A light's last desperation

[Kane Rafferty]

Insanity watched as his little plan worked. Her emotions started playing tricks on her and getting her to believe in something totally different then what was really actually true. She hesitated and his eyes hovered over her eyes as she thought over his words. She had said the letter "I" maybe three times by now. He was getting a little irritated, but he didn't say or do anything to interrupt her thoughts. As his plan could be working. However he wasn't sure, because he hadn't ever tried it before. He was directly manipulating someone's thoughts and emotions. He didn't know how dangerous or how modifiable it really was. So until she had responded to him, it seemed as though his intent staring was intended to intimidate rather then the real reason of interest.

"I'm sorry, I did not mean to. You are such a good writer. Sorry, Insanity. I did not mean to steal Odira or Odile from you. Along with changing your original character creations." He let out the breath he was holding very slowly as he realized his trick had worked. She bowed to him and apologized. Even calling him by his name. Insanity. Had she read that in the book? Drat… Oh well, nothing he could do about it now. It didn't even matter anyway. Now that he had her attention, he had to get her not to tell anyone about him. That would cause lots of problems. She continued to apologize to him. It was kind of comical. Just a little bit, but he didn't laugh. He was too upset. However, his expression did soften a little bit at the compliment. "I am aren't I?" He walked over to her and gently put the palm on her back. He was insane, she already knew that, but perhaps he could control her in a new way.

"Maybe I could… Give you a character to write about and you could show me what you come up with? Maybe I could teach you to write and draw better then you do? I wouldn't mind that at all." He smiled at her. This smile wasn't so kind as the dove's was. The bright yellow eyes wouldn't allow that to happen as they were naturally the scariest part of him. But it wasn't as crazy or cruel as before. He reminded himself that she was much like a young child, perhaps she never had that time to grow fully and completely. Perhaps not… He would have to treat her differently. How interesting how each of the three swans saw a different Kane. It was his kind of game it was.

Character: Kane Rafferty | Tag: Odette Nevermore

[Odette Nevermore]

She did not notice him agreeing with her on his great written work, she was too busy lost in apologizing. When he walked up to her and placed his hand on her back she gave a slight flinch in fear but relaxed quickly afterward.

She raised herself feeling safe and sound toward him now, he gave her a smile. He spoke a suggestion, she felt her heart quicken in excitement and happiness. "Really?! Even after what I did..." She paused and looked at the book still in his hands. She gave a small gulp and turned back to him excitement and happiness came swirling up. She felt absolutely no ounce of fear or distrust to kane's twin, she trusted him about as much as kane himself. Everyone had their faults, but she was too much of a happy light individual to bother to notice them. "If you could teach me how to draw and write like you then.." She felt her heart quicken faster as excitement swirled inside faster and faster. "Insanity, what do you think I should start writing about? How should I make my characters as awesome as yours?" She looked over at the books around her, "How can you write so much so quickly?"

A smile grew larger as more and more Insanity became her hero. If she could write as great as he does, then maybe she would not have to kill? maybe she could live a peaceful life with justice? Then maybe her stories will no longer steal from her hero, her stories.. her own stories, the very thought just make her body shake with excitement. "When do you think we should start? How should we start? Wait, how do you write? Insanity do I know how to read, I honestly cannot remember. Where do you write? Where do you hang out at? What is your favorite drink, I bet we love same favorite drink." She felt excitement swirl faster and faster as she began getting lost in some imaginary perfect world with her hero Insanity. Nothing seemed to bother this girl... No creepy book covers, darkness, black creepy snakes, not even the fact just a few moments ago, she was shaking in fear of what she had just read.

[Kane Rafferty]

And once again, the possibility of a headache opened up as Odette's excitement reached his ears again. Insanity took a deep breath as she went on. It was kind of interesting, he was receiving a headache, but he was actually beginning to calm down. He only had to start thinking of her as a child. Though he hadn't had very much experience with children, he was sure that it shouldn't be too hard to deal with. He even wondered how well he could get on being a parent. He would probably be the worst parent in the world. But still. He would need to treat Odette this way. Because of her childish personality.

