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Post by The Farenstien on Aug 23, 2011 4:44:49 GMT 1
Sterling bit his lip, looking at the ground and leaning into Blaine just a little. "I want to escape." he said, looking down at the ground. "I want to live somewhere where we don't have bruises or cuts..." He looked at them both immediately. "What if El helped us? He could make their Gifts go away and we could get out!" Wishful thinking, again.
Blaz ignored Sterling, knowing that it would never happen. "The trick is to treat them like they're perfect, that they're better than us and always will be." he said with a sigh. "It hurts the pride, but it gives then what they want."
Lou sighed, shaking his head. "That's not true, Alex," he said, but leaned against the fridge. "Uh.. just pick up some takeout or something... good luck with getting more blood, I'll make sure the kid doesn't do that again."
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Post by Mokona-Senpai on Aug 23, 2011 4:51:52 GMT 1
Alex gripped the counter top tightly without realizing it. "Oh you better, or so help him..." Her fingers started to go through the counter as she broke a piece of it off. She looked down at the piece of counter in her hands, and crushed it. "I'll kill him and drink him bone dry." She shivered as the pieces of broken counter fell onto the floor. "I'll try to be back a few hours before sunrise." She said, walking over to a key rack and grabbing a set of keys off it. "Try not to use the bedroom for your torture tonight." With that she left the kitchen, and the building.
Blaine shrugged. "El wouldn't help us, his gifts would cancel ours out too." He said, rolling his eyes. "He may be the nicer of the three, but he's still a maniac." He looked over at Blaz and nodded. "Guy's right."
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Post by The Farenstien on Aug 23, 2011 6:23:04 GMT 1
Lou sighed; that had been his exact plan for the night, but he decided to listen to Alex, just to try to make her happy again. He pursed his lips, thinking of what to do to the orphans that night. He was considering leaving Hannah alone, same with Sterling. They hadn't done anything out of the ordinary. However, Blaine and Blaz - they had been very strange, outspoken, and Lou was pissed.
Blaz sighed, looking up at the ceiling as they walked. "I think you and I will get most of it, Blaine." He said, biting his lip sadly. "Usually if you don't fight back, it makes him happy. And you have to let yourself cry.. if you hold it back, it'll be worse."
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Post by Mokona-Senpai on Aug 23, 2011 6:27:34 GMT 1
Blaine shrugged as he left a scuff print with his worn out sneaker on the steps. "Well we didn't diss the chick's cooking so we're not going to the basement right?" He asked, looking over at Blaz. "I mean we listened to that rule, so what's the worst that could happen." He grinned, foolishly, and he knew it was a dumb thing to do.
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Post by The Farenstien on Aug 23, 2011 6:32:23 GMT 1
"Maybe not the basement," Blaz said softly, opening the door to their room slowly. "But... you heard what he said at the table, right? That you're... ugh.. 'ripening'. That means that what he might start doing to you will be worse than any kind of torture you can imagine." He hugged himself, gently, collapsing down on one of the dirty old mattresses on the floor. "You're becoming his favorite more than I am, he likes the fight in you." The brunette shivered, facing away from them both on the mattress. Just take the advice I just gave you."
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Post by Mokona-Senpai on Aug 23, 2011 6:36:36 GMT 1
Blaine tilted his head to the side. "I dunno, my fight's gonna get boring after a bit." He said, sitting down on his bed. "If he still likes you after awhile he'll probably crawl back to you, or move on to Sterling after me." He was thinking Logical. That had to be the order it would be, unless he started favoring Sterling before him, which wouldn't be a problem in his mind. "What's in the basement?" He asked, looking over at Blaz.
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Post by The Farenstien on Aug 23, 2011 6:40:31 GMT 1
Blaz's back immediately straightened and he hugged himself tighter, shaking his head. "N-Nothing," he stammered, frightened to the very core at the thought. "Pray to whatever God you believe in that you'll never end up there." He shivered, but slowly sat up again and looked at him, rolling up one of his pantlegs to show his skin there. It was blackened and burned, bits of bone showing through the melted muscle. It was a wonder he could walk at all, nevermind without even limping. "This is what happens to you when you go there. So never, ever, let him take you down there."
Sterling stood slowly, making his way over to one of the barred windows. When he passed, he felt the floorboards squeak under him, and immediately knelt down to investigate.
