From the City Leader room down to May's room

[outcast_may]

May left the City Leader room office and went downstairs to her room. She was still bored and considered going out. But where would she go? Market? Casino? She decided she'd rather be bored in the Mall than out. She took the nightdress and unrolled it, placing it behind a screen in the corner of the room. She then came back out and actually

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[mother_trudy]

Trudy went downstairs after leaving Salene's room and entered May's room figuring she wasn't interrupting anything important and found her primping in front of the mirror. This seemed like a good time then. She had questions she wanted answers to - about Dax - who he was, where he was from, why everyone seemed to fully trust him. She had noticed he wasn't even wearing any tribal markings. It had unnerved her a little to find him being the only one watching Mouse and Brady. "Hey, May. Can I ask you a few things?" With the way they acted towards each other if May couldn't answer her questions about Dax no one could.

[outcast_may]

May turned at the sudden intrusion. Trudy was coming to talk to her? What could this be about? Had something happened? She and the other woman weren't on such good terms that she'd just drop in for a social visit. And she'd said she wanted to ask her a few things. She went and turned off the music. "What's up, Trudy?"

[mother_trudy]

"Who is Dax?" She decided not to dance around the subject. "Is he a friend of Ryan's? I've never seen him before. Do you know where he comes from?" Trudy was anxious, waiting for the answers. She always expected the worst, but maybe this time around it wouldn't be that way. Everyone seemed friendly with him and trusted him to a a high degree. She looked at May expectantly.

[outcast_may]

May did not like the string of questions being asked of her. What had brought this on? Trudy didn't look happy. But if someone had said something why was she coming to her? "Why the sudden interest?" She asked, trying to make light of it as she flipped her hair back to it's normal style.

[mother_trudy]

"Why would I be jealous of THAT? You think I would even...?!" Trudy didn't even bother to count to three before she attacked May outraged by the suggestion.

[outcast_may]

May blocked Trudy's first attack, grasping at her wrists and swiveling so the other women fell partly to the side before shoving her back, but May didn't wait for her to catch her balance before launching into an attack of her own.

[_dax]

Dax came downstairs from Salene's Room, walking quickly down the steps, where was that yelling coming from? It sounded like two girls, was that May? You're the one sleeping with HIM!! and Trudy? "So what? That's none of your business anyway!" Dax followed the noise to May's room, were they talking about...about him? He felt weird standing out here listening like this, should he go in? What was up with this? "Why would I be jealous of THAT? You think I would even...?!" He cringed at the way she said it, but then he heard scuffling, the sounds of a fight, and he pushed the curtain to the side, "Hey!" he cried out, heading inside, "Stop it, hey knock it off!" Dax grabbed May around the waist and pulled her back, but that didn't do him much good with Trudy coming at her. "Trudy! May! Stop!"

[tribal_ryan]

Ryan had heard the shouting as he came out of the hospital. Just another average day at the Mall. It was coming from one of the downstairs rooms, and sounded like Trudy and May. What did they have to argue over? Everything had seemed fine at breakfast and lunch. He saw Dax rush into the room. What was going on? He ran in and stopped short when he saw Dax holding onto a furious May and an equally furious Trudy moving as if to attack them. "What's going on? Trudy, stop!" He grabbed ahold of her arms pulling her back.

[outcast_may]

"If you were led to believe that living in the Mall was gonna be a bed of roses..." She shook her head. "The MallRats always argue. And don't tell me livin' with the Vultures was all happy families. And you're not putting me through anything." She didn't like this turn of conversation. What was he getting at? "Dax, last time I checked my face was atleast 5 feet above where you're looking right now." She reached out and lifted his head, fingers under his chin. "What exactly do you think you're putting me through, Dax. Cuz the way I see it, nothing's much changed from what it normally is. So, what's the problem?"

[_dax]

Dax continued to shake his head, his mouth twisted into a wary half frown, it didn't matter if they always fought, that didn't matter, what mattered was May getting into fights about him, that was wrong, he wasn't going to let her do that, to let others do that to her. He felt strangely protective of her, if he'd been there for the entire thing, he was sure if he'd heard it all, he wouldn't have been as apologetic to Trudy. He flinched when she crabbed his face, lifting his chin, and his eyes shifted away from hers, he couldn't take being on the spot, and he couldn't break anything off with her. He was weak, Shae was right, Charles was right, the Guardian himself was right, Dax was a weak little boy, and he never used his brains, a simpleton. He closed his eyes tight, fighting back tears, guys didn't cry and he wasn't about to start, and when he opened his eyes they half glared to contain himself, looking at her beautiful face. "No, I'm not asking it to be happy families and a bed of roses, but I refuse to let my past interfere with

[outcast_may]

May stared at him in shock. What? What...she wasn't sure she'd heard him right. He was upset because he didn't want her to get into fights because of him. And what? Say goodbye? What was that about. "You stop right there!" She snapped and moved to plant herself firmly in his path. She couldn't believe this. And she wasn't sure why she was so upset over it. "I don't know what idea you've got in your head, Dax. I don't how you think. But if you think I'm going to let you run away from this you are so wrong!" She could feel angry tears cramming up behind her eyes as she glared back at him. In less than 24 hours he'd gone from just being someone she needed for one night to someone she had hoped would stay around. For awhile. She hated the fact even more that he was using her as an excuse to leave. "Because let me tell you how it works. If you run away now you'll be running away for the rest of your life. No matter what the excuse you use, it still will be running away! Do really want to do that? Because if you do you

[_dax]

He should have expected it, he should have known she'd get in his face, but having her move so quickly to be in his way shocked him. What was she doing? His face took on a new confused look, his mouth hanging open a bit, listening to her barrage of words, he didn't understand. She wasn't going to let him run away from this? So then...he was so confused, this was not what he'd expected. How could she continue to care after all of that, to be so nonchalant about a fight, to not blame him and hate him for having brought that into her life? He sank back into his heels as she continued, her words made sense, if he ran away from everything then he was that weak little boy, he'd always be running away, but right now he was angry with himself, and he didn't understand why she was angry about this and not the fight. He looked at his feet, trying to get his brain to move, to think, faster, give a response. When he looked back at her face, the angry eyes, he looked even more guilty and sad, if that was possible. "I just want you to be happy, May