Re: Practice?maybe...decidophobia is real

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Raven almost protested as Kail moved in front of him and the other protectively, that was the last place he should be if the new arrival had something to do with Zeta. He moved to check the unconscious boy's pulse, but he was pretty certain the other had just fainted. The blood didn't look promising,but it had been there a while.
Tensing, he stood up quickly, glancing at the newcomer, who was looking much more calm than the first boy. "What's going on here?" He asked, immediately distrustful.A million questions came to his mind; why was the younger one hurt? Had he been what had scared the other?  If he wasn't running from Zeta, then was he one of Zeta's friends that the man had mentioned? Where had Zeta gone anyway?  
The blue haired boy coughed and blinked, shooting back up instantly, He got up as fast as he could, and recognizing Kayden. He got up and ran behind him, still unable to find the words to speak. One of the hounds had been enticed by his obvious fear, and bit at him when he skirted nervously past it, snapping at his ear, and in his panicked attempt to get away... well. At least Kayden had come after him- or was it to scold him? He still ducked behind the other as he looked out at the two. Was one of them the boy they were supposed to find?

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Kail, despite how afraid he actually was at the moment, stood his ground as he faced the new comer. He was expecting Zeta to run around the corner at any moment, but he was trying to ignore that for the time being. Either way, he wasn't moving from where he stood, to afraid that something would happen to Raven if he did. Glancing over towards Raven as he heard him speak, he raised his hands a little bit more at the strange boy in front of him. Surely it wasn't one of the humans from across the river, there was no way that they would come this close to the demons hide away, and the blue haired one didn't really seem completely human.
Dropping his hands once again as the purple haired male turned his back to them, he glanced towards Raven, raising an eyebrow. He was rather confused about what was going on, and wasn't to sure that he wanted to trust these two.
"What do you think?" he asked quietly, taking a step closer to Raven.

Kayden glanced back at Otto as he ran behind him, patting the boy's shoulder before he turned his attention back to the two boys. They hadn't really come up with a story for why they were here, and he wasn't to sure if they knew if the rest of the kids had ended up on the other side of the river, save for himself, Otto and Calor. He thought over it for a brief moment, not wanting to actually give away why they were here. "We were attacked by some... dog creature..." he said, motioning for a moment to the boy behind him "We've been able to avoid them, and numerous other creatures we've seen around during the night by hiding away... but I guess we got unlucky..." He chewed on his bottom lip, hoping to not seem as calm as he had been. He turned to look at Otto after excusing himself "Are you okay?" he asked quietly, blinking as he watched the boy. Dropping his voice down low so that it wasn't even above a whisper, he narrowed his eyes slightly "Do you think that's him?" he questioned. "The brown haired one?" To try and make it seem not as suspicious, he placed a hand onto the boy's shoulder and tilted his head. "We should get your ear checked out..."

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Raven walked up to stand beside Kail, suprised by the change in the boy. Yesterday when one of those creatures had jumped on Raven, Kail had been frozen in fear, and now he looked like he was ready to fight if it came to that. 
He didn't know what to say when Kail asked him what he thought.  "I suppose it makes sense- but..." His whisper trailed off as the second boy turned back around.
Something was wrong about what the other had said. There was no way the two of them could have survived the entire night out there alone and still look well kept. Besides, there had to be some connection between them and Zeta, didn't there?
But, if they really had just accidentally encountered one of Zeta's dogs, it could be a coincidence... But then they still had to worry about Zeta. He blinked as the two whispered.

Otto nodded repeatedly, as Kayden spoke about how they had gotten here, and again when Kayden asked if he was alright, a hand going up to touch his wounded ear, only just now starting to feel the stinging at the sensitive base. He looked down at the moist blood  on his finger tips and felt even further alarm, but tried to push it aside. Could the dog still smell him? It could probably smell his blood. It wouldn't fallow him, would it? Probably. Should he run? Probably. He could barely shift on his feet before Kayden's hand rested on his shoulder and stopped his movement.
His eyes gazed past the other the taller, brown haired boy with the burns on his arms. "What are your names?" He asked them hopefully, peering over Kayden's shoulder. "My ear- it's ok. No doctors." He replied, looking back at his companion as he put his hand back over his ear protectively.

