reunion [dd]

[Mordechai]

A small squeal of a dry bearing penetrated the room. Soundproofed, almost tank proof, the small sound went no farther. It was dark in the room, a few lights on a security panel by a vault door, a few asteroids flickering on a screensaver. *Sqeeeeeeeal* The huge leather chair slowly spun in circles, the squeal coming from its lower swivel. As it rounded once more the massive vampire settled into it opened his eyes. One obsidian orb, one cerulean orb, roved over the room. Another day had ended, the shop would be closing up soon. then his work would begin. One long fingered hand came out grasping the edge of the mahogany desk, stopping the chair. Rolling closer, one finger tapped the mouse bringing the dormant computer to life. The pointer flickered around the screen as slight clicks were heard, and soon the screen filled with the daily sales. Another day of near record sales should have brought a smile to his countenance but a blank stare was all that there was. Info stored in his head, but no emotion was shown or felt. Standing he cracked his neck then rolled his shoulders. Unhindered by the darkness he stalked to the vault, going thru the two sets of biometric security scans to open the door. Reaching in he picked up a small can of machine oil, then turned and lifted the chair easily with his other hand. Careful pressure eked out three drops. A gentle push sent the lower assembly spinning. Silence. Silence was good. The only emotion the laconic male had shown lately was anger. In his line of work there was no room for for random outbursts of wrath. Setting the chair in place, the seven foot male gave it a spin as he turned to the vault, replaced the oil, and listened to the machinery once more hermetically sealing it. Walking to the door that open into the show room, he paused to turn on the lights so that his affinity for the darkness would not leak out to anyone watching as he opened the door. Steeling himself for the initial shock of heartbeats and rushing blood Mordechai opened his office door, killed the lights, and entered the show room.


Nodding a greeting to his employees he checked his holstered weapons before gathering the night deposit bags and slipping them into an inside pocket. ''See y'all tomorrow'' rolled out on his gravelly voice has he slipped out the door and headed around the corner of the building to his Judge. Rolling the bike to the street, he gave a lazy kick, then goosed the throttle a few times, before letting out the clutch and pulling smoothly away. Pausing at an intersection, his mind unsettled after the last weeks events, not seeing kennedy for so long, and the feeling that there was something wrong, something broken, inside him, he just stood there till a honk and a shout from behind him brought him back to the present. He had been holding the bike with one leg, but now the other foot slammed into the asphalt, the soles of the New Rocks sending out a faint tremor through the ground as the killer rose to his full height, half turning around behind him. His stare seemed to reach though the windshield to the teenaged punk driving the car behind him, as the drivers face turned white, and he was already spinning the tires in reverse before Mordechai could even finish raising his extended arm, with the classic one-fingered salute. Turning west the decision made, Mordechai headed for the Swansdale branch. Right outside Veil Towers. Maybe. Maybe she was home tonight from the catacombs. Maybe he would see her.

Rolling up to the drive thru atm Mordechai rolled off the throttle, coasting, then dropping his booted feet. A few clicks of the touch screen and a small drawer opened to accept the days intake. As the drawer closed a few more taps of the large but dextrous finger brought up his balance. The number drew a curt nod, then with a quick glance around the big killer goosed the bike and headed around the corner to Veil Towers. Parking the Judge in his spot, Mordechai headed for the main lobby, indecision slowly gnawing at him. Stopping in the lobby, he slipped a dollar into the vid game. As the second round of ''commies from space'' drew to an end, Mordechai went to the burnished elevator doors and hit the up button. Reaching out with his mind he gently touched the vibrant pulsing energy that he knew to be his kennedy ''Are you home?'' When the car finally arrived and the bell dinged, the killer ducked his head and slipped inside, pushing the right button without even looking.

[Kennedy]

Over the past month, Kennedy had been getting active in the community to give her a hobby. She had decided to take on helping out one of the local political campaigns. Her choice for political backing was Evelyn Gilbert. She had heard about the other canidates and what they actually where. It was a bad time for anyone or thing that was supernatural to be in political office and have influence over the human race as well as those residing in the city that were supernatural. That was too much power for their kind or Faes to have. It was too early so she would support what she felt was currently the lesser evil and that would keep the politics to the humans.

