Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime)

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/1/2013, 10:06 pm

Ashton narrowed his eyes and saw the quick and cold calculations from the stance of the person in front of him. Then as soon as the person went to attack, Ashton stepped to the side and went to grab the knee that had gone toward him. In the same motion he had holstered the pistol and drawn his dagger which glowed with the Celestial Bronze aura. "Now, let's be reasonable, Danielle." Ashton said as he realized that the Italian accent was very familiar. Yet he wasn't going to just let her attack him again.

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/1/2013, 10:38 pm

Danni twisted her knee out of Ashton's grip and used him as a spring board to propel herself back a few feet. Her hood fell back showing her faced, all battered and bruised.
"Ashton?" She asked hoarsely, then she shook her head. "No! No more tricks!"
There was a light pole behind her that flickered on and off. Danni pulled her dagger out of her waist band.
Danielle was not going to be tricked, again!

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/1/2013, 10:41 pm

Ashton sheathed his dagger and then raised his hands enough to show he meant no harm before stating something that almost noone knew him and Danielle knew. "So, how many people love a Jar of Dirt do you think?" He hoped that she would get the hint, because if not then Ashton would be forced to be aggressive.

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/1/2013, 10:58 pm

Danni shook her head in disbelief and then lowered her weapon.
She backed up so she was leaning against the pole.
"How did you find me?" Danni asked, tucking her dagger into the waist band of her jeans. She honestly wanted to throw her arms around him but there would be time for that later. Danni to know what she did to be found so she wouldn't be found again unless she wanted to be.

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/2/2013, 12:41 am

Anime <3 wrote:: "I know, I just feel like apologizing," She said, forcing herself to calm down. Her racing heart slowed to its regular pulse. She loosened her grip on the back of his shirt, realizing her fingers had been digging into his back.
"Sorry," Salone whispered. "Nightmares," the girl offered as a brief explication of her light terror.
"I love you, you know that, right?"
"I love you too," Salone answered and pulled him in for a nice long kiss, her arms sliding up around Riley's neck.

Riley pulled Salone gently with him as he laid back against the couch's arm ledge, kissing her back and wrapping his arms around her waist, tracing patterns up her back over her shirt, only pulling away when he had to in order to breathe, breathless.

((this post literally goes nowhere. LOL))

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/2/2013, 1:28 am

That was how Salone fell asleep in Riley's arms. Her head tucked under his chin and her fingers intertwined with his. Her chest rising and falling evenly.
At a little before seven Salone opened her eyes to see a black nose. She started slightly and glanced up at Riley to see if she woke him. Salone looked back at the creature and realized it was Riley's dog... named Dog. With her free hand she itched dog at the top of the head. When she was done petting the dog Salone pulled the blanket that had been covering her up a little higher. Then settled back down against Riley, resting her cheek against his chest.

((LOTS OF FLUFFY!))

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/2/2013, 1:49 am

After kissing for a while and just lying together, Salone fell asleep comfortably on top of Riley, her head tucked snugly beneath his chin, like a puzzle piece. He decided that if he were to fall asleep it wouldn't be so bad, because she was comfortable and here with him and they were safe. He fell into a calm, dreamless slumber minutes later. Just a few hours later his mother awoke to go to work, his stepfather following maybe an hour later. She saw the pair innocently entwined on the couch and smiled. She was glad that Riley was happy, and that he had someone to look after him besides her... because she wasn't doing a very good job of doing so. She warned her husband not to disturb them, and he grumbled about it but agreed finally. They both left for work, and his mother left him a quick note on the counter.

Salone woke up and petted Dog, but Riley remained sound asleep, his lips parted slightly and his head pressed sideways into the soft couch cushion. His face took on innocent features in sleep, and he managed to remain sleeping even until Dog barked at Salone. Dog was a big German Shepherd who seemed to think he was a tiny toy dog. He barked to get Salone's attention, his tail wagging, and he managed to knock Riley's empty cup of tea straight off the coffee table... and onto the floor, cracking open. Wonderful. Riley continued sleeping, oblivious to everything. He had been so exhausted, and it was going to take a bit to wake him up from his current state.

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/2/2013, 6:01 am

Ashton grinned and then looked around the street before replying to Danielle. "Well it was mostly sending me that set of coordinates and then destroying that set of guards like that. If you didn't want found then I would've gone with an approach of hiding the bodies." Ashton hugged Danielle and then whispered to her. "Salone and Riley are worried about you, but I think they are more pissed at me than they are at you." The son of Anubis held Danielle for about a minute before motioning toward the area where the jet was. It was time for them to get the hell out of there before it backfired on them.