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Kail chewed on his bottom lip as he waited for Raven to answer him. The story did sound as if it could be true, but what if they had found their way to be with Zeta? What if they were just some sort of distraction? Glancing nervously over his shoulder, he turned back to the other's after a moment when the blue haired kid asked their names. He frowned slightly and glanced towards Raven, unsure if they should actually tell them their names. They seemed innocent and nice enough, but it could have easily been some sort of facade.
But at the same time, the young boy did seem extremely shaken up, and if he had been hanging around Zeta, or even one of his so called friends, he was sure that he wasn't seem as afraid. Chewing his bottom lip, he nodded his head as the kid told them that his ear was okay. "Well that's good to hear.... We don't really have a doctor here anyway..." he commented, glancing up to the purple haired boy. Keeping a hand ready to move up in case they decided to attack, his brow furrowed slightly "I'm Kail..." Normally he would have introduced the other, but he wasn't even sure if Raven wanted these kids to know his name.

Kayden narrowed his eyes slightly as he had seen Otto about ready to move before he had placed his hand on his shoulder. "It'll be okay, Otto," He muttered, patting his shoulder again. "The dog won't come after you again, I'll make sure of it.." he said softly before looking up at the two boys after his companion had asked the boy's his names. He felt his hopes grow as the brunet confirmed himself to be the one that they had been looking for. Smiling faintly, he dipped his head towards the boy "I'm Kayden, and this is Otto... We're sorry if we scared you coming around the corner like that..."

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Calor ran after the other two quietly. he had never had to run very far in his life, so he wasn't that fast on his feet and his breathing was already labored. Honestly, the blue hared boy was far too easily scared. How could the other two run so fast anyway? he felt the heavy chain attached to his neck bounce between his shoulder blades, jingling loudly as he skidded to a stop beside the more annoying of the other two boys he had been stuck with overnight, nearly running into him. He He scowled at the other two, rather unimpressed before he noticed the other two nearby. His shoulders tensed and he refused to look away from the strangers, unsure of what they would do, especially strangers in a place like this.

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Raven watched the two. If one of those dogs, who so far appeared to be rotting demonic masses, had bitten the other, it would almost indefinitely get infected with lots of horrible things, but now might not be the time to bring that up. They had Daer, but he wasn't sure to what extent to other could mend things.
He nodded uncertainly as Kail introduced himself. "And... I'm Raven." He added, hiding his growing concern. "It's okay." He immediately tensed again in anticipation as he heard a distinct jingling, and then a third boy ran around the corner. How many of them were there? "Why don't we take you back to the main building? It's safer there, and there's food?" He offered. If they really had been surviving alone all this time, they were probably starving, and might still have no idea what was going on. "There are some others you should meet- they'll help." And if they were dangerous, being around the demons would lessen the risk of something bad happening.  He glanced up at the newcomer's unwavering gaze, and met it uncertainly. He had seen that sort of stare before.
Was he okay? 

Otto's ears flicked at the other's words, and he winced at how it worsened the sting, but nodded trustingly at Kayden as the other told him he'd keep the dogs away from him. He didn't understand why; but he didn't doubt it for some reason. He , tilted his head, looking at Kail as the other confirmed his name. He was the one Zeta wanted then. So how were they supposed to lead him to Zeta? The man only wanted to speak with him, right? Zeta had told the other two things he hadn't told Otto, and the rabbit eared boy was aware of this, but he hadn't been taught to question things. He turned in surprise as Calor caught up, smiling at the other. He had thought he'd been left behind. "This is Calor." He added, to Kail and Raven.

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Kail's eyes instantly moved to the last boy that ran around the corner, moving his hand up slightly just in case he posed a threat. Seeing that he knew the blue and purple haired boys, he dropped his hand back to his head. Nodding as he listened to Raven talk about taking them back to the main building. Though they seemed harmless now, Kail knew that it would likely be a lot safer to be around the demons. He didn't think that the three of them would have tried to pull anything if they had any sort of idea of how vicious the demons could likely be. Turning his attention to Otto, he offered a small, faint smile "There's someone that can take a look at your year, but they aren't a doctor. They can just make sure it doesn't get infected or anything," he explained softly. The boy had said something about no doctors, but as far as he was concerned, Daer wasn't really a doctor. And he didn't want to see the boy grow ill due to some sort of infection.
Glancing towards Raven, his brow furrowed slightly "Should one of us run ahead to find one of the demons to let them know...? I don't know if just bringing them into the main part of campus without knowing if they could cause harm or whatever is a good idea.." he whispered.

