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Katherine Pierce is coming for your blood. (psychobitchvamp) wrote in wariscoming,
@ 2012-10-06 03:39:00

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katherine pierce, merlin

Katherine & Merlin
Friday morning, October 5, 2012; Katherine's house
All the feels. No, really. Merlin's helping Katherine feel feelings again for the first time in 5 centuries. All. the feels. EVER.
TBD/In progress

When things got tough, she took the easy way out. She couldn't do that this time.

Katherine had been in a battle with herself for the last month and change. Between the promises from Caedus and the talks with Jacen, she wasn't sure what she wanted to do in that respect any more. The post she'd made on the boards a month ago had spawned several conversations she hadn't anticipated. She had expected a lot more flack than she'd received that day, but it had given her a lot to think about. And the girl who had virtually no friends, had a lot of time to herself to think things over. Somewhere along the way in this redemption act, she'd managed to actually start believing her own words and she actually wanted to follow through with what she was setting out for herself.

She hadn't expected things to hit her this way, but in part, it had been a comment Lilah had made to her that made her second-guess what she thought she was doing. How could she be sure that Caedus would follow through with what he promised her? Surely, she couldn't be that lucky, not twice in succession. Manipulation was something she was familiar with and there was always the potential for someone to try to out-manipulate her. That was not something she was okay with, nor was it a risk she was willing to take, and for what? Promises of things she'd never dreamed of. What did that even mean? That was vague, and probably for a reason. Moriarty had been specific. What she wanted, she got, at a price. A price she was willing to accept at the time for the protection with his witch and the material things he provided her with. Thinking back to when she was working for Moriarty seemed like another lifetime now. So much had changed, right under her own nose.

Her meeting with John three nights ago had been the biggest recent turning point. She was trying to help him, though she wasn't sure it had worked in the way she intended. Katherine thought that maybe he could try to find a way to push through everything if he let out the anger out on her. From what she heard from Jacen, it sounded like maybe the meeting had the opposite of the intended effect. That bothered her, though not in a guilty sense, rather more annoyed than anything else at this point. She had a fleeting thought, wondering if that might change after today.

Now that she had finally come around to realizing where she was in her own head, knowing what she wanted, Katherine was uneasy. What she was starting today was far from the easy path to take, which was hard for her because that was always what she defaulted to. When things got tough, she took the easy way out. She couldn't do that this time.

She had been up, pacing the front room of her house for an hour now, waiting for time to pass and Merlin to show up. He would be here, she had no doubt of that, time just seemed to pass slower for her today purely out of spite.

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ex_magi436
2012-10-05 10:17 pm UTC (link)

Merlin had taken precautions. He was a wizard of many means and spells wreathed his inner being now. He was protected in many ways, and truthfully, felt a little silly calling so many protections. But, for her sake, and for his, he would not risk this ending on a misunderstanding, or a wrong move.

He flew to meet her, this woman he barely knew, and knew only in dark stories of others. He had heard of what she had done to those others, and how Emma herself disliked her. If he had not been dedicated to helping people, he would have let those stories control him now, but he was. He had made too may mistakes in his past and future to deny another a chance.

He would safeguard her now, when she needed it.

His owl form rippled as he landed at her place, shimmering to human form in front of her door and settling himself before knocking. He wore a black t-shirt and pants, and a cloak of sheer blackness around him. there were pockets on the pants and jacket that went other places, but for now, all seemed, as usual for him, normal.

With a grin, he knocked.

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psychobitchvamp
2012-10-05 11:06 pm UTC (link)

The last hour had been filled with so much silence, aside from her own footsteps running a path into the rug in her living room and the knock on the door called to her attention. Merlin. She had no doubt of the person on the other side of the door, because there were only a very elect few that even had her address. She crossed the room and opened the door to reveal the man who, despite rather normal clothes, carried a very old air about him. That came with the time he was from, but Katherine liked it for some reason. "Thank you for coming," she said, her voice softer than was usual for her, though he likely would not know that.

She stepped aside to allow him inside the house, shutting the door behind him a moment later. "I'm not sure who I would have gone to, had you not offered to bethe one to sit with me through this." she admitted, leading him into the living room. She didn't entertain much in Lawrence, but the house was tailored to her tastes, despite the slightly run-down appearance on the outside. She'd picked the house for that exact reason. It was completely inconspicuous, which was something she'd needed.

Her lip found its way between her lips as she turned to face Merlin again. "I don't really know how this is going to go." she admitted, sitting down on the couch, motioning for him to sit wherever he liked; there was the couch and two overstuffed chairs on either side for seating.

	ex_magi436 2012-10-07 04:53 pm UTC (link)
	He squeezed her hand in turn, holding it, letting warmth flow from his hand to hers. "Hold on, Katherine, you can do this." He gently stroked her brow, making sure, along the way, she was not feverish. "How are you feeling?" He was worried, and unwilling to let her face this alone, or even truly silently. he would stay this course, whatever it took. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sorry! Life swallowed me!! ex_magi436 2012-10-10 03:34 am UTC (link)
	"I know, but you need to, Katherine. Or else fear will rule you. You must not let it. If you mean to be free of it, then you must keep pushing. It will be hard, but you will not be alone." he squeezed her hand, and gently stroked her hair again. "I will not leave, nor let you face this alone." He nodded, smiling softly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)