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Post by meli on Feb 18, 2009 21:44:16 GMT -6
He bit his bottom lip after she kissed him, and got out of the car, chewing gently on it. Looking up at the Le Phare hotel, he glanced over at her and chuckled. "He sure knows how to live." It worried Jake though to think of how the guy had gotten the money for it. Glancing at the address as they past he had to snort and shake his head. 523 Gravier St. was too rich for his blood...well...apparently not, apparently just too rich for his personality. Even in a plain black t-shirt and jeans, apparently, his other half was a big name. A set of glass doors opened to a club, while the other he was unable to see past since it was solid wood. Holding open the door for Zak, they went inside and looked around. Even in his plain black t-shirt and jeans, apparently Jake was still recognizable, since a man scurried over to them and bobbed his head. "Here, for you sir." then he bowed his way backwards until he could scurry off out the way they came. Jake watched him go then looked at Zak with a lifted brow. "Okay...." he said with a touch of confuision. The pieces of papers had names and numbers on them, none of which Jake recognized. Shaking his head, he led the way upstairs and paused at the top. The place was opulent. It was...words failed Jake as he looked around at stone floors, modern furniture, and plush pillows. This was nothing like he would live in, and it shocked him, oddly enough, that the other him seemed to literally be, the exact opposite of him. The place looked like it belonged to the cold, while attempting to be warm with a few splashes of colors here hand there. Crunching his nose like he could smell something bad, he glanced at Zak and shrugged. "Feel free ta look 'round..." Flicking on a few lights, he poked his head into the bathroom, then looked back at her with a crooked smirk. "This is deffinately someone elses place, cause I'm nothing like this...I mean, why would a guy need five different types of cologne?" chuckling he went into the bathroom and looked around. If the rest of the place was anything like the bathroom, this trip didn't bode well for information. Everything was as clean as it could have been in a hospital, or even in a military camp.
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Post by Zakura Shaun on Feb 19, 2009 16:38:18 GMT -6
Zakura stayed close by his side looking around. She would occationallly give the impressive. or hmm or wow . but none really impressed . it saddened her mainly . to have jake see the other half this way . but jake seemed to think of this life of his other as a disgust of personal clash . and style . she had to chuckle when they came to the room. Zakura was a child of priviledge and growingup even aftger turning took to alot of lavished lifestyles. None suited her much now. it was nice some of it. but she looked to jake and saw his reaction , she smiled seeing how innocent right now he truly was. a thought cosumed her as she peeked in the bedroom . fingering the suits the other wore. her eyes downcast ..for she once relished in such men who had weatlth and prestige. Then another thought came as she went to the drawer of his and looked at her self in his bedroom .his place. jakes place to . really . but ..how and why did this other half live this way . having jake live the way he did . coarse the other knew jake wouldnt accept. and jake she could see wouldnt handle the cruelity of upperclass. they realluy would corrupt or try to tchange him . this other seemed to be as iff he protected jake .from all lifes cruel and awful ways. she walked over to the bathroom and poked her head in . " it seems sterily right. to clean ..how could this ever do for you my grease monkey . " she took her hand ot his face and gently caressed it. " i havent found anything jake have you ..' she watched him . as she let her hand down . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Post by meli on Feb 19, 2009 21:01:46 GMT -6
