In the afternoon, when they returned from their ride, Vlad had a vision again. A painful one. He saw that Leander touched Ji Ho!
(This is not one of your usual cryptic visions, Vlad. It really happened...)
Francine: "Are you sure you are ready to cut the Bond and let Ji Ho go? You are still too involved..."
Vlad: "I will overcome this and do everything necessary to help to cut this Bond." Vlad also told Francine what Morgan had told him. That Ji Ho maybe put a Siren's Spell on him to secuce him to gain access to his powers...
Francine: "We will consider that too. But given the circumstances we need a bit more than than your word to make sure that our efforts are not wasted and to prevent you step back all out of sudden. Are you willing to sign a contract to reinsure us?"
Vlad: "Anything."
Francine: "Fine!"
And so, just a few minutes after Ji Ho, Vlad signed the contract/sealed his fate...
Ji Ho didn't read the the fine print because he trusts Leander and Vlad because he's blind... And they both have no choice anyway.
Then it got quiet in the burrow.
Vlad is worried about where this all may lead...
And Francine is pleased with herself. The three old hags made a bet on if Vlad would sign or not. It was easier than expected ^^'
Jeb started to homeschool Vlad. This will be a hard task since Vlad can't read atm. But Jeb will consult Saiwa to help him with the computer so Vlad can learn there too without his help.
TMI: Last year Jeb and Ji Ho sat at the same spot to work on their school project.
Outtakes/ Behind the scenes
Jeb's father knitted their new pullovers
He knows that Saiwa especially loves Jeb's neck and chest so he knitted a v-neck
TMI: He already knitted socks for Ji Ho and Jeb last year.
Jeb told Vlad that Jack isn't doing well and broke up with his Alpha and that Ji Ho left the group chat...
Next morning in Copperdale. Jeb is already on his way to San Myshuno to meet Jack. Team Home Improvement is going to restore Guidry's office (which had been destroyed when Morgan and Leander fought over Vlad's dead body...).
Francine and Vlad still try to clear Vlad's mind from Ji Ho's influence so it will be easier/safer to cut the Bond... But Vlad thinks he already made good progress. The bond abandoned him anyway after he tried to bond with Morgan. So it should be easy, right?
So Francine made a test: Vlad is ready to cut the Bond when he is able to cuddle Malfoy, the evil rooster.
Malfoy can sense any kind of magical interferences.
And Malfoy says: a big no!
Francine: "I thought so! Let's proceed!"
Poor Vlad is so fed up with all this weird stuff they want him to do...
Nothing of it makes any sense to him! What do massages and yoga and a rooster have to do with his ability to cut the bond?
Francine: "Vlad - try harder! Fight against it! Think of the Siren's Spell! The danger this Bond puts you all in! The Council!"
Vlad: "I try my best... but Ji Ho's spell is so strong!"
Francine: "Ach! We have to rely on Rubyn and Leander then -.- There is still hope, don't worry. Especially Leander is very eager to help to cut the bond... as far as i can see here in the crystal ball..."
Vlad: "Is he going to touch Ji Ho again?"
Francine: "Sure. You must admit, this was very sucessful - given your reaction. The pain you felt shows that you are not ready to let go."
Vlad: "I shall double my efforts!"
He is so not ready...
'β¦ A fine line's between fate and destiny
Do you believe in the things that were just meant to be?
When you tell me the stories of your quest for me
Picturesque is the picture you paint effortlessly
And as our energies mix and begin to multiply
Everyday situations, they start to simplify
So things will never be the same between you and I
We intertwined our life forces and now we're unified'
Jeb and Jack met in San Myshuno to restore Guidry's office. (Which was destroyed in the fight between Leander and Morgan over Vlad's dead body...)
Jack: "Are you sure this is the right direction?"
Jeb: "I've been here before, we just need to cross the bridge."
(That was in chapter 10, when Saiwa, Jeb and Barfolomew tried to find out what happened to Vlad's dead body. Jack had also been to San Myshuno before. When we shot the scenes for 'Saturday Night Fever' of our 70s Party.)
Jack: "Looks like a dead end for me..."
Jack: "It is a dead end!"
Jeb: "But the bridge is right there!"
Jack: "Let's turn around. The approach to the bridge must be more midtown."
The poor Boys! Completely lost because they grew up in the countryside... π
(TMI: This reminds me when we went to a concert in a big town and as soon as we left one bridge we were lead onto an other bridge and drove in a circle over these two bridges a few times omg!)
Jack: "There is the driveway to the bridge!"
Finally...
Lost it again...
It's a jungle...
Jack: "Why are there signs everywhere for this chess competition and no citymap!"
Jeb: "I don't know either..."
(It's right behind you! And there is a car driving up to you! Omg why did they send them alone! π±)
Jeb: "I have the strong feeling we've been here before..."
It was past noon when Jack and Jeb finally found the way over the bridge to 'Guidry's Paranormal Investigation Bureau'.
Since Vlad is well and alive no one thought it would be a problem for Jack to restore the office with Jeb. But they were wrong.
Jack is suffering from his break up with Kiyoshi and his quarrel with Vlad and seeing Vlad's coffin again was too much for poor Jack.
So Jeb sent Jack to carry the burnt furniture downstairs so he could remove the coffin first.
Argh there's still some magical interference which causes the ashes rain down on the coffin - and soon Jeb was covered all over with them... It's over a year ago and the magic is still so strong here...
Jeb cast a spell to stop the raining ashes.
They were finally able to start their work...
Jack is the second shortest of them but the physically strongest. We still don't know why...
Eventually they are getting somewhere!
The sign in the background made Jebs miss his Giigs...
They haven't seen each other since the Court Hearing.
Finally done! It's already late.
Jack being proud of himself! And he can be - he did so well.
Guidry thanks them and offers his help to find out how to cut the Bond in return.
Jeb tries to refuse because it's their fault after all that Guidry's office got destroyed, but Guidry insisted. He still feels bad that he got caught at Sulani and couldn't be of better help for Ji Ho and his brother.
And then Jeb and Jack left Guidry to grab something to eat and try to find their way back home/ to the Bunker.
After Jeb and Jack finished their work at Guidry's office, they went down to the food stands. They hadn't eaten all day. Jack went ahead to order the food. The stands just opened and of course he got distracted from the geek stand and bought one of the limited edition shirts. Saiwa will be so jealous!
But even though Jeb is so hungry, he wasn't angry at Jack.
Because he got distracted himself! hahaha
Jeb: "Cool t-shirts! I'll buy one for my Giigs!"
That was it with the exclusive t-shirt for Jack ^^'
Jeb heard from Saiwa that Jack is having a hard time because he broke up with his Alpha (none of them knows that he'd been together with Kiyoshi).
Jeb: "How are you doing?"
Jack: "Oh did Sai already tell you? That new pizza stove is stunning! So many variations! My favourite is the Quattro Stagioni! It's 4 pizze in one! Oh and Noxee makes them. She makes the best pizza! She is so beautiful and amazing!" (Jack loves his pizza.)
Jeb: "Uhm - I was talking about your Alpha..."
Jack: "Oh! Yeah. I'm feel better. Now that it's over. We didn't meet often and when, it soon ended in bed. Or in the hot tub... Or in the shower... Or in the shrubbery... It wasn't all bad. But I couldn't go on like this. And I never understood what a guy like him wanted from me anyway. If I weren't that damaged - maybe we..."
Jeb: "Don't say that, Jack. A relationship needs the engagement of both partners. He can't just make you his Omega and then abandon you for most of the time. That's not how it works. No matter if damaged or not.
You still have us after all - your chosen pack.
Give Saiwa this hug from me. Take care."
Jack: "I will."
The word 'hag' for 'witch' is shortened from 'hægtesse/hagazussa' which means as much as 'hedge rider'. Like 'hag', the german word 'hexe' and the dutch word 'heks' for 'witch' are said to be related to the words for 'hedge/hag' - since witches can roam on both sides of 'the hedge' - in this world and the Otherworld.
(wikipedia entry -> here).
After Jeb left San Myshuno, he went to the other side of the hedge - to meet Kiyoshi.
This is the only way for Kiyoshi to hear news from his friends, since the Council monitors his phone.
But Kiyoshi seems different today. No hug for Jeb...
Jeb: "Kumo and Little Goat are still with you "
Kiyoshi didn't answer. But Jeb told him the news, just as usual. That they rescued Ji Ho's brother and Guidry, Ji Ho left them (and the chat), Vlad is blind, they restored Guidry's office, Greg has a new pizza stove, how the horses and the goats are doing and that Jack wasn't doing well and broke up with his Alpha...
Kiyoshi: "Is that so..."
Jeb: "How are you doing? And Dtui?"
Kiyoshi: "Fine..."
Jeb tried for a while to keep the conversation going, but Kiyoshi remained absent and quiet.
Jeb: "I'm leaving now."
Jeb knows that Kiyoshi can't answer any questions concerning the Temple, the Council and the Resistance. And so he didn't ask what's going on with him.
Kiyoshi: "We shouldn't meet anymore."
Jeb: "Kiyoshi..."
Kiyoshi: "Go now."
And Jeb left.
Kiyoshi was not feeling well after he left Chestnut Ridge.
Jack constantly doubting them being fated mates was never easy for Kiyoshi. But it got worse and worse. Though, he never could have imagined that Jack would eventually leave him. How is he supposed to find the strength now to carry on? Jack was the strongest connection to his remaining human side. Without Jack, his demon side will take over.