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/2/2013, 2:13 pm

Salone looked at Dog and rolled her eyes at the creature. Then Dog knocked the mug onto the floor. Were it lay, cracked directly in half. Now Salone was in a pickle. Riley's arm was wrapped around her waist and was holding her hand in the other. How was she going to get the mug without waking him up? Now this, was an extreme version of twister. Salone sat up slowly and stepped over Riley after disentangling herself vveerrryyy slowly. The girl picked up the two pieces of mug and carried them over to the kitchen counter with Dog bounding after her. Salone itched the dog all over hoping he would be quite.
Riley had looked exhausted last night so Salone was hoping he could get some sleep.
***
Danni stiffened under Ashton's touch and gave him a light squeeze. Discreetly she pulled out her gun. Then she pushed Ashton aside and opened fired on building. A body fell from the rooftops.
She gave Ashton a look, "You have grown soft."
She clicked on the safety and stuffed it into her belt. Before following Ashton towards the jet.

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/2/2013, 2:44 pm

Soft? Now that was a word he didn't realize someone would use to describe him. Meh, it was probably true but Ashton was glad that Danielle was back. Just as he was about to follow her to the jet, something registered in his mind. A sort of sixth sense told him they were about to find about a shit ton of people ready to kill them. Without thinking, and only following his instincts, Ashton pulled out his pistol and dove forward, driving Danielle to the ground. Yet it wasn't without cause, for there had apparently been a second sniper on another roof. The gun fired and even without being in the same spot, Ashton still felt the bullet rock his body to the side where he had been covering Danielle, only about an inch from her body. The bullet pierced his left side and went through his shirt, narrowly missing any vitals organs as well as his heart. Damn, now things were going to get interesting. "Soft my effing ass. You have lost all sense of direction and about died there." Ashton was breathing ragged but he knew he at least had a chance to live as his mind flashed back to the moment he had gotten out of the jet after returning from Italy. He had wanted to die! Why the hell would he have wanted that? Then he remembered why. He had wanted to go to Hades and take on the god of the Underworld to get Danielle back. Now he realized he might still see that bastard and right after finding Danielle as well.

((Shitty but filler none the less.))

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/2/2013, 5:53 pm

Danni pulled her gun out again peering into the darkness, she grabbed Ashton by the sleeve and hauled him into the shadowy part of the buildings. Looking up as she did so.
"I would to prefer to discuss how your butt looks when there are less bullets," Danni muttered sarcastically. Danni unlike Ashton was wearing a bullet proof vest, she cast a weary look at his side. She took off the safety and aimed up and fired. Another body. The girl took off her hat and her dyed hair tumbled down. Danni handed Ashton the hat, here she crept forward looking.
"Clear..." She muttered darting into another side alley. Guess they were going to have to take the long way to the Jet.

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/2/2013, 6:07 pm

Ashton grabbed his shirt and ripped off the sleeves before wrapping them over the wound as best as possible. Then he popped a piece of ambrosia and followed the extremely beautifully dangerous girl toward the jet, the long way. Ashton still had his pistol out and shot down two guys who he saw from the side of his vision and then he continued on. He really felt like he was in a war again and so he grabbed the second pistol and made sure it was loaded. Then he put the gun back and realized he had his rifle on his back for no reason whatsoever. Well, that must've been how they found him. Meh, it was all good anyhow. Ashton staggered a bit but then he pointed to the spot where the jet was. It was only about 10 city blocks away and he knew that if there were snipers in town then there would most certainly be gunman closer to the jet.

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/2/2013, 6:23 pm

Danni stopped abruptly her eyes fixed on several different things at once. She reached into her pocket and pulled out several throwing knives. She threw them in quick succession and covered her ears. A loud succession of bangs and then silence. Danni poked her nose around the corner and then bolted before she could be seen.
She rolled the last few feet before she was safe.
"Hey, do you have a cell phone?" Danni asked an idea hitting her.

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/2/2013, 6:33 pm

Ashton slipped into the last alcove where he could avoid any projectiles and then pulled out a cell phone. He handed it to Danielle and then popped out the empty clip on his pistol. Then he replaced it with a full clip and put a bullet in the head of a guard who had been just out of Danielle's sight.