Kennedy decided to take a couple of weeks off from the big push since Evelyn Gilbert's polls raised and started to be a little more favorable. She knew that she didn't really have the luxury to stop helping the campaign since Wyatt Bancroft was still in the lead by a considerable amount. She sighed as Sean came into the room and she knew that they had to continue. Looking around at all of the trap and gun materials around her that was getting out of control, she was starting to feel overwhelmed. Standing up from her surrounding cirle of junk before they became something great, she reached for a stack of flyers. Sean rushed over and took the stack from her.

"You have work here to do and you haven't seen Mordechai for a while. Stay here in case he comes home. I will take care of these."

"There is still so much work that needs to be done, Sean."

"And we have a month still to work on it. Evelyn is starting to catch up. Take a brake and I will keep working."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure. Do you not see this mess around here. You should start working on this a little to help clean up so Mordechai doesn't come home to a house full of parts. He'll be back, you both have been busy. How about you stay here and don't be 'busy' for once and see what happens. You might be surprised."

Pulling on his jacket, he gave her a playful wink and left before she could even reply. Chuckling as she shook her head as he closed the door. Sitting back down in the middle of the circle of cludder, Kennedy got to work on the gun parts as that was what she had the most of. Humming to herself as began to work until it hit her. She was tired of hiding behind her stage name. People were slowly starting to call her Kennedy or they still called her DD but that was her nickname and it didn't bother her but to introduce herself as Diamond Dreamfire...seemed wrong given she wasn't a stripper anymore. Pulling the paper out of her messenger bag and smiled as it officially stated that Kennedy Somer Cole moved to Harper Rock and was a legal resident. She was blending in with the human race but being an allurist helped her with that. Placing the paper on the table behind her next to the computer, she began to work.

Looking up from the current gun that she was building, she smiled brightly as his voice purred upon her mind. Quickly she pulled her phone off of the couch and her delicate fingers began to start tapping against the touch screen of the keyboard. Her happiness bounced through the text as she smiled.

'Yes, I'm home and I would be thrilled to see you.'

After she pressed send, she quickly got to her feet and rushed to freshen up a bit. First she needed to wash her hands so that she wouldn't get grease everywhere. Changing her clothes so that she looked clean and pulled her vibrate curls out of the hair tie that held them off her face as she worked. Running her fingers through her hair. It was silly but she felt a little nervous because they both had gotten busy and hadn't seen much of each other. The butterflies in her stomach fluttered at a speed that she didn't think was possible especially with how long they had been together and how much she loved him but maybe that was really what it was. She loved him and no matter how less or often she saw him, those butterflies were always there. Chuckling lightly to herself as she tried to clean up her mess around the crafting table a little bit before he made it to the apartment and she would get scolded for being messy. The butterflies were making her feel slightly nauseous. Standing up and holding her stomach lightly, she decided to leave the mess for now as she would have pulled everything back out anyway. Kennedy just wanted him, to be in his arms, feeling the his embrace and the security that she always felt. Love was strange yet completely welcome.

[Mordechai]

As the elevator smoothly glided up its rails, his phone vibrated in his pocket. His eyes were closed as he counted slowly to himself. on the third buzz he accessed the inbox with his mind reading the text. The corners of his lips twitched upward slightly. Drawing the small tube from his pocket, he considered his options, then slowly slid it back in. Pru knew, it was only fair that he let kennedy know. Opening his eyes as the doors slid wide, he was glad that the night was quiet, and there had been no drunks on their way home, or giddy youngsters on their way out. Solitude was almost always better. Almost. Stepping out the tall killer crossed the hall pausing before his door. It had been over a month since they had actually been together. Yes, she texted, and he spoke thru her mind to him, but it had been long since they saw, actually saw, each other. His fists closed, sinews popping as the pressure increased. His mind tried to analyze what was happening, but it didn't compute. Once more he thought about the missing piece, the broken part, then releasing his fingers slowly, he reached out and opened the door.

