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@twistedxnightmares-blog
“It does suck, but it’s true, at least.” Blake laughed, clearly not having taken offense by Maddie’s words.
Maddie was relieved Blake hadn’t took offense by it and she couldn’t hide the bright smile. “Thank you though, Blake. I mean..some around here aren’t really that easy to get along with.”
riddledjustice:
Grant laughed when he heard her explanation, rocking back and forth on the heels of his feet with a huge smile in place. No one else would get excited like this over silverware and bottle caps - a few with too much debris caked on them - but he knew they’d made Maddie happy. Seeing the excitement on her face reminded him of when it was like when Sky’s eyes would light up when he brought something home for her. His smile turned softer and more affectionate at the thought.
“I hope enough of them are usable. I picked up every cap I could find, so I even gave you the ‘not-so-pretty’ ones, but… I figured you would have a better eye for which ones were salvageable. It’s sort of fun, going around and keeping an eye out for this stuff. It’s better than constantly thinking about everything else out in the city - not that I let myself forget or my mind wander too far. I may not be explaining that right,” Grant ended with a laugh, rubbing at the back of his neck. He moved his hand down when Maddie hugged him to return her embrace, one hand purposefully messing up her hair, “you’re welcome. I told you I would,” he said scrunching up his nose. Grant blinked owlishly when she said she had something for him, he honestly hadn’t expected anything, and she really didn’t have to- but, well… she wasn’t acting like she felt obligated, after all, she had something for him not knowing he had even gotten her anything.
Her line of vision slid from one bottle cap to the next, a smile permenantly etched on her face. Every few seconds she would cast her gaze to him and a her smile would be wider until it wasn’t possible to smile more. “God yes...these are fantastic, Grant!..I know you mentioned getting some stuff for me but I didn’t think there would be this much,” She took a deep inhale and sighed, not one that was negative at all--quite the opposite in fact.
“I know you said you would and I believed you....I just thought you might’ve got busy and stuff.and then I wouldn’t have blamed you at all and would totally have understood!” She realised how excitable her voice sounded and Maddie gave a cough and grinned. “Sorry..I get carried away.” When he messed her hair up, she actually found that endearing but patted it down again. “Hey hey..watch the hair..I spend hours doing it...couldn’t you tell?” The young brunette gave a giggle because it wasn’t true at all. “Right so...wait there..” Maddie rushed off to her trailer tent and brought something out that was hidden behind her back. “Okay so..I know it’s not everyones idea of good...but I just thought I could thank you this way.” She brought her hands from behind her back and handed him a bracelet and a windchime. “I hope these are okay...and don’t feel like you have to like them!..I know not everyone shares my tastes”
ashtonmaxwell:
“Apparently there’s some other Ashton Maxwell who happens to be a Siren, or their info was bullshit.” He replied, managing a feeble shrug, it was stupid how he actually got out of it but he wasn’t questioning it at this point, he was just glad Mya wouldn’t find him dead somewhere. “They’ll give me a pardon thing, make some announcement. I’m a Government Guard after all, if someone try’s to kill me I can kill them or throw them in jail, doesn’t really bother me.” It did bother him, he wasn’t going to kill some civilian who sided with the government and thought he was an opponent but only he knew that.
Third time, Ashton thought but didn’t voice it as he looked at the girl and nodded. “The Government do worse.” He was speaking from experience after all, he’d been through way worse from the Government although their worst was nothing compared to his other three counts of torture from the wonderful Italian Mafia, who adored him so dearly. “They let me go, they know I’m not a Siren now. I’ll be fine. I have a house.”
Ashton kept his head low as he sat down on some sort of flat surface, his vision was a little blurry to tell what it was but it seemed stable enough. “Why are you helping me?” He asked, almost suspiciously as he stared at her sleepily, sometimes he couldn’t understand the kindness of some people and he didn’t trust anyone but himself and Mya. Although the concerned look seemed genuine an he couldn’t help but wonder how someone could show such thing for a stranger. He looked down at his ripped, bloody shirt and stared at it for a few passing moments, hesitating as he knew that underneath his blood soaked skin there was too many scars, small, large, thick and thin to count and the last thing he wanted was more questions because he didn’t know who to explain them to a stranger. “I can get it myself when I get home…I…a clean shirt will do.” He deflected as he lifted his head again. “Just so I don’t look like an infected walking through the streets.” He managed some sort of humour and smiled slightly.
