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n o r a don't judge a book by its cover eleanor ward . 23 . unknown species . test subject at hexcorp . coffee addict . not a morning person . pansexual . soulmate of the scientist . empathic abilities . emotions linked to the weather eleanor ophelia west . missing . human . actress 'elle west' . kidnapped and murdered . survived by her sister .

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talking body || jo & elle

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“Probably,” she bit her lip, grimacing. “You won’t,” she breathed, pressing her forehead against Elle’s. “I’m not going anywhere.” And she meant it, the last thing she wanted to do was leave Nora, or Elle, even if her mind screamed otherwise. 

“I-I can feel like the dead has been raised, some sort of sick magic…” she sighed, hands reaching out to hold Elle’s. “You could never be something terrible…” she smiled, “I’m here. I won’t go anywhere, I promise. I’ll do whatever I can for you.”

At Jo’s reassurances she felt a little bit of relief because she believed her when she said she wasn’t going anywhere.  “Good... “  Eleanor murmured. She felt very strongly about being left alone, being left without the brunette.

“That-that’s impossible... isn’t it?”  There was a fear in those beautiful hazel eyes.  When Joanne took her hands she looked down at them  then up into the Doctor’s captivating stare.  “But... if I’m not really alive right now... and I leave the preservation chamber... I’ll start to-...”  She had to swallow hard, a shiver running through her at the mere thought in her mind.  “...to decay.  Won’t I?”  Her lower lip trembled ever so slightly.  “That’s what you said before about removing the lifeless body, I remember... I don’t want to decay, Joanne.”  She was terrified.

[nora--ward]

callmekaia:

At the soft touch to her jaw, Kaia felt her eyelids flutter closed, almost letting herself lean into the touch. As Nora explained how once again, she’d misunderstood what the other woman was saying, Kaia mentally kicked herself. Despite being a known optimist and despite her brain punching her sometimes to realize that she didn’t need to be so pessimistic, Kaia found herself being just that. She gave a small smile at the words, albeit still sadly. Turning her head somewhat, Kaia pressed a gentle kiss to Nora’s palm. “I’m glad you’ve got someone that’s helping you and keeping you safe.” She murmured into the skin there, finally opening her eyes so she could look into Nora’s pair. “When you used to leave because of your busy life as an actress, I would worry. It was just something I did. I’m kind of a worrier.” She chuckled low before swallowing thickly, her breath shaky as she pressed a hand over Nora’s. “I am living my life, Nor. And no matter what kind of life I’m living… I need you in it. Be it as a friend or…” Her eyes drifted to Nora’s lips before darting back to the brunette’s eyes, clearing her throat. “You being alive, even in a different body, is more than anything I could have ever hoped for. I’m just glad you exist.”

“I know.  I know you are.”  She nodded with a small smile.  She’d always thought it was so sweet to have someone at home worrying about her other than her sister, it was another reason to come home as much as she did.  Nora listened to all the words out of Kaia’s mouth and she saw those eyes shift down to her lips.  Leaning in, she her lips found Kaia’s in a gentle, loving kiss. 

She let the kiss linger and only pulled back when the watch on her wrist began to vibrate, the buzz of her alarm a rather strong jolt to reality.  She pulled back with a sad smile.  “I need to go, sunshine.  I have a curfew to make.”

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3callmekaia:

“No, hey, don’t apologize. Never apologize for being you, okay?” Kaia soothed gently, a hand reaching out to move a stray strand of hair behind Nora’s ear when she heard what came out of the girl’s mouth next. Being taken care of. Her hand faltered, mind replaying back a certain woman’s words in her head. ‘Elle is…not dead, I can say that much. But Nora is…here. She is the now. Elle is the past.’ It hadn’t made any sort of sense to her then but now… After everything that Nora had just managed to tell her, it all slid into place. “Oh.” She breathed out, hand falling back into her lap. It was funny how she could go from happy to sad all in one quick flash. Her heart had soared from the revelation this was Elle but now with her new realization, Kaia felt defeated, maybe even a little jealous. She had to remind herself–It had been a year. More than enough time for Elle, now Nora, to move on from her. Especially when it seemed like the fates were working against them. “I’ll understand if…. If I’m not what your heart wants anymore.” The words tasted bitter in her mouth but she knew that Nora deserved to hear them. “I just want you to be happy,” She gave up, words choked as tears flooded her eyes, unable to look at Nora in the eyes anymore. “Even if its not with me.”

