annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

Shaddix was surprised to see Annalynne lead him towards the Demon’s part of the city. There was something unsavory about the whole place and he did not know that anyone voluntarily visited the area. To him, there was something about it that prevented him from even wanting to. However, he trusted Annalynne enough to follow her without questioning. Once they arrived he entered the warehouse and he stepped inside, he could not help but cough at the smell of stale alcohol. “You actually choose to stay here?” He could not help but mutter. He was slightly amazed that she would choose to come here, but as he thought about it, it was a great place to go if you needed to be alone. Part of him was touched that she brought him here, considering it was probably a previously private place. However, he was still overall annoyed especially when Annalynne told him to go crazy. “With what am I supposed to crazy with? I am not about to abuse the couch you are on and this place is empty but for it. Am I supposed to kick the walls?” He knew that he should not have been snapping at her but he could not bring himself to care as he paced around the room angrily.

“I like the quiet.” Annalynne responded, trying her best to dismiss what she heard as disgust in his voice. It wasn’t the nicest place. Annalynne knew that much. It was private though. It was away from all the noise. It wasn’t an apartment in a building shared with others. It wasn’t an empty library stuck in one of the busiest spots in the city. It was safe. She could exist freely here without anyone else. She sighed when he snapped at her. Annalynne was a little hurt that he was acting like this when all she was trying to do was help. She knew that the day had been hard on him, but did he honestly think he was the only one that was affected by it? She could have easily brought the issue to the council and saved the life of the vampire that had been killed. She had almost all of them indefinitely on her side, but she chose to let him be killed because she had known that Shaddix needed it. Then she’d taken him to her one sanctuary, and he was spoiling it. She’d let someone die for him. She’d gone against herself because she wanted him to be okay in the long run, then she tried to help, and she only felt like she was being punished for all of it. Annalynne shook her head a few times and stood up. She couldn’t deal with Shaddix’s anger and the weight of the vampire’s death on her conscience. “You can do whatever you want. I really do not care, and I do not need to deal with you acting like this right now.” She stepped away from the couch and began walking towards the door.

“Go on then. Be angry with me. Leave.” He hadn’t meant to let it show, but the hurt showed through. It was stupid. He was the one being so spiteful and hurtful. How could he be hurt that she was going to leave. She was right after all, she didn’t need to put up with his bad mood. He also knew that she was weighed down by the death of the vampire. He couldn’t blame her for that, for he knew that she thought that she could have saved him. She disagreed though. Annalynne might have liked to believe that the vampire didn’t need to die, but Shaddix knew the truth. Nobody but Shaddix saw the humans who were following him. Nobody but him dealt with the humans and convinced them there wasn’t anything and that the other vampire was running towards a dead end because he didn’t know where he was going. Yeah, Annalynne might have the sympathies of most of the council members, but when it came to the safety of Underbelly, there was nothing that he and the others would not do. The protection of Underbelly was paramount and there was no price too high to pay. Turning away, he kicked the wall. Why did he have to push away the one person who was trying to help? “Do not leave. I am sorry.” he whispered not intending on ever saying such words to Annalynne’s face.

Annalynne stopped for a moment as Shaddix spoke. He sounded hurt, but she couldn’t let herself care. Caring for Shaddix was proving to be unnecessarily hard. She swallowed hard and continued on towards the exit. She was upset, sure, and she almost wanted to talk to Shaddix about everything, but that was out of the question at the moment. Getting to a comfortable point with him was proving to be harder than it was last time. She couldn’t stop herself from jumping a little when she heard him kick the wall, wishing there was something she could do that he wouldn’t reject. She was about to step back onto the street when he told her to stay. She forced herself not to say that it would have been nicer if he’d asked her to instead of telling her and to accept his apology. Annalynne knew that an apology, no matter how half-hearted it was, was a hard thing for Shaddix to get out. She turned and crossed her arms, not leaving the doorway or saying anything to him. She just waited for him.

