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Tweak says, "i would if i could."

Mikhail Petrov (romvanator) wrote in darkdividerpg,
@ 2015-03-27 00:32:00

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character: jayne lasko, character: max lasko, character: mikhail petrov, date: 03.13.15

Your hands protect the flames
Who: Jayne and Mikhail, later Max
What: A warning
When: March 13th, Early Friday evening
Where: Outside a shop near Max and Jayne's house, then Stumble Inn
Warning: Language

Mikhail was still reeling a little from his encounter with Raj. He needed to focus back on the task that had brought him to Chicago. His destiny, whatever it was, lay in confronting Elias Lasko. Just Elias. That meant keeping his twin brother out of it. Since Max's wife was very pregnant, perhaps it wouldn't be as difficult as he hoped.

He watched the young brunette leave the house she shared with her husband. It looked like something out of a storybook, with the white picket fence and little window boxes. Nothing like he would have ever dreamed any hunter would have chosen. It was so far from the world he and the Laskos had lived in it might as well be from another world. It was from another world. Perhaps that's why Max liked it.

He trailed her to the store, then waited until Jayne was finished with her shopping. He bumped into her 'by accident', sending her bag and its contents tumbling to the sidewalk. "Oh, I'm sorry," he apologized, immediately bending to help her retrieve them. It was a simple, well played ruse, but it allowed him to get close to the witch without drawing attention overmuch.

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romvanator
2015-04-01 05:24 am UTC (link)

Mikhail nodded, pressing his palms together in front of him in a sign of gratitude. "That is all I ask," he told her. "Thank you." Hopefully, she could convince her husband to stay out of the confrontation. Perhaps even drive Elias into looking for Mikhail so he didn't have to go through with the part of his plan. He doubted he'd be that fortunate. The Lasko brothers seemed to be dead set on avoiding him. He waited until Jayne walked away and to the safety of her well warded house before disappearing down a nearby alley.

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ladyinthestreet
2015-04-01 05:28 am UTC (link)

Jayne stayed in the house only long enough to drop the bag on the counter top and grab the keys to her car. Over the last few weeks, she'd turned into a bit of a hermit, after hearing about Mikhail, she only left the house during daylight and only if she wasn't going far. Now, though, she didn't have that option.

It didn't take her long to get to the bar and once there, she immediately went looking for her husband. When she didn't find him behind the bar, she went to the office and didn't bother knocking before pushing the door open.

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	the_vagabond 2015-04-01 05:45 am UTC (link)
	Max was just about to head out to the bar again after finishing an early dinner. It wasn't super busy yet. He was immediately worried when his wife came through the office door. "It is time?" he asked immediately. "Princess, you should have called me." He frowned, his concern worsening when he saw her face. "What happened? What's wrong?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ladyinthestreet
2015-04-01 05:48 am UTC (link)

Jayne shook her head and closed the door behind her. She could tell that he was already worrying even before he opened his mouth and said as much. She couldn't blame him because she was worrying too. Desperately.

"No," she said. It wasn't time, not yet. Thank god for small favors. Labor she thought she could handle, this though, well, she wasn't so sure. "I went to the store to get a few things," she told him. "On my way back that man... the one you warned me about, he stopped me. Asked me to warn you to stay away. Said this whole thing was between him and Eli and that I needed to convince you to stay out of it for our daughter's sake."

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	the_vagabond 2015-04-01 05:57 am UTC (link)
	Max immediately pulled Jayne into his arms. As much for his own comfort as hers. "He what?" he demanded. He didn't like the sound of that. "He didn't threaten you or touch you did he?" He would kill Mikhail with his bare hands if he hurt his wife or unborn daughter. "You're okay?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ladyinthestreet
2015-04-01 06:01 am UTC (link)

She shook her head. "He bumped into me, but I think that was just to get me to stop without anyone getting suspicious," she explained. "He just said to talk to you. To keep you out of it. That he had a vision and that only Eli was in it so you didn't need to be there," she explained, burying her face against his chest. "He said he wasn't going to hurt me and that he didn't want to," she told her husband. "He said he didn't want to hurt you either, he just wanted you to stay out of it."

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the_vagabond
2015-04-01 07:47 am UTC (link)

Max hugged Jayne gently. "Just so long as you're okay," he murmured. He didn't like Mikhail near his wife or his brother. "Yeah, that's what's bothering me. He wants Elias alone. Which puts the odds way more in his favor. I can't let Eli walk into some trap alone. He's my twin." Jayne and Tabby were just as important to him, but he'd literally killed for Elias. Their own brother even.

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ladyinthestreet
2015-04-01 08:00 am UTC (link)

"I'm fine," she assured him. "Better now that you're close." Being away from him was not going to happen tonight. She'd perch herself right there in the office or close enough that she could keep an eye on him for the evening. She knew she'd feel much better having him close than being home alone.

She nodded. "I know," she said. "I told him I wasn't making any promises. I don't expect you to stay out of it. I know it's Elias and that you've got to protect him, but I want you safe too. Both of you. Especially now." She let out a breath and reluctantly pulled back from him so she could look up at her husband. "I know that you're going to do what it takes to keep him safe. Just... just keep yourself safe too, alright?"

