Rogues and Pets vs. Dolls [closed/starting]

Alec

It was clear that the girl- Niyah, I think she was called- hated me. And I figured that I knew why. I was a bounty hunter, I hunted her kind. She probably put me on the same level as the ones who killed their prey.

But the glare she gave me, it made it abundantly clear that she didn't want to have anything to do with me, she didn't trust me. But was I worth trusting? I wasn't sure, and I didn't know if I wanted to be. So I did the only logical thing, I left. "Next time, try not to scream in your sleep." I snapped at her. "It's annoying."

(sorry it took so long!!!)

-Sheara

I stared in shock at Seena's still body, laying at the base of the tree she was just thrown against. My wind began to reel. I had seen the lightening connect from Poca to Seena, and I had felt the power behind the shock. I knew it was more than enough to stop a heart.

No...No. No! NO, NO, NO! My knees gave in and tears blurred the scene. Evee and Davy ran to her, and Davy collapsed by her side. My heart tore itself up inside me. Evee checked for a pulse, but I knew what she would find. I tried to brace myself for their reaction, trying to numb my senses in some way.

"Seena!" Davy cried out. Insantly my heart twisted, tieing itself up in a painful knot. Then the look Evee had on her face...I felt like my soul had been shattered.

I...I did this...

"NO! You can't be dead, Seena! You CAN'T be! Please! Wake up, Seena! Seena!" Davy was crying now. You would think after so much pain, I would go numb, so why...did I still feel my heart rip over and over again?

"I-I didn't mean to...I didn't do that!" Poca stuttered.

"No...you didn't do that, Poca...you aren't to blame. I am." I whispered to myself. Why did this always happen?! I try so hard to protect people I love, but it is always me that ends up hurting them in the end!

I was now balling, my face in my hands, just wanting to die. I shocked everyone, I burnt Davy's face, Poca (a part of me) ate Davy, then an elecrtic charge, my own power, just stopped the heart of Seena. And there was nothing I could do to fix any of these things! Nothing I could do to repay for them! Davy would always have a scar, and I couldn't help Seena! I wish I could just restart her heart, but I didn't have the pow-

I stopped crying and looked up, eyes wide.

Wait a minute...I DO have the power! I CAN do something! I remembered back to when I was practicing electricity a long time ago, and I accidentlay hit an animal, stopping its heart. I felt so bad that I picked it up, but still had electricity in me.

"CPQ!!" I called out suddenly. I ran over and pulled Evee away from Seena's body and tugged on Davy.

"Quick! Back away! I can fix it! I can fix it!" I said quickly. Davy looked up at me, covered in Poca's...uh...and eyes red from crying.

"Sheara...I know this is hard but...there is nothing you can do. Seena is..." He stopped, unable to finish.

"NO!" I declared. "I CAN do something! Electricity can stop a heart, but it can also restart it too!" Davy's eyes when wide and sparked with hope.

"What?" Evee asked. "You can do that?"

"YES!" I called excitedly. "I can make her alive again using my CPQ!"

Evee and Davy tilted their head at the same time.
"Your what?" They both asked.

"Don't you mean CPR?" Said Evee.

"No, CPQ! Quick, back away!" They did, giving me funny, but hopefull-ish looks. I positioned myself next to Seena, and focused on her heart-area. I started up a charge inside me, deep within my tummy.

"Okay...ready...and...CLEAR!"

I jumped up and landed squarely on Seena's chest with my feet, releasing the charge as I made contact. Her body jolted upward, throwing me off her and away. I hit the ground. Hard. But as I did, I heard Seena gasp, so the pain was worth it.

IT WORKED!!

I smiled to myself, but didn't sit up. My arm really hurt after being thrown against the ground, but I knew I was okay. Plus, I think the others wanted some space to themselves for a while. I turned my head so I could watch the scene.

(I'm sorry that took so long! Tell me if I need to change anything!)

Elise:

I watched as Jared fell off the tree, hitting many branches on the way down. I started moving to help him, until Tess started laughing, so I stopped mid-step. I bit my lip, debating whether to go or not. I decided not to, and walked away. I saw Skylar cleaning his blade near the fire. I sat down beside him.

