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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Apr 18, 2013 15:06:27 GMT -5
Sure!" Red laughed as he caught her, she unintentionally leaned into him and smirked,"you guys seem alright..."
She steadied herself and stood with a lopsided smile,"Izere a ceremony... or should I jus check my mailbox?" Again, it was suppose to be a joke, but it was weak.
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Post by Maria Barnes/ Delilah on Apr 18, 2013 17:54:30 GMT -5
Delilah took a drag of her cigarette, she was annoyed at seeing Tobias all over Ruby. It bothered her though she wasn't sure why exactly she knew he wanted Ruby in the pack.
She was not jealous but if the little wolf wanted to challenge her for her position Delilah had no problem with that she was quite willing to show ruby her more ruthless side. She took another slow drink of her jack and coke, this was going to be a long night. Delilah was no where near drunk enough.
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Post by Titus Gray/ Tobias on Apr 18, 2013 20:27:37 GMT -5
"Well, now that you've asked..." He grinned. He turned to Cloe and gave her a nod. As if she magically knew that Red would be joining tonight, a small silver dagger in a little silver sheath was produced from her jean jacket. She brought it to Tobias, giving Red an encouraging little rub on the shoulder as she walked back to her place by her mate John.
"Brothers and Sisters of the Moon!" Tobias projected; the throbbing music was turned way down, and a hush fell over the large crowd. "Tonight... our Sister has returned to us... to pledge herself to this family. To this PACK." Some howls when up at that, but Tobias motioned them to silence. "We accept her, with open arms..."
He approached her; even in her drunken state she seemed a little apprehensive about him coming at her with a dagger, but he held a soothing hand up to her. "It's okay..." He murmured to her. "We've all done this... it's barely a nick." He said, unsheathing the weapon, he held out his freehand, waiting for her to give surrender an arm to him. Reluctantly she did so. He took the point of the sharp dagger and cut. It was barely enough to cause real pain, but enough to draw some blood.
He finally released her and approached the bonfire. "This blade has tasted the life blood of each and everyone of us... making us all kin to one another... and now Red is part of that family too." He announced. It was amazing that his voice could carry so well when it was such a soothing tenor sound most of the time. He flicked the blood off of the dagger into the flame. "And with the fire that is the bond between us, each brother and sister, we will protect Red... as she will protect and uphold the ways of this pack."
He turned back to Red. "Do YOU vow yourself to this pack, Ruby Lucas?" She seemed a little dazed by the somberness of this sudden ceremony, so he smiled at her lightly, nodding his head to encourage her to say 'yes'.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Apr 18, 2013 20:40:30 GMT -5
"Yeah..." Red said hazily, her arm stung a little just from the air hitting the tender nerves, but it wasn't too bad. Mostly she was still reeling from how fast this 'ceremony' had gotten started, she wondered if maybe she blacked out during part of it.
They all seemed so accepting, so nice, why would she say no anyways? And honestly, she was moved by the idea of being protected by brothers and sisters again- though she hoped this wouldn't be like a convent. Well no of course not.... who was it...? The girl who was really preggers.... But really, she felt safe here, she belonged with these people.
"I do," She grinned back, the crowd around them started to cheer, she blushed and waved in response.
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Post by Maria Barnes/ Delilah on Apr 18, 2013 20:47:26 GMT -5
Delilah faked a cheer happy that Ruby was now a member something still didn't sit right with her, maybe it was what Tobias said to her about Ruby's mate not being a problem. Damn it, it was too much to think about at any rate and she just wanted to drink to night.
She would keep an eye on this new member she could always have the pup tail her if she was really worried. She downed her jack until she didn't give a shit if Ruby was in the pack or not.
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Post by Titus Gray/ Tobias on Apr 18, 2013 21:12:45 GMT -5
Cloe went back up to Red, hugging her, and offered her a Sponge Bob band aid for her cut. Tobias saw Red Swallowed up by the crowd, and the music returned. He slipped away, though others were trying to get his attention, being the Alpha and all, but he went into the quiet of the woods. He looked up at the moon, knowing that Anita would be happy her daughter was now a part of the pack.
'I'll look after her...' Tobias offered up a silent prayer to his dead mate. 'I'll take care of her, Anita...'
