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See, I might just be vindictive enough to have lamed him, but not enough to kill him. That way he'd have a reminder every time he had to take a step not to fuck with another woman's heart like that.

I'm going to assume that she's a slightly less petty person that I am though.

Yeah, I really REALLY hope Leah shows up. You two would get along great. Maybe a little too great? Oh no, she's definitely petty and the wronged party in the whole thing. Which makes her even more petty.

Darling, there are very few people I don't get along with, and the ones I don't.... Well, only two of them are still alive.

There's nothing wrong with being petty, so long as you don't let it rule your life. I'm petty with a purpose.

Then I really want to stay on your good side. That's the problem with Leah. She's letting it rule her life. And she's not listening to any of us who were friends with her before, no matter how hard we try.

A wise decision. ;)

Then, sadly, you have to let her crash and burn. Just be ready to help her back up. But, you have to keep reaching out as well. Some part of her is listening. It's not easy to deal with betrayal that deep.

It's hard. Leah and I have been friends for as long as I can remember and it hurts to see her hurting. But...if you think that's right, if she needs to crash before she can rebuild I'll be there for her.

I learned the hard way that if someone is determined to burn the world down around them, you can only offer so much support before they take you along with them. Of course, being there to help them rebuild is what a good friend does.

Just... be glad that rebuilding with your friend probably won't involve having to fight a demon or involve dumping their gear in pits of acid.

[Percy needed both....]

[she can't help but think of the Volturi, the vampire hierarchy who ate people. the Cullens said they didn't do anything like that, but ever since she came back from Italy to save Edward from his own stupidity, she's had nightmares. more than usual]

I don't think any of my friends want to do that. Those who aren't....maybe. Eventually. I know. Jake would do anything to help me through anything like that. Not because I'm some fragile little thing who can't take care of herself, but because he'd depend on me if the roles were reversed.

In my experience, there's always someone who wants to burn the world down. How we stop them only depends on how much we care about them living afterwards.

[Is she kidding? Maybe. Maybe not.]

I have that sort of relationship with my friends as well. I might not be as strong as they are, but I'm a better shot with a bow than any of them and they know it.

[other than the Cullens, she...didn't particularly care if any of the other vampires lived. definitely the Volturi, who lured in helpless tourists in, only to slaughter them without hope of salvation. if she closed her eyes, she could still hear their screams. for help, for mercy, for a god Bella was no longer sure she believed in. but the wolves. the wolves had to survive, if only because most of them had been her friends since she was a baby]

I don't want the Volturi to live. Any vampires who lives by killing people. But I think Edward finally understands that I love Jake. That I have since we were kids, that I can't stop loving him any more than I can stop breathing. I don't know what I'm better than anyone else are. Even cooking. Emily's blueberry muffins leave mine in the dust.

[The mention of vampires catches Vex'ahlia's attention and it takes a while for her to reply. She's read the message a few times, trying to process her feelings that have been provoked.]

Kill them. Find them when they're vulnerable and take them out. Vampires are too dangerous to exist.

And any man who can't take no for an answer deserves whatever you decide is proper punishment. I know a few clerics that could call on their deities for divine smiting.

As for your skills, just find something you like and won't harm yourself and others with. You'll get better with practice. I'm fairly certain there's no one standing behind you critiquing your every breath for twelve hours a day.

Edited 2022-06-26 05:36 (UTC)

[...whoops?]

The Volturi are all the way in Italy. I know that there are still some newborns who ran away from the fight between the Cullens and the wolves against Victoria and her army. Victoria is definitely dead. Jake kind of tore her apart and then set her on fire. I wish it was that easy. Edward can be a very good friend when he's not getting into my personal space or getting his sister to claim that someday, I'M going to be a vampire. I'd rather die first. Okay. Okay. I'm kind of pretty hard on myself, maybe because mom left us when I was a baby. It's hard to feel wanted or worthy when even your mom doesn't want you. She keeps swearing she'll call more often and she does for a month or so. Then I don't hear from her until Christmas or something like that.

[Well, when vampires attack your brother and are responsible for the deaths of your lover's entire family... Your opinion of them tend to be...hostile.]

