Celeste's Story

Roald blushed harder and stammered at the girl. "No! No no no, it's nothing like that at all, it's just... It's... You're... You're a kid!" he exclaimed, gesturing at her and Cari, "And I'm an adult, it's against all sorts of codes and laws and things, I'm just... No, it's not that you're inadequate in any way and I most certainly don't want you to get someone else, I'm fine, I really am, look," he patted himself on the legs. "Fine, absolutely positively fine, thank you, and besides, even if you were my age I wouldn't have any reason t--" he quickly slammed his mouth shut and stared at the floor again, ears bright tomato red. Almost slipped.

"Myself and Celeste were never kids, and we follow no laws" Cari laughed, looking over at them. "But I do want to poke fun. You look cute together" she smiled and winked, then scrunched her nose together and walked over to Celeste and poked her in the side. "Something you want to tell me?" She said quickly.

Roald opened his mouth as if to argue, but decided against it with a guilty sigh. There was no reason for anyone here to know. He realized the total irony of the fact that he had an easier time accepting he could shift into a bloody horse in this place than the fact that women simply didn't appeal to him... He was a freak in more ways than one. The one man who only wanted to be normal was just about as far as it came from being such. He rubbed at the bridge of his nose and nodded just to please the two girls. "Right... Thanks..."

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Clark noted his obvious discomfort with a smirk. New guy in every sense of the word. Moret sniggered softly to himself before clearing his throat to hide it and walking up to the group. He raised an eyebrow at Cari in a "what's our next move?" gesture.

(Ignore the Mara tag, accident)

"I'm dealing with all of this tomorrow. Today just... Ugh." Cari said, pretending to fall onto Celeste from weariness. "I just never want another day like this ever again. Ever" she whispered, looking down the hall. "One of these days, someone is going to be really hurt, and not from the experiments. From someone pissing someone else off!" She shouted the last part, so Mara could hear.


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Mara turned, hearing a new voice. She sat up and looked over. "Hey. What do we need to talk about?" She said, then heard a shout down the hall and smirked. "Sorry!" She yelled, then looked back over. "I'm so sleepy..." She trailed off, falling onto the sheets and looking over at the now-sideways demon. "I got quite a scare"

The Scot laughed softly and watched the two, unconsciously crossing his arms over his chest. After everything these kids knew how to enjoy themselves in quite possibly the place closest to hell he could ever imagine. Leaving the two silently to their shenanigans since he was obviously not going to be dealt with tonight (thank God), Roald headed back to Cari's cell, passing by his own but refusing to look at it. Still, he needed clothes... With a longing glance behind him he wished someone would get them for him... it was terrifying in there. He was the oldest here, though. A full grown man acting like a child. Taking a few steeling breaths, he skirted around the edge and slid through the jagged hole at the back. In and out, just like that. He grabbed the nearest pile of clothing and his boots (damn, he loved boots) before darting back out the hole. He noted his breathing was hard and heavy and he was already sweating. Terror. He was strong. He would be stronger. He would live through this.

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Clark watched the man go subtly as he drifted away. Musta thought he was invisible or something. The Texan boy watched the guy go, watched him breathe, go into the cell, and reappear flustered, but victorious. A small smile tinted his lips. He may have a chance yet.

Celeste followed quickly after Ro and Cari
"i dont see what the big deal is in holding your hand, i have no romantic desire's for you and it is plain to see you hold no desire for women which is normal that boy Tristan down in the south wing like's men too, we are just friends. In the werewolf society we always comfort each other with touch" she stated stoically having no idea she had just revealed Ro's secret.

"beside's i am waiting for my mate" Celeste blushed at the mention of her future mate.

The new shifter looked up at the scratching and started off the bed, ready to run, but found the red panda that he had seen Cari turn into once up there. He smiled and nodded once at her to acknowledge he knew as the werewolf barged in behind him. Roald jumped back the other direction and suddenly felt very trapped.

