Post by Precept on Nov 2, 2007 18:56:18 GMT -3
. . . they stood watching as the house, their home, blew up and burned to nothing. All frozen in fear and shock. Guilt had already started to gnaw at Nick. He almost ignored the odd grunting he heard to the side. Turning his head slowly he saw Derek. Grunting as a young woman was helping him walk. Derek coughed and collapsed to try and catch his breath. It was at that same moment the others saw him and as a group they rushed over. The young woman had a hand to his chest and a slight frown marring her features. Derek opened his eyes slightly and looked at her, "We're even now Rayne." She spoke low and there was a hint of sadness as well as bitterness. She got up and walked off. Derek looked confused and tried to sit up, calling after her, "L-Laura" Rachel grabbed his arm wanting to check on him and he passed out. Nick stood and looked, the girl gone, but his precept alive.
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Months later, Derek was released from the hospital, suffering only bruises, contusions and smoke inhalation. The house rebuilt almost exactly as it was. The sepluchres buried under the rubble and under the new house. He hasn't spoken about the girl, or why he thought she looked like Laura. Laura. . . a name that still tore at his heart. She was sent by the dark side to destroy him, but they'd fallen in love. She ran and he'd searched. The only thing he ever found was a demon with his son's face, word that she and his son had died. He still felt the sense of failure for not being able to protect them, and anger that she did not give him the chance to. Shaking off the explosion, investigation afterwards, and the odd woman, they return to the house. To find things are slowly getting back to the way they were. However, even a new house has secrets, and not only the Ruling house has unanswered questions.
The team is wary with each other, none of them have spoken much about that night, or the impact it made on each of them.
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Months later, Derek was released from the hospital, suffering only bruises, contusions and smoke inhalation. The house rebuilt almost exactly as it was. The sepluchres buried under the rubble and under the new house. He hasn't spoken about the girl, or why he thought she looked like Laura. Laura. . . a name that still tore at his heart. She was sent by the dark side to destroy him, but they'd fallen in love. She ran and he'd searched. The only thing he ever found was a demon with his son's face, word that she and his son had died. He still felt the sense of failure for not being able to protect them, and anger that she did not give him the chance to. Shaking off the explosion, investigation afterwards, and the odd woman, they return to the house. To find things are slowly getting back to the way they were. However, even a new house has secrets, and not only the Ruling house has unanswered questions.
The team is wary with each other, none of them have spoken much about that night, or the impact it made on each of them.