"This is it, buddy," I started. He smirked, and turned to me.

"What will happen after?" he asked. I bit my lip, not knowing what to say.

"Depends, if we make it or not," I said. Skylar glared at me for a moment before going back to his blade.

"Don't jinx it," he muttered. I smirked.

"You're not going to let anyone die, right? Especially Everlee," I asked him. He grinned and shook his head, and I mussed his hair.

"Have fun cleaning that... piece of metal," I said before leaving.

(I haven't written any Elise/Skylar moments! They're best friends after all!)

Davnick

I land on the ground with a thud and a sickening squish. My first thought is... UUURRRHGGGH!! Followed closely by. I am going to kill Poca. I look up at her enormous head and begin to threaten her but she isn't listening. In fact, everybody in the clearing is looking at a tree on the far side of Poca. What the...? I think.

Then I see her.

I'm beside her in an instant, before I realize I've moved. I feel pinpricks at the corners of my eyes and a burning in my throat. No. Oh please no. Bring her back and take me. She doesn't deserve to die, oh please don't be dead. Tears drip onto her face and I look up to see who's crying. There isn't anybody above me, and I realize that I have tears streaming down my face. I wipe them away hurridly, before anybody can see. I don't want to make anybody upset. Too late. I think, looking at Seena's still face.

Everlee is on the other side of Seena, and she reaches to check for a pulse. A brief spark of hope flares within my heart, until I see her face. I lay my head on Seena's stomach and let the tears flow. Why did it have to be you? I ask her silently. It's my fault. Everybody who I love dies. This wouldn't have happened if I didn't love you. I'm shaking with my sobs, and my heart seems to be eating itself. Why, oh why you...? Oh Seena...

A horrible realization hits me, nearly stopping my own heart. This is my fault. I realize, and I'm so shocked my tears stop. It was my electric charge. If I hadn't done that, your heart would still be beating... I can't do anything but stare at her face, once so full of life. I'd never felt such pain, but I couldn't bring myself to cry anymore. All I want to do now is curl up next to Seena and go to sleep, and when I wake, I want her to be there with me.

I hear a shout behind me, and before I really have a chance to regester what's happening, Sheara is jumping on Seena's chest. Before I have time to scream at her for disrespecting the body of a loved one, Seena bolts up with a scream. I nearly faint from shock, but indtead fresh tears begin to flow and I shout with joy. I hug her hard, despite the layer of foul-smelling slime coating my body, and I can feel her heart beating.

I feel my heart start to beat again, in time with hers.

(Well, I'm bored so I'm gonna add 'sides, Reva would want to know about this)

Reva

I was pouting, and I knew I was pouting too, which was what made it worse. The only consolation to my completely immature display of displeasure was the fact that I was invisible. No one knew it was happening, as I sat down on a rotting tree trunk and pouted. I mean, come on. Who does that? Steals a girl's first kiss and then says sorry and is horrified. Was I that bad of a kisser?

I'm not answering that. Darsor told me point blank. So don't you dare ask.

I wrinkled my nose, the sad part was, I was going to ask him too. What was I becoming?

A girl.

Shut up Darsor. I sighed, and rolled my eyes. This was ridikulous. I had blushed-

Twice.

- and lost my first kiss, AND pouted! All in one day!

Yes, yes, it's called growing up, although I would prefer if it hadn't been that- Reva.

What?

Seena, she- Oh. I didn't know that. She's alive now, but you should come.

Alive... NOW?! WHAT HAPPENED? I jumped up, and started running through the woods back to camp, but I was so far away, it was going to take a while.

She... Died. But Sheara saved her.

I hurtled over a dead log and barely landed without a problem. I may not have ever really had a conversation with Seena, but the kindness she displayed to everyone, even me, was enough to endear her to me. More than enough.

((Hey, maybe we shouldn't go anywhere today, well, them. Cuz, Seena just died. She's going to need some time to get back to normal after that... Right?))

(Maybe we can walk a little later in the day, but I agree Bee. They wont want to go anywhere. Maybe Davnick and Rayden can take turns carrying Seena even though she refuses.)