Then she said it. Loudly. Ro laughed louder than he meant to. Stifling it stubbornly he glanced about, "I-I don't know what you're talking about, I'm just inexperienced and you two are, ah, children. Sorry to dissappoint you, okay, goodb--" He was about to force her out of the room when she mentioned a mate. With a glance to Cari to see if she had caught the thing about his... unconventional nature, his curiosity piped up. "Mate?"

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Clark was suddenly alone in the hall. At least he'd made the stop for clothing first or he'd look even stupider. With a shrug, the boy perused the cells as there were no dweebs out. They were probably regrouping for another go at the "new guy". Blank slate his ass, that guy had another form just waiting... at least, that's what Moret hoped. He noted the whistling growing louder as he passed cellfronts and finally came to the other new guy, the wind fae. Might as well, he had tried to stop the "Dumb Ox" from chasing after Mara. He knocked once on the bars and waited.

"Mate. Soul. Mate. We all have one. We just don't know who it is yet. We have to meet them, first. Supernaturals are more in-tune with soul mates and all that jazz than mortals" Cari said, knowing he hadn't seen her shift back. Her clothing was stacked up here, too, so she had drawn her own nightgown over her frame. "And that would be lessen number 2" she smiled and swung her feet. "Lesson 3 is that you don't choose who it is, some people even fight it. Also, that every species mates differently. And those are the only ones on mating. The rest are about not getting your ass handed to you."

"a mate is the one made just for you, you know like a soulmate. People say that once a long time ago the soulmate's were one being with two of everything they were attached in the middle except they shared 1 heart and 1 soul. Then one day the pair unset Nyx the goddess of the Night and she split the two in half and sent them far away from each other and they will never feel truly complete and in love with someone unless its with their mate. Its sad but romantic i think and i cant wait to find mine And yes you are gay because i could smell your hormone's when Clark or Gale were near but never around us, Tristan's the same way" Celeste shyly stated, putting a hand on her hip and used the other to point a finger at him. She turned her head to Cari

"do you think you will ever find your mate Cari?"

Roald listened to Cari carefully and then to Celeste. Interesting. He'd filmed a sort of spiritual documentary once but hadn't paid much mind to it. He vaguely remembered some things that a few of the inverviewees had said, but he was more worried on making sure the framerate was correct.

When Celeste mentioned the word he had been dreading all his life... gay... he clutched at his wild hair in frustration and growled under his breath. "I am NOT! I'm just fine!! Now don't mention it again, I'm fine, I'm just new to it all, alright? Now leave me be!!" He hated to burst out, but he hated being different so much. He was going to go to hell if this wasn't bad enough. Dad might disown him. His friends would never think of him the same way again. He wasn't like that!

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Clark watched Michael for a few moments and read the utter disgust on his face. With a smirk and a "really?" eyebrow quirk he swung around and continued down the hall. Fine. He was just fine with not talking, too.

"Gay is a... Problem? An illness? That mindset is like saying being a shifter is an illness. It's not like you can hide it from us. We can smell it. Your delusional if you think that, it is not something we care about here. We love everyone equally. Or hate them slightly more. We stick together, all of us. Always" she smiled, and jumped down. She walked over and grabbed Ro b my the shoulders. "And you can't hide how you feel. Period." She smiled, sliding her hands down and clasping them together with his. "There have been cases of two males being soul mates. It isn't unheard of"



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"Really fucked up, you are right. Family... That sounds nice. If we get out of here... I hope we all stick together. Thick as theives" she smiled and looked around. "So you would be the to-mature child, I would be the obnoxious hooker aunt, Cari.. The mother figure. Celeste... The awesome aunt. Clark... I don't know. You want to have a go at it?" She smiled looked around, at the walls of the cell. "Can I request the master bedroom if this is the family house?"

