Blood, Sweat, and A Decent Fight ( Gabriel/Closed)

[Gabriel Seran]

"Ezekial Seran..."

Gabriel flinched noticeably. Another Seran? He knew his bloodline fairly well, studied it and kept track of the noticeable few that existed and there hadn't been and Ezekial since before the bloodline had emerged from the old country prior to their leadership in France and that was decades ago there was no way she knew about such a bloodline nor anyone below the rank of elder in their line.

"But we didn't..." He'd start thinking that she'd perhaps been under the assumption that they'd had sex at some point which clearly never happened lest there was a case of midnight rape he was unaccounted for.

"Now let me go...So I can finish fighting you....I am not going to let you win like this......Not after all this..."

Gabriel's grin curious as it was flipped to a frown socking her once more in the face before twisting his waist quickly, the force of which would give her something of whiplash before releasing his pressure and tossing her into the sandbox pouncing back up himself.

His stance was changed now, more balanced as he stood squat toed, expressing an open wide stance to her but harboring his hands before him ready to counter. Something he learned whilst overseas once more trying new tactics.

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Qi: Saracen Wrath is active. 4/4
Sol's Dictum recharge: 1/5

Strength: 41 +18 = 59
Dexterity: 43 +18 = 61
Constitution: 58
Intelligence: 15
Wisdom: 35
Charisma: 26

[Ceraphine Davis]

She actually got offended at that point. He thought she was that stupid!? To think she slept with him!? GAH!

But before she could say anything she felt the sudden lash of pain and hissed in response before being tossed into the sandbox....gah....She hated playgrounds...never bringing Zeke here...ever........

Yet she blocked it from her mind as she placed her bloodied and trembling hands into the sand, palms first, shoving herself up, her right arm not wanting to work due to the strain the bracelet put on her......Yet she stood.....

Her raven hair about her face, eyes shining white from beneath the veil as she finally gained her footing, licking away the blood on her lips and feeling the warm trickle slide down the side of her face from the head wound....

"I am not an idiot! Of course I never fucked you! But your brother was a completely different matter...."

She took a few unsteady steps from the sandbox and drew in a ragged and painful breath......She was angry at him, honestly, this whole time, because of this.......She could forgive this damn man anything ...... but this.......Not yet.....

"And when I found out...I went to tell the one FUCKING person I trusted.....The one person who SWORE he would be there if I needed him......and you know what? HE WAS GONE!!"

Each angered word painful for the breath it took but she didnt care.....tears bit at the back of her eyes as she slid her right foot back once more, flexing her fingers of her right hand for a moment and then settling both hands at her sides, eyes fixated on him.......A subtle motion of her head........Another gesture to bring it on........More than enough anger and pain in her to spare.......Not that he fucking cared!

[Gabriel Seran]

"And when I found out...I went to tell the one FUCKING person I trusted.....The one person who SWORE he would be there if I needed him......and you know what? HE WAS GONE!!"

Gabriel would wince noticeably though she was gone behind more than just a veil of hair, seemed blinded by a veil of inconsolable rage as well. Gabriel held his stance there for a moment frozen by thought. His brother, yes Nathaniel, he'd met the fellow shortly before leaving. He couldn't consider the man just this moment understand him fully.

"Perhaps you need to redirect your blame at those truly responsible... perhaps Nathaniel was the one you needed not I."

Gabriel spoke a dull tone not quite emotive. It was as if he were trying to convince himself. Convinced that every problem in this world was his to burden and carry for himself.

"...." Gabriel froze raising out of his assailing stance neutral now his Qi died down everything back to neutral, "I'd like to see my nephew then..."

Spoken much more like a command than a suggestion then again it was hard to tell with Gabriel. His eyes focused now like a man on a mission. His brother may have had significant flaws and Gabriel himself had them too, but he sought to repair them. In this day and age he'd changed.

