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Ian Valkyrie III and his younger brother Kellan Valkyrie both live together in this lovely home which Ian has put a lot of time and effort into making comfortable for the both of them.

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"Eli, leave him alone. You can talk to him and confront him or whatever when you're human to make things easier." Kali coaxed as she walked back over to him. "Remember the pain deflection thing? He couldn't hurt me even if he tried. And remember this-" she tapped the side of her head pointedly. "He won't hurt me. It's alright." She assured him, opening the door for him and hopping in after. With Reyna on a motorcycle behind them and Kali still absently petting Eli it was a quiet ride back to his house. But when they got there she bounced out, once again opening the door for Eli.
"Alright, make this fast. It's fading fast. And I mean I could tell you where it is but if it's fading it means she's less likely to be there. The longer we wait the less chance we have of saving your friend." Reyna said impatiently, leaning against her bike.

Ian and Eli moved to the door leaving the ladies to do as they pleased. As Ian opened the door the wolf stood on two legs and became a nude Eli. His tattoos and everything else on his body was showing in the bright sunlight. Ian rolled his eyes and walked in. He hung his keys up on a hook by the door and ran to his room. Ian got out of his police uniform but kept his gun holstered to his side. He came out of his room in hollister jeans and a tight red hollister t-shirt. He then tossed a pair of white gym shorts and a white v-neck to Eli. "Sorry you don't trust me, but I'm a police officer I don't have any intentions of harming anyone but criminals and Wraiths."
Eli was grateful for the clothes, but them being white made things a bit less concealing than he had hoped with no underwear at all. "Thanks...So you are a Secret-keeper, huh? Then why do I smell something that is like Wraith times ten here?" Eli asked glad to be alone at once with the guy to ask such a question.
Ian raised an eyebrow, "Excuse me? I'm mortal and my little brother is mortal....Wait, Kellan." His eyes filled with shock. IF Eli was smelling Wraith in his house that meant there had been a point that a Wraith had been in the house. He began to pull his cellphone out searching frantically for Kellan's number.

Arms crossed, Reyna was obviously not happy as she leaned against the doorway, her fingers drumming against her arms. Shifting her weight she shook her head, eyes narrowing. "They are wasting time. This is unnecessary when we should be leaving." She snapped, straightening. Eyes narrowing she started toward the door, obviously having no fear or reservations about what level of nakedness she was going to walk into. Kali rushed behind her, protesting, but obviously it had no affect. Teyna hammered on the door briefly but just threw it open after a second, eyes narrowing, catching only the last bit. "Get it together. Come on guys. I've seen Kellan at his work before and it's on the way to where it is. If you're really that worried we can swing by and see if he's there. Now guys the longer we wait the less chance we have of getting Max." Reyna snapped.
Kali edged toward Eli, looking over at him. "You okay?" She checked anxiously. "I mean you're cute as a wolf but I like you like this better."

Eli jumped and turned to face Reyna as she walked in he had luckily just finished pulling his shirt down. Although, everything below the waist was still pretty damn visible in the white gym shorts. "Let's find Max." He said smirking at Kali's comment. "I like being in this form more too." He said as he took her hand and led her out the door. "Kali, I know you trust him, but if you could smell what I'm smelling...His hosue smells like a Cedrik multiplied by ten. I have never smelled such dark satanic energy before. Whatever has been in that house has touched nearly everything and it seems a lot worse than what Cedrik could ever want to be." He said fearful for their safety by even being near the house. He walked to Ian's vehicle and opened the front passenger door for Kali. He was truly worried at this point and this only reconfirmed his reasoning to not trust Ian.
Ian looked at Reyna with a raised eyebrow..."I'm ready, but I'm taking my gun and badge. If something goes down I need to keep all my options available. I can't risk any unwanted violence, maybe we can reason with this Wraith. Damien Devereux said that she is some servant of the devil which sort of concerns me that she might not be right in the head." Ian walked toward the door and waited for Reyna to walk out so eh could lock the door. "Lead the way. We can drive past the cafe if you don't mind so I can at least look in the window to see if Kellan is there. I can't believe he didn't ask his graduations day off." He said not wanting to give his life story but his guard was down while he was worrying over Kellan more now. "That Familiar said he could smell someone like Cedrik, the Wraith I shot in the head. Can you sense anything?" He asked locking the two locks on the door carefully and pulling the handle for good measure.

