ian callaghan

"He fought for blood, not for glory. And he always slept better with blades beneath his pillow."

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Broken memories|| Ian + Nat

[natalie-de-rossi]

“No. No, he won’t.” She agreed. She truly did love Colin. He was everything and more a girl could ask for. he was sweet, charming, caring, loving, sensitive, and put Natalie on a pedestal. He helped her with her business and on many occasions was there for moral support. She truly saw herself happy with him. However; at the end of the day- Killian was her first love and they say ‘you don’t easily forget your first love.’ The memories Natalie and Killian shared was an experience people faced once in a lifetime if ever. Even through all the hard times, Natalie loved Killian and deep down she knew it too. She could put up this charade that she was over him but only a fool would deny that, yet it didn’t stop Natalie from trying. He gave her the most precious gift you can receive in life, a child. On top of that, he saved her life and gave her immortality, which she had to admit certainly had it’s perks. Growing up the way she did, living through world hardships, it was nice to be able to live a lavish lifestyle. At the end of the day, Killian was right. She wouldn’t have had those things if it weren’t for him but she wouldn’t admit that aloud. “Yes, Killian. I understand.” She muttered. Both? She wondered to herself. “Careful there, Ian. If someone heard you speaking like that- they’d mistake you for someone who cares about me… wouldn’t want that now, would you?” She flashed him a challenging smirk before easing back against the couch further. “I know that. Why do you think i’m here… and by the looks of it- i’m going to have to think of something a little more… homey.” She said, waving her hand around the hotel room. “Now, dad. If it’s alright with you, I believe I need to go back home for the day. Gather up some things. Put someone in charge of work…tell Colin-” She quickly saw the vein pop up in his forehead, his arm clench slightly. A vision she’d only seen back when they were more of a couple. Something about his protectiveness always being a turn on for her. “uh… just for a few hours… i’ll be on a jet in and out.”

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Killian’s brows knitted together momentarily from the comment she made. “I wouldn’t let anything happen to you.” He said sincerely pausing in his statement with his eyes locked on hers. “You’re the mother of my child, I wouldn’t let her feel the pain of losing a parent.” He added in, which was part of the reason he’d never allow anything to happen to her. The other being what he denied to even himself. Looking around when she gestured to the hotel he smiled. “I’m sure you’ll find something that’ll meet that acquired taste you’ve picked up on with being a city girl.” When she mentioned leaving and her new beau he felt himself tense again, the smile he was wearing disappeared in an instance. With a shake of his head he stood up from the couch. “That’s why you’ve got people to boss around.” Walking over to the window he stared out taking in the view her room gave her. “Like I said, if she’s here you’re here. Leaving isn’t going to happen unless she’s going with you. So figure out whatever you need to but you’ll be figure it out from here.” It was natural for him to take control of situations, especially when it came to Lana and Natalie, at least it was before Lana went off on her own. Now, despite the fact that Natalie had done something with herself and it had been years since the two had actually laid eyes on each other, it was still a habit to take control. Old habits die hard and she was simultaneously the worst and best one. Turning around to look at her he shrugged his shoulders pulling a sarcastically innocent expression. “I’m sure Colin will understand. Or he won’t, it’s not really my problem.”

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❝Because death is the only thing that could ever keep him from you..❞

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Broken memories|| Ian + Nat

[natalie-de-rossi]

Her eyes met his, then dropped like a little child getting a lecture from a parent. Did he mean those things? Of course he did. Or so she truly thought. Shaking her head once and sighing a tired sigh, Natalie simply shook her head. “Stop it.” She said, shaking her head at his mention of her past. “That was then. This is now. I changed. I grew up and I put my…wild days aside. I’m with a great man. A wonderful man who actually loves me. Loves me and my kid. Okay? So save your little ‘he will never be me- bit’” She mumbled. “Do you hear yourself, Ian? I don’t know why you’re not getting it… I don’t want to stay here, nor do I want our daughter to be here. I’ll be damned if I leave without her but she isn’t listening to me. If she doesn’t listen to you, what makes you think she’ll listen to me? She walked right away from me. Would you rather I grab her by her hair, get a witch to drug her so I can get her out? Oh wait, better yet- let me ask an original to compel her to follow me?” She rolled her eyes. “Oh my god.” She scoffed. “Stop! I don’t want to think of that.” She said, shaking her head. “it can’t be true… it just- it” If Killian was willing to believe it, then Natalie would only be a fool not to. “God….” She sighed, running her palms against her face. “She isn’t going to give in… and you know what… what if- I can’t risk her life, no. I get that… It also doesn’t mean I want her to just sit back and hold onto hope that nothing will happen. You and I both taught her to fight. Protect herself at all costs. We raised a fighter and we can’t take that away now. She has a point… Maybe we should…. stay. At least for a little bit… I can convince her to keep her distance from you. I can try, I mean. I’ll watch her at all times. It’s just you and I both know… she isn’t going to leave.”

