His nod was really all she needed. Her heart calmed and she nodded in return to him as he explained he would let no harm come to her from Pan. Those words soothed her in some way - but in the back of her mind - the part that trusted no one - she felt her defenses warning her to never feel secure - that He would always find a way to her - a way to hurt her.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4dff4d">"I'm not sure what he was like when you knew him but for as long as I have known him he's been a conniving, deceitful, and vindictive little brat..."</span>She refused to see that doe - eyed sweet boy she'd first known him as because Declan was right - he was no long that boy. He was a demon in Bell's eyes. Her eyes locked with Declan's own hues and continued "I fear if he is not destroyed more darkness will follow his shade" She sighed and looked away for a moment but the sound of of pain and the way he flinched and reached for his back drew her curious green gaze back and that piqued brow arch showed she'd seen the mark but she held her tongue for the moment as he said her help would be appreciated. With that she yanked her cell phone from her back pocket and typed in Cheshire's number then with speedy - yet clumsy fingers she started the text to him. She had to back space a lot and it was quite clear that she wasn't exactly a pro with this technology - in fact she down right hated it.<br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4dff4d"><br/>
[ 'Chesh! I need a favor. I can get you more of the VaPor if you will consider it a fair price for the help I need - hit me back on a time schedule' ]</span><br/><br/>She hit send and started to back out of her text program when she noticed Lily had sent her a few more since she'd last checked.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff8000">[ 'BITCH YOU BETTER ANSWER ME I'M WORRIED SICK ALREADY! DOC IS HAVING FITS!!!' ]<br/>
[ ' Seriously you better not be giving me the silent treatment!!!' ] <br/>
[ ' Bell seriously worried at this point just let me know you're okay!' ] </span><br/><br/>The messages went on like this for some time. She sighed and rubbed her brow - what in the 7 levels of hell was she gonna tell Lily. She clicked on the last message and started a reply.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4dff4d">['Hey Lil! So sorry - I had some things come up earlier - didn't mean to scare you and Doc so bad. Let him know I'm fine - meet me at my place in thirty minutes. I know you're gonna hate me for this but I need a favor. Promise I'll explain everything when you get there!']</span><br/><br/>She hit send and looked back up to Declan finally with an apologetic and slightly meek smile.<br/><br/>He mentioned that he would use one of two methods for attaining the apple though and in telling her she found even more questions piling up in her head she sighed a little irritated that her curiosity always turned conversations into longer than they need be but she just couldn't bite back her next question any longer. With a jerk of her head in the direction of his shoulder she asked<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4dff4d">"What's that then?"</span>She even stepped a little closer her eyes searching over the scarring mark and for some reason she wanted to reach out and touch his shoulder. To keep from doing this however, she gripped her hands tightly at either side and just let her eyes do the touching.<br/><br/>She'd seen similar scarring patterns like this before - she couldn't place it though what had she seen it on? For some reason it reminded her of the dragons, drakes, and wyverns something they did to their scales - a burning or scorching that tore into their plate like armor scales. She quirked a brow and edged a little closer while finally eyes turned back up to Declan's and the look she gave him proved she wouldn't go away without an answer.<br/><br/>- - - - - - - - - -<br/><br/>Meanwhile in Uptown - in a rather ritzy apartment- a phone laying on marble counter tops vibrated it's way noisily across the surface attempting to make it to the edge where the silly phone planned to plummet to it's demise. It seemed to go unheard at first - as giggles and laughter from at least three or four occupants echoed through the place. By the third noisy clatter of it's trek a voice from the master bedroom sighed.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#a64dff"> "Give me a moment darlings"</span>he said in a voice both hypnotic and devious. The phone made it's plummet and raced for the floor in attempt to end it's own little life when suddenly vaporous smoke swirled into existence around it's boxy frame. The smoke would consolidate and form into the shape of a young man the vapor turning corporeal in a matter of seconds.<br/><br/>Standing half stooped as he'd reached to catch the blasted phone he lifted it and stood tall, a hand swept through his violently purple - pink hair while golden eyes eyes and dark blue cat slit pupils stared down at the device.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#a64dff">"Ahhh my little Flutter Bug! I was wondering when I'd hear from you again..."</span>He said as his eyes swept over the text. His expressionless mask of a face then cracked as a grin both wicked and filled with mischief spread across his lips. This grin was a little unsettling as it displayed his teeth were sharp and came together like the teeth of a zipper in perfect unison like the mouth of a bear trap. His golden eyes danced with a barely veiled insanity as he swiped to unlock his phone and messaged Bell back.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#a64dff">[ ' See you soon ;) ' ]</span>Hitting send his smile grew and with voices from the master bedroom called for him he vanished in a swirl of smoke and the phone dropped back onto the counter with a loud clatter. Oh poor cell phone it led such a horrible life!