Hey, hey, hey! Here it is! The Beginning of Love in Life! This was kinda a short chapter, but I promise more length with the next one.
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She grimaced as another wave of heat passed through her body, "Ugh... Mmm." She squeezed the arms of the couch with her nails scratching at the worn leather. It was mid afternoon and she was nowhere near to getting her mind and body in a peaceful medium for meditation. "Oh gods." her hands roamed lower down to her jeans, before she snapped to her senses and retracted the wandering limbs, placing them on the abused couch arm.
She panted and gasped as another wave of pleasurable heat passed through her, She groaned, but it came out more as a moan, "I need help..." she tried to take a few calming breaths, "Knowledge... help." She was in no condition to enter the Nevermore personally. Instead she allowed the yellow cloaked emoticlone to manifest in front of her. Fortunately this effect was limited, lest her other emotions decided to join in. She curled up in a ball as another wave of heat passed and she felt... tingly in certain areas. She shivered in both delight and fear, "What's happening to me?"
Knowledge adjusted her glasses and carefully took in Ravens state before she spoke, "It..." she sighed, "It looks like Rage was right for a change."
Raven shuddered, "What do you mean."
Knowledge knelt by her side, "I'm sorry. I can't explain it very well." she adjusted her glasses again, "I'm going to offer you to Love now."
She nodded, looking rather pathetic in her state, "Okay..."
The yellow cloaked emotion seemed to phase and vibrate, leaving a violet cloaked emotion with the empath. She lowered her hood and smiled serenely at her, "Hello Raven." she embrace her host and rubbed soothing circles in her back, "Shh. It's okay." she gave her forehead a peck, and wiped some stray strand of hair away, "This is only natural." Love could still see the fear in her hosts' eyes and decided to reassure her more, "Rest now. Remember all of your love, it will help for events to come." She stroked her arm as Raven closed her eyes and her body began to relax into slumber.
She smiled through the uncomfortable, but oddly pleasurable waves of heat throughout her body. "Thank you, Love."
Love whispered her last words before her host fell unconscious, "Dream of her Rachel." she smiled as the empath didn't react to her other name. "Dream of Jennifer. She will help."
She disappeared, right as Jinx walked through the door to the apartment. She blinked as she confirmed what she saw, "Huh... that must have been Love. Wonder what they were talking' about." The feline smirked as she approached the slumbering empath, sure that she would be noticed before she came to the couch. The woman was surprised when her lover didn't respond and smiled warmly when she realized that the empath truly was asleep.
She frowned though when she saw that Ravens' face was flushed and her body shivering. She tried shaking her awake, "Hey Rae, what's wrong?" the empath was unresponsive, Jinx grew more concerned, "Rae?"
A feeling of contentment washed over her as a voice spoke to her, "Don't worry Jennifer."
She blinked and looked around, searching for the owner of the voice, "Love? Where are you?"
"I am with the others in Nevermore." she was ever patient as always.
The feline rolled her eyes, "Okay, stupid question." she looked to her wife with saddened eyes, "What's wrong with her?" she tried to rouse her again, "Why won't she wake up? Is she sick?"
She could detect the calm Love tried to emit, no doubt trying to sooth her, "She is... I cannot describe it well, but Rage or Lust may be able to help."
A thought just occurred to Jinx, "Wait, I'm not in Nevermore, and you're not here... how are we, um... Talking, to each other?"
Love laughed, "It is because you two have bonded and shared your love with one another. Though this connection will only work until Ravens' condition becomes... somewhat stable."
"Isn't there anything I can do?" she needed to know what was wrong, that way she could determine how to best aid her love.
Love sighed, "I've never seen her like this, the only ones who can help are those that share knowledge of her more demonic heritage."
Jen wiped at some tear stinging at the corner of her eyes and nodded resolutely, "Right. I'll come to you then."
Love tried to dissuade her from the idea, "That is not necessary-"
"Love please," she nearly begged, choking back a sob, "please. Let me help her."
The emoticlone was silent for awhile. Just as Jinx was about to try again she spoke, "Look in the dresser, second drawer to the right."
She nodded and Spoke to her slumbering beauty, clutching her hand as she did so, "Don't worry Rachel," she pecked her lips, "I swear I'll try and fix this."
She Stepped away from the couch and headed towards the master bedroom with a determined look in her pink eyes. She entered the bedroom and looked at the indicated dresser, the drawer she was supposed to open was shaking. "Okay... That's not creepy." she carefully approached the dresser, now it was violently jerking around and the woman was doubtful that she should open it.
She did anyway. And with that that came a loud, impatient shout, "Finally!" and she was sucked into the lone mirror the drawer held.
She landed like a cat, on her feet, a single stone plateau was her landing zone. "Hello?" she looked around the empty space, but could see each emoticlones separate zone beginning to form in the distance. Just as she watched Rages' castle appearing in the wasteland beyond she felt a tug behind her.
The small tug eventually formed into a pull, and she had just enough time to look behind her before she was swept off her feet by an invisible force and whisked away into the darkness. The dark parted before her and the background grew brighter and more colorful. Soon she realized that she wasn't being pulled anymore, but falling. "Oh crap." she quickly picked out a landing zone, a pile of pillows in the middle of a field of flowers.
She pointed her feet down and screamed, "Yahoo!" the adrenaline rush giving her a grin as the wind whipped through her hair. She landed and was quickly buried by the fluffy cushions. "Best. Landing. Ever."
A voice beside her in the stack replied to her though, "Meh, I'd give it about a eight point seven."
Another voice, this one to her left, "Hey! Be nice Brave." it was now directed at her, "That was the best landing ever! Good job Jenny."
She couldn't help but grin as she tackled the other two and they left thee pile to role in the flowers, "Joy! Brave!" she took in the two emoticlones before hugging them, "It's great to see you guys!"
Brave was the first to move away, dusting some flower petals off her dark green cape, "Good to see you too Jinx." she grinned, "Wanna spar? For old times sake?"
"... Maybe later."
Happy started to poke the feline in her weak areas the feline, "Tickle fight!"
Jen tried to hold it in, she really did, but Joy had a knack for making people crack, "Hahaha! Oh gods! Haha, p-please! Hehaha, St-stop!"
Another voice, "Cease and desist, we have important matters to discuss." the yellow cloaked emotion adjusted her glasses and closed her book, "And I was just about to get to the good part." she sighed, "Oh well."
Joy pouted, but did as asked, "Aw! You're no fun Brainy!"
The other emotion seemed impatient, but was reserved enough to not show it, "I told you Joy, multiple times, I am dubbed 'Knowledge'. Try to at least remember that much."
The pink clad emotion shrugged, "Meh, I think Brainy sounds cuter." she grinned to Jinx, "What do you think, cutie cat?"
Jen laughed, "Sorry Joy, but I kinda agree with Knowledge on this one."
Another emotion, Love, appeared, "Try to focus Joy, this is important. All of us are gathering."
Jinx had a bad feeling, "Wait, what do you mean by-" the remaining four emoticlones appeared in their respective cloaks of brown, gray, black and Red. Sloth, Timid, Lust, and Rage. "Oh."
Lust stepped forward, for once looking serious as she stared at the pinkette, "Let's fill you in on what's happening, shall we?" she smiled, and Jinx didn't like that smile. Not. One. Bit.
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