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@writesins dan heng said ”does this make you feel like you’re on the right path? was this worth it?” to kafka.

the guards of the jewelry store were now lying lifeless on the floor and thanks to silver wolf the security system has been completely shut off prior. dan heng’s presence was surprising and definitely wasn’t written in the script. his appearance must not be important so kafka was unbothered as she stepped over the bodies and to the cases. she grabbed what she needed and shoved them in the bag. “that’s an interesting question coming from you considering your past, don’t you think?” kafka had an extraordinary talent for manipulating the conversation in her favor. to divert the attention away from her and to someone else, driving the conversation on a different path entirely.

after getting what elio requested, kafka browsed through the store and took multiple things she liked as well as things she thought firefly would enjoy. “were you hoping joining the astral express crew would absolve you from what you’ve done in your previous life? especially what you did to poor bladie,” she cooed mockingly then laughed. “you should hear how he talks about you, the things he wants to do to you. it’s quite amusing, yet borderline annoying. if it didn’t interfere with our plans i would hand you over to him myself just so i could have some peace.” she had slowly made her way closer to dan heng, the two only inches apart now. her smile was relaxed, as if the two were friends and she was merely giving him advice. “my point is, maybe it’s you who should be questioning whether you feel like you’re on the right path after all.”

in a smooth motion she reaches behind him and smashes the glass case, swiping a dainty necklace she’s been eyeing. after doing a once over of everything she begins to back away. “you don’t mind cleaning this up for me, do you? or leave it, i don’t really care. but hey, give everyone on the express my best regards, especially that lovely navigator of yours.” she winks then laughs like she knows something he doesn’t before disappearing into the night. kafka makes one last stop; the astral express. she slips into himeko’s room leaving the pretty, dainty necklace on her vanity with no note before slipping right back out again.

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"if something was wrong, i would tell you." -az to cass!

he shot azriel an incredulous look, they both knew he wasn’t good at sharing whatever was on his mind. centuries spent together didn’t make azriel seem any more willing to open himself up to anyone and cassian wasn’t sure if he would ever be able to. his reluctance bothered him, but he understood it after all he’s been through, the moments when azriel did speak more openly to him were cherished. “you wouldn’t and we both know it. you’d rather fly into a mountain than admit when something is bothering you.” cassian wasn’t an idiot, he could sense the tension between him and rhys. the two of them could barely be in a room together these days, the energy shift was always palpable. the anger, the rage, he could practically taste it on his tongue, so much so he’s now always on guard when the two are within feet of each other in case he needs to stop a fight that is sure to break out eventually.

the thing is though he couldn’t figure out what the tension was about. he was better at getting information out of azriel than rhys, his high lord had a habit of telling half truths and only telling him things he wanted to hear. azriel has been broodier than usual, the only time he sees him brighten up a bit is when they’re training the valkyries or he’s hanging out with him and nesta. which was pretty often considering he still lives with them and he doesn’t visit the riverside house anymore. he doesn’t even attend family dinners that often anymore. when he does cassian noticed he tends to isolate himself from others or is hanging around nesta, who usually seeks him out because she hates those dinners more than anymore. he was grateful for it though, that his brother and mate get along so well and that azriel had someone similar to him.

“i could beat around the bush, but i’m going to be blunt. what the hell is going on with you and rhys? and i’m not accepting nothing as an answer.”

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@writesins alice said "i know i can count on you for anything." to rosalie.

a smug smile dances on her face at alice’s declaration. the entire family, aside from rosalie, seemed to have an obsession with edward’s human girlfriend. but alice especially. sometimes she thought she was on the same obsession level as edward and rosalie didn’t like to admit it made her feel somewhat jealous. alice’s full attention wasn’t on her anymore now that she was best friends with the swan girl and made plans to hang out with her quite regularly. sometimes they would invite her, but unless alice begged her or convinced her - usually with a bribe - rosalie declined. she had no intentions of befriending the human that could get them all killed.

so when alice had come to her requesting she detail her new car, rosalie was ecstatic that she had something new to work on and that it was alice coming to her for a favor. “i very well couldn’t allow my girlfriend to drive around in a car that wasn’t up to her standards now could i?”it was just the two of them in the garage and rosalie realized then it had been some time since they had any sort of one on one time. “i also changed the engine to one that has more horsepower.” sauntering up to them, she wraps her arms around their neck and pecks her on the lips. “do you want to go for a test drive? or do you have plans with someone else today?” the look she gave alice was clear enough; if she had plans that didn’t involve her she wasn’t going to be happy.

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@writesins edward said "what's your problem?" to rosalie.

it was absurd edward would ask such a question when rosalie made her thoughts very clear on the situation with the human they had become enamored with. not to mention they could literally read her mind, but it seemed they wanted her to say it out loud. edward lingered in rosalie’s doorway and if it wouldn’t upset esme she would have shoved edward out the nearest window. it would cause them no harm, but it would release some of the anger she felt toward them. she made a point to ignore edward, continuing to clean out her closet to make room for the new clothes her and alice had bought on their shopping trip the other day. when it was evident edward was not going anywhere until she gave them some type of answer, she threw the clothes in her hand to the ground and stalked over to them.

“your little human pet is going to get us all killed. do you honestly believe she will keep our secret, that she won’t go blabbing to her friends about us?” there were an array of reasons for her dislike toward bella. jealousy; because bella was human and could have the life rosalie always dreamed about, but also because edward had fallen for this ordinary human when rosalie had spent a great deal of time trying to win over their heart. the most important reason was her family’s safety. “if it were up to me, she would’ve been dead the day you saved her from that van crushing her.” rosalie wishes edward would have just allowed the van to hit her. “alice’s vision about her someday turning is the only reason why that girl is safe.” there was a pang of jealousy there as well because alice declared she had seen her and bella being best friends. it wasn’t bad enough for bella to take edward, but to take alice from her too? it made her feel like she wasn’t enough for anyone.