#so he'll finish his food and rest for awhile before continuing his job

[r26yz]

Freya's cat

[wisdombuildersims]

I've had fires before, but this was crazy!

So, first of all, before the spooky party, Tianne came over and was cooking. I began hearing a fire, but I could not for the life of me find it. This is a one story house, so I didn't think to look upstairs for the longest time.

Finally, I see where it is and the sims keep going in and out of the house casually, because they don't know about it yet...but they can't travel and I can't get into build mode. Everything's hunky dory. Tianne bbq's on the back porch and everyone eats and sleeps on the benches around there, etc. But it's underwhelming. The firemen literally take a nap on the couch. And the fire dies out all by itself.

So, I take the opportunity to put my framed pictures and Chris's beloved stuffed toy in our house inventory. the upstairs is all ruined and I can't get to it anyway, so I decide I'm going to continue this fire and then they can move out. But I already missed Trick or Treat last year and it's the next day...so I wait until after the party. The story in my head goes, Chris left the spooky bear next to the fireplace and whoops. I put the rug real close too...but nothing.

You guys, the whole time I'm trying to create a fire to continue the accidental fire to its completion, I'm making sure everyone is fully rested, fully fed, etc. Their needs are maxed out when the fire finally catches.

For awhile, no problem...but it is sooo slow. The first start of a fire on purpose, the firemen put it out in seconds and the next time I lock all the doors so they can't get in. I lock the family outside because I don't want anyone dying on me. Not right now. Chris is still a toddler and I don't know what would happen if the caregiver dies. So, I lock all the sims out, including the firemen.

It takes forever freaking long. And even though the fire starts when all the needs are maxed out, by the time the house is ruined, Chris is about to be taken away. I try everything. Maybe his dad can order food from the stall that's right there. Nope, unclickable. Maybe I can drag the carrot into his inventory and he'll eat it. Nope, still unclickable. Maybe I can grill in the backyard since Tianne did that last time. Nope, unclickable.

So, I finally let the firemen in to do their job before Chris is taken away. They finish up and I spend some time fixing all their needs. Now we've moved to another house for a little while, while I decide where we want to live for the rest of his toddler time. That was an adventure. I guess that met with the 24 in 24 fire challenge, lol.

[huntertheblackwolf]

Assassins, Companions, And Family Chapter 1 Part 2

This is a continuation of Chapter 1 and I truly hope that you enjoy it! Love you, my pups!💜

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Hunter eyes snapped open, sensing someone watching them, causing him to jolt the pup awake.

"Finally found you. You're very hard to trace back, you know? With the help of one simple spell, however, it wasn't that difficult. For me, anyways." Said Loki as he walked out of the shadows, wearing casual clothing. "And you've already sensed me before I even made myself known." Loki said, holding his hands behind his back confidently.

Hunter stood up with a wince, Loki noticed, and bended over the pup. Hunter wrapped the blanket tightly over the egg again and gave it the cub, who clutched it in its mouth.

"You have a pup." He said with fascination on his face. "A wolf one at that too. They're very loyal companions, especially male ones and this one seems loyal to you already. Impressive. You continue to surprise me at every turn!"

Hunter looked up at Loki, directly in his eyes, and tapped his foot twice. The pup, now known as a male wolf, took off, the egg secured in his mouth. Quickly taking out a gun, he tried to pull the trigger, but with a wave of Lokis' hand, he was stopped by the same spell as before. The golden webs.

"Now now. I'm just here to talk." Loki said

Hunter glared, still trapped in the webs of gold, trying to find ways to get out quickly. Loki spoke up again.

"I want to know why you want to kill me. I've never seen you before. So why? Did someone send you?" He asked when he obviously already knew the answer.

Hunter covered up his embarrassment behind an emotionless mask, seeing he was found out.

"..."

Loki looked at him and cocked his head, thinking for a moment. He waved his hand and the spell released Hunters head only.

"You don't talk very much, do you? Or can you even talk at all? I've heard you snarl, but that's all." Loki said with a hint of false sadness seeping in.

Hunters red eyes burned as they glared viciously at Loki. A growl started to slowly build up as Loki continued to talk, knowing Loki was aware of what was going on.

"You growl now! What's under your hood, I wonder still? We were interrupted last time when I tried to pull it down. Now that no ones here to disturb us, why not take the chance." He said with a grin.

Loki started to walk towards Hunter, who flinched and tried to cover it, as Loki stopped directly in front him. The growling started to increase in volume, as Loki reached a hand towards Hunters hoodie.

"Let's see what we have here." He said smug.

With a quick tug, Hunters face was revealed and Loki pulled his hand away before Hunter could lunge at it. The growling that was increasing in volume stopped and silence replaced it.

Loki eyes slowly widen as surprise, anger, and sadness filled them.

"What in the Norns? Loki whispered as he stared at Hunter's face and stepped back a bit. "You're so young. What happened?" He said in shock.

