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Post by Tado on Jan 14, 2007 23:50:56 GMT -5
Unlike Nikkie, Lemartes would remember Malrone's actions for years to come. He was never one to hold a grudge, but what he had done was just plain wrong. Following Nikkie to yet another butterfly, he crouched down as she stopped to look at it. The sound of footsteps nearby caught his attention though, and he looked over his shoulder to see Alura.
A smile instantly flashed onto his face at the sight of her. Truly, she was beautiful, but he was also thankful for the mental relief and guidance she usually provided for him. Gesturing for her to join them, he took note of the slight weariness of her posture, and wondered what the problem was. Malrone, probably. "Alura, is everything alright, Love?"
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Post by bynx on Jan 15, 2007 0:37:34 GMT -5
Upon hearing Alura's name, Nikkie spun around, releasing Lemartes's hand and grabbing Alura's, pulling her down and pinting to the butterfl;y, a happy look upon her face. She gently swung her arms as she watched the butterfly seemingly dance upon the sky.
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Post by Trix on Jan 15, 2007 9:55:04 GMT -5
Alura's expression brightened as she reached Lemartes and Nikkie and nodded when he asked if everything was okay. "Hmm?" She broke off "yeah...... Just annoyed by that stupid--" Sighing happily with a light laugh as Nikkie pulled her down to see the butterfly.
"It is beautiful isn't it..." She mumbled while watching the beautiful creature flutter into the air. Casting a loving gaze at her future husband, she closed her eyes and smiled, her pale red lips curling into a charming smile.
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Post by bynx on Jan 15, 2007 17:20:14 GMT -5
A large yawn escaped her lips as Nikkie rested her head on Alura's hip, struggling to keep her eyes open. Her gaze shifted over to Lemartes, her eyes tired as another cute yawn escaped her lips. She stood and stumbled lightly over to him, and raised her arms, silently saying 'up'.
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Post by Tado on Jan 16, 2007 0:19:29 GMT -5
With a light nod, Lemartes smiled at Alura, glad to know that she was doing alright. As far as Malrone went, the shifter was dead the next time he messed up... But, he dismissed the thought, and turned a loving gaze to the two females, thinking that his family was complete... A father, mother, and child... What more could they ask for?
Crouching down as Nikkie made her way over to him, Lemartes smiled at the girl and sent his arms around her body before gently lifting her up. Allowing her to lean against him, he kissed her cheek and smiled. "Tired, Nikkie?"
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Post by Trix on Jan 16, 2007 9:51:32 GMT -5
Alura smiled and wrapped her arms around her waist while smiling at Lemartes and Nikkie. With a light sigh she sauntered over to them and blinked down at them, a smile on her soft lips. Letting one of her gentle hands drape over Lemartes broad shoulder she smiled. They were a family........
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Post by bynx on Jan 17, 2007 21:58:18 GMT -5
Nikkie let another yawn escape her lips before she began to shake vilently. A tiny scream escaped her lips as she closed her eyes tightly. He perfect moment...The one time she was truly happy....The one time she felt..Complete....Ruined...Because of her past...Her nails dug into his arm as she grabbed him tightly.
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Post by Trix on Jan 17, 2007 22:37:24 GMT -5
Alura's body tensed as Nikkie's nails dug into Lematres' arms. Kneeling next to the child she chimed soft words of reassurance. "Hush.... It's alright Nikkie.... It's alright..." Gently stroking her hair she frowned. "I promise..."
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Post by Tado on Jan 17, 2007 23:32:41 GMT -5
Needless to say, Lemartes was happy with what the future seemed to hold for him and his new family... However, his thoughts abruptly ended when he heard Nikkie scream, and a frown of worry adorned his features. The shifter ignored the pain as the girl pressed her nails into his skin, and kissed her forehead gently, also trying to soothe her pain. "Nikkie, you're safe, there's no need to worry anymore..."
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Post by Trix on Jan 18, 2007 9:21:57 GMT -5
Shifting her gaze to Lemartes Alura blinked worriedly before looking at Nikkie and sighing softly. "We're both here..... And always will be. Nothing can get you with us here." Gently stroking her hair she cooed soft and soothing words into the troubled child's ear.
She couldn't help but wonder... What would they do with her when the war came? A small frown played on ehr lips as these thoughts ran through her mind.
