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Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

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Curse of the Shadow [Jones Sparrow + Summer]

Danielle let out an inward sigh of relief when the man agreed to let her tell him more about Terry Town. She really didn’t care if he wanted to know about it or not, but now she had an opportunity to find out why she was stuck here. Well, she still couldn’t be sure he could answer any of her questions, but he was the best chance she had so far. Now she just had to figure out a way to get information out of him without looking like a complete nutcase. “I didn’t catch your name before,” the man said, pulling Danny from her thoughts. “I’m Raymond Chase.” “Nice to meet you, Raymond,” she said in reply, meeting his gaze with a friendly smile. “My name’s Danielle Moreau, but you can just call me Danny. Ah, here we are.” She waved a hand at the entrance to the little coffee shop. “I know it’s not much to look at, but I promise they have good drinks.” The front doors had been left open for customers to come and go freely, so she stepped inside, gesturing for Raymond to follow her. “So,” Danny said as she got in line —it was a short one with only two other people ahead of them— and idly looked over the menu. “Have you ever been to Terry before or is it your first time here?” She glanced at Raymond curiously. It was a subtle inquiry, but hopefully it would be enough to get at least a few of her real questions answered without bluntly asking: ‘are you trapped in this cursed place, too?’

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Welcome to the Guild, @ArcticRaven! We're a pretty friendly community, so I think you will fit in just fine here! Also, if you ever have any questions or need a RP partner, feel free to PM me! I'm always happy to help new members :)

Stand Alone(Summers and AHeartlessNobody)

Serix watched the exchange between Ryan and Cassie in silence. After being verbally assaulted by Ryan, he was in no mood to speak with the male again. Even if he tried, he would probably just make his own situation worse by insulting the human leader, and he couldn’t afford to do anything to risk being separated from Cassie. It was clear that she felt the same way, threatening to go with him to the hold if Ryan was determined to send him there. It was then that Ryan revealed something that piqued Serix’s interest: All of the humans here were part Lunairan. He looked again at each of the guards that stood around them. He could definitely see some similarities in one of the males. He had dark hair and a light complexion, although his eyes were a pale shade of green rather than the characteristic violet of the Lunairan people. Serix marveled that he had written off the human’s features until now. This new detail also explained why this group had survived the Plague. They had been saved by the hardy genes of their Lunairan parents. Looking at their numbers, Serix wondered just how many human sympathizers there had really been before the first invasion. He had seen around fifteen half-bloods in the compound alone. There was a possibility that some of the survivors were siblings, but even so, that meant there were many more Lunairan-human relationships than Serix originally thought. How had his leaders been able to hide the large number of changing alliances from the rest of the population? He still had so many unanswered questions. “Then you don’t trust me Ryan?” Serix tuned back into Cassie and Ryan’s conversation. “Fine,” the light-haired male looked frustrated. “He’s under a trial period. But if he does one thing, that’s it. I’ll take him out myself.” ‘If’ you can take me out, Serix thought, rolling his eyes. This human was really underestimating his abilities. However, he had no reason to reveal what he was capable of yet, so he kept his mouth shut. Ryan could think he was a helpless captive if he wanted to. He would see just how well Serix could handle himself in a fight when the time came. “I can assure you, that won’t happen,” Cassie retorted, loyally coming to Serix’s defense. “And even if it did, I would protect him with my life.” “I’ll show you where you’ll be staying,” Ryan said, ignoring Cassie. He led them down one of the carved out hallways. Serix looked around as they walked, trying to create a mental blueprint of the compound layout. He wanted to be prepared in case he and Cassie ever needed to make a quick getaway. He only partly listened when Ryan continued to speak. “There are, as you can see, a lot of different halls and rooms. There aren’t many of us here in the caves. With you two that makes twenty one of us so far. So it’s not too hard to find one of the spare rooms.” Serix rolled his wrists, which rubbed uncomfortably against the rope that tied them. He hoped the ‘trial period’ Ryan had put him on included the removal of these bindings. The course material was starting to chafe his skin, leaving him sore and even more irritable. Fortunately, it seemed that they had arrived at their assigned room at last. It was small, with only a set of lanterns and one bed inside. That was all they really needed, though, so Serix could appreciate its simplicity. “This is where you will be staying,” Ryan said, stepping over to hug Cassie again. Serix winced. He definitely did not like how friendly this male was getting with his mate. Even with the differences between Lunairan and human cultures, it didn’t seem appropriate for Ryan to be so close to her when she was already taken by another male. The human continued to ignore him and proceeded to speak to Cassie as if Serix wasn’t even there. “Good to have you back Cassie.” He pressed something into her palm that Serix couldn’t see. “If you have any problems out of the alien, use that and come get me straight away.” With that, he exited the room, leaving Serix and Cassie alone. Cassie turned to him, smiling apologetically, “I swear, he can be such a jerk sometimes. I’m....really sorry about that, Serix. He’s really not as bad as he seems. He just... sometimes does the wrong things. But I will never let him or anyone else here harm you.” She stepped over with the object Ryan had given her, which Serix could now see was a small knife. He couldn’t help but smile at that. Ryan really thought a weapon like that would be enough to stop him if he wanted to turn on the humans? Instead of using the knife as she had been instructed, Cassie stepped around behind him and cut the ropes off of his hands. Serix let out a sigh of relief and rubbed his sore wrists, “That’s much better. Thank you.” He met her embrace and kissed her on the forehead. “I won’t let anyone harm you either, Cassie, although I think these people have already accepted you as one of their own.” He took her hands and guided her to the mattress on the floor, so they could sit down to rest. “Whatever you say about him, I still don’t like this ‘Ryan’ character,” Serix scoffed, shaking his head. “I don’t like his attitude, and I don’t like the way he keeps looking at you.” He placed his hand on top of Cassie’s and looked concernedly into her eyes. “But how are you doing? This has to be a lot for you to take in… You’re not the last human anymore.”

