#trch:elidi

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The SuperCultural Festival was always a bolt out of the blue, never a dull moment or a hushed ending. At least for this detective, who wasn't sure if this year she'd get to experience any of that foolery. Elidi was stuck at a crummy ring toss game, manning the stall. Illuminated hues were downcast fixated on the empty dessert plate, the slice of cake long gone, missed and yearned for desperately. Normally she would stroll through the festival, making sure the peace was being kept and sneak a delicate treat or three. Yet with a poor bet placed and the wrong wager staked she was confined to this inferior game. ... At least the prizes were adorable. Small plushies of witches, vampires, werewolves, and tiny little fairy trinkets hung overhead, warmly lit by dangling strings of lights.

Her attention lingers on her nails as someone approaches the stall, a brow quirking in acknowledgment before she exhales a sigh, "If you want to play the game, it's 4 tickets. Supernatural abilities are prohibited, and you must rely solely on your hand-eye coordination. Which let me tell you, people do not have. Humans and supernaturals alike...." The witch gestured to the multiple prizes still dangling above, "If you're caught cheating, you get no prize, no refund and I get to call you inadequate." She slid the colorful rings over to the figure, her gaze finally residing on them impassively, "so.. you looking to play? I mean I don’t have to explain the rules, hm?”

[kiki-wiccan]

Mentor and Student

“Two stars are brighter than one”

[kiki-wiccan]

Elidi is indebted to Tamryn's embrace, her touch grounding the witch the moment her arms are around Elidi. She turns her head to rest her cheek against the Alpha's chest, focusing solely on the sound of Tamryn's heart beating. Part of her apologetic for her chaotic nature, though the moment her lover approached her the static energy in the air around Elidi dispersed, that much she could control. "I just didn't want to shock you, Red. Only reason I told you to stay, well that and possible danger..." Elidi muttered, digits tracing idly along the Alpha's spine, "I knew I was going to get angry.." However, with Tamryn's statement on her anger, Elidi's brows furrowed together leaning to press a playful nip to her neck. "I am calming down at least.." She retorted as she turned to press her cheek back to Tamryn's skin, hues lifting as the front door opens. Briefly, her brows rose in surprise upon seeing Kiki, though her temper is quick to make its return as she rises suddenly from the stool, the wood clattering to the floor loudly. "What happened? I told you to water plants and feed Binx, not create a mess!" Vexation smolders in her throat, eyes shutting tightly as she grabs hold of her emotions once more. Blue hues open to peer at the Wiccan, observant of her current state, the puffiness to her eyes, red and irritated to the tangled mess of her dark locks. "I don't care about the mess! That isn't why I'm angry." Elidi exhaled through her nose, reminding herself to focus. "Kiki, what's going on? This isn't like you to do something like this." There was no way Kiki had done this for no reason, despite what Tamryn said, Kiki wasn't a virulent human, Elidi had known plenty of those in her days. Her hand sought Tamryns, her grip tighter than usual while her hues refused to leave the wiccan, and having Tamryn by her side helped soothe the storm.

Staying silent in the moment she focused more so on being calm and exerting a passive energy that Elidi would hopefully feel and let calm her. As her love rested her head against her chest she moved one hand up to caress her lover’s jawline fondly, attempting every calming touch she could to soothe the static energy she felt surfacing in her partner. Hearing her suddenly defend her reasoning behind telling her of all people to stay the proud she wolf huffed and shook her head softly,

 “Mon amour I am not worried about that, I know you meant to be protective I love that about you, however I will never let you walk into danger by yourself. I will always be right there, protecting you as you protect me. As for hurting me, darling I may have soft and pretty features but I am far more resilient than I look. Never feel like you have to hide parts of who you are from me, I love you, and that means even the parts of you that you do not love within yourself. Your anger does not scare me, nor does the chance you could lose control of your power and hurt me. It takes a lot more than some sparks to hurt me. Plus, every time we touch I already feel the sparks between us so, I am sure I can handle a little more of it.”

She smarted with an arch to her elegant brow as she leaned down and kissed the top of her love’s head reassuringly. Feeling the nip against her neck her eyes shifted yellow almost against her will as she growled softly down at her lover with a wicked smile upon her red lips. Leaning into her love almost temptingly she eyed her lips for a moment before tilting her head,

 “That’s good to hear, though if you nip at my neck one more time I don’t think I will be able to stay calm.”

