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Cowboy Chasing

Title: Cowboy Chasing Summary: Chasing storms was simple. Chasing the tornado chasing cowboy was a whole different story. Main Characters: Tyler Owens, Reader Pairing: Tyler Owens, Reader Rating: E - Everyone Warnings: Fluff/Angst Word Count: 2481 A/N: My first fic in over a year thanks to a certain tornado chasing cowboy :) I used my taglist from over a year ago. If you don’t want to be tag please let me know (no hard feelings, I totally get it).

“Are you sure?” Her best friend asked as (Y/N) continued to pack her duffel bag.

She sighed, “Yes, I’m sure. When he left we had a fight and I can’t live with myself if anything were to happen to him.”

“How long has it been since you’ve been chasing?”

Flashes of that last night played in her mind, “A few years…”

Her best friend took her hands, “Promise me you’ll be careful.”

“I promise.” (Y/N) smiled.

“Also, tell Boone he still owes me a dance.” They started laughing as (Y/N) zipped up her bag.

“Will do. I’ll call you when I get to Enid.” (Y/N) hugged her friend then made her way out of their apartment.

(Y/N) knew the drive to Enid, Oklahoma like the back of her hand. Every storm season that is where the chasers would gather to prep for the first chase. Checking the forecasts, she knew there was a chance the Wranglers would already be out on the road heading south towards Oklahoma City. She pulled out her phone, hitting Dani’s number and sending her a voice memo.

“Hey, I’m heading out to you guys. If you leave Enid, could you let me know. I appreciate it. Oh and don’t tell Tyler. Love ya.”

Dani’s response was immediate, “As I live and breathe, (Y/N) (Y/L/N). Girl, it’s been too long. We’re heading south on the 81 towards Kingfisher in the morning. Miss and love ya.”

Another voice memo came through, “Also, your secret is safe with me. Does this mean you’re back?”

(Y/N) shook her head. The thought of chasing again was exciting and terrifying. There was no way she could go back. Not after all the time that had passed and not after the last chase. No, this trip was for closure and nothing more.

Between several cans of Monster and singing to the top of her lungs, (Y/N) made it to Enid by one in the morning. A soft smile spreading across her face seeing all the cars, vans and rigs of fellow chasers. Two groups stood out the most. The pristine white trucks and van of Storm Par were parked all by themselves. Javi must have gotten more money from Riggs noticing their team now having a fourth truck code name Toto.

Then there was the all too familiar red Dodge Ram parked in the middle of the lot. (Y/N) couldn’t believe they still had the beat up camper and van. With their YouTube channel taking off, she figured they would have at least updated the camper. Knowing Tyler, he probably used any money to go to helping the families and loved ones after a tornado. Humanitarian was one of the qualities that had attracted her to chasing with them and following Tyler Owens wherever the wind blew him.

“(Y/N)?” A familiar voice called out.

“Hiya Boone.” She turned around to see Boone, Dexter, Lilly and Dani all walking back from the small 24 hour diner.

“‘Bout time you came back out with us! We missed you!” He pulled her into a hug before everyone else surrounded her.

For the first time in years, (Y/N) finally felt at home again. The years she spent chasing storms with her Wrangler family were the best years of her life. Until it all went to shit.

“Well, well, who do we have here?”

His southern drawl never failed to send goosebumps over her skin, “Hey Tyler, how are you?”

“I’m good, (Y/N). I’m very good.” He smirked.

Dani smacked his shoulder, “Don't mind him, he’s been watching Top Gun Maverick on repeat.”

“You look good, Tyler.” (Y/N) couldn’t help her eyes from traveling down the length of his body.

There was nothing noticeably different about him since she last saw him a year ago. He still wore the same blue jeans, brown boots, Wrangler belt buckle and dark button down. The only thing missing was his Stetson and she knew exactly where it would be.

She noticed he was taking inventory of her as well as those dark green eyes gave her once over, “You look good too. So, what brings you out here?”

“I was hoping to talk to you before you went out tomorrow, if that’s okay?”

Tyler motioned for her to follow him to his motel room. (Y/N) waved to her family when Boone stopped her.

“You’re not staying, are you?” He asked with dark chocolate puppy eyes.

She shook her head then said, “Annie wanted me to let you know that you still owe her a dance. You should come on by and square your debt with her after this storm season.”

His smile was infectious, “I will. It was damn good to see ya, (Y/N).”

She turned around to see Tyler leaning against the door frame of his room. She stepped inside, chuckling to herself seeing some things truly would never change. He had clothes laid out everywhere drying. An empty pizza box and three beers out of six left sitting on his table. The TV was on showing infomercials until the morning news came on.

“Ya know, if you’re wanting to head back out I don’t know if we have room for you. We have a big shot British reporter going out with us this year.” Tyler offered her a bottle of water which she accepted.

“Reporter? Wow… you’ve really hit the big time.” She didn’t mean for it to come out as snarky as it did, “Hopefully, they knew what they were getting themselves into.”

Tyler flopped down on the bed, crossing his ankles and resting his head on one of his arms. Seeing his body stretched out brought up older memories of their early chasing years. The thrill of getting close to a tornado and the adrenaline they would need to work off when they got to a motel for the night. (Y/N) knew that body as well as she knew her own and now she could feel her cheeks flushing.

“So, what did you want to talk about?” He asked, a knowing smirk on his handsome face.

She rolled her eyes, knowing she played right into his little trap. He knew she would think of the good times seeing him stretched out like that. Knowing she couldn’t help to be nostalgic and remember the good ole days. As well he could read her, she could read him. (Y/N) sat down on the opposite bed taking a long drink of her water.

“The last time I was with you, we had a huge fight.” She looked over at him as he moved to mirror her sitting position.

He leaned forward on his elbows, clasping his hands together, “Mmhmm.”

“We both said some hurtful things and I wanted to clear the air between us.”

His green eyes locked onto hers, “You’re wanting an apology.”

She sighed, “No. I want you to know that… that I care about you and the team. I didn’t want you leading them into unnecessary danger for more followers or views.”

“If I remember correctly you said that I was and I quote, A reckless tornado chasing cowboy with a death wish.”

She flinched, “I know. I was frustrated and we had just lost…”

Tyler stood up, running his hand through his golden hair, “Theo knew what he was getting into when he started chasing with us. Hell, he had watched you chase well before he joined us. We all know the dangers of this job, but it’s worth it if we can help the people here.”

It was the same speech Tyler had given her a year ago. She clenched her fists on top of her knees, unable to keep the anger from flooding her system.

“Damn it Tyler, he should have never been in your damn truck! He should have been with Dex and Dani in the camper, but you wanted him to experience the real thing. What did that get him?”

She covered her mouth as Tyler’s eyes widened, “Tyler, I’m… I didn’t…”

He stormed over to the door, “If you think that I don’t spend every moment of every day not blaming myself for your brother’s death then you never knew me.”

He was gone with the door slamming shut. (Y/N) punched the bed beside her to release some of the rage overwhelming her.

“Fuck!” She yelled out before the tears started to fall, “This was not how I wanted it to go.”

After an hour, (Y/N) left the room in search of Tyler. She knew exactly where he would be heading towards his truck. He was sitting up on the roof tinkering with some the gauges.

“I’m sorry.” She said, climbing up onto the bed of the truck, “I really didn’t come here to fight again.”

“Then why did you come here? It’s been a year since you told me to get out of your life for good. Why now?” He never looked up at her.

She carefully sat up on the roof, “I hated the way we left things. I would never be able to live with myself if anything happened to you and the last thing I had said to you was I hate you.”

He glanced up at her, “You don’t hate me?”

“I think you know that I don’t. I… I never could hate you.” She sighed, “Tyler, what we had was special. We both shared the same goals in life and careers. We were good together, but losing my brother changed me. All I could think about was I couldn’t lose you the same way I lost him.”

(Y/N) looked up when she felt his hand cover hers, “I’m sorry.” he whispered.

“Me too.” She squeezed his hand and a spark ignited in her chest.

“Come on, I need a few hours of sleep and you can stay in my room on the extra bed. I’m sure you need some sleep as well.”

He jumped down onto the bed of the truck helping her down as well. He jumped down from the truck holding out his arms for her. His hand gripped her hips and he lifted her from the tailgate setting her on the ground. Her body slid down his and once again her body flooded with heat.

“You know I could sleep in my car or get my own room.” She said softly, looking up at him.

“Scared something might happen?” He smirked, making her roll her eyes.

Pushing him gently, “Nope. I gave up chasing cowboys a long time ago.”

“Really? Yet, you drove nearly eight hours to talk with me. Sounds to me like you might still be chasing cowboys.” He leaned down, “Or am I wrong?”

His soft lips were close to hers and his woodsy cologne filled her senses. Her knees were going to buckle if she didn’t step away from her and she would fall right back into oblivion with him.

“We can’t.” She whispered, “I can’t stand back and watch you drive into tornados not knowing if you’ll come back to me.”

His eyes softened as he backed away from her, “I understand. You can sleep in my room and I’ll sleep in my truck.”

“Tyler, there’s two beds. We can share the room.” She caught his arm and felt him flinch.

He never turned to look at her, “You were always the strong one. I know I won’t be able to keep myself in control. Goodnight (Y/N).”

He walked to the driver’s side, getting in his truck. (Y/N) stood there for a moment before retreating into his room. She sat on the bed thinking about everything they had said and everything that was left unsaid between them. She loved him. She had been in love with him for nearly a decade and still was. She wanted to be by his side, but that fear of not knowing if he would come back to her kept her from doing what she wanted. The sun was peeking over the horizon when she heard the door open to the motel room.

She turned around to see Tyler staring down at her. Since she hadn’t grabbed her bag, she had opted to wear one of his white t-shirts for a night shirt. (Y/N) stood up grabbing her clothes that were on the small table.

“Sorry, I will get dressed and let you get ready.” She mumbled.

His hand grabbed her elbow, spinning her towards him, “Fuck it.”

His lips crashed to hers. Immediately, the stress and tension in her body melted as he wrapped her legs around his waist. Her back hit the mattress as Tyler began a hot trail of kisses down her neck.

“Ty-Tyler…” She moaned.

He lifted himself up, “I know, I know. We shouldn’t do this, but there is nothing in the world that I need more than you. Not storm chasing or anything. All I want is you and if this is the last time I get to be with you then so be it.”

Her heart was thumping rapidly against her chest, “You still love me?”

“Seriously?” He scoffed, “You think one little fight was going to erase you from my heart? Sweetheart, there is only one other woman I spend my time chasing other than you and that’s mother nature. There’s no one else in the world worth chasing other than you.”

She couldn’t help the grin spreading across her face, “For the record, I love you too.”

His breathtaking smile appeared and (Y/N) knew she was right where she needed to be. Tyler leaned down kissing her slowly, passionately. She was pulling his shirt off when there was a knock on his door.

“Go away!” He yelled, kissing her inner thigh.

“Tyler, we got a storm brewing just outside Bartlesville. If we hit the road now then we can beat Storm Par.” Boone’s voice was barely audible as Tyler groaned.

“Alright, we’re leaving in fifteen.” He rested his cheek against her thigh, “You think we could finish in fifteen minutes?”

She giggled, “It has been a while for both of us, but no I don’t. However, after chasing this storm we could pick up where we left off at another motel. Like the good ole days.”

“You’re staying?” he asked, helping her up and sitting her on his lap.

She nodded, “Cowboy, there’s nowhere else I would rather be than by your side.”

He kissed her again, gripping her hips tight. She moaned against his lips as she rolled her hips against him.

Tyler growled when Boone banged on his door again, “Be out in five!”

“Come on cowboy,” She kissed him, “I’m feeling it, so let's go chase it.”

“Yes ma’am.” He smacked her behind before they both got up gathering their stuff and heading out to the truck.

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Water Lillies || Gwyn x Azriel

Gwynriel one shot for @gwynrielweeksofficial Day 3: Confessions

But before you begin I would like to inform you guys that this is the first time I'm writing in years. And English is not my first language. So pardon my grammar mistakes and cringeness. Also I got this idea when I saw this gif. Idk if someone else have written anything similar.

Gwyn was walking ahead of him, her slender fingers circling his in a loose embrace, using that connection to guide him to a destination unknown to both of them.

Azriel watched as she lightly bounced on her walk causing his lips to tilt up involuntarily. He seems to be doing that more lately.

The cause? A particular Valkyrie who has managed to find her way to his stony heart.

They were in Dawn Court borders. Apparently Rhysand wanted to visit Thesan and had decided that the Valkyries would be a nice additional touch. Azriel had the doubt that he just wanted to flaunt them. Let them see that the Night Court now had a unit of female warriors who was once thought to be destroyed and later reincarnated by a group that was so fierce they could beat any warrior who was bold enough to try. But he had said nothing as Rhysand paraded them around the Dawn Court premises like a proud dad. Cassian and he were quite amused seeing Rhys behave like that. Feyre could only shake her head and laugh lightly.

Azriel had assumed at least one of the women would be against it but surprisingly no one opposed. Hell, Ananke and Lorelei even seemed excited! They had eagerly followed Rhysand and Thesan with a non caring Nesta and an amused Emerie on their toes, the rest following them. After Rhysand had come to the conclusion that everyone in the court now knew of the warrior women, he had obtained permission from Thesan to wander the place as they liked. They could carry one weapon with them as long as they don't try to inflict any damage to anyone.

And as soon as he had announced that news the coppery brown haired Valkyrie had sought him out to take her around the grounds. Azriel had agreed immediately, his shadows humming in agreement.

