something you need to know."

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Serena looked up just as Levi raise a brow at her incredulously and immediately knew she had screwed up. "What? No, I'll shut the door, you should be fine, Serena, what is this about really, because honestly this can't have anything to do with what I did some years ago." Despite the obvious shit she had just gotten to she saw Lillian walk off and relief filled her. Because of this she didn't even notice that Levi had gently taken hold of her elbow and lead her to the office until he had let go to shut the door. "Look," Serena flinched, knowing she was in for it. "Truth be told, I didn't say anything because...I know you'd try to talk me out of it , try to talk me into the taking my father's place in the pack and I didn't want to hear. So I left. I'm so sorry, if I hurt you, but" Serena stared at him in shock as he continued on. She had expected an apology and maybe a comment about it wasn't her business but she had never expected this. During his slight pause Serena tried to let her mind catch up but he continued a moment later and she was lost again. "I couldn't face you, because back then, you probably would have changed my mind and I would have spent my life wondering what could have been." He paused and by this point, Serena's mouth had fallen open just a bit, showing how truly shocked she was. "So there, there's you're answers. I saw what life was like out there and sure I could have made it work out there, but my blood is here so I came back, like I said, I--I wasn't sure how to do it, but I was gonna come see you, once I finally decided on if I was going to stay or not." Levi gestured around them at the office but Serena was still trying to catch up and merely stared at him. "I've decided to stay obviously." At this he chuckled and Serena flinched, looking away, trying to process what he said. "But that's not what any of this is actually about, is it? If it were, you, You wouldn't give a single shit about whether or not Lillian heard us, Alpha or not." Serena flinched and mentally shook herself. Shifting her weight she heard the paper crinkle in her pocket and immediately shook her head, trying to physically refuse her thoughts to go there. "What's up, Really?"




Serena frowned and looked back at him. 'Of course leave it to Levi to shock the shit out of me with a rant the onetime I'm counting on his stoic nature....' Serena sighed and shoved her hands into her pockets, grasping the letter in her hand tightly and deciding to at least respond to his 'answers'. "It crushed me when you left but I eventually realized that it was something you needed to do." Before Levi could speak or even process the statement Serena rushed on, setting her jaw before she spoke, trying to keep her voice steady and tone firm. "And you're right. Usually I wouldn't care. But I... I'm leaving." She paused for a second as she let what she said sink in, both for him and her.

Levi looked at her with an arched brow.. "Leaving?" "Wait what?" He thought and then realized that was a good response. "Wait What?" He asked, before running his hand donw his face. "Serena, You did not come all the way here, just to tell me you're leaving, I know it's been years, but you came here to tell me why, and to for me to talk you out of it, you don't want to leave,--" He stopped and realized. She was scared. He mentally kicked himself. He was jumping on her case, mostly because he was freaking out himself. This was not a situation he was used to being in. He was a loner, he didn't have to worry about others, not really besides his mom, and she was doing well, he'd almost forgotten what fear in others looked like.

He took a breath, and looked at her. "What's got you spooked, I'm not going anywhere, I'll help you. Is someone after you?" He asked and then the worst thoughts crossed his thoughts and he examined her fore injury. "Did someone hurt you, You know what I'll do..." He said, with a small growl in his voice.

Serena flinched and shook her head, forcing back memories that tried to claw their way to the surface of her mind. 'I've been in a haze for days I need to stay focused right now.' "No, I didn't come for you to talk me out of it I came to say good bye. I couldn't put you through what I went through. Though I doubt it'd be as hard on you. You always were better at controlling your emotions." Serena gave him a smile filled with irony that didn't meet her eyes. "I hate that this had to happen now of all times, when you finally came back..." A bit of the sadness that she truely felt at the whole situation creeped into her voice but then she shook her head once more and her eyes glowed blue again. She spoke and as she did she smiled a Levi, a smile that didn't reach her eyes which glowed with an unidentifiable emotion, though fear was definatly mixed in their somewhere. "But I have to go. I hope that i-..." She hesitated a moment, not wanting to say 'if'. "When I come back, we can finally catch up." Serena knew she had to get out of the room as soon as possibly, which meant keeping this conversation as short as possible. Just having his firmiliar scent filling her nose was enough to make her want to start crying, something she refused to do now after how much she had cried after he left.

Levi shook his head and approached her, he didn't want to intimdate her but he had to get her wolf to stand down, and he wasn't her Alpha but he was one in his own right. "Serena. You are not leaving this room until you tell me what's going on." He said, and he took her hand, his hands were soft and gentle, but he stood in front of her, his wolf reaching out to hers, a low growl, almost like a coo, urging her to stay and speak. "Serena, Talk to me, Please?" He pleaded.