Stand Alone(Summers and AHeartlessNobody)

Serix quieted in panicked confusion. It was “okay?” What did she mean it was “okay?” Did she think her death would spare him some kind of pain? Surely she couldn’t believe that! After the weeks they spent together, she should know that he had no reason to keep fighting without her, and he had no hope of returning to the Lunairan society, even if he wanted to. He had given up everything to be with her now. How could she possibly tell him it was okay! When he heard the gunshot, Serix’s heart stopped. There was a burst of dark crimson from Cassie’s shoulder. He staggered. They killed her. They actually killed her. The thought played over and over in his mind. But then, the Lunairan guard on Cassie’s left fell to the ground. Serix stared for a moment before he realized what happened. A wave of relief washed over him. He had been mistaken; the bullet hadn’t hit his mate, it had hit the Scout that held her. She was okay. His moment of respite was quickly swallowed up in a new surge of adrenaline. They were fine now, but if none of the Lunairans had fired that shot, then who did? He didn’t have time to look for the source of the ambush. Cassie was already taking advantage of the situation. She had retrieved her gun and took down one of the Scouts restraining Serix. He followed suit, swinging his now free arm around to jab the other Lunairan in the throat. The Scout gagged and let go of his other arm. In the next instant, he had a hole in his chest, where he was pierced by another speeding bullet. He keeled over at Serix’s feet. Serix turned away. The sight of a dead Lunairan made his stomach churn, and he couldn’t let himself dwell on it. He had to stay focused on the battle at hand. He blocked the image out of his mind and knelt to take his own gun back from the unmoving body. He and Cassie weren’t out of danger yet. They still didn’t even know what they were up against. By now, four of the Scouts had been murdered and lay still of the ground. The attackers had revealed themselves as well, but they were concealed by layers of black clothing. He could see nothing but their eyes. Wait… their eyes? As far as Serix knew, there were only two races currently on this planet that looked like these people: humans and Lunairans. All of his people shared the characteristic of glowing violet eyes. The attackers had non-luminescent eyes of various colors. That could only mean one thing: these fighters were humans. But how was that possible? The humans should have all been eliminated by the Plague. Cassie had only survived it because of her mixed blood. How could there be more living humans? Before Serix knew what was happening, the band of humans had sent the two remaining Lunairans running —cruelly murdering one of them in the process— and were moving towards him and Cassie with ropes to bind their hands. He tensed, ready to fight them if he needed to, but he could already see it was pointless. He and Cassie were badly outnumbered, so it didn’t take long for the humans to overwhelm them. He tried to tell himself it was for the best that he didn’t retaliate much. After all, it didn’t seem like the humans wanted to kill them… yet. The mysterious group dragged them somewhat violently towards three large, parked vehicles. At this point, Cassie had started protesting. She struggled against her restraints and shouted human obscenities at their captors, who proceeded to ignore her. Serix tried to move towards her. He wanted to stay close to her, but the humans forced him to walk in a straight line. He could only begrudgingly content himself with shooting her guards icy glares whenever they handled her roughly. The humans shoved them into the back of one of the vehicles and slammed the door, closing them in darkness. Serix struggled into a sitting position against and pressed his back against one of the side walls. He felt Cassie curl up