A light step snapped a twig. He sharply turned his head to see Delilah approaching, cigarette in one hand, drink in the other.
"You look like hell." He huffed, but he walked over to her, lifting her hand so he could take a puff of her cig, before letting it drop. "Not enjoying the party?"
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Post by Maria Barnes/ Delilah on Apr 18, 2013 21:53:46 GMT -5
"Well thanks, aren't you just a gentleman!" She snapped but let him take a drag off her cigarette.
Not sure she felt like she couldn't wait for the moon, she wanted to run it was almost painful how much. She was trying not to be pissed about Ruby joining the pack.
"So just like that, you let her right into the pack? You don't even know where is loyalties lie and I can tell you I am pretty damn sure they are with her mate. Who she never stops talking about."
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Post by Titus Gray/ Tobias on Apr 19, 2013 5:59:01 GMT -5
"You seem to forget that Anita saw her potential, and that there was a time when Red was practically already part of the pack." He replied. Tobias couldn't restrain himself any longer. He causally lowered a hand and rested it upon the tight roundness of Delilah's leather-clad buttocks. He stroked her there in slow, circular motions. "As for her mate... that will be a tougher lesson for her to swallow... but she will come around." His dark eyes suddenly became vacant. "We ALL have had tough lessons at one point or another..." ************************************************************************************** Tobias shook violently... as the bright morning light revealed the carnage upon the two bodies beside him. He could taste...bits... flesh and hair... in his mouth. He scrambled up from his spot on the ground, darting to a nearby tree, retching. He felt sick...because he KNEW... He did this...
Hot tears rolled down when his ears perked at someone's approach. He spun around.
"Tobias." Anita said gently, not even phased by the bodies on the ground. "Why are you crying?"
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME?" He cried out at her. He knew that she had saved his life; that he had been left for dead, beaten, nearly every bone smashed...and then he woke up next to her, body nearly healed. She had been elusive with her answers, and let him go back home. Everyone there had heard he was dead from his offenders, so they kept their distance from hm upon his return. Even Kassandra.
It was nearly sunset when the two almost murderers confronted him again, in a tavern; Tobias much to drunk to give a horse shit. One of them punched him... dragging him out .
"We'll make SURE that you never see our sister again, you cockscomb..." One had said.
But now both were laying ravaged, torn, DEAD, by the lake's edge. "What have I become?" He choked out, voice barely audible.
"This is who you are now, Tobias." She soothed, going over to him, placing a hand against his cheek. "And you have taken your revenge against your oppressors." Her eyes shimmered gold.
He hugged himself, looking over at the bodies. This couldn't be who he was... the rugged youth who wished to run away with a girl above his station would NEVER hurt anyone. Let alone... CONSUME them.... The mere thought made him want to hurl again...though there was aside of him... a new side... that grinned wolfishly at his work.
Anita held out an arm for him to come to her. "I can show you how to control this part of you..." She said. "You'll never lose control again... unless you wish it..." Slowly, hesitantly, with no other choice, Tobias walked into her arms.********************************************************************************* Tobias pulled his hand away from Delilah's glorious ass. "She will learn... and the pack will fill the void after he is gone." He supplied. She didn't look impressed. He sighed, stepping away from her. "You wouldn't understand. It's something I vowed to Anita...before Red was even introduced to the pack by... Quinn." He said that name with a bit of disdain. Finding Red should have been the task of the BETA...but he had been off protecting the territory with Delilah and a few others... he wasn't there when Anita... He pushed the anger aside. "A vow made between mates never fades away, not even after death..."
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Post by Maria Barnes/ Delilah on Apr 19, 2013 10:41:25 GMT -5
"You say that and yet you seem to not understand that this Victor fellow is Ruby's mate. Do you not think she will protect him to her death? She wont learn if you kill her mate she will betray us all." Delilah told him not thinking he was quite getting it.
Though once Tobias had his mind on something nothing usually changed it. Still she was pretty drunk, well drunk enough to speak her mind anyway. She tried hard not to focus on what Tobias's hand was doing.
"I would just tell you to be careful as you know people in love do very stupid things." Of course they did but Delilah had never been in love or as least she didn't think so. She took out another cigarette and put it between her lips. "I just hope you know what you are doing."