Seena

Pain shoots through my body but stops after a moment. Without being able to even control my arms, I feel my body flies back and hits a tree, falling to the ground, painless. I expect the pain to hit when I've finally stopped moving, but still, I'm numb.

Am I unconcious? I ask myself uncertainly. My eyes, which had closed with the electricity, open. I look around at the clearing. Everlee is kneeling down on the ground working on... something. Davnick is beside her, leaning forward and.. crying? I feel a slight pressure on my stomach, but when I look down, nothings there. I look over to Sheara questioningly, but she's crying too.

What in the world... I stop as my eyes rest on Tige, back in his weapon form. What happened? He had just been in... I look down at my own body again and see I'm standing up. How... My eyes fly back over to Everlee and Davnick.

"No..." I whisper outloud, although the sound is off. I run over and crouch down beside Davnick. "What's happening?" I ask, looking to his face for help. I look where he's looking. My body... My body is lying down, dead.

"No..." I say, standing back up and taking a step back. "No, no, no, no."

"Seena!" Davnick shouts. His voice sounds distant and fuzzy. "NO! You can't be dead, Seena! You CAN'T be! Please! Wake up, Seena! Seena!" I feel a squeeze on my hand, but it's not my hand; it's my body's.

"NO!" I scream, but nothing leaves my mouth. "It's just a bad dream, it's just a bad dream." I mutter to myself, running my fingers through my hair. I turn back around and crouch down beside Davnick again.

"Oh, please," I bawl. "Please, don't let this happen to him! Please, I don't care about my life," I say, looking up to the sky. "I don't care!" I scream. "But please, please don't do this to Davnick. Please, please." I lean forward and rest my forehead on Davnick's back although I know he can't feel it. "Please, kill me. But please, let him forget about me. Let him not remember me at all. Please, I can't let him feel hurt. Kill me all you want. But stop this pain from reaching him." I sob.

Davnick sits up and I move my head to his shoulder. He and Everlee are talking now, but the voices are so distant and faint that I don't bother to try to listen. I feel heavy, as if I hadn't slept in years.

"Please, don't so this to Davnick," I whisper one last time before I begin to give in to the sleep. I feel a pressure on my chest and suddenly, my body reacts. I open my eyes as my body flies forward, throwing Sheara across the clearing.

I fall back and hit the ground with a thump. I moan quietly.

"Seena?!" Davnick's voice calls my name, this time close and clear. Just his voice is enough to give me the will power to open my eyes again.

"Davnick?" I ask.

"Seena?!" he shouts again, leaning forward and wrapping me in a tight hug. My noodly arms wrap around Davnick, tears streaming down my face. A foul stench reaches my nose, but I ignore it. Nothing can stop me from being close to Davnick.

I try to think of something to say to let him know I'm alright, but I can't. Finally, the only word I can muster up are, "I love you, Davnick."

(tell me if I need to change anything)

(hey look who it is!) XD

Tige:

"Davnick!" Seena screamed rushing forward towards Poca both hands out. something inside of me went cold, I felt like something terrible was about to happen.

"Wait Seena don't!" I shouted into her mind, but she didn't listen. "Seena please!" I shouted again, a sudden feeling of panic making my heart beat faster. what was going on?

Time seemed to slow as Seena's hands touched Poca. A huge electric shock ricocheted thought Seena's body and into mine, making every nerve and fiber of my being scream in pain before going numb. Seena's soul was screaming in agony and I could hear her every thought, every feeling she was having. I felt like a was drowning in a tidal wave of raw emotions and pain.

The force of the shock threw her backwards and I fell from her hands landing heavily on the, one of my blades cracking.
I knew even before she hit the ground that she was dead, I had felt her heart stop. I had felt my own stop.

I had heard it said that when you die everything goes black, your life merely fades away. That is untrue, it doesn't go black, it goes white.

As the white closed in around me, I looked towards Seena, she is staring right at me!

"Seena!" I cried trying to get to her, she reaches out both her arms towards me.

"Tige help me!" I reach her just as the white blinds me to everything and I feel myself falling. I pull her close.

"Tige don't leave me!" she whimpers quietly, I hold her tighter.

