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Through her veil of sleep, Erin felt warm. It wasn't the warmth of the sun, but a more direct heat. She could also feel a pulsing, like someone's heartbeat...
Erin jolted awake, her eyes flying open, only to receive the full light of the sun. She winced, and curled up tighter against Josh.
Josh.
Erin froze completely once his presence registered in her mind. She had meant to whip around to face him, but his arms were wrapped securely around her. She blushed furiously as she pictured the situation.
"Um... Josh..." She murmured, somewhat tense, staring intently at her feet with her hair hanging forward, covering her face. She blinked a few times. Was Josh even awake?
It's morning. She realized. That means I must have fallen asleep here. Silently, Erin turned to glance quickly at Josh; she couldn't help herself.
  
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Josh blinked at her warmly, eyes quiet, but welcoming. "Morning." he said quietly, loosening his grip on her. He bit his lip automatically. "Did I hurt you?" he asked. He felt hot and clammy from having Erin pressed against him the entire night, but he didn't acutally mind. His eyes searched hers in silence, worry and panic flooding through him. Did I squeeze her too hard and break a rib? Did I bite her or something while I was sleeping? He shook out his hair, letting it fall in lank strips in front of his eyes. "...Erin?" He swallowed, almost considering dumping her in the water and running away. But she wouldn't like that, and he probably couldn't even pull it off anyways. His mouth felt dry and parched, like a desert. Nerves swallowed him. What did I do wrong now? _____________ Jace, pissed as ever, tossed Erin's belongings onto the front lawn. Seeing as she didn't bother to come back last night, he switched his note on the door, and slammed it shut. The note read: Dear Erin, I saw you with that boy last night. That's the guy who gave you the flowers, right? Nice choice. Guess I wasn't handsome or bad-as$ enough for you or something, huh? Well, as you can see, all your stuff is on the front lawn. Don't bother coming back and trying to apologize or anything. You blew whatever human-like feelings I might have had for you. I'm over it. I'm over you. Signed, Jace.
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Erin caught his gaze, and forced herself not to look away. "Morning." She replied, offering a smile. It was an odd situation to wake up to- she was still blushing slightly from the fact that she was so close to Josh.
She tucked a strand of loose hair behind her ear and looked up at him again, meeting his indigo eyes. "Yeah?" She replied. Her eyes flickered when she noted his somewhat worried ex
pression, and she frowned slightly. "Josh, what's wrong?" She asked cautiously.
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( o3o Am I starting, or are you Flare? xD ) Josh shook his head again, knowing that even if he had hurt Erin, she probably wouldn't admit it. "Nothing..." he mumbled, looking away from her. His stomach twisted uncomfortably. "Are you hungry? I'm starving." He smiled faintly. He shimmied away from her, letting his gaze fall on the water. He could see his reflection clearly in the calm waters. He looked a bit... depressed and moody. He tried to force the ex
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Erin blinked and shifted so that she was beside him, though not too close. She leaned back slightly, using her arms for support, and stared contently at the sky. It was a fairly bright day despite the sky's colour- a sort of dull blue-grey colour.
"Are you hungry? I'm starving." Josh asked her, a faint smile appearing on his face.
She smiled back, though the ex
pression wasn't as hesitant as his. "A bit." She admitted. "I promised Jace I would make breakfast, so I..." She trailed off, her eyes widening slightly, smile fading.
"Crap. Jace." She said, and a moment later she had scrambled to her feet. The sudden motion made her world lurch slightly; it seemed she was hungrier than she thought.
Erin looked back at Josh and bit her lip. "I'll be right back." She said. "Just need to tell Jace." She turned to leave, glancing back at Josh one more time before taking off down the path, hair flying behind her.
I told him I was going for a walk last night. She thought as she ran. And I didn't come back. He might think something happened to me, the way he worries so much... She came to the path and dashed up the stones, narrowly missing a bag that had been left there.
Erin stopped running. It was her bag. She saw the note, and tore it from the door, reading over it in silence.
Then, utterly confused, she folded it up and stuffed it in her pocket.
What was he talking about? She wondered. The way he had said it made it sound as if Jace had actually been crushing on her or something. But that couldn't be, right?
