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Post by F L A M E on Nov 25, 2008 20:48:45 GMT -5
Dakota continued licking her paw though she wanted to help the other shifter she couldn't. She sat and watched feeling helpless then sighed in relief when he got away. Then she noticed Siren, unconscious, and forgot her paw and ran over to her, sitting by her side.
Flame roared again and flexed his claws in mid-air. He swung at the men purposely missing hoping the rest would run. He lashed his long tail and the police finally gave up. Then he turned tail and ran into a dark alley. Though he didn't want to leave Siren he could not risk staying. He hoped she would follow because he wanted to talk to her.
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Post by M A T R I X on Nov 25, 2008 21:27:28 GMT -5
Siren's eyelids fluttered weakly, and she tried to raise up, but found out that the dart had sucked up all the energy out of her. She groaned and tried to push off of the ground with her paws, and struggled up a few inches into sitting position. The police and animal control had left them, thankfully, and she shifted back into human form. Then she collapsed back onto the grass and looked up at Dakota's friendly face. "I hope you're having a better day than I am.", she sputtered, and rose to sitting position beside the cat. The highway was empty and shut off due to the appearance of a tiger, and she knew there was no danger in transforming in open air. Slowly she struggled to her aching feet and took a few small steps forward, before stumbling back into the grass. "I can barely move!", she whispered half to herself and gave a final exert of strength that pushed her to her feet. Then she rose up and took a few stable steps forward. Finally, she was able to walk completely. Siren tried to run, but failed miserably. After this is over, I'm going to sue animal control for using these stupid dart guns! she thought, and her anger pushed her onward. She smiled and stumbled into the alley she had seen Flame disappear into. Then she saw the large white tiger and then collapsed by the trash can, smiling. "You always do manage to get yourself into some form of trouble don't you Flame?",she joked.
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Post by F L A M E on Nov 26, 2008 1:50:15 GMT -5
Dakota shifted into a human and followed Siren with Striker, once again, close behind. Her hand throbbed in pain, and she was happy not to have to walk on it anymore. She looked at the tiger and nodded then said "Hello, I am Dakota."
Flame let out an amused purr and replied, "Yes I suppose I do. So are you going to be okay?" Then he looked passed Siren and nodded "I am Flame." He sat down and lashed his tail flexing his unusually long claws. Then after a while he said, "I did not mean for that whole thing to happen.... My 12 hours just... ran out. Thanks for the help Siren..." He smiled weakly and then licked his bleeding shoulder. He let out a small hiss of pain and whispered softly, "That bullet went in deep....." He watched as more blood poured out and he kept licking it.
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Post by M A T R I X on Nov 26, 2008 11:49:07 GMT -5
Siren crawled over to Flame and peered into his tiger face. It almost made her shudder with fear, because even though she still recognized his eyes, being this close to a 'wild beast' scared her. She examined his wound and said, "I'll be alright. The dart just sucked out all of my energy. In fact, I feel better to be hit by a dart gun than a bullet. The population of raccoons is high, and I don't think that anyone would care if another one was shot in this area." She shuddered at the thought of her body, lying on the side of the road, and the corpse transforming back into her human form. The police would be horrified and would probably put her in the morgue and say nothing about it to the press. Then she turned back to Dakota and Striker, and introduced them, "Dakota, Flame is a member of my guild." Then, remembering Flame, she exclaimed, "I had the exact same thing happen today..." She continued on and on about her day and then leaned in to examine his wound. A worried expression crossed her face and she said, "It's missed your vital organs, but I think you're going to have to have professional medical help on this one, Flame. It would be too painful to try to get that out on your own." She examined it some more, hoping she wouldn't find the newest from of bullet that had been made recently. There were now bullets that could hit you just about anywhere in the body, but the bullet would break up into tiny splinters which would travel through your bloodstream and kill you.
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Post by F L A M E on Nov 26, 2008 17:03:31 GMT -5
Dakota nodded and sat silent with Striker yawning by her side. Then she said "Well its been fun, but I think I'll leave you now." She sensed as if they wanted to be alone. Which she did not mind at least she had Striker to keep her company.
Flame stopped licking his wound and replied, "I'm just happy you're better off than I am....." He backed up a bit to where he had room to lay down, and then he sighed. Then he said "Yes it would be painful, but my claws could probably get it out." Then he looked at Dakota and said, "You can stay if you want." He did not want to seem rude, and he now knew this was Siren's friend. Then he added "Any friend of Siren is a friend to me." He managed to let out a weak smile then laid his head over his huge tiger paws with a small yawn.