[ianxcallaghan-blog]

If Killian was a man who showed his emotions, he would’ve winced as she spoke about the other man in her life. Though really, he was the other man now. It irked him and the last thing he wanted was to hear about it but he kept his expression neutral the whole time he did. He was her past just as she was his because having a present together was never going to be possible. As untouchable as he was within the Strix, having people use Natalie or Lana as leverage was never an option he was going to let happen. “Well to be fair, he won’t ever be me.” He shrugged in response. Sighing at her idea for the two of them to stay he rolled his eyes shaking his head. “Strix and anyone associated are threats here. You understand that? I’ve already made myself known to someone we’re up against which means I’m one of the frontman on this. You have been in the business of...” He trailed of waving a hand up in a gesture. “Your guard is down and so is hers. I didn’t spend all those years away just to have you both put yourself in the line of fire now.” He looked away from her trying to gather his thoughts. Lana wouldn’t go so easily that much was clear, but if she stuck around Natalie would have to as well. He’d have to keep his distance still but at least leaving Natalie to keep close to Lana would let him rest easier. “If she’s here, you’re here.” He finally said after a minute of silence, looking back at her. “You make sure she doesn’t do anything stupid or get me there in time so I make sure she doesn’t do anything stupid.”

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Broken memories|| Ian + Nat

[natalie-de-rossi]

With a bridal magazine she found lying on the hotel table in her hand, Natalie flipped through the pages but didn’t actually focus on the pictures or words inside. “Stupid… selfish…. dramatic man.” She muttered. “Never changed. So sad that all these years have passed and you’re still such a jerk!” She continued to mumble under her breath. After what seemed like the thousandth time, Natalie flipped back to the front page of the magazine and continued to look, this time giving each page a little bit of attention. That was until the door made an unlatching sound. Her eyes peered up at the door and her shoulders tensed when he walked in. “Oh. Joy.” She whispered, tossing the magazine across the coffee table. “Okay. So then let’s talk, Killian.”

[ianxcallaghan-blog]

“We don’t need to get along, I don’t care if you like me, and I don’t lose any sleep wondering what you’ve done for yourself in Tribeca.” What he was saying wasn’t entirely true, it actually wasn’t at all but Killian still did a fine job of making it seem like it was. “But you’re holier than thou acts gotta go. Colin’s not around you can drop the act, because we both know how down and dirty you can get.” Moving around he sat down on the couch opposite hers, never letting his eyes leave her as he leaned forward. “And you want a reason for you to quit worrying about your sales and drag our daughter out of this place? That prophecy she’s going on about? It’s true and we’re not looking to let that happen but on the way there, there will be a raise in the body count. It’s already started. Still want to let her stick around?” He asked, leaning back letting his back press against couch cushions.

[ianxcallaghan-blog]

Broken memories|| Ian + Nat

After his little chat with Natalie, Killian went off to let off some steam. Granted, he took it out on someone he had already had plans to rearrange his face but instead took the guys life entirely. Luckily it wasn’t anyone that would be missed, not that Killian cared much about leaving a trail behind but with Lana in town he couldn’t get too sloppy. Three hours had gone by and he had managed to pull himself together, plus get the blood off of himself, and now he was ready to finish the conversation Natalie had walked away from. Finding out where she was staying was simple enough, so as he stood in front of the door he looked up and down the hallway as he slid the card he had compelled from the front desk for himself into the card slot. Watching as the red light blinked to green he opened the door, flashing into her view, tilting his head to the side, letting his eyes focus on her. “Thought I’d drop by, since we didn’t finish our talk earlier.” @natalie-de-rossi

[aria-hale-xo]

Smith-ing It Up | Ian * Aria

[aria-hale-xo]

