Ultraviolence

CHEYENNE HARRISON | 23 | WEREWOLF Bricket Wood Cheyenne has always been mild-tempered and patient. She has never had a temper on her and often played the part of a wallflower. She is always one to think through everything and doesn’t humor crazy ideas.

[cursedramses]

"You prefer me to stay dead?" He tilted his head. "But isn’t it better now that you can release the guilt that has no place in your mind to begin with?" Studying her, he clasped his hands behind his back. "What’s it to you?” He perked a brow. “There are things you should understand that would make this entire situation much more clear.

"Or much more confusing."

[harrison-wolf]

"Yes... no? Maybe? It would just be a hell of a lot easier if things did what they were supposed to do." She moved a hand to her head and shook it as though that would do her any good and actually clearing her thoughts that were clouded. "It was still my hand. Whether or not it was my soul doing the work makes no difference if you'd ask someone else." She blew air out of her nose, frustrated. "My past is what keeps me anchored. Reminds me how I got here. Where I went wrong." Cheyenne thought that it was going to just be another trick but when she saw it happen before her eyes she couldn't help but gasp. "You don't just take the form of a cat... you take on everything else as well."

[thedevilishgardner]

"Good thing I’m not from around here, huh? Shouldn’t come to a small town if you don’t want people buttin’ into your business," he shrugged, knowing all to well how small towns worked. "Lived here long, Cheyenne?" 

[harrison-wolf]

"Good thing. Though to be fair I knew that as soon as I uh, saw you. People here are a bit more secretive than just small town stuff." She twirled a piece of hair around her finger. "For a while. Not my whole life but for a good part of it. I work at the coffee shop."

[kimberly-lawrence]

She sighed as she set down the bottle as sat down next to Chey. Without even saying anything, Kimberly knew that her friend is suffering. “Well that’s why I’m here.” She admitted. If anything, Kim was always a good listener- especially when it came to Cheyene. She tilted her head as she looked down at her, gently rubbing soft circles on Chey’s shoulder. “Well talk to me, Chey. It’s what I’m good for.” She offered a smile.

[harrison-wolf]

Chey took in a deep breath. Too many people knew already. She knew she was getting into hot water, letting her secret spread. But she also knew she could trust Kim with her life if need be. If there was anyone in the pack who she came close to trusting as much as Tam, it was her. Kim had taken her in when she had no family and so became like family to her. Though she never really said it aloud. "Kim I killed someone months ago and hid it from everyone. Well mostly everyone."

[masonhalerp-blog]

"Everything is bad for you."

[harrison-wolf]

"So even vegetables are bad for you?"

[thedevilishgardner]

"All you had to do was ask, darlin’. The name’s Xavier." 

[harrison-wolf]

"Right. Some people here are a bit more... sensitive. They don't like people poking around. So I tend to tread carefully most of the time. I'm Cheyenne. Lovely to meet you, Xavier."

[dxminc-insp]

"So many to choose from," he smirked, staring down at the crowd of people on the street. 

[harrison-wolf]

Cheyenne always seemed to have a bad habit of running into trouble when she least expected it but she couldn't just sit back and do nothing. "I suggest you take your hunting somewhere else." The smell alone was enough for her to crinkle her nose in disgust.

[cursedramses]

"Oh, believe me I know." He muttered, divulging no other relative information to his understanding. "This is a simple means of confrontation. It would be better in small doses rather than you believing to have seen me all over town until you’ve gone completely mad, love." He took a step closer. "You live in the past…" He watched her. "Look at me."

[harrison-wolf]

Cheyenne rolled her eyes. Everyone around here always seemed to say that, but did any of them really know? Sure some of them did but did she believe the warlock in front of her? Not really. "Well I think I've done rather enough confronting for once. It's quite unsettling for things that should be dead to not stay that way." She growled low, hearing him draw closer. "So what if I do? What's it to you?" She thought for a few seconds before speaking and looking up at him. "Fine, but if this is some trick I will not... react kindly."

[masonhalerp-blog]

"Good for you? how is that even possible?"

[harrison-wolf]

"Well it has to do with the things it's made out of. I don't know all the specifics but I've heard the customers who come into Solstice talking about it before. But who knows, healthy stuff might be bad for you."

[donaldiv]

"So what’s on your mind?"

[harrison-wolf]

"Would you believe me if I said everything and nothing at the same time?"

[talonnorell-blog]

The Resurfacing King

[talonnorell-blog]

"I’m sorry to hear that, my dreams are left undisturbed, though my demons are with me the rest of the time. I’ve grown used to them, though, the burdens being a Gardner requires me to bare." He shrugged lightly. "Not really, war is war, you kill each other until one is left standing, I suppose that’s more of an end goal than a rule." He let out a short burst of laughter before nodding. "Cheyenne." The name left a friendly smile on his lips.

[harrison-wolf]

"Hmm I don't know if that makes you lucky or not. But I suppose we all have our own burdens to bare in one way or another. I know that much too well, even before ending up in my pack and being here in Moon Island." Chey took a sip of her drink as she listened. "I honestly know little about war. Being completely wiped out with no chance of fighting back doesn't count much and neither does killing someone even if it did help in this war for a small moment." She smiled when he laughed and nodded her head. "Good. Isn't that much easier? Plus it's not like this is some important meeting."