Even though Maddie couldn’t help but wonder if he was the same Ashton Maxwell that was on the list, she didn’t query it because if so and he was in the state he was in right now because of governement, then that was something she was really against as well. “It doesn’t bother you?” The young brunette looked at him and again, she wasn’t sure that was strictly true. The only thing she knew was, the guy hadn’t come across as threatening--quite the opposite actually and considering the aggressive ones she’d met recently, it was a relief.
“I don’t know who does worse any more...” Maddie looked a little despondent for a moment or two. “The government are capable of doing this...and sirens were responsible for taking away my parents--I blame them because they were at fault...it’s that simple. I have no idea why people are fighting each other when there are deadlier threats out there...everyone should be on the same damn side.”
Maddie brought him a glass of water over and held her hand out for him to take it. She seemed really surprised he would ask why she was helping him. “...because you are hurt.” She looked at him with a furrowed brow. “Why wouldn’t I?...you’d do the same, right?” It was probably wrong of the brunette to assume everyone would do the same, when some in the past had clearly shown otherwise.
“Of course...” Maddie reached over his head and opened a compartment, pulling out three or four different shirts that had been washed. “Try these..one should fit..they are male ones...” She’d got them from a mens store when she had been out scavenging once and used them as oversized shirts to sleep in for herself. She smiled at his humour and nodded. “Well you do look a little worse for wear I gotta admit....no offense mind you.” She couldn’t help but still be concerned though. “I wish you would let me help with those injuries.”
blakesbliss:
“I’m not just saying it because it’s what people say,” Blake frowned a little, rubbing at her arm, “I mean it.” She smiled sadly at the other girl, “Yeah. But they make us stronger.” She laughed unconvincingly.
“Sorry...I mean..I didn’t mean any offense by it...Like, I say things sometimes because there are no real words to find that would be the right ones...that’s all I meant.” She gave her a warm smile. “Yeah , what doesn’t kill u smakes us stronger, right?” She thought for a moment. “That quote sucks ass...” Maddie let a small chuckle leave her lips.
ashtonmaxwell:
“I did, yeah. My name was on it.” Ashton replied, the mention of the list angered him, he didn’t care who it was that named them, Siren or not once he found out he was going to kill them. “That’s Sirens for you. I’m not one, by the way. Hence the reason I’m still alive.” He added, he was lying, something he didn’t like doing unless it was vital, like now. Spitting out more blood that was starting to pool again from his missing molar at the back of his mouth the government had removed with pliers earlier. He didn’t support most of the attacks Siren’s went through with, he didn’t like the thought of hurting innocent people when it was the government who were the bad guys.
“Cause my name was on the list, they thought I was some important Siren guy with lots of information. Government got me, had me in some building for a few days trying to get this information then a notice came through from an official that I’m not this Siren person and that was that.” Ashton replied, he didn’t seem that affected by the whole torture thing, it had happened six times before, it really was becoming tedious and he was sure there was zero patch of his torso and back that wasn’t scarred now. He managed to duck down into the small trailer tent, making his way inside slowly, holding the side of his stomach which had been cut open a few days ago.
“They put your name on the list and you aren’t one?” Maddie couldn’t help but look confused. “But wouldn’t that make things worse and have people out to get you?...but that’s not fair.” It wasn’t like she didn’t know about all the underhand things people did and she had been on the receiving end of those who’d worked for government before. Even one or two of the guards had taken advantage of her good nature and been complete bastards.
“The government did this to you?” She couldn’t hide the shock in her voice. He was a mess and bleeding and she knew some worked for the government who were crooked, but never realised they could be so violent. “They can’t find you...I mean..you have to be somewhere safe...do you have somewhere safe to go?”
Once inside, Maddie gave a sympathetic smile. “Take a seat anywhere you can, I’ll just get a bowl of warm water and some cloths...you need to stop any infection forming near those cuts and wounds.” She looked really concerned at him and walked over to the sink and filled the bowl. Bringing it back over to him, she placed it on the floor, with the pieces of cloth. “Your shirt...you should take off your shirt...”
ashtonmaxwell:
“Sirens?” Ashton asked, he didn’t know why he was asking who else would blow up a government building. He hated the government and he was a Siren himself, since birth but if he was present when the decision to blow up a building he would have disagreed. There wasn’t a reason to bring civilians into it, now if they had planned it carefully that it was just government then he wouldn’t have a problem but now he was more than a little pissed off. Anyone could have been in that building. “Good. Don’t get into that shit.”
