Verona loved Ezekiel, and would do anything for him.. But forgiving Eric..just like that? How could he do that!? He killed his father.

Releasing his hand as he went to touch that man, Verona sort of pouted. Or if anything, it looked more like she was about to cry. I all honesty, she was. She was furious! And at any given second, she was ready to attack that man with all of her power. Just like she'd tried with animal control at the lunch.

And then she did..

"You liar!" She screamed, suddenly lunging forward, smacking him quite hard, and then being lifted off the ground, dragged away.

Mayhen had her by the waist, and was dragging her backwards, to where Veronica stood.
Of course, poor Verona was red as a cherry, and crying. He was as gentle as he could be with her though, and set her down next to Sebastian.
"Easy now.." He told her, patting her back.

People seemed even more stunned now that the beautiful Verona Byers had attacked someone. Although most people could say it was a plausible reason.
There were however, quite a few gasps.

Smiling at Veronica, Mayhen pulled her over, and left Verona with her. He stepped next to Ezekiel, and crossed his arms.
"We've got some things to settle Eric," he said.

(Simple's new account, wheewt!)

Eric looked terrified at that point and half-hid behind Ezekiel. Ezekiel however just stepped aside because to get his brother to actually listen he had to take the consequences of what he had done.

Veronica took Verona's hand gently at that point and Sebastian was just grinning because he was back. He was talking to someone that had come out of the crowd. It was a reporter apparently and Sebastian knew it. He played with his words slightly so that Eric did not seem as guilty as he was. He put an innocence on Eric due to the fact that he was his cousin.

"Mayhen," Ezekiel said after a moment. "You have to realize that Eric is still my brother and I can't let you kill him or even hurt him to a certain extent."

((WB!!?))

(WB?)


Verona stayed close to Veronica, but glared at Eric the entire time through blurred vision. She wiped her eyes a few times as well, but her gaze stayed the same. She wanted to murder him... Not in a literal sense, but she wanted her time alone with him...

The reporter seemed a bit too interested in what Sebastian was telling her. But she was merely trying to do her job. And the Singston story seemed well worth her time.
She asked Sebastian about every intricate detail she could, soaking up everything.

"I don't care what you allow Ezekiel. I'm not about to just sit here and listen to you."

Popping his knuckles, Mayhen smirked. "Eric, if I were you, I'd be runnin right about now.."

Ezekiel stepped in front of Eric. As the older brother he felt an obligation to protect Eric but also because Eric had been left out of the family a lot and he could see why he'd acted so rashly. Eric looked surprised and so did the people that were watching them.

"I'm sorry but if you're going to get to him you're going to have to get through me first," he snarled. It was obvious that he had the extreme desire to turn into his alternate form and just rip Mayhen to shreds at that point.

Aldous noted that and stepped forward so he was between Mayhen and Ezekiel. He did not want anything like this to happen. Maria had already changed into a finch and was batting her wings around Veronica's head now.

It was a bit too late and Ezekiel had already changed into his snow leopard form. He was growling and crouching so that if anyone rushed at him that looked dangerous he could easily take them down. Veronica just groaned slightly and shook her head.

((Writer's block))

(Ahh.)

Grinning, Mayhen was still as calm as he ever was. He was more than ready to take on Ezekiel in any form. He'd kill him either way, and do it happily. He'd use his bear hands, or find something.. Either way, he was going down.

Pushing Aldous aside, Mayhen smirked. "Let's see whatchya got you fuzz ball."

Verona was afraid of what was going to happen. She knew that Mayhen had the brute strength he needed to kill Ezekiel, and that Ezekiel, had everything else.
The fight could go either way, and she wanted it to go at all. But there was nothing she could do to stop them; Ezekiel was about to lunge for Mayhen. She could feel it... And she was about to be proven correct, as Mayhen suddenly tackled Ezekiel to the ground.

NO!

Ezekiel instinct was to dig his claws into Mayhen. He latched onto him and bit down hard onto Mayhen's shoulder. He didn't repeatedly claw but rather stayed latched on. He was barely aware of the fact that Veronica was screaming for the most part. It look like it was going to turn into one of those chain reaction situations.

