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Sat, 18 May 2013 08:33:25 -0400

Bugged out birthday | Jane & Hades

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:08:04 -0400

It was getting harder to not just fall to the ground and watch her scream some more as he laughed his ass off over it all. She was being hysterical over it and he couldn’t help but tease her about the fear she was feeling because that was just the way he was. Of course he could have been truly evil and picked up the bug to then place it beside her but he had decided that would be too mean at the moment. Besides, he didn’t want Steele to come up to him later and make a big fuss out of it. “I said it cause it’s true. It can happen but you should be thank me later since I am getting rid of it.” Hades stopped his movements for a moment to look up at Jane as he furrowed his brows. “Also don’t you dare vomit on me,” he said strictly. He definitely did not want any fluids on him at all and would like to keep it that way. When he finally managed to pick up the bug with the paper towel, he rolled his eyes at her shouting and turned to face her. “I’m not holding it with my hand. I’m holding it by the paper. Calm down.” Her screaming was growing louder and he was pretty sure he would be deaf after this little scenario if she continued on.

He wanted to tell her that if she kept telling him what to do then he’d just put the bug back down and leave. However he wanted to get everything over with so he chose to ignore her and place the tiny bug outside. After closing the window he heard the sound of her approaching and gestured to the window with a grin only to arch a brow when she began to scream once more. Hades sighed as he gave her a glare. “Jane! The thing is outside and it won’t be able to come in unless your window is busted or something! Besides, there are tons of him out in the forest so he will find his way back,” he stated. Hades could not believe Jane was this hysterical over a bug.

With a pout, Jane crossed her arms, still perched high on the couch. “It is NOT true, Hades! That only happens in like… sci-fi books. Right?” Furrowing her brow she gave a quizzical look. “We’ll see if I thank you…” The minute he passed by, she pretended to gag, honestly just to mess with him since he was having his fair share of fun messing with her. Just the sight and thought of that ugly bug anywhere near a living being made Jane cringe. She would never understand the people who loved all creatures, even hideous bugs like centipedes. In Jane’s mind, centipedes were from the bottomless pits of hell. “I don’t care if it’s not in your hand, it could crawl into your hand any second! And-… and-… UGH!”

The glare he shot towards her as Jane studied the window and screamed once more didn’t intimidate her one bit. Not as it should have, anyways. No way was she shutting up about this bug. Not when it was most likely plotting world domination, and Jane wasn’t letting that happen. “Hades, you are clearly not thinking this through. There are little crevices all over this old building. That… that… CREATURE will probably sneak back in after telling all his little devil friends where we are. And then at night they’ll sneak in and the place will be covered in CENTIPEDES. THINK IT THROUGH, HADES!” Her gaze went back to the centipede that was still clung to the outside and she screamed, running over to Hades and hiding behind him.

“Either you kill it or your engagement is off.”

Trying not to freak out || Jane & Bianca

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:59:57 -0400

ijust-love-takeoffs:

Oh just watching that movie would be torture. I’d make sure to have all the possible snacks I can think of while watching, just so it doesn’t inadvertently torture the viewer as well. [nods slowly] Yes, it definitely beats the pain of the headaches. I could barely move on Monday, the only reason I made it where I needed to be was thanks to one of the new kids. I’ll have to find him and thank him when I’m out. [fake pouts] But I’m so good at them. I guess I’ll restrain myself though, no need for a cartwheel if it’s gonna knock my brain around before its ready. [plays with the end of the scarf currently tied around her head] Yea, my mom went out and got these yesterday. My scarf-starter-kit, I guess you could say. I’m thinking about just cutting all of my hair off and letting it grow back at once. Right now I just have the weird cut they gave me. It might be cooler for the summer as well. [sighs] I just don’t know, I’d miss it, I think. [smiles] You’re very welcome. Just let me know a time and place whenever you need me, I’ll see what I can do. I don’t expect to have too much going on anyway

You’re right about that one. I mean, I feel tortured enough having to watch scary movies, I don’t see how our idea would be an exception. Every snack possible would surround me and I’d be buried, just to avoid the torture. Which new kid was it? That’s lucky that he was there, you’ve definitely got something looking over you to make sure you’re okay. Whatever it is. {She shrugs} Yes, definitely avoid them. I don’t want to be walking around campus to find you laying on the ground bleeding because you did a cartwheel. {Grins, lightly touching the scarf} This one is pretty. There’s a little dress shop in town that has some satin and silk scarves. That’s always an option. They probably don’t hire professional hair cutters here… I think you’d look beautiful with short hair. Plus, hair always grows back. {Smiles} Ah, you’re an angel!