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Post by Titus Gray/ Tobias on Apr 19, 2013 14:27:02 GMT -5
Tobias narrowed his eyes at Delilah. "You act as though this is a foreign concept to you, Delilah. But it is the way of our pack; it was then, it is now. The way that Red has just ACCEPTED to uphold, by blood oath." He retorted curtly, annoyance edging his voice. "She MUST change her mate... you and I have BOTH seen the outcomes of a wolf trying to keep a human mate. It. Doesn't. Work. And once he IS changed... it is his own damn fault if he can't defend himself in a challege for mateship. THAT is our way. Not Murder: survival of the fittest."
He took a step away from her. "I don't even know why I have to explain this to you. You knew it long before Anita ever took me in." He turned his back to her, looking up at the moon. Almost Wolf's Moon... just a few more days. His eyes flashed yellow, his inner wolf clawing and whinning to come out. "I want her... and it's high time I go after what I want... not out of duty as an alpha... but ... just me..." He wondered if that made any sense, feeling so alone as he said it.
He shook the humanlike insecurity away. "I don't expect you to understand. The only thing you've ever wanted was Beta-ship. And now you have it. So forgive the rest of us for having to plot and scheme our way to contentment." He turned on his heel and brushed past her. "I'm leaving. I'm no longer in the mood. If you want a ride, be at the car in 5 minutes." He was curt, but he offered that last bit: he was sober enough to be driving unlike the majority of the crowd. He was making his way to Red.
"Red," He shouted over the music, smiling as she turned around, in her stupor. "I'm out, gotta work tomorr-... today. Damn." He looked down at his watch. It was 3:45am. "Do you want me to drop you off at the Inn?"
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Apr 19, 2013 14:42:43 GMT -5
"Hmmm...?" Red was fiddling with her keys," Um, I dunno- what time is it?"
She dropped her keys and pulled out her phone," Oh geez.... Um, I don't know if I should go back to the Inn," Granny was going to kill her if she showed up, nearly 4 in the morning and completely blitzed...."Actually.... if you could drop me off at the apartments maybe... I can't find my keys- OH here they are!"
She laughed as she bent over to pick them off," Oh, mommy's sorry....." She gave them a light kiss," I think I can drive....."
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Post by Maria Barnes/ Delilah on Apr 19, 2013 15:10:28 GMT -5
Delilah rolled her eyes, yeah that had been the way they had done things for a long time but this wasn't home and Ruby had no idea how they did things in the pack used to their ways.
why the hell do I even care?
She knew why because if Ruby challenged her for Beta she was unsure if she would win. This was the wolf who killed Anita, Delilah wasn't stupid she was worried. Well chances were if she didn't win she would be dead and not around to care anyway.
Still the feeling something was very wrong sat in her gut and sent her senses on edge. Tobias was right being beta was the only thing she wanted however after the curse and tasting some thing more she wasn't sure if that was enough to satisfy her any longer. Still she made her way to Tobias's car she wasn't going to be riding her bike home tonight.
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Post by Titus Gray/ Tobias on Apr 19, 2013 21:38:17 GMT -5
"Red, I'm not letting you drive like this." Tobias huffed, easily plucking them from her fingers. She looked AMAZED that he had managed to 'wrestle' them from her hand so easily. "We just inducted you... we're not in a hurry to deliver a eulogy in your honor. I can bring your car to the diner later today, alright? I insist."
He HAD wanted to be the hero and offer his place for her to crash at, but she seemed keen to stop by... HIS place. Of course they would be at that point, they WERE mates after all. The thought of her going to the blonde twit willingly made the Alpha clench his jaw tight. "Alright, to the Doc's it is, then..."
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Apr 19, 2013 21:42:11 GMT -5
"Awww, Thanks Toby," She hugged him," You're a life-saver, n-not the candy.... or the jedi sword things... like, for real"
She laughed as she walked over to the car and slid into the back seat,"Ooo, this is nice guys..... " she felt the old leather ton the seats,"real cool, everyone here likes the leather!"
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Post by Titus Gray/ Tobias on Apr 19, 2013 21:55:07 GMT -5
Tobias let out a laugh. "Yes, Red, leather IS great." He started the car as Delilah got in. "Man, you are WASTED, newbie."
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