Dear Challa's,
A little something to cure those Monday blues and get you in sync for Tuesday!
Enjoy!
Rhage Ghardian
*Coming into consciousness with a start, I open my eyes as
the roll of nausea hits me like a ton of bricks. Closing them quickly and
letting out a moan, I go to raise a hand over my eyes when I hear a noise*
"Mista?? *being prodded with a stick* Mista? yus gots no cos on Mista.
*Letting out a growl, I hear the stick strike something metal, like the
dumpster in the back of the alley then clatter to the ground, and then the
sound of beat feet making their way toward the face of the alley. Letting out
another groan, I feel the cold street underneath me, the cool air wafted over
my skin, and churning in my stomach that lets me know that the Beast has made
an appearance and went Julia Child all over some Lessers~BDB Unbound*
Motherfucker... *groaning, I try to get up off the ground and promptly crumble
to the ground again. As I make my way to oblivion again, I vaguely think to
myself that this is not how my night was suppose to end*
Rhage Ghardian
~Earlier in the Night~
After dematting to downtown Caldie with Blaylock, we start
to patrol the assigned area, looking for not only for the fucking Lessers~BDB
Unbound but also the Bastards that are always in the right place at the right
time. *pulling the collar of my leather coat up around my neck, I turn to Blay*
It is cold as a witch's tit tonight! *he chuckles and questions me on how would
I know that?, where as I just wink and keep on walking.* Soooo, how is
everything going?
Rhage Ghardian
*We fall into random convos as we make our
way thru the streets. Only the desperate and the homeless are out tonight.
Covered up with newspaper huddled over a fired up old garbage can for heat.*
When will it get warm? This winter will not let go. *stamping my feet to warm
them up, we make our way to the restaurant district in town. Usually a bit more
populated with the more affluent residents of the city. Breathing in the
varying scents...* George Lu's Chinese... the General Tso smells great today...
Pierre's French Cuisine... the Escargot is off *Laughing when I hear Blaylock
say "Escargot is always off"* So true... snails are just not
something that even I eat... Ohhhh Man, can you smell that? *Crossing the
street to the coffee shop on the corner* Damn a hot cup of Java would hit the
spot right now!
Rhage Ghardian
*Sipping on the double caramel latte, an
extra shot of caramel with whipped cream and some swirl, as we walk down the
street; I hear Blaylock's comment "And I was worried about being thought
gay?" I start to chuckle* You know with my past with the ladies, I can run
through the Manse in a tight assed pair of short shorts, humping a vacuum or
caught singing in the shower hanging on the shower-head, and no one would ever
question whether I was hetero. *smirks* Some of us have it and others, well...
*starts to laugh as he glares at me* Yeah yeah... admit it... you want me!
HAHAHA... *watching the scowl get deeper* OK OK, I know, you only have eyes for
Qhuinn *tossing the coffee in the next garbage can, we continue on. Past
Gennerro's Italian... and Mexico Lindo...* Shit man I am getting hungry, you
hungry B? Sal's is around the bend, lets stop there, we can make sure IAm is
good, true? See if he has anything that is, you know, hanging around... needs
to be, shall we say, DISPOSED OF *laughing as we make our way to Sal's ~ BDB
Unbound*
Rhage Ghardian
~20 minutes later~
* shoveling in the last of the bit of Garlic Cheese Bread
and licking my fingers, I smile at Blaylock* Come on, you can at least admit
that patrolling with me is the best. You never go hungry and there is comic
relief *bumping his shoulder when he just starts to shake his head at me, I
continue in a cajoling manner* You know I am right, come on... just say it...
just once! *When he quirks a brow at me and continues on ahead, I just
smile...*
Rhage Ghardian
*Turning onto 23rd and Madison, the aroma of
baby powder and blood assaults my olfactory nerves. Grabbing Blaylock by the
shoulder, I place a finger to my mouth* Shhhhh... *Using ~asl~ we communicate
to each other. Pointing to the alley up a head we make our plans... I will go
in low he will go in high. On a lope to the alley, I turn back to Blay.
Counting to 3* ~asl~ 1-2-3 *we go into the alley*
Rhage Ghardian
*Lessers and Civvies never are a good thing,
especially when the Lessers~BDB Unbound have the advantage over the civvie,
which is every time.* ~asl~ There are 6 of them and 1 civilian, so not fair.
