Rogues and Pets vs. Dolls [closed/starting]

(I am sorry I haven't posted sooner! My internet died for a day, but now it lives!)

-Sheara

I accepted the food they offered me, too hungry to refuse. I munched quietly on the cake, trying to be polite.

"Thank you." I whispered between bites.

I had very mixed feeling about these Rogues and felt very nervous with all of them so close to me. For all I knew, they could all turn on me in seconds. But then again, they were helping me...more than just helping, they saved my life.
Then again, they could also end it if they wanted to... I thought with a shiver, taking a fearful glance at the scary Rogue they called Davnick.

"Sheara, guys. Her name is Sheara," Said the girl Rogue who was standing close by.

"What, are you a mind reader now?" Snapped the Rogue I think they had called Tess.

I realized I hadn't told them my name yet, even after they had asked for it.

"Oh...I'm sorry, I didn't answer your question earlier...my name is Sheara..." I said, repeating what the girl Rogue had said.
"And this is Poca...my pet." I finished softly, stroking the top of her head as she sat in my lap.

"...Hi." She growled through clenched teeth, looking directly at Davnick. I could feel her intense protective thoughts and feelings whenever anyone came too close. And she let them know by glaring death at even the slightest discomfort. I could tell she didn't trust any of them. Specifically Davnick.

I took another peek at the Rogue and felt my skin tingle with static. The hairs on my arms stood on end every time I even thought of him. I had never felt or seen anything more horrifying the moment I realized who he was. He was worse than any nightmare I had ever had; he was real and he was looking back at me through those same purple eyes. I quickly looked away, focusing my wide eyes on my feet. I silently prayed to turn invisible to escape his watch. He wasn't staring at me, just looking back at me when I looked at him. But I just couldn't stop myself. It was like constantly looking behind you in a dark room. Terrifying, but it was better than not knowing what was there.
I rubbed my feet together in front of me in an effort to stop thinking about him. It didn't work.

-Poca

I was many things at this moment. One of them was defiantly not happy. It wasn't like there wasn't a reason to be, Sheara was eating food now and she wouldn't die of starvation! ...But now there were even more threats that could easily kill her. I looked at the Rogues, focusing on each one with careful consideration until I got to the dark Rogue. I felt my anger build and I glared at him with fire in my eyes. I knew who he was now. And I felt like an idiot for not recognizing him before. The traitor Rogue that killed his own kind for money. And if that wasn't bad enough, he specialized in seeking out and killing those who hid and ran away. There was no escape or even a slim chance for Rogues who did so. The only way you could even have a fraction of a chance against this guy was if you were brave enough to fight him head-on. In other words, Sheara was the perfect kill for him. He would have absolutely no trouble getting the bounty if Sheara had a price on her head.
I growled inwardly.
No-trouble...besides-me.

I'll admit I wasn't just mad at him for that. I was furious at him for making me look like a fool. Picking me up by the tail and rubbing in the fact that he knew where Sheara was...the memory sent fire to my veins.
The-nerve...of that...IDIOT! I struggled with the idea of trying to kill him then and there.
If he-so-much...as touches-Sheara again...I-will tear him-apart, eat-him-alive...and-make-sure he...is conscious enough-to feel...every-second-of...it! I looked from person to person.
Same went for all of them, but some more than others.
The Rogue that had given Sheara cake seemed surprisingly honest in her good intentions. But that made little difference to me. She was a murderer...this was the same Rogue that had left the village we were in before desolate. She obviously had no problem with killing anyone, no matter the age. Sheara may have been a Rogue, but that didn't guarantee her safety...I would keep a special eye on the Rogue and put her next on the list of threats, right under the dark Rogue.