against him, although he couldn’t see her. He leaned his head against hers and closed his eyes. He wanted to wrap his arms around her and protect her from whatever dangers lay ahead, but the cursed ropes around his wrists prevented him from doing so. They bumped along the road for quite a long while, speaking little as they took comfort in each other’s presence. Serix spent most of the time mentally chiding himself for his sloppy performance in the first battle against the Lunairans —if one could even call it that. Yes, they had been ambushed, but his reaction speed had been uncharacteristically sluggish. If he had only drawn his gun faster, he and Cassie might have at least stood a chance. Instead, he had almost gotten her killed, and now they were prisoners again to another group who possibly wanted them dead. Their situation seemed to have gone from bad to worse. After a while, the vehicle stopped and the door was opened, letting in a flood of light. Serix squinted against the brightness and angled his body to shield Cassie from their captors. The humans paid him no mind, though. They climbed into the vehicle and dragged them both out into the open. They were led into a wide crevice in a rock wall. The inside was hollowed out to form a labyrinth of tunnels and rooms that were lined with fluorescent lights. The design reminded Serix a bit of Cassie’s hideout back in the city. More humans milled about around the edges of the hallway, staring as their companions led Serix and Cassie through the compound. Serix was acutely aware of the hostile expressions they took on when their eyes fell on him. It was slightly unnerving to be surrounded by so many angry people, but he refused to meet their gazes. He kept his shoulders straight and his eyes forward. He would not give them the satisfaction of acting like a frightened prisoner. He was determined to show them that they had captured a proud Lunairan, one who would not bow to them simply because they happened to capture him in a one-sided fight. Eventually, the human onlookers dispersed, leaving only a small group of five to confront Serix and Cassie. One of the humans stepped forward. There was an authoritative look in his eye that led Serix to assume he was their leader. The human uncovered his face to reveal features he had only seen in Cassie before. He had pale golden hair and blue eyes. Serix found it somehow strange to see these light colors on a male. “So,” the leader spoke up, looking them over. “We have a normal girl and a Lunairan. The question is, what to do with you two…” “I say we keep the girl, but kill the Lunairan,” one of the other humans offered snidely. Serix glared at them, taking a step back. Under normal circumstances, he would have already marked his exit points to prepare an escape if the humans tried to attack him, but with Cassie by his side, he couldn’t run away. If their captors decided to kill him here, he had no chance of getting out. However, he wasn’t going to go down without a fight. If they did choose to kill him, he would be sure to take at least two of them with him. Cassie suddenly moved to stand protectively in front of him. While there wasn’t much she could do, Serix appreciated the gesture. The humans just laughed at her, though, which only led him to glower at them more venomously. How dare they mock his mate like that? They seemed completely blind to the pair’s frustrated helplessness. “Seems like the girl has some spunk,” one of the humans snorted. “Don’t have many girls with fight in them anymore around here.” “Eh,” the leader seemed unimpressed. “I doubt it. Probably just some little act.” He stepped closer to Cassie; an action which he would soon discover was a mistake. She didn’t miss a beat, swiftly thrusting her knee up to hit him in the groin. The spectating humans howled with laughter, and Serix smirked as the leader doubled over in pain. It served him right