And why would he not. They have become close friends now and he has started to look forward to meeting her everyday. They would train together, talk together, laugh together. There was something about her that made him want more. She didn't fear him, she didn't cover from him.

She matched whatever he threw at her.

She....matched him.

So here they were walking through the woods with Gwyn on the lead and Azriel following her. She had changed her leathers to a blue gown which brought out her hair. It made her seem like a radiating princess wandering through the forest with her trusted knight at her tail.

Azriel took in her fingers clutching his, mesmerised. It felt good...holding hands.

"We're almost there, Shadowsinger. I know it! " Her voice rang.

"Huh?" Azriel asked, dragging his eyes from her hands to her head. He had forgotten what she said.

"I said, Shadowsinger that we're almost there. Don't you hear the sound?" Gwyn stopped and turned to him.

What sound?

He listened.

Oh that sound.

The quiet melody of water flowing hit his ears. There was a stream nearby.

"Come on" Gwyn tugged at his hand, leading him towards it. He followed obediently.

Moving whatever plants that blocked their path they reached the shores of the stream to get greeted by the water. Small violet coloured lilies decorated the slow stream, the flowers adding beauty to the already enchanting place. Exotic plants unlike anything he has seen grew nearby.

It was a beautiful sight.

Although not as beautiful as the person standing next to him…

He didn't dare say it aloud fearing her response. He didn't think she would be ready to hear those words. Especially from him.

Perhaps when the time is right…

"Look at these Azriel. They're so beautiful!" Gwyn exclaimed. Her fingers fell from his hand and he immediately missed it. He had become acquainted with her warmth. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath in, her face relaxing. Azriel took the opportunity to openly marvel her.

He was so proud that she took this trip. When Rhysand had put forward the idea he was reluctant at first. Because he thought Gwyn wouldn't like it. He thought she was still haunted by that cursed day. That the nightmares still followed her like it did to him. But Gwyn proved him wrong. Not only was she happy she was excited all week. She practically smothered him with questions about the Dawn Court. How it looked. How it felt. She needed everything.

It would be a lie if he said he didn't enjoy every minute of it.

Gwyn turned, her face pouting. "I want that" She pointed her graceful fingers at the Lilies growing a little far from the edges.

Azriel couldn't help his chuckle. "Why them? There's plenty growing on the edges”

"These are buds, Shadowsinger. They need to bloom. You can't possibly think of plucking them while they're still growing." Gwyn crossed her arms, the muscles she obtained through hard work bulging.

"Technically those ones are also still in the growing phase." Gwyn huffed to that. "Will you get me those flowers, Shadowsinger?" She asked, her expression one of hope.

Azriel looked at his own outfit. He was still in his leathers. Leathers that he didn't want to get wet. Not really something that you would wear if you want to get into the water.

"I don't want to get myself wet. So...later?" He asked knowing full well that she would get them if she wanted now. Gwyn narrowed her eyes.

"Fine! I'll get them myself." She gathered her skirts and lifted them a little higher and started towards the water.

"Wait. What are you doing Gwyn?" Azriel's hands shot out to her but quickly drop a span away from hers. He didn't want to impose. He knew she achieved anything she set her eyes on but didn't really think that she would step into water. Well he did think Gwyn would entertain the idea but not actually follow it.

Gwyn looked at him incredulously. " You need to listen to your surroundings carefully, Shadowsinger. I said I'm going to pluck them”

Azriel licked his lips. "Let me do that.”

Gwyn raised one eyebrow. "You said you didn't want to get wet. What changed your heart?"

He didn't wanted to say that she changed his heart.

So he didn't.

She was still looking at him. Her gaze devouring his. He nearly started fidgeting when she spoke. "I can do that, you know. The stream is shallow enough that I could pluck every flower if I want to.”

Azriel knew that. Just as he knew that no threats lurked in either the stream or the surroundings. His shadows would have warned him if there were any. They were protective of their feisty Valkyrie just like their owner. "I know. Just let me try.”

"What, you don't think I could do that?" Azriel watched as her chin went up on that familiar stubborn tilt that he always found adorable.

But before he could object she was already in water. "Relax Shadowsinger. It's not far. You forget that I'm a nymph.”

"Quarter nymph." Azriel called after her. She gave him a vulgar gesture that had his lips lifting up. Sighing he perched on the small rock nearby and watched Gwyn step into water. She was not going to do anything if she didn't want to anyway.

He watched as she dove forward, water parting for her. The light rays of Dawn Court glided through her loose coppery brown hair, making it shine like a molten metal. She didn't pay any attention to her hair which was now a little soaked nor her clothes. She confidently plucked the flowers and gathered them around her chest. Moving to the next.

These were the moments when he couldn't look away despite how much he wanted to. He could feel himself get lost on her. His eyes were magnets drawing towards her and only her. She had captured him in every way and he was in no hurry to slip.

He was a willing prey…

As if feeling his eyes Gwyn turned to look at him. She beamed and waved the flowers at him causing him to chuckle and then turned again to pluck the remaining blossomed ones.

Suddenly she stopped.

"Azriel... Something keeps brushing against my legs" She called out, caution and a tint of panic entering her melodic voice.

"What? " He was instantly on his feet. "Gwyn, What is it?" Shadows hadn't warned him about anything. So what's this?

Gwyn turned to him. "Maybe it's a fish." She shrugged.

"Maybe not. Come back here Berdara. You have enough flowers in your hand." Azriel put his hands on his hips. He could not take any chances. She already has a bunch in her hands. It's time she came back.

Gwyn stuck her tongue at him and moved towards the largest Lillie which also happened to be farthest. She stepped forward one step and immediately was pulled underwater, her scream cutting off before it could even begin.

"GWYNNN!!!" Azriel cried out. He plunged into the water, his siphons blaring. She would be alright. She has to be alright. If not...He would kill whoever decided to drag her. He would not allow anyone to hurt her on his watch. She was 𝘩𝘪𝘴 friend.

No...She was more than a friend.

He moved to where she was standing and looked around. There was no sign of her other than the ripples.

Where is she? Panic flooded him.

"GWYN....." He turned around and looked everywhere. Pulling the truth teller out he inhaled deep and dived under. He couldn't find her. He came up gasping for air and looked around waiting for any sign. His heart was beating wild. Fear unlike anything he ever experienced washed over him. His shadows hadn't warned him. Why hadn't they warned him?

Suddenly he heard a splash behind and felt pressure of fingers on his shoulders. Before he could do anything he was underwater. He tried to kick whoever was clutching him but the fingers pressed firm. As sudden as it came the pressure vanished the next second. He rose up with a gasp ready to kill anything that hurt her and him only to find Gwyn laughing.

He froze.

She was soaked fully. Her hair and robes clinged to her face, to which she paid no attention. Her head was tilted back, neck baring as she let out the most beautiful voice Azriel has ever heard. He continued looking at her as if hypnotised. The panic of not finding her slowly started to recede. He wanted her to always laugh like this. Something in her laugh filled his heart to the point he feared it would burst. She was still smiling when she looked at him.

"You're so easy to fool" Gwyn bit her lips to contain her laugh. She had fooled him. Azriel threw her a hard look which made her burst out of laughing again. "Look at you all worried for me" Gwyn cooed.

"Very funny Gwyneth. You almost sent me to the Mother" Azriel uttered.

"Aww don't be mad, Shadowsinger. I was just messing with you. I have to say it was cute seeing you jump in to save me like my own personal saviour." Gwyn smiled.

Azriel shook his head.

This woman is going to be the death of him.

"Promise me that you won't do that again Gwyn. I can't handle it. " Azriel blurted out. He hasn't experienced that kind of fear in years. The thought of Gwyn leaving him was enough to bleed his heart that had come to long for her. He couldn't help it . He cupped her face in one hand and gingerly tucked away a strand of her hair.

He heard her breath hitch and her pulse started racing as he brought his head closer to hers and rested his forehead against her.

"I can't lose you. You're too important." He whispered, eyes closed.

He didn't clarify why she was important. Didn't have the courage to do it and face rejection. Never had he dared to think that aloud, much less say it. And here he was saying it.

Cauldron he was saying it!

He expected Gwyn to slap his arms away or back away from him. He expected her to gently reject him. After all that was what he has received so far from others. He didn't have hope.

But to his surprise a warm hand slipped into his. Gwyn exhaled a breath as if she was relieved and leaned against the hand cupping her. It was Azriel's turn to freeze.

"You know I can't promise you that, Azriel." She smiled against his hand.

She looked at him from her lashes and brought her palm to caress his face. His eyes closed involuntarily as her hands graced his cheek. When he opened them Gwyn was smiling. Her lips twisted to show him the beautiful smile he has come to treasure.

"Loosen up Shadowsinger." She murmured, her teal eyes twinkling under the sunlight.

So he did. Standing in the water with one of his hands cupping Gwyn's cheek, her doing the same thing, both soaked and cold, he finally allowed himself to admit the truth he had known for some time and smile.

A smile of pure happiness.

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Ninjago hcs

Kai's(Smith-Jiang family's) eye color hcs:either amber,brown or sea-green eyes just like Maya's,while Nya has brown(I think this one is canon) and Ray has amber/brown eyes

After unmerging with the sea Nya's eyes started changing colors to match the nearest body of water:sea-green when near the ocean,grayish when near something like a bottle of water or sink water and etc.They will also turn glowing blue when she uses her powers on a large scale (they once turned blood-red bc she was treating an injury and blood has water in it)

Post-Crystallized:sometimes parts of her body would turn into liquid during the adjusting to being a human again(during which her eyes would be white like the foam)

After unmerging with the sea her powers became even more stronger and easier to control.After all,Nya was one with them for an entire year

The reason Nya couldn't get out the water in Jay's lungs during Seabound was because all of it kept responding,including blood and the water in Jay's body and she couldn't risk drawing out too much water and/or blood to help Jay

Pixal has Jay saved in her contacts as "extra charger"

The pink clothes Nya wore during Prime Empire shorts were given to her by Cole(they used to be Lilly's)

Nya makes the best coffee,not even Zane can match her skill there and surprisingly enough, Cole is a close second when it comes to drinks

The public didn't know Nya used to be Samurai X until a new one showed up and ninja had to answer some questions during interviews

Kai is a history nerd

All the ninja know basic first-aid,though Nya and Zane are the best medics.Kai is/was good with taking care of dragons

For a while after he learned that he was a nindroid,Zane didn't know how his body functioned beyond the basics.It's after HoT that he started learning more about himself instead of relying on Pixal,Jay or Nya all the time

All the ninja wear a bracelet that is made of interwined threads of their colors (gray for Nya,purple for Pix,gold for Wu and the rest are obvious)

Nya loves animals(this one is based on Wu's teas ep and how she seemed to like Zippy in the Island)

All the ninja+Pix see Wu as a father figure(even if some of them already have fathers)

Same with Misako

Mrs.Benedict constantly scares Lloyd by appearing out of nowhere in the weirdest places

Mrs.Benedict loves Nya and Pixal the most out of the entire group

After Seabound-Crystallized Nya always smells like sea and the salty air of the beach

Wu and Misako are best friends(the love triangles/angles in ninjago are a pain,so I'm ignoring them),but when it comes to history they're rivals worse than Oni and Dragons,FSM and Overlord combined.It's always fun for the ninja to watch their debates(especially when Misako is right bc those are the times when Wu says that he was there when the events happened)

Garmadon and Maya were best friends,same with Ray and Wu

Wu is Kai's godfather,Garmadon and Misako are Nya's

Wu anonymously helped Smith-Jiang siblings when he heard that their parents were gone,but he didn't take them in for two reasons: he wasn't doing well after Garm's banishment and he didn't have a legal identity to prove that he could take the siblings(not that it would have stopped him,but the first point stands)

Jay and Nya weren't in a relationship until s6, they weren't a couple during or before s3,but did go on dates or hangouts

Nya has a green burn-scar thing from Tiger Widow venom

Nya misses being a part of the sea and hates herself for it

Zane sometimes missed the cold of the Never-realm and how close he was to his element as Ice Emperor

Nya still has marks all over her body from merging with the sea and sometimes they glow

Elemental masters are naturally more durable and stronger than humans(the reason Cole managed to survive the Oni clouds) and once they master their powers,they age slower too (they look younger than they actually are)

[rraaaannnn]

5. Grumpy

Both groups tensed as they looked at each other

Thinking about it makes them more nervous. We are talking about a group whose interest is music and they do not know how to play football and now they are forced to play it.

We are talking about another group whose interest is football, but their tension is that there is nothing to help them train.

The first meeting is what leaves a lasting impression on you. They were supposed to start practicing with enthusiasm for motivation, but everyone was nervous, both the players and the musicians.

“So…all I have to do is kick the ball?” This is what Hanni says while looking at Yeji in confusion, which makes Yeji also look at Hanni in confusion

Everyone is lost, but the reason for their loss is different

“You don't even know the basics?” Yejin asks as Hanni nods

And the biggest pressure is on Yeji, because after all, she is a player and not his coach. And she remains under pressure. 'What if I don’t teach them correctly?'

Yeji sighed, "Okay guys, the first thing we start with is warming up. New players just try to copy what the old players do. It's that simple…no need to worry." That was the biggest thing to worry about.

An hour passed, and everyone was panting, trying to catch their breath, and lying sweating on the ground

“I…this is the worst thing ever,” Bae says as she tries to steal the water bottle from Lily, “I don’t want to get you down, it’s just a warm-up. We haven’t started the basic exercise yet,” Yuna says while looking less tired because her fitness is better.