Well, whatever had happened, Jace didn't want her around anymore. She sighed quietly to herself and swallowed. The note had said not to apologize.
Impossible. She thought, frowning. Of course she had to apologize. She didn't really care that, for whatever reason, Jace had been watching her last night. She was just worried to have made him this angry.
Clenching her fist with a look of determination set on her face, she knocked on the door.
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Jace answered the door, taking a swig of orange juice from the carton. ( I do that. xD ) He became expressionless as soon as he saw her. "Oh. It's you." he muttered, clearly not bothering to be polite. He was telling it like it was. His silver hair fell in ruffled strips in front of his eyes, which had contacts in. He blinked a few times, and leaned against the door frame. He was still tired, but not tired enough to just close the door and walked away from her. "Well, what do you want?" he said sharply, a little harsher than needed. He wanted an explaination. What he really wanted to do is kick and scream at her, 'Why did you ditch me in a fit last night, so I could follow to try an apologize, when you just went running and crying to some shirtless no-brain jock? Are you stupid?' But he bit his tongue and let his eyes do the simmering. __________ Josh let his eyes follow her for a minute, before he got up and followed her too. He ran a hand through his hair, and followed quietly, depending on his grace and stealth to keep him unnoticed. He watched her from a distance, keen senses picking up their conversation. Well, he sounds pissed.. he observed silently. (( Bed time; gotta go. ))
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(( Alright. :c Night. ))
Erin flinched at his tone. It was harsh and she could almost feel the anger coming off of him in scorching waves. She swallowed and bit her lip.
"To apologize." She said in a cautious, broken voice. "I thought you were angry which is why I ran off last night. I thought you didn't want me around anymore... And I didn't know that other guy was there." She continued. "It was a coincidence."
She looked up slightly, though didn't meet his eyes lest she offend him somehow. "I'm so sorry, Jace." Her voice had gotten quieter by just a notch.
She stood quietly in front of the much taller person, hands balled at her side, waiting for his answer. She didn't really expect him to forgive her; whatever she had done wrong, it had made him angry enough to kick her out of his home. She had just wanted to make sure he knew that she hadn't meant any harm.
After a small stretch of silence, she met his silver eyes.
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Jace, snapping his teeth together, hissed low under his breath, "I don't want your excuses." He wouldn't look her in the eyes, so she looked away. "I want you to leave. Look, Erin." He was being blunt and telling it how it was. "I don't want you around anymore. There's no point in messing myself up over you anymore." He added rather frostily, "I'm sure your boyfriend has a room for you to stay in." With that, he met her eyes for only a moment, and then slammed the door shut in her face. He hovered there for a moment, breathing stalled. His eyes flickered, and he considered opening the door to apologize, but he decided not to. He walked back into the kitchen, and pulled out his last bottle of alcohol; he had no clue what it was, as it had no label, but he he hoped it was strong. Pulling out the cork, he took a swig. A vile taste filled his mouth, so he whirled around and spit it into the sink. He gagged, and then tossed the bottle in the garbage.
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Charlotte's eyelids fluttered open, and she look at Derek; he seemed to still be asleep. She pried herself off of him, cheek feeling warm and clammy where it had been pressed against his chest. She sat up, stiffled a yawn, and started to stare into the ocean.
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Erin looked up, alarm flaring in her blue eyes. "Wait, Jace--" The door swung shut, and Erin could only stand there.
After a few moments she felt tears of frustration begin to gather at the corners of her eyes, so she raised her hands and smacked her own cheeks sharply. "Buck up, Erin." She muttered to herself, cheeks stinging. "You should leave him alone for now."
Without another sound she turned and, grabbing her bag and swinging it over her shoulder, walked quietly down the path, eyes a bit distant.
She didn't notice Josh until she was a bit farther, and decided to look up. She blinked with surprise, pausing briefly, before smiling faintly at him. "You heard all that?" She asked in her normal quiet voice.
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Josh raised one eyebrow. "Well, you guys were screaming in each other's faces, pretty much." He shook out his hair, frowning a little. "Yeah; my, uh, wolf ears picked up the conversation. He sounded pretty pissed..." He looked away from her for a moment. "I'm sorry for messing everything up; if I hadn't showed up, he wouldn't be mad at you." He didn't bother adding he had known that Jace was there the entire time. Clearing his throat, Josh muttered, "So, how about breakfast? I heard iHop has some pretty good pancakes." He looked up at the sun, narrowing his eyes. "It's only about 8:30 anyways." As he glanced back at Erin, he could feel his cheeks grow hot. Would she be mad that he had easedropped?
