Street Kids

The softness of May's tone, the the caring in her touch, is enough on its own to intensify Sheena's emotion, but the last of it...for her to tell her she's a good person. For her to tell her she's beautiful.


It's too much. It's too much, and it's not true...Sheena knows it's not true.


She has never been told this, either of those statements, for as long as she can remember. All her life she has been told that she is worthless, that she is a troublemaker, a liar, a thief, tramp, and any number of other labels that just made it clear that she was unwanted, unneeded, and that in fact, all would be better off without her there. Only girls her own age had ever liked ever, wanted to follow her, seemed to see worth in her...and what had she done to live up to it? Got them into things that had got them in trouble, got them into things that could have ruined their lives.


And beautiful...she had had people make comments all her life about her being too...something. Too tall, too thin, too sloppy, too boyish, too strange...sure, people, men and boys, had made comments about wanting her too, about her being hot or desirable or...but beautiful? Beautiful was so much more than that...no one had ever, that she could remember, told her with sincerity that she was beautiful.


And May thought she was.


Her tears coming harder now, Sheena turns more fully to May, not hugging her back, but molding into her hug. She is shaking as she tries to explain.


"No. No, I'm not. You don't know...what I've done. You don't know who I am...I'll...I"ll ruin you. I ruin everyone...everything...I always do. I wasn't...I wasn't supposed to be born...there's no place for me. There's no people for me...there's...May, I'm /nothing/."


(hm, wondering how they're going to get going. Police are coming and they need to move, Hood and Caroline won't know where they are though, I would assume, and I can't see her calming down fast enough to get moving, least not without help)
 
Kira looks at devin. She sighed and then slowly touches her side. "I would carry him I seriously would but..." she looks at the wound and then sighed again. "Never mind I got him." she said being a bit kinder to Devin. Her tone didn't have the normal hostility she used when speaking to him. She walked past him to Jason and then kneeled down behind him checking him over for a second. "Hmm." she said and then slowly started to pick him up.
 
*After awhile of driving I start to get restless, tapping my driver on the shoulder* Pull over and grab my bag from the trunk I need to stretch my legs. *Looking around the area* I had no idea there were such lush woods in this place I think I'll go for a run, you and the others go back I'll make my own way back to our lair. *I step out the car throwing my bag over my shoulder and walk off into the woods, my caravan of cars speed off but Miyako doesn't pull out so quickly, instead she silently watches me vanish into the woods before she takes off. I begin removing my clothes and place them in my bag, since I'm in no rush I have time to take care of my clothes and hide them in a bush. In mere seconds I fully shift into my true form a massive white wolf nearly 3 times bigger than a normal wolf, my heavy paws sink deep into the ground, my eyes crimson red, I howl loudly shaking the trees and brush around me, letting any animal in the area know that they need to run for their pathetic lives. But there is more to my howl, my howl is that of an Alpha and an Alpha's howl does two things, it can call any pack member within 30 miles to come to his side or it can warn any strays out there that this is now my hunting grounds.


I start out at a trot not ready to go my full speed, partly cause I haven't found a proper prey to hunt, but also I want to try to reach out to Sheena, since I've exerted my will over her once, it's possible even at this distance I can reach her*


Sheena...Sheena if you can hear me I want to show you something. (She'll be able to see through his eyes) This is what it is to be a lycan, it's not to be feared but embraced, we are the apex predators not some scum vampire, being a lycan is freedom but you must know how to be one of us before you can enjoy that freedom, so I want you to watch..see through my eyes consider it your first lesson. *From there it's only silence, she can only hear is my breath as she sees through my eyes which is pretty damn far, my hearing is so sensitive I can hear ants crawling on leaves, my sense of smell is so strong I can pick up the scent of a deer 5 miles away, finally the prey I was looking for, suddenly the terrain around me is a blur as I run at my top speed for those few minutes it's like you can feel the wind against my face, the speed and agility the feeling of blissful freedom then suddenly a loud growl and the impact as I don't even try to stalk the dear, my attack is brutal and quick, the deer's head is bitten off with one snap of my jaws. Did you see that Sheena, this is also what being a lycan is it's brutal and bloody, but I would rather do this to this animal then to someone I cared about...Look at this deer, now imagine it's one of your friends if you don't allow me to teach you it very well could be. Now excuse me I prefer to eat alone. *Suddenly the link is cut off*
 
Sheena hears Christian's howl, but her only reaction is to press her face closer into May's shoulder. It is not until she hears his voice in her head and instinctively knows that it is not from anywhere truly near her, nor can it be heard by May or anyone else, that she begins to lift her head, confused.


