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Post by Elena on Apr 11, 2008 15:26:12 GMT -5
Kris had been wondering around on a sunday evening, not really wanting to do anything. She was thinking. She was having second thoughts about whether doing this was what she wanted. For five hundred years, fifty in earth time, she had been dead. Collecting the spirits before their departure, to hand them over for evalutation. She hadn't minded the job, in fact she loved to go out to the real world and see how it evolved. But now, she wasn't so sure.
It had been Sleepy Hollow that was making her change her mind. The people in it were rude to her most of the time. They ignored her advice and Hunter had even called her selfish. He seemed to think that just because she was Death, that she only cared about collecting souls. "You feel cheated when you dont get poor souls." Were his exact words. It had infuriated her. How dare he just accuse her of being evil!
None of it mattered though, she couldn't get out of it. Her job was there for eternity. Satan wouldn't have it any other way so why bother trying. Alex and Teagan were basically the only two nice people she had met so far. Both Ewan and Hunter had yelled at her.
She sighed, feeling a little lonely, and sat down on the fishing docks. She pulled off her socks and shoes, then dipped her toes into the cool water beneath her.
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Post by hunter on Apr 11, 2008 15:42:12 GMT -5
Ewan was running around town, keeping an eye out for evil creatures and mischief when he saw Kris by the docks. He wasnt sure whether or not to disturb her. She probably didnt think very highly of him. He'd been a little immature. 'Its time to apologize' he thought. He sat down next to her and gave her a smile. "Hey. Look, before you say anything, I have to apologize. I think I finally understand why you didnt want me to stick around. Sleepy Hollow is a terrible place. Hunter had told me, but I guess I was stupid. I was being immature and im sorry I took it out on you. You seemed like you cared and I threw it in your face. Sorry."
Ewan wasnt one to apologize very often, but Kris was turning out to be a....'good' person. "I didnt know that Death could be a nice person. From the stories, I thought that maybe you'd be.....nevermind."
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Post by Elena on Apr 11, 2008 15:55:18 GMT -5
Kris glanced up at him and nodded to imply that she accepted his apology. "Thought I'd be evil? Wear a long black cloak and look like a skeleton? I would think you would know that stories aren't true. All those about horrible werewolves. I was a person once you know. Someone like you, though I wasn't a werewolf. I had a life. Taking spirits is just something I agreed to do so I could come back to earth. I wasn't ready to leave, to die." She shrugged.
"When I said it would be best for you to leave I was speaking out of concern. I'm not heartless unless people treat me that way. I told you to leave because I knew what would happen if you didn't. I still think you should leave. You're going to turn out just like Hunter if you stay. You and I both know he's miserable. He fell for two slayers and you're starting to repeat history. I can tell how to smile when you see Alex. How you frowned when she left without telling you where she was going. Don't go there Ewan."
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Post by hunter on Apr 11, 2008 15:59:54 GMT -5
Ewan was starting to like their conversation until she started talking about his feelings for alex and how miserable Hunter is. "Thats none of your business. Im here for a job....and....and thats it. Thats the only reason I stay. Ive never been one for relationships. Plus, by tomorrow she'll have a few guys asking her out. I see the way they look at her and...you too," he said smirking. "I guess those high school boys like older women. Anyway, back to the original point, im here to do my job and thats to protect Alex and sleepy hollow. Got it? Just because Hunter became a miserable jerk doesnt mean I will too. I can do this. Have a little faith, please" he said, his voice a bit softer. He didnt want her to take it the wrong way.
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Post by Elena on Apr 11, 2008 16:08:24 GMT -5
"I know you're not leaving, I just wish you would. I've been doing this for fifty years your time. I see how much the evil has increased. I've watched generations of slayers die. It's not going to be just business. You're going to fall for Alex, don't even try to deny it. She's not going to accept any guy because she can't tell them what she is. I'm just warning you not to get envolved with her. No slayer has made it to their twenty fourth birthday. It's a price that comes with the job." She paused, pulling her feet out of the water and placing them on the deck.
"Hunter isn't a jerk, he's just been through a lot. I don't blame him for wanting to dump all the responsibility on someone else and leave. Two people he loved died, not a peaceful death either. Both murdered. It makes him mad at the world. I know they would agree with me though. I should get them to talk to him," She said, unaware that the last part she said out loud. She was thinking the last part in her head. She could indeed get Ellie and/or Emma to talk to Hunter, though she would be breaking a few rules.
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Post by hunter on Apr 11, 2008 16:17:23 GMT -5
It almost hurt to think about staying away from Alex. She didnt even know how he felt about her. He fallen so soon. 'I probably sound like Romeo. Fell for a girl at first sight. I must be insane,' he thought. "So your saying, I should try to not fall for her? Impossible. Id have to stay away completely. Ha! Its not like she needs my help. She can fight vampires without me. She goes off without telling me. Maybe I should stay away."
Ewan was about to continue, when he remembered what Kris had said last. "You can bring people back? Amazing! But....I dont think it'd be the best thing for Hunter. It'd make him even crazier. He'd kill himself just to be with them or....whichever one he was more in love with."
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Post by Elena on Apr 11, 2008 16:28:35 GMT -5
"How would you feel if she died, right now? Fifteen years old, only a sophmore in high school. You'd never get to hear her laugh, or see her smile again. You'd hurt, it would kill you. I'm saying this for your own good. She could die at any moment, without a second's warning. Don't put yourself through that." Kris was sincere. She could be compassionate when she wanted to be.
"I can't bring them back, but I can bring their spirit up to this world. I'd be breaking so many rules, but I could do it. Anyone. No matter when they died. Only god or satan came bring people back from the dead, but they take the form of their body, whether their body is rotten or not. In Emma's case, I suggest Hunter doesn't even think about asking satan. Not only would he refuse and laugh in Hunter's face, but he wouldn't to see her body. It was gruesome. Abby did one hell of a job on her."
