The Edge (open)

[serenity]

The wind rushed through Serenity's hair as she stood at the edge of a tall abandoned apartment building and took in a deep breath. She wiped the tears that had flown from her eyes and sobbed again. She couldn't bear the thought of never seeing Daniel again and she was about to give up hope finding him. "What if I just jump from this building and not open my wings. What if I just kept falling and stopped living with all this pain and regret?" Serenity shuddered from the morbid thought and sighed. "What is wrong with me?" she spoke out loud this time, hoping to get an answer, but realized she wasn't going to get that answer tonight. She turned around and headed back to the abanded room where she would retire for the evening until she could pack up and leave the next day. In the distance, she could hear the roll of thunder in the distance and whispered, "it's going to be a rough night again." She ran as fast as she could back to the room and hid under her blankets. She tried to quickly fall asleep and succeded, having no trouble with finding the nightmares that quickly followed.

[kaila]

Kaila laughed almost silently as she watched the pathetic bird-kid, known as Serenity, cry. answers to the questions that the little lab rat spoke, running through her head. If she were to jump Kaila would laugh at the sight of idiocy. If she didn't stop her death that would be one more birdkid that didn't need to be found. One more person that wasn't put on Kaila's to catch list. And the answer to what was wrong with her was obvious. She was weak in the mind. She had no control on her feelings.

Kaila burried herself into the shadows as Serenity ran past her, after a low rumble of thunder. - Hmm, afraid little birdy? - Kaila thought. Kaila shadowed The bird-kid to the abandoned room that was set as a house of sorts. She watched as the pathetis teen buried herself into the sheets and blankets. God this would be a fun night.

She watched as the bird tossed in her sleep sing, "Hush little birdy don't you cry. Ever things gonna be alright. Kaila's here to save you life. Back to the cage where you'll live your tonight." Kaila's grinned almost gave way astprturous thoughts passed through her mind. "To bad I can't take you tonight. If I could you wouldn't live to see tomorrow. Kaila dissappeared into the shadows again, heading toward the Lab to report her findings the the whitecoats.

[daniel]

Daniel watched as Serenity stood atop the building. A chuckle tickled his throat as the thought of her actually jumping crossed his mind. He had been watching her all this time, and sure, she had her moments of complete insanity, but she wasn't suicidal. At least, he thought. But, the scary thing for him was, a part of him wanted her to jump, to make her pay for that night, when she left him behind. Daniel quickly brushed his thoughts away and focused more closely on Serenity. He noticed a single tear trickle down her face and saw her quickly brush it away, as if she was erasing a memory. Daniel felt a small nudge on the back of his leg and turned to find Axel. "How's it going boy?" Daniel patted the dog's head. "Don't talk to me like some...dog." Axel said venomously, spitting the word 'dog' like it was rotten dog biscuits. Daniel gave Axel a look and changed the subject. "So, what did you find out?" Axel pointed to a dark figure with his nose. "It's Kaila, Daniel. They decided you where taking too long and sent her instead." Daniel swore under his breath. He was just about to confront her when Serenity quickly ran back down the stairs as the thunder rumbled in the distance. Daniel looked at Serenity with eyes of worry and wanted so badly to hold her in his arms once again. But he made himself think of the time she left him for the others and all of the pity disapeared. Axel growled as they saw Kaila follow Serenity to the apartment. Daniel heard a soft tingleing of a bell as Midnight padded towards them. Axel sniffed at her and sat on his hind-quarters and looked up at Daniel. Daniel nodded his head in acknowledgement to the cat and said, "speak." Midnight glared and shifted into human-form. "Serenity is going to be on the run again in the morning. She is hoping to find another place for the next few weeks. I am certain she is catching on that you are around her. She has told me the dreams, like the ones she sees when you are close to her, so you better stay at a distance for the night." Daniel nodded, walking to the edge of the building, jumping and heading to the given apartment in which he was given to rent for his stake outs. Daniel arrived and found his room, his bed, and eventually sleep, in turn, he dreamt of only Serenity as the rain pelted the windows and the thunder rolled and the lightning crashed. His last thought was, "I hope Serenity can make it tonight."

[kaila]

Kaila looked behind her, catching a glimpse of another bird-kid, jumping off the roof, and fly in a semi opposite direction. "Hmm." Kaila chuckled lightly. Slowly morphing into her wolf form. "Poor little Daniel. You can't save her. You can't try. Even if you want to kill her yourself. She won't live long." Kaila said, fully morphing. She set out on a fast speed, easily reaching 50mph in five minutes. She let out a lot howl, sensing the presence of Wolf. The familiar shepard, wolf mix came from her right side, responding with a howl herself. They ran seed slowly picking up as they came to a building in the middle of the woods, glowing with light.