Trying not to freak out || Jane & Bianca

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:49:45 -0400

ijust-love-takeoffs:

[laughs softly] Oh help yourself, I would feel so bad to be gorging myself on them and making you watch. It seems like an unfair version of torture. [shrugs] It’s definitely a different feeling. Like, my head doesn’t hurt but I am pretty sore. And I am fully aware that there are things that aren’t naturally present and I think that’s what’s weirding me out the most. I’ve got tubes connected to my skull, it’s like something out of a sci-fi movie. As soon as the draining is complete and they are sure that everything has properly decompressed then I get to go back to normal life. Well, semi-normal. Still have to take it easy, no cartwheels for a while. [grins] Of course I would. It was actually going to be part of my present for your birthday but I kind of got interrupted. I’ll get that to you as soon as I’m out of here, but I was going to offer my services. Don’t have to pay me at all, I just wanna teach the little bug to have fun with life.

If they ever make another Saw movie that can be one of the torture scenes. Wheeling out this beautiful cart of food and then being forced to watch someone eat it. That would be a brutal scene to watch. {Smiles softly} Well at least it’s not an uncomfortable amount of pain. Plus, this soreness probably beats the pain of the headaches before you came into the hospital. Again, I’m glad the doctors here are on top of things. We lucked out having such a good hospital in a small town. Yeah, no cartwheels for you. Not for awhile anyways. I’ll bring in some scarves for you that’ll make the holes in your head feel more festive. {Grins} You’re awesome, I would appreciate that so much.

Trying not to freak out || Jane & Bianca

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:57:22 -0400

ijust-love-takeoffs:

[smiles] Well, in that case - who am I to refuse your generous offering? And are those chocolate covered strawberries I see? [eyes drift to the mountain of presents in Jane’s arms] It should be. [lifts her hand to point at the scarf] I mean, I have 4 holes in my head now that I didn’t have before and it will still be a few days before it’s done completely…done doing what it’s doing. [keeps wording vague to not be gross] But it’s not scary anymore, not really. I can’t go in an airplane for like the next four months, so I’m just wondering if going home for the summer holiday is something I should do or I should just stay in the area. If you and Steele are around, maybe I can babysit for Ali.

{She grins wide and nods} Chocolate covered strawberries from edible arrangements. Only the best. I might have stolen one from the basket. Only one though. {Her brow furrows} It doesn’t hurt does it? I mean, the holes and everything. At least they’ve got you taken care of and are doing what’s necessary for a quick recovery. {Smiles} You’d babysit for us? That would be great, actually. Steele’s birthday is in June so if you’re free then I would love to take you up on the offer.

Trying not to freak out || Jane & Bianca

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:35:54 -0400

ijust-love-takeoffs:

[awkwardly makes sure her headscarf is covering what it should be as Jane walks into the room, genuinely happy to see her] Hey, you didn’t have to do all that. I think my dad is probably out somewhere buying my weight in chocolate. [sighs a little, but smiles] Yea, It was the headaches. Or more accurately a subdural hematoma. Remember the concussion I had? Well apparently everything wasn’t okay, but it is now. Truly, I’ll be okay now.

Thanks for coming, I know you have a lot on your plate these days.

Of course I had to do this! You’re in the ICU, that calls for loads of gifts to make sure you have a quick recovery. [Laughs a bit at the comment about Binks’ dad, her laugh fading to a frown] So it’ll be okay now? Like, no more headaches or head problems overall?

It’s my pleasure. I have enough time to come and make sure you’re okay.

Presents to Binks: Gigantic teddy bear Edible...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:21 -0400

Presents to Binks:

Gigantic teddy bear

Edible arrangements

Knitting basket

Huge box of poptarts

Balloons

Trying not to freak out || Jane & Bianca

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:23:38 -0400

{Is let into Bianca’s room, her arms filled with presents as her face is filled with worry}

Bianca! Oh my gosh, I got your text and went out to buy a ton of things… Are you alright? No, of course you’re not you’re here but oh my gosh! What happened!? {Her focus goes to Binks’ head} Oh no… was it the headaches?

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Thu, 16 May 2013 19:13:41 -0400

Bugged out birthday | Jane & Hades

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:51:24 -0400

isnt-itjustpeachy:

The boy didn’t know whether to fall to the ground and start to laugh at how funny all this seemed or to actually be a good guy and help her out. Then again he got a great idea of being completely awful with her but decided that would go horrible with someone who just had a baby. Whenever she spoke about the bug he could not help but laugh as she was going insane with the centipede that was leisurely making it’s way around on the carpet. His eyes watched as she chucked a shoe and missed completely while shaking his head at the need to kill the tiny thing. He then began to wonder how Trish would deal with a bug if it was in the apartment before glancing back up at Jane. “I’m not going to kill it. I’m going to let it live so it can find its’ way into your body to lay its’ eggs. Sounds cool, right?” he laughed. Of course he was just kidding about the second part of that all but he wasn’t going to kill it either. Instead he was going to pick it up and place it outside where it was meant to be. As he extended out his hands to pick the centipede up, it decided to hide itself under the couch which made Jane react in a way he should have seen coming but didn’t.