And Jeb was the first who got a taste of it tonight.
Minerva/Ms Coombes was shocked. She, too, never could have imagined that Kiyoshi would break. He always was diligent, reliable and purposeful.
For Jack. Jack was the goal he worked towards since the first time he saw him in the lab three years ago. When it had hit him like a bolt...
Fated mates can't just break up like this. You can't meddle with fate...
TMI:
The premades Kiyoshi and Jeb were friends even before we 'adopted' them. I often saw them together.
Kiyoshi returned to the Temple at the break of dawn.
He knew what awaits him. He almost lost control over his demon side in front of Jeb. Since Jack left him, it's getting harder to supress the demon inside.
Even KΕjin - their deity - is here. And Minerva/Ms Coombes (who had watched him when he met Jeb). Dtui's fated mate...
Kiyoshi: "Master KΕjin. I failed."
Master KΕjin: "You will leave the temple and reflect on why this has happened. You may return when you found your balance between being a YΕkai and being a Sim. And when you are able - again - to control your demon."
Kiyoshi: "Master!"
He owes KΕjin his life and pushed everything aside for his duties, the Temple and KΕjin (and for the Council)... even Jack. Most of all Jack.
What does KΕjin want him to do? Anyway - the first painful step already lies behind him. Jack was the greatest distraction for him and kept him often enough from fulfilling his duties...
Well, now he has a lot of time to reflect.
KΕjin: "Even I will never understand how he can be so dumb and clever at the same time..."
"He will find his way back." Dtui said - with a tear in her eye.
And this is how Kiyoshi dropped out of the Temple where he served, lived and studied for three years...
Around the same time Kiyoshi dropped out of the Temple, Jack returned to the Bunker from his trip to San Myshuno.
When he entered their room, his first glance fell on his Armadillo.
Now that his crazy relationshop with Kiyoshi is over, he won't have to retreat to his Armadillo World (in his head) that often anymore - let alone fall in a coma.
Poor Saiwa fell asleep on the sofa. He surely waited for him to come back... Saiwa too won't have to worry so much about him. And the others. He caused them so much trouble. He will get over Kiyoshi.
Saiwa: "Oh you're back. Good. What time is it?"
Jack: "6 am. I texted you, you should have gone to bed."
Saiwa: "You know I can't sleep in peace when you're out and about."
Jack: "But I was with Jeb and texted you..."
Saiwa: "Nice shirt by the way!"
Jack: "Jeb bought one for you too. Here."
Saiwa: "Omg thx! And he put one of his in the box too! Oh it smells like him! I miss him so much..."
Saiwa: "I'm going to sleep for a few hours until breakfast. You better do you homework until then. Noxee said we are going to the Cabin afterwards for the rest of the day."
Jack: "Ugh - ok..."
Homework and a day-out with Greg after a day full of hard work and little sleep and food (and all he got was this lousy - not even exclusive - t-shirt) - great prospects... -.-
Saiwa snuggled with Jeb's shirt and fell asleep immediately.
He looks as if he's even dreaming of his Jebs.
(As hard as it is for me to endure that the Boys are separated - Saiwa deserved this little time-out after all the madness they had to face over the last months.)
And poor Jack went over to the library to do his homework...
Grexee are baking a breakfast pizza for Jack. He was having a hard day yesterday and today won't be easier for him...
And while the pizza is baking...
Noxee: "Ouch! You're even more tense than I am!"
Greg: "Forgive me, love. I didn't mean to hurt you."
Noxee: "We are doing the right thing? Do we?"
Greg: "It's about time. We shouldn't wait much longer."
Greg: "We have five minutes until the pizza is ready. Let me make it up to you."
As soon as Jack smelled the pizza, he woke Saiwa and they went over to the kitchen.
Jack: "Ugh - I feel no longer hungry after I've seen this..."
Saiwa: "Aww. They are together for so long now and still so in love! A real couple goal! You will be happy like them one day too, believe me."
Jack: "I don't know..." (You will, Jack. You will. I promise.)
Noxee: "Nice shirt by the way!"
Saiwa: "It's nice, right? Jeb bought it for me!"
Jack has a nice shirt too - but Noxee doesn't mention it. She only has eyes for this Lunvik abomination...
They are on their way to the cabin.
Noxee asked Greg and Jack to shift shape and dig for some food they can roast on the fire later. Even though both obeyed to Noxee's wish, Greg and Jack try to stay as far away as possible from each other...
Noxee: "This side of the river is all Greg's land. Even the lake is named after him. Lake Lunvik."
Saiwa: "Oh, also the Bunker?"
Noxee: "Yes."
Saiwa and Jack passed Greg's shack.
Jack: "I can't believe Noxee is dating someone like him..."
Saiwa: "Jack - there's nothing wrong with Greg. He treats her like a queen. And you know that. You promised me to try."
Jack: "I wish I hadn't - I hate him from the dephts of my soul!"
And then they reached the cabin...
It's the cabin where Kiyoshi and Jack spent their first night together after Kiyoshi became Jack's Alpha! Omg it's really not Jack's best day! All the memories! And now they are going to spend their day here... How is he ever supposed to get over Kiyoshi?
Greg and Jack changed back and Noxee went with Greg inside to prepare the food.
The cabin still lies as if Kiyoshi and Jack had just left, even the Guitar is still here.
Noxee: "We can do this!"
Saiwa noticed that they both look so worried. He'd never seen Greg worried...
Saiwa: "Sit down, Jack!"
Greg lit the fire and Noxee started the record player.
It became very obvious to Saiwa that Noxee and Greg have something on their mind.
(Jack isn't interested in what Greg has to say or not. He doesn't want to be here anyway. But Noxee is here, so he endures it and listens.)
They gathered at the fire and Noxee started to talk. (Noxee is very clever )
Noxee: "After Avelina, Greg's wife and fated mate died, he was filled with anger, fury - and grief. He couldn't live in their home anymore and so he moved to the shack in the woods."
Greg had a fated mate? Now Jack is all ears! If only he wouldn't hate Greg so much he could ask him about this! argh!
Noxee: "I already told Sai that the whole land on this side of the river belongs to Greg."
"Including the Peak, the Lake... and the hangout of the Moonwood Collective. Even though Greg allowed them to meet there, they wanted this land for their own. So they challenged Greg - over and over again - to force him to give in.
But he and Avelina lived here happily for so many years, he didn't have the heart to give the land away. And certainly not by being forced so! The Collective didn't give up either and their fights got more and more brutal. Greg has still so many scars."
"But Greg won each and every fight, no matter how many of them attacked. His fury was too strong and his grief too deep."
"Eventually the Collective acknowledged that they stand no chance against Greg and so they betrayed him to the enemy - the Council."
Saiwa: "What? But the Council is the enemy of ALL Supernaturals!"
Noxee: "Some many don't see further than their snout's length. The gain of the land weighed more to them than the danger of the - until then - far away operating Council."
"The Council was very interested to capture such an unnatural strong and invincible individual.
And so they tested this new weapon a young engineer of them had invented."
(Actually it was young Naoki Ito, Kiyoshi's father. Who also invented the AMD (Anti Magic Device) which came to use when Jack and Saiwa had been held captive at the Lab to supress their powers.)
Btw: the Lady in Black is young Mei Prescott, the principal! ΓΆ.Γ')
Mei Prescott: "Well, that was easier than expected. Bring him to the Lab. Let's hope he's worth it. It's a bit disappointing he didn't act up."
Noxee: "The Council brought Greg to their Lab in Strangerville."
(It's the same Lab where they held Jack and Saiwa captive many years later ΓΆ.Γ')
Noxee: "The Council tried to breed a kind of super soldier from his genes. Greg had been kept under narcotics. He only has blurry memories of all these months he had been held captive at the Lab."
"Their first trials with plants went well..."
Noxee: "And so they proceeded with human genetics..."
Saiwa: "What? But haven't they learned from the failed Cowplant experiments? The war lasted years! So many lost their lives and even the Magical Realm got destroyed!" This is from 'The unabridged History of Moonwood Mill'
Noxee: "The Council was determined to keep the upper hand. And the loss of Vampires and Werewolves didn't affect them anyway. They only gained from this war."
"Eventually Greg evolved a certain resistance against the narcotics and woke up.
Mei Prescott: 'Help?' "
"Even in this blurry state he knew he couldn't kill her for what she'd done. This only would rise another war they couldn't win. So he knocked her out and went to the research division. To be honest - she fell unconscious from fear before he could knock her out! Hahaha!"
"Needless to say the lab assistants went for a little nap too."
"Before he destroyed everything in the Lab - the plans for the weapon, his blood samples, all the documents, twitching plant parts and all the other samples - he found the plans for the Super Soldier. They apparently already cloned one from his genes! And they gave it medics to grow faster! Were they completely out of their mind? How did they plan to keep such a soldier at bay - let alone more of them? Were they so determined to erase the Supernaturals? Luckily he also found the counter meds to stop the growth before an unmanageable abomination came to run loose!"
"In a corner of the division Greg eventually found the Super Soldier - caged up! Though, it was smaller than Greg expected ^^' "
"When the Super Soldier heard Greg approach, it stood up in fear and recoiled to the wall."