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/2/2013, 6:51 pm

Danni typed 911 and in a panicked teenage voice she said, "Help! there are people shooting at other people."
She proceeded to give the police their location. She picked the lock of a steel door in the alley quickly and let herself in. Luckily nobody was home at the moment.
She dragged Ashton in behind her and pulled him into the room and made him sit down.
"Let me see," She said gently, peeling the shirt away.

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/2/2013, 6:58 pm

Ashton was about to sigh with relief when he saw the brief flash of a red laser scope from a sniper and he knocked Danielle aside with a well placed kick to her leg. Then the window that was just in front of him shattered and the body of Ashton fell forward, dead. He had been unable to make it out of there but Ashton had known it was unlikely he would make it for sure, which was why he had programmed the codes into his cell in a locked message that was scheduled to delete in exactly 7 days from then. It was all of the codes he had for everything to do with the jet which included the security alarms as well as the manual override for the DNA section. Ashton was gone but he had left with the thought of succeeding in his mission, as well as a deep rooted pride in saving Danielle from both sniper bullets which had eventually killed him. The son of Anubis was left as a body lying on the cold concrete floor with a chair behind him and several shards of glass in front of his head that was holding the black eyes that were blank and staring at nothing but looked at his hand which had the jet key in it.

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/2/2013, 7:05 pm

Anime <3 wrote:: Salone looked at Dog and rolled her eyes at the creature. Then Dog knocked the mug onto the floor. Were it lay, cracked directly in half. Now Salone was in a pickle. Riley's arm was wrapped around her waist and was holding her hand in the other. How was she going to get the mug without waking him up? Now this, was an extreme version of twister. Salone sat up slowly and stepped over Riley after disentangling herself vveerrryyy slowly. The girl picked up the two pieces of mug and carried them over to the kitchen counter with Dog bounding after her. Salone itched the dog all over hoping he would be quite.
Riley had looked exhausted last night so Salone was hoping he could get some sleep.

Riley mumbled something incoherent as Salone easily pried her fingers from his grasp, rolling over onto his side and pulling a pillow to his chest, probably looking for a person. He managed to stay asleep as Salone picked up the mug, even though Dog barked a few times and demanded to be let outside to go to the bathroom. He slept for a couple more hours, waking up to see the slanted afternoon sunlight streaming through the blinded windows. He blinked, confused and foggy, realizing that Salone was gone. She had probably just gotten up, but he wasn't sure. "Salone?" he called, his voice thick with sleep and therefore not too voluminous.

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/2/2013, 7:31 pm

Danni landed flat on her back, her head cracking against the cement floor. She pulled her gun out, rolled to her feet and killed the two snipers out front.
Panting heavily she glanced out the now shattered window. "I think we got them... Ashton?" She turned around. "Ashton!"
Danni fell to her knees beside the body of the boy. She dropped her gun and it skittered across the floor. She pulled out the pieces of glass out of him, throwing them against the wall. Danni looked for a pulse, none.
"No, please... you can't leave me too.." Danni wasn't sure when the tears started falling. That was how the police found her, curled up next to Ashton's body.
****
Salone let Dog outside to use the bathroom when she heard Riley calling her from the next room.
"Hey," She said poking her head around the corner. "Just letting dog out."
That was when her cell phone rang, "Hello?"
Her face drained of little color she had in her face, she sank to her knees. "Okay." She said hoarsely. "We will pick her up at camp."
She hung up. Then moved to the other room and sat on the edge of the couch. "They found Danielle." Her face was stone. "They also found Ashton.. he's dead. He was shot, twice. I am going to do meet her at camp."

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/2/2013, 8:22 pm

Riley smiled sleepily at Salone, letting his head fall back against his pillow as he flicked the television on. He didn't really feel like watching, but the news was on and figured he'd better make sure he hadn't missed anything major. The anchor's voice blared through the speaker, and a little "BREAKING NEWS" symbol flashed in the screen's corner. The line at the bottom of the screen read "SHOOTINGS IN ITALY: UNIDENTIFIED SUSPECTS." Some Italian residents were being interviewed, their words being translated with tiny white subtitles that were difficult for Riley to make out. His stomach twisted. Could this have something to do with their organization?