“Well not that I need a reason but.. yeah.. that’s it, cute smile too.” Aria tilted her head to the side, letting her long hair fall over to one side. She merely rolled her eyes as he complimented himself, not about to agree and say he was right - which he was. He did have quite a nice face. The vampire liked to think she was good at reading people. Reading what they felt even if it didn’t show on their surface. It was her specialty, for a long time now, Aria had studied people, watching every inch of them and how they react to certain things. However, she was well aware that not everybody gives off the vibes she can work out, especially if they’re confident, or hiding something. With her hands against his chest, amusement danced in her eyes as she silently hoped for something exciting to happen. Anything to take her mind off her vengeful sister back from the dead. “No?” she almost challenged him, eager, but not too eager to find the thing that would excite him the most. Not saying that she could stop him if she tried, but she allowed him to kick her leg away and ultimately gain the upper hand. With a smirk dancing on her lips as he picked her up with no effort at all, she tangled her legs around his waist and relaxed into him. Aria wasn’t stupid, in her mind she knew she could have good reason to fear him, after all, he was a vampire and depending on his age, he might easily over power her every move should she choose to make a violent assault. However, she wasn’t afraid, fear wasn’t an emotion she carried anymore. Once you accept possible death under any circumstance, at any time, without any sort of care for it, there really wasn’t any reason to fear a thing - not in her eyes. “I hope you mean that you’re older than I, because if you meant that because I’m a woman, you’re not going to appreciate the damage I will do to your jewels.” Aria raised both brows as she whispered a mere inch away from his lips. When he gripped tighter on her legs, she arched her back instinctively, keeping that soft smirk on her lips for a few seconds after he made his last comment. “Is that what I am to you? A little girl?” her mouth parted as she curled her tongue up, letting it press against her teeth through the sheer joy on her face. “Tell me, have you ever heard the old saying, age doesn’t matter? Granted it’s mainly used by the scum of society to justify their illegal relationships but… I don’t believe in it. I have a better motto…” Aria drooped her eyes down to his lips as her hand moved to let her fingers trace his neck. Letting herself appear slightly distracted, she smiled softly, brushing her nose against his as she pressed her cherry red lips against his. The kiss was quick, no passion, no heat, purposely, just to leave the possible outcome a mystery. “My motto..” she hummed, moving her head back to look at him, she dropped her arms at her sides. “Strength means nothing, it’s about deception and maybe sheer luck.” The younger vampires eyes danced with dark humor once more, but just as quickly as he could see that, her hands had moved behind her and pressed against the wall, using most her strength to shove him back a little. With the new space, she tightened her thighs around his waist and flipped her body backwards, taking him with her. Unsure how long he would stay down - that was if he would stay down at all, she didn’t even let her own body collide with the concrete, she instantly flashed to him, moving herself into a sitting up straddle position as her hand pressed against his stomach. “Now I know you’re holding back on me, cutie. See, maybe this is all that paranoia talking, but I feel like every move I make is only playing out because you’re allowing it…” she leaned forward, keeping a few inches from his face. “So.. Am I right… or am I wrong? - But before you answer, you should know that either way doesn’t really bother me. If you give me what I want I might give you what you need” she pouted her lips, her eyes boring into his, fueled with an unspoken need for action. 

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“Because you’re a woman?” He scoffed dramatically, moving his head from side to side. “Now that’s just a bit sexist that you’d assume I’d be saying such thing because of your gender.” His lips rose up in a smirk. Looking down momentarily at her legs around his waist he was debating his next move when her question pulled his attention back to her, raising a brow. “That’s just what you are.” He answered. How many years she had on herself, wouldn’t come close to what Killian had, it was that simple. As she went on to speak he focused his eyes on her, without a single reaction to however she chose to make her hands busy with. Neither was there a reaction from him when he felt her lips pressed against his for the seconds that she kept herself there. He felt pity for those around her that lacked the inability to withstand the circles she must’ve ran around them. Everyone now and days wanted to be the one in control, so much so that they’d get overly confident. Killian might like having control, but he was always aware that he’d meet his match one day. Of course Aria wasn’t that, but it was amusing for Killian to watch how she worked. With her quick moves that ended with Killian being on the ground he winced slightly from the pain his head felt but quickly refocused his attention with the brunette moved on top of him. Her theory just made him chuckle since she had been right. If he wanted to, he could show her just how much age did matter. “So many questions, so much curiosity going on in that head of yours for little ol’ me.” He finally broke his silence, filled with sarcasm dripping from each of his words. “And for someone so paranoid about things, asking me, expecting me to give you some answers really just doesn’t make any sense. Marcel’s done a poor job of raising you if that’s his tactics coming through.” His last comment was just as calculated as anything else. Besides, knowing who it was she had her loyalties too wasn’t far fetched, more than half the vampires in town reported back to Marcel. Raising his head up with force he knocked his forehead against hers hard enough that it’d cause her enough pain to focus on before shoving her off of him forcefully and flashing up. Looking down at where she had landed his hands moved to adjust his shirt, smiling down at her. “If you had the slightest idea of what I needed, I might’ve considered the offer.”

