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Started September 24, 2019 by @StarkSpangledMayflower_Mad_Elder

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Uriah woke up and looked over to see Luna. She was cute even when sleeping. He smiled and kissed her forehead. He tired his best to be quiet so she wouldn't wake up. He was thankful that his house was just behind his company building. It took a while to build but once it was dome he moved his family in. Getting dress he looked out the window and realized his car was gone. What the- He brushed his hair out and walked to the kitchen. The girl's rooms were up stairs while his and Luna's was down stairs. To grab some coffee. He ran a hand through his hair. I'm so tired. Theres no time for breakfast. sighing he finished his coffee and heaed for the door.

Esmae was enjoying the peace she had while alone. But it didn't last long, Caleb walked through the door carrying his gym bag. "Early as always." He said and went to sit beside her. "Hey." Esmae elbowed him playfully. They had this flirty relationship, but were actually together, it could be because of the age, but honestly it didn't bother her too much, so maybe she didn't want people to say bad things about him. It was bad enough that everyone knew he liked her, he would get wired looks, and Esmae didn't like that. "Are you going to sit here or are you actually going to workout?" Caleb laughed and stood up. "Fine. I'll get to work." Esmae watch and pulled her knees to her chest.

Cyrus had woken up before Sparrow. He didn’t tell her about the nightmares. He never had.
He hadn’t been able to get Panther’s blood off his hands and woke with a slight start- not enough to wake Sparrow, but he couldn’t go back to sleep, still feeling dirty and almost like he was suffocating.
Cyrus took a shower, scrubbing his skin much harder than he should have to wash the blood that wasn’t actually there away.
He leaned up against the shower wall, trying to calm himself a bit before getting out.
When Sparrow came into the kitchen, and when Nathan passed through, he had already been there a while, sipping on some tea and reading a book, strangely quiet.

Vida, meanwhile, was still in bed, but just barely awake.

Luna stirred a little as Uriah left. She never liked how early Uriah had to leave each morning, but there was nothing she could do about. Except today she could probably tell him goodbye since she was up already. Stealthy she walked out of their room and snuck up on Uriah right before he was about to walk out of the door. She went up on her tiptoes to kiss his cheek before dropping back on her heels with a smile, "Love you darling. See you when you come home."

Sparrow finished her coffee and put the cup in the sink, washing it, then turning around to see Cyrus sitting quietly with a book in hand and a cup in the table. "Hey, didn't see you there, when did you wake up?" She asked curiously taking a seat across from him.

Nathan spotted Magnus's brown hair from where he stood and walked over to him. Upon reaching him, the first thing he did was punch him.in the arm and glare at him. "You had better have a good reason for waking me up at this ungodly hour, or else I'm never speaking to you again." He grumbled only to be shushed Magnus. "Look over there." He said quietly. Nathan raised his eyes and looked across the pond, inti the bordering forest, at the small herd of deer that had stopped by to take a drink of water.

Uriah jumped a little, he was daydreaming and forgot about everything around him. He spilt some coffee, but that was okay, he would clean it up. "Ah, Goodmorning, sorry if I woke you up." He smiled, grabbing some paper towels to clean the coffee. "I hope you slept well." Kissed her forehead. "I wish I could take the day off. Which reminds me, have you seen my car?" Sure he didn't have to drive to work, but he would still love to know where it is. "And where is Katya? Should she be awake?" He hadn't even started work and he was stressing out. "I need a moment." He sat at the dinning room table. He had about fifteen minutes before he had to leave.

"About an hour before you," he said.
Actually it had been at least twice that long, but it was best to not worry her.
"I felt kind of gross, so I went to go shower. But, anyway… good morning, beautiful. Sleep well?"
He reached across the table to hold Sparrow's hand.

Sparrow smiled and rubbed her thumb across her knuckles. "It was a decent nights sleep. She said, lying through her teeth. To tell the truth, she had been having strange dreams that made her restless and she wasnt having the simplest nights. She had woken up a couple time to see Cyrus having a nightmare, and tried to call him within his sleep but wasnt sure if it worked. Sparrow opened her mouth to say something but the doorbell had just rung. She frowned and stood up, walking towards it and smiling at the sight of a familiar browned haired girl. She opened the door with a smile. "Thalia! So good to see you! What are you doing here so early?" She asked.