Ashton blinked slowly as he listened to the names, one of them registering with his brain, Charley, the dirtbike. This is why he was angry, he knew for certain that she wasn’t government or a siren and he was sure a majority of the people caught up in the explosion weren’t either. “Fucking Sirens.” He muttered weakly, as he started to walk again, with help. He still did have a cover to withhold, now more than ever he had to be extra government. He tried to keep his mind off the people missing or dead knowing for a fact that one of them could be his girlfriend. “Thanks by the way, for the help.”
“Apparently yes...and before the explosion..did you see the list of names who they said were sirens?” Maddie had read it and wondered if she knew any of them. Although the names weren’t really familiar apart from Blake--she didn’t actually know that many people. She nodded at his words and couldn’t agree more. “It was why the last base I was in went down...sirens attacked that too.” She knew it was too good to be true. Every day she’d told herself to relax and not constantly feel apprehensive and now with this happening-she knew she was right to not feel safe.
“That’s okay...” She smiled when he thanked her and nodded with her head. “We’re nearly there...umm...well what happened to you then?” She kept her pace slow but steady until they reached her trailer tent and it was then she let go of him so he had the exterior of it to support him. “It’s only a small place..” Maddie shrugged and unlocked the door before opening it. “After you...” She figured it was best he went in first then at least she could help push him in if he needed her to.
ashtonmaxwell:
Ashton nodded his slowly, his head annoyingly fuzzy along with his vision. He was focusing on moving his feet and not hitting the ground, he was greatful when he felt her support him and he did his best to keep most of his weight off of her. He was pushing 6'5" and wasn’t the lightest of people. He placed another foot ahead as he walked with her, trying his best to swallow some of the blood in his mouth but the metallic taste was making him sick, he thought he would be used to it by now but evidently not. “What explosion?” He asked drowsily, he’d been held up in that building for three days but at the mention of an explosion, he started to panic. What if Mya was in it? “Is anyone dead? Do they have names of the people inside? What happened?” He asked, considerably more alert now.
Maddie could feel his weight as she supported him, but knew that wasn’t his full weight and it was a good thing really, because as much as she wanted to help--she knew her frame wasn’t strong enough for all of it. Hearing him ask what explosion, Maddie’s brow furrowed. She thought he was in this state because he had been near the building when it was blown up. “There was an explosion...the government building I think..well...if I’m honest, I stayed out of the way.” The brunette recalled too many bad memories which panned out really similiar to what had happened.
“Umm..I can’t remember all the names...hang on, let me just get the piece of paper I wrote them on..” Maddie stopped and let go of the arm on her shoulder, so she could pull the paper from her pocket. “Here....umm..23 dead...15 more missing and these names are amongst those missing...James Holmgren, Charley Jacobs, Lily Herne and Allison oakely Crue.” She let her dark hues look at him as she stuffed the paper away again and took hold of his arm once more.
blakesbliss:
Blake frowned at the mention of a siren attack bringing down the girls base. “I’m sorry..” She didn’t necessarily feel responsible for it, but it still hurt everytime she found out that the Siren’s had done something to hurt others. “I know how you feel, though. My brother and I lost our parents at our old base. They were bitten in a breach that turned bad.” Though the breach - thanks to Lyden’s information - seemed to have come from within.
“It’s not your fault, Blake.” Maddie smiled warmly at her. “I mean..I know that’s what people say to someone when they hear of something bad, but yeah..it’s just the people who made the base go down...it’s their fault.” Hearing Blake mention her parents, Maddie looked on sympathetically. “I’m sorry..I guess we all have our heartaches, huh.”
ashtonmaxwell:
Ashton tensed his jaw as he exhaled heavily, staring at the girl as he spat some pooling blood out of his mouth to the side. He didn’t really know what he wanted to look like but judging from the look she was giving him it was bad. He was stubborn, he hated being helped but he was sure he was seconds away from blacking out from the blood he was loosing. He looked down at the girl and her hand, reluctantly taking it because he did need help he wasn’t even going to deny it at this point. Maybe he was finally learning to accept people trying to help him. “I’m fine. You don’t have to help me.” He coughed slightly, spitting more blood to the side. He was glad the blood all over his torso covered the uncountable number of scars that were there, he didn’t need questions asked. “I just need a shirt and I’ll be good to go.”