Kayden frowned slightly as he saw the boy wince. As the brunet spoke about someone being able to help, and there being food, he nodded his head. They had been sent here in order to grab Kail for Zeta, but eating wasn't going to hurt anyone. Hearing the jingling of Calor's chain, he let out a small sigh. He had actually completely forgotten that they had left the other male behind. Looking towards the boy, he nodded as Otto introduced him before looking at the two boys "Food would be great right now. And having someone check out Otto's ear."

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Calor relaxed considerably at the mention of food, his gaze changing from wary to an excited curiosity. Zeta had asked them to bring that Kail kid back to him, but he didn't say that they couldn't get something to eat first. Yeah, eating first would be a great idea. he stepped closer to Otto to get a better look at the boys ear. It wasn't too bad, especially considering the damage that the hound could have done, head wounds tended to bleed a lot too. Taking a step back, his eyes flicked between each of the others expectantly, eager to get moving and get some food. And to get some help for Otto of course...but mostly food.

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Raven glanced at Kail as the other spoke, uncertain. Perhaps he was being too trusting? But at the same time, one of them running back to the campus would leave the other alone out here with the new kids and possibly Zeta. He certainly didn't want to leave Kail in that sort of situation. He nodded uncertainly. "Yeah...you're right." He agreed, he didn't want to tell the other what to do, but he wasn't willing to take the risk of Zeta catching Kail out here alone. "Do you mind going ahead? I'll lead them up if you want?" He replied under his breath. "It's just up this way." He added, speaking to the three newcomers before starting onto the path.

Otto combed his fingers through the hair and fur around the wound, attempting to clean the blood away as they went. He glanced at Kail and Raven. He didn't like the idea of someone touching his ear; they would probably make it hurt more, but the two seemed well intentioned, and food would be nice. It didn't cross his mind as to what might happen to Kail when they brought him to Zeta. He'd simply been told to do something, and he had learned early on to be obedient or suffer for not complying, so thinking about the consequences of a task had never really come into his train of thought. He glanced around nervously as they walked. He could still smell the dog, and despite Kayden's assurance that he would protect him, he felt uneasy, and stuck closely to the two other boys.

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Kail shook his head as he was asked if he minded going up ahead to warn the other's that they had found some other's. He didn't really want to leave Raven alone with them, especially with the fact that they didn't really know if Zeta was around here or not. He knew that he himself was in trouble if he stuck around out here with Zeta so near by, but he didn't want Raven to be harmed just because of him. He didn't really want the other boy to be harmed regardless, but definitely not because of him. "Uh no that's fine I don't mind...." he said with a faint smile. It wouldn't take him to long to run up ahead and return back, would it? "Be careful," he spoke softly before turning to run off ahead.
Running to the nearest demon once he returned the main part of campus, he quickly told them what exactly was going on and to let Harir know before he turned to go and return to make sure that Raven was okay.

Kayden raised an eyebrow for a brief moment as he watched the two mutter between each other. He had kind of been hoping that Kail would be the one to stick behind and lead them back, but didn't let his disappointment show when it was the darker haired boy that stuck behind. Putting on a smile, he dipped his head as he started to follow the boy, watching as Kail ran off ahead. Noticing that Otto was glancing around and sticking close to them both, he placed a hand on the boy's shoulder and squeezed it gently. "They aren't going to hurt you. I'll make sure of it," he said softly. Turning his attention back to Raven, he tilted his head "So, do you know why we're all here?" He of course knew the answer already, but he also knew that he had to play it off like he didn't, and that they had in fact been stuck hiding out instead of with Zeta and Nixon.

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Raven nodded as he watched Kail run off and up the hill, feeling simultaneous relief and wariness before turning back to the three boys as Kayden spoke. He hesitated; that was a lot to explain in the walk to the main campus building, especially when he wasn't sure about everything himself, but he tried. "Yeah... it's a bit complicated though..." He admitted, thinking. "They people who live up there; they're the ones who brought us here... we're connected to them somehow, I guess. They want us to take after them. But- I mean, they'll probably be better at explaining things to you. They're nice though, and it's not as, uh, bad as it sounds, there's nothing to worry about." He assured them awkwardly, noticing the blue haired boy looking scared and the other two seeming sort of solemn. 