"Greg told the child not to be afraid. He'd just quickly set it's growth back to normal so it won't become an unmanageable, abhorrend abomination and then they would leave this horrible place." (Very reassuring, Greg... ΓΆ.Γ`)
"But the Super Soldier looked back to the cage. It seemed to refuse to leave without its comrade and its 'gear' (the blanket it slept on/used as shelter)."
Greg: "Very well then."
"Greg shifted shape to not gain unnecessary attention on their flight, grabbed the blanket - and then he and the Super Soldier (and his comrade) left the Lab."
But where to go?
Noxee: "Greg had to return to Moonwood Mill to defend his land.
But he couldn't raise a child in this war zone. And so he stole the truck (they used to transport him to the Lab) from the Council and drove the Super Soldier to Henford-on-Bagley.
To Stefan, who is like a brother to him.
"I don't know if you noticed it, but Greg isn't good with children so he was glad to hand the Super Soldier over to Stefan ^^'.
Stefan changed the child's clothes and Greg prepared the pizza. They hadn't even cut the hair of the poor child at the Lab..."
Noxee: "Stefan played and talked with the child until the pizza was ready - it smelled so good, it couldn't wait ^^' Everything I know about making a good pizza I learned from Greg!"
Saiwa: "Awww!"
Jack: "Tch!"
"And this is how the Super Soldier tasted his very first pizza!
(When Stefan changed the child's clothes, he found out it's a boy)."
"It seemed to be a magical pizza. No matter how much they ate, it remained whole ^^' And they ate a lot!"
"After pizza, they went over to the Drawing Room. And Super Soldier's comrade got some pizza too."
"There were a few matters to clarify before Greg had to leave again to Moonwood Mill.
Stefan: 'What shall we call him?'
Greg: 'Since it's a plush wolf: maybe Logan?"
Stefan: 'Not the toy! The boy! He's your son after all!'
Greg choked on his drink.
"Greg: 'My son? Gods, you're right! Then it 's Jack. Jack Callahan.'
Stefan: 'That's a good name. And it has no connection to you so the Council can't trace him.'"
And this is how Jack and Logan got their names and ate their first pizza. ΓΆ.Γ'
Jack still owns the blanket. And plush Logan of course. And Adult Jack even named his second born son Logan.
And we now know why Jack is so strong! He's the - hopefully - one and only Super Soldier!
And! Even Jack's adult sons still drive the truck Greg stole from the Council!
And Jack grew up with Uncle Stefan!
These episodes were so mind blowing for me! And I cried a bit.
The house is Callahan Mansion, where adult Jack and his kids (and adult Kiyoshi) live.
We also used Callahan Mansion as 'The Manor' in our Heidi Special ^^'
Jack: "But why would he name the Super Soldier after me?"
Noxee + Greg: "..."
Saiwa: "Jack - you are the Super Soldier. That was 15 years ago."
Jack: "That's ridiculous. You made this up, did you? This was a campfire story to scare me, right?"
Noxee: "No, Jack."
Jack: "Ahhhhh"
And then he ran away. Why - on top of all things he already has to deal with - did they tell him this now? Now that he already is over the edge!
Noxee: "I'll check on him. Sai, please go back to the Bunker and wait for us."
Noxee found Jack at the Peak.
Jack: "You shouldn't have told me. And why now? I can't take anymore..."
Noxee: "Therefore. Jack - you are going to have a hard time after leaving your Alpha. No one knows more about you than Greg does. And no one knows more about werewolves. He will help you through this."
Noxee: "Greg never wanted to tell you. I urged him to. He was distanced towards you - so no one would ever suspect anything - to protect you from the Council. But you need him now."
'Distanced'? - they despised each other!
Noxee: "Take your time. Greg will stay at the cabin until you made your decision. Let's go back to the Bunker and try to sleep a bit. I'm glad we told you. You're official my Baby now! Cause I'm your MOMMY!"
(Noxee calls all of the Boys 'my BABIIIIES' ^^')
Omg she's right! Poor Jack. He had a crush on Noxee since the first day he met her...
Noxee: "Come here my Baby."
Maybe a Mommy is not so bad after all.
Back at the Bunker. Poor Jack collapsed on the sofa.
Saiwa: "I know this must be so hard for you. But I think Noxee is right. You need someone who knows a bit more about this Alpha stuff than we do (and the fated mates stuff). Losing your Alpha will have serious consequences. Maybe it's Greg - a father - you gained after letting something go in the Otherworld? A father to help you through this?"
Saiwa: "Who knows what it's good for. The Council never suspected that you are the Super Soldier. They never expected that a beast like him saved you. They certainly thought he ate you! And you had a good childhood with Uncle Stefan.
And he's rich! All this land belongs to him!"
Jack: "Hm. If he really were that rich - why would he have lived in that shack then? He doesn't even have his own house and lives here with Noxee."
I love how easily Jack can be distracted And he loves a good conspiracy!
It was a gray day in Copperdale when Jeb got the message from Saiwa about Jack and Greg. He also told Vlad about it.
Things are getting worse and worse. After Ji Ho left them and they got divided, Jeb so hoped that Saiwa would come to a rest. Jeb has no idea how to help him. And his heart was heavy. He can't put any more weight on Saiwa's shoulder by telling him about Kiyoshi.
The witches won't interfere either. As always. Francine, his grandmother, didn't even lift her hand to help him after he failed to rescue Sai and Jack. When he wore that bag on his head for over two years. Jeb knows it's all upon themselves to solve this.
He couldn't think of a way to help any of his friends so he decided to visit the Temple to meditate for a while. And maybe find an answer why Kiyoshi doesn't want to meet him anymore...
But first things first. Leaving Vlad here means massage first...
Oh how Jeb wishes Vlad weren't that stubborn and let Ji Ho heal him!
Things would be so much easier if Vlad could see again!
After Jeb had left to the Temple, Vlad had his usual weird day at the Burrow. Means: befriending Malfoy to gain his approval to finally cut the bond (and whatever else Francine comes up with...)! But Vlad's thoughts wander to his best friend, Jack. If he only could make it up to him! Jack is still mad at him for putting Ji Ho's life in danger and he and Saiwa never answer his messages.
Francine: "Concentrate! Malfoy can sense any distraction. You will never get his approval when you act disrespectful towards him!"
And after a day full of all the crazy stuff Francine tries out with him, it's finally evening and time for the 'Odder Things' TV Season's Premiere! It's one of Vlad's favourite TV shows and he can't enjoy it because he's blind...
But he will endure this - for Ji Ho!
Outtakes
Looks like a strange square dance ^^'
(This is how Jeb dressed for school...)
Here they are.
Mount Komorebi is as grey as Copperdale. And Jeb's mood...
Jeb changed clothes and joined Dtui, who was already doing her morning meditation.
Jeb still sat there when Dtui came back for her afternoon meditation... But even though he entered the spheres, he found no solution how to help his friends - and Saiwa.
Eventually Dtui stopped him. There is no use in forcing it.
She invited him to dinner and they went over to the centre.
Jeb asked her about Kiyoshi but she only told him that he left... neither why nor where to... oh my.
Jeb was devastated.
Dtui: "Why don't you go over to the Karaoke? Scream all your frustration away! This always helps me ^^' "
During his life with his weird grandma Francine, he learned never to turn down an advice from the witches, as stupid as it might sound.
There always was a gain from it. And it was all they could offer without interfering.
And so he went over to the soundproof karaoke rooms.
And screamed out all his frustration, pain, anger and helplessness.
The light?
A little later Jake said to Elwood:
"The Band! We're putting the band back together!"
And then Jeb saw the light!
He will put the Boys back together!
But this time each of them will help Saiwa carry the load of responsibility! They are all damaged and need help and someone to look after them. But they can also help each other. This will distract them from their own misery and they can grow - together. It already helped Jack to care for Ji Ho and Ji Ho to care for Luci!
Thank you, James Brown!
The beginning of a new chapter!
Jeb is determined to put the Boys back together again!
Inspired by The Blues Brothers when Jake said:
And since we have 4 musicians (Vlad is inactive) I went with this theme. Also - this chapter started with music, so ^^'
This is inspired by the scene in the church when James Brown asked:
And Jeb saw the light!
I love that the active part of making music (the microphone) meets the passive part (the headphone) in an electrical overload.
I already had another banner finished when I messed up and had to start all over again. but I'm glad I did! One never knows what it's good for in the end
(Banner is created with the amazing 'Photo Studio' app)
Surpressing his demon eyes with his last powers, Kiyoshi reached the portal to KΕjin's realm. The place for YΕkai like him. With his demonic eyes permanently on display, there is no longer a place for him in this world.
Eventually he will loose all his human traits and drift further towards his demon side. He won't care for humans anymore.
He isn't sure if it's a good idea to take Kiri, Kumo and Little Goat with him. But they have nowhere else to go either.
And so they went down the beautiful path to the portal.
This will be the last thing they see in this world.
Kiyoshi: "Don't look back, Kiri."
In KΕjin's realm, Kiyoshi sat under a tree to reflect, just like Master KΕjin asked him to. It's easier to view things from a distance here.
And he has a lot of time to reflect. As a YΕkai he will exist for aeons. One day he will forget what Jack did to him - even forget Jack. Abandoning your fated mate often causes the death of both of them. Jack will probably be fine, he never felt their connection. And Kiyoshi will be save from death here.
Also time passes faster, so he won't see Jack ever again.
But until Kiyoshi can finally forget Jack, he has to endure severe pain.
It already was - physically and mentally - painful for him to find that Jack never trusted him, never felt their connection, maybe even never really loved him.