When Christian's visions begin to flow through her thoughts, vivid in their imagery, Sheena goes rigid. She can no longer hear May, no longer feel her touch, nor can she see her. In that moment she is Christian, no trace of herself or her current circumstances known to her. She can feel the grass beneath her feet, no, paws, hear the animal's heartbeat, smell its scent...she can taste its blood. And even as the blood stains her mouth, Christian's words pierce her like a physical wrenching of her heart.


Imagine this is one of your friends...


An image of May's headless body beside her, May's blood staining her mouth, comes to mind, and suddenly Sheena is gagging, shoving May away. She scrambles to the edge of the roof and hangs slightly over, her hair falling in front of her face as she dry heaves, not actually vomiting but nearly to the point of doing so. Tears drip down her face as her blurred vision begins to clear of Christian's images, allowing her to dimly make out the ground below. Distantly she hears the sirens approaching. The police will be here any moment, she she cannot seem to make a connection as to why this matters. She cannot bring herself to move.


(that was CRUEL lol)
 
(Oh dear. May is going to kill Christian if she finds out.)





May's eyes widen. "Sheena!" She leaps up, running over to her in a second or two, having got some speed help by enhancing her muscles. She grabs both of her shoulders, eyes wide with worry as Sheena dry heaves. She instantly pulls Sheena's hair out of her face gently. She speaks now, her voice close to Sheena and it sounds as though she is gritting her teeth, her tone sounds even slightly angry. "Don't you ever say that to me ever again Sheena. You are NOT nothing. I don't know what you've done. But you can't change the past, you don't know about the future. All you have is the present. And presently, I'm here. I'm not going to go anywhere unless you want me to. And, we've got a house to stay in. And the others, we have Jason, Kira, Rhys, Hood and Caroline. And I've already been ruined Sheena. This, right now, is the best point of my whole life." She pauses, finding this growing feeling in her chest extremely odd. And without thinking what she is doing, she reaches out and cups Sheena's face in her hands, "You. Sheena. You're the best part of my life." She remembers her words about not having people, "You have me." She whispers softly, looking right into Sheena's eyes as she leans forward and presses her lips to hers. She then pulls away after a moment or two, frowning to herself. Now she's extremely confused.
 
The taste of May's blood is no longer genuinely in her mouth, but a part of Sheena feels like she can still sense it, lingering like an aftertaste, and she squeezes her eyes shut tightly, trying to block it out. She is still trembling badly, a whimper rising to her throat that remains stuck there, no sound emerging. If someone were to come along then and threaten her, she would have been unable to wolf out. She would have been unable to gather any will to fight...she would have simply allowed them to do whatever they wanted, and she wouldn't have cared.


But May is speaking to her again, May is touching her...May's hands are in her hair, on her face, her tone so fierce that Sheena slowly opens her eyes and looks at her. Slowly May's voice, her face is chasing away the remnants of Christian's visions, and her breathing and her tears begin to slow.


And then May's lips are on hers, and Sheena is so shocked she cannot believe it to be reality.


When May pulls back, her forehead furrowing, as if she herself cannot quite understand what just happened, Sheena stares at her, taking in a deep breath. One thing was for sure, that had definitely been a distraction that could bring her back to reality.


Taking in another shuddering breath, not yet moving, Sheena says slowly, "What was...why did you do that?"


(oh dear...what a confusing mess of a love triangle here...she's so going to break her heart lol)
 
Rhys took Devin's hand. No matter how hard he pushed the thoughts away, Rhys found that he was gaining a growing attraction to the man. He wanted to yell at himself for letting it happen. He was suppose to go home now! He could feel it. He was back to being a merman. He felt a slight change in that though, but he didn't worry about it for now.


Later he would realize that when he became a merman again, he should of regained his tail. He shouldn't be able to still have his human legs. But he was exhausted much in the way he was when he had gotten to May's house the first time. It seemed so long ago. Was it really only yesterday?


"I'm not sure I'll be able to walk all the way there by myself," Rhys admitted, wobbling a bit on his legs.
 