Nora felt the defeat, she felt the jealousy and it took her a moment to understand where this was all coming from.  It wasn’t until Kaia started speaking again that it all clicked and the tiny brunette had to shake her head at the absurdity of it all.  “Hey... stop.  Please.”  She murmured.  The freezing rain continued to fall and she reached out to run fingertips along the blonde’s jawline.  “That’s not what I meant.”  Her brow scrunched some as she figured out how to explain herself.  “I think part of my heart will always want you, Kai.  But I have no idea how I became-”  She winced.  “And I have no idea if I ever will... or how long it’ll last. I can’t in my right mind make a commitment that I don’t know I’ll be able to follow through on.  The last thing I want to do is disappear from your life again with no explanation.  The last I want to do is hurt you again.”  Nora stroked her cheek lovingly.  “I’m telling you I have someone helping me with my powers, helping me adapt and keeping me safe- not because I’m trying to push you away but because I don’t want you to continuously worry about me as you have for over a year now.” Her thumb caressed her cheek gently.  “I want you to know that it’s okay to live your life.”

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callmekaia:

Being a Witch meant there was some truth in being in-tune with nature, so when she heard the rain really begin to fall outside, Kaia frowned. Nora had empathic powers and she was making her upset… Fuck. “Hey… Hey listen to me..” Kaia wrapped her arms tightly enough around Nora to help her sink to the floor without hurting herself. Once they were on solid ground, she pulled back enough to look at the other girl tenderly. “I always knew she did, okay? She didn’t… You didn’t look at me that way and have a girl not know.” Kaia chuckled sadly, brushing hair out of Nora’s face. “Hey.. Look at me.” Gently, she grabbed one of Nora’s shaking hands, placing it over heart and taking a deep breath. “Whatever is making you… However this happened, your emotions are heightened right now and I know from the looks of it that trying to tell me is painful. So just…You don’t have to try to tell me. You don’t have to talk about what happened. I know enough for now and I just want you to know that I’ll do everything in my power to make sure you’re okay from now on.” She leaned slightly forward, pressing a soft kiss against Nora’s forehead, too scared to actually kiss her without permission. “And I got to say… No matter what body you’re in, you’re still absolutely gorgeous.” Taking another deep breath, Kaia looked at her with those shining blue eyes.”Now c’mon, take a deep breath for me.”

Once they were down on the floor she’d reverted her eyes while the blonde spoke, it took a moment after the request before she complied and brought her gaze back to Kaia’s.  When her hand was placed over the other girl’s heart she focused on her heart beat and soon she was breathing a little steadier.  The kiss to her forehead had the tiny brunette smiling in spite of her sadness and pain.  The smile was followed shortly after by a soft, watery laugh and a blush to her cheeks.  At the request, Eleanor took a deep breath and slowly released it.  She repeated this a few times until the freezing rain let up just enough that they could barely hear it.  “S-sorry.  Sometimes I have trouble controlling it... It’s so new and-” She shook her head a bit.  “I’m okay.  I need you to know that.  I’m being taken care of and helped with these new... powers.  Things are so... complicated.”  She breathed out that last word and deflated some.

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callmekaia:

Who knew that two seemingly simple words like ‘Hey sunshine’ could floor her, could make an actual whimper leave her throat. Blue eyes drifted down to watch a lone finger trace around the star on her neck, realizing just how much she’d said about to Nora. Oh God. She’d told Nora how she’d…. As her mind was slowly beginning to piece together everything that she’d ever said to Nora about Elle, she heard her name being called. “Hmm?” A low hum of questioning left her lips as she looked back up just in time to see Nora looking at her. Her chin wobbled the exact second she heard the reciprocation of words she thought she’d never hear from someone she’d thought for so long to be dead. 