"I will never leave you!"


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(Alright I have some fun "netherworld" Ideas for tormenting Tige later, but for now lets just say he is MIA inside his weapon form and Seena cannot talk to him. as always if something I wrote does not work let me know and i will gladly edit!)

Lydia

The boy repeated the question. "I'm not sure that you are." I said through my teeth. I turned from him and walked away. If he wanted to follow, nor or later, then he could. I sat against a tree and watched as it all happened, the fighting, the giant Poca, the tree the girl had hit.

"Do things always move this quickly in this camp?" I muttered resting my head on my knees. I was tired. Tired because I had been up all night and because Reva had attacked me and almost won. As much as I hated admitting to that. And her stupid beast, unfair advantage. That is what I deemed it.

Where was she anyway? Probably invisible, waiting some where to rip me open. Or destroy the other bounty hunter. I knew he had a plan. I could read it in his eyes. The way he talked to the others in the camp. I could tell that he hated them. Wanted to...lash out? Almost. The commotion was all around me and I just wanted to sleep. But I also wanted to wait for Rayden.

Rayden, I was positive it was him who had killed my mother. And I would kill him. Or some one close to him. Or I would die trying. I laughed a little. So dramatic Liddy. So dramatic. I stood to walk around a bit, feeling slightly dizzy but not letting that bother me. I could sleep when every one else was asleep. I began to walk through the camp, slowly. Almost in a daze.

Niyah had watched the commotion from her spot under the tree, and when she had seen Seena, she had almost run over to try to help as well.
No, Niyah.Eisen growled softly.
What do you mean! She's my friend.
But tell me, what could you do once you got over there. Niyah didn't reply. Truthfully, she hadn't thought of that.
Exactly. You would only get in the way. Your power is metal, Niyah, nothing more. You can't heal people, like Everlee. You must accept that, and do everything you can from a distance.
Why? Why must my power be metal? I don't understand. I have to help Eisen, I'll go mad if I don't. I have to make sure they're all happy. I couldn't bare... Niyah stopped, no longer able to speak.
I understand. Go, make sure she's all right. Niyah smiled in relief, turning and braking into a run.
She wouldn't allow anyone that she loved to get hurt ever again. Not while she had a chance to stop it.

(okay, I'm posting again )

Seena

"I love you, Davnick," I whisper.

"I love you too," he whispers back. Strange how happy I can be after I died. I pull back and wipe my tears from my cheek, spreading Poca's vomit all the way to my ear on my right side of my face. I drop my hand and grab Davnick's, ignoring the "squesh" noise as he grips back. Niyah thumps down to the ground beside me, leaning in for a hug.

"Seena!" she calls. "Are you okay?" she asks, pulling away from me quickly.

My smile grows a tad bigger. "I think so," I say. "I feel..." I pause, thinking about it for a minute. "Sore. I feel sore. But I'm okay."

Niyah let's out a deep breath of relief.

"Are you sure?" Everlee asks. I look to her and nod. Everlee shakes her head. "I don't know if we should be traveling today. Your body seems... weak."

"No," I say, shaking my head. "I'm fine. Really, I don't mind walking."

"I'll carry her," Davnick says quietly.

I start to object, but Everlee cuts me out. "You sure?" she asks.

Davnick nods.

"No, really, I'm fine. Tige can carry me," I say after a look from Davnick.

Right Tige? I ask. There's something wrong, something off. I don't feel the same connection as I did before. Tige doesn't answer.

"Tige?" I ask outloud, my eyes searching for him in the clearing. They rest on Tige's weapon form. One blade is broken. "No," I whisper. "Tige, please, please answer." There's no reply. Fresh tears spring from my eyes.

"What's wrong," Everlee asks urgently, getting up and walking over to the blades.

"He's not responding," I whisper, dumbstruck. I can feel him there, but he can't speak to me, and I can't speak to him.

I'm sorry, Tige, I mutter to him, even though I know he can't hear me. I'm so sorry, I should have listened to you, I say with a faint memory of him telling me to stop. I'm sorry Emily, I whisper. I told you that I'd protect him. I'm so sorry.

