Breaking news - J.C

Mariella picked up her phone when she got a message from Valeria, saying she needed to text Jamie soon as possible. The siren frowned a bit, but clicked on Jamies name and took a deep breath in. She hadn't confronted him about the whole Nimue thing, but he knew she was mad about something.

[Mariella: Hiiii]

She took a deep breath in and shook her head a little. Then she continued to type.

[Mariella: Val told me to text you. What is going on?? ]

Mariella looked over at the still recovering Reginald, not moving way to far from his side - but still let him have his space.

Jamie had gone out of Ana's room to get them something to drink. He was standing at the vending machine when a text alert sounded. He look at the text a moment, quickly opening it. Mariella had been angry about something. He didn't know what, but with everything going on, he didn't dare to ask. Shortly after another text arrived.

[Ana is at the hospital. It's a long story. I think she'll be okay, she just needs time to heal]

He picked up the two water bottles and went back to the room. He emptied the water, and instead filled it with the blood he had snuck in his pocket. Both bottles were about half-filled.

[How's Reggie?]

He worried about his close friend.

She looked at the dots as he was replying. Mariella folded her lips by the answer. It wasn't good. A vampire at a hospital, it usually didn't meant anything good.

[Mariella: Oh shit..What happened?]

she quickly texted. Mariella had tons of questions. However, Mariella had fate in Jamie staying there till Anastasia was alright. Also she was scared of the thought of Kol trying to get his hands on her while she was vulnerable. She looked over at Reggie as the text was about him.

[Mariella: He is still in pain, but the recovery is going faster than expected. I don't know if I should tell him about Ana though, I wouldn't want to slow down the process - and if you say she is okay.. then.. idk, what do you think?]

Mariella shook her head a little and grabbed the glass of water she had by her night table. She took a few mouthfuls.

Jamie brought the blood to Ana, sitting down next to her bed with his own bottle.

[Jamie: You know that extra heart she had. Somebody pulled it out. Her body wouldn’t heal properly. I’m trying to find a way to help it alone. Do you think Val or somebody else can bring some healing blood?]

He didn’t know if it would help, but he couldn’t think of anything else to do. He didn’t worry much about Kol. He was maybe reckless, but coming here at hospital, would just be plain stupid. He also had to get past Jamie, which was not going to be an easy fight.

[I think he should focus on getting better. Worrying about Ana won’t help that along. I’ll be here with her until she’s ready to get home. They’ll both be alright. Did Val tell you what happen?]

Jamie didn’t know if Valeria had gotten the letter to Marie yet, but if she did, maybe Mariella had one thing less to worry about.

She read the text and her heart skipped a beat by the thought of what had happened. It was awful. Mariella moved her hand towards her heart almost as if it had been her. She shook her head a little and breathed out.

[Mariella: Yeah I know.. its just, if anything happened to Tiana.. I would like to know. So I might tell him, if I'm in luck I can convince him you are taking care of the situation]

She knew Reginald loved his sister, she also knew his mind was a mess. She had seen the mess, but how messy it actually was at this point - she was unsure.

[Mariella: She didn't say much. And I'm not supposed to leave Reg for way to long. Maybe you can text Val and ask. I just got a text from her, I don't really know what happened out there. Is there something you aren't telling me??? * thinking emoji * ]

Jamie understood where Mariella was coming from, but knowing Reginald, it was unlikely he would not rush to Anastasia’s bedside.

[Jamie: If that’s what you think is best]

She knew Reginald loved his sister, she also knew his mind was a mess. She had seen the mess, but how messy it actually was at this point - she was unsure.

Jamie looked at Ana a moment. He was worried about her. He sighed before checking the new message.

[Jamie: I shouldn’t tell you over text. I’ll text her and ask her to go explain it to you]

He sent the text and opened another conversation with Valeria.

[Jamie: I think you should give Mariella the letter from Lion. She knows I’m not telling her something. Can’t you go tell her what happened and give it to her?]

She rolled her eyes a little, hating all these secret and things no one was telling her. Mariella walked over to the window and opened it, enjoying the cold air and closed her eyes before replying.

[Mariella: You can at least tell me who its about.]

Mariella took a deep breath in, and felt the paranoia starting to hit her. What was going on? Why couldn't he just tell her? The fear started to move around in her veins like poison.