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Erin just shook her head. "It's not your fault." She replied. "I just don't really understand why he was so angry about it." She glanced away. "I mean, I guess it was pretty stupid running out of the house like that, but so what if I ran into you? So I can't have other friends, or talk to anyone else?" She blinked a few times, electric blue eyes confused and worried. She had had no idea of Jace's inner turmoil about Angel and her.
Erin decided not to mention the fact that Josh had been listening to her conversation, at least not this time. At least she wouldn't have to explain it to him.
Then she raised a hand and brushed her hair away from her face a bit, then looked up at Josh. "Pancakes sound great." She said, smiling, quickly checking her bag to make sure she had her wallet.
Suddenly faced with the prospect of food, she realized how famished and thirsty she was. She licked her dry lips once before glancing down the path, which led to a town just visible beyond the trees, then began walking, glancing back once to make sure Josh was coming with her.
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Josh followed her rather quietly, not really feeling in the mood for food (I know; I'm surprized too.). He could relate to Jace, and knew exactly how Jace was feeling at the moment. Hurt, confused, betrayed and obviously Jealous. But he shoved it away, disliking the fact that he might have something in common with Prince Charming. He scooped her bag off of her shoulder. "I'll carry that," he muttered, smiling a little. He added almost in a whisper, "You look tired." He ran a hand through his hair, eyes still on her. He smirked lightly. "Do you think I should get my hair cut?" Already he could smell the delicious smell of food wafting towards him; but it was too far for Erin's human nose to catch, so he said nothing.
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Erin looked up at him. "T-thanks." She said, blushing ever so slightly. Then she shrugged and looked away. "I guess I'm a bit tired. Not exhausted, just... worrying over things." She smiled determinedly as she reminded herself she didn't have a place to stay any more.
Back to plan A. She thought. Objective; find a warehouse.
Josh's voice broke into her thoughts. She raised an eyebrow at the odd question, then turned and looked intently at his hair. Eventually she grinned and shook her head. "I like it the way it is." She said decisively. "It's sort of mysterious, like you."
They entered a more crowded area, with clusters of stores and restaurants lining the streets. Erin glanced around and spotted the iHop sign, then nodded at it. "Is that the place?"
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Josh sniffed the air, and licked his lips. "Mmm... Pancakes." He looked at her, and grinned. "Definately iHop." He started to walk across the street, and then glanced at a shop across from it. It was a restaraunt; fancy cursive letters, obviously making it look expensive. But what caught his eye was the sign taped to it's window. "Wanted Dead or Alive: Black wolf with dark blue eyes. One million dollar reward. Please contact us if you have any leads on the situation, 123-456-789" There was a close-up shot of Josh in wolf form, and the moonlight in the picture caused his indigo eyes to glow in the photo. Chills rushed up his spine, and he looked away in silence, holding the door open for Erin; it smelled even better inside iHop than outside. But he couldn't manage to focus on that; his mind was still strung up on the terrifying watned poster. Wanted dead or alive...
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Erin tried to ignore the enticing smell as they neared the expensive-looking restaurant. Her stomach clenched a bit painfully, but she reminded herself that she would be getting something to eat in due time.
She flashed Josh a grin as he held the door open for her, but the ex
pression faltered when she met his eyes.
"What happened?" She asked worriedly. His mood had shifted so suddenly, so obviously something had just occured. She turned and looked around outside; was someone following them?
What's-- Erin stared at the warning poster that was taped to the restaurant's window. She narrowed her eyes slightly, then tapped it. "This needs to go." Without warning she ripped it from the gla.ss surface, then folded it and reached towards Josh to stuff it in her bag. She eyed Josh as she did so.
"I don't know how you were seen." She muttered. "But don't worry about it for now. No one will recognize you like this. Come on." She grabbed his wrist and towed him inside, hating the way the news was making him worry.
If they try to take him away, She vowed herself. I'll go down fighting.
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