(LA Night)A Mid-Patrol Night's Dream

[rachelle]

I listened carefully to the conversation and grinned in delight. Maya was leaving. That meant Rory wouldn't try to get near her, and I could talk (or do other things) with him.

"Why don't we go somewhere quieter?" I said seductively. Rory stared wistfully at the door-Maya and Killian had just left- he grinned.

"I know the perfect place."

My eyes lit up. "Where?"

"The library." He said excitedly. He pulled me up and set off for the door. My heart sank. That was where Killian and Maya had gone. Well, at least I would be able to give Killian his jacket, as I still had it wrapped around my shoulders. I pulled it closer to me, for some reason, it felt nice around me...comfortable...and my hand in Rory's was being less comfortable.

[Maya]

Just as we were leaving, from the corner of my eye i saw Nicki finally give up on subtleties and place herself on Joshua's lap, draping her arms about his neck... and i felt a surge of jealousy... though i didnt see why. Killian was the one for me... but... i swallowed... what if Joshua reciprocated?

[killian]

I frowned as Maya stopped, and I turned around. I followed her gaze and saw Nicki sit on Joshua's lap. I realized what had happened. Maya was starting to fight the spell. She still felt something for Joshua, and she was feeling jealous about Nicki, and anxious to see what Joshua would do. I walked up behind her quietly.

"You're confused aren't yeh? About what's goin' on. Yeh feel one thing, but yeh feel somethin' else. You don't know which one's right."

[Maya]

"No... of course not..." I said vaguely, blinking several times. Across the room, Joshua looked thrilled at the attention he was getting... and he didn't resist when Nicki kissed him. My heart wrenched, and forgetting all about Killian, i took a stepforward, gasping,
"Joshua!" My voice more full of pain than annoyance. The pair turned to look at me. Somewhere in the back of my mind a little voice was yelling its confusion- wasnt i in love with Killian? but never the less, i knew that the eyes that met Joshuas when he turn were full of the pain that burned deep inside me.

[TPot]

I woke up just as someone else was walking into the bar, I saw her, smiled and thought "Have I seen her somewhere before?" I spun around and saw everyone else stairing at someone else "Freaks." I muttered as I walked over to the newcomer.

((I am back, Sorry I wasn't on, pc needed an new motherboard, but I'm back.))

[Cervil]

(((Ok, I'll join in a bit, just a question thought: Why aint Killian in love with anyone?)))

(((Aaahhh, I can't think of who to fall in love with!!!!!! I mean, everyone has practically left, no-one is in the spot anymore, Mai, Killian, Rechelle and Rory have left, Zeroc and Aredhel are too busy with each other, outside, the only ones left are Nicki and Jessy, Nicki's already busy with Joshua... and Jessy's half my character's age! Well almost! Oh well... love knows no age, right? Tell me wether I should change this or not)))

I looked around and something came over me when I saw Jessy, it effected me very quickly seeing as I had no powers to defend with.

'No, Jessy's only 16, that's not right!' I thought, but it was no use, I had to get her, she was MINE!!

[Joshua]

(((OK, going back about 15 or so messages...)))

"You know, that wasn't nice," I told Nicki, staring at her with utter apathy.

"Well you stare at your reflection way too much, especially when you should be staring at me!" she shouted.

"Who are you staring at right now?" I challenged her.

She gulped, looking shocked for a second before blushing and answering, "You."

I smiled, having proven my point. "And how could you not? Look at this face." I turned my head to show her my best side, enjoying the attention as she did what I told her, her eyes soaking in my absolute beauty. "This smooth, gorgeous skin. The masculine jawline. And this hair! Have you ever seen hair this amazing?"

"Never," Nicki sighed like a love-sick school girl.

"And then check out the rest of this body. Utter. Perfection." I told her.

"I couldn't agree with you more," Nicki's eyes dialated, and her entire body posture changed. Then, before I knew it, she straddled my lap, looking right into my eyes.

"And then there are your beautiful blue eyes," she whispered. "I've never seen such perfect eyes."

I smirked. Now this is the kind of attitude everyone should have, I decided with finality.

Then I thought about what I should do with this girl Nicki. Actually, she was almost a fully grown woman, so . . . Maya was my girlfriend, and I had absolutely no intention of changing that. While I loved myself more, I did still love her. And she made me look good.

I frowned in concentration as I considered, with Nicki opposite Mai... did she make me look good too?

I reached up and took a lock of her hair between my fingertips and decided. "I always did like the color purple. Wanna be my other girlfriend?" I asked her casually.

I didn't really get a verbal answer, but the way she assaulted my mouth with hers was enough of an answer. And she was a good kisser.

