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Mika shook her head and took Gretel ’ s cheeks in her hand and turned her so they faced each other. Wiping away the tears that fell from her eyes. “You are strong Gretel because you are a survivor. ” She whispered. “You are a much stronger person now than ever before. ” Mika said. “I am here for you now. No one is ever going to hurt you ever again. I promise.”

Gretel’s breath was ragid, her chest rising and falling rapidly. Her eyes flitted over Mika’s features, looking for truth but even when she saw it, she couldn’t force herself to believe it. “But I should’ve been able to stop them. I’m a fucking hunter for fucks sake.”

Mika sighed softly and simply pulled the ex hunter into a hug and held her as close as she could. "Don't trouble yourself Gretel." She whispered against her ear and rubbed her back soothingly. "Hush...don't blame yourself ." She tried to sooth. She felt extremely bad for the hunter. She knew the situation she was in was horrid, and she wanted to help as best as she could but she didn't know how.

“Well you have to excuse me, being who I am and my work schedule, times I don’t even know what you young kids are calling clubs or slang or whatever these days.” Alex shrugged and looked around. “I have no preference. Unless you want to watch me eat like a fat guy at a hot dog eating contest be my guest.” She teased.

Adelise chuckled. “I’m not a kid!” she argued, smile playing across my face. She grabbed her hand, pulling her along. “Club then! Follow me— we can use the back entrance, I know the owners and they love me. They also own a bar and I play there sometimes.”

"Oh please you're a kid. You're half my size even with heels ok, and have a cute little baby face. " She laughed teasing Adelise before gently nudging her. "I'm kidding. " she smiled before yelping when she was pulled off. "Oh you know the owners?" She wondered and then smiled. "You play at a bar? I certainly hope you're not a 'performer'. " she enunciated.

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“Meat packing district…” Alex repeated slowly. “You are one strange girl, but I’ll do as you say.” She chuckled and weaved through cars and traffic lights, occasionally riding along the sidewalk to avoid taxi’s making sudden stops. Once they arrived Alex turned off her bike and pulled off her helmet. “You’re not going to bash my head in and use my flesh as meat product are you?” She teased.

“If only,” she said with a chuckle. “Nah, I’m fucking with you. Despite the meat packing districts weird ass name, it houses the best restaurants and clubs in the city,” she said, pointing to a few bustling places around them. “Now tell me, what do you prefer: restaurant or club?”

"Well you have to excuse me, being who I am and my work schedule, times I don't even know what you young kids are calling clubs or slang or whatever these days." Alex shrugged and looked around. "I have no preference. Unless you want to watch me eat like a fat guy at a hot dog eating contest be my guest." She teased.

Mika looked up at Gretel, her eyes widened at her voice breaking down, and when she told her story the witch grew pale and she felt her heart strings pull. “Oh God, Gretel I am so sorry..” She said carefully gently placing a hand on her shoulder. “But do not think for a second that you are weak. You are strong, inside and out don’t ever let anything tell you different.” She said softly. “If I could I would love to tear apart those men with my bare hands. They’re such savages sometimes.” The witch sighed and took Gretel’s hand in hers. “I am here for you, no matter what you know that?”

She was shaking, the memories overwhelming her. She squeezed her eyes shut, trying to ignore them. “Yes, I was! Yes, I was. I should’ve been able to fight them off! I tried but I just… I couldn’t! I wasn’t strong enough.” She turned her face, a few tears falling. She had never actually dealt with the trauma of that night, and it was all hitting her now. “I didn’t even get to kill them myself…” she said in a near whisper.

Mika shook her head and took Gretel ' s cheeks in her hand and turned her so they faced each other. Wiping away the tears that fell from her eyes. "You are strong Gretel because you are a survivor. " She whispered. "You are a much stronger person now than ever before. " Mika said. "I am here for you now. No one is ever going to hurt you ever again. I promise."

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“I’m really not. I swear ” Alex smiled. “Well America…is fucking retarted. Any place is better than here honestly cause the people are just so cruel and idotic. ” She shrugged. “I would still live with my mom if she were still alive. Cause her and I got a long easily. ” Alex sped off with the bike. “So tell me where we headed?”