"Really?! Even after what I did..." When she had said that he had laughed and nodded at her back in response. He had to be very wary about where he brought her when they would come in here to learn. He would need to bring her into another room where the books were of someone else. Perhaps one of the less known Odettes. He didn't know them very much and only knew what the other Odettes knew about them. Maybe he could get some information about different ones of them. "But of course My dear Odette. I know how much you admire my work. You could have only asked if you wanted to learn or use one of my characters." 

"If you could teach me how to draw and write like you then.." Her voice trailed off vaguely before moving on in the quick way that she did. "Insanity, what do you think I should start writing about? How should I make my characters as awesome as yours?" Then she looked around the room at his books, "How can you write so much so quickly?" He frowned at that question. He wasn't sure how to answer it, but nothing became of that question, for she moved on like a little kid once again. He almost sighed in relief. "When do you think we should start? How should we start? Wait, how do you write? Insanity do I know how to read, I honestly cannot remember. Where do you write? Where do you hang out at? What is your favorite drink, I bet we love same favorite drink."

"Um… Drink?" He asked a little confused, then let it go, waving it off. It was a quite random question that he just planned on ignoring. With a smile on his face he moved to grab her hand and he began pulling her out of the room. "Odira is one of my favorite characters to write about. Follow me and I'll give you another character." As they stepped out of the room the door closed behind them all by itself. Then he lead her into another room one with the name "Odeska" over the top of the door. When he opened the door to this room it was quite obvious that he didn't come in here very often. While it wasn't dirty or dusty, it certainly was clean. He looked around the room and over at the shelves. It was almost completely empty. There was only one book placed on the top of the shelf and he could bet that it was half empty also. He didn't know very much about Odeska. He probably wouldn't need to know more, but he wanted to see if there were any other Odettes that he needed to know about.

"This is Odeska. I haven't written very much about her yet. I've just started a book. But, would you like to have her?" He walked over to the shelves and reached up to the top to grab it and pull it down. "I'm pretty sure you know how to read and write. You did write a little bit about Odira and Odile and you read my writing about Odira. Your just too excited to remember huh?" He laughed and walked over to a table and pulled out one of the chairs and set the book onto the table. Then he stopped and looked up at her with a serious expression. "Odette, if I teach you how to read and write and draw, you have to promise you won't tell anyone about it. Don't even talk to Kane about it. I'm working on a secret project for Camellia. But it's a secret that me and Kane are trying to keep. Don't tell Kane you know about it. He'll be very upset. Ohkay? Also, you'll have to promise to do as I say so that you can get better. Yeah?" 

Character: Kane Rafferty | Tag: Odette Nevermore

[Odette Nevermore]

He grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the room, he was going to show her where he writes. He was going to show her where he writes. She felt her heart beat pumping in happiness and excitement. He led her into a room that had a door labeled "Odeska", in her excitement she made note of every little dusty detail. He certainly liked dusty forgotten areas of writing, maybe they are for inspiration? To feel the void, with lots and lots of words? "This is Odeska. I haven't written very much about her yet. I've just started a book. But, would you like to have her?" "Really? You are letting me have her? She is so interesting, she has the weirdest taste in things, oh and loves to fight with her fists. " "I'm pretty sure you know how to read and write. You did write a little bit about Odira and Odile and you read my writing about Odira. Your just too excited to remember huh?" "Now I can remember, yeah I can read. I guess I was just lost in your heroic amazing with those emotional words. Almost like heaven those angelic words and description, I thought it was all real. I felt I was the villain odira. " while she was blabbering on mostly to herself he walked over to a table, pulled out on of the chairs, and set the book on the table. Then he looked at her with such a serious expression it was practically burned into her memory to obey it, "Odette, if I teach you how to read and write and draw, you have to promise you won't tell anyone about it. Don't even talk to Kane about it. I'm working on a secret project for Camellia. But it's a secret that me and Kane are trying to keep. Don't tell Kane you know about it. He'll be very upset. Ohkay? Also, you'll have to promise to do as I say so that you can get better. Yeah?"

