Halcyon Halls

Who: The Hecatomb Clan
When: Late afternoon, Early evening
Where: The Accor Thalassa Resort, Biarritz, France
What: Happy Eighteenth Birthday Xael!!!

Biarritz. Far less known than the Riviera destinations, and for that reason alone, a much better choice for the Hecatomb family during this time. Though Biarritz could get busy enough this time of year, Accor Thalassa, the resort they stayed in was situated on a private beach, nestled almost secretly away from the rest of the village. Accommodating of some, this was not however a typical family vacation spot, and the staff was, by now, torn between open adoration and quiet irritation of the large, rambunctious toddler that had made a playground of the restive haven. Likely even those who now gritted their teeth wondering how soon they would be gone would be missing the boy all too soon once they were.

Not that he was ever out of control. No, Aidan was simply being his usual happy self. And when the staff snuck him pastries, candies, and all manner of sweet, well… they were equally accountable for his level of excitement.

Today there would be plenty of all that. It would be another of many meals they’d taken together as a family (in a private dining room that was a part of their lavish suite), but that was not the reason for all the sweets. No, that was for a special occasion. To honor the birthday of their oldest son. The resort chef was one of the most renowned in France.

As such, the food was exemplary and the service second to none. Even if it was a bit frou-frou for Axel. He appreciated it and even knew which fork to use. Though in all honesty, he was well past his hundredth year before gaining that bit of training.

That being the case, the birthday dinner was also at the resort, but this evening they were served on the terrace on a table completely decked out in honor of Xael’s 18th birthday. And imagine that most of the women that worked at the resort, young or old, had managed to come by, whether working or not, just to wish the charming young man a special day.

Jadyn’s pram was at the table and Axel pulled it nearer himself. Roz, he knew, would hardly be able to enjoy the night if she were more worried about the baby. The whole purpose of the trip had been for her to find some means to relax. Axel wasn’t at all sure it worked, though he liked to think it had at least a bit.

Her view now was of the ocean, and the sun nearing the horizon. She and Xael had the primo seats for this spectacular view, which was exactly as Axel had wished it. Aidan wouldn’t really care about such sights for some time now, and of course, the baby was asleep.

Who: Kim and Xael
Where: Starting in the House of Fire common room and moving outside
When: Saturday Evening

For the love.... it had been one hell of a busy week. While a busy week normally entailed some homework, a date or two and a hell of a lot of sports after class. That was typically what took up Xael's time and what he would consider having more than enough to do. It didn't typically include worrying incessantly over a friend that had a new found paretn or his mom and a new baby. Well hell it didn't generally include a new sibling. Aidan had been more than enough for the vast majority of the time but it wasn't as though Xael wasn't excited to have a sibling.

He was just worried about his mom. Worrying really wasn't his strong suit but he was doing his best with it all. Was just a pain in the ass to not really know what to do about any of it.

There was however only so much he could do. Help out with Aidan, talk to her to make sure things were going alright. His dad said to hang out with her and Xael had every intention of doing that as well. And then there was Kat... and holy fuck Xael didn't know what to do there anymore than he knew what to do with his mom's worries about his new sister. Being unsure wasn't Xael's strong point. He far preferred being sure of himself.

And that was exactly why he was cashing in on his date with Kim on Saturday. Maybe it was a little selfish of him to want to have a date when he should be sitting on Kat and figuring out what in the hell was going on with her other than the part where she was losing her shit over the whole idea of her father. Or when he should be up at his parents place just spending time with his mom and the rest of his family. Maybe it was... but maybe he felt as though he just needed some time back in his element where he felt comfortable and had a good time without worrying about everything.

Or maybe he was just a hormonal teenager and Kim had some damn fine legs and an even better pitching arm. Let's go with all of the above.

So Xael hadn't had all the time in the world for this but all he was aiming for was a nice relaxing night and he was pretty sure Kim wouldn't complain about that considering the night she'd had before. He'd lived with a were long enough to know they were tired cranky bitches the day after and all for good reason. So long as she didn't launch a baseball into his face... they were all good.

The occasion had him in jeans, striped polo and flip flops because once the weather went over sixty it was hard to find Xael's feet in anything else if he wasn't at the gym or at practice. He'd actually made his way down to the common room a little early and had popped a squat on one of the sofa's, waiting for Kim to make her way down.