Letting her love seek comfort in her arms once more the Alpha stood close to the witch and let her take as long as she needed to gather herself before figuring out what to do next. The moment Kiki entered the home Tamryn went defensive. Her body tensed as she let out a threatening growl. She didn’t react fully until Kiki stepped into the main room and spoke her lover’s name. Tamryn turned within seconds and was defensively in front of Elidi. She looked like an attack dog being held back by the simple fact Elidi didn’t tell her to attack. Her golden hues bore into the wiccan girl with intentions to inflict harm, and correct the disrespectful girl’s mentality the way she would a unruly wolf within her community.

The red head had her fangs bared and her claws ready though she was not down in an attack stance, she stood taller and almost unnatural still despite the rolling snarl coming from within her chest. She was furious and held back simply by the fact she respected Elidi enough to not break their promise, even though she felt it would have been justified. Rather than letting her Alpha nature take charge, she let Elidi speak and lead the situation by her own terms. Tamryn was merely there to prevent Kiki from coming any closer, and to literally toss the wiccan out if Elidi so much as gave her the look to do so.

Returning the grip with her own to reassure her love that she was there the Alpha focused on the wiccan once more. Her eyes still glowing yellow with the savage need to defend the woman she loved from the one who was in Tamryn’s eyes simply taking advantage of her. Another rolling snarl kept up from her throat as she thought of the ways she would enforce the reasons Kiki should learn to either respect or fear them both.

She could feel the alphas eyes on her and knew the wolf was infuriated with her. However she didn’t pay mind to it as she was solely focused on Elidi. It hurt the wiccan to see her mentor so upset with her and she could only hope that Elidi could forgive her. “A lot happened....I have a lot to explain....I’m willing to accept any punishment you think I deserve....but for now could we sit down?” She knew that her legs wouldn’t hold her up when she got emotional. Following Elidi and Tamryn into the living room she furrowed her brows seeing the mess she’d left. At the time she hadn’t paid much attention to the chaos she’d created in the witches home. But now seeing the damage she felt even worse.

As she sat down across from the duo she found herself unable to look them in the eyes. Instead she stared down at her lap, which her hands were folded atop of. Taking a deep breath she pulled herself together and began explaining her past. Knowing that it was important they know her background. So they would understand what had just occured a few nights ago. She briefly talked about her picture perfect life and mentioned the professor. She could feel her hands trembling from just speaking his name. She hated this control he had over her, despite that she didn’t stop. Moving along she explained her struggles with activating the wand, how the night in the woods went down. What happened after getting caught, how the whole town turned against her. All about how she was tormented out of college and then the town, how she came to Tabula to escape. Throughout speaking she’d look up every now and again but then when she’d feel herself tearing up she’d stare back down and wipe at her eyes. The professor came back up and it was obvious that Kiki feared the man. Her bottom lip trembled whenever she spoke of him and she began fidgeting with her hands. It took everything in her to mention the rape and she was quick about it not wanting to linger on the topic. By the end of that she was proud of herself for not getting sick, not that she had anything on her stomach to throw up anyway. She’d only cried a bit and managed to hold herself together fairly well. Now came the hardest part, why she’d broken into Elidis home.

She kept her eyes locked on her fidgeting hands in her lap. She told the two about how the town turned against her family. How she was trying to get money to help them move to Tabula. She mentioned that’s why she was trying to sell charms to begin with. Admitted how foolish it was of her not to accept Tamryns help when she offered money, she had been stubborn. Managing to get all of that said without breaking into tears, she looked up momentarily as though to see if they were still listening. Seeing that their eyes seemed to be focused on her and looked back down. Kiki spoke of the text she had gotten from her mother and how she thought Elidi could teleport them their to save them. How when Elidi wasn’t home she panicked and decided to attempt the spell herself. She found the spell and gathered all of the items. A small sob escaped her lips when she admitted that she was too late. How her house was completely burned and her caregivers bodies were charred. The conversation she barely remembered with the cops and then how the professor showed up. Near the end she had started to cry and her breathing became ragged but she kept speaking despite all her stuttering. By the time she finished she was a blubbering, shaking mess. Refusing to look up she frantically tried wiping away at the tears that poured out of her eyes. “I....am...s...so...sorry...” she managed to gasp out a pitiful apology to the one who she’d hurt.

