Alone in the night

[Jakob & Benjamyn]

Benjamyn didn't like the look that was back to him. He didn't like how she stared at him. But he was trying. It would not be easy, but he would do all he could in his power to help Jenny. Looking away from Dee, he stared at Jenny hoping she would speak back to what he had to say. Out of habit, Benjamyn took in some air, letting it out just as quickly. It took a moment, when his name was suddenly called what was happening.

Benjamyns eyes flickered to Dee's as she called him. Then all just happened....Benjamyns head lifted straight upward, while he fell flat on his back. He groaned a little as his head tilted to the side, making a loud popping sound echo the quiet room. Wincing, he sighed lightly. Benjamyn glanced upward as he quickly lifted himself up, until a sheet of metal was sent straight into his shoulder. Closing his eyes, Benjamyn hissed loudly, just as the knife was pulled out. The fire within the knife burned so deeply into his shoulder, it felt as though the bone gone numb, but the burning did not let up. The process was slow, making it even more painful than just a slit. Gripping his teeth, Benjamyn forced himself not to scream, not to make a sound.

Lifting up his head, he watched as Jenny was on top of Dee. Looking down, Benjamyn lifted himself up to the point whee he was on his arms and knees, but the head was touching the floor. He could feel his black blood leaking down his back, his shirt getting soaked. Slowly turning his head, Benjamyn noted they were not at the institution anymore, but back to where they started in the beginning. Sitting up, Benjamyn sat on his legs while he lifted up his black shirt and threw it to the side. His arms were covered in the black liquid, and his white tank top was alreayd shanging color.

Turning to look at Jenny, Benjamyn tilted his head again, letting another pop echo the room. his hand lifted up touching his wound taking note how big it was, and how it was to his heart. Tearing his gaze away from Jenny, a frown crossed his face forusing on what Dee had to say. Shaking his head, Benjamyn walked over to Dee, staring at her for a moment. "You are a witch, and yet you carry Silver Blades?" Narrowing his eyes, Benjamyn bent down grasping the knife and ripped it out quickly. Red blood coming with it. "Make sure the vampiric blood did not get in your system." He told her, without looking at her. "I don't need to be healed, my body will mend eventually. Just help yourself. You need your blood more than I do."

Benjamyns gaze flickered back to Jenny, while he slowly cleaned the Silver lade with his tank top. The red blood now mixed in with the blackness that seemed to take over his shirt. Making his way over to her, Benjamyn used his mind to bring a chair over to them. Benjamyn sat infront of her. The knife in his head, this time clean as it was before. His black eyes were harder and more darker than they were when Benjamyn first saw her. A few times, his free arm twitched as the burn continued to do its deed.

Then in a flash, Benjamyn sat his twitching hand on Jennys, while the knife slit down the top of her arm. Pulling back, Benjamyn threw the knife near Dee, the clean blade now wet with a darken red color. Darker than Dee's. "Hurts don't it?" Benjamyn asked, his tone a little louder for her to hear. "If you want to play with fire, I will play too. But hear this girl." Benjamyn kept his eyes locked in hers. "If you kill me, put that knife in my heart, you will kill yourself. I am your host that kept you alive." He explained keeping his words loud enough to get through to her.

Sitting back, Benjamyn let himself settle down. Let the anger filter out, and let his harden self return to its normal state. Glancing over at Dee, he took a better look at the wound in her thigh. 'I did not mean to get mad at you, my dear. You could of mistaken me as Jakob at that moment. Help yourself, that is all I am concerned with right now. I will have to feed again form my lost blood. But I will do it later, not now. I will be okay.' He told her while his eyes went back to Jenny. He had to take a different route to help her.

Staring at her, He went into her mind so that Dee could not hear. 'I want you to understand. I am human just as you are. You are a creature as I am now. I see it in your eyes. The animal inside its cage while it screams to be free. I know the feeling, I get it every time I wake. I force it away. Light, just does not come Jennifer. It never has.' Pausing his words, images began to flash through both Benjamyns, Jenns and even Dee's head. "JEN!" A name was called as a younger Adelia ran over to her. The giggling echoed as both beautiful girls looked at each other, and talked. There were memories, of when she was a child, and when she used to go to school. ((gonna let u put it into detail if you wish. ^_^))

Closing his eyes, new visions started just as his eyes opened up again. This time, there were visions of a boy sitting in the front of the Schoolhouse his arm waving excitedly wanting to answer the teacher. The boy turned his head to smile at his twin who sat in the back, sneering at him. As a boy, his eyes were a bright green color, full of life and curiosity. His hair still the jet black but he looked full of life. The boy had waved to his sneering brother, who slowly smiled at him. Once Ben turned back to the teacher, a new vision started.

Ben was 16 as he collided himself into a barn, fire engulfing up the place. His faint cries echoed even into Benjamyns head til this day. Running through the barn, Benjamyn picked up the boy who looked like himself. Jakobs head was stumped foward, his body badly burned on the sides of his upper body and arms. Quickly getting out of the barn, Jakob coughed and another vision flashed.

"Why are we damned?" Benjamyn questioned, his eyes were a hunters green, skin pale, and his hair out of order. Jakob turned to look at Benjamyn, with a sigh. "Jakob, We already heard preachs that we will die in a beautiful place. This isn't beautiful." Benjamyn cried, as bloody tears escaped his eyes. Jakob muttered something to him, but it was unheard. It came to the point where both went into a screaming match...even Jakob's face was stained with blood. Pushing away Jakob, Benjamyn grabbed a silver blade that was taken away by a hunter shortly after. Down the wrist, Benjamyn felt the burn hit him. Beside, him, Jakob sat down, pulling his brother into him, letting out a sob...

As the visions faded, Benjamyn looked down at his wrist, tracing the same mark he had done in the vision. "I always ask why we are damned. Its a question, that no one can answer." Looking up, fresh tears fell down his eyes, the blood dripping on his tank top. "Jenny, you are so beautiful. Gorgeous...don't let me ruin your life. I have made my mistakes, and all I try to do is make them better. If I can not do that for you, what can I do? Please...speak to me." He said, while more tears seemed to fall down. His hand still on the scar he had done. And his shoulder still burned but the wound gone numb. "Jenn? What can I do? I am not a monster. I try to find my light, but it is never found...I'm trying."

[Adelia Cunnane]

Dee lay on the floor, silver knife sticking out of her thigh and hissed her breath out in short gasps. She watched Ben examine his own wound and felt ...guilty. She should have been able to prevent this if only she had been able to get at Jenny sooner. Her thigh had a muscle spasm and she screamed out loud this time in hopes that it would help.
"Ben! Get this damn thing OUT OF ME." she began but stopped at the look on his face.
"You are a witch, and yet you carry Silver Blades?"

He reached down and ripped the blade out quickly like she knew he would. Another scream tore from her and she struggled not to pass out against the pain.

"Make sure the vampiric blood did not get in your system." He told her, without looking at her. "I don't need to be healed, my body will mend eventually. Just help yourself. You need your blood more than I do."


"Of COURSE I carry silver blades. I was trained by hunters remember? I may not hunt myself but I'm not stupid enough to rely on my powers alone with those that would hunt ME." She glanced up at him, her teeth still clenched. "And I KNOW you don't need me to heal you. But you're bleeding all over the damn place. " Dee glanced at her own gushing wound. "She managed to hit arteries in both of us. Lucky shot huh? " she sneered. "And I'm fine. No blood of yours got in my wound...somehow. And if it's all the same to you I'd like to keep it that way."