There's still no answer. I can't help a small feeling of resentment towards Sheara. I hate to hate her, but the only person I can blame is Sheara... and me.

(Seena doesn't actually hate Sheara, but right now they aren't on good terms. Although, Seena will never, never ever, let Sheara know.)

Tess:

i got over my clever joke long before we walked into the clearing where the scream came from. I saw Davnick covered in some...slime, hugging Seena. Seena is holding Tige in weapon form and crying. Sheara seems to be yelling at poca who is now huge while everybody else other than Reva, Skylar, Elise, and the new bounty hunter members of our group look on in worry.
Everlee turned to us. "What were you guys doing?"
me and Jared look at each other and shrug. "Nothing." I said. "What happened here?"
Everybody looks to each other. "Nothing."
I shrug again. "Well, if we're not doing anything, let's get walking. i'm all out of muffins. Plus," I said, scrunching up my nose, "You two need a bath." With that, I turned and walked back to camp.
I knew that something had happened, something that seemed pretty big. But, I didn't really care and if it affected me I would find out later.
The second I reached camp i headed straight for the food. Skylar and Eliise shot a quick hello to me, but i ignored them and grabbed some food.
"Why are you always hungry?" Nyx said aloud landing on the ground next to me, already with a mouse in her beak.
"i'm not. But there is no way in Wonderland I'm walking three or four miles on an empty stomach."

(Sorry if this sounded like i was making the emotional moment between the characters a joe, but that's how Tess would act. So, as always, let me now if i blew it! )

Everlee

I don't think we should walk far, I tell Darren.

Well, there's a river a few miles away, Darren suggests.

Finally, something's going right. That's perfect.

I kneel down beside Seena who had just stopped crying. "Do you think you could walk a few miles to a river?" I ask.

She nods, her fears and sadness gone from her face to be replaced by a look of determined stength. I admire her courage. "Of course," she says. She tries to get to her feet, but doesn't seem to have the strength. Davnick stands up, leans over and picks her up. He leads the way back to camp, Sheara skipping beside him somewhat less energetic then earlier. I follow slowly after Niyah. I stop before we reach the clearing and sit down on a rock.

What's wrong? Darren asks, jogging back and sitting next to me.

Right now, nothing. I'm just... thinking. I say.

Oh. Didn't I ever tell you that's a bad habbit? Darren asks, joking.

I laugh once, looking down at the grass at my feet. Ya, you're right.

What are you thinking about?

I sigh. Watching Seena die... and Davnick... it just... made me wonder.

Wonder what? he asks after a moment of my pause.

Wonder if I would be able to handle it if I lost Skylar.

Darren pauses, thinking quietly to himself. You've lost others before...

I interupt. But it's not the same.

...Then just don't let him die. Darren says it like it's an obvious answer.

I shake my head. I can't do that.

Darren waits again. Then what are you going to do about it?

I get up and walk back to camp without answering. I already know the answer, and so does Darren, but right now, I can't even bring myself to think of it.

The camp's already busy as most people are beginning to back up. I catch the glance of Skylar and feel myself beginning to walk towards him. I stop and walk another direction.

"We leave in half an hour," I say, packing up myself. I can feel Skylar's eyes burning into my back, and it takes all of my energy to try to ignore him.

(As always, tell me if I need to change anything! )

Skylar:

We began to pack up and start traveling towards the city. I catch Everlee's eyes and smile, but she turns away. I felt a sharp pain in my chest, but shrugged it off. What is going on? Did I do something? I try to remember if I did anything wrong. Nope, nothing.

The trip there was pretty dull. I was thinking of me and Everlee, holding hands while walking, but that didn't seem to occur this time. Everlee was walking a pretty far distance from me, and the others seemed to notice. Elise walked up to me and punched me in the arm. I winced.

"Ow! Elise!" I cried.

"What did you do?" she demanded.

"I did nothing!" I answered, definitely scared of her tone.

"Why is Everlee avoiding you like Dolls avoid Rogues?" she asked, but in a more calmer voice. I bowe my head and scratched my neck. That question, I couldn't really answer.

