Seeing Sense (Kira)

[Lotus]

Rae nodded her head softly and leant into his hand on her cheek. She was going to kill Walter later on. Why would he do this to her? All too quickly Grey's lips were pressed against hers and her eyes flew open in surprise. She didn't really know what to do at first, too stunned that her best friend was kissing her again. She slowly closed her eyes again and wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening it a little further. But for her, it was painful. It was wrong, especially in front of these two.

She pulled away suddenly, shaking her head. "I can't." She kept her head ducked down and she heard Walter's quiet chuckle.

"Rae, it's okay. Don't listen to the arse. You did really well. Now come and sit that fine backside back here and we'll carry on." She nodded her head stiffly, wringing her hands together slightly. It felt just a bit too much. On the couch again, she felt arms around her shoulders and noticed it to be Patrick. She smiled softly and leant into him until her racing heart rate calmed down enough for them to be repeating that it was her turn.

"Okay. Walts, I dare you to lock yourself in the bathroom and not come out until I tell you too. If you fail, then you'll have to do the forfeit you set me." She managed a wicked smile and he just shrugged his shoulders and left. Both Patrick and Grey were giving her strange looks and she grinned, whispering, "Make noises which will make Walter think you two are getting it on."

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Grey cursed himself as he watched her walk away. He shouldn't have done that. He knew she wasn't ready for it. He had seen it in her eyes. But he had been selfish and had encouraged her just because he wanted to kiss her. He sat in silence, playing with his hands, he heard her talking. But he was too angry at himself to really concentrate. He had gone and hurt her again and he didn't know what to do to make it better.

But her words made him snap to attention. "You have got to be kidding me Rae?!" He asked, his anger and upset gone in an instant as he stared at her with shock. She smiled as Patrick jumped off of the sofa and headed towards Grey.

"Come on G-Boy.... me and you are going to have some fun!" Patrick responded, raising his voice a bit so Walter would be able to hear. He turned back to Rae and in a whisper told her, "You're and evil genius and I love you." He winked and then turned back to Grey.

"Come on Grey... just one kiss? Maybe something more if you want!"

Grey didn't know what to say or do. But before he could respond Patrick had pushed him over with a loud thump that Walter was sure to have heard before he started moaning loudly.

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Rae shook her head at Pat's words, not really believing them; she didn't understand how she could be an evil genius. She wasn't evil was she? Then Patrick went into action and she had to try and hide her laughter, but covering her face with a pillow. The moans coming from Patrick sounded so real, and that just made Grey's face even better. "Really? Do you really have to get it on...again? Patrick! Control yourself!" She whined, making the experience for Walter all the more entertaining.

A few minutes later once the moans had gotten loud enough and more desperate, Walter came barging back into the room. "What the hell are you-" He stopped dead when he noticed nothing amiss other than Patrick pinning Grey to the ground. Suddenly he burst out laughing and turned to Rae. "I guess I deserved that one huh?" But Rae simply raised one eyebrow. "No..."

"Oh yes Walts. Want to bring him in? Only into the hall though."

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Grey shoved Patrick off of him and rolled to his side. He was shaking with laughter now that Patrick was away from him. The shock of getting groped by his friend subsiding. The grin on Rae's face made him laugh even more and Patrick was up on his feet, bounding towards the door with an evil glint in his eye.

Grey stood up and made his way over to Rae. "Get the camera!" Patrick called as the front door slammed and Walter groaned loudly. He looked horrified and Grey didn't blame him. Rae was grinning. Grey turned to her. "are you sure you want to watch this?" He asked her, shuddering at the image of Walter stripping.

"I'm sorry about your dare..." Grey whispered quietly as Patrick bounced back into the house.

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Rae shook her head. "It would be interesting, but I'll just hide and see the evidence on camera later." Her eyes grew wide at what Grey said and she shook her head. "It's okay. I'll get used to kissing my best friend one day, preferably not when there's an audience." She smiled softly and leant in to kiss his cheek. "See?

Then Patrick came bounding back into the house with the homeless man in tow. "This here is Grug, well that's what he calls himself anyway." Patrick was really trying to act sincere which made Rae burst out laughing, but that only brought the attention of this so-called Grug.

"Hey there sexy lady. Why don't you give me the strip show instead? I'm pretty sure I'd enjoy that more." Her eyes grew wide and she stood up, trying to assert her authority a little bit.