Instantly his nose was assaulted with the sickly sweet scent of Hoppe's No9 and gun oil. A quick glance at the crafting table showed piles and piles of gun parts, and a mount of trap making parts piled beside it. His girl had been busy it seemed, she was so creative. Slipping the duffel of parts he had brought for her from his shoulder, a flash of colorful movement caught his eye. His head snapped to the door of the bedroom, and the breathtaking beauty posed in the doorway, hands crossed delicately on her stomach. Long waves of silken brown tresses framed a lovely face with a pair of the most beautiful honey colored iris' peering out from amongst the curls. Oddly she seemed almost apprehensive as if worried about something. Stepping deeper into the room Mordechai's eyes turned to stone. "Are you alright kennedy? Is someone after you?'' His massive fists started to close as the corded muscles of his neck tightened. Normally laconic and almost apathetic, to the point that when he logically studied the phenomena, he had decided that he must be broken. Something about the petite allurist seemed to bring out a possessive streak a mile long. A roiling volcano of emotion burning just beneath the surface whenever she was threatened, or accosted, but a mellow sometimes almost....jovial, gentle being when she smiled as he held her. Now though, there was nothing gentle beneath the surface. It had been weeks since they had showed up at the apartment on the same night, weeks since he had held her firm curvaceous figure in his arms. She was scared, something was wrong, and he had let her down, he hadn't been there to care for her. The killer moved quickly into the apartment eyes scanning everywhere for a threat.

[Kennedy]

His voice alerted her that he was home, looking up at him, she could see the concern on his face. As she processed his words, her eyes grew in shock before they were loving as she smiled softly. Stepping toward him until she was just mere inches from him, placing both of her hands down upon his fists until they would unfold, slipping her fingers between his. He was so quick to protect her that sometimes he missed that some unneasiness was a good thing because the butterflies...they were fantastic even if the made her feel sick.

"Yes, Babe, everything is fine. No one is after me or at least as far as I know. I'm just excited to see you."

A smile was still bright upon her face as she reached up on her tippy toes to barely place a soft kiss to his lips. Lowering back down so that her heels were resting on the floor, she looked back at her crafting table. The mess was overbaring but they were parts that she needed. Her eyes rested upon the duffle and her smile grew as she went to investigate. Carefully she pulled out parts that she desperately needed to put together a few sensor alarms, sharpnel traps, and many shock traps. Excitement filled her as she was able to add to their growing stock of traps. Turning back toward him, she beamed to the point that she nearly glowed.

"You brought presents! Thank you so much! I can do a lot with these. How are you? You haven't been home in a while, is everything okay? Are you staying for long? Care to go out?"

Kennedy didn't mean to rush question after question at him but it was odd that he didn't come home or talk to her in her head at least once a day to see how things were going. He was a grown man and didn't really need to check in with her as she wasn't his wife and certaintly wasn't his mother but she did worry about him especially with the ongoing strife between him and her sire. It was maddening and she just wished that it would end but as long as she was with Mordechai...it would continue. As her eyes met his, her heart fluttered and she knew that she would have to get used to the issues between CC and Mordechai because she loved the man and wouldn't dream to be out of his life. He was the most stable thing in her life and he cared for her in return so why change?

Shaking her thoughts from her head, she picked up the pepsi can that she had been nursing while she was crafting. Finishing it off, she moved to toss the can into the recycle bin before turning back at him. "I'm sorry...I didn't mean to throw a zillion questions at you. The important ones are: 'How are you and would you like to go out?'"

[Mordechai]

--The following transcript was a live chat roleplay--


Mordechai: Finally convinced that there was no threat in the apartment, Mordechai turned towards Diamond and took a step closer. His arms enveloped the lithe dancer as she bounced on to her toes to kiss him. ''I am well kennedy, very well now, I have missed you'' Carefully the massive Sangue lifted her into his arms, nuzzling her neck.

Kennedy: A bright grin moved across her face as his large arms secured around her. Brilliant eyes looked up at him with a sparkle as his words danced through her ears. "I'm so glad that you're home." A soft sigh of content slipped from her as he nuzzled into her neck, her arms and legs wrapped around him so that he could stand up straight so he wouldn't hurt his back by bending down to her.

Mordechai: He held her close, her scent his drug of choice. Finally boosting her up higher a low chuckle escaped his lips as he squeezed her closer, ''too long, no more'' Spinning around slowly he took in the scene in the living room. ''you've been busy I see''

Kennedy: Giggling as he squeezed her close and kissing his cheek as he spun around the room. "Hell yeah it's been too long." Smirking as she looked down at the piles near the crafting table. "Yeah but now I am missing various parts for each trap so I just have loads of extras that I can't do anything with."

