That night she stooped much deeper then she had in a very long time... misery and loneliness chilling her insides and nipping at her very core... causing her to sorrowfully curled up into a ball on her bed, letting herself cry for the first time in centuries. Once she started, she found herself unable to stop... in the end she just ended up crying herself to sleep, most definitely not one of her prouder moments, and she would much rather lose a limb then admit it to anyone.

And even then after she finally feel asleep, it was hardly restful, as her usual nightmares once more played out in the darkness of her eyelids, forcing her to revisit the absolute worst moments of her extremely long life.

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Veronica awake at the crack of dawn, with the sun in her eyes, she dragged herself out of bed, into the bathroom, getting into the shower fully clothed, sitting beneath the shower head, back to the wall as she let the hot water wash away the tear stains on her face. Once she pulled herself together again, she removed her sopping wet clothes, washing herself down and rinsing off before towel drying herself off and getting ready for work.

Knowing the office would be empty, she thought it wise to go in, and get that looming pile of paperwork completed before she got her mid morning deliver of yet more sodding piles of joyous inevitability. Sighing deeply at that thought, as she locked her apartment door before making a slow and steady pace to the office block, through the public office into her own private one and slumping behind her desk.

But the first line of business was writing a note to Theo... she had to keep him away, he manages to slip past her defences far too so effortless for comfort. Something she pegged down to the fact that he reminded her of her lover, Samuel... his flippant, teasing and whimsical nature was very reminiscent of her playful Crow.

Teleporting straight into his shop, she left the letter on his desk, before flashing back to the office, since she had already been there recently, it was easy to move directly to that point.

Having completed that little errand she turned her attention back to speedily working through her paperwork, it wasn't that she was incompetent, the only reason she let it build up to this extent was because she found it extremely boring, there was no challenge in it any more. She had every procedure, rule and regulation memorised within the first few months, what she believed was a complete waste of her extensive memory... for each was as boring as the one that came before and the one that followed.

Flexing her wrist to relieve the cramp she received from writing a vast amount in such a short span of time, she pulled out a flask that she stored in the bottom of her desk in a locked compartment, she leant back into the chair, slowly sipped at it's eyes swirling a deep violet as the thick liquid slid down her throat easing the strain of keep this form had on her body... consuming the entire container before going back to work.

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It was turning out to be the average day until mid afternoon, when a angry Theo came storming in, flinging the door open, and slamming her note on the desk in front of Veronica.

"What is the meaning of this?" he demanded

"Thought that would be obvious, I want you to stay away away from me"

"I stand by what I said last night, I want to help you..." he mused leaning forward, taking her chin and forcing her eyes to look at him, his own widening at the amber glow of her eyes.

Veronica took his hand and removed it from her chin, "You can't help what you do not understand, so I suggest you just save all that for someone that you can" she replied sharply,

"What about if I don't want to save anyone else?"

"You really have no choice in the matter, I've tried to polite lay hints down, but you have blissfully ignored them" she stated sharply, her vivid, sharp eyes watching him "so if you continue to insist upon to follow me, and trying to see me, I will have to employ hastier measures I may end up regretting, which is the last thing I need right now..."

Theo tilted his head "are you trying to threaten me, m'dear?" he inquired, rubbing his chin thoughtfully, waiting a few more seconds, and when she was least expecting it striking, vaulting over her desk, shoving her chair into the wall and pinning her into the chair before she could so much as blink... knees either side of her lap, hands either side of her head "I do not respond well to be threats" he hissed down her ear.

To say she was taken back by his speed, and intensity of his actions would be a grave understatement... it took her mind several moments to catch up, leaving her to blink rapidly as he loomed over her.

"So I suggest you stop assume that I am cut from the same cloth as they are" he stated warningly, staring deep in her eyes, his face so close to hers the tips of their noses touched.

Recovering, she brought her legs up, from between his legs, to her chest as she leant back into the chair, turning it to the side, securing her feet on his legs, her hands on his shoulders, and using the tension in the back of the chair, throwing him off her and across the room... all done in a matter of seconds. Watching him stop himself from crashing into the wall, by planting his feet firmly on the floor and keeping himself low... she had to give him that, he does have some skill up those baggy sleeves... before getting to her feet.

"You may be more then what they are, but that doesn't mean you can push me around, boy!" she snapped, glaring at him as her iris started to glow, still covertly squaring him up... for powerful she maybe but she wasn't about to be caught off guard again by foolishly underestimating him.

He straightened up, dropping his outer robe revealing the tighter fitting, long robe and slacks underneath, a grin pulling at his lips, his disturbed fringe revealing a golden iris, as a pair of wolf like ears perked up either side of his head, a silver tail appearing sticking out of the slit in the back of his robe.

'Well, that would explains a few things, including his speed, agility and how he found her... he literally sniffed her out...' she thought as she continued to watching him closely 'a werewolf hiding under the disguise of a reaper, that certainly brings a new meaning to wolf in sheep's clothing... how novel.'

"Fine, you make your point, you are cut from a fuzzier cloth... so how about you sod off and go howl at the moon or something, fuzzy butt?" she grumbled, putting her hands on her hips.

"How about you make me, little girly~" he chuckled darkly, the tips of fangs showing as he grinned widely at her before making his move, running at her...

Signing deeply, she met him half way, grabbing his collar mid stride, lifting him off his feet effortless and dragging him into the shadow, teleporting them both to a more secluded area. Into a clearing in the depths of a mass forest, it being the first place that came to her mind, throwing him into a nearby tree truck.

Theo pulled himself to his feet, panting lightly as he tried to get his breath back after the collision with the tree winded him... "What was that for?"

"Being a fucking moron... you started to wolf up in the middle of the sodding office block full of reapers, beings that hold a grudge against pretty much ever other species, both know and unknown to man!"

Putting his hands up, "Admittedly I didn't think that all the way through" he muttered, snickering light as he shrugged nonchalantly,

"Thought so..." she grumbled, crossing her arms over her chest...

His face turned hard once more "But what did you expect me to do after receiving that note, just to give up, roll over and take it?" he questioned sharply

"What, has no one learned you that trick? So you came huffing and puffing, threatening to blow my office down, like a ill tempered pup?" she retorted patronizingly, the surrounds of her eyes darkened as fiery red started to swirl into her typically green irises.

Part of the skin ever side of his mouth, where the edges of his lips met the soft flesh of the cheek started to tear "Don't you dare talk down to me!" he snarled, as his bones started to snap audibly,

"Am I making you angry, puppy?" she growled, her image started to flicker, crackling and hissing

He didn't answer, just continued growling as he shifted into a wolf, grunting in pain as his skin ripped exposing thick grey fur, the lower half of his face lengthened. He howled loudly as the last tatters of his clothes feel into a heap on the ground... his body still resembled that of a human with the long limbs and chest tone.

She took his lead, letting her guise slip away... reveal her true nature, the surrounding plant life starting to reach to her presence, vines wrapping around her legs, creeping speedily upwards and dragging her into the under growth.

Theo galloped over her, investigating the spot she disappeared, before starting to scratching and dig at the spot, growling at it... 'she was his, no damn plant is going to get away with stealing her away that easily' he grumbled determinately to himself.

Until something grabbed his paw, causing him to yelp in surprise, instinctively jumping away from whatever touch him... unaware of the pair of deep violet eyes watching him.