"You don't know, do you?" Elise asked, with a sympathetic voice. I shook my head. Did Everlee hate me? Do I smell funny? Am I a bad kisser or something? God, I can't get this out of my mind! Scratch that, I can't get Everlee out of my mind. I stare at Everlee's back while we continued walking.

(Hope this is okay! I think it's the perfect time for Everlee to break it off. *Braces myself for the waterworks*)

(Okay then, I'll have Everlee say something to him after the water fight/baths in the river.)

Everlee

I'm leading the group, by myself. I already miss Skylar's hand in mine, but every time I think about it, I push it to the back of my head. We aren't the only people avoiding eachother. Niyah and Lydia are ignoring Alec. Rayden and Reva are staying as far away from eachother as they can. Rayden stays close to Davnick who's carrying Seena, although Rayden doesn't know why. We decided that it would be best if he didn't know. Seena continues to cradle Tige to her chest as if putting him closer to her heart could save him.

But the only person I care about is Skylar. I constantly catch myself thinking of him, and once or twice I was trying to convince myself that it would be okay if I walked next to him.

Why don't you? Darren asks.

Because if I do, then I'll end up backing out. I snap. Darren remains quiet. I sigh. I'm sorry.

He jogs off and disappears into the woods. I'm going for a hunt. I'll meet you at the river. He pauses. You should probably talk to him.

I try to respond, but before I can, Darren's out of range.

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The walk is slow, almost painfully slow. Davnick and Rayden keep switching off carrying Seena, but even with that, we're barely moving. It's late evening before we finally hear the sound of rushing water. "Finally," I whisper. I turn around and nearly get pushed over by Tess.

She runs forward and out of sight before she comes back. "I found it!" she claims, disappearing again. The group picks up speed and we dump our stuff in a small clearing near the edge of the water. Tess is gone, but I'm sure she's fine.

Davnick puts Seena down carefully on her feet. She walks carefully to the water's edge with Davnick right beside her. They talk quietly to themselves. I try not to laugh at the pinkish hair they both have.

Sheara runs forward and puts her foot into the water, taking a jump back. "It's cold," she says.

I walk over and sit beside a tree, staring over the beautiful river. Darren swims up.

Took you long enough. He gets out of the water and shakes himself next to me. I block my face from the water droplets.

"Thanks," I say with a laugh. I put my hand in the water and try to splash him. Of course, he ducks and the water flies past his body, hitting Jared and Elise in the face. I stare in surprise.

"I am so sorry," I start to say. Elise gives me a devilish grin.

"You're dead," she says. A branch from the tree I'm sitting by moves and pushes me into the water. I come up slowly.

"You just picked a water fight, with a water rogue," I warn quietly, my own devilish smile on my face.

(Okay, water fight!!! If you wanted to post something before the river, sorry! I was bored and didn't know what else to post. Tell me if I need to change anything )

Lydia

As I walked in my daze I hardly noticed the camp packing up, readying themselves to move out. I was exhausted and there was not much too it besides that. I stumbled along thinking about how lovely it would be if I could just curl up in my bed at home and fall asleep for maybe eight hours. Yes. That sounded nice.

As I had not walked too far, the sounds of the camp were there, there but distant, faded. And when I stepped further and looked around, a beaten and disheveled Rayden was sitting on the ground a few feet beyond me. Looking down, slightly confused. I smiled. This was it.

Adrenaline started pumping through my body. I stood up straighter and felt fully awake. I used the skills my mother had taught me and stepped forward silently, as if I was invisible. Not breaking a single twig as I walked towards him. I bent low by his ear and grinned.

"Hey." I whispered as he turned around quickly, shocked at first then it faded, almost to annoyance. That only drove me on. I waved my hand as if to invite him to stand up.

"Desdemona, you really don't remember her?" I hissed walking closer still. His face showed only perplexity as he shrugged, I could practically hear his mind racing, looking for the name but his eyes came up blank. I hissed. Letting a long breath of air out between my teeth. Squeezing my eyes shut for a moment. Letting my hatred build.

"You can't possibly murder some one and just FORGET about them?" I said in a low voice that scared me a little. So drastically different than my reedy soprano that I usually spoke in. I waited for his reply.