As he walked toward her cousin, Dee began to chant in her head to start the healing process on herself. She was rubbing her hands together to create her own white healing light when she heard Jenny cry out. She glanced up, saw the knife in Ben's hand and saw the red flowing lighting on her arm. She almost jumped into protect mode, but understood what he was doing and why. He was teaching her. Maybe then she would understand. She gritted teeth and just watched...forgetting even the blood flowing from her own wound. She didn't flinch as her knife went whizzing by her head to bury itself in the wall behind her.

Jenny shut her eyes tight and WILLED him to go away. She clutched her bleeding arm, knowing it wasn't deep. She just wanted to keep her blood from HIM.

"Hurts don't it?" Against her will her eyes opened and stared into his. His black, soulless eyes....."If you kill me, put that knife in my heart, you will kill yourself. I am your host that kept you alive."

"What?!" She cried. But he had turned from her. She watched him bend over Dee and stared at the ....warmth that he looked at her cousin with. He....he had feelings for Dee. Confused, dazed, and hurt she could do no more than just watch the two of them.

'I did not mean to get mad at you, my dear. You could of mistaken me as Jakob at that moment. Help yourself, that is all I am concerned with right now. I will have to feed again form my lost blood. But I will do it later, not now. I will be okay.'

Dee watched her man walk over to her, and take a closer look at her thigh. She noticed that Jenny was watching them carefully and wanted to reassure her cousin, so she spoke out loud instead of back in Ben's head.
"I could never mistake you for your twin, love. I will be fine. A little weak perhaps, but fine. It might be a little while before you can....heal." She tried to reach for him but he already had turned back to her cousin. She couldn't hear what he said but she figured he was talking into Jenny's mind. She just hoped that Jenny would stop and listen this time.

Jenny couldn't believe it. That....monster loved her Adelia. And it looked like his attention wasn't unwanted. Dee must have lost her mind...or maybe....maybe he wasn't quite the monster she thought he was.

'I want you to understand. I am human just as you are.

Her eyes went wide. He...was human? Or maybe she wasn't...but she FELT human. Although, back at the hospital...she didn't understand what had happened, but she was sure SHE had pushed the ...thing back and not Dee. She listened carefully to what Ben had to say. If Dee liked him, he couldn't be all that bad.....right?

'Light, just does not come Jennifer. It never has.'

Images immediately began to flash through her mind. And not just hers...she could FEEL him and Dee. Before she could focus on that feeling, she saw herself as a child of about 8 running to a young teenage Dee. Dee was calling her name in the memory and they walked together and laughed and giggled. Dee did little magic tricks to make her laugh and even managed to get Jenny to float in the air. That was the free-est moment of her life. The wind rushing in her face, the sun warming her hair. She giggled, lost in the sensation. IT only lasted a few moments but it was wonderful. The laugh died in her throat as other memories swirled in her mind. School, her mother forcing Dee to leave, feeling alone...then sheer terror. Running down an alleyway, the white hot searing pain in her neck, the life draining out of her...

The scene changed and she saw Benjamyn.....and his twin? She watched him human, watched his struggle to come to terms with his vampirism....Tears welled in her eyes at his memories.
Why are we damned? His words stayed with her as the visions faded.

Dee was hardly unaffected as well. Tears fell unnoticed from her eyes.

"I always ask why we are damned. Its a question, that no one can answer." She looked up at Ben, and was surprised to see blood tears trailing down his face. His words moved her, and she felt for the first time that she REALLY understood the pain he had gone through.

"Jenn? What can I do? I am not a monster. I try to find my light, but it is never found...I'm trying."

Dee climbed to her feet and managed to close the distance between her and Ben before collapsing on him. Her leg gave out on her but instead of healing herself like she knew he would insist he would, she chanted quietly to herself and healed the wound in his shoulder. Making sure it was completely healed from the inside out, she pressed her lips against his. "I love you." She mumbled against his lips, and wiped away the blood tears from his cheeks. Burying her face in his neck and absorbing his warmth she spoke to Jenny.

"I healed you and watched over you for a year. I forgave him. Can't you Jenny?"

Jenny's jaw dropped. She was right. They were in love. And he was an actual vampire. If she had any doubts the fangs and the blood tears wiped them away. She was torn, but no longer afraid. "I...."her voice cracked. "I ...forgive you Benjamyn."

((Sorry it took me so long to post back to you. Hopefully You like this. I had some trouble with it but I think it will work.))

[Jakob & Benjamyn]

Benjamyn frowned deeply at her. Of course he remembered her trained by Hunters, it had just slipped his mind for that moment or two. "No I'm not." He denied, then glanced down at the floor. There were spots of black puddles here and there. But with a shake of his head, he sighed. "It will be okay. Its nothing that I can help later. For now, there are more important things than a silly wound to cure." He told her, and at that he nodded and went over to Jen.

To Jenny, he kept his eyes on her as much as he could, trying to reason with her as much as possible. Though,as he pushed himself away, he had got up and went over to Dee, examining her wound once more. The blow looking a little deep than when he first noticed it. "Take your time, mend yourself, I do not want you to rush." He told her out loud, as he bend closer to her, placing his forehead on hers, a smile coming onto his face.

Standing up now, he walked back to Jenny, and started his reasoning. As the visions were standing, he had watched and yet kept himself out of that mental state that she was in. He had to hide his smile with his hands as he listened to Jenny start to giggle. It was an overpowering feeling to hear such joy come from this girl that was terrified of him. It was nice to hear something come from her...and have a change in feeling. Slowly as she was still in her trance, Benjamyn began to untie the cloak. Yet once it was, he drooped it over her shoulders. Then as his memories started, his eyes fell from jenny, watching the visions. That conversation had played in his head so many times, since they struggled to keep moving. For what purpose, Benjamyn did not know then.

As Dee started to make her way over to him, his black eyes stared up at her. He kept moving for her, the most. It was an instant that his arms opened up for her, catching her in time as she fell on him. Sitting back down into his chair, his hand layed onto her wound where it still oozed. Frowning, he lifted up his hand to stare down at the color marked onto his hand, but he did not think twice. Shifting himself as he started to feel her warm glow fall into him. The mending taking its process faster than his vampiric power would allow. At this, Benjamyn heaved out a loud sigh. "I told you. It is not like I have been injured you know." He told her, though he could not do anything to block her power going into him. He did not know how to, in that conclusion.

Once it finished, Benjamyn glanced over at his shoulder noticing all that was there was black stains. He gave her a stink eye but returned her kiss, "I love you too." He muttered. "Now mend yourself please?" He asked, his tone gentle. Turning to look at Jenny, a smile widen on his face. " I am most pleased you forgive me. I promise, I will do what I can to help you, or be there if you need company." He nodded. Then it all ended. He felt it faster than He arrived. Benjamyn had gotten up quickly staring at the empty house.

Within minutes, Jakob appeared. His body battered and beaten. Automatically, Jakobs eyes went to Dee, a surge of rage filtering in his already darken eyes. At once, Jakob turned away from her looking around the building. "Dustin is not with us Jakob." Ben told him, his arms crossing over his chest. Jakobs eyes fell onto Benjamyn, his hands moving away form his belt at once. "Why are you here? What happened?" Benjamyn asked casually, his eyes sizing up Jakob.

"You have been with that witch while you knew you and I had planned on going to abandon school that held those vampire kids?" Jakob snarled.

"Dee. Her name is Dee Jakob. Call her by her name." Benjamyn interuppted, his blood rushing through him. Both twins side stepped challengingly, their black eyes on one another. "I was through the Abandon Area when I kind of felt her aura. When I did catch up to Dee, I had forgotten Jakob." Benjamyn told him, while they continued to side step, his eyes started to dart at Jakobs marks.

"I needed you." Jakob interjected, his voice shaking with rage. When they stopped, his eyes found Jenny. Staring at her for a long time, Jakob tilted his head up a little, taking in a small snif of the air. "You bonded a witch? Why the hell would you do something like that?" He snarled, turning back to his brother.