Otto nodded understandingly, staring back into the others eyes. "Okay, Kayden." He replied, not sure why he was being so nice to him, but he already trusted the other completely. He didn't seem like the people in the white lab coats who barely spoke to him and prodded at him incessantly. They had taken care of him; but not kindly; he had been their property. And everyone else... had been like him, even if they had looked different, they had been equal to him and they had the same purpose as him, to be the property of the people in the coats, to be used when those people wanted to use them, and most where mindless or solitary beings who had no interest in him. He hadn't had someone act this way towards him before; Kayden seemed to think of him as an equal, and yet, he was still offering to protect him. It was confusing, but he accepted it gratefully. He walked alongside the others, still nervous but trying to be brave for his two friend's sakes.

(sooo time skip? This is going to a week or two later, after the com. tower fight. Some of the kids are still in the human compound.)

Otto trailed behind his friends nervously, and half heartedly. He felt conflicted about the whole thing. He knew there were consequences if they didn't bring Kail to Zeta, and he didn't want to make Calor or Kayden Angry, but couldn't it wait one more night? He had made friends here, he liked it, and he didn't really want to leave them. He didn't really want to go home, back to that awful place, like Zeta had promised, but he guessed his two friends probably did. Maybe he could come with one of them? Still. He contemplated tripping or making a noise so that they'd blow their cover, but he knew it wasn't a good idea, so he prepared himself to act on Zeta's instructions.

Raven lay still beneath the sheets, curled on his side towards where Kail seemed to sit half asleep on the chair. He looked into the darkness with sleepy eyes, blinking at the form of the other in the dim light. He could still hear... feel?... the other's hum, like an electrical warmth in the air.  He didn't mind it; it reminded him of a Heartbeat; evidence that the other was still there.  He hadn't seen many of the other kids since the attack at the tower, but he had noticed auras around them as well, not as strong as Kail's, but they were there; some felt cold, or angry, or like there was a weight in the air. He wondered briefly if he had a hum as he closed his eyes and nestled into the blankets quietly.

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Kayden listened intently as Raven briefly explained what he knew about the situation they all seemed to be in at the moment. He nodded his head "Don't worry about it to much if you can't exactly explain it," he said before he glanced around to make sure that the dog wasn't around. He planned to keep his promise to his blue haired companion.

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Kayden walked as silently as he could down the hallway towards the room he knew that the brunet they were after would be in. The boy had barely left the room, or the dark haired boys side, since whatever had happened when a group of them had left. Of course it made it easier for them, so he wasn't complaining. Had Raven been well, or Kail been in another room with someone else, things would have been difficult. Glancing over his shoulder to make sure that Calor and Otto were still there, he stopped in front of the room and took a deep breath "Remember, we have to stay quiet, and we have to keep him quiet..." he whispered.

Kail hadn't planned on falling asleep, even if he was only in a half-asleep state. He was beyond worn out after everything that had happened days prior, but he refused to sleep most of the time, aside from the few moments he would fall asleep and only wake up a few minutes later. He also refused to leave Raven's side unless absolutely necessary. Though he had been reassure that Raven was going to be okay, he needed to be sure of it. He needed to be there in case something happened. There was no way that he was going to lose someone else he cared about. Hearing a creak outside of the door, he jolted awake slightly and glanced over towards it before letting out a sigh and looking back at Raven.

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Raven's eyes flitted open, glinting amber in the candle light as Kail startled awake. He hesitated, worried about the other. Ever since he'd been injured, Kail had become fretful and concerned over him. But he was hurting himself, staying up all night, barely eating or having any time to himself. 
The whole thing had probably been more traumatic for the other boy than for him. Raven had been hurt before, and it hadn't been the first time he'd been close to death; he hadn't been scared... until he had seen the way it effected Kail. He hadn't expected the other to care about him like that, but the whole ordeal had seemed to reopen old wounds in the other boy, and it made him feel horrible to see Kail so devastated over him.
He reached out a little to get his friend's attention, looking up at the other. "Hey... You're going to make yourself sick." He murmured drowsily. "You should get some sleep." He told the other, staring back at him. "I'm okay. I promise... alright?... Please rest a little?" He pleaded, concerned to see the other like this. 