Thalia had woken up to head to the lab when she spotted Nathan running outside. She realized that the neighbours were awake and decided to go over there. "I made some cookies yesterday and had too many, would you like some?" She asked, raising a small plate of many different cookies. Sparrow nodded and gestured for her to come in but Thalia declined. "I apologize, but I am late as is. Boss prefers all her lab techs to be on time." She smiled, turning around and waving. "I'll come by later though!" She said and gor in her car, driving towards the lab.

(Yeah, true. Although it's also possible that Cyrus has taught him lessons before.)
Cyrus lifted his head up and listened in the direction of the door. He didn't make much of a move when he realized it was Thalia. She was fine, he guessed, but he was a bit too tired to say hi to someone he saw all the time anyway.

Uriah jumped a little, he was daydreaming and forgot about everything around him. He spilt some coffee, but that was okay, he would clean it up. "Ah, Goodmorning, sorry if I woke you up." He smiled, grabbing some paper towels to clean the coffee. "I hope you slept well." Kissed her forehead. "I wish I could take the day off. Which reminds me, have you seen my car?" Sure he didn't have to drive to work, but he would still love to know where it is. "And where is Katya? Should she be awake?" He hadn't even started work and he was stressing out. "I need a moment." He sat at the dinning room table. He had about fifteen minutes before he had to leave.

Luna followed him to the dining room table and sat down next to him. She gave him a little smile understanding he was stressing out a little, "I don't know where your car is. Do you think Esmae took it again? As to Katya I haven't checked on her yet, but she's probably still asleep. I'll wake her up after you've left dear."

"If she did take it she is going to be in huge trouble. I've told her she can't drive it because she doesn't have her license." He stood and hugged Luna while she was sitting. "Well, I have to go. I love you and will see you tonight." Uriah kissed her then left. He was thankful he had her in these kinds of situations.

Half way through his workout, Caleb took his shirt off because of how hot and sweaty he was getting. Esmae tried her best to look anywhere else. She was enchanted by him, but could do nothing about it. The only she could do was act like she didn't like him, but oh was it hard. Why do I have to be attracted to a guy four years older than me. Esmae buried her face in her hands.

Nathan took a deep breath in and looked back at Magnus. "Ok you showed me some deer, now what?" He asked. Magnus looked at him strangely and gestured to the retreating deer. "That's what I wanted to show you. They only come during the morning." He explained. Nathan looked at him with a murderous glint in his eye and groaned loudly. "Magnus I despise you! I'm going to the gym." He muttersd and started walking the other way. Magnus caught up to him and ruffled his hair. "Wait up Curly, I need to protect you from everything. You're like a snowflake." He laughed. Nathan blushed and smacked him on the arm, powerwalking away from him.

A short walk later, they arrived at the gym. Magnus waved to Esmae and head to the weights. "Boy you barely have any body strength, why are you embarrassing yourself?" Nathan said, laughing. Magnus flipped him of and decided to go to the mats and practise flexibility.

Luna gave him a smile as he left, "See you tonight." She let out a slight sigh before standing up and going to check on Katya. She was well aware Esmae wasn't in the house and would have to talk to her about taking the car. Luna had some work to do, but she worked from home so life was easy in that regard. She stepped in to see Katya laying in the bed wide awake, "Katya? You up?"

"Go away," Katya muttered from under the sheets, "I was just abouta go to sleep."

Luna sighed as she walked over to the bed, "Did you not sleep last night?"

"No," Katya responded sitting up and rubbing at her eyes, "I couldn't."

Luna gave her a little smile as she offered a hand, "Well, let's go downstairs and get you something to eat. You can try and sleep later okay?"

Katya gave Luna a look before taking her hand, "Fine. I'm hungry anyway."

Luna grinned and lead Katya downstairs before going to get cereal. She was feeling lazy today and Katya probably didn't want anything special. The girl never seemed to anyways.

Sparrow came back to the kitchen with crumbs lingering around her mouth and a fairly large plate of cookies. "Thalia brought cookies. She said she'll be over later for dinner so I want to make pasta, you up for it or would you rather have something different?" She asked, putting the plate down and picking up another cookie.

Adie walked out the door, making sure his sweatshirt was tied around his waist before he grabbed his scooter from the rack on the porch. "Where do I want to go now…" He muttered, biting his lip and looking around.

