META; The Spirit of Change ((Shifter RP))

[seopard]

Maddi

She shrugged once again, it wasn't that bad considering she was almost never home, sleeping outside or sometimes at a friends. She had also gotten used to the sympathetic looks she had always gotten once someone had found out about her past. "Honestly, it really wasn't as bad as it could have been. I mean, I could be dead right now." she cracked a weak smile "We wouldn't like that now would we?"

Then frowning, she poked him hard in the stomach "Oh no you don't Mr. Crosse. I told you my life story, it's about time you told me yours. After all, I don't like talking about myself very much."

[Jane-Doe]

Ezekiel Jebeddiah Crosse

"The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remains as your legacy."

Ezekiel grunted as she poked him in the stomach. Hard. He hissed slightly, but it sounded too feline and predatory, and he gave a chuckle towards that. Guess he was just a big kitten, eh? However,it looked like she wouldn't let up about the topic, so he slid further downward in his seat and rested his hands behind his head. Zeke's chin was tilted up, his striking blue eyes flickering across the ceiling of this odd, odd sanctuary.

"Ah, the good ol' story of Ezekiel Jebeddiah Crosse." His voice was stark, and somewhat sarcastic, as usual, but his eyes held a grim atmosphere to them. The way they flickered around, never remaining on one spot in the ceiling. "Well, I was obviously the good-looking one out of my brother Jeremiah and I." He began with a light huff, trying to lighten the suddenly very heavy mood. "See, Jeremiah and I are about three years apart. We have different father's, but Jeremiah always considered my father, his too. See, our mother was a alcoholic who suffered Bipolar disorder- which was passed down onto Jeremiah." He paused briefly, his eyes wideneing in slight terror at the thought. "They both had awful moodswings." As known as; abuse. But he wouldn't connect the dots fully.

"Mom left shortly after Jeremiah began grade school, and Dad moved us into the country. He didn't take her leaving well. I for one- small innocent Zeke- saw it as no more beatings. So, I was pretty content, actually." Zeke's voice was soft and trailed off before he finished most sentences. That was mostly because he was leaving the gruesome details out.

"Jeremiah soon left when he found out he was a .. well- Meta. A few weeks later after Jeremiah left, Dad felt guilty. Too guilty. Guilty for mom leavig- guilty for condemning us to a life of a Meta. Took the shotgun from the top shelf.. and well, ya know. Offed himself. Saw him do it too. Not a damned thing I said stopped it... probably could've. But I was too shocked to do anything but be useless and sit there and cry, and the occasional scream." He said, adding a slight grin as he glanced downwards towards Maddi. "It's a cruel world. But it's also beautiful, sometimes." The young meta wouldn't cry. No. Not infront of her. He heaved a sigh and sat himself upright. "There's the revised and child-friendly story. Good enough?"

[seopard]

Maddi

Maddi watched him carefully, eyeing his ticks and habits. But when he had finished his story, she no longer was paying attention, instead she grabbed his hand "I'm sorry... I thought I had it bad. But you, you had it so much worse." she said quietly. She sat in silence for a few moments before turning to him again. "So your brother was a Meta?" she asked. Inside, she was slightly jealous, at least he had a sibling who understood him better than Jack had understood her.

[Jane-Doe]

Ezekiel Jebeddiah Crosse

"The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remains as your legacy."

"No, dont go saying that. No matter how bad it is. It's over now. I dont need you to patronize me. It's.. okay now." Ezekiel said, giving a slight shrug of his broad shoulders. Once Maddi gripped his hand, he briefly ran his thumb across her hand for comfort. It wasn't everyday the glorious Ezekiel Jebeddiah Crosse story was shared to the public.

Ezekiel scoffed at the statement about Jeremiah. "I would hardly consider him one. He himself thought it was a damned curse. Told me I was crazy for thinking it wasn't." Zeke blinked, thinking back to the times when his brother would go bezerk whenever Ezekiel changed. He was one half bipolar one half anger. Not a good combination for a whole.

[seopard]

Maddi

Maddi felt her frown deepen "Oh I'm sorry. I didn't know..." She felt his thumb grazing her knuckles every so often she relaxed a tiny bit "You'd think that being able to share the gift with someone would be liberating. I had no one who knew my joy and misery until you came along. Neither of my parents nor my brother had the gene, so I hid it from them and only went for runs at night. Then after my mother died, my father caught me trying to sneak out. He set an alarm system and barred my windows." She shuddered at the thought "I couldn't shift for two years"

She looked at their entwined hands and then back up at him "Speaking of shifting. How did you discover your Meta gene?"