Since he saw Jack for the first time three years ago and became aware of that he was his fated mate, Kiyoshi did everything possible to be a good mate for Jack, the werewolf. Despite being raised in the beliefs of the Council. That wasn't easy - at all. And he waited 2 years - until Jack's 18th birthday - to finally make a move on him. He endured all of Jack's paranoid, unfounded accusations. Endured to be rejected by him. And even became his Alpha. And what for? Ah he can't wait to finally forget Jack and the world he lives in! The reason Kiyoshi and Dtui became Yokai in the first place was to save Jack's and Saiwa's life! And this is how they pay him back? Ach!
Kiri, Kumo and Little Goat are worried. Kiyoshi hadn't moved for days. He lived off the tree and the tree lived off him.
Jeb is back at the Burrow and Francine is briefing him on Vlad's progress.
Francine: "Since Vlad is still blind... *accusatory look in Vlad's direction* ...we must stimulate his other senses. We need him in top condition when we try to cut the bond to avoid severe damage - or gods forbid - death! So I was googling. They said playing an instrument is an excellent way to achieve this! He used to play the piano, right?"
Jeb: "Oh he can't do that! Vlad swore to himself he would never play the piano again after Leander killed Wesley!"
Vlad: "I am right here! And no, I will never touch a piano again! OUCH!"
Francine: "Poor Vlad! How horrible! I'm sorry, I shouldnt have mentioned it! Of course he should never play the piano again!"
Vlad is a bit on the edge after spending his whole day (again) with Francine and her crazy plans on how to - safely -cut the bond.
And Malfoy still hasn't approved of him yet. He's sitting on Vlad's lap for hours now. And everytime Vlad tries to move, let alone stand up, Malfoy claws his sharp talons in his tighs...
Francine: "But when he still loves Wesley so much... this makes things easier to cut the Bond between Ji Ho and Vlad, doesn't it? A lot easier!"
Vlad: "Fine! I'll play the piano!" *stands up* "OUCH!"
Jeb: "Vlad! Be carful! The box!"
But it's too late! Vlad already fell: "OUCH!"
Not the best day for Vlad and his pride...
Jeb: "I'm going to accompany Vlad to my room."
(Francine - this old, manipulative, clever hag!
And Vlad played the piano again. For Ji Ho...
Sigh. But Francine was right. There was no need to avoid it any longer. He did stop to play out of grief over Wesley, his first love. But Wesley is back. And together with Leander. So...
And if it helps to cut the Bond...
And while Vlad plays, Jeb assembled the Whiteboard...
Jeb's task to put the Boys back together again won't be an easy one. He doesn't even know where to begin...
Vlad and Ji Ho are out until the Bond is cut. To not be a danger for the others. The Council will be after them as long as the Prophecy is still valid...
Kiyoshi is nowhere to be found.
And Jeb surely won't put Saiwa back in the first row again. He has enough troubles as it is with Jack now... who lost his Alpha and gained a new family...
So Jack is out too... Well, that was easy -.- He's going to start with himself then lol...
Today is a special evening for astronomers.
Comet CORA-06200409 is near enough to watch with the telescope!
Rubyn hopes to gain new insights on the meteorites of Ji Ho and Vlad. Their research is stagnating atm...
So they meet at the rooftop and hang out at the campfire until it's dark enough to watch the comet.
It's nice to have a break and a chat at the campfire.
Ji Ho hopes Vlad will eventually get over his hatred against Leander. Wesley and him are a really nice and enjoyable company. And they help where they can and try to make it up even though they didn't have a choice either of what happened at the castle. When Leander had to 'kill' Wesley and curse Vlad to save them...
So they chatted along and it got dark. Time to watch the comet!
Rubyn: "Take a look!"
Ji Ho: "Wow! They orbit each other! Do you think our meteorites did that too before they crashed on the farm?"
Rubyn: "What are you talking about? Let me see!"
"You are right! This comet can only be watched every 187 years so we never had such a good view on them! We never knew it's actually an asteroid pair! Amazing!"
Well that would explain a lot! Even why they are still connected.
TMI: The name of this lot (ParanΓ‘-Woodall House) is inspired by the names of an asteroid pair: (1779) ParanΓ‘ β (13732) Woodall
(For some reasons they are only listed in the german wikipedia entry, not in the english.)
Leander and Wesley are still connected too
It's so romantic over the rooftops of Britechester
And Rubyn is pleased! Very interesting new insights - indeed!
Rubyn was so hyped after they found out about the asteroid pair. Her brain is running in high gear and she wants to try a few things.
She knows that the meteorites react on Vlad and Ji Ho and glow when they are near. And that they are connected to their bond magic.
But Vlad is not here. And he never would agree anyway. He is determined to cut the Bond and spare Ji Ho from doing Bond Magic - no matter how helpful it was...
And once the Bond is cut it will be pointless to research the meteorites. The magic will be gone.
What we know is, that a Bond never really fades when its 'overwritten' with another bond. We saw that with Wesley and Vlad and Ji Ho and Genji.
(Though, we don't know what happens when its cut completely. No one ever tried that and lived to tell...)
So Wesley is still connected to Vlad. Since they were bonded.
And even though Vlad's meteorite doesn't react on Wesley when he's near - maybe when they touch? Like Ji Ho and Vlad have to - to activate their bond magic. Rubyn knows that Ji Ho hates to be touched - and Ji Ho knows he can step back anytime. But he is also eager to learn more about the meteorites.
Hahaha even though Leander flirts a lot he doesn't look happy at the thought that someone else is going to touch his Wesley ^^'
Ji Ho noticed it and is veeeery careful.
No, the meteorite doesn't react...
Ji Ho: "If only Vlad weren't that stubborn. I'd love to learn more about the meteorites... Thank you for bringing me here, Leander!"
And whe he high-fived Leander - Vlad's meteorite lit up!
Rubyn: "The meteorite!"
Ji Ho: "WOW!"
Ji Ho is hooked ^^' But also still determined to cut the Bond since the Council won't leave them alone otherwise...
And somewhere in Copperdale, on a massage table at the Burrow, a certain vampire has a vision again and winds in pain:
Vlad: "AAAHHHH!"
Jeb: "Oh sorry! Usually you aren't this sensitive to pain!"
Vlad: "Aaarrrgh! No. It's not your fault. He touched Ji Ho - again! Oh gods! The pain gets worse!"
Jeb: "If only there was something we could do to avoid this..."
In Britechester they agreed to continue the meteorite experiments with Leander instead of Wesley. This is so strange. Leander never had a bond with Vlad and the meteorite reacts so strong on him!
(If they only knew ^^')
Day was dawning when Ji Ho went over to the stable to care for Little Goat and Yang Mal. They surely miss their horse and goat friends too.
Ji Ho also misses his friends - a lot.
If there only was a way to keep the Bond and help people and keep his friends save from the Council...
Maybe if Vlad agreed to help with the meteorite research? Maybe there is a secret hidden within them? A solution? Maybe not all is lost? Ji Ho would be more than happy to return to his friends - and Vlad - if they only were safe from the Council. And even though Vlad wants to protect him from doing Bond Magic - and getting touched by him - it's different with Vlad. He does not love Vlad - yet. But he is willing to try. And being touched by Vlad is... different. He can really enjoy it. Because of Luci...
(I already moved 4 months of posts from their first year from my tumblr to this forum. Also how Ji Ho met Luci, his only love.
The whole thread of the Boys' first year together is -> here
The story how Ji Ho and Luci met starts -> here)
Yang Mal: 'Tell him!'
Ji Ho: "What?"
Yang Mal: 'Talk to Vlad! Tell him how you feel!'
Ji Ho: "Uh - I never talked to Vlad..."
Yang Mal: 'Well - it's never too late to start... your future is hanging by a thread. The time is now!'
Will Vlad even listen to him? He might think Ji Ho casts one of his Siren's Spells on him again to seduce him... Or should he actually try to 'convince' Vlad with a spell? No, Vlad would never forgive him. No matter how much he loves Ji Ho. But he still loves him, right? So he might listen to him...
And so Ji Ho sat there - his thoughts going round in circles...
Baby Ogg: 'OMG! Talk to him!'
But how? And where?
And then he got another message from Jack.
Jack: "Ji Ho! I miss you, my friend and brother! There's so much happening rn! I wish I could talk to you and tell you everything. I miss you π That's me on the photo btw - and my first pizza π"
Oh my Jack doesn't sound good. Why is Greg on a baby photo of Jack? ΓΆ.Γ And why did Jack use so many stickers? ^^' And why is Baby Jack so cute?
If there only was a way for them to be together again. He misses his friends so much.
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Jeb and Vlad went for a ride in Plumbite Cove/Copperdale.
Even though Vlad is blind, he can rely on Diablo since he's a horse from the otherworld.
Plumbite Pier in the background.
Copperdale in autumn is much prettier than Henford-on-Bagley.
I didn't like the many dark red/muddy brownish trees there. Was kind of depressing.
Lake LaSuli. So beautiful.
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In the afternoon, when they returned from their ride, Vlad had a vision again. A painful one. He saw that Leander touched Ji Ho!
(This is not one of your usual cryptic visions, Vlad. It really happened...)
Francine: "Are you sure you are ready to cut the Bond and let Ji Ho go? You are still too involved..."