Kaila sighed, as she slowed down, to a jog. Wolf followed suit, as they both trotted into the building. People from every place stared as if it was unusual for creatures to walk around. This place was filled with them though most in cages... Kaila let out a warning snarl, echoed by Wolf. Mort people turned around wide eyed.

Kaila pushed her way into the main Lab. Walking to a guy with brown hair. She morphed back into her human form, again getting shocked looks. Wolf growled, and Kaila snapped her fingers for the dog to sit and quiet. "What you've never seen a f***ing freak? You create them daily so back off." Kaila half growl half roar. They guy in front of her shook his head.

"Kaila. Back off the techs. And control your anger." The guy got a glare from Kaila, that spoke a million words. "Now tell me what you got from your adventures." He spook as if her was superior. Kaila fought the urge to kill him. Kaila started, "I couldn't get much in the short time I was there, but I did get that this girl feels deeply for little Daniel. And she plans on moving quickly. Which means I'll be hunting her down tomorrow." Kaila keep her voice semi-low. The guy looked at her in disgust. "We gave you four hours, and that was all you got!?" The guy screamed in her face.

Kaila snapped. She crack an evil grin as she lost her anger. Blood lust took slight control. She grabbed the guys neck, slamming him against the wall, hard enough to make him see stars. She dropped him on the floor. "Don't yell at me. Don't treat me like your the supieor. Don't ever make this mistake again, because I won't hesitate to kill you next time." Kaila said walking out, back to the doors.

Wolf growled as she passed the guy on the floor. Wolf looked as pissed as Kaila, sticking by Kaila's side as if it were a life support. She followed as Kaila made the journey back to the abandoned building Serenity was staying.

[serenity]

Serenity tossed and turned as the thunder rolled and lightning crashed through her dreams and outside the thin apartment walls. From somewhere in Serenity's mind, she thought she felt the tiny paws of Midnight leaping on her, meowing lightly, as if to try and calm her. Serenity reached for Midnight and pulled her to her chest. Softly, Midnight purred in Serenity's ear and she felt less frightened. Suddenly, Midnight growled low in her throat and hissed a warning to an unwanted intruder from the shadows. She leaped and morphed into an attack dog and growled again, this time with more force and warning. Serenity did not notice and shifted in her sleep. The shadow chuckled but didn't move. Midnight spoke, "Why are you here, Kaila? Aren't you suppose to be obeying your master, not doing Daniel's mission?" Midnight stood her ground and let out another gutteral growl as the shadow shifted and chuckled again.

[kaila]

Kaila almost fell to the floor in a vicous laughter. "Master? You think I have a master? How dumb can a Bird-kid's side-kick get?" At her side, Wolf took a fighting stance as she watched the shapeshifters dog form. Wolf matched Midnight's growl's head on and worse. "Then only erson I half listen to is the Boss. Even then no one messes with me, and those who do pay." Kaila said watching Wolf with a keen eye.

Kaila steppped foward into the light stream from the dimmed moon. "Now if you'd like to know more, I'd be happy to oblige with my claws and fangs." Kaila said letting her image flash between half eraser and human. Wolf walked up next to Kaila's side, hunching her back and letting out another growl and the shapeshifter. Kaila just chuckled. Where was Daniel? Wasn't this his job? God life is sooo troublesome.

[daniel]

Daniel couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. He finally sat up in his bed and looked at his clock. 11:39 p.m. Daniel looked around the room and noticed Axel gone. "Good," he thought, "he's checking on Serenity." Daniel was about to fall back asleep when he felt a sudden pang in his chest. Serenity! Daniel sprang from his bed and out the window. Flying across the night, the wind and rain pushed Daniel with all it's might, but he would not be stopped. Daniel landed on the apartment roof and without stopping, ran down the stairs to Serenity's room. It was not hard to follow the scent of Kaila and her companion, Wolf. Daniel rushed into the room just as Serenity let out an ear-spliting shreak as Kaila and Wolf shifted again in the shadows. Daniel rushed in as Axel ran to Midnight's side and was relieved that she was already in her German Shepard form.

[kaila]

Kaila laughed as Daniel ran in with his side kick, straight to Serenity's side. "Really? So this is what happens when a wimp shreiks in fear or pain? Her little hero comes to save the day? And does the Lad know about this?" Kaila said in a thinking voice, as if she actually cared. Wolf inched forward baring her filed razor sharp teeth. She hated that some one did that to her dog, but it did come in handy. She watched as wolf turn sideways blocking any way to get to Kaila.