[kiki-wiccan]

The trip to the beach with Tamryn had been like a dream, even more and she never wanted to wake up. Unfortunately like all good things their trip came to an end. Elidi couldn’t bare the thought of being away from Tamryn, at least not so soon after such a heavenly vacation. She’s elated when Tamryn agrees to come back home with her, wanting to be alone with the witch as much as Elidi wanted to be alone with the Alpha. The ride back to Tabula isn’t long, filled with laughter and declarations of love so long as the Alpha wasn’t annoyed with her antics.

Elidi eyed the luggage, glad this was the final time she had to haul them items anywhere. “As fun as that was I’m sort of happy to be home, mostly sad seeing I don’t get you all to myself anymore.” The ice chest is dropped by her feet as she fumbles for her keys, hues lifting up to the door knob, her brow quickly furrowing as she notices the door is not shut entirely. Certain she had locked the door, the items that resided on her shoulders and in her hands fell noisily to the pavement. Elidi turned to face Tamryn, looking about her yard, assured there was no immediate danger outside. Pushing the door open, she crosses the threshold, hues scanning the walls for any other presence aside from the couples. Finding nothing she’s all too relieved as Binx pads over, brushing against her ankles. The witch exhales a sigh as she crouches to pet the tubby cat, her head tipping as she looks up to Tamryn. “Stay.. right here just in case.” Attempting to be as quiet as possible, she turns the knob as she shuts the door, finally turning to observe the rooms.

While still searching for other auras, the first thing she notices is the books scattered about the floor, none of the books looked damaged bit they were clearly looking for something. The witch approached one of the novels, holding it in her grasp as she continued to survey the area. Elidi inhaled deeply from her nose, wrathful vehemence itching along her spine, creeping up her neck, intertwining to heat her visage. Digits are quick to move to her nape, digging into the skin there as she wills herself to calm. Aside from the bookshelf being ransacked, a few of her plants had been toppled over, ceramic from the pots in pieces on the wood floors. Her gaze stoic as she examines the greenery in front of her feet. Hues lift to stare down the hallway to her bedroom, the door open to her quarters.

Dropping the novel her pace is quick as she enters her room, suddenly alarmed. She kept the stronger spells in her room, where she finds a similar scene, more broken pots, tossed books. Briefly she’s confused, all the wards she’s set in place are still active, aside from an alter, though it held no purpose other than aesthetics. Even if this person were a skilled magika, one of them were bound to activate. Her mind travels back to the door, she hadn’t located any signs of forced entry, no broken windows, the door hadn’t been forced open even. Static emits off her shoulders as she stared blankly at the shelves, her hands now balled into fists at her sides.

Elidi turns walking from her chambers, glowering as her mind tosses theories here and there. The only other person who had a key was Kiki, she had yet to make Tamryns. Lightning illuminated frequently in the air around her, the further her thoughts trailed into that of betrayal, she had trusted her. The witch stays, looming in the darkened hallway, all but her illuminated energy and eyes that sought Tamryn’s in the dim lighting. “Kiki.”

As if on queue her phone chimes, Elidi set on ignoring it, but the insistent pings cause her to huff as she fetches the device, reading the short messages. Light emits from her palm, not wanting to short fuse her phone she growls as she sets the device on the kitchen island, unlocked for Tamryn to read Kiki’s apologetic messages. “Got damn it.” She paces the floor as her mind wanders, unaware of the storm brewing outside, finding it difficult to soothe her trepidation. “How – can she want me to listen to her right now….I-I mean sure she isn’t the malicious type but even this seems a little… unnecessary. It’s out of character, something happened,” A loud crack of thunder causes her to jump, the witch moving to take a seat on one of the stools in the kitchen, “need to calm down first…there are explanations for everything.”

