Who Are You Really [Mae]

[Emeric Peirce]

Baby I'm tired of running wild
With all this time
Out on my own




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Emeric had felt so drawn to the woods. He couldn't explain why he was even out here. It had been early morning and something felt different. He hadn't bothered to wake anyone from his court. He believed it was nothing, nothing he wouldn't be able to escape from. He had faith in his ability to escape danger.

He dressed his sneakers, jeans, a t-shirt, and tugged on a hoodie to help him fight off the chill left over from the night. He knew it should be light out, which made him groan thinking that it was going to be a cloudy day. He was hoping for a cloudy day. However, he started wandering the woods when it began to rain.

He groaned and tugged the hood up on his hoodie. He mumbled as he walked. He hated the rain. He hated the way it hit his body. He knew that they would soak his wings if he weren't hiding them. And the fairy wouldn't be a happy camper if his wings were wet. No. He would be completely mad.

Oh how he wanted to call this a wild goose hunt. He couldn't figure out why he felt like something weird was going on here. Em groaned and turned around to head home. He was sure it was late morning and the rain wasn't letting up. The woods were just too large and he couldn't sense where the feeling had come from. He was just running into dead ends.

The teen ran went fingers down his face as a shiver ran through his body. He began to trudge back, but a sound made him stop. He stilled and listened to the sounds. He wasn't alone. Emeric readied himself to disappear at the slight hint of danger.

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NOTES: For Mae-Ying-Thahan
MUSIC: "31 Seconds Alone" - Ke$ha

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Mae awoke that morning with a huff and a sigh.  Sometimes having an open communication with nature sucked.  Especially when it decided to wake you up in the middle of the best sleep you'd had in weeks.   Not that she needed grotesque amounts of sleep, but it was nice to relax after spending the day getting settled in this town the day before.  The nareepol sat up and began to dress.

Someone's here

Mae rolled her eyes.  The damn forest had been whispering the same thing over and over since it had woken her up.  This better not happen every time  some jogger wandered into the woods. 

Not human

Oh...now that made things interesting.  Not a human?  Mae had met a handful of supernaturals in her life, and she'd never been allowed to really speak with them.  A smirk played on her face as she readied herself to do a little investigating.  She put on a simple tank top and khaki shorts.  Shoes were never a necessity in the forest for her, and the fewer layers separating her from the outside the better.  Nothing beat the feel of the leaves and twigs beneath your feet while running or bark against your skin as you climbed.  She barely ran a brush through her hair before leaving, her mother already gone to work.  The forest always seemed to bother her more when mother was at work, likely feeling its connection weakened from her distance.

Mae left her trailer walking into the woods.  What was some 'not human' doing in the woods this time of day?  Simply wandering through?  She was eager to find out.  She maneuvered through the woods listening to the whispers guiding her towards this creature.  The clouds were blocking the sunlight, something that irritated her.  She didn't want to have to sit under sun lamps later.  The first droplet of water against face brightened her mood.  Rain meant hydration, which was always good when you're basically a walking plant.  

She walked through the rain with no issue enjoying the cool water on her skin as she soaked it in.  Wandering further the whispers became louder before stopping all together.  She stepped behind a tree looking ahead from her hiding spot.   A boy with dark hair was walking through the woods.  She had expected something more extraordinary, but still this was plenty interesting.  He looked like he was searching for something, she wondered what it could be.  He didn't seem lost, but didn't look pleased.  

She saw him shiver in the cold rain, and looked ready to turn back from where he came.  Well that just wouldn't do.  She stepped out from behind her tree, walking towards him softly. Despite her careful steps the snapping of a twig echoed from beneath her bare foot.  She froze as she noticed him react to the sound.  He went completely still and looked alert.  Mae continued to walk towards the other slowly.

"Mind telling me who you are?"

[Emeric Peirce]

Baby I'm tired of running wild
With all this time
Out on my own




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Emeric was not much of a morning person, but he managed to get himself up and going. It was more annoying when he felt pulled places first thing. He wasn't a big fan of following what people asked of him, of what living creatures asked of him. He liked doing as he pleased. And yet he still felt drawn to figure out why he was drawn into the woods.

He would have been fine had there not been rain. The rain was not a pleasant sight. It wasn't welcomed in Em's world. Sure, he had lived in England and he had to deal with the rain. However, he thought he was moving to a place that was usually always sunny. He was dead tired of the rain.

He was a little more cautious in the rain. He knew it could hide movement, hide enemies. He knew he had to be careful. Sure, he was pretty good at masking himself as human, but you could never be too careful. They were his thoughts when he actually hear the twig. When he turned his attention to the approaching girl.

"How rude to not greet someone first." Em muttered as he turned his full attention to the girl before him. He didn't dare let his guard down.

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NOTES: None
MUSIC: "She Wolf" - Shakira

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She examined him, he looked so normal.  That just made it more interesting though.  "I'm Mae, I live out here with my mom."  She noticed his hesitation to answer her last question.  He probably wasn't  comforted by the random forest girl who had snuck up on him in the rain.  She relaxed her body trying to seem more open.  "You shouldn't be out here in the middle of the rain, you'll get hypothermia."  If whatever he was could die that way that is.  

She awkwardly ran a hand through her wet hair.  "My trailer's not far from here, you can come in for a bit until the rain lets up or call someone to come get you."  It wasn't an insincere offer, she really didn't think it was healthy for the kid to be standing out in the rain human or not.  It didn't affect her, but that was only because of her specific biology.

She took a few more steps forward until she stood a few feet away.  Mae gave a sly smirk, because really she couldn't let it get around she was some bleeding heart.  "Then we can talk about why the forest is so interested in you being here, and who and what you are exactly.  Hearing this place whisper 'not human' over and over again gets annoying pal, and inspires curiosity." She chuckled.  "C'mon I don't bite unless you ask for it."   The plant maiden extended her hand for him to shake expectantly.

[Emeric Peirce]

Baby I'm tired of running wild
With all this time
Out on my own




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Emeric didn't think anyone lived out here. He had discovered the house that had been burned down. He had done his research, learned it belonged to the Hale family and they were werewolves. He chalked it up to Hunters. Who else would be able to burn down a house of werewolves and get away with it. However, he also had snooped into police records and saw their thoughts regarding it. Electrical fire. Leave it to humans to not know they aren't alone in the universe.

"Mae..." He repeated the name, more to himself than to her. It was quite a shame she wasn't the type to give her full name. He liked those people more. They seemed to forget that the world is dangerous. "I'm Emeric.", he finally replied.

He eyed the girl. "In the woods? That's quite dangerous, or so I've been told." Everyone seemed to like to warn him that the woods are dangerous. He didn't buy it though. There wasn't anything dangerous in this woods, nothing he couldn't handle on his own.

He smiled, "I'm also more than capable of seeing myself home. I'm just not fond of the rain." He wouldn't get hypothermia. He actually had never been sick a day in his life. He wondered if it was possible to get his kind sick. He was sure too much ice cream would do the trick, but that was just making your sick by drinking something that would mess up your system.

The British teen raised an eyebrow. "They called to you? My, now that's something quite interesting, mate. Because they woke me up this morning. If it was just to get me out here in the rain, I'm not impressed." He crossed his arms.

"But I can sense you're not human. And I'm also not a fan of biting. Might be a little more dangerous to you than myself." He would ensure it would be worse for the person trying to attack him. That would be a promise, not just a warning.

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NOTES: None
MUSIC: None