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Rykah shook his head, "Seriously, I'll be fine, just drop me near where you found me yesterday, it's a five minute walk I promise." He said persuasively.
The Prince and the Assassin (closed o/o)
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Pollux sighed.
"Fine. I'm not gonna get a location out of you, huh? I can always find a slightly closer spot in the park if you want, though," he replied.
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"The area near the gazebo would be good" said Rykah softly, relieved that the other wasn't pressing for the information anymore.
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"You sure? There's nowhere closer? Like a backroad or something I could take?" Pollux asked, not pressing, but clearly concerned. He turned around to face Rykah, but the sun hit his face just right that it made him recoil a bit. It wasn't quite a burn, but the small flash of light on his skin felt like being popped with hot oil.
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Rykah was looking out the window, so he hadn't seen anything. "No.. Like I said, its pretty out of the way." He answered calmly, hoping the other would drop it completely.
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"Well, alright then," he sighed, "You really don't want me seeing where you live, I guess. Which I guess makes sense. You don't want me hurting you, but you didn't want to be rude about it when you were vulnerable."
He closed his helmet and the bike started forward.
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Rykah flinched a bit at that, but said nothing more, not wanting to dig himself in further. He knew it would be better if the other didn't know any more than he did already.
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"What's the matter?" Pollux asked, genuinely confused at the silence.
He was pretty sure Rykah was loathe to say much at this point because he had realized Pollux was a vampire.
"But yeah, sorry if I scared you or anything."
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"No.. No its nothing against you. I just don't like people knowing where I live in general." He said softly, still totally clueless on the vampire thing despite the writer's confusion.
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"Yeah, that's the kind of stuff most people say to make me feel better or whatever. Honestly, I'm not mad about it," Pollux continued, still not aware they weren't talking about the same thing.
"At least you didn't freak out on me."
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Rykah blinked in confusion, "Why.. why would I freak out?" He asked softly, "Honestly.. you're.. you're not the first person to question me about where I live."
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Pollux stopped talking for a second.
"Wait. Do you notβ¦ do you not know what I am? I thought it had to do with that. But I promise I'm only questioning you because I'm concerned for your health. Otherwise, we wouldn't even be here right now. So yeahβ¦"
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Rykah was even more confused now, "Honestly I have no clue what you're talking about right now."
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After they had pulled to a stop, Pollux turned off the bike and turned to Rykah.
"Yeah, I'll show you. Just don't freak out or anything, okay?"
He opened his mouth to where his fangs were clearly bared and waited for a response.
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Rykah blinked in surprise for a moment, but didn't immediately freak out. "Vampireβ¦. thatβ¦ okay then." He said softly, not sure what else to say when he clearly had wings, wolf ears and a tail.
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"Yeahβ¦" Pollux sighed, "I guess I'm used to people thinking I'm gonna suck their blood or whatever. Which yeah, I get it. Can't be too careful. But a lot of vampires nowadays try other food sources."
He flipped down his helmet.
"Is here good?"
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Rykah shrugged, "I mean, I can see why, but you're also a decent guy. And yeah, Here is good." He said with a soft smile, turning away to head down a nearby trail, knowing he'd cut off of it once he was sure Pollux wasn't trying to follow him.
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"But yeah, if you need help with anything, you've got my number," Pollux said, "I hope you get to feeling better, though,"
He revved up the engine a bit and watched Rykah go.
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Rykah gave a wave of response,before disappearing into the trees, relaxing a little at the familiar greenery.
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Pollux made no effort to follow Rykah, but stayed where he was for a bit, mulling over everything that had happened.
He sighed softly, wondering if he'd taken the right approach to everything. Something was definitely off with this guy.
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Rykah eventually deviated from the trail,stepping into the trees and picking his way through a bit more carefully than normal because of his wing.
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Pollux left his bike where it was and walked over the pavillion to take a bit of a break before riding back home. He wondered if he'd ever see Rykah again. It had been a strange chance encounter. Would he have even been okay if Pollux hadn't shown up?
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Rykah may or may not have been okay if Pollux hadn't found him. But at this point that wasn't his worry as he came out In the small clearing that had made home. Letting out a long sigh he surveyed the damage. A branch had fallen on the main tarp, ripping a giant hole in the middle. The plastic box that held his artsupplies supplies was damaged, but the contents seemed to be okay. Unfortunately the other small bin with the remainder of his belongings was damaged too, and everything inside was soaked, if not completely ruined.
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Pollux shifted in discomfort as he realized he was tired- and hungry again. He had only allowed himself a little blood yesterday after he almost lost himself at work, but it was always just a matter of time before he felt faint again.
He had tried to wean himself off blood, but it didn't work. Real food made him sick, and no matter what he did, blood was the only thing that kept him from starving.
His weight fluctuated a lot, too. He would refuse to feed for a few days, until he was too weak to stand, but then he would gorge himself on blood. It was always animal blood. He couldn't forgive himself for biting anyone, even if the truth was that animal blood was nutritionally poor in comparison and tasted overwhelming and dirty.
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Rykah carefully began pulling the wreckage apart, wincing whenever he moved his wing the wrong way as he dug out the salvageable, and tied a line to two trees and hung all the soaked, dirty blankets and the few pairs of extra clothing on it.
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Pollux almost started to stand up again, but he felt quite weak. The daylight pierced his eyes, even in its smaller slivers through the trees, and his stomach gurgled uncomfortably.
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Rykah had just finished pulling things out to dry, and was laying out the big tarp to see how bad the damage was. He knew he couldn't afford another anytime soon, so if he could repair it⦠that would be better than nothing.
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(Hey, what if Pollux goes hunting and comes a cross Dylan's shelter in a sort of half controlled state after finding an animal to feed off of? (And what if he maybe ends up feeding off of Rykah by accident? Maybe? Idk he's your chara,)
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Pollux sat still for a while, until a squirrel sat down in the middle of the trail. He dashed over without thinking and grabbed it, hungrily biting down into the vein in its neck. He drained the blood from the poor creature.
In the process, his hood came off, exposing his face to the light. A ray of sun put a harsh burn across his cheek, but he paid it no mind until he finished his meal.
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Rykah traced his fingers over the large rips, and sighed sadly. It was pointless to try and fix the tarp. He could salvage some of it, but most of it was now useless. Which meant he'd be using it to protect his stuff, rather than to shelter himself. He'd probably use the highway overhang further on in the trails for shelter next time it rained. At least until he got his paycheck and bought a new tarp. Assuming he hadn't been fired for missing his shift today.