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Post by Zander Smith on Apr 26, 2008 0:24:35 GMT -5
Zander stiffened. Whomever was coming was clearly not afraid of being heard. They were making a lot of noise, calling out like that. This person was not sneaking around... she meant business! Unfortunately, she was also close, judging by the sound of the voice. He glanced ahead and saw a glowing light moving toward them.
He grabbed Pearl's hand. "This is getting out of control. We've got to get out of here, now." He was just about to apparate when he heard the voice again.
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Post by Gretchen Thomas on Apr 26, 2008 0:33:10 GMT -5
Gretchen spotted two figures up ahead in a slight clearing surrounded by low-lying brush. The smell of blood was stronger here. She could also smell Korbel's scent, and two other scents she didn't recognize. But there was no sign of Quinn's scent. "You there!" She shouted, pointing at the two figures. "Don't move!" She pointed her wand at the small, slender figure. Her shape was similar to Quinn's.
As the two figures froze, Gretchen moved closer to them and saw that they were not Quinn or Korbel. "What have you done with my pack members?" she demanded in a menacing tone.
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Post by Pearl Nacreous on Apr 26, 2008 0:49:43 GMT -5
Pearl felt a snarl reach for her throat, but instead she squeezed Zander's hand and tugged at him. "You're right." is all she said and hoped they would react before she was upon them.
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Post by Zander Smith on Apr 26, 2008 0:57:16 GMT -5
Zander hesitated a moment. As the woman came into view, he knew in his gut that this was Gretchen. She was very tall, very solidly built, and very much in control. Even worse, she clearly could use magic. They could not beat her. His advantage would be useless against her.
"They'll be fine," Zander replied, his voice sounding calmer than he actually felt. "Gretchen, I presume? Listen, it's great to meet you and all... you throw a nice welcoming party... but we must be going. But know this... we can't allow you to just take one of our pack members and hold her hostage. What happened to these two is only a taste of what we can do."
He took a breath and squeezed Pearl's hand as they apparated out of sight.
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Post by Gretchen Thomas on Apr 27, 2008 1:03:45 GMT -5
Gretchen watched in shock as the couple, who she now realized were Zander and his alpha, the leaders of Ashura's pack, disapparated right in front of her. "How dare they?" she shouted. "Attacking my pack members in my territory! Then not even bothering to face me in an even battle!"
But she knew why they had done it. This area had been their territory first. And she had one of their pack members. That in itself was grounds for a pack war. But then, why sneak around and not just charge in and take what was theirs?
Still furious, Gretchen walked over to where Korbel was lying in the dirt, stunned. She pointed her wand at him and said, "Rennervate."
While he was recovering, she kicked him with her pointed boot. "Get up, Korbel. We've got to go find where they left Quinn."
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Post by Korbel on Apr 27, 2008 10:48:16 GMT -5
Korbel felt Gretchen's boot hit him in the side as he gained control of his body again. "Don't kick me," he said standing up and rubbing his throat. "There's no sense in it. I'm getting up." His anger was still evident. "I know what we have to do! I was on my way to find out where she was when I found those two. The woman attacked me, then the other one used his stick thing! Although, I guess I owe you a small thanks in there." Korbel gave a slight shake of his head and started to walk forward, in search Quinn.
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Post by Gretchen Thomas on May 6, 2008 14:55:45 GMT -5
"They tried to ambush us," Gretchen said angrily. "They're from Ashura's pack, and I'm guessing they were trying to rescue her from us." It occured to her that, while she was wandering around in the woods, those two, or perhaps other members of the pack, could possibly try to walk into the camp and get Ashura out. "You find Quinn," she instructed. "I'll go back to the camp and make sure they don't try anything else."
As she walked back to the camp, Gretchen was spitting mad. She was half tempted to torture Ashura just to get back at her pack members. How dare they attempt to get in the middle of her personal revenge against the man who killed her mate?
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Post by Korbel on May 6, 2008 15:15:28 GMT -5
Korbel didn't respond to Gretchen, except with a wave of his hand. He continued along the path to find Quinn. Those two pack members made Korbel even more angry. He clenched his fists together as he walked. How dare they try to take on a whole pack!? Were they on a suicidal mission?! He let out an angry sigh, that sounded more like a grunt.
Finally, Korbel noticed a girl figure on the ground and he went to her. Quinn. He reached up and took out the gag in her mouth, and untied her. "You okay," he asked trying to calm himself.
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Post by Quinn on May 7, 2008 12:47:57 GMT -5
Quinn jumped up and brushed herself off furiously. "Just wait until I get my hands on them, they're gonna regret attacking me and leaving me for dead. Especially the tall blonde one... she thinks I hurt her this time, well, she ain't seen nothing yet!"
She stamped her foot down in the dirt, then looked up at Korbel. "I'm so glad you came for me," she said, her voice softening. "I've never been more glad to see anyone in my life." Throwing her arms around him, she buried her face in just chest. "They tied me so tight... my wrists are bloody from trying to struggle...."
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Post by Korbel on May 7, 2008 13:07:40 GMT -5
Korbel watched as Quinn started going off. She had every right to. After all, they did tie her up and just left her there.