"Let's see. How about no? This is my house and these are my rules. You will not be a sleeve and you will sit on the chair in the hall and not move." Then her voice went a little sweeter. "Besides, my friend here." She walked up to Walter and placed her hands around his waist, "He really wants to do this for you. He has a thing for you Grug."

The man looked shocked and Walter looked like he was going to throw up whatever he'd eaten today, which only made Rae smile slightly. "I see you've got quite the collection of toys here Miss." What did he just say? Rae's breath caught in her throat and she unwrapped her arms from around Walters waist.

"Excuse me?"

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Grey tensed for a moment as Rae spoke but then he relaxed when she seemed to be alright with it. He smiled as she kissed his cheek. "I hopes so..." He responded. He really did hope that maybe one day he and Rae could be a proper couple together. That would be nice, there was no denying it. He wanted to kiss her and so much more but there was no way he was going to hurt her. He couldn't live with himself if he did.

Grey sat there laughing through the whole exchange with Grug and Walter. Walter's face was priceless and Grey knew he was going to enjoy this. Not the stripping part, just the humiliation. But he tensed the moment Grug started speaking to Rae in that sleazy manner. She looked scared almost and that made Grey angry.

He stood up and walked over to Rae to stand beside her for support. "I think you should apologise." He spat out at the guy. Furious that he had just said those things.

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Rae relaxed visibly when Grey was standing next to her, but Grug didn't move. He just, if there was a human trait for it, snarled at them all. "Actually no. I won't apologise to her. I know all about your little escapades miss, and you being in a house full of men is not helping your ever crumbling image. Especially when two of them don't even want to be with you. The other is frankly too delusional which is the only reason he's here. As for me, well I came to enjoy the show, not even realising you were living here." He chuckled menacingly. "Now, how about that show, slut?"

At first Rae had been shocked. Shock beyond belief and she felt the tension in the air building, as if everyone was waiting for someone else to make the first move. But she wasn't going to let someone else have the upper hand this time. She took a step forward, away from the comfort of her three friends. "How. Dare. You." Her voice was low and menacing before her hand reached out and slapped him hard across the cheek. "How. Dare. You!" This time she screamed and went at him, tears streaking down her face. "GET OUT!" Grug fought back though and the next thing she knew she had a stinging hand print across her cheek and Patrick, Walter and Grey were escorting him out of the house and to the nearest Peacekeeper.

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Grey was furious. He was beyond furious. This... this arse had hurt Rae so badly. He hadn't just hurt her emotionally, breaking down her barriers and making her cry, but he'd also hurt her physically. What kind of guy does that?! It was disgusting and Grey was just about ready to kick his skull in. But Walter had reasoned him out of beating the guy to death and the benefits of sending him to the peacekeepers.

Grey hadn't said anything the whole way there and back. He was angry and upset and worried about Rae. The moment he got back into the house he rushed over to the sofa where she was sat in the lounge. "Rae? Are you alright?" He asked her gently, taking her hand in his own. He was so worried.

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They'd all left her so Rae had had to make her way to the couch on her own. By the time they came back silent tears had long been streaking down her cheeks, and the cheek he'd slapped was still stinging painfully; heat resonating from it. When Grey came to sit in front of her she couldn't do anything other than stare at him, wondering if he really was delusional to be here with her. Her gaze turned upon Patrick and Walter. She knew they would never go for her because they had each other, but they were her friends, weren't they? Everything that man had said to her, made her confused about everything. Just when she'd taken her first steps forward she'd been knocked two back.

She heard the words being spoken about the room. She had heard Grey talk to her, but she couldn't form anything to come out of her mouth. Patrick and Walter were whispering to each other and she squeezed her eyes shut. She forced her brain to calm down enough for her to think coherently, rather than to have a bombardment of emotions slaughtering her with every waking moment. She finally found one tiny corner of her mind that hadn't been invaded and it allowed her to speak. "I-I'm so-rry..." She whispered. "I didn't know, he'd... It was meant to be funny. He wasn't meant to... I didn't meant to spoil-" A hand was placed over her mouth and her eyes went wide in fear. "I want to go to bed..."

With that she stood up on shaking legs to turn and leave. She wanted nothing more than to hide away until whenever she woke up. The stinging in her face was making her eyes water, this time, for once, not from her own tears that she wanted to shed. Someone caught her arm and she turned to see Patrick. "Don't you dare do this again young lady." And that was it. Her legs crumpled underneath her and she hit the floor with a thud and a whimper that escaped her lips. Her tears were now not silent as sobs racked through her body, but for a few minutes she didn't feel anyone coming to comfort her. Had that man been right?

