The Darker Side of The Street

Storm, Wolf

Storm felt the winds around her die down and she fell to her knees. Emptiying her stomach out on the ground she held out a hand and groped for Elliot's. "Elliot," she said inbetween heaves. "I'm - so gla-ad you made it."

Garred, Ghost

Garred let out a gasp of relief. They'd made it.

Suddenly, he became irritated. "Can you guys get out of me now?"

Ariel
She was the first one to go out of him. She couldn't take it anymore, it was utterly ucomfortable to be inside him with Vecian.
When she went out, her head was still sppining and that made her fall down.
"Are you ok?" Storm asked her, patting her abck softly.

"Yeah" she said.

Then veican went out and went to her.

"Ariel, are you ok?Do you need help"
But she didn't answer, she just got up and ran to hug him.

Elliot
Storm was worrying about everyone but herself. That's what he liked of her. And he couldn't help to go to her and help her up before giving her a big hug.

"Why do you always do that?" He said, wrapping his hands around her waist.

"Do what" she asked.
"Care so much about others" He said, kissing her lightly.

Vecian,

I stumble as I leave Garred's body, and my first instinct is to go to Ariel.

"Ariel, are you OK? Do you need help?" I ask, concerned.

She doesn't say anything. Next thing I know, she's wrapping her arms around me, hugging tightly. I do the same, supporting her and kissing the top of her head lightly. She is shuddering from the exertion of the spell. So am I, but that can wait.

"I love you, Ariel," I whisper in her ear. She looks up at me.

Garred, Ghost

Garred felt both of them leave his body, and he crumpled on the ground in relief. He looked up to see Ariel run into Venican's arms and him whisper to her that he loved her.

That was it.

He stood up and turned from them, tears streaming down his face. "I have to go, I'll meet you somewhere else."

Storm, Wolf

Storm turned to him and smiled. "Because thats how I roll. If I didn't care about others I doubt I would even be here."

Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye she saw Garred stand up. "I have to go, I'll meet you somewhere else."

She felt her heart freeze, she knew that tone. Storm broke away from Elliot and came over to him.

"Garred," she said putting a hand on his shoulder, "whats-" Suddenly, Garred shadowed away at the speed of light.

Both of them were gone.

Ariel
She was starttled. That was unexpected, quite too unexpected. all of her feelings suddenly crumbled and they were exposed. Her tears were suddenly running down her cheeks. But it wasn't sadness, it was more like unexpectance and disappointment.
"I-I-I..."

Vecian suddenly let his head dro and he stared at the ground.Ariel knew what that meant.

"No, Vecian, no, I-I love you, is just that... you know, is just Garred" She said, remembering that he had shadowed with Storm. "I do love you"

Elliot
Poor Garred, he always wondered what his life would be without Storm. But it was definitely a thought he liked avoiding.
He saw Ariel kiss Vecian lightly, almost too lightly to be noticed, but he did see it. He was, after all, a demon.

It felt weird since Garred and him had always been friends. But he ws interrupted when he heard someone caugh.

"verianne" he said to her. " Are you ok?"
But she just nodded.

Garred, Ghost

Garred stopped suddenly, causing Storm to fly out and roll to a stop. She stood up and brushed herself off. "Garred, whats wrong?"

"Didn't your stupid boyfriend tell you whats wrong?!" He yelled, tears running down his pale face. Storm frowned.

"Hes not stupid, and whats wrong? You were fine in the gym and then I saw you with A-...is this about Ariel?"

Garred turned away from her and collasped in tears. Yes, Storm. Its always been Ariel, it always will be.

Storm, Wolf

Storm realized that this wasn't a conversation for the outward voice. I'm so sorry Garred, I didn't know seeing her was so hard for you.

Garred cried slightly harder. You're not sorry! You have your own cushy boyfriend who lives for you! You have no idea what this is like!

She wheeled like someone had slapped her. Garred, thats not true!

Storm, just go.

She swallowed. Garred, please I-

Garred stood up and flung an arm ar her, sending a white mist surging toward her. "GET OUT!"

Suddenly, Storm was tumbleing through the air, she landed and once again rolled to a stop. She groaned and sat up. She was back with Elliot and everyone else...

Vecian,

I don't know what makes me say it, the "I love you." It just slips out. The reaction from Ariel makes me let her go, and no matter how many times she says that she loves me, I feel that I've trespassed on sacred ground, private and pure. And Garred...I knew that he'd loved Ariel, but this, this was beyond that. It made me feel terrible.

"I do love you," Ariel says, again.

"I know," I say again, feeling horrible for it, "But Garred..."

Elliot
All of a sudden, Storm was landing in front of him in a gush of wind. He ran towards her, surprised that Garred did that but if it was him, he would want some space.

"You ok?" He asked her, helping her up.

"Yeah" she nodded, dusting off her clothes. But he knew that not everyrthing was fine.

"How's Garred?" Elliot asked, a bit apprehensive since he knew that Garred was very stubborn and Storm was not the kind of person to give in someone.

"Worse than ever" she said giving him that sad lookk that he hated so much.

"Want me to talk to him" It was going to be mission impossible, but it was worth it, anything to get that sad expression off her face. She just nodded.

Ariel
Yes, she did love Vecian, more than she ever though she was going to love somebody. BUt she couldn't just forget Garred, he was deep in her thoughts now.
"Don't apologize" She said to vecian, "I love you, ok? I'll be right back"

And before she left she kissed him softly. It felt strange but good, interesting and even fun.

So Ariel walked towards Storm who had this expression on her face that could tell Ariel everything.

"How's Garred?" She asked, a little ashamed to be talking to Storm since she was his siter and they were quite too close.

