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[taintedrose]

Being cooped up in the Sanctuary didn't do Rose any favours. If she was able to go outside the building and escape, then she wouldn't feel this trapped. It also meant that she could feed on the animals in order to satisfy her hunger. Rose still felt sick; she was pale, clammy and her vision was clouded. The pain was beyond unbearable and she knew that it would continue like this until she was put out of her misery.

Opening the door of her room, Rose ventured outside into the hallway and headed towards the kitchen. She knew that there was blood there from keeping an eye on the network and maybe it would be enough for now. To keep her from hurting people. When she got there, she realised that most of it was gone. Letting out a roar of anger, Rose slammed her fist on the counter, cracking it a little before she fell to the ground, willing herself not to think about what was happening to her.

Then she heard something. A voice. It was a little far away from her but it was distinctive.

Katherine.

That bitch.

Rose had wanted to confront her ever since she arrived in Taxon and now she had the opportunity to. Katherine would pay for what she did. She deserved it. Pushing herself up from the floor, Rose headed out of the kitchen, snarling as she did, determined to find the other vampire. Her fangs were bared and she was furious, prowling around the halls of the sanctuary, with one singular goal in mind.

Find Katherine and make her suffer.

Rose was adamant in her search for Katherine, not caring who came across her path. It kept her focused and made it easier for her not to slip into the inevitable madness. She was in so much pain and feral; just like she was back in Mystic Falls when she killed those three people at the high school. Sometimes, she lapsed in and out of hallucinations, seeing things that weren't there as well as hearing them. Rose pushes those thoughts away and continues to look, listening out for any signs of the other vampire.

Little did she know that it was Elena that she was stalking instead.

((ooc: And so begins the second and last part of Rose's glitch! Have fun!))

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[ location: sanctuary hallways ]

[entractes.livejournal.com]

Having overheard some of Rose's anger in the kitchen from out in the halls, Kurt is content to just keep moving and not get tangled in whatever mess was brewing inside. But she quickly storms back into the halls and he manages to catch the look on her face and the way she looks ready to just pass out by the time she reached the end of the hall. From peeking into the kitchen and seeing no one there, he has a hunch she was having some sort of hypoglycemic, why-is-there-no-good-food-in-this-house double whammy episode. He's dealt with enough picky eaters and girls' low blood sugar tantrums alike to know both--but neither is a good reason to flip out like that.

Kurt normally doesn't do the good Samaritan thing where he stops and asks some stranger if they need help. Even less so nowadays in Taxon where there was always something off about most people. But sometimes people just look enough out of sorts that he can't help it. Especially not Rose after watching her stumble along for a few cautious moments.

"Hey!" he tails along, careful to keep just out of arms reach, "are you going to be okay?"

[ location: sanctuary hallways ]

[taintedrose]

Rose could smell him before she saw him, her senses heightened as her need for blood was stronger than ever. He was young and she heard the blood pumping his veins; it was like music to her ears. Rose also heard his footfalls from far away, quickly realising that he was following her. Although she was focused on finding Katherine, she couldn't help but feel the urge to satisfy her bloodlust first. A part of her was screaming not to, buried deep within her lucid mind, but Rose shut that off, stopping the voice and flipping the emotion switch so that she wouldn't feel anything.

She stops at the sound of his voice, feeling his presence beside her. So young and innocent. Rose turns around and gives Kurt a smile, a means of assurance so that he would fall into her trap.

"I will be now, I think. Hello there."

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[entractes.livejournal.com]

That sort of suddenly saccharine reaction raises more red flags than Kurt can even count. He immediately withdraws a bit, taking a step back, one hand moving up to his chest defensively.

"Okay. Well, I was just making sure," he offers stiffly, not even bothering to hide his consternation. He turns his head, wanting to see if there was anyone else nearby now, but can't actually bring himself to look away from Rose. "We should just be on our merry way then. Things to do, people to see..."

[ location: sanctuary hallways ]

[taintedrose]

That just makes her smile grow wider and she steps a little closer towards him, tilting her head. This could be fun.

"Something the matter?" Rose asks, voice soft and questioning, acting as if she was concerned. "There's no need to leave so suddenly. We've only just met and I haven't even introduced myself properly yet. I'm Rose."

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[entractes.livejournal.com]

Kurt takes a step back to maintain the distance, his other hand moving towards the tablet in his pocket.