Veronica herself was changing at the moment and she would most likely get in a fight with Ezekiel if the fight went on any longer. When she'd fully changed she circled the two that were fighting with a growling sound.

The crowd gasped in horror. Some women even screamed, and there were a few children calling out for their parents. Mayhen on the other hand, seemed pretty pleased with the outcome. If it weren't for the alcohol in his system, he would have probably been screaming in some way.

Since Ezekiel was in front of him, Mayhen picked him up easily and began to pull him by the neck. But as he did so, he was gripping a pressure point.. He wasn't gripping it hard enough to cause Ezekiel to pass out, but it was enough to make him want to let go.
And as far as blood was concerned, it was everywhere.

Verona was crying hysterically, but couldn't help to grab Veronica once she got back to her.
"Please," she told her. "Don't get into it."
Verona was going to stop it all soon enough, if Ezekiel wouldn't let go of course. But even if he did, she was sure he wouldn't hesitate to strike again..
"Please," she repeated.

Ezekiel hated it when people got the pressure point. As he let go he also let his claws drag down Mayhen's body and he used force to propel himself away from Mayhen. He was panting slightly and due to the distraction he didn't notice the fact that Veronica was lunging at him.

She was less than half his size so when she hit him he was only a little surprised but it was enough to knock the air out of him. They tumbled for a moment, clawing at each other before separating. It was obvious that Ezekiel wasn't doing as well for some reason. It may have been Veronica's urge to protect Mayhen. Lizzie ran out though and stood between them. Veronica wasn't sure who the girl was and tilted her head. slightly.

She struck the girl aside so that she could get to Ezekiel though and she lunged for his throat this time. Ezekiel had been ready though and he jumped, grabbing her neck and dragging her down.

Sebastian had gone to Lizzie almost immediately and tended to her. He couldn't understand why they were so cruel, it made him sick. A shudder ran through his spine as he felt a wave of panic run through him. All those years he was gone and he missed everything. This solitary confinement pressed the limits of his emotion and before he knew it he'd changed into his lion form.

Upon realizing this he let out a thunderous roar. Briefly after that Ezekiel was throne and he landed on the hard surface of the road and seemed to have passed out. He kept sliding though and didn't stop till he was just by the edge of the crowd. His eyes were closed but you could see his breathing faintly.

Maria was gone by now.

(There goes my plot...)


The entire crowd went wild. Everyone now, was screaming and running. It was mass chaos, and both Mayhen and Verona stood amongst it. Mayhen instantly seized Veronica by the neck, and slung her away. Literally slung. He was livid now, because she had taken away his fight.
Beautiful or not, Veronica had no place in that. And he wasn't about to just let her do as she pleased.

His head whipped around too face Veronica, and he glared at her. He was livid now, because she just had to bud into his fight. How dare she even do something like that!? It was his fight, and he would have been more than able to deal with things by himself. After this, there was no way he was he was letting her back in. She didn't deserve it, no matter how beautiful.
See if you're gettin back in my head.

The blood by now, seemed to be pouring from Mayhen's body. He didn't seem very fazed by it though, as he walked off. He wasn't going to any place particular, but he sure as hell wasn't staying. She could forget him ever coming back.
If it was one thing he hated, it was people who wouldn't let him deal with his own problems. Ezekiel was his own problem, and she intruded on that.
So he leaves. He walked swiftly away from the mostly empty area, towards a different part of town. Coming back wasn't an option now, not after all of this.


As for Verona, she was about ready to murder Veronica too. If she could, she would..
But Mayhen had taken care of her for the time being.

Though she was still steadily crying, Verona dashed off to Ezekiel's bleeding body, and scooped his head into her lap.
"Ezekiel," she screamed in a hoarse voice. "Ezekiel get up!" She sounded so desperate now. Everything that could go wrong, had gone wrong, and it was all because of stupid Eric, Mayhen, and Veronica. And as of now, Veronica was proving to look like a better kill than the other two.
"Ezekiel please get up!"

((I'm sorry! What was the plot?))

Veronica had looked a bit bewildered when she'd been thrown aside. She managed to get up, barely though and slunk away. Her heart ached tremendously as she had watched him walking away. Her head was hung and Eric noted that and followed her.