“You l-love me back.. I… You–” She let out another whimper as she choked back on an unexpected sob. “I thought you were dead. I thought….” Kaia couldn’t fully form a sentence, hearing those words had broke something inside of her and soon she was wrapping her arms around Nora, hand coming up to cup the base of the girl’s head as she felt herself convulse from crying. “I’m so glad you’re not dead. I was going to tell you… I was going to say it. I was… I love you. And then you never… I…I never thought you’d be able to hear me say it. And yet you.. Did. I’m sorry it took me this long to realize.”

Nora simply listened, tears still streaming down her face. When arms wrapped around her, her own wrapped tightly around the blonde.  She tired to stop and start sentences, her mouth opening to speak, to say something in response that would explain what happen but every time it felt like cold, strong fingers wrapping around her neck. Freezing rain had begun to fall outside and it fell hard enough now that even in the basement it could be heard.  When she did finally manage to speak it was small and pained. “I think-... I think I- nngh”  She felt her throat begin to tighten so she changed the phrasing.  “.. she did die, Kai.”  She trembled in Kaia’s arms and let out a small sob of her own.  “She was going to tell you that night- how m-much she nnnngh-”  She grimaced.  “How much she loved you.”  The more she spoke, even though it was adjusted phrasing, the more pain she felt.  She felt her knees weaken slightly.  The weather was slowly draining her.

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talking body || jo & elle

[nora--ward]

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“You certainly worry about your curfew at the worst times…” she tried to scold the woman, but she couldn’t. No matter the body, the voice; it was Nora. Her Nora. Instead, a weak smile pulled at her lips.

Joanne hung on to every word; nodding, listening. “Magic,” she sighed, “I could feel a shift in fate from here but I haven’t left HexCorp all day…” She moved her hands up to cup Elle’s face, running her thumb along her cheek. “I will figure this out, I promise. But ‘why’ isn’t important right now, you are.” She said with as much sincerity as her voice could muster. “How are you feeling now? You don’t have a pulse, or vitals, and your skin lacks the flush it usually has…do you…feel a hunger for brains?” It was a shot in the dark, but it was a shot.

“It’s a good thing you haven’t.  You shouldn’t leave Hexcorp until this insanity is over.”  Nora leaned into the touch of the older woman.  “Please, don’t leave.”  She whispered.  “I can’t lose you.”  She’d seen first hand how bad it could be for Jo around death and right now the streets were full of it.  So much so that even she was able to pick up on the aura.

“I feel... wrong.  Like I shouldn’t be here.  I can’t feel my heart.  Everything feels... off... empty...shutdown... like I’m not really alive.”  She explained as best she could.  Her brow scrunched some.  “Brains?”  Then she scrunched up her nose too.  “No... ew... I’m not hungry at all... but I’m scared if you take me out of this cell that I-... I might become something terrible.  Please, don’t let me out of here.  Jo, promise me, please.”

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talking body || jo & elle

Rubbing sleep from her eyes, Joanne yawned, her lab coat trailing against the ground. Nora was out, and that meant she should have been working but she couldn’t…the pain of something missing halting her every few minutes. As much as Nora distracted her from work, her not being here proved to be far worse. It was then she heard pounding and screaming in a she knew in clips only.

“N-nora…?” She shook her head, sprinting to the source. “E-eleanor!?” She ran up to the glass, pushing her hands against the cool blue, staring with worry at the blonde behind it. “Oh god, fuck, oh god–” the doctor rarely cursed, but this seemed like the situation that demanded it. Her eyes darted to the monitors, beeping wildly. No vitals. “Eleanor!” she pressed the button to the side of the cell, releasing the blonde. “Are you okay? How–how are you–” She ran to her, running her hands over the woman’s body for a sign of something…anything; before pressing her fingers to her pulse. No pulse. “W-what’s going on?”

