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It had stopped raining by the time they returned to the loft. They had spent the past five hours looking Dri and there was no sign of her. Joe had turned up empty handed as well. It was like she disappeared off the face of the earth.
The two men got out of the car and both of them stopped. They felt the presence of another immortal. They both drew their swords not knowing if it was Dri or someone else that wasn't as welcome. They walked around to the back of the dojo and rounded the corner with swords drawn.
"What is it with you guys and swords?" Dri asked.
She was sitting in front of the door with her knees drawn to her chest. She was soaked from head to toe from all the rain.
Duncan and Richie lowered their swords.
"Long story," Duncan replied.
"Dri where have you been?" Richie asked.
She shrugged. "Walking, thinking."
Dri stood up as the two men walked over to her.
"And?" Duncan asked.
"I don't want to run anymore," She said.
Mac nodded. "That's a start sweet heart."
"Look I know that I haven't exactly been easy, and I'm sorry."
"Hey, I was worse," Richie said grinning.
"I won't argue with that," Mac replied.
"HEY!"
"You said it not me, Richie."
The two men laughed. Dri didn't. She just stood there looking at them.
"You okay?" Richie asked.
She nodded. "Can we go inside now?"
Mac nodded. "Yeah, come on lets go."
He unlocked the door and the three of them went inside. Dri started shivering from the air conditioning. The three went back upstairs and Richie went over to the linen closet and got her a towel. He draped it over her.
"Thanks," She said.
"Not a problem. I'll go grab some something for you to change into."
She nodded.
"I'm sorry," She told Duncan.
"You should be. You scared us half to death. What were you thinking anyway?"
"Well it's not like I have anything to worry about now that Alec is dead."
"Alec may be dead, but what about all the other people out there who have no problem in hurting you?"
"Look I said I was sorry!"
Richie came out of the bedroom and handed her a pair of sweat pants and a shirt.
"This should hold you over."
"Thanks Richie."
"No problem."
Duncan sighed. "We'll talk about this later. Right now you go change and I'll make you something warm to drink all right?"
"All right," Dri said. She took the clothes from him and walked into the room.
Mac walked into the kitchen and pulled out some hot cocoa. Richie sat down at the counter.
"Wanna talk about it?"
Richie looked up. "Talk about what?"
"What evers bothering you."
"Nothings bothering me," Richie replied.
Mac knew it was pointless to try and push. Richie won't say a word if he's not ready.
"I won't push, but you know I'm here to talk."
Richie nodded. "I'm fine, honest Mac."
"All right," he replied as he continued to make the hot cocoa.
A few minutes later Dri walked out of the room dressed in oversized clothes.
"I think we're going to have to take that trip to the mall after all," Duncan said looking at her.
Dri didn't reply she just walked up to the counter and sat next to Richie.
"Feel better?" Richie asked.
She nodded.
"Good."
Duncan put a cup of cocoa in front of both of them.
"Drink."
Dri lifted the cup to her lips and slowly sipped it. The warmth felt good rushing through out her body. It warmed her from the inside out. She felt her body relax as the liquid flowed inside her.
Dri shifted her wait in the seat and cried out. She had almost forgotten that her entire body was bruised and sore.
"Are you all right?" Richie asked concerned.
She nodded again.
Duncan went into the cabinet and pulled out some more aspirin.
"Here take some more."
She took the pills from him and quickly down them with her cocoa.
"When you finish your drink I want you back in bed."
Again she nodded.
"Dri, why aren't you saying anything?" Richie asked.
"I'm just tired," She replied. She pushed her drink away. "I don't want anymore."
Mac took the drink from her and put it in the sink. "All right. Go ahead and rest."
She nodded and started for Richie's room.
"And Dri."
She stopped and turned around.
"If you plan on going out tell someone okay."
"Okay," She replied and went into the bedroom.
"You look like you could do with some rest as well," Mac told Richie.
"Nah I'm all right."
"You sure?"
He nodded. "Yeah I'm sure."
"Well then why don't I fix us something to eat."
"Sounds like a plan to me," Richie replied smiling.