The only good vampire is a dead one, in my experience.

And when it comes to parents, I know all about shit parents. So long as you have a good one (even if they're dead), don't put yourself out to keep clinging to the bad one. I can tell you that's the best way to stunt your growth and self-worth.

[yes, that would certainly do it. and Bella wondered how the Cullens could allow vampires like the Volturi to keep doing what they'd probably been doing for centuries, luring tourists or other unlucky people in and then. stuff she didn't want to think about]

How do you kill them in your world? I have my dad, Charlie. He's amazing, he's always been there for me, even during the rough times. Like when I started my period and had no idea what to buy. He bought one of everything, along with a carton of double chocolate fudge ice cream. I'm so lucky to have a dad like him.

[Yeah, it's probably best to not tell anything about them to Vex'ahlia.]

Cut off their heads, set them on fire, strike them with holy power, shove them out into the sun.

[She might actually allow Pelor to make a full claim on her if she could get her hands on Sylas Briarwood, the fucking coward.]

That is a good father. My father is a piece of crap, but he at least made sure one of the female servants was available to assist me when I came into my womanhood. Your father sounds more like my friend Keyleth's father.

[yeah, she's gathering that's a bad idea]

I know the first two work in my world, but the last one doesn't work. They just kind of sparkle, like they're made of granite. It's kind of weird. [she wants to be just friends with Edward, but she knows he wants more. or he wants her blood. or both?] Yeah, my dad is amazing! When I was little, I was the kind of kid who was scared of monsters under the bed or in the closet, so dad would put on his police uniform, look around, and threaten to arrest any monsters. It sounds silly, but it really reassured me. But at least you had some support, even if it seems like your parents weren't the hands-on types of parents. And, Keyleth? That's a pretty name.

[Vex doesn't hold back when she hates or loves.]

They sparkle? That's....annoying. I generally like sparkling, shiny objects. I wonder if holy power would work...

I am rather envious of you and your father. Hands off would imply that mine gave a fuck about my brother and I unless we were embarrassing him. I would like to believe that we would have been much happier if he'd left us with our mother, before she died.

And Keyleth is the type of person who is both beautiful on the outside and the inside, so her name is rather fitting.

Yeah. It's kind of weird? And Edward acts so dramatic about it. Oh, jeez. I'm sorry. That's pretty awful. I know some people don't mind negative attention as long as they get some, but that sounds worse than negative attention. Is she here, too?

He sounds insufferable. Why do you put up with him?

Oh, we got the negative attention, if we didn't live up to his standards. We just didn't want it either.

No, she's not. Can you not hear the sound of sad, pathetic sighs wafting from the forests all the time?

[It's not all Vax though.]

It's kind of complicated. Apparently I smell really yummy to him, but he's doing this will-power thing where he doesn't eat me. Also, he's objectively handsome and all of the girls in my grade think we're dating. Which has pissed a lot of them off, no matter how many times I deny it. That sounds awful. I'm so sorry. Well, when you put it that way... 😀

That's disturbing in someone who wants to be your partner.

Don't be sorry. I've made my peace with him. Without violence.

And if you think the sighing is bad, you should see the pouting as well.

Yeah, I think so too. But I'm trying to be nice in a "please don't eat me and I'm just not into you" way. That's good. Okay, is she the girlfriend of someone special? Cause I'm having a hard time imagining both sighing and pouting without dating.

Bella, dear, you're going to have to decide what you can actually put up with with this man. However, I think that I'd end up telling him to go die in a damn fire at arrow-point because constant harassing is not attractive.

Keyleth is my brother's lover. He's the pathetic sop.

Yeah. It's not. It doesn't help that he's from one hundred years in my past. Guys back then were weird and apparently kind of passive-aggressive. At least that's how it seems to me. He'll do stuff like open my door before I can do it and start carrying my books and bookbag before I can get to them and follow me around in case someone tries something. But it's exhausting! And I feel like I'm being treated like a porcelain doll. Ohhh! Well, maybe she'll show up? That way, he can be happy.

Ugh. Vampires. Just have sex with someone else. See how long he sticks around after that.

Maybe she will. Maybe she will.

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