((I figured for the cafe we are going to do the order thing. IF that is ok. That way Savannah can get a feel for her character.))

((Gotcha. I'll do that but for now if you want to keep going you can skip me. I gave my cat a bath and I'm completely exhausted its so much work))


Reyna looked sideways at Ian, raising an eyebrow. "If I really felt that much of a satanic influence, wouldn't you think I'd have pinpointed this as the location? There was some at one point, yes. But it's a different feel than Senka's or Cedrik's. And if it was malicious, don't you think Kali would have said something? She was in the house and she is the seer." She shrugged, striding from the house and reluctantly pausing to look back at him. "What kind of not right in the head do you mean? I mean she wasn't even slowed down by Ash and Damien at the same time. She still took Max. If she's off like you think she's still operating perfectly well. And why the hell are you bringing a badge? I mean what are you expecting, the wraith who kidnapped and is probably torturing or has killed Max to drop everything because you have a badge?" She snorted, shaking her head.
"Hey, calm down. It's alright. Ian doesn't know anything about it, I promise. And I touched some things, even just the doorway, and it's not a malevolent intent. It's just present." Kali promised, squeezing his hand. Leaning back against the car, she lightly rested a hand on one of his cheeks, smiling slightly. She stretched up and lightly kissed him, pulling back to raise an eyebrow. "From everything I can sense Ian is alright. Okay?"

((Oh no we will wait for you to be available. I want her to get the full experience of rping her character with more than just myself. It's fine.))

Eli nodded and didn't want the light kiss to simply end there. He wanted their lips locked and jsut forget the world around them. He felt better with Kali. Even more so when they were touching hands or lips. He opened the back seat door and climbed in. He frowned..."I believe you...I just hope everything gets better. If it is benevolent...Do you know who it is that is around him? I think you need to tell him if you do, Kali. He is oblivious to it obviously." He said as he sat down and closed his door.
Ian frowned, "I don't care how capable she is. Max will be fine and we are going to find her. We need to hurry before you lose the scent. There is no time for it now." He moved to his vehicle and closed the doors starting it up.

((Where might Max be held up at?))

With a slight sigh Kali closed the front door, opening the back and pushing him sideways to sit beside him before closing the door after. She shrugged, sighing slightly. "I don't know who it is. I'd have to actually go looking for who it is by touching a bunch of things in the house before I get enough of a sense. Didn't have a chance and since it is benevolent, I was more concerned with Max since she's in imminent danger." She explained, taking his hand in hers and lacing their fingers together, leaning lightly against him.
Obviously being a bit more of a realist, Reyna raised an eyebrow. "You can hope she will be." She said a bit ominously, shaking her head as she started for her motorcycle. In a minute she had it revved and with a glance back to make sure they were ready, took off.

((Screeching Caverns maybe?))

((Sounds good))
((I'll post there then. Don't forget about the other two though please!!!!)) ^_^

Max was a soldier, not a doctor. There was only so much she could do. She was field trained for trauma wounds and basic shock, but this was neither of those. And she hated not being able to do anything. "Shh, nothing else can hurt you." She promised, taking his hand in hers as a last ditch effort to give him something to focus on. "I won't let it."

It seemed almost like a miracle. For a split second Ian felt something. Almost like magic his color seemed to return. He looked healthy. The shaking subsided slowly and his blood seemed to slide back into his body. Ian's body pulled in power from the Sleepwalker. Ian seemed to be glowing and then Max was too. Ian opened his eyes and he was clean all over. Max was fully healed as well. Ian seemed to smile..."Promise." He said weakly still feeling the heat of the subsiding pain.