While the trip seemed to only solidify the bond the two women had, Tamryn was more than happy to be back within the familiar sights and sounds of Tabula Rasa. As Elidi carried their luggage Tamryn huffed playfully and walked behind her somewhat to almost admire the fact she always did the heavy lifting though Tamryn offered many times that she would help. Upon hearing her love’s words of no longer having her to herself the she wolf growled almost in protest,

 “Love, you get me all to yourself no matter where we are. Whenever you want me you simply have to text me and I will be on my way within moments.”

Distracted entirely by her lover, still thinking about all they had experienced together while on their little get away. The alpha was entirely devoted to the woman who stood there fumbling for her keys. Lost in the new found love Tamryn had not been alerted to the fact the door was left open, only when Elidi seemed to become alert did Tamryn break from her swooned mentality.

Locking eyes with Elidi she knew right away that something was off and she turned to look the opposite direction Elidi did as she drew out her claws as she looked ready to defend and protect, whichever came first. The moment her love opened the door ad stepped inside Tamryn was right there by her side almost like a guard dog, she was attentive to everything, her eyes scanned as well as she stood somewhat offset from her lover. Her gaze dropped the moment the cat moved within their line of sight, she growled but caught it in her throat once she noticed it was the cat and not some small threat. Upon seeing Elidi bend to pet the cat she stayed alert and defensive though when her love told her to stay she tilted her head giving her a challenging look,

 “I will forget the fact you just told me to stay, because I know what you mean by it, however there is no way in hell I am letting you go in there alone. Together, remember.”

Her words were not stated as a question more so as a matter of fact and she left no room for negotiation or argument. Allowing Elidi to take the lead she simply stayed close enough to defend her if she were ambushed turning a corner. The alpha maintained guard over her lover as she looked over the books, her eyes focused in the opposite directions that Elidi looked at all times, alert with her hearing and sense of smell, she inhaled deep before look around once more with a low growl,

 “I don’t hear any heartbeats nor can I smell anyone that wouldn’t have access to the house..the most recent scent is Kiki’s which is a given..”

The moment Elidi’s wrath seemed to surface Tamryn felt it and rather than draw attention to it she seemed to keep her silent focus on her lover, observing her response to the situation with a bit more interest now. She had been experiencing a lot of Elidi’s emotional range as of late yet what she was feeling now was almost intriguing to the she wolf for she had never felt Elidi having emotions like the ones she was displaying in that moment.

Seeing her love rush towards the bedroom Tamryn stayed in the main room and crossed her arms, smelling that no one was there she watched as Elidi seemed to come across another scene within her own room. The red head stepped closer to the hallway before she stopped slowly seeing Elidi exit the room and met her gaze she felt the betrayal Elidi had surfacing as well as the wrath. Tamryn’s eyes involuntarily shifted yellow in response to the feeling as she growled low hearing the cause of everything.

 “Why does that not surprise me, can I just eat her and save us-”

The tone of Elidi’s phone caused her to stop short as she arched a brow seeing her eventually cave and read the messages being sent to her back to back. The she wolf stood a little closer now but waited fr Elidi to respond, her eyes more so focused on her lover and reading the rise in her anger. She took notice to the electricity surfacing from Elidi’s palm,

 “Darling, don’t melt your phone.”

 “She is clearly using you for your magic Eli, I knew the moment I caught her selling it on the streets, you really think it is beyond a human to do this kind of thing. Something will happen, to her, Nobody does this kind of thing to you and assumes they can just-”

 The crack of thunder caused her to duck before looking towards the back door and seeing the storm surfacing outside. For a good moment she actually stood there and contemplated whether or not to fuel this storm rising within her lover just to see what would come of it. Though when she looked at Elidi jump at the sound of her own thunder Tamryn suddenly got a change of perception. As her lover sat on the bar stool Tamryn pulled it closer to her and hugged her arms around the witch in efforts to help calm her storm.

Tamryn rested her head upon Elidi’s and ran her fingers through her hair comfortingly before refocusing her own aggression towards the matter, trying to be calm enough for it to cancel out Elidi’s building wrath. Hugging her with as much comfort as she could,

Tamryn rested her head upon Elidi’s and ran her fingers through her hair comfortingly before refocusing her own aggression towards the matter, trying to be calm enough for it to cancel out Elidi’s building wrath. Hugging her with as much comfort as she could,  “Exactly, perhaps something did happen... and she has reason. Though do not feel like you have to respond to her now or even today Love. I do agree you need to calm down, although I am kind of liking the feelings I am getting from you. Rage looks pretty attractive on you... but as much as I like it I want to help you, so just breathe and focus on me until you can calm down enough to figure out if you even want to hear her out or not.”