"It was the girl, I fed on when I had left Dee and Dustin. Its when everything fell apart..." Benjamyn told him, glancing at Dee. Though, his eyes moved back to Jakob as he turned a little toward jenny. Quickly he disparted and appeared behind her. Gently, he wrapped his arms around Jenny, holdiing her close.

Jakob paused, shaking his head in disgust. "Your looking chalky brother. Does the blood smell good right now?" He taunted darkly.

Shaking his head, he huffed. "What is your purpose here?" Benjamyn asked, his voice stainign to keep calm.

"There are hunters all over this place. I had tracked you down the moment I found out by Nikolas Bloodan. And in IronWood, you were spotted by a worker. He is a hunter. He was content that you were stabbed really. He never made word to his buddies about you though." Pausing, Jakob shook his head.

Benjamyn took in some air, though caught it half way as he heard running from outside. Heartbeats glaore. "What do we do? I do not want to leave Jenny. And Dee is wounded in the thigh. "

Jakob glanced down at Dees wound, at jenny, then at Benjamyn. "you need to feed, Either she heal herself or they need to go somewhere. Your very chalky, and weak. I had counted about 4 Witch hunters too..but I know there is more. They are trying to wipe out all the strong kins first. Pity."

[Adelia Cunnane]

Jenny felt....free. Forgiving her attacker and accepting things as they were lifted a huge weight off of her shoulders. For a few moments she was content. Then she thought she felt....a change in the air.....it seemed different...

"I love you too." He muttered. "Now mend yourself please?" He asked, his tone gentle.

Dee sighed in relief, and was beginning to feel woozy...and knew it was from loss of blood. She had waited too long to heal herself and was beginning to feel weak. Ben may have thought that healing him was pointless but she hated to see someone she loved was in pain. She probably should have healed herself first though....she was still losing blood at an alarming rate. She looked back at where she had been sitting minutes before and could see pools of blood smeared the several feet to where she was with Ben.
Damn She thought to herself. This really isn't good

"I'll heal myself love. Just give me a few moments." her breathing slowly got heavier as she tried to concentrate on her mental spell. Because she was so weak she didn't pick up on what was approaching.

She also couldn't catch herself when Benjamyn got up quickly and fell flat on her back on the hard wood floor. When Jakob whooshed in, she swore about her weakened state. Of all the times for her to be weak, it HAD to be in front of Jakob. Seeing him though, made her feel slightly better about her own state. HE looked like he had had the CRAP beaten out of him. Butterflies formed in her stomach at the ...rage that came into his eyes when he saw her.

"Dustin is not with us Jakob." Ben told him, his arms crossing over his chest. Jakob's eyes fell onto Benjamyn, his hands moving away form his belt at once. "Why are you here? What happened?" Benjamyn asked casually, his eyes sizing up Jakob.

"You have been with that witch while you knew you and I had planned on going to abandon school that held those vampire kids?" Jakob snarled.

"Nice to see you again too Jakob" Dee said rolling her eyes. She failed to notice she was still laying on the floor flat on her back. Still bleeding.

"Dee. Her name is Dee Jakob. Call her by her name." Both twins side stepped challengingly, their black eyes on one another. "I was through the Abandon Area when I kind of felt her aura. When I did catch up to Dee, I had forgotten Jakob." Benjamyn told him, while they continued to side step, his eyes started to dart at Jakob's marks.


Jenny had been very quiet. She just watched the scene unfold in front of her. She guessed the two were twins, and guessed that this was the other she had seen in Ben's memories. She couldn't understand HOW she ....felt him coming. He looked pretty pissed so she shrank back into her chair and tried to make herself unnoticeable.

Dee also kept quiet. Her heart swelled when she heard Benjamyn defended her to her his twin. He forgot about Jakob.....for her. Joy, pure joy shot through her body. Knowing it was wiser to keep out of their way for the moment, she tried to ignore them. She even began her spell again to try and heal herself, but she was so weak that the conversation around her easily broke her concentration.

"I needed you." Jakob interjected, his voice shaking with rage. When they stopped, his eyes found Jenny. Staring at her for a long time, Jakob tilted his head up a little, taking in a small sniff of the air. "You bonded a witch? Why the hell would you do something like that?" He snarled, turning back to his brother.

Jenny jumped up from her chair and began to start to back slowly towards the wall. Fear swelled within her even though she tried to remain calm. She understood a little that she was connected to Benjamyn and was sure that he would never harm her...but this new comer...he scared. His eyes were different from Ben's....scarier than Ben's. With Ben she could see emotions other than anger in his eyes. Especially when he looked at Dee, but Jakob's?. She thought that was his name. His eyes were just wild. Jenny had a feeling that even when he wasn't angry that they wouldn't look much different.

"She isn't a witch. Not yet at least." Dee managed to get out. "I don't know the extent of her powers but she can't control them yet."

Dee was afraid that Jakob would do something rash, so she pushed past her weaknesses and forced herself to her feet and began to work her way to her cousin across the room. She heard Ben explain what happened to Jakob, and felt the swirl of air around her. When she looked up, Ben was behind Jenny holding her. Dee grabbed at the wall to keep herself up. She knew he would keep Jenny safe with his life. She felt woozy again and thought she might pass out, but Jakob's message forced her to focus.


"There are hunters all over this place. I had tracked you down the moment I found out by Nikolas Bloodan. And in IronWood, you were spotted by a worker. He is a hunter. He was content that you were stabbed really. He never made word to his buddies about you though." Pausing, Jakob shook his head

Dee's eyes grew wide. Hunters were never good. As a witch she was safe from most hunters because they didn't hunt witches but she was safe from most that did hunt them because she was raised with Dusty and Winter and well known in the hunter community. That could change quickly if they knew she was in love with, and protecting, a vampire. What worried her now though was the twins. When Jakob wasn't being as ass, she like him. And even if she didn't, he was important to Ben so he was important to her. She used the wall to pull herself up straight. She was going to help protect what was hers.

Benjamyn took in some air, though caught it half way as he heard running from outside. Heartbeats galore. "What do we do? I do not want to leave Jenny. And Dee is wounded in the thigh. "

Jakob glanced down at Dee's wound, at jenny, then at Benjamyn. "you need to feed, Either she heal herself or they need to go somewhere. Your very chalky, and weak. I had counted about 4 Witch hunters too..but I know there is more. They are trying to wipe out all the strong kins first. Pity."

"Jenny will be fine. I can send her back home. I can heal myself and if we need to fight then I'll fight. Just tell me what needs to be done." She reached over and grabbed Ben's hand."I told you I love you. And I meant it. I'm not going to let you two face hunters alone."


((OK, LAME ending I know. I'm sorry. I DO have somewhere I think I want to go with this. I have a couple ideas that just might work. ENJOY!!!))

[Jakob & Benjamyn]

It was the fact that Jakob did not know what to do at this state. He would of rather grab Benjamyn and leave these poor souls. After all Adelia Cunane was raised by that bastard. It would be a good idea, but his brother was head over heels...so even if he mentioned something like that, it would be wrong.

"Nice to see you again too Jakob" Dee said rolling her eyes.

His dark black eyes, had quickly glanced down at the floor where Dee was. He did not know if he should say a remark her or let it go. instead he mimicked her action and just rolled his eyes. By his left eye, there was a slit mark, where black blood was slowly falling down his face. He could not do anything, but wait it out. On his arms, had more slit marks, and his shirt looked to be torn up a little. Even on his jaw bone had marks, but unlike how Benjamyn reacting to the burning feeling, Jakob stood there as if nothing was happening. Of course, his arms burned as if he dipped his arms into a pit of fire. And his face already felt numb.