She turned a shade red, "Why? So Kane can fall in love with the queen and have a happy ending on his own? Wait! Kane writes too? How well does he write? What does he write about? I bet it is the queen, it is the queen isn't it? Such a relationship those two have.. Makes me just want to giggle at their perfection." She walked over at the table, chair, book, and Insanity. "Are you shy?" she asked suddenly as if she figured this is why Insanity and Kane wanted to keep everything a huge secret from everyone. She picked up the book from the table and looked through it, "Wait, Odeska is lazy? I don't remember that, are you sure it isn't just some trick she is trying to play? I mean she hates doing unnecessary work... Wait.. This is your character..." she turn bright red again and started to bow and apologize fifteen times but instead hit her head on the nearest chair and fell to the dirty dusty ground, she placed her hand on her throbbing head not understanding this sort of pain. She attempted to pick herself off the ground, trying to fight back the tears from the pain.

[Kane Rafferty]

"Really? You are letting me have her? She is so interesting, she has the weirdest taste in things, oh and loves to fight with her fists. " He glanced at her calmly when she said that. That was something he hadn't known about her. He bet the information was being added to the book the moment he said that. It wasn't like he would sit down and write the information on his own. Sometimes he did, when he had the muse and the time to think about it, but normally it was added on its own, at his will. The books would even modify pages to include information in the middle of sentences and paragraphs. It wasn't like it was one thought that ran on and on. These books were normally a collection of thoughts and feelings and information. So once he knew about it, the information would be grafted into the pages and would shift the words to make more sense.

"Now I can remember, yeah I can read. I guess I was just lost in your heroic amazing with those emotional words. Almost like heaven those angelic words and description, I thought it was all real. I felt I was the villain odira. " When she said that he couldn't help but laugh at her words. Not because she actually was Odira and so that was why she had felt Odira's emotions and the connection. Not because she got emotional over his own writing and description. It was just hilarious how she considered him to be a hero and angelic. Boy did he know that he was far from those descriptions. He could never be heroic. Could he?… No. He pushed the thought away, staying far from anything that might become a distraction to him.

"Why? So Kane can fall in love with the queen and have a happy ending on his own? Wait! Kane writes too? How well does he write? What does he write about? I bet it is the queen, it is the queen isn't it? Such a relationship those two have.. Makes me just want to giggle at their perfection." Insanity just had to role his eyes again as she got back into Kane and Cam. This was the most annoying part of her in his opinion. He could get used to her, but the more she talked about Kane and Cam or other relations to people falling in love, it just made him angry and upset. So another idea formed in his thoughts as she continued talking. But then she asked, "Are you shy?" He felt his entire being choke and he coughed in shock. SHY? Shy? Did he seem shy to her? No. He wasn't shy… he was just… kinda sheltered… For most of his existence…

He didn't really answer her. Didn't want to, so he waited while she picked up the book and began reading it, to find out that he had put in that she was lazy. Faulty information? Maybe… He wasn't sure. Assumption? Possibly. Not everything written in his head was correct information. Just most of it. 

"Wait, Odeska is lazy? I don't remember that, are you sure it isn't just some trick she is trying to play? I mean she hates doing unnecessary work... Wait.. This is your character…" Then she began to apologize again and hit her head in the process. She fell onto the floor. Insanity didn't react right away, but soon he leaned down beside her and picked up the book. He was cocking his head to make eye contact with her and his right hand was placed on her shoulder in a form of comforting. "Are you alright Odette?" He helped her up and peered into the pages of his book before looking back at her. "Don't worry about it. Develop Odeska however you want. I didn't get far enough into her character, so you can do what you like with her. The only reason I was so upset about Odira and Odile was because I had spent so much time on Perfecting their characters." Then he pulled her close and kissed the top of her head where she had hit it. He could feel the bump that had begun to form there. Then he moved away and flipped through the pages of Odeska's book. "As for Kane and Cam, I'm almost 70% sure that Kane likes her, though he himself is completely unaware of this. He's not very good at accepting strong feelings like that. His teacher beat all feelings out of him, all accept fear. Of course he wouldn't notice his own love for the precious queen. Make sure you don't push him, he'll just keep trying to deny it. Mmnkay?"