"Now as I said before, now that little Dani's here, would you like to know more, or are you going to obey.?" Kaila asked flashing back and forth with about a 50-50 resmblance of both human and eraser. Taking the teeth, claws and reflexes of her wolf, but staying in human form. Her eye watched both the animals infront of her and Daniel

[daniel]

"Don't start with me, Kaila." Daniel said through gritted teeth. "You know you don't scare me." Daniel looked back at Serenity, smiled and winked. Turning back, he glared at Kaila. "Alright, why are you here? What do you have to do with Serenity?" Daniel shifted and both Midnight and Axel growled once more at Wolf, trying to show her that they weren't as weak as she thought they were.

[serenity]

Serenity woke up at Midnight growling. She sat up and saw two figures moving in the shadow. Hearing a charck of thunder, she screamed out and the door flew open. Serenity stared at the new figure and realized it was Daniel. Serenity stared at Daniel as he turned around and winked at her. Then turned back to address the two figures, which ended up showing themselves. Serenity waited quitely as they talked about her. She looked at Midnight and the other dog that stood beside her and thought, "why is Daniel here? And why didn't Midnight say anything to me abut this?" Daniel's pressance was a big surprise to her. She was so lost in thought that she jumped when she noticed all eyes were on her.

[kaila]

Kaila's lips went flat. Her eye's dull. "Why Daniel I came to take you girlfriends soul. Becuase once her body is back at the lab she won't have the courage to use it." Kaila spoke in a monotone voice. She watched as Wolf held a fight for domonince in growls, and she was doing a pretty good job for a wolf mix, and not a hy-bred. "You know you should just get you minions to back of and Wolf will back off. It's a waste of energy for them to growl." Kaila said as wolf let out another growl, that rang though the building and echoed. "And by the was dani boy I could give a shit ess who your afriad of or not. Truth is, your just a lonely boy who can't get over the fact that your girlfrind left you to the eraser's to save her own life. Tough love I would say." Kaila said an emotionless exprestion covering her face. "Tell your hound's to back down." Kaila said the order in a normal voice, sending it to Wolf also.

[daniel]

Daniel gripped his hands and let them drop, he wasn't in the mood to deal with Kaila and Wolf. "Axel, Midnight, it's all right, just stay by Serenity." Axel and Midnight glared once more at Wolf and trotted over to the couch where Serenity sat. Daniel faced Kaila again. "Now, don't try to turn things around here, Kaila. Why did you have to come now? I told them to give me more time," he said this in a lower voice so Serenity couldn't hear. Daniel looked back once more to Serenity and gave her a quick, reasuring smile. Daniel turned back to Kaila. "Didn't you once have something in that black hole of yours called a heart?"

[kaila]

"I just did what I was told to. Your time has run out to them. And my heart isn't a black hole. It's not there, because they have taken it away." Kaila said with nothing but a smirk on her face, continuing "Oh Dani boy.. You are pathetic. How much time do you need to learn that she only cares about youbecause she feels sorry for you." Kaila turned around heading toward the door. "I'll call and say she moved. But I'll be keeping close eyes on you. So don't try to move her, or keep her hidden." Kaila waited for his response.

[daniel]

It was Daniel's turn to laugh, "what, you don't think you'll be able to find her again?" Not waiting for her response, Daniel turned and walked over to Serenity. "You have my word," Daniel said dramatically, trying so hard not to laugh.

[kaila]

Kaila whipped around with unnatural speed, walking in a blur to Daniel, grabbing him by the throat and putting him against the nearest wall. "I don't play games and expecially not dramtic ones you child." Kaila growled going half and half again. "She," Kaila nodded toward Serenity who was now wide eyed, "Has 24 hours to live free, before I take her back. Got it?" Kaila didn't give him time to answer as she throw him down, and walk toward the door, Wolf quick to her side. "24 hours. Or you get the courage to take her back yourself." Kaila said loud enough so every one in the room could hear. She was tired of playing nice.

[serenity]

Serenity just shook as Kaila left the room. She never showed her fear or any kind of emotions, but she couldn't take it anymore. Serenity felt the tears well up and spill out of her eyes and down her cheeks. Daniel was at her side, soothing her. All she could say was, "I'm sorry, Dainel, I'm so sorry! I should never have left you!" Serenity pressed herself closer to Daniel had sobbed harder. She was finally happy to have her Daniel back, but one thing didn't feel right to her. "Damiel, what did she mean when she said that she was taking me back? And you running out of time? What's going on, Daniel?"

[kaila]

Kaila Stood out side on the roof, listening in on the coverstion between the two. The laughs she let out came from the clueless ness. She had 24 hours of servalence to go. And all she needed to do was call back up and have Daniel taken to lock up in the Lab and poor little Serenity would be a needle pad. Kaila let out a self satisfied laugh as she heard the girl start to sob.

