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Post by Tomasio De Luca on Sept 1, 2008 11:45:58 GMT -5
The Fortress was a place well known to The Claw, as well as their fathers, and even fore-fathers before them. This place held so much history for them, that it was nearly scary to learn just how much of it could be dated back to this place. Tomasio had left the campus of Kavlar to take a little journey back to the past, not literally, just going back to the building. Alone, he traveled through the snow blanketed ground, watching as his footsteps sank into the nearly knee high snow, leaving a trail that lead straight to where he'd come from, that would stop where he was planning to go. Against the chilling cold of winter, he hugged himself tightly against his own body to gain the warmth that was trying to leave him, the large jacket that he'd worn aiding him in the process.
Once he arrived at the Fortress, Tomasio looked around to make sure that no one had seen him coming here, otherwise they'd definitely get suspicious of him, and would come to check out just what he was doing here. With his right hand, he pulled a key from his pocket and shoved it into the lock, twisting it to open the door to the old abandoned place. Placing his key back, he locked the door behind him and took slow, gentle steps inside, wanting to be quiet as to not hear the squeaking floor boards that would sound if his steps were too hard. Even inside this place it was freezing, with every exhale of breath, Tomasio could see his own, and as much as he loved the cold wheather, he didn't want to be in it when he was in doors.
A fireplace caught his brown eyes as he walked through the place, beside it, fresh firewood stacked, as well as some that had been used just a bit on the inside of it, still able to warm the place up he hoped. Finding the needed materials, he let the fireplace, tossing in two half logs of wood, feeding it to the low fire, watching as they caught it and burned. As the seconds passed, he could feel the warmth come to caress the little parts of his skin that weren't covered, spreading warmth immediately through his body a bit. For a minute he watched the fire before turning on his heels, taking off his large coat, tossing it onto one of the long couches where he sat to stare at the blank televison.
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Post by Aundrea Marciano on Sept 1, 2008 11:58:01 GMT -5
Aundrea loved winter. She hated the fact that it was cold, but most of the prey animals were hybernating, so her mood was more improved. Tomasio had told her to meet him at the fortress. It was one of her favorite places, and because of Tommy's ablilities, he was able to make her a jungle. She spent all her free time in there.
As she walked, bundled up in her chocolate uggs, seven jeans, and her black, white, red and gray plaid dior jacket, she moved the snow in her path with a gust of wind, and replaced it as she passed it. Once she saw smoke rising out og the fireplace at the Fortress, she sped up her pace. She wanted to lay by the fire and get out of the cold.
Aundrea fumbled for her key which she kept with her mothers ring around her neck. She opened the door, and closed it before locking it again. She was quiet so once she saw Tomasio, she ran over to him, jumped on his lap, and nuzzled his chest. 'Hi There" She purred softly
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Post by Tomasio De Luca on Sept 1, 2008 12:22:06 GMT -5
Tomasio sat on the couch quietly while he waited for Aundrea to show up like he'd asked her to. He hoped that she'd show, because he really wanted to spend some time with her, and to see her. The place was noticably getting warmer, and warmer as time progressed, which made the place feel so much better than it had when he first walked inside. Grabbing the remote to the t.v, Tomasio turned the t.v on, flipping channels for a moment before he stopped at some movie that was on HBO or Showtime, whatever it was. It turned out to be The Making of... something, some low-budget film that probably nobody say.
Hearing the lock sound with the opening of the door, Tomasio let his eyes focus opun it until he could hear the sound of it closing, knowing that it had to be Aundrea coming in. He kept his focus on the t.v, his head turning up to see her running towards him, jumping onto his lap, obviously excited to see him. He laughed slightly and placed his hands on her thighs, very happy to see her as well. " Hey to you too. I'm glad you came out 'Drea. I've been wanting to see you." He said with a smile on his face.
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Post by Aundrea Marciano on Sept 1, 2008 12:29:06 GMT -5
Aundrea smiled softly then looked over at the T.V. "See what kind of crap you watch when I'm not around to stop you" She teased him. Most Shapeshifters didnt watch much T.v. Mostly because of the sound and it hurt their eyes. Aundrea watched it sometimes, but it wasnt something she did often.
Aundrea kissed his cheek then smiled. "I would have been here sooner, but as I was walking I smelt a rabbit so I decided to take a detour and have a snack. Aundrea prefered her food fresh, but was starting to get used to the taste of human food. It wasnt something that she took lightly nor was it easy for her. She did love chocolate though and I was one of her favorite things.