Let's see if we can even up the score. *Walking deeper into the alley until
they finally look up from abusing the newly post trans boy* So you want to take
on someone who can defend themselves? *smacks my head* Oh shit, yeah...
*looking at Blay* They can't *snaps my fingers* They don't know how! *With
that, the alley burst with noise and movement. Blaylock ran over to the boy and
dragged him out of the way. I can hear him say to the boy to calm down so he
can demats home.* Blay watch your 6 *I call out as I engage the first
Challenger* "Remember those posters that said, "Today is the first
day of the rest of your life"? Well, that's true of every day but
one...the day you die." Are you ready to die?
Rhage Ghardian
*As the white haired, pale faces motherfucker
all turn on me, I start to laugh. Bending a bit at the knees, bracing for the
onslaught, I flex my fingers and roll my shoulders. Seeing Blay take care of
the one at his back, I tell him to start to get the civvie out of Dodge. Turing
back, I see the first Lesser go to strike me, I block it with my forearm as I
kick him back with a roundhouse to the stomach. With some satisfaction I see as
he hits the wall, his head gives a satisfying crack on the wall* NEEEEXTTT!!
*reaching out my hand and curling my fingers in a come hither look* Who wants
to be next? *Hearing a yell from my 4, I turn to see this... this... white
streak in the air as the Lesser flies at me in the air. Jumping out of his
direct path, I tsk at him* White Men Can't Jump! you know that, or at least
should. *Smiling slightly as I see him shake his head trying to clear it* Never
fight with you heart... *Chuckles at my wittiness* That's right, you don't have
a heart...
Rhage Ghardian
*Turning from him, I assume a defensive
position and I loosen up my stance to be ready for anything. Super awareness is
around me, I can hear the lesser to my left breathing heavy, just waiting to
attack. The one on the ground attempting to get up and the third on at my back,
trying to sneak up on me, and two others in front of me at 2 and 10 o'clock*
You know I am going to be old and grey by the time this is done, *giving a wicked
grin* not unlike you guys, true? *Seeing out of the corner of my eye, on the
left, the Lessers~BDB Unbound pull out a knife and smiling like he has
something over on me. Reaching for my black dagger at my chest, I give it a pat
and smile back at him* You think you need that already? The last time I looked
it was 5:1 odds in your favor. Are you going to lay out all your cards at once?
And here I thought you wanted to play with me *shrugs and makes a face* Now
that just hurts my feelings, ya know. I think I am going to tell your mother
that you won't play with me and that you hurt my feelings.
Rhage Ghardian
*At this they attacked en mass, four at once.
Ducking the one from behind, watching him roll over my back and lay sprawled
out in front of my, right in the path of the one on my right, who tramples over
him. Wincing... * Damn that had to hurt... *engaging the one that is not very
pale yet, we block each others shots with our forearms. Getting tired I grab
him and swing him into another one that is charging. Hearing their heads make
contact, I see them both slide to the ground. At that same time I hear feet
making their way into the alley. Knowing it is Blay, I say a silent prayer to
the SV. At that particular moment, I hear what sounds like a gun, leaving its
holster. Looking to see where it is coming from I see one of the lessers, that
is hanging out on the sidelines, taking aim at Blaylock* BLAYYY!! INCOMING!!
*Diving in the direction that the threat is coming from, I make impact at the
moment the gun goes off* Motherfucker!
Rhage Ghardian
*With my vision blurring to white, I pull my
dagger out of the holster as soon as we hit the ground. Before plunging it into
what used to be his heart, I growl* You will not die, did you know that Fucker?
No? Trust me with this, you will go back to the Omega, to do this all over
again... *when a look of panic crosses his face, I smile* Yes, I can see that
you are aware of what I mean. * Twirling the dagger on his skin, slowly making
a hole in the skin; black blood oozing up and flowing over his chest.* Just
think of the indoctrination you have to go through again. *Laughing out loud, I
plunge the dagger into his chest, and POOF he is gone. Barely holding it
together, I look over to see Blay on the ground. Jumping up into an upright
position, in one fluid movement, I check out my surroundings. Seeing the
remaining Lessers~BDB Unbound's in a veil of white, then looking over at
Blaylock again, I start to feel that the Beast wants out.*
Rhage Ghardian
*My sight starting to tunnel, the whiteness
starts to get thick and my vision is diminished to just the pinpoint of
Blaylock laying there in the alley. Out of the corner of my... our eye, I see
the Lessers start to close in while one makes their way over to Blay. A low
vibratory growl starts and soon even the Lessers stop an stare. Feeling our...