[nora--ward]

Hearing her voice sent a rush of relief through her body, just knowing that the woman was there gave her the confidence that they would figure everything out.  By the time Jo got there her voice was a little hoarse.  She stepped up to the wall, clinging to the sheet around her naked figure and placed her free hand against the glass, against the older woman’s, hazel eyes gazing up.  Any other day it would have amused her to no end to hear the Doctor swear but the amusement was lost on her tonight.  “I’m sorry I didn’t make curfew.”  She murmured.

As Joanne entered the preservation cell and ran to her, Eleanor didn’t even begin to protest as those hands moved over her body.  “I-I-... I don’t know.  One minute I was on my way back from town and then... there were suddenly far too many feelings and auras and they didn’t feel normal.  They felt.... dead.  I started to get foggy and- and dizzy and then I was lost... stumbling around town for over an hour trying to find my way back here.  I ran into someone... I fell. She knew who I was.... it was-... but then I felt this pull.  It was too strong to fight it.  I remember saying your name and then waking up here.  I don’t know how-...”  She looked up into Jo’s eyes again finally.  “Something bad is happening.  This-... it doesn’t feel normal.  This isn’t right, Jo.”  She was starting to panic a little.

[nora--ward]

callmekaia:

Ever since the night that Elle had disappeared, Kaia had imagined what it would be like to wake up one morning to find the blonde on her doorstep. That gorgeous smile would knock her off her feet and she’d feel that tell-tale thump in her chest of her heart damn near exploding. But that moment had never happened and when Jo had told her that she should move on with Nora, that Elle was alive and never coming back, she’d chosen to finally get closure. So when Nora began to stumble over her words, looking increasingly pained as she tried to say something, Kaia felt her heart stop. Had she just… Had she just said she was Elle? It looked like she wasn’t able to fully say it, she’d heard of things like this before, her mother having warned her about curses and hexes. But that didn’t explain the how or the why. 

With a shaky breath, Kaia brushed the tears away from the brunette before tilting her chin to look up at her. She saw the pain in those eyes, those beautiful eyes and she knew, she knew that this wasn’t just Nora… But Elle. And suddenly, it all fit into place. Elle had been gone but then Nora had shown up eventually, coming into her bookstore and it had been so easy to be friends with her. The similar mannerisms that Kaia had brushed off, the gentleness, what Jo had said to her. It had been her all along. “No, it’s okay… You don’t have to.” Kaia said softly, her own eyes teary. “Hey gorgeous.” The words came out with a watery laugh, having not said them in over a year because she’d only ever said them to one person.

“I’m so sorry...”  She murmured with a whimper, still in pain from trying her damndest to fight the magical blockade within.  She could literally create a fucking blizzard that knocks out electricity in an entire town and yet she was somehow unable to say a few simple words. Eleanor leaned into the touch as the blonde wiped at her tears, not backing away from those eyes that seemed to search her own. “B-but I want to... I just... can’t.”  She felt so utterly defeated, fresh tears cascading down doll like cheeks.

When Kaia said that, her breath hitched, she smiled a shaky smile and then hiccuped back a small sob.  “Hey sunshine” She swallowed hard, gazing up into the blonde’s eyes.  “I couldn’t stay away.”  Nora shook her head a little,  “I had to make sure you were alright, I couldn’t just-..”  She took a shaky breath and reached out to gently finger the star around Kaia’s neck. She took a moment of silence and just stared at the pretty piece of jewelry.   “Kaia?”  She said softly then glanced up  “I love you too.”    

[nora--ward]

waking up  .  self para

When Eleanor opened her eyes she was no longer in the streets of Wallcord with Emerson.  For a moment she thought that maybe she’d just had an incredibly vivid dream but then her vision started to adjust to the dim lighting around her.  She could feel the pulse of magic in the air, she could feel it sparking and sizzling around her and it was terrifying.