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No rest || Natalie + Killian

[natalie-de-rossi]

Her jaw dropped the moment she watched him pick up the phone. When he hung up, her mouth continued to stay open. She could only imagine what Colin was thinking in that moment. “Ohhhhh! Scuse me. I had no idea that MY brand was made possible by you. No idea that the company I built from nothing had your hand in it. All those meetings I went to, all those documents I signed, every little thing I did- you were there. How could I have forgotten.” She muttered sarcastically. When her phone was onto her lap, she glanced down at it before looking back up at him. “I can’t make her do anything she doesn’t want to do, for the last time, Ian.” She rolled her eyes. “Nice seeing you to.” She scoffed, grabbing onto the door handle the moment she felt the car stop, a red light she presumed. Once she opened the door she jumped out. “I did not come all the way over here for- this!” She slammed the door and walked at a heavy pace down the street.

[ianxcallaghan-blog]

“What?” He shook his head. “I couldn’t care less about what you’ve done with your time. If you want to act like royalty in the life you’ve created then by all means continue. You just wouldn’t be here without me, don’t pretend differently.” He told her coldly. Just another thing he had to add to his plate. He was about to ask why she wasted her time in coming if she was only going to have her eyes glued to a screen but when he noticed her hand on the handle he made himself more comfortable in the seat instead. “Like I said, always a pleasure.” He called out to her looking forward once she jumped out of the car. 

[madelinecallaghan]

Far Off || { The Callaghans ft. Lana }

[madelinecallaghan]

Rolling her eyes at her father’s remark, Lana circled around her aunt’s figure as she casually made her way towards him. “I’m older than almost everyone in this town, papa,” she reminded him dully as her arms crossed over her chest. “A little too old to still be called a kid.” Madeline snorted at her niece’s response as her arms fell down to her sides, making her way casually towards her brother’s direction alongside Lana’s. “Yes, well–that explains it. Imagine my surprise when I came home to find my darling niece making herself comfortable in the extra bedroom beside mine,” she pointed out firmly, shooting a glance towards the petite brunette with an arched brow. At the sound of her father’s words, Lana’s jaw dropped open before she unfolded her arms and stomped her way melodramatically towards him, stopping short less than a few feet away from where he stood. “Nice try. But like I told mom, I’m not going anywhere.” Raising her chin slightly as she took on a more defiant posture, her expression grew solemn with the next few words to leave her lips. “Not until this whole prophecy is done and over with.” Eyes growing wide at the words that left Lana’s lips, the youngest of the Callaghan siblings gradually turned her head towards her brother as her brows came together in an instant. “Natalie. Is. Here?” she snarled, her eyes never daring to leave her brother’s face as she practically disregarded Lana’s presence right beside her.

[ianxcallaghan-blog]

“I don’t care how old you grow to be, you’re still my kid.” He quickly remarked. She might’ve been way past a grown woman but all Killian saw when he looked at her was his little girl and that was the only way he’d ever see her. “I don’t know why she thought she could make herself comfortable when I distinctly remember telling her staying with us wasn’t an option.” He brought the glass to his lips again about to take a sip of it but instead held it there, looking down at Lana as she defied him. He was going to laugh it off but when she mentioned Natalie his jaw clenched and he moved the cup down, placing it back down. “Thank you so much, Lana, for all the help you’re already providing.” He said through gritted teeth, inhaling through his nose as he moved his gaze to Madeline. “I called her to come get her. They’ll both be leaving soon.” He said shooting Madeline a look that read, play nice. “Don’t start acting like a teenager now and prove to me how much of a kid you are by not listening to me Lana. You’ve got nothing to do with what’s going to be happening with prophecy so unless you want to be dragged out of this city I suggest you go with your mother willingly. Madeline, talk some sense into your niece.”

