Take My Hand

[Tree]

Marina nodded, shivering a bit as she tugged her lover into Nikki's house and kicked the heat up a bit.

/ Love.... I even used the front door, where are you? /

He said his house and everything. She was trying to not panic, but he could actually be in trouble and her mind was starting to remind her of the times and consequences of not getting to her loves fast enough in the past.

"Ryder...."

She didn't even know how to communicate that this was bothering her so much.

[Sushi]

/ what? I don't know why they would be giving you trouble. I'm in B42. I'm allowed visitation. /

[Tree]

/.... are you in a prison or hospital or? /

He was confusing her and the panic wasn't entirely kept from her voice.

[Sushi]

/ oh. I thought i said? I've been in jail for s couple weeks? /

[Tree]

Marina facepalmed .

"He's in jail. "

/I thought you were home..... and your like, mafia, how are they keeping you there? /

She asked, grabbing her coat from the bedroom and then handed Ryder a thick sweater.

"I might go grey because of him. "

[Sushi]

"You'd still be sexy as a cougar."



/ this happens sometimes. They got a new chief, and they thought they could arrest all of us. It's really just making a point to stay. With us in here, things are getting worse for them. It's a matter of wills, you know? /

[Tree]

/....... this is utterly stupid. The chief is a man, yeah? /

She asked dryly, trying to massage her temples as she glanced over her lover.

"You're sweet.... but if I ever do go gray it's 100% your job to help me remember to maintain my appearance and salon appointments for my own self value. "

She shared as she headed out and off to the police station. It took a few stops to check her phone before she found her full way, very grumpy at this point. She was cold and her lover was in jail and his was plum stupid.

/ You might be making a stand, I'm going to make a bonfire. My poor love/

She didn't even bother talking more than absolutely needed. If nothing else her stand off "go screw yourself" made her look like she belonged?

She looked just as unhappy to see Nikki behind bars.

"Love....."

Yep, burn this place down.. how dare they put her gentle sweet kitten lover in here?!

[Sushi]

/ anything for you. /



Nikki leaned lazily against the opening. He didn't seem any worse for wear, even if his gray jumpsuit looked a little dumb.

"Hmm? I see you made it."

[Tree]

"Oh yes, I made it all right. Stand or not, they're letting you out in a moment or I'll turn them inside out. The streets can fall to pieces while they're dumb, that's on them. "

She shifted to kiss him through the bars before making sure he wasn't hurt.

"I'll show you my thing once you're back home. "

She glanced to Ryder.

"You sure? I'm about to go be a royal nightmare to them......"

[Sushi]

Nikki sighed.

"I really am totally fine. We could have fixed it."



Ryder just winked at her.

"I like a woman in charge."

[Tree]

Marina booped him now, smiling at him sweetly.

"I know..i stay out of your work as much as possible. I love you and don't want to take over your life.... but the grey sweats are not something I'm letting you rock around this many men. "

She pointed out with a shameless once over before standing on her tip toes to kiss him.

"Promise you'll still love me in ten or so minutes?"

She asked of Nikki, more asking if he really wanted to stay in jail.

[Sushi]

Nikki reached through and copied her cheek.

"Well you did promise to show me your thing, " he answered teasingly.

"So, I suppose so. "

[Tree]

Marina leaned into his touch, smiling and stealing another kiss before she shimmed from her coat and handed it to Ryder, kissing him.

"Alright..Be right back. "

And this is how after about two minutes of rather docile chatter and exchanges, they soon heard Marina informing the "gentleman" that if her boyfriend wasn't released this moment she would be contacting his wife and telling her everything he had just admitted to her. He tried to bully back and tell her that his wife would never believe her.

Marina had no issues hopping up and returning to Ryder.

"Can I see your phone? I need to Google someone's address real quick. "

She wasn't bluffing and was perfectly willing to send this man's life down in flames exchange to get Nikki released.

"He really shouldn't have propositioned me with a photo of his wedding day on his desk. Really, how do some of these people come to office? "

She muses as she clicked away on a few different bits on Ryder's phone, grinning.

"Look at the power of the internet. "

She purred, turning to face the cherry faced man that towered over her.

"Well. If you refuse to let him free I'll just go have a friendly little chat. See you..."

Your girl was willing to play dirty?

[Sushi]

Nikki leaned on his elbow with a proud grin.

"I'd believe her if I were you. "



"Should know better than to mess around with my girl. "

[Tree]

Marina glanced to Nikki now, reaching out to boop him.

"Course he should believe me. I have no issues tattling on naughty little boys. "

She shared, offering him a rather sweet look before looking up expectantly at the chief.

"Now.....?"

She posed with an arched eyebrow as she handed Ryder his phone and took her coat back casually, catching enough of the very angry Russian to gather she just won, soon enough watching her darling lover be let free. Begrudgingly, but it didn't matter to Marina as she walked out of the police station with him.

"How many others are locked up right now? "

She asked curiously, boyfriend on each arm as they went.

