Wine Whispers

[Ayn Coutard]

We come into this world unknown

But know that we are not alone



Cradling the glass of red wine on the Saturday night, Ayn snubbed out her cigarette on the sidewalk, re-entering Silverlight. It was the weekend, she wasn't on duty anymore, and the young woman had felt the urge to escape, to run from the school and the students. In particularly, Ellen. She couldn't stand the little one, who figured everything and everyone was her play thing. It wasn't even the fact that Ayn didn't approve of her using her powers on others, it was the girl's attitude that got to her the most. As one who grew up struggling, working hard for what she wanted, she wanted to wipe the smug expression off of Ellen's face, and find that deep dark secret in the girl's past, just so she would be able to know that everything wasn't perfect. Finishing the glass of wine, Ayn was glad she convinced Elise to leave the bottle, filling the glass up again. 


She felt stuck in the rut again, of working hard at the school, only to have mouthy teens who think she couldn't hear them, make fun of her poor English. Sure, she messed up some words and had a thick accent. But it didn't mean she wasn't trying hard. She could speak more then one language, and most of them wouldn't make the effort to learn a second one, or even their first one properly. Taking a sip, Ayn let the bright flavours burst over her tongue, her shoulders starting to sway slightly to show that she was at the point where she was starting to relax. It was certainly something that didn't come often. After all, whenever Ayn did allow herself to relax, or even dance with another individual, she usually ended up learning something she didn't want to learn.  Turning on her stool, she peered out across the increasing crowd, seeing that there were so many people she knew didn't know who she was, or what she was. Or what the owner of the club was, or how across the town, there were so many of them in hiding. Always hiding, as she drank another sip of wine. It could have been the half bottle, or the fact that she was over tired, and antsy from having not used her powers in almost two months, but she felt a burst of anger, wishing that they could just see how different the world really was. 

They try and knock us down

But change is coming, it's our time now

[Mike Rhodes]

A night out was just what Mike needed and even as hard as it was to drop Chloe off at his parents house, he knew that he needed some time on his own and recharge his batteries. Besides, they say that the heart grows fonder when apart, right? Mike sure hoped so. He'd miss her, there was no going around it. The most time he spent apart from her was when he was at work and she was in kindergarten and even then the longing was horrible.

Sometimes, it felt as if the little girl was taking care of him instead of him taking care of her. She was his everything and there was nothing on this earth that made him happier than watching his little princess smile.

Even so, Mike was still looking forward to spending some time at the Silverlight with his co-worker. As much as he became a mess around women, he found it a little easier to talk to the spicy French woman. She was wonderful company and he couldn't think of anyone better - besides Chloe - to spend his free time with.

Entering the building, Mike kept his head low as he scanned the area for the blonde. His eyes finally rested at a familiar face. With a smile, Mike walked over and sat down on the chair next to Ayn. With his feet dangling in the air like a child, he gave the woman a goofy smile before waving his hand, ''Hi,'' he said as awkwardly as humanly possible.

Then again, awkward was Mike's middle name.

[Ayn Coutard]

Hey… everybody loses it,
Everybody wants to throw it all away sometimes


Looking up at the greeting across the music that was already starting to pulse, Ayn smiled in greeting at her co worker. She didn't really care for a fair number of her colleagues, so it was nice to actually get to spend time with the ones she did agree upon. "Salut!" She greeted happily, spinning with her black jean clad legs crossed at the knees on her stool. Out of an old habit, she blew a kiss, greeting the awkward shy man. "Found a sitter for petite enfant?" She asked, glad that he was able to get out and relax for the night. From seeing people go through the fact of having kids she knew that was tough, and didn't matter how much a parent loved their children, they needed a night out every once in a while.

Smiling down the bar, she signaled for another drink, her silver sequined top shimmering in the dim light. Of course her ordering of another drink was for Mike, not for herself, as she sipped her wine with her equally dark lips. "To being free?" She asked, lifting her glass up in salute to him. If anything, she was determined to help the overly awkward man get over his shyness of women, and while she knew that he wasn't her cup of tea, he would make some little sweet lady happy in her opinion. Especially after they met Chleo. Who couldn't love that little angel?


And hey… yeah I know what you're going through
Don't let it get the best of you, you'll make it out alive
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