Mordechai: ''Well the bag is full, and i can get you more it should be enough to finish up a few... What else have you been up to csitri?'' Eyes closed, his hands gently roamed her body, recommitting every curve, every hill and valley, ridge and cleft to his memory. ''To answer your question...I am starting todo better, and yes, we can go out for a little while, but i wish some alone time as well'' He had much to talk to her about but was unsure of how to start the conversations needed.

Kennedy: "Thank you so much. It will be helpful." Smiling as she looked at him. "Well...Sean and I have been proactive with this political campaign. We have been helping out Evelyn Gilbert. She needs help and honestly...I think she's the better choice." As his hands moved over her body, she hugged close to him. Her body tingled as his hands caressed over every inch. "I'm glad that you're doing better and honestly...I'm just happy being with you. If you want to go out we can or we can stay in as well. Up to you."

Mordechai: ''I also have taken a semi-active role in the upcoming elections, I helped pass out some flyers and such.'' Mordechai settled onto the sofa with kennedy straddling his lap, ''Some of then seem to have had a very adverse affect on Spenser's campaign.'' Turning for a moment to stare at the blank screen of the tele in the corner, Mordie finally turned back and kissed her.

Kennedy: "Flyers are helpful but I don't know how much it's really doing. I want to do more to help her. Bancroft is still to far in the lead and he needs to lose this election." Unwrapping her legs from around him to rest on each side of him as he sat upon the couch. "Well, I'm glad that Spenser's polls have dropped." When he turned toward her and kissed her, her heart fluttered. Running her hand through his hair as she kissed him back.

[Kennedy]

--The following transcript was a live chat roleplay--



Mordechai: Now was the time to say something, if he didn't say it now, most likely the cards would shift, and the polar alignment of Neptune would come in to interference from the moons of Jupiter or some other mystical hoo doo....and what he feared most, would come to pass. Finishing the kiss, he leaned back just a hair, to get a little separation so he could speak to her face, not her bosom. ''Kennedy...

Kennedy: She was surprised that he finished the kiss and pulled back with how long it had been since they had been together. She was being childish if she thought they wouldn't spend sometime together before they got intimate. Tilting her head as her name slid off his lips. "Mordie...is something wrong?"

Mordechai: The killer sat motionless for a while, as he thought over his words, and all that he had been thru with Zo. Outwardly his face was its same placid, stoic expression as his mind whorled inside. Finally he reached out, gently cupping kennedys chin and looking into her eyes. He held her still as he whispered into her mind. ''I really like you. A lot''

Kennedy: Kennedy could tell that he was working out what to say. CC came to mind given normally when he was a little hesitant to talk with her, it was because something had transpired between him and her sire. As he reached out and gentle took hold of her chin, her eyes lightened up. His words whispered upon her mind and her smile grew. "I like you a lot too."

Mordechai: It seemed as tho a weight had lifted somewhere as he absorbed her smile and words. He had to be careful, remembering Zodiacs lecture, his finger unconsciously touched his nose. Cocking his head slightly he spoke aloud this time, '' You are pleased? Happy?''

Kennedy: She furrowed his brow as she watched him and as he reached up to touch a finger to his nose, she reached out and took his hand into hers. His words concerned her and she frowned. "I don't know why I wouldn't be...I'm with the guy that I love who cares for and protects me. What's going on? Why do you seem concerned?"

Mordechai: Mordechai shrugged his shoulders... not sure what to say ''I am very...one dimensional, one track, and sometimes over focused. Your happiness is very important to me. I am.... I am just checking.'' That was enough...this all felt so strange.

Kennedy: "I have always been happy with you. I have expressed this on a number of occasions especially when you and CC were getting into it." She squeezed his hand as he paused before saying he was just checking. "Tell me what's going on?"

Mordechai: ''I am sitting with the most beautiful woman in the city'' The corners of his mouth quirked slightly, a sign of great happiness. Pulling her close again, he nuzzled her neck once more....''what would you like to do tonight?'' drifted into her mind.

Kennedy: "I'm glad you feel that way." She noticed the smile on his face. It was new to see but beautiful to her so she leaned forward and kissed each corner of his mouth before kissing him softly. Snuggling into him as he nuzzled into her neck. "Hmmm...honestly...I don't care. I'm up for anything."

Mordechai: The smile a little bigger now, ''Go for a ride?''

