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[igloogirl]

When Isaac didn't acknowledge her muttered apology, Gabriella figured he wanted an explanation, but words failed her at the moment. She didn't quite meet his eyes and immediately felt guilty. How could she keep such information from her husband? But yet he was hardly even speaking to her, or anyone for that matter. Not knowing what to do, Gabriella inhaled deeply, hoping there was more prey in the area and that her vampire speed hadn't abandoned her entirely...again.

[malfoy]

Isaac's frown deepened when Gabriella did not supply an explaination to her sudden lack of her usual grace. He instead followed suit in inhaling deeply, taking in the air around them. He caught the scent of some more deer toward the west- perhaps they might be able to catch at least two, one for the both of them. Isaac tilted his head in the direction of where he had caught the scent on the air, and then began running, making sure that Gabriella was close to him.

[igloogirl]

Luckily, Gabriella's loss of speed and grace had been momentary and she found that she could still keep pace with Isaac. She followed him closely, figuring she would let him kill the deer this time. The last thing Gabriella wanted to do was further mess up the hunt. She was thirsty for blood today, plus she wanted Isaac to have some sustenance as well.

[malfoy]

The kill was brief, Isaac lunged and tackled a buck even larger than the one that had gotten away from them- snapping its neck in one fluid motion. "Take it," Isaac said quietly to his wife. He felt strong enough for a bit of a chase to get one of the others, and he was concerned about Gabriella. He wanted her to take care of herself, if there was something wrong she shouldn't be straining herself too much. Without waiting for a reply Isaac took off again, in pursuit of one of the fleeing deer.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella was glad of Isaac's generosity, though still ashamed that she had failed to catch the other deer. She drank her fill from the buck that Isaac had killed and used her wand to bury it in the dirt. The last thing Gabriella wanted was for someone to find a suspiciously dead deer in the woods. Feeling suddenly stronger again, thanks to the blood, Gabriella took off in the direction Isaac had gone.

[malfoy]

It didn't take long for Isaac to catch the one he had been chasing, for he had conveniently chosen one that was older, and slightly lame in the hind left leg. He had just finished when Gabriella reached him. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, it had been a while since he had gone to catch something himself, he wasn't as clean as he used to be. Isaac looked down at the corpse, its milky eyes still wide with fear. The expression in those dead eyes chilled Isaac to his very core, he knew all too well what that looked like. He sickened himself, but he couldn't get around killing. He had to survive somehow.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella came upon Isaac wiping the blood from around his mouth and wordlessly buried the dead deer in from of him with her wand. "Good?" she asked him, not knowing how thirsty Isaac was. Gabriella herself could have gone for a bit more, but she wasn't exactly thirsty per say. Gabriella's eyes flicked for a moment between brown and the dazzling green color they always turned after hunting. At last her eyes settled on brown, her Metamorphmagus powers back in control again.

[malfoy]

Isaac only nodded in response, one deer would be good enough for him, at least for now. His thirst had not been the most predictable thing in the world, sometimes Isaac barely wanted anything, others he couldn't seem to get enough. He supposed that his system was still regulating itself, or at least that seemed to be the only logical explanation. Quietly, Isaac took Gabriella's hand, the first even slightly romantic gesture he had made since being rescued.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella smiled at her husband, thankful that he had taken her hand like he used. Perhaps the old Isaac would come back after all, but Gabriella knew it would likely be a long process. But she wanted her husband back; Isaac was not recognizable these days. Gabriella gave his hand a small squeeze and then a small tug as she headed in the direction of the house.

[malfoy]

Isaac was unable to make a smile come to his lips, that seemed too far beyond what he would be able to do. He was quite content walking back to their house, running took too much energy out of him, and he had done enough of that for the day. Isaac looked down at his feet, trying to shun the memories oozing into his mind's eye in the silence.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella pretended not to notice that the smile was unreturned, but she was wondering why Isaac didn't at least make an effort at it. It pained Gabriella to see him this way and know there was nothing she could do. And added to that was the guilt she was feeling at not telling him. Gabriella was an internal mess at the moment. But she was determined to put up a good front. So she kept pace with Isaac back to the house.

[malfoy]

Isaac couldn't help but feel that there was something off about Gabriella's scent, it just didn't seem the same to him. But he wasn't going to say anything about it, perhaps it was only because they had just finished hunting- sometimes their scents changed a little right after they had fed themselves. Though in the back of his mind with all those terrible memories Isaac was concerned- but not to the point of having the motivation to express his worries.

[igloogirl]

When they were back at the house, Gabriella opened the door and stepped inside, letting go of her husband's hand for a brief moment as she did so. She was glad that the flooring in the front room had already been redone, Gabriella felt that it made the house look fresher, at least in that spot. A couple coats of paint would make it even better, though.

((OOC: Idea! So Gabby's strength fails her and then there's some sort of noise that makes them both jump and Isaac squeeze her hand. Then a couple bones break or something and she has to tell Isaac she's pregnant. Like or dislike?))

[malfoy]

Isaac looked around as they stepped inside once more, satisfied with his, at least the floors. He had figured it would make more sense to work from the bottom of the room up- that and the old floors seemed to be the most hazardous part of the entire house, although in a couple of rooms the electric work wasn't quite right. That he would fix by magic, Isaac didn't have any other idea how to deal with electric working. Isaac leaned against a wall, gaze traveling to his feet once more.

((OOC: Like-ish, but I don't think it would effect the strength of her bones... Unless you just want to say it does )

[igloogirl]

Gabriella stopped next to her husband, not wanting to let go of Isaac's hand just yet. She looked around the room, making a mental list of things that still needed to be done. She supposed they would have to clean up the chandelier a bit as well as do some painting. Gabriella supposed they could just get a new chandelier entirely, but she liked the crystal one that was there, it was just rather dusty.

((OOC: Um...since we know nothing about vampire pregnancies, let's say it does. ))