Otto nodded, but he wasn't going first, he got behind the two, ready to offer support and feeling more and more worked up over the whole thing.

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Kail watched Raven for a moment, staying silent as he listened and watched to make sure that he was still breathing. Sitting up a little in the chair so he wouldn't fall asleep once again. He hadn't even meant to in the first place.
Feeling his eyes grow heavy with sleep once more, he sat up quickly as he saw Raven reach out to try and get his attention. At first he just thought that it was him shifting around to get a bit more comfortable, but he jumped slightly as he started to talk. He let out a small sigh of relief, glad to see that the other was still okay.
The brunet shook his head as Raven told him that he was going to get sick and he needed some sleep. He had had a lot less sleep directly after Yuki had been taken from him, so this honestly wasn't to much of a problem. Or he didn't think so anyway. Moving forward a little in the chair so he was sitting on the edge, and sitting a bit closer to Raven, he shook his head "I'm fine... I've been getting enough sleep..." he lied. Brushing some hair out of his eyes, he forced a small smile, reaching out to gently and carefully pat the boy's arm "I'll be fine..." Hearing a knock on the door, his brow furrowed as he glanced over his shoulder towards the door before he saw Kayden step inside.

Kayden glanced at the two, noticing that Otto had moved to stand behind them. He kind of figured that the other didn't want any part in this. Before he knocked on the door, he smiled faintly at the boy "You don't have to come back with us... Just at least help us get him outside and off campus and you can turn back..." he said softly. Turning to the door, he knocked before opening the door and stepping inside, putting on a fake smile. "Hey. How's he doing?" he asked, tilting his head as he walked across the room.

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Otto started to protest. It wasn't that he just wanted to stay here... He wanted to stay here with Kayden and Calor. He silenced himself as Kayden opened the door, and fallowed him inside, standing beside the other, trying to appear calm and curious, as the other was. He hesitated. Were they supposed to grab Kail? Or lead him outside? Quiet, right? Would knocking him out work then? He looked at the two boys, one laying in the bed, and the other beside him on the chair, and hesitated. They looked so tired compared to where they'd ran into them by the library.

Raven tensed as there was a knock on the door, and sat bolt up right, dizzy spots clouded his vision as he did, and had to put a hand out to steady himself. He looked up through his messy hair at the three suddenly entering the room, immediately on edge. It wasn't that he didn't like them, but Kail was company enough in the small room when he felt and looked like this; he just wanted to be alone. Having Kail there was.... well... it was comforting... but four people cramped in here around him when he could barely move unnerved him, it brought back feelings he didn't want to remember. This, coupled with the fact that is must be almost three in the morning, made him fee like something was very wrong... were they all just unable to sleep and decided to visit on impulse? Unlikely. He watched them walk in, distrust clear on his face.

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Kayden walked over to stand behind the chair, leaning on the back of it as he nodded his head "I can kind of see that. I'm sorry you got hurt." He did honestly feel sorry that the boy had gotten hurt, but it made things easier for them. Standing up to stretch, he quickly knocked the brunet in the back of the head hard enough to knock him out before he carefully picked him up. "I'm sure someone'll be in to look after you the morning... We should be going though.." he said, nodding his head at Calor and Otto before he started out of the room.

Kail turned around to face Raven immediately when he noticed the boy sit up quickly. He carefully, but quickly, placed his hand on the boy's shoulder to stop him "Be careful... You're still hurt..." he said softly, his brow furrowing in worry as he watching him closely. He didn't want the other to hurt himself even more than he already had been. Kail knew he was probably overreacting a little bit, but it was better to be safe than sorry. Glancing up at Kayden as he walked over to stand behind the chair and lean on the back, he shrugged a bit "He's definitely not well enough to be sitting up so quickly..." he said, shooting a look at the dark haired boy.

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Raven stared back half defiantly as the other told him to be careful. His eyes widened in shock as Kayden struck Kail and the other fell forward, unconscious, He moved on instinct and reached out to catch the boy as he fell limp, sinking to the floor with the other in his arms, Raven was unable to breath or think before Kayden lifted him up.
He barely heard the other boy's words as he lept to his feet unsteadily, his mind racing in anger and confusion.   "What the hell are you doing!?"  Taking a step forward and stumbling, his vision darkened as he caught himself, struggling to see clearly as he pushed himself back up. "Don't you touch him!" He cried, his heart racing in terror. Raven lunged and gripped the other by the collar, forcing him back into the wall with the momentum. It took all his strength just to walk, but he wasn't letting anything happen to Kail.