Serena's wolf acted far quicker than her mind in this situation and her eyes blazed as a snarl ripped free from her throat. Serena could almost hear it in her mind, 'This male has been gone far too long to give orders'. Despite this, and the tensing of every muscle in her body, she didn't yank her hands away like her wolf wanted her too. Instead Serena closed her eyes and spoke slowly, trying to keep the growl out of her voice as much as possible. "I can't. This is my burden and mine alone. I refuse to bring anyone else into it." Serena paused, knowing that, with Levi blocking her way, she would either have to force her way out of the room or shock the crap out of him, neither sounding very appealing as she glanced at the door behing him.


"Not anymore," Levi said, standing his ground. [b]"Serena, I owe you this much." He told her. "I left you before, and now you're stuck in some situation, you want to run from. I owe you. It's not your burden anymore, it's mine now too." He said, giving her hands a gentle squeeze. His wolf was begging hers now, whimpering for hers to stay, so much that it trickeled out into his voice, his ears shifting back a little, his hair blanching a bit but he didn't Turn. "Serena....I'm not letting you leave like this, if I learned anything, running isn't going to solve the problem, it'll just halt it, for a moment." He said, his eyes flashing red a bit, but not for anger, but for his uniting with his wolf, mid form. It was a risky move, without a full moon, but he had to stop her, and it wasn't like it was intenationally. "Serena...I'm not letting you go."

Serena finally yanked her hands from Levi's, baring her fangs at him. "It's not a choice you get to make! You gave up that right when you let me here without a word! And I'm not running! I'm going to take care of a problem that followed me here!" Without thinking Serena pulled out the still closed envelope and shoved it towards his face. "This could get us all killed, probably worse! No one needs to go through that! I'd die rather die than lead these people to the packs. I never should have stayed here!" Serena let her hand drop as she shoved past Levi, reaching for the door with the letter still in her hand.

Levi growled, viciously, whirling on the girl and before she knew it, he grabbed her by the hand, spun her into his chest, and held her there. He was stronger then her, that much was certain, and while his grip was tight, it wasn't enough to hurt her, just slightly restrain her. She could bit him, or struggle, but he had no intention on letting her go. "You can bark, and scratch and claw but I'm not letting you take on the world yourself. You came here for a reason whether you want to admit it or not, you came to me, you knew what I'd do, you knew I'd stop you, you don't want to go it alone, you don't want your pack invovled, you went to the one person, that was not in your pack or any other. This is what you want, you wanted me, You made it my problem the moment you came to my shop, I'm here, Deal with it." He said with that, he let her go, her letter in his hand now, preparing to face her wolf, or worse. Her tears. "You tell me what's in this letter, and I won't invovle Lillian, or Willow, you and I will handle it ourselves, but If I have to open this, I'll invovle everyone, either way, I'm in this now." He told her. "Choose."

Serena was a bit shocked that Levi would grab her but then, years had passed and the two of them had obviously changed quite a bit. Despite the fact that she was the beta of her pack, and with good reason, agility and speed didn't do shit against pure strength though visciousness might have. Though she knew that if she had really wanted to she could have gotten away Serena couldn't help but wonder if some small part of her brain had been doing exactly what Levi had said. The thought distracted her just long enough for himto grab the latter and let her go but at the sight of it in his hand she froze. At first it was just a complete stillness of her body but as the word open left Levi's mouth she tensed. Two days, not counting the whole day before the failed hunt, she had sat looking at her name written in the hand writing that had set off alarm bells in her head. Two days of metally reliving months of torture, of fighing to stay sane, all at the sight of her name and adress on the outside of an envelope. At the thought of opening the letter and actually reading what HE had said... Serena started to shake, her muscles so tense that the shivers that ran up her spine became an almost visible thing.

Diane, Serena's wolf, having been so close to the surface in the first place Serena's panic attack gave her the perfect oppertunity she needed to break free. As she shifted Serena's mind shut down, trying to cope with the panic and Diane's overpowering will all at once. In result, leaving Levi with a agitated, snarling dark brown wolf with in the room with him.

Levi watched her Turn, but all this did was secure his thoughts. Something truely had her spooked. He wasn't ready to Change yet, he was still half mortal and Turning on the Full Moon, hurt like a son of a bitch, but before, the pain would be immeasurably, but Serena was loosing it. He had to.

