Sons and Daughters Of The Moon/ADULT/XO 1 open (CC/UC)

[isabelle]

Okay - I'm borrowing Cameron since Storm is still not back...
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*Max*

"Over there," Cameron smiles, indicating her brother. I can't keep the frown from crossing my face when I see that she's pointing to the guy dancing with Liz. I try to erase the frown quickly but it turns to worry as Liz suddenly leaves the dance floor. Damn. Did he do something to upset her?

With an effort, I return my attention to Cameron. I'm supposed to be watching for those lumious eyes that Isabel saw when she was with Alex...

"So you know Alex, then?" I ask. She looks a little confused so I clarify. "That guy over there. I thought I saw you talking to him earlier."

[isabelle]

Okay - I'm borrowing Cameron since Storm is still not back...
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*Max*

"Over there," Cameron smiles, indicating her brother. I can't keep the frown from crossing my face when I see that she's pointing to the guy dancing with Liz. I try to erase the frown quickly but it turns to worry as Liz suddenly leaves the dance floor. Damn. Did he do something to upset her? Now I have two of them to sort out. Cameron for whatever she did to Alex and now her brother for whatever he did or said to Liz. I didn't notice any phlorecent eyes over there...

With an effort, I return my attention to Cameron. I'm supposed to be watching for those lumious eyes that Isabel saw when she was with Alex...

"So you know Alex, then?" I ask. She looks a little startled so I clarify. "That guy over there. I thought I saw you talking to him earlier."

[StormWolfstone]

ooc: a quick post..... one that doesn't quite require so much thought lol


~Cameron~


I shook my head, "I don't really know him, but I knew someone that was dancing with him and she's bad news." I said simply, it was the truth and I really didn't want to lie too much, even when lying seemed to help protect the people around me. I'd also noticed his worry when I'd pointed toward Adam and wondered why. Maybe it's that girl..

"I'm surprised some woman hasn't caught you and held on to you. It's obvious that you are intelligent along with rather attractive." I smiled and winked lightly at him hoping that he wouldn't ask me too many more questions concerning this Alex. Sure, I'd picked up the boys name from reading him, but I didn't want anyone else to know that.

[isabelle]

*Max*

I'm not sure about Cameron's excuse regarding Alex. According to Isabel, Cameron was the one who was dancing with Alex and definately causing him some sort of reaction. I'm sure she would have noticed if he was with some other girl, as well...

She immediately starts to flatter me -- an obvious distraction technique although it is nice to hear. "Thank you. Like I told you, I've only moved back into town a little while ago, but I'm sure I'll find someone..."

Well, okay -- I've been back for a couple months already, so that's not really a good excuse, but Cameron doesn't need to know that. ...

[KatnotKath]

OOC: not as long as I would like, but hopefully it will work

~Liz~

Having got off the dance floor, I look back and see that Max is still dancing with that other girl… Right now, I really don’t want to watch that… I’m going to get out of here…I just wanna go home…

I go to make towards the door, but as I’m heading to get my coat, I notice Maria… She doesn’t look too good… She’s waving all around the dance floor…

Worried, I decide to hold off leaving a little longer, and head towards the bar, keeping my eye on her to make sure she doesn’t get into trouble… A guy stood there on his own tries to chat me up, offering me a drink, but I decline politely, without turning to him.

Just then, I see Maria go up to a couple who are dancing, grabbing hold of the girl and almost falling over. Neither of the couple look very happy, and after saying something, they move off to another part of the dance floor. Maria heads off in the direction of the ladies room and I decide this has gone far enough. Wanting to check she’s okay, I hurry down to the dance floor again, crossing it quickly and heading into the powder room, following Maria who I saw enter a few moments earlier. “Maria…” I call softly, looking round.

[emmylala]

~Maria~

I walk - stumble more like – into the ladies room, colliding into women coming out, who shout things like “Bitch” and "Watch were you going" at me as I pass them. I ignore them as my stomach violently protests the quadruple what-ever-you-call-it I just drank.

I make it into an empty stall just in time to aim the torrents of vomit spewing from my mouth into the toilet bowel. During the brief calm between hurls, I rest my head against the cold tiles of the bathroom.

"Maria" I hear my name being called. I turn around in my squatting position and swing the stall door open to see whom it is.

“Oh, hey Lizzy... I’ll be right with you.” I say weakly, as I turn back to the porcelain god of my idolatry and begin puking anew.