"You know how hard it is to be away from you" When a shapeshifter found their lifemate and accepted it, whenever they werent with them, it felt like a piece of them was missing and it tended to be painful. She usually snuck up Tomasio's room which was the floor above hers and spent the night with him
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Post by Tomasio De Luca on Sept 1, 2008 12:45:51 GMT -5
Looking at her as she talked about the show that was on, Tomasio smiled and laughed just a bit. " Well, had you gotten here just a bit earlier before I turned on the t.v, I wouldn't be watching this then.." He said with a smile on his lips still. Television wasn't exactly too much of a problem for him, true it did hurt his ears sometimes, but that was more depending on what he watched. Normally whenever he had a t.v on, it was normally on some sort of music, something he could tolerate, which didn't bother him much.
Listening to her story of why she was just a bit late, Tomasio shook his head slowly. Poor rabbit. " I can't remember the last time I've actually eaten something in the wild.." He confessed, trying to think back to when it was exactly that he'd last taken a run in his transformed state. Her lips on his cheek brought him from his thoughts, giving him the opportunity to move his lips so that the two could kiss in a more passionate greeting between the two of them.
" Trust me, I know. Sometimes, I can't stand the thought of being away from you, because I don't know if your safe or not." He said, expressing his protectiveness over her. The way he showed his emotions for her wasn't like that of a concerned parent who suspected that their kid hung out with the drug crowd or something, but more of a concerned lover.
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Post by Aundrea Marciano on Sept 1, 2008 12:58:21 GMT -5
Aundrea smiled softly. Out of the four of them, she was the one who was in her shape the most. Because an extra power she had, it made her more distant from humans. She was able to tell if someone had a strain of lantho in them and the more human they were, the less she liked them. "You need to come hunting with me sometime." She said with a smile. Aundrea was planning to spend a few weeks in the Amazon. She went every summer, and because it was home, she hated to leave.
Aundrea rested her hand on the back of his neck and kissed him back. Being Tomasios lifemate, they felt comfortable with eachother. She laughed softly when he mentioned worrying if she was safe or not. "That would be Angel, I'm the tough one in the family. I may be the smallest, but size doesnt count for everything" She said with a smile as she took off her jacket revealing a black cami.
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Post by Tomasio De Luca on Sept 1, 2008 13:11:07 GMT -5
Hunting sounded fun. No matter what they hunted, he'd have fun doing it, because it was natural in his blood. A good chase was always something he liked, running as fast as you could in a life or death situation for whatever you were going after, he could picture it in his head. Him in his animal form chasing a little rabbit around, or climbing a tree to attack some bird that he had his golden panther eyes on. " Sounds fun definitely. I'll be sure to consider it sometime." He said honestly.
Helping her out of her jacket, he set it along his own that rested just a good cushion or two away from them, listening to what she said about both herself, and her sister. " Thats true I guess. I guess being so protective over you is something that I need to work on, huh?" He asked her, leaning his head back against the back of the couch, his hands slightly caressing her thighs. Their movements slow and gentle, nothing close to how he'd toy and play with them had he been wanting sex, now was not the time for that anyway. Today he planned on just relaxing with her, spending that quality time with his lif-mate, his lover. " So how've you been? I saw both your sister and your father recently.." He said, to start more conversation between the two, his near golden brown eyes staying focused beauty.
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Post by Aundrea Marciano on Sept 1, 2008 13:27:12 GMT -5
Aundrea smiled softly. "I hate wearing these fucking contacts, they hurt my eyes" She said as she popped out the green contacts she wore to conceal her pink and purple eyes. 'Make sure you remind me to put them back in" She said as she moved with him so her body was completly on his. Fortunatly right now she was calm, but in certain situations when they were sad or angry the best thing was skin to skin contact.
"Y ou better come with me, I'm not spending two weeks without you" Tomasio and Aundrea were never apart. When school wasnt in session, they all lived in the headmasters house, and because her father knew about the situation, Tomasio and Aundrea we allowed to share a room. She purred softly and closed her eyes as he rubbed her thighs. It was relaxing her.
"You dont need to worry, I like that your protective of me," She said with a smirk. Aundrea was the same way about him, and if she saw another girl looking at him, well it was a bad situation for that person. "You saw me last night, we spent the whole day together" She laughed softly. 'Dad is okay he is getting better and Angel still hasnt realized that your brother is her lifemate'
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Post by Tomasio De Luca on Sept 1, 2008 13:47:58 GMT -5
Watching as Aundrea took out her contacts, revealing the true colors of her beautiful eyes. He found that both her natural eye color as well as the color of her contacts were beautiful, and he'd definitely fell in love with them, no matter what color they were. " Sure." He said, nodding his head slowly.
" That's right, you did tell me that you were going to be going to the Amazon again this year. I think I'd definitely want to go, it's been a long time since I've seen that place." He said lightly. In his mind, he remembered the last time that he'd gone to the Amazon with her, which was a very long time ago. The second best thing that the two of them had that he'd modeled after the Amazon Jungle was the jungle that he'd created for her in the back section of this place.
