[@SleepingSilence]  [@Jewels]

Cas listened to the Chaos leader head down the fire escape, wanting to wait for him to be all the way gone before heading down herself.  Her Shadow's assault upon her senses had not ceased with his departure, and her stomach was telling her in no uncertain terms that it wasn't going to let her keep her lunch down much longer.  As a result, she only gave the man a small head start before she too made for the stairs.  The girl slipped back in the open window and made a beeline for the bathroom, discarding her bag on the way.  She made it just in time, not even bothering to turn on the light.  It was fortunate she'd not eaten much, she reflected, feeling oddly detached.  It wasn't an unfamiliar sensation, sometimes coming along with anxiety, as if distance would make the situation less nerve-wracking.

Terrence had returned to clean his lab and organize what he left out during repairing Mason, under the assumption both were already long gone. Terrence pondered what he read this morning and what just transpired. Terrence then wondered what he'd do now. He refused his desire to keep on his experiments wanting a mental break even if he knew he had even less time to prepare what he had planned. [color=007236]“I should get back to reading my books, in the next few days I should be able create something potent enough to start what I have in mind,”[/color] Terrence thought to himself. Walking out of his lab to grab the book he had left in the kitchen too read it further, but his plan was abruptly interrupted at the sound of the window being opened and hearing someone had returned. Terrence could tell who is was from her fragrance with a whiff of his nose as he went to find where she was, hearing her running through the apartment. Terrence stepped to the front door of the restroom seeing Cas was there, he saw her looking quite tired and rather nervous.

The girl started to turn around, but her attention was caught by the demon that haunted her.  Since she'd moved out of the bright sunlight, it had been prowling around in the shadows in restless anger, but now it was regarding the approaching doctor with fierce intensity from near the door of the dim room.  It had learned -- Cas thought it had, at least -- that the doctor was a friend, and would never harm her.  But the way it had gone from enraged ranting to soft words she couldn't make out was concerning, and the way it was watching him...it worried her.  She started to warn him to stay back, but she'd not realized what was going on swiftly enough.  Terry stepped into the shadows of the doorway, and the creature rose up from them to leap towards him.  [color=thistle]"No!"[/color] Cas cried, [color=thistle]"Stay away!"[/color]  Lunging desperately for the door, she flung it shut, even though it would hit him as it closed.  That was far better than letting her Shadow attack him.  Instead, it slammed into the door with a loud thud, and howled at being thwarted as it attempted.  The cry rang through the apartment.

The girl moved back to the wall away from the door, so there was no way it would be able to emerge outside the room.  She thought that would be the end of it, but she was mistaken.  Instead the creature shrieked in fury, slashing the door and splintering the wood where Terry’s face would have been, then tore through the small room, destroying whatever it could reach.  The young lady yelped, ducking down and using her arms to protect her face as she heard something smash to pieces on the floor.  Though she was fairly certain her Shadow wouldn't deliberately hurt her, even if it didn't come after her directly there was still the danger of flying bits of glass and other debris.  It was some time before the crashes and yelling at last subsided, and quiet took their place.  Cas lowered her arms and looked around, searching for the glow of her Shadow's eyes.  She located them, and was relieved to see that it seemed to have settled down.

[color=007236]“Cas, are you alright? Is something the matter?”[/color] Terrence asked softly concerned smiling at her. Although he already knew the answer to that question, being mindful feeling her demon's aura anger figuring it be best to not get any closer. But he noticed it starting to approach with a rather vicious look. He remained undeterred and stood there perhaps too confident that he wouldn't be attacked. Seeing it lunge at him, Terrence had almost changed forms to defend himself from the attack but instead the door slammed into his face, hearing her yelling to stay away. The door hitting his forehead and knocking his glasses of his face, falling onto the floor next to him. Sighing he reached down to pick up his glasses, having the door shake loudly. As he waited there a few steps back still listening intently to the other side of the door and the commotion it was making in the bathroom. He was grateful that he didn't have much stored in there, hearing the mirror shattering. He was hoping that she was doing alright as he almost had half a mind to say something but his better judgment kept him from saying anything to possibly endangering them both. He was patiently waiting there until the figurative storm died down, figuring that what it would look like took place there, listening still as he could barely make out the words coming from the bathroom, hearing Mason's name which made him a little concerned exactly what happened. She seemed mostly out of danger but she was glowing blue for several albeit small cuts on her skin, likely from the scattered glass, but that only made him wonder if Mason was still alright. Letting out a deep breath awaiting for a sign that he might be able to open the door.