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Grey's felt lost and useless at her words. Here she was, blaming herself again. And he had no idea what he could say to change her mind. Everything he had tried to say had made no difference and now it felt like he had run out of words. Only, he didn't want to leave her that way. He moved closer to her, tried to hold her hand. Let her know that he was there. But it was like he was invisible. Patrick tried to stop her from rambling on and upsetting herself but the look of pure fear in her eyes made them all take a step back.

Grey glared at Patrick, even as he tried to stop her from running away from them all again. grey had thought he felt lost and useless at her self depreciating words, but that was nothing compared to how he felt when she fell. For a moment he just stood there, stunned. A wave of sadness and desperation welling up inside of him and threatening to drown him. But then everything snapped into motion.

Grey rushed forward and knelt beside her. He gently reached out and rested her head in his lap, stroking her hair. Wanting to try and calm her down. Make her feel better. Make everything right. "Rae...Rae... It's alright..." He soothed, but had no idea whether it would work or not.

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Finally Rae felt someone comforting her, but she didn't really know who until they spoke. It was Grey and as soon as that realisation hit her she sobbed even harder, clutching his shirt in her hands. Everything had been going okay, she was starting to feel she was getting better, but then this stranger to her; that was invited into her home, abused her physically and emotionally. How was she ever going to face the public again when they all hated her? Why didn't the people standing in this very room hate her? She cried harder at that point and then whimpered from the pain in her cheek and back. She was writhing too much and her back couldn't stand it and the way her face was contorted made her cheek feel like it was on fire, rather than just simply stinging.

Finally her sobbing quietened down a little and she peaked up to see Patrick, Walter and Grey surrounded around her all looking at each other. She looked to each of their faces and her brows pulled together. They looked to be having some silent discussion between each other and she couldn't work out what. Eventually she found her voice, "H-He was ri-ght..." She whispered out and she pulled out of Grey's embrace and barrelled through the three of them as best as possible. She was nearly on her feet when someone grabbed her waist and she screamed. "Let. Me. Go!" She screamed over and over again until the person finally let go and she barrelled out of the living room.

She finally found her feet, but not quick enough before; in her frenzy, she ran straight into the wall. She felt blood trickling down her nose and her whole body was screaming at her, but she wouldn't stop; she couldn't be around people that hated her, not anymore. She managed to stumble her way up the stairs and ran into her room. She ran to her walk in wardrobe and stumbled, hitting her head on the door jamb as her feet went from under her. She crawled to the back of the closet and huddled up in amongst the clothes.

Then a thought hit her. Grey would know where she was hiding; she used to do it at her parents house when they were younger and they played hide and seek. But she couldn't move now as the light in her eyes slowly started to dim and she succumbed to total blackness.

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They were so worried, it wasn't just him but Patrick and Walter as well. He could see his own emotions reflected back on their faces. She just didn't seem to stop crying. It hurt so bad to see her like that, so upset and alone. Grey just wanted to make it better, they all did. Only, they didn't know how. Grey stroked her hair as he glanced at the other two. He could see in their faces that they too were trying to think of ways of making this better, making Rae feel better. Make her alright again.

Her words startled and cut straight through Grey. For a moment he hadn't know what she had meant but then it dawned on him. But by then she was already gone, stumbling away from them all. Still crying. It was Walter who burst into action, grabbing hold of her so that they could try and calm her down. Try and make her feel better. But she fought and screamed and Walter had to let her go in fear of her doing some damage to herself. They didn't want her to be hurt anymore.

They watched with forlorn looks on their faces as she stumbled away. Grey looked at the other two, the unspoken question of who should go after her hung in the air. "I know where she'll be..." Grey said sadly, "just give me ten minutes then come up and find us."

They nodded and he headed upstairs. He didn't know why he had thought of it, but he knew that she would be in the wardrobe. She always told him that it was her favourite place to be alone.He tentatively pushed open her door and headed into the room. He stopped and looked around. Maybe he should call her name so that he wouldn't startle her?

"Rae?... it's me... Grey." He called out softly, pushing open the wardrobe door only to find her slumped on the floor. Her breathing was shallow and he rushed to her side in an instant. Scooping her tiny and frail body in his arms and rushing to put her on her bed. "Rae? Oh Rae... I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry..."