Vlad: "I will overcome this and do everything necessary to help to cut this Bond." Vlad also told Francine what Morgan had told him. That Ji Ho maybe put a Siren's Spell on him to secuce him to gain access to his powers...
Francine: "We will consider that too. But given the circumstances we need a bit more than than your word to make sure that our efforts are not wasted and to prevent you step back all out of sudden. Are you willing to sign a contract to reinsure us?"
Vlad: "Anything."
Francine: "Fine!"
And so, just a few minutes after Ji Ho, Vlad signed the contract/sealed his fate...
Ji Ho didn't read the the fine print because he trusts Leander and Vlad because he's blind... And they both have no choice anyway.
Then it got quiet in the burrow.
Vlad is worried about where this all may lead...
And Francine is pleased with herself. The three old hags made a bet on if Vlad would sign or not. It was easier than expected ^^'
Jeb started to homeschool Vlad. This will be a hard task since Vlad can't read atm. But Jeb will consult Saiwa to help him with the computer so Vlad can learn there too without his help.
TMI: Last year Jeb and Ji Ho sat at the same spot to work on their school project.
Outtakes/ Behind the scenes
Jeb's father knitted their new pullovers
He knows that Saiwa especially loves Jeb's neck and chest so he knitted a v-neck
TMI: He already knitted socks for Ji Ho and Jeb last year.
Jeb told Vlad that Jack isn't doing well and broke up with his Alpha and that Ji Ho left the group chat...
And Vlad cried...
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Next morning in Copperdale. Jeb is already on his way to San Myshuno to meet Jack. Team Home Improvement is going to restore Guidry's office (which had been destroyed when Morgan and Leander fought over Vlad's dead body...).
Francine and Vlad still try to clear Vlad's mind from Ji Ho's influence so it will be easier/safer to cut the Bond... But Vlad thinks he already made good progress. The bond abandoned him anyway after he tried to bond with Morgan. So it should be easy, right?
So Francine made a test: Vlad is ready to cut the Bond when he is able to cuddle Malfoy, the evil rooster.
Malfoy can sense any kind of magical interferences.
And Malfoy says: a big no!
Francine: "I thought so! Let's proceed!"
Poor Vlad is so fed up with all this weird stuff they want him to do...
Nothing of it makes any sense to him! What do massages and yoga and a rooster have to do with his ability to cut the bond?
So they went over to the sΓ©ance table.
Francine is trying to help him through with some guidance from the other side...
Francine: "Vlad - try harder! Fight against it! Think of the Siren's Spell! The danger this Bond puts you all in! The Council!"
Vlad: "I try my best... but Ji Ho's spell is so strong!"
Francine: "Ach! We have to rely on Rubyn and Leander then -.- There is still hope, don't worry. Especially Leander is very eager to help to cut the bond... as far as i can see here in the crystal ball..."
Vlad: "Is he going to touch Ji Ho again?"
Francine: "Sure. You must admit, this was very sucessful - given your reaction. The pain you felt shows that you are not ready to let go."
Vlad: "I shall double my efforts!"
He is so not ready...
'β¦ A fine line's between fate and destiny
Do you believe in the things that were just meant to be?
When you tell me the stories of your quest for me
Picturesque is the picture you paint effortlessly
And as our energies mix and begin to multiply
Everyday situations, they start to simplify
So things will never be the same between you and I
We intertwined our life forces and now we're unified'
Things will never be the same again - Melanie C (from the Spice Girls)
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Jeb and Jack met in San Myshuno to restore Guidry's office. (Which was destroyed in the fight between Leander and Morgan over Vlad's dead body...)
Jack: "Are you sure this is the right direction?"
Jeb: "I've been here before, we just need to cross the bridge."
(That was in chapter 10, when Saiwa, Jeb and Barfolomew tried to find out what happened to Vlad's dead body. Jack had also been to San Myshuno before. When we shot the scenes for 'Saturday Night Fever' of our 70s Party.)
Jack: "Looks like a dead end for me..."
Jack: "It is a dead end!"
Jeb: "But the bridge is right there!"
Jack: "Let's turn around. The approach to the bridge must be more midtown."
The poor Boys! Completely lost because they grew up in the countryside... π
(TMI: This reminds me when we went to a concert in a big town and as soon as we left one bridge we were lead onto an other bridge and drove in a circle over these two bridges a few times omg!)
Jack: "There is the driveway to the bridge!"
Finally...
Lost it again...
It's a jungle...
Jack: "Why are there signs everywhere for this chess competition and no citymap!"
Jeb: "I don't know either..."
(It's right behind you! And there is a car driving up to you! Omg why did they send them alone! π±)
Jeb: "I have the strong feeling we've been here before..."
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Outtakes
Jeb: "Let's share my umbrella."
Jack: "No! We all know where this leads!"
Jeb: "Would that be so bad?"
Jeb: "That's so much better, hm?"
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It was past noon when Jack and Jeb finally found the way over the bridge to 'Guidry's Paranormal Investigation Bureau'.
Since Vlad is well and alive no one thought it would be a problem for Jack to restore the office with Jeb. But they were wrong.
Jack is suffering from his break up with Kiyoshi and his quarrel with Vlad and seeing Vlad's coffin again was too much for poor Jack.
So Jeb sent Jack to carry the burnt furniture downstairs so he could remove the coffin first.
Argh there's still some magical interference which causes the ashes rain down on the coffin - and soon Jeb was covered all over with them... It's over a year ago and the magic is still so strong here...
Jeb cast a spell to stop the raining ashes.
They were finally able to start their work...
Jack is the second shortest of them but the physically strongest. We still don't know why...
Eventually they are getting somewhere!
The sign in the background made Jebs miss his Giigs...
They haven't seen each other since the Court Hearing.
Finally done! It's already late.
Jack being proud of himself! And he can be - he did so well.
Guidry thanks them and offers his help to find out how to cut the Bond in return.
Jeb tries to refuse because it's their fault after all that Guidry's office got destroyed, but Guidry insisted. He still feels bad that he got caught at Sulani and couldn't be of better help for Ji Ho and his brother.
And then Jeb and Jack left Guidry to grab something to eat and try to find their way back home/ to the Bunker.
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After Jeb and Jack finished their work at Guidry's office, they went down to the food stands. They hadn't eaten all day. Jack went ahead to order the food. The stands just opened and of course he got distracted from the geek stand and bought one of the limited edition shirts. Saiwa will be so jealous!
But even though Jeb is so hungry, he wasn't angry at Jack.
Because he got distracted himself! hahaha
Jeb: "Cool t-shirts! I'll buy one for my Giigs!"
That was it with the exclusive t-shirt for Jack ^^'
Jeb heard from Saiwa that Jack is having a hard time because he broke up with his Alpha (none of them knows that he'd been together with Kiyoshi).
Jeb: "How are you doing?"
Jack: "Oh did Sai already tell you? That new pizza stove is stunning! So many variations! My favourite is the Quattro Stagioni! It's 4 pizze in one! Oh and Noxee makes them. She makes the best pizza! She is so beautiful and amazing!" (Jack loves his pizza.)
Jeb: "Uhm - I was talking about your Alpha..."
Jack: "Oh! Yeah. I'm feel better. Now that it's over. We didn't meet often and when, it soon ended in bed. Or in the hot tub... Or in the shower... Or in the shrubbery... It wasn't all bad. But I couldn't go on like this. And I never understood what a guy like him wanted from me anyway. If I weren't that damaged - maybe we..."
Jeb: "Don't say that, Jack. A relationship needs the engagement of both partners. He can't just make you his Omega and then abandon you for most of the time. That's not how it works. No matter if damaged or not.
You still have us after all - your chosen pack.
Give Saiwa this hug from me. Take care."
Jack: "I will."
Outtakes
Jack had Mapo Tofu ^^'
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The word 'hag' for 'witch' is shortened from 'hægtesse/hagazussa' which means as much as 'hedge rider'. Like 'hag', the german word 'hexe' and the dutch word 'heks' for 'witch' are said to be related to the words for 'hedge/hag' - since witches can roam on both sides of 'the hedge' - in this world and the Otherworld.
(wikipedia entry -> here).
After Jeb left San Myshuno, he went to the other side of the hedge - to meet Kiyoshi.
This is the only way for Kiyoshi to hear news from his friends, since the Council monitors his phone.
But Kiyoshi seems different today. No hug for Jeb...
Jeb: "Kumo and Little Goat are still with you
Kiyoshi didn't answer. But Jeb told him the news, just as usual. That they rescued Ji Ho's brother and Guidry, Ji Ho left them (and the chat), Vlad is blind, they restored Guidry's office, Greg has a new pizza stove, how the horses and the goats are doing and that Jack wasn't doing well and broke up with his Alpha...
Kiyoshi: "Is that so..."
Jeb: "How are you doing? And Dtui?"
Kiyoshi: "Fine..."
Jeb tried for a while to keep the conversation going, but Kiyoshi remained absent and quiet.
Jeb: "I'm leaving now."
Jeb knows that Kiyoshi can't answer any questions concerning the Temple, the Council and the Resistance. And so he didn't ask what's going on with him.
Kiyoshi: "We shouldn't meet anymore."
Jeb: "Kiyoshi..."
Kiyoshi: "Go now."
And Jeb left.
Kiyoshi was not feeling well after he left Chestnut Ridge.