The Rogue leader named Everlee wasn't a danger in my eyes, but I was going to keep tabs on her anyway. Better safe than sorry. Same with the Rogue Jared and the girl with the pet bear. I focused on the bear for a moment. I saw the signs of wisdom and experience in his eyes. That in itself gained not only respect, but a little trust as well. A little. But as always, I was going to keep an eye on him anyway.
The tough-looking girl Rogue named Tess was in between dangerous and none threatening. I didn't think she would hurt Sheara...but she would be able to if she tried. She looked like the more easily angered type; she could lose her temper at some point and attack Sheara, you never know from first glance. I put her under the two killer Rogues and the bear, but above Everlee, Jared, and the Rogue of the bear.
Last there were the two Dolls. I did not trust their kind, but did not feel the need to be threatened by them. I could very easily end them if I needed to. For their sake, I hoped I wouldn't. I stuck them at the end of the list of threats. Then I grunted in satisfaction. I had mentally inspected and organized the situation. Now there was the question of what to do next.
I looked at Sheara as she nibbled at the cake. We were both out of energy and needed rest and food. There was shelter here, food, and medical attention if needed. Not only that, but we wouldn't be able to leave now if we tried. We had no choice in the matter; we were going to have to stay with these Rogues for a while.
But I had no intention on staying after that. These Rogues were a danger to Sheara and could not be trusted. I narrowed my eyes at the dark Rogue from the corner of my vision.
We-will...stay here-for...now. But-as soon...as Sheara's-energy-comes...back, we-will escape.

(Don't worry! All you need to do is get Poca to trust you. (Easier said than done...sorry...) If you are unable to at first, don't sweat it. If they try to escape, stop them. It will be easy; they won't have %100 of their energy back for a while. By the way I love all of your descriptions of Sheara and Poca! You made them so much more awesome than I had hoped for! )

Everlee

Sheara keeps glancing over to Davnick with worry. Her pet, Poca, glares around at each of us untrusting. I try not to glare back when she stares at Skylar with nothing but hate, contrary to what she was looking at the rest of us with.

She just doesn't trust Rogues, Darren explains. And she hates Dolls.

I know that, I snap. But there is no need for her to hate these dolls. The reason she hates dolls is because they kill and have killed rogues. Obviously Seena and Skylar don't want to kill the rogues.

Give her a break, Darren says comforting. It's not like she just tried to kill us all.

Ha ha, no, of course not. I reply sarcastically.

Sheara glances one more time over to Davnick.

"You don't have to worry about him," I say quietly, trying to comfort the young rogue. "He wont hurt you. Right, Davnick?"

He chuckles but doesn't answer.

"Thanks for your help," I call over to him. "He's just playing around." Sheara's eyes widden. I decide to change the subject. "Sheara, this is Skylar," I point to him, sitting next to me in the grass. He smiles at her, one of his dazzling smiles that can make me do almost anything for him. Sheara carefully pulls her eyes away from Davnick and looks at us for a second. She still looks too shocked to answer.

She's not going to talk with Davnick here, Darren says.

"Davnick," I call. He looks up from his fiddling with his knife. "Could you please go collect some firewood?" I try to hint.

Tige:

I release Reva and silently walked back to Seena, she looked at me confusion written on her face.

“Why did you do that?” she asked looking around me a Reva, I shrugged.

“She needed it.” was all the answer I gave her, but she could sense my thoughts so I didn't really need to elaborate.

Everlee was talking to Sheara who looked frightened, Davnick looked smug about something, and the rest of our group were starting to break apart to go about their own business.

“Seena, let's go train together.” I said suddenly, an energetic mood had settle over me.
“If we're going to be fighting, I need to teach you how to wield me.”

(Sorry for the shortness!)

Skylar:

I walked over to Everlee, and saw Seena and Tige walking somewhere. I tapped her shoulder, and she turned to me. For a minute I was speechless. She turned to show me her puppydog eyes. I shake my head and start laughing. She looks at me with a weird look.

"What's funny?" she asked. I shake my hands.

"It's nothing," I assure her. Elise smirks.

"Idiot," she murmurs. I turn back to Everlee.

"Hey, Everlee. Um, I was thinking if you and me could train together. You know, so I can learn how to fend off Rogue's attacks with my blade," I suggested.

(Hope this is okay!)

Davnick

I chuckled and pushed off from the tree I was leaning against. I gave the little blonde girl one last glance, and she looked back, terror in her eyes. I felt a twinge in my chest, but I didn't let anything touch my face until I was safely concealed in the forest.

I stalked through the woods, idly looking for firewood. I shoved my hands in the pockets of my jacket, and tried to organize my thoughts. I just didn't get it. Why did it hurt when that girl looked at me like I was going to kill her? I had no reason to hurt her. She was terrifyed of me. Usually, I would have been happy about that. Most of the Rogues I had met lately, namely Everlee and her lot of crazies, didn't know I was a bounty hunter, let alone about my legendary strength.