"You....ugh..." He rolled his eyes, her wolf was not in the mood for him, He'd already challenged her, and he wasn't ready to accept the defeat. So he let the Change take him.
His skin rippled and curled, his lips peeled back, his hair stiffened and spread over his body, his black hair blanching into white fur, white as snow and his once deep brown eyes, began to glow a heavy red.
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Ghost took a step forward, his musclar leg pawed at the ground.

Stand down, he was saying, with a snarl. She was only a beta, and only alpha's trues didn't back down from a challenge. Were this Lillian, or Willow, he would expect a fight, but not Serena, even if her wolf wanted to. He was an Alpha, born to be so, he just didn't accept the title, but it was in him and his wolf.

The alabastar wolf, gave howl, a warning, what he would do if she didn't stand down, and calm down. He didn't want to attack her. He didn't want to hurt the girl, but in this state, he wasnt' exactly of the mind.
He barked, only once. Last Chance, he was saying. Stand down.

Diane snarled at the male in front of her and moved restlessly back and forth, not in an agressive manner but more calculating. She might not have been born to an alpha, or she could have but there was no way to tell, but she had been raised by one. Diane was fully in control and she definitley didn't like the way the male in front of her was trying to order her around. Lily had earned her respect, through years of loyalty, her adopted sister's wolf had won it by being able to keep up with her in a fight, one which their father had stopped before either got too badly injured, but the male before her had done neither. At his bark Diane bared her fangs in a silent growl, and shook her head. Her message was clear, she wouldn't back down though the male's scent was far more firmiliar in this form. The scent of an old friend, it thought, though the wolf had a hard time believeing this was the same male.

Shaking her head again Diane sat down, giving the male a sharp, wary glance as if to make sure he knew she wasn't submitting but mearly didn't feel threatened anymore. Something the she-wolf was interested to see whether the male would take as an insult or not.

Ghost shook his massive head. The wolf stood down, she wouldn't admit to submitting but Ghost took it as a win. He had little care for bravado. He approached the she-wolf brushing his large maw against her fur as if to say. I'm here to help.
He then sat down, resting his head on his musclaur hind legs, as if giving her a moment or two to get it together, and in that, the hair retreated and darkened, the skin smoothed, and the bones reconfigured. Levi was himself again, or atleast in human form.

"Serena?" He called to her, it not having dawned to him that he was now dressed in shreds of his clothes and it probably wouldn't until later.

Diane growled and snapped her teeth near Ghost's ear when he chose to brush his maw across her pelt. She was fine, Serena on the other hand, was still having a mental break down. Diane and Serena had always been able to level with each other, and suprisingly enough Serena always tended to be the more emotional half. While Serena coped with her problems Diane made sure they ate and such, as well as getting to act freely.

Diane growled lowly as the male changed back and then called to her other half. A few minutes went by and slowly, the growling stopped and her eyes dimmed. As Serena started to get a handle back onto her emotions her eyes became a swirl of brown and blue, and for a moment they stayed like that. A minute passed where Serena and Diane looked at Levi with their mixed eyes before the blue faded and she shifted back. Though with Levi in the room she immediatly noticed her lack of appropriate clothing but in true Serena fashion she ddn't care. She had stopped being shy of her body long ago.

She waited a moment, silently looking into Levi's eyes, before she spoke. "I haven't opened it and neither will you. Now give it back." Serena's mind on a straight path which ended at the letter staying shut and being put into her own possesion, she didn't even think to add the fact that she was still leaving. For a moment she considered snatching the letter and her muscles tensed as she did but then she dismissed the idea. Instead she watched Levi cautiously, waiting for a response.

"So why don't you tell me who it's from and I'll give it to you." He said sternly but still gentle in tone. "Do you want me to just let you leave? Really? Knowing the stress you're under, I can smell it on you, Ren", He said, calling her his old nickname for her. "Why don't you want me to help you?"

Serena took a deep breath and then let it out slowly, a hint of amusement lacing into the fear in her eyes at his use of her old nickname. "It's from someone I used to know. Before my dad found me." Everyone in both packs knew the story of how Willow's father had found Serena in the woods while on a trip to visit distant relatives from another pack. Everyone also knew that she went through something awful before she was found from how hard it had been for her to get used to being around people, especially men. "I expected you to understand. I thought you of all people would accept it and let me go. I also thought you of all people deserved to hear it from me. And I don't want you or anyone else involved because I don't want to be responsible if you get hurt. No, when you get hurt."