He just barely heard the electronic ring of a cell phone, and Salone's voice answering the call. Shit. Now they were on the chart for monsters, which wasn't a good sign. He lowered the volume of the news a bit, not paying it much attention as he listened to Salone and gingerly unwrapped his arm brace. He undid the velcro straps and slid it off of his wrist, which still ached but was full healed and capable of motion. It was bruised, but of use to him, and he was so grateful to his mom. Turning to check on Salone, he looked just quickly enough to see her sink to her knees, her face paling significantly. "Salone?" he called, somewhat reassured as she answered the voice on the phone. "We will pick her up at camp." Her words resonated through the wide, open kitchen. Riley's stomach twisted. Her? Danielle? Why were they picking her up? Dead? Words and incomplete thoughts hung in his mind and on the tip of the tongue as Salone forced herself to her feet, moving to sit on the edge of the couch. Riley sat up and made room for her, letting her have her space.

She managed to explain the situation to him and he breathed a sigh of relief to hear that they'd found Danielle. Alive? She didn't say, but she assumed that she was alive because Salone's reaction didn't really emulate that. Ashton... hadn't made it out. Riley felt kind of bad, but with the guy's aggressive nature he'd probably been asking for it. "Is she okay?" Riley asked simply, sitting up straighter. "Physically, I mean." Of course she wasn't okay.

Salone had said I. I will go meet Danielle at camp. He knew that Danielle probably didn't want to see him or even Salone, but he really really didn't want to let Salone go alone in her state of withdrawal, and a more selfish part of him didn't want to stay in this large, empty house by himself, luring monsters straight to his mother. She didn't deserve that. He didn't want to be left alone after everything that'd happened to them. It scared him. Especially after he'd been possessed completely by that organization. If it happened again, there could be no one there to stop him from being taken into their control completely.

He waited a moment for her to respond to his first question before asking. "Can I come with you? I don't want to be your shadow, but I kind of don't trust myself here alone. Plus, we should probably get out of here after the whole cell phone thing, even if it's one of those untraceable phones." He looked down at the fabric of his pajama pants, tracing the lines of fabric that led down to his knee. He was embarrassed, even if he tried to act like he wasn't. What kind of guy was scared to be left to his own devices?

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/2/2013, 9:36 pm

Salone ran her hand over her face, heart aching for Danielle.
"Physically she is bruised and battered," Salone answered putting her head in her hands. She was so tired... so very, very tired from all of this. Why wouldn't it stop? "Yeah, you can. You may want to call you mom first." At that moment she spotted the note on the table. She pointed it out to Riley wordlessly. Salone ran her hands over her face before standing and starting to fold up her blankets.

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/3/2013, 12:35 am

Riley just nodded, getting up and making his way over to the table. He was still just waking up, and it felt as if everything was happening in slow motion, or in someone else's life, but definitely not in his own. He was so sick of all of this shit, and he hadn't even had the half of it. He couldn't imagine how Salone felt, aware of the organization's drug running through her blood. Gingerly, he picked up the folded note his mother had left for him on the kitchen table, sitting down in its booth and reading it, having to force his brain to comprehend the words.

Riley-
I'm sorry I couldn't wake you before leaving for work, but you were so tired, and you looked so peaceful, so I decided to leave you be. I don't know what your schedule is, and you're welcome to stay as long as you like, but I just wanted to say goodbye to you in case you have to leave quickly. I'm so glad that you have Salone to keep you in line, kiddo, because I certainly can't do it from here in North Carolina. Be happy, because you deserve it. Stay safe. Call me at work, if anything.
I love you,
Mom

Riley stared blankly at the note, and in his mind he could almost see his mom smiling sadly as she wrote about watching over him. Written on the back of the note was what he assumed was her work number, and he grabbed the house phone and dialed it, leaning back into the bench's interior as it rang ominously. He requested his mother, and after a couple moments of shuffling her voice resonated through the phone.

"Riley?" she asked, obviously having expected this. It took him a second to speak.

"Mom," he began. "Hi."

It barely took her a second to respond. "You have to go, don't you?" The pain in her voice was evident, though it seemed she was trying to repress it. He nodded before realizing that she couldn't see it.

"Yeah." The word tried to stick in his throat, but he forced it out. "Yes, we have to go. Something happened to our friend, and Salone has to go back to Camp to help her. It's not safe for us to stay here, anyway."

There was a pause. "You know I don't care about safety, you're my son. You're welcome at home for as long as you want, and we'll handle whatever the gods throw at you. You know that."