Where the fuck am I?

It smelled like Hexcorp, it felt like Hexcorp but what was this space.  It was cold, her naked body was stretched out on a sleek, chilled, hard surface beneath a white sheet.  She slowly sat up and peered at the glass walls surrounding her. In the faint glow of the room she could just barely make out her reflection from the walls.  Her breath caught in her throat and she brought her hand up to her cheek.  Hazel eyes stared back at her from the glass and her lips pulled into a smile.

“She did it...”  The girl whispered.  Her smile only grew when she heard herself speak. Wrapping her body up in the sheet she looked around the room and her eyes settled on the screen outside the preservation cell.  That was odd... the monitor for her vitals still said she had no pulse.  Her smile faded at the sinking feeling she felt.  Something wasn’t right.  Technically, she was still dead, her body was still being preserved.  

Her memories from Nora that now seemed like a dream hit her full force and she sat there, silent and still as she tried to process it all.  She remembered Emerson, Emerson putting the pieces together.  She could remember all of the emotions and auras stemming from out of nowhere, crowding her headspace and driving her nearly to the brink of insanity.  She could recall suppressing it all as much as humanly possible.  She could recall how dark and sinister things felt.  She could recall the empty feeling of death.  She could recall the fear she held for the town.  Something bad happened.  Something bad was happening.

“Jo!”  She yelled. “JO!”  She shrieked.

“JOANNE!!!!!”  She screamed.  She knew Joanne heavily monitored this space.

Elle would just have to keep screaming, screaming until the Doctor appeared

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[nora--ward]

emerson-hawkins:

Tightening her hold, she brought one hand up to rub her back soothingly, “It’s okay. It’s okay, you don’t have to say it. I understand.” She murmured, into her hair. “It’s okay, Elle, its okay.” Emerson’s mind was reeling as she processed all this new information. Up until two days ago, she believed her happy and safe, remembering a letter saying how she was taking a break from acting. Yesterday, she found out that supposedly Elle West had been missing for a year. Today, she was holding Elle in her arms, only it wasn’t quite Elle, but at the same time it was. “I- maybe we should get out of the street.” She glanced around, spotting a cafe not too far away. “Do you, um, do you drink coffee, still? Or…”

The relief she felt when Emerson told her she understood was mind blowing.  Hearing the older woman call her Elle had a choked sob ripping from her throat as she burrowed into that embrace.  She tried to process what the woman was saying but they wouldn’t be safe in a cafe.  “Em, Em you have to listen to me.”  She shook her head, tears streaming down her face as she pulled back enough to look up at her. 

 “We need to go somewhere safe- something bad is happening, something really, really bad is happening.  I can feel it.  It’s all around us.. this town is-... We can’t-”  Her breathing was getting ragged, her heart was pounding in her chest.... something was pulling her away.  She couldn’t function.  This pull wasn’t her connection to the weather, this was something entirely different.  “Joanne.”  She managed to breathe out.  “Fi-find Joa-”  Nora collapsed in her arms appearing to have simply passed out... but no amount of rousing would wake the girl.

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emerson-hawkins:

“No?” She repeated doubtfully, furrowing her brow in thought. In her travels, Emerson had met people of all walks of life, and by now, combined with her natural heightening instincts, she was able to to tell when a person was being hindered by an external force. As the girl wobbled, her hands shot out on instinct, steading her. “It’s okay. Try again, you can do it.” She murmured in what she hoped was a comforting tone. Em almost fell over when she heard the name Eleanor, her mind flashing back to years before, a sweet young actress in need of a friend. Realization hit her like a bat to the side of her head and she staggered, as the strange scent suddenly had a label. “Eleanor? Eleanor West?” 

Nora shook her head, things were getting bad, things were getting really bad.  All of the things she felt around them were starting to close in on her.  She tried taking another step at Emerson’s  encouragement but she only ended up falling into her a little more her forehead resting for a second on her upper chest before she forced herself back some.  