my arms and legs start to creak and elongate, my... our clothing start to shred
and tear as the growling gets louder. We... I see the Lesser getting closer to
Blay, stop and turn to stare at me, and I give him a feral grin.*
~with a flash of white the Beast appears~
Grabbing the first Lesser that crosses our path, we devour
him, bones and all. Hearing the screaming, we turn our head to watch the Lessers
run in opposite directions. Within two strides we are standing in front of the
fallen warrior. Letting out a roar, we pick up the slayer that is closest to us
and tossing him in the air, we open our mouth and crunch...crunch... crunch...
Rhage Ghardian
Hearing movement to our left, we turn to see
a lesser cowering, shivering and shaking. We ROAR!!! reaching for him and bring
him to our mouth. The wiggling is becoming more frantic, the high pitched
scream coming from his mouth is almost beyond our hearing range. Tilting my
head to the side, I watch him.
His eyes are big, bugged out, frantically looking to see if
someone will save him. Looking around with him, we see no one around but the
fallen warrior. Turning our gaze back to the lesser in hand, we give what we
hope is an encouraging smile. He looks us in the eye and he slowly smiles and
nods at us. Nodding back, we lift him up shove him whole into our mouth. There
is less movement that way.
Breathing heavily, our eyes dart around, looking for any
movement or sound that would give away another lesser. Not hearing or seeing
anything, our shoulders slump and we let out a breath. As we take in the next
breath, we start to change back the the man we are. The sound of creaking bones
as they become dis jointed and re-size to the smaller bones of the Vampire that
I inhabit, we start to crumble to the ground in the heap of a male...
I AM RHAGE!!
Rhage Ghardian
~IN THE PRESENT~
*Coming into consciousness with a start, I open my eyes as
the roll of nausea hits me like a ton of bricks. Closing them quickly and
letting out a moan, I go to raise a hand over my eyes when I hear a noise*
"Mista?? *being prodded with a stick* Mista? yus gots no cos on Mista.
*Letting out a growl, I hear the stick strike something metal, like the
dumpster in the back of the alley then clatter to the ground, and then the
sound of beat feet making their way toward the face of the alley. Letting out
another groan, I feel the cold street underneath me, the cool air wafted over
my skin, and churning in my stomach that lets me know that the Beast has made
an appearance and went Julia Child all over some Lessers~BDB Unbound*
Motherfucker... *groaning, I try to get up off the ground and promptly crumble
to the ground again. As I make my way to oblivion again...*
~Five minutes later~
*Pulling myself up from the depths of unconsciousness, I
hear groaning. Slowly opening an eye, knowing that the accommodating stomach roll
is just some of the fun that comes with this particular trip to Disney. Placing
a hand on my stomach, feeling the distention, I let out a slow moan. At the
same time, I hear a moan come from the right. Pushing up from the cool ground,
the temperature is the only thing that is keeping me from passing out again; I
caress the cool asphalt hoping that it can permeate into my pores and keep me
conscious a bit longer... hearing the moan again I move to a sitting position.