[Ceraphine Davis]

She growled at his words, her hand coming up and pushing back her hair as tears spilled unwillingly down the corner of her now icy hues.......Shaking her head as she forced her way over to him......Stopping directly before him as she looked up at him, the pain in her eyes more than apparent and filling the air around them both even if he was immune to it......

Shaking hands fisted up at her side as she drew in a shakey breath and slammed her fist into his chest....but not with the intent to fight him..more with the breaking point finally hitting her.....

"Fuck you Gabriel! He was how he was....You know as well as I it couldnt be predicted what he would do.......I needed my fucking BROTHER.....but no.....Not so much as a goodbye......"

She trembled with both exhaustion and pain, and a mix of emotional exhaustion............Turning away from him just as he demanded or at least seemed to demand to see Zeke.....Stopping her in her tracks as she refused to turn around......

"If you knew.......All I went through to protect him.....Because the only relative he had that could properly do such was gone.......What I missed out on....With my own son! ...... Do NOT make demands of me Gabriel.......I love you.....I may hate you right now...but inside you were and always will be my brother.....something you never saw........But make no mistake....He is MY son.....Be I worthy of your precious bloodline or not......."

She then started off again....a single mumble offered over her shoulder......

"You coming?"

Whether he did or not, she got back to her car, popping the trunk and digging out a clean set of clothes and then moving to change....What? There was nobody else around and she had her bra and underwear on...be damned if she took him to see her son looking the way she did.....

Once she was cleaned up enough to look presentable she would get in her car.......If he was coming or following then he better get his ass in gear.......

[Gabriel Seran]

"Fuck you Gabriel! He was how he was....You know as well as I it couldnt be predicted what he would do.......I needed my fucking BROTHER.....but no.....Not so much as a goodbye......"

The soft thrust against his chest shoving him but not moving not altering his stance on the matter. Regardless of how she hated him for leaving Gabriel stood by everything he did. There was no blame to be thrust unto others but take it all himself. As it'd always been.

Gabriel's lip cocked upward, since when did the Seran's claim to a legacy or a bloodline. Perhaps others who clung to that ideology but not Gabriel, he was always humble about that aspect stepping away from his throne to work in the world he saw day to day.

The Katashi's were a deluded barbaric race and she'd spent time with both them and the Sudeki's clinging to their culture and perfectionist bloodline breeding newborns to fuel their culture but she greatly misunderstood Gabriel Seran's bloodline, at the very least his new bloodline.

"You coming?"

Gabriel's face wasn't livid with excitement rather now bogged down with the dreary contemplation of what he'd done and how his future would scale out. Not just about him but this new child, Nathaniel's heir. Gabriel's head nodded as he took slow drudges to cross the plains following her.

While she was changing however he'd lean on the side of her car averting his eyes. She deserved that respectfulness. Gabriel was unsure how to react, she might as well now be his sister. Things had to be done, he'd need to find his brother. And take care of his Nephew.

[Ceraphine Davis]

She grumbled to herself as she waited, letting him get in before she threw the car in reverse and pulled out of the parking area, eyes absentmindedly going to the rearview and to the car seat she was already used to having her son in. The twins she had managed to secure a stable life for.....a safe life......But Zeke......

Shoving her shades over her eyes she pushed her hair back, still throbbing in pain from the fight but then nobody could suck up pain like Kev. Heh......

Eyes on the road as she turned she finally decided to speak up...

"Look...I am sorry......"

She nearly choked on the words...but got them out just the same, because deep down she was.......

"I just, .... you should have said something......I deserved as much......But you are right..I should have told Nathaniel, but things went a bit nuts around then and before I could...he was gone....heh......I did the best I could....Made sure he was safe......Its not entirely your fault, I just.......Nevermind.."

There, she had said her apology, knowing how he was and knowing he would indeed take blame for everything if she didnt stop him.....or even if she did say something....stubborn ass......

The thought bringing a grin to her lips........

~Stop that! Hate him remember? What the fuck is wrong with me?~

"But I think you will agree that he needs to know about his family....It was hard enough with the twins...I dont want that for Zeke.........He needs you Gabriel......"