"dont yell at me i am just says there is nothing wrong with being gay! i dont see why you are so offense over it i am just say nothing and i mean nothing is wrong with liking....." Celeste was cut off as Mrs.Quin entered the cell

"Miss.White i have been looking all over for you...here i finally got the head board to let me give this to you" Mrs.Quin said kindly and handed Celeste a small thin black box with large screen on it and small black button with a square on it. It had white cord coming out the top and the cord's ended at tiny little white circles.

"you know how you were saying you wished they had music well i got you this its and ipod touch see you just..." Mrs.Quin spent 5 minutes explaining the device to Celeste ,then took out the cord and played music from it out loud. Celeste smiled then furrowed as the people kept repeating 'i am sexy and i know it' over and over.

"if you were sexy and you knew it then why would you sing about it, this person isnt very courteous to people how dont know they are beautiful" Celeste furrowed then touched the screen to play the song. This one she liked better it was called 'Catch my breath' by Kelly Clarkson....who ever she is.

"yes well dear alot of people just sing about nothing but i must go please enjoy and once it runs out of battery give it to me and i will recharge it" Mrs.Quin smiled, kissed Celeste on the cheek then left.

Celeste smiled and turned back to Cari and Ro. " i am sorry Ro i promise i wont tell anyone i just want to let you know you dont fool me one bit' she winked then grinned happily and turned back to her new toy. Without even noticing it, Celeste was sending off huge waves of calm and happiness into the cell.

Celeste noticed the snow leopard but paid no mind as she started what she would call dancing. She most likely was terrible but she didnt care as the song changed to 'runaway' by ashes remain.

"...i wont runaway..." she started singing. Her voice was soft and melodic. She use to sing all the time when she was young with....no do go there Celeste it will just make you sad. She started jumping up and down, still singing.

This had to be the best present ever

Cari dropped her hands and patted the snow leopards head, then laughed when she saw Celeste danceing. She joined in, turning around the room. "Okay, I love Mrs. Quin. This has to be the best thing anyone has gotten here, ever." She laughed and grabbed onto Celeste'a hands, turning around the room, jumping up and down with her. She saw a man at the doorway, and stopped, her face immidiately turning a bright shade of red when she recognized him. She was okay with danceing with Ro in the room- it was fine. Celeste was her best friend. Zai was a friend to, but he was also male. Different set of rules. "S-sorry. Come in" she smiled and motioned for him to walk in. "Might as well be haveing a party now" she laughed, looking around the now-crowded cell.

She smiled and turned back to Celeste, her grin starting to hurt her face. "Again. That is way better than tea and Dracula."

Celeste turned towards the door to see Zai, she also noticed Cari stop but Celeste didnt she was having to much fun.

"i agree much better the Dracula and tea" she giggled and stopped jumping around now she was just 'dancing'. Celeste giggled trying to twirl but ended up tripping over her own feet and falling onto the floor, face first.

"ouch" she giggle and sat up on her elbow's and rubbed her nose.
" i am going to look like the deer with the red nose from the Christmas movie they showed us when we were younger" Celeste laughed

"Thank you Zai!" Celeste shouted happily then started dancing again. She danced with Cari and Zai until Zai moved away. He didnt look so good, his face pale a little. He looks like he's thinking and isn't liking what he is thinking about.

Celeste started sending out bigger wave's of happy and calm emotion's into the air, reflecting on how she felt at the moment and she hopped it would make every else really happy to.

Celeste grabbed Cari's hand and twirled her around, giggling as she watched her spin. She stopped spinning her and started jumping again.

"whoop party!!" Celeste shoued, then turned the music louder, it now playing 'i like it loud' by myah marie.

"We are so dead if anyone comes in. But, oddly, I don't care" Cari smiled and twirled around, dancing to the music. She started singing a bit too, "We don't have to much time. Don't need no potion..." She trailed off, listening to the lyrics. She stopped turning, then blushed profusely. "Some of this song makes no sense, and some of it is dirty. And I was dancing to it. Shit!" She said, walking over to the wall and laughing. "It was fun though" she smiled and looked around. "I don't think I have had this much fun in fifteen years.." She smiled.