The Avoidance Game (OPEN)

[GEORGIA MICHELLE ROTH]

The woods, one of the many places Georgia found herself regardless if she was in wolf form or not. She found herself on edge constantly since everything that had happened at the royal ball, but it still didn't keep her from walking the thin line of danger that the town seemed to possess. With a sigh she pushed off from the tree she was leaning on and continued through the woods. Her eyes scanned the area for any signs of danger, her hand grabbing a wooden stake in her jacket pocket. She wasn't just a wolf every full moon, she knew how to kill a few leeches if need be in human form, and for the sake of tonight it would be a bitch to try to force herself to change. A stake was the next best thing.

Her head lifted slightly as she picked up in some scents...two weres, a human, and a vampire. A growl bellowed up from the back of her throat and she took off running in the direction the scents were coming from. From the sounds of it the vampire was feeding and one of the wolves wasn't too happy. Picking up speed her eyes narrowed on the distant scene in front of her until suddenly she saw a blur of fur and her mouth dropped. One of the weres had forced a shift, her speed didn't slow down as she bolted towards the scene. By the time she got there the vampire was dead and the grip on her stake loosened as she saw the weres around a girl that had apparently been attacked. "What's going on here?" her thick Scottish accent shook slightly as she tried to catch her breath, she had never seen anything like this. Slowly Georgia approached the bloody wolf trying her best to get a good look at the injured girl without upsetting Emi or Levi. It was then that she recognized their scents and wondered if they would recognizes her and not be alarmed by her sudden presence.

[t1138k]

Brent was sitting alone in the pack den's living room. Arrow was also here in the house as well, but Brent wasn't sure exactly what she was up to. Brent wasn't sure where the other pack members were at the moment. As the packs new Alpha, since the loss of Vis, he could certainly find out. Brent could sense the location of the others if he concentrated as it was he only had a sense of white noise from the combination of his entire pack's emotions and senses. Brent was still getting use to that white noise formed from the bond to his pack mates.

Brent was currently watching a movie about werewolves entitled The Howling, so he wasn't overly concerned about the whereabouts of his pack at the moment. Watching werewolf movies was a guilty pleasure of Brent's. He was always curious if Hollywood was ever close to the truth, in the case of horror movies they were way off. Though most werewolf movies tended to be horror movies. Besides Brent tended to find them hilarious, seriously as an actual werewolf Brent couldn't help but laugh his ass off. He wondered what Arrow was thinking about him carrying on in this manner over a werewolf movie.

Just then their were a few spikes in the white noise that was the pack's connection to their Alpha. They were barely noticeable given Brent's concentration on the movie, but they were there none the less. One or more of the pack must be doing something exciting Brent thought. He ignored it for now, he didn't want to intrude on the lives of his pack. That would just be rude. Plus Brent was enjoying his movie far too much. Then a few more spikes in the white noise, now this was becoming distracting Brent thought. Brent tried to ignore it for a bit longer but curiosity one out.

Brent closed his eyes to delve into his mental connection with the pack. Arrow was closest so he sensed her first she was in her room, he decided to move on to not catch a glimpse of a private moment. Next he sensed Levi who was worried about something and in pain, he too had sensed something through the pack bonds. Brent followed that mental thread and found the source of the spikes. The spikes are Emi, and he was under attack.

Brent shot straight and shouted, "Arrow let's go, the pack is in trouble." Brent didn't waste anymore time with conversation, he was to distracted by what he could sense from Emi. The fear, the rage, the concern, the pain. All of these things Brent felt through his connection to Emi. Brent delved deeper into them, he had to get a location on Emi if he was to be any help to the boy. "Arrow you drive I need to concentrate", was all he could manage as he headed to the car. Brent found in the pack bond the answer he had been searching for. "Head to the Hewson Street Park. And hurry Arrow."

Arrow pulled the car into the park. Along the way Brent had been monitoring the fight his pack was having with the Vampire. Things were not looking good. His pack mates were in pain but at least the vampire had been slain. As soon as the car came to a halt or maybe even before then, Brent wasn't sure as his attentions were divided at the moment, Brent ran form the car toward his fallen pack. It was then that Brent could sense another person approaching his pack through the bonds. Brent picked up the pace.

Brent arrived with Arrow on his heels to the scene. A red headed women was there, speaking with an injured Levi. But Brent ignored them for now he turned his attention to an injured Emi and a little girl. As he approached them Emi growled at him. Brent looked the little wolf in the eyes and throwing all of his Alpha powers behind the command, "Back down, shut up and don't move". Emi complied as he had little choice, he may be angry but he was still a submissive and an injured one at that.