Yeji stared at the green grass after closing the water bottle and wiping the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve

Yeji is saddened that Yn did not come today. It saddens her that ther friendship did not mean anything to yn, even a little, so she did not come today.

Of all my friends, you were my best friend, and of all the disappointments I ever experienced, you were the one who made me hurt the most.

This is what Yeji wants to say to Yn

“Okay, let’s get back to training, we’ll just have a training match between you and us and then you can go after that…” Yeji says trying not to think about it, the sound of everyone around her complaining.

We were divided into two teams, the blue team and the red team

Blue Team: Yuna, Kazuha, Bae,lilly,Celine

Red Team: Minji, Yunjin, Yujin, Hanni,yeji

Rei will try to be a referee and tell them the mistakes in the game, while Hesseung will try to find the weak points, and Sunghoon will count the goals.

Rei tries to make a whistling sound with her mouth, but fails, but the match begins anyway

This was the most chaotic match, Yunjin tries to practice and keeps passing to Kazuha thinking that she is on the team with her, Lilly every time she runs, she stumbles, Minji can't run unless it saves her oxygen, Bae keeps shooting towards her goal.

As for Hanni, she can't catch the ball

As for the other players, they are proficient in football, but they still make mistakes because it has been a long time since they have not played.

Rei announces that the training match is over

Hesseung and Sunghoon can't help but look at the girls lying down tiredly

Yeji looks at the girls and feels bad, but she also feels bad for herself and is miserable and frustrated

It's the same feeling as her first day of training, when she met you for the first time and you helped her, but it seemed like you weren't there anymore.

She takes a deep breath and then leans back to lie down while she can hear the girls around her breathing heavily

“The most important thing that keeps you alive is Breathing, so why not do it properly…”

She started imagining Yeji as her eyes closed with your voice and the same sentence you said to her when you saw her barely able to breathe

“Do you think that holding your breath will make you reach the ball?It will only make your expression ugly.”

“YN you came!!"

Yeji opened her eyes as she quickly sat up, she didn't imagine your voice, this was you talking while putting your hands in your pockets and looking at the girls lying down.

“It's the worst match I've ever seen in my life, God, you really need a coach.” Yn says, stopping looking at them and starting to look at Yeji.

“You need rehabilitation in football, yall sucks,” yn says.You don’t care if you destroy their dreams and whatever they feel

“Unfortunately, I am Lee Yn, your coach. You will follow my instructions and directions without complaining or grumbling because I don’t like it when people talk too much.”

“So does this mean that you have agreed to become our coach?” Celine says as she approaches you and holds out your arms, “All that remains is for you to come out of the toilet to beg me to become your coach, and now you act as if you are shocked?” You pulls your arms out of her hand and puts them back in your pocket.

“You're all at the bottom, I mean it…not just the new players but even the old players, it's like seeing kids learning their first steps while playing football.”

Everyone lowers their heads in frustration. It's the first time they've met their coach, and it seems the rumors about Yn being cruel, mean, and scary are true.

Hanni looks at the face of the coach she's heard so much about. She has tired eyes even though her expression is stern. Her lips lift up in annoyance.

Are these the expressions she will receive from her coach every workout?

“You add me to your group so I can talk to you about the schedule.” Yn points her hands at Yeji, then without saying goodbye and wishing them good luck, she leaves while bowing her head in annoyance and putting her hands in her pockets.

“It's so grumpy,” sighs Hanni.

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Summary: Somehow, Hanni and her group of friends, who major in music, are forced to join the soccer club at their college. Their coach is the former soccer club player, Lee Yn, who is known to be mean and scary. So Yn becomes responsible for their development in playing and winning the championship

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Taglist : @aeriigfs @drvirgus

[asherbakugou]

Okay, so this is a story i might write but I do want to get it out there and see if anyone is interested in reading it.

So the series would be about the previous two sets of Elemental Masters of Ninjago, since some got their Element earlier, others later, and its a whole jumbled mess. The main focus would be these characters.

Keahi Kalama, The Master of Fire, and known as the Wildfire Archer, for when his arrows strike they wrupt into flames. He is also known for using different pouches full of powder to change the color and deadliness of his fire and to make the smoke itself poisonous. (Father of Ray Kalama, Grandfather of Kai and Nya Kalama)

Jiang Daiyu, the Master of Water, and known as the Tide-Bringer for she swept an army from the beach when they threatened her home village. She prefers to use a fishing spear as a weapon, simply because she knows how to use it best, and she is one of the strongest Elemental Masters of the Alliance. (Mother of Jiang Mei Lien (Maya), Grandmother of Kai and Nya Kalama)

Gerald D'Angelo, the Master of Earth, and known as the Shield for his control in forming shields to defend his allies. Most commonly seen using a massive war hammer to manipulate the earth and is naturally strong, breaking bones in a single punch. (Father of Lilly D'Angelo, Grandfather of Cole Brookstone)

Aspen, the Master of Ice, and known as the Bringer of Winter for he rarely is seen during missions in summer but once he begins being seen it means winter is coming. Used two long blades coated in poison that left his enemies rotting but frostbitten, striking fear into the hearts of his enemies. (Unknown relation to Zane Julien)

Petir, the Master of Lightning, and known as the Blue Serpent for his powerful strikes using the Imperial Adder fighting style. So fast, very few of his oppenents stand a chance when facing him outright even when they outmatch him in strength because he has experience and speed. No known weapons used. (Father of Lyn, Grandfather of Jay Walker)

Eteri, the Master of Wind, and known as Tempest for in battle she could summon massive tornadoes that left gouges in Ninjago still seen in modern day geography. Rarely every used weapons, but carried Tessens, war fans, with sharp blades in case her element became disabled or she needed to fight without it. One of the strongest members of the Elemental Alliance. (Mother of Morro)

Aryan, the Master of Smoke, and known as the Ghost Samurai, for his ability to turn himself to smoke and travel quickly made people believe he was a ghost. A samurai that teamed up with the Elemental Alliance, because they were being threatened by the Emperor of Ninjago. Wore black armor and had a sword passed down to him that was still as sharp as the day it had been forged. (Father of Morro)

And Garmadon.

I wanted to do a series about how Elemental Masters weren't trusted or revered until recent years and that's why Morro never used his Element on the streets. It would show the Emporer basically deciding he wanted all elemental masters dead, not understanding very well that the elements would simply pass on, and sent out his army creating a period of war and strife.

A lot of the secondary Elemental Masters stayed in hiding with Wu, who did not wish to fight, while Garmadon led his own group to fight back and try to force the Emporer to leave them alone.

The main characters though would be Eteri and Aryan, Morro's parents, and we would see what happened leading up to him being 'abandoned' in Jamanakai at the base of Wu's Monastery. I thought it would be interesting to explore if his parents did not actually abandon him but circumstances happened and he ended up alone.

Parts of the story would flash forward to when Garmadon is talking of his old friends, finally sharing the information all of the ninja wanted before revealing Morro's parentage. (He's there because he's trying to redeem himself.)

So, what do you think?

[ourladyofoldgotham]

nightfall

j. robert oppenheimer x female reader

implied adultery, set during manhattan project

prompt by @forgottenpeakywriter

1.1k words

summary

You meet the illustrious Dr. Oppenheimer at the Los Alamos Christmas party. He asks you for a dance.

Los Alamos isn’t a socialite’s paradise, but looking around Fuller Lodge decorated for the annual personnel Christmas party, they almost could have fooled you.

A band was playing - turns out Los Alamos had a lot more musicians than you had thought - and the soft bustle of the room’s chatter rises up to the tinsel garland draped over the ceiling’s wooden beams. The electricity was always down in the evenings, and the water from the tanker trucks was in short supply, but for tonight, candles and liquor more than made up for it. 

You see him from across the room, standing at the counter. Doctor Oppenheimer is not a particularly loud man, nor a particularly imposing one. Still, there’s an air about him that seems to draw people in. He looks up and meets your gaze from across the room, and his blue eyes in the low light strike you like a bullet. You’ve heard about a million stories about him in the time that you’ve been here - you’ve heard he’s a genius of the highest degree, of course, but that’s practically a given. According to the rumors that flew through the town, he was also a Communist, a millionaire, a homewrecker, and a man that had left a trail of cultish devotion behind him in every university doing any real work in theoretical physics everywhere from Cambridge to California. You hadn’t believed a word of him until you’d met him in person. He seemed to be around every corner, in every lab, his brilliance the undercurrent at every turn. There was a sort of hypnotism that surrounded him, something that you had never seen before. You, like all the rest, were only human. Nobody could help falling under its spell. In the crowd, you lose sight of him.

It’s not until the night starts to draw to a close that you encounter him again. He startles you, tapping you on the shoulder. The light is low, scattering dim light across the wooden floor. The band plays some soft, pretty jazz tune you’re sure you’ve heard before. 

“Are you new to the Hill? I don’t think I recognize you.”

He extends his hand to you, and you shake it. 

“J. Robert Oppenheimer. I’m not sure we’ve had a chance to meet.”

You introduce yourself and his eyes glimmer with a slight touch of recollection. 

“I recognize that last name. Were you at Berkley? Caltech?”

You laugh and shake your head. 

“No, you must be thinking of my husband. He was one of Professor Lawrence’s graduate students there.”

“Of course. I don’t think I could have forgotten a face like that.”

He smiles at you over the rim of his glass. 

“Let me make you a drink.” 

You lean against the edge of the counter as you watch him make a martini, rimmed in lime and honey with extra gin. 

“So where did you go to school? I know your husband works in the E-5 group, but I could swear I’ve seen you in the labs.”

“Harvard - for chemistry, summa cum laude. I wasn’t able to complete my master’s, though - we moved out here just a couple months before I would have finished. I worked under Hornig in plutonium chemistry as a lab assistant for a while, but now I’m just a courier in the library group.”

“Ah, one of Lilli’s plutonium girls. It’s important work you do, you know.”

“What, to drive back and forth from a mailbox all day with a suitcase of old books locked to my wrist like a pack mule?”

He laughs in a way that’s almost disarming, the charismatic Oppie of legend. 

“A pack mule with one of the highest military security clearance levels in the country. It has to count for something.”

He hands you your drink. It’s strong, almost dizzying in the high altitude of top of the cocktails you’d already had. He’s quiet for a moment, his eyes studying you with an emotion you can’t quite decipher.

“Do you recognize this song?”

You shake your head.

“I’m certain I’ve heard it before, but I can’t quite place my finger on it.”

“Ah, of course. It’s quite popular, but it’s not as in vogue as it used to be. It’s called Nightfall - by Benny Carter. I saw him play live once, under Henderson at the Roseland in New York. Quite brilliant men, actually - I believe Henderson was a graduate student at Columbia in chemistry briefly.”

He pauses again, considering something. His eyes flit across the diamond ring on your finger as it wraps around the stem of your glass.

“Has your husband gone home yet? I don’t see him anywhere.”

“Oh, yes, doctor. Hours ago. He doesn’t dance - and he figured I could make it back home on my own.”

“I see. Do you? Dance, I mean.”

“When I can - which hasn’t been often lately. And where is Mrs. Oppenheimer tonight?”

“She’s… She’s visiting her family in Pennsylvania. Los Alamos has never suited her.”

You watch him rub the silver wedding band on his finger, a sudden flash of tension skimming across his face. 

“And what about you? Do you dance, Dr. Oppenheimer?”

The question snaps him out of his reverie, and he smiles softly. 

“Please, call me Robert. And as a matter of fact, I do. May I have the pleasure of this one?”

He extends his hand to you, and you take it. 

“You may.”

He leads you out to the dance floor. He’s old-fashioned, almost gentlemanly - his hand rests delicately on your waist, in classic ballroom fashion. The two of you are practically the only people in the room, now - he leads you in a slow foxtrot around the room. There’s something soft in his eyes when he looks into yours that makes you feel like the only woman in the world.

When the last note of the song rings out, the two of you are standing in the center of the floor. Your head rests on his shoulder, your clasped hands pulled in close. His hand is warm on your waist through the thin fabric of your dress. 

It’s hardly the picture of propriety. The scandal of an affair between the two of you would be enormous. Somehow, you can’t bring yourself to care. Not now - not with him, dancing like this in the cool desert night. The rising moon drips silver light across the floor. With a flick of his hand, Robert signals to the band for just one more song.

couldn't resist the chance to flex my very minor jazz knowledge

[m-jelly]

Heeeey Jelllyyy 😉

Just here to slide in a new request for you, but this time is a SFW one. I want to request a Levi x Reader oneshot where is its the weekend and they're just having fun with their twin children

That's all Jelly

-@2moth-anon2

@ladycheesington <3

Little flowers

Pairing: Dad Levi x Fem!Reader

Tags and warnings: Modern AU, fluff, romance, married, dad Levi, mum reader, being parents, actor Levi.

Levi and you have a nice fun weekend with your precious none identical twins, Lilly and Evan.

@ladycheesington @levisbrat25 @nyxiieluna @li-anne @galactict3a @youre-ackermine @thebobaprincess @2moth-anon2 @cypidity @notgoodforlife @demonsimp6 @nbinairyn

Strong loving arms wrapped around your warm form. Your body was dragged across the bed to press firmly against a strong warm frame. Delicate and loving lips pressed against the back of your neck as hands groped your sensitive body. With a delicate moan of encouragement, your husband rolled you over to face him.