Otto ducked around Kayden, fallowing the other nervously, He jumped back as the dark haired boy attacked his friend. Scared he was going to hurt Kayden or make too much noise, he wrapped an arm around the other's waist and covered his mouth with a hand, trying to pull him back and silence him, but received an elbow beneath his ribs for his effort, and took in a sharp breath.

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Kayden hadn't been expecting Raven to stand up and try to stumble after him, so he was rather shocked when his collar was grabbed and he was shoved into the wall. The whole reason they had even waited was so that Kayden would basically be alone as they had assumed Raven wouldn't be able to fight back. He nodded his thanks to Otto as he tried to silence Raven and pull him away. They didn't need anyone coming in to stop them from getting Kail to Zeta. Making sure not to drop Kail, he narrowed his eyes as he looked down at Raven "We're doing what we've been told, that's what we've been doing," he hissed at him. Seeing the dark haired boy elbow Otto in the ribs, his eyes only narrowed more as he shoved him off of him "We don't want to have to hurt you, Raven. Just crawl back into bed and we'll be gone." Feeling Kail start to shift around, he cursed under his breath before he started towards the door again.

As soon as he had blacked out, Kail had been expecting to hit the floor as he slumped forward. Though he couldn't exactly express what he was thinking or anything, he was a bit surprise when he felt someone grab him before they slid to the floor. He could feel himself being picked up before hearing Raven yell. As soon as that was the case, Kail tried to force himself back to consciousness. He didn't know what was going on, not exactly, but he knew he needed to wake up. As soon as he heard the slight threat in Kayden's voice, he tried harder to try and wake up. Starting to shift slightly, he let out a groan, his head hurting from where he had been hit.

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Otto cringed as he watched the other fall back, but was grateful for the aid. He took off after Kayden and Calor, running down the stairs quietly and into the night, his eyes dilating to take in his surroundings. He could see pretty well at night, but is was still a little worrying knowing that those things came out now. He turned to look back at the two others to make sure they were still there.

Raven stumbled as he was pushed back, falling back against the bedframe and wincing as he watched the two head out through the door. Told by who? Zeta? He felt new urgency at the thought of the man being after Kail yet again... Like hell he was going to going to just let them go.
He grit his teeth and pushed himself up unsteadily. There was no time to run and wake the others up; they were all sleeping down the other end of the hall, and by that time, Kail could be lost. He fallowed after them but every motion was an effort, and he saw them disappear through the door just as he got to the stairs.
He gripped the railing as he hurried down. But fell nonetheless and collided with the old wood of the floor. He struggled to get back to his feet, dragging himself up and holding his stomach, feeling a shock of pain run through him. He swayed on his feet before running out the door after the others, looking for them before they vanished into the night. He folding his arms as the icy air bit into his skin; all he had on were the loose cotton shirt and pants he'd been given to sleep in, but he barely thought of it.

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Kayden ran down the stairs after Otto, glancing briefly to make sure that Calor was following before looking forward again. Catching up to Otto, he glanced over at the boy for a brief moment. He figured that being part... whatever exactly he was part, would give him the advantage to see in the dark. Which they were going to need if they were going to get back to Zeta safely. "Do you think you'd be able to lead us back?" he whispered, looking around to keep an eye out for any demons that could have been awake, or the creatures that came out at night. "Me and Calor will deal with any creatures if we come across them..." Hearing some sort of crash behind them, Kayden looked over his shoulder just before they turned a corner and saw Raven stumbling out the door. "We need to go quickly... I don't want to take to many chances. If he even gets a spurt of energy, we could all be toast." Sighing as he heard Kail start to speak, he shook his head "Just stay quiet....We can't let you go though..."

As Kail was carried away, he could slowly feel Raven's aura start to fade. Of course the worst thought came to mind that one of them had hurt the boy and he was slowly dying, but he shook the thought off. He was just being carried away. There was no need to jump to conclusions. Finally coming to again after a few moments, Kail blinked to try and clear the blurriness from his vision before he realized that he was in fact being carried off. Freezing, he looked over to see the familiar purple hair of Kayden, as well as Otto. "L..Let me go! I have to get back to Raven!"