She couldn’t help but let her mouth drop open in shock as he spat out blood. She knew he looked a mess but, now it just looked worse then she originally thought. “Just come with me yeah?...I can get you a shirt..I have some clothes...spare ones..” Maddie might not have much to her name, but she did possess alsorts that maybe some would deem as junk. The brunette swiftly moved to his side when it looked like he was going to pass out and she slipped her arm around his waist and her other hand pulled his arm around her shoulder and she held it there. “ My home..it’s this way..” Maddie tried to get him to walk forwards with her. “What happened?..Were you in that explosion?” She wasn’t sure if he had been or not, but she knew he probably needed the hospital, yet she refrained from mentioning it, because he didn’t look like the type of guy who would go there unless he was made to and Maddie didn’t have it in her to make anyone.
james-holmgren:
“I want to,” James grinned, nodding. Because he really did. If she had been rude, he might have thought otherwise, but James actually liked helping people a lot. Watching as Maddie turned apologetic, he softened his smile, but he was still smiling nonetheless. “No, no it’s fine. Grant and I are working it out, there’s just a few things we have to discuss before we make it official. I want to call him my boyfriend, but I technically can’t yet.” He looked down at his feet, blushing. Of course this was a conversation that would embarrass him. Looking back up at Maddie, he laughed lightly. “I’d like that, a lot. I just don’t want to take your stuff without paying. I could pay for it? Oh, could I get one for Grant too? Do you take money or do you trade?”
Maddie’s smile widened and she felt a little silly that she’d not known him or Grant for long at all, yet the idea of them being a couple, just made her happy--it was definitely a positive thing. “But I think that’s great!..that’s good news, James. I hope everything works out for you guys.” She noticed him blushing and looking down at his feet and Maddie didn’t want to make him embarrassed, so shifted things along a little by talking about the bracelets. “Of course I will make one for each of you!...I don’t really have a set price because of what people can afford and can’t...but I take trade or money...if it’s trade, it’s usually more materials...or food...tins and stuff?”
ashtonmaxwell:
Ashton has survived another 71 hours of torture, that’s what he did. A constant thing in his life was being beat up, cut up and caused an insane amount of physical pain for days and weeks on end just because he was a Siren. His undying loyalty to his cause was going to be the death of him, it happened with his parents, why wouldn’t it happen to him. If he was counting correctly this time was his sixth time being subjected to torture but nothing was as bad as the first for various reasons. Although moments before another gun shot was aimed at him only to be pushed in deeper by some soldier, he had herd mumbling that Ashton was in fact the wrong guy, he knew that was Siren work, probably a fake official who took his time, it made it look real anyway. He shrugged off a few apologies because it was fine to stab someone repeatedly and apparently sorry made everything better. After unwillingly being stitched up, but not cleaned of his blood, Ashton walked out of the building he’d been kept in probably looking like he’d risen from the dead with the blood and ripped clothing and bruises it was only then he noticed someone looking at him, “You got a staring problem?” He asked trying not to sound weak, narrowing his bruised eyes slightly as his eyes adjusted to the missed sunlight as he tried to make out the figure ahead of him.
Maddie had viewed the flyers that had been distributed over the last couple of days and she’d more or less kept to herself and away from people. She blamed sirens for her mother becoming one of the infected and then for her mother biting her father. She’d not really heard of the names on the list apart from one which was Blake and Maddie had genuinly liked the woman. She didn’t know what to think now and with everyone running around in panic and gossip, she retreated quietly to her trailer tent and concentrated on doing her art stuff.
The explosion scared the hell out of her and she was worried James was on the list of those still missing. She liked him a lot and he was one of those who was really friendly to her. So she pushed herself and left the confines of her home and headed outside. She hadn’t gone far when she saw the figure in front of her and he looked bloodied and a mess. “N-No..I don’t have a staring problem...but you...you look hurt...let me help you..” She moved closer to him and hesitantly held a hand out.
blakesbliss:
“I guess so, yeah.” Blake nodded. It really did seem like a good thing - she was finding it easier to make friends, and ones that would watch her back at that. “Yeah, it’s probably best off that way.”
“Yeah..it’s not much fun when you push people away all the time or get mad real easy. I was like that for a short while, but it put me in a bad place and I am just glad it didn’t last.” Maddie let her dark hues look at Blake and she smiled. “I’m just trying to feel safe again ya know? The base I was at with my mom and dad, it was brought down by a siren attack...that’s when my mom was bitten--it all happened kinda quick and by the next day I was on my own. So I wanna feel safe here--but I guess it will take some time.”
blakesbliss:
Blake knew she was incredibly lucky to have had James all through her journey - and even luckier still that she got along so well with him. She hated knowing that others went through complete isolation. “Exactly. If I didn’t love him, I honestly wouldn’t worry about him as much as I do.” Blake returned the smile, “He is, yeah.” She nodded briefly, “I know what you mean. I was that way when I first came here too… You probably wouldn’t have liked me much had we met then.” She was much quicker to insult people than she was now.