He was taken by slight surprise as her mood changed and her arms around him. Korbel took a second and slowly put his arms around her. He started to calm his own anger down. "The leader and his mate, I'm guessing where lurking around the camp. Gretchen sent me out here to get you, and I ran into those two. The woman of the other pack just attacked me, and the leader pulled out his stick thing and I was out. I don't remember anything after that, until Gretchen kicked me after she made me recover. She's pretty angry, so the faster we get you back to camp, the better. We can get the dried blood and stuff off when we get back to camp. We've got extra water there."
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Post by Quinn on May 7, 2008 14:33:10 GMT -5
Quinn gave him a quick kiss before she pulled away and began smoothing out her hair. "Oh, I hope Gretchen is back there planning a vicious attack on them in retaliation," she said fiercely. "I saw most of them, by the way. Put a real good hurting on the blonde before the pack leaders came in and did this to me."
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Post by Korbel on May 7, 2008 14:54:02 GMT -5
Korbel gave a short laugh. "She probably is, knowing her." He draped his arm over Quinn's shoulders and steered her in the way of the camp. "Well, it's good that you did see most of them. And, I have to say good job then. We'll probably get them back, and you can have at it. I want to get my hands on the girl who just attacked me! I wasn't even going to attack them at first, but she just comes flying at me! Let's just see what is going on. I'm ready for the hunter to get here. I think that'll be quite an interesting match."
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Post by Quinn on May 11, 2008 0:36:24 GMT -5
Quinn pouted. "I hope so, because I really wanna get back at them. Oh! But one of them's a new pup... and he's in heat! He positively reeked of it. I kinda flirted a little, just to weaken him and distract him. If we need a weak link, he might be the one."
She gave Korbel a nudge with her hip. "But don't be jealous, OK? I didn't really do much. It didn't really take much to distract him." She giggled as she remembered the little show she had put on down by the river.
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Post by Korbel on May 11, 2008 18:11:33 GMT -5
Korbel's eyes narrowed once she said that she flirted a little. This was something that Quinn would always do, no matter what. It was just who she was. To Korbel, it seemed like she wouldn't settle for just one, but he stayed with her. Why? That was the question he has still been trying to answer himself.
"Well. It's not like you kissed him or anything. Don't do anything stupid if you come across him again. I mean it Quinn. I mean, just a little bit of flirting is okay, but once the touching starts, my temper gets up. You know, as well as the others, I lose it when I get angry."
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Post by Quinn on May 11, 2008 23:00:06 GMT -5
Quinn smiled sweetly. "Do you know... that's one of the things I like most about you. You're so sexy when you're jealous." She winked at him, then walked ahead slightly. "Don't worry," she said over her shoulder. "I didn't even like the pup very much. He was attractive, but too young and eager. He wasn't even a challenge. All I had to do to get him excited was roll around on the ground with the blond girl." She rolled her eyes.
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Post by Korbel on May 12, 2008 11:04:07 GMT -5
Korbel gave a short grunt as Quinn smiled. He just gave a shake of his head. "Well, don't make it a habit of me getting that way. I don't like it." Watching her walk ahead of him, he started to smile enjoying the view. He couldn't help himself. Korbel gave a laugh. "Well then, I'm not really worried about this new pup then, however, if you're around him ever again, I want to be there. Just because he's too young doesn't mean he couldn't try anything. He hasn't learned to control himself, and I don't want you there alone."
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Post by Quinn on May 12, 2008 23:14:06 GMT -5
Quinn frowned slightly. She loved Korbel, but she hadn't quite expected him to be quite so demanding. He wanted her to behave a certain way, to stay away from other guys. But this bothered her, because it was part of who she was. She loved freedom, and being wild. She liked to party, and for her, partying usually involved flirting and dancing with other guys. It didn't mean anything to her; it was just fun. But she could tell that he didn't understand that. And she remembered how she used to feel when she saw Korbel with other girls.
"OK, boss," she said teasingly. "I'll be careful, I promise. But listen, you gotta promise me something, too."
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Post by Korbel on May 13, 2008 6:03:20 GMT -5
Korbel raised an eyebrow. "What do I have to promise you?" He was clueless as to what she was going to make him promise. Although, he was happy that she did promise to be careful. He didn't understand why she continued to flirt with guys, even if she was with him. It didn't make any sense. He had stopped flirting with other girls for her. Why couldn't she do the same? It just confused him.
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Post by Quinn on May 13, 2008 10:45:31 GMT -5
Quinn threw her head back and laughed. "Don't look so nervous, baby," she teased. She walked back to where he was and put her arms around him. "It's not such a big deal. And I hope you'll enjoy it." She leaned up and nibbled lightly on his ear, then pulled away and giggled.
"Listen, you know how I like to go out and party once in a while. And usually, when I party, I get out of control and start flirting with guys and stuff like that. But if you don't want me to do that, then I'm gonna need you to come out with me and have fun with me. Just let loose and party. Can we do that?"
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Post by Korbel on May 13, 2008 11:01:59 GMT -5
Korbel thought for a moment. It had been awhile since he actually went out and had a few drinks. He had been sort of 'tight' here as of late with all of the hunter stuff going on and maybe going out and partying might be what he needed. "That I can promise," he said with a grin. "I need to go for a few drinks." Leaning in, he kissed her and gave her a wink. "Having fun is something I need. I don't know if I remember how though."
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