Levi sighed. "I understand you better then you think." he said rubbing the back of his head and he did, but this wasn't simply wanting a better life. She wasn't leaving, she was running. "But letting you go, with you so freaked out. You should know better then to think I would let you run like this." He said. "You're scared, Ren, and...I should have been here, I see that now, and I know I have no room to tell you not to go, but you shouldn't go because your running, because you'll always be running, and as much as I don't like the pack life, you are apart of one, which means you have people that will look out for you, care about you, You're not alone, and I get that you don't want to get anyone hurt, but, the only thing that's gonna hurt them or me, is if we don't know what happens to you." He said and chuckled, at her, flashing her a boyish grin, "And I know I've been out of the game for a while, but I can still hold my own."

Serena mentally kicked herself, now realizing that this was almost as bad an idea as talking to Lillian before she left would have been. He obviously wasn't going to budge, he didn't even know what was going on. Making a split second decision Serean lunged forward and made a grab for the letter. Despite the fact that she was the largest of the female wolves in town she was definitly smaller, and faster, then Levi.

Levi saw the twicth in her muscles, just before she darted forward. She made a grab, and the paper brushed her fingers for a moment before Levi snatched it away and shot her a dull look. She was fast, but Levi was faster. "What did I just say?" He said and deicded, he was a man of his word, and opened the letter. He skimmed then letter and his dark brows furrowed. While he read, he heard the door fly open and he sighed.

Wasting no time, Levi shifted form again. His muscles were already sore from the first shift, and that was involuntary, but this time, was intentional. The white wolf then darted after the female, and it wasn't long before he was on her heels.

It wasn't a suprise to her that the male was just as fast as her in human form but as soon as the envelope tore Serena had jumped into action. She flung the door open and flew across the shop, the setup still familiar due to time she had spent here with Levi and his father. She didn't need the letter to know where to go and she definitly didn't want to know what it said. She was out the door in seconds and heading towards her jeep at superhuman speeds, making her grateful she had parked out of sight of the road. Despite this, Levi managed to catch up with her, Serena not having expected him to change forms.

As the white-furred wolf tackled her Serena swore loudly, flinching as she realized if anything had kept Lillian in the area that the alphess, or any other wolves for that matter, would have heard and recognized Serena's outburst. "Son of a bitch! Levi! Ghost! Get off me!"

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Elisabeth acknowledged Julia's words, but said nothing, content to watch the sun as the last bands of colour began to disappear from the sky. Once he two arrived at the herb shop, she recognized the smell of the wolf that owned it. She knew that the wolf was in Willow's pack, but she had rarely encountered her before. The vampire wondered what it was like to be an herbalist. Perhaps if she was still alive the two could have discussed the wonders of natural medicines, but it was far from a possibility now.

The shop was closed, likely a result of the upcoming full moon. Ah yes, the lovely time of the months where wolves were dominated by their true selves. It was also the one night of the month that Elisabeth generally stayed in town. Trying to reach her house in the woods was unlikely to be successful with the packs out and about, hiding amongst the trees and waiting to descend on her like flies on a corpse. It was not a situation she wanted to be in if she could help it.

"Closed. Maybe she has some sort of record of who shops here, if we can get inside without being detected." The younger vampire was about to offer to use her ability to disrupt any security cameras and to open the door when another young woman approached the shop. Elisabeth observed her closely, wondering if she was a witch. Unlike Julia, she could just barely sense anything odd coming from her energy. Perhaps it was her lack of interaction with witches or of her relatively young age. Either way, she was having a difficult time deciding if this woman was a witch or not.

Julia and the other woman exchanged a brief, casual conversation before Julia nudged Elisabeth. Elisabeth had already gotten the hint, but nonetheless remained silent. One question and answer later and the vampires had found a witch. Julia commented on the easiness of it after knocking out the poor woman. "Yes, quite easy," Elisabeth commented. "But if karma has anything to do with in, we'll be in deep trouble soon as well." She was worried that having such ease finding a witch meant eminent difficulty in the future, perhaps even so soon as tonight. Lady Luck might have been on their side this time, but instant good luck came to very few.

