[Follows THIS and THIS]As soon as he was able, Blaise had given his orders that Rory be brought here to his manor, if he agreed, of course. There was still a chance the Scot would decline and Blaise wouldn't push the issue. He would just make sure there was a close Ventrue confidante in Scotland available to ensure Rory was well taken care of as he ( Read more... )

[With loganthebrave, histhornedrose & naysowee]Blaise was pretty sure he had the Kindred equivalent of a headache. His mind was so full of stress that he had a sensation that it was painful. He even allowed himself the hint of a sigh of relief as he exited Rory's hospital room, even if he was nervous about leaving the injured Scot alone with his brother now the restraints were gone ( Read more... )

It was like a Mexican Stand-off. Logan sat on one side of his brother’s hospital bed staring hardly at the enigmatic Frenchman sitting in the same position on the other side, staring back just as intently. Logan had his elbows resting on his knees, and really had no shame in staring the guy out. So what if he was trying to figure him out with ( Read more... )

9.1. "Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action."
Benjamin Disraeli

Co-written with lotterylucky & naysowee
[Follows THIS, THIS and THIS]Rory looked at the chocolate croissant in his hand, first wondering why croissants were actually that shape, and then wondering how the hell he was going to eat it without spreading pasty from ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS]Juliette would have never expressed any sort of shock when the security team alerted her to the fact that there was a Rory Buchanan and Buffy Summers waiting at the front gates. She had honestly wondered if she would ever see the Scotsman again, and the fact that the ex-cheerleader now Slayer was here was all the more interesting. She ( Read more... )

When I get out, I get out, when I get outside the house,
Out the house, not to work,
I'll be looking for a guy, that I saw, that i saw,
In the middle of the night, yes the night,
But for some silly reason he got away
- Mr Mysterious by Vanessa Amorosi

Co-written with gr8muppetyodin, histhornedrose & naysowee
[Follows THIS]Buffy's skin had broken out with perspiration, her heartbeat ( Read more... )