Well Ill be damned

Scared the living crap out of her, was perhaps the best way to describe everything that had happened since summer. She chuckled a bit and gave him a nod, he had been honest about his abilities - she might as well be honest about hers. "I will be honest and say that my life has almost done nothing than freaking me out since back in August," she replied in a small sigh. "It's been a bit crazy around here ever since I found out," she added and took a deeper breath in. Cecilia frowned a bit by that thought, if he never had left - would he ever had told her about this world? People had kept it from her for years, Ethan had kept it from Maeve for so long - it was only because Cecilia had told her dear cousin about it. "I get visions of the future.. possible outcomes of things.. some days more than others, they don't terrify me as much anymore, now that I know what they are," Cecilia took a slightly deeper breath in and folded her lips for a second, "I also summoned an archangel ones.. there is that." she chuckled a bit by that, keeping the spirit high with the fun-loving tone to not keep it way to serious - just like she always did. Cecilia couldn't help but wonder if he could have an honest answer to her Joseph problem, if not killing him then how to keep him away - seeing he was linked to her, killing him wasn't really the answer she was looking for. Her eyes looked around in the living room looking at the wooden beams and the small details around the house that made it stand out to all the modern houses on the street. It had this sweet old fashioned vibe mixed with a sense of Cecilia's modern life-style, busy life-style. All the books, mostly medical books, but she was a sucker for a good novel as well, when she had the time. "But I'm somewhat fine.. I'm going to be fine," she wanted to point out and turned her eyes to him. It was a bomb to throw on someone, but at least she hadn't exploded in details like she had with Lucas, even if she had kept a few things to herself. But almost dying back in October left a mark and she was so tired of being afraid all the time.

She chuckled a bit, Lucas had the same reaction to her saying that. Which had made her actually realize how huge it was to do that, how many people who would kill to be able to summon some of that high power. It also had made her realize why Joseph perhaps had targeted her. "Yeah.. " she breathed out to that, she hadn't known she had summoned an archangel back then. She had summoned Michael before she knew that he was an archangel, now that she did know she felt like she had been a bit rude. Also the reason she had prayed to him the other times when there had been something urgent that needed his intention, like when Clarissa had been attacked. "I guess, I don't really understand it completely - but I'm trying to practice." She wanted to put in some comfort about it, for some reason. It was odd sharing this, but it also felt nice getting all cards on the table.

"I have to be, right?" Cecilia breathed out in a small shrug. If she wasn't fine it just seemed like the world would wash over her and drown her. Sounds like you have had one hell of a year, Cecilia reached out for her mug in a small sigh, she could only agree. Even if there had been moments to cherish, there had been moments of fear and pain. "It's been.. insane.." Insane didn't even begin to cover it for her, and she folded her lips for a while, letting her eyes looked down at the tea in her hands as she took a deeper breath in. "What do you know about siphoners?" She then asked and looked back up, there was a clear sense of worry in her eyes. She already had a few special magic naturalizing flowers hanging around that she had bought. Making any witch feel weakened by stepping in, but someone like Joseph was not just powered by magic.

Perhaps it wasn't the right way to convince yourself everything would be fine, that she would be fine by any outcome of this. What ever Joseph had planned, she knew it couldn't be all good. She listened as he told about what he knew about siphoners, and she noted every single thing he said. Cecilia had read a few things, and people around her knew some stuff - so it wasn't all brand new information, but she still processed it. If he could drain her powers and use them himself, why didn't he just do so? Perhaps it was easier having someone to use them, then he wouldn't suffer the side effects of if the visions got to powerful. Is one after you? Her eyes returned to Nigel, already screaming the answer he was looking for and she took a deeper breath in. "Something like that, yeah," she replied on the next exhale. She could feel her heart skip a beat by the thought, it was weird how used she had gotten to the link, to the chats she had with Ajax while she was sleeping because he was linked to her mind. Everything she had gotten used to at this point. "There is this.. this siphoner, right now he is linked to me with a demon.. the demon is a genuine person - the siphoner is trouble," she felt her mouth get a little dry and she lifted up the tea to take a small sip. "I think he wants me to use my powers for something, but I don't know what."