With his body frozen, Hunter couldn't do anything to stop Loki from pulling down his hoodie. He snarled at Loki as he questioned him, but it was a sad imitation to the one before. He tried to install fear, but it sounded desperate.

"That's a very poor intimation, you know." Said Loki in a whisper again. "I planned to actually kill you, but I also did plan something else if I was impressed by you." Loki paused and then continued after awhile. "You're coming with me." Loki confirmed.

"Yes. You're definitely coming with me. Especially if you're living here. I already planned everything out of course." He laughed to himself as he said this.

Hunter's eyes widen as Loki said this and tried to keep snarling, but couldn't anymore.

"I'm going to let you go and you're going to call your cub. I'm doing this out of the 'kindness' of my heart. Try to hurt or kill me, I will take you with me by force. Understand?"

Hunter stopped snarling, but glared at him, Loki falsely smiling at him. Hunter slowly nodded and Loki waved his hand, the golden webs disappearing.

Hunter pulled up his hoodie quickly after being released. They both seemed to have a standoff with each other, Hunter being a bit shorter then Loki, until Hunter tapped his foot once. A hushed movement came from near the boxes as the pups' face only came out, the eggs blanket still in its mouth. Noticing Hunter, he quickly bounced to him, being careful with the egg. Steeping towards the pup, Hunter slowly grabbed him and the egg with a wince, still injured from Ironmans' blast, and cradled them in his arms. The pup, now noticing Loki, let out a soft growl, trying to scare him off. Loki only smiled at him.

"Very cute." He said towards the pup and turned back to Hunter. "You're hurt, aren't you? I'll fix you later. Do you have anything else you need to bring with you, however?"

"..." Hunter turned around, grabbing a worn out backpack from behind some boxes, and with some careful maneuvering with the pup and egg still in his arms, he put it over his shoulder.

"Is that all?" Loki questioned and with Hunter giving a stiff nod, he raised his hands and started to wave them around.

"Close your eyes and try to cover your pups as well." He said with a smile and stern voice.

With a slight glare towards Loki, still not trusting him, but knowing he had no choice, he listend and closed his eyes. Covering the pups' ones with his hand carefully. Loki finished his spell and they were off.

Even with his eyes closed, Hunter saw colors bursting from behind his eyelids. He suddenly felt his feet contact solid ground, not noticing he was off the ground until now. He still had his eyes shut and his hand over the pups'. He heard Loki land next to him and Loki started to speak.

"You can open your eyes now."

Slowly doing so, Hunter noticed that they were somewhere different. In what looked like an expensive living room, and outside the window was the view of the New York City's skyline, the sun beginning to set.

'Still here. Good. Can't escape though. He'll find me again with magic. Follow until plan can be developed. If I can even get a chance.' Hunter thought as Loki spoke with a knowing look.

"Welcome to my housing. You can let your pup and egg down, you know. I don't murder animals, especially such magnificent creatures like wolves. But I understand, so let me show you your room." He said, knowing Hunter would follow him, as he stared to walk down a hallway.

He was right as he heard almost silent footsteps following him. Turning a corner, he stopped at a door and turned towards Hunter.

"This will be your room. I expect you to still be here and I think you already know what will happen if you're not."

Loki started to walk away as he spoke up one final time.

"And I also expect you for dinner later this evening however, so get ready. There are clothes in the closet and take a shower." He vanished around a corner as he said this, his voice carried out.

Hunter was looking at the his new room door, tighting his grip on both of his companions, as he stared hard at it. The pup whined and Hunter snapped out of his trance and looked down, his eyes softened as he looked fondly at the pup. Looking up again, he slowly gripped the doorknob, careful of his precious cargo, and opened the door wide.

Inside was a simple decor, with a bed, drawers, a table, armchair, two wide windows, and two other doors. Hunter quickly closed the door and locked it, before he carefully let go of the pup. Seeting his backpack on the armchair, he went towards the bed and carefully set down the egg, wrapping the egg up tightly. The pup climbed up the bed, who received help from Hunter, quickly curled around it once he got up on the bed.

He explored the two other doors, seeing one was a closet filled with clothes and the other was a bathroom. Turning around, he looked outside and saw the sky getting dark. He did a soundless tsk to himself seeing this. With a look towards the pup and egg, seeing them well and asleep, he got ready to have dinner with Loki. Knowing he had to protect his small, animal filled family, he choose not to find ways to kill or attack Loki. Not yet anyways.

'Protect. Don't attack. Not yet.' He thought as he collected clothes he believed would fit him, to the bathroom. He quietly closed the door, setting the clothes down, and he removed his cloak, hanging it. Starting the shower as lukewarm, he removed the rest of his clothes and carefully undid the bandages around his chest. Slowly steeping in, he silently whimpered in pain, clenching his teeth and gripping the stall.

Being quick about it and scrubbing hard, dirt started to leave his hair and the water was turning dark brown as it swirled down the drain. Being careful with the injury, he scrubbed himself down, and allowed water to wash it away. Checking that he was thoroughly clean, Hunter quickly stopped the shower and dryed himself. Finishing, he stared getting dressed in a three piece suit he picked out, believing that it looked good. After bandaging his chest with what he found in the bathroom, he tied his boots which completed the touch. Exiting, he unhooked his cloak and placed it on himself, putting his hood on his head, blocking the light from setting on his face.