[Lotus]

Rae finally started coming to and she heard mumbling all around the room. Her head felt heavy and it throbbed and she wondered why before she remembered what happened. Her breathing hitched till she was clutching at the sheets and she found herself rolling over, but on something soft. She had passed out in her wardrobe hadn't she? And that was definitely not as comfortable as what she was lying on.

Slowly, her senses started fully coming back to her and she tasted something metallic in her mouth. She swallowed and the taste just grew worse. Then she remembered hitting her nose and causing a nose bleed; that was why. She felt touch next and she grew scared without being able to see them, but then the voices became clearer. They were all talking amongst themselves and from she could hear they were in the corner of the room; completely oblivious to her. Then she couldn't understand why she felt someone touching her if they were all talking in the corner.

Her eyes flew open and she saw a stranger in a white coat sitting on the bed in front of her, touching her. She let out a scream and rolled off the bed, despite the attempts of the stranger to keep her there. Her head started throbbing again and she couldn't get her footing steady to run. She collapsed on the floor in a heap and then she heard a commotion next to her, but before they could touch her she rolled under her bed; cowering away from them. She brought her knees up to her chin and hid her face, squeezing her eyes tight to stop the onslaught of pain.

She started finding it hard to breathe being curled up so she stretched her legs out only to have someone grab hold of her ankles; her still healing ankles, and pull her. She let out another scream and grabbed on to whatever she could find but it was useless, she was moving and the person had no regard of her ankles. "Get. Off. Me!" She screamed over and over again. She thrashed around and then whimpered when the grip lessened and her feet dropped to the floor.

"Are you stupid? What kind of doc are you to treat someone like that? She's hurt around her ankles you moron!" One of them spoke, but she didn't have a clue who.

Rae cradled her head, whimpering and crying whilst every part of her body now throbbed. "Please don't hurt me. Please don't hurt me." She whispered over and over again.

"No, I knew what I was doing. I know what she is and she deserves the pain. I'm not even a doctor, I just jumped him when I saw the house he was going to. You're all idiots." And then there was nothing but a thud sound and a gargle but she couldn't pay any attention, she was too scared for her life; even to move.

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Just like Grey had asked them too, Patrick and Walter came up to Rae's room. But what they saw wasn;t what they had expected to find. Rae was passed out on the bed and Grey was sitting next to her, holding her hand and trying his best to comfort her. Walter rushed over and bent down in front of the bed.

"What happened?" He asked, his voice full of concern. Patrick moved over to them so that he could join them.

"I...I don't know... I went to check for her, to look on the wardrobe. I knew she would hide there," A small smile formed on Grey's face as he remembered all the times they had played hide and seek as children and how Rae had always hidden a wardrobe. "But... she was juts lying there, unconscious. I don't know why..." His voice broke at the end and he looked about ready to cry.

Patrick had just been staring at them the whole time. Slowly taking it all in. "I'll call for a doctor." He said, his voice was the quietest Grey had ever heard it. It was all starting to get to them, this worry over Rae and the fear that she would never get better again.

Grey had stayed by her side for the next half hour until the doctor arrived. That was when Grey was made to move out of the way. Walter and Patrick were trying there best to keep him calm. They were all worried but Grey was petrified. He was so scared that Rae wouldn't come back. That this time it would be it. That he was going to lose his best friend. He didn't know if he could deal with that. It was all so sudden and so terrible.

Then there was the commotion. The screams and thumps. The pure panic that sliced right through him and paralysed him. He watched in horror at the way the doctor manhandled Rae. It was Walter, who surprisingly, lost his cool and went for the doctor. Pulling him away from her and shouting at him.

But Grey heard something worse, the doctor's words barely sunk in. He could just hear the soft sound of Rae's voice whispering to herself over and over. She was so scared and the sound was like a siren going off in his head. He gently walked towards the bed, brought out of his paralysis in the knowledge he had to take away her fear and make her feel safe.

But it was as he started to cross the room that Walter and Patrick laid into the guy, Grey wasn't sure why but he knew it was the right thing to do. He ignored them as he bent down by the side of the bed. He lay down on his stomach and looked under. His heart clenched at the sight of her so scared, curled up shaking.

He slowly reached out his hand to touch her, brushing his fingertips over her skin. "Rae? It's me... I promise I'm not going to hurt you... I promise I'm not going to let anyone hurt you ever again..."