Clenching his fists, he tried to work through some of the rage. It took him a few seconds before turning back towards her. He opened his mouth to say something and what he meant to say quickly changed into a hiss. Shaddix was not sure what was wrong, but something was definitely not right. He stood still for a few seconds trying to figure out what was wrong, and finally decided it was the smell. It was wrong. It was too human. Had they been in their own part of the city, it would not have alarmed him, but they were in the demon’s section. They never interacted with humans down here. If they were going to deal with the humans they did it on the surface. Knowing that Annalynne would be hurt and think that he was hissing at her, he debated about trying to indicate to her what he was sensing, but figured she would pick up on it in a few seconds. Quickly, he rotated around checking to make sure that the room was still completely empty, which it was. He soundlessly walked over to the couch and checked underneath just to make sure that the danger was not coming from inside the room. There was nothing there, but he remained stooped in a crouch trying to sense where it was coming from. Deciding it must be coming from outside, but nearby he straightened up and turned around just to see Annalynne in quite the predicament. Unmoving, he took in the  stake hovering near Annalynne and tried to figure out what to do. 

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

Shaddix was surprised to see Annalynne lead him towards the Demon’s part of the city. There was something unsavory about the whole place and he did not know that anyone voluntarily visited the area. To him, there was something about it that prevented him from even wanting to. However, he trusted Annalynne enough to follow her without questioning. Once they arrived he entered the warehouse and he stepped inside, he could not help but cough at the smell of stale alcohol. “You actually choose to stay here?” He could not help but mutter. He was slightly amazed that she would choose to come here, but as he thought about it, it was a great place to go if you needed to be alone. Part of him was touched that she brought him here, considering it was probably a previously private place. However, he was still overall annoyed especially when Annalynne told him to go crazy. “With what am I supposed to crazy with? I am not about to abuse the couch you are on and this place is empty but for it. Am I supposed to kick the walls?” He knew that he should not have been snapping at her but he could not bring himself to care as he paced around the room angrily.

“I like the quiet.” Annalynne responded, trying her best to dismiss what she heard as disgust in his voice. It wasn’t the nicest place. Annalynne knew that much. It was private though. It was away from all the noise. It wasn’t an apartment in a building shared with others. It wasn’t an empty library stuck in one of the busiest spots in the city. It was safe. She could exist freely here without anyone else. She sighed when he snapped at her. Annalynne was a little hurt that he was acting like this when all she was trying to do was help. She knew that the day had been hard on him, but did he honestly think he was the only one that was affected by it? She could have easily brought the issue to the council and saved the life of the vampire that had been killed. She had almost all of them indefinitely on her side, but she chose to let him be killed because she had known that Shaddix needed it. Then she’d taken him to her one sanctuary, and he was spoiling it. She’d let someone die for him. She’d gone against herself because she wanted him to be okay in the long run, then she tried to help, and she only felt like she was being punished for all of it. Annalynne shook her head a few times and stood up. She couldn’t deal with Shaddix’s anger and the weight of the vampire’s death on her conscience. “You can do whatever you want. I really do not care, and I do not need to deal with you acting like this right now.” She stepped away from the couch and began walking towards the door.

“Go on then. Be angry with me. Leave.” He hadn’t meant to let it show, but the hurt showed through. It was stupid. He was the one being so spiteful and hurtful. How could he be hurt that she was going to leave. She was right after all, she didn’t need to put up with his bad mood. He also knew that she was weighed down by the death of the vampire. He couldn’t blame her for that, for he knew that she thought that she could have saved him. She disagreed though. Annalynne might have liked to believe that the vampire didn’t need to die, but Shaddix knew the truth. Nobody but Shaddix saw the humans who were following him. Nobody but him dealt with the humans and convinced them there wasn’t anything and that the other vampire was running towards a dead end because he didn’t know where he was going. Yeah, Annalynne might have the sympathies of most of the council members, but when it came to the safety of Underbelly, there was nothing that he and the others would not do. The protection of Underbelly was paramount and there was no price too high to pay. Turning away, he kicked the wall. Why did he have to push away the one person who was trying to help? “Do not leave. I am sorry.” he whispered not intending on ever saying such words to Annalynne’s face.