Even as he stood there, he did not know how to react to what his brother had done. Blood bonded some girl to him. It was sick, in a way. His dark black eyes kept on the girl as she was moving away. Slowly, he started toward her, only a few steps nothing more. Yet, at once, as Benjamyn flew in to protect her, and Dee had spoke out that she had no witch powers that she knew of, Jakob stopped moving. His eyes still glued to his brother and the girl.

Benjamyn kept one eye on Jakob, while he held Jenny close to him. "You are too weak, Dee. I will not risk you using more of your magic transporting or whatever. We need to find a place to go..get out of the Core of the place." Pausing, both Jakob and Benjamyn lifted up their heads, hearing the distant noise from outside. "We need to flee. You take Dee Jakob, and I will take Jenny."

Jakob turned his eyes to look at Dee, then crossed his eyes over to Benjamyn. "I don't think so. She can manage." Jakob told him stubbornly, while he crossed his arms. Benjamyn let go of Jenny, and casually walked over to Jakob. Quickly Benjamyn pressed his thumb into Jakobs collar one, though with one quick move, there was a loud snapping sound, knowing fully the bone was broken. The look on Jakob was not pained, but more irriated. He had his arm around Benjamyns throat, but Benjamyn kept pressing down. "Alright!" He hissed under his breath. Slowly, both boys let each other go. Benjamyn tilting his head a little making minor cracking sounds. Jakob rotating his already wounded arm, forcing his bone back in place.

Pausing, they heard the hunters screaming and yelling which way to go. There were loud hissing sounds from a distance, wondering if they caught a few. "Lets go brother." Benjamyn whispered, hiding his despair for the others out there. Jakob nodded, while he watched Benjamyn sweeping Jennys feet right from under her. Over to Dee, Jakob scooped her up into his arms casually carrying her over a back way. "Jakob, help me. We will take down this door." Benjamyn said, while he set Jennys feet down and ripped out the blade in the wall. "Promise me you wont stab me again. Okay?" He whispered to her, with a sweet smile on his face. Glancing over to Jakob, he spoke, "Where did you leave Thora? Will she be okay without you?"

Since his appearence, Jakob shifted his weight unprepared for that, "Thora, my dear is safe. I have made sure, she is not harmed. So help me, if I find her in the hands of them. Ram the damn door." At his final words both Jakob and Benjamyn hit the old doors with their weight, making them swing open. Jakob was the first to recover fleeing through the path. Benjamyn followed, fear lifting up in the air. "Benjamyn take the other side of the street. Follow by aura, brother." Jakob commanded, without another word, Benjamyn fled across the street but as he got to the other side..he stopped. They had found them, and were trying to catch up. A few were already trying to cross without getting hit. Jakob had glanced over at Benjamyn noticing he was just starting to run.

Glancing over his shoulder, Benjamyn pushed people out of the way with his back. He had turned around a few times to see where they were at. With a light sigh, He stopped. Already the fatigue setting in. "Its okay, Do not worry." He told Jenny, giving her a weak smile. Pulling her close, Benjamyn forced himself to run again, but every so often, his eyes would close, and his head would shake. No...He had to help Jenny, after what he put her through. With a deep breath, Benjamyn vanished through an alleyway, his body seen no more. Even Jakob had to stop to look for his brother. Sniffing the air, he could still smell his beloved brother, but he was nowhere.

"Ben!" Jakob cried. His burning arms, now started to filter in, shaking a little. Shaking his head, Jakob looked down at Dee. While he crossed the street, Jakob slowly walked around until he could smell the strong scent of Ben, from both the girl and his brother. Looking around, Jakob crept into the alleyway. There, the girl was set aside by the wall, while Benjamyn was laying on his knees, putting himself into a ball, while his arms covered his head. Over to Ben, Jakob kayed Dee beside him, while he knees down infront of his brother. "Ben. I will look for something for you, us. Do you wish for Dee to take the girl back?" Jakobs tone was settle, anger had disparted, only concern for his brother appeared. When Benjamyn sat up, his pale skin getting whiter by the moment. "You need to feed, you will not last." Turning to Dee he replied, "Take her back. He needs our help."

"No." Benjamyns words were weak. "Don't go. I do not wish for her to go...not yet.." Looking over at Jenny, he forced a weak smile on his face.

[Adelia Cunnane]

Fear. It was beginning to creep into Dee. Her love, his brother, her cousin, her LIFE were all on the line. She struggled to keep her emotions in check like she had been taught through years of training. The pain she could begin to block out, the fear she could not. She's lost so much blood. Too much. She glanced down at her thigh. It was still bleeding but it was beginning to slow down. She was dizzy again and needed to lay down badly. She almost gave in to her need to sit when she heard yelling and hissing outside. She swore in gaelic.
"You are too weak, Dee. I will not risk you using more of your magic transporting or whatever. We need to find a place to go..get out of the Core of the place."
"I'm NOT too weak.'' She protested knowing full well that he was right.
Her body was starting to give out on her. Her legs were shaking and she was leaning heavily on the wall to say up right.
"We need to flee. You take Dee Jakob, and I will take Jenny."
"I'm not a damn child! I don't need to be TAKEN anywhere." she said clinging to her anger. Anger she could use as energy. " I just need a damn minute to recoup." she lied. She couldn't even hold on to anger any more. The room was beginning to get a little misty and she swayed dangerously.
"I don't think so. She can manage." Jakob told him stubbornly. Dee glared at Jakob. He could be such an ass. She refused to acknowledge she needed his help.
"He's right Ben. I can handle it myself." She said even as she sank PAINFULLY to her knees. Her thigh burned and the small impact of hitting the floor had jarred her leg enough that it began to bleed profusely again.
She watched her love walk over to his twin and cried out when he grabbed Jakobs broken bone.
"Ben Don't!" She glanced Jenny who was staring at her wide eyed. She could see the uncertainty and the fear in her eyes. SHe tried to toss her cousin a reassuring look but it disappeared when she heard Jakob hiss.
"Ben stop it! He's hurt too. I told you. I'm not a damn child." She watched, fascinated and....awed that he was doing this for her. Jenny make a small squeaking sound when Jakob finally hissed his agreement. They both winced hearing more cracking sounds.
Dee turned her away from the brothers at the sound of more voices. They were getting closer. She was about to have Jenny come over and help her when Ben whisked her cousin up and ran to the door. Before she could even try to get back up she was being swept roughly up by Jakob. Her thigh was crushed to his chesthard and was finally too much for her to take, she managed to mumble a small chant , and wrap her arms around his neck, before everything went black and her body slumped against Jakob's.
Jenny saw her cousin pass out and struggled against Benjamyn's hold on her. He rushed over to the wall, set her down for a moment and before she could do anything he pressed the silver throwing knife she pierced him with earlier into her hand.
"Promise me you wont stab me again. Okay?" he whispered to her and smiled so quickly that she wasn't sure he had smiled at all. She stared down at the silver metal in her hand as he picked her up again. She thought she felt his muscles quiver but figured it was probably in her head. The silver in her had felt warm even though moments before it had been embedded in the cold wall. All the sounds seemed to fade into the backround, and all she could concentrate on was the blade. It almost seemed to call to her.....she shook her head. That was crazy. Wasn't it?
A sharp jolt had her snapping of her little trance. She realized that the twins had just broken down the door, although why they didn't just open it was lost to her, and they were now running down an ally way. Jenny's body kept smacking into Ben's and she tried to hold her body in a way that would keep out of the way. It didn't seem to work very well. She could feel his arms shaking again as he slowed down and stopped.
"Are you ok? What's wrong?" She looked up in his face and heard the shouting and noises behind them. They sounded closer.
Its okay, Do not worry." He didn't look fine. He started off running again though slower than before, and he was sweating...she thought. She wasn't sure if vampires actually sweat. She glanced up and saw his eyes dropping down.
"Ben?" he shook his head and kept running but now she was scared and realized he was probably as weak as Dee. Thinking of Dee she tried to look around for the twin and her cousin. He was slowing more and was extremely wobbly. Like he couldn't get his balance. "Ben?" she said again. They all but fell into a side alley and Jenny was tossed to the ground. The knife clattered to the pavement and slide several feet. Jenny could hear the hunters getting closer and thinking only of their safety she grabbed Benjamyn's shoulders and pulled him further into the darkness of the alley. She pulled him back far enought that she thought the shadows would swallow them before setting him down gently to get the silver knife. Jenny heard more footsteps approaching and quietly crept closer to the opening of the alleyway, hugging the wall determined to protect Ben. She heard him shifting behind her, hoping he would keep quiet she crouched on the pavement. Her heart raced as the running footsteps got closer and closer. Holding the knife out in front of her she began to shake. Swallowing loudly she tried to hold her hands steady.
She could see the shadow of someone entering the alley only feet in front her. Her breath came out in shallow gasps.

