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Josh followed Erin, eyes flickering to Derek. He paused. "Erin..." he murmured, echoing her thoughts. "Erin, they know what I am. You do know, that they most likely will tell the police?" He kept his eyes on his feet. "We need to straighten this out," He corrected himself, "I need to straighten this out." He walked outside, squinting his eyes against the harsh sunlight. He cleared his throat and looked at her through his bangs, still biting down on his lip. "You go on ahead. I can find you after I'm finished." He explained in a hushed voice, "I'll follow your scent trail." His eyes flickered to the iHop window again. He swallowed, mouth dry. "Go wait at a park or something. I don't think you want to see me deal with the...bear." His eyes were hard, and showed no signs of accepting compromise.
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Charlotte shrugged, playing with her food rather than eating it. "Vampires, I think. And werewolves. I only saw the movies; didn't like them either." She let her eyes trail after Josh and Erin as they left. She frowned and looked back at her pancakes.
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Erin bit her lip, her eyes locked in his. She gulped despite the meaning they conveyed; no exceptions.
She couldn't just let Josh 'deal with' the bear-shifter, though. The way he said it, it sounded like it wasn't a simple chat.
This was likely to be more violent.
Erin blinked, then shook her head stubbornly. "No." She murmured, her eyes glinting. "I'll do this myself. They might listen to me; they have no reason to hate me. At least let me try." She whispered. Without waiting for a reply she spun around and walked straight up to the table that Charlotte and Derek sat at.
"Excuse me." She said in a quiet voice, suppressing her nervousness. "May I talk to you two?"
  
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Josh literally slapped his hand to his face. "Note to self," he grumbled. "Lecture the stupid human on obedience." He leaned against the wall, and shoved his hands in his pockets. His hair fell over his eyes, concealing the creepy indigo colour. His back scratched against the brick through his t-shirt, and sweat beaded on the back of his neck as heat beamed down on him from the sun. A woman walked by with a little girl, hissed something at the girl, and ushered her past Josh with a cold look at him. A smile played on his face.
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Derek blinked up at the shockingly beautiful girl who stood before them. "Yes?" He asked her to speak, and then her blinked away thoughts of Erin being pretty. Because Charlotte is more beautiful. He thought silently.
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Charlotte looked up at Erin, and nodded mutely. As long as it was her, and not Josh, she was perfectly okay with her talking to them. In fact, she could blather on all day if she wanted. She studied Erin over, and took a giant hit to her self esteem. Damn, she was really pretty. It made Charlotte frown and want to cry. Why was everyone so damn good-looking?
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( Erin, please live? :3 )
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(( I shall live! o3o Sorreh, had to transfer computers. One sec. ~ ))
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Erin smiled, glad to have at least gained their audience. She drew in a breath before pausing, not quite knowing where to start.
So that they would be able to hear her whispers, she got down on her knees, folded her arms on the table, and rested her chin on them, eyeing both Charlotte and Derek.
"The... friend that I came here with," She began finally, her voice a bare murmur. "I know you know who, and what, he is."
"I have a favour to ask." She continued, meeting Charlotte's gaze and trying to convey her emotions. "Please... don't tell the police, or anyone else. Keep it a secret. It's not his fault; He loses control over himself when he's like that."
She left it at that, jaw set and eyes flaring with a hint of stubborness as she waited for their replies.
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Charlotte blurted, "You hit your head off of the cement when you fell, didn't you?" Her cheeks grew hot, but she didn't regret saying it. Erin was absolutely insane. "I mean, he eats people! He tried to eat YOU!" Her eyes were wide.
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"And my nose is probably scared. Are you sure you know what your doing; asking us to protect your little 'friends' identity. What did he ever do for us." He growled lightly.
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Erin grit her teeth, her mood taking a sharp turn when she realized that these people wouldn't cooperate. "I told you." She growled. "It's not his fault. He's not himself when he's like that. I thought you'd understand that." Her eyes narrowed as if to glare, but she settled with just a look of irritation.
"Would you criticize a squirrel for gathering nuts before winter?" She continued. "He has no human instincts when he's... transformed. There's nothing wrong with a hunter hunting it's prey, especially if it's for food." Her eyes flared. "I just happened to be in the way. Yes, he attacked me. And then he proceeded to save my life."