It had been a few days since the fire happened and Kiki had stayed cooped up in her apartment, mainly her room. She kept her distance from Kasumi because she wasn’t ready to explain everything to him yet. Stan would regularly check up on her and was keeping tabs to make sure the wiccan was safe. She’d barely eaten or drank within those few days for she didn’t have the energy or will to do so. Texting her work, the benefits of being friends with the boss played in as she got some time off. Most of her day was spent curled up on her bed sobbing on and off. Attempting to sleep though she was haunted with nightmares and vivid flashbacks. Elidi hadn’t texted her in all that time and she wondered if the witch was ignoring her. The guilt over wrecking her dear friend and mentors home had been eating away at her. Finally gathering the energy and courage she texted Elidi in hopes she’d hear her out.

Setting her phone down she thought of how Elidi must have felt walking into her home being a complete mess. The more she thought the worse she felt. Finally without even waiting for a response she grabbed her car keys and headed to the witches house. Surprisingly not getting into an accident on her way there as her focus most definitely wasn’t on the road or her surroundings. It wasn’t until she pulled up and saw the darker tone of the sky that she realized something was going on. Getting out of her punch buggy she walks to the door which was already cracked open. “Elidi?” Slipping into the house she called out for her teacher. Furrowing her brows as she hears the sound of two voices coming from the kitchen. She slowly makes her way over and looks surprised to see both Tamryn and Elidi. However her attention focused solely on the witch as she stood there. Both of them didn’t look happy and Kiki knew why. “Elidi....I’ll clean up the mess and I can pay for anything I damaged but please hear me out....” her voice was hoarse from all the crying she’d done. Eyes puffy , bags under her eyes, her hair was a tangled mess, and she was still in her pajamas.

[kiki-wiccan]

In regards to Kiki's words, Elidi turned to face the wiccan, "It will." The witches tone left no room for discussion on the matter, no sooner had the words left her lips did the air around them shift within nature. Time passed as Elidi's concentration stayed focused on calling forth a storm, the sky above her home dark unlike everywhere else where blue and white clouds stood out vividly. Truth be told she had no idea how to activate a wand, and was relying on intuition alone. The pull she's felt since deciding to activate the wand now. Elidi stayed reticent, pensive while her gaze now lingered on the wand in Kiki's grasp. Tentatively digits pluck the item from her students grasp, hues intently focusing on Kiki as she spoke. "I am trusting you with something very... important to me. Do not misuse it." The first few drops of rain fell, splashing onto her arms, droplets steadily began to descend all around the duo. "Actually....on second thought" Elidi opened the screendoor, guiding Kiki back inside the house, though left the wiccan facing the glass so she could view Elidi still. Patting her shoulders a few times, the witch descended back into the rain, after kicking her shoes off. Rain fell heavily now, the air gray, growing harder to see through the foggy mist. She didn't mind the cold water, though the witch preferred the warmth of the sun. Her gaze lifted to the clouds, drops of rain splashing onto her visage, behind all the dark grays the sun still shined brightly. That's where she would harness the strength to do this, call a lightning strike to power this wand. Optics illuminated lambently amongst the gloomy atmosphere, the glow spreading past her iris to claim her eyes entirely. Kiki had been in danger far too much for her liking, luck could only grace her so much, why risk it any longer? Had something happened to her, she would only have herself to blame. As fun as she found their nights out and antics, no more games, no room for error. It was time to be a worthier protector, the teacher she should've been all along and she knew no better way to do that than with the power provided to her. As thunder rumbled overhead, resonating within the ground beneath bare feet, Elidi inhaled deeply, preparing her frame and mind for what was to come. "No time for hesitation nor mistakes..." The words spoken more in reassurance to herself, a pep talk barely audible amongst the worsening weather. Lightning sparked consistently now and as her hand raised to the sky with the wand clutched tightly, lightning beamed earthward, bridged from the heavens to the scepter, interlacing down her body in multiple forks. The force nearly brings her to her knees, teeth gritting, the scar on her back scorching her flesh every second she held the connection. As expected, like every other time, the pain was unbearable, flesh impossibly warm, every fiber in her being begging her to step away, silence the call. Her feet embedded into muddy ground, determined to hold her ground, she only needed a little more. Feeling the power embed into the wood, the strike tapers off, fading from the sky, the act really only taking minutes at most. The grass around her blackened and steaming as she drops into a seated position, welcoming the rain fall against her warm skin. Sparks ignited loosely off Elidi's body, the air around her crackling as she panted. A deep breath is released from her lungs, relieved that nothing had gone wrong, a mispark or the material bursting from the force. She falls back against damp earth, groaning softly, spent entirely. The weather slowly returned to normal, matching its surroundings. "Definitely going to feel that in the morning..."