"Dying" Storm said coldly, very unusual on her.

Storm, Wolf

Storm looked from Elliot to Ariel, back to Elliot. "Elliot, nevermind don't talk to him. I don't even know where he is, but hes not near here. Just give him time, he'll come to."

Hopefully...

Storm took Elliot's hand and led him over to a small rock. She sat on it. "Elliot, if I needed to cry, really REALLY hardly, would you let me?"

Elliot sat down next to her, his eyes worried. "If you really needed to, yes but I would still try to comfrot you."

Storm nodded and pulled herself onto his lap, buried her head into his shoulder and bawled. "I'm scared for Garred, I've never seen him like that." She sobbed.

Garred, Ghost

Garred sat on the ground. His chest pressed to his knees, his fingers tangled in his hair which was matted with sweat.

His chest heaved with sobs as he tried to pull it together. But everytime it seemed like he had it, it fell apart and he sobbed harder.

"Get out of me Ariel," he yelled, "Please, PLEASE! Let me go, stop making me do this!"

Garred stood up and grabbed a blouder. Using his ghostly strength he hauled it at another larger rock near him. It shattered and sprayed over him sending cuts all down his arm. This caused him to scream at the top of his lungs with rage and collaspe onto the ground, even more violent sobs racking him.

Ariel
She felt as if she was going to cry. Storm just ignored her and Garred was no where to be seen.
So all she had left to do, was go back to Vecian and hug him tightly.
At least feeling his arms would make all a little bit better.

Elliot
He hold her tigh and very softly caressed her hair. Seeing her cry, the tears running down her face, he couldn't take it. It was as if something was being torn inside of him. The tears that fell in his arms felt as if they burnt his skin.

"he'll be ok" he said to Storm. "He will, he's Garred. He's stronger than you know"

But she was still sobbing, and sobbing hard. He didn't know what to do to make her feel beter but if she wanted to cry, he'll let her cry.

"He'll be ok, Storm. "

Storm, Wolf

Storm knew how much Elliot hated to see her cry, and she tried with all her might to calm herself after all of her urgent tears had left. Slowly, she wrapped her arms around his neck and held him tightly, her sobs finally subsiding.

She pulled away and looked at him, her eyes red and her face tearstreaked. "I know that Elliot, but you don't know what its like to see someone your so close to hurt so much! I've never EVER seen him like that, and it scares me."

Elliot looked at her and smiled slightly. "He'll be fine Storm, he's Garred." Storm laughed slightly, suddenly humiliated at how she had broken down in front of him like that. Her face turned even redder at the thought.

She looked into his eyes "Thank you Elliot." She leaned and kissed him, needing the comfort it brought.

Garred, Ghost

Garred sat up, and finally his sobs subsided and his shrieks and screams died. Sitting up agaisnt a rock he groaned at the memory of what he had done to Storm. Who had tried to help him.

"Oooh I'm stupid," he said running his hand through his sweat matted hair. He frowned at its touch. Looking around he found a river and ran for it, jumping in and enjoying the cold feeling it gave him. He would need to go back soon, but he wasn't going to do it looking like a sweaty psychopath.

Vecian,

When Ariel kisses me, my mind goes blank and full of static. I know with a strange finality that she is the one...But there's still Garred, so, though I find it hard to let her go, I do. She goes over to talk with Storm, who is cold, understandably. Ariel looks close to tears as she walks back to me and hugs me. I pull her close.

"It's all right, Ariel," I murmur to her, "Garred'll come back, you'll see."

Ariel
She cried a little on Vecian's shoulder but she didn't want him to think that she was weak and still had feelings ofr Garred. Or at least the wrong kind of feelings. But just by being with Vecian she felt better.
"you better now?" He asked her, caressing her face softly.

Ariel took a deep breath and nodded.

"We should go, we have some planning to do" She said, grabbing his hand and going ot storm and Elliot.


Elliot
He kissed her softly but lovingly, it was the most painful kiss she had ever given him. But what she said was true. Seen someone, a loved one, suffer so much is as if he was been ripped apart. He had felt it once and almost died from it, but he survived and thanks to Storm he believed since the first day he met her he knew she was the one.

"Ok, so let-s try to go on, ok?"He said to her caressing her cheek and kissing her forehead

"Yeah, let-s go."She said kissing him back.

As they walked, he leaned a little until he reached her ear and whispered to her.

"I love you" He said quietly.

Storm, Wolf

Storm smiled and wrapped herself around Elliot, "I love you too." She said quietly.

They walked over to where Ariel and Venican sat, and sat with them. "So," she said looking at all of them, "what do we do?"

Elliot leaned back and sighed. "We can't leave Garred, if we leave him we lose him." Venican frowned.

"Well we can't stay here forever Elliot."

"You don't have to." Said a voice behind Storm. She spun around to see her brother.

Shooting up off the ground she ran for him, tears running down her cheeks. "GARRED!"

Ariel-Witch
Maybe she couldn't be with him, and maybe it would have been weird if she ran to hug him, but she was fighting the urge to do so. But she had to be careful for she knew it was most likely that he was hearing her thoughts.
"So, we're ready now, aren't we?" She said shyly.

"can you wait for a minute?" Storm answered her with an annoyed and cold tone she had never heard.

Well, she had a reason. Ariel couldn't deny that.

"I'm sorry" Storm said, looking at Ariel with a honest expression.

Elliot-Demon
Garred was back, he knew Garred was going to come back, he knew Garred was stronger than Storm thought he was. Elliot wouldn't have done it, he's weaker but even with that he loved Storm more than he ever thought he would.