Hades stood up just in time to see her leap from the sofa to the table nearby and he rolled his eyes in a playful manner. “You are making me not want to pick that thing up and get rid of it for you. This is too funny to see.” He grinned over at her before moving to the couch so he could shift back enough to see where the bug had run off to. Good thing it didn’t get too far under the sofa as the teen grabbed a piece of towel paper and placed it before the small bug so it could climb on top. Once the centipede was on the sheet of paper towel, Hades strolled over to the window and opened it up so he could encourage the bug to climb on to the small ledge outside. After he closed the window and turned back to Jane with a small smirk. “Is that better?”

Clearly Hades wasn’t helping, and Jane couldn’t decide if she wanted to chuck her shoe at the centipede or at him. Her priority of making sure the centipede never saw daylight again was clear, though, and the shoe went in the direction of the centipede once more. Once Hades started talking, Jane heard him say something she wish she hadn’t. The simple idea of that disgusting creature crawling on her, let alone inside of her, made her cringe as she started shaking her body like there were ants all over her. “WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?! I WILL LITERALLY VOMIT ALL OVER YOU, OH MY GOD.” The minute that centipede was gone, she was going to find something to throw at Hades. She watched as he bent to let the centipede crawl on his hands, and she yelped. “EW ARE YOU INSANE? WHY WOULD YOU WANT THAT THING IN YOUR HANDS, OH MY GOD, NO, EW.” Jane didn’t care if her scream was loud, in her mind this was a life or death situation that needed to be dealt with by the FBI.

“THIS IS NOT FUNNY, HADES. I SWEAR IF YOU DO NOT TAKE CARE OF THAT MONSTER I WILL CRY.” While Hades took care of the bug, Jane hopped over onto the opposite couch and watched in fear, jumping up and down until it was out the window and the window was shut. Without answering, Jane carefully stepped onto the ground and walked over to the window before screaming once more. “HADES, IT’S RIGHT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW, I’M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SLEEP KNOWING THAT THING IS ALIVE!”

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Tue, 14 May 2013 15:27:23 -0400

Bugged out birthday | Jane & Hades

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:24:05 -0400

isnt-itjustpeachy:

Classes had been a bore as always for the senior and he had wanted to go straight to the apartment after it all but needed a book he had ended up forgetting in his old dorm room. The thought of having to go back just for a book had made him roll his eyes but he was trying to do good now. He was trying to pay attention to class and get the grades that he knew he could get. Never had he thought he was stupid but the effort that came with doing all the work is where he knew his problem laid at. Crossing the junior hallway to the stairs that would take him to the senior hallway, he heard someone screaming at the top of their lungs. Hades glanced over to the room where the loud sound was coming from and arched a brow at the nonsense that could be possibly happening. The sign before the door declared that it was the common room and he was almost discouraged into opening the door to see what was going on inside. Did he really want to know?

“HELP, OH MY GOD IT’S SO UGLY!”

He knew that voice and that’s when he decided to take the daring move to open the door. Jane was jumping on top of the couch as she stared at the carpet nearby and he was suddenly very confused and yet amused by the sight. The teen let out a light chuckle from under his breath as he leaned against the door frame to watch her freaking out for a moment. “Jane, what the hell are you going on about?” he asked, smirking lightly. She was so freaked out that he knew he probably wouldn’t be getting an answer and strolled forward to inspect the carpet closer. Something small crawled against the surface and he all but started to crack up even harder. It was always funny to see how girls reacted towards bugs, insects no matter what their size was. “You are really freaking about this?”

In her eyes, this centipede was anything but small. In fact, it was huge, gigantic, and had disgusting written all over it. Jane refused to relax as she kept active hopping from one foot to the other, repeating the word “ew” over and over again. That was really all she could muster as she was too overcome with fear and disgust. “IT’S SO GROSS, I CAN’T DO THIS, I’M TRAPPED!” Her brow was furrowed as she took off her shoe and chucked it at the bug, missing completely as the girl had no sense of aim whatsoever. From the corner of her eye, she could make out the figure of someone standing in the doorway, clearly amused. She didn’t want to pull her attention away from the bugs whereabouts, but she was curious to see who exactly was getting entertainment from this. Finally, the person spoke, and the familiar voice eased her curiosity regarding who it was as she went back to focusing on the bug.

“THAT. I’M GOING ON ABOUT THAT THING!” She screamed, pointing at the centipede as it crawled along the carpet. Hades walked closer, and Jane continued jumping on the couch. “Ew, ew, EW, KILL IT!” Starting the clap her hands due to the anxiety, Jane could feel herself going crazy with this bug. “No shit I’m freaking out about this! Pardon my language but do you see that thing? It has A MILLION LEGS!” Jane took off her other shoe and threw it, missing the bug once more. “Hades seriously, kill it kill it kill it. I HATE CENTIPEDES!” The bug suddenly then scurried under the couch and Jane shrieked, hopping over so she was now standing on the coffee table.

always-top-dog: “Happy Birthday, Jane Porter.” Steele presented...