[Valeria: I will. But I'm not at the mansion right now, right now I'm with Malachite]
[Valeria: Also I gave them to Theo.. ask him.]

Jamie looked at the text. Should he tell her?

[Jamie: typing]

He deleted it and stopped for now. He wanted to be sure it was done the right way. Maybe she would get really pissed at Lion for not coming to see her, or maybe she wouldn’t. He just didn’t want to take the chance.

[Jamie: Is he okay?]
[Jamie: Okay, thanks, I guess]

He didn’t worry much about Malachite, but he was important to Valeria, so that meant something.

[Jamie: Val says you have the letters. Go give Mariella hers. I’m not asking]

He was tired of this. If Theo had given them to someone else, he might just go back to the mansion to give her the damn letter himself.

Mariella looked at the dots as Jamie started texting. She was waiting for that answer. Then he stopped texting. Was he texting someone else? What had happened? Was everyone okay? Wild thoughts started escaping her mind and ran wild before her eyes.

[Mariella: seriously.. just tell me?]

she put away her phone for a few minutes. She was just looking outside where the grey clouds signaled that rain would arrive soon.


[Valeria: He is fine.]

Valeria didn't want to go into to much detail, also because she knew that Jamie didn't care about Malachite or what he was going trough. She didn't blame him, the guy whose sister brainwashed his little sister - no she wouldn't want to care either if anyone had even touched a hair on Lucia's head.


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Theodore was just walking into the pizza place with Victoria when he got the text. He looked quickly at his phone with his most used expression, the 'Oh-shit-I-forgot-expression'

[Theodore: Seen]

He put the phone on silent and back at his pocket. He didn't have time right now, and he needed some time to.

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[Mariella: Seriously Jamie?!]

Jamie ignored Mariella’s text for now. He needed to know if Theo was around first. Three conversations at once was maybe a little much, but he managed.

[Jamie: Okay. Tell him thanks for helping you guys.]

Jamie sighed when getting a respond from Theo.

[Jamie: Theo get her the damn letter!]

Maybe he was a little annoyed. He just wanted Mariella to know. He took in a deep breath when Mariella texted again.

[Jamie: I’m calling you.]

He sent the text to his impatient best friend, before calling her up. ”Just listen okay. No interruptions.” He placed himself against the wall. ”Val, Ana and Malachite was at a bar when I came. Things were chaotic and I was just trying to keep my calm. Then someone appeared from the future. Lion decided to make a visit. He couldn’t stay long, but he gave Val some letters who gave them to Theo, and Theo is ignoring me. I just wanted you to have the letter before telling you.”

Mariella clenched her teeth a little and walked out to the bathroom when Jamie called. He said that she couldn't interrupt him, made her terrified. She moved her hand to her chest and took a deep breath in. His mention of Lion made her frown a bit. Of course she was disappointed if not angry at her brother for leaving her behind. If anyone could have noticed she had been missing, it would have been him - in a heartbeat. But he had chosen to leave with Sophie and Jasmine. Of course it was his own descision - it didn't chance the way she was thinking about it.
"Theo needs sometime to just figure things about. Besides, I haven't really been leaving the room. We take small steps," she didn't want to be angry right now. Even through she was. But right now she didn't want it to be to obvious. "Just keep a close eye on her, I will keep texting." She hang up.

[Mariella: I'm sorry, but you know. Vampires and their hearing. I don't want him to figure out about Ana over a phone call.]

Jamie knew she was right about Theo, but he should have given her the letter anyway. It wasn’t fair to her. And what if it said something about Reggie? He didn’t say anything before she hung up and continued the texts. He knew people went through a lot these days, but he just thought they needed to look out for each other too. He had come to help Anastasia, hadn’t he? He was staying here with her. How was it okay that everyone else could go off and do whatever the hell they pleased? He thought some off them were being bad friends, if they weren’t there to keep Mariella company or even keep an eye on Reggie so she could get some sleep. Maybe that was him thinking that because he cared so deeply for Mariella.

[Jamie: I know. I just wanted to tell you in a call instead of a text. It seemed righter.]

He sat back down to drink his blood.

[Mariella: And I appreciate that. Don't think that I don't]

She took a deep breath in and looked herself in the mirror. Mariella looked tired, a bit pale - not that she ever had been the most tan person. She shook her head a little before opening for the water, just enjoying the sound of the running water.