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Post by hunter on Apr 11, 2008 16:33:11 GMT -5
Ewan shook his head and sighed. "I dont get what your trying to tell me. Should I spend as much time with her as possible, so that if that ever happens, ill have good memories OR do you want me to stay away? Either way, it'd hurt me more than any vampire could. I mean, I cant help but smile when shes around. Its like shes an outlet for positive energy. Its a real relief in a town like this...."
Ewan glanced at her and took a deep breath. "About the Hunter thing, maybe you should ask him about that, instead of me. I can tell you he's gonna try and force you to bring her back. He doesnt talk about her, but I know why. He wants to leave and just forget.........and....he wants me to take his place. He wants my life to be as terrible as his.....how thoughtful of him."
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Post by Elena on Apr 11, 2008 16:42:15 GMT -5
"I want you to stay away, to save yourself. But that isn't going to happen. As for Hunter, if he wants I'll bring her up to talk to him, but I don't see how I could get her back for good. I don't think she would want to come back. Unless she got an unused body, another one. But the transferring of bodies require a skilled witch or wizard." Kris turned to Ewan, actually a little more relaxed about staying there. He had apologized. That's all she needed.
"I don't think he wants your life to be miserable. I think he's channeling his life into you. He wants you to save the slayer when he couldn't. Another slayer down and he'll get back the memories. I think he had asked Emma to marry him, I know she had a ring on her finger. It's probably hard on him, to wake up everyday hoping to see her face and then the reality hits him. Just picture yourself as Hunter, and Alex was Emma. You would be as miserable and grouchy as he was, though not as grouchy because your crush on Alex is nothing compared to Hunter's love for Emma."
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Post by hunter on Apr 11, 2008 16:57:30 GMT -5
"How do you know? I care very much about her. If shes smart, she'll find someone else. Its hard enough already just trying to stay away. But if its whats best....."he said glaring at her. After a few moments, he relaxed and gave her that apologetic look. "Hunter wont refuse and I do feel bad for him but its still not right that hes doing this to me. Its like slayers just attract hybrids. If he knew id fall for her then why'd he even save me. I think right now id rather be an out of control rabid werewolf, dying from blood loss and lost in the world."
Ewan didnt have shoes on anyway, so he dropped his feet into the water with ease. He barely wore anything when he was on patrol. Just some ripped black pants and a jacket he carried around in case he wanted to go inside. They usually would give the 'No shirt, no SHOES, no service' sign, but he could always persuade them.
"Ok, so you.....have you ever fallen for someone? Surely you must have. You understand the subject pretty well."
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Post by Elena on Apr 11, 2008 17:03:49 GMT -5
"I don't think you would. Would you really rather be rabid and kill someone innocent? And Yeah I did fall for someone. I fell in love with a guy named Robert. He ended up stabbing me to death in 1962 for flushing his weed down the toilet." She looked over at Ewan with a small smile. "That's when I made the deal to become death. I wanted to go back on earth, to torture Rob until he went insane. For weeks he kept seeing me everywhere. I would pop up at random times. He became so paranoid that he finally turned himself in and showed the police where he buried my body."
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Post by hunter on Apr 11, 2008 17:09:37 GMT -5
Ewan's jaw had dropped slightly, listening to her story. "Wow, im sorry. I had no idea," was all he could manage. "So, youve been death for a while now. You dont taste or smell? Can you walked through walls and all that or are those just the stories?" Ewan looked down at her hands and raised an eyebrow. "If you touch someone or something, will it really die?"
Ewans conversation with Kris had given him a new outlook on life. He'd have to stay away from Alex as much as possible and he'd have to have a little chat with Hunter. It probably wouldnt end good.
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Post by Elena on Apr 11, 2008 19:44:32 GMT -5
"It's alright I'm over it. I think he's still alive somewhere. And yes I can smell but I don't have any taste. I don't eat or drink, I can't sleep, and to you I'm probably freezing. I can't walk through walls though. Spirits can, but I'm not a spirit. I'm not dead, but I'm not alive. My hands have the power of dead, but only my hands. That's why I wear gloves all the time." She pulled off one of her gloves, revealing her slender, bare hand. She reached over into the water with her gloved hand and in one swift movement she pulled out a fish. She touched the fish with one of her bare fingers and it instantly stopped flapping. It laid limp in her hand. She chucked it back behind her so the seagulls could eat it and put back on her glove.
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Post by hunter on Apr 11, 2008 19:51:45 GMT -5
"Im sorry. I know that your 'life' must be hard and i'll take your advice from now on. You know whats best I suppose. Atleast in the ways of death...." Ewan lifted his feet out of the water and ran a hand through his hair. "I guess I should be going. Hunter will---"
"Hunter will what?" A figure stepped out of the shadows. Hunter walked over to the two and Ewan scrambled to get up. "Nothing. I was just gonna say that you'd be waiting." "The world doesn't revolve around you. Remember that. Whether you come back at 11 or 4 am, I dont care." Ewan was a little hurt but took it all in. He frowned and started to walk away, head down. Hunter ignored him and stared at Kris. "Filling his head with more lies? Convincing him to drop the job?"
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Post by Elena on Apr 11, 2008 19:56:55 GMT -5
Kris looked up at Hunter and rolled her eyes. "Oh yes cause telling him he could die at any moment is complete bullshit. This town isn't a dark hellhole, no. It's candyland!" She said sarcastically. She knew he was getting snotty with her so if he was going to play it like that then she would give him a taste of his own bitchiness. "I also suggest that if you want someone to do a job for you, you may not want to treat them like shit." She stood up and crossed her arms, she wasn't afraid of Hunter, even if Ewan was.
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