[tamsin-walker]

"We are allowed to be cheesy and to have those friendship moments like we always see on those movies about friends?" Tamsin smiled at her. "Fine you can have a half hug." Wrapping Chey with only one arm, the brunette started to laugh. She just wanted her friend to feel better, it wasn’t nice to have an encounter with someone you killed and was now back to life. Tamsin knew it pretty damn well. "Oh, no no! I mean, I really want a sip from your drink but I just can’t. I need to stay for 24 hours without drinking alcohol, so it’s all yours today while I battle my demons sober." She looked at Chey ignoring the glass and smell of alcohol, sometimes she could easily think it was starting to become an obsession. "Exactly, I couldn’t leave without for any longer. And once I have control over them, if you need any help with your nightmares just tell me. But wait until I feel I can do it."

[harrison-wolf]

"Yes. We're allowed to have all of that. Fuck everyone else." Chey smiled back at Tam and leaned into her hug. Just being here with her friend was helping to push out the negative thoughts that had been clouding her for a few days. "I will totally take a half hug. I kind of trapped myself up in my apartment for a few days so I'm a lacking in the social department. Not like I ever did much in it anyway before that." Cheyenne shrugged. If Tam was here she didn't feel the need to have a drink in her hand. "No, I knew what you meant. But solidarity and such. That way there's nothing in it. I can live without that glass." At least she hoped she could. There was no telling what else might cross her path and make her change her mind. "I'm just so glad you're back in one piece. You without your magic is like a reeses without peanut butter. Still awesome but missing something important. I can wait as long as it takes you. You're the only one I trust with something like that."

[tamsin-walker]

"And we met each other in the end, which is great an all I could ask for." Tamsin started to laugh. "We are so sensitive today, no hugs. I’m just going to say I love you and we will pretend we didn’t have a soft moment." As she felt the girl leaning against her shoulder, Tamsin wrapped her friend with her arm, carressing Chey’s arm. "I’ve already tried to come with a plan to leave, but yes. I just can’t simply leave without my friends and I still need to make people pay for the fact I grew up without… you know." She sighed looking at Cheyenne’s drink. "You have no idea how much I want to take a sip from it." It was a quick moment until Chey was looking at her and Tamsin was able to smile again. "I know! There’s some side effects and I need to keep her updated about what happens to me, but at least I have them." Tamsin nodded and didn’t say anything else, because she knew today wouldn’t be the last day.

[harrison-wolf]

Cheyenne laughed lightly, feeling her terrible mood lighten slowly. "Exactly. That's all that matters." She shook her head with a smile. "We're allowed to have days like this every once in a while. They stay just between us. You're right though. A hug might be over kill." She took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I do know. You don't have to say anything. You'll get them. I know you will." Cheyenne looked down at her drink curiously before she realized. "Oh that must be one of your conditions right?" Before she could think twice she moved her hand and tipped out the rest of her drink. "There. No more temptation." She was sad about not having her drink but Tam was more important. "A small price to pay for giving them back to you. I know how much it was killing you not to have them."

[cursedramses]

Ramses took another step forward. “You should not should yourself. It’s an unhealthy thinking pattern.” He took another small step, glass crunching beneath his shoes. “Taunt? That was not my intent. Though, I am rather curious as to what you remember from our little encounter.” He kept his eyes on hers. “I know it was not your doing.”

[harrison-wolf]

Cheyenne barked out a laugh. "My thinking pattern hasn't been healthy for years. Being the only survivor out of all the people you've ever loved does that to you." It was the alcohol that was letting her thoughts flow freely as she thought them. She saw him move closer and felt her self tense. "Really? Then what do you call this?" She blew air out of her nose. "I remember absolutely everything about everything. I can remember the feeling and the..."

[kimberly-lawrence]

Kim smiled a little when she removed her arm from around Cheyene, smiling a little. “I’m glad I came here too.” She looked from Cheyene to the bottle in front of them, thinking how drinking wasn’t the best idea. “I’m pretty sure you shouldn’t be drinking, Chey.” She insisted as she picked up the bottle and took the glass from her hand. “If anything, you should be talking about this and not drinking your problems away.” She stood up.

[harrison-wolf]

Chey opened her mouth in protest as Kim took the bottle and her glass away, ready to make an argument for why she did need it but quickly realized Kim knew her much better than that and would be able to tear down whatever excuse she made. "No, I shouldn't. That doesn't mean I don't want to." She sighed and fell back into a chair,burying her head in her hands. "I've tried talking, mostly to myself. Nothing will make this problem go away."

[talonnorell-blog]

The Resurfacing King

[talonnorell-blog]

"Even the devil has his demons." He matched her sip. "Indeed. Death is a part of life, more importantly, a part of war. I do not make the rules, Ms. Harrison, I simply follow them.”

[harrison-wolf]

"I suppose so. Mine like to stick in my dreams, though I wish they wouldn't." She laughed and bit her lip nervously. "Are there really rules in war? If so I've probably already broken quite of few of them. You know you could just call my by my first name. It sounds weirdly formal the other way."

[thedevilishgardner]

"What? Is a man not allowed to enjoy a beer his first night in town?"

[harrison-wolf]

"Oh! No, sorry. I didn't recognize you and I know most... people here. I was just curious. Sorry again."

[kimberly-lawrence]

As she held her friend in the hug for a moment, she pulled away to look at her, sighing a little. “You know you’re not alone in this, right?” She questioned, soothing Chey’s arm a little as she smiled sadly. To say that Kim and Cheyene weren’t alike would have been a lie. She could tell when her friend was hurting and Kim filled the role of being a concerned sister well, sometimes wishing they were actual sisters.

[harrison-wolf]

Cheyenne bit her lip and nodded. She took a deep breath in and felt it calm her frazzled nerves a bit. "I know. I should be relying on you guys a bit more than I am. But after what I did and after Sara getting attacked, I just want to protect everyone and worry less about myself." She could feel herself getting more emotional than usual, probably from the alcohol in her system. "I'm glad you stopped by Kim."