Legendary strength. You getting a bit of a swelled head there? I thought. I shook my head, setting my thoughts back on trying to discover exactly what my thoughts were about the girl. Sheara. It caused me pain to look at her, and even more pain when she looked at me like that. I hadn't felt a thing when I was fighting her Pet, or even when I was taking her to Everlee. It was when she passed out, when her face had relaxed, when something... triggered...

Suddenly, it hit me like a lightning bolt. She looks like her, I realized. Kara. This little girl, Sheara, looked just like her. Same odd silver hair, same big eyes, same slight build. Just like Kara.

I hadn't realized that my knees had given out till wetness began to soak through my pants. I had landed in mud. I looked at my stained pants, and couldn't find the will to care. Wetness stung my eyes as I felt feelings, and thought of things I had vowed to bury deep within long ago.

Kara. Oh Kara. My sister, my poor little sister...

(Hope that's okay. Kara was his little sister, and she died when he couldn't protect her from Dolls. That's when they took him and experimented on him.)

(Razzle, awwwww!!!! Poor Davnick!!!! awwww!!!... and yes, we are a group of crazies )

Everlee

I watch as Davnick leaves. Sheara continues to stare after him, but relaxes a little. I stand up and turn to go with Skylar, but quickly stop myself. I look back down to Sheara.

You can't leave her by herself, Darren says.

You think she'll be able to watch us practice? I ask.

"Sheara," I say quietly. "I'm going to go practice with Skylar," I explain. "Would you like to come watch?"


Seena

"Seena, let's go train together,” Tige says with a small smile. “If we're going to be fighting, I need to teach you how to wield me.”

"Uh," I stand like an idiot for a moment. "You sure?"

Tige laughs. "Yes, I'm sure."

He leads me over to the middle of the clearing. I look over my shoulder as Everlee says something to Davnick. He chuckles and pushes himself of the tree, walking off into the woods. My heart beat speeds up from his smile, and I can't hear what Tige says.

"Seena," Tige says.

"Huh?" I say, taking my eyes off the tree Davnick was just leaning on.

"Did you hear me?" Tige asks.

"Sorry," I mutter, getting irritated with stupid Davnick.

"You need to focus, this is important," Tige continues. He walks over to me and transforms into his weapon form. I lean down to the ground and carefully pick him up.

Alright, here we go, Tige says, starting my training.


(Tell me if either post needs to be changed!)

Tess:

Great, now I'm bored.
Everlee and Skylar were sitting next to Sheara. Seena and Tige had gone off to train, Davnick had wondered off to go get firewood while Jared went who knows where.
I sat down next to Sheara. Right now, she was my only thing to do. Everlee gave me a funny look, but didn't say anything.
"So, what do you want to do?" I said. Sheara jumped a little and stared at me. She didn't seem as scared as before, but she stll was edgy. She had already finished all the food we had given her. I didn't get any other response. "We could, play a game of marbles?" I reached into my pack and pulled out a small bag. She stared at it like it was full of snakes. I rolled my eyes and opened it, showing the small shiny balls inside.
Her pet peeked it's head inside and almost fell in. I dumped out the marbles so we could see them.
"Sheara? I'm going to go practice with Skylar. Would you like to come watch?"Everlee said, suddenly standing up. We waited for her to respond. And waited. And waited. And waited...

(AWWWW!!! That's is such a good idea, TheRazzle!! Aww!! I love Davnick!!)

-Sheara

I listened to the Rogue named Tess, but was unable to respond. She showed me some marbles, a game I had always loved to play, but I didn't trust her...she looked like a pretty tough person. And even though she didn't necessarily look like a killer, I felt myself slowly lean away from her. It wasn't just her though...I still had the scary Rogue on my mind...

Davnick had chuckled and left, I watched him go. When he disappeared in the trees I was finally able to breathe again. I felt the tension in my chest relax a little. My heart beat began to slow down to a normal speed. But, I remembered the sound of his chuckle and gave one last shutter, then tried to keep from thinking about him.
Good-luck...with-that. Poca sarcastically muttered. She was right, how could you possibly stop thinking about the monster in your closet when all the lights were off? The chuckle echoed again in my head, but much creepier this time. He had thought it was funny when Everlee asked if he wouldn't hurt me...did that mean he planned to?! What if he planned to kill me in my sle-

"Sheara, I'm going to go practice with Skylar. Would you like to come watch?" Everlee interrupted my thoughts. I was glad for a subject change.