The bathroom gave him so little to work with, that he just tried to picture himself there, see through the others eyes as it were. As he closed his eyes to picture someone else standing where he was a small voice whispered in his ear. The words were unintelligible and Jake started to try and hear it. As the words got almost loud enough for him to hear, Zak's voice broke in. His eyes flickered open, and turned to look at her as her hand came to his face. He didn't seem to hesitate although his mind did for a moment, catching up to events and processing her words. "No. T'is guy mus' 'ave a maid or be anal retentive. Guess t'e living room nex'." he smiled and put his arm around her shoulders and he moved them into them the large room. There wasn't anything of note in the area. A couch, tv, chair and a coffee table were the rooms only furnishings. Slowly Jake moved behind the coffee table, and sat on the edge of the couch staring at the coffee table. "I'm starting to t'ink t'is place is a front and not'ing more..." Opening the doors to the cubby underneath the table top, and found magazines, and a binder. He pulled the binder out and put it on the table. 'Photo's' He remembered the letter mentioning showing him pictures, and nervously wiped his hands on his pants. "Well, guess I should see w'at 'e looks like..." Hesitantly he opened the binders cover and flipped it open. The first two pictures where of paintings that Jake didn't know. Disappointed, he moved to the second page and found pictures of jewelry. Flipping through the pages, he saw only more pictures of jewelry, art, and miniature statues. He grunted in frustration as he flipped to the last page, but paused as he actually looked at it. The very last two pictures were different from the others. The top one, was a picture of a small apartment balcony, that looked homey almost. Then the second one was old and tattered. Frowning, Jake pulled it out from the slip and looked closely at it. A young man wearing a zoot suit and a fedora stood holding a jacket slung over his shoulder and a hand in his pocket. He flipped the picture over to the back and read the faded ink. "Paris, February 10, 1956...." Turning it over again he squinted at it and shook his head. He could see a vague resemblance to himself, but the man was clean shaven, wear Jake kept stubble and just looked as though he was a gangster meets class. "I dun t'ink we're goin' to find anyt'ing 'ere. T'e next one I guess, has everything." He took the picture of the apartment out of the slip as well then looked at Zak and held them out to her. "I dun t'ink t'ese ones are differen' for no reason; so I'm gonna say t'ats t'e place we gotta go, and I'm goin' to say t'ats w'at we're going find t'ere." He could always come back here again anyways, if the other was a bust, but he wanted as much information as he could get quickly.
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Post by Zakura Shaun on Feb 21, 2009 14:40:47 GMT -6
Zakura lookd under the chair as jake looked around then picked up tht ebinder. she looked over his shoulder and sighed as jake was getting disappointed. she moved over to the coffee table looking at a magazine. he took out apic and showed it to her. she crossed her arms examinign the photo. her eyes widen slightly remembering that year.
she was with the elite back then . parties galla's adn gallery's of famous and upcoming artists. the man did resemble jake slightly but more polished . shesmiled " hmm you think his real home may be here . this apartment may not be the same like this. but who knows. ill help you ' she smiled hoping he could find something to piece to his life. or other life.
Zakura walked with him . her mind was elsewhere . her memories of the fifties. the suaree's she even when to the boston ball with the mayor and gonvernor. she remembered how it was to control he rurges. to take any man she desired. she tshook her head ridding the thoughts of those times. she smield as she turne dto key > ' well do you know where it is ill drive us there. while you think ok ' she licke dher lips and started the car. her heart racing why she didnt know. but something seemed so familiar . or a feeling of old feelings of the past. surfacing but the memory was still lost on her.
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Post by meli on Feb 21, 2009 17:04:26 GMT -6
He noticed she was in her own thoughts, and so kept to himself as they left. Glancing up at her while she spoke, he nodded his head and got inside. "Aye. 'e said t'was on citrus blvd." Then he held up the picture of the apartment and sighed. "Go by t'is I guess." As she drove he glanced over at her with a small smile, "T'anks fer doin all t'is and bein 'ere for me. It means a lot to me." He wasn't that sentimental, but he figured she should know that it did matter to him that she was here. As they drove along Jake scratched his cheek as he thought about the predicament he faced. Finding out more about the other half of him seemed important, but why? Did he want to get rid of it, keep it? What was he going to do now that he knew? Taking a deep breath, he pushed those thoughts aside, just wanting to think about what was going on right now. He could deal with the whats later on. Unable to answer he glanced over at Zak again and chuckled. " 'ow 'bout we get somethin to eat after t'is, I dun know 'bout you, but I'm startin' to get 'ungry."