[color=thistle]"Are you done?"[/color] the girl asked the monster, speaking softly.
[i]I’ll slice him from gullet to gut the next time you cage me…[/i]  The thought hissed into her mind as if it belonged there, the normally pure shafts of light that formed the being’s eyes tainted red for a moment as though emphasizing the blood it had no fear of shedding.  She shivered under its gaze, but didn’t look away.  [color=thistle]“I couldn’t have you going after Mason with him there.  You know I don’t like people getting hurt,”[/color] Cas responded aloud, though she was doing what she could to keep her words from reaching outside the darkened room.  [color=thistle]“You’re not the one that has to live with the results when you go after people!”[/color]
[i]I watch over us both without rest. You flirt with danger every day. I do what I need to do to get your attention.[/i]
[color=thistle]“Your choice of methods is awful.  You show me terrible things -- and you hurt people that don’t deserve it.”[/color]
[i]You place too little value on your life.  You would protect others, even at cost to yourself.  That is unacceptable.[/i]
[color=thistle]“I’d rather die than bring harm to an innocent!”[/color] she snapped back, angered enough that she didn’t watch her volume as closely as perhaps she should.  [color=thistle]“I’ve told you what I’ll do if that happens.  Don’t test me; I’m not bluffing.”[/color]  She took a deep breath to steady herself.  [color=thistle]"Terry?"[/color] The girl lifted her voice so it could be heard clearly beyond the dark bathroom.  [color=thistle]"I think it's safe now...."[/color]  She was audibly uneasy, but at least she hadn't completely panicked.

Overhearing her seemingly angry words confronting her demon, he didn’t want to respond just yet figuring he’d only cause more conflict. He heard her speak up as he responded. [color=007236]“Yes dear?”[/color] as he put his hand on the doorknob and turned it. [color=007236]“Alright, I'm coming in,”[/color] he warned as he was preparing himself in case the demon wasn't calmed down, opening the door and seeing the damage, looking down at her. [color=007236]“Are you okay? Careful, there's a lot of glass around you.”[/color] Terrence stated sounding sympathetic though he couldn't help but be a little miffed, though not so much because of the damage or caring about his bathroom. The cost for repairs was money, and money was something he needed as much as he could to complete his plans effectively. On the other hand, regardless of what just happened he still was genuinely concerned as he carefully stepped over the glass shards. [color=007236]“Let me give me you a hand,”[/color] he offered as he went to pick her up and take her out of the bathroom safely.

[color=thistle]“I’m alright, just a couple scratches.  I’m sorry, I didn’t realize it would -- it’s never done something like this before.”[/color]  Cas looked back at the trashed room and winced.  [color=thistle]“If you need me to help get things fixed, I’ll do what I can.”[/color]  She was ashamed that she’d caused such trouble.  She made her way to where she’d dropped her bag, and picked it up before flopping on the couch and rubbing her forehead with one hand.  [color=thistle]“I’ve never deliberately put myself in danger like I did today.  I mean, I chose the roof specifically because it meant my Shadow wouldn’t be able to get at Mason.  He’d already threatened me once, and I didn’t know if he would again.  Even if he didn’t follow through, it would be perceived as danger, and...I didn’t want to risk that.”[/color]  The girl gave a wry smile.  [color=thistle]“Apparently that’s not an acceptable option.”[/color]  She sighed, her gray eyes troubled.  [color=thistle]“I made a proper mess of things, didn’t I?”[/color]