Thoughts rolled around in her mind as she walked silently down the sidewalk, Paradise was a beautiful place but if walked alone could be a ever lasting hell. Alone and lost she had felt in the beginning , left upon her father's doorstep lost in the dark of night. Her only guide the light of the full moon it had been a night much like the one now. Scared the baby had cried and for good reason for the man who was chosen to be her guardian soon became her worst nightmare. Used as a test subject she had undergone various experiments, one's so horrible that not even the human mind could even begin to comprehend. Eventually her father had found a better use for her when he took her on as one of his staff and that had been a turning point in her life or so she had thought. Friends were made and life seemed simple and sadly she had grown to love her father despite his faults. Then by accident she had uncovered some files that laid root to some weird mishaps, it had been a shock to learn of the tests he had performed on both lycans and human beings. That night when she had thought to escape he had cornered her and the next thing she knew she was tied up in a room where he had then set a beast loose upon her. Everything was lost that night her heart, her confidence, her soul and her voice. But apparently not her will to carry on, she still didn't know how she had eluded the animal killing her. A shiver ran up her spine which caused Rowan to bring her arms up in a cross along her chest.
Her walking had come to a halt and as she turned she caught sight of her reflection in the glass of some unknown store. Eyes large and copper tainted trailed over her form for a moment before she found her hand reaching out to gently caress along the image she saw. Distance of lately she had been from those around here because deep down she was so afraid of being hurt again. It was hard to communicate with those around her especially the ones she had begun to care for.
Damon and Ephony, Jason and Jude,Lil and a few others were all great and in truth she hoped to be with them all for a long time. Though she knew that some of them were leaving and for now she would rather not think on it. She even missed the undead man who had spoken to her through the intimate chambers of her mind. He had granted her the gift of communicating with someone other then herself, scary and enthralling he had managed to wrap that seductive voice around her both the human and the cat inside had wanted to wrap around him and purr. The light touch alone had started a fire that had threatened to consume her. Wherever he was now Rowan wished him happiness. Moisture gathered in the corners of her eyes and Rowan turned forcing herself away from her own painful expression not wanting to break down. Teeth met hard with her lower lip as she headed off in a faster pace her dress catching in the wind and billowing around slender legs.
The call of her beast strong and unyielding, it wanted the change the one that would tear her human flesh away and allow the softness of fur to encircle. Her blood grew hotter and suddenly she found her human guise to be uncomfortable, the skin itched and she had to fight the urge to tear it back with her nails. Her heart beat faster and she found herself in a dead run heading toward the general direction of the coffee shop, raven hair falling out of it's tie to cascade down and around her pale cheeks.The cat in her snarled out at her wanting her to let go and to allow it supremacy but she yelled at it telling it in her mind that it wasn't the place for it that it needed to wait until she found a wider place to run where there was no possibility of any human seeing her. Eyes clouded over with green and she groaned low in her throat when she felt the incisors in her mouth elongate. Then she felt it....., the air shifted to her right and just as she narrowed her eyes toward the direction of it, the thing manifested it's self before her which had Rowan pausing, her breathing heavy she curled her lip at the sight of the rouge lion.
Hell was taking it's due on the Islands and apparently one of it's minions came a knocking and unfortunately for Ro she was in it's line of first takers. The lion leapt at her and she found herself diving to the left in order to escape it's assault. There was no way in hell she could change on the streets and if she couldn't well then where did that leave her?... Landing hard on her knees and hands Ro looked to the lion and once eye contact was made the lion opened it's mouth to offer up a clear view of stained teeth.
Thinking to intimidate her it charged forward letting out a loud growl. Her eyes dilated and she opened her arms and took it full force against her chest, both rolled along the ground and with a turn she managed to toss the lion head first into a fire hydrant. A battling cry of her own was let out and the lion looked to her as it staggered to it's feet some how it had avoided it's head meeting the hydrant but it limped a bit proving that Ro had managed to put some hurt in it.
Standing she angled her body preparing to defend herself again if the rouge chose to continue this battle. Her arms were sore and she knew even with out looking that it had torn it's claws into them for the air around them reeked of a copper aroma. Kicking it's back legs out it ran at her and Rowan took a step backward and just as it leaped her elbows met with a car door. She didn't question it she grabbed the door and brought her body up and pushed herself into the half open window of the car just as the lion's teeth drew near her feet. Falling her back hit the front seat and quickly she curled her legs back to then thrust them forward causing the metal car door to slam into the lion.
It made a god awful noise before it retreated into the shadows. She yanked the door closed and twisted up to lock it and then back she went against the seat it was still there she knew it due to the Putrid smell it left and would have started the car but of course there were no keys so sighing in irritation she sat and waited...............