He nods. “I don’t mean just powers. I mean combat.”
Kissa sits back down. “Oh.”
He rubs his forehead with another sigh. “I hate to do this, or say this, but we need to be ready and there’s not really another option other than prepare ourselves and try to figure out their moves before they make them. Apparently, most of their agents know my face and who I am. It’s irritating, but from now on Violet will be doing most of the stuff out of the house since they’re.. not really looking for you, no offense, Baby.” He pats her shoulder and she holds in a grin.
Miki slowly raised her hand. "No offense, Ben, and I know you still don't like me but I don't have powers and I'm pretty sure none of your bad peeps know I exist. And I already know how to handle myself in a fight."
Silver nodded. "She's right. It's safest for her to go out and do stuff for us."
Ben narrows his eyes, but finally gives her a small nod. "Fine. But if anything suspicious happens, then Vi takes over, got it?" He sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose. "That's not- I just wanted you all aware. And I don't want anyone running off the property again."
Kissa rubs her hands on her thighs slowly, in thought. "Ben? Do you know what you're up against?"
"That's what I'm trying to figure out." He states. "I don't want you guys worrying too much over it, I just wanted you to know things will be more… strict? now. And I'll be making sure we all get some training time in daily. It won't be great, but bear with me."
Miki gave him a double thumbs up. Silver nodded, subconsciously reaching back and finding Gabe's hand. "Thank you, Ben." She said.
Thank you for what?
He nods stiffly, obviously done, and Violet continues to clean his wounds.
Gabriel squeezes Silver's hand, and he stares off in the distance, his jaw clenched and eyes narrowed.
Kissa stands, walking upstairs, and Cage leans on Miki. "I think Imma head to bed." He quietly states, his stomach suddenly turning with anxiety.
Miki patted Cage's head and gave him a half hug with one arm, her mind obviously distracted. "Good idea, kid. You had a big day today." She rose and pulled him to his feet before going into the kitchen and retrieving a fresh hot rag for Silver to finish cleaning Gabe up.
Cage rubs one of his eyes and heads up to bed, telling Vi and Ben goodnight on his way.
Gabriel turns around again so his back is to Ben and he focuses on the floor, obviously deep in thought.
Ben pulls his shirt back over his head and sighs.
We can do this. It’s okay.
Silver finished cleaning Gabriel's wounds and brought him a shirt. She kissed his forehead and whispered 'goodnight' to him before heading upstairs to go to bed. Miki tidied the kitchen from their first aid session and followed her.
In the silence, Ben's phone buzzed with a text from Dio, simply saying;
I know who your competition is.
Ben clenches his jaw, glaring at the screen. He slips the phone into his pocket and stands. He takes Violet’s hand, “I’m done with today, let’s go to bed.”
She nods and heads up the stairs with him.
(Time skip to the next morning?)
(Yupyup)(sorry you're better at morning posts so you can start)
(OKAY FINE)
I'll meet you at La Barraca on Calle Murillo. 7pm. I'll get there before you, so just say you're with Caspian. I'll take a back room so we won't have the same problem as yesterday.
He sends the text, running a hand through his black curls and then throwing the phone onto his bed. HE pulls his hair up into a ponytail and opens his door, heading downstairs.
Cage is downstairs on the couch. He has a small throw blanket over him as he sleeps. Vi shushes Ben quietly and he gestures towards the clock.
9:00am
She glares. "I know, but he's tired." She whispers.
He rolls his eyes and pours himself a cup of coffee, stirring in a few creamers.
"Don't wake the baby." Miki stage whispered from the stove where she was scrambling eggs and bacon. "He needs his beauty sleep."
Silver glanced up from her phone and waved to Ben before turning her attention back to the self-defense video she was watching.
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Dio paused his sushi making to check his phone when it buzzed. With one finger, to avoid needing to wash his hands, he texted back, spunds gd see u then i love that place they have gd fisg.
Kissa narrows her eyes, glaring over the people in the room. She silently climbs down from her perch on the winged back chair and strides into the kitchen, opening the freezer and retrieving an ice cube tray.
Violet heads into the laundry room, picking up a basket and jogging upstairs. "Has anyone seen Gabriel today?" She asks from above, walking into Silver's room to collect her clothes.
Miki glanced suspiciously at Kissa as she grabbed some ice cubes, but refrained from commenting. She probably didn't want to know.
"Haven't seen him." Silver responded, still distracted by her video. "He was still downstairs when I left him last night… he might still be down here."
"Check the fridge and the dryer." Miki said, stirring her eggs. "Those are his most common places."
Violet returns to the stairs, her basket now full as she heads down. "The fridge?" she sighs and rubs the bridge of her nose while walking into the laundry room. Kissa takes a small cup from the cabinet and plops three ice cubes into it before closing the freezer and turning herself and her cup invisible.
Ben sits on a stool, taking a drink of his coffee and feeling for his phone his pocket. He feels around and sighs.
Are you serious?
I left it upstairs.
Taking a gulp of his coffee, he sets the cup down and heads up.
Miki waved her spatula over the top of the fridge to check for Gabriel. "Nope, he's not up here."