[aria-hale-xo]

Smith-ing It Up | Ian * Aria

[aria-hale-xo]

The smaller brunette couldn’t resist the sarcastic eye roll when he made a comment about her protecting the vampire. It wasn’t about protecting him, not really, not even at all actually - She only saved him because she knew it was expected in the army, she did it out of respect for her leader, nothing else. “Yeah well he had a nice jaw line, it’s half a reason to let him live through the night at the very least?” Aria snorted in amusement, giving a shake of her head. She wasn’t about to tell him why she stopped him, telling people she was a part of a vampire army wasn’t something she really shared with others. The younger vampire could only laugh softly when he mentioned her paranoia, to which she merely shrugged her shoulders and gave him a soft shrug as he moved into her space. When he admitted she had been right, it didn’t surprise her, but at the same time - the word dangerous could mean a lot of things in different peoples eyes, so to say she had him figured would be a huge lie. Feeling the grip on her waist before she noted his arm move, she instantly prepped herself for some sort of collision, so when she hit the wall, she only moved her hand up to press against his chest, giving him a slight smirk. The action didn’t hurt, not much did these days. “Well I do my best, Ian…” Aria blinked her eyes innocently, since he had made a comment about them. However, within seconds, her face twisted the same time her knee did. She had brought it up in a swift motion to his left side, maybe not enough to hurt him, but enough to make him flinch long enough for her to get an upper hand. When his body flinched, she gripped his shirt and spun them around, using her hands to press him into the wall and moving her leg between his. Aria moved her leg upwards, so her knee was evenly in the middle of his legs, just to say pressing against his crotch. Maybe half to make him wonder, and half to make him fear her possible actions. “I hope that’s not all you got, I was hoping for some action” she tilted her head, the expression on her face merely playful. Aria had got the impression he was older than her, but she couldn’t be sure, not unless she really saw him in action, so she was playing her cards carefully - being sure not to anger him. “Take that whichever way you want. Or both ways… I mean, that’s if you’re feeling man enough.” The brunette lifted and dropped her brow in amusement, keeping her hands lightly pressed against his chest.

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“Nice jaw line? That’s how you determined if someone should live or die? I guess you won’t be killing me any time soon.” Killian huffed out a laugh in response. Sure she had been his target to hold a conversation with the other night, figuring out a little bit about her, but tonight she had simply been in his way. He could’ve walked away from the whole situation and it wasn’t as if he felt the need to prove anything to her but for whatever reason he stuck around. Now that he had made the first move, stepping away and walking off no longer seemed like an option to him. Especially not with the way she responded to him having pressed her up against the wall, by flipping the situation around and feeling his own back against it now. A smile crept onto his features as he looked down at her. Killian didn’t bother to fight for the dominance in that moment. If anything, he enjoyed it, there was always something about a women taking control that hit the spot for him. His eyes glanced down at her leg between his, then looked back up at her leaning his head back, resting the back of it against the wall with a laugh escaping him. “Sweetheart you haven’t seen nothing yet.” Overpowering her would’ve been easy, getting the situation over and done with would’ve been easy. Easy just never appealed to him. “As much as I love a good fight,” His left foot gave her other leg a push to cause her to lose her balance and have to bring her other leg down to regain it but instead of letting her his hands gripped at her waist roughly, lifting her up, then directing her legs to wrap around his waist before he once again slammed her back into the same wall. “It wouldn’t be much of a fair fight.” His hands gripped tightly at her legs, while his eyes jumped between each of hers. “Being man enough doesn’t fall under giving into the taunting of a little girl.” He mocked her, teasingly.

[ianxcallaghan-blog]

All the time || Riley + Ian

[riley-braxton]

“Sounds about right” he hummed, wondering who else he would bump into here. He favored some members above the others, just on a personal level, so he already had hopes of bumping into certain faces. “Well I guess only time will tell, won’t it? Like you say, Marcel may not share anything with her.” Riley shrugged a shoulder, knowing not to be overly optimistic about gaining any information. A chuckle escaped him as he shook his head, just mentally trying to picture Ian of all people having a civilized conversation with the vampire leader. “Well.. nobody important anyway” he corrected, curving his lips up into a smirk. “Man, I gotta say I’m glad to see you here. Saves me from being stuck with a few knuckleheads on my own. I dread to think of who they’ve recruited since I left them. I’m still not over Doreen” he chuckled, giving off a fake shiver. “What a fucking spanner she turned out to be, eh? All the wrong kinds of weird.” Riley snorted as he recalled her. 