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Otto nodded nervously, walking quickly ahead of them, trying to remember the way back to where they had last seen Zeta. He kept checking to make sure the other two were still with him, and glancing uncertainly at Kail. He wondered if the other was going to fight back enough to hurt Kayden- His thought was cut off as he started to hear loud, gurgling moans from somewhere in the darkness, and more the father they went from the campus. His hair stood on end and he tried to resist the urge to bolt off.
He moved along quickly, hesitating again and looking back as they reached the ware houses, before stepping over the collapsed fence and walking in. They must have left the other behind? He could smell the dogs already.
"Zeta?" He called softly.

Raven continued after the others, listening for the sounds of foot falls, and doing his best to keep going without resting too much. He had to catch his breath against a brick wall or dead tree a couple times, but refused to give up. He wasn't sure how far he was from the campus now, but he had lost the other boys, and could hear the undead moving, crawling around and groaning incoherently, too far behind to attack him yet. He found a discarded piece of torn metal and picked it up, it would work as a knife if necessary.
He hurried as much as he could and eventually ran around the corner of a street just to see the boys disappear through a torn chainlink fence to an area of warehouses. Damn it. Zeta must be in there, but they couldn't avoid a conflict now. He held the makeshift weapon tightly in his hand, taking a breath and bracing himself before heading in after them silently.

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Kayden kept nodding his head as reassuringly as he could whenever Otto looked back towards him and the other two. He wasn't going to just leave the boy out here by himself. Not in the middle of the night when the undead moved around and would likely kill him. He wouldn't even leave him by himself in the middle of the day. It wasn't hard to see how nervous he was either, especially as they got further away from campus. Picking up the pace slightly to match pace with Otto, he glanced over at him "It'll be okay. We'll be there soon..." he tried to reassure him. He hadn't even thought about the fact that Kail could hurt him, and really wasn't to worried about it.
Stepping over the chain link fence after Otto, he looked around as he listened to the other call out. If he was no where close by, he knew that it really wouldn't have done much. Looking at Otto, he placed his free hand onto his shoulder "Don't run if he has dogs with him. I'll keep you safe." Taking a few steps forward, he looked around "Zeta! We're back!" He called out a bit louder than the other had. Noticing Kail lift his arms, he narrowed his eyes before grabbing it and twisting his wrist "Behave."

Kail narrowed his eyes as the boys ignored him. He placed his hands flat down on Kayden's back and had been about to send a shock through him, but froze in fear as the sounds of the undead could be heard. He wasn't to sure what to do now. If he tried to fight his way away from Kayden, Otto and Calor, it may not leave him with enough energy to fight off the undead if they found them. But if he just allowed the three boys to take him to wherever it was they were taking him, then he may die anyway.
His mind instantly switched to Raven. If he had somehow made it out of the bed and tried to follow along with them, it wouldn't take long for the creatures to pick him off if he was found. There was no way that he would be able to hold them off so soon after the tower.
The brunet tensed up as he heard Otto say something about Zeta. Trying to struggle out of Kayden's arms, he aimed a hand at Otto to try and shock him at least enough to get Kayden to drop him. Letting out a yelp as his wrist was twisted at an awkward angle, he glared at Kayden, trying to listen for footsteps.

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Otto nodded, but flinched and lept back as Kail put his hand out at him, flattening his ears as his eyes widened. He stumbled over something and onto his rear, scrambling back before Kayden seized him, He got up, warily eyeing the boy and moved back to Kayden just as he heard a noise farther in the darkness. There were no dogs immediately at the man's side, but Otto could hear their claws clicking on the ground.

Zeta approached the three, walking up behind Otto before the other got to his feet and moved back, looking afraid. He felt his heart leap in triumph as he saw Kail, though the other looked disheveled. He barely nodded to the three boys before directing his attention to Kail. "Excellent. You're back." He snarled, taking a step forwards, he motioned to Kayden. "Let him go." If the boy tried anything it wouldn't be hard to subdue him, at least when he didn't have to worry about a cluster of others. He tried to keep the voices repressed now, letting the darkness well up inside him would only lead to a worse situation. "None of your defiance this time." He growled at the other. "I don't wish to hurt you, boy." He warned, but he knew how contradictory this sounded. He had thrown the other into a melted puddle of pavement, hadn't he? He had more control now, but knew it could slip away in an instant. "I want to speak to you."
He was cut off as there was snarling and a shout nearby. He watched in alarm as two of the dogs dragged out another boy from wherever he had been, growling and tearing at him viciously. He recognized young Omega and narrowed his eyes, letting the dogs have at him for a moment before shouting at them to halt. Both let go of the curled up boy, turning away to come to Zeta's feet. The man looked at Kayden, Calor and Otto. "How many of them fallowed you?!" He demanded, giving the boy a hard kick to keep him to getting up.