Silver finished her video and put her phone away, coming into the kitchen for another cup of coffee. "I'll find him. I don't think he's eaten breakfast yet." She grabbed a bag of trail mix from the pantry and carried that and her coffee down the basement stairs. "Gaaaaabrriieeeeeellll…" she called.
Gabriel sits on the balcony railing, staring down at them.
I'm glad I'm not on the fridge.
Was she just gonna whack me?
He squints, watching Silver go down to the basement to search for him.
Ben picks his phone up off of the bed, reading over the text and inwardly sighing.
What is wrong with this guy??
He texts back-
Whatever, just meet me there.
Silver stood at the base of the stairs and closed her eyes, feeling around the basement for Gabriel. Once she was pretty sure he wasn't down there, she came back up. "I don't think he's down there."
Miki transferred her eggs and bacon to a plate. "Just rattle the trail mix bag and he might come. You know, how you do for a dog or something."
"A dog?!" Kissa snaps. She pops the ice cubes into Cage's shirt and he automatically jumps awake, shrieking.
Gabriel, startled by Cage's shriek, stumbles from the railing and tumbles to the island, a rib cracking on the corner of the island while it pierces through his skin. He's suddenly visible.
"Augh!" he covers the cut with his hand, wincing and trying to keep his footing.
Miki jerked around at Cage's scream, seeing the empty cup in Kissa's hand. She opened her mouth to yell at her when Gabriel cracked down on the counter in front of her. One of his wings dropped down over her and she dove to the ground with a shriek.
Silver gasped, seeing the blood instantly pour from Gabriel's side, and dropped her coffee and the trail mix as she rushed over to Gabe. "VIOOOOLEEEEEET" she screamed at the top of her lungs, holding her hands in front of him but not daring to touch him. "VIIOOOLEEET, GABRIEL'S BLEEDING HELP."
Violet jogs out from the laundry room, walking to him. "Let me see, Love. Let me heal it."
He slowly uncovers it, blood oozing out.
She gulps and covers it with her hands, focusing hard.
I can do this.
"It's gonna be okay."
Cage immediately starts to cry after seeing Gabriel and Kissa slowly heads towards them, eyes narrowed.
Ben runs to the balcony railing, glaring down.
"WHAt is going on!??"
Silver's stomach rolled when Gabriel removed his hands and she saw his rib protruding from his skin surrounded in blood. She stumbled into the kitchen and leaned over the sink, wretching up all of the breakfast she just ate.
Miki scrambled out from under Gabriel's wing in time to see Silver leaning over the sink, but Gabriel's giant wing stretched out between them. She turned away and saw Cage standing in the living room, wet and crying. She stepped around Gabe and put her arms around Cage, patting his shoulder.
"Hey, hey, it's okay." She felt the ice cubes still trapped under his shirt and fished them out.
A thump sounded from the kitchen and she glanced back to see Silver sprawled on the floor, passed out.
Gabriel watches Silver pass out, looking rather guilty.
Oh no…
Ben sighs, heading down the stairs as her pinches the bridge of his nose. "What… did I just witness. Are you healing him?"
Vi nods as he passes her, stepping over Gabriel's wing to reach Sil. He bends down beside her.
"Is there a lot of blood?"
Vi ignores him and he pulls Sil up, leaning her head on his shoulder and standing, his arms under her arms and holding her up.
Дерьмо она тяжелая.
Cage leans on Miki's shoulder, still sobbing.
"Gabriel almost died and Kissa dropped ice cubes in Cage's shirt and Silver just threw up and passed out." Miki recapped, stroking Cage's hair and still patting him.
He groans, pulling Silver up so that her feet are off the floor. He starts to walk backwards, almost tripping on Gabriel's wings. "Augh. I'm taking her to her room."
Vi ignores him again, closing her eyes so she can focus harder.
"Ben, she's just–" Miki began as he started carrying her up the stairs. "Okay. Whatever. She'll probably wake up in like two minutes." She gently moved herself and Cage to the couch where they were a little more comfortable.
Walking backwards the entire way, Ben reaches Silver’s room and hoists her up onto her bed.
Geez, you’re so heavy.
Violet let’s out a sigh and takes her hands off of Gabriel’s skin, leaving nothing more than a small scratch. He stares at it in awe, though he looks slightly terrified. She washes her hands in the sink, scrubbing all of the blood off, and makes herself a cup of ice water before sitting down in the living room. Kissa looks over Gabriel’s chest.
How did she do that??
Silver's eyes fluttered open as soon as she touched the bed, instinctively twisting as her wings got contorted under her body. "Nnnggg," she moaned, frowning at Ben as her sight focused. "Mhut you doin, M'en?"
Miki stared, half horrified, half in awe. "What the pickle, Violet? What did you just do??"
Ben glares. “You passed out on my floor. If you’re tired, stay up here.”
Violet rubs her forehead and downs the whole glass of water, not bothering to answer Miki.
Kissa sets her hands on Gabriel, rubbing the spot with her thumbs. “Does it hurt?”
Gabriel shakes his head.
Cage looks up, sniffling. “What happened..?”
Silver gasped, staring at him. "Ben! You think I just decided to take a nap? I passed out!" she smacked his leg as she sat up.
Miki wiped Cage's face with her sleeve. "Gabriel tripped and Silver is taking a nap. Everything's okay."