[ianxcallaghan-blog]

“Doreen.” Killian repeated the name with a loud laugh following the name. “Yeah that girl is something else but she’s a great lay, gotta admit to it.” He admitted, continuing to laugh as he did. “We haven’t done much recruiting, you see how cocky some of these younglings get? They make more of a mess and become a hassle more than anything else so we had to tie up a lot of loose ends and up the stakes when it came to the initiation, if you could even believe that.” Standing up slowly Killian looked around them. Truthfully he was glad to see Riley around here as well, it had been long enough since their last gathering but now he had to return to what his eyes were set on for the night. “Duty calls, got to meet one of your girls who’s one of the closer members to Marcel apparently. Should be fun, don’t worry I don’t plan on killing her.” Killian assured him as he stepped to the door of the room. “See you around old friend.”

[madelinecallaghan]

Far Off || { The Callaghans ft. Lana }

The sound of Ian’s footsteps approaching the front door of the suite was enough to catch Madeline’s attention almost instantly. It wasn’t a difficult task to distinguish his presence amongst the rest, when it was his presence that she channeled the majority of her energy towards in the first place. Flashing from her previous position in the kitchen, the red-headed vampire appeared in the foyer of the penthouse just as Ian stepped through the threshold of the front door. Tilting her head slightly without a hint of amusement across her face, her eyes held Ian’s intently as she silently scolded him through the simple gaze that she wore. “Killian,” she prompted sternly, her arms crossing over her chest as she did so. “Is there something that you forgot to mention?” Before she had a chance to elaborate her accusation, the smaller brunette appeared just in time as she carefully lingered behind her aunt. “Hi dad,” she greeted hesitantly, holding her hands behind her back as she offered her dad the sweetest smile she could muster.

( @ianxcallaghan )

[ianxcallaghan-blog]

Going back to the penthouse when his little get together with Natalie was over he knew her presence was going to irk Madeline. So as he stepped into the place and immediately spotted his sister, with the look she was giving him and what she came out with he half expected her to know what he had just been up to and to get an earful from it. “Is there?” He questioned back rhetorically before his eyes fell on Lana which only made the tension he already felt within himself grow. “You really don’t know how to listen kid, do ya?” HIs attention went back to his sister. “Yeah, Madeline, Lana is in town. She seemed to get the idea that she could just drop in without a word.” He stated as if Lana wasn’t in the room as he walked towards the mini bar fully ready to pour himself a couple of drinks. “So enjoy the time with her that you have because she’s going to be leaving the next flight out from where she was at.” He spoke grabbing a glass for himself and pouring some scotch into it before downing it the whole glass only to refill it.

[madelinecallaghan]

Brother dearest ( @ianxcallaghan )

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No rest || Natalie + Killian

[natalie-de-rossi]

“Not without fighting. We have a record, she and I. I’m not an overbearing mother and she’s not a bratty hormonal child… but now- she’s really hellbent on this prophecy and I just- I don’t have time for this foolishness.” She said, waving her phone just as another email came in. “This life I created for myself was created by me being there to create it.” she said, her eyes not leaving the phone. Not until he took the phone in his hands. “hey!” She brought her hands out. “Killian. Give it back! I’m expecting a-” before she could finish “Chasing Cars” by snow patrol began to play on her phone and a photo of Natalie and her new beau, Colin Sinclair displayed on the screen. “call.” She mumbled, before shaking her head and giving up. “Who says I want to argue with you, Ian? It’s been years. I don’t have the energy or the time to argue with you or anyone for that matter. I’m only here because you couldn’t convince your daughter to leave and needed backup… not to mention you’re too much of a… wuss to just spend time with your daughter without having to plan it months in advance and hide out like some… adolescent.” Her eyes left his then back to her phone “And where the hell are we even going right now? Killian! You have my full attention. What? What is it? What do you want? Why am I here? and for God’s sake, where. are. you. taking. me?“

[ianxcallaghan-blog]