Jack constantly doubting them being fated mates was never easy for Kiyoshi. But it got worse and worse. Though, he never could have imagined that Jack would eventually leave him. How is he supposed to find the strength now to carry on? Jack was the strongest connection to his remaining human side. Without Jack, his demon side will take over.
And Jeb was the first who got a taste of it tonight.
Minerva/Ms Coombes was shocked. She, too, never could have imagined that Kiyoshi would break. He always was diligent, reliable and purposeful.
For Jack. Jack was the goal he worked towards since the first time he saw him in the lab three years ago. When it had hit him like a bolt...
Fated mates can't just break up like this. You can't meddle with fate...
TMI:
The premades Kiyoshi and Jeb were friends even before we 'adopted' them. I often saw them together.
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Kiyoshi returned to the Temple at the break of dawn.
He knew what awaits him. He almost lost control over his demon side in front of Jeb. Since Jack left him, it's getting harder to supress the demon inside.
Even KΕjin - their deity - is here. And Minerva/Ms Coombes (who had watched him when he met Jeb). Dtui's fated mate...
Kiyoshi: "Master KΕjin. I failed."
Master KΕjin: "You will leave the temple and reflect on why this has happened. You may return when you found your balance between being a YΕkai and being a Sim. And when you are able - again - to control your demon."
Kiyoshi: "Master!"
He owes KΕjin his life and pushed everything aside for his duties, the Temple and KΕjin (and for the Council)... even Jack. Most of all Jack.
What does KΕjin want him to do? Anyway - the first painful step already lies behind him. Jack was the greatest distraction for him and kept him often enough from fulfilling his duties...
Well, now he has a lot of time to reflect.
KΕjin: "Even I will never understand how he can be so dumb and clever at the same time..."
"He will find his way back." Dtui said - with a tear in her eye.
And this is how Kiyoshi dropped out of the Temple where he served, lived and studied for three years...
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Around the same time Kiyoshi dropped out of the Temple, Jack returned to the Bunker from his trip to San Myshuno.
When he entered their room, his first glance fell on his Armadillo.
Now that his crazy relationshop with Kiyoshi is over, he won't have to retreat to his Armadillo World (in his head) that often anymore - let alone fall in a coma.
Poor Saiwa fell asleep on the sofa. He surely waited for him to come back... Saiwa too won't have to worry so much about him. And the others. He caused them so much trouble. He will get over Kiyoshi.
Saiwa: "Oh you're back. Good. What time is it?"
Jack: "6 am. I texted you, you should have gone to bed."
Saiwa: "You know I can't sleep in peace when you're out and about."
Jack: "But I was with Jeb and texted you..."
Saiwa: "Nice shirt by the way!"
Jack: "Jeb bought one for you too. Here."
Saiwa: "Omg thx! And he put one of his in the box too! Oh it smells like him! I miss him so much..."
Saiwa: "I'm going to sleep for a few hours until breakfast. You better do you homework until then. Noxee said we are going to the Cabin afterwards for the rest of the day."
Jack: "Ugh - ok..."
Homework and a day-out with Greg after a day full of hard work and little sleep and food (and all he got was this lousy - not even exclusive - t-shirt) - great prospects... -.-
Saiwa snuggled with Jeb's shirt and fell asleep immediately.
He looks as if he's even dreaming of his Jebs.
(As hard as it is for me to endure that the Boys are separated - Saiwa deserved this little time-out after all the madness they had to face over the last months.)
And poor Jack went over to the library to do his homework...
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Meanwhile in the kitchen.
Grexee are baking a breakfast pizza for Jack. He was having a hard day yesterday and today won't be easier for him...
And while the pizza is baking...
Noxee: "Ouch! You're even more tense than I am!"
Greg: "Forgive me, love. I didn't mean to hurt you."
Noxee: "We are doing the right thing? Do we?"
Greg: "It's about time. We shouldn't wait much longer."
Greg: "We have five minutes until the pizza is ready. Let me make it up to you."
As soon as Jack smelled the pizza, he woke Saiwa and they went over to the kitchen.
Jack: "Ugh - I feel no longer hungry after I've seen this..."
Saiwa: "Aww. They are together for so long now and still so in love! A real couple goal! You will be happy like them one day too, believe me."
Jack: "I don't know..." (You will, Jack. You will. I promise.)
Noxee: "Nice shirt by the way!"
Saiwa: "It's nice, right? Jeb bought it for me!"
Jack has a nice shirt too - but Noxee doesn't mention it. She only has eyes for this Lunvik abomination...
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They are on their way to the cabin.
Noxee asked Greg and Jack to shift shape and dig for some food they can roast on the fire later. Even though both obeyed to Noxee's wish, Greg and Jack try to stay as far away as possible from each other...
Noxee: "This side of the river is all Greg's land. Even the lake is named after him. Lake Lunvik."
Saiwa: "Oh, also the Bunker?"
Noxee: "Yes."
Saiwa and Jack passed Greg's shack.
Jack: "I can't believe Noxee is dating someone like him..."
Saiwa: "Jack - there's nothing wrong with Greg. He treats her like a queen. And you know that. You promised me to try."
Jack: "I wish I hadn't - I hate him from the dephts of my soul!"
And then they reached the cabin...
It's the cabin where Kiyoshi and Jack spent their first night together after Kiyoshi became Jack's Alpha! Omg it's really not Jack's best day! All the memories! And now they are going to spend their day here... How is he ever supposed to get over Kiyoshi?
Greg and Jack changed back and Noxee went with Greg inside to prepare the food.
The cabin still lies as if Kiyoshi and Jack had just left, even the Guitar is still here.
Noxee: "We can do this!"
Saiwa noticed that they both look so worried. He'd never seen Greg worried...
Saiwa: "Sit down, Jack!"
Greg lit the fire and Noxee started the record player.
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Greg's Story
It became very obvious to Saiwa that Noxee and Greg have something on their mind.
(Jack isn't interested in what Greg has to say or not. He doesn't want to be here anyway. But Noxee is here, so he endures it and listens.)
They gathered at the fire and Noxee started to talk. (Noxee is very clever
Noxee: "After Avelina, Greg's wife and fated mate died, he was filled with anger, fury - and grief. He couldn't live in their home anymore and so he moved to the shack in the woods."
Greg had a fated mate? Now Jack is all ears! If only he wouldn't hate Greg so much he could ask him about this! argh!
Noxee: "I already told Sai that the whole land on this side of the river belongs to Greg."
"Including the Peak, the Lake... and the hangout of the Moonwood Collective. Even though Greg allowed them to meet there, they wanted this land for their own. So they challenged Greg - over and over again - to force him to give in.
But he and Avelina lived here happily for so many years, he didn't have the heart to give the land away. And certainly not by being forced so! The Collective didn't give up either and their fights got more and more brutal. Greg has still so many scars."
"But Greg won each and every fight, no matter how many of them attacked. His fury was too strong and his grief too deep."
"Eventually the Collective acknowledged that they stand no chance against Greg and so they betrayed him to the enemy - the Council."
Saiwa: "What? But the Council is the enemy of ALL Supernaturals!"
Noxee: "Some many don't see further than their snout's length. The gain of the land weighed more to them than the danger of the - until then - far away operating Council."
"The Council was very interested to capture such an unnatural strong and invincible individual.
And so they tested this new weapon a young engineer of them had invented."
(Actually it was young Naoki Ito, Kiyoshi's father. Who also invented the AMD (Anti Magic Device) which came to use when Jack and Saiwa had been held captive at the Lab to supress their powers.)
Btw: the Lady in Black is young Mei Prescott, the principal! ΓΆ.Γ')
Mei Prescott: "Well, that was easier than expected. Bring him to the Lab. Let's hope he's worth it. It's a bit disappointing he didn't act up."
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Noxee: "The Council brought Greg to their Lab in Strangerville."
(It's the same Lab where they held Jack and Saiwa captive many years later ΓΆ.Γ')
Noxee: "The Council tried to breed a kind of super soldier from his genes. Greg had been kept under narcotics. He only has blurry memories of all these months he had been held captive at the Lab."
"Their first trials with plants went well..."
Noxee: "And so they proceeded with human genetics..."
Saiwa: "What? But haven't they learned from the failed Cowplant experiments? The war lasted years! So many lost their lives and even the Magical Realm got destroyed!" This is from 'The unabridged History of Moonwood Mill'
Noxee: "The Council was determined to keep the upper hand. And the loss of Vampires and Werewolves didn't affect them anyway. They only gained from this war."
"Eventually Greg evolved a certain resistance against the narcotics and woke up.
Mei Prescott: 'Help?' "
"Even in this blurry state he knew he couldn't kill her for what she'd done. This only would rise another war they couldn't win. So he knocked her out and went to the research division. To be honest - she fell unconscious from fear before he could knock her out! Hahaha!"
"Needless to say the lab assistants went for a little nap too."
"Before he destroyed everything in the Lab - the plans for the weapon, his blood samples, all the documents, twitching plant parts and all the other samples - he found the plans for the Super Soldier. They apparently already cloned one from his genes! And they gave it medics to grow faster! Were they completely out of their mind? How did they plan to keep such a soldier at bay - let alone more of them? Were they so determined to erase the Supernaturals? Luckily he also found the counter meds to stop the growth before an unmanageable abomination came to run loose!"
"In a corner of the division Greg eventually found the Super Soldier - caged up! Though, it was smaller than Greg expected ^^' "
"When the Super Soldier heard Greg approach, it stood up in fear and recoiled to the wall."