Steel blue eyes gazed at you as the skin around them creased a little as a smile graced his kissable lips. Soft raven hair shifted on his charming face as he moved his head on the pillow. Elegant fingers danced over your cheek as your hair was pushed off your face.

Tantalising lips pressed against yours as your precious love for one another was confirmed and the memories of last night's passionate lovemaking fluttered through your minds. Tongues moved together in an adoring dance causing bodies to tingle and ignite with desire.

"Good morning." His voice was deep and rumbled through his chest as sleep slowly lost its grip on him. "You look divine."

Your cheeks heated as your heart raced with joy. "Says the most handsome man in the world." You rubbed your nose against Levi's cute button nose. "Good morning. This weekend should be a fun one with the four of us. You have no work, correct?"

Thoughts drifted through Levi's mind as he reflected on his schedule. He was rather busy filming a movie recently, but he filmed a fair few scenes last week. He was certain that he could now devote all his time to the love of his life and his two precious and adorable children.

"I'm all yours." He kissed you sweetly. "We'll have a lot of fun."

"Yes." You lifted your upper body and sat up on the soft bed. You gently rubbed your eyes of sleep as your husband whined below you at the lack of attention and contact. "We should check on our little flowers."

A warm hand with a purpose grasped your thigh and slowly travelled up towards your heat. "We should, but we should also take advantage of them still sleeping." His lips pressed against your thigh.

"I know our children." You dragged your body out of bed and left a sad husband behind. "They are up, I can feel it in my bones and I know they are right outside our door."

You glided over to the door and opened it to reveal your two little flowers, who were spitting images of Levi, standing together. Their little hands were together as they held each other's hands. Both of them hand messy bed hair and a wide-eyed look of love for you.

Both stretched their little arms towards you with bright smiles. "Mummy!"

You knelt and wrapped your arms around your three-year-olds before lifting them up. A delicate smell of flowers enveloped you as you held your darling children. Your sweet little children always smelt so nicely of flowers. You adored both with everything in your heart, they were your world.

You delivered both children to the bed and released them. Laughter filled the room as both children played with their father. Calm came over the room as a group hug was formed and all four of you rested. You held your son close as Levi raised his daughter above him and gave her a playful wiggle causing laughter to fill the room again.

Levi sat up with Lilly and hugged her. "Shall we get ready for the day?" A smile graced his lips making his children smile. "I'm thinking we make a fort today and play outside as well."

Evan's eyes sparkled. "Really?"

Levi nodded. "Really, little man."

Lilly grinned. "Yay!"

Levi scooped up both his kids and held them close. "I'll help you get ready for the day."

A loving smile graced your lips as you watched your husband care for his children. You did your morning routine as the muffled sounds of your children and husband made your heart flutter with love. You added to the sounds and smells of the house by starting breakfast. You cooked plenty of everyone's favourites and made a pot of tea for Levi and you to share, along with juice cups for your babies.

Little feet patted against the wooden floors as your twins moved closer. With arms wide open you caught your children and embraced them in a loving hug. You moved them to their seats and presented them with breakfast and drinks.

With a playful tug, you were pulling into the arms of your husband. His hands ran over your body as his lips dotted kisses over your neck and face. His lips crashed against yours as your children giggled at the loving view.

Levi pulled back and released a long sigh. "You look so delicious this morning."

"Thank you."

He pulled his gaze from you and stared at the food. "Oh, this looks incredible."

"Enjoy."

He kissed your cheek. "Thank you."

You sat and joined your family for a delicious breakfast before letting Levi clean up everything. With children ushered into the living room, you began making a fort. You smiled softly as your children helped you out as best as they could. You gave them tasks to help you out, such as gather some cushions and cuddly toys.

You helped your kids inside the fort and checked on them before returning to your husband. You giggled as Levi felt you up a little and showered you in kisses. "Our little flowers are in the fort."

"Let's join them." He let you climb in first before he climbed in after. "Hello, you little cuties." He chuckled as they climbed all over him. "Shall we tell some stories?"

You giggled as you lay in the fort as the kids cheered. "What story do you have this time?"

Levi chuckled. "I'm thinking a story about how mummy and daddy fell in love."

Both kids threw their arms up. "Yay!"

[diosanya]

Hola, bonjour, oi and hello to all Fragaria memories fandom!

Today I shall present my favorite faces of Noir Bouquet Chap 1

Welcome to my ted-talk~

6. Tuxam

His "for real?!" got me! Hehe. His voice is absolutely ADORABLE!!

He also looks like the peacemaker of the group, poor bébé ~

My son

5. Badobarm

This man deserves all the love and sushi in the world! He looks so sweet in this scene~

He's the dad of the group, and at the same time he's baby. Tama is included in the baby statement, of course.

4. Arupek

Such a cutie! His personality is so funny and I just wanted to hug and smuch him when he made this face!!!!

He'll accomplish ALL that he wants with that pure heart and that goofy face~

My son 2.0

3. Hangyon

Ah, yes. The sussy fish~

For sure he has so many secrets hidden in that BEAUTIFUL and SILLY smile.

And Lilly looks so cute too! They both look adorable!!! Cutie-patuties~

My son 3.0

I need to know more about him, please!

2. Pikero

He's SEDUCING me with that smile! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

I'll kiss this froggy man with ABSOLUTELY no complains!

I love him~ He's sarcastic and might look bothered by Hangyon and the others, but he must care a lot about them.

Husband material ~

1. Chacco

THOSE PUPPY EYES!!!!!!!

With that face I'll gladly give him my soul :v

NOW! He might look a little bit manipulative, specially because of his description and the new Charcoal White song (thanks for the translation @purestellas) but I'm pretty sure his just a complex characters with a pure heart.

Just look at his EYES!!!

My son 4.0

So that's all for today ~

Thank you for tolerating my rambling :3

What do you think? I'm just waiting to read the new chapter of Black Bouquet again, but with the official English translation this time.

I might actually decide to do the same with Red and Blue Bouquet, mmmmm.

Anyway, I hope to the very least I managed to get a smile out of you.

See y'all ~

[boookfreeak]

Introductory Post

I think it's time for me to finally do this

Hi lovely people looking at my blog <3

I'm boookfreeak.

My name is Lilli - like Lily or Lilly or Lili, but different.

I'm German but was born and raised in Singapore so I grew up bilingual, which means I'm just as bad at English as I am at German. I also speak French and Swedish.

I am 19 y/o but because of Covid I feel like I should still be 15, school and friend group drama being my biggest problems.

I first turned up on tumblr in 2020 because my older sibling introduced me to it and it was a great platform to interact with fandoms with (that wasn't tiktok). Now I'm still here to talk about my special interests but also to speak to my mutuals and make new ones because you guys are the best!!

I am also on ao3, eventhough I don't post as much as I'd like to. You can find me under the same name boookfreeak.

-ꕥ-

my interests are:

The Witcher, Marvel, Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Avatar (the blue ones and the airbender lmao), Lockwood & Co, Dead Boy Detectives, Sherlock Holmes, Pride and Prejudice, My Lady Jane, Voltron, Supernatural, Hunger Games, Teen Wolf, Grishaverse, Cruel Prince, Karen M McManus books, Holly Jackson books, Rubinrot (a German book series very few people on here know :') ), How To Train Your Dragon, The 100, Shadowhunters, Anne of Green Gables, Ghosts, The Office (both versions), Shameless (only the US one), Brooklyn 99, New Girl, Derry Girls, Merlin

The Amazing Devil, Taylor Swift, Noah Kahan, Hozier, Bo Burnham, Lin Manuel-Miranda, Chloe Ament

books, movies, tv shows, musicals, video games (mostly tw3 and sims), mythologies, historical dramas, linguistics, crime, writing and drawing

If you don't support LGBTQIA+ or the people of Palestine you are not welcome here.

-ꕥ-

my current read: Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams

my current watch: Supernatural and X-Men

-ꕥ-

Some fun facts about me:

I am queer (mostly in the asexual way, but who-knows-what-else way)

I have the ability to lick my own elbow (but only the left one for some fucking reason)

I love rain and snow

I've been to four continents and 20 countries

the first musical I ever saw live was Cats and my first concert was P!nk

people like to debate if I am a blonde or a redhead so I'd confidentaly say that I have strawberry blonde hair

my eyes are green and blue

I do not wear glasses (the only one in my family not to, suckerrrs)

I have 3 siblings and am wedged in the middle

I tend to curse so you probably see that a lot in my tags even if I try to keep it down

I have 3 budgies and a golden retriever

My hogwarts house is ravenclaw

My personality type is INTP

[babeczka415]

The Island

A/N: this has been sitting in my documents for forever and I finally finished and editted it. Its was inspired by @reds-ramblings story.

It's been ten years since we found Hannah. Ten years since I last saw him, expect on TV or the courtroom. He kept his promise and so did I. We met in Duskwood, I saw him before anyone else from the group for a night. It was heated, emotional, and passionate. However, he decided to turn himself in so we can live a life together one day. We had no idea that from one night together, we would have a little one. I was unable to see him while he was in prision even with his daughter, because we weren't officially family.  I waited, Hannah and Lilly kept him updated on me and Faye.

Oh Faye, shes the spitting image of him, even ten years later she's loving computers. I never forgot what he told me before handing himself over to the FBI "MC, I love you but don't wait for me." I couldnt see anyone else because my heart was taken.

Ten years ago my heart shattered as he was arrested. Five years ago I decided I needed to change something and I remember him telling me about someone he knew that owned an island with a resort. The whole group decided to go and I fell in love with the place. Faye and I made it a yearly trip, until this year. I saw the man was selling it and I had the savings and could get the loan so I did the irrational thing. Jake would have been the only one to talk me out of it.

Fast forward to today, I'm standing on the boat waiting for the gang with Faye. The cool spring breeze is on my face and I smell the salt in the air. Jake would be so proud of me for these last year.

"Mom, when can I see Dad?" She asks,  so excited for that moment.

This is a conversation I know too well and it breaks my heart. "Hopefully soon he should be out."

I see the cars pull up and everyone gets out. However I see an extra person and my heart jumps out of my chest.

Hannah and him walk up to the boat together and I finally see his face clear and run off the boat, almost falling. He grabs my waist and looks into my eyes.

"Hi, MC" he says with the smile that just melted my heart 10 years ago.

"Is this real? Are you really my Jake?" I ask as tears run down my cheek.

"I am" he say wiping them away.

"I wanted to surpise you with how much you've been working on this place and taking care of Faye" says Hannah.

"Oh my god! Your daughter" i exclaim. I go to turn around to call her and he grabs my chin and kisses me deep.

All concerns of everything in that moment leaves my body. I wrap my arms around his neck not wanting to pull away.

"Hey there are kids around" says Dan as he pushes past us.

We finally break the kiss and I lean into his chest. I turn around and I see Faye, looking at us and blush.

"Sweetie, this is your dad" I say with tears in my eyes.

Jake lets go of me and reaches out for her. "Hi Faye," he says with a smile and she jumps in his arms.

I look at them then look at Hannah. "You have no idea how happy you just made both of us" I say to her, her brown eyes the total opposite of Jake's and Lillys blues.

"I have an idea. I know she's been asking about him a lot lately." She says.

Watching Jake just hold her, melts my heart. My family is finally whole after 9 years.

Everyone finally gets on the boat and as always when taking out of the dock Faye runs to the front. She leans against the rail and I watch her.

"She's just like you, carefree" I hear Jake say.

"She's also yours. She's stubborn, reserved, loves computers. I swear she took after you more then me." I say watching her.

Jake spins me around looking into my eyes. "Why didn't you move on?" He asks.

"I tried but I had found out I was pregnant with Faye right after and I knew she was yours. In that moment, I knew I had to be strong so when you did get out we could be a family." I say as I look away. "I mean if that is what you want" as I bite my lip.

He lifts my chin, "I very much do. Hannah kept me uodated on you and her everytime she came to visit or we talked on the phone. I instantly knew who she was because Hannah showed me pictures." He says brushing hair away from my face.

"I want you to know, I tried to visit and get on your call list for Faye's sake '' I say looking into his eyes.

"I know you did. My lawyer told me but because we were not engaged and they didn't want to do a DNA test on her you couldn't get even her on the list.."

"Yeah" I say wanting to kiss him again. All of sudden I feel another set of arms around me and I see Faye.

"Mommy, you look so happy today" she says hugging me then running to her seat.

I blush and go to follow her. "They got her for a moment" Jake say grabbing my hand. "I got out a couple days ago and I knew I wanted to be with you." He says and I can see he's getting nervous. "So when Hannah told me you had bought this place and fixed it up, i thought it would be a perfect surprise."

"Jake, I want to be with you also" I say grabbing his face. "Seeing you get out of the car with the group my heart I swear jumped put of my chest."

"MC, will you officially be mine?" He asks.

"I mean we hav to make sure its okay with Faye'' I laugh "but yes jake!" I say wrapping my arms around him.

He kisses me deeply and passionately again. Once we pull away to catch our breath, I look up at him. 

"Yeah Faye is staying in the room with the other kids" I say with a smile.

"I do want some father daughter time if she wants it" he says, looking into my eyes.

"Oh she definitely will. She's been asking nonstop questions about you and a lot of them I cant answer. What she wants most is to spend time with you."

The boat docks and everyone runs off towards the resort. I smile watching Faye with her cousins. Jake is up there playing with the kids as I finally get off the dock. 

"MC, your girl is right, you are happier" says Dan as he comes walking back to me.

"For nine years I waited for this and I never imagined she would take to him like this" I say with a tear in my eye.