Shaddix was surprised to see Annalynne lead him towards the Demon’s part of the city. There was something unsavory about the whole place and he did not know that anyone voluntarily visited the area. To him, there was something about it that prevented him from even wanting to. However, he trusted Annalynne enough to follow her without questioning. Once they arrived he entered the warehouse and he stepped inside, he could not help but cough at the smell of stale alcohol. “You actually choose to stay here?” He could not help but mutter. He was slightly amazed that she would choose to come here, but as he thought about it, it was a great place to go if you needed to be alone. Part of him was touched that she brought him here, considering it was probably a previously private place. However, he was still overall annoyed especially when Annalynne told him to go crazy. “With what am I supposed to crazy with? I am not about to abuse the couch you are on and this place is empty but for it. Am I supposed to kick the walls?” He knew that he should not have been snapping at her but he could not bring himself to care as he paced around the room angrily.

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

Shaddix was well and completely pissed off. He could not believe that anyone, especially any vampire would have been stupid enough to do what had been done today. He had dealt with it of course, but really? Were vampires that stupid? In some ways, it was good that it had happened, because it gave him an opportunity to set an example for his vampires. Using this stranger as an example he was able to show what would happen if they committed the same stupidity, but he would have preferred that it would not have happened at all. Somewhere inside of him, he felt for the vampire, that he had killed, but at the same time, this was his territory. It was not as if Underbelly and the surrounding area above it in New York was unknown by any means. It was clearly marked in all of the appropriate places and when he questioned the now dead vampire, he had known all about Underbelly, Shaddix and Annalynne. Unfortunately for him, he just chose not to care. Storming around the streets of Underbelly, he tried to burn of some steam. He did not want any of his vampires to see him so angry about this. Emotions were only allowed in privacy. Kicking a trash can and letting out a string of curses, he sensed someone’s presence. Looking up, he was pleasantly surprised to see Annalynne, although part of him winced. This really was not a good time. “Annalynne.” He kept his speech short, not because he was angry at her, but because he was trying to prevent a blowup.

Annalynne had been a little shaken up by the day’s events. She was a little upset that the invading vampire had to have been killed. She understood it one a political level, but it was still a little heartbreaking to her. She didn’t like having to be a part of the death of anyone, and the vampire’s life was weighing on her conscience. Annalynne was also more than a little worried about Shaddix. He’d seemed furious afterwards. She had no idea what he’d do or what kind of trouble he’d get into if left in that state. She sighed and set aside the book she’d been reading in her own personal library. She’d been trying to distract herself by going through her collection of books and reorganizing them, but it hadn’t really done much. She was still worried. She quickly made her way out of her own apartment and up to where Shaddix lived. She knocked softly a few times and waited for him. When he didn’t answer, she called for him, sighing after a few more minutes of waiting. She decided to go out and try to find him elsewhere. It didn’t take long. She could hear him before she could see him. Annalynne knew that he wouldn’t be easy to calm, but she made the choice to brave it out. His happiness had seemed all the more important to her as of late. She waited until he saw her to say anything. She smiled softly. She could tell that he was on the verge of snapping. “How are you feeling?” She asked cautiously.

Shaddix sighed and felt his fangs prick his lip. Trying very hard to keep his temper under control, he tried to figure out an appropriate response to Annalynne. “How do you think I am feeling? Today was not a pleasant day by any standard. You o-” He abruptly broke off trying to spare themselves the unpleasantness of fighting. He did not want to hurl any personal attacks at her as he was about to do. Maybe that said something as to who he was now, and how that night in the library had changed him. Tamping down his temper was not helping his mood though. As much as part of him appreciated the sentiment behind Annalynne’s attempt to find him, the vast majority of brain wanted to continue its venting and let loose with his temper. He sighed again, and used the pain from his fangs hitting his lips as a reminder to be patient.

