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Post by Charlotte on Sept 7, 2004 13:00:19 GMT -5
No. No no no. It was deja vu of the most horrible kind. He promised me...he promised. I felt like I was suffocating...I needed to get out but I couldn't. I was rooted to the spot, forcrd by some power somewhere to keep watching...watching the man I was falling in love with make out with someone else. That wasn't all though, as I stood there I heard the words which tore into me like a dagger. 'That's nothing' He said, nothing...That's all it was...it wasn't anything...was it some kind of joke? Did he just want to play with me...have a good laugh at my expense. I felt anger rising and I walked up to them, my temper matching my hair but when I spoke I couldn't make the words sound harsh enough. All I could do was call his name reproachfully.
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Post by karen on Sept 7, 2004 13:07:57 GMT -5
I broke off again and turned to the redhead, smiling all over my face. How perfect. "Charlotte, hi, is everything alright? Something wrong?" Doc's arms encircled my waist as he whispered sweet nothings in my ear.
"Wha- Why-." The pain in her eyes was just perfect. I wanted to summon a camera but I felt it might be the slightest bit rude.
"Oh, darling, you didn't think Doc would stay with you did you? Because we both knew he only wanted me. You were just a side dish. I'm the main dish." I smiled again as Doc kissed my neck. "Stop it," I said playfully, slapping him softly.
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Post by Charlotte on Sept 7, 2004 15:34:11 GMT -5
I couldn't believe anyone could be so cold...I was trying to process what was going on...trying to make some logical sense of it all but all i could think of were their voices. 'Nothing...side dish...' It was one of my worst fears come true...I had played second fiddle again.
"No. It can't be real. He loves me." I told the witch..witch...my eyes widened as I remembered this fact and I smiled as I saw the necklace she was wearing. It was beautiful but that didn't stop me wanting to crush it to pieces.
"You sure about that doll?" She asked with an amused smile sliding as close as she possibly could to Doc, a method successful in both hurting and angering me.
"WE'll find out when you've lost your lucky charm." I said and sprung at her but someone got in my way. I looked up to find Doc standing in my path to the witch.
"No one attacks my girl." He said and I reeled backwards.
"Aww thanks honey but she wouldn't have been able to do much anyway." She said casually wrapping her arms languidly around Doc once again.
"Doc?" i asked looking him straight in the eyes, pleading with him to tell me this was some sort of sick joke but he just looked at me and the expression on his face struck dread into my breaking heart.
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Post by Maya on Sept 7, 2004 16:57:06 GMT -5
"And it's done." I said proudly, the finall charm sealed in the pendant i had made to protect Doc.
It had one larger Onyx stone in the centre, surrounded by many smaller ones- sapphires and tourmaline all held together by delicate iron wire. In a tiny hollow in the centre of the onyx (which gives stability, comfort and faith) were two drops of blood- one of Charlie's and one of Docs, thereby representing stability, comfort and faith between the two of them. The tourmaline would protect, and purify his thoughts, dispelling any placed by someone else. The sapphire was to protect, give luck (cos thats always useful) and again, to purify. And the iron bound it all in its power to ground and protect (hematite=iron ore)
Then of course the whole thing was drenched in spells and potions of similar powers.
In my mind i 'heard' a cry of anguish- Charlie. Looks like i finished just in time. I leapt off my bed, ran out to my bike, and headed for the spot.
Inside, Charlotte was gaping with a pained expression at Karen, and Doc who was fawning over her.
"hey guys." I said cheerily.
"Maya!" Charlie gasped, "Thank god, I... he... She's tricked him..."
I frowned- why could i feel magic on Charlie? I traced it to the bracelet she wore, and Karen smiled smugly at me.
"Hey Doc." I said.
"Hey Maya." He smiled benignly.
"I have apresent for you." I said. Karen scowled,
"You keep away from him."
"Not gonna touch him." I promised truthfully. The pendant in my pocket disintegrate, reappearing fastened about Doc's neck...
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Sept 7, 2004 19:54:56 GMT -5
"What the...?" It was like someone had tugged a blanket off my mind as I stepped away from Karen. "You," I growled. I think Maya started having second thoughts about her timing. "You were in my head," it was like a wild animal's growl, angry, full of venom. "Is that the only way you can get a guy? Play with them, break the hearts of everyone around them. What then, Karen? What would have happened when you got tired of me? I've met people like you. One I can't do anything about for the moment. The other, I'd like nothing more than to break her neck, grind her bones to dust and bury the remains where not even the worms could get to. She went into my mind, made me into her puppet, just like you tried to do. So why shouldn't I do that to you?"