"Umm...sure...if it's safe..." I finally peeped. Poca's ears twitched at the question, she looked from me to Everlee and nodded eagerly. Tess grunted in irritation. I hadn't responded to her, but I finally did to Everlee.
I'm sorry... I thought in her direction, but didn't say anything.

"We-would...be-glad to." Poca looked at the Doll named Skylar. "I-am...interested-to-see...how you fight, Doll." Her words were honest, but still had just a tint of sarcasm in them.
Everlee gave Poca a slight glare.

-Poca

"By-the-way, Everlee...I don't-suppose-you...could formally-introduce-everyone...in your-group?" I asked.
I had most of the names of everyone, but a real introduction would still be nice. Plus, these Rogues (and as much as I didn't like to admit, and Dolls too) weren't all that bad...except the dark Rogue, Davnick...and maybe a few others. But anyway, I thought they deserved to at least have a chance to tell me their name if I ended up needing to kill any of them later.
I frowned. I had already learned Davnick's name...too bad. I would have preferred him not have the privilege of making himself known, because I planned to kill him the first chance I got. I looked to where the dark Rogue had gone, then cursed to myself and wished Sheara and I had more energy. I wanted to end him now, before he had the chance to even scare Sheara again.
I pushed the thoughts in the back of my head and re-focused on Everlee.
I would have plenty of time to figure out how to end Davnick later, but for now, I needed to focus on learning about these people. Knowing how an enemy fought was the best information you could ever hope to get.

(Hope this is okay! Don't worry about Poca all too much, she only hates Davnick right now. No offense, TheRazzle...)

(Hee hee it's fine Blondie. I think it's funny, since Sheara is one of the only people Davnick isn't planning on killing at the moment. )

Davnick

I walk back into the clearing, my arms full of good, dry wood. Everybody is at the far end, watching Seena, Everlee, and Skylar train. I don't see Tige anywhere, so I figure he must be the weapon Seena is using. I get an odd feeling in my stomach when I look at her too, but I can't identify it. My eyes find Sheara, who hasn't noticed me yet. She's watching Everlee and Skylar battle with a mixture of awe, and fright.

I feel a knot in my chest when I look at her, and I'm grateful that she hasn't seen me. If she looked at me like she did earlier...

I walk over to where the fire had been built last night, it's embers completely gone out. I build a good foundation out of wood, a way that isn't well known. My father taught me how to do it. His face appears in my head, smiling and laughing. He had been a darkness Rogue, and when I was younger, everybody said I looked like him. I wonder if I still do. I hadn't had acess to a mirror in some time. There was one thing I knew though. I didn't have his smile.

I look at the stack of wood, frustrated. This stupid little... Sheara. She wasn't stupid, it wasn't her fault that when I looked at her, I saw my family die again. She just triggered the memories, she didn't create them. I sigh, and grab a smaller twig, charge it with enough electric heat that it combusts, and use it to start a new fire. I look into the flame, feeling sorry for myself, until I feel eyes on me.

I turn to see Sheara looking at me. She looks like she wants to throw up, or run, or both. I feel the hardest pang yet, and turn away, praying she'll forget my existence.

I wish I could forget too.

(Razzle I got choked up reading your last few posts )

Tige:

Seena was holding me while she slowly stretched as I had instructed her.

“Now.” I said into her mind, “Hold me tightly enough so I won't slip, but not too tight or you'll strain you hands.” She slightly loosened her grip.

“Better?” she asked chewing on her lip in concentration.

“Yes, very good. Now, try to feel my spiritual force. I'm now sure if it will be the same but when Emily and I synced, just before we did she felt unbearably cold. Your not a rouge Seena so I'm not sure how this is going to work but we'll give it our best shot okay? You try and match my spiritual force, and I will try and match yours. Hopefully we'll meet somewhere in the middle. Tell me if I'm not explaining this clearly, we both need you to understand as easily as possible.”



(Vuzzy what if when Sennae matches spiritual forces sees the last remnant of Emily's soul within Tige? Emily's spirit can then “pass the torch” onto Seena, caring for Tige? Maybe then they can fully become rouge and pet. What do you think?)