Hearing her real name, she looked up quickly, eyes widening slightly as they filled with tears.  She started nodding yes before the curse could knock down her progress.  “Ye- No. Ward.  Eleanor Ward.  Nora.  I’m Nora.”  The girl’s pained expression was enough to show the battle going on inside of her as she fought.

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emerson-hawkins:

Emerson definitely didn’t recognize the face, but the scent that wafted up to her nose had the hairs on the back of her neck standing on end.  Crouching over, she tilted her head, before moving to help the girl back to her feet, scrunching her nose slightly. “Do I know you?” She asked slowly, trying to figure out what who the other woman could be. There was definitely something familiar, but for the life of her, she couldn’t think of where she might know her from, which was even more frustrating. Despite the amount of people she met on a regular basis, she never forgot a face, and she rarely couldn’t place one she recognized.

The tiny brunette nodded her head yes even as her lips parted to tell the curse’s lie.  “No.”  She swallowed back the lump in her throat, letting the older woman help her up.  Nora was so sick of no one knowing who she was,  Right now Emerson was a familiar face and good lord, she needed help.  She went to take a step but her mind fogged and she had to reach out and steady herself on the taller woman. “S-sorry.”  She closed her eyes and took a breath.  “El-leanor.”  She tried to introduce herself and failed, just the way she’d failed with Kaia but when she felt her throat tighten she grimaced and didn’t even try to keep going.

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callmekaia:

She hadn’t been prepared for Nora coming down to find her in the basement, a place she never brought anyone. She hadn’t been prepared for the present that was now attached to her wrist. But what she most definitely wasn’t prepared for was to watch as the amethyst flew out of her grasp and jolted straight at Nora. The severity with which it flew was a shock to her system, watching as blood now flowed freely from the brunette’s palm. “I…” Taking a step forward, Kaia gently took Nora’s hand in her own two, eyes going shut as she held three fingers over it, feeling heat emanate between their hands as the wound slowly healed itself. Slowly her eyes opened and she looked at Nora, swallowing thickly. “I did a tracking spell. To find Elle, so I’d know she was safe somewhere. And… It… I’ve never seen a pull that strong, Nora. Why would my crystal think you’re Elle?”

Nora flinched as her hand was taken and a small hiss left perfectly pink lips.  Nora watched in pure awe and wonder at the sight... and it was a stunningly beautiful sight to behold.  She watched it heal and then gazed up at Kaia.  “I am Elle-”  She started to feel like she was being strangling and her face contorted in pain.” -leanor..”  She tried to fight through it, a look of determination in those ocean hued eyes.  “W-” Her eyes got glassy and she winced. “W-Ward.”  She looked so defeated.  “No.”  She tried again.  “It pulled to me because I’m E-”  She double over in pain this time.  “I can’t.”  She murmured weakly.   The tears started to streak down her face.  “I want to but I - I can’t.”  She whimpered.

[emerson-hawkins-blog]

Emerson felt a flare of rage shoot through her as someone’s shoulder bumped her, instinctively pushing back with her, knocking the perpetrator over. “Watch where you’re going. You don’t own the whole fucking road.” 

As soon as the words made their way out, she came back to herself, forcing herself to stop and apologize. With the impending blood moon that night, every little thing was bothering her and her temper was out of control in a way that it hadn’t been since she was a teenager, still learning how to contain her wolf. “Of fuck, man, I’m sorry, that was over the top, even for me.” She leaned over to help the person up. “Are you alright?”

[nora--ward]

Nora felt off.  The blood moon was making her feel all of these things she couldn’t explain and she couldn’t wrap her mind around.  All of the emotions all of the auras that suddenly were rising out of no where to surround her like a fog were smothering but she was try to keep it all controlled, little by little she had been getting better at that.  She wasn’t sure what time it was.  She knew she had an impending curfew but she felt as though she was missing hours from her day.  Trying to find her way back to Hexcorp and failing for the last hour was worrying to say the very least.  The tiny brunette clearly wasn’t watching where she was going when she’d bumped into the woman and when she fell back, she whimpered some, closing her eyes for a moment to steady her mind that only seemed to want to spin.  That ocean gaze opened to find, “...Em-Emerson?”  It didn’t dawn on her that this woman knew Elle.  The curse kept her from confessing identity and anything about Hexcorp but not from recognizing people.

