Tales of rest day

  Gabriel had woke up and got an early start, having a great hunt yesterday and enjoyed teasing Raven. Seeing a almost normal side of him, it was nice. Made Raven seem normal, he headed down the hall. He was going to head to the kitchen, figure he could see if Raven was back. Knowing the Indari like to cook from time to time. Move to open the door to the kitchen, that also was the dining room too, he come across well a very interesting scene. He found Raven alright, in the middle of showing his mate much love. Xexedillion was on the table and the sounds were very well heard now. Just as quickly as he walked in, he was out with the door shut.

Naomi was walking up to Gabriel yawning "Hello there." Gabriel move to grab her up and walk away ." Oye whats this?" she ask. " Lets give your brother some alone time." he tell her, to which she laughed "Ah, I see Dillion has arrived." Gabriel put her down a moment "You know he's here?" he ask. She smiled "Yes I thought he could use him, since he was pent up and you well....were...didn't seem right one got something and not the other." Gabriel smirked "Well gives us time for more. I think he will busy for abit." Naomi giggles "Oh lucky me...a man with great endurance." skipping along to his room.

Few hours had pass and Gabriel was meditating now, Naomi was at the door talking with a random bard who came by. Raven and Xexedillion walked out and Raven seem to have a perk in his step for sure, Xexedillion raised a brow "Who is she speaking too?" Raven turn to alert mode and moved over. Running off the bard for sure, Naomi rolled her eyes "Can you not be a big rawr brother for like a day?" Raven look to her "Hate bards. They just fuck everything, rather you be with someone who can care." 

Naomi watch him and said " Oh like Gabriel?" when Gabriel happen to walk and blinks " NAOMI!" he shout, and Raven turn looking at him and then her "NO! " he say and go to skulk after Gabriel who ran to go grab his blades. He wasn't going to let Raven get him without a fight, however Xexedillion block Raven from his room. "Sweety move." he say in a dark tone. Xexedillion still stood there and Gabriel moved up " Yeah move, I can defend myself." Xexedillion took a deep breath " You are not going to hurt Gabriel for having sex with Naomi, she is an adult and so is he and honestly you and I both know Gabriel wouldn't hurt her." Raven growled at Xexedillion " MOVE!"

Xexedillion smiled "If you go after him, then you can kiss sex goodbye." Gabriel blink a moment and says "Honestly Dillion I can take him." Raven glared at Gabriel then Xexedillion "I can live with that." To which Xexedillion said "And there be no home." Raven froze a moment and stared at Gabriel and then Xexedillion, he growl." FINE!" and moved away. Now Xexedillion turn to Gabriel "I know you can fight, but....while I am here no fighting. I am only here for today and I like it to be a relaxing day." Naomi smiled and gave Xexedillion a kiss on the cheek and move to Gabriel "Why you yell, he'd have to know eventually." Gabriel smirked "Yeah well guess I just like the secret."

Xexedillion snorts and says "I'm going to go for a walk and have Raven come with, maybe pick up some food and we can catch up." Gabriel and Naomi smiled "Sounds good I would like that, haven't seen you a while." he said. Xexedillion smiled back "Yeah, it has been. I also want to talk about the smacking of my mates ass. I must know his reaction." waking off. Naomi laughs some " I know it was cause of spring and all, but that is funny." Gabriel just smirked "Worth it too."

Tales of the ears.

  Naomi had left to get few things, things she need around the cottage. While she was gone Gabriel was doing some studying. He had his book open, reading and going over a few spells. Doing his usual rituals, move to the spot in his room where he meditates. He felt safe enough that he generally let his guard down, because no one bothered him. He knew Raven would alert him if trouble was around, he trusted the Indari enough. So he would begin by breathing in and out slowly, enjoying the peace of the forest. He use to love the quiet peace, the silence and just some of the natural noises. Now he found he loved nature more, the sound of the forest, the animals roaming free. 

