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Post by Joshua on Jun 27, 2004 9:44:38 GMT -5
I almost, almost break my silence at those words, but I keep still and just continue to listen. But I knew one thing. I had never *hated* Maya for anything. Sure we argue, but never hate.
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Post by Maya on Jun 27, 2004 13:20:17 GMT -5
((that was thoughts, not out loud words... but i gues the whole wierd mind thing going on...neva mind.))
I was facing away from him, terrified to even look at him. I heard his thoughts about not hating me, and it stung even more. I wanted him to hate me- it made it easier. A mental wall surrounded my memory of what had happened- no matter how powerful this wierd thing going on was, neither Joshua, nor Nicki, hell, if Aredhel was here, even she wouldn't be able to catch those thoughts, those memories...
I was shaking.
What the hell is wrong with me? I thought.
I dont like him. He k... no. he didn't. It didnt happen. I'm angry, thats all, or maybe its this spell or whatever it is.
I shoved it all down to the tiniest recess of my mind, and the shaking stopped. I spun round, wanting to end this.
"I cant be bothered to argue with you anymore." I snapped. "What the hell kind of good will that do? Doc better have found out how to get rid of this... whatever it is." I headed for the door before Joshua could say anything, and pushed the door open, bumping into a shocked looking nicki. I frowned at her, reaching out quickly to find to source of her confusion... oh crap.
"Sorry, Nicki, but i gotta." I said, touching her cheek, and wiping the site of what had happened from her mind. If i was to convince myself it didn't happen, no one else can have seen it. When Nicki shook her head clear and her eyes focussed again, i was standing several feet away from her, and said,
"Where's Doc?"
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Jun 28, 2004 3:22:49 GMT -5
"I've got it!" I screamed, bursting into the room.
"It's about time," Maya muttered. Obviously something had happened. "So how do we undo this?" I had one thought, there and then.
She's going to kill me.
"We can't," I said. "It's got to with that Enjoining thingy. With that situation, strong emotions, any kind, form a link between the Joinee, being Joshua, and what the main Joining force and/or possessor of, in this case the Slayer that is Maya."
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Post by Maya on Jun 28, 2004 13:38:55 GMT -5
"You can't?" I growled. "You mean there is no way to get him out of my damned head!? EVery time he gets pissed, or i get pissed, the other will feel it!?"
"Well," Nicki commented with a grin, "You tend to be mad at each other, so it probably wont make a loada difference."
"I dont want him in my mind!" I snapped angrily, none of them knowing why i was getting quite so worked up.
"I'm sorry, Mai..." Doc began, but i cut him off, turning on Joshua,
"This is your fault." I said, "You did that stupid spell and now... Urgh!" I marched out, furious for countless reasons. At least it explained what had happened though- Joshua thought we had a connection, and we do, only its the spell, nothing else. He just got stuff confused, mistook the spell for feelings...
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Post by Nicola Next on Jun 30, 2004 12:34:07 GMT -5
Something felt wrong and I frowned as I watched her anger towards him. It was like that feeling you get when you know you should know something but it just won't surface
'Mai calm it. If I have to hear you two bickering one more time I may go insane or kill myself because I have had it up to here with the immaturity of you both. Yes you're both my friends but no you don't have to turn every single sentence into a possible arguement. If you're going to have this joining thing then you have to get used to it and work together or at least...' I mock gasped 'Talk! Oh cruel world. So I'm leaving right now, because I have a headache and I want to curl up in my bed, but the next time I see you there had better be some normal interaction'
And with that I walked my way out of the building
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Post by Joshua on Jun 30, 2004 14:21:02 GMT -5
I jumped out of the corner, and ran out of the room and confronted Maya immediately. "First off, I was fighting that. . . that demony OK by myself on the Astral plane, and then you are the one that cast the spell that put everybody's energies in ME, so if anyone is to blame for this Maya, it's YOU!" I scream at her.