This wasn't exactly the time to be pausing and considering what had happened, but for a minute Max just stopped. She looked down at him, raising an eyebrow. Opening her mouth she started to ask what the hell had happened, but elected instead to just accept it. "Promise." She agreed, releasing his hand unlocking and opening the door to his house.

Ian was truly just as surprised as she was. He was feeling like death and suddenly Max says something and wam bam good as new. Ian stood up and felt stronger with each passing second. "Max? Do you feel...better?" He had no way of describing it. I have to know what happened. Ian moved to his bookshelf lost in his thoughts suddenly. He no longer felt in shock. He ran through his books on Sleepwalkers. "I found it!" He said excitedly. "A True Bond - The bond of no Witches magic when a Sleepwalker matches to their true Master. It can be mortal or Witch. The two grow from one another. Both are healed when both are together. Wounds never heal when the two are apart and they both become the weakest form of a mortal when apart too long or too far of a distance." He skimmed over more. "It says something about the True Bond is beyond the gifted beings, but instead a part of The Power. It is unquestioned fate too all who have experienced it. Though some do not find their bonded one to be their lover too....But for as long as they are not separate to one another they can both carry happy and safe relationships with others." Ian frowned, "So...I mean...I could be wrong of course, Max....It's not saying we have to date or anything just we make a good team." Ian was such a loyal clutz with his words.

"I am no longer injured, but I am still tired." Max said simply, striding into the house and sitting down heavily on the couch, running her hands through her hair. When he explained things she listened carefully, though she didn't really like where it was going. She liked Ian and his company, but she hated being dependent on someone else. "I do not wish to ever be bonded to a witch." She said automatically, looking up at him. Then she chose her words more carefully. "It is not a personal thing, Ian. I just... I don't like people. I don't trust them easily. I trust you more than I do anyone, but I do not trust anyone enough to bind myself to them such that I will have to obey their every command." She shrugged. "I enjoy your company and will spend time with you, though." She smiled just slightly before returning to the subject of the book. "I have never had a relationship, and never a lover, as the book so eloquently puts it. My only past experience is when my team was captured, and I have no desire to repeat the experience. I am aware that it is rarely like that, but I have not thought of a person I am close enough to to even consider it. Besides that, it is not on the forefront of my mind." She gave a half smirk. "Besides, I doubt anyone could put up with me."

Ian smiled lightly at Max, "Well, I might not like you sometimes, but I manage tolerating you rather well." He joked reading on, "The book says this bond is only similar to a Familiar and a Master's bond in that it take a Sleepwalker to make the bond possible." He looked up frowning, "Max, I'm not a Witch, but I am a Guardian and if this bond is only similar because you're a Sleepwalker...I am no master to you and you are no Familiar." He offered a smirk as he closed the book. "I'm excited to learn more about how this bond was made...I want to know what linked our souls."

Max chuckled slightly, cutting herself off with a yawn. "I should leave." She sighed, rising to her feet. "I need to shower. I am covered in blood, and my shirt is ripped. I need to change as well." She looked over at him, running a hand through her hair. "I am still enjoying your company, it is not that. I just don't exactly sleep soundly and I don't want to disturb you. Besides, I do not wish to impose."

Ian rolled his eyes, "I didn't ask what your sleeping habits were, Max. I swear being in the military really warped your mind on what to share about yourself. Nope, I have clothes here that will fit your muscled and bloody body." Ian raced to his room and turned his shower on. "Come on!" He insisted with a smile. He couldn't believe what had happened fully fixed both of them.

"Oh, it is logical to share that much. When I say I don't sleep soundly, I mean that I have nightmares." Max said flatly, raising an eyebrow. With a sigh but a reluctant smile she followed after him slowly, leaning calmly against the bed and folding her arms.

Ian got the shower ready and moved back to his room and grabbed a pair of sweat pants and a white v-neck. "I'm sure it's not your outside of work style, but I know it will fit you at least." Ian offered with a half smile, "Go take a soothing shower and when you get out I can get in and we can head over to Kali's and surprise Kellan...I hope he is okay." He said finally starting to worry about him again. "I hope he is comfortable with the change."