"Alright, time to take her to Arthur." Elisabeth glanced around. No one had seen them, but there was still the possibility of humans seeing them since they were in a fairly busy part of town. Carrying the witch was an option, but would likely draw suspicion as few would expect either Julia or Elisabeth to be able to carry someone with such ease. Lifting the slumped woman off of the ground, the vampire slung the witch's limp arm around her shoulders, as if supporting a drunken friend who needed help walking. Elisabeth looked the woman over from head to toe, helping her to picture exact what she wanted the woman's body to do. Envisioning the witch with her head held up-- enough that she seemed conscious but not enough to reveal her closed eyes-- the woman's head adjusted itself as so. With that, Elisabeth began to walk, her telekinetic abilities allowing her to move the woman's feet along with her own. "This should keep us from looking suspicious, but I'd prefer we move quickly. I don't want to have my energy too low with the full moon lurking," she told her companion before starting to walk down the street.




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Location: A Cafe
Interacting With: Vivian Greenwood (texting)
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Gerald finished the last of his meal and glanced at outside. It was nearly dark, meaning he should probably make his way home before anything bad happened to him. However, his naivety about the supernatural and confidence in his ability to keep himself out of trouble overshadowed the rule that most people in town abided by. Nevertheless, he wasn't sure he wanted to be caught by the Sheriff or Vivian for that matter if he was out walking alone. Running into either would likely spur a speech about how it isn't safe be alone after dark.

Handing his plate to the waitress and waiting for his check, Gerald starting drumming on the table top with his hands. He glanced around the cafe, which was barren of patrons save for himself and a man who he knew lived in the apartment above. Looking back at the table in front of him, he saw the small pile of books he'd loaned from the library. Two were for him and the other for Vivian.

Hey, I got a book from the library for you. I can give it to you whenever. He shot Vivian a quick text before the waitress returned with his check.




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Location: Center of Town
Interacting With: Lillian Smith
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"What is it Roman? Just tell me what's going on?" Roman let go of Lillian as he reached into his pocket, pulling out the letter he'd found on Serena's door. "I stopped by Serena's house not too long ago. I was going to talk to her about..." He paused briefly as he remembered that he'd wished to talk to the Beta about doing something for Lillian. He still wanted to treat her to a night out and have it be a surprise, however likely or unlikely it was at this point. "Nevermind, that's not important. I went to her house and found this."

He extended the folded up note to her, declining to share that he had read despite it clearly being intended for the Alpha. However, it was fairly obvious he had read it and would be even more obvious once Lillian read the note. Roman could only hope she wouldn't completely lose control. The full moon was near, raising the tension.

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"Arthur is most likely at your place, since he has a key. I wonder why he wanted her alive? If it was this easy to find her how hard can it be to find the rest of them and just kill them off one by one?" Elisabeth mused about whether or not giving Arthur a key to her house was a good or bad idea. In fact, she wasn't sure she could recall a time where it had actually been for the better. Whenever she returned to find him lounging around, it was usually because he was too drunk to remember the way to his own home or because he needed to let off steam on her rapidly decreasing amount of furniture. Either way, Julia was probably right and Arthur was probably waiting there.

"Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother's house we go," Elisabeth said with a smile. She could be a grandmother by now if she wasn't a vampire. "Arthur probably wants to see what she knows, see if she will tell us who the other witches are. I'm sure we'll have no troubles given your mind compulsion. Easy as this was, I'd prefer not to have to catch every witch this way. It'd be much easier to just know who they are and where we might find them. Maybe he'll kill her afterwards. But perhaps he won't. Having a witch could be useful, couldn't it? Perhaps she can cast a protection spell for us." Elisabeth had no idea if that would really work. She also had no idea that witches tended to specialize in one area of witchcraft, instead assuming that they trained all areas of it fairly equally. Harboring no malice towards witches, the young vampire was hoping that none of the other vampires decided to kill her.

Fortunately for Elisabeth, her home was in the northeastern part of the woods, so it wouldn't be any more than thirty minutes before they reached her home at their pace. The problem would be getting past any wolves lurking in the woods outside of town.




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His phone buzzed just as he had finished signing his check. Gerald picked it up and read the message before sending Vivian a short response, as nothing more was really needed. Ok, just text me then. He then put his phone away and grabbed his books, rising from his chair and scooting it back in before departing for his home. It would take him about ten to fifteen minutes to reach it, depending on his pace.

To him, there was nothing unusual in the air. There was no scent of vampires or werewolves, no impending change of the werewolves from their human to wolf selves, and there was not even a hint in his mind that his best friend was a witch. There was only him, in his mundane world in what was certainly not the mundane town of Cherry Blossom.