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Rae could barely hear the words being spoken to her as she hid her head, tears streaking down her face and those words ringing in her ears. Everyone hated her in the outside world, but knowing that Grey, Patrick and Walter were still there for her made it easier to bare. But then the thought hit her, were they really going to be there for her through all of this. Slowly she eased her arms away from her head and opened her eyes to find Grey trying to fit under the bed and that sight alone brought a very small smile to her lips. She knew he would be there for her; the Grug guy had just made her feel even more insecure that she had doubted all three of them.

She felt his touch on her skin and she reached out instead to grip his hand with her own. More tears streaked down her face, but then she heard the commotion even more. She got scared and her eyes grew wide in fear. She bolted up only to hit her head and one shoulder on the underside of the bed. "Oww..." She moaned out as she slumped back to the floor. She felt Grey squeeze her hand as the pain dimmed away a little. Her bedroom door opened and closed, and then a few minutes later it did the same thing. She saw the feet and she cowered again before the familiar faces of Patrick and Walter appeared right alongside Grey.

"Now, how about we come out from under there baby girl? It doesn't look too comfortable. And I know some big softy here," He pointed to Grey, "And us two tough guys, want to give you lots of cuddles. What'd'ya say?"

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Grey smiled softly at her, he could see the fear in her eyes. It was so clear and it made his heart ache for her. He wanted to make things better for her. To make it all go away. He clutched onto her hand, not wanting to let her go. He wanted her to know that he was there for her as long as she needed him, even if that was forever. She was his best friend.

He flinched when she hurt herself and he tried to wiggle his shoulders under her bed as well as her head just so that she wouldn't be alone. He turned his head and gave a grateful smile to Patrick and Walter before returning his attention back to Rae.

He pulled out from under the bed but didn't let go of hand. He gave a slight tug. "Come on..." He said gently. Helping her make her way out from under the bed. He smiled at her and rubbed his neck. "How do you fit under there?!" He asked with a grin. Opening up his arms to pull her into a hug. "You're safe." He whispered into her ear.

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Rae shuffled her way out, still gripping onto Grey's hand. He pulled her up into a hug when she was out and she felt Patrick and Walter rubbing her arms on either side. She smiled softly and buried her head into Grey's chest, hanging on for dear life. "I'm small, you three aren't." She said quietly. She heard his whispered words and she felt tears streak down her cheeks again.

"Here I am. I'm only safe here. People outside hate me..." She broke down after that and instead of Patrick and Walter rubbing her arms they enclosed both her and Grey into a hug. She felt safe then and there. Away from the horrors of the outside world and with these three men she felt safe.

"Patrick and Walter, if you don't keep your hands off my backside I will not be held liable for my actions." And that was what finally helped Rae smile properly. She peeked up from Grey's chest and giggled softly at his features. The look he was pulling and the cheeky grin on the other twos faces.

"Oh fine, ruin our fun. At least we know that sexy arse is going to someone who deserves it." Patrick, trying to be sweet yet cocky at the same time. Rae giggled again and looked over to him. He stroked the side of her cheek, "Trust me baby girl, you're more than worth it."

"I second that." Walter.

"I definitely third that." Grey. She felt tears slip down her cheeks as Patrick continued to run his fingertips over her features in a way to calm her. It was only when they touched her nose that she flinched and whimpered slightly.

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Grey smiled sadly and held her tighter. He hated the fact that she was thinking like that. No one hated her, and he wasn't going to let others hurt her. He would sort out this mess with Tristan. He didn't know how, but he would do it. He just needed to come up with a plan.

He laughed along with the rest of them at Patrick and Walter's actions but he couldn't deny the fact that it made him feel a little uncomfortable. But he knew that they were just playing and that was why he could put up with it. Plus it had cheered Rae up a little bit and make her smile. It also gave him reason to compliment her.

But he jolted and pulled back when she whimpered. He looked at her face and that was when he noticed her nose, it was red and slightly swollen. He cursed himself for not noticing sooner. "Rae?... What happened to your nose?" He asked her gently, biting his lip. He was worried that she had broken it.

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Rae looked up at Grey from the worried look that had crossed Patrick's face at causing such a reaction in her. She felt embarrassed to own up, after all she hadn't looked where she was going and ran into the wall. She saw the worry in his eyes and the way he was biting his lip, so she reached up and softly tugged his lip away from his teeth; she didn't want him hurting himself, especially when he was gnawing at it the way he was.

She ducked her head down and cleared her throat. "I kinda ran into the wall getting away from you three and then I tripped over up here and hit my head on the wall... It was silly of me..." She trailed off and felt a snigger behind her to find Patrick slamming a hand over Walter's mouth.