Tess:

The little punk completely blew me off!
But it was understandable. Everlee seemed the least frightening out of all of us, so it made sense that she would avoid talking to anybody else.
Everybody was now training in the feild, so I thought I would go find Jared and slap him for walking off. I walked towards where i thought he had gone.


Jared:

Everybody was so interested in Sheara, I thought I'd slip away to collect firewood. Sadly, there was so much firewood that it only took me a few minutes. i sat down to give me a little longer to myself.
i thought for a long time about everything that was going on.
First on my list was Davnick. He made me, not nervous, per say, but...edgy. His aura was so dark you could almost see it, and somehow I knew he was going to turn on us.
But he could have done it before, when the army was passing through. maybe he had a good side...
I pondered for a long time, before my thoughts were interrupted by Tess dropping from a tree in front of my face, getting really close. "Boo." She whispered
"Gahh!" I moved back so fast the log I was sitting on began to roll. Right under Tess.
It tripped her and she fell smack on top of me. Her eyes grew wide. I smiled awkwardly, trying to lighten the mood.
"Pervert!" She hissed at me and got up so fast she "accidently" stepped on my stomach.
"Hey i didn't mean to!" I got up and sat back on the log, which had hit a rock, stopping it's forward rolling. Tess sat down a little ways aways from me.
We sat in silence. for a moment.
"What were you doing?" She asked, about as snotty as possible.
"Thinking." I said. I wasn't really listening.
"Really?"
I looked up at her surprised tone. She looks at me in shock.
"What's with the face?"
She smacked me. Hard.
"i was just thought thinking was possible for you." She turned and looked ahead of her at my pile of wood. "And Davnick already got firewood."
"Aw! You have got to be kidding me!" I shout, throwing down a small stick in my hand.
"What's your problem?"
"Nothing." I stood up and stomped off, grabbing a long stick on my way off of a tree. Unfortunatly, Tess had tried to follow me, so the branch snapped back, smacking her in the face.
"Uh oh." I said, seeing her red face, and began running for my life.

(Love it Shadow!)

Seena

I close my eyes and try to concentrate. In the back of my mind, I can feel a slight "connection" to Tige, but we aren't actually connected. I try to focus on only that part of my mind. A vivid image comes into my view of a bright white light. Without asking, I know it's Tige's spititual power. My own light is a solid blue color. Hmm... I've never seen my light before. I try to force the two lights to combine, but my light only moves slightly and slowly, like a candle glued to the table. I focus, but soon, my light stops, only a little away from Tige. I take in a deep breathe and try again.

Tige, it wont, I pause. Something's different. There's a small new aroura between Tige's light and my own, a beautiful red color. I look closer and see a young girl standing in the light. She smiles at me, and waves slowly.

Tige, who's that? I ask.

The girl shakes her head, still smiling. Tige can't hear you quite yet, she explains. I'm Emily.

I stare in awe. Emily? She nods. I thought you were dead! Tige told me...

Emily interupts. Tige told the truth; I did die. But a pet is a part of the soul of the human, put into an animal. When Tige lives on, so do I, in a small part. I can't think of anything to say. Emily smiles again. Seena, please protect Tige. He's a good and faithful pet, and I know that together, you two will make a great rogue.

She points behind her and I see my light touch Tige's. Good bye, Tige, Emily calls one more time. There's a flash of blinding light.

I take a step back and open my eyes. Wow. Tige, did you see her?


(I know, it's a bit cliche, but I thought it was cute. Shadow, I was wondering it maybe Tige heard the last part of what Emily said, or maybe she talked to him personally. I don't know. I hope that was okay!)

Tige:

I could see our spiritual forces getting closer and closer but something was blocking it. I tried harder to touch Seena's cobalt blue aura.

“Tige I can't-” I heard Seena say but her last words were lost when a familiar rosy aura grew blocking her from my mind.

“Hello silly old bear.” it was my Emily, looking as pretty as any of my memories. She smiled and walked closer running her fingers through my fur.

“Emily?” I choked out tears filling my eyes as the last time I saw her flashed into my mind, she patted my head.

“Don't think about my death you old fart!” she giggled slapping my gently on my neck . “I'm fine now, and you will be soon.” I stare into her blue eyes confused.