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It had stopped raining by the time they returned to the loft. They had spent the past five hours looking Dri and there was no sign of her. Joe had turned up empty handed as well. It was like she disappeared off the face of the earth.
The two men got out of the car and both of them stopped. They felt the presence of another immortal. They both drew their swords not knowing if it was Dri or someone else that wasn't as welcome. They walked around to the back of the dojo and rounded the corner with swords drawn.
"What is it with you guys and swords?" Dri asked.
She was sitting in front of the door with her knees drawn to her chest. She was soaked from head to toe from all the rain.
Duncan and Richie lowered their swords.
"Long story," Duncan replied.
"Dri where have you been?" Richie asked.
She shrugged. "Walking, thinking."
Dri stood up as the two men walked over to her.
"And?" Duncan asked.
"I don't want to run anymore," She said.
Mac nodded. "That's a start sweet heart."
"Look I know that I haven't exactly been easy, and I'm sorry."
"Hey, I was worse," Richie said grinning.
"I won't argue with that," Mac replied.
"HEY!"
"You said it not me, Richie."
The two men laughed. Dri didn't. She just stood there looking at them.
"You okay?" Richie asked.
She nodded. "Can we go inside now?"
Mac nodded. "Yeah, come on lets go."
He unlocked the door and the three of them went inside. Dri started shivering from the air conditioning. The three went back upstairs and Richie went over to the linen closet and got her a towel. He draped it over her.
"Thanks," She said.
"Not a problem. I'll go grab some something for you to change into."
She nodded.
"I'm sorry," She told Duncan.
"You should be. You scared us half to death. What were you thinking anyway?"
"Well it's not like I have anything to worry about now that Alec is dead."
"Alec may be dead, but what about all the other people out there who have no problem in hurting you?"
"Look I said I was sorry!"
Richie came out of the bedroom and handed her a pair of sweat pants and a shirt.
"This should hold you over."
"Thanks Richie."
"No problem."
Duncan sighed. "We'll talk about this later. Right now you go change and I'll make you something warm to drink all right?"
"All right," Dri said. She took the clothes from him and walked into the room.
Mac walked into the kitchen and pulled out some hot cocoa. Richie sat down at the counter.
"Wanna talk about it?"
Richie looked up. "Talk about what?"
"What evers bothering you."
"Nothings bothering me," Richie replied.
Mac knew it was pointless to try and push. Richie won't say a word if he's not ready.
"I won't push, but you know I'm here to talk."
Richie nodded. "I'm fine, honest Mac."
"All right," he replied as he continued to make the hot cocoa.
A few minutes later Dri walked out of the room dressed in oversized clothes.
"I think we're going to have to take that trip to the mall after all," Duncan said looking at her.
Dri didn't reply she just walked up to the counter and sat next to Richie.
"Feel better?" Richie asked.
She nodded.
"Good."
Duncan put a cup of cocoa in front of both of them.
"Drink."
Dri lifted the cup to her lips and slowly sipped it. The warmth felt good rushing through out her body. It warmed her from the inside out. She felt her body relax as the liquid flowed inside her.
Dri shifted her wait in the seat and cried out. She had almost forgotten that her entire body was bruised and sore.
"Are you all right?" Richie asked concerned.
She nodded again.
Duncan went into the cabinet and pulled out some more aspirin.
"Here take some more."
She took the pills from him and quickly down them with her cocoa.
"When you finish your drink I want you back in bed."
Again she nodded.
"Dri, why aren't you saying anything?" Richie asked.
"I'm just tired," She replied. She pushed her drink away. "I don't want anymore."
Mac took the drink from her and put it in the sink. "All right. Go ahead and rest."
She nodded and started for Richie's room.
"And Dri."
She stopped and turned around.
"If you plan on going out tell someone okay."
"Okay," She replied and went into the bedroom.
"You look like you could do with some rest as well," Mac told Richie.
"Nah I'm all right."
"You sure?"
He nodded. "Yeah I'm sure."
"Well then why don't I fix us something to eat."
"Sounds like a plan to me," Richie replied smiling.
~~~~~~REVIEW!!!