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Post by M A T R I X on Nov 26, 2008 17:25:31 GMT -5
Siren turned back to her new friend and said, "You can leave if you want to. I've already gotten you into enough trouble today. Maybe we can hang out after school sometime?" Then she turned back to Flame just in time to catch his words. The seventeen-year-old rolled her eyes good-naturedly, and muttered, "Males! Always so stubborn when they need the help of someone else!" Then she went over to him and sat down beside him, staring into his face. He had probably been in animal form long enough to change back now, but she wasn't sure how long he had been stuck as a tiger.
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Post by F L A M E on Nov 26, 2008 17:33:13 GMT -5
Dakota nodded and said "Sounds fun! see you Siren." Then she turned to walk away while Striker padded at her heals.
Flame sat up and shifted into human form then leaned up against a wall holding his bleeding shoulder. He then called after Dakota, "Nice meeting you!" He smiled at Siren and said, "So what now?" He took his hand off his still bleeding shoulder and laid it on the ground.
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Post by M A T R I X on Nov 26, 2008 18:03:01 GMT -5
Siren smiled as she saw the large muscular teenager that she knew, always bound to wear an orange shirt. But she remained silent. Her hair blew into her face, making the beads in her hair knock together and made small clicking noises. Her gaze of steel colored eyes pierced into his and she said, "I don't know... What were you doing before you saw the police? Why weren't you at school?"
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Post by F L A M E on Nov 26, 2008 18:17:52 GMT -5
"Uh well I was but then I started to shift and well a tiger in a school would attract a lot of attention..... Then I'd be dead for sure." Flame replied. He looked at her smiling, and kind of happy no one else was around. Then he sighed and felt the pain in his shoulder fade some.
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Post by M A T R I X on Nov 26, 2008 18:25:50 GMT -5
Siren smiled at his words, and said, "Yes, I believe a tiger wouldn't fit into math class very well, unless of course they were counting your stripes. Raccoons apparantly aren't that normal in school as well, especially in World Economics class!" She felt happy that they were alone, but was still eying his wound, knowing that if he did leave it untreated, it would swell and become nastily infected...
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Post by F L A M E on Nov 26, 2008 18:32:32 GMT -5
Flame smiled and muttered one word, "Funny." Then he noticed she was looking at his wound and said, "I'll be fine... I promise." He sighed once again as he watched her. It was no secret he had loved her.... After all he was only nice to Siren and friends of Siren. He wasn't even nice to his leader, Alex. He looked away and waited to see what she would say next.
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Post by M A T R I X on Nov 26, 2008 18:44:10 GMT -5
Siren sighed and then looked down at her sandals. "I hope so, what would I do if I lost you? What would happen to me?" She sighed and leaned up against his arm, resting her head on his shoulder. She had never been close to anyone but Flame, and Siren couldn't imagine the horror of losing him to a stray bullet. She would dig her hand inside his chest, grab the bullet and pull it out if that was what it meant for them both to be together. Staring at the brick wall that stood in front of them, she focused on the peeling poster that hung on the wall in front of them. It read- SHIFTERS Legend or Reality? Come see the prood that is playing November 26th at the movie theater in the mall! Siren gasped and then laughed. There was no proof, but it would be fun to go and make fun of a movie that was totally off base of the reality.
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Post by F L A M E on Nov 26, 2008 18:51:26 GMT -5
Flame looked at her again and replied sadly, "Well I would hope you to be happy... Death is not the end... It is a whole new beginning." He watched her and felt happier then ever not wanting to be with anyone else. Then he said "Siren..... It is no secret that I love you...." He smiled and forgot about everything but this moment and Siren.
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Post by M A T R I X on Nov 26, 2008 18:59:25 GMT -5
Siren smiled and said, "It's no secret that I love you too... But perhaps we shouldn't scream it out to the world. The silence is the loudest thing..." Then she reached over to him and gave him a soft kiss on the cheek, and then recoiled, wondering how he would take it. She rose to her feet and looked down at him, extending her hand so that she could help him pull himself up. A soft but humorous expression crossed her face and she said, "Well? Are you going to stay down there all day or are we going to go watch the proof about how the regular world knows how shifters are real?" She laughed and waited for him to join her.
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Post by F L A M E on Nov 26, 2008 19:12:36 GMT -5
He smiled and said "Now who would want to miss that?" He let out a small laugh, and took her hand. Once he was standing beside her he softly kissed her cheek back. Then smiled again though he felt more pain in his shoulder. He put on hand on the wall to hold himself up as he waited for her to lead the way. After a long day it felt good to be with Siren the only one he would want to be with
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