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Post by Zakura Shaun on Feb 21, 2009 18:37:25 GMT -6
zak smiled sweetly as he spoke of his feelings. she gripped the steering wheel harder . he knuckles becoming white. as she gritted her teeth in the attempt to stopp this and run away . she looked at the picture and nodded " yeah i think i know that place. ill drive by it then we can eat.. ..um ya eat" her breathing was shallow as thoughts raced thru her mind. what happens to him if he decides to keep this thing in him. or what if he unleashes it out on the world. what if. 's ran thru her mind. what to do . would she have to control this thing for him. or help him in living with it. she was torn . the hunter in her wanting ot kill it for duty . her vamp part escited to have another so close. and of coarse her human part .her heart yearning to do what ever it took ot keep the man she loved. she snapped out as the last thought came to her . a small smile to her lips. ---------------------------------------------------------------
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Post by meli on Feb 21, 2009 22:31:08 GMT -6
Jake nodded his head in agreement, still in a thoughtful daze. As they pulled up to it, he pulled out his keys again and glanced at her. "I 'ope t'at t'ird time ain't a charm, cause I dun know t'e t'ird place." he chuckled. He got out of the car and headed towards the doors. He used the key and unlocked it, letting them into the general area. From there, they headed upstairs to the next floor and walked to apartment 10. Somehow, he knew this was the one, and put the key in with only a moments hesitation. As he stepped inside, his eye brows climbed to the top of his head it was nothing like what he had expected. There were boxes, mismatched pieces of furniture, and all around, the exact opposite of the place they had just been. "T'at ot'er place, t'at was for sure a front, cause, wow." He stepped over a pile of magazines and walked inside. Stunned and slightly disgusted with everything he was seeing, he tried to keep his hands close to himself, and not touch anything. "Wow, 'e 'as an in'er'es'in idea of w'ats...keepable..." Pizza boxes, take out trays and wrappers scattered across the floor. "t'is is gonna take too long I t'ink." he said to Zak as he looked around. "T'e garbage alone would take forever ta clean up.."
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Post by Zakura Shaun on Feb 22, 2009 17:04:33 GMT -6
zak wrinked her nose as she steppe din . the back of her hand came up to her mouth " aww yeah i would say this alot of trash. eww. ' she side steped from a box of food empty containers. she stayed close to jake looking around . " hey look newspapers from long ago . jake he kept everything it seemed . all your lives are here it looks like. forget the trash . scope out the info here " she fingered a paper looking at its date. it read may 3 of 1968. she looked around " jake ..everything youever wanted to know about your life is here. ill help you . there may be away to go thru it all . i can ..umm. sniff . out. " she coughed out nervously ' whatis trash and what isnt. if you want me to . handing you papers that may be important. ' she placed a hadn to his shoulder. her heart pounding . Zakura's creature nature inside and her hunter side was beign soo stired up .for this info could seem vital for her . info she needed to get to others to help . to hunt .. a smile came to her lips . her hand idled . she her eyes grew dark as she licked her lips. her nature was taking over. with some control . but then she stopped rigid by her thoughts. " tis is not a hunt or play time this is not yours zakura not yours " she whispered to control her excitement. she chuckled slightly to jake " im sorry . i guess i kinda got excited by the info in her.e its your call. jake . " she took a deep breathe calming her self.
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Post by meli on Feb 22, 2009 18:52:45 GMT -6
Meli had kept literally everything in Jakes opinion, but glancing around he nodded. "Yeah, everyt'ing must be 'ere..." Sniffing it out to him was a normal comment, one he didn't think about until he heard her whisper to herself. That brought his attention back to the moment, and he looked over at her with a raised brow. "I dunno w'at kind of info. t'ere is 'ere, but your welcome to it. I prefer t'ough t'at ya let me 'ave at anyt'ing t'at involves me first." Part of him didn't care why she wanted it, it was just something else he could give her, the other part wanted to guard all of it and hide it away from her. But if he was going to survive all of this, he figured he'd better have help or he was likely to go insane. Better to take a chance than none at all. " 'ow 'bout we just see w'at we can find fer an 'our or so, t'en we'll go eat and t'ink 'bout w'at else ta do." Scratching his cheek he glanced around and chuckled. "Now, w'ere to start.." he shrugged and took a step to a pile of boxes. The top one was marked '1962', that one he pulled down, cleared a space on the couch and sat down with the box between his legs. The top wasn't taped shut, but rather folded and worn as though it had been opened countless times. Inside he found a few tickets clipped together that he took out first. a .50 cent movie ticket to see 'Cape Fear', a paper clipping of Marylin Monroe's funeral, and a Beatles Album with the words 'The Originals' scrawled on the cover. Nothing of any real interest, but after he pushed to the bottom, he found a leather bound book, that he pulled out. It was another photo album. Sighing, he opened it up with no expectations, and wasn't too disappointed. The first page contained two pictures of Miami, Florida. Jake guessed Meli had been there in that time, and flipped to the second page. It was one picture per page, and the first page contained a picture of a clean shaven man in shorts on the beach next to a fire. Jake chuckled just cause he could see a couple making out in the background and looked to the second page. There was the same man, but he stood in the back of a group of people, and at the bottom were the names of everyone. 'Jake, Conrad, Ashley, Sara, Tom, and Jenny, Summer '62!' Jake paused and looked at the girl in the corner, his memory trying to think of her. He remembered the words in Meli's letter about her, and knew that he should know something about her, but he couldn't think of anything and shook his head. The rest of the pictures were much the same, his face and name in a place he couldn't remember. He put the album onto another cleared space on the coffee table, and went for another box. He'd keep all the albums just to piece everything together at the end, but everything else remained in the boxes he took.
