confrontation (Alec/Azzurra)

[violethorses]

Shut up, Zelphar, Azzurra thought, and she had to force herself not to say the words out loud. For a moment, it was silent, then Azzurra spoke. "Hello Alec," she replied, her voice low and seemingly calm. Her hand was shaking slightly and Azzurra willed the other two not to notice.

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Scowling, Zelphar pocketed his wand. Adrenaline was coursing through his veins, surely Azzurra did not expect him to just stand there and not do anything. He wanted to hurt Alec, make him feel as much pain as he had brought on to Zelphar's closest friend in the entire world. Azzurra was like his sister they were so close, but lately he had been feeling other things toward her, he was confused, but right now he was furious. Not thinking about the consequences Zelphar stepped around his friend and came at Alec with a punch aimed square at his nose. The ministry couldn't do anything if he was using his fists.

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Alec ducked a bit, managing to get out of the way enough so that Zelphar's fist merely grazed his head. But now he was furious. What was this idiot even thinking? It didn't matter, before he quite knew what was happening, Alec swung his own fist at Zelphar's face.

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Zelphar put his hand up to block, grabbing Alec's fist. Having been brought up for most of his life in an all boys' orphanage, he needed to know how to defend himself from physical attack. While fighting was against the rules, with all that testosterone it was bound to happen. Not even thinking in his fury, Zelphar came at Alec with a sucker punch to the gut with his free hand.

[violethorses]

"Stop!" Azzurra yelled, though she was fairly sure that her words were falling on deaf ears. The two had begun to fight for real, throwing punches and everything. Azzurra tried in vain to push them apart, but they were both much stronger than her. She glanced around wildly, hoping someone would come help her break up the fight.

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Zelphar wished that Azzurra would just let him beat the shit out of Alec without stepping in, he didn't want either of them to accidentally hit her in the crossfire. To keep her physically out of it, he grabbed Alec by the front of his shirt and dragged him away from his much smaller-framed friend. Zelphar needed this release more than anything. All he wanted was to punch at him until his knuckles bled, maybe knock out a few of his teeth. That would show him.

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Raychel had been walking around Muggle London, shopping for some new clothes. She needed some solid hunting clothes that would be able to withstand jumping onto some ravenous animals. So far, she had no luck finding anything. She was half tempted to go board a train and ride to a different town when she heard a strange commotion, brought on by the cries of two familiar voices. She looked up, her soft brown eyes searching. Finally, she found the source of the yelling. Zelphar was throwing punches at Alec while a frail girl, whom Raychel took to be Alec's ex Azzura, was feebly attempting to throw herself between the two boys.

Raychel quickly rushed to the scene. "Stop! Enough, both of you!" she yelled, her voice sharp. When that didn't work, she rushed in between the two boys, who were ready to lunge at each others throats for whatever reason. A fist came flying at her, and she merely reached out and stopped it. Zelphar knew of her vampirism and she didn't care if Alec had to find out this way. She would rather reveal herself and stop the fight than act human and do nothing. "Enough." she replied, her voice stern and commanding.

[urdabomb]

Alec pressed hard against Raychel's rigid hand, wanting to keep attacking Zelphar, but unable to at the moment. Raychel was strong, very strong. Not bothering to think about it too much he backed away from her and Zelphar, panting slightly. Though still furious, Alec was slightly glad that Raychel had broken up the fight. Zelphar was clearly used to defending himself in a fight.

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"Would you just stay out of this?" Zelphar snarled, he was sick of people stepping between him and the revenge that he so desperately needed on that sorry excuse for a human being. He was barely thinking, the anger that had been kept suppressed for so long had finally broken through, and coupled with the adrenaline coursing through his veins, he had very little control over what came out of his mouth. However, the last shred of logic Zelphar had told him not to dispute with Raychel, he knew that she could beat him in two seconds flat, maybe less. It was a bit too late, though, as he had already spoken. His stance remained defensive.

[broadway]

Raychel turned her gaze furiously on Zelphar. Her eyes flashed a dangerous black as she glared at him. It wasn't out of hunger, but anger, of fury. That meddling, good-for-nothing loud mouth was going to get himself killed. Raychel turned her gaze on Alec threateningly before straightening out of the defensive stance she had somehow morphed into. Her now bottle green eyes narrowed defensively at the two humans. "What in the hell is going on? Somebody better explain before I get to punching you both in the guts." she threatened. The only thing that was going to her answers was ferocity. And she had enough of that lying around to last her a lifetime.

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Zelphar instinctively took a step back when Raychel snapped at him, but he wasn't finished, not just yet. He didn't get enraged too often, but when he did it might take days for him to calm down again. "That thing," Zelphar immediately began, jerking his thumb in Alec's direction, "raped Azzurra," He kept out any bit about seeking revenge, that seemed a bit too cliche.

[broadway]

Raychel's protective stance faltered. He did what? In fury she whipped around to face Alec. She was hurt. How could he do that, to that poor girl?! What had she ever done to him? She didn't have to ask if it was true, she knew that the lousy bastard would confess eventually. They always did. She believed him to be a kind soul, one that was genuine. Obviously, she was wrong. Dead wrong, completely, and utterly wrong.

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"Oh yes, thank you Zelphar," Azzurra said icily, anger stirring up inside of her. "Let's just tell the whole world how I'm too idiotic, too weak to even defend myself. You know what? I hate you! I hate you all!" The words felt odd coming out of Azzurra's mouth, but she had never felt so infuriated in her life. This was all completely ridiculous. It was done and Zelphar was being a constant reminder of her pain. She wished he would just leave her alone.

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"I never said that!" Zelphar said defensively, bewildered as to now Azzurra was getting angry at him. He had only spoken the truth, hadn't he? He just supposed that he could never do anything right, all he had been trying to do was help, and apparently he was doing that wrong too. He certainly wasn't going to stand there and take that, he had done his part. Zelphar turned and began striding away, see them try to stop him, they'd get the nastiest curse he could muster, he didn't even care if he got expelled. He'd run from the law, go abroad, and never have to bother with them again. Some place where no one knew him, no expectations...

[violethorses]

"Well you might as well have!" Azzurra yelled to his retreating back. She had never screamed this much in her life, and strangely it felt good. A small part of her felt bad for yelling at Zelphar, though. They had never had any sort of big fight before. She turned back to Alec and Raychel, who were both staring at her. "What are you looking at?" she asked coldly, before turning away and walking back the way she had come.