"I'm working on a way to break the link, it's just not easy - at least nothing has happened since," she didn't know why, but it was she felt like it was important to point out she was dealing with it - just like when she had mentioned her abilities. She didn't want people to walk on eggshells around her, and she didn't want people to drop their lives to come to her rescue. Cecilia took a slightly deeper breath in, "but if you happen to have anything on link curses let me know." She chuckled a bit and shook her head looking down for a few seconds.

It didn't really seem like the answer she wanted, but then again who wanted to know that your powers were of use to others. Cecilia would like to think that she would never bow down to what people wanted, but from a realistic point of view - she had everything to lose. "He is the sociopath kind of person, so clearly he has an ace in his sleeve -" she folded her lips a little frustrated together and took a deeper breath in. It was weird sitting here talking about supernatural stuff as if it was normal for them so speak again. Cecilia was the type of person to threat others with kindness, because that was what she wanted in return. Ifs and maybes, along with what had happened in the past couldn't be changed. What mattered was how they spoke after that.

Cecilia didn't expect him to know how to break the curse, it was a complicated matter. Especially after Ajax had linked their minds as well, and to even begin to figure out how everything could be slowly taken apart - it would take months - they had already spent months."Yeah, that would be nice," she confessed with a small nod. Everything that really could be at help was highly appreciated. "So, I guess you are a hunter.. or?" She asked and narrowed her eyes a little bit, trying to see on his expression if she was right or wrong. Ethan and Mono were hunters - two different type of hunters. And after watching Nigel kill that demon tonight, she was sure - but she guessed he had more to say about that as well. "I've never seen a demon in its actual form before.. it was.. special." She frowned a bit while shaking her head.

It was weird and nice being able to still just sit and talk. Almost like no time had passed them. Cecilia remembered that from when they first had met while she was travelling around with her family. It had always been easy talking to him, so it didn't really surprise her that now wasn't any different. Even through everything was different. Cecilia listened, about his story of the demon. She didn't want to imagine anyone having to tell their child it was stuff like that. Forcing a child to grow up like that, it was cruel. Cecilia looked into his eyes, and it made hurt her heart a little looking into his pained gaze. She wanted to say she was sorry for that, but even before she got the chance, she could sense he had more on his heart. Cecilia looked at him with a slight frown, as she listened silently to what he had to say. She listened to his story, also she wanted to know where he came from. The parts of him that had been hidden away from her till this point. It was odd how you felt like you knew someone, then learning all these new things - everyone became strangers for a moment, and yet, nothing had changed. They were still the same people, just with more stories to tell.

Hunters are bad business, Cee she was reminded of what Lucas had said few days ago. And perhaps he was right, but what if they were just mislead? It wasn't the children who were to blame for growing up to become hunters, and the parents were just teaching them what they were taught. It was a spiral, an endless circle that just waited to be broken. Cecilia wondered what he meant by differently. "Hey, you are not loveless Nigel. Okay?" She reached out and placed a hand on his. She took a deeper breath in. Cecilia gave his hand a short squeeze before she took it back. "You are not. You've been dealt some bad cards - and trying to make a path for yourself is brave. No one said it would be easy." She gave him a warmer smile. "Remember when I told you that I had gotten the job offer here in Aston? I was having it fine working in Grounds of Lily, but I would never be able to grow if I stayed there.. and you encouraged me to take the job here.. even if it meant moving and start over yet again." Cecilia tilted her head a little to the side. "Change is good.. terrifying but its good - then there is always the not good parts, but taking everything with it. We should get to chose how we want to live."

Daisy and Katelyn lived in Grounds of Lily, which made Cecilia wonder if she actually had seen them before, just without knowing. The world was small and freaky like that sometimes. Cecilia always found her security in her home, being able to close the door and just be - she had always been able to find comfort as long as she felt home. Most of the time it was the house which she made feel like home as much as possible, the entire space around them pretty much described her as a person. But few people also had the power to make her feel home and completely comfortable. Cecilia couldn't help but pull a little smirk as he noted he could see things were extra hard for her. He wasn't wrong, the world was a mess around her. However, even in the darkness and mess of the world she had the power to find something to hold onto - some kind of light, the happiness he mentioned as well. "I am. Happy.. and tired.. but yeah, I'm happy here." She replied as she lifted up the mug to take a larger mouthful of the tea. All the talking had taken most of the boiling heat from it, leaving it at a temperature where you could enjoy it, without fear of burning yourself.

