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Talia knew she shouldn’t start to dwell on her old relationship with Xavier, but she was pretty high and she started to ramble without even realizing what she was saying. Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion and she didn’t even realize she’d brought up Faye until Allison teased her for it, and she rubber her face and nodded. “Maybe, yeah.” She mumbled as she shook her head and laughed softly at the thought of all of it. “It’s just so ironic. My dad told me my whole life to never trust any hunters, and now I’m just… acting totally stupid for one. Angelo threatened my friends and family if I kept talking to her, but I don’t even care. Is that selfish of me?” She rambled some more as she glanced at Allison and frowned. “You and Scott dated, huh? How was that?” She couldn’t help but be curious, since she was partially worried that trying to potentially date Faye wouldn’t even work. It was hard to not feel that way after the way her dad raised her.
She couldn’t even really hide her smirk when Allison called Talia attacking Logan karma. Talia felt the same exact way, even if she’d apologize to Faye for it and felt bad for a moment. Talia’s moral compass was definitely skewed compared to some of her friends, and she didn’t see a problem with attacking him if they’d tried to kill her first. And even if they hadn’t instigated it, they’ve definitely killed countless other supernaturals. “Burning their wolfsbane would be nice, yeah. I’m just… hesitant to do much else about them, ya know? Even if they kidnapped Faye as a kid, they basically raised her. And she sees them as family.” And Talia wouldn’t have cared so much if she hadn’t gotten close to Faye, but still. “It’s fine. They’ve caused more pain to Kole and Faye than they ever could to me. And it’s not your fault either.”
“Just proves we all end up doing the opposite of what our dads want,” Allison laughed. From the little Talia had mentioned of her dad, the huntress was fairly certain that she wouldn’t be a fan, but on this one count it sounded like her own father and Mr. Black could commiserate. “I don’t think it’s selfish,” she admitted. “Priorities get... fuzzy. In new relationships. Things are shifting, to make room for someone new.” Allison tried to mime moving things around in the air, but ended up looking like she was playing some kind of invisible tetris. She let her hands fall back down on top of her stomach. “Besides, your friends and family are pretty well equipped to deal with threats, right? The McCall pack at your back, at the very least. I think I’d get tapped to come kick some ass on your behalf,” Allison noted amusedly. “It’s- it’s okay to want something like that for yourself again.” She couldn’t exactly imagine it with Faye, but it was probably fair to say that she and Talia had had very different experiences with the angry young werewolf. A wistful expression took over Allison’s features when Talia asked about Scott. “Yeah, we did. That was the beginning of it all, honestly. He was my first love, and it was all so crazy...” She glanced over at Talia. “I know everyone says that, but I mean it. It seems like all of the insanity of this town started at the same time that we did. And it just got worse- but we had each other. Even after we broke up.” It made her nostalgic, to think of those times with him. “I actually kind of dated Isaac, too,” she admitted. “My dad and him got pretty close, which I think was weird for both of them.”
“I’m planning on talking to her about it,” Allison warned her. “We’ve argued about them before, but the last time... It was different. I think she might be a little more open to the idea of no longer being with them, if she sees an alternative.” She’d been going back and forth about how to approach Faye about the situation for a few days, but knew she needed to do it somehow. Hopefully, it would go well, and Faye would be on their side of the inevitable fight. “I get the reluctance. It’s sweet,” Allison teased. “But I can’t let them keep doing what they have been. Something has to be done.” It was comforting to hear from someone that it wasn’t her fault, even though Allison still felt the weight of it. She’d neglected the problem in her own territory for too long, instead fleeing to help others up and down the coast. “Thanks. I just want to keep them from hurting anyone else, especially other kids like Faye and Kole. I know they won’t be the last kids the Accettas do this to if we let them go.”