Kennedy: She bounced with excitement. It had been a while that they had gone for a ride together on Judge. "I would love too!!"

[Mordechai]

Mordechai slowly lifted the shapely allurist from his lap, trailing kisses and bites down her voluptuous form as he set her on the couch beside him. Slowly pushing himself away, he rose and looked down on her. ''I will ready the bike, why don't you finish getting ready, then we can roll, text me when you are done'' Slipping out the door his mind was processing like it was a Cray. Maybe, just maybe Zo and the cards had been right. He would continue this path and see where it lead, but he was also continue to look into the other initiatives he had started. The elevator arrived with a subdued *ding* and the door slid slowly open. The ride was silent uninterrupted by neither other residents, nor guests. The silence helped the massive killer to finish his thoughts before he reached the lobby and entered the flow of humans wandering the mall in the last moments before closing. Finally slipping out the main doors, Mordechai headed to his bike and slid smoothly into the saddle. A single kick once more fired up the judge, and Mordie relaxed back, listening to the muted rumble of the smooth idle his thigh muscles absorbing the vibrations as he waited for the text from his kennedy. He wasn't sure where they would head to as a destination, but he wondered if she might be up for a detour to the gauntlet for a few rounds of sparring. It had been ages since they had participated in that particular form of foreplay, and it would be nice to see how she had progressed.

[Kennedy]

As excited as she was to go for the bike ride, she wasn't entirely ready for him to lift her off his lap and sit her to the side. Each kiss and bite that moved along her body caused every nerve to tingle and muscle to twitch. Kennedy had thought for just a small moment that the ride would get a rain check until he stood up. A light chuckle slipped from her as she started to make plans for when they got home. He would be happy that he came home for the night.

Nodding her head at his words, she slipped off of the couch and went back into the bedroom. Opening the closet, she pulled out her New Rocks boots he had gotten her for when they were on the bike. They were huge and accessive to her but she understood that they were for her safety so if they crashed for any number or reasons, she wouldn't break her ankle. Once she was finally ready, she walked back into the living area and grabbed her leather coat and sent him a text.

"Hey Babe. I'm ready when you are."

Placing her phone in her back pocket, she stepped out into the hallway and locked the door. She personally liked that their door was right across from the elevator but hated it when the drunks were getting home. Kennedy missed getting drunk from time to time but it was a fantastic trick to the human race that she could drink like a fish and never get drunk. Pressing the button for the elevator, she slipped on her jacket as she waited. Flipping her hair out from the back of the jacket, the elevator came to a stop. Stepping out of the way as a drunk pair stumbled off the elevator. Rolling her eyes, she stepped onto the now empty metal box.

Leaning back against the wall, she thought of everything they could possibly do to fill in the evening before they needed to rest. Sparring would be fun because he was a challenge for her but she had lost her paintball gun and hadn't had the funds to purchase a new one. Shooting at him with actual bullets would test her one limits she never desired....could she hurt him? Atacking him with paintballs were simple because she knew that he couldn't be harmed from a little plastic ball of paint....he would just be very colorful when she was done. There was always the thought of a long drive or finding a quiet park to lay down in the grass to watch the stars.

Kennedy's thoughts came back to reality when she noticed that the elevator wasn't moving. They lived on the fifth floor and it shouldn't have taken so long. Chuckling to herself as she realized that when she was daydreaming, she had forgotten to push the button. Pressing the button for the ground floor, she pulled out her cell phone to send him a text.

"So sorry...running a little late. Had a bimbo moment when I got on the elevator."

[Mordechai]

Mordechai read the two texts from his kennedy. A smile graced his normally stern countenance as he held his arms in front of him and concentrated. She didn't know about his latest trick yet. The air shimmered like heatwaves off pavement in July, then his female appeared in his arms. ''Hey babe'' Leaning forward he covered her mouth with his as he drew her to him. The possessiveness of the kiss was apparent for any that saw them, but the massive killer cared not, she was his. His mind gently caressed hers, whispering his thoughts, wants, and needs straight to her core as his hands lovingly caressed every inch of her. Every well muscled limp, well rounded curve, and sculpted valley. Her work kept her in excellent shape as a human and it had carried over in abundance to her new life. He was a lucky male, and he knew it. His needs temporarily fulfilled he twisted setting her on the seat beside him, his preternatural strength depositing her with ease and grace.