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callmekaia:

Nodding at Nora, Kaia walked back to the table, fingers finding the amethyst. With a subtle look over at Nora, as if for approval, she began to recite the words her mother had taught her many years ago. But this was different, this time she was looking for a person, not a lost cat. “Over a map, a crystal on thread should flow…” She took a deep breath, knowing to focus on those gorgeous eyes, that blonde hair, the addictive laugh. Blinking slowly, Kaia whispered out the next words that would surely send a shell-shock of sorts to Nora’s system. “Show me Elle West.” The gem did nothing at first but then it jolted, moving away from the center of the map of the United States and heading upwards, to the border of Canada. Kaia blinked in confusion before reaching for another map, this time one of Canada. And with that, the crystal began to move again….

Nora listened and was suddenly struck by the name that left Kaia’s lips.  She watched in a stunned silence as the crystal moved.  It went straight to Wallcord but she watched carefully- for a moment it seemed possessed. With a strong magical pull the crystal tugged free from Kaia’s hold and went flying towards Nora’s chest.  She was quick to react, her hand going to shield her heart.  She caught the crystal with a wince, the sharp end hitting her palm so hard that she knew she’d drawn blood.  Ocean eyes peered down at her closed fist and she slowly opened it to reveal the crystal, now smeared in a deep crimson, her palm cut open.  She stared at it and wished she could say something other than, “What the hell just happened?”  She breathed the words out, her heart aching to let its secrets free.

[nora--ward]

callmekaia:

At the soft brush of lips to her cheek, Kaia felt the air dissipate from her lungs. She could tell that Nora was going to leave and to be honest, she probably should have left her but there was something about having her stay that… Helped. “Wait! I–I uh… You could stay, if you want. I mean… Unless me performing some magic makes you uncomfortable. Then I won’t… I was just… I’m getting closure. And I was–You can join me… If you like.” This was probably the worst way to spend time with Nora but Kaia didn’t really know how or when would ever be a good time. 

The girl gave a small shrug and shook her head.  “I don’t mind being around magic.”  There was that word... closure.  She couldn’t say no after that, she couldn’t walk away.  She gave a little nod.  “Let’s get you some closure then, shall we?”  Her words were gentle and genuine.  If she could help Kaia get that then she would.

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callmekaia:

It was funny how her breath caught each time she saw Nora, the girl always making her get a fluttering feeling in the pit of her stomach. Granted, she had literally just seen her moments prior but, watching her walk down those steps.. Well… She couldn’t help the smile that lit up her face. At the semi-rambling Nora seemed to be doing, Kaia shook her head, walking a bit closer to her. Before she could ease the other girl’s clear worry, Nora was offering her a small box. With a raised eyebrow, Kaia opened the box, feeling her breath catch at the sight of the charm. “Nora… I–You didn’t have to..” She blinked quickly, gently taking the bracelet out of the box. Before she could stop herself, Kaia took the few steps towards Nora and gingerly leaned forward, pressing a soft kiss to the girl’s cheek. “Thank you. I don’t deserve this.. But thank you, Nor.”

The kiss to her cheek had a blush flushing her features, cheeks easily tinting a deep shade of pink.  “You deserve so much more.” She corrected gently.  She wished, beyond wished that she could tell her who she was; if anything to give the blonde the closure she needed.  The fucking curse prevented her from doing anything of the sort.  “Like I said... I saw it and thought of you.”  She cleared her throat gently.  “I clearly interrupted something.  I can show myself out.”  She offered a small smile and her own lips found Kaia’s cheek just barely missing the corner of her mouth.