He pulls me close "she wants to know him and see her mom happy" he says.

"I just hope we can make it work. We never had a chance and now if it doesn't her heart will break too." I say hugging him.

"Hey don't think like that. I'll tell you something I probably shouldn't but your a sister to me." He says with a sigh.

"Well spit it out Dan" I say with a laugh.

"The last few days when he was around Hannah, Lilly, and the kids he just kept asking about you and her. Wanting to know everything possible from everyone." 

"Wait so everyone knew he was coming?" I say as I start walking to them.

"Yeah but with all on your plate we agreed to make it a surpise. Seeing your face light up from the boat and run towards him was worth it, MC" he says following me.

Faye comes running up with Jakes hand in hers "mom!" She calls and he follows her. "Can we go out on the water in those boats?" She asks.

"Sure, find one of your cousins to go with you." I say meeting them half way.

"But mom, I wanted to go with Dad" she whines.

I look at Jake in shock, then look back at her. I crouch down to her and try to be gentle with my words. "I want everyone to test them out including the smaller ones for you kid" I say trying to reason with her.

She pouts and runs off to find one of the kids to join her and I stand up.

"Did that really just happened?" Ask Dan

I look at Jake and he's just as surpised as me. "Yeah she called him Dad already '' I say looking at Dan.

He walks past Jake and taps his shoulder "good luck man. She's a real wild one just like her mom" he laughs as he walks past us with his bag.

"Sorry I wasn't expecting that" I say blushing.

"Neither was I. Dan's right you know, shes wild like you" he says wrapping his arms around me.

We walk hand and hand inside where everyone is and i give them all their keys. Jessy and Cleo agreed to stay in the room with the kids, even adding Faye to the bunch. I take Jake up to my room and grab the extra key I have and hand it to him. "If we are really going to try and make this work…" I say lost in thought as Faye comes running in.

"Mom! I thought I was staying in here with you!" She whines.

I turn away from Jake and as Im about to say something Jake steps in. "Your Mom and I talked, we think you could use some time with your cousins on this trip" he says in a smoothing voice.

I look at him and realize how much he's already stepping in as a parent and it melts my heart to the point I want to lock the doors and stay in bed with him this whole trip.

She whines and stomps away grabbing her bag. I hear her say something under her breath.

"Don't even go there missy" as I raise my voice to her.

She turns around "he just came into my life and your taking him away from me" she yells.

I walk up to her and sit on the bed in front of her. I take a sigh as I try to find the right words. "Faye, you need to understand your father and I need to figure some things out before we jump in as a family. I promise you will have tons of time with him apart of your life. He can teach you all that computer stuff you've been struggling with and take you out for icecream and have fun." I say looking into her eyes.

She come closer to me, "will you be there too?"

I look at Jake then back into her blue eyes, "yes" i say not wanting to break her heart more right now. "Go get ready though to go out on the water." 

She gets the biggest smile on her face and runs to the bathroom. I look at Jake and sigh hoping I just made the right call.

He comes picks me up, wrapping his arms around me. "You're doing amazing raising her. Just know I am here now and don't plan to leave anytime soon" he whispers into my ear.

"I know you don't but what if…" he stops me mid sentence with a gentle kiss. 

"No what ifs right now, MC. We will figure this all out together." He says

Its later in the day, we had a fun day st the water and around the island just all of us. We finally get all the kids into bed and we all head outside to the firepit that Dan and Thomas started for us. 

Jake pulls me close in the seat were both in and he feels me cold. He takes off his hoodie and gives it to me. 

"Its okay the fire will warm me up" I say looking at him.

"MC dont be stubborn just take it" he whispers into my ear with a growl. 

My body shivers knowing what he wants after ten years and I put it on. It smells just like him and I curl up against him.

Jessy is the first to notice how close we are right now. "Okay we need to talk about the elephant in the room. What is going on with you two?" She asks.

"Yeah I think we have the right to know if you're not going to tell Faye" says Lilly.

I look at Jake for some form of help but he's just watching me. "We're seeing what happens." I look af them as I say it. "You all know how much we were in love ten years ago .  Obviously things happened that one night. '' I laugh.

"We know how you two felt back then" says Dan.

"Yeah but what about now?" Asks Hannah.

"It's pretty obvious" says Cleo. "They are still in love."

"We are seeing where things lead. There is another heart we have to both make sure doesn't break" states Jake.

After a couple hours around the fire everyone starts to dwindle inside and while the fire is out Jake and I just sit there. I finally decidd to get up but he grabs my hand and pulls me back down.

"There's something I want to show you" i say looking into his eyes.

"Wanted to make sure you weren't leaving" he says.

"Definitely not there is a gorgeous spot that looks out over the water. It's not far fron here" i say standing up but taking his hand.

It's nearly midnight but with being with Jake I'm wide awake and we walk up to the spot. In the moonlight its even more breathtaking 

All you see is the darkness of the water and the moonlight over the cliff and hear the water crashing below. He pulls me close and between the smell of him, the smoke, and the salt water my mind is totally lost as he wraps his arms around my waist with my back to him.

"MC, are you really worried things wont work?" He asks.

"I am because its not just are hearts at stake. I have for the past ten years had someone else to watch out for. It's only day on and she loves you" i say taking a deep breath.

"I always want to be there for both of you" he says.

"I know you do Jake. However we both know that last time we were together it was passionate and strong. We didnt think about the future in that night and let things happen." I say turning towards him.

I see the love in his eyes as the moonlight hits him. I feel the warmth of him even through his hoodie I'm wearing. I lose all control over my emotions of trying to keep my heart safe for Fayes sake and kiss him like when I saw him on the dock. This time noone is around to stop us and i feel his hands move to my neck and my ass pulling me even closer as we can't stop what is going to happen.

Jakes POV

I wake up to the sun coming up over the water and I see her. She's still sleeping on my chest my hoodie is over both of us as a blanket and our clothes are on the ground. I want nothing more then to keep this feeling locked away forever but I know i need to wake her up. I kiss the top of her head and she stirs awake. 

"Good morning beautiful" I say with a smile.

"Good morning handsome" she says looking up at me with a smile. "Oh shit we should get back.” As she sits up and realizes we're both naked.

I pull her back to me, this time kissing her gently. Ahe pulls away again but all concern is gone. She reaches for our clothes and we get dressed. She throws on my hoodie which looks good on her and I take her hand.

"I guess we really are giving this a true chance" she says looking towards the water.

I grab her chin and direct her to look at me. "My love, did we even have any other choices.

She shivers as she looks into my eyes, "not really. Your my home" she says as she leans info me.

MC pov:

We walk back to the resort and thankfully as we walk in the front door it doesn't sound like anyone is away. We walk up to the room and see Faye sleeping in the bed.

"I knew she wouldn't make it the night," I says softly with a smile. I walk away from Jake and lift her up. I goes to carry her out of the room but he takes her. 

"How about we do pancakes for everyone?" He ask.

"Pancakes?" A sleepy Faye states while Jake holds her.

"Give me a few moments, okay?" I ask, smiling at Jake holding her.

He kisses my cheek and lays Faye down. I grab change if clothes and head into the bathroom. At this moment I'm so thankful I have my phone. I pull up the messages and see Jessy is online.

MC: oh my we need girl talk!

Jessy: did you even sleep?

Mc: i mean if you count a few hours outside 😜

Jessy: coffee with girl talk?

MC: we're gonna make pancakes. Oh by the way good job keeping Faye in the room last night. 🤣

Jessy: she wouldn't have it and I didnt want her to wake up the others.

Mc: its okay we actually found her this morning in the bed. But going to clean up and head down to the kitchen with Jake and Faye.

There's a knock on the bathroom door "mom, dad and I are heading to the kitchen to start pancakes" Faye says.

"Okay I'll be right down" i say. I smile at her love already for him. 

MC: Jessy! Come here so we can talk

Jessy: okay I'll be right over.

I hear them leave and a few minutes later there is a knock on the door. I open and its Jessy wearing her PJ. I grab her hand and pull her in.

"Girl, what am I going to do?" I say so worried.

"Look, he wants to be part of her life no matter what so just let this run its course."

"No you don't understand. We did it last night out on that cliff I told you about. All it took was once and we got Faye. I don't know if i could handle it if it doesn't work and us having two kids" I say breaking down.

Jessy grabs my shoulders "don't think of it like that. You're an amazing mom and he's showing he wants to be around." She says.

"Jessy, wait if all we have is passionate love explodes and then its nothing. We've never had the chance to see if we can keep these feelings" i say looking at her with tears in my eyes.

She pulls me in for a hug "just take it a day at a time sweetie. Also would it really be bad if you guys had another one?" She laughs. "That man is madly in love with you."

I realize she is telling me the truth. Jake and I need to take this a day at a time together and learn each other and build a family with Faye.

[dancingdryads]

Narnia Fic Recs - Golden Age

I’m starting a short fic rec series to spread some love for Narnia authors, they aren’t in any sort of order other than the really long ones are on the bottom.

A lot of these stories are on ff.net which I know is a pain of a site to use, however, I sorted through a lot of Narnia fics to find these and I think they deserve some love. I did check if anything was on ao3 and put that link instead if I could find it. Please give these authors some love, kudos, favorites, comments, etc. They’re all great and it’s always fun to find older fics!

If y’all have any fic recs you can send them my way, or if you know if any of these authors are on tumblr let me know. I’ll be releasing more rec lists sorted roughly by era so look out for those under #lillys fic recs

The Silver Crown by todreaminscarlet

Rated Gen, 1.5k words

A conversation between Edmund and Susan late at night after their coronation.

A Very Taxing Christmas Eve by acacia59601

Rated K+, 2.5k words

One of my favorite fics, Peter is just trying to figure out things like Taxes for Narnia on Christmas Eve and he ends up having a good talk with Father Christmas.

In Dangerous Places by ilysia

Rated K+, 6k words

Edmund gets captured but they don’t know who he is, so he’s trying to get out without them figuring out exactly who they have.

The Dream Dasher by Thalion King’s Daughter

Rating K+, 21.5k words

Okay so this is definitely crack, it’s basically a Mary Sue trying to win Peter’s heart despite the very clear signals that he’s not interested. Based on a document Edmund makes in Elecktrum’s They Also Serve that forbids anyone who marries one of the four from actually gaining a title or right to the throne. She has good character growth though and by the end she’s not an annoying mary sue.

Neville the Chamberlin by Elecktrum

Rated Gen, 10k words

A fun, silly fic focusing on Neville, a new Hyena member of the court of Cair Paravel trying to find a place for himself. It’s written in letter form and shows the siblings from an outside perspective as they try to find a temporary chamberlain and fail, a lot. Part of the series by Elecktrum but can be read alone.

Only Children by Thalion King’s Daughter

Rating K, 74k words

I’m normally very wary of OC centered fics, but this one is great. Set in Elecktrum’s world from series Sword and Shield, Jewel and Song, Peridan (from A Horse and His Boy) comes to Narnia with his family, including his sons Jaer and Jaerin. They are similar ages to Edmund and Lucy and show an interesting perspective on the Narnian court and the beginning of the Golden Age. All the characters are very 3D and fun to read about. It’s technically not finished, but doesn’t end on a cliff hanger and since it feels a bit more ‘a day in the life’ it’s not too bad.

Kingdoms Come by Adalet

Rated K+, 132k words

I haven’t read this one in a while, but it’s another good Pevensies sorting out Narnia, fixing the mess the White Witch left, calling back all the people fled 100 years ago, and generally figuring out how to be Kings and Queens.

Carpetbaggers by cofax

Rated Gen, 119k words

Starting right after the coronation festivities, the siblings have to figure out how to help Narnia and how to find their place in this new world. As they travel around Narnia they meet lots of different groups and dealing with some of the witches army. The side characters are great, and the magical connection that the siblings form with the land is also wonderful. Lots of just hard work to build the kingdom in a very satisfying way.

Black Dwarves, Blue River by Elecktrum

Rated Gen, 53.5k words

In the first year of their reign, Edmund goes to visit a very stubborn clan of black dwarves. It has great side characters, great worldbuilding for Narnian customs and culture, and Edmund being sassy and stubborn in return while really settling into being King. The other Pevensies feature a bit but it’s really about Edmund. Also has some fun blacksmithing info if you’re curious about that kind of thing. Part of the series by Elecktrum but can be read alone.

Sword and Shield, Jewel and Song by @elecktrum

Rated G-T, 26 Works

Okay so this series is really great for world building, the basic premise is just that the golden age longer than a lot of people think, a couple decades instead of 15 years. Most fics are still set early in the Golden Age (a few are set in the other eras or after), as the siblings are figuring out how to lead and also rebuild from the destruction of the witch. Most of the fics can be read as stand alones, are less than 10k, and don’t even have to be read in order.

A few should be read in order like: Into the West, which is one of the novel length fics with a companion called They Also Serve where Peter journey’s west to undo the Witches’ magic attacking Edmund, lots of adventure and angst between the two. Black Dwarves, Blue River now has a companion sequel called Belana, both are about Edmund trying to gain the good will of a dwarven clan and getting to know Narnia. Thole is another novel length fic about the giants invading and capturing Peter which has a kind of epilouge/transition sequel A Blessing of Rain. The whole series has amazing world building, great characterization, and wonderfully complex side characters. I really enjoy how the series dives into the interactions between creatures and humans, while also acknowledging the magic of Narnia.

Shipping Fics - I generally don’t really read shipping fics for Narnia, but these ones were fun. I’m currently finding new fics, so I might make a separate list for shipping fics eventually.