Ezekiel opened his eyes slightly and looked up at her. He'd blacked out for a moment and upon seeing that Mayhen and Veronica were gone, looked even more perplexed. The little girl from earlier had carried a wash cloth and pail of water to them and was dabbing the scratches that were on Ezekiel's body.

Sebastian, due to the connection he'd held with his sister earlier in his life, felt the same thing she did and he whimpered slightly before slinking off to follow Mayhen. He could possibly talk some sense into him and explain her reasoning. When he'd reached the edge of the mass of people and caught up with Mayhen he quickly changed. He had the advantage of perfecting the ability to change fur into clothing so he was wearing tan pants and a shirt.

"Hey Mayhen," he said. "Can I talk to you for a minute?"

(Well, it's a lot too late for it now.. :/ )

"No you cannot," Mayhen snapped back at Sebastian. "Your sister needs to learn to mind her own damn business. Tell her that if you like."

Continuing to stomp away, Mayhen turned now towards his home. He lived out in the same direction that Verona did. He was just a bit more on the outskirts..
Regardless though, if Sebastian even stepped foot on his property, he wouldn't hesitate to attack him. It was his property, and he had his rights to it.
He wasn't about to be disrespected twice in a row.

"I suggest you leave me alone. I will not tolerate anything else from you two today."

Even though Mayhen was bleeding a tremendous amount of blood now, he was not faltering in his march. He wouldn't. Not until he got back behind closed doors, where he could try and clean himself up.
If Veronica, or Sebastian didn't want him to just up and leave, oh well. Veronica was getting her comeuppance.


Verona seemed to choke out a sob of joy as Ezekiel's eyes opened. She would have screamed if she could have. But her voice was on the verge of getting shot again.

"Honey," she said to the little girl. "Go get some clothes for him please. Some big boy clothes, okay?"
That was all they needed right now: a fully nude man in the middle of town.

"She loves you," Sebastian said after a moment. He was still walking because if he didn't make sure that he got home safe Veronica would attack him. "What would you do if the one person you loved was getting claws dug into them and was bleeding. She was scared you were going to die, that's why she attacked. From the news that I've read I know that Ezekiel accidentally killed someone in front of her on accident."

He didn't speak after that but could tell that Mayhen was pretty angry. He understood the need to fight his own fight but he didn't understand the fear that had been gripping Veronica as she walked away. He could still feel the aftershock of it and it seemed to be ripping through his body. Sebastian staggered slightly and then looked very confused. "Oh god..." he whispered. "I have to go save my sister. After all losing a first love is always more painful than you realize."

The girl ran off when she was told to get the stuff. She came back a moment later with the things. She had been thinking about what had happened here and it frightened her but she wanted to help the family out as much as she could.

She backed away then with a wide eyed look before going to Lizzie who seemed to still be in a daze. After she was tended to her father took her to a nearby hotel where they would be staying the night.

Veronica was just standing there. She'd been gripping her neck just to see if it had felt the same as losing something. She was sobbing as she sat there on the street. She'd managed to get clothes first and if anyone came across her they might have thought she was crazy. Guilt wracked through her body as if it had hit her, though it was merely just the land from being thrown.

((I think we may be able to fit something in between Mayhen and Veronica))

(What do you mean..?)

Mayhen didn't even pause. He already knew that she quote unquote loved him. But as of now, he couldn't care less. Really, sadly, he couldn't..
He was almost home anyway..

Continuing his march to his home, he was beginning to feel the pang on his shoulder, and down his well-trained chest. Mayhen's breath was genuinely becoming deeper from the pain now, as he finally made it to his doorstep.
Panting slightly, he pulled a silver key from his pocket, and slid it into the slot quickly.

His home was not too big, not too small.. Four bedrooms, three baths, cathedral ceilings.. He did indeed live in a fairly fancy house to be a commoner as he was. He had recently, obtained a hefty amount of money though, from Eric, thus his move into a more fine estate.

Speeding to the door, a younger looking woman gasped, and pretty much caught the injured man. He had collapsed into her arms.
She was his new maid. Her name was...what was it again..? He couldn't quite remember it as of now. Especially now..