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Post by Mokona-Senpai on Aug 23, 2011 6:45:11 GMT 1
Blaine stared at Blaz's leg. "Bloody hell." He whispered. "That's insane, how are you still alive?" He asked, before his eyes darted toward Sterling. "What are you doing?" He looked curious as to what Sterling was up to. What if it had something to with Louis' rage.
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Post by The Farenstien on Aug 23, 2011 6:47:34 GMT 1
Blaz blinked at his leg, rolling his pantleg down and glanced up at the rotting ceiling. "That's a d**n good question," He murmured to himself.
Sterling gave a small smile, hooking his small, delicate fingers into the floorboards and pulling them up a little. He hadn't noticed this before, but as soon as he pulled up the floorboards, he could see directly into the room below him. It led straight to Hannah's room, and he smiled when he realized it. "I found a way to communicate with Hannah!" He exclaimed.
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Post by Mokona-Senpai on Aug 23, 2011 6:49:59 GMT 1
Hannah looked up at the ceiling when she heard the boards above her move. She let out a sigh of relief when she saw it was Sterling. "What are you doing?" She asked, making herself grow bigger so she didn't have to scream when talking to him. "You'll get in trouble if Lou finds out." She didn't want any of them getting hurt because of her.
Blaine watched in amazement. "Whoa, who knew this place was that old." He said, patting Sterling on the back. "You're pretty amazing kid."
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Post by The Farenstien on Aug 23, 2011 6:53:57 GMT 1
Sterling shrugged, giving a little blush as he was praised. "It's okay, I don't think he'll notice, we can just put a mattress over it if the boards get stuck." He said excitedly. "It's not fair that just because you're a girl, you should be lonely all the time!" He was genuinely glad he had found the weak boards, since even though he never let it show, he was always worried about what was going on with Hannah.
Blaz made his way over aswell, looking down into Hannah's room and letting a little grin break out. "My, what a tidy room you have, m'lady." He said, trying to incorporate some fun into their dreaded days.
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Post by Mokona-Senpai on Aug 23, 2011 6:58:06 GMT 1
Hannah smiled up at Blaz. "Well I am all alone, and we're not allowed much stuff so of course it is tidy." She said, taking the statement literally. "Thanks Sterling, although if you do get in trouble, I'll take the blame." She stared at the ground as she spoke, knowing Blaz would object to such a thing. "You guys get punished a lot more than me."
Blaine stared at the doorway to their room, his eyes turning white as he stared through the walls, waiting. He was standing guard in order to keep this little trick hidden.
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Post by The Farenstien on Aug 23, 2011 7:04:13 GMT 1
"You can't do that," Blaz said immediately, smiling down at her. "We just won't get caught, alright? It'll be nice to talk to you when we aren't getting beaten up..." He paused, hearing the thumping on the stairs as Lou came up. It didn't sound like Lou's footsteps, though; it sounded like El's, and it seemed like the man was stomping heavily on the stairs to warn them. Blaz immediately shoved the floorboards down and sat ontop of them, Sterling moved to the side and layed down on one of the mattresses, pretending to be asleep.
Lou came to the door, making chains rise up around the hallway, so his victims of the night wouldn't try to run away. "Oh, booyyss?" He called, knocking on the door in that calm, cold way that was.. well.. terrifying.
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Post by Mokona-Senpai on Aug 23, 2011 7:07:05 GMT 1
Blaine crept quietly to his bed and laid down as well, pretending to be asleep, even though his heart was racing from fear. What if pretending to be asleep didn't work, he'd surely kill them all for lying, right?
Hannah shrunk back to her normal size and sat on her bed, waiting. It was going to be a long night, and she probably wouldn't get much sleep.
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Post by The Farenstien on Aug 23, 2011 7:11:53 GMT 1
Lou entered, grinning. He knew they were just pretending, but he didn't care. He went over, grabbing Blaine by the collar of his shirt and lifting him violently. "You, and you." He said, pointing to Blaz, who stood obediently. "Let's go. To the kitchen. Now." The kitchen was an odd place for punishment, Blaz thought, but he'd gone through it before, and it was one of the bad ones.
Sterling shivered, relieved to be left alone, but feeling horrible that he couldn't do anything for his friends at all. He, just like Hannah, would lack sleep throughout the night.
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