Rather than commenting on the fact that the prophecy was anything but foolish, he bit his tongue. It was his problem along with the rest of the strix to worry about it and make sure it didn’t unfold. Even with the distance he kept between him and Natalie, physically and emotionally, he’d never drag her into the mess if he could help it. Holding the phone away from her grasp, he didn’t smile in amusement for her to see, but he couldn’t deny that he was. Which ended quickly when it began to ring, pulling his attention to the screen only for his eyes to land on a picture of her with a male he didn’t recognize but she was surely comfortable with. He was going to say something about it but her rant pushed all his initial thoughts aside and her gaze being distracted by the device only made him more irritated. Answering the phone Killian looked right at her as he spoke into it. “She’ll have to call you back.” He said before hanging up. Leaning closer to her Killian reached his free hand up, grabbing her jaw, forcing her to look at him. “This life you created was made possible by me. Our daughter being perfectly safe was because of me losing all that time with her and being careful any time I finally was able to have weeks with her. Or would you prefer for everyone to have something to hold over me and put her in danger?” He questioned rhetorically, before pushing her head away from his grasp. “Doesn’t matter anymore, just get her out of here as soon as you can.” He said, bitterly now as he threw the phone into her lap.

[ianxcallaghan-blog]

No rest || Natalie + Killian

[natalie-de-rossi]

A snarky smirk on her lips, she chose to ignore his first comment. It was easy to do considering the mass emails she had to send out as quick as possible. “No.” She spat, moving her eyes from the mobile device in her hand to look back at him. “I did not know. Obviously, I wouldn’t have allowed her to come… as you may know… she is your daughter and tends to do whatever she sets her mind to without thinking of how it may affect others.” She rolled her eyes, looking back to her phone. “I had a really full and busy schedule this week which clearly has now gone to- pardon my french here- shit.” She hit send on the email, locking her phone and placing it beside her knee. “I’m obviously working on it, Ian. She says she isn’t going anywhere… what would you like me to do? Grab her by her hair and yank her across the city border?” Her phone vibrated once beside her which took her attention back to it as she began typing on it quickly. “As I said… things were going just- great. I’ve beat Kyle Cosmetics sales by 37 seconds online and we’re expanding our stores to Miami, Sydney, and Tokyo… last month we got a store in Paris and Milan- so that was great.” She smiled wide, looking up at Ian as if he and her shared success. Meeting his gaze, her smile dropped right away before looking back to her phone. “New York is just fabulous…”

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“Oh and you think that determined personality trait only comes from me? I seem to remember plenty of arguments because of your stubbornness, so you should be able to level with her.” He responded with his own roll of his eyes. Jumping down each other’s throats was something the two of them perfected but that hadn’t stopped them from jumping into bed together over the years either. “I’m sure the life you’ve created for yourself will do perfectly fine without you for a day or two. I, on the other hand, can’t move forward without knowing she’s going to be safe so yeah,” He nodded his head. “Yank her out of this fuckin’ city if you need to. This isn’t the time for her to go running around, this isn’t us terrorizin’ a town for fun. It’s going to get bloody.” This time his tone went serious as he spoke, one that he knew she’d recognize as he held her gaze until her phone vibrated making him glance down at it. “Baby, I wasn’t asking ‘cause I’m actually curious about it.” He interjected looking back up at her. Since her eyes were glued to her phone Killian huffed out a small laugh before he reached out and pulled the phone right out of her grip. “It’s no fun arguing with you when I don’t have your full attention.”

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No rest || Natalie + Killian

[natalie-de-rossi]

“Yes. I know. Yes. Of course. Just- yes. Okay. Thanks. You too.” She was a second shy of clicking end on the call when suddenly there was another call for her. “Yes. Make sure you have the reports on my desk by then. I’ll review them when I get back in. No, Evan I don’t know when that will be.” Hanging up the call, Natalie leaned her head back against the black internal leather of the car, sighing deeply. She was finally in relax mode when the car came to a pause and the door opened. She swallowed hard as it had been a while since she and Ian had last seen one another. As usual, just the sight of him sent her body in a slight frenzy. “Yes… the pleasure being yours of course.” She said smugly. “Been a long time, Cal.”