[Sushi]

Nikki shrugged a little.

"I saw six at lunch? But its difficult to tell for sure. Other blocks and shifts and stuff"

[Tree]

"That's just shameful.... you're sure you're alright? "

She couldn't help but fuss over him a tiny bit, eyes turning over him with open concern as she slowly brought their arms to wrap about her waist so she could snuggle into them while they walked.

"We should all go back to Ryker and show him stuff there. Then you can't be harassed while we're together."

She posed after a bit of thought, looking up to the two to feel out their reactions.

[Sushi]

"What? That we're in jail? We let it happen. "

Nikki. Shrugged to her suggestion.

"Anywhere that I'm visiting with you is a treat. "

[Tree]

Marina practically melted on the spot, tip-toeing to steal kisses from him and looking to Ryder.

"Let's go home with him, yeah? "

She posed, leaning into Nikki so he could sift them together. She even provided a gentle mental suggestion of such if she stood too long.

/ Daddy, we're back! /

She called to Ryker, hoping he was still alright as she turned her chin up to catch a kiss from Ryder as he appeared . Her's .

[Sushi]

Ryker seemed fine, if though a bit antsy.

"What is he wearing? "He asked scrupulously

[Tree]

Marina reached to tap the waist of Nikki's sweats, unable to help her grin at how little the material disguised the contents beneath.

"Delicious, isn't it? "

She praised, eyes wondering over Nikki before stealing kisses before turning to wrap her arms about Ryker's neck and steal a spicy kiss from him.

She turned and held up her palm to face Nikki. It looked normal for a few moments before the two full cards blinked into place. The mage Ryder offered Nikki a flirty little kiss and bum shake while the Ryker looked to have mouthed the words "Hey, babe. ", a seductive grin spreading across his face.

"This is the thing. "

She shared, the little blank spaces subtly visible.

"I'm trying to figure out what's happening and I was kinda curious who all was gonna show up."

She admitted, eyes roaming Nikki for a reaction and watching Ryder for reassurance that things were still ok for everyone. She was still off from everything and he was a solid, safe and secure anchor.

[Sushi]

Nikki pulled her hand for a closer look.

"Oh that's neat. How'd you get it to do that? "

[Tree]

"Um....I had nothing to do with it. They've shown up of their own volition "

She explained, watching a tiny little mobile fuzz pop out of Ryder's sleeve and use tiny little wobble steps to fearlessly leap into Ryker's chest to sniff him all over. Fritz was no scaredy cat.

"I'm pretty sure it's got to be related to that book that spelled me...."

She admitted further, having come up with no other answer.

[Sushi]

Ryker considered the fuzzball before shrugging and letting her do as she would.



"That's a pretty cool spell, gotta say. Way better than any of my ink."

[Tree]

Marina smiled, relaxing and trying to not straight laugh. He was adorable. Of course her deliciously inked up lover was more impressed with the art than the concerning implications.

"I guess it does look nice considering everything. But it's still a bit off putting up be getting my lovers randomly placed upon my skin. "

She didn't mind though, she was overcome by happy fuzzies as she felt secure in this dynamic between them. He was so seldom rattled by her life events, just ebbing and flowing with her without a single hitch. It was calming and grounding for her as she moved to hook her finger into his waist and pull him to her body, placing her unmarked hand on his chest as she kissed him.

"I love you. "

Nikki would get to watch his chest illuminate with a bright white glow under Marina's hand on his chest. Marina turned her hand up, watching the light of bright pure white turn into a frame of a playing card. The inside started to ripple, little blue and aqua drops of water splashing into place about the card revealing a serene little figure of Nikki. Draped in a much too short toga, he lounged in a casual manner beside a crystaline body of water. Whimsical letters in that same white scrolled in the water along the bottom of the card "Temperance" .

".... that's new."

She noted of the new hand being used, glancing to Ryder. He was not a fan of whatever was happening and she wanted to be sure he wasn't freaking out.


Fritz was currently trying to crawl under Ryker's shirt, meowing at him when he didn't open it for her.

[Sushi]

Ryder frowned.

"IT didn't glow when I showed up."

He almost sounded like he was pouting.




Nikki threw his head back and laughed.

"Okay, I know this is serious, but all I can think about is how easy it would be to do helicopter in that outfit. "

[Tree]

Marina couldn't help but smile.

"I have a theory with that? "

She posed slowly, looking over her hands in thought.

"It only glowed when Ryker was added. "

It had been so bright this time.

"It might have but we didn't notice it. It's getting brighter with the new ones... I'm wondering if the spell is like, filling up with each one? "

She guessed, shrugging.

"I can't stop whatever this is..... so since this isn't hurting me? "

What else was she going to do? Get angry at having pictures of her loves on her hands? Not worth it.

".... you and your helicopter. I can't even. .... actually, i bet your current attire could manage it..... but let's not...."

Because she wasn't entirely sure how am foursome would go down this exact second.