Brent knelt down to the little girl, she appeared to be unconscious. That was a terrible sign, this is how brain damage happens. Brent began examining the little girl and that's when he sensed it. The girl wasn't just a little girl anymore, Brent could sense the stirrings of a new wolf in her. So young Brent thought, too young to be turned. Turned by Emi Brent knew, Levi would have never had done this. Brent cradled the girl and ordered her awake. Though she wasn't pack, she was turned by a pack member and that created a fledgling bond between her and Brent.

"Little girl, I need you to open your eyes. Wake up and speak to me, you need to." Brent hoped there wasn't any permanent damage, he needed to get an answer from her. "Little girl, you're changing... into a werewolf. Is this what you want? Do you want to be a werewolf?" Brent needed her answer, if he didn't get one he was going to kill her. Better that she die here then be forced into a life she doesn't want. To Brent turning a human without consent was the highest crime a werewolf could commit. We are not monsters who go around changing people against their will, Brent thought. "Girl I need your answer now", or I'll end you quick he thought.

[everleigh]

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[atrb=style, background: #f4f4f8; color: #26466D] [style=text-align: justify; padding: 2px 1px 0px 4px; border-bottom: 1px dashed blue; font-size: 9px; text-transform: lowercase]WORDS: (0) TAGGED: (Levi, Emile, Arrow, Georgia, Brent) NOTES: (None)[/style] [style=margin-top: 4px; height: 270px; overflow: auto; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; padding: 5px; background: #fbfbfd]*Ever felt like she was floating as she drifted back into consciousness. Her eyes fluttered open and she was looking up into a strange man's face. He looked panicked and worried and she wondered how bad of shape she really was in.* i.... *she wanted to ask if she would live, if Emi had lived...what had happened but she couldn't get the words out. She just blinked at the man for the longest time.* *Everleigh slowly became aware that the man was talking to her..asking her something. She also became aware that she couldn't hear anything else around her anymore. All the noise that had been around her was gone and there was just this man's voice. Still, it took time for her to figure out what he was saying. Her brain was still scrambled from the blood loss. She blinked a couple more times, trying to force her brain to make sense of what the man was saying. He sounded so desperate.* Little girl, I need you to open your eyes. Wake up and speak to me, you need to. *Well, she had managed that part already. She blinked at him again, frowning in concentration. She really was trying to understand him through her haze* Little girl, you're changing... into a werewolf. Is this what you want? Do you want to be a werewolf? *If she had been fully aware and herself at that moment she probably would have laughed at the crazy man but she didn't have that much sense at the moment. She dimly took in his words, wondering why he would wake her up and ask her such a nonsensical question so desperately. It made no sense to her until she remembered the sounds that had been around her before everything went black. A wolf....that could have been what she heard and it had to have been huge! Could it really be true...what this man was proposing? Did werewolves exist? Was that what had saved her? She dimly remembered something licking her neck and her hand lifted weakly to her neck. Her fingers managed to graze the area where the wound had been before her hand fell to her side again. She didn't understand why she felt a scar there now but she was distantly relieved to not be bleeding anymore. Her eyes went back to the man's face before she finally managed to utter one word* Yes. *If that was what had saved her life and if that was how she would survive this attack then that was what she wanted. She managed to nod her head firmly once before she passed out again*[/style][style=margin-top: 3px; border-top: 1px dashed blue; text-align: center; font-size: 8px]made by gimmick/echo of OtE, TB, and MR[/style]

[ARROW KATRINA CONWAY]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,100%,true][atrb=cellPadding,15px,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0px,true][atrb=background,http://i51.tinypic.com/11uul8l.jpg] Stand in the rain, STAND YOUR GROUND, STAND UP WHEN IT'S ALL CRASHING DOWN. JUST STAND THROUGH THE PAIN AND YOU WON"T DROWN. Alone in this fight with herself and her fears whispering if she stands she'll fall down. OOC: Fair warning, I'm currently drugged up on meds and am very tired >.> So tomorrow I'll reread my post and fix any typos xD Just wanted to get it out there Arrow had been in her room for a while now, thinking about Vis. well, for the past hour she had been trying not to think about him, but it seemed that every time she started thinking about something different something would remind her of him and then she make herself think about something else and the cycle would just start all over again. She could hear Brent in the other room laughing, most likely that meant he was watching another werewolf movie. She smiled at the thought and pushed herself off the bed, watching a movie with Brent would be fun, and it would take her mind off things. She was just opening the door when she heard Brent yell for her. "Arrow let's go, the pack is in trouble." Arrow's eyes widened and fear pierced her, the pack! She bolted after Brent, not bothering to ask questions just yet, seeing he was far to distracted with tuning in to the others. She peeled out of the driveway and raced to the park, not even glancing at the speed limit signs as she blew by them. Arrow followed closely behind Brent, worry creasing her brow as her eyes scanned for her pack mates. She noticed another woman, a were from another pack, but once she saw Levi and Emile her attention was on them fully. Brent dealt with Emile, so Arrow went to Levi first, kneeling by him and placing a gentle hand on the side of his neck "Levi, Are you alright? My god, You're all turn up. Its okay, me and Brent are here, we'll take care of the rest." She smiled at the wolf, using the pack bonds to channel calmness and reassuring feelings, her pulling on the bonds wasn't as strong as if Brent would have done it, but it was better then nothing. She then turned to Emile, Brent and Ever. She wasn't sure what to do, she wanted to comfort Emile, but it was obvious what he had done to Ever. Her sapphire blue eyes shifted to rest on the poor girl. She was so young! Too young to be attacked and turned! She placed a hand on Emile, just to let him know she was there, he seemed very protective of the girl. Arrow winced when Brent started asking the girl questions, she knew what he was really getting at... If she said no then Brent would kill her. She gripped Emile a bit tighter, though she was careful of his wounds, she knew if that happened Emile would not be happy and would make some very bad decisions. She let out a breath she'd been holding when the girl managed to let out a soft 'yes'. Did she really know what she was agreeing to? She hoped this change in a girl so young wouldn't cause any irreparable damage to her. Arrow hoped the girl would take being a were better then she had when she'd first found out. arrow;; Twenty Three | Werewolf | Straight | Single notes;; lyrics from Stand in the rain by Super chick credits;; post template by vitriol of on the edge.

