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Griffin's faint smile broke into a full out one as Rose stared into his eyes. In that one moment, he felt as if he were human again. Really, truly human. His whole past faded away and his need for blood was lost to the wind. He wanted to stay forever locked in that position, forever feeling human again. Just as Rose let go, he held her hand in his before she pulled away to put her arms against her shoulders. "Rose, I don't know how else to say this than to make it sound cheesy, but," Griffin said, "just now? You made me feel... human again..." The tips of his smile were suddenly cut, but it was still noticable.

All his senses came flooding back to him, though, when Hayley began to burn Rose's jacket and the rest of her clothes that were stained with crimson liquid. Griffin was suddenly torn between going over to the fire and licking every ounce of blood left on it, and backing away from it for fear he may get burned. Fire was one of the rare things that vampires and werewolves shared in common. It was one of the few, few things that could get them both killed. Eventually, though, he decided to back away. Smart move.

The fire flared in a small circle. Hayley made sure it went no where else except in that circle. As Griffin stepped back a few feet, though, he noticed that Rose was almost hugging herself. She wasn't shivering so she couldn't have been cold... Was she nervous about wearing a tank top in front of so many people? He wanted to go closer to her and ask, but he was torn again. After about 2 minutes of mulling it over, flicking his gaze from the fire to the ground he stood on, he made a few hesitant footsteps toward the girl who's name he didn't know not too long ago.
The day turned to night as he talked to her. The twilight sky was getting darker, making sure that any ounce of sunlight left was being smudged out of the picture. "Rose, are you alright?" He asked, in regards to her arm position. "Do you want another jacket?" He asked quietly, so that the others really had to pay attention if they wanted to be able to hear.

Jamie just backed up from the fire, not really paying much attention to anything else. She wondered faintly when they were going to get a move on. If they didn't get out soon, the Council would most likely find them. After all, when you have six supernatural creatures all in one hot-spot in the woods? It doesn't exactly equal camoflauge.

Meanwhile, Devin and Cale weren't too close to the fire, so Devin didn't back away as much as the vampires did. "Oh, I get it. Sorry man." He didn't exactly know all the details to Cale's past, or his life in the pack he used to belong to, but something told him that many before had drilled it into his head that vampires were no good. Either that or something had happened having to do with them. Something that was too awful to get over or even think about. Devin decided to keep quiet, not really wanting to push his best friend to think or talk about things he didn't really want to be reminded of. Instead, he tapped his foot lightly, watching the others as the fire began to die down.

Griffin watched carefully as Rose dug through her bag to find a sweater. He tilted his head slightly when she brought it out. "Is that thing cut at the top?" He paused and laughed quietly. "Don't like turtlenecks, huh?" He asked, humor in his voice. He looked at her face and smiled. The fire had all but died down out of his senses. All that stood between him and anything else was Rose. "I guess it is honest." He said suddenly, remembering her comment from earlier. "It came from my..." he trailed off, unsure how to say the word. He hadn't really used it ever before unless he was saying he never had one. "H-" He looked at the ground quickly before grinning sheepishly. "My heart." His eyes found their way back to Rose's figure.

He turned back to the crackling suddenly returning to his ears and was tempted to step back a bit more, but eventually he decided Rose was more important than the threat of a fire that wasn't really a threat anymore. "Are you keeping it there to cook some food?" He asked noticing that Hayley hadn't killed the fire even though the clothes had been ashes for more than a few minutes already. The question was actually curious if you paid attention to the tone.

Meanwhile, Devin's eyes wandered to the fire as he tried to figure out an answer. What is he remembering that's too deep to tell me? He wondered. He had no idea how to respond. Then he decided what he could say and went with it. "Well, for some reason I felt like saying sorry. I guess I just didn't want to make you remember anything that was painful..." he trailed off. Just going by the few words he revealed about an accident, Devin presumed it was, he tried to comfort his best friend. "Well, if you felt it was best, then it was probably meant to be that way. I don't know what exactly happened, but whatever you chose was what was supposed to happen. I guess that sounds crazy, but... then again, us being the creatures we are is crazy enough." He tried to manage a smile, and the effort was visible, but none crossed his face.

Ooc:// Sorry I haven't responded in a long time. My first semester is finishing up, so I have mid-term tests all next week. I have been studying for those along with revising my English Portfolio. It has taken up ALL my time. After next week, I should be back to normal. But for now, I'll get in one more post before my tests.

BTW, when Tanya and Kendra come in, Cale will clarify his past more.

Bic:// Rose tugged the sleeves of the sweater down over her hands to keep her fingertips warm. She had grown a little chilled before she had put the turtle-neck on, but now she was quickly warming up because of the thick fabic and the heat radiating from the campfire. Rose shrugged at Griffin's teasing, a smile tugging at the corner of her lips. "No, not really. Having cotton fabric wrapped around my neck is not the most comforting feeling," she replied. Rose looked back at Griffin when he mentioned what she had said just a few minutes ago. Her smile spread from cheek to cheek as Griffin stuggled to say the words he wanted to say. Rose hadn't been taught that vampiies could feel emotions that come from the heart, and she now wondered if Griffin might have thought the same. She took a few steps to stand by his side again, and she placed her hand on her arm, looking up at his face. "Our hearts have a way of taking over how tongues when we speak," she said quietly.

She turned her head to watch Haley's fire as the werewolf continued poking at it to keep the flames going. Rose hadn't even thought about eating since she met Griffin, but not that he mentioned it, she could use some food.

Haley grinned up at Griffin and Rose. "Yep," she said brightly. "I figured you preferred your food cooked," she said teasingly to Rose. "I thought maybe we could catch something for you. I hope you're not a vegetarian."

Rose shook her head at Haley's comment, but not being a vegetarian still didn't make the idea of eating a rabbit or a squirrel very appetizing. "Actually, I think I'll be able to come up with my own diner tonight," she said, returning once again to her bag. There was only a sandwich and a plastic bag of some sort of trail mix. It wouldn't last long, but Rose decided that she would be able to deal with the wild food later. For tonight, she was not going to waste this food.

Cale nodded, looking off into the distant in a way that mad it seem he was not paying attention to Devin. But every word that his friend said sunk into Cale's mind. Was Devin saying sorry for causing Cale to remember Lexi? And if it was really for the best, Cale wouldn't feel so guilty. If Cale hadn't gotten involved with Lexi in the first place, perhaps she never would have come across a vampire at all. Cale lived in the crazy world of werewolves and vampires, and he brought Lexi in to it. "But she didn't have to be part of it," he finally said. Cale glanced over at Devin, and it finally hit him that Devin was only trying to comfort Cale. He sighed, realizing how much he sounded like a depressed jerk now. "But it's whatever now. No big deal," he said with a shrug.