To Seek a Newer World by Francienyc

Rated T, 133.5k words

A Peridan/Edmund fic that has some really interesting world building for the Lone Islands and the start of Narnia’s reign. I really like Peridan in this, he’s very interesting. There is blatant external homophobia though so be aware of that, as well as a lot of fear from Peridan. Lots of pining and a solid slowburn between them. It does cover the events of Horse and His Boy, but from the Narnian side, obviously.

A Tenuous Alliance by platinum_firebird

Rated T, 8.5k words

AU where the Telmarines have a strong empire during the Golden Age and Caspian gets an arranged marriage with Edmund. Overall cute and fun to see the siblings and Caspian trying to figure each other out.

[lyon-amore]

What if...? Duskwood Chapter 33

Chapter 32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*Macie POV*

As I already said once, I love horror movies. Because everything is false and nothing can hurt you. You are safely looking at a screen watching how the protagonists try to survive. In some movies they succeed and defeat the monster. In others, the monster wins. Well today I never thought I would star in a real horror movie.

   "What's all this?" Jessy asks, shocking.     On the wall was a corkboard with several photos of us, with the word 'Revenge' on a large banner. It was all illuminated by candlelight. Candles that made me think that the madman who had done this must not be very far away. On the table were several black feathers. Probably raven feathers.    "I don't know…" Thomas whispers, scared.     I go ahead of them without taking my eyes off everything that was hanging. I even saw a crow drawn.    "Don't touch anything." i warned, so they wouldn't leave any traces.    "Guys, there are pictures of us." I don't pay attention to Jessy's words, I'm too busy looking through everything in case there's an important clue.    "No…" Thomas replies fearfully.    "Of all of us... Macie." Hearing Jessy, I turned to see her. She has a paper in her hands.     I walk over to her and look at him. Like Dan's image, which I had noticed was a social media screenshot, so was mine. i would come out smiling with Henry in my hands. He was wearing his little blue tie that he wore on important days. That day gave me the opportunity to celebrate our two months together. It was stupid, but before long, Henry had become something of a big thing in my life. He was like my son. And seeing him on this wall made me afraid. It was like it wasn't just threatening me, like they could hurt Henry to hurt me too.    “Shit.” Thomas blurts out.  “Richy.” Jessy walks away from me and looks at Richy's photos.     I approach her also looking at her photos. Near it were the names of 'Hannah Donfort' and 'Amy Bell Lewis', marking a particular place on the map with a red thread. Below them, three papers with the word 'Guilty'. But it was strange... There are only two names, not three... Has the kidnapper put it out of obsession or because he wants to indicate a third person? I look at the picture of Richy next to the girls' names. Has he done it because he feels guilty but he's hiding it out of fear?    "Shit…" Thomas says again, "Shit, shit, shit." He kept focusing with his phone. Was he transmitting this to the group?    "And now what do we do?" Jessy asks, looking at the two of us.    "I don't know." Thomas replies.     I just looked and looked, looking to see if Jake was in the cork. I was worried that there might be something of him here. But not. I have to think about why Dan and mine's photos are snapshots and everyone else's are street photos.    “Macie.” Jessy moves me a little. I think I've been too mesmerized by this mural. I had never been in a scene like this before, they just passed me the photos to analyze. I was too excited, I couldn't deny it "What do we do?"     I can tell them that we have to get out of here as soon as possible, but leaving this unchecked would be a waste. But I know we can't stay here because of the candles.    "Jessy, take pictures of all this," I say, as she quickly pulls out her phone "Thomas? Is there another site to look at?"    "There's a basement." He tells me quickly.    “Photos taken.” Jessy announces.    "Okay…" I tried to think a bit, "The candles are lit, which means our suspect can come back at any time, he wouldn't risk leaving this alone."    "Fuck…" Thomas puts his hands to his head "And what will you do?"    "I'll stay here watching a little longer."    "Hurry up then!" Jessy runs off, as does Thomas.     I read the chat and I read Lilly's messages. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lilly In the legend of the man without a face... It was the father too, wasn’t it? But if Michael Hanson is the culprit And if he used his house as a hideout Then it seems likely that Hannah and Richy might actually be there, right? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Was it really Michael? I look at the mural again, analyzing every detail. Would it be that easy? Is he already? Is the victim's father? And why take ten years to put all this together?

 I froze when I heard the door. I lean against the wall and cover my mouth. I could see the light coming through the door. I hold my breath and go very still. The kidnapper passes by my side. I have it so close that I even think my heart stops beating. Turning around to want to leave, he manages to see me. I tried to run but he managed to grab me, trying to suffocate me to kill me? To knock me unconscious? What I know is that I having trouble breathing and that he hurts me a lot.    "LET ME GO!" I scream as best I can, trying to get out of his grip "HELP!"    "I don't want to hurt you." he murmurs under the mask. It helps him cover the tone of his voice.     << You’re hurting me!>>     My stomach turns when I hear him say that, where is Thomas?! We hear a noise, like something falling and I can hear through my teeth how the kidnapper complains. I start to cough and Jessy moves closer to me, careful not to make a sound, trying to help me up.    “I'm sorry Macie, I didn't hear the door from upstairs” she whispers, helping me up, “. It wasn't until you yelled that I came down."     I shake my head, as if to say it's okay.    "Jessy! Macie!" we heard Thomas yell at us.    "Come on!" Jessy grabs my hand, starting to run.     Thomas hands Jessy the phone and we head out to the barn. Thomas takes the lead to get closer to the door.    "Open the gate!" Jessie yells at him.     I put a hand to my throat, hurt. I can't talk and I can't stop shaking. I have fear and pain in the body. We look back and see the man without a face walking towards us... Walking... It was almost as if he was taunting us to intimidate us 'Look, I'm here. Fear me.' Thomas makes an effort to open the door and we both go out first.

 We get in the car and I sit in the back. My legs are shaking.    "Are you two alright?!" Thomas asks us, starting to drive.     I look in the rearview mirror. The kidnapper stays watching us as we walks away.    "I do, but he suffocated Macie! He Almost Killed Her, Thomas!” Jessy yells, as she examines me “Can you talk?!     I shake my head. It is not only because of the pain, but also because of the fear. She still has the phone in her hand on the video call. Shit… This is not good… I get a text from Jake. No. I have a lot of messages. From when the guy entered the house, but I had my phone silent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jake Macie! Get out of there! Find something to defend yourself with at least! MACIE! What do she mean he has suffocated you?! Let them take you to the motel! NOW! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 I receive a call from such a stranger. I answer avoiding putting the speaker to avoid scaring them. I can hear his heavy breathing. Angry.    "It wasn't enough for you that I kill the mechanic…." I squeeze my hand furiously upon hearing those words "No... You should have gotten into this, Macie... You should have come... It's over now. I'm going to kill them all. Cleo. Thomas. Lilly. Jessy. And Dan… Every single one of them. And you will watch.” He pauses and I can hear a kind of chuckle "And in the end... I'll coming for you."     He hangs up and I'm frozen.    "Macie?" Jessy calls me, looking at me scared "What happened?"    "He said…" I swallow and that makes my throat hurt, I try to speak as best I can, but I'm unable to.     I decide to write it then in the chat. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Macie Someone just called me It was the attacker

 Cleo What did he say?

 Macie He said t he wants to kill you All of you And he wants me to watch And in the end, he would come for me ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    "By the way, girls" Thomas calls out to us and pulls out a phone from his pocket. "I have it I have Hannah's cell phone."     I throw my head back, lips moving with a 'Thank God'. We had achieved something at least of all this. *Jake POV*

 I walk around the room, waiting for Macie to return. I have told Thomas and Jessy to stay together and Lilly has been given permission to call the police. But Macie...    "Fuck!" I bang on the table, angry with myself for not being there with her.     I'm too angry I saw the video call Thomas was slow to react! I get it, humans tend to be cowards and not risk it for our own safety, but not me! And what he's done makes me furious! He could have left his cell phone and gone help her! I have also heard the kidnapper! I can't… I can't now let her go through this!

 I hear the car and I stay at the door, waiting like a dog for her to come in.    "Are you sure you don't want us to take you to my house?" I hear Jessy tell her, concerned.    "No… I'm fine here…" I hear Macie say, slowly and almost inaudibly.     I'm getting nervous.

  She opens the door and I stride toward her, holding onto her shoulders. The surprised look on her face is nothing compared to mine, surely from being scared and worried about her.    "Are you alright?!" I ask quickly, not even giving her time to remove her jacket. I then place my hands on her face, examining if she has any injuries "What has he done?!"    “I'm fine…Jake.” she says, though I can see that she's shaking.    "No! You are not okay!" I head for the door and Macie stops me. "Let me go! I am going to tell Thomas a thing or two!"    "NO JAKE!" She makes the effort to scream and begins to cough.   I stop and again approach her. Looking at her as if at some point she was going to break. "I'm fine." She caresses my face, trying to calm me down "I'm here…" I sucked in a breath, clenching my hands tightly. In the end, I end up hugging her afraid that maybe she wasn't even here and she was… Macie buries her face into my body, trembling all the time.    "You are safe now" I say, kissing her hair ", you are with me now..."

 After calming down, I let her go to the bathroom to get comfortable. I see that it takes long and I worry.    "Macie?" I knock on the door, worried "Can I come in?"    "Yeah." It seems like at least she has the better voice.     I open the door and see her looking at her neck in the mirror. A wave of anger runs through my body seeing him red.    "How are you?" I ask, holding out on hacking into Thomas's stupid phone for this.    "Well…" She begins to say without taking her eyes off the mirror "At least he hasn't broken it for me."     I sigh, shaking my head. I know she wants me to be calm by making jokes, but it doesn't help me.    “Let me see.” I walk over to her and she turns around, raising her head "I think I have something to ease the pain."    "From your doctor?"    "Yes, wait here."     I leave the bathroom and look in one of the pockets for the anti-inflammatory. I return to her and she pulls her hair back into a ponytail to avoid getting it on her. I helped her sit on the sink.    "Hold on tight." I warned, as I tilted her chin up.     I place the cream in my hands and begin to massage her neck with it. Macie closes her eyes, groaning a little.    "Sorry" I apologize, stopping to apply, “Do I hurt you?"    "No, not you" she says and tries to nod ". Go ahead, I can handle it."    "Alright..."     I try to do the massage much more carefully. She lets out a strange sigh, is it pain or…    "Dan was quite angry with you" she speaks slowly and she looks at me ", he think it's your fault that he did this to me…"    "Don't talk" I ordered, controlling my anger. Dan was upset that he hadn't named me. He was worried about his friends "Waits at least for me to finish."    "I'm sorry."     I suck in a breath, thinking about the pain she must be in right now. I just hope this eases her up a bit. I see that then she breaks out into a smile. How can she smile at this moment?    "What are you thinking?" Curious question "Aren't you even a bit worried? You have been threatened."    “I'm thinking how well you massage.” She replies, letting out a chuckle.     I do the same, shaking my head.    "Really? Is that what you're thinking about?"    "It's better than thinking about what happened..."     Right… Now she should relax a bit before our next clue. I also try to calm down a bit now that I can, not to think for a moment that she is in danger and that she is safe here. With me. I don't remember having this kind of skin contact with her like this and her smile makes me partly relieved to know that she's okay.    "Jake?"    "Hmm? What?"    "My neck is a little higher..."     I realize that by looking at her face and in contact with her, I had slowly lowered my hand.    "Sorry." I move my hand away nervously.     Macie laughs and looks at me, stroking my face lovingly.    “Sorry for worrying you so much” she says with a sigh ". I didn't know this was going to happen."    "Nobody knew..."    “But we did get Hannah's phone at least."     I lean against the sink, resting my head on her shoulder. Macie strokes my hair as she eases me up a bit. Look for the positive side after all the bad. The problem is that I didn't want bad things to happen to her.    "This shouldn't have happened to you." I nuzzle her neck gently and hear her make a noise of agreement "Sorry Macie."    "At least I’m relieved a little thanks to you" she whispers, playing with my hair ", you're pretty good with your hands, what else can you do?"     Ah… I see… Try to make me nervous so that I forget. I smile sitting up, to look into her eyes. If this helps her to forget about the bad thing she's been through, then I'll help her.    "Can I…" I began to say, whispering close to her lips.    "You can..?"     I see how she starts to get nervous, she breathes very fast.    "Type very fast." I whisper in her ear.     Macie laughs and pushes me away a bit. I see that she is blushing.    "Can we talk about what happened now?" Question "I'm much better and Jessy was also going to pass me the photos that she has taken."    "If you're sure of it" I clap my hands and look at her decisively ". To work."