[Mariella: types

Mariella was frustrated by her brothers actions. This was far from the first time. They had so different ways to handle the world around them. They always had. But in this time, they had more conflicts than ever. Everything was so twisted. She missed what they once had shared, but also knew - after all this. Everything she and people around her had been through - she could never go back to how things were. She simply wasn't that person anymore.

[Mariella: And I don't really care about a stupid letter. He left.. that was his choice. No one forced him. No one forced either of them, Fox has even checked on them for me.If he wanted to tell me anything, he could have done so before he left. This was just a dick move]

He was about to text her back, before he saw the dots indicating she was writing another message. He had nothing against Lion, but lately he had been a real asshole - especially towards Mariella. He wasn’t sure what it was about.

He read the text a few times, thinking about what to respond.

[Jamie: I know it was. I’m not saying that he was right to do what he did but think about it would be if you had to stand before him and Tiana and say you were going to leave them behind. He was miserable here. Everything went wrong for him. He probably felt like you were better off without him. I’m not trying to say he was right to do it like that, I’m just trying to understand why.]

Lion was not always easy to deal with. He did stupid shit and expected everything else to clean up. He actually believed he had left because he didn’t want that for anyone anymore.

[Mariella: typing]

She stopped. Feeling the anger return. She didn't want that. Not right now. Mariella breathed out and shook her head.

[Mariella: First of all I wouldn't have made the choice to leave...]
[Mariella: We are ALL miserable here. Everything went wrong for all of us. Maybe I am better off without him.. because I deserve better than getting a note on a letter from my so called twin brother]

She shook her head in frustration before putting the phone down. Mariella grabbed the bathroom table and leaned a little over, as she took a deep breath in and closed her eyes. Mariella tensed her jaw and breathed out.

[Mariella: Not that I want to talk more about that]

Jamie waited patiently as she was typing. He was just afraid everything was going wrong with them, that it was not so easily fixed this time. He wasn’t sure what to type. She was entitled to her opinion, but she was judging him because of who he was. He was so impulsive and did what he thought was right, even if it wasn’t. A new text rolled in.

[Jamie: Okay]

He just wrote and took in a deep breath. Everything was wrong.

[Jamie: But maybe he wrote something about Reggie]

He then wrote as a finishing note.

[Jamie: Text me if something changes with him. I’ll do the same with Ana]

[Mariella: He couldn't write anything I don't already know]

Mariella took a deep breath in. She wasn't in denial. Because she had gotten the letter from that blonde, but she could just out the girl for her help. It could cause her danger, and she was forever thankful for the help she had gotten. Mariella was a bit secretive the days up to the day Reginald had returned. Almost way to calm. Theodore's story matched.

[Mariella: Fair enough.]

[Jamie: Do as you see fit]

He was not going to argue about this more. He just knew he would love to have some sort of closure from Sophie. He didn’t even know if she had made it back alive. Nor Jasmine, for that matter. If he had a chance to read a letter from one of them, he would.

[Jamie: You’re not still angry with me, are you?]

Mariella sighed a little bit and went over to open one of the windows, to listen to the sound of the soft rain falling outside. She once again closed her eyes, letting her mind calm down to the sound. Her phone lighted up with another text. She opened it and looked at it for a little while.

[Mariella: typing..

She stopped and looked back at the half awake Reginald and then outside again. Then she looked down at her phone again.

[Mariella: I think that it will take some time before I don't have a single fiber of anger in my body. But I'm texting with you, take the win.]

Jamie wished everything could go back to how it had been. Maybe Jas, Lion and Sophie was right about going home. Things were just so messy here. It had been easier back in their own time. He shortly looking at his phone when he could see Mariella was typing, and then stopped for a moment.

He looked up at Ana awaiting the message. He wanted both her and Reggie to be okay. They deserved better than this. They all did.

[Jamie: Okay. I get it. I think Ana is waking up. I’ll text you later]

//Out?

Mariella took a deep breath in and shook her head a little. She hated feeling all these emotions roaming round in her chest. How was she supposed to handle all of this? Mariella breathed her feelings out.

[Mariella: Okay, tell me that I'm thinking about her.]


//Out//