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Obviously, there wasn't anything anyone could do. She was gone.

*A few days later*

Blaidd was drowning his sorrows in the nearby bar with liquid courage, staring into the golden liquid. He couldn't remeber what he ordered. He just knew it was strong, cheap and wiped away memories quickly enough. Most nights he went home hardly able to remeber his wive's name. What was it? Toby? Nah, that's a guy's name. Tori?...Yeah, Tori. That souned right. He heard a familiar voice begin to sing, not the usual murdering sounds of the regulars that murdered the songs they had on offer. It was sweet, smooth. Like...Like her's....Shy, oh how he missed her. He moved his head from it's usual downward position to look at the stage through a hazy vision and saw the girl, her black hair tied back, barely above her shoulders, wearing a black trilby, a dark tattoo on her arm, he couldn't make out what it was at this distance. He blinked away some of the fuzz and saw her properly. She lacked the scars on her face and her mask, she had a new-found confidence, wearing a baggy hoodie and jeans, she grinned as she sang the upbeat song. He got off his stool and ambled to the stage, staring up at the young woman she had become. he could read the tattoo on her arm now. 'Blaidd Bach.' It was in fairly small script, only taking up her wrist. But that was enough to make him grin. That was what she called him all the time when they were both younger.

When she stepped off the stage, she was faced by Blaidd, he was obviously drunk, but she was still happy about the fact that he recognised her despite her apperance changes. "Hey, Unca Blaidd." She smiled, wrapping her arms around him. She couldn't remeber anymore why she had run away.

[Tori]

Tori was worried about her husband lately. He often came home disoriented, marinated in alcohol, barely remembering who she was. It scared her sometimes—it reminded her of her... no, she didn't want to think about it. She was going to figure out what was going on, and if she put it off any longer, he may end up like... well, he may end up in a bad state of mind.

She trudged down the stairs, the keys to her GTO dangling in her hand. It was dark, and difficult to see the stairs. Instead, she morphed into a Kuhna, gripped the keys between her little thumbtack-sharp teeth and bounded out to the car. She quickly changed back, sliding into the white leather seat and murdering the ignition.

She knew exactly where he was. He was likely to pick the closest bar, so this one would probably be it. So predictable, this little husband of hers. She parked out of the line of sight from the front window, stowing the keys in her back pocket and trailing her fingers along the hood as she walked away from her dark beauty.

The bar was somewhat crowded, but she found him quickly—talking to a pretty dark-haired girl. She wasn't the jealous type, no, but something inside her stirred when he saw her hug him. She slithered through tables, putting on a happy front so she wouldn't be tempted to do anything rash.

"Hey, honey," she said brightly, sitting on the stage next to him and the girl. "Who's th—wait." She looked closer. Something was familiar about this girl. She looked... different. Better different. "Shy?"

She ordered a meal for the four of them (four when Addie showed up) and called Addie's cell. He picked up on the third ring. "Yello?" he said musically when he answered the call.
"Hey, honey, it's your mother. Come to the bar."
"Which one?"
"The one by the house."
"Alright, see you in ten."
"Peace."
She pressed the end button and smiled. She just hoped this wouldn't ruin the moment.

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Shy grinned as she sat down, pulling out a small wad of money. "Order whatever you want, I get an employees discount, anyway." Blaidd eyed her and Shy held up her hands in a peace offering. "I just sing. No-one sees down my top or gets to see my undies."

A young man came swaggering over and sat beside Shy. "Lemmi buy you somefin' Darr...Darr...Darleeeenk~" He slurred. She sneered, pressed her palm directly into his face and shoved him off the seat onto the loor. He swore, lunged at her, she easily parried his slow, lazy punches and threw him to the floor again. At that moment, the bouncers threw hime out. Shy grinned at Blaidd who was flabberghasted. "Howd'ja do that?"
"Easy. With Great Difficulty."
"Damn you and your riddles."
"Yet that's what you missed the most about me."
Shy grinned at him and baatted her eyelashed, Baidd rolled his eyes, lauhed and leant over the table, kissing Shy's forehead, which made Shy blush heavily.

[Tori]

Addie parked next to his mother's car, switching off the ignition and stuffing the keys in his pocket. Strange request to show up at a bar this early, but he gave up understanding her logic a long time ago.

He saw them immediately when he entered the bar, sitting with a beautiful girl. He sauntered over, sitting next to his mother and smiling at the girl. She looked eerily familiar, but he wouldn't say anything. It was probably just a coincidence.

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Shy smiled, so he didn't recognise her. Ah well, she'd have fun with this. "So, you're Tori's son, huh? I hard you were in love with someone, or am I mistaken?" She purred, placing her hand on his knee beneath the table, wondering if he would fall for the bait.

Blaidd tried hard to stifle his laugh, and he suceeded, he wondered how much Addie was going to squirm.

[Tori]

And Addie did squirm. He shied away slightly from the girl's hand, just subtly enough to let her know he wasn't a cheater, but not enough to draw any attention to it. He wasn't the type to make a big deal and embarrass someone like that. He nodded in response to her question, with a not-flirty smile, "You're not mistaken." Now that he thought of it... this girl seemed so familiar...

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Shy smirked and leaned closer to him. "Good to know." With that she pressed her lips to his, moving her hands in the gentle touch he should of known, the touch of a demon, yet it was so gentle it could of been the touch of a dove, the soft brush of wings against his upper arm and his jaw. When she pulled away, a small smile played with her lips, her deep, dark eyes stared directly into his, both her hands cupping his jaw. Waiting for his reaction.

Blaidd was quite surprised. He placed an arm over Tori's shoulders and pulled her close, ready to assure Addie that it was, in fact Shy who was sat beside him and who had just kissed him with such intensity that he was surprised a thosand aspiring artists were not lined up to get one glimpse of a true lover's kiss.

[Tori]

Addie woke himself out of the trance she had put him in. For a moment, he just stared into her dark peat-bog eyes... finding himself strangely reminded of the love of his life. There was no way in hell, he thought to himself. If she was Shy, she looked way different from the last time he saw her. It was only a few days after she left, how could she have changed so drastically? But by the way she kissed, the way her hands felt on his skin... there was no doubt in his mind it was her. "No way," he whispered, finally giving a small, but deeply relieved, smile. "You tricked me," he whispered with a playful tone, faking disapproval. She wanted to see if he would cheat on her, he thought. Smart girl.

Tori chuckled under her breath, leaning her head on Blaidd's broad chest. She was glad she didn't pull a 'Tori' and say something to give it away. She averted her eyes in respect for their privacy, however, and found herself looking up at her husband, now so much more mature than when they had first met—heck, more mature than when they were newlyweds—and now, two marriages and two children later, she felt, for the first time in her life, like she was finally growing up.

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Shy grinned and winked "Just makin' sure I won't have to hurt you." She kissed his cheek and leant back in her seat, watching as a waitress sauntered over, her hips swinging, her full lips glistening and her blonde hair tied into a sloppy bun, chewing a wad of gum that seemed too large for her mouth, forcing her to open her mouth as wider than what even a snake would dare and close it with a desgusting shlop, dropping the plated of food infront of them, standing infront of there table, staring at Addie and twirling her few loose strands of hair until Shy snapped a thanks at her. At that, she turned up her nose and sauntered off. Shy was about to get up before Blaidd booted her in the shin, forcing her to double over and comically bang her head on the table, making the plates rattle.

Blaidd stifled another laugh, but it bust out, Shy eventually began to laugh too, the both of them holding there stomachs as they laughed.