"Greg told the child not to be afraid. He'd just quickly set it's growth back to normal so it won't become an unmanageable, abhorrend abomination and then they would leave this horrible place." (Very reassuring, Greg... ΓΆ.Γ`)
"But the Super Soldier looked back to the cage. It seemed to refuse to leave without its comrade and its 'gear' (the blanket it slept on/used as shelter)."
Greg: "Very well then."
"Greg shifted shape to not gain unnecessary attention on their flight, grabbed the blanket - and then he and the Super Soldier (and his comrade) left the Lab."
But where to go?
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Noxee: "Greg had to return to Moonwood Mill to defend his land.
But he couldn't raise a child in this war zone. And so he stole the truck (they used to transport him to the Lab) from the Council and drove the Super Soldier to Henford-on-Bagley.
To Stefan, who is like a brother to him.
"I don't know if you noticed it, but Greg isn't good with children so he was glad to hand the Super Soldier over to Stefan ^^'.
Stefan changed the child's clothes and Greg prepared the pizza. They hadn't even cut the hair of the poor child at the Lab..."
Noxee: "Stefan played and talked with the child until the pizza was ready - it smelled so good, it couldn't wait ^^' Everything I know about making a good pizza I learned from Greg!"
Saiwa: "Awww!"
Jack: "Tch!"
"And this is how the Super Soldier tasted his very first pizza!
(When Stefan changed the child's clothes, he found out it's a boy)."
"It seemed to be a magical pizza. No matter how much they ate, it remained whole ^^' And they ate a lot!"
"After pizza, they went over to the Drawing Room. And Super Soldier's comrade got some pizza too."
"There were a few matters to clarify before Greg had to leave again to Moonwood Mill.
Stefan: 'What shall we call him?'
Greg: 'Since it's a plush wolf: maybe Logan?"
Stefan: 'Not the toy! The boy! He's your son after all!'
Greg choked on his drink.
"Greg: 'My son? Gods, you're right! Then it 's Jack. Jack Callahan.'
Stefan: 'That's a good name. And it has no connection to you so the Council can't trace him.'"
And this is how Jack and Logan got their names and ate their first pizza. ΓΆ.Γ'
Jack still owns the blanket. And plush Logan of course. And Adult Jack even named his second born son Logan.
And we now know why Jack is so strong! He's the - hopefully - one and only Super Soldier!
And! Even Jack's adult sons still drive the truck Greg stole from the Council!
And Jack grew up with Uncle Stefan!
These episodes were so mind blowing for me! And I cried a bit.
The house is Callahan Mansion, where adult Jack and his kids (and adult Kiyoshi) live.
We also used Callahan Mansion as 'The Manor' in our Heidi Special ^^'
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Noxee + Greg: "..."
Saiwa: "Jack - you are the Super Soldier. That was 15 years ago."
Jack: "That's ridiculous. You made this up, did you? This was a campfire story to scare me, right?"
Noxee: "No, Jack."
Jack: "Ahhhhh"
And then he ran away. Why - on top of all things he already has to deal with - did they tell him this now? Now that he already is over the edge!
Noxee: "I'll check on him. Sai, please go back to the Bunker and wait for us."
Noxee found Jack at the Peak.
Jack: "You shouldn't have told me. And why now? I can't take anymore..."
Noxee: "Therefore. Jack - you are going to have a hard time after leaving your Alpha. No one knows more about you than Greg does. And no one knows more about werewolves. He will help you through this."
Noxee: "Greg never wanted to tell you. I urged him to. He was distanced towards you - so no one would ever suspect anything - to protect you from the Council. But you need him now."
'Distanced'? - they despised each other!
Noxee: "Take your time. Greg will stay at the cabin until you made your decision. Let's go back to the Bunker and try to sleep a bit. I'm glad we told you. You're official my Baby now! Cause I'm your MOMMY!"
(Noxee calls all of the Boys 'my BABIIIIES' ^^')
Omg she's right! Poor Jack. He had a crush on Noxee since the first day he met her...
Noxee: "Come here my Baby."
Maybe a Mommy is not so bad after all.
Back at the Bunker. Poor Jack collapsed on the sofa.
Saiwa: "I know this must be so hard for you. But I think Noxee is right. You need someone who knows a bit more about this Alpha stuff than we do (and the fated mates stuff). Losing your Alpha will have serious consequences. Maybe it's Greg - a father - you gained after letting something go in the Otherworld? A father to help you through this?"
Saiwa: "Who knows what it's good for. The Council never suspected that you are the Super Soldier. They never expected that a beast like him saved you. They certainly thought he ate you! And you had a good childhood with Uncle Stefan.
And he's rich! All this land belongs to him!"
Jack: "Hm. If he really were that rich - why would he have lived in that shack then? He doesn't even have his own house and lives here with Noxee."
I love how easily Jack can be distracted
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The proof that Greg is really Jack's father:
He's a Callahan Pyromaniac too!
Poor Jack is still not over it - so he extinguished the sofa first...
And let Noxee extinguish Greg.
Yes, Noxee is Jack's mother now
And a Callahan Pyromaniac too as it seems.
We had 5 fires in 42 minutes!
So they had to shower a lot.
We thought it's more efficient when they shower together.
At least Noxee and Greg ^^'
But for some reasons all the water only hit Greg
From the Pyromaniacs family album:
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It was a gray day in Copperdale when Jeb got the message from Saiwa about Jack and Greg. He also told Vlad about it.
Things are getting worse and worse. After Ji Ho left them and they got divided, Jeb so hoped that Saiwa would come to a rest. Jeb has no idea how to help him. And his heart was heavy. He can't put any more weight on Saiwa's shoulder by telling him about Kiyoshi.
The witches won't interfere either. As always. Francine, his grandmother, didn't even lift her hand to help him after he failed to rescue Sai and Jack. When he wore that bag on his head for over two years. Jeb knows it's all upon themselves to solve this.
He couldn't think of a way to help any of his friends so he decided to visit the Temple to meditate for a while. And maybe find an answer why Kiyoshi doesn't want to meet him anymore...
But first things first. Leaving Vlad here means massage first...
Oh how Jeb wishes Vlad weren't that stubborn and let Ji Ho heal him!
Things would be so much easier if Vlad could see again!
After Jeb had left to the Temple, Vlad had his usual weird day at the Burrow. Means: befriending Malfoy to gain his approval to finally cut the bond (and whatever else Francine comes up with...)! But Vlad's thoughts wander to his best friend, Jack. If he only could make it up to him! Jack is still mad at him for putting Ji Ho's life in danger and he and Saiwa never answer his messages.
Francine: "Concentrate! Malfoy can sense any distraction. You will never get his approval when you act disrespectful towards him!"
And after a day full of all the crazy stuff Francine tries out with him, it's finally evening and time for the 'Odder Things' TV Season's Premiere! It's one of Vlad's favourite TV shows and he can't enjoy it because he's blind...
But he will endure this - for Ji Ho!
Outtakes
Looks like a strange square dance ^^'
(This is how Jeb dressed for school...)
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Here they are.
Mount Komorebi is as grey as Copperdale. And Jeb's mood...
Jeb changed clothes and joined Dtui, who was already doing her morning meditation.
Jeb still sat there when Dtui came back for her afternoon meditation... But even though he entered the spheres, he found no solution how to help his friends - and Saiwa.
Eventually Dtui stopped him. There is no use in forcing it.
She invited him to dinner and they went over to the centre.
Jeb asked her about Kiyoshi but she only told him that he left... neither why nor where to... oh my.
Jeb was devastated.
Dtui: "Why don't you go over to the Karaoke? Scream all your frustration away! This always helps me ^^' "
During his life with his weird grandma Francine, he learned never to turn down an advice from the witches, as stupid as it might sound.
There always was a gain from it. And it was all they could offer without interfering.
And so he went over to the soundproof karaoke rooms.
And screamed out all his frustration, pain, anger and helplessness.
And then a song he didn't choose started to play. 'The old Landmark' from The Blues Brothers...
Jeb was stunned. James Brown asked him:
"Did you see the light?"
The light?
A little later Jake said to Elwood:
"The Band! We're putting the band back together!"
And then Jeb saw the light!
He will put the Boys back together!
But this time each of them will help Saiwa carry the load of responsibility! They are all damaged and need help and someone to look after them. But they can also help each other. This will distract them from their own misery and they can grow - together. It already helped Jack to care for Ji Ho and Ji Ho to care for Luci!
Thank you, James Brown!
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The beginning of a new chapter!
Jeb is determined to put the Boys back together again!
Inspired by The Blues Brothers when Jake said:
And since we have 4 musicians (Vlad is inactive) I went with this theme. Also - this chapter started with music, so ^^'
This is inspired by the scene in the church when James Brown asked:
And Jeb saw the light!
I love that the active part of making music (the microphone) meets the passive part (the headphone) in an electrical overload.
I already had another banner finished when I messed up and had to start all over again. but I'm glad I did! One never knows what it's good for in the end
(Banner is created with the amazing 'Photo Studio' app)
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Surpressing his demon eyes with his last powers, Kiyoshi reached the portal to KΕjin's realm. The place for YΕkai like him. With his demonic eyes permanently on display, there is no longer a place for him in this world.
Eventually he will loose all his human traits and drift further towards his demon side. He won't care for humans anymore.
He isn't sure if it's a good idea to take Kiri, Kumo and Little Goat with him. But they have nowhere else to go either.