Then I caught sight of our reflection in a distant window. Dammn! I look good making out like this!

[Azoth (Kyler)]

"lets go somewhere more private!" I said to Aredhel, she agreed.

I led her to a crypt in the graveyard, somewhere where both her and me felt safe, secure and alone...


(((Where has Aredhel gone anyway, she hasn't added anything in a while...)))

[Jessy Jackson]

I shifted back and sat on the bar. "Hey Ate. Could you please stop-" I stopped talking as Ate's hand somehow found its way onto my lap.

I looked at the deity next to me. Oh well, better than nothing.

[killian]

(((I'm in love with Rachelle, but because I was already in love with her before all of this, I'm not affected that much. So I'm basically saner than all of you lot.)))

[rachelle]

I stared at Rory, then back at Killian, feeling even more confused. I felt less comfortable with Rory than I had before, and I felt a sense of longing whenever I looked at Killian. There was a battle going on in my mind, deciding whether I loved Killian and Rory, and I honestly did not know which side would win. Did I really love Rory? Was it true what Maya and Killian were saying...was this all a spell? And was I really in love with Killian.

I frowned, and decided rashly what to do. I kissed Rory.

[Joshua]

I felt it more than saw her in the window, but that would have been my excuse if directly asked.

Stopping the kiss with Nicki, and holding her back away from me, I leaped to my feet and caught Maya's fist even as it was on a direct intercept coarse with Nicki's face.

"Mai, stop it!" I ordered her, glaring in anger at her.

"She tried to kiss you, and . . . and . . . and you're MY boyfriend!!" she finally shouted.

"Yes, I am," I told her soothingly, letting go of her fist. She dropped it, starring at me, looking stunned. "And also there was no trying, Nicki did kiss me. However, we were interrupted before I could consider kissing back, or pushing her away."

There was a startled gasp, and we turned to see the hurt look on Nicki's face before she tried to run off, but I grabbed her wrist and forcefully kept her here and next to me and Mai.

"Girls, just stop for a second and let's think about this like rational, 21st Century adults here," I told them softly, trying to sound reassuring.

"First of all, Nicki, I love Mai, no spell, no nothing can ever change my true feelings, and ever since our first kiss, everybody has known that I love Mai," I explained to the now-crying purple haired girl.

"I . . . I knew it," Mai whispered, sounding relieved and gratified all at once, like some kind of weight had been lifted from her shoulders.

"And Mai . . . I've decided to make Nicki my other girlfriend, and that makes sense, don't you think? I mean, you two are best friends, and nobody is having sex here, so this is not going to be a harem, and while I don't LOVE Nicki yet, that may change. And you two look so good on either side of me. What do you think?"

[Maya]

My mind felt like it was going to explode. The potion that held me in its will was fighting to keep its control, telling me this was unimportant, that Nicki could have Joshua, and i should just go find Killian, and be happy... but then there was that pain. That feeling within me that was stronger than the spell, stronger than anything i knew.
I looked at Nicki, and her lovestruck eyes, and i looked around at the insanity that was our group, and then back at Joshua... and i knew now that this was all very simple. I knew what i had to do. I shook my head slowly,
"No, Joshua... you dont get it, do you? I dont know what's happening here... none of us is ourself... but... even through that, even when i cant barely understand half my thoughts, i do finally know one thing... Joshua...
I love you."

[killian]

I wasn't listening to Maya as she tried to get Joshua to snap out of the spell, I was looking at Rachelle.

Kissing Rory.

All my self control was out of the window, I didn't care that I wasn't the sane one anymore...I strode up to Rory and tapped him on the shoulder. He broke the kiss, looked up at me, and I smiled. Then I punched him. Hard. Really hard. And considering I wasn't much of a fighter, it was pretty impressive. He slammed into the wall behind the bar, smashing all the bottles of alcohol as he knocked into them. He slid to the floor, unconscious.

I looked at Rachelle, and she was looking at me with shock, and maybe a bit of fright, but I didn't care. Screw self-control, I thought.

I kissed her.

[rachelle]

It happened so fast. First I was kissing Rory, and I was happy-ish. Part of me wanted it, but the other part was saying that this was wrong. Then when Killian punched Rory, I felt the same way. And again, when Killian kissed me...except that i wanted Killian to kiss me more than I had wanted Rory. I felt more comfortable with Killian, this was the person that i wanted to be with.

And then I remembered all that talk about the spell. And how everyone was with someone they didn't love, and my heart sank. He was still under the spell.

Even though half of me was telling me not to, I pushed Killian away from me, breaking the kiss.