Tide

[jeitaken]

Everyone is talking about picnics.....


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The air flows from the coast... the full moon, the running tide, the heavy stink of the people and the sea -- two more days and it's so much easier to concentrate during the day, with -- with....

The moon is whispering to me. He will ride high tonight; I can hear him.

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*closes his journal, listening for a moment to the quiet of the house; then slips out the door, fully intending to be back in time: he would never deliberately endanger the innocent, especially Vivi, but something deep within him is excited and stirred by the gravitational fluxes and the quality of the light on his skin, and the beach is right nearby, with the sun's last light glancing at him from the surface of the waves....*

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[80smusicforever.livejournal.com]

*Paul actually takes a half step back when the kid snarls at him like that, but after that stands his ground, though the kids behavior as well as the unnatural chill that follows Jei's slight changes clearly unnerves him at first, he's quick to shake it off, though as he watches Jei fully shift he's more than happy to let himself shift over slightly to his more natural form as well, his nails and fangs lengthening and his eye color slowly bleeding over to red streaked with gold, though he holds the changes back at that, not wanting to risk upsetting Jei by giving in fully, but wanting the protection of his own claws and fangs*

*he regards Jei with a bit more respect, tilting his head as he looks him over, noting with some surprise the change in height among everything else, he hadn't expected that. He nods, suppressing a slight twitch at the sound of the kid's voice now, it nearly reminds him in some ways of Max's when he's very pissed off at Paul or the other Boys*

... On a night like this ... How could I leave you alone? ... Even here. *he hesitates* It's curious that you seem to have some level of control... *paces a few steps around the kid, still watching him intently, as all this has him very curious*

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*far from being upset, Jei's lips stretch wider, the grin uncanny and far too knowing for a boy who had probably never seen a vampire in battle mode*

*the trembling increases and he hunches over, staggering slightly as the transformation begins to twist his skeletal structure, but (impossibly, as Dwayne would know, had he been present) he seems not to notice the pain... he only glances down at his right hand, white and thin, curling it as though grasping the hilt of an untested weapon*

Control.... *the laugh again as he turns to follow Paul's movements, scornful and amused -- perhaps at the vampire, perhaps at the body whose movements seem almost experimental*

Didn't you know? ..I am never alone.

[80smusicforever.livejournal.com]

*pauses in his pacing, a bit disconcerted slightly by the kid's grin, though he does wince in sympathy at watching the worst of the transformations, in fact looking away briefly, he figures it odd that the kid doesn't seem in pain, though not knowing it should be otherwise he doesn't think much of it... Though he does ponder what the kid may be thinking to grasp for that he does not have, as it seems like an odd gesture*

Ya... *continues pacing, much more slowly, mostly this time for the sake of getting a good look at the kid's new look, though crinkling his nose as the kid's scornful tone irritates him, he doesn't care especially what inspired the tone, but it much like someone being condescending has always sounded like sandpaper feels to him. He pauses at the kid's words*
Of course not... Who is, after all?

*he wonders if the kid means more like Agito-Akito, or more like his own darker side... Though considering the changes, he is content to guess something between both*
Especially for one like you... But there's two sides to every coin, isn't there? *he chuckles a bit darkly, remembering the various times he'd found out similar things about his own nature... Though different than the kid's, it was similar enough he figured*

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*as Paul speaks, Jei hunches further, his stance becoming more feral; instead of answering the question, he simply growls, his vocal apparatus no longer adapted to human speech... the sound containing both menace and a sense of self-entitlement acute enough to severely raise the hackles of anyone who hears*

*in fact, as the transformation completes, leaving a robed wolf with only vestiges of humanity remaining in his appearance, it would be apparent to anyone who has seen Jei's full moons before that something other than the boy himself is in control here -- that this is neither Jei nor the wolf, but something far darker and far more aware*

*and if the growl could have been translated, it would have read something like this.....*


I have decided that you have a soul. And that soul... will be mine.


[[Ohsnap, demon time. *eyedart* Sorry for being late!]]