“It will?....” she mumbled to herself before her eyes trailed back up towards the sky. “Oh whoa....” her hues shone in amazement at the sudden change in the atmosphere around them. So Elidi could fully control weather like this? Well rainy weather it seemed. Looking back down at Elidi as the witch takes the wand from her grasp. “What’s going on?...” she pouted as Elidi ushered her back into the house. She wanted to be there when the wand was activated but didn’t leave where she was placed.

Placing her fingers up against the glass as she peered outside at her mentor. Her blue eyes filled with curiosity as to what was about to occur. It began to rain and even though the glass became blurry with raindrops she could still make out Elidi just fine. As the lightening struck down her pupils widened and she pressed up more against the glass gasping in complete shock. “This...is amazing!” She exclaimed to herself as she observed how powerful the witch truly was. As she noticed the effects it was having however her look turned to worry. Was Elidi going to be okay? The grass around was smoking. “Elidi...ELIDI!” As her mentor fell back onto the grass she opened the door in panic and rushed out. Kneeling down beside the witch she cared for. “Elidi...are you okay?! Did you activate it?!”

[kiki-wiccan]

At Kiki’s suggestion, she remained indifferent to the matter, following the Wiccan into the living room, she just wanted answers. She found herself curled against Tamryn’s side, her head leaning on her shoulder as Kiki slowly began to explain her situation, clearly apprehensive. She remembered Kiki talking about her past, however, it was very brief and she did not go into depth nearly as much as she did now. It seemed everyone’s past in Tabula hadn’t been too kind to them. The situation with Kiki felt all too familiar, even though she was in the comfort of her own home, and in the arms of the woman she loved, this felt like talking to a victim. This felt like work. Her eyes remained on the Wiccan as she uttered the professor’s name, recognized the tremble in her hands, the fear. A name she wouldn’t forget. Humans were cruel to things they didn’t understand, Kiki’s mishap in the woods reminding Elidi of her childhood and how others had been less than kind to her as well. The abuse, the assault, the rape, it all felt too familiar, unfortunately so. As Kiki dipped her chin to hide her teary eyes, Elidi’s head tilted to the side, her expression stoic as she continued to listen. With so much revealed Elidi had removed herself from Tamryn’s arms, sitting up straight, her focus entirely on Kiki. So that was it, her family had been in danger and she had rushed off to try and protect them. She could excuse that, that was a forgivable crime. Her own hues remain downcast, morose, her heart heavy in her chest for Kiki, and along her spine, she could feel the need for reprisal begin to creep upward, an eye for an eye. How awful it must have been to find their bodies like that, how miserable Kiki must’ve felt realizing she was too late, there wasn’t anything else she could do. Everything was shattered, singed, ashes. 

Lambent hues stare unblinking, silent long after Kiki is finished speaking. Elidi is aware of her emotions, a mental tug-of-war which only aided the brewing storm skyward of her house. The witch moves to approach the younger woman, kneeling in front of her, with her back to Tamryn, her hands delicately cupping her cheeks to tilt her visage back, making eye contact. “It’s okay Kiki,” She began calmly, thumbs moving to brush the tears from her watery hues, the smudged remnants of makeup. “I’m sorry, I wasn’t here for you.” A frown twisted her lips, her brows furrowing together, her own eyes glistening. “You don’t have to apologize ...” Dropping her hands from her face, she patted her knees comfortingly, moving to sit back on her calves. “I know how much you cared about them..” Digits press to the back of her scarred nape, forked luminescence glowing underneath the fabric of her shirt, the pathway of her scar. She wanted to kill him. “What do you want to do?”

