Hunters and the Hunted

"Ok...He has really stepped it up a notch."
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He moved to sit opposite her. "All that matters is that I have you."
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Scareth watched her.
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"But have you seen how he treats our daughter? She is priceless to him, like I am to you."
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She moved close to him.

"A lot of people resent Death."

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"But I can't have kids and that sucks."

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Aria sat back down, dabbing at her nose silently.

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"Except for that one time where he threw her through a wall."

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Kai rest his chin gently on her head.

"I used to resent him."
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"Yes it does, but we can find our way around that."
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"Are you ok?" He mouthed to her.
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"That was one time, now he acts like she is the most precious thing in the world."
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She smiled. "I love you."

"You're also dating him. People are gonna be after you for that."

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"Not if I'm infertile," Faye sounded glum. "It's just not gonna happen."

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"Tired." Aria tilted her head back, waited a moment and then pressed the tissue to her nose again.

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"He can act all he likes. He already hurt her once it can happen again."

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"Love you too." Kai tilted his head down slightly so he could kiss her neck.

She shrugged. "Well as you can see, unless you're suddenly going to slice me into pieces and serve me with steak sauce, I'm pretty much ok."
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"There are other ways."
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"Do you need to take from me?"
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"I have something to ask you." She pulled away as he kissed her.

"I'm allergic to the spices in steak sauce, I'd use barbecue instead," Miram deadpanned.

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"I'm not seeing any."

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"Not while you're holding Lucy. I should be fine for now."

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"Can it wait until after I'm done bestowing affection on you?"

"Fine then."
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"Is this you or Cain talking?"
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"We will find a way."
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"Alright."
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"Maybe, but I want to ask you it as soon as possible."

"Wow, not even a laugh. I'm losing my touch."

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"Both. Cain is telling me exactly where I should make Kai shove it, but he's doing it in a very chagrined manner."

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"I'm not holding out much hope."

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Aria smiled, but it was hard to see around the tissues.

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"Mmhmm." Kai dragged her back against his front, kissing the top of her shoulder this time as he moved a hand to slide up the inside of her shirt.

"I don't laugh as much as I used to."
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"Well both of you need to be nice."
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"God you make things difficult." Rachel told him. "Kai...Can we try for our own family?"
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He smiled back.
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"I can't blame you."

"You seem to have laughed for Death a fair bit. I guess it's cause I'm a stranger."

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"We are being nice. If we weren't, we'd have finished burying the body already." Ian didn't seem to have realised he's lapsed into speaking plural.

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"Got nothing against that." Kai kissed under her jaw.

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Aria eventually dropped her hand, the nosebleed pretty much having come to a stop. She'd moved to tuck her legs up underneath her on the sofa.

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"If you never wanted kids don't go looking for solutions for my sake."

"I've never thought about it."
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Scareth put Lucy on the floor as she played with her dolls and he moved to sit with her.
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"Be serious Kai." She turned to look at him. "Because I don't want you to say that now and then a few days down the line when and if I actually do get pregnant, that you don't want it."
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"You're speaking plural again by the way."
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"Yeah you have a point."

((gotta go))

Faye sighed and rolled onto her side silently.

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Aria gently leaned to rest against his side.

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Kai moved his hands to her waist, leaning down to press his mouth to her neck. "If I wasn't being serious, I would've insisted we use protection all the time and we don't. The fact you aren't pregnant yet just means we get to work harder at it."

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"Damnit, we can't help it sometimes. We just get really close and can't tell who's who."

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"Also, during his absence, Death extends an invitation for you to stay at his place for the time being."

"If I could get there, I would. His bed is pretty comfortable."
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"Don't worry about it." She kissed his lips. "That's for both of you, now I had best go and get Hayden." She walked to the door.
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Rachel smiled slightly. "I can see how you would like that."
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He held her close.
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Rosco watched her.

Miram offered her arm silently.

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Ian kissed her back before watching her go.

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"Shush. I have a beautiful partner who I like spending time with. It isn't a crime."

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"How does Lucy take now? She has little teeth, like yours but I assume when she was young she couldn't bite..."

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"I'm just gonna lie here and be miserable. You can leave if you want."

"She take like you but she can take like me when she feels like it."
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"No thanks."
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Scarlet headed outside where she found Hayden playing with his toys.
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She smiled. "And mine is just so damn sexy it is a crime to keep it hidden away."
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"No, I'll stay."

"Best of both then."

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"You don't want to go to his place?"

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Ian slowly moved to sit down, tilting his head back against the sofa as he closed his eyes.

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"Flattery will get you nowhere," Kai teased.

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"I won't be doing anything interesting."

"I'm not finished walking yet."
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"Yeah I guess you could say that."
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Scarlet walked back in after a few seconds.
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"Trust me, I think it will."
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"So?"

Miram shrugged. "Fair enough."

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"At least it's easier for her."

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Ian didn't glance at her when she came in, as if he'd fallen asleep.

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"Oh? How sure are you about that?"

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"I don't know if I want you to see me cry again today Rosco."

"I won't think any different of you if you do cry."
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"Well I do happen to be good at getting you into bed."
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She looked at him and she put Hayden down.
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He nodded.
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Jess smiled. "Want to keep walking or do you have to get back to your family?"

"It's a pride thing."

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"And that's an unfair advantage."

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"Everything okay?" Ian asked softly, still unmoving.

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Aria leaned up to kiss his cheek gently and then rest against his side again.

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"Kieran can deal with terrors until you're somewhere safer."

"I noticed."
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"How is that unfair?"
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"Yeah."
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He held her close, his arm slipping around her.
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"Ok."

Faye let out a shaky breath.

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"Because you know I'm not going to protest."

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"Is he still out?"

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Aria moved to take his hand where it was around her.

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"I take my job seriously."

He moved so sit on the bed with her.
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"That to."
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"Yes, but he will be back inside shortly."
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He gently squeezed her hand.
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"I noticed."

Faye shuffled over until she was pressed against him.

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Kai snorted quietly at that.

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"So long as he's safe."

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Aria smiled softly at him.

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"Fear does that to a person."

He held her close.
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Rachel smiled.
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"He is."
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He smiled back.
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"I know."