Her last statement pleading almost as she finally came up to her house, pulling into the drive and drawing in a painfully deep breath.....

She didnt say anything else, just climbed out of the car...all be it slowly, but whatever.....Making her way to the door, knowing he would follow.....Grabbing out her keys and sliding them in the lock she pushed the door open, leaving it as such as she entered the house......A smile quick to light her features as she spotted Mandy, the sitter.....and the little toddler all decked out for a day in the yard playing.......

"Now where is Mommy's little man at?"

The little boys head lifting up at the tone of her voice and his hands reaching up....expecting her to cross the room and pick him up.......Only making the usually very angry and very dangerous girl she appeared to be look softer and more like the girl she should have been........

As she crossed the room, she lifted him up, fixing the little hat he wore on his head that matched his layered shirt and jeans....A blue pacifier in his mouth as she pressed a kiss to his cheek.....Only then turning back and letting her icy hues fall over Gabriel, cause yeah......he would not be far behind.........

A few steps taken toward him as she looked from him to Ezekial....

"Hey Zeke....Guess what? This is your Uncle Gabriel....."

A little laugh escaping her as she whispered softly, though loud enough that Gabe could hear her....a teasing tone put forth, for both the boy and Gabe.....The mood had to be light....cause kids were too sensitive about that shit......

"Dont worry, he isnt as scary as he looks...."

Her eyes cutting toward Gabriel now....Not sure what she was expecting from the guy that didnt usually show much of any emotion...........But yeah......She waited just the same......

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel was silent most of the way up the very same contemplative look on his features as he stared out the window following the path the car took. Seemed as though she was doing well enough for herself to get this far in life, car, children, sitter. To think he could manage the same while putting up several different fronts was laughable but he never commented on the notion.

"But I think you will agree that he needs to know about his family....It was hard enough with the twins...I dont want that for Zeke.........He needs you Gabriel......"

"Knowing where one came from and where one is going are differential by all regards...." Gabriel would speak at the glass window expressing a subtle sigh. He was never one to linger in the past and nor did he enjoy it. The future was his vindication and it was all that mattered.

Soon as they'd gotten to the house Kevala sprung out a step or two faster than Gabriel as he somewhat trudged his way in behind her burdened by a great many thoughts that were sure to plague him for months.

"Now where is Mommy's little man at?"

Gabriel's eyes darted in swiftly picking out the child who was of course adorable! Feeling the heart melt in his chest he put an effort not to blubber like a woman. Though he'd hold position at the doorway fearing pressing on would weaken his resolve. And to thing his brother could produce an adorable offspring. HAh.

"Hey Zeke....Guess what? This is your Uncle Gabriel....."

Gabriel would grin, he'd never imagined himself an uncle, nor having kids for that matter. He didn't think he could do it. Remembering how his family had been lost there'd been too much pain involved in caring too much. His eyes would narrow, scrunching his face so that the boy's foreheads would touch.

"Dont worry, he isnt as scary as he looks...."

Retreating his face back Gabriel would laugh. "Kinda squishy ain't he? Definitely the looker, he got his father's scowl." Gabriel burst into laughter falling on the floor and holding his guts in trying o make light of a very serious event and by effect going too far himself.

[Ceraphine Davis]

Kevala was more than relieved when the emotions and words Gabriel gave off were ones of acceptance and actual like. A smile spreading across her lips for a moment before she had to stop and raise her brow at his behavior. Laughing softly she shook her head and turned to nuzzle her nose against Zeke's in an affectionate manner.

"See? Uncle Gabriel is pretty funny isnt he?"

She shot her eyes down to Gabe once more, a grin curling on her lips as Zeke clapped his little hands together, a giggle muffled by his binky being let forth. Almost like he could feel the happiness as well. Well, never could tell when it was a child of Kev's. heh.....

Yet Kev was not going to let Gabriel off that easy. Turning Zeke about in her arms and holding him in front of her, she smiled that loving smile and laughed a bit once more.

