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[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"I better," she teased.

"What would me being a human acheive?"

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"Of course," he replied before stepping back into the road.

"You no longer being depressed about your current supernatural state, of course."

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

((gtg again. i will be back..again xD))

Ray watched him go and then looked back at Peter.

"Well, yes."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

((hahaha, all righty. see you))

"There is something the matter between the two of you?" Peter asked when he had gone.

James sighed and jogged his way back to the car, miraculously without getting hit by another one.

"What else would there be?" she asked, looking over at him.

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"It just feels like he doubts me," she said quietly.

"How'd it go?" Tom asked when James approached.

"Would you like me better if I were a human?"

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"What do you mean?" he asked. "Because you're having ice cream with a humble vampire?"

"I think there's something she's not telling me."

"Excuse me?" she asked, eyes wide, unable to retort with anything more clever.

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"Yeah, and he thought I kissed Tom, too."

"Really? How can you tell?"

"It's a simple question," he said, looking at her evenly.

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"That creates a dilemma, then, does it not?"

"She wouldn't kiss me."

She shook her head, pressing her lips together. "No, I refuse to answer that."

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"I don't see why he doesn't trust me, though."

"Maybe you said something?"

"Oh, come on. I promise not to be offended."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"Well, in my professional opinion, he seemed rather concerned about someone he used to be very... close? to. Maybe not close, exactly." He shrugged. "I don't know."

He ran a hand down the side of his face, groaning. "I mess up everything."

"Nope. Because you're going to be upset no matter what my answer is."

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"You think I should talk to him about it?" she asked.

"Get in here and tell me everything," Tom said, opening the passenger door.

"How do you know?"

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"I always say to use your words."

He sighed and got in the car, then told the whole story in an anguished tone, slouching in the seat.

"Because you're already upset about it. Why should anything I have to say on the matter make you feel any better?"

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"Right, right," she said and discarded the rest of her ice cream in the nearest trash can.

"You are an idiot," he said and laughed.

"I'm clearly not upset."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"That upset?" he asked, offering her the rest of the ice cream he had left.

"Ugh, don't remind me."

"You said you loathe your present condition. That qualifies."

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"I've just lost my appetite," she said, waving his hand away.

"Man, you haven't lost her yet. I think you need to talk this out with her."

"By your logic, then, I'm always upset."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

Frowning, he tosses the remains of it away as well. "Is there something else bothering you?"

"Yeah, and what would I say?"

"And it shows."

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"I don't think so."

"Whatever comes into your head?"

"That's unfortunate."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"Okay."

"But I already did that, and now I'm in trouble."

"Very objectively spoken," she said dryly.

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"Any other advice you can give me? I feel like you have a lot more experience on the matter."

"Just relax."

"I think you should still answer my question."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"Tell him everything you can on what's been happening since he left, I suppose. Give him no reason to doubt you, but still stand your ground."

He took a deep breath. "Right."

"Why?"

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"Okay," she said, "Thanks."

"We're nearly there."

"I want to know."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"Any time."

"Okay. I don't know where to park."

She shook her head. "If I were to say yes, things would be easier for you to be human, you'd decide that you weren't worth my time and either be upset or leave, and that wouldn't fix a damn thing. If I were to say that I couldn't imagine you as anything other than what you are, you'd still be conflicted about your loathsome opinion about your own nature, which also would fix nothing. I don't want you to change the way you see yourself because of me."

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"I'll stick around here," she said once they got to the entrance of her building, "You can go on ahead."

"I'll worry about that."

Edward was silent for a while and then he smiled a little. "You know me well," he said quietly.

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"Ah... okay," he said, then disappeared inside.

"Fine."

Still frowning, she leaned against him. "I want to know what you think about it."

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

Ray watched him go, then turned around and watched the cars go by.

Tom slowed down once they got to Ray's building. "Go and get her, James," he teased.

"About what you just said?"

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

((i'll wait a bit before peter interrupts them, shall i?))

He rolled his eyes, but got out of the car, giving him a grim expression before approaching the sidewalk.

"Sure."

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

((perfect xD))

"Nice to see you again," Ray piped up when James was within earshot.

"I don't want to believe it, but you hit the nail on the head with my reactions."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

((but who shall he interrupt? :P))

"Always a pleasure," he replied, smiling as he stopped a foot or so in front of her. "So impatient that you had to wait outside?" he teased.

"And would you like it better if you were human?"

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

((uh, random selection?))

"I'm not impatient," she scoffed, smiling.

"I'm not too sure."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

((XD will do))

"Well, we certainly can't call you patient," he shot back with a grin.

"You think on that, then."

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"No, I guess not," she laughed.

"Well, I mean, it would be nice to be normal.."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"What shall we call you, then?"

"But?" she prompted, sensing there was more to his thought.

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"Let's not use labels, how about that?" she suggested.

"It would be a lot harder to protect all of you."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"I can agree with that."

"Another thing," she commented, "Is that you're quite dependent on your magic, and being stronger than everyone else."

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"Good. You want to go in?"

"It's rather helpful, I think."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"If you do."

"And you don't think I can take care of myself, even if I have just demonstrated my excellent staking abilities," she went on.

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"Actually, I..." she hesitated, "I wanted to talk."

"Well, yes," he laughed and then became serious, "But if you think back to what happened last night in the alley."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

A small smile. "Me too."

"I could have handled it."

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"Oh, good," she said quietly and sat on the steps leading up to the front door. She patted the seat next to her.

"Are you sure?"

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

He sat down next to her. "You first," he murmured.

"What did you do that I couldn't?"

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

She sighed and was quiet for a while. "You trust me, right?"

"Put a vampire in a headlock?"

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"What do you mean? Of course I do."

"Pencil," she countered.

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"Really? Because it really seems like you've been doubting me lately," she said and looked at him.

"Okay, and what if you're caught by surprise?"

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

He sighed and looked down. "I'm sorry. I've been a little on edge lately about things."

"I have magical poofing powers?"

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"Like what?"

"Right."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"Ever since I left, Morgana-as-a-birdcat has been on my ass about everything. You know what she's like. I can't ever tell what's real."

She sighed, turning to face him. "Tell me. Would you like me better if I was completely vulnerable and waiting for your protection all the time?" she asked, an edge to her tone.

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"But you know that she lies all the time.." she muttered, "And I hope you know that I don't. Not to you."

"No..okay, I see your point."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

He sighed, burying his face in his hands. "Of course I know that. Morgana is a little more difficult to decipher. Now you see why I can't go back there?" He held his hand out for her to see. "I can't stop shaking."

"So why does it seem like you can never accept that I can take care of myself?"

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

She took his hand and held it firmly. "Maybe it's a little bit of my fault, too.."

"Because I want to be of use," he sighed.

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"How could it possibly be?"

"Doesn't everyone? Who says just because you're not playing alpha male every second of the day you're not being useful?"