Her gaze flickered to Derek when he spoke. "Shame." She growled. "And yes, of course I know what I'm doing. Do you think I would defend him like this if I wasn't sure that he's not some crazed murderer?"
She blinked at them, her captivating blue eyes a bit colder than usual. "He's promised that he'll leave town a week before every full moon." She said. "He won't hurt anybody else here."
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Charlotte only glared, eyes icy and defensive. "Go play with your little wolf-boy," she spat hotly, hands balling into fists. "Because he won't be around much longer. You're crazy, you know that? Doesn't matter if he can't help it; he still fxcking exists." Her voice was quick and sharp. Like a slap in the face. "Now leave." She felt like she'd expressed herself pretty well.
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Erin stood. "I will." She hissed, her face dark. "You can run around with your bear-boy while I do. I guess you won't mind me telling anyone just what he is?"
Then she shook her head. "Whatever." She said, glaring at Charlotte. "It wouldn't make a difference, since you would still visit him in the zoo every day."
Her eyes were piercing as she stole a glance at Derek. Her eyes held a threat- his identity was in her hands too. That, and she had the sort of 'try it and I'll kill you' look before spinning on her heel and stalking out of the restaurant.
"That didn't go well." She said when she was beside Josh. Her face was starting to go red. I can't believe I messed that up. She thought, mentally throttling herself. But then again, she had a feeling that no matter what she had said, they wouldn't have listened.
How would Josh have done it?
"Sorry." She said with a quiet sigh, daring to look up at the taller guy. Her black hair blew in tatters around her pale face.
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"I'm sure a story of a wolf-boy will spread quicker." He mumbled before she walked out.
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Josh didn't look at her. "I told you to go to the park or something," he said slowly, voice devoid of emotion. "I told you I would deal with it. And did you listen? No." His tone started to gain a sharp edge to it. "You just marched right in there, thinking that you could handle it, and you blew it." He looked her straight in the face. "I hate to break it to ya hun, but you're human." He stood up straight, fixing his hair. "Nobody listens to human seriously. He probably just thinks your some chick obsessed with me, and is bending over backwards to make sure I'm safe." His next words were like a slap in the face, "I don't need you to stand up for me." His jaw was set, although the rest of his body showed no tension or stress. But it was evident that he was too...chill, to be completely okay. A cold smile crept onto his face. "Did they tell you how long I had, or did they leave that a secret?" __________ Charlotte only glared after her, hand curled around her fork. For a moment, she could almost imagine whipping it at her and feeling the pleasure when it sunk into the back of Erin's head. But she couldn't do that if she wanted. "I hate her," she spat, shoving her pancakes away. She wasn't hungry anymore. "I hate her and her friend." Charlotte's eyes flashed.
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"I know." Derek said, "But what can we do..?"
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Erin nodded. "You did." She agreed. "But I'm not inclined to listen to everything that everyone tells me to do. I make my own decisions."
The stuborness came from her oppression while she lived with her brother; since her parents had pa.ssed away, her brother had told her what to do and when to do it. He had beaten her if she hadn't. Because of this, she'd secretly always longed for a bit of freedom.
At least now, at the sacrifice of her own home, she had it.
She winced at his harsh words, then whirled around to face him. "If you had gone in and told them, what would you have done? Threatened them? You think that would have worked?" Her eyes narrowed.
"I wouldn't have been surprised if they'd called the cops right then and there. And you wouldn't have been able to do anything. They would have taken you away." Though her voice was still angry, her ex
pression and what she had said should have been enough to convey that she had been worried.
She simply stared at him as he smiled. Damn, I really messed up. She thought again. He's pissed. And he's also in danger. Dammit. She paused for a moment, then shook her head, turning away from him to look straight ahead and lean on the brick wall beside him.
"No." She replied, her voice not as quiet as it usually was. "They never told me. I'm not sure how keen they are on telling anymore, though. I threatened them a bit."
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Charlotte shrugged, setting the fork on her half-eaten pancakes. The cheap metal was twisted and contorted from her bending it in fury. "Turn him in," she mutted. "Tell them he's a werewolf. Tell them if they don't believe us, watch him on the night of the full moon. He has to shift; he's forced to." A smile crept onto her face. "And even if they did turn you in; they have no proof. Nothing can force a shifter to shift, right?" She blinked at him warily.
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(( Time to take some DNA samples! ^o^ ))
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