*Day 2, Part 2*

The nexus dropped Jade in the Villa a few moments later. It seemed for once the nexus was doing her a favor. Imagin that! She'd have to bake the Nexus muffins for that!

She stumbled in, her right shoulder bleeding as all get out. Jade bit her lip to stiffle a scream of pain. She clenched her shoulder.
"Damn... it... to... hell," Jade breathed.

She felt woozy-headed and dizzy. Yup... she fainted... on the couch not to meantion! Brian and Jen would have to replace that poor couch by the time she was done with it.
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Blink, Blink. Jade woke up from the short faint... well... almost short. She had been out for nearly an hour her vampy senses tingled. Blood had spilled everywhere on the couch. Blink, Blink. Her hair was matted as she rose up to look at her mess.
"Ooohhhh...." She groaned... more at the blood soaked couch then her pain. She stood wabblely and made her way to the sink as she doctored her wound herself. In closer inspection, it seemed her body had pushed the bullet out by itself while she was in the mist of fainting. Jade cleaned it some more and doctored it with goss.
She gave a weak smile to her half-assed job and headed back to the couch. Jade stopped looking back at the couch.
"Ohhh noooo." she groaned again,"Brian'll have my head!"
But she was too tired to think anymore about it. Those damned blessed bullets take alot out of vampires dun cha know. Jade slumped in a clean part of the couch and was out... again...

However...


What Jade hadn't realized is that the elder Ravenlock had been checking on her the whole time she had been recovering.. When her half assed patch job somehow panned out and managed to make itself more effective? Bri & Jen..

When the Blessed and Gospel rounds seemingly bled out? Bri & Jen. The fact she somehow was nourished despite being knocked the hell out? You betcha, Bri & Jen.

Since, the night of the fight, when Wyheree had dropped them all off at the Villa and Jen and the Mask healed her, Bri & Jen kept a close eye on their dear friend. Constant visits on the sly, bandage dressing changes, putting items out in the open, so she wouldn't have to over exert herself. If they could get away with it on the sly they did it. So Jade was indeed checked upon, and it became less and less a deal over the course of two weeks, the more she improved.

Brian meant what he said when he said that his Villa was Jade's, and she could remain so long as she wanted to. So a screwed up, bloodied couch was of no bother to him whatsoever, still the fact that Jade went thru the trouble of fixing it, made her that much more special to him.. Granted, Jade was already very special to Brian on many levels, and he regarded her as close as family to he and Jen. So he was a tad biased in regards to not being bothered over the couch, in any event.

So now, being ourselves to last night.. Auction night, Kiss Day Eve, and what have you. During Brian's rash 'Burnination' and cries of 'Trogdor Strikes', which were coupled with random smooches about the Inn, he overheard an engagement announcement. Of course being caught up in 'Trog-lust' (The lust of burninating the peasants in their thatch roof cottages), Brian didn't respond in time, but that didn't mean he never heard it.

Sooooooooo.. That evening, Brian arrived to the Villa, and made sure no one was around, and slipped inside.. Soon he went to work, carefully and quietly and was soon gone once more. The only evidence of him being there, was a bucket of ice on the table, inside said bucket was a bottle of 'O-Pos' that was set to chill nicely. Next to the bucket was a bouquet of Red and violet crystalized roses, and a small box which contained a black leather chocker, bearing a celtic love knotted charm in the shape of a heart. A small card nestled between it all that simply read:


Jade,

Congratulations on your engagement, I wish you and Michael all the happiness in the world. You are a very special Lady, and do not let anyone tell you otherwise, and no matter what comes at you, know you have friends and family that will stand with you at your side, and face it with you, never behind you, or ahead of you. But side by side as one. I know we started out on a rough note, but I am truthfully thankful for what came our way, and more thankful you stuck around here. None of us would be the same without you, or your muffins.. More you though. You gave us quite the scare the other week, and we are all thankful you recovered. Thank you Jade for all you do for us, and again before I sound too sappy, or write anymore shit that may be held against me someday, congratulations..

~Brian

PS... The new couch rawks... It's COMFY!