"Listen, Rose. I'm not sure how it is where you come from, so I'm just going to lay it out for you: Its generally considered common courtesy to not keep pushing into people's personal bubbles when they are obviously not comfortable with it."

forget about guns and forget ammunition;

[adeadringer.livejournal.com]

Elena's on the third floor, looking for something quick to bring back to her room. Just a snack or something to drink, she's not terribly hungry anyway. She's too stressed out about things to think much about eating, and her worry's only been amplified by the time spent in the Sanctuary. She's still angry about Katherine having gone to see Jenna, whether it was a pre-meditated meeting or not, and she's still worried about Stefan, even though she's no longer feeling concerned or doubtful about his feelings towards her. But since they've confirmed that to each other, she's now worried about what will happen if Katherine ever finds out, which means she hasn't said a word about it to anyone else, at least not yet. Everything's become a complicated mess, even more of one, if that were possible, and she's just trying to hold herself together, to do what she can to protect the people she cares about.

She finds a bottle of juice and takes it back with her, coming out of the dining area and heading towards the elevator, with no clue or worry that she could be being followed.

forget about guns and forget ammunition;

[taintedrose]

Rose pauses and listens, hearing the distant sound of feet walking along the hallways. She can hear what seems to be a heartbeat but she can't be sure if it's human or not, mind jumbled and confused. Carefully, she slinks along the hallways like an alley cat, out on the prowl and ready to catch its prey. Her movements are quiet, soft, not needing to use her speed unless her victim decides to run.

Another pause and then she hears the distinct 'ding' sound of an elevator. Someone is coming and they're going to have a hungry vampire in their path.

forget about guns and forget ammunition;

[adeadringer.livejournal.com]

The elevator doors slide open and there's someone already waiting as they do. Elena looks a little surprised, but smiles at Rose when she recognizes who she is. She also feels a pang of guilt - she hasn't spoken to the older vampire for a while, what with everything else that's been happening. Which means she also has no idea about what's going on with her, but it's clear from looking at her that she's not doing very well.

"Rose, hi," she says, her smile giving way to an expression of worry. "What's going on?"

forget about guns and forget ammunition;

[taintedrose]

Her eyes narrow and her face clouds with hatred when she sees who steps out of the elevator.

Katherine.

It was all too perfect really. First time that Rose has encounters the bitch that betrayed her and there she was, right in front of her. Things seemed to be going well.

"Don't pretend that you care," she snarls at Elena. "Or that you don't know what's going on."

forget about guns and forget ammunition;

[adeadringer.livejournal.com]

"What?" Elena says after a moment or two, too shocked to think of anything else. Not that Rose doesn't have a reason to be annoyed with her, or think that she doesn't care, and she finds herself swallowing guilt again. "Rose, I'm sorry if I - I didn't mean to ignore you. And I don't know what's going on. What's wrong? What's happening to you?"

[Location: Sanctuary Hallways]

[a-pretty-fire.livejournal.com]

"Didn't you listen to the Angel Beast?" snapped Drusilla, her eyes flashing angrily. She didn't particular care about the relationship between the human prisoners and the vampiric prisoners, but he did. That was the only thing that really mattered.

(Besides, they couldn't run from a mob when they were trapped inside a city. There was nowhere to hide. If the ship sank, they'd have to sink with it.)

"He wants us to make friends."

He wanted them to make friends and she was walking out with her fangs flashing.

[Location: Sanctuary Hallways]

[taintedrose]

"I didn't listen to him," Rose growled back, taking a defensive stance. She could sense the other woman, but she wasn't like the vampires that Rose knew. Apart from that, she really wasn't in a state to be reasoned with now.

"It's not important to me right now. Who are you?"

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[a-pretty-fire.livejournal.com]

"If you don't watch your manners," Drusilla said, her voice a low purr that sounded as sweet as honey to the ears of anyone who didn't pay attention, "You're going to lose that pretty little tongue."

The Angel Beast was worth listening to, even if you didn't like what he had to say.

"Drusilla," she added, light as air. "Are you lost?"

She felt lost. The air was buzzing with it.

[Location: Sanctuary Hallways]

[taintedrose]

"Don't threaten me," she replied, eyes narrowing. "Or you'll lose that pretty little head of yours." Rose didn't want to have to fight her if she could help it.

When Rose was clearheaded and back to normal, she considered Angel a good, trusted friend. She wasn't in the right mindset now for anything now, so aggravating her wasn't a good idea at all.

"Rose," she said, supplying her name. "And no, I'm not lost." She flinched in pain, letting out a gasp.