She huffed out loud at Kiki’s suggestion almost as if challenging it in her own way without speaking directly. The she wolf did not move until Elidi did. Watching her move the she wolf arched a brow and tensed her jaw. Glaring over to Kiki she motioned for her to walk, not trusting the human behind her back at any moment. Once the made it to the couches she sat down heavily but still sat almost upright and in a way that looked like she was ready to jump up and attack at the given chance. Her gaze remained fixated on Kiki like an wolf would focus on a prey animal.

Feeling her lover curl up against her she rested her arm over Elidi’s shoulders to provide her with comfort though she stayed focused unnervingly on the wiccan before them. Even though her energy was rigid as ever she didn’t speak, nor did she react out of term. This was Elidi’s situation to handle she was simply there by chance given they had just gotten back into town.

 As Kiki went on to explain what happened and why she did what she did the alpha was reading her body language more so than hearing her words, reading for the slight sign that she was fabricating any of what she was saying simply for a sympathy vote. After Elidi seemed to move and sit up more interested in the story Tamryn broke her focus on the younger girl and looked to her lover by her side. Suddenly finding Elidi’s reactions to what she was being told far more interesting than Kiki potentially making the story up Tamryn kept her focus on Elidi.

Seeing Elidi move towards Kiki was peculiar though Tamryn didn’t react too much to that beyond letting her eyes follow her lover as she did so. The words that came out of Elidis mouth though caused her to sit upright off the couch as she furrowed her brows and her hues locked onto the back of Elidi’s head with a glare. She was sorry for not being there? Her brow arched in contest to the statement for the reasons she hadn’t been there was because they were off alone, and what they went through on their trip was not something Tamryn was at all sorry for. Though to hear Elidi say such a thing caused the she wolf to stand suddenly in silence.

To the alpha, she had already offered Kiki a means to prevent the entire situation from ever happening. Kiki admitted it herself she was stubborn in not taking her offer, what reason did she or Elidi have to be sorry about that? They didn't ransack someones home in their own efforts to fix a situation that could have been prevented. Rather than addressing the matter in the moment she tensed her jaw and tilted her head forcing a partial smile,

 “This is clearly a personal matter between the two of you, In which I do not wish to get involved. This is a human on human crime, being who I am with the status I have this could be problematic to get caught up in. Like wise your vampire king should tread carefully in how personally he handles this as well. If someone is already targeting humans with intentions to kill witches then imagine the backlash a bunch of Supes will get exacting revenge in the matter. Sorry to hear about your family Kiki. It is unfortunate that had to happen to them. Though lucky for you, your mentor is the Detective, so I am sure you are in good hands.”

With a tip of her head she arched her brow down at Elidi before turning on her heel and heading out the front door.

Her eyes widen as she feels hands on her cheeks, softly gasping as her head tilted up. Instead of being met with anger or disappointment that she had feared, she was met with the exact opposite. Her sobs quieting down a bit as she tried keeping her mouth shut so she could hear the witch speak. Only opening it to protest “i..it isn’t your fault....you...I...nobody knew...this...would happen...” her gaze moving to the mess around them. “I...I...didn’t know I...made such a mess....I was going...to come back to clean.....and apologize sooner....it seems you just got back though...” she bit down on her bottom lip and sniffled. Elidi had mentioned going on a trip but never mentioned how long. Her gaze flickered to Tamryn as the alpha made her presence known. Giving a small nod in acknowledgment to what was said. She was unsure about any revenge plans and certainly hadn’t brought it up to Stan. The thought had crossed her mind the past several days however but she tried her best to push them away. Watching as the alpha takes her leave, she stays silent until the door is closed. As much as she liked Tamryn, she preferred keeping this between Elidi and her and was thankful when she excused herself.