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Post by bynx on Jan 18, 2007 18:10:03 GMT -5
There words hardly reached Nikkie's ears as she flashed back to one of her surgery's. Her left hand quickly transformed into a large, long needle full of a relaxative. Rarely used in hospitals, for it causes its victim pain, while allowing the surgical pain to enter the body. Her arm was swift as she yelled. "No! Dont touch me!" Her hand came down hard on his arm, hitting the vain as the needle pierced his skin. Lucky for him, her needly was too long, and it shot out the other side, piercing many of his vains, but ejecting nothing. He would just bleed badly, whether it was fatal would be up to him, though he would need medical attention.
She thrashed about violently as the needle quickly was pulled from his arm, transofrming into a large knife. Missing Alura by mere inches she thrashed. "Put me down, let me go! No! Dont touch me!"
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Post by Trix on Jan 19, 2007 1:02:37 GMT -5
Tears burst out of Alura's eyes as the needle went through Lemarte's arm. 'Oh My God!' she thought desprately, ignoring the fact that the knife arm Nikkie was flailing aroung had nearly scored her flesh-- more than once now.
Biting her lip, Alura wrapped her arms around Nikkie's core and lifted the child while stepping backward-- using a very advanced... And draining technique that temporarily disabled the transfromation powers. Her face palened and she kept Nikkie in her arms, a few feet away from Lemartes, tears cascading down her cheeks.
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Post by Tado on Jan 19, 2007 1:56:03 GMT -5
“Nikkie, please, come to your sen-” At this point, he let out a grunt of pain as her needle pierced his arm. Taking a few steps away, he gasped and clutched at the wound, wincing in deep pain. He was thankful that Alura had taken the girl away, but the shifter wasn’t going to give up on her because of this. A minor setback, he thought. Nothing more… Ignoring the pain as the area started to numb from blood loss, he let the arm drape at his side before moving to gently grab Nikkie’s wrist with his other hand. He was sure to snatch the hand that had changed to a blade, and smiled lightly at the girl. “Nikkie, it’s alright…”
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Post by Trix on Jan 19, 2007 2:03:11 GMT -5
Alura blinked at Lemartes pleadingly; her eyes still glazed with tears as she watched her injured soul mate, still trying to soothe the child. Her lower lip trembled and she bit it lightly, to keep herself form speaking-- knowing her voice would only be a hoarse cry. Keeping her arms around the young girl, she fought to keep the special power flowing between them-- trying desprately to keep Nikkie from transforming into more dangerous items. Of course, it didn't hurt-- it was only mentally and energy straning on Alura.
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Post by Tado on Jan 19, 2007 2:15:54 GMT -5
Keeping his smile, he fought against the dizzying feeling, and gave Nikkie a loving look. "Never again, Nikkie, never again..." Hopefully her own words would get through to her before she cut him again... He was already losing a large amount of blood, considering that she had ripped through several veins... But, he knew in his heart that he was doing the right thing by staying by the child's side, and was content in knowing that.
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Post by Trix on Jan 19, 2007 2:21:50 GMT -5
Letting go and falling back onto her rear and elbows, Alura blinked at them looking like a mess-- true enough she'd used enough power to suspend lethal injections and obscenely sharp tools, but-- that had been all she'd been able to musture. Looking at Lemarted, she continued holding back her voice-- not wanting to agitate Nikkie more and put him in danger.
Closing her eyes she frowned as more tears spilled down ehr cheeks. 'Please! Lemartes! GO! Get help... You're hurt...' She thought desprately, her bronze eyes glazed with salty liquid.
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Post by Tado on Jan 19, 2007 2:25:41 GMT -5
The Lord stumbled forward with them, and ended up on his hands and knees, panting heavily. He couldn't get help, not yet... "Nikkie... I'm not leaving you, I promise... No matter what happens, Alura and I will always be there for you..." Forcing a smile, he looked up at Nikkie. He knew what Alura was thinking, but he couldn't do it. "I could not call myself 'Lord' without looking after the rest of my kind... And that includes both of you... Until the danger is over, I shall stay where I belong..."
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Post by Trix on Jan 19, 2007 2:31:59 GMT -5
Alura felt asif her heart was being torn in two. Between her nature of protecting Lemartes, and listening to what he said... But he was so badly hurt-- It hurt her to see him like this. Furrowing her brows she ripped part of the torso to her dress and inched foreward before making a small movement to wrap it around his wound-- a small make shift bandage.... Waiting for his approval she sat, her heart pounding loudly in her ears.