Macie sits on the bed and I sit on the chair. As usual. I see that she seems to be focused and ready to talk.    "We are appear to be close to reaching our goal" I commented, also focused on our investigation ". And yet, I have been plagued by an odd feeling of late, which I cannot seem to let go of."    "Because we still haven't found them her." she answers, hugging herself.    "Perhaps you are correct." I can't deny it, I thought I was hopeful when they went to Michael's house. A modicum of hope to believe that Hannah and Richy were there.    "I feel the same way. We won’t be able to rest until we’ve finally found her."    "Yes. I suppose you are right.” I leaned back in the chair, thinking about the new find "Michael Hanson… What do you think Macie?" She looks up at me "Is he the culprit we have been looking for?"    "No" she answers quickly ", Michael Hanson isn’t who we’re looking for” She stares at the ground, thinking ". He just doesn't fit in the picture."     I start thinking about her words and everything we've seen. I trust her, although it's strange that she says that, because it could fit perfectly with him being our author.    "Perhaps this is merely a delusion" I begin to give my point of view "as we never considered him as potential suspect until now” she nods slowly, putting a hand to her neck ". However, I can understand your doubts come from. For our continued investigations, I would like to assume that Michael Hanson is indeed our culprit" her look of doubt on him makes me think I'm wrong, but he's the closest we have to a big clue to everything we've investigated "We will check every piece of evidence under this assumption. That way, sooner or later, this theory will either prove to be fact or will turn out to be an error."    "Alright." she answers without further ado.     I can understand that she might not like the idea of a broken parent wanting to hurt someone, but that's how it is a lot of the time. They are blinded by the fear that they will harm or have already harmed their children.    "Did you say that Jessica has send you the photos?" She nods "I would like for us both to look at them together."    "Okay, then I'll take my phone and-"    "No… You need to pick up your cell phone…" my face warms up a bit as I gesture for her to sit on my lap. "You can sit with me."     I have to stop getting nervous when I invite her to do it, I think she shows quite a bit.

 Macie gets up and sits on top of me. I turn on the screen and lets her see what I have. I know it's nothing special to impress her like anyone else. It is very simple and with hack programs. I'm sure she doesn't care too much.    “So this is what you were keeping from me” she says, as she leans across the table, resting her hand under her chin “, a hacker's computer wanted by the government, and I'm looking at it."    "I had more stuff on the other computers" I sighed almost sadly "At least here I have what we need. And that I trust you." She turns a little and smiles at me "Good. I will open the pictures now. Afterwards, we can analyze them together."     I access her shared gallery with Jessica. Luckily she doesn't get upset, she understands that this is important. The first photo shows Michael's large house, along with the barn. It's... It's strange... This sounds familiar.    "This house is  increadibly run-down." I commented, stroking Macie's hair.    "It looks like nobody’s taken care of it for a long time." I'm sure she could have observed it better than me.    "The house on the edge of Duskwood." I look at the location on the map, where I looked for it to find out where it was located "There are no neighbors or other buildings close by."    "A perfect place to hide."     I nod. I can't get it out of my head. It's like I know this place.    "This area…" I begin to comment "It seems familiar."    "Have you been there before?" Macie looks at me, seriously. It almost seems like she's interrogating me.    "No, it's not that…" I scratch my chin, trying to figure out where it's from, "I simply cannot remember."     I move on to the next photo. The barn.    “You three were able to enter the house’s interior this barn."    "And we got out that way, too."     I feel a tremor through her body and take her hand, caressing it carefully. She entwines our fingers, making me unable to let go. Good thing I have another hand. 

We move on to the next photo. The house outside. Nothing to see there. Then the bunker. I really had hopes.    “Too bad this bunker was empty.” Macie says "I really thought Hannah would be inside…"    "I also believed that. If Hannah and Richy are not inside the kidnapper’s house, then where are they?"     She squeezes my hand harder and I move on to the next photo.

The barn inside gave a cold and lonely feeling. Seeing this I remember when they ran to get out of the barn, how scared she was. The damage. Then came that threat on the cell phone.    "You did not tell Jessica that he told you that he killed Richy." I remember from the group chat how Macie had avoided talking about it, so I guess she didn't tell her to her face either.    "I couldn't…" she replies, squeezing my hand again.    "I understand." I let my mind navigate my memories "For some, bad news is easier to take in if it is conveyed by a person they trust."    "You’re talking from experience, aren’t you?" I think Macie means when I told the group about Hannah's kidnapping, but it's not just about that.    “Yes” I nod, avoiding saying much more ". Of course, in the end it is entirely your decision."    "Then I prefer not to tell her..."     I hear her sigh and move on to the next photo, trying not to continue forcing the conversation. It must have hurt to hear that Richy really is dead.

 In the following photo, two barrels are shown with a warning symbol.    “The symbols on the barrels indicate a dangerous substance.” I comment.    "Poisonous, I'd say."    “As far I can tell, these barrels appear to be made of steel."    "And they also look pretty new."     I continued to watch them closely. True, they are new, so it means that the kidnapper has bought them for some reason.    “I would estimate that they have a capacity of at least two hundred liters.” Macie looks at me surprised.    "Do you know that just by looking at them?" She asks me.    "You know with the size." I smiled at her.    "You talk to someone who likes more letters than numbers."     I let out a laugh and go back to the photo.    "The writing is indistinguishable" I tried to look carefully, almost straining my eyes "It could tell us where they were bought or who manufacture."    "Can't you make it readable?"    "I could do it, but it would take a lot of time" I let go of the mouse for a moment, to ruffle my hair, a lot of work and I already had a hard time getting the memorial stone to show right "If we reach dead end in our investigations, I will start working on it."     I move on to the next photo. The barn from another point of view.    "Jake...?" She turns when to see me, with a curious look "Have you ever shown your computer to someone?"    "I'm usually quite discreet with my work area, really" I replied, trying to remember that all the computers I used to work were not allowed to be looked at by anyone ". It was like a no-go zone for everyone."    "So all this time you've let me look at the screens…. Have I been the first person?"    "Yes," he answered, caressing her face, "you're the first person to see it. Even right now, I haven't shown anyone the programs I use to hack. "     She smiles and I watch as she fixes a lock that had come loose from her ponytail.    "I like that… I feel special."    "You have always been..."     She bites her lips and returns to the screen. I clear my throat and move on to the next photo. The mural.

 Instinctively, Macie jerks back, away from the screen. I run my arm through her body and stroke her arm slowly.    “Like in a horror movie…” she murmurs, a little more to herself "It must have taken a long time to get all of this stuff."     I hear anger in her voice. I can understand her, because in the next photo, there are photos of Lilly. My little sister. Thinking that the kidnapper has photographed her makes me worry.    "Lilly." I pronounce her name, terrified of the situation.    "Notice how she’s looking around?" Macie raises her hand to indicate the photo "As if she knew she was being followed."    “Survival instinct” I say, trying to be calm “, maybe she must have felt something like you say."    "That’s the map of Duskwood." now she points to a part of a map,    "Yes, well spotted."    "But it’s cut off in the picture."     We look at the next photo that is in Jessica's photograph. Macie tenses up seeing him.    "Richy..."    "How do you know that this person is Richy?"    "His… His whole appearance I guess."     I kissed her forehead and sighed.

 We continue with the next photo. Seeing him makes me angry.    "Thomas." I can't hide my anger, it shows too much in my voice.    "I just realized, I didn’t know his last name until now. Somehow it is strange to know this detail by means of our author."     So not only does the kidnapper know their names and have taken photos of them, but very possibly he knows who they are personally for some strange reason.    “Jessica.” I say, seeing the photo of her.    "She’d kill you if you keep calling her that." Macie giggles.    "If she can catch me." I smile proudly.    She laughs again and she leaves me a kiss on the neck. Shit... Shit... Now I have to concentrate. I'll focus on Jessica's picture, that'll calm me down. I analyze the photo, it seems that she is looking directly at the camera.    “It’s as if she could see her follower."    "That is what I initially thought, too" I replied, trying to better position myself in the chair without disturbing her ". But then I notice the details to the right and the left of the picture.” I point my hand to it "I am sure that he was well hidden when he took this picture."     She makes a nodding sound. Behind Jessica's photo, there is a piece of paper with numbers on it.    "A bill. All relevant information has been blacked out and made illegible."    “The strange thing here is that he hung up on It.” she comments, her voice doubtful.     I move on to the next photo.    “A picture of Dan."    “I know that picture” I look at Macie, who is now pointing at it “It’s from social media."    "That means the culprit did not take it."

 I look at the next person in the photo.    "Cleo." I notice something strange "This photo enclosed with the threatening letter the culprit had sent to Cleo’s mother” I look at Macie who seems to be studying the mural. She's been there, she probably noticed something ". Have you notice anything, Macie?"    "He has a picture of everyone in the group but compare Dan's with the rest, it's taken from the internet." she points to the top and bottom sides.    "Yes," I pay attention to her words and I dare to ask "Do you think Dan has planned it?"    "No, maybe the kidnapper didn't have time" Macie looks at me and starts to think "What if he couldn't take the photo because by the time he was doing the group, he was already in the hospital?"     It's a very good deduction, no doubt. It is most likely that he did not have time to get a photo of Dan, so we could say that he did the mural in a short time.    "He was watching all of them." I say, accepting her deduction.    “I suppose he."    "Why did he do that?"     Macie shrugs and I look at the next clue.    "A calendar sheet." I try to take a better look at it, a lot of things are missing "However, both month and year are missing."    "Month and year of Jennifer's death?" Comments Macie "Everything revolves around her."    “That only makes the father theory grow."    "We don't know that yet..."     I nod and look at the word on the banner.    "'Reven'?"    “Revenge.” Macie corrects me, tense.    "I see... I'd like to see it from another better angle."

We move on to the next photo, in it is a photo of Amy Bell Lewis and the news.    “This is from the news clip in which Amy Bell Lewis’ identity was revealed."    "Christian wanted to include me in her report about her death." I hear her make an annoyed sound and I kiss her on the shoulder to relax her. She puts her arm behind me and starts stroking the ends of my hair "So he actively watches the news."    "Yes, he does. Either he wants to see what police is sharing with the public.” She looks at me and I look at her, continuing my theory "Or it makes him happy to see that he is being talked about in the media."    "He wants more insight" Macie looks back at the photo "If this gives him happiness… he is sick."     I nod and move on to the next photo.

 Revenge. In large and below it, all the clues of the kidnapper.    "If we assume that this was really Michael Hanson, then he probably wanted to find his daughter’s killer." I try to explain to Macie so she'll understand. She can't keep denying it.    “And that way everyone got targeted."    "Yes" I continue caressing her arm slowly, I can see that she is nervous because of how she trembles again "Jennifer Hanson's killer has never been found. And that's why he only started ten years later" I try to fit all the pieces, I think this is what makes the most sense so far. "He had to find out first who was responsible for Jennifer’s death."    "That’s what Cleo suspected too…"     It was like we all just assumed is Michael Hanson except her. She denied it. Perhaps with this I could help her see that not all parents mourn her children. Some prefer the thirst for revenge.

 I move on to the next photo and I'm furious. Like Dan, it was a social media post of Macie with Henry. I clench my fist and she makes me look at her.    "Jake, calm down." Her soft her voice tries to calm me down "Don’t worry."     I swallow, caressing her hand. Powerless to see it.    "I am sorry."    “Eh, it's not as bad as all those threatening phone calls” she jokes, trying not to care. But I know that she cares too because she isn’t alone but with Henry and I know how much he means to her.     I keep looking at the photo. Her joke doesn't calm me down, on the contrary. I know she's hiding it that she doesn't mind and it's what makes me want to do something for her.    "What’s up?" she asks me, pulling me out of my thoughts.    "Seeing this photo on this wall getting to me." I look directly into her eyes, controlling my anger. But it wasn't directed against her "It makes me angry and I feel helpless” Macie sighs, looking at me sympathetically "I should have gone there with you and protected you."    "And risk someone seeing you?"    "It would have been better than doing nothing."    "No" she shakes her head, bringing her forehead to mine "I wouldn't have left you, do you hear me? Besides… It helps me knowing you care about me."     She smiles at me and I try to return her smile, even though I had a hard time. I won't let her go through something like this again.    "I've realized something" I say, looking at the photo, not responding to her words. I couldn't accept it “You only joined the group after Hannah had disappeared, so as you say, he hasn't been able to find out anything about you."    "In social networks I don't have a position where I live or my personal information, most of them are Henry's and the ones I have are more private, I share them with my friends" she answers, looking at the photo now ", he hasn't been able to find out anything specifically and until now, he didn't know I was here."    “And this new clip was only aired recently, too… So his investigation are not finished yet."    "It’s not over for him…" I watch as she nuzzles her neck, remember when he suffocated her.     I make her look at me and I see that her eyes are shining, affected by what happened. As she had done before, I dare to place a small kiss on her neck, but as relief for the pain she felt. I can't stand it being like this. She smiles at me when I look back at her.    “We’ve almost solved the case, Jake” she says with a sigh, wrapping her arms around my neck “I can feel it."    “Yes, we have, Macie” I admit, placing my hands on her hips "However, we should not feel too sure of ourselves to avoid making any mistakes" I remember the finding, with doubt ". It is a very happy coincidence that Thomas managed to come into possession of Hannah's phone."    "I completely agree."     I start thinking about our next step. We have something quite valuable on our hands.    “I should take precautionary steps so that we can access Hannah’s phone later on."    “Well then.” Macie stands up and I feel empty without her. It is not like it bother me much, either "hurry up and good luck with."     We hear the door and look at each other. We don't wait for anyone. Well. She doesn't wait for anyone.

 Who could it be?

Chapter 34

[alolanrain]

TA!Ash with a side of both DadIngo and Aurafangshipping?

this is more focused on dad!ingo then Ash bc I love him so much and I need more of him in the au.

\ he's the type of dad who gets really into his kids sports. So whenever Ash or Gary are showing off their skills, either during science conferences or on tv during Pokémon battles, Ingo is absolutely cheering for them with his whole chest. even if he's across the world from them in that moment.

\ also the type to brag though it takes a while for him to get to that point, it helps if he's not really sober to get the ball rolling or if he's super tired. somehow it switches from Ash and Gary talking to Rowan about their accomplishments or findings to Ingo gushing about the two.