Often he would imagine himself as a animal, running free in the forest. Free of worry, free of responsibility, just blissfully primal. Only in the moment, as nothing else matter. Plus he was trying to meditate the whole mood and feels the forest gave at this time of year. Spring, it was mating season for a lot of animals, this always messed with him. So much so he even tried to make a pass at Raven the other day, Raven had helped him come back from that beast like state. Raven hadn't even return home yet either though, wondering if he even capture his mind back, knowing what it was like to enter another's mind, to feel what they feel, to have their thoughts... memories link to his own for a short time. He knew Raven was going to be link to him for a while, wonder if Raven would get his memories.

He was also trying to figure out why Raven was on his mind, maybe it was the connection, the link that was there now. Thinking about how he ask Raven to stay with him longer, when Raven wanted to bolt. When Raven seem different, wanting to protect him, fear of hurting him. Those words he spoke to Raven of maybe he wanted to be hurt. He tried to clear out those thoughts, it was just the damn forest getting to him, he hated spring. It always messed him up, always made him act so weird, he felt like it was worse today. Meditating didn't feel like it was working either, his heart was pounding. 

He felt a sharp feeling in his ear and it wasn't at all normal, made him gasp and arch up. Realizing now he wasn't alone and the reason he had Raven on his mind. Arms were wrapped around him, but not in a aggressive way. It was more like embrace, being held close. Hearing a low growl, one hand slide up his chest and the other went down. He could feel the nibble at his ear and it just made him squirm, he'd have been worried if it were a strange. However he realize fast it was Raven.

The biggest indication was when that low deep voice spoke into his ear "If you ever...slap my ass again." growling low, as his hand stop at the base of Gabriel's pants, teasing there. "I will not hesitate to bend you over and show you what a real animal is like." Gabriel wasn't sure why those words sent a shiver, maybe it was how Raven delivered them. Raven was anything but submissive that was clear. However Gabriel wasn't quite submissive either. Just Raven in his predatorial state, did something. Raven moved one hand and grip into Gabriel's hair and yanks his head back causing a hiss. While Raven stared at him, almost like a predator to a prey, watching reactions. "Don't forget you are not the only one who gets effected around this time and I don't have Dillion to scratch that itch." he told him. 

Gabriel growled some "You think I'd let you use me...whose to say I would be the one ge.." but he was cut off as Raven kissed him. Well one thing was for sure, Raven was passionate being, giving Gabriel a kiss that was defiantly going to stick with him a while, before he lower to his neck bit him there. Gabriel gasp some, but he wasn't drawing blood, now, he just nibble and left a nice little mark there. Sure it probably be gone by the afternoon, but Raven was making a point, before he shoved Gabriel forward and got up. He look at Gabriel "Though I can switch it off just the same." and Gabriel could feel that, Raven just went cold and empty all of the sudden. Probably something he learn growing up, he did say his uncle beat him till he learn to be numb. 

Raven move out and Gabriel shifted, in more of a predicament then before. He heard Raven sister Naomi and thought perhaps she could help, but heard Raven ask her to go out for a hunt with him, leaving Gabriel alone in the cottage. He hiss and got up, figure a hunt be good for him too, especially after all that Raven did, grumbling as he headed out the door.

Tales of Relaxing

   Few more weeks pass Gabriel was coming along, but Raven stopped training. Raven didn't do magic and told Gabriel they would pick up soon. That's all he say each time Gabriel ask, soon. So Gabriel was alone in the cottage, just meditating. He use his time to hone his magic skills, get more connected to this body.  After his usual morning rituals, he moved around the cottage, but Raven wasn't there. So Gabriel decided a nice run in the forest would be good, let out his wild side. It was the one thing him and Raven both understood, the need to be wild. Gabriel had often heard Raven at night in the forest, never bothered him. 

Though after he was able to process what Raven told him, he felt like they actually were starting to be friends. Raven spoke more to him like a equal, even cage different sides of him. Like noticing different body language and expressions when he write to Xexedillion. Though he always notice Raven was different around Xexedillion, it was clear his affection for the guy. Raven didn't ever seem bothered by Gabriels hunting like Nine was. It was nice to be around a vampire who acted as a vampire, more so they acted as his mother. Indari's were wild, free spirited, Gabriel felt he got to understand the clan better now. 