Jenny nearly passed out in relief when Jakob came into view.
"Oh God. I thought....." she was still shaking but she put the knife down. "How is she?"

Dee woke up, groggy but feeling better still in Jakob's arms. The spell she had managed to cast before blacking out seemed to have worked. She could feel the wound in her thigh mostly healed, and she had some energy back. The spell hadn't been as effective as usual because she had been so weak when she cast it.

"I'm fine Jenny." Seeing her cousin was alright made her breath with reliefe but then she saw Ben curling up on the pavement of the Alley. "BEN." She leaned up to Jakob. "Thanks for the ride Jake." she whispered in his ear and kissed him gently on the lips, then slipped gingerly out of his arms and carefully put weight on her thigh. Feeling no residual pain she headed to Ben when she heard and felt how close the hunters were. "Shit." She grabbed Jenny's arm and made her kneel on the ground. "Listen to me, repeat after me, and do not stop chanting this in your head until I tell you. Understand?" at Jenny's scared nod, Dee taught her a protection spell older than the gaelic used in it. "Got it?" again Jenny nodded this time her lips moving silently. "Good. Don't stop." she turned to Jakob chanting in her own head. "This spell won't last long but it will hide our bodies and our auras from the hunters long enough for us all to finish healing. Jenny, don't stop chanting." Having her energy back made her feel strong again. She went to Ben and crouched beside him.

"Ben. I will look for something for you, us. Do you wish for Dee to take the girl back?" Jakobs tone was settle, anger had disparted, only concern for his brother appeared. When Benjamyn sat up, his pale skin getting whiter by the moment. "You need to feed, you will not last." Turning to Dee he replied, "Take her back. He needs our help."

"No." Benjamyns words were weak. "Don't go. I do not wish for her to go...not yet.." Looking over at Jenny, he forced a weak smile on his face.

"It's good that you don't. Because I'm not going anywhere. As soon as the hunters are gone Jenny's going back to my aunts." At Jenny's sound of protest, Dee turned to her. "Keep that spell up." She leaned down and took her love's hand. "You don't need to find anyone Jakob. He can use my blood."

[thoraaldrich]

Thora woke up with a sense of something being wrong. She was usually right when she had this feeling; she was rather intuitive. After a moment or so of reasoning with herself, she reached over to the pillow next to her, expecting to feel Jakob's head; instead, she found the fur of a cat. She pulled the sleeping mask off of her face and frowned. Underneath Mr. Whiskers was a folded piece of lined paper. She wrenched it out from underneath him, earning herself a kitty-death-glare.

Where the hell is my boyfriend? she thought to herself, nervously opening the note with fumbly hands. Jakob had never left a note for her, and the combination of the note and her feeling were causing some pretty bad vibes.

Thora, Went to go look for Benjamyn. Stay indoors, don't leave the house. We will be back. Love you always, Jakob.

She sighed. It was so hard dating a vampire who had a knack for trouble. It was even harder dating a vampire who also had a twin with a knack for trouble and a hero complex.

She crawled out her bed, wondering whether or not she should obey Jakob's orders. Since when had she ever? Did he really expect her to just be calm after she'd read a note like that? It had to have been wishful thinking on his part, or perhaps he was thinking (or more like hoping) that she would be asleep til he had gotten home.

What he didn't realize is that she'd become attuned to living with him. Every time he so much as shifted in the bed, she'd wake up a little bit. And when he got up in the middle of the night to throw the cat out of the room, she'd wake up completely. So naturally, even though he'd probably tried his best to be quiet while leaving the room, she'd notice his absence eventually.

She noticed she'd been pacing the floor, Mr. Whiskers following her every move. She stopped in her tracks, pulled off her pajama pants, threw on a pair of discarded jeans that had been lying on the floor, and dashed out of the house, as fast as she could.

She stopped to sniff at the air. She had never really tracked anyone before, but she could smell him, faintly. She started to follow the sent, winding down streets until finally she was in an abandoned housing project.

It she hadn't been a vampire that could take care of herself, this place would have sent shivers up and down her spine. The thought of Jakob and how she was either going to hug him or slap him was also making her ignore her surroundings.

She heard someone running down the streets, so she quickly hid behind a bush. Whoever Jakob had caused trouble with might have been nearby.

Her keen senses told her that it was Jakob and Benjamyn coming towards her, and her heart leapt with relief, until she started to smell something else. It was an unfamiliar smell, but perhaps something she'd picked up around the house. Who the hell was it?

She peeked out from behind the bush; it was them, all right. She zeroed in on Jakob and noticed that he was holding a girl- a girl that was definitely not her. As they got closer, she walked out from behind the bush, standing in the middle of the street, her arms folded over her chest. They didn't seem to notice her, oddly enough. Something must be very wrong.

They stopped, and she saw the girl kiss her boyfriend on the lips. She tapped her foot angrily and heard something burst behind her. A streetlight, perhaps.

This kind of anxiety wasn't good for her.

She decided to wait a moment, calm herself down, before she walked over to them. As she was walking, she saw the girl take Benjamyn's hand. She could hear what they were saying, but she wasn't really taking it in. She was just too frustrated.

Finally, she reached close enough for them to notice her.

"Jakob, love. That doesn't look like Benjamyn." She paused, taking a heavy, un-needed breath. "Pray tell, what the hell is going on? Did you really expect that I would obey you, Jakob? Have I ever obeyed you?"

[Jakob & Benjamyn]

There was something wrong, he knew. He should of listened to Jakob about the feed. It sounded pretty damn good right now. As they ran, He felt as though he could take anyone of these poor souls at once. No, he had control. He had to move on, for Jennys sake, for Dee and Jakob. Benjamyn could hear Jenny speaking up to him, but he did not answer her. His words just couldn't come in that moment. And yet, as Ben moved into the alley, he had calm himself down, let himself know he will be okay.

Into the alley, Bens knees went out, almost throwing Jenny onto the ground as hit rock bottom. He was not well. And yet, he had to feed. He hated to admit that. Ben felt Jennys hands on his shoulders, yet even though he knew it was her, his shoulders still shivered. Into the mouth of darkness, He laid. Those black eyes staring up at Jenny as he watched her pick up the Silver Blade and walked over to the enterence of the alley. Slowly his legs were tucked under him, while he slowly just laid down..rest..yes..it would help.

Jakob slowly walked through the alley way, noting the girl was shaking. He frowned as his eyes stared down at the Silver Blade in his knife. What had happened with the girl, his brother would slowly be a mystery. He knew Benjamyn wouldn't speak about it already, seeing that it dealt with the Witch. "She had passed out during our journey.." he said, frownign deeper while he sared down at Dee cradled in his arms.