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Post by Zakura Shaun on Feb 22, 2009 20:56:59 GMT -6
zakura bit her lips putting her hand to her head ' ah sorry . um yeah of coarse. you can have those there " she put a box besidehim with more pictures and clippings. zakura searched dfor more. clearly this meli character used jakes body manytiems. she then dug around a shelf with a brown box that caught her interest.
she brought it out. lookingout . to him . it had an emblem on it. liek that of an ancient scribe. her hand shook . could htis be. she looke dot jake who was ingrossed in the pictures and such . she contemplated in withholding this from jake. slipping it to her coat. tapping her finger. she found it . she thought . it could be nothign . she slowly was opening the lid . when her fingers stopped .
if she found something. would she use it . on jake . would she risk everything. Zakura licke dher lips. and turne daround " Jake ..um here this might be something. look it has the same emblen as your necklace. ' she lwere dher head shamefully .
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Post by meli on Mar 2, 2009 2:17:57 GMT -6
Jake glanced up at her as he set down another album and lifted a brow. He could plainly see she was ashamed about something, but he couldn't think of why, and so he took the box without a word. Looking at the box, he studied it for a moment before glancing back at her. "Apparently, I get to do research cause I dun know w'at t'is symbol is." He rubbed his thumb over top of it and sighed. With nothing else to do or say, he opened it slowly. Inside the box was a small set of metal tools, and two small containers with metal beads. Of the tools, one was tipped with a hook that became sharp at the end; the second was wide and flat; and the third was a small hammer. As he pushed the tools aside, he noticed a needle, and a small wire coiled. He frowned for a moment at everything inside, then took out the necklace from his pocket. He looked between the two for a moment, then, with a sigh, he put the necklace into the box andd closed it. "I dun know w'at t'at is...But I can guess w'at's in 'ere is w'at made t'e necklace." He set the box down on the table and ran his fingers through his hair. " 'ow 'bout we go get somet'ing to eat? T'is is gonna take forever." he said while glancing around. They hadn't even gone through half the boxes in this room yet, never mind the rest of the place.