[Sushi]

"So we only count as a unit?" Ryder continued to pout.



Nikki shrugged.

"Nothing to do but go with it."

Amused, he leaned in.

"Aww, really?"

[Tree]

Marina growled, looking up at Nikki. Must. Not. Fuck. Him. Here.

"You're naughty. "

She chided Nikki, moving to look up to Ryder. She stepped around Nikki, leaning back into him aa she reached up to pull Ryder to her, kissing him tenderly.

/ No. I think you might be the most important. .... you showed up right after... right after I believed you're here for me. Like... I felt it here. /

She explained soft and tender as she placed her hand over his heart.

/ Not just knowledge, but.... it feels secure between us and safe and... you were the first that showed. You are precious, just you. All you. /

[Sushi]

/ okay,/ he relented.

/ that might just be because I was around you first, but you're being sweet about it, so I'll accept it. /

[Tree]

Marina smiled winningly up at Ryder, stealing another kiss before reaching to the side for Ryker, catching a finger with one of hers. She looked so happy to have the trio with her, a beaming happiness coming from her in radiating waves.

"I love you."

They could fight over it or just take it as a blanket for the room. She would be happy to enjoy snuggles between the two upright with her, sighing when her watch started to buzz.

"You know.... some of you should have already appeared if it was just based off of interactions with you all since cursed..."

Actually, Hale, Warren, even Ephriam had potential to already be there, let alone others like Lucas or T1/T2.

"I wish I could figure it out. But it does seam you have to be present to be added. "

She didn't even answer whoever just buzzed her watch, shifting to tug on Nikki's shirt.

"You should get changed. I dunno if daddy dearest is up for what these silly gray sweats are doing to me. There's plenty of your clothes in the third drawer. "

She added,, nodding towards the sizeable chest across the room.

[Sushi]

Nikki laughed.

'Alright, alright. I'll even go change elsewhere "



"I could be up for it. Now you'll never know, " Ryker near growled once Nikki was gone.

[Tree]

Marina watched him walk off with a very clear little lust filled look before her eyes turned to Ryker with a sharp, spiked hunger as she slowly crawled up onto the bed. She nipped at the button holding his pants on as she came to rest above him, face just above his.

/I can not wait for the moment I do get to have you three together again. /

She was not shy in racking her hand up his inner thigh, shameless in her little feels as she nipped his lower lip before sitting up and letting out a sexually frustrated sigh as she looked to Ryder, keeping herself in check at this moment.

/ It's really hard not to beg for your dick right now./

[Sushi]

Ryder reached out and pulled her down so that their mouths would collide.

/ no need to. /

He seemed very serious, if the way his mouth devoured hers was anything to go by.



His brother was a little surprised, but only a little. He chuckled.

/ doesn't look like that's a problem. /

[Tree]

Marina melted into how she was pulled in, only coming up for air to pull the other incubi to kiss her.

/ Nikki, forget the clothes./

She urged, voice a bit more hungry than she intended as she was distracted with trying to get the two with her out of their clothing.

/Please.../

She added on in a pleaded effort to get him to rejoin them a bit quicker. Either way, she was pretty tunnel vision right this precise moment.

[Sushi]

Ryker grabbed at one of her hands, holding it captive as he gripped the back of her neck with the other. It was hard to understand what he growled into her mouth, but it sounded suspiciously like "mine".

He seemed reluctant to give her even enough room for his brother to pull the rest of her clothes off.


/ you're sending some mixed sig - oh./

The teasing faded as Nikki poked his head out.

/ never mind. I have a very clear idea of what you mean. /

[Tree]

It was effortless to fall into how Ryker responded to her, only insisting to tug her second hand free when she felt Nikki slid onto the bed, turning to sink her fangs right into his neck, easily gliding her hand down his chest to bring him right up to speed with her. There was no timid hesitating or uncertainty as she pushed her hips down into Ryker's, very much a heated heady mess at this point.

Claiming her wasn't exactly going to keep her from reaching for the other two, or turn her off in the slightest. He had seemed pretty alright with letting her chase the highs she wanted?

[Sushi]

Ryker didn't seem to care until Nikki went to lift her out of his arms. Ryder reached in and caught his brothers hand before it could reach for nikki.

"Whoa, dude. Relax."

[Tree]

Marina shifted a tiny bit in Nikki's arms, pleased and practically humming with delight at them all together. She gasp a bit, reaching to pull Ryder towards her, letting his kisses fall across her back.

/ You alright, daddy? /

She asked him faintly, he dazed eyes rolling open and centering on him. She didn't entirely catch what she had missed, but she could feel just enough tension shift to know it was something. .... but how was she suppose to focus when this many hands and cocks were all hers?

[Sushi]

Even though they had barely gotten started, Ryker seemed was wound tight as a spring.

/i need to be inside you, drinking you in as you cum. Now./ he answered huskily, refusing to break contact for even a moment.

"She's mine," he informed the others.