A kanima. It's a lizard shifter that ... takes on the identity of their master. Follows their commands.
[And then he realizes that's going to require more information, and he leans back as he tries to figure out how best to explain it.]
My dad wasn't a good person. He hurt a lot of people and one of them was able to harness a dangerous shifter to get revenge. But knowing my issues with my dad, and the fact that I was a newly turned werewolf at the time ... I also came up as a pretty viable suspect.
Yeah, Jackson came through with an alibi. Sort of.
[He may have been threatened into it.]
That wasn't why I left though. I wanted to see the world. I graduated and I was gone. And then Monroe happened and being out in Europe was less backpacking and more trying to protect people.
[He doesn't remember either way, but that's not important. He would have done it regardless. His mouth turns up in a slight smirk.]
My boss would have been pretty pissed if I let the hunters kill the Bennett witch I was supposed to be making an ally out of.
[It's teasing, his tone indicating more than anything that she wasn't just some assignment he was told to complete. But jokes have to slide in there somewhere.]
[The thing is, Isaac's not always the best at words. He usually does his best to dance around something enough that the other person, if they're willing, will lead the rest of the way. But he has a feeling that Bonnie is going to make him try to use his own words, not ride the implications.
His head ducks as he tries to figure out what he does want to say. In the end, he knows that direct is probably his best play, for better or worse.]
I really like you. And I'm hoping that you might be coming back to Mystic Falls too.
( Bonnie has been both. Denied one, fallen for another, complicated the same thing again and then stumbled into what she had with Enzo. Usually, it takes more time and more familiarity to be with Bonnie, but she's not going to go and deny this spark. Not after everything, not with Danny.
Not that Danny's not a factor. )
I like you, too. ( Can she do this, whatever this means? With everything with Danny? ) I - am due for a return visit. Several years due. I don't know what will happen after. Or, what Danny will want. His parents, his sister, they're dead, and, he has me now.
( She's trying to keep the teasing tone, breathy. She's not trying to live in a very painful memory she's moved on from. )
Which is something else I might be due for.
( Not that she knows. They never know. She closes the distance between them. This has been bubbling up for a few days now. After the kidnapping, but definitely on the road together. )
[Isaac meets her halfway, arm sneaking around her back to pull her closer. His hand smooths against the small of her back as he leans into the kiss.
It's been a while for him too, but he's fairly certain that this is going to have been worth the wait, and as she gets closer, he leans in, letting them lose themselves in the moment.
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[And then he realizes that's going to require more information, and he leans back as he tries to figure out how best to explain it.]
My dad wasn't a good person. He hurt a lot of people and one of them was able to harness a dangerous shifter to get revenge. But knowing my issues with my dad, and the fact that I was a newly turned werewolf at the time ... I also came up as a pretty viable suspect.
[A beat.]
Not that the cops knew I was a werewolf.
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( Isaac's dad wasn't a good man. But, Isaac still wouldn't have killed him. )
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[He may have been threatened into it.]
That wasn't why I left though. I wanted to see the world. I graduated and I was gone. And then Monroe happened and being out in Europe was less backpacking and more trying to protect people.
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( For protecting her? )
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[He doesn't remember either way, but that's not important. He would have done it regardless. His mouth turns up in a slight smirk.]
My boss would have been pretty pissed if I let the hunters kill the Bennett witch I was supposed to be making an ally out of.
[It's teasing, his tone indicating more than anything that she wasn't just some assignment he was told to complete. But jokes have to slide in there somewhere.]
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I was an assignment. Really. Well, on a scale of 1 to allies, where do we fall, Isaac Lahey?
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[He's underselling it, clearly. He could keep playing coy, but if there's one thing he's learned, sometimes it's worth it to just go for it.]
But if I'm completely honest, I might have brought it up to her because I knew she would want us to be friends.
[And spending more time with her seemed like a much better idea than not.]
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( Is that what he's getting at? )
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Is that weird?
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( She smirks. It subsides, half falling. )
That's not weird. I'm flattered. London was... a massacre. But, I stood out.
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[And that's putting it mildly.]
And, I'd like to think I have good instincts about these things.
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( She teases. )
Isaac, I think you should say what it is you want to say.
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His head ducks as he tries to figure out what he does want to say. In the end, he knows that direct is probably his best play, for better or worse.]
I really like you. And I'm hoping that you might be coming back to Mystic Falls too.
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Not that Danny's not a factor. )
I like you, too. ( Can she do this, whatever this means? With everything with Danny? ) I - am due for a return visit. Several years due. I don't know what will happen after. Or, what Danny will want. His parents, his sister, they're dead, and, he has me now.
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You'll know where to find me, whatever that entails.
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( Her gaze lingers, a promise of something there between them. )
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They're buying a house. I think we'll get a few years out of it, at least.
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( She's trying to keep the teasing tone, breathy. She's not trying to live in a very painful memory she's moved on from. )
Which is something else I might be due for.
( Not that she knows. They never know. She closes the distance between them. This has been bubbling up for a few days now. After the kidnapping, but definitely on the road together. )
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It's been a while for him too, but he's fairly certain that this is going to have been worth the wait, and as she gets closer, he leans in, letting them lose themselves in the moment.
They forgot to order dinner.
He'll make sure they eat something after.]