Feeling alone sometimes did prick at Maddie, but usually she was just grateful of the company she did come across and was happy for others that they had family and loved ones still in their life. She was generally a positive person and always tried to look for the good in people unless they confirmed otherwise. “So being here a while has changed you in a positive way?...that’s a good thing.” Maddie smirked a little. “ I think I am glad I met you now then.”
james-holmgren:
James returned the smile instantly. “You’re not so bad yourself.” He replied. He meant it, she seemed like such a friendly person, in a place like this it was nice to see. “Oh definitely. Maybe I could try to help you barter for some supplies?” Eyes widening, he shook his head almost right away. “No, I wasn’t- We’re not, I mean, I want to be, but it’s complicated.” And he was shaking his head again. “Noo, no, you don’t have to do that for me.”
Maddie smiled brightly at him, it was good to see people who weren’t so stand-offish all the time. “That would be great!--but oh..but you shouldn’t have to do that...not for me..I mean..the fact you just offered, I really really do appreciate it.” She realised she’d suddenly made him feel awkward and immediately her expression dropped. “Sorry..I just tend to say things sometimes--I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable.” Hearing him say it was complicated, Maddie forgot again and instinctively asked. “But why is it?...” Now it was her turn to look awkward. “I-I would like to make you something..but--well now I think i have just sounded real pushy about it--umm..well I don’t want to do that so I wouldn’t force you or anything because some people are just being polite about it and I shouldn’t just assume they would like what I give them.”
lydensage:
“No, you more so hysterically yelled that you don’t want to hear excuses like I knocked the things purposefully out of your hands, so for all I know you could be that simpleminded. Did I get it right?” Part of Lyden wanted to uncross his arms and stop glaring at the younger looking civilian; once she settled down she didn’t seem that terribly obnoxious, after all. The problem with that was Lyden didn’t tend to easily drop something until he felt his point was made clear.
“T-That’s because those things mean a lot to me and I reacted because I have had it happen before, but purposely done.” She finished collecting them and stood up after picking up the one he had flattened. “Look, I don’t expect you to understand okay...” Her brow furrowed at the blonde haired guy and how he glared at her. “So you can stop giving me that look now....”
riddledjustice:
“Hey,” Grant laughed out, wrapping his arms around Maddie and holding onto her for a bit, “you’re okay. If he gives you trouble, let me know and I’ll annoy him until he’s scared off.” Pulling back, he gave her a warm smile and ruffled her hair. “It looks like everything turned out okay?” Grant bent down, picking up a few caps close to his feet. He would have picked all of them up for Maddie, but she seemed to get the last few that had been knocked to the ground. “Maybe this will cheer you up,” Grant dropped her caps into her hands before he held up a finger to say ‘wait’ and started fishing in his bag. Grabbing out a little tied off sack he tossed it over to Maddie, listening to the obvious sound of caps shaking together as the small bag landed in her hands with little clinking sounds. He pulled out silverware, too, a two not quite handfuls held out to her.
Maddie gave him the warmest of smiles when he mentioned annoying the guy, but her attention was quickly caught when he spoke about something cheering her up. “What is it?” There was a trace of excitement in her voice. She wasn’t very hard to please and always got enjoyment from the simpliest of things. She gripped the bottle caps he had passed her and dropped them into the tin on the side, but her main focus was what he was reaching into his bag for. Her dark hues widened as he threw her the sack and she sat on the ground with her legs crossed, fingers fumbling quickly to untie it.
“Oh my god...look at all these!” Maddie was always too busy looking for infected when she went outside of the base, paranoid she would become trapped and unable to get back. She really wasn’t a very good scavenger. “And those too!...” The volume of her voice had raised and her smile lit up her entire face. “Grant..these....these...they are awesome!!” She gathered the silverware and placed them up on the side. Nobody had ever done anything like this for her before and although some might say it was hardly anything--to her it meant a lot. “Thank you...” She couldn’t help but hug him again, only this time it wasn’t in relief, it was because she felt happy. “I have something for you as well!...just let me go get them...” She stood up and went to her trailer tent.