"Doc?" Charlottes voice brought me out of my rage. Oh God, what I said.
"Charlie," I wrapped myself around her. "I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry."
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Post by karen on Sept 8, 2004 1:19:34 GMT -5
Right. Luckily I always have a back up plan. It was clear Maya was new to the necklace making. There were no subtle spells within it's structure, no delicate charms withing swirling patterns. She probably thought the patterns within mine were for show. But they weren't. Though her protection was powerful mine was more so. All I needed was to activate the bracelet. So I did.
But I was tired now. I didn't care about Doc's love anymore. All I wanted to do was hurt them. Hurt them in ways they couldn't imagine. I'd only heard of one person who had done that. Just from what she'd done I knew that this would be a brilliant partnership. I went to find her, lurking in the shadows. My voice broke the silence, strong and laced with evil. "Grace? I have a proposition for you."
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Post by Charlotte on Sept 8, 2004 1:28:28 GMT -5
I didn't quite know what to do. I let Doc hug me but I didn't respond. I felt as cold as a statue and as emotionless as one. I wasn't angry any more, I wasn't scared, I didn't even know if I loved at that moment. I pushed Doc's arms away though I knew it would hurt him for me to do so.
"I...I have to work some things out." I muttered. He looked at me crestfallen but my statue's heart was unmoved, i needed to process this, I needed to understand it and I needed help.
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Sept 8, 2004 3:29:54 GMT -5
Stupid, stupid, STUPID! How the hell could I have fallen for that. All my training...it was like Laurana all over again. Only this time, it had hurt someone else. Someone I cared about deeply.
"Charlotte," I tried, but she was all ready gone. I gave a deep growl and Francois was back. "When I get my hands on dat bitch, I'll make her wish she'd never picked up a magic book. Never even been born."
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Post by Maya on Sept 8, 2004 4:55:42 GMT -5
"Doc, chill." I snapped, "Theres more going on here- she's gotten Charlie to wear some bracelet... I'll deal, ok? Meanwhile- you keep that Pendant on no matter what, ok?"
I nodded to him and ran after Charlotte,
"Charlie! Hey, wait!"
"What?" She asked, not angrily, but definitely not friendly.
"COme here a sec, give me your wrist."
"What?" She repeated, frowning this time.
"She's put a spell on you- give me your wrist."
She looked down, and held it out,
"Doc gave that to me." She said.
"No he didnt." I replied. I searched for a clasp... but i couldn't find one. "Erm... Charlie... how did you get it on?"
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Post by Charlotte on Sept 8, 2004 5:31:25 GMT -5
"I just...erm...I just put it on." I could see where Maya was coming from but I had no idea why it wouldn't come off. "What do you mean?What's going on?" I asked feeling like I was being smashed around in the tide with no way to get myself safely ashore.
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Post by Maya on Sept 8, 2004 5:35:46 GMT -5
"It's magickal." I replied, "I dont know exactly what it's meant to do, but i garantee its not good." I tried to simply break it, but it didn't even bend. "Ok then..." I tried magicaklly removing it, and Charlie cried out in pain. i winced, "Sorry. Damnit the bitch has magickally fastened it- this is gonna take a while."
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Post by darkmoon on Sept 8, 2004 5:55:26 GMT -5
((Damn, if I had gotten back on earlier than I could have screwed this up real bad, but I'll show up.))
As Karen walked away from what she thought was Grace I retruned to my true from and smiled. I walked over to Doc and whispered something in his ear. Then I left.
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Sept 8, 2004 6:27:21 GMT -5
Darkmoon's message was teh first piece of good news I'd had all day.
Why the hell am I standing here, I thought suddenly. Charlie's under some sort of spell, and I'm playing statue.
I really am an idiot today, I thought, running after her.
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Post by Charlotte on Sept 8, 2004 6:44:29 GMT -5
Doc came out to where we were whilst Maya was still attempting to get the bracelet off.
"Doc." I gasped not sure whether to run right to him or to do my usual trick of running away.
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Sept 8, 2004 6:50:02 GMT -5
I saw what Maya was going for. A bracelet, snakes all over it. Just Karen's style, I thought, yet the same time, doubts niggled at teh back of my head.
"More spell work. This girl's getting annoying. You want me to...?" Worth a shot.
"Mai, I'm going to try a null magic field," I said, pushing the magic caused doubts away. There was no other decisions. I'd made that one a while back, and i wasn't changing my mind.
"You may hurt her," Maya warned. I looke at Charlotte, concern my primary feeling.
"Your choice, milady," I whispered.
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