Raven felt breathless and disoriented as the dogs stopped biting and clawing at him, the sensation only worsened as he was struck. He tensed, bringing his bleeding hands away from where they had protected his head and throat to clutch his side as he trembled, unable to do much more then that.

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Kayden made sure to keep a hold of Kail's wrist while they waited for Zeta to come out. He nodded his head slightly as he was told to let go of the boy, setting him down and letting go of his wrist before he moved over to stand by Otto, glancing over him briefly to make sure that he was okay after falling backwards. It wasn't to hard to hear the clicking of the dogs claws against the pavement, which only sent him on edge. Noticing them pulling something, or someone from the darkness, he narrowed his eyes at the recognizable mass that they were clawing up. The little shit head had managed to follow them the whole way here. Looking up towards Zeta as he addressed the three of them, he dipped his head slightly "I'm quite sure it was only him. We didn't think that he'd be able to make it this far so we didn't worry about him to much. If anything, we also assumed one of the undead would have gotten him before he got this far, if he managed to..." he replied, not even bothering to lie.

Kail looked up quickly as he heard Zeta approaching. He instantly tried to fight against Kayden once more so he could try to run away before the man got a hold of him. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he had been around to turn and bolt before he heard the sounds of the dogs coming closer. Turning to look at Zeta, his brow furrowed as he watched him closely, getting ready to use his powers if he needed to in order to get out of here. "That doesn't really seem to be the case... All you've tried to do so far is kill me..." he pointed out, frowned as he took a small step back. He raised his hands slightly before the dogs pulled someone out of the darkness.
His heart dropped instantly as he recognized the body as Raven as soon as the dogs moved back from him. His eyes widened as he watched Zeta kick him before turning his attention to the three that had kidnapped him. Rushing to Raven's side, he dropped down to his knees next to him "Raven!" He cried out, brushing hair from the boy's face carefully, looking him over to make sure that the dogs hadn't done serious damage. "What the hell were you thinking!?" he asked, his voice shaking as he felt tears come to his eyes. "You should have stayed in bed! What do you think would have happened if one of the undead caught you? You could have been killed....."

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Raven flinched as he felt  fingers touch against his hair , trying to lash out before freezing and recognizing Kail's voice and face. He listened quietly as Kail yelled at him in worried anger.  Managing to sit up and wincing at the pain as shook his head. "I-I couldn't let them just...I'm sorry..." He murmured under his breath, but felt his vision swimming again and fell forwards against the other's shoulder, holding onto the other's sleeve with a shaking hand as he tried to stay conscious, utterly embarrassed by his helplessness at this point, but he was too exhausted to fight it.  He could barely feel where the dogs had torn into him, and the dark patches of blood on his clothes didn't concern him. "Are you hurt?" He coughed.

Zeta shook his head to Kayden. "No, Your energies are getting stronger. they won't be so bold around you now; they're afraid of you." He explained bitterly. "The dogs are different though, they protect me." He stepped back as Kail ran to omega's side and fell beside him, tending him. The two had gotten close over the last two weeks, then. He despised both of the tiresome brats, but this could at least work to his advantage. If Kail acted up, it wouldn't take much effort to stop the smaller boy's heart.  "On the contrary; I've been trying to get you to listen to me." He snapped, staring down at the two. "You haven't listened to me in the slightest. I told you I need you, and that we are connected. I expect you've all heard the full story from my companions." He added, his voice angry. He looked down at them again, not sure if they were listening. They didn't look like they were in good shape, so he said nothing for a moment, letting them calm down.

Otto watched the two hounds that meandered around Zeta as he stayed next to Kayden. But looked at the two boys on the ground and felt weird about the whole thing... he didn't like seeing them suffering but he wasn't sure he could do anything about it.

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