Annalynne looked down at her shoes and waiting patiently for the sarcastic comments about her incompetence that she was sure were coming. Things between her and Shaddix had changed somewhat, but he was still who he was. She was surprised when he stopped himself from saying anything critical, sparing her a little. That was the last thing she’d expected from him. She waited for a few seconds before looking up at him.  Annalynne couldn’t help but feel like Shaddix wouldn’t appreciate the concern in her eyes, so she quickly tried to conceal. It. “Would you like to go somewhere a little less public?” It wasn’t for any other reason than for the fact that Annalynne knew Shaddix wasn’t comfortable showing as much emotion out of a private setting. She wanted him to have a chance to let everything out, but she didn’t want him to do it somewhere he’d regret afterwards.

Shaddx watched as she tried to wipe the concern from her eyes, but he knew her too well for that. He did not mind that she was concerned about him. He just was so angry about the whole situation. To him, it did not matter where they were if he was going to release his temper, as long as it was away from all the other vampires. However, if he was going to spend time talking with Annalynne, then he was more than happy to take her up on her suggestion of going somewhere more private. Being around her, there was always a chance that he would do something that he would regret later, if he knew that someone else had seen it. If no one knew, he did not have anything to regret though. If anything, being with Annalynne was something he should celebrate, and he would have, if he remembered how to do such a thing. “Fine. We might as well. You pick for I know of no place that is particularly private around here.” He winced a little internally at the harshness in his voice but overall he just did not care. 

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

Shaddix was well and completely pissed off. He could not believe that anyone, especially any vampire would have been stupid enough to do what had been done today. He had dealt with it of course, but really? Were vampires that stupid? In some ways, it was good that it had happened, because it gave him an opportunity to set an example for his vampires. Using this stranger as an example he was able to show what would happen if they committed the same stupidity, but he would have preferred that it would not have happened at all. Somewhere inside of him, he felt for the vampire, that he had killed, but at the same time, this was his territory. It was not as if Underbelly and the surrounding area above it in New York was unknown by any means. It was clearly marked in all of the appropriate places and when he questioned the now dead vampire, he had known all about Underbelly, Shaddix and Annalynne. Unfortunately for him, he just chose not to care. Storming around the streets of Underbelly, he tried to burn of some steam. He did not want any of his vampires to see him so angry about this. Emotions were only allowed in privacy. Kicking a trash can and letting out a string of curses, he sensed someone’s presence. Looking up, he was pleasantly surprised to see Annalynne, although part of him winced. This really was not a good time. “Annalynne.” He kept his speech short, not because he was angry at her, but because he was trying to prevent a blowup.

Annalynne had been a little shaken up by the day’s events. She was a little upset that the invading vampire had to have been killed. She understood it one a political level, but it was still a little heartbreaking to her. She didn’t like having to be a part of the death of anyone, and the vampire’s life was weighing on her conscience. Annalynne was also more than a little worried about Shaddix. He’d seemed furious afterwards. She had no idea what he’d do or what kind of trouble he’d get into if left in that state. She sighed and set aside the book she’d been reading in her own personal library. She’d been trying to distract herself by going through her collection of books and reorganizing them, but it hadn’t really done much. She was still worried. She quickly made her way out of her own apartment and up to where Shaddix lived. She knocked softly a few times and waited for him. When he didn’t answer, she called for him, sighing after a few more minutes of waiting. She decided to go out and try to find him elsewhere. It didn’t take long. She could hear him before she could see him. Annalynne knew that he wouldn’t be easy to calm, but she made the choice to brave it out. His happiness had seemed all the more important to her as of late. She waited until he saw her to say anything. She smiled softly. She could tell that he was on the verge of snapping. “How are you feeling?” She asked cautiously.