[ianxcallaghan-blog]

Slouching down some in the seat his eyes moved around the car trying not to keep them on her for too long. “Not long enough apparently.” Since Lana’s arrival, his mood hadn’t been too great with knowing how many things could go wrong having her in the same city he was handling business in. He had restrained taking most of his mood out on Lana but now Natalie was in the shot and with the way the two of them had always been, it wasn’t knew of them to start their conversation off on the wrong foot. “How come you didn’t know she was going to be coming here?” He asked looking at the back of the drivers head from the small window still open. At least it was, until Killian leaned forward, closing the thing so it felt even more private than it already was. “Too busy with your business that you didn’t know she would be coming around here? I need you to get her out here as soon as possible.” And you too. Keeping track of the both of them was always something he had done and he’d never been shy about it either not with them anyway. Madeline on the other hand only knew of anything with Lana and nothing with Natalie. With everything going on however, he hadn’t spoken to Lana in a while so he didn’t have a moment to try and prevent her surprise visit. “How’s that going by the way? Enjoying fitting in with all the materialistic people of New York?” He quipped, turning his head to look at her.

[natalie-de-rossi]

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[aria-hale-xo]

Smith-ing It Up | Ian * Aria

Strutting through the street on her way to work, Aria had tried hard all day to clear her mind. Finding out her sister was alive with a vengeance towards her wasn’t something she took lightly, but she knew life goes on and so must the show. As she cut a few corners, her head turned towards the small commotion nearby, causing her to creep towards the scene out of curiosity. To her surprise, she saw none other than the male she had confronted just the other night, along with one of the new vampires Marcel had recruited. Aria rolled her eyes, knowing she had a duty to Marcel to help the newbie out, despite how much she just wanted to stand there and watch the ego fueled man die. Ian was quite clearly stronger, but just how strong? How old was he? The petite vampire made herself known by clacking her heels against the pavement as she drew closer. “Why don’t you pick on someone your own size?” she smirked towards Ian. When he released the newbie, she glanced towards him and nodded her head in a motion that signaled for him to run for the hills. Once he flashed away, she moved a few steps closer with a confident stride. “Or, perhaps someone half a foot smaller with nice hair and a damn fine body will do?” Aria kept the smirk on her lips. She was more than ready to get a little heated, just like always, but the need for some fire was burning brighter than it usually was, and only she knew exactly why. The amusement on her face would hopefully let him know she wasn’t angry, in-fact, she was just looking for a good distraction. “That guy’s an egotistical asshole, but he’s young.. Let him have a few drinks and see the sunset before you decapitate him, it’s just good manners” she shrugged her shoulders. She didn’t want to fight to the death, that was apparent by her teasing tone - but a little action would be a good way for her to let off some steam. “So… Are you gonna take me on or not? No need to be a gentleman, I’ve been here long enough to know those don’t exist and, in my defense, I did say it the first time we met. Those eyes. They are indeed dangerous.”

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[ianxcallaghan-blog]

Kilian was just about ready to pull the fellas head apart from his body with the way he had decided to get smart with him. It was strange how cocky the weak got, as if dying with a smart mouth was really any better than dying quietly. In his eyes, dying at all was the weak part and if it ever came to that for Killian he’d go with silent last words to himself. However, his plans were derailed the moment he heard someone approaching which only made him inhale deeply from irritation. Hearing the voice, he knew just exactly who he was dealing with, so he didn’t bother looking at her at first. His eyes remained on the male he had struggling to breath from the way his fingers pressed around his neck until Killian finally released him from his hold. Turning to look at the brunette he ran his tongue over his bottom lip, rolling his shoulders as to release the tension that had built the moment she stopped someone from dying at his hands and he didn’t respond to her either. He figured he’d let her talk until she got what she wanted out and with each word she spoke it was apparent the type of woman he was dealing with. Truthfully the way she carried herself, made it tempting for Killian to try and persuade her to join the strix since she figured he’d fit right in, granted she’d be on the younger side but it wouldn’t be the first time. Except, she wasn’t the one he was meant to convince, Marcel was. “You didn’t mention the other night that you were the nanny for the babies running around here acting like they own a piece of this world.” He formed a smile as he stepped toward her, his head tilting to one side. “Ay, I never said I was a gentlemen or not dangerous if anything I was saying I was, the truth didn’t change the fact that you were all types of paranoid.” He shrugged stopping with only an inch of space between the two of them, tilting his head down now, keeping his eyes on hers. “Granted, for all the right reasons,” his hand reached up to her waist and with one swift move her back met the wall with a bit of force knowing she could handle it. “And you’ve got some damage in your eyes ya know? Really makes them pop.”