[levi]

There was someone else approaching. The stench of the dead vampire masked it from Levi's addled brains, but he made it out just before a thick Scottish accent asked him what was going on. Levi was pretty familiar with the thicker accents of the British Isles, he'd spent six months attached to the British SAS, but it still took him three or four seconds to process everything. Of course, the fact that Levi was currently engaged in a stare down with a very angry and slightly feral wolf didn't help any. A few more seconds passed as Levi tried to respond, his lips moving wordlessly, before he finally replied.

"Don't let him eat me."

Then, without any further ado, Levi fell to his hands and knees and vomited again or, rather, tried to. His stomach had been emptied last time, so nothing came up this time around. It was a risky situation to be in, especially given the dominance challenge that he and Emile were engaged in, but Levi had no choice. He'd barely been able to keep his feet before the other Were - Levi still didn't know if it was a man or a woman - had arrived, and then another wave of nausea had overtaken him and he'd had no choice but to look weak. Hopefully the other Were would stop Em from killing him.

A hand touched Levi on the side of his neck, and he flinched, trying to scramble away. He lost co-ordination and fell in a tangled heap, looking up at Arrow with unfocused eyes, hands held out in front of his face. He looked at her blankly for a few seconds and then a slow, embarrassed smile spread across his face as he recognised Arrow. He hadn't heard her arrive, but she and Brent must have come up at some point.

"Sorry," Levi croaked, "Knock to the head."

Levi could feel Arrow trying to send him reassuring feelings and he smiled at her and sat up. Shakily, taking great care, he stood up and waved to indicate that he was fine. That seemed to satisfy Arrow, because she focused on the real problem child of the family: Emile. Well, Levi assumed that she was focusing on Emile. He couldn't actually make out anything more than a metre in front of him, and his sense of smell was current blunt, to say the least.

Slowly turning to face the other Were, the one not from the pack, Levi decided to fill her in, since she'd largely been ignored by the others. Or had she? Levi didn't know, but he wasn't about to assume.

"Sorry, knock to the head. You wanted to know what happened, right?" Levi started to slur his words, "I was tracking down Em, and then I found him and then the vampire ran at me and then I was here."

He looked at her, a frown on his face as he realised that he couldn't remember getting from over at the swings to here, wherever here was.

"How did I get here?"

[GEORGIA MICHELLE ROTH]

Shortly after arriving, a few others showed up. Apparently this was now an unexpected pack gathering. She backed away a little and allowed for the others to make their way towards the girl. It was at that moment that Georgia felt a little bad for showing up. Although it was only natural and she had been one of the first to arrive at the scene but she couldn't shake the feeling that maybe the others didn't want her there. It almost felt like she had walked into a room right after an intense fight. In all reality she knew the other packs affairs was none of her business. Georgia had always been taught to look after others, especially those that had just encountered a vampire. Compared to the others she felt small, barely like an alpha. It was clear now to her who had the dominate pack and a part of her wanted to defend herself and why she had so few members. She hated feeling inferior.

Her attention shifted when Levi began to speak to her. What he said was pretty much what she had thought in the first place, but his last few words worried her slightly, " I'm not sure how you got here, maybe you were looking for a pack member." she said softly, "Can I do anything to help?" Georgia wanted to feel a little more useful. Standing on the sidelines wasn't her idea of fun. She was an alpha she liked to take charge of situations. As far as this one when she had no room to talk, which was fair enough. She wouldn't want just any alpha strolling in and demanding things from her pack...as little as it was.