Exton

As the block gently comes down between Tori and her Sibs, Ike leans over the table. Her eyes sparkle, pale green gems boring into the two male gargoyles.

"She is sooo going to KILL you!"

A glance at Tori shows her tapping away at the laptop, blissfully ignorant of their intent. Ob grins. "She can try little sis, but we go to stone after her and are flesh before her. besides, don't you think we should warn Tannr of her temper?"

Ike closes her eyes and leans back in her chair. "I am going to pretend I don't know you..."

Ob laughs and leans back, getting comfortable. "Should we start when we first met, or when we came here?"

Stoney grins, dark hair slipping forward to half hide his features. "How about the Tavern battle? Remember that priest who kept spouting things at her?"

Ob chuckles. "Yeah, he was sooo drunk. I think it was the only way he had the courage to try to save the poor misguided monster. Didn't she finally," he glances around, as if making sure the children were well out of earshot. Pandora and Alise laugh, since the kids had been taken upstairs a while before. "I think she ate his head."

Ike rubs her forehead, shaking her head and sighing.

Stoney laughs. "Oui, and then she and Ike took the ringleader out to the middle of the Shifter lands and left him in a tree. How far up was it?"

Ike blushes. Her voice is almost nonexistent. "About 16 feet up I think, maybe more..."

Ob grins, "They took his weapons and left him there with the warning that there were bears and wolves in the 'Preserve'. She also told him that he was only alive because Mortuis wouldn't allow her to kill him. Madre Dios... I wish I had been there to see it in person."

Tannr laughs. "When did this happen.?"

Ob kisses Pandora gently on the cheek. "Right after we came to Exton. Mi Cooza called us to come help Mi Bruha. Hard to imagine where we would be today if we hadn't come here." He glances over his shoulder, making sure Tori was still immersed in her work. "Tori would probably be hanging around some mausoleum, scaring the *mierda out of some one."

Ike laughs. "That puir kid. He didn't know what he took was priceless to her. He just thought it was a cool rock. Tannr, if you find a small polished stone, one that looks like pinkish marble with a rough snake etched into it, do not touch it. She will go ballistic."

"She flew the kid out over the sea and told him to give it back or she was feeding him to a leviathan. If Ob hadn't caught him, I think she would have let him fall into the ocean." Stoney sighs. "She tossed him when he told her he sold it. Just tossed it and soared back over the town. Ike and I had to catch her so she didn't tear the town apart. I don't know who the kid was terrified of more... Tori and her anger, or Ob when he plucked him from the air. I think the kid thought Ob was going to eat him."

Star leans forward, her eyes bleeding to yellow in her curiosity. "What is so important about the stone?"

"It is the only thing I have of someone who loved me without reserve."

Tori kisses Tannr's cheek and walks away. The front door closes behind her before anyone can react. Ob starts to stand, but Tannr is already out of his chair Ob opens the link to his sister. trying to get her to come back.

Next time you are thinking o' telling stories, tell ones about your own past. Mine are mine own to tell.

She hears her name, but keeps walking. A hand comes down on her arm and she hisses, eyes flashing with red flames. When all she does is hiss, Tannr turns her toward him, both hands on her arms. He stares at her, waiting for her to react. He matches her glare with one of his own and kisses her, claiming her mouth brutally. Her hands come up, gripping his arms, nails digging into the flesh, but she doesn't break the kiss. Instead she gives back as good as she is getting.

Needing to breathe, Tannr slowly breaks the kiss. He pulls her close, sliding his arms around her. Tori slowly lets her anger slip away, shoving one last threat back at her brothers. She feels their laughter and vows to find a way to get revenge.


*shit