Character: Kane Rafferty | Tag: Odette Nevermore

[Odette Nevermore]

He reached done and picked up, when he bent down she stopped trying to get up and just stared at him while he made eye contact. He calmly place his right hand on her shoulder asking if she was alright, she gave a quiet nod, while he helped her up. He looked down at the book seeming to flip through it as if reviewing his own work. "Don't worry about it. Develop Odeska however you want. I didn't get far enough into her character, so you can do what you like with her. The only reason I was so upset about Odira and Odile was because I had spent so much time on Perfecting their characters." "Oh.." she replied looking down feeling still guilt at messing with his characters, he did have books upon books about Odira... there must have books upon books about Odile as well...
He grabbed her and pulled her close kissing her on the forehead causing breaking any thought about odile's stories. Then as if on perfect timing and composure he began to move away, to have odette slide into the chair, she had before hit her head on, leaving her whole mind confused about everything that had just happened. "As for Kane and Cam, I'm almost 70% sure that Kane likes her, though he himself is completely unaware of this. He's not very good at accepting strong feelings like that. His teacher beat all feelings out of him, all accept fear. Of course he wouldn't notice his own love for the precious queen. Make sure you don't push him, he'll just keep trying to deny it. Mmnkay?"
She looked up at him and thought of the letter she had sent Kane... What did happen with Kane? He had met her, then what happened? She couldn't quite recall all the details... She looked down at the table looking at the wooden design and details in thought, she listened to him but in a depressed sort of way. No surprises, no screaming out, no pushing him.... She gave a nod at what he said, it was a sad depressed sort of nod. Like that of a child being told not to do something again. Then a thought crossed her mind, she could tell the Queen! The Queen should know that Kane loves her! "Can I tell the Queen? I bet she would want to know! Maybe she could help me get Kane to admit it! Please Insanity! pretty please, it won't hurt anything.. She should know, she is the Queen. Can I please at least tell her?" She felt excitement growing back into her veins as she made a puppy pouty face and seemed to cross her fingers in a pleading way. She still sat in the chair, she however exaggerate her feelings by leaning over the table and kicking her legs toward the middle of the table.

[Kane Rafferty]

"Can I tell the Queen? I bet she would want to know! Maybe she could help me get Kane to admit it! Please Insanity! pretty please, it won't hurt anything.. She should know, she is the Queen. Can I please at least tell her?" Insanity rolled his eyes, but didn't have anything against it. "Sure girl, I don't care. It'll push Kane depending on the Queen's reaction." he said shrugging and setting the book back in front of her. Odile would probably be getting suspicious by now. It had been quite awhile since they had drifted into his mind. Well, It didn't matter to him anyway if Odette told the queen that Kane loved her. Kane would never believe anything different. Kane would never believe he had a chance even if Cam somehow did have feelings for him. Which he highly doubted. Anyway, it was highly doubtful that Cam herself would have any feelings for Kane and would probably not think anything of what Odette would tell her.

"You know Odette. Perhaps we should start your training some other time? Its getting quite late. Both of us need to sleep for the tournament tomorrow. Yeah? I'll bring you back to your room." With that he stood up and moved over toward her. He gently touched her hand and pulled her to stand. However, his touch effected her energy, depleting much of it. But it was a gentle sensation. Not like she was loosing energy, but that she would be rather tired. He wanted her to fall asleep in his arms so that it could seem like he had brought her back into her room. Which of course, he would. "Odette. If you want to learn to write go to the garden and call for me. I'll come if I can when I hear you alright?" With that he pulled her, leading her to the door out. "Don't try to come here by yourself again alright? I don't want anyone following you."

Character: Kane Rafferty | Tag: Odette Nevermore

[Odette Nevermore]

The book was once more placed in front of her, she moved it closer and read some of the material, she didn't get very far when Insanity spoke to her once more. "You know Odette. Perhaps we should start your training some other time? Its getting quite late. Both of us need to sleep for the tournament tomorrow. Yeah? I'll bring you back to your room." She looked over at him "I am not tired though, can I just stay a little longer? It is nothing but guard duty..." He seemed to have been ignoring her, he went ahead and pulled out of the chair to stand. She for some odd reason suddenly felt tired after the soft touch. "You know, maybe some sleep will do good." She felt a bit woozy as she gave yawn after another. Eventually she felt enough exhaustion rush over her she fell toward Insanity to have him catch her. His words barely reached her partially still conscious mind, she gave a nod she heard him. She started to step through the door not aware of how funny and unbalanced she was walking depending on the wall and door entrance, along with Kane to hold her up. As his last words reached her she turned to him before blacking, "Mmmkay..." then with that she was out like a light unable to hold her own body.

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