Slipping the bike into gear, he moved calmly through the city headed north west, up towards Cherrydale. The ride was slow, as he absorbed the feeling of her ..being.. through their clothes. The contact of her breasts pushed into his back as she held tight, both calmed and exhilarated him. It had been far too long since the two of them had taken time for each other. Mordechai hummed the notes of the Clapton classic, '(You Look) Wonderful Tonight' to her, their mental connection over coming any sound of the wind, as his voice went straight to her mind. The ride though the city, with her on his bike, was the most fulfilling thing the killer had done in months. Somehow, just being with her completed him. The darkness that normally filled him, retreated in her presence. She completed him.

Mordechai slowed as they passed Gray's Saloon, wheeling into the lot and dropping the kickstand on the judge. Swinging a leg over, he stretched to his full height cracking his neck, then lifted the petite allurist into his arms, once more possessing her lips with his, as he spoke into her mind a single word "Mine". Turning he strode with long sure strides to the edge of the lot then once out of sight, bursting into a run he brought them to the south eastern shores of the lake. Setting her gently on her feet Mordechai slipped out of the heavy duster he habitually wore, spreading it out across the sands of the beach. Slipping from his silk shirt he bent to the
buckles of his New Rocks. ''It still hasn't frozen, care to swim?''

[Kennedy]

Closing her eyes as she relaxed against the back of the elevator, she was shocked the moment her body felt light weight, floating, and seemingly non-existent. Her stomach was turning in knots as she pinched her eyes closed, refusing to open them. Her body felt weird as if she had been plucked out of thin air. Soon his voice greeted her and she opened her eyes. Kennedy looked at him with a puzzled look before looking around them. She had no idea what the hell just happened to her or how she even got on the bike in front of him.

"What...the..."

Two words escaped her before his lips pressed to her own, claiming them possessively. The kiss was deep and very heated. Kennedy wanted to melt as he held her tightly to his body. It was a moment like this that she wished would last for ages but as it always did...it came to an end. Her eyes fluttered open as she looked at him, biting her lower lip as her mind tried to process all that had just happened. A soft giggle slipped passed her lips as she nodded her head.

"Well hey to you too."

Wiggling into the seat when he moved her to get comfortable, she placed her feet upon the pegs and wrapped her hair up into a messy yet firm bun so that the wind wouldn't tie her wild curls into knots. Once she was finished, she leaned forward and slipped her arms around his waist while kissing his neck softly to let him know that she was ready. There was a sense of freedom that one could feel when they were on a motorcycle that most wouldn't understand unless they rode themselves. It was much like the freedom that a dog would feel when they stuck their head out of the car window or how a bird felt when flying. It was pure and exhilarating. A sense of freedom that could never be taken away no matter how someone would try. It was simply amazing.

Their bodies melded together as the bike moved through the streets of the city. Weaving through various cars and trucks as they grew closer and closer to their destination. A smile sat proudly upon her face as she listened to the sweet humming upon her mind. He had never sang to her before and it was a nice treat. Mordie was clearly in a good mood. Whatever happened before he came home was good for him. Kennedy wanted to know what had happened or who he had talked to, to put him in such a good mood but she knew that he would have mentioned it if it weren't very private so she shoved the thought away. He was happy and that was all that ultimately mattered to her.

When they came to a stop outside of the saloon in Cherrydale, she had to laugh as she knew that he couldn't drink and it would just be cheaper for her to drink at home. Smirking at him as he lifted her from the bike, her arms wrapped around his neck as he didn't place her feet on the ground but kissed her instead. The single word danced upon her mind with a sense of possessiveness that made her feel loved even if he hadn't said the words. Kennedy couldn't picture her life without him and was happy that she didn't have to. Realizing that he wasn't going to put her down even as he kissed her, she wrapped her legs around his waist to hold on to him. It was a great decision on her part given that he decided to sprint into the woods until he came to the lake. Setting her feet down on the ground, she was grateful that they couldn't feel temperature as the water would be freezing but his question was highly desired. Hell...if they were caught...they could always say they were members of the 'Polar Bear Club' and swim in icy waters often. Nodding her head as she began to slip out of her clothes.

"I would love too. It's been awhile since we have gone swimming together. Thank you for spending the evening with me."