"No, I am mistaken, she lives once again." He told Jenny as Dee started to stir. Yet This would be the time to set her down now. Jakob had jumped slightly at the call of his brothers name, yet he should of expected this. "Don't call me Jake." He retorted, yet his words fell amiss as lips found his own. When she let go of him, Jakob made sickening sounds, as if he was starting to puke. "That is unacceptable. Period." He growled, wiping his lips.

Before he could do anything else, Jakob jumped at the loud crashing sound from nearby. If he was still living he knew his precious heart would of stopped for sure. Calming himself down, he turned to see the source of that sudden crash. Though, her body started to get unsheathed from the darkness. Thora, Jakobs beloved. Frowning, Jakob turned away from her, "If Benjamyn ever kissed me, There would be hell in the Core Household for sure." He muttered to Thora, but at the same time...tried to play it cool. He did not like the Witch making sneaky moves like that. As she spoke, Jakob side glanced Thora, "You must be silent. We will speak of whats going on later. And I thought I'd give it a try to give you the note."

Benjamyn picked up his head now as Dee spoke the impossible. "No." His voice cracked, while he kept his eyes on Dee. Looking over at Jakob, his eyes widened as Thora had appeared next to him. Was he dreaming now? Was it really her? Shaking his head, his eyes fell back onto Dee. Looking down, he stared at her hand. For a moment, he wished to fight back, but there was no time..not with everything that was going on. Bending down his head, he turned over Dees hand so that the pulse faced him. Before he bit down, his eyes closed. Opening his fangs, he set them through Dees wrist. The blood was sweeter than human blood, and even a small portition would go a long way.

Jakob let out a relieving sigh. "This is what happens if you don't feed for a long period of time, and if your badly injured and refuse to feed. Though Benjamyn has a lot of self control, which amazes me sometimes." Jakob told Thora. "There are Hunters somewhere, that don't like us much. And Benjamyn is just tending to himself. Its nothing knew, nothing out of the ordinary." He told Thora, hoping she did not see the kiss...

Slowly, Benjasmyn let out his fangs, the blood dripping form his fangs before sheathing them and licking them clean. Standing up, He pulled Dee closer to him. "Thank you. The things you do sometimes..." He whispered to her as he pulled away, opening his eyes. Thora was still there standing by Jakob. "Is that really you Thora?" He asked, a weak smile came on his face.

Jakob looked over at her, and pinched her cheeks. Jakob looked back at Benjamyn and the others with a frown. "Yeah, Shes here...and should of stayed indoors..." Jakob mused.

[Adelia Cunnane]

Jenny's eyes went wide and she stopped chanting. Dee was offering her blood to a vampire. Did she know what she was doing? Thinking for a second Jenny supposed she did. Still...she didn't have much of a chance to think about it because another...aura? entered the alleyway. It felt like Ben and Jakob's, but different and...female. When the girl stepped out of the shadows and up to Jakob, Jenny remembered she was supposed to be chanting to keep them hidden and didn't manage to get a good look at her. Jakob wasn't mad so she figured the new comer was safe and repoistioned her body so she could sit still comfortably and chant the protection spell.

Dee was still holding Ben's hand when another vampire came into the alley. This new female did not look happy and headed straight for Jakob.Studying the girl for a second, Dee took in her aura, and sized her up. The girl had reddish hair, though darker than her own, and she was slightly shorter, and slightly pale, though that may have been because she was a vampire. Dee figured this was the Thora that had been mentioned earlier. She figured she let Jakob deal with his own issues and turned back to her love. He was sheet white...and not looking well.
"No." His voice cracked and she knew that wasn't good.

"Don't even think about arguing. I'm fine now, you need this. Just do it." she said softly. He looked away from her but after a few moments he turned her wrist over and brought it to his lips. She watched the fangs slip down, and felt them pierce her skin. She turned away and began to chant the same spell as Jenny to give it a little boost while he fed. The bite itself was just a little pinch, it felt strange to feel him taking her blood. Almost like a bad wound bleeding more quickly than normal. When he stopped so quickly she was surprised. She allowed him to pull her up with him and be pulled into his arms.

"Thank you. The things you do sometimes..."

"That's it? That couldn't possibly be enough. I lost more blood when Jenny stabbed me." she stroked his cheek. " I did it because I love you. And I told you I"m fine. I'm completely healed. If you need more take more.'' Dee glanced down at her wrist and noticed that the bite wounds were visible but not bleeding.
"Why isn't it bleeding? That's strange..."

"Is that really you Thora?" he asked confirming her hunch.

"Yeah, Shes here...and should of stayed indoors..." Jakob mused.

"Speaking of indoors...'' Dee muttered and strolled up to Jakob past Thora. "This is for your kind words at my house." Before he could react she pulled back and punched him square in the jaw and had the satifaction of hearing a loud crunching noise. "Well...." she said shaking her fist out. "I feel better now." She turned to Thora and offered her good hand. "It's nice to meet you Thora. I'm Dee, and he deserved it."

[thoraaldrich]

Thora raised her eyebrow at what Jakob said. "Well, there have been a few times when I've confused the two of you... I'm just kidding," she added quickly, deciding now would not be the right time for an argument between the twins. She had to giggle, just a little bit, because he was acting like he was all innocent.

Oh, yes I saw, you little...

She pursed her lips and crossed her arms over her chest. "You know I don't like it when you go all Yoda on me. And, the note? Didn't you realize that would just piss me off more? 'Went to go look for Benjamyn, don't leave the house.' That comforted me, sure, knowing my boyfriend and his brother are out there with God knows what... and look at you! Trying to protect me! Have you ever seen a fly run repeatedly into a glass window, because he just doesn't get the point? Yeah, I'll tell you-"

She cut herself off, deciding maybe he was telling her to be silent for a reason. Still, she was satisfied with her rant, and let herself smirk a little bit, but her smirk changed to a look of surprise as Benjamyn started feasting on the wrist of mystery-girl-who-kissed-her-boyfriend. She felt herself grow a little jealous, oh, what she wouldn't give for just a drop....

Being a vampire sucked. No pun intended. Really.

When Jakob said that Benjamyn had amazing self-control, she could only nod, shaking herself. She hadn't had to experience that yet, thank god, so she really had no self-contol at all. In fact, considering this was one of the few times she had been around a human- a bleeding human, nonetheless, she was surprised that she hadn't lunged yet. She felt a rush of pride for herself. So she wasn't exactly the ravenous monster she had always thought she would have been.

"Oh, that's just what I needed to hear!" she said, after hearing Jakob give a quick explanation. "Nothing out of the ordinary? I guess I should really get used to this."

She gave a smile to Benjamyn. "Yeah, it's me." She walked over to him and put a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "Are you okay now?" She gave a little growl at Jakob's next comment, but decided to ignore it otherwise.

She gave a little jump when the girl that had kissed her boyfriend punched her boyfriend in the jaw. Okay, so maybe he wasn't cheating on her, considering this girl was all over Benjamyn and she had just punched Jakob in the face. "Nice to meet you, too, Dee. And it's totally okay, considering you saved me a lot of trouble."

She looked at Jakob in slight sympathy and then kissed him where Dee had punched him, despite her anger towards him. It was starting to fade, now that she was realizing what danger he was in. "It's refreshing to meet someone who's crazy enough to hang out with vampires, like I was. If I sound a little old-folky to you, I apologize," she said, giving Dee a faint smile.