[80smusicforever.livejournal.com]

*having unfortunately never before seen one of Jei's transformations, he has no clue that this is much different... However he does know wild dogs and wolves, and he can easily tell that it's very likely the kid is no longer at all in control of himself, Paul flashes a feral grin and flexes his fingers, getting a bit more comfortable with his own sharp claws as he takes a step back from the now fully transformed werewolf. Not retreating at all, just giving himself a bit more room*

*he tilts his head curiously at the low growl, listening curiously but then shaking his head very slightly, unable to make much of the noise, his arms resting lightly at his sides, actually slightly mimicking the pose and stance of some of the students he has seen fight, knowing from experience that the pose alone gives better range of motion in a fight... Having learned that one the hard way*

*mostly in response to reading the aggression in Jei's change in attitude and pose* You sure you wanna play this game with me? *chuckles* After all, you're just a pup *though his self-assurance at that is lacking due to the changes in Jei's demeanor* ... Wouldn't you rather go after something more interesting..? After all, the beach has lots of fun prey-type...

*though he suspects his words won't have much use, he slowly starts to circle the wolf, trying to plan something in case...*

[[LoL, oh, nos! And the lateness is ok. ^.~ We just got back from camping the other day.]]

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*the moon has fully risen now, in a pale haze of summer fog, softening their shadows as they stand on the beach; Jei's pale eyes catch the light strangely as he paces toward Paul, moving as though he is really tracking the vampire's location*

*and really, what more interesting prey to the intelligence guiding the wolf's movements can there be: life in death, a new kind of soul to explore... and the fascination of finding out what it would take to destroy a creature that has already touched the other side....*

*seems to laugh in his madness, circling slowly, the journal forgotten on the sand behind him*


[[Slow progress is slooow, but steady! ;3]]

[80smusicforever.livejournal.com]

*Regards the werewolf curiously, further noting the changes to Jei's appearance as well as his stance and movements, only now seeming to realize this may have been a slight mistake, though he doesn't let that bother him in the least, as he'd not yet concerned much for himself, but he hadn't fully thought out the fact he doesn't want to hurt Jei*

*perhaps if he can lead him away, focus Jei's attention elsewhere? Paul takes a few steps back, veeeerrry slowly backing away, his back to the line of trees a ways off down the beach*

... Dwayne didn't mention anything like this... I'm going to kick his ass when I see him again... *shakes his head very slightly, not breaking his focus on Jei* Puppy, puppy... Perhaps I should have thought to make some tea for you... Should have thought about that... Aah, well...
*as he takes another step back he stumbles slightly, his heel catching on a glass bottle under the sand, but instead of sprawling onto his ass in the sand he stumbles back a bit bit then just... stops... actually pausing near-seemingly in mid air as he briefly taps into his powers to fly, preventing himself from falling*

[[LoL yah... X.X Eeh, at least it's steady slow progress. ^^]]

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*sorry, puppy is very much not puppy anymore -- growls and bounds forward as Paul rises into the air, head raised and clearly tracking the vampire's movements; is only slightly heftier than his usual werewolf form, but somehow seems larger than life, radiating a malevolence that no child should ever be able to produce*

*misses Paul's heel and skids to a halt, circling round with another, more furious growl, sounding balked and frustrated and defiant all at once*

[80smusicforever.livejournal.com]

*is a bit taken aback by the fact Jei seems to be able to see him in some way, that being a very unfamiliar thing, that as well as the sudden chill he gets at the complete change in everything that Jei is finally making him a bit unsettled and wary*

Hey! *yelps at the close call, pulls his feet up, and farther out of reach, though he can't help but chuckle quietly at the wolf's frustration over the fact he didn't catch him. Though even in spite of his amusement he flies a bit higher, knowing full well that most everything can jump and wanting to be sure he's out of range of that, too... Though even as he does he also knows he can't keep this up all night long... Though he can try if nothing else much happens, he glances behind him, deciding it might be best to head into the forest, wanting to test and see if a werewolf can climb trees*