Halcyon Halls

Where: Roof garden
When: Night
Who: Rose and Janos

Every time she spoke with him, be it in person or online, she was always left wondering why she bothered. What was the point ever? Did she think someday he was really going to talk to her? She knew he wasn't going to. He was like so many others set to the belief that they knew what was best for her. None of them understood that they didn't. Most hadn't ever cared though. It was better to keep her as a play thing, kept her off the streets right? She should be glad. Better to keep her locked up in the house, no one to corrupt his little girl but himself then. Always there were walls in her life. Walls that just surrounded her, closing in with the seconds that passed till she was suffocated. And then...then she just had to learn to live without breath because she was never getting out of all of this.

Rose was angry when she shoved herself away from the computer and walked out of her room. She didn't read the last messages; she gave him no chance to respond. He'd said his piece and Rose was done arguing it anymore. It pissed her off....how the fuck was it that she was acting like she wanted to die when she'd fought this damned hard to even stay alive as long as she had? How was it that she wanted to just give up when she was still trying even now, more so then she had at so many other points in her life. Janos was like everyone else, only seeing parts of what she said or did and ignoring the rest. Just like her father, just like the fucks on the streets, just like Kiernan.

She was pissed because she was hurt. She told him that she'd never trusted him but it was a lie. She had, more then once, and always was given reason to think herself a fool for it. Just like this time. Some foolish part of her had really thought that after all that had happened between them that something would be different. But it wasn't. He got what he wanted and Rose was left in the dark to flounder still.

She was tired of being the fucking toy in all of this. The pawn. Never really meaning a god damned thing to anyone. Her father only wanted her because of pride, because of that pathetic "mine" complex. Once he had her he'd forget her just like he had before. Toss the toy to the back to collect dust and wither away. She was tired of all the bullshit I'm doing this for you. No if you were doing something for someone it should make them feel better. It should somehow help them. Rose wasn't seeing any help. Nothing was getting better. Nothing was stopping. And he was only continually giving her reason to give a big fuck you and walk away.

( Rose hadn't had a plan when she left the room. )

Books. Superglue. Broken book cases. Candybars? Tape gunk. Water. Gum. Candy wrappers. Used condoms. More water. Icy Hot. Police tape. Goat excrement. Goat excrement?

This week's messes, though odd, were not really all that different from any other week. It was an imaginative group after all. After April Fools Day Janos was almost disappointed in the relatively tame messes that were left behind. Made him wonder what he was going to find later on. Something hidden away to fester and rot until the smell was everywhere.

This of course was all a distraction from his real worries. Shallow things to keep distracted from real concerns.

Off and on, hot and cold, in and out, round and round. Rose's mood was as erratic as the weather. Janos never knew which he was going to get and when it was dark, he was, quite frankly, wary of opening his mouth. It didn't matter what he said, it was going to be the wrong thing.

Dear Rose, Upton is not your father. Oh no, your father is much more evil, much more vile and deadly man that makes Upton seem about as deadly as a chihuahua. Ever heard of a demon named Sergio? Well he's heard of you... and now he knows the secret I've managed to keep safe from him for twenty years. So long, Rose. Been nice knowing you. Too bad the rest of your very short life is going to be even more of a miserable hell.

And THAT would be why Janos was so secretive. A truth he had managed for most of her life to not even think about, lest her secret be smelled. Even when she knew the truth she wasn’t going to be happy he kept it.

Was he so wrong in wanting to buy her a bit of time?

Little bitch. Fucking little WHORE. Yes, Daddy had seen it, the way she cozied up to that fuck Janos. Just like her whore of a mother had done. Upton knew it all now. It was obvious, wasn't it? The bitch had denied it then, Janos had snarled in his face and threatened him, but Upton had been as sure of the truth then as he was now. Only now, now he felt vindicated... sort of.

And Rose, Rose was so full of herself now, prancing about like a confident little butterfly right out in the moonlight. She didn't care. No fear. It was like she was taunting him. Taunt all she wanted, Upton would turn it against her.

She was going to be sorry for turning against her daddy, for coming to Halcyon, and most of all... for sleeping with the enemy. Fucking little cunt.

But who to nab first? Who. Well, Sergio would want him to snatch up that incubus brat first, and his screaming terror little brother. And then there was the little gargoyle. Oh, so many little ones... so little time. Upton was wondering... not on his list or anything, but wouldn't little Aidan be happy if Kiernan's little brat angel came along? A playmate for him, a means to get Rose to behave, and a way for Upton to remind Kiernan once more why it's not wise to fuck with another man's livelihood.

Was he getting too greedy? Well fuck, if he was going to be nabbing up all these kiddoes for the big boss he might as well add a few to the kiddie day care, er night care, whatever. Anyway, Rose was a given. She always had been a part of the deal.

When: Night
Where: Upstairs garden
Who: Rose and Janos

The weekend was normally a time Rose finally shuffled out of the school. The most recent weekend however was a time that Rose definitely wasn’t looking to get out of the school. Not that she was supposed to go out anyways, but the point did remain. Rose had had one encounter with a shifted werecreature and that was more then enough to remind her that she never wanted to let it happen again. Not all had control and those that didn’t wouldn’t mind snatching up a fae to use as a chew toy for the night. Rose knew on the night of the full moon to find somewhere to hide and to keep out of sight and mind. Dust apparently was all too noticeable to those heightened were senses.

For Rose that out of sight and out of mind had been staying to Janos’s room through the night. There she’d watched from the window the weres running around, not surprised that Janos’s wasn’t around. Full moon nights were always a bit…chaotic for the staff of the school.

Friday gone, Saturday and Sunday slipped just as quickly away. Many had gone to Heaven and Hell, Rose actually hadn’t for once. She was “supposed” to stay indoors and had but by the time Monday came around she’d had more then enough with the whole one room alone thing. She wasn’t sure exactly where he was, probably dealing with clean up or business. Most of the time he didn’t show up again till dawn.. And for Rose dawn was a long ways away. Too long to just twiddle her thumbs in the room and too long to try to sleep through…even if sleeping was all she seemed to do anymore. That exhaustion just didn’t want to fade. Maybe it was all in her head…Rose didn’t know. Wouldn’t surprise her any though.

It was sometime after nightfall that Rose finally pulled herself out of the bed and got dressed. Long sleeved shirt, sweater, jacket…cold was one thing Rose hated to be lately and yet couldn’t seem to shake.

Rose wasn’t entirely certain where she was headed until she was already half way there. If she couldn’t get out of the school then she’d at least go somewhere that sort of felt like it was outside of it. The upstairs garden. Maybe going somewhere with so many windows wasn’t entirely safe but there would be guards up there, there were guards everywhere. Rose didn’t exactly trust the guards but it wasn’t enough to still her steps.

No she needed some time around nature, might help to sort of calm her nerves. It used to help when she was younger at least. Couldn’t hurt to try…not like she had anything else to do with her time today.

Thankfully the garden seemed empty once Rose got up there. If there had been a bunch of people all there watching the stormy weather Rose would have turned around and walked right back to the room. Of course if she was thinking logically she’d realize that more people around was a good thing…people generally didn’t try to do anything bad when there were a bunch of people to witness it.

Either way it seemed empty and Rose took advantage of that fact. She moved to the back, finding one of the few comfortable chairs the place had to lounge in. It was the sort that tipped back so that you could easily look through the glass to the sky above.

Rose did that, just staring up at the clouded moon as she tugged her jacket tighter around her. Even though the room was slightly warmed to help the plants Rose still had a bit of a chill. With a sigh she shifted, trying to get comfortable before idly running her fingertips against a plant next to her.