"Will you shut it you dumb fool. She's hurt, 'cause she ran and then ran into a wall... Actually that is pretty funny." He grinned at Rae and chuckled before he got slapped by Walter.

"And you tell me to shut it."

Rae sighed at the two of them and turned to look back up to Grey. He still looked worried sick. "Does it look okay? 'Cause you look like a rabbit caught in the headlights." She reached up a hand and softly stroked the side of his cheek, which finally evoked a reaction from him.

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Grey was shocked and filled with guilt. She had hurt her nose because he had made her run away. He looked at her face, the dried blood making him feel sick. But she was talking to him and there was no trace of anger or blame in her beautiful eyes.

He tried to smile but he knew it came out strained. He looked her over. "You're still beautiful... oh Rae... I'm so sorry..."

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Rae sighed and shook her head, reaching up her other hand she now cupped his cheeks and held him tightly, tracing her thumb along his cheek bones. "Don't apologise for me not looking where I was running. You should find it funny, like these two back here." That's when the laughing stopped before they cracked up again. With that Grey finally let a proper smile spread across his lips. She knew she'd ignored his comment about how she looked, but it still didn't mean her cheeks hadn't flushed a light rosy colour.

She rested her head lightly in the crook of Grey's neck as her arms wrapped around him, leaving his slightly stubbly face. "Could we... Could we go back to playing dares to lighten the mood again?" She looked at them all in turn after releasing her hold on Grey a little, "But this time we stay in the house?" She smiled softly and she was met by nervous nods.

She looked around the room, suddenly terrified because of who had been in there with them all. "Where is he? What happened?"

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Grey knew he had to smile for her, she didn't want him blaming himself. He still did. But her happiness came first and foremost. He smiled and chuckled, noticing Patrick and Walter for the first time. He looked over at them all and smiled some more. He held Rae close to him. Comforting her and breathing in her smell.

He was nervous about the idea of playing dares again. After what had happened last time he was scared that she would get hurt again. He was worried that something could upset her and he wouldn't be able to fix it.

He looked around the room as she did before turning his attention to Patrick and Walter. He didn't know what had happened either.

"Well... er... we disposed of him..."

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Rae's face dropped a little and her eyes grew wide, shying away into the comfort of Grey. "You didn't... You didn't kill-" She was cut off by the looks on their faces and their words of exclamation.

"No! We're not murderers, even though that git deserved it. We just, y'a know, laid into him a little. He probably won't be leaving the Peacekeepers cells for a fair few days."

Rae sighed a huge sigh of relief and she smiled at them. "Well I guess that's okay then. I mean, I didn't take you two for killers..." She trailed off when she saw the soft looks in both their eyes.

"Of course we wouldn't be. One, that's just wrong. Two, we love you too much to hurt you like that. Three, well we're too good looking to be shoved in a cell or killed." Patrick chuckle and he earned a half hearted slap from Walter, telling him to shut up.

She turned back round to look at Grey and he was watching her with a strange look in his eyes. She couldn't understand it so she tried to brush it off after looking into his eyes and feeling her cheeks flush. "Would anyone like a drink before we play? And you all play nice this time, nothing so sexual okay?"

"Sure, baby girl. But it's just hard with as being such sexually active beings." Walter winked as Patrick said that and she couldn't help but giggle.

"And you call yourself grown men."

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Grey laughed and rolled his eyes at Patrick and Walter. They were always so sexual, but it was kind of funny. But he couldn't fully revel in the fun of it all. His mind was on other things. He was worried about Rae. But it was more then that. It wasn't until she haf asked if the guy was dead that Grey realised that that had been one of his possibilities for gettong rid of Tristan. He would never do it of course but it just opened up his thoughts about how to get the arsehole back for what he had done to Rae. Fontanna needed to pay too.

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Rae turned her attention from Patrick and Walter back to Grey. She watched his face and she could tell he was in deep thought about something or another. She sighed and looked down, "Stop thinking whatever it is you're thinking. It doesn't seem good to me." She looked back up to him to find his eyes trained on her. She forced a soft smile to her lips before reaching up unsteadily to kiss his cheek. She pulled back with her cheeks turning a dark shade of red before looking at the others.

"So, can we move downstairs to play? I kinda want a drink." She smiled sweetly and Patrick and Walter chuckled before standing up. They picked her up gently till she was standing on her own two feet before she felt someone behind her pick her up completely; one arm as gently as possible across her back and the other under the backs of her knees.

She looked up at Grey and shook her head. "I can walk y'a know."