Riley nodded again, and when he realized he mentally kicked himself for being so absent while he was so obviously paining his mother. Things shouldn't be this way. It wasn't the gods he was concerned about, or their monsters. The organization was a whole different ballgame. He rested his forehead in his palm, running his fingers along its creases before speaking again. "I know, mom. I know, and I love you, and I wish that I could stay, but I can't. I'll be back to visit soon, I promise. It won't be like last time." His earnest promise hung in the air between them, and he knew that she was trying her best to keep herself compose. He tried not to make this promise empty, like all of the other ones he'd made to her in the past three years or so. He didn't want to disappoint his mother anymore, but he couldn't put her in danger. She'd already been through too much because of him, and he was putting her through more emotional torment to keep her from being hurt physically. He took a breath, and she finally spoke, her voice strained as she tried to keep herself together.

"I know, Riley," she spoke. "I'm sorry. I love you, too. I'll see you soon," she said softly, and Riley's guilt weighed down on him more than it had before, when she was in front of him.

"I'll see you," he managed, a statement he would follow through with. "I promise."

"Okay," she replied, and they held on a little longer before they had to disconnect. The silence broke a little over a minute later. "I have to get back to work, Riley. I'll talk to you soon."

"Bye," he managed.

"Goodbye," she said, and the phone hung up, the line going dead. "I'm sorry," is what Riley wanted to say, but he couldn't. He looked out the window to see that it was raining outside, and as if on queue Dog came up beside the bench and nudged Riley with his nose, whining and glancing at the door. He was good at warning Riley when a storm was coming, and it was helpful to have him around so that he wouldn't shift because of unexpected rain. Riley rubbed his head and Dog relaxed, wagging his long tail and looking eagerly up at him. Riley managed a sad, wavering smile.

"Hey," he murmured, and the dog rested his chin on Riley's thigh. Riley scratched around his ears and the dog shut his eyes, easing into relaxation.

Sometimes, Riley wished that he could be as easygoing as a house dog. If there was a problem, there was always someone there to hold you and tell you that you were a good boy, and you had nothing to feel guilty about unless someone scolded you, but even then it was just over simple things like pooping in the wrong places or scratching up a rug. You're constantly enveloped in warmth, and life is simple, routine. It would be nice to be so blissfully ignorant, he thought, and most people were at one point until they grew and became corrupted by real world experiences and life. But blissful ignorance cannot uphold in violent situations, and as a demigod violence enveloped his life. And since Riley was a demigod, his life constantly enveloped in violence, he could never be blissfully ignorant. And it kind of sucked, just a little bit.

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/3/2013, 2:11 am

Salone pressed the tips of her fingers together and sighed as she waited for Riley to finish up his call. She could practically see the guilt oozing off of him. She sat down next to him on the bench as he was itching Dog.
"We can come back in a few days," Salone spoke. "You won't be leaving her completely."
Salone looked at him with understanding but also grief. Grief for Danni and what she was going through. She squeezed his shoulder gently, "Come on."

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/3/2013, 3:53 am

"I know, I just feel bad. My mom gives me crap about it even though I know she doesn't mean to, and it feels like I'm the parent and she's the child sometimes." Riley sighed. "Okay. Let's go. I'll be right back." Riley went upstairs to very quickly change into a pair of jeans, brush his teeth and comb through his disheveled hair, all of which took maybe 5 minutes. "Sorry," he said sheepishly, looking at her and grabbing his rain jacket. "If you want, we have new toothbrushes and toiletries and everything. I know we have to get back to camp, but I don't know if you wanted to..." Riley trailed off. She'd get his point.

((this post sucks I apologize. We can time skip until they're back to camp in the next post or two))

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/3/2013, 5:02 pm

While Riley was upstairs changing Salone pulled her hair back into a bun, it was a slightly messy bun but no one would care. Salone always had hair bands on her wrist.
"Naw, I will be fine. At the moment it is more important to be back at camp." Salone opened the front door and whistled for Hound wondering where she had gone off to. Hound was sun bathing on the front yard.
"Oi! Let us be off!" Salone called walking over. Hound stood and waited for Salone and Riley to get on.

Subject: Re: Blowing off some steam... (PRIVATE: Anime) 3/3/2013, 11:22 pm

"Okay," said Riley simply, making sure to lock the door to his house and pat Dog before following Salone over to Hound and allowing her to get on before him. He mounted Hound behind her, managing it well considering he'd broken his wrist the day before. It barely bothered him, for which he was grateful. He grabbed on to Salone's waist and let her navigate them back to camp-not that there was much navigating involved. They hurtled into the darkness.

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