Have Heart

"Well rumor has it that there are two more people here from the island. A witch was was from here and a werewolf who traveled with her. So we are not alone. But me? I needed some time away. Madrid Gras is soon and I always love to be down here for the holiday." Sara didn’t seem like she wasn’t too scared of her like she had been in the past. She didn’t quite understand the wolf girl’s fear of her but everyone had them. Even Vanessa did but she would never admit that. "Came to have a little fun as well? Much better than that boring island if you ask me." she patted the seat next to her indicating for Sara to sit.

"O-oh really? I'm surprised everyone left. I mean I guess I'm not. I kind of get it. I mean the island was...well...not fun... So why did you need t get away? Something bad happen?" She looked cautiously as the woman offered her a seat next to her. She was't sure if she was comfortable sitting right next to her, but then again, the vampire had saved her life. Slowly, she came over and took a seat on the far end of the stool. She shook her head, "My brother came to get me out. He said it wasn't safe there for me anymore."

Turning her head, Vanessa saw a face she wasn’t expecting to see in New Orleans. She had saved the wolf girl from a crazed vampire in night a few weeks back. She smiled at the woman. “Sara…am I correct? Long time no see.”

"I um...yeah...that's me..." she stayed where she was, still trying to scope out the situation. "So, um...what...what are you doing here? I didn't expect to see anyone from the island here." It was amazing she could actually converse with this vampire, but she also felt safer around her after what had happened.

Getaway ||

"O-oh. You're here?" She was shocked to see the blonde vampire that had saved her life there and wasn't too sure how to feel about it. It changed the way she saw vampires and she didn't know how to react.

"I told him to watch over you Sara. Had you died, then what? I’d be pissed, pissed because he failed to protect. I’d be angry at myself because I wasn’t there." and he wasn’t going to have a repeat of the past, he wasn’t losing anymore people. Especially not his baby sister. Running his hand through his dirty blonde hair " I will, I’m just going to get settled here, see what the town has to offer."

"But I didn't die. I'm fine. He managed to protect me. Stop worrying so much, Caly. Even if something had happened, it wouldn't be your fault. I mean I haven't seen you in years. And that's not all your fault so don't even start on me, okay?" she nudged him and gave him a gentle smile. "Why don't we go get something to eat? I heard the town has great food."

"You didn’t need them anyway." They really didn’t, and it was better that they were away from that pack. Sara had him now, and she was all that mattered. He made a face at the nickname she had given him ever since she was a little girl. "I’ve been good, traveling, seeing the world. And yourself?"

“You shouldn't be so hard on them. Cain was doing his best to take care of us. It just...It got to be too much for him I guess," she said sadly. Unfortunately for her, since realizing her crush on Cain was nothing more than a silly crush, she'd started to see more of his faults. She knew how he was behaving wasn't right for the pack. She grinned at the look on his face when she called him Caly. "You'll have to tell me all about it. I've mostly just been, well....you saw what I've been doing."

"If they were family, they would have protected you against your attacker." he said with a low growl. "And for that I won’t forgive them for." He felt her hug him back and he smiled. "I would of liked for us to have gotten back together under different circumstances, but it is great to see you."

She frowned, but knew that he was right. "The tried. They tried to get vengeance for me, but...people just kept getting hurt. It's probably better for them that I left." She smiled into his hug. "It's good to see you too Caly. I missed you. How have you been all these years?"

He rubbed the back of her shoulder for comfort. If he was ever affectionate, it was only with Sara. Call it protective older brother, but his sister was his family. “They made their choice Sara, we needed to leave, I’m not going to get caught up in war, nor am I going to have your life at risk.” he said glancing down at her. “It is crowded, but we will adapt.”

She smiled a small, real smile for him and wrapped her arm around him. "I know I probably wouldn't have lasted there, but still. They were family. Not like you're family, but like a pack's family, ya know? Thank you for coming to get me though."

Caleb knew his sister well, so he knew when she was smiling just for the sake of smiling. “Don’t smile if you don’t mean it.” he said moving towards her wrapping an arm around her and then lightly kissing her head. “What am I up to?” he said with a chuckle. “I was about to get a drink, and yourself?”

She sighed and leaned into his half hug. "Maybe I do mean it...maybe I just don't quite feel it," she said quietly. "I want to, but I just keep thinking about the Rolf pack...what if they all die there?" She sighed more heavily this time. "Just trying to find my way around. I haven't ever been in a city this big or crowded before. It's strange."

Siblings || Sara & Caleb

Bing in a new city was weird. Especially such a big city after spending a couple years living on that little Island. It was so big and loud. Nothing like the tiny island where she knew everybody and every body knew her. She stilled as she heard her brother call her name. He was the one who had taken her away from the war. She should be grateful, but she still felt horrible for leaving the pack behind. Although she guessed they weren't her pack anymore now. "Hey Caleb," she forced a smile for him. "What...um...what are you up to?"

"If you ever go to a bar, I recommend going to Boston. More drinks, better crowd, less likely to see someone you know unlike here." He led her to his apartment that wasn’t too far. "No, I don’t actually. And yeah it would be kinda sketchy if we didn’t know each other. But you don’t have to worry about me. Well that actually sounds a bit sketchy but seriously I just want to help you out and get to know you better. You should never be alone after a rejection. Best way to deal with it is drinking with a buddy."

"Oh, I don't really get out of town all that much. And besides, it's fun talking to people I know. I don't think I'd like being in a bar full of strangers much." She followed him to the apartment, laughing as he backtracked. "It's okay. I trust you. I mean we did help each other Christmas shop. That has to make some sort of bond, right? If I tell you about this though, you have to promise not to judge me or anything."

"Yeah. I probably should. What do you suggest?"

"I like the vanilla chai."

"Oh  were friends?"

"Oh...I'm sorry. Um...acquaintances?"

" Oh that’s great. Does she get it for free?  I want to try something I haven’t tried before"

"I don't know. I think she just orders it in bulk. You could definitely ask her recommendation. I think she's tried it all."