Tue, 14 May 2013 07:15:48 -0400

always-top-dog:

“Happy Birthday, Jane Porter.”

Steele presented her with the small box in the evening of her birthday, as they sat together next to Ali’s incubator. The box contained the engagement ring, and a gift from Ali; a small emerald pendant - Ali’s birthstone to go next to the other pendants on Jane’s necklace. Although he’d proposed a month ago, it had taken him a while to find the perfect ring.

“I hope you like it. It should fit, it’s the same size as your promise ring. I know that you’ve been my fiancee for too long now without having a ring, and I think this one is perfect for you. I love you, Jane, and I can’t wait to be your husband.”

Jane had honestly forgotten it was her birthday as she was so wrapped up in focusing on her newborn daughter. Steele’s words broke her out of her daze as she had been focusing on Ali in the incubator, slowly beginning to fall asleep in the chair she sat in beside him. “What?” She asked, looking over before suddenly remembering that it was, in fact, her birthday. At the sight of the small box, she smiled a bit, her gaze switching from the box to Steele and then back to the box.

Opening it slowly, the sight of the ring astonished her, and her smile formed into a wide grin. “Steele…” She murmured before putting it on her left ring finger. It fit perfectly. “Steele this is perfect. You’re perfect.” Jane wrapped her arms around him in a hug before kissing him softly.

“I love you so much.”

Bugged out birthday | [Open]

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:16:41 -0400

Jane strongly disliked the doctor’s orders to keep rested for the next few weeks. She knew she would be busy with the baby, but he reminded her that in the time she had to lay down, laying down was exactly what she was supposed to be doing. It was frustrating, not being able to go out and run around the campus or to run errands around the town.

It was still fairly early in the day, or at least it felt that way seeing as how she and Steele weren’t due to pick up Ali from the hospital until that evening. It was proving to be a slow day, and Jane was exhausted by the time classes were over. She insisted on going to her classes, even though she had been in the hospital only a few days prior and was technically supposed to still be bed ridden. However, she convinced Steele to allow her to go, but he laid down the rules when he said that immediately after class she had to be sat down from any tiring activities. So after class, she headed over to the junior common rooms, plopping down on the sofa as she opened up her laptop.

Scrolling through her email, she began to reply to one sent from her father wishing her a happy birthday and stating that he would be calling her later once Ali was home from the hospital. Jane only got a few words into the response before the sight of something moving caught her eye. At first she thought it was nothing and went back to typing, but something suddenly moved again and she quickly turned her head to see the last thing she ever wanted to see.

A centipede.

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” Jane screamed, jumping up onto the couch as the creepy crawly creature skittered around the carpet of the common room. “EW EW EW EW EW!” Her face was contorted into an expression of disgust, her attention sure to never leave the bug so that it wouldn’t come near her.

“HELP, OH MY GOD IT’S SO UGLY!”

Happy birthday!

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:05:32 -0400

Thanks, Anon!

Happy mother's day, Janey!

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:02:31 -0400

the-selfish-one:

Queenie said it was scary, but I can only imagine how you felt… [shakes her head] I think we’re the lucky ones to have such a wonderful little girl in our lives. And I have you and Champ to thank for asking me to be an aunt. You realize how spoiled she’s going to be?

Oh god, poor Queenie, she’s probably scarred from dealing with me. {Laughs a bit at the memory} She’ll be so spoiled, and I can already tell she’ll love every second of it. I took a picture of her to show for the time being. {Hands over the photo, smiling}

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Sun, 12 May 2013 23:55:00 -0400

Turning 18 tomorrow?

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:53:24 -0400

FINALLY.

Happy mother's day, Janey!

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:43:33 -0400

the-selfish-one:

[smiles and hugs her back] Sounds great! I look forward to meeting her. I’m so happy she’s healthy. You guys deserve your happy family.

I’m happy too. I was so worried since she was two weeks early… Wasn’t expecting it at all. But she’s perfect and can’t wait to meet every member of her family. She’s lucky to have all of you.

Happy mother's day, Janey!

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:15:44 -0400

the-selfish-one:

I wanted to, and since I missed Ali’s birth, and I don’t have a mom, I figured I would give you the love and appreciation you deserved on Mother’s Day.

Aw, Shenz… {She grins and hugs Shenzi, holding on for a moment before letting go} She should be out of the incubator tomorrow, actually. And able to come home…Or here. Which is home for now. You can bring her home with me and Steele, then you’ll be able to greet her officially.