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the_vagabond
2015-04-01 06:01 pm UTC (link)

Yeah, after a near miss like that, Max wanted Jayne close. Goddamn bastard. What kind of animal terrorizes a pregnant woman? There were supposed to be lines, dammit.

Max nodded. "You know I will, Jayne," he assured her. "I have everything to live for. I'll talk to Eli and see what he wants to do." He was starting to lean towards 'find fucker and kill him' but that was probably just because Mikhail had scared Jayne.

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ladyinthestreet
2015-04-01 06:29 pm UTC (link)

Jayne was going to worry until this threat passed. Hell, she was going to worry until the day that she died about those that she loved. Her family. Maybe they weren't conventional like most people's families, but that didn't mean anything. They were her family. That was all that mattered. Their pasts came back to haunt them sometimes, but it didn't make her love them any less. Especially Max. He was the father of her unborn daughter. If anything, her love for him had only quadrupled.

"What do you think he wants?," she asked him. "He didn't even try to touch me," she admitted. "Was... cordial. Thanked me for talking to you. I know hunters can be bullshitter kings, but it was just... odd."

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the_vagabond
2015-04-01 06:47 pm UTC (link)

Max sighed. "I don't know, Jayne," he admitted. "The guys seems to be doing his damnedest to keep from me getting anywhere near him. Nothing I have seen or heard from him makes any damn sense. I don't know if he's baiting a trap or messed up and needing our help or if he's just completely nutso." He shook his head. "His reputation's fucking scary. There's rumors he's a demon Rich Johnston bound to himself to finish off the last of the vampires. If that's true, then he could do as much damage as Cameron did. Or more."

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ladyinthestreet
2015-04-01 06:53 pm UTC (link)

The thought that there could be something more dangerous than Cameron made Jayne sick to her stomach. She'd gotten used to the quiet in the last few months. Too used to it, she supposed. Now all hell was threatening to break loose again and she felt almost blindsided by it. The fact that there were so many possibilities of what the man wanted made her more frightened. Maybe it was all a trap and he wanted to get rid of Max and Eli. She couldn't be any more sure than Max could.

"Well, let's hope that's not the case," she said softly, shaking her head a little and curling back into him. "Just when I thought that normal life might actually stick around," she sighed.

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the_vagabond
2015-04-02 12:40 am UTC (link)

Max nodded, wrapping Jayne up tighter in his arms. "It'll be okay, Buttercup," he promised. "You want me to take you home? I can get Brian to close up." While the bar was safe, their house was safer and more comfortable. He could just make some excuse about how Jayne was worried because she was close to her due date, first baby and all. He needed to talk to Eli, but they could do that before they left for home.

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ladyinthestreet
2015-04-02 01:33 am UTC (link)

She hoped that Max was right, but Jayne knew just how badly this could go. People could die. People that she loved very much. Even if the other man was to die, it wouldn't be a win-lose situation. No matter how things fell, it was likely to be much more lose-lose. She didn't want to think about it. She wanted to curl up and just sleep until it was over, but that wasn't really an option.

His offer to take her home had her nodding her head. "If he doesn't mind closing up," she said. She hated to take Max away from work, but the thought of him being somewhere other than beside her made her sick to her stomach. "You going to talk to Eli first?" She bit her lip. "I can just drive myself back," she offered. "Maybe Brian will let you cut out early?"

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the_vagabond
2015-04-02 04:36 am UTC (link)

Pretty much. There would only be losing less. And they'd still have to get rid of a body. Which hadn't been the first time, but they were trying to leave that part of their lives behind them. Max hadn't had to bury anyone since Alex and he preferred to keep it that way if he could.

"He won't, Princess," Max assured her. "I'll go talk to him, then we'll find Eli and tell him what happened." He kissed Jayne again. "I'll be right back." Easing her into the chair he'd just gotten out of, he kissed his wife one last time before heading out to the bar to talk his bartenders into cover him. Didn't take much or very long, considering the tips and extra pay involved.

A minute or two, Max was back. "Come on, Buttercup," he said as he moved to help her out of his desk chair. "Eli's upstairs. I texted him while I was out there." He really didn't want to plan anything that might upset her in front of her, but he also didn't want to let her out of his sight for long. "Then we'll go home. Eli can drive your car back tomorrow or something."

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ladyinthestreet
2015-04-02 04:41 am UTC (link)

Jayne didn't want things to get ugly and she certainly didn't want there to be any bodies to get rid of, but she wasn't going to fool herself into believing that it wasn't a possibility. She knew when she married Max that his former life might come up and she didn't regret going through with the wedding. She regretted nothing about their relationship at all, though she wished that he didn't have to keep having his past rear its' ugly head.

She returned the kiss and nodded at his words, settling into the chair and letting out a breath as she watched Max leave the room. It was quiet in the office and she relaxed considerably in the time it took Max to square away his plans. When he returned and helped her back up, she nodded at his explanation. "Alright," she agreed. She wasn't overly worried about her car. It would be fine at the bar and eventually someone could bring it back. "Upstairs we go then," she said. She knew that they had plans to make and it was better that Eli knew what had happened in its entirety.

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