(Rather confusing love triangle actually. Rhys 'loves' Devin, but Devin loves May, but May 'loves' Sheena. Hopefully though it ends there with Sheena loving May too? ' ' = Not sure yet if they love them or not xD Oh, who's going to break who's heart? O.o )


May is, like Sheena, unmoving, her eyes on the floor. Vaguely hearing Sheena's words in her head. "I....I don't know." She manages to murmur a reply, thoughts racing through her head so hard that it was beginning to pound. Did...did May like Girls? Or was she just trying it? Her frown increased, thinking back now. She had never really ever been attracted to men, besides Devin. But she hadn't really been attracted to a girl before either. But...but now. She let her eyes drift back to look at Sheena again, "I...I.." She stammered, no idea of what to say. She looked down again. The desire to kiss Sheena again wasn't helping either. She pulled back, running her hand through her loose hair. She can feel heat on her cheeks and wishes she is not blushing - though she is. A loud siren broke through her thoughts and she glanced down to the road. "We..uh...we should go..find Hood and Caroline." She bites her lip lightly, remembering how they had just been on Sheena's a second ago. But she is surprisingly not repulsed or disgusted at the thought of kissing Sheena - another girl. She keeps her eyes on the road before she slowly lets her gaze fall back to Sheena, staring at Sheena's shoes rather than her eyes. "I um, I don't know..." She frowns, "I...I just." She groans lightly, rubbing her temples, "I'm so confused..." Another siren. She looked back to the road in worry again. "We...we really should go."


Devin shrugs, glancing to Kira, "Okay, you got Jason? I got Rhys. Back to the house, right?" Not noticing anything odd about Rhys at all, he grabbed Rhys's arm and placed it around his shoulders, "Here, lean on me." He puts his arm around Rhys's waist to help support him. He chuckles as they start walking back to the house, "I would pick you up, but that would be just a bit strange."
 
(Well I doubt Devin will reciprocate Rhys' feelings. And don't forget Kira's tiny crush on Rhys.)


Rhys was wondering if Devin secretly knew that Rhys liked him and was doing this on purpose. Just being close to his friend, made him uncomfortable in a way he had not experienced before. Rhys had tried hard for so long not to become attached to others and before that, he was too young to develop a real crush, even if he did tease and get teased. So this was new for him.


He looked anywhere but at the man he was leaning on, sure his face was bright red. It was almost too much and Rhys was tempted to pass out again. He managed a laugh at Devin's comment.


"Yeah I think so too."
 
As the girl looked at him with blank, shocked eyes and set the gun down onto the table next to them, Hood tilted his head in confusion, watching her as she simply walked slowly toward the door. Cursing to himself, he picked up the gun and pocketed it, not noticing the significant weight of it. Following Caroline, he stepped out of the exit and looked toward the van, frowning as he did not see the other two females. Taking a quick look around, he gave a quick shout, strange for the creature. "May, Sheena! We've got to leave, NOW!" he practically roared, then made his way over to the young one and knelt next to her again. "Caroline, please, follow me to the van." His words were calm, to the point, and almost seemed cold. The truth was, however worried he was for the child, he did not know how to comfort her or anyone else in such a situation.


Trying to gently lead her toward the vehicle, he moved ahead and started the thing, opening the back door for her and attempting to usher her in. All the while, his eyes darted around the parking lot, looking for the others. "We do not have time for this..." he murmured, gritting his teeth. How will you explain this to the police? he asked himself, inside his mind. ​Do you really think they'll believe you had nothing to do with this? A creature with no record of existence?


(Short post, I know. Wasn't too sure where to go from there. Will make the next one a bit more lengthy.)
 
Caroline mechanically climbs into the front seat of the van and sits, buckling her seat belt and staring straight ahead. Her eyes flicker in the direction of the approaching police vehicles, but she does not outwardly appear alarmed, which in and of itself is alarming. Normally Caroline would be very anxious, almost jumping out of her skin with her worry that they would know who she was and take her back. Now she sits numbly, simply waiting for Hood to drive. She does not think about the missing girls.


Sheena stares at May, the other girl's awkwardness and confusion doing nothing to help her own tangled emotions. She dimly hears the sirens, hears Hood shouting, but it all seems so far away, none of it seems to matter. She stares at May, tears still trickling slowly down her cheeks, and does not fail to notice May's flushed face, the fact that she has pulled away from her, the way she is rubbing her forehead.


Sheena doesn't understand why May kissed her...but she does understand that she regrets it, or so it appears to Sheena. Pulling back, slowly getting to her feet, Sheena continues to watch her, and her voice is very small when she finally speaks.