“What?” she give me that patient smile I had yearned to see again for years.

“I'm leaving now, you don't need me anymore. Seena will take care of you, she promised me.”

“Emily I'm sorry I couldn't protect you!” I sobbed crushing her against me, breathing in the smell of her. She pulled back and kissed me on my furry cheek.

“Silly old bear, I never blamed you. Protect her Tige, you two will be wonderful together.” she slowly walked away then turned to face me waving.

“I will never forget and always love you Tige.” then like the beautiful spring flowers, she was gone as gently as she had come.

As soon as Emily was gone, her barrier dissipated and my white aura and Seena's blue crashed together violently. Our spirits blended forces with such power that I was knocked backwards, something was happening to me! Pain beat at every fiber of my being and I wondered if I might be dying. Then I lost consciousness, letting myself slip into the black abyss.

(Vuzzy you know I love sappy things! So I was thinking because Tige has changed rouges maybe his weapon form has changed to fit Seena? What do you think? Your call!)

Skylar:

Me and Everlee walk somewhere else, where it is very vacant. I rub my hands together, while Everlee stands a few feet in front of me. I take out my sword, making a loud sound with it. I hold it up, a bit uncomfortable. It felt weird holding it in front of Everlee, since I'm supposed to be defending myself.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" she asked. I nodded and gave her a thumbs up.

"Yup! Anytime sweetheart!" I yelled to her. Everlee smiled before taking her stance. I took a deep breath before she attacked.

Elise:

I turned around to see Jared running like his life depends on it. I look at him weirdly as he hid behind me.

"What the?" I started. Jared was panting.

"It's Tess, she's gonna kill me!" he cried. I rolled my eyes and saw Tess marching towards us.

"Gonna die Jared!" she yelled. This sort of freaked me out. Sure Tess was always like this, though I haven't noticed that much, this time it scared me. I shake my hands.

"Now Tess. Since Everlee isn't really here, I think it would be bet to tell you to calm down," I assured.

(Hope this is okay! Tell me and I'll edit!)

Seena

I take a step back and drop Tige on the ground. I can feel the pain he's in like it's my own pain. Even after I drop Tige, pain still finds it's way to my body. I take one more step backwards and feel the ground come up and hit me. Finally, the agony stops. It just stops. I lay on the ground breathless for a moment. I eventually have the strength to pull myself to my feet. I walk back over to where I was standing. My eyes flash over to Davnick and the rest of the group. Nobody had even noticed my interuption. Tess looks like she's about to kill Elise who is protecting Jared. Sheara is looking at them in fear. Davnick is looking at Sheara with... is that really sadness? I almost take a step closer to him to ask if he's okay. I shake my head and focus on Tige.

Tige, are you... I cut myself off as I look down at the ground. The bear claws aren't there anymore. Instead, all I see are two double-bladed daggers, each about four feet long. I reach down and pick up the daggers. Tige, is this you? I ask. Tige doesn't answer right away, but I know without his confirmation that Tige had changed.

Spoiler

This is what I was hoping Tige would look like now. That way, he didn't completely change from his original form, but he also is alittle different to match Seena's spirit.

(And, as always, tell me if you want me to fix anything!)

Everlee

"Yup! Anytime Sweetheart!" Skylar calls. I shake my head and smile.

You want me to help? Darren offers.

Next time, I answer. Let's ease him into it.

Darren laughs. Don't go too easy on him, he says as he sits down beside a tree, out of the way.

It feels wrong, pointing my power to Skylar, but this will make him stronger, so I attack. I throw and ice dagger towards Skylar's head. He blocks it with his sword, which gives me a few spare seconds. I slide on the now ice covered ground, between Skylar's legs until I'm behind him. I push myself up and in those few moments, Skylar turns around and blocks my right hand holding my dagger. He swings his sword at me and I duck. His sword moves away and I push myself off the ground with a spring-like ice pillar, landing a few feet away. I breath in quickly and then rush back in. Skylar aims for my throat while I aim for his chest. We both dodge the blow easily. Instead of standing back up again, I duck down and aim for Skylar's legs. He pushes me gently out of the way with his sword.

(Take it away Gleek! I hope I did that okay. I don't care who wins, so make the ending whatever you want. And, just so you know, I love Skylar. Just saying. )