for belittling her courage like that. The light-haired male narrowed his eyes at Cassie once he had recovered himself enough to speak, “That was a cheap shot.” “Hardly,” Cassie replied just as venomously. “There are no cheap shots in fighting, only weaknesses.” “Wait a minute,” the human looked her over again, taking her in in a way that made Serix’s skin crawl. “Where did you hear that from?” “My father,” Cassie answered. The leader paused before he replied again, “You’re Castiel Daniels.” He gestured for one of the other humans to untie her hands. “How do you know my name?” Cassie looked confused. Serix looked at him warily, wondering the same thing. “I’ve known you for quite some time, Castiel,” the human said with a laugh. “In fact, you know mine, too. It’s been a while, but surely you remember your rival and best friend, right?” At first, Cassie just continued to stare blankly, but then her eyes widened in recognition, “Ryan?” She ran over and embraced him. Serix stared at her in shock. She was just as friendly with this male as she was with him! He felt a twinge of irritation. He would have liked to do something about this, but his bound hands and the surrounding guards prevented him from doing anything. He was forced to stand and watch the exchange from the side. “I-I can’t believe it!” Cassie exclaimed. “I thought you were dead! What are you doing here? What happened?” “Whoa there,” the human, Ryan, replied. “Slow down. I’ll answer questions a little later. First, let’s get this alien to one of the holds and get you cleaned up.” Serix narrowed his eyes. He really didn’t like the way this male referred to him as an “alien.” He wasn’t exactly sure what the term meant, but it sounded derogatory. He also wasn’t about to let this human separate him from Cassie. Wherever she went, he would go, too. He was just about to voice this thought, but Cassie spoke up first. “No,” she said firmly. “Serix stays with me.” “You know this alien?” Ryan asked, looking surprised. “And you’re on good terms with it?” Now Cassie seemed irritated by his words, too. “He’s my husband,” she said, hugging Serix’s arm as if to emphasize the point. Ryan looked stunned, and Serix relished it. Whatever he was to Cassie before no longer mattered. Serix was the most important male in her life now, and there was nothing he could do about it. Ryan stepped over to him, seeming to size him up. Serix stood as tall as he could under the human’s stare, but up close, he could see that Ryan was slightly larger than he was. However, if he hoped to intimidate Serix, it wasn’t going to work. He had grown up among plenty of tall males back on the Lunairan ship. Being smaller than his peers was not something he was unfamiliar with. He tilted his chin up, meeting the leader’s eyes challengingly. Ryan wrinkled his nose slightly and turned back to Cassie, “Your husband? I’m sorry, but I don’t see how—” “I’m not mute, I hope you know,” Serix interrupted. “And I’m not deaf, either. I’d appreciate it if you didn’t talk about me as if I’m not here.” Ryan turned back to him, “I don’t make a habit of chatting with aliens.” “I can’t imagine why,” Serix said sharply. “We ‘aliens’ happen to be just as reasonable as you humans; maybe even more so.” “Oh really?” Ryan sneered. “That must be why I saw a group of them holding you two at gunpoint. Very reasonable people there.” Serix opened his mouth to reply, but he couldn’t think of anything to say so he closed it again and glared at the human bitterly. He had practically walked into that one, and Ryan knew it. Ryan nodded, acknowledging his victory, and turned back to Cassie, “I think you have a lot to tell me.” He cast Serix one more condescending glance. “Unfortunately, I can’t break protocol. We have to take this alien to the hold. We have no proof that he won’t turn around and attack us, so it’s safer for everyone if he’s locked up. I hope you understand.”