Hearing her purr for him in liking to having his hands caress her thighs, Tomasio didn't stop his hands, figuring that if she liked it, than he'd keep going. " I know, I was just wondering how you've been since then. I mean, we havent been together all day, and night should be falling within a couple hours I believe." He told her with a little smile, knowing that this place most likely didn't have a working clock, but not that it mattered anyway. Tomasio couldn't believe that both her sister and his brother hadn't yet relized that the other was their life-mate, it made him laugh to still hear it.
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Post by Aundrea Marciano on Sept 1, 2008 13:54:35 GMT -5
Aundrea laughed softly. "You just projected your thoughts to me without meaning to do it" She said with a smile after hearing what he had said about her eyes. Most Lanthos had eyes that represented their form, hers were a mix of her form, element, and powers.
Suddenly she sat straight up and sniffed the air. "Human" She growled softly as she listened to them walk past the fortress and into the woods. 'humm they would make a great hunt' She thought to herself with a smirk but them shook those thoughts away as she knew Tomasio wouldnt allow her to hunt a human.
She finally relaxed and nuzzled his chest as she let her body fall onto his once again. "Thats right, my favorite part of the day" She said with a smile. She figured she would go for a run in the snow tonight under the stars. "Angel is such a hard ass, but I think its because she is afraid what happened to mom will happen to her" Their mothers death had impacted them both greatly
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Post by Tomasio De Luca on Sept 1, 2008 14:16:29 GMT -5
" Did I?" He asked, rasing his eyebrows in question. Between the two of them, it seemed that being each others life-mates brought on more than just the physical meaning of the word, but also a mental connection that the two would often experience. Sharing thoughts was something that happend often between the two, it was almost as if their minds were joined into one whenever they were together.
Listening to her tell him of what she was smelling, Tomasio took a second to sit up and smell the air, which smelled just like a human. They had to be closer by for their scent to reach this far inside of the Fortress. He could feel her body just itching to change and go attack him, but his head kept him from letting her attack the helpeless person. " Calm down.. gain control." He said with a firm tone in his voice. His hands slowly pulling from her thighs, easily up higher so that his hands gripped her waist.
" I don't know how long the two plan to deny that..." He said shrugging his shoulders at the thought.
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Post by Aundrea Marciano on Sept 1, 2008 14:22:37 GMT -5
Aundrea took a deep breath and thought of the jungle. It helped relax her and soon she had her eyes closed and was breathing evenly. "You know how I feel about them, being able to detect how human they are makes it harder for me to be around them." The only friends she had that were human were those who had a high strain of predator Lantho. If the strain was weak or prey, she instantly didnt like them. It was how her beast inside reacted.
"I feel like going to the back and laying down in our tree" She said with a smile "What do you think?" Valenti had made it so that the room was always warm like the jungle, even in the summer. Tomasio had also made a small waterfall that fell into a pool. No wonder she liked to spend most of her time at the Fortress. "We need to think of a way to get them together. They have been denying this for years and its not healthy"
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Post by Tomasio De Luca on Sept 1, 2008 15:30:40 GMT -5
" I know how you feel, but you have to remember to keep yourself under control when you're around them. Remember, we have to blend in with them, we can't let them know what we really are." Tomasio told her, that protective side of him showing once again in his tone. He knew that the girls' mother had been killed for showing what she truly was, even if it was in the privacy of her own home. Thankfully their father was there to protect his girls from the murderer before he killed them.
He leaned up slightly, pushing his body closer to her own, watching as she attempted to regain her control by thinking of the jungle. He pushed her body closer to his a little bit so that her head would fall closer to his so that he wouldn't have to reach too far to bring her into a kiss. Wanting her to get her mind completely off of the human that had gone by this place, his hands once again returning to her thighs to attempt to comfortingly caress her anger emotions away.
When she mentioned the tree, their specific tree in the back of the Fortress, Tommie couldn't help but smile. " Sounds good to me." He agreed, nodding his head slightly. Aundrea hit the nail on the head when she mentioned that they should get their siblings together, it was definitely a good idea. " That's perfect, how would we do that though?" He asked her, as he waited for her to stand and lead the way to the back before turning off the television and following her.
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Post by Aundrea Marciano on Sept 1, 2008 16:49:05 GMT -5
Aundrea sighed. "I know I do. So what the plan for tonight?" She asked. She knew one of them would sneak into the others dorm room. She followed him to the back and entered the code. The automatic door swung open and she walked in, greeted by the comfort of the jungle. She glanced up at their tree, and her animal senses took over.