\ Dawn and Raihan both come into Ingo's life almost full time, Post-Hisui of course, at the same moment. He doesn't interact with Raihan much and looks towards Rowan for support with talking and hanging out with Dawn since she's complelty knew to him.

\ Gary is an outlier in the whole situation because he doesn't give Ingo the chance to question him or himself and is clinging onto him like a Komala since Rowan isn't a fan of physical touch and Gary is craving desperately for it even if he wont admit it.

\ it's not until Ash invites him to stay in Alola for a week that he and Raihan really get to know each other because the gym leader is there since the Galar league is finally in their off months. While Ash is at work the two of them kinda just wander around the island without a guide, extremally dumb of them, and get into all kinds of shenanigans.

\ the kids don't leave Ash alone regardless if he has guests or not, their clinging onto him even more since the moment Raihan walked with him to the school a week ago. they adore Ingo and even though the man gets overstimulated easily by loud noise he adores them back.

\ "I remember when you were their age." "Shut your up fuck." "Now I would like to see that." "I said SHUT!"

\ Burnet requests Ash, and Raihan's help since he's a well known experience dragon type specialist, to come help with a group of abandoned Noibats that were found in a smuggling ring on a smaller island off the bigger four. leaving Ingo alone for the first time.

\ the kids stumble across him at some tacky gift shopping store and collectively decide that they'll be his guide in getting the perfects gifts for his family back home. they ask him all sorts of questions on what his family members like and dislike and Ingo gets the chance to gush about his 'two wonderful kids and amazing partner back home'.

\ the boys and the cool color duo thinks Ingo's partner is a girl but Lillie's seen the few polaroid pictures that Ash always keeps on hand, because he's a big softy for his family under all the stress and PTSD, and immediately remembers one particular photo. Ash had talked about it before, it was the first one he showed her too.

\the picture is almost like a family patriate. she remembers seeing Ingo in the back, tucked into the side of a slightly smaller but much thicker built man with a white beard. their holding coffee cups while the Gary Oak has a girl that looks almost like Ash without the scars and gray-ish blue eyes in a headlock. both look like they were yelling during the moment but smiling as well as Ash's face was almost pressed up close. like his head would pop out of the film kind of close. there's the tip of an Umbreons tail by his left ear, Pikachu's ass practically pressed into his face, and the tip of a Piplups beak nipping at his chin.

\ she and Ingo spend some quality time together after all the kids had been pulled away by prior obligations or daily responsibilities. Lillie also soon learns that Ash had been talking about her during the times he's calling Rowan and Gary over Kukui's tv and the lengthy letters he sends to Ingo detailing basically his day to day.

[wishmaker1028]

Farewell to You, ch 2

"Someone page me?"

Max turned, seeing Brock had arrived. With him was Pike Queen Lucy.

Everyone exclaimed, "Brock!"

Brock stated, "Hey everyone! I want everyone to meet my girlfriend, Pike Queen Lucy."

Lucy greeted, "Hello."

Everyone blinked in confusion, "You have a girlfriend?!"

"I know, it surprised us too."

Professor Kukuki and Professor Burnet had arrived with their son, Lei. With them Lillie, Gladion, Sophocles, Lana, Mallow, Olivia, and Kiawe arrived.

Drew said, "That must be the Alola group."

Lillie confirmed, "Yes, we are."

Gladion asked, "Are you Drew then? Aren't you the Prince of Hoenn or something?"

To that, Drew blushed modestly. He cleared his throat, "Yes, I am."

Olivia teased, "Just had to be the prince, huh? To be closer to your princess?"

Drew and May both blushed at that. Everyone laughed.

"And here we thought Molly was a princess."

Professor Hale had arrived with his wife and daughter. Upon seeing Molly, Max blushed.

He said to himself, "Uh oh."

Brock stated, "Glad to see you, Professor Hale."

Hale regarded, "Same to you, Brock."

Lucy looked at his wife and said, "And this must be Krystal?"

Krystal replied, "Yes, ma'am. And you are one of the Battle Frontier Brains, right?"

Lucy confirmed, "That I am."

"And you are so cool!"

Barry and Bianca had arrived. They were also holding hands.

Dawn blinked, "Wait, you two are dating?"

Barry confirmed, "Yes we are!"

Dawn was confused, "Is anyone else dating that I oughta know about?!"

To that, everyone laughed. Olivia turned to Kiawe, smiling softly. Kiawe smiled at her. Dawn's eyes were wide. There were a lot of couples.

"Dawn!"

Dawn turned, seeing Zoey there. With her were Paul and a teen around their age. She had short brown hair, green eyes, wearing a silver locket around her neck, a white short sleeved shirt, a purple skirt, and a purple pouch with white shoes. Her name was Ranee Katina. They were also holding hands.

Dawn complained, "Oh come on! Even Paul's dating?!"

Paul gruffly stated, "Yeah, what's it to you?"

Ranee started to say, "Paul..."

Paul interrupted, "And in either event, you're one to talk. You and Kenny are dating."

To that Dawn and Kenny both blushed. Ranee giggled.

Zoey put her hands behind her head and admitted, "To be fair, I'm not dating yet."

Lillie scratched the side of her head, "Neither are me and Gladion."

Gladion huffed, "Not a lack of trying."

"That leads to desire."

Daisy, Tracey, Lily, and Violet had arrived. Daisy had an engagement ring on her finger.

"Eek, are you and Tracey engaged?!" May shrieked.

Daisy giggled, "Yes, we are!"

Everyone offered their congrats to the newly engaged couple.

Harley asked, "When did this happen, hon?"

Daisy answered, "It was a while back, before Ash became World Champion. He was so nervous!"

Tracey blushed, "Of course I was nervous! It's so hard proposing to a beautiful lady like you."

Daisy was the one to blush now.

Solidad pointed out, "You two are so cute."

"Not as cute as my brother!"

Rudy, Melody, and Mahri had finally arrived.

Solidad teased, "Eh, Harley is cuter."

Harley wound up blushing, only for a minute. Solidad giggled.

"I got to say this is turning into a massive party."

Goh and Chloe had arrived.

"Hey Goh. Hey Chloe." Max greeted.

Chloe stated, "Greetings, Max."

Max blinked, "I thought Gary would be with you two."

Goh clarified, "He said that he'd be late getting here. He wanted to pick up Miss Jones."

Olivia asked, "Whose Miss Jones?"

Kiawe was about to answer when they heard a voice.

"That be me!"

Gary and a teen around his age had arrived. She had long brownish hair, blue eyes, wearing a green blouse with quarter inch sleeves and sky blue sparkles on it, short brown jean skirt, black nylons, white shoes, and a sky blue headband and on it was a green Pokeball pattern. Her name was Erika Jones.

Gary introduced, "Everyone, please meet my girlfriend, Erika Jones."

Erika waved, "Hello everyone!"

Everyone greeted her happily. It was at that time where Ms. Ketchum and Professor Oak had come over.

Oak smiled, "You are doing a splendid job setting up."

May turned to the professor, "Thanks, Professor."

Delia told them, "I must agree but we'll need some help with the food now. Who wants to help?" Everyone raised their hands, making Delia giggle. She teased, "I don't think I'll need that much help."

Brock stated, "Lucy and I could help, Ms. Ketchum."

Cilan replied, "So can Iris and I."

Delia responded, "That would be great, thank you. The rest of you can finish setting up."

Brock, Lucy, Cilan, and Iris all followed Delia back to the kitchen.

May thought for a moment, "I was just thinking. Where is Misty? I thought she would be here by now."

Gary told her, "I asked her to try and delay Ashy-boy until we get everything set up."

Dawn giggled, "Ashy-boy?"

Kenny teased, "Dee-Dee is a way better nickname."

To that, Dawn blushed out of embarrassment and love.

"I still can't believe that the twerp is now the World Champion."

Jessie, James, and Meowth had arrived. They had left Team Rocket recently so they hadn't changed out of their uniforms. They still had their Pokemon.

Bonnie admitted, "And it's hard to believe that you three hadn't left Team Rocket sooner."

Jessie stated, "Yeah, we know."

James added, "But it has been a part of our lives for a long time."

Meowth responded, "There's no way that we can catch that Pikachu now. We realize that now."

Gary shrugged, "Well, better late than never."

Dawn gasped, "Was that a poem?"

Erika huffed, "Hey, back off, he's my boyfriend!"

Brock replied, "Don't worry, she does this all of the time."

Dawn just chuckled sheepishly. Piplup giggled at its trainer, earning a glare from the Coordinator. Piplup stopped, just smiling at her.

Dawn teased, "I'm watching you."

"Piplup!" Piplup said, giggling a bit.

...

Later on that day, Anabel arrived. She was holding hands with Looker. She had started to work with the international police.

May blinked, "I didn't even know that you were interested in working with them, Anabel."

Max added, "Yeah and what about Scott? Does he know that you are working for them?"

Anabel told the siblings, "Actually it was Scott's idea in the first place. He wanted me to help with the international police because of my ability to sense others feelings."

Looker stated, "It's been really amazing seeing her in action. She even gave me a Poochyena as a partner." He turned to Anabel and asked, "Isn't Scott coming to this thing?"

Anabel frowned unsure, "He said he might not be able to make it. He said he wanted to get to Twinleaf Town to check on Palmer? I'm not sure."

Lucy was about to say something to her fellow Battle Frontier member when she heard a voice.

"Hey everyone!"

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Wishmaker1028: Chapter 2 is done! I hope you guys are enjoying this so far. Please read and review! And always think outside of the box!

[layanasstories]

Cause of pain

Part 4

Lowering his shoulders he let out a deep sigh "Fine, if this is how you want it. Layana Schmidt you are under arrest on suspicion of murder. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney, if you cannot afford one the state will assign one to you.". Willingly, I turn around with my hands behind my back, whereupon he cuffs me. Softly but audibly he spoke one last time before escorting me towards his car "Everything could have gone very differently, more thoughtfully. More..." he swallowed the last few words and the way he said it sounded like it was a confession, an apology.

I didn't even wonder where we were driving to. The route he took was all too familiar. Leaning my head against the window of the door, I wandered off to that infamous night. Jessy's sobbing was still as loud in my ears as it was then. As fast as I could I made my way to Duskwood and at the scene I found the group. Lilly had taken care of her sister, and had eventually joined them in the ambulance. Cleo could do nothing but comfort Jessy, Thomas just stood there defeated. And Dan, well was Dan. Distraught at the loss of his friend, but also at the betrayal. They had not noticed me that night among all the hustle and bustle of the emergency services. Which made it easy for me to observe them from a distance. They never found Richy's body, partly because part of the mine had collapsed. The group had already left when that happened; the fire brigade had finally got the fire under control. Actually, they let the fire burn out in a controlled manner and did not let it spread further. That was all they could really do.

It was because I let out a little scream as the mine collapsed that one of the FBI agents noticed me. I must have been in shock because that moment of the night had been like a blur. Until now, bouts of memory are clearer now. The agent had wrapped a blanket around me, he had told me everything would be all right again. He hadn't even asked me for my name but knew immediately who I was. He had not left my side until most of the emergency services had left and I had said I wanted to make my statement. Which surprised the officer, though he didn't say so, I could see it in his face. His bright blue eyes were practically begging me not to, but that didn't dawn on me at the time. The latter kept going through my mind now, still thinking, I look through the rear-view mirror straight into those same blue eyes as that night.

"You're an asshole, you know that?" Me eyes filled with tears. "A year? Son of a bitch! While you were there. That night, you made it out and said nothing?" My emotions went in all directions, angry because he is alive and didn't say a thing. But also relieved because he is alive. From the driver's seat it remained grim silent. Through my tears I kept looking at him through the mirror "Don't you have anything to say? Not even a sorry, not even I missed you? Nothing? Typical!" I snorted insulted and furious.

Before I could freak out further, he slammed on his brakes full force. Got out and opened my door "Get out!" he commanded. The sudden change made me do as he said. "Turn around" this time it sounded a little more like a question than a command. And again I do as he says. Carefully he undoes my restraints and turns me back around. Now that I know who is in front of me and look at him, my anger flares up again. But even before I can open my mouth he starts talking. "Do you really think I haven't missed you?" Do you really think I had a choice in all this?". His gaze shifts from me to his shoes. "Alan convinced me to let you go. To let you mourn all the loss so you could move on. With the idea that you knew what might happen to me, that I would have to run again or be caught, knowing, well thinking, you could handle that. I agreed."

In disbelief, I continue to stare at him. How clever and stupid one person can be. "Who is that dead person in the mine?" I ask him abruptly. "That's an FBI agent." Guilt dripped from his voice. "I had attacked him from behind and knocked him unconscious. My good fortune was that he looked exactly like me. Which allowed me to get away with it disguised as him that night. Only he didn't recover fast enough it turned out later, and was engulfed by the flames." The thought of the cop's death sticking to his hands made him visibly shiver. "It was Alan who found out. Alan is not pure coffee either I can tell you. He made me an offer. If I worked for him, he wouldn't hand me over to the FBI. I could steal the identity of the FBI agent and be stationed here as him. Purely because they lost track of a wanted hacker and the last place he was seen was here, that night.".

Before he could confess further, I stopped him. "I've heard enough of that." Then I continued "So if I understand correctly, you received all my messages and deliberately ignored them?" The disgust I felt was overwhelming. "Yes." No longer caring about his reply, I shoved him aside. "I'm done with this. Done with you. You are the cause of pain. I can't do this anymore. Maybe your death would have been more manageable than this." I turn away from him and disappear into the darkness of the forest.