Gabriel was out in the middle of the woods, walking now and just started singing. No one was around and he could just relax. Let go and just be goofy for once, so he just sung loud. Since no one was around, he even danced some as he just was free and in the wild. Deep in the forest, no one could hear him, moving and just letting lose. However his surroundings started to ever so lightly change and this was causing Gabriel to slowly stop and just watch a moment. Though anytime he stopped, he couldn't fully spot the change and figure he was being paranoid. At least till, he was sure he wasn't even in the same forest anymore. Moving around and trying to figure this out, before he say "Illusions.....you can come out. I can hear your heart bea..." he felt a blade to his neck, which was not the location to which he heard the heart beat. 

Then a voice in his ear "You have a lovely singing voice." It was Raven. Gabriel raised a brow "I thought you couldn't do magic?" A women comes out with fiery red curly hair, smiling wide as she giggled. She was beautiful for sure, shapely body, skin was as dark as Ravens. Her eyes were a pale blue, but the pupils were serpent like. She spoke and her voice was rather nice sounding, like honey "He can't, but I can." Raven smirked "My sister and I learn we work great together. I figure both of us to could training." pulling the blade away. "Good job figuring out the illusion. Though I am not surprised." moving back. Gabriel looks at Raven "Well I am good at illusions too." She moved close to Gabriel. "I can do other things then just illusions. Though I've heard you do blood magic." Gabriel watched her close, but not out of defense, more so her beauty was very captivating to him. "Indeed I do." She was close to his face "Perhaps you could show me a few spells. I would always wanted to get into such magic." 

Gabriel grins " perhaps I could." before he was elbowed into the gut by Raven. "That is my sister." he state. Which its no surprise he be protective of her, she was the only full blooded sibling he had.  Plus Gabriel was protective of Nine, but never over his lovers. Though he probably would if Nine was a girl. Gabriel just growled at Raven though "I wasn't doing anything, she ask if she could learn." Raven stood between the two "That's how it should only be." he state. His sister giggled and place a gentle hand on Raven shoulder "Fear not brother. I can take care of myself." she say to him.

Raven just made a face "She will be staying with us." Gabriel nods "Does your sister have a name?" To which she just smiled "Yes. My name is Naomi." Gabriel smiled "Lovely name." Raven stared at Gabriel and then says "Lets head back to the cottage. We will pick up more training tomorrow." 

Tales of Recovery

  Gabriel had been training and taking in everything Raven had told him about both their families dark secrets. He didn't realize how much Raven knew or the fact he knew more then even he.  Gabriel wonder if Nine knew any of this, he wasn't sure how he felt now. It been a few weeks since then and Raven hadn't been seen much. Sure Gabriel catch glimpse here and there of Raven, but it was fleeting. Almost as if Raven had left, but yet his spirit remain. He wasn't sure if he wanted to talk yet, his whole spirit felt wild in this body. He spent some nights in the forest. They had moved hideouts, to one out in the woods, Zantro  didn't seem to even come at them anymore when Raven let him go. Though Gabriel was sure whatever Raven did was enough to make the bard steer clear of them, atleast for a while. 

Gabriel walk through the woods, always able to find lost travelers. The woods had warnings to travelers to enter at their own risk, that no rescue would come if they got lost or hurt or worse.  So Gabriel could hunt so freely and no one would care, the only problem was some times Gabriel come to a target and the camp would already been hit. He was sure it was by Raven, but yet he always seem two steps behind him. Not that it bothered Gabriel, again he wasn't searching for Raven. Just seem as if the two avoided each other, when in fact neither were. They just both stayed busy, Raven would have traps setup and Gabriel had to learn fast to get by them. So in a way Raven was still training Gabriel, but different then just coming at him. Gabriel had gotten much better at finding the traps and disabling them, though when he figure one out, Raven set up different one. Few times Gabriel was caught by them, Raven never came to get him out either. left Gabriel to figure it out, but this just help Gabriel.