[daniel]

Daniel felt his anger towards Serenity slip away and start to dissolve as he held Serenity while she cried, just like old times. He knew it wouldn't be long before the Lab came for them, he knew he couldn't trust Kaila. He thought of a way to get the both of them out of there before Kaila knew where they were going. He also knew he couldn't tell Serenity this plan until they were acting it out, because he knew Kaila was probably listening to them right now. He soothed Serenity again and reasured her that everything was going to be okay, that he wouldn't let anything happen to her again. As Serenity drifted off to sleep, she whispered something to Daniel. He couldn't quite make it out, though, and he didn't want to wake her up. But to him, it sounded a lot like, "I love you."

[kaila]

Kaila sat down on next to the wall of another building. Her hearing was on full blast and she could hear just about every thing going on in the abandoned building. The third floor had rats, all of which were trying to find a hole or ripped blanket to sleep in. The room next to Daniel's play toy had a broken window, the slow whistling wind made a nice lullaby. Daniel was sitting by or hold poor Serenity while she slept her time limit of life away.

Kaila laughed as she realized that Serenity, how ever smart she appeared, was exactly not. She was purely clueless even to the most obvious. She hadn't known that the only reason Daniel was still alive was because the Lab really wanted her dead. Worst then that she can say "I love you", not knowing that Daniel was sent to basically kill her, by betraying her to the lab, and he wasn't man enough to tell her what exactly was going to happen, in officially less then 24 hours. At the thought of the Lab, Kaila let out a low almost inaudible whistle to call Wolf, who was sitting on the edge of the roof watching the few homeless people around there trash bin fires, and the even fewer pedestrians. Wolf turned slowly and trotted to her side.

"Don't let me down," Kaila whispered, "I need you to run far far away. And only come when i call," As she said the words, Wolfs head seemed to realize what was happening. Kaila was throwing her out of harms way even though there was none. Slowly wolf backed up from Kaila, her head hung low, ears flat, eyes down. Wolf laid on the cement as if she hadn't been addressed.

Kaila sighed in frustration as Wolf acted like a brat. Slowly Kaila stood up, and walked over to Wolf. " Leave. Now."

Wolf's eye widened a little at the direct order, but she didn't move. She may have been stray but Kaila was home, and when Kaila wasn't a her home, Wolf came and never left. Through her wolf nose she could sense everything Kaila had never let out. The sorrow and helplessness, the pure anger that only she could control. And she watched as that control slowly left her and Kaila shifted. Wolf slowly stood up and backed away. Kaila may not have been bigger then a normal wolf, but she was a hell of a lot scarier, and she wasn't one to be messed with. Wolf slowly walked around Kaila almost crouching under the gaze of Kaila's stare, and silently left the building, going as far from Kaila as she could get.

Kaila watched as Wolf left her eyesight. Slowly shifting back, loneliness hit her hard, she'd have to work for Wolf to come back but it wasn't fair for Wolf to be tortured to, because if she was special to Kaila she was an interest to the Lab. And the Lab could not have her.

Slowly in her human for, she worked up her hearing to make sure Daniel and Serenity were still there.

[serenity]

Serenity shifted in her sleep, feeling arms around her body. She flinched away and jumped off the couch. She spun around and took her fighting stance. She heard a chuckle in the dark and the sound of someone getting off the couch. "Always in the mood for a fight, just like old times." Serenity blinked again and the shadowy figure became Daniel. "Holy shit, Daniel, you know not to touch me while I sleep." Daniel chuckled and replied, "That' swhat she said." Serenity rolled her eyes and headed for the door.
"Now that I know you're okay, I'm leaving." Serenity threw open the door and started to leave. Daniel swore under his breath, grabbed her hand, and pulled her back in. Slamming the door behind him, he turned around, a spark of fire in his eyes. "Where the hell do you think you're going? Do you not remember that I'm the bad guy? That I'm suppose to bring you into the Lab?" Serenity once again got back into her fighting stance, "The hell I am going to leave. Get in my way and I'll slit your throat." Daniel looked stunded. Serenity smirked, "What, so you don't think you can take me? It's been, what, five, six years at the most? I thought I taught you better, Daniel." Daniel's face twiched and Serenity could tell that it had hit a soft spot in him.
"Good," she thought, "maybe I can get him to chase me, then I can make my escape, I'm a lot better in the sky."
"My, my, we're very fiesty this morning aren't we?" Daniel laughed and unclenched his fists, "I know what you're trying to do Serenity, you've done it before. You're going to get me upset, fight you, then you're going to jump out of the window and fly. You do fight better in the air." It was Serenity's turn to look surprised. How could she forget? He was the one that she confesed everything to. "But, you don't know everything." Serenity closed her eyes and gathered his power from him, making him powerless and not ready to run after her. Serenity jumped out of the window and flew as fast as she could. She noticed Kaila on top of the other building and flew faster than she ever could, something the extra strength from Daniel helped with. As Serenity flew away from Kaila and Daniel, she thought, "Ha! Nice try, I'm not as guilible as you two think I am."