Forced Withdrawals [Nox's Building]

[Sterling]

Sterling shrugged. "He's been pretty open about why. He doesn't want to lose a good thing. It's bad enough we hang at a burlesque club. He's afraid if Nox get's angry at him he'll send him away." Which was a logical fear. Like most of the other kids here, Liam found safety in the makeshift school. He could be himself -- in all his handsome and annoying glory. He wasn't a kid getting in to trouble here. He was smart, and handsome, he could learn from Wicked, he had friends, he could still work. He was getting straight A's for the first time and he was advancing through classes like there was no tomorrow -- and he wasn't cheating. His parents were extatic he finally found a place -- even if it was questionable.

He parents would do anything to get her out of here so she understood. One screw up and she could be gone too. One missed lesson. One failing grade. She sighed. It's still annoying."

Elsye asked about the date and Sterling grinned. "It's not like a date date, but it's a date. They are going to mall with Hayden as chaperone. From what I understand it was Hayden's idea. It's about time they stopped skirting around the problem and just learn together." Sterling knew why they both were taking it slow -- they hadn't been kids and if that's one thing Hayden is big on, it's all of them being kids.

[Tatyana]

Tatyana nodded. She was making them try new things. The healing had probably not taken away the cravings. It had just taken away the effects. Hopefully it didn’t make things worse when it wore off. With Tatyana’s luck it probably would.

Hayden brought up good points. She stood up and went to the drawer, pulling out some pills and taking them for the headache. ”Sky does anyone here have some Anita-nausea meds here I can use.”

Tatyana wasn’t sure what the AI did, but a moment it told her that a woman named Elyse had some in her room that she was willing to share. Had it texted everyone? The AI then told her where the room was.

”Yeah - sleep sounds good.” she said to Hayden. She asked Sky to ask Ashton if he would help. ”thanks Hayden. I’ll be back.” the walk would do her good.

She got to the room and knocked. A voice told her to come in. A girl with red hair was there and an adult with golden eyes like the other girl. What was that about?

”Tatyana?” the woman asked.

Tatyana nodded, got the pill and thanked the woman before heading back downstairs. She climbed into the bed and took the pill before laying down. ”Whats with the golden eyes. Two of them.” she asked.

[Hayden]

Ashton came in to the room and started humming. The twins were already curled up in the bed after their food finished. He often sang the kids to sleep this wasn't much different.

Hayden answered her question. He didn't want to fall asleep so he stood up ready to leave -- he'd just woken up. "The simplist answer is they can talk to wolves, and one of the side effects are the golden eyes of a wolf. Elyse and Marta are both wolfkin. They can also enter the wolf dream -- kinda like dream walking but different. Ashton is what they call a Siren, you've noticed his abilities -- we've been using them. Sterling, Liv and Nox are as you know Channelers as are several of the dancers and bouncers of Kallisti -- like you. There things beyond your wildest dreams out there."

[Tatyana]

Tatyana listened to his description, but she felt her eyes getting heavier. She wasn’t trying to resist Ashton’s song at all. Maddi and Kenzie were lying in the bed too. Tatyana was able to hear Hayden’s words though. At least she got the gist of it.

”Wolfkin…” she said with a yawn. She curled up on top of the blanket. ”Dream…wa…”

Her voice trailed off as she fell asleep. She didn’t know what he meant by dream walking. She had dreams, but only normal ones. She had no idea how long she was going to sleep.