[KatnotKath]

~Liz~

The stall door behind me swings open, and I look round, worried, if not surprised, to see Maria squatting on the floor. She’s obviously had a lot to drink, and she never did hold it very well…

“Oh hey Lizzy…I’ll be right with you…”

She sounds so weak, her voice is so drained… I know that it’s probably natural, given the alcohol she just consumed, and on an empty stomach at that, but it doesn’t stop me feeling a good deal of concern… Now here’s the reason why I shouldn’t have left her alone at the bar… Of course she wasn’t supposed to be alone I guess…

Mentally I make a note to ask Trevor what the h*ll he thought he was doing, letting her drink like that, but for now I guess first thing is first.

I walk up and kneel down on the floor next to her, helping to hold her hair out of her face, and rubbing her back gently as she continues to bring up the pretty much non-existant contents of her stomach…

“Feeling any better…you want a drink of water or anything…?” I ask her softly, turning for a moment to glare at the women who are staring at my friend as though she’s a spectator sport. “Can we help you…?” I ask pointedly.

Most of them have the decency to at least look awkward, muttering some appologies before disappearing and leaving the two of us alone in the bathroom. I look down at Maria. “How about that water…?” I suggest again gently.

[isabelle]

*Max*

Cameron seems to accept my explanation and we slow as the song comes to an end. I've been with her through two songs and I haven't seen any sign of the strange eyes that Isabel reported. I decide to change tactics just a little.

"Wanna get a drink?" I ask. She nods and I take her elbow as we weave our way through the crowds and back to the bar. On the way, I can't help but look around and see that Liz doesn't seem to be visible anywhere. I wonder where she is. Could she be outside kissing some other guy?

No. I push that thought from my mind. She's been back less than two weeks. I mean, that is time for her to get a boyfriend if she wanted one, but I've seen her dancing with a bunch of guys so I think she's still available. Would she kiss a guy she just met? I really don't know.

When we get to the bar, I see that Isabel is still with Alex, keeping his attention diverted from Cameron while Michael is watching like a hawk. Not real subtle but I'm glad he's nearby, anyway. I get a soda for each of us and take a deep sip of mine.

"So...," I ask, drawing it out with an uncertainty I don't fully feel. This is a fact gathering mission, no more, but I need it to sound genuine because I want to find this girl again if we discover Alex has been affected in some way. "Could I ... um... call you?"

[emmylala]

Maria

As I continually throw up nothing but alcohol and bile, I feel Liz drop down next to me, holding back my hair and rubbing my back gently.

Feeling any better…you want a drink of water or anything…? she asks me, I shake my head, I don't think I could keep it down if I wanted to. I hear Liz say Can we help you? but don't bother to look back to see who she's talking to. How about that water…? she suggests again.

I don't answer her question, instead I say, "I'm so glad your back Lizzie..", sounding congested from all the vomitting "...your really the only one I can count on in this big bad world, the only one who really cares about me..." I add. As my stomach settles a little, I lean my head against the stall and say "I hate Michael Guerin" softly and begin to cry.

[KatnotKath]

~Liz~

Maria doesn’t answer my question, but she does look up at me… Wow she looks rough… Of course that makes sense…from the way she was weaving about the dance floor, she’s drunk a fair amount…

“I’m so glad you’re back Lizzie…you’re really the only one I can count on in this big bad worls, the only one who really cares about me…”

I sigh and shake my head quickly at this. “That’s not true Maria, lots of people care about you…there’s Tess, and your mom…there’s Trevor…and Michael…”

As soon as I say the last, I know that I’ve done messed up, the look on her face tells me everything that I need to know, and suddenly, before I realise what I’ve done, I find myself back at the beginning of that sentence again… “…care about you…” I trail off a moment, looking round as I realise what I’ve just done… I never will get used to that… Taking a deep breath, I try again, taking a slightly different tact this time…

“There’s Tess, and your mom…” Here I break from my original speech and try something slightly less specific. “…we all care about you, you’re our friend…” I tell her firmly.

I can see a few tears beginning to form in her eyes, and she leans her head against the side of the cubicle “I hate Michael Guerin…”

Not that I needed it, thanks to her original reaction – which of course never happened now – those few words confirm to me exactly what is causing her to act like this… I reach out, touching her arm and then pulling her towards me into a friendly hug. “It’s okay Maria…I’m sure everything will work out in the end…"