And so they went down the beautiful path to the portal.
This will be the last thing they see in this world.
Kiyoshi: "Don't look back, Kiri."
In KΕjin's realm, Kiyoshi sat under a tree to reflect, just like Master KΕjin asked him to. It's easier to view things from a distance here.
And he has a lot of time to reflect. As a YΕkai he will exist for aeons. One day he will forget what Jack did to him - even forget Jack. Abandoning your fated mate often causes the death of both of them. Jack will probably be fine, he never felt their connection. And Kiyoshi will be save from death here.
Also time passes faster, so he won't see Jack ever again.
But until Kiyoshi can finally forget Jack, he has to endure severe pain.
It already was - physically and mentally - painful for him to find that Jack never trusted him, never felt their connection, maybe even never really loved him.
Since he saw Jack for the first time three years ago and became aware of that he was his fated mate, Kiyoshi did everything possible to be a good mate for Jack, the werewolf. Despite being raised in the beliefs of the Council. That wasn't easy - at all. And he waited 2 years - until Jack's 18th birthday - to finally make a move on him. He endured all of Jack's paranoid, unfounded accusations. Endured to be rejected by him. And even became his Alpha. And what for? Ah he can't wait to finally forget Jack and the world he lives in! The reason Kiyoshi and Dtui became Yokai in the first place was to save Jack's and Saiwa's life! And this is how they pay him back? Ach!
Kiri, Kumo and Little Goat are worried. Kiyoshi hadn't moved for days. He lived off the tree and the tree lived off him.
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Jeb is back at the Burrow and Francine is briefing him on Vlad's progress.
Francine: "Since Vlad is still blind... *accusatory look in Vlad's direction* ...we must stimulate his other senses. We need him in top condition when we try to cut the bond to avoid severe damage - or gods forbid - death! So I was googling. They said playing an instrument is an excellent way to achieve this! He used to play the piano, right?"
Jeb: "Oh he can't do that! Vlad swore to himself he would never play the piano again after Leander killed Wesley!"
Vlad: "I am right here! And no, I will never touch a piano again! OUCH!"
Francine: "Poor Vlad! How horrible! I'm sorry, I shouldnt have mentioned it! Of course he should never play the piano again!"
Vlad is a bit on the edge after spending his whole day (again) with Francine and her crazy plans on how to - safely -cut the bond.
And Malfoy still hasn't approved of him yet. He's sitting on Vlad's lap for hours now. And everytime Vlad tries to move, let alone stand up, Malfoy claws his sharp talons in his tighs...
Francine: "But when he still loves Wesley so much... this makes things easier to cut the Bond between Ji Ho and Vlad, doesn't it? A lot easier!"
Vlad: "Fine! I'll play the piano!" *stands up* "OUCH!"
Jeb: "Vlad! Be carful! The box!"
But it's too late! Vlad already fell: "OUCH!"
Not the best day for Vlad and his pride...
Jeb: "I'm going to accompany Vlad to my room."
(Francine - this old, manipulative, clever hag!
And Vlad played the piano again. For Ji Ho...
Sigh. But Francine was right. There was no need to avoid it any longer. He did stop to play out of grief over Wesley, his first love. But Wesley is back. And together with Leander. So...
And if it helps to cut the Bond...
And while Vlad plays, Jeb assembled the Whiteboard...
Jeb's task to put the Boys back together again won't be an easy one. He doesn't even know where to begin...
Vlad and Ji Ho are out until the Bond is cut. To not be a danger for the others. The Council will be after them as long as the Prophecy is still valid...
Kiyoshi is nowhere to be found.
And Jeb surely won't put Saiwa back in the first row again. He has enough troubles as it is with Jack now... who lost his Alpha and gained a new family...
So Jack is out too... Well, that was easy -.- He's going to start with himself then lol...
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Britechester
Today is a special evening for astronomers.
Comet CORA-06200409 is near enough to watch with the telescope!
Rubyn hopes to gain new insights on the meteorites of Ji Ho and Vlad. Their research is stagnating atm...
So they meet at the rooftop and hang out at the campfire until it's dark enough to watch the comet.
It's nice to have a break and a chat at the campfire.
Ji Ho hopes Vlad will eventually get over his hatred against Leander. Wesley and him are a really nice and enjoyable company. And they help where they can and try to make it up even though they didn't have a choice either of what happened at the castle. When Leander had to 'kill' Wesley and curse Vlad to save them...
So they chatted along and it got dark. Time to watch the comet!
Rubyn: "Take a look!"
Ji Ho: "Wow! They orbit each other! Do you think our meteorites did that too before they crashed on the farm?"
Rubyn: "What are you talking about? Let me see!"
"You are right! This comet can only be watched every 187 years so we never had such a good view on them! We never knew it's actually an asteroid pair! Amazing!"
Well that would explain a lot! Even why they are still connected.
TMI: The name of this lot (ParanΓ‘-Woodall House) is inspired by the names of an asteroid pair: (1779) ParanΓ‘ β (13732) Woodall
(For some reasons they are only listed in the german wikipedia entry, not in the english.)
Leander and Wesley are still connected too
It's so romantic over the rooftops of Britechester
And Rubyn is pleased! Very interesting new insights - indeed!
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Rubyn was so hyped after they found out about the asteroid pair. Her brain is running in high gear and she wants to try a few things.
She knows that the meteorites react on Vlad and Ji Ho and glow when they are near. And that they are connected to their bond magic.
But Vlad is not here. And he never would agree anyway. He is determined to cut the Bond and spare Ji Ho from doing Bond Magic - no matter how helpful it was...
And once the Bond is cut it will be pointless to research the meteorites. The magic will be gone.
What we know is, that a Bond never really fades when its 'overwritten' with another bond. We saw that with Wesley and Vlad and Ji Ho and Genji.
(Though, we don't know what happens when its cut completely. No one ever tried that and lived to tell...)
So Wesley is still connected to Vlad. Since they were bonded.
And even though Vlad's meteorite doesn't react on Wesley when he's near - maybe when they touch? Like Ji Ho and Vlad have to - to activate their bond magic. Rubyn knows that Ji Ho hates to be touched - and Ji Ho knows he can step back anytime. But he is also eager to learn more about the meteorites.
Hahaha even though Leander flirts a lot he doesn't look happy at the thought that someone else is going to touch his Wesley ^^'
Ji Ho noticed it and is veeeery careful.
No, the meteorite doesn't react...
Ji Ho: "If only Vlad weren't that stubborn. I'd love to learn more about the meteorites... Thank you for bringing me here, Leander!"
And whe he high-fived Leander - Vlad's meteorite lit up!
Rubyn: "The meteorite!"
Ji Ho: "WOW!"
Ji Ho is hooked ^^' But also still determined to cut the Bond since the Council won't leave them alone otherwise...
And somewhere in Copperdale, on a massage table at the Burrow, a certain vampire has a vision again and winds in pain:
Vlad: "AAAHHHH!"
Jeb: "Oh sorry! Usually you aren't this sensitive to pain!"
Vlad: "Aaarrrgh! No. It's not your fault. He touched Ji Ho - again! Oh gods! The pain gets worse!"
Jeb: "If only there was something we could do to avoid this..."
In Britechester they agreed to continue the meteorite experiments with Leander instead of Wesley. This is so strange. Leander never had a bond with Vlad and the meteorite reacts so strong on him!
(If they only knew ^^')
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Day was dawning when Ji Ho went over to the stable to care for Little Goat and Yang Mal. They surely miss their horse and goat friends too.
Ji Ho also misses his friends - a lot.
If there only was a way to keep the Bond and help people and keep his friends save from the Council...
Maybe if Vlad agreed to help with the meteorite research? Maybe there is a secret hidden within them? A solution? Maybe not all is lost? Ji Ho would be more than happy to return to his friends - and Vlad - if they only were safe from the Council. And even though Vlad wants to protect him from doing Bond Magic - and getting touched by him - it's different with Vlad. He does not love Vlad - yet. But he is willing to try. And being touched by Vlad is... different. He can really enjoy it. Because of Luci...
(I already moved 4 months of posts from their first year from my tumblr to this forum. Also how Ji Ho met Luci, his only love.
The whole thread of the Boys' first year together is -> here
The story how Ji Ho and Luci met starts -> here)
Yang Mal: 'Tell him!'
Ji Ho: "What?"
Yang Mal: 'Talk to Vlad! Tell him how you feel!'
Ji Ho: "Uh - I never talked to Vlad..."
Yang Mal: 'Well - it's never too late to start... your future is hanging by a thread. The time is now!'
Will Vlad even listen to him? He might think Ji Ho casts one of his Siren's Spells on him again to seduce him... Or should he actually try to 'convince' Vlad with a spell? No, Vlad would never forgive him. No matter how much he loves Ji Ho. But he still loves him, right? So he might listen to him...
And so Ji Ho sat there - his thoughts going round in circles...
Baby Ogg: 'OMG! Talk to him!'
But how? And where?
And then he got another message from Jack.
Jack: "Ji Ho! I miss you, my friend and brother! There's so much happening rn! I wish I could talk to you and tell you everything. I miss you π That's me on the photo btw - and my first pizza π"
Oh my Jack doesn't sound good. Why is Greg on a baby photo of Jack? ΓΆ.Γ And why did Jack use so many stickers? ^^' And why is Baby Jack so cute?
If there only was a way for them to be together again. He misses his friends so much.
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