Who: ANYONE AND EVERYONE
Where: Heaven
When: Friday Night
What: Charity Date Auction


Eva was something beyond excited. It fluttered about her with nervous energy. If she were out in the open water no doubt there would have been small eddies forming around her in response to the energy she gave off with each and every breath as she hurried about Heaven getting all the last finishing touches done on her crowning achievement. Eva had done her fair share of party planning over the years at Halcyon, she loved being in the mix helping set a mood. And let's face it the girl loved a party... especially a theme party.

But this was something more. It was something that had been entirely her idea. Born of... who the hell knew where but it did put together all her favorite things. Flirting, dating, runway shows, Heaven... the list really could go on. Even in her egotistical glory Eva knew that she couldn't have completed this event without the girls that had volunteered to help out. Taylor, Sam and Frankie had been fantastic, picking up on all the things that Eva was horrible at... you know like the practical aspects of the whole event.

The night had a beach theme as was befitting the charity chosen for the evening and Eva couldn't have been happier. Heaven had been decked out, Vale's assistant proved to be more than helpful at helping her organize the decorations and getting the staff to help out. A runway had been constructed with a podium at the back where Eva planned to do her auctioning from. Tropical plants lined the runway for the dates to strut their stuff along. Eva was almost jealous that she wasn't doing any strutting herself and with the outfit she'd donned for the night... she felt like she could. Perhaps not traditionally beach themed but it was a swimming suit... of sorts and as the auctioneer she thought she needed to glam it up and set herself a part a little.

But when didn't Eva think she needed to set herself a part from the crowd.

Eva exchanged a few last words with the bartenders for the night, making sure that mai tais and other tropical drinks were the order for the night. She wove her way through the tables that had been set up a bit aside from the runway, brightly colored umbrellas over them to add to the theme. She ensured that there was plenty of food ready for people attending and finally she made sure that man at the door was ready to take the $10 dollar cover charge. It was for a charity after all!

Now all she had to do was make sure that the meat er... the dates were ready for their big night!

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Who: Xael and Nyobe
When: Friday Early Evening
Where: Gym


The Gym. His second home. Well maybe third. It was at least a close tie with the cafeteria but they did go hand in hand. Had to chow to have the proper amount of energy to work out as much as he did. After all there wasn't any way in hell that Xael was an anorexic crazy woman. He never had understood what was up with girls who did that... insanity. Pure insanity. Had to be the boobs or maybe the vagina. Did something to the brain made them crazy enough to not eat. Hell if he knew.

That had almost been Xael's order of operations for the day. Wake up. Late as usual. Threw on whatever was closest. Sort of made it through classes, halfway paid attention which was pretty good for Xael. He did have an attention span issue. Lots of shiny objects. Food. Football practice. Food. And now the gym. Maybe a bit overkill but Xael didn't see it as a workout, he just enjoyed the gym. Simple as that.

Football had been good, always was. Aside from the fact that there were some douches (okay one) on the team there was also a hot girl or two. As nice as they were to look at... Xael didn't exactly want to have to worry about full on tackling one of them and breaking something. He wasn't trying to be a sexist asshole BUT some of them were pretty skinny and supernatural or not, they were still breakable sometimes. Okay so there probably wasn't a hole he could dig himself out of with this one but it was what it was.

Not like Xael didn't think women were capable or anything. With his mom, it was damn near impossible to think they weren't. But not all women were demons or his mom. So more often than not, he didn't always think that a woman was completely capable of kicking his ass, unless he saw otherwise. Not that he made it a habit to get into it with girls. Er... it all depended on how you defined 'get into it' heh.

Xael had gone for a run first off when he'd hit the gym. Warmed up the muscles. Hands taped up he moved over to the punching bag that was suspended from the ceiling. All practiced motions, he went a few rounds with the bag, until there was a nice red hue to his hands. Didn't particularly hurt, was just toughening them up. But this wasn't exactly about just the punching, or just the burn that he was working for in his muscles. That he could find easily if he just lost himself to the whole workout, instead he was working on not doing that. On keeping the same intensity but also keeping completely aware of everything going on around him.

And that was probably why he noticed when someone else entered the gym. Didn't stop him but at least he noticed.

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.