I'm not angry, but I'm not about to let her blame ANOTHER thing on me.
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Post by Maya on Jun 30, 2004 14:52:12 GMT -5
"Just shut up, would you!?" I yelled, spinning to face him, unable to stop the tears that had spilled. I didn't understand them, it was stupid. I guess i was just stressed and emotional... "Just shut up!" I repeated more quietly. Joshua gaped, clearly totally shocked by my show of weakness. I just shook my head, and half ran from the building.
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Post by Joshua on Jun 30, 2004 16:15:24 GMT -5
Except that I ran after her and stopped her just before the Exit. "Maya! Stop this! Calm down, let's just go back, sit down, staying calm and NOT snapping at each other every other word, figure out how to handle this. All right?"
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Post by Maya on Jun 30, 2004 16:31:04 GMT -5
"I..." I gasped. I turned away for several moments, wiping my eyes dry of the confusing tears, sucking in a breath and calming my breathing. I squashed down all the anger and frustration and ...fear... and turned back to Joshua, my eyes and expression utterly void of any of the emotion that had been so abundant moments ago. "Fine." I said, not entirely coldly, "We talk."
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Post by Joshua on Jun 30, 2004 21:56:35 GMT -5
I glared at her, then stopped myself and replaced it with a look of sympathy. "Not with that attitude we won't," I told her simply, in a quiet tone. "Keep snapping like that, we'll be back to arguing in no time."
Scowling, but obviously thinking over what she knew to be true, Maya just crossed her arms and together we went back inside, where Doc still waited.
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Jul 1, 2004 3:51:26 GMT -5
I banged my head on the table a few more times as they walked in.
"Are you okay?" Maya asked.
"I'm just trying to figure out how two people that have so much alike can argue so much," I groaned painfully.
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Post by Maya on Jul 1, 2004 8:26:19 GMT -5
"So much alike!?" I gasped in disbelief. Doc banged his head on the table again,
"Here we go." He murmured.
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Post by Joshua on Jul 1, 2004 22:59:35 GMT -5
"Maya, calm down and think about this, all right!" I snapped at her, as frustrated over her aggressive attitude as Doc and Nicki were.
"First of all, I didn't even know I had astral projection ability until that night in the graveyard against that demonny thing. Then, without me communicating to you in the slightest with what was going on, you call out a spell and pool all the energies of everybody on our side fighting the physical form of the demonny into my astral body, which then gets the attention of the Slayer spirit, getting me possessed and as we found out with Nicki at the bar the other night, turned my astral form into a woman! I'm not any more happy about this than you are, so get over your damn ego and start THINKING!!"
If she actually could think, I thought to myself, she wouldn't get mad over me yelling at her, and instead actually put her brain to use on what I said.
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Jul 2, 2004 2:44:52 GMT -5
"And thus i make my point," I said. They both glared at me. "Joshua just tried to blame you, you blame him, the arguments begin. Look at yourselves, really hard. You're both fairly intellgent, oscenely powerful and stubborn as an ox. Joshua, what she did? It was voluntary. The Spell only worked if you agreed. We only got included if we agreed. In other words, its everyones fault, not just Maya's."
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Post by Maya on Jul 2, 2004 11:14:35 GMT -5
I sat down heavily, pressing one hand to my forehead tiredly.
"I can try to put up a mental barrier." I said calmly. "Hopefully that should keep our thoughts separate... stop us making involuntary appearances in each others minds."
Joshua nodded stiffly.
"But right now..." I continued, "I'm going home. I'm tired." I stood again, and walked out. Just as i reached the hall, Joshua called out to me,
"Maya... if we dont talk this out, we're just going to keep arguing."
I didn't turn around.
"If we DO talk it out, we'll end up yelling, and we both know it... I guess we're just incompatible..."
"Maya..."
"Please, Joshua... I'm tired. I'll see you guys later."
And i kept walking.
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