"May...please...please don't hurt me."


Normally it would be beyond what her dignity could bear to say this...but now she is utterly defenseless mentally and emotionally, and she is far too upset, far too tired to let it pass. She lets the words hang there, and then, heading for the side of the building, begins to climb down.


She cannot seem to entirely stop crying. Every time she thinks she's done, another sniff comes, or another tear. All it takes is one brief flash of Christian's voice through her mind.


And the hell of it is, he's right. This is disgraceful, what she's become...how could anyone possibly look at her right now, in this second, and think otherwise?
 
May is still utterly confused and she doesn't seem to notice Sheena's movement until she speaks, hearing her small, broken voice, May's head whips up and looks to Sheena, seeing the mental exhaustion clear on her face. Sheena's words sending a stab through her heart. Hurt her? She then realizes exactly she means as the girl walks away, and climbs down from the rooftop.Hurt her. She frowns still, her head throbbing even harder with the thoughts tumbling around. Does she like Sheena? Does she like girls? Is she a lesbian? Is she bisexual? Is she still straight? She doesn't know. Does she like Sheena? She lets out a groan, seeing Sheena is out of sight. Hurt her. May needs to think. But she also realizes, with annoyance, that she needs to go back to the car, to Hood, to Caroline. To Sheena. She blinks, thinking back to their first kiss, where Sheena had kissed her. Did she like that one? She frowns before she hears Hood shout. She can't think about this right now. Her head is pounding and Hood is waiting. Reluctantly, she shifts to the same bird she was earlier and flys back down to the deserted area again. She then switches back to the girl with black hair and grey eyes, in case they bump into Christian again. May makes her way back to the car, arriving a few moments after Sheena had, clambering into the car silently as she looks down at her hands in her lap. She can't think. Her head hurts.


(Would reply to Devin, but not sure what to just yet. Wait for Fire's post I guess.)
 
(What if I don't want to!? lol, Oh when's your prom? *If it hasn't happened already*)


Kira picks up Jason and then sighs. "Man I could use being carried around." She said and looked at Jason. "Geez for a street kid he weighs a lot." She said and then sighed. Logan was wagging his tail beside her. Kira sighed, having put a lot of stress on her tired body, her wound was screaming with pain. She knew the dirty lake water probably would cause an infection. SHe growled to herself, maybe when they get back to the house there would be a shower she could jump into.
 
In the front seat Caroline's eyes shift slowly to regard the two girls getting in, noticing without feeling much about it that they both look considerably worse for the wear. She says nothing as she looks forward again, waiting for Hood to start up the car. It isn't until he is back within her sight that she speaks, her voice remarkably calm.


"I could have killed her. I would have."


Sheena does not look at May when she slides next to her into the van's backseat. She curls up on her side of the seat, her head lower than the level of the window, resting uncomfortably against the door in a way that is already giving her a crick in the neck, but she doesn't care. Back slightly turned away from May, her knees pulled up to her chest, she breathes in slow, slightly uneven breaths, finally able to entirely stop crying, but the evidence of her earlier tears is plain in her face's coloring, faint staining, and expression. She has entirely forgotten that they are here for Caroline, for her father.


She doesn't understand May and what she did. Only Christian and his words are making any sense to her right now...May, May is what she doesn't understand. May who pulls her close and tells her how beautiful and needed she is, May who tells her she doesn't love her "like that," then kisses her, then pushes her away, May who can look so fiercely loving towards her one minute and then confused, even horrified, the next...


Christian is right, that Sheena could hurt May. But what he doesn't know is that May can hurt her too.
 
Rhys was oddly silent, his mind a whirl of emotions, but he was too exhausted to really do anything or show much. He kept quiet, straggering a bit as they walked.


"So if I pass out, I'm sorry," Rhys said to Devin. At least he couldn't blush or feel anything while unconscious so if Devin did have to carry him. Still he was going to have to spend some time thinking deeply about what it all meant. He looked at Kira and the passed out Jason, then thought about May, Sheena and Hood and Caroline. Caroline....


"That girl! The young new one," Rhys said, trying to feel angry, but too tired to. "She was going to set me up."
 