[Jakob & Benjamyn]

"I rather have you pissed off at me, than concerned out of your mind. I did not want to wake you with, 'Come on Thora, Hunters are after Benjamyn lets leave into the night and look for him.' I rather have you pissed off at me, and ignore me for a few hours than wonder where I am. And I think I did a good job holding those hunters back. I'm not limping, I'm not gone. Just a few marks no big deal." At her words about the fly, Jakob kept his mouth closed while he chuckled. "Hush now, and let silence come in. Even though your lecture was getting good..." At this, he side glanced to Thora then watched his brother. The sweet smell of the blood lifted up in the air, envy almost overtook him as he inhaled the scent.

The blood felt refreshing. Even if he just took a little sip. As he pulled away, he could still taste the sweetness in the blood that craved for more. But he could not. A little for now, more later. It would be enough to make it through this nightmare. Lifting up his head, Benjamyn smiled at her.

"That's it? That couldn't possibly be enough. I lost more blood when Jenny stabbed me. I did it because I love you. And I told you I"m fine. I'm completely healed. If you need more take more.''

"Thats it. I wont give into temptation, Dee. Your blood is as sweet as sugar, sweeter than any human could have. I do not think I wish to give in to the taste because I have a desire for blood. I believe its best to take what I need now. Then hunt later." Benjamyn told her, leaned her toward him and kissed her forehead. Casually he used his t-shirt wiping off the remaining blood that was on his lips as if it was nothing more than juice. And out of instinct his tongue started its work, cleaning up his fangs, savoring the taste once more.

"Why isn't it bleeding? That's strange..."

"Because after bites, the glands that used to hold saliva as humans now hold a certain chemical. When we feed, just like saliva entering the mouth to break down food it surrounds the fangs while we feed. The chemical is odorless, and always seems to be unseen. When we finish, the chemical slips passed the fangs and embeds itself into your cut, stopping the blood flow form being released..like a screen. Which is why, people may cry vampire, but have no proof but two dots, no blood." Benjamyn explained smiling. "Now if I bit Jakob, he would bleed but his cut will mend on its own. The chemical just doesn't come for the undead."

"Oh, that's just what I needed to hear! Nothing out of the ordinary? I guess I should really get used to this."

"Its nothing out of the ordinary." He repeated, chuckling again. "Either there will be hunters, lycans, a few selected witches, or demons coming after us. It is no big deal, but its very rude to interrupt someone when they are having their feed. I do not barge into a hunters house, and attack him while he eats, why do they think their special for doing the same?" Jakob replied, while he caught Benjamyns perked eyebrow toward him.

Benjamyn finished licking off his blood, then nodded with a smile. "I will be Thora." He told her, while he watched Dee march up to Jakob.

Jakob cocked his head to the side a little staring at Dee. For a brief moment, Jakob narrowed his eyes at her words and then in seconds, he felt his jaw go out of place. Closing his eyes, Jakob put one hand to his jaw and relocated it back to its original state, the cracking sounds echoing the alleyway. "You just wanted to hit me, because I still don't like you for taking us on this journey between Dustin, you, and him." He pointed at Benjamyn.

"She hit you because you wouldn't take her with us." Benjamyn protested. "Its in the past Jakob, do me a favor and suck down any sort of dark emotion you muster with her."

Growling, Jakob looked away from his brother to watch the two girls already getting along. GREAT! "Okay, Well we can't stay here and just wait it out. Some Hunters will track down our Auras, and find us here. And I'm sure that girl can't keep doing that damn chant for long. We have to keep moving, stay out of sight. Brother, Switch places. So we can pull the hunters off course. The hunters will follow you, because your weaker by power. Thora will go with you, I will take the girl, and you take your Witch. I do not like staying here long....."

Benjamyn nodded, both guys pulling off their shirts. Ben threw his filthy white shirt toward Jakob, Jakob throwing his black shirt to Benjamyn. Stepping closer Benjamyn and Jakob bit into their their artery part on their hand. The blood escaped quickly and in time as both of the brothers put their wounds into each others. "Thora will go with you, Jakob. She already followed you here, what makes you think she will agree to going another way?" Benjamyn said, while he looked at Thora behind Jakob. Jakob nodded, then stepped back from Benjamyn looking at the women.

"Feel free to speak up, or hold your tongue for later use. Thora, Adelia, or the girl over there...anything you would like to add?" Jakob asked, glancing at them, Benjamyn standing beside his brother, but with a light smile against his pale features.

[Adelia Cunnane]

Dee smiled at her love despite their situation. She was just so damn sweet.

"Thats it. I wont give into temptation, Dee. Your blood is as sweet as sugar, sweeter than any human could have.

She couldn't resist, she gave him a really nice kiss. After he explained about her wounds and crossing to Jake and giving him a REALLY nice punch she shook out her hand she she introduced her self to Thora. She seemed nice enough. A very...young vampire. Like recently turned vampire. Interesting.

You just wanted to hit me, because I still don't like you for taking us on this journey between Dustin, you, and him." He pointed at Benjamyn.

"She hit you because you wouldn't take her with us." Benjamyn protested. "Its in the past Jakob, do me a favor and suck down any sort of dark emotion you muster with her."



She laughed. "Jake you LOVE me and you know it...plus Ben is right. I can't STAND rudeness. And YOU were rude. Which of course.." she said with a wink at Thora. "isn't anything new." She joked, but inside she swelled with love for Benjamyn and how he defended her to Jakob. In the past he would defend her but only to a point because he let Jakob control a lot of his life. This just proved to her how much he really did love her. If there weren't hunters chasing them, and they were alone, she'd show him how much she loved him right back. She shook her head to keep her thoughts...appropriate.

She listened carefully to Jakob as he had a good point. They couldn't stay there long. They had to keep moving now that she and Ben were well enough TO move. But Jenny had to go. She couldn't fight and was still kinda weak from her mental state. She'd have to transport her somewhere safe....she hated to send her back to her aunt's but she'd be safest there. Outside of New York. No one knew her here but if she was with the twins, Thora and herself, that may not matter.

Her jaw dropped, just a little, when Benjamyn took off his shirt to switch with Jakob. Damn her man was HOT! Unable to control herself she grabbed Benjamyn and pressed her body against his to feel his warmth against the cold night air. She ran her hands up his body to his face. Then she pulled his face to hers gave him an totally inappropriate kiss. At least if they were going die, he would die KNOWING how she felt. She could still taste the lingering tang of her blood as she ran her tongue over his.

"See how much I love you? I can't resist you when you're being all sexy. Even when you don't try." she whispered to him. "Have I ever told you how WARM you are? How warm your skin is? To me it never feels cold. I just wanted you to know that my love. She stepped away to continue business but the woman in her hoped he suffered a little for her just then. "Your plan boys, is fine with me but with one little thing changed. Jenny is not coming with us. She is not apart of this, nor should she be. So..." she went over and kneeled to her cousin who had tears i her eyes. "I'm sending you home to your mother." Jenny's eyes grew wide with fear.
"No Dee. Don't. Please?" when she saw the look on Dee's face that meant her mind was made up and no amount of pleading would change, she became enraged. "This is BULLSHIT!" she screamed ignoring Dee's attempts to try to quiet her down. "You just want to be able to fuck your vamp in private! Do you don't have Poor old Jenny in your way!" Her tirade would have continued but Dee grabbed Jenny's head and pressed her fingers against the temples and went into her mind to calm it down. Her face was inches away from Jenny's and she could she the change taking place.
"Listen to me Jenny. I WANT you with me, but I want you safe even more. The SAFEST place for you right now. You are PROTECTED at Aunt Kelly's. And when this is all over and we aren't being hunted by crazy ass people that want to slaughter Ben's family and all that's associated with them, then we'll come for you. " She hugged her close. "Oh Jenny I spent so much time healing you, do you REALLy think I would let you stay in a situation that you could be hurt in?" Even though she was calmer, she was still being stubborn.
"Ben, Jakob, Thora! Someone please help me convince her! She's safer there.

