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 Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:37 pm
Connor tensed when he heard Katra's description. She was the reason his ribs were throbbing and his hand was almost useless. Well, her and the jackass who had destroyed his car and forced him into drastic measures like daytime hunting.
He grumbled some obscenities but silenced himself by filling his mouth with food. His phone began to ring, but he ignored it. The mayor could wait.
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Curtis' mouth melted into Katra's with a contented sigh. She was so warm and soft against him and under his hands. And she tasted wonderful. When he finally pulled away for the sake of breathing, her face was adorably flushed.
"I think... perhaps you should have your salad before it spoils," he told her, though the idea of letting go of her was disappointing.
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:05 pm
Jeff sensed the tension flow through Connor. 'Hmmm, he must already know she's were. I hope he hasn't hurt her yet.' Jeff looked over at Luka, "Damn, and she wouldn't give me her address or her phone so we could get together. She said she would find me but I'm not so sure. And the paper is due in only a few days. We are supposed to meet sometime tomorrow night in the chem building" Jeff popped a fry into his mouth and chewed thoughtfully, he slipped a glance over to Yakov and smiled to himself.
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Kat had forgotten about the salad, she wasn't really hungry anymore but decided she should be polite and eat. She reluctenly let go of Curtis and walked over to the table and sat down. She took the salad from him and waited till he sat down before she started eating. She was quickly starving again and ate like no tomorrow. She couldn't beleive she had forgotten about being hungry. Then she froze in chew of a rather delicious cucumber. "s**t." She mumbled to herself. "s**t s**t s**t" She swallowed and put her hands over her face. "I forgot about Jeff!"
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:58 pm
Curtis was taken aback by Katra's outburst. She'd looked as though she'd been enjoying her meal and then she was spouting curses and mentioning some man named Jeff.
Feelings of protectiveness and defensiveness over-took him. Who was this Jeff person? A friend? A classmate? ...A potential love interest? Curtis couldn't bring himself to believe the last possibility.
"Who's Jeff?" he finally asked. Mentally guessing was tormenting him.
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"You're an awfully quiet lot," Connor noted after gulping down some orange juice. "Or are weres normally quiet when they eat?"
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:25 pm
After a lot of hassle, a lot of questions, and a near-arrest by on campus security (which only ended when she realized that she better be more careful about what she was saying, and when a search of her room showed she had nothing illegal...)
So it was at this point that Aurora decided the best thing to do was go eat dinner.. none of her homework was done, she was starting to get a headache from hearing the psychiatrist's annoying nasally voice... With a half-groggy sort of conciousness she set her tray down at a table.
Then she realized that her empty table was facing a table full of Connor and a lot of interesting-looking people, including the freaky gal that apparently kept trying to rape him. <> She startinted to get up and move to a different table, but remembered a half-second later that people tend to notice moving things more than non-moving ones. Besides, the whole table seemed rather groggy, much like herself... Maybe they would be too busy trying not to fall asleep to notice...?
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:28 pm
Kat looked up at Curtis with her eyes wide. She could almost hear a sence of jelousy in his voice. She started laughing.
"Jeff is my partner in chemistry, he's gay." She couldn't help but laugh at him. She couldn't picture herself with Jeff.
"But still, I have to meet with Jeff tomorrow and I promised him that I was going to run into him this weekend to set up a place to meet!" She was standing now and started pacing. She had again lost her appitite. How could have she forgotten about Jeff?!
"Oh my goodness! I left all of my homework in my room! I have to go get them!" She almost just ran out the door.
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Jeff was a little surprised that Connor had figured it out so quickly. Maybe he wasn't as dim as he thought. Jeff thought for a second and decided it best just not to say a word and look a little surprised, maybe Connor would still think Jeff was human if he just actedd confused.
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:47 pm
"Um." Luka had no idea what to do about this had he simply slipped or did he know. Had he figured it out because of what she had done. "I for one am feeling a little on the quiet side about now, we've already established that Yakov is tired. How bout you Jeff?" She was hoping a rapid subject change would work. She gave Connor a look that she hoped said 'what the hell are giving us away for'.
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:55 pm
"Katra!" Curtis called after her. "Your homework will still be there when you finish eating." He smiled. "I will take you back to town once you're done. And then, we will see about finding Jeff."
Mentioning Jeff embarrassed him a bit, as he had almost been jealous of the man. Of course Katra wouldn't be involved with someone else. Yes, they had just met... wow... a bit over 24 hours ago... but already he knew that she wasn't the cheating sort. She was a wolf, after all.
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Things were tense and, as usual, it was his fault. Yeah, Luka was pissed, but Connor wanted the wolves to know that he wasn't being fooled. He continued to hold Luka's gaze, but only until he noticed a familiar figure at the table nearby.