Kira looks at Rhys and then walks up beside him. "We'll tell them once they get back just relax ok?" She asked and then smiled sweetly at him. "They've got Hood I'm sure they are in no danger. They'll be back pretty soon hopefully." She said and then looked as they arived at the house. She walked inside and then laid Jason out on the couch. She then quickly went into a bathroom and turned on the shower not being able to wait anylonger. She knew the wound needed cleaning. She quickly stepped in and then sighed in releif at the hot water.
 
(Had my prom Friday night :D It was extremely fun but now I can't feel my legs. Jumping and dancing in heels...yeah, NOT a good idea.)





May notices Sheena's movement, away from her, and frowns, looking back away, out of the window. She was still so confused. Did she like boys? She had liked Devin, a lot. But that was it. She had good reason to hate men - just like Sheena. All they had ever done was ruin her life and break her. Even Devin had messed her up in the end. She snuck a glance at Sheena, a thoughtful one. She had never liked girls either though. Before Sheena, she had never at all been attracted to a girl either. She looked away. Did she like boys? No. Did she like girls? No. Did she like Sheena? Yes. That made no sense at all.


May's cautious gaze lifted to Caroline as she spoke, her words shocking her, though she couldn't get Sheena out of her mind. "Killed who?" She was trying to make an attempt to appear normal, but it failed so miserably. Her voice was croaky and weak, her frown almost seeming to suit her confused eyes. At least the confusion seemed normal thanks to Caroline's words.


Devin chuckled as he mentioned passing out, "You'll be fine, we're almost there." Rhys then tried to exclaim in anger about the new little girl, he frowned. "There's a new kid with us?" His frown increased, "What the heck? How did I not notice this?" It was true. Throughout Caroline's arrival, Devin hadn't spoken a word to her or even acknowledged her. He was asleep when she arrived and slept right up her getting in the car with Hood. He frowned still, "Oh wait!" He exclaimed, as they reached the house and he helped Rhys inside, "Was she the kid in the car with Hood?" He remembered briefly, after May had kicked him out of the car - literally, seeing a young girl in the front with Hood. He helped Rhys onto the sofa, then looked around, still standing up, before he looked back to him, "Do you need anything? Like, food or anything?"
 
Caroline's head turns towards the back as she waits for Hood to start up the car. The sirens are flashing brightly, as the first police car pulls into the parking lot, and she begins to show a reaction to their presence for the first time, turning her head from the girls in the backseat of the van to the police car, sitting up straighter. Her brow begins to furrow, some concern slowly dawning in her eyes, and she clamps one hand over her knee, grasping it tightly before she answers May.


"That waitress...she...she shot him," she said, giving a faint nod towards Hood. At the moment she had forgotten his name. "She shot him, and he was...he looked dead."


She stares at him for a moment, seeming to be trying to find words, before continuing. "That man...the one who was after her..." now she nods towards Sheena, who does not look up at Caroline's acknowledgement of her. "He left the gun. I took it. I told her...the woman...I said I would kill her." She pauses again, then says in the same strangely colorless tone, "I would have."


Looking again towards the police car, she does not mention its presence, though she does appear disturbed by it. Instead, she says to Hood, "Why aren't you dead?"


Sheena can feel May's eyes on her but continues to block her out of her consciousness as much as possible. Shutting her eyes, wanting to block out the continued sound of the siren, the flashing of its lights, she nevertheless cannot do so. Her back is still turned away from May, but she is very aware of her...she swears she can hear her breathing, that she can almost feel her body heat, and she is not sure why.


What she wants....what does she want? Right now, what would Sheena want, if she could choose?


She wants this all to be over...she wants this not to be real. She wants to be out of this car, away from the sirens, away from guns and people that have them. She wants to be away from Caroline and her way of always saying the wrong thing, Caroline who is suspicious, Caroline who is probably going to bring them nothing but more trouble. She wants to be away from Christian and the knowledge of his existence, of his ability to control her, of his ability to put thoughts into her head, to tell her everything she fears is all too true...


She wants May, but then, nothing is new in that. She wants her here...but she wants to never have to acknowledge that desire. She wants May to somehow just understand what she feels, to be able to provide it without Sheena ever having to be weak enough to ask. She wants May to touch her back or head, to tell her that she has made up her mind, and that Sheena is the one she wants. She wants May to kiss her again, for real, and to not pull back or look as if she is in physical pain as a result.


She wants something that Sheena knows will never happen, and so badly she knows she can never, ever let on that she does.
 