"Why dont you show him how big and mean you are huh?"

Plopping Zeke down right onto Gabriel's chest, ready to smack him in the head if he hurt him, and watching as Zeke laid a little smack against Gabriel's chest, bouncing up and down happily atop him and even ditching his binky, which he took everywhere, and gods forbid you lost it, so that he could giggle outright, about the cutest sound you could imagine....Another smack to the chest with his other hand before he would bounce once more and clap his hands together.

Oh! Hat!

Pulling off his hat he held it out, a small sound escaping him.....

"Ake Unky! Ake!....Pay!!!"

So his English was a bit off, or as Kev called it "freaky deaky Zekey language" but Kev understood...it was a mom thing....For some reasons unknown to mankind moms could understand the most silly of gibberish.......Like now....

"Basically that was 'Take Uncle. Take..Play.'...."

Figuring Gabe not to be the baby type, so more than likely he didnt understand the baby speak.....Kev just laughing softly and shaking her head as she moved to lean against the couch, her arm casually wrapping about her ribs to hide the fact she was in serious pain and dismissing the Nanny for the day......

As the woman left, Kev still held up the "Mommy's fine" attitude even though she coughed and a shot of pain that nearly drove her to her knees........Not like she showed it...She just chilled on the arm of the couch watching as Zeke continued to try and get Unky to take the hat and to play with him.....Maybe she had done the right thing after all?....Gods she hoped so.......

[Gabriel Seran]

"Why dont you show him how big and mean you are huh?"

A small grin letting his eyes wander between the small nephew he'd just begin to start meeting. Something adorable in his features made it impossible for Gabriel to frown even when the young boy started smacking him around. Perhaps it was his disproportionate head that made Gabriel smile or the cerulean hues that lingered in the boy's head that seemed to see through him.

"Ake Unky! Ake!....Pay!!!"

Gabriel would know well enough what he'd said and didn't need a translation. He'd remain on his back letting the boy bounce and roll with the flexing of his abs to contract about. The wave like motion giving the small one a bit of a ride of his life. His hand would reach out and snatch the toddlers little hat and dangle it just above his head and out of reach before treating it like an airplane to come in and to Kamikaze attacks on his forehead the whole while making fighter plane noises.

"Vrooommm pshew phsew pow!"

A grin settled on his face hoping his nephew would make a grab at the hat so he could perhaps gauge the young Seran's strength. Seeing as he was a division of Katashi and Seran he'd be a monster in his due time, but hopefully not to the degree the Katashi's were, that was something he couldn't stand for.

[Ceraphine Davis]

Kev finally just gave out, slipping back onto the couch and wincing in pain as she did so, no real need to bother the two, yet no desire what so ever to leave the room. Yes, she was paranoid, a fact those who knew her well were aware of, and Zeke was something she had sacrificed much to protect.

Eyes going over the two as she grinned and then laid her head back, eyes casting up to the ceiling.....

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Zeke could not help but giggle as he moved about, his small hands grasping the front of his Uncle's shirt as he moved and bracing himself. The coffee table incident still fresh in his mind, though it would be gone by tomorrow.

Then the hat was taken, and those eyes quickly followed, bouncing a bit harder as he reached for the hat and let his little hands make grabby gestures at it......

It was then above his head, and he bounced a bit more each time his little arms shot up to try and grasp it. Little groans given each time it was just out of his reach.....

Then it was on the move...

Now where was that hat going?

Suddenly the hat started to attack him.....His little brow coming together in a bit of frustration as he tried again to grab it,

OH! Then it made noises at him! Like the pictures on the flashy picture box!

Eyes going after that hat as he stopped grabbing and simply sat there watching for a moment, a cast down to his Uncle to see why the man was not helping in the take back assist, only to discover, due to a toddlers short attention span, that it was he who was making noises and attacking with the hat......

So, he swatted his tiny palm over his Uncle's mouth, and bounced a bit harder this time, his frustration clear...before he again turned his eyes up and just watched.......