She did however, begin to drag the bruised and bloodied body across the lavish carpets, into the tiled kitchen; no blood on the carpet.
The woman immediately began to rip off the remainder of his shirt, and glanced around for a medical kit of some sort. She was used to things like this by now..


"Ezekiel," Verona boomed at him suddenly. "Ezekiel come on please! I refuse to marry a dead man! Now please.." He wasn't all there, not at all. He was visibly slipping off into wherever.. And poor Verona, was only crying more.

If he did die, all of this, would have been for nothing. Death wasn't an option right now, was it..? No! She couldn't let the love of her life just up and die like this, no!

((oh meaning that Veronica will probably go back to Mayhen literally begging... and to be honest his reaction is completely ridiculous))

Sebastian had turned and began sprinting towards where he thought his sister was. He didn't take one step onto the property at that point due to the fact that he had a feeling he knew exactly what Mayhen would try on him.

Ezkiel had no trouble changing back this time but he was still in a lot of pain. He'd gotten the clothes on before he'd changed somehow so he was clothed when he was human again. He felt sick at the moment due to the fact that he hit his head pretty heard. He was looking up at Verona though.

"You know Veronica fell in love with Mayhen," he said bluntly. "Now she can't have him because she attacked me... silly girl." He laughed hoarsely and then let out a rough sigh. He needed to get home and a few of the people nearby could tell.

"He's not dying miss, just a concussion and some scratches. Let's get him home..." said an old man that approached them.

(So was your post with everybody changing, and attacking everybody. ><)



Lying on the floor, Mayhen half moaned as Melisse, his maid, began to practically pour the entire bottle of alcohol onto his chest. He coughed a few times too, but he was going out like a bulb now. Not only was he drunk and exhausted, but he was also hurting.. So therefor, he seemed to be more able to sleep than normal.

Melisse only continued to clean his wounds as best she could. Some were a bit more deep than the others, and would need stitches. She could do that of course, but she wasn't sure just how long it would take.


Smiling slightly, Verona bent down, and kissed Ezekiel's forehead softly. "Oh I love you!" She squealed. She didn't even care about what he was saying about Veronica. She didn't want to hear about that girl.. She shouldn't have just attacked Ezekiel like that. Though Mayhen was as much to blame, Veronica, was the one who caused the damage.

((I'm sorry!!!! I seriously would have altered Veronica's reaction a bit if I knew it would screw up your plot.))

Veronica was found shortly after and was consoled but also punished at the same time. They had to make there way back to the house at this point due to the fact that it would be better to settle down there.

Ezekiel was smiling also as he looked up at Verona. He had a feeling she hadn't listened to what he was saying at that point and he really did want to go home. "Let's go home," he managed to say despite the fact that he was forming bruises literally all over his body.

Maria had discovered what had happened to the two and was now trying to find Mayhen's house. She wanted to make sure that he was alright and when she got to the correct area she rang the doorbell.

Melisse sighed upon hearing the knock on Mayhen's door. No doubt, it was the person who'd done this to him..

Getting to her feet, she slowly made her way to the door, and swung it open.
"Yes..?" She asked, dazed that it was a woman at the door, and not some man with a knife.
Hearing Mayhen groan her name heavily in the background, she sighed.
"Come in," she told her in her broken form of English.
Melisse was French, and English wasn't exactly her best language, considering it was her second.

Closing the door behind Maria, Melisse walked back into the kitchen, and began to work on Mayhen again. The kit beside her, held all the equipment necessary to give Mayhen all the stitches he needed.
She only hoped he was actually as out cold as she thought that he was.


"Okay come on.." Helping Ezekiel to his feet, Verona smiled, and allowed him to lean upon her for any support he might need.
"There we go," she said. "Now, let's go home, and get you a nice hot bath... Oh wait.. I need one of those."

How many days had it been since she'd had a nice, hot, bubble bath? She couldn't remember..
She was excited though.. Soon enough, she would be home. Well, Ezekiel's home.

"We have a hot tub," Ezekiel said with a grin. "And extra bathing suits at my house."
He was still capable of joking, which was good since if he weren't that would be bad.