*After I enjoyed my meal, I shift back to my human form and causally walk back naked to wear I've stashed my clothes, not at all worried that someone or thing will walk up on me like this since I probably scared off any animals in the area. As I get back to my bag and start to dress, I start to think about that guy with Sheena, he smelled funny and part of me knows that smell and I can't put my finger on it.


As I walk towards the road to start the 30 mile walk at least back to our lair, it finally hits me, that smell it's the smell of a dead lycan or dying I've smelled enough death especially of my own kind to know it when I smell it, but it was still different there was something else attached to that smell something I'm never come across in the hundred plus years I've been living, can't help wonder if Sheena and the rest of those girls know what he is. Whatever he is I get the feeling he's a bigger monster then I am. I'm sure he'll get in the way of my plans for Sheena, pulling my phone out of my pocket I call Miyako* Hey I want you to double back and pick up their trail keep a close eye on the guy that confronted you in the service station I want to know more about him. *Pauses* And Miyako don't engage this time, just because you're my favorite doesn't mean I won't kill you if you fail me. *Doesn't wait for an answer just hangs up*
 
Ah guys, just to let you know, I'm going away for a few days, on holiday, and I'm not sure if I'll get internet where I'm going - most likely not. I'm sorry! I know it sucks, but there's nothing I can do. I'll be back on the 6th and will post ASAIGH. (As Soon As I Get Home) I'll try my best to post while I'm away, but I can't promise anything :(


Again, I'm sorry! You guys can either put the RP on hold for a few days - a lot to ask, don't worry about that if it's going to annoy people - or just subtly acknowledge my characters in your posts, such as just noticing they are there or doing something. As long as you don't make them do anything out of character or create dialogue for them that they wouldn't say.


(I'm posting this on every RP I'm in by the way, just to save you reading it again and again)
 
When the younger girl spoke finally spoke, her voice was calm and almost mechanical, causing Hood to tilt his head as he begins to drive. "I know," he says truthfully, smiling though his eyes remained grim. "You would have, but that is not saying that you SHOULD have, Caroline." He was quiet for what seemed like a long time, then finally spoke again. "If I was in her position, I would have pulled the trigger of that gun just the same... perhaps. Then again, I do not like firearms." And, just like that, the creature had shifted the conversation as he usually did, odd style of speaking making his words seem almost cryptic.


Looking to May and Sheena, Hood meant to ask something; ask if they were well, what was the matter. However, when Caroline spoke again, explaining the situation to May and then ending her words with such a blunt question, the male went quiet and tensed, mind racing to try and find an answer. Why WAS he alive? His ex-Host may have been able to survive such treatment, but he'd been a Lycanthrope; able to resist such things and repair wounded flesh. "I... I don't know," the creature croaked, mouth suddenly very, very dry. "After I'd been shot, I found myself unable to move, but conscious. Until I expelled those bullets, of course."


Giving a bit of a sigh and clearing his throat, he slowly passed by the police car, letting the blaring lights and siren cut into the silence and get him away from the questions. Thankfully, the car did not slow; the man in the driver's seat not even acknowledging them. More cars passed. A few officers glanced up, but none seemed to let their gaze stick on the van as it moved away from the diner.


Hood was thankful, but his thoughts still raced as he drove, not bothering to question the other girls, no matter how troubled they seemed. There would be time for that as they drove, he gathered. For the time being, his mind was fixated on what he was and just what limits he would find to this new form of his...
 
Several hours pass in near silence as Hood drives, and the girls sit lost in their troubled thoughts. Eventually Caroline drifts to sleep, lulled by the familiarity of driving long hours, as she so often had with Lewis. Between the traveling on foot she had struggled through in the days before, her lack of food until recently, and the confrontation at the diner, she is weary physically as well as mentally, and she sleeps fairly soundly, her head listing slightly to one side, hands loose in her lap.


Sheena, however, despite her curled up positioning on the seat, does not sleep. She remains aware of her surroundings, of the quiet in the car, though she does not break it. She lies there, thinking of May nearby, of Caroline and Hood in the front, and pretends sleep, simply because she does not wish to have to try to interact with anyone.


Instead, she thinks of Christian, Christian and the people he had sent after her...the people he insists she belongs to. Was it possible her mother really knew this man, the man who had tried to give her, Sheena, a gun? Was it really possible that he wanted her so badly he was willing to do all this...that anyone could want her that badly, even for negative purposes?


No one had ever wanted her that badly that they were willing to go to such effort to pursue her...and as time goes by, Sheena is not sure what to think about this.


