Vocalia

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One done. One more to go...

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Back. XD

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Hayley cautiously looked at Sean's hand as if it was a deadly bio-weapon waiting to be unleashed. She still distrust him and she deemed his effort to try and win over her flimsy at best. However, she realized that he had already risked himself by jumping in their fight and kicking Nigel for them and, seeing that Isaac had already taken the initiative, Hayley decided to trust him. Cautiously taking his hand into a firm shake, she replied to him with a frown of healthy 'stranger danger', "This doesn't mean that I'd forget that shit happened in the past, but I'm willing to give this a go." "My personal observation shows that there is sufficient benefit to this partnership. I do not understand your hesitation in accepting Sean Anderson's offer." Hayley felt her finger twitch as she listened to Alexis' unknowingly patronizing comment. Oh, shut it, Lex... I've swallowed my pride to take this bastard up on his offer, she mentally murmured. "I do not understand the concept of emotional pride and I am unable to rationalize your displeasure. I will record this observation for future analysis," Alexis mechanically replied.

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Hayley couldn't tell whether Sean was being serious or he was just trying to pull her leg again, but his comments about Arlia and Nigel's skills made her feel inadequate. It not only upset her, it also made her become more determined to surpass them, to someday grind them into nothing but dead piles of blood, flesh and bones. She had a brief glimpse of Sean's overpowering skills and how he easily curb-stomped Nigel to hell and back while neither her nor Isaac could even land a hit on him. Still, she didn't expect Isaac to finally break the silence and point-blank asked Sean to train him. "Hey, Isaac! Are you sure...? Do we really want to be involved with this guy?" Hayley asked, the knowledge of his invasion of privacy and his still-unclear connection to Nigel and Isaac making her wary of anything he did.

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Done! :D

Also, I'll take an hour off to do my assignments. Be back later. XP

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An hour later, Arlia was back in a familiar surroundings. As she had expected, her father was displeased with her failure, but due to his busy schedule, he left his underboss to dispense his punishment. Believing that she deserved to be punished severely for tainting the name of the Medici to an outside party, he had her stripped naked, tied against a pole and blindfolded. Back in the past, such punishment would, at least, made her struggle to flee before being brutally beaten down, but she had since learned to enjoy the punishment in a desperate effort to make it less stressful. She could hear the door open, followed by the noises of footsteps. Her ears picked up the hushed excitement in the voices of whoever were in the room and her body shuddered when she listened to what they were talking about.

Taking a deep breath, she braced herself as the unseen people approached her.

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After Nigel and Arlia made their hasty retreat, Hayley had followed Isaac and Sean away from the scene of the fight to recover. By this time, her wounds had healed, but her hair and wings would need more time to return to their original appearance. "Fuck that bitch... For a mafia princess, she really knows how to deal a world of hurt, I'll give here that..." she muttered.

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Hmm... Since we both agree that drama is good, I would prefer to cap my post off with that before switching back to Hayley. XD

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So, what should we do now? Go back to Hayley, Isaac and Sean or cap off with Arlia's impending treatment after her little piece of heaven went off?

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Arlia: Ah, yes, of course! That's a lovely idea~!

Me: *Whispers to you* Better being overbearing than being a complete nympho.

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Arlia: I-I'm fine! I'm fine, love! I just feel a little bit... hot.

Me: Hard to read what's inside her head most of the time, so I can hardly blame him.