Shaddix sighed and felt his fangs prick his lip. Trying very hard to keep his temper under control, he tried to figure out an appropriate response to Annalynne. “How do you think I am feeling? Today was not a pleasant day by any standard. You o-” He abruptly broke off trying to spare themselves the unpleasantness of fighting. He did not want to hurl any personal attacks at her as he was about to do. Maybe that said something as to who he was now, and how that night in the library had changed him. Tamping down his temper was not helping his mood though. As much as part of him appreciated the sentiment behind Annalynne’s attempt to find him, the vast majority of brain wanted to continue its venting and let loose with his temper. He sighed again, and used the pain from his fangs hitting his lips as a reminder to be patient.

Shaddix was well and completely pissed off. He could not believe that anyone, especially any vampire would have been stupid enough to do what had been done today. He had dealt with it of course, but really? Were vampires that stupid? In some ways, it was good that it had happened, because it gave him an opportunity to set an example for his vampires. Using this stranger as an example he was able to show what would happen if they committed the same stupidity, but he would have preferred that it would not have happened at all. Somewhere inside of him, he felt for the vampire, that he had killed, but at the same time, this was his territory. It was not as if Underbelly and the surrounding area above it in New York was unknown by any means. It was clearly marked in all of the appropriate places and when he questioned the now dead vampire, he had known all about Underbelly, Shaddix and Annalynne. Unfortunately for him, he just chose not to care. Storming around the streets of Underbelly, he tried to burn of some steam. He did not want any of his vampires to see him so angry about this. Emotions were only allowed in privacy. Kicking a trash can and letting out a string of curses, he sensed someone’s presence. Looking up, he was pleasantly surprised to see Annalynne, although part of him winced. This really was not a good time. “Annalynne.” He kept his speech short, not because he was angry at her, but because he was trying to prevent a blowup.

annalynne-mcallister:

amy—simpson:

annalynne-mcallister:

I find that unfair for some reason.

Oh? What are you trying to get into? I’m afraid I can’t exactly sympathize, I haven’t had that problem yet.

Have you ever listened to dubstep? Well, I recently discovered it, and I really am quite in love. There was a DJ performing in the city tonight. I was hoping to see him.

Yep! I’m not too into it, but I know some people who are. You really like it that much? Well that’s completely unfair, that they didn’t let you in! But I guess you can’t just say you’re immortal or something… that probably wouldn’t fly with the bouncers.

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

annalynne-mcallister:

I find that unfair for some reason.

Is there actually an event you were denied access to?

No, I only brought up the topic purely for the sake of conversation.

Well, that’s good for I thought that such a thing was not possible. Even though you do not look a day over 17, pretty girls do not get questions most of the time.

I honestly cannot tell if you are trying to compliment me or if I should be insulted because I was in fact questioned.

It was meant to be a compliment. I thought you said there was no event. How could you have been questioned?

Then thank you. Is my sarcasm really that scarce that it has become unrecognizable?

You are quite welcome. I would say yes unfortunately.

I had a feeling that would be your answer. I suppose that is something I shall have to work on then.

Oh dear. That shall be interesting.

Just wait. Someday my sarcasm will be even better than yours.

It is a good thing we are immortal for that shall take time indeed. Fear not though, I will wait.

Oh, how very generous of you.

Sarcasm duly noted.

It is completely ineffective if you point it out.

I apologize for ruining your attempt then.

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

annalynne-mcallister:

king-shaddix:

annalynne-mcallister:

I find that unfair for some reason.

Is there actually an event you were denied access to?

No, I only brought up the topic purely for the sake of conversation.

Well, that’s good for I thought that such a thing was not possible. Even though you do not look a day over 17, pretty girls do not get questions most of the time.

I honestly cannot tell if you are trying to compliment me or if I should be insulted because I was in fact questioned.

It was meant to be a compliment. I thought you said there was no event. How could you have been questioned?

Then thank you. Is my sarcasm really that scarce that it has become unrecognizable?

You are quite welcome. I would say yes unfortunately.

I had a feeling that would be your answer. I suppose that is something I shall have to work on then.

Oh dear. That shall be interesting.

Just wait. Someday my sarcasm will be even better than yours.

It is a good thing we are immortal for that shall take time indeed. Fear not though, I will wait.

Oh, how very generous of you.

Sarcasm duly noted.