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Post by Tado on Jan 19, 2007 2:35:29 GMT -5
Thankful for what Alura had done, he smiled at her before giving his future wife a light kiss on the lips. “Thank you, Love…” Soon after, he turned back to Nikkie with a smile again. “We can all live together, Nikkie… As a family… No one will hurt you, and we can all be happy together… Through thick and thin, we’ll be there for each other…” Using his injured arm, he forced it to wrap around Nikkie, and gently pull her closer, while his other hand lightly brushed against Alura’s cheek. “Never again… Never again…”
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Post by bynx on Jan 21, 2007 19:22:11 GMT -5
Nikkie's eyes blazed with a deep sorrow, and a deep hatred. "No one is safe....And I have no family...Not anymore.." The child cried through her hatred. Jerking away from his arms her hands gently morphed back as her eyes flashed back to their normal sweetness. They closed gently as the child lost all conscience, and fell, hitting the ground....
This was why she hardly ever went outside...She couldnt be away fro her medications from long..Yet if she stayed inside, the shadows would send her back into a fit...There was nowhere she could go....No one was safe from her...Not even herself...
Her mind was a blurr as it faded away from her, the figures before her faded....
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Post by Tado on Jan 21, 2007 22:33:26 GMT -5
"Nikkie..." Not really believing the words that were coming from the girl's mouth, Lemartes clenched his teeth and shook his head. "That's... That's not true!" Too late. She was out already, falling to the ground. In a desperate lunge, he caught her form gently with one arm, and kneeled down in frustration. "That's not true..." He was beginning to get dizzy again, his wrist coated in the crimson, lifegiving liquid that ran through his body. He had lost a tremendous amount of blood, but he would refuse help until Nikkie was sought after. "Alura... Help me..." Lemartes knew that he didn't have to ask, but did so anyways. Standing up, he carried the girl to her mask and pole.
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Post by Trix on Jan 21, 2007 22:47:28 GMT -5
Alura transformed into a smaller dragon and slid beneath Lemartes, large scales sitting on either side of him to keep him from falling as she lifted herself into the sky, and sped toward the palace, carefully clutching Nikkie's mask and pole with a remarkable carefulness and grace. Landing in the main hall, she transformed again, to her human self; fear bold in her bronze eyes.
"Lemartes?" Holding his light arm lightly she frowned, clearly concerned. "Lets get you both to the hospital wing..."
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Post by Tado on Jan 21, 2007 22:54:30 GMT -5
By the time they had reached the main hall, he was having difficultly staying awake, but still fought on for Nikkie's sake. Leaning the girl's chest against his own, he used his good arm as a seat for her, and hurried along to the medial wing with Alura, a light smile on his face. "What do you say, Alura? Shall we take her under our wing?" They had talked about it before, but an official decision had never been made.
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Post by Trix on Jan 21, 2007 23:30:55 GMT -5
Nodding she smiled. "Yes..." With a light sigh she pulled two beds foreward and blinked at Lemartes. "Both of you need medical attention." She locked eyes with him, and gave him 'the' look. "I'm not going to let you say no either."
Putting her hands on her hips she sighed lightly and closed her eyes. This day was so eventful... And it wasn't even over yet.
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Post by bynx on Jan 22, 2007 18:53:56 GMT -5
Her form was still and cold as she was laid upon the bed gently. She was having difficulty reathing and it came in hard, raspy breathes as her mask moved gently, her stomach rising and falling. All the word being spoken she couldnt hear as she remained under.
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Post by Tado on Jan 25, 2007 23:04:10 GMT -5
After laying Nikkie down on a bed, he smiled at Alura and nodded. He knew very well from that particular look she gave him, that arguing would only force her into action. Sitting on the edge of the second bed, he sighed, watching as a few nurses who had dealt with Nikkie before came to inspect her. She should be fine now, he thought… The adrenaline leaving his body, Lemartes grunted softly as his eyes fluttered, trying to stay open. He had lost far more blood then he had thought…
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Post by bynx on Jan 26, 2007 22:24:37 GMT -5
The nurses came and crowded her bed, the five that had been her private nurses that is. With worried looks, they went to work. One by one, they removed her mask and tubes, and wheeled her quickly into a dark, cold room for a quick surgery to check her scars and lungs. This she needed far more than she got, but they never received the chance to operate. If she awoke, there was a high chance either she, or a nurse would die, it had happend before.