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Location: Center of Town
Interacting With: Lillian Smith
Mentioned: Serena Roberge

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Roman ran his fingers through his hair as his best friend read the note. It seemed like forever before she said anything and when she did, he was surprised by how calm she seemed despite her aggressive words. "What the hell is this, Roman? Is this for real? This isn't some type of joke or something?" All he could do was stare at her, dumbstruck that she would even ask if this was a joke. Sure he liked to pull some pranks from time to time, but why the hell would this be a joke?!

He couldn't help but release a low growl, his eyes beginning to turn a more vibrant blue as the wolf inside him also was angry. Both knew better than to question their Alpha, but both were still irritated with her lack of concern for the situation and accusations that this was some joke he'd devised. His eyes returned to normal as he took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"No, this is not some fucking joke, Lil. I have no idea where Serena is! She could be a mile away or she could be fifty miles away! I don't know," he said, his voice beginning to raise. "I just went over to her house and found this note. I looked for her for like twenty minutes and then I came to find you. And now you're here accusing me of making this up as some sort of sick joke." He wanted to say more, to call her out as being a shitty Alpha and friend right now, but he had enough common sense to restrain himself. He knew it was the full moon getting to him, making him easily irritated and more aggressive. He could feel his wolf within him, just waiting to come out in full force.

He sighed before speaking again, offering an apology at a lower decibel. "Sorry, I just don't know where the hell she is or why the hell you're so damn calm right now. It's a miracle you aren't pacing right now." He laughed, but it was only half genuine.

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Julie smiled at the thought of killing the witch. She hoped Arthur did decide that and let her be the one to do it. She's had a strong distaste for witches for centuries and she hadn't had the joy of ruining ones life in a long time. "Of course, Arthur will want information out of her. It just depends on what mood he's in. My compulsion would be the easy way...if he's in a good mood. However, if he's not he may go the hard way whatever that may be." If he was in a bad mood he wouldn't take shit from anyone, even Julie wouldn't cross him in that state. She'd been around long enough to know when to push the boundaries and when not to.

She could tell the younger vampire had no understanding of witches, which most vampires don't but when you've been hunting them you pick up a few things. "It depends on if she's that kind of witch. Witches have specific abilities like we do, kind of."






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There was silence between the two. Both waiting for the same thing, a response from Brooklyn which had yet to come. It was nerve racking especially for Vivian since she worried about the coven more than anyone, in her opinion. She was a worrier, she couldn't help it. She watched Charles pull out enough money to pay for both of their orders and leave a tip. She was going to protest but he spoke before she got a chance.
“I’m going to head out and swing by her apartment before it gets’ too much later,
She nodded, to be honest she should have been heading home as well but she knew of a few parties Sienna might be. “I’ll text you if I find out anything, and again, when I get home. Alright?” Vivian gave him a quick smile and nodded "Okay, I'm going to check out some parties on my way home.

Her phone buzzed again and she picked it up but it wasn't who she thought it was. She shook her head to let Charles know it wasn't Brooklyn but Gerald.
To Gerald:
Sorry, something came up. We can meet tomorrow at the diner?

She hated doing that to him but it was better to keep him out of this for his safety and the covens.





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He growled. He growled at her and she saw his eyes getting more wolf like. It didn't take long for him to calm back down, thankfully for him. [color=#r]"No, this is not some fucking joke, Lil. I have no idea where Serena is! She could be a mile away or she could be fifty miles away! I don't know,"[/color] Her eyebrows knitted together waiting for him to finish. [color=#r]"I just went over to her house and found this note. I looked for her for like twenty minutes and then I came to find you. And now you're here accusing me of making this up as some sort of sick joke."[/color] She really wasn't liking his tone but she knew it was the full moon plus he really did seem concerned even though he didn't much like Serena.

[color=#r]"Sorry, I just don't know where the hell she is or why the hell you're so damn calm right now. It's a miracle you aren't pacing right now."[/color] Lilly scoffed and gave him a small smile "Roman I literally just saw her not but five minutes ago. She's in the body shop talking to Levi, She motioned towards the car shop behind them. She wasn't sure when it actually hit her or what made her put two and two together but it clicked. She looked down at the note again and reread it then looked back at the shop. She wanted her to leave so she could be alone with Levi, right? "Fuck!" She threw the note towards Roman and ran towards Levi's shop and peaked through the window. She wasn't inside and neither was Levi. The door was locked and it wouldn't be a good idea to break it down.

Then she heard the snarls. She turned, it sounded like Serena but what she saw was not what she expected. Some ways down the street was Markus and Willow getting a little too close for her liking. Markus was returning her flirting outwardly, he wasn't like that. In the back of her mind something was telling her it was an act but her wolf wasn't liking it none the less.