Stand Alone(Summers and AHeartlessNobody)

Serix followed Cassie out into the city streets. Fortunately, he had guessed right: it was early in the morning, so they would have at least some cover before the sun rose and wiped out the shadows they would use for cover. He stayed close to Cassie as they moved, his luminescent eyes darting back and forth between alleyways as he searched for signs of movement. There was nothing yet, but he still couldn’t shake the feeling of unease in the pit of his stomach. It was too quiet. There was something else that bothered him, too; something he was forgetting, something important. He just couldn’t put his finger on what it was. It was when he and Cassie were hurrying across an open road to hide in a nearby alleyway that Serix caught a glimpse of violet in the corner of his eye. Cold terror seized his limbs and he opened his mouth to shout a warning to Cassie, but it was too late. A group of six Lunairans shot out from the shadows around them. Serix reached for his gun, but two of the Lunairans grabbed his arms and pinned them behind his back. A third slipped his gun from its holster, disarming him. While this was going on, two more Lunairans had seized Cassie in a similar manner. Serix writhed against his captors’ grip, only succeeding in having his arms twisted painfully behind his back. He bit his tongue to keep from crying out. The Lunairan attackers didn’t seem to notice his struggles. They were all staring at Cassie with a mixture of curiosity and disgust. “Is it a real human?” one of the Lunairans asked. He leaned towards her to get a better look, but kept a wary distance as though she might try to bite him. “It certainly isn’t a Lunairan,” one of the males restraining Cassie replied with a roll of his eyes. He glanced at his companion, “Do you think we can kill it?” One of the others laughed cruelly and drew a Silencer from his belt. Serix paled. He couldn’t lose her, not after everything they had been through together. He squirmed vainly against the two Lunairans that had him pinned and was about to call out when a new voice spoke up. “Absolutely not,” the pilot said sharply, stepping out from an alleyway. The Lunairan hastily put his weapon away and brought his arm up in a sloppy salute. The pilot ignored him and stepped over to Cassie. He took her chin in one hand, turning her head from first one side and then the other, and proceeded to examine her as if she was an expensive purchase. Serix tensed with fury. “Let her go,” he spat, finally finding his voice. The pilot turned and looked at him with surprise, as if he forgot Serix was even there. His curious expression turned to one of loathing as he stepped over to him. “Ah, my missing Scout,” the pilot smiled coldly. “Found at long last. You didn’t really expect to hide from me forever, did you?” He leaned down to look Serix in the eye. “Tell me. Why would you do such a thing? Surely you weren’t idiotic enough to try and save this human. It, like all the others, needs to be eliminated.” “She,” Serix snarled, glowering at the pilot with as much hatred as he could muster. “Has done nothing to deserve death. Let her go. I’m the one who broke your rules. She has nothing to do with it.” He met Cassie’s gaze, silently pleading her not to argue. “If you must kill someone, take me and let her go.” “You would sacrifice yourself for the human’s sake?” the pilot quirked a brow at him and laughed. “Really, now. You almost sound like a mated male.” His smile faded when Serix said nothing. The pilot looked from him to Cassie, and turned back to him with a shocked expression. “You didn’t. You actually mated yourself to this human scum?” “Yes,” Serix lifted his chin as much as he could with the two Lunairans keeping him pinned. “This human is my mate.” In the next instant, he felt a sharp blow to his head and his vision swam. The pilot stood over him, his arm poised high to strike again. “You wretch,” the pilot hissed. “You are a disgrace to our kind. I was just going to detain you until we could rid you of your ridiculous ideas, but I can see now that there is no hope of fixing you.” He drew a weapon from his belt, a laser gun with far more potency than the average Silencers that were given to the Scouts, and pointed it at Serix’s chest. “I will kill you, myself. But first,” he turned his weapon and aimed at Cassie instead. “You will watch her die.” “No,” Serix cried, struggling against his captors. It was no use; he was hopelessly trapped. He met Cassie’s eyes once more and called out to her, “Cassie, I’m sorry. I love you. I’m so sorry.”