She glanced back at Tommy and the felt herself begin to shift. It felt natural and no longer caused her any discomfort. She let out a growl and smiled. It felt good. In a second she was up on their branch. 'get your slow ass up here now" She teased him and then layed down with two legs dangling over the side of the branch. She cleaned her fur on her paws. then proceeded to sharpen her claws on the branch while she waited
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Post by Tomasio De Luca on Sept 1, 2008 19:03:03 GMT -5
Watching as Aundrea looked back at him before she transformed into the sleek form of her black panther, heading off to their tree. He smiled and followed her lead, transforming himself, that familliar feeling of freedom coming over him as if his humanity was being drowned in the animality that he normally kept hidden from the world. " Don't rush me.." He replied as he began to make his way towards the tree.
His tail swung left to right slowly as he stepped towards the tree, easily scaling it to his favorite branch, thick enough to support his weight easily. He relaxed on the branch, letting his golden eyes roam the beautifully humid jungle that he, and his brother created, along with the girls. He continued to keep his tail swinging from left to right, enjoying the wheather, and the freedom of being in his true form.
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Post by Aundrea Marciano on Sept 1, 2008 19:16:45 GMT -5
Andrea smiled at him, not bearing her teeth, and purred softly. The jungle they had created was so comforting. It was such a change from the harsh cold winter they were currently facing. 'I love you' She projected to him though her mind.
She then sniffed the air and found the closest human to invade. She groweld then jumped off the tree, landing on four feet. She felt herself shift back and looked up at Tomasio. "Come on its dark, If we dont hurry its going to be a bitch getting back inside" She said as she smoothed out her clothes and sat on a rock to wait for him
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Post by Tomasio De Luca on Sept 1, 2008 19:39:42 GMT -5
They definitely didn't spend a long time transformed here in the jungle, but Tomasio didn't mind that, as he figured they'd come back here sometime together in the near future. Watching as she jumped from the tree down to the ground of the forest with cat-like grace, which he followed, having transformed by the time he hit the ground, landing on his feet still. He followed her towards the rock, also smoothing out his clothes before he continued out from the jungle.
" So, whos room is it tonight?" He asked her, walking back into the front to grab the coat that he knew he'd need once they'd get outside. He slipped into his coat, holding out hers for her to easily get into. Already, Tomasio missed that freedom that he felt from transforming, ready to do it again.
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Post by Aundrea Marciano on Sept 1, 2008 19:46:22 GMT -5
Aundrea laughed softly. "Now that takes talent, next time I guess I will just have to show off" She said with a smile and walked out of their jungle santuary. She closed the door behind them to ensure that no one would be able to get in without the code. Her body shivered just by thinking about having to go outside into the cold. Sometimes she thought having Valenti's powers of fire would come in handy.
She put her arms into the sleeves of her coat that Tomasio held up for her and wrapped it around her small frame. "Thanks Love" She said and began to walk towards the door. "We can sneak into my dorm tonight. Im sure Angel is sleeping" SHe said with a smile and waited for him
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Post by Tomasio De Luca on Sept 1, 2008 20:04:22 GMT -5
Once Aundrea was in her coat, Tomasio moved to put out the fire. Once it had died down to nothing, he turned to smile at her as she suggested that the two of them sneak into her bedroom tonight. He nodded and followed her out of the place, enjoying the little time that they spent here, preparing to go outside into the freezing cold that waited for them. When he opened the door, he looked at the snow with a small smile.
" You gotta admit, even if you don't like the snow. It's beautiful, wouldn't you say?" He asked her, walking out into it, shoving his hands into his pocket immediately, wanting to keep his hands warmer than he could if they were out in the open. It wouldn't be too long of a journey back to the school and to Aundrea's beautiful bedroom, but depending on what they did on the way, and the way they took, it could take a bit of time.
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Post by Aundrea Marciano on Sept 1, 2008 20:16:13 GMT -5
Aundrea watched as he put the fire out, and scowled at the thought of loosing their heat source. When she saw the snow she smiled softly."I agree it's beautiful, but its cold and wet." She said as she took her first step. Not wanting to go thought a foot of snow, she decided to do what she had done before. Summoning air, she focused and created a soft breeze to move the snow outof their path, then put it back to avoid suspision.
Aundrea focused to make sure no one was outside them wrapped her arms around Tomasio as they walked. "You make a good heating blanket" She said with a smile, now anxious to get back to the dorms
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Post by Tomasio De Luca on Sept 1, 2008 20:58:14 GMT -5
Watching as Aundrea moved the snow out of their way with her powers. She was definitely the most uncareful with the use of her powers, but that never seemed to bother her any, as she did make sure to cover her tracks. Just to be sure that no one was around, Tommie took a deep intake of the cold air, Tomasio had to try and make sure that no human was around that shouldn't have been, so that they wouldn't see anything. Which was a good thing.
Feeling her wrap her arms around his waist, he smiled as he wrapped his right arm around her shoulder to hold her close to him. " I try.." He said laughing slightly as the two of them walked.
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