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Post by Zakura Shaun on Mar 3, 2009 13:53:18 GMT -6
Zakura sighed at his dismay of not understnadingn the signifigance o fthe box. she did though she eyed the devices . to make the necklace . enchanted they were curesed more likely . she bit her lip. about to pick up the box. when he put the necklace inside. she gasped lowly biting her tongue. " oh um to eat ya that would be nice. your right. it will. its like he kept it all for you . and for him. " she smiled eyeinng the box. but then put hand to his arm " lets go . you need a break " guided him out . looking back at all the things around them. she was a bit silent thinking about what lay in the room. the tools they could create perhaps others to help control his other self or perhaps put jake to sleep for e ver. .she shuddered at that thought. she was torn by these thoughts as they go tin the car. and she started it " where to jake . any idea's for food." she grinned freindly . ________________________________________________________
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Post by meli on Mar 3, 2009 20:10:06 GMT -6
(I'm sorry, I'm going to rush through them getting to the place and sitting down, just because...That would take forever if we let it lol)
He caught the hesitant movement of her reaching for the box, heard the distraction in her voice. Throwing a glance over his shoulder at the box, he frowned as he thought of what had just happened. He was as silent as her as they got into the car, his mood altered dramatically by the days events. Sundown was less than an hour away, and his time was almost out. Unless he wanted to sit in a U.V. light room that would bake him, he wouldn't be able to stay up all night. As she spoke, he got a bright idea and turned to look at her nodding his head. "Canal place mall 'as some great food. And I t'ink I should stop in t'e pharmacy ta get some caffeine pills. T'en I could stay up all night." To him the plan was genius, because he could sleep during the day when the thing couldn't come out. That would work just fine. (Rush time! lol) He directed her to the mall, and swept through the pharmacy with her in a rush. All he needed was the pills and he wasted no time getting them, and rushed them out. He wasn't a fan of malls, but they had more sugary foods than anywhere else so it would do. On the third floor, he led her into Chilis and to a table. It was a nice enough place, but they had good food most of the time as well. (Back to normal speed ~snickers~) Pulling out her chair for her, he waited for her to take a seat before taking the chair across from her. He removed his jacket, then leaned back against his chair and glanced over at her. "Thanks for 'epin' me wit' t'is. It really is a big 'elp to know I got someone to talk to. I'm wondering t'ough...W'at's on yer mind when ya see all t'at stuff. You've been lookin' distracted, and if all t'is is makin' ya uncomfortable....well ya dun have ta 'elp me if ya dun want." He picked up his menu as the waitress set them down and asked them what they'd like to drink. "I'll have just a glass of Coke please." He looked back at Zak with a grateful smile, happy she was there. "What would you like? This is on me just so you know." he flashed a boyish grin then looked over his menu again.
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Post by Zakura Shaun on Mar 3, 2009 20:39:46 GMT -6
she was rushed aro9und no time to think on things for abit. at the place of dinner she looke dover the menu. glimpsing up to him occantionally . her dark eyes watching his words spill forth out his lips. she smiled . nodding to her him as he thanked her of her kindness and being there. " its ok i want to .i have to . it seems." she let it go for a moment. then put her menu down looking to the waitress" i will a bahama mama please. nothing else. " she saw chips on the table and took a bite. avoiding his question on her thoughts of the place thus far.
she sighed . " jake i dont think the pills are your solution. not in the long run . this meli will find away to the daylite world. i know he will. he will find it .." she looke ddown . worried . then up with serious eyes. " i did didnt i . and i know that is what he may long for . just like i " she bit her lip . wondering if jake had thought of that to . apparently not.
perhaps like her self jake would continure to live a double life. and how would she be able to handle that knoledge. she didnt know right now " i dont want to go ok . i am not going do nt worry about that. i acant leave . not now. but i will help you find a way to deal with this or find a solution . " she stuttered slightly as the drink came to her . seh sipped it carefully smiling concernly to jake. her heart still pounded for him.
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Post by meli on Mar 4, 2009 12:00:35 GMT -6
After he handed the menu's back to the waitress, he crossed his arms and took a deep breath. "It might not work fer long, but at least it could get me t'rough t'e next two days." He knew something of what the thing wanted, but he didn't know everything, and so what she said was a possibility. He nodded his head shortly o her other words, a cold look flickering across his face as he stared at the table. "Oh, aye. There'll be a solution of some kind." Uncrossing his arms, he ran his fingers through his hair before letting his hands fall to his lap. "Keep in mind ya got t'e choice ta leave. I ain't got that choice meself, but I'll live wit all t'is some 'ow." he chuckled awkwardly. Taking the drink as the waitress set them down, he took a swig then set the beaded glass back down. Scratching his cheek absently he felt the bottle in his pocket with his other hand. "Ot'er t'an t'e pills, I'm not sure w'at t'at t'ing can do ta make me go ta sleep. Better safe t'an sorry right now. And I dun t'ink strappin meself to my bed is t'e best choice." again he chuckled, flashing a smile at her. Part of him knew she was hiding something. Everything about her was slightly off key right now, from voice to movements. Shaking his head, he decided to leave it alone for a while. They both had enough on their plates that he didn't want to add more. At least not until some was cleared off. Falling silent, he leaned forward on the table, resting his elbows just off the edge, and started thinking about the apartment again.
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