(He could go to the gym. So he has some time to interact with the other characters.)
As soon as Nathan and Magnus walked in the room, Esmae snapped out of her Caleb trance, hoping they didn't notice. "Oh, hey." Uriah had let anyone use the gym as long as he knew them or were from White Wing. "You guys here for a work out as well?" She stood, thinking it was about time to get back into the groove. She walked over to Caleb with a smile. "Want to duel?" Caleb let out a chuckle. "I've won most of our duels. Are you sure?" He gave her a flirty smile and Esmae rolled her eyes. "I'm feeling lucky today." They both walked over to the ring and put on gloves. "No weapons." Esmae knew Caleb felt more natural with a weapon in his hand, so she was going to use that against him.

"Gym it is." He decided, slipping on his helmet and racing down the street. Hand on hand combat he needed to work on a bit more, he wasn't good at blocking and needed a bit of work with punches.

Katya ate and felt a lot more awake. She watched as Luna offered a hand one more time, "Let's head to the gym. Your sister and I need to have a few words."

Katya didn't take the hand and stood up anyways. She reached for her bag and swung it over her shoulder, "I can go myself, mom. I was planning on going anyway."

Luna gave her a slightly concerned look but at the same time a little smile at being called mom, "Okay. Do you have-?"

"Yes I have my knife," Katya pulled it out of the bag as she walked out, "I'll be fine. I'm twelve after all."

"Doesn't mean your invincible," Luna called back as Katya left the house. She shook her head slowly but went to her computer to begin work. Katya continued to make her way over to the gym walking along and keeping her eyes open for anyone. Luna's paranoia rubbed off on Kat, but it wasn't overly bad. She walked into the private gym and spotted Magnus, Nathan, Caleb, and Esmae. God, she knew a lot of people there.

Caleb went for a punch but Esmae moved out of the way. One thing she was better at was speed. Caleb was strong, so being punched by him would hurt, although he's never actually done it. Esmae wanted him to take her seriously. She ducked and moved around to his left side, elbowing him. He grunted and stumbled a bit, but before Esmae was fully standing, Caleb swiped her legs making her fall to the ground. Her head hit the floor with a thud. Caleb ran over to see if she was alright. Even when dueling he didn't like to actually hurt anyone, especially Esmae. "Hey are you alright?" As soon as he knelt down she kneed him in the stomach. Losing his balance he fell on top of her. Esmae let out a grunt as all of Caleb's weight came crashing down on her. "Ow."

Cyrus nodded. “That’s fine.”
He took a cookie and began to munch on it. Then he let out a sigh.
“I have a few students to meet out today. Not until a bit later, though.”

"Want me to pack you a lunch?" She asked, standing up and walking to the cabinets, looking for her phone.

Nathan paused his work out for a bit to get a drink of water and stared out the window. The sun has risen fully, there were more people walking around, and a group of people with their faces covered had just entered the gym and were heading towards Esmae. Nathan took another sip before spitting it put and looking at the group of people who had just entered. "Hello?" He asked.

Emsae finally was able to push Caleb off, since he refused to get up. She turned when Nathan said hello, became the tone of his voice sounded a bit… weird. Caleb stood right after and did the same. "You can't come in here, this is a private gym." Esmae said walking up to them her arms crossed. Her long ponytail swayed with each step. Who are these people? Probably some damn pranksters or something. They gave Caleb a weird vibe so he walked up behind Esmae. "This is weird. I think we should get out of here." Caleb whispered on her ear. But just like her father she was stubborn.

Katya watched as the group entered the gym. She reached and grabbed for her small dagger while staying towards the frontwards area. Hopefully nothing bad was going to happen and it was just pranksters.

(Oof)

Magnus walked up to Caleb and Esmae and raised an eyebrow in the Intruders direction. "All members of this gym are given an identification card or have special access granted to them by the owners. Which do you have and where is the proof?" He said in a calm voice. Nathan walked over to the small group and slid his hand in Magnus's before glaring at the group.

Esmae figure they would leave by now., so it was weird they didn't. "Listen," Before she could finish, one of them grabbed her by her arm so fast she couldn't dodge. Yanking her closer, he wrapped his arm around her throat, while two others held her arms. She felt a sharp pain in her neck and immediately her body went limp. "What the hell?!" Even Caleb thought that whatever that was worked a little too fast. Just then the one holding her thfew Esmae over his shoulder and ran, while more entered the room to keep the others at bay.

Magnus was too shocked to even move bit nathan let go if his hand and ran after the kidnapper. He ducked under a couple grabbing hands and slid out, reaching for the knife in his heel and stabbing it in the man's leg. "Call our parents!" He yelled.