Her bags were replaced with new ones, and her tubes cleane and replaced as the nurses workd, praying she would stay under, but the child was a walking death, litterally. her breathng slowly ceased, and stopped completely. Loud voices and slight screams were heard as she was quickly hooked up to one of th elarge machines, a long, non stopping beep could be heard faintly as the nurses went quickly to revive her.
Nikkie could feel them....but it wasnt these nurses. She was reliving the flames.....She remembered it....She felt her heart stop, but it was supirisingly...Peaceful as her eyes fluttered open in her mind....she was reliving that day...
Doctors moved around her quickly, nurses standing by. Blood on their hands and outfits, the nurses stood, giving her fataly deadly looks while the others were busy with the doctors in a totally different sence. Her eyes flashed hazily as she watched them work. As soon as she was stitched, she felt her arm go numb. A terrible pain shot through her body as everyone else in the room took a step back, all eyes on her as the venom shot through he rbpdy quickly. She squirmed, her hands and feet bound to the bed she was on. A light scream slipped through her lips, but it was more of a whine. her eyes shut tightly as tears ran down her cheeks. The pain in her body was much worse than any battle wound, worse than anything she had ever known. In a flash, her hands were unbound, and her arm as a large knife. The nurses screamed, the doctors shouted. All were fleeing, trying to escape, but the doors were locked, trapped in the room liek rats, trapped with the monster they created. Her mind was a haze as it seemed a totally different being was controlling her. Her eyes were soft, sad, yet sweet as she cut the bonds on her feet. She slipped gracefully to the floor, her eyes remaining as she moved to a nurse in the corner. Blood spattered on the wall, and she looked at her hand, then the nurse. She had hit her mark, the neck. Her eyes fell back upon her hand, then she turned, her soft eyes watching the docters and nurses crowed on the other sid eof the room. The nurse she had killed's body slid to the floor, her blonde hair and face covered in blood as she faced the others. One by one they went down, it became a big masacre. She moved to the doors, her hand remaining as she unlocked it and stepped out into the hallway, tears streaming down her face as she walked. The patients passed her gently, seemingly knowing, and understanding, giving her a nod.
Her mind flashed again, to the flames around the hospitol.
She watched the people crowd around the hospitol, screaming and waving at it, trying to get the attention of the people in it. The flamed roared up around her as the screams stopped, the people turing the hoses and water off, watching the building, tears running down their face. She had stopped crying, hr eyes fixed on the flames, he rface stained with tears. Her eyes shifted up to an old man in a rocking chair, flames all around him as he gave her a kind smile. she felt no pain, neither did he, or any of the people in the building."
The machine Nikkie was hooked up to began to beep as she regained life, still unconcious. Why she had uddunly flashed back was unknown...but she needed a cure...and fast...With everyassing day she grew worse...And soon.....something fatal might happen.
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Post by Tado on Jan 26, 2007 23:11:04 GMT -5
As soon as the medical team started to wheel Nikkie away, Lemartes’ eyes shot wide open, his hand reaching towards his adopted child in protest. But, he knew he could do nothing more then pray at this point… He was about to lay down, until he heard several screams and the shifter had rushed off of his bed, staggering down the hall. “No…” Nikkie couldn’t be dead… She shouldn’t be dead! His heart would be torn if that were the case, for the girl had her whole life ahead of her, and no doubt they would someday find a cure for her illness…
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Post by bynx on Jan 26, 2007 23:18:15 GMT -5
The nurses moved auicklu, trying their best to stablaize the girl, but it wasnt happening..It just wasnt...Nikkie's eyes fluttered gently, and all stopped moving, but soon she was calm again, and they began to shoot fluids into her body, quickly hooking her up to her meds and tubes again, replacing her mask.
A third tube was slipped in, one for breathng, she wouldnt breathe on her one for some reason, the nurses couldnt understand it..What was wrong with her? None seemed to realize she was still in a dream she needed to escape from..
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Post by Tado on Jan 26, 2007 23:27:38 GMT -5
Opening the doors to the room, Lemartes ignored the pleas of those who told him to return to his own chamber. Moving beside Nikkie’s bed, he held her hand gently, unsure of what was going on. He did know though, that she was in trouble. He had a few doctors working on a cure already, but they needed more time… Kneeling down so he was closer to her, he smiled weakly. “Nikkie… C’mon, wake up… It’s me, Lemartes.”
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