"Then why aren't you going.?"
"Uh...well. I suppose we could but I don't have the energy to disappear you all. What do you think? " Dee turned to Ben. "My aunt's place is a sort of safe haven. Auras inside are blocked and protected. They wouldn't find us there for a while? Jakob, Thora? What do you guys think?"

[thoraaldrich]

“You’re right, Dee. He is incredibly rude. I’m dating Mr. Broody McRude. Sometimes it’s almost charming, really. But tonight, I could kill him. He’s just very lucky,” she said, grabbing his hand and intertwining her fingers with his. “Good look trying to get him to get rid of any dark emotion he has. It’s impossible. I’ve tried. It’s his shtick. If he’s not brooding, he feels like he’s missing something. Isn’t that right, dear? I love you,” she said, adding the last bit as an afterthought, and she reached up to kiss him. She didn’t expect him to say it back. He rarely said it in private, let alone in front of his brother, what seemed like his mortal enemy, and some random girl. But she figured it was best to embarrass him a little. Besides, it was true.

She didn’t let go of his hand, just held it tightly. She knew they were in danger; there was no doubt about that. She wanted to keep him as close to her as possible. He was much stronger than her as a vampire, but she had telekinesis. She was hoping that perhaps that would help them somewhat if the need arose. Of course, her major hope was that nothing went wrong at all, but knowing her, and knowing Jakob and Benjamyn, and probably knowing Dee, that would never be possible. Something always went wrong. The fact that there was a normal, defenseless human involved made her even uneasier. It would be wise to get her to safety. She had had enough trouble as a human staying alive with her telekinesis. She couldn’t imagine having nothing.

Dee was rather affectionate with Benjamyn, she observed, more affectionate than she was with Jakob. She wondered if that bothered Jakob, but she seriously doubted it. Jakob just wasn’t an affectionate person, period. Sometimes she wished that he were more like that, at least in private. But she knew she had to take what she could get, and she loved Jakob, affection or no affection. Why, they hadn’t even…
On to more pressing matters… your sex life isn’t very important here….

She listened to Dee and Jenny’s fight, not really wanting to get involved in their personal matters. Jenny really should go to where she was safest, there was no question. She knew, though, that her opinion wouldn’t matter much. Jenny didn’t know her and if she was willing to defy Dee, then she would be more than willing to defy her. Of course, Dee had to ask for her opinion.

“I-I’m sorry, Jenny, but I’m going with Dee on this one. Running with vampires is a way to get yourself killed. It seems all fun and all that, but it isn’t. Death doesn’t sound very fun, so… uh. I almost died once, well, I did, and Jakob turned me, and it hurt… a lot… and it was pretty scary… You should really just go where you’re safe… whatever problems you may have with that. Sorry.”

She listened to Dee’s idea. “Sure. It sounds like a good idea… but we can’t hide forever.”

[Jakob & Benjamyn]

It was awkward now. To Benjamyn it was. And yet in a way Benjamyn wished Jakob didn't have to be so aggressive over Dee. Yes she was a witch, but she was more. But wait, there was Dusty that she loved too. And they would spend the rest of their lives together. Life. Something that he could never have back, as much as Benjamyn wished so much for. To breath, To hear his own heartbeats not others.

Shaking his head, Benjamyn saw Jakob staring at him-knowing the look all to well that he was trying to get inside him. 'No. Please don't. There is just to much. I'm fine..really.' He told his brother gently, and at this He smiled. Jakob nodded once but that was it. Benjamyn played with Jakobs shirt, getting it straighter, then half caught his breath as Dee moved in closer to him. He would of followed suit, but not at this moment. Not with all the things that were happening now. For a first, Benjamyn took three steps back from Dee and shook his head sadly. "No." He said, looking over at the entrance area. "We have other things to think about right now Dee." Then leaning over to her. He set a soft delicate kiss just under her jaw bone.

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Jakob watched. He knew the look in Benjamyns eyes all to well that he was far to distracted. He was too. As Thora's fingers intertwined with his, he tightened his grip..let her know he was here. But it was not enough, and Jakob wasn't an idiot to know that. As Dee did her thing to Benjamyn who was to much distracted in his world...Jakob glanced over to the Alleyway first. If he wasn't dead, he would already feel his heart pound against his chest. Turning to face Thora, he took her other hand. For the first time this night, or much he gave her a smile. Stepping closer he got into her space, wrapping her arms around her, holding her tightly, while his head laid on hers. A comfort, he had avoided for far to long.

He had to stay like that for a long moment. The feel of her so close to him was better than driving her away like he did with the note. He knew he wasn't the most affectionate kitten to aww about but he always tried to show Thora he was something. Tonight he was scared. And tonight he hid it well. As Jakob pulled away just a little, he planted a long kiss on her temple. "You are safe, I will not let anyone harm you." He told her, his tone still the same stony way, but he tried.

Reaching into his pocket, Jakob gripped onto something. His head suddenly shot down, staring at the ground. Looking at Thora, his hand pulled out of his pocket, a chain dangling from his hand at first. When it came out, he opened his hand to a Crescent moon necklace. "I want you to wear and have this. Benjamyn and I had found these somewhere, I can't remember where. But I dun want ot hold onto this anymore. I want you to have it. It will look better on you anyway." He smiled at her, then moved closer to put the necklace around her neck. Jakob just stared at her then.

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While Jakob was in his own world over there. Benjamyn watched Jenny and Dee fight. It made him sad to suddenly say goodbye to Jenny. He knew he scarred her so much. The wound she gave him proved it so. He wanted to tell Dee that she should stay but that was only because his feelings were getting the best out of him. He knew Dee might be a lil irritated for refusing what she was giving to him before, but it wasn't the time for pleasure. It was a game of Love and War. What was he supposed to do when he heard trumpets call him, and yet still tell Dee he loved her. Soldiers were getting closer toward their base. Benjamyn knew this. And they did not have much time to spare. Jenny had to go.

Moving forth, Benjamyn crouched down beside Dee. A smile crossing his face lightly toward Jenny. He could feel the bond he gave her hum as he heard the magic in Dee do the same. "I would have you too, dear Jenny. I wish for the moment to not end with you and I. But it must, and I feel as though I can not save both of my girls as well as myself. It will be a battlefield my dear. One you should not witness, or see. Blood will be spilled, and in a way I do not know who will return. If I do not come for you, I promise Jakob will be there for you. We are Yin and Yang. Yet, Jakob does have heart somewhere beneath his dark eyes." At this, He moved closer to place his lips on Jennys forehead. This was as close as he got ot Jenny since when he tried to connect with her.

Standing up, Benjamyn bent down to give Dee a upside kiss. His necklaces then wracked him in his face. Crouching down once more, Benjamyn took off the first necklace, which was a Sunstone pendant. Benjamyn put that over Jennys head first. "This is for you, Jenny. To let you know, I am with you. I look to the sun more than I look to the moon for salvation." Then turning to look at Dee, he smiled his sweet, sweet smile. Takign off the second pendant he clipped it around Dee. Thsi one had a sun pendant at the end of the chain. "I want you to have this. I don't remember where I found it, but its to precious for me to have it. I love you, and I want the best for you. I will be waiting when you return." He told her, giving her one last kiss on the lips. Then moved closer to hug Jenny, careful not to scare her if she was still that way. Standing up quickly he turned away to see what Jakob was up too. Jakob had his arms wrapped around Thora once more, eyes closed, self so relaxed that he could just be in his position all night. And yet, he made a small movement, swaying just a little to to rock Thora. Benjamyn crossed his arms, smiled, and looked to the sky.