Turning her attention back to Elidi she gnawed on her lip in thought. What did she want to do? Feeling comfortable enough with her mentor there she took a shaky breath and dried the rest of the tears off her eyes. Of course the gesture was pointless as more tears filled her eyes. “He’s not....going to get caught...or charged for what he did... I know how the town works....I’ve...been having thoughts...” her voice lowers and she finds her herself feeling awful for even having such images in her mind. “Revenge....for everything he’s done....I hate that whole town...but...he broke me....” it made her feel weak to even admit such a thing but it’s what she felt. “I want to be stronger....so I can protect myself....and so nothing like this happens again....maybe I do want revenge I don’t know....” shaking her head she tries to change the subject. “I...told my mother about you....she was excited to meet the one teaching me magic....she loved sweets just like us!” She tries to smile but her voice cracks and she starts to cry again. “They shouldn’t be dead it...it isn’t fair!”

[kiki-wiccan]

Elidi stared wordlessly out at the trees, brows knit together as Kiki spoke of both Stan and Tamryn handling this matter. She didn't want Tamryn anywhere near that thing, a frown tugging the corners of her lips downward, thunder rumbled in the distance at the thought alone. The sound is enough to pull her from the notion, grabbing Kiki's hand as she warped them back to her home, the last of her teleportation usage for the day. She's quiet as she collects the materials from her bag and Kikis, setting them aside in her room, a smile on her lips, relieved that now she could finish this process. Having at least some form of protection in place reassured her. Though she wonders if Tamryn would like her gift, or was she getting a little too ahead of herself? Shaking her head of the thought, she rejoined Kiki in the living room, turning toward one of the book shelves to fetch a couple books to set out on the coffee table. "I assume you have your wand with you. We should try activating it. Though I think it's best to do it outside."Elidi didn't wait longer for the wiccans response, heading out the backdoor into the fenced yard. A sigh emits from her, happy to be in her element at home, outside in nature. While she enjoyed the forest immensely, having to deal with that creature ruined the atmosphere for her. Here at least, they were safe.

The wiccans brows furrowed as the once clear sky seems to become grey. She didn’t even have time to comment on it before her hand was grabbed and they were back at Elidis house. Once they were back Kiki called out for Binx and the black cat came strolling into the living room. “Hello Binx!” She greeted the cat and scooped him up into her arms.

Once Elidi came back she let Binx jump from her arms and go over to greet the witch. “I do have my wand with me!” She spoke as Elidi walked out the back door. Grabbing her wand from her purse it glowed momentarily in her grip before fading out. Kiki said goodbye to Binx and ran outside to join Elidi. Staring up at the sky that seemed to suddenly be clear again. “I guess it’s not going to rain...” she mumbled before turning to her teacher.

[kiki-wiccan]

Elidi let out a soft "Oh" in realization that it was only the middle of the week. Work lately had been chaotic to say the least, it seemed every day more and more people were going missing. The department didn't have any confirmed leads, a few citizens claiming to have spotted the cryptid responsible for these crimes. All the descriptions provided varied in appearance, aside from multiple spikes that protruded along its back and head. On top of that, this entire ordeal with Kiki only added to her stress, a part of her relieved however that these two men were not the mysterious creature, lurking in the woods. The drive to her home is silent, Elidi staring blankly out at the scenery, multiple thoughts hovering through her mind still. Every once and a while she'd cast a glance to Kiki, merely checking on the woman's well being. Upon arrival to Elidi's home, the door is unlocked and pushed open. Before Binx can even greet the witch, she's face planted herself onto the couch, a muffled dramatic sigh exhaled into the cushion, before she turns her cheek against the fabric. A lazy gesture is made toward her bedroom, "Sleep in the bed, I don't even want to walk over there." The witch knew this was highly uncharacteristic of her but her exhaustion had become draining, leaving little room for coherency. "I'll sleep here."

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The whole ordeal had been exhausting for the wiccan and she found herself unable to strike up a conversation during the drive. Instead she spent the care ride wondering why those two decided to attack her. Was it really just because she was human? She was already shamed at her hometown for being a wiccan she’d hate to get shamed here for being a human. As they got to Elidis home she watched as the witch plopped down on the couch. “Alright if you insist.” Bending down she lifted Binx up off the floor and carried the cat with her to the bedroom. Slipping off her shoes she sat Binx down at the foot of the bed and then crawled under the covers. Once her head hit the pillow she was out like a light.