She only looks up when she feels Hood pull the car to a stop, several hours after they have left the diner. It is now early evening, and she realizes that that skipped lunch, had not in fact eaten since breakfast. She hears Caroline stirring in the front seat, making a soft groaning noise as she comes out of sleep and rubs her eyes, and Sheena herself hesitates, then decides curiosity is worth finally emerging from her self-imposed curled silence.


She sits up slowly, pretending to squint as if sleepily, and looks out the window, carefully avoiding looking at May. Hood has pulled into a parking space at a fairly large rest stop, one intended, she supposes, for truckers. In the rest stop people can get gas, eat at a few different fast food choices, buy some supplies, use the bathroom, even take a shower, if they have change to feed the shower. All of this sounds good to Sheena in the moment, and as she stretches out the kinks in her back and neck, she speaks for the first time.


"Do we have any money?"


She remembers dimly Christian leaving money on the table, as well as a cell phone, but she and May had not gotten it. She doesn't know if Caroline or Hood had.


When Caroline hesitates, then nods, producing a wad of bills and a cell phone- the same ones Christian had left for her- Sheena is actually somewhat encouraged. Hood, she assumes, neither eats nor showers, but obviously there is plenty of money for the rest of them...and at the moment she doesn't care if it's Christian's. Sheena is thinking shower, and, if she can get away with it, at the very least stealing a few extra large t-shirts. If she wolfs out, and she's thinking it's a strong possibility in the future, she will need stuff to change into, long enough to cover all the important parts.


She still isn't looking at May as she exits the car.


(figured a good opportunity for more Hood/Miyako/Chris interaction and a conversation with May/Sheena, possibly, before we get to prison, if you guys want)
 
Rhys stumled a bit but nodded at what Kira said. They would have to deal with that later. After all they had no way of getting in contact with the others and he doubted Sheena or even May would let Caroline put one over them, though technically she was. His anger though faded as exhuasted claimed him more and more.


"Yeah she was with Hood in the car. Cute kid, but I guess her reasons weren't entirely true. But the Witch is dead and I do not fear Caroline, so it doesn't matter. But I don't think the others will be pleased to know she lied." Rhys was happy to be back at the house and he motioned to a couch. "Let me just sit down. I guess some water would be good." He suddenly realize he was thirsty. "But I need to sit down and rest." He looked at the still knocked out Jason.


"Hopefully he'll wake up soon."
 
May, throughout the long journey, had variated between napping and thinking. She would think until she was mentally exhausted, nap for a while to re-energize her mind, then think again and repeat the whole ugly cycle. But, by the time Hood pulled over to the rest stop. May had sorted out her confusion. At least, she thought she had. She liked Sheena. That's all she managed to figure out. It didn't matter that Sheena was a girl, she knew she liked her.


So, when they stopped, and Sheena got out without a word. May frowned after her. She had upset Sheena, she didn't mean to. She sighs and glances to Hood and Caroline, "It's probably best if we all stick together, I'm sure Christian won't give up that easily after how clear he made it that he wanted Sheena to join him." She opens her own car door and climbs out, she had switched back to the other form - the one Christian had seen - at a point during their journey, and now this form's black locks moved in the wind and it's grey eyes searched for Sheena. She noticed her walking off and sighed, she had to do this. She ran over, catching up easily as she fell into step beside her. She paused for a moment before speaking, "We should, uh, probably all stick together." She could have slapped herself. After all that, that's all she could say to her? She glanced back to see Hood and Caroline weren't within hearing distance. Now. "Sheena..." Her voice - well, her form's voice - spoke lightly, cautiously, "I...I didn't pull away because I didn't like kissing you." Her voice is still light as she looks to the floor. "I mean, I liked kissing you, a lot." She frowns slightly before looking up, the frown gone as she speaks again, "That's why I pulled away. It confused me....I...I've never liked a girl before, ever. But I really like you Sheena." She doesn't care if this is the right time to tell her or not. She needed to tell her now.


Devin nodded, helping Rhys onto the couch he had motioned to. But his expression darkened slightly at the mention of Caroline pulling one over on May. "She better not hurt Sira--May." His voice was dark and threatening, even scary before he nodded. "Sure one sec." He muttered, going into the kitchen and the sound of running water following before he emerged with a glass of water. He handed it to Rhys, "You gonna be alright?"
 
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