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Post by tucker on May 27, 2004 12:30:04 GMT -5
With forced help from Nicki I had managed to get her to try and sense Jessy for me, using my reasoning of finding her to have a calm hopefully good talk.
Once I got to the pound I froze though when I saw all the people gathered round and this new guy... Rory. I stood still in the doorway and tried to seem inconspicous, I would apologise to her and have that talk later.
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Post by rachelle on May 27, 2004 12:33:00 GMT -5
"Hey." I said, walking through the door. "What's everyone doing in a pound?"
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Post by Jessy Jackson on May 27, 2004 12:34:00 GMT -5
"Hey, Tucker! Come in! This is Rory." All Tucker's hopes of being inconspicuous were dashed aside as I called out.
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Post by tucker on May 27, 2004 12:35:26 GMT -5
'Erm hi' I gave a brief nod to Rory and he gave one back as I looked at Jessy meaningfully 'Can we talk later?'
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Post by Jessy Jackson on May 27, 2004 13:04:20 GMT -5
"Sure. Um, shall we go outside?" I began to blush but then realised what he wanted to talk about.
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Post by tucker on May 27, 2004 13:11:43 GMT -5
'Yeah I think we should'
I ushered her out the door and she looked back at me, a red blush covering her face
'What do you want to talk about Tucker?'
'I'm really sorry about this whole thing. I never meant for you and Nicki to get in such a bad argument, I thought that you only had a crush on me I didn't realise the scale of which it went to...' I broke off
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Post by Jessy Jackson on May 27, 2004 13:14:58 GMT -5
"Not your fault. I'm the cow." i looked directly at him. "I'm sorry. Can you tell me the truth on this one thing? The truth, nomatter wether it upsets me or not?"
He nodded.
"Do you really like Nicki?"
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Post by rory on May 27, 2004 13:18:29 GMT -5
I noticed Jessy blush as she walked outside. She definately liked him. for some reason I felt a slight pang at that but I brushed it aside. I looked round the room.
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Post by tucker on May 27, 2004 13:20:02 GMT -5
I hesitated and tried to gather my thoughts
'Yes I do. But it's confusing because..' My voice softened 'Because I like you too and I don't know what to do. When I saw you two arguing I felt so amazed to have these two beautiful women fighting about me'
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Post by Joshua on May 27, 2004 13:22:52 GMT -5
Finally I got fed up with everybody ignoring my warning and slowly, but not really slowly, my frustration began to build up, and then build up even more and faster on top of my already existing frustration.
Mai looked at me in concern, and then just as I reached boiling point, she looked terrified and shouted, "Joshua! NO!"
But, obviously, with our group, it was too late.
"THAT DOES IT!!" I screamed, seemingly in three different ways, but at the time I couldn't identify how.
"EVERYBODY OUT!! AND DON'T STAND THERE ARGUING, JUST DO IT!!"
At first, everyone just stared at me, even Mai, her mouth still hanging open from her attempted warning. Then, like mindless robots, everyone filed out into the parking lot before snapping out of whatever the hell that was.
"What the hell was that?" I asked as they filed out.
Then, as they snapped out of it, everyone but Mai shouted out, "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT??"
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Post by Jessy Jackson on May 27, 2004 13:23:52 GMT -5
"Well I suggest you choose. Cos Nicki and I need to know soon. I'm sorry but we need to know." I turned back into the pound, leaving Tucker to think.
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Post by rory on May 27, 2004 13:42:28 GMT -5
"So," I said as Jessy re-entered, "is there a place I can stay?"
"Sure. You can stay where I stay," Jessy replied.
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Post by Joshua on May 27, 2004 15:31:45 GMT -5
Jessy and her friend Rory walked back in, which just irked me that much more since this was neither the Training Center, the Spot, or even the Dojo. It was a public building that we had just broken into and here they were walking back INTO IT!
When they noticed I was the only one still in here however, Jessy asked, "Where did everybody go?"
If I had any buttons left to push, Jessy just pushed them. It had been a LOOOOOONNG night that actually started, for me, late tomorrow morning when I discovered that many of my friends had been killed during the night while I took the night off and actually slept for once. On top of that, everyone was acting like a major idiot, and for once since our relationship began, I was glad Mai was not in the room.
"Hopefully, they're outside and far enough away from this building so that when the cops show up none of us will get arrested. Now, nice to meet you Cory..."
"Rory," he interrupted.
"Whatever," I snapped and resumed speaking to Jessy, "But we ARE standing in the middle of what could become a crime scene. Now let's just join the others outside . . . unless you WANT to make this," I gestured behind me at the wall of cages, "your new home?"
"Uh, no," Jessy mumbled with a nervous look about her eyes.
Rory, however, cocked his eyes and asked her in a teasing manner, "Uh, Jes, if *this* is where you live, thanks but no thanks. I'd rather sleep in a tree in my monkey form."
Jessy was about to say something back, but my last string had snapped and I shouted at them, again in three different ways, I'm sure of it, "ENOUGH! SHUT UP AND GET OUTSIDE AND AWAY FROM THE BUILDING! NOW!!"
Before my eyes, both shapeshifters became slack-jawed and quickly filed out in the same manner the others had.
I sighed and rolled my eyes. "Gods, whatever is happening to me, I don't like it. And it's already been a looonng night. Twice."
I sighed again and quickly snuck out of the building and joined the others.
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Post by Jessy Jackson on May 28, 2004 0:55:56 GMT -5
I didn't speak to Tucker as we all walked away from the pound.
"Upset you?" Rory asked. I nodded, too tired to explain. "Jerk." I smiled. I knew there was a reason he had been my best friend.
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Post by Maya on May 28, 2004 4:58:03 GMT -5
I marched back in, grabbed Joshua, and dragged him out,
"Would you shut it?" I snapped, "Goddess! Someone';s probably coming due to all your damned yelling! This is MY mess, Josh, and i can deal, K? The cameras all went blank the moment i got here anyway, and the vet and them wont remember a damn thing, ok? Witch, remember!? In fact, witch in a very bad mood, so just stop being the damn hero all the time! I'm not a kid, i can look after myself! Just cos we're together does NOT make it your duty to treat me like a 5 year old!" I turned and stalked away, well aware that most of the group was wondering what the heck was with me tonight.
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