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[a-pretty-fire.livejournal.com]

Drusilla laughed, delighted, at the threat. It had been such a long time since she'd had a good fight. She didn't like the Angel Beast's friends and toying with Rose was a pleasant diversion in an otherwise silent prison.

"But you're hurt," she noted. Not concerned, merely curious.

[hallways]

[ironfright.livejournal.com]

All these extra people in the normally-quiet Sanctuary had lent a more-irritable-than-usual slant to Puck's already sullen mood. No amount of trying had admitted him out of the barrier which surrounding the building, on top of being locked out of the room he was used to and randomly assigned another one.

A loud bang in the kitchen just a little further up the hall was interesting... though not as interesting as the the stalking woman it discharged a few moments later.

[hallways]

[taintedrose]

Rose pauses and listens, hearing someone else near her; although she can't quite tell who they are. Not human though. She crept along the hallways, gazing into the darkness, her eyesight clear and unhindered, looking for this other person. Katherine could wait for now, Rose was curious.

[ironfright.livejournal.com]

He could feel the eyes on him, and stopped walking in the hallway without turning around, until she would come upon him.

"I didn't know you fangheads were actually spawning."

[taintedrose]

She heard that from where she stood; having enhanced hearing did have its advantages sometimes. Rose continued to walk down the hallway where she heard the sound, stopping about ten feet away from him.

"That's a bit insulting, don't you think?" Rose said testily.

[ironfright.livejournal.com]

"No," he replied, short and flatly, still not turning around to face her. Still considered rude in this modern world, for someone from his era, it was an even worse insult.

"But seeing as how you all have been treating this city as an O-negative buffet, none of you have much room to talk when asking for respect."

[ location : rose's room (post attacks) ] whenever i fall i fall at your feet

[allthefunever.livejournal.com]

For a man who lived for two people for almost two hundred years, Damon's loyalties are frustratingly divided now. It should be simple. Force Elena to heal, then stay there and pretend not to worry. Maybe get disgustingly close to drunk. Instead, he finds himself making excuses and ending up outside Rose's room without much thought put into where he's going.

"Open up." He leans his forehead against the cool metal of the door for a moment, then straightens. "Rose, open the goddamn door or I'll find a way to break it, and we'll all be outed."

[ location : rose's room (post attacks) ] whenever i fall i fall at your feet

[taintedrose]

The last person she expected to hear outside her door was Damon. Or maybe she didn't want him to be outside her door. Rose had almost killed Elena, someone very close to him; someone that he loved. He was bound to be angry at her.

Rose was currently leaning against the wall in the corner of her room, body wracked with pain. She hadn't even cleaned the blood off her face or clothes. It took a lot of effort to push up from the floor and walk across the room to let him in.

She opens the door a fraction and peers out through the gap before opening it fully.

whenever i fall i fall at your feet

[allthefunever.livejournal.com]

Anger is there, it's true. But it's not all directed at Rose, and in typical Damon fashion he's trying to ignore it. Feeling things for Elena is bad enough. Feeling things for Rose is worse; she's not dating his brother, not safely never ever going to want him back in any significant way.

"You need a shower." He reaches through the gap in the door, brushes a thumb over one bloody cheek; then steps in and shuts it behind him once she opens it wider. "Any reason you decided bagged isn't cutting it anymore?"

The lazy, uncaring tone of voice is patently false, and worry seeps through the cracks.

whenever i fall i fall at your feet

[taintedrose]

Rose ignores the first comment but the brush of his thumb makes her close her eyes for a moment. She sits down on the chair nearby immediately, still feeling weak; she's pale and trembling, covered in sweat and blood.

And incredibly scared.

"I'm suffering from the effects of a werewolf bite, Damon." Her voice was hushed and anxious. "This is what happens when you get bitten by one. Hallucinations, dementia, unbearable pain and blood lust. I've fed off from three people over the past week. And I want to do it again."

Another wave of pain hits her and she flinches. "It happened to me before."

whenever i fall i fall at your feet

[allthefunever.livejournal.com]

"We don't have any wolves in Taxon." It's the first time he's ever called the city by its proper name; he's too shocked-- too afraid-- to rely on his usual flippancy. "How the hell did you get bitten if we don't have any--"

He turns away, almost flinching at the intensity in his voice. For all the times Stefan has yelled about Damon's "trouble with controlling his impulses", keeping a lazy, calm mask has been within his control. And he can't grasp it now, can feel it slipping.

His head raises at that, dog to a scent. "Then it's curable after all. How?"