[Jane-Doe]

Ezekiel Jebeddiah Crosse

"The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remains as your legacy."

Ezekiel shook his head solemnly, but he tried to keep that devilish smirk of his plastered on his features. "He hated it. It lead him to hate me too, in a sense." The young lad said in a nonchalant manner, giving his shoulders a light shrug.
"Dang, that sucks." He said with a glance of sympathy, but he wasn't leading on how much sorrow and anger were filling him.

"My Meta gene.."A light chuckle escaped him. "Well, right before we moved.. I was what.. 10?" Ezekiel paused for a moment, then verified his estimation with a nod. "I never had "friends" before but I always did. So the kids saw that I was so desperate to fit in they.. basically ignored me on purpose." "But it was one afternoon this really fat kid named Bernard, who was unfortunantly really nice to me, was being shoved against a wall by this scrawny cracker kid, and I tried to break them up, but one of Mr.Scrawny's kids shoved me against the wall too." He let a brief growl leave his lips. "Told Bernard and I to go makeout or somethin' like  that. Doesn't seem like a bigdeal now, but backthen, it infuriated me. Back then I could only change when I felt extreme emotional distress or pain. Or both. I hadn't wanted to punch anyone more than this kid right infront of me. Not even my mom-" Ezekiel cut himself off,  before clearing his throat and beginning again.

"So I did. With my paw. Good thing I didn't know what the hell was going on or I would've unsheathed my claws- then it would be bad." Ezekiel said with a bit of remorse for not shaving the kids skin off. "Once I turned back, I found myself stuffed in a locker. The principle called my father- hoping for an explanation. I was brought out of the school and we moved. For a year or two I associated turning with bad news or hurting people. That was until my father taught me what to do."

[seopard]

Maddi

She gave him a smile and then gave a quiet chuckle "You should have skinned him alive" she said with a smirk. Maddi held onto his hand a little tighter, thinking back to her first change. She remembered the day with great detail, and the scene was kind of ironic considering it was also caused by bullies.

"I shifted at 12, a few days before my birthday. It was an okay day, raining on and off." She looked at the ceiling for a moment "I was at school and the bell had just rang, and I was waiting on the steps of the school. That's when they came along. They were juniors from the highschool nearby. They started with the name calling. Stuff like slut, skank, and whore. Then when I didn't respond they attacked me. The oldest guy pulled my hair, punched me, kicked me. Left me out cold and to the mercy of his friends." She sighed and closed her eyes, trying to control her shaking. "I woke up in the rain, my shirt hung up on the flag pole."

"Then when a car pulled up besides me I ran. Faster than ever before, and I didn't realize that I was a wolf until I was a mile into the woods. I stayed there until my birthday came around."

[Jane-Doe]

Ezekiel Jebeddiah Crosse

"The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remains as your legacy."

"What an experience." Ezekiel said with a slight whistle as he took his free hand and forked it through his messy damp hair.  He was really itching to get out of these damp clothes, but he pushed the need aside for the moment. "Seems like you've had a rough journey." Zeke stated quite simply and to the point. He didn't mean anything by it; he was just telling it the way it was. "I'm sorry."

[seopard]

Maddi

Maddi shrugged again " It's okay, like I said earlier, everything could be worse." She then sat up, her hair still damp and her clothes anything but dry. "Well then. I guess I'll let you go change?" She gave him a small smile and then went to the kitchen in search for her coffee, she was having a hard time staying awake.

[Jane-Doe]

Ezekiel Jebeddiah Crosse

"The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remains as your legacy."

Ezekiel nodded at her assumption. Yes, it could of been a lot worse. But that didn't matter- letting his mind ramble about it made it worse. Just push it aside, and he'll be fine. Ezekiel gave a light smile and hurried to his room where he quickly stripped out of his clothing and got new boxers [batman, ooh.], a longsleeve black shirt, and sweatpants. In no avail, he tried fixing his hair; but he would just have to wait until it was dry. "Maddi, this is an odd question- but do you have a blowdryer?" He almost choked on air asking this question, but his hair was annoying the crap out of him. Plus, the blowdryer felt really good since he was fairly cold.