Maria jumped when she heard Mayhen groan. She was worried about him and she rushed in after the stranger. She was a bit jealous for some reason but she didn't know why. "Oh god what did he do to you?" she asked out loud, not realizing that she'd said it out loud.

Mayhen was mostly out now, and he had no idea that Maria was even there.
Melisse didn't look up from Mayhen's chest. She had already begun with his stitches.
They were as of now, running quite smoothly, and for that, she was thankful.

She did occasionally look up at Maria, and smile pleasantly. "Is he your..? "
She didn't know the English word for boyfriend. She wasn't sure of any other word that could have gotten the job done better either..


Giggling slightly, Verona began to walk with Ezekiel. "That sounds nice.."
Pffh, extra bathing suit..
Of course it would have been nice, if they weren't actually bathing... Maybe just soaking... But she knew he was kidding among other things.

Maria was just watching at this point and then reached down and gently touched Mayhen's face. She could recall how she'd seen Veronica with him and felt a pang of jealousy run through her. "He's not..." she said after a moment. "But he is rather handsome..."

Ezekiel laughed slightly and smiled. He would need to get the cuts cleaned out but they weren't as bad as they had been during the first fight he'd had with Veronica.

Smiling, Melisse began on the longest of the six tears. "He is.." She said softly.
She wouldn't deny that Mayhen was a very handsome man. She did though, already love another man.. He lived back in her home town.
"He quite good man too." Nodding, Melisse kept her pleasant smile. If anything, she sounded more Japanese than French, which was an odd quality..


"When we get home..where will I sleep..?" She wasn't exactly sure if Ezekiel would be up to letting her bunk with him again or not. Although maybe he wouldn't be so strict, seeing how they were engaged and all..
"I mean, I was just wondering since we're engaged and..." She didn't finish her sentence. There was always the possibility of people listening.

"It did something awefull though," Maria admitted. She had said in it barely a whisper at that point. She sounded like she would crack after that. "He killed my father... but it wasn't his fault... he was black mailed."

"You can sleep in my bed, next to me," Ezekiel said with a smile. He'd said it quietly so others could hear. "Then we'll have your parents over and I'll have Eric explain everything since I know he'll listen to me.

Still smiling, Melisse took some scissors from her med kit, and clipped the remainder of access material from Mayhen's chest. "I know." But instead of sounding normal, it came out as "ahh no".
"Heh told meh evefrything." She seemed to be dragging out the sound endings by accident or something. Either way, it wasn't correct English.
"He good man though."


Grinning, Verona was happy now. At least they got to sleep in the same bed now, even if he didn't want to watch her change.
"I suppose we should.. Though, I'm not so sure how things will mull over. They liked Eric quite a lot, and well... I just don't know.."

They were quite infatuated with Eric, which was really quite pathetic..

"Let's wait a day or so though..kay? I don't want to disrupt their joyous time of mourning their daughters return."
They'd be thrilled to see all of that money she was marrying into.

((I look at infatuated and was like... wait why are they infuriated with Eric?))

Maria was crossing her arms at this point, just trying to decide how she would get Mayhen to like her. She knew he didn't like her and she knew that Veronica liked him. She just didn't know if Mayhen liked Veronica. "Do you know if he likes anyone?" she asked after a moment.

The crowd had begun to dissipate already since the excitement was basically over. When they got closer to his house Ezekiel seemed to get more energy since he felt like he hadn't been home in ages. "I'm so glad to be home," he said with a smile.

(Ha ha, that's probably what I would have done. XD)

Pondering for a moment, Melisse was still busy at work. "I dun't know."
Shaking her head, she continued. "Heh doesn't talk much bout women in tohwn. Not sence sheh left here."
She was speaking of Verona of course, though, most anyone would have said kidnapped. Maybe if Melisse knew the English version of that word, she would have.
"Now heh just mopes ayround." Thinking for a moment more, Melisse looked up to Maria.
"Are you thet gerl?"


Laughing slightly, Verona could tell that Ezekiel was becoming more upbeat by the second. She was happy that he was.
"Me too.. Though technically, I was overjoyed that we even made it into town."
She was ecstatic she was!