“Agreed,” the young vampire said with a slight nod of her head. “God, I miss France,” she added as an after thought. Adelise, unsure how to respond to her comment about her mothers’ death, settled to just squeeze her a little tighter for a second. “Meat packing district, of course!” she beamed. 

“Meat packing district...” Alex repeated slowly. “You are one strange girl, but I’ll do as you say.” She chuckled and weaved through cars and traffic lights, occasionally riding along the sidewalk to avoid taxi’s making sudden stops. Once they arrived Alex turned off her bike and pulled off her helmet. “You’re not going to bash my head in and use my flesh as meat product are you?” She teased.

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Emily’s eyes did not follow Isadora as she left the table, they remained glued to her hands that were now clasped together and resting on the tabletop. When she came back Emily swallowed softly and gently took the twin ’s hand and pulled herself to her feet. “No..I’m just lucky to have ran into someone so kind. I’m thankful I didn’t mistaken you for a human.” She teased softly giving a weak smile. “But as you wish. I will follow as you say.”

Mika widened her eyes and immediately pulled away from Gretel. “Fuck I’m so sorry. ” She whined, couldn’t help but see what Gretel was feeling, since she was still touching her. “I’m so sorry I’m such an idiot.” Mika began to curse in Romanian, then slowly moved off Gretel ’s lap, sitting beside her with her hands in her hair, and hunched over.

Gretel’s heartbeat sped up, and she immediately started saying “No, no, no, it’s not you. It’s not you. Please don’t think it’s you. It’s me. I’m being fucking weak. It is not you,” she babbled, her voice cracking towards the end of the sentence. She couldn’t believe her weakness was hurting the one thing she still cared about. She looked away, her eyebrows furrowing as she tried to shove all tears away. Still looking at the ground, she shakily and lowly said “Look… A few years ago… A few years ago… A few men… They tried to rape me… And I’m still a little touchy, but it wasn’t you, it wasn’t you at all. I liked kissing you, I’m just fucking weak, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.”

Mika looked up at Gretel, her eyes widened at her voice breaking down, and when she told her story the witch grew pale and she felt her heart strings pull. “Oh God, Gretel I am so sorry..” She said carefully gently placing a hand on her shoulder. “But do not think for a second that you are weak. You are strong, inside and out don’t ever let anything tell you different.” She said softly. “If I could I would love to tear apart those men with my bare hands. They’re such savages sometimes.” The witch sighed and took Gretel’s hand in hers. “I am here for you, no matter what you know that?”

Mika hadn’t kissed someone since she laid with the man who knocked her up. She wasn’t one for relationships because she was too busy with Nikolai. But she wanted Gretel. No matter how badly she resisted. The witch gave a small gasp when Gretel pulled her closer, she couldn’t help but climb onto her lap to press their body’s together. But she pulled back, to catch her breath, laying her forehead against the hunter’s. “I’m sorry..I’m not sure what came over me.” She said breathlessly.

Gretel tensed slightly as she climbed into her lap, but she relaxed again, managing to keep her thoughts away from that. “No, no, it’s okay. I… I liked it,” she admitted, blushing. She looked up at her, and for a second, she was fine, but then her mind went back to those men, and she couldn’t help but shiver, averting her eyes quickly.

Mika widened her eyes and immediately pulled away from Gretel. "Fuck I'm so sorry. " She whined, couldn't help but see what Gretel was feeling, since she was still touching her. "I'm so sorry I'm such an idiot." Mika began to curse in Romanian, then slowly moved off Gretel 's lap, sitting beside her with her hands in her hair, and hunched over.

“What makes you think I’m scared. I’m not scared of you’re mother.” She said with a hard swallow. Her senses were haywire she was hoping she was wrong about her gut feelings. “Hey there is not shame with living with your mother. She’s family. And family is an important part of life.” Alex said and climbed onto her bike and started it up. “Get on.” She said with a smirk.

“Suuuuurrreeee you’re not,” she teased. She smiled, adding “I’m glad you see it that way. Lots of America doesn’t. It doesn’t matter I have my own apartment if I chose to live with my mother.” She grinned, climbing on behind her and holding her tight.

"I'm really not. I swear " Alex smiled. "Well America...is fucking retarted. Any place is better than here honestly cause the people are just so cruel and idotic. " She shrugged. "I would still live with my mom if she were still alive. Cause her and I got a long easily. " Alex sped off with the bike. "So tell me where we headed?"