It was Aurora.
Finally! A half-way sane person.
"Hey Aurora..." he called groggily. "Yeh wanna sit with us?"
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:08 pm
Kat stopped pacing and looked straight at Curtis. She had to calm down or...a loud poping noise told her that her ears and tail were back to say hello. She couldn't beleive it. She had lost control of herself more in the last 24 hours that she had in two months.
"Argh! I have no control around you!" She threw her hands up in the air and sank down back into her chair. But she had been a little too forceful and with a crack she was on the ground with shards of wood around her.
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Jeff was a little upset that Connor had figured it out, but he had guessed it wouldn't take long. Jeff shook his head and looked over at the girl he was talking to.
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:45 pm
Aurora froze. She had had her fork halfway to her mouth loaded with salad... and it stopped. Slowly her head turned up.
"Uh... hi Connor." She smiled a very oh-crap-forced smile and swallowed.
"Oh, I would have come sat with you earlier, but the table already looked so crowded." She shrugged. "So I decided not to bother you. You seem to have so many friends I thought it would hardly matter."
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:09 am
Yakov was feeling a little jumpy and the new voice had scared him a little. His mood brightened a little when he noticed that the girl it was coming from was actually rather hot in a weird sort of way. "You are always welcome to sit with us babe."
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Luka had a small 'oh s**t' party in her brain. Connor had figured things out way faster than was necessary, Jeff was getting nowhere with Yakov (actually, no one was getting anywhere with anybody), and now this chick was getting added to the mix. The way things were going, it might almost be easier to kidnap Connor, move away, and keep him tied up in a closet. Perhaps on the way, she could also just strip her brother naked and lock him in a closet with Jeff...a small closet. She gave her head a small shake. "I most definately need more sleep." She said this quitely, but didn't realized that she'd actually said it out loud.
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:25 pm
"We can make room," Connor offered. He scooted his chair over, pressing it up against Luka's. Maybe, if nothing else, his being closer would chill her out. Why he wanted to calm her down, he couldn't figure out for himself.
Fortunately, the others seemed to pick up on his idea as they all scooted closer together as well. Hopefully, now that there was room, Aurora would willingly join them.
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With a single leap, Curtis was over by Katra and taking her hand. All it took to pull her to her feet was a quick but careful tug.
"I must admit, you have a rather jarring effect on me as well," he commented calmly. "Just please... eat," he urged. "It will help you study."
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:58 pm
Aurora wanted to run away. She wanted to dash out of the room and not take a second look back, and ordinarily she would have... Why she didn't she'd probably never know... but with eyes locked on Connor's, she picked up her tray and slid into the newly-opened space at the table.
"Thanks." She mumbled. Maybe she should've listened to that psychiatrist a little more carefully... something was definately wrong with her head. ...sitting at a table full of gang members.
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:22 pm
Jeff looked at the girl and smiled. "Ello there, I'm Jeff." He wanted to move onto a new conversation and she smelled funny, kind of like a wolf but not really. She smelled like a cat, a were cat! Jeff got excited, he hadn't met a were cat in many years.
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Kat couldn't focus, she had been so emotional in the last 24 hours that she started shaking slightly. She wasn't hungry anymore infact she felt a little sick to her stomach.
"I'm not hungry anymore, don't worry. Wait, why am I worrying? I just need to calm down." Her ears twitched as she started walking over to the futon. She sat down very slowly trying to be careful so she didn't break anything.
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:33 pm
Aurora didn't look happy to be with them, which both perplexed and worried Connor. Was she depressed? Was she not really a were? Was she one of the submissive types? Often the pack "omegas" were shy as far as he had noticed. Maybe he should have left her alone. At least Jeff was trying to bring some conversation out of her. He struck Connor as the type to be more skilled at this "socializing" thing.
Connor was finished eating now, but since he'd brought Aurora here he couldn't ditch her, either. That being the case, Connor began to pick at the crumbs on his plate.
"I'm gettin' more pop," he mumbled as he managed to wiggle out of his seat.
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"I did not mean to pressure you," Curtis sighed as he sat down beside her. He placed a hand on her back. "If you want to go back right now, I will take you. But..." he looked her up and down once. "Do you want to change first?"
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:37 pm
Aurora looked at the guy with pink streaked hair and perfect teeth. (He almost looked familiar...) in fact, out of everyone at the table, she was the least sure that he was a gang memeber. His presence confused her greatly... he looked very girly.
It didn't help her confidence much that Connor chose right then to leave.
"Uhm... hi. I'm Aurora..." She glanced up briefly at the people around her and then back to her tray. Between the trench-coat Connor, buzz haired guy across from her, and the creepy rapist girl at the far end she was positive that this had to be some kind of gang...
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