The question turned to Evelina and Mono, and she nodded. "Oh yeah, he is still around as well. He is actually the one who moved in here in the first place," she informed. Mono had been helping her out the first year, and the two friends had their blast even through she hadn't at that time known about his vampire hunting experiences. "They are doing alright," she replied to his question. Everyone had their own stuff to deal with, but she couldn't really dig too much into that - even if she was a chatty head who often ended up over-sharing. "It's funny.. It's fun," she shook her head a little bit. It wasn't really that fun. "You are hunter.. Mono is a hunter.. Ethan is a hunter.. his sister is -" she chucked a bit realizing how much it made sense that she hadn't known about any of the supernatural up to the events this summer. Cecilia had guessed from Mono that some things were just worth protecting, even if it was the blind innocence of the human mind thinking no such thing as supernatural things were real.

Cecilia knew a little bit about the story of Elenora, but only from Ethan. She had never really met Elenora, other than in a few visions time to time. Cecilia knew that Elenora's fiancé was killed by demons by demons last year, but had never asked for the full story - it wasn't really her to ask about things that didn't involve her. Cecilia took a deeper breath in, it was a chance to get to know each other again. Because it wasn't the world that had changed, it was still the same, she just had a new perspective of it. Learning his reasons didn't change the fact it had hurt like hell when he never showed up, it didn't change the hours and weeks she had spend trying to see if she could find him - till Robert one of the guy's Nigel worked with, and he had told her he was gone. Cecilia and giving people a second change was like a second nature, but he had shared his story and what had happened. Even Evelina wouldn't find it in her hard to stay angry after that reason, slightly annoyed perhaps, but she knew even her best friend would understand that reason to leave. It was the never returning part, but then again, she had moved on. What ever feeling she had romantically for Nigel wasn't there anymore, but she still cared - how could she not?
"Getting to know each other again sounds nice - I've never been able to hold a grudge anyways," she chuckled a bit before finishing her tea. "I have some left over thai in the fridge, you hungry?" She asked, she always had some thai left. Cecilia kept her eyes on his and tilted her head a little, "so friends?"

She chuckled a bit and got up from the couch, and gave him a nod as he confirmed her words. Friends, Cecilia smiled at him. She walked out to the kitchen and took out the leftovers. Luckily she had some extra stuff in the fridge to spice it a bit up, she had bought plenty of food lately. In case Lucas wanted to stay over. Cecilia grabbed her pan and placed it on the stove. "Don't worry, I won't heat it in the microwave," she said a little louder almost laughing a bit. She remembered the first time she had attempted to reheat his food in the microwave - never again.

So how are you doing, besides this link thing, and a demonic slaughtering? Cecilia took a deeper breath in and shook her head a little bit. It sounded insane, something taken out of a movie or a novel. "No it's alright, I mean, it is my life now," she replied and put the food on the pan. Cecilia had always been a natural in the kitchen, since her mother and nana always had been into the whole 'ladies in the kitchen' vibe - she didn't mind. Cecilia liked cooking, she just rarely had time. Cecilia chuckled a bit by his next comment. "Friends, just add the torture, magic and maniacs," she took a deeper breath in and tried getting out of her own head. "Work is great, I did the right thing by starting there - got a pretty good team," she then told keeping her mind focused on the better things. Cecilia found two plates and divided the food on them, and placed the pan in the sink - she could clean up later. "You want anything to drink with it?" She asked as she placed the plates on the dinner table along with two forks. Cecilia walked back to the counter and tabbed her fingers lightly on it before she opened the fridge once again. She grabbed a carafe with water and two glasses, didn't even wait for him to reply her. Cecilia then sat down. "So, what are you up to lately?"

Cecilia was happy as well, and finding the good things in an ocean filled with chaos was truly a gift she cherished. So having a better team and great friends at work was important, and she was blessed with both Eden and Ash - a power duo really. "I will show you my newest party trick," she put her mind into the place of thinking about two beers, just like the ones she remembered he had bought when they first met. And out of the blue they appeared in her hands. "Enjoy," she smiled handing him one of them.
Then she listened to what he had been up to, now with this crazy world in perspective, she was even more curious to know what life was like for him. Her own had been thrown all around and she still wasn't sure what she was doing or what was going on. Cecilia raised her eye brow a little by the mention of his sister about to get married to someone she didn't want to. She was even more surprised when he told he that it sometimes happened in a household of hunters - or a cult, as he said so himself. She couldn't imagine growing up like that still. Cecilia put some food on her plate while listening, and frowned a bit. "But you got her out of it?" She asked before taking a sip of the beer. It was awful. Arranged marriages were awful, and even if in some cases she would admit to it being clever. She waited for the nod to confirm it. And since he had talked to her on the phone earlier, she assumed she was here in Aston with him. "And your daughter is safe and sound I assume?" He had just told her that Katelyn had been kidnapped back then, but she didn't know how bad it had been - she just hoped it hadn't been too traumatizing for the poor kid.