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Emily’s face fell. “I..I’m not sure. ” She admitted quietly. “It has been a while, I cannot remeber. ” Her voice low and husky and now staring off into her hands on the table. “Trust me when I say I’m using the last bit of energy I have to actually make myself look presentable for the public.” She was silent then. Her mind ran with a thousand thoughts of her past and recent loses. “I’m sorry in don’t mean to be so…quiet suddenly.” She finally said after several long pauses. “You’ll have to forgive me, my mind is not in the best place right now.”

Emily's eyes did not follow Isadora as she left the table, they remained glued to her hands that were now clasped together and resting on the tabletop. When she came back Emily swallowed softly and gently took the twin 's hand and pulled herself to her feet. "No..I'm just lucky to have ran into someone so kind. I'm thankful I didn't mistaken you for a human." She teased softly giving a weak smile. "But as you wish. I will follow as you say."

“Oh your mom is just being a mom let her do her job.” Alex teased softly to Adelise. When Isadora left Alex gave a small sigh of relief before handing Adelise a helmet. “Hey this isn’t a date.” She reminded with a smile. “Can’t have your mother skin me alive for dating her daughter.” She smirked and walked towards her bike getting out her own helmet. “I hope you’re not afraid of motorcycles.”

“I’m an adult. She doesn’t need to do all of that,” she said in a good natured. She chuckled at her sigh. “You know, there’s no reason to be scared of my mother. She knows I’m an adult. Yeah, we live together because I want to but she gets that I’m grown. Even if she is helicopter-y,” she said. “Oooooh,” Adelise said when she took the helmet, putting it on. “Not at all.”

"What makes you think I'm scared. I'm not scared of you're mother." She said with a hard swallow. Her senses were haywire she was hoping she was wrong about her gut feelings. "Hey there is not shame with living with your mother. She's family. And family is an important part of life." Alex said and climbed onto her bike and started it up. "Get on." She said with a smirk.

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“I see..” Emily said quietly, glancing at a few bodies that walked passed her, a low growl emerging from her throat before she looked back at Isadora. “I couldn’t imagine going one moment without my mother when I was younger. She was all we had until shd perished in a fire.” She tilted her head. “If course she too was dreadfully busy. I mean she was running a barn with two children. Most of the time when she finished with her daily chores she would sleep for the rest of the day.”

Isadora quirked an eyebrow at her growl. She leaned in close and dropped her voice to a whisper. “When was the last time you’ve really eaten?” she asked, eyes darting around nervously. “I’m quite sorry she met such an end,” she offered sweetly. “Well, yes, I would imagine that would be quite taxing. Especially with a barn. I can’t even imagine.” Having grown up in a manor and then moved to a castle, she couldn’t even begin to imagine it.

Emily's face fell. "I..I'm not sure. " She admitted quietly. "It has been a while, I cannot remeber. " Her voice low and husky and now staring off into her hands on the table. "Trust me when I say I'm using the last bit of energy I have to actually make myself look presentable for the public." She was silent then. Her mind ran with a thousand thoughts of her past and recent loses. "I'm sorry in don't mean to be so...quiet suddenly." She finally said after several long pauses. "You'll have to forgive me, my mind is not in the best place right now."

Mika smiled when Gretel began to stutter when she pulled back from the kiss. It was strange to see her so flustered, usually the hunter was calm and quiet, rough around the edges, but she had never seen her open up so much. Mika scooted closer as Gretel continued to stutter and leaned in for another kiss, only this time pushing it for a longer one.

Gretel remained flustered until she kissed her. Again, she froze but only for a second this time. Then she got with the program, realizing what was happening and what she wanted to happen. She kissed back, nearly eagerly, and tentatively put a hand on Mika’s back, softly pulling her closer. 

Mika hadn't kissed someone since she laid with the man who knocked her up. She wasn't one for relationships because she was too busy with Nikolai. But she wanted Gretel. No matter how badly she resisted. The witch gave a small gasp when Gretel pulled her closer, she couldn't help but climb onto her lap to press their body's together. But she pulled back, to catch her breath, laying her forehead against the hunter's. "I'm sorry..I'm not sure what came over me." She said breathlessly.