He manage back to the cottage and moved to head into the door. He was slightly out of breath, though he fed well and it was nice to just run around free. Right as he went to open the door, he caught a scent, but couldn't react fast enough as he was kicked into the cottage. It happen so fast and he didn't have time to recover either, cause the were on him fast. Gabriel held up his arm, managing to fight back some. However he felt the sharp pain in his arm as his flesh and muscles were rip into as if they were nothing at all. He manage to kick them away and moved to get up fast, but the other recovery was faster and the moved at him. Gabriel manage to dodge and land a blow himself, He manage to get a glimpse of them. It was Raven and when Gabriel hit him in the side, Raven went with it and  swung around and clawed at Gabriel.

Gabriel manage to dodge the brunt, but his arm still got cut deep. Gabriel growled, trying to keep up and watch the Indari. He give it to Raven, he was really fast, but thanks to the training he was able to keep up this time. They tore up the poor cottage in this attack, it didn't take Gabriel long to realize this was training still. He knew Raven wasn't going to kill him, but knew he wasn't holding back so that he could react to a real battle. Each of them got hits and slashes at each other, they bit at each other. This went on for a while, till both were on the ground and lean against a cabinet panting. There was silence for a long time, neither spoke, just sat there. Raven was staring at the ceiling, while Gabriel watched him, making sure the Indari didn't try another sneak attack. 

"You did well, your training come a long way." Raven spoke, Gabriel stared at him still, unsure how to feel. "Now to implicate magic with what you know." Gabriel made a face "I know how to do magic and I thought you knew nothing of magic?" Raven looks at Gabriel "I train all of your fathers soldiers, even the ones who use magic. While my clan detest magic, I still know of it, learn how to better help my soldiers. Also I know you know magic, but I want to teach you how to use the two together and how to not over use your energy. Cause some people well over extend." Gabriel stared still.

Raven watched Gabriel and says "You don't have to like me, cause once I finish helping you...I'll be gone. You won't have to see me again.... I don't regret telling you the truth. Even if it means you hate me." Gabriel furrow his brows "I don't hate you.... its just a lot. I am more angry with Caine ....He knew...he just fucks over even his own people." Raven nods some "Yeah." Gabriel gave Raven a look "How can you work for him knowing all this? How can you follow his orders?" Raven shrugs "I do what is best for my people, plus I do it for your mother. She is who we Indari truly follow. She is wild like us, she is strong and a warrior. " Gabriel look down as Raven spoke.

"Why does your clan hate magic?" Gabriel ask. Raven shifted "My uncle hates it, cause...my father was a mage." Gabriel blinks "WAIT WHAT?" Raven nods "Yeah he did magic, he kept besting my uncle and it pissed him off, so when he got rid of my father he banned magic. He claim it weakness and said any who does it, would be murdered and he purged all magic users out of the clan." Raven state. "My sister...is the only one who remains." Gabriel had a bizarre look. "HOLD ON! Your sister can do magic and you HATED on me for it?" Raven stared at Gabriel "I had to, to protect her, to show my strength. So that I did not lose my place in becoming head of Indari. Now that I am head, I can reallow such and it would be hypocritical of me if I didn't. Considering Xexedillion my mate and well he is the most powerful Necromancer."  Gabriel thought and says "I think I get it, I would probably do the same to protect Nine. So...you don't hate me...and you don't actually hate that I use magic?" 

Raven shrugged "No....just think you are annoying. Your blindness to your strength, it just aggravating. I want to strangle you, till you see. However I think you are finally seeing it, as you no longer hesitate in your moves, you are becoming better. Tell me do you feel more in control of that body?" Gabriel thought a moment and nods "Yeah I do." Raven nods "Once you get your technique down, you will probably be stronger then me. That body was made by liliths, its powerful." Gabriel look around "We really wreck the place." Raven nods again "We both should clean it up." Gabriel sighs "Thats.....fair...I guess." Raven slowly stood up "If we work together we can get done faster."