Cecilia lifted the beer up to her lips and listened as he confirmed that his daughter was okay. It was really all that mattered in that scenario. She placed the beer back on the table as he good his wallet out and found a picture. A smaller frown appeared on her face for a second as he for a short matter of time hesitated if he should show her or not. But she was glad he did. Daisy. Cecilia noted the name as she took the picture and looked at it. She couldn't help but smile a little, looking at the picture. Family photos were the best, and she had always cherished that she was blessed with a family that were so close like hers was. Cecilia listened once again and moved her eyes up to him, as he told her that he had not just one but two daughters. And what had happened to the first one, she blinked quickly and took a sharp breath in and held it for a while. Cecilia breathed out still keeping her attention on what he told her, what he trusted her with. "I'm so sorry," she said in a lower whisper as she handed him the photo back, then placed her hand shortly on his. Because she was truly sorry that he had to go through something so horrible, that him and Daisy had to go through that. Cecilia took her hand back to herself and grabbed the beer again, taking a sip around the same time he did.

Then he mentioned the travelling part. They had met while travelling, moving from one point to the other in your life sometimes demanded change of scenario. Cecilia listened to him explaining how he had given up on ever feeling whole again, and even that statement was heart breaking to her. And then I found you. Cecilia breathed out again and cleared her throat. She remembered how she had felt before meeting Nigel. How she had pushed work as her main focus and her studies to forget how Lucas had left her back then. The whole travelling had been some idea Ethan had, but she was still truly grateful that she had went on it. It had meant missing Evelina and Mono for around six months, but the adventure had been just what she had needed back then. Cecilia gave him a slightly sad smile as she ran a hand over her hair with her left hand. "Yeah, you did." She exhaled and licked her lips shortly. "I hope you don't give up on finding that again. Someone that makes you feel whole," she then said. Yes, he had broken her heart, and he wasn't the first to do so, but it didn't mean that she didn't wish for his happiness and hoped that one day he would find it. And after him trusting her with his story and what his life had been about - she didn't really blame him for the choices he had made, no matter how much they had hurt her.

It was natural for her, like a second nature to believe when others doubted, nothing had really changed there. She still believed that everyone deserved a second chance, and that no one could just be doomed not to not have hope. Hope was everything. "Well, sometimes the best things finds us when we least expect it," she pointed out with a little half smile. Back when they had met, she hadn't been looking for anyone, and after their ways had parted, she had never thought they would see each other again. For months till she returned to Aston and had run into him again, it was funny how fate happened even if you refused to hope for it. The fact that it hadn't lasted or ended the way either of them had ever wanted it to, was another story. "And besides, I can have enough hope for the both of us," she laughed a little bit before taking another sip of the beer.

Crazy as it was, it was funny how natural it felt to just sit here and talk. Most people found it insane that she was sitting here talking to yet another of the guys she had loved, who had left her. Maybe it was, but maybe she also just knew it was supposed to go like that. Cecilia had fully trusted Nigel back then, and maybe the whole hospital thing had helped her regaining it again. Because she knew if he was in the area, he would help her, if she needed it. "Eat, your food is getting cold," she chuckled a bit taking another mouthful of the food.

"It's been really nice, unexpected, but nice." She nodded in agreement. It had been nice. "Yeah, we don't want that," she laughed a bit before pushing the chair a little back to get up. "You better stay awake, I don't want to get an emergency call in just because you fell asleep and crashed," she pointed a little at him with a smile on her face. Cecilia followed him out to the entrance with her arms loosely crossed shortly as she breathed out. "I will see you around then," she chuckled a bit, not letting him get out of the door without at least a hug. "Take care of yourself," she let go of him and let him out of the door, standing there for a while watching him go to his car and drive away. After she closed and locked it, heading to bed, the dishes could wait till tomorrow.