It seemed like the toddler had given up. Not wanting to play no more...A pout forming on his lips.....and then, on the last downward attack,

*SNATCH*

A small hand grasped the brim of the hat and pulled...his other hand leaving his Uncle's face to join suit as his entire body leaned back into the pull....a little grunt given......

"im me! im me!"

His grip one that was not about to let go, unless somebody used an unfair bit of strength upon him. And honestly, who was that mean to such a cutie?

[Gabriel Seran]

"im me! im me!"

Gabriel smiled as the tike snatched at the hat performing a very childish but very believable ploy. He'd not have fallen for the play if this was a more serious act of "play time." Most likely because Seran's didn't accept defeat, ever. They were stubborn in that sense but to a good degree. Yet again that could be argued but Gabriel saw it as a good thing. Public defiance to the status quo, he'd never accept what they had as good enough because becoming complacent with life meant you were subject to weakness and inevitably extinction.

Now with the hat snatched from his grip Gabriel gave it a small little tug to make sure that the young one would have to indeed work for his victory. Despite the fact of course he was only going to use a good tenth of his strength if that. A sharp little tug before letting go and grasping the young boy by the waist and lifting him up into an airplane motion now sure the action had caught him off guard before tucking the kid tto his shoulder and standing to walk to the kitchen still holding his nephew before setting him on the counter far enough in so the boy wouldn't fall.

"Stay..." Gabriel would say in a total command yet with the calm quirk to his smile it wasn't entirely serious. This motion would only hold more power as he struck a finger into Zeke's sternum making sure he didn't think he could tumble forward.

His attention would be split now a good 80% on Zeke the other in the Fridge searching for food. IT seemed as though a good fight made him hungry.

"K what'cha want lil' man?" Gabriel would grin shooting a smile back at him, "This'll prolly be the only chance you'll get me cooking you something." With that his tongue would shoot out at the boy.

[Ceraphine Davis]

( OOC: Kev fell asleep on the couch, cause if not she would be having heart failure from him leaving the room. LOL )

Zeke did not leg go of the hat, even as it was tugged once more...another little grunt as he kicked his little foot into the body he sat upon. It was the best a little one like him could do.

Then just like that he was lifted up, and once more that sweet, innocent little laugh escaped him as he wiggled about slightly. Then he was hoisted up, and his hand gripped the shirt of his Uncle, a toddler habit that almost every single one of them had.

Then they were moving, little eyes seeking out Mommy to make sure it was okay and spotting her with her eyes closed.....For a brief moment his lower lip trembled, unsure about this new movement...but then he saw the room they went to....

FOOD ROOM!!!

His diapered butt planted upon the counter as his Uncle spoke to him in a tone that for a like a half second had him second guessing if he should move.

But then he spotted something shiny, the thing Mommy used to make big things smaller.....Ooooo! Touchy Touchy Touchy!!!!!

His hips shifting as he was about to move to his hands and knees to crawl for it when a finger was placed against him, positioning him back on his bottom with a bit of an unhappy little glance given.......

Then, he realized there was a finger on him.......( toddler memory lapses..gotta love em ) his little hands coming down and grasping said finger and bringing it to his mouth.

*omnomnomnom......drool.....slobber...omnomnomnom*

Eyes only going up to look at his Uncle when he spoke of food, the big shiny cold thing where Mommy kept all the eats......Hands reaching out the instant his eyes fell on the blue sippy cup of milk that was on the second shelf, the one he couldnt reach when he managed to sneak in here and pry the door open.......Also, he was a kid and if it was food, and not yucky, he would eat it....And Mommy always had A LOT of food around......

Though honestly he was content with the sufficiently drool coated finger which was resting in his mouth, which by the way had a whole 4 teeth now...and was working on one more......His little feet wiggling back and forth on the counter as he eyed milk......Uncle.....milk....Uncle......milk.......Finger.....Uncle....milk.....