Stand Alone(Summers and AHeartlessNobody)

The dwindling supplies were beginning to concern Serix. He first noticed the shrinking number of cans in their storage room about two weeks after their ceremony. Looking back on it, he suspected the draining food supply was mostly his fault. On the Lunairan ship his meals had always been rationed, but now that there were no such restrictions, he discovered that he was a big eater. His portions were sometimes nearly twice as large as Cassie’s on the days when he was especially hungry. Serix also suspected that his increasing appetite was due to stress. They had caught neither sight nor sound of the Scouts since their last encounter multiple weeks ago. He wondered how far along the Lunairans had come in their preparations for the finals invasion, where the rest of his people would come down to repopulate the Earth. He just couldn’t believe they would give up so easily. The loss of one Scout wouldn’t be enough to cause them to quit. If anything, they would have prepared a more in-depth search for him, but what was taking so long? The silence was starting to grate on Serix’s nerves. Cassie’s affection was the only thing that kept him calm. Over the weeks, they had grown much closer, both physically and emotionally. Cassie was even able to speak to him across a telepathic link from a distance of a few feet away now, which was quite a feat considering she had only been practicing for less than thirty days. With how close they had become, he couldn’t imagine life without her. So, when he decided they needed more supplies, he knew he couldn’t risk taking her with him. Serix woke up early in the morning —at least he thought it was early. It was hard to tell what the time was with the unchanging lights in their underground hideout— and slipped out of bed, careful not to disturb Cassie. He silently put on a pair of jeans and a black t-shirt —he had switched to wearing human clothes long ago— and grabbed an empty bag to carry the supplies back in. He also took his gun, wearing it in a holster around his waist so it was within easy reach if he needed it. He stepped back to the bed where Cassie lay sleeping and bent over to plant a light kiss on her cheek. He smiled, brushing a strand of hair out of her face. Even in her sleep, she was beautiful. There was no way he could risk putting her in danger with a supply run. He just hoped she wouldn’t wake up before he got back. Serix headed silently out of the room and towards the stairs that led to the entrance of the hideout, but before he could even place a foot on the first step, a hand grabbed his shoulder. He flinched and whirled around to see Cassie standing before him, looking irritated. It seemed like she hadn’t been in as deep of a sleep as he thought. “Not so fast Serix,” Cassie chided. “You and I are supposed to go out there together. I didn’t tell you the location just for you to go off to there without me. We’ve discussed this already. Where ever you go, I go, remember? We’re a better team together. Not apart.” She wrapped her arms around Serix’s waist and leaned up to kiss him. “Now, you are going to wait here until I’m ready and then we can go? Got it?” “Okay, okay,” Serix relented, pulling her into an embrace. “You win. Just don’t take too long, or I’ll go ahead without you, alright?” He ruffled her hair and turned her around so she could go back to the bedroom and prepare her things. He still had mixed feelings about letting her come with him, but he knew she would just stubbornly insist on accompanying him, so there was no point in arguing with her. Besides, they did function better as a team, and it was just a short trip to collect supplies. Surely it wouldn’t be that dangerous. Serix sat down on the stairs and propped his elbows on his knees, resting his head in his hands while he waited for Cassie to come back so they could leave.

Curse of the Shadow [Jones Sparrow + Summer]

That's fine! I was just checking in case you did lose interest. I'm also busy this week, so I may not be able to reply right away when you post. I'll definitely try to get something done, though! :)

Curse of the Shadow [Jones Sparrow + Summer]

It's been about two weeks since I last heard from you, @Jones Sparrow. I'm assuming life has you busy, but you can let me know if you lost interest in this RP. I'd be more than willing to try another topic with you if you did :)