The world spins on it axis and I try to right myself by reaching out for
nothing. Squinting my eyes trying to make out what is in the alley with me, I
see something move.*
Rhage Ghardian
*Pushing up from the ground, I am not sure
what to clutch first, my head from spinning, my stomach from churning and
bringing up the contents of it, or the fucking wall to hold me up. Reaching for
the wall, I steady myself and start to slowly make my way to the area where I
saw something move, mumbling* For all I know it could be a rat, but... awww
Hell... *my stomach starts to evac the contents there in.*
~A few minutes later~
*wiping the my mouth with the back of my hand, I hear a moan
in the direction of the movement. Squinting, and seeing shit, I listen...*
Blaylock is that you? *hearing a low moan again, I lumber toward the noise;
stopping every few steps to either puke, or belch or just try to stand still. I
know that I have finally reached him, when my feet hit something and I hear a
higher pitched cry* Blay? What the Fuck are you doing laying down on the job
*burp* I am going to tell T this and he will dock your pay. *Slowly making my
way to a squat, I reach out to touch Blay, and come back with a wet hand* Well
Fuck me! *Plopping to the ground, flat on my ass* What a fucking pair we make
*Stomach rolling, I let out a belch*
Rhage Ghardian
*Taking Blaylock's jacket off, I search
through the pockets looking for his cell. Not finding anything, I lean forward
to find out where you were shot. Feeling around with my hands, I touch a wet
area on your shoulder, hearing you moan, I thank the Scribe Virgin that you are
still alive.* Damn man, save the moaning for Qhuinn *letting out my own groan
at the thought of Qhuinn* He is gonna fucking try to kill me *Stomach gurgling,
I swallow down the bile as I rip the soaked shirt open and press the wadded up
jacket over the bleeding wound. As I lean back, Blay grabs my arm. Looking in
his direction, trying to make out his features, I give him a smile* Suck it up
buttercup, we both can't look as bad as we feel, true? * Hearing his faint
chuckle, I close my eyes on yet another wave of nausea*
Rhage Ghardian
*Having dosed off for an unknown amount of
time, I awake with a shiver of cold and a resurgence of my ever present nausea
and the smell of lesser blood that is in my mouth and nose and did I say mouth,
oh yeah, I did. Reaching out for Blaylock, I touch his arm and give him a
shake* Dude, you awake? *hearing an answering grunt, I continue* We need to
figure out a way home. I mean I can probably walk to the street and flag down a
car, but *gesturing with one hand to my in my all together* I mean the Emperor
in his new clothes has nothing on me in my Birthday suit. We might just get a
bunch of unneeded attention. *waving a hand in your general person* You have
your cell phone anywhere other than your outer coat pocket? *at your negative
reply, I curse* Well Hell. I have nothing, *feeling around the imaginary
pockets* Nope, I've got nothing. *when another wave rolls over me, I give into
it and starts to vomit*
Rhage Ghardian
*Wiping my mouth, I would kill to have
something to wash the taste out with. Squinting at my surroundings, I turn to
were Blaylock is* You still with me bro? *hearing the answering groan, I nod*
Good, now where were we? *when I hear you say "Rescue" in a faint
voice, a slice of fear goes through me. Smiling to keep it at bay* Oh Yeah...
We need to be rescued. OK if you were on a desert island who would you want to
save you? Colin Farrell, Nick Noethe, or David Gandy? *hearing you chuckle
softly, then a murmured "Qhuinn", I shake my head* I was talking
fantasy, not reality, shesh, you need to know how to play a ... *trailing off
as I hear something and can't see shit. Leaning over Blay to protect him from
the unknown intruder, I whisper in his hear* You better not tell anyone that I
was next to you naked... I will have to kill you. *hearing your chuckle is the
last thing I hear, before it all goes black again*
IAm Ghardian
*Bursting outside the back entrance of the
restaurant to find the fucking idiot that is shooting behind my business I
instantly smell the blood and see the black blood of lessers.* What the fuck.
*I turn my head and see a big naked guy on the ground and then I notice the
Dragon tattoo.* Fucking hell Rhage? *I demat to him and roll him on his back.
He is out cold and I see Blaylock on the ground and the blood coming out of his
side.* Hold on guys I will get you help. *I pull out my cell phone and dial the
first number I know will be here in the next minute flat with a vehicle.* Trez
bring your SUV and make it snappy. I am at Sal's. SHUT UP AND HURRY! *I hung up
the phone knowing he won't fuck around.*
IAm Ghardian
*As I see the head lights I look down at Rhage
and Blaylock who are coming in and out of consciousness.* It's all good boys,
you will be okay. Just stay with me. *I hear Trez make some stupid comment and
I just wave it off.* You get Blay first and then we will get the big guy. *I
see him nod and pick up Blaylock like he is nothing. When he returns to me I
see him grab Rhage's legs and I get his shoulders.* Fuck what do they feed this
guy? *As we get him in the car I climb in the back with Blay and put pressure
on the wound. I take my phone out and dial Jane.* Hey doc this is IAm, yeah I
have two coming your way and fast. Rhage and Blay. I know Blay has a gun shot
and Rhage looks like he has food poisoning. Okay. We are 20 minutes away, we
will be there in 4. *I hung up the phone and look down at Blaylock.* Son stay
with me, you are going to be okay. *When I look back up to the windshield I see
the gates in front of us stopping only for the moment it takes to push in the
code. As we pull up to the parking bay I see Manny and Ehlena wating for us. I
help Manny get Blay on the first gurney and then Rhage on the second one.
Before I can say a word they are already rushing them inside.* ~