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel shifted about the second his finger had a good pin on the boy, that gave him enough security to risk looking in the fridge scanning it up and down for something good for the both of them. Yup Gabriel was hungry too but of course he wasn't going to be selfish probably share show the big boy what was good to eat can't go teaching a boy to eat salads an that nonsense. Then of course his finger was gobbled and nomed on. Gabriel would have retracted sharply if any of those teeth were decently sharp but rather he grimaced his face in an "ew" shape as his finger suddenly became soggy. Turning his eyes back upon Zeke he'd grin.

"So you like meat huh?" He'd shake his head in a joking sarcastic manner, "You Carnivore."

A short snicker would escape as Gabriel took up the bottle from the bottom of the fridge and daringly exchanged his finger for the toddler's favorite meal and would tuck the boy back into his chest as Gabriel grabbed some bread and cheese.

Gotta have some calcium for the big man and the little one. Builds strong bones which were less likely to break when an angry mommy tore through this place. A permanent grin on his face making his way to the table setting Zeke in a toddler chair that'd suspend his movements while Gabriel pulled his own chair however in reverse so he could straddle it and stare at the boy.

Wiping his finger off on the hem of his shirt Gabriel would then peel off a loaf of bread stuffing it in his mouth quickly while occasionally spreading it with the butter-like cheese. Yum.

"You know, don't tell anyone I told you this, but you're pretty handsome despite being Nathanial's kid." with a grin he'd poke Zeke in the nose again enjoying his squishy exterior.

[Ceraphine Davis]

Zeke's eyes widened as the milk was offered up. Easily releasing the finger as he again heard Uncle talk...That sippy cup firmly planted in his mouth by now and only the hushed little sucking noises of him drinking down his milk escaping him.....

Then he watched as Uncle grabbed more foods.....Eyes following every movement, watching and learning with everything that took place before him.

Then he was again lifted up, his small body snuggly fit against his Uncle's chest.......Not completely unused to the presence of a male figure around, but the fact that this one seemed to care for him in a much different manner only seemed to spark childlike curiosity in his mind. ( He was Kev's son after all )

Seeming to be a bit more comfortable with this stranger, he allowed his body to easily lay against his Uncle's chest as he was carried toward eats place.

ACK! Nuuu....The chair!!!

No matter how many times he tried to escape, Mommy kept him locked in there. Even when his food fell on the floor! It was horrible!

But sure enough he was soon once more pinned into the chair as he sat there a moment before deciding to drop the cup away from his lips and bang it against the plastic tray of the high chair a couple times...A bright smile as if to say "See what I can do?" shining toward his Uncle as the man took a seat facing him.....

More words, ones which he did not understand, but when he got that touch to his nose he squealed lightly and let out a little giggle...

Though he did stop to look around, the food catching his attention first as he leaned as forward as the chair would allow and reached out a hand, another small grabby fist made as he all but demanded a bit of whatever it was...It was something you could put in your mouth and he wanted it!!

Then, just like that, his attention shifted and eyes looked about the room.....a moment of confusion crossing his eyes....

"Mama..."

She was always there.....like...always......Unless the other pretty lady came that gave belly tickles.....but that was not often....His little question of sorts posed even as his hand continued to try to reach for the food stuffies.......

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel grinned at the boy's showmanship. He'd never seen himself as a father figure but then again looking at his checkered past Gabriel had been a father to many people, leading had drawn him to this point as he guided people and now was time he supposed to start leading a life to raise some of his own youths. God Alexis was not going to be happy with that sort of mentality. A soft little chuckle at the thought.

"You do realize that with a belly that big I'll be blue ballzing you more than I usually do, and how hormonal I'll be and and and."

A soft grin as he poked his nephew again noticing the grabby hands at his food. "Okay heres the deal, you act nice around Lexi and I'll hook you up."

A chuckle and he'd tear off a small ball of cheese enough to not choke on and hand it to Zeke. Followed closely by a ball of bread the same size.

"Gah I hope you aren't this needy when you're bigger or I'll have to teach you a few things."

Another poke this time at the cheeks. OMG MORE SQUISHY!

>=D