Max took the clothes from him with a nod of thanks, passing him and heading to the bathroom. Neatly she set her bloody clothes to the side, folding them next to the sink on the bathroom counter. She took a fast cold shower and stepped out, wringing out her hair and drying off just as fast. After throwing on the new clothes she emerged from the bathroom. "All yours." She said briefly, sitting on the couch.

Ian nodded his thanks and took a cold shower for himself. He came back down having taken about twenty minutes longer than Max and forgot that Max was even there. Ian walked down with a towel around his waist. His hair was still dripping wet and he could only frown when he saw Max on the couch. His body might have been healed, but for a bit he would be eccentric and forgetful as his mind was still in shock. "Sorry...I...I forgot..." He felt misplaced for a moment and looked confused. "Sorry just give me a moment." As he spoke the towel fell to his ankles and his face turned the brightest shade of red humanly possible. "Um..." He covered himself with his hands and raced upstairs to get dressed. He came back down in fifteen minutes wearing a pair of jeans and a black tank top. He walked over to Max on the couch and stood in front of her. "I don't have my vehicle here, but we can go on foot. I can walk you home if you don't want to go to Kali's."

By the time he was back down, Max had managed to dry her hair and pull it back into an effective ponytail. Unfortunately, she hadn't managed to get any sleep. Even a cat nap would be nice at this point, but nope. She looked up at he walked out, raising an eyebrow. "I will survive. Let's get ready and-" she stopped short, blinking at him. Thoug her gaze instinctively dropped when the towel fell, it instantly moved back up to his face. Her own face started to turn red, but she determinedly kept her expression neutral. When he returned she stared at him, rising to her feet. "You take a long time to change." She noted. "I will go to Kali's."

Ian came down and went out the door with Max, "We should hurry...We probably already missed his change. He is going to freak out. His mind isn't ready to cope with this life. He doesn't know anything about it not to mention these strange powers he is suddenly showing. He is past his Ascension date so I know he is no Witch." He started to lock his door as he waited for Max to follow suit. "Do you know what he is probably feeling like right now. I can't handle a hormonal, magical sleepwalker, teenager on my hands. Things are getting more and more complicated for my job in this coven. Ever since that Ash guy let out the big news...I have been stuck cleaning up Wraith messes and hiding evidence."

"He smells like Senka." Max said off handedly as she strode out the door. "And I do know how he feels. I was cursed when I didn't even believe in magic." She shrugged."I've had to come up with increasingly creative ways to explain why I can't work night shifts. My officers are starting to get suspicious." She admitted. "Not to mention he talked to the reporters when he was staying at my house. So of course there are many there." All of the sudden she stopped, shaking her head. "Well damn. This is-" unfortunately she never got to say what it was before her bones and muscles twisted in a painful sounding cracking and she dropped to all fours, growling slightly as she shook out of the clothes and stepped forward.

Ian turned after locking the door fully and picked up the clothes, "Max? What?" Then he remembered she was no Familiar. She was simply blessed with some natural magic of a True Bond. He looked as the moon was behind the house trying to peak through the trees. "Well, I guess we are walking to Kali's." Ian walked down his small driveway and whistled teasingly at Max. "Come on, Max...Can't have someone calling animal control on a loose dog, can we." He smirked playfully. Then he heard it. Kali's house was just a few blocks away and the roar seemed to come from her house. "What was that?" Ian asked rather disturbed.

Max shook out her fur, growling at Ian when he whistled at her. But still she stuck close to him, jogging languidly to catch up with him. At the roar she stopped short, lifting her head to smell the air. She whined slightly, looking up at Ian. For a moment she ran a few paces forwar before wheeling back to circle him, hen starting to run forward again.

Ian guessed that Max felt anxious and urgent. He raced forward after her following her to Kali's house. However, Ian did not need to make it to Kali's to see a dragon shooting flames through the sky and flapping in circles. "Max? Is that....Kellan?" His voice was low, but the dragon must have heard seeming to look around for where his name was being called. "Max, let's hurry!"

((I'll post at Kali's))

((K))

[End Scene]
{Max and Ian race to the Kamala Residence.}