Approaching the bed, he set the covers onto his family, seeing it the only way to block out the cold and for warmth to gather. With the job done, he started to quietly walk towards the door and open it. Looking back, he saw them still asleep, and he left the room, hoping nothing would happen.

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Walking into the kitchen, he noticed Loki, who was dressed formally, reading a think book. Loki looked up and noticed him. He started to speak.

"You're here. Good." He said, snapping the book shut. "Food has arrived. It's not poisoned if that's what you're thinking. I know what it's like so don't fret. Let's eat and 'speak'. I want to get to know you." He said with a smile and walked towards the dining room with Hunter already following him.

Loki looked back at him and commented on his outfit as they sat down at their respected seats near each other, and food was already on their plates.

"Very nice outfit. You at least know how to dress yourself which is good. Can't have a buffoon now, can we? Although, the cloak ddoesn't pull it off. Does it hold any meaning?" Loki said with a smile and he questioned Hunter, trying to see if Hunter would answer.

Picking at his food, Hunter tried to ignore him and eat some of it.

"It's very impolite to ignore your host, you know? Are you afraid?" He asked

Hunter looked up at him and stopped eating.

"I gathered some paper and a pen" Loki said as he poofed up some, "so you can 'speak' to me and answer my questions. You already know what I asked, so answer me."

Hunter harshly glared at him and carefully moved the paper and pen towards himself and started to write.

'No, I'm not afraid of you. Yes, it holds meaning.'

"You're not such a complete moron then. How old are you?"

'17.'

"Almost an adult. You have advanced skill, however, for your age. You must have been taught from a young age, no? Forgive me, but it seems that I didn't ask for your name. What is it?"

Hunter nodded at both statements, but hesitated as the pen he was holding hovered over the paper. He finally wrote after a few seconds.

'My name is Hunter.'

"Hunter." Loki said slowly as he tested it out. "It fits you. How much do you know of me? You already know who I am, but I want to know how much. You did try to kill me after all." He chuckled, saying this.

With their dinner forgot, Hunter answered the question with reluctance.

'Yes. You're Loki, the one who destroyed New York, Midtown Manhattan and brought in those aliens. God of chaos, mischief, and trickery. You have a 'genius-level intellect' and a longlife span. In my...research, I've discovered that you are able to shapeshift, use telekinesis, conjuration, presence concealment, mental manipulation, and illusion manipulation. You also seem to have superhuman stamina, agility, speed, strength, and durability. You also have a regenerative healing factor. In short, you are... a master sorcerer and God.' Hunter started to eat again as he quickly finished writing it down.

"My. You are interesting. I'm glad I picked you up and didn't kill you." Loki chuckled as he said this and stared to eat as well.

"You're not wrong you know. About me, I mean. You're the only one who know their things and did their research and listened. Congrats. " he said sarcastically.

Finishing his food, Hunter stared to write again.

'Thank you.'

"You're welcome. Might I ask about your pup? Where did you acquire him from?"

'A raid. My former employer tried to betray me, but I already knew what he was planning to do. So before he could, I raided his place and killed everyone there. Went to the basement and found the pup's kin killed and their skin peeled. For 'fashion' or something else. Don't know. He was the runt of the litter and was left to die in a small cage. They might have believed that he was too small so they must have left him for dead. Got there in time though.'

"Apologizes. It must have been hard to find him like that. The human race are rather fickle beings. What is his name?" Loki asked.

Hunter seemed embarrassed for a moment before answering.

'Shadow. I found him the a corner, tucked away in the shadows.'

"Ha! What a unique, but an unusual name. And the egg? What is it?"

'It's a raven. The egg was left behind by its parents as they flew away with their other two offspring. They must have believed it dead.'

"You seem to have this sort of luck in finding abounded companions. What will you name it?"

'Yin. Associates with Earth, darkness, and cold.'

"You already thought this through, haven't you?"

'Yes.'

"You're very responsive. You were very aggressive before and you even snarled at me. Why so calm and cooperative now? Surely, you're furious at me from taking you from your 'home'. Why aren't you trying to kill me now?"

Hunter glared before hiding behind an emotionless mask and he started to write.

'You have the upper hand, so I can't do anything. If I strike, you'll try to bring harm to my family. I'm not stupid you know. I'll kill you when I have the chance though. Or not. I haven't decided yet. Well my...employer hasn't decided. They said to take you, alive or dead. To wait for orders if I have you in sights.'

"Can't do that now, can you? Speaking of which, however. How much was is your employer willing to pay you?"

Silence settled in and Hunter wrote with reluctance again.

'$10,000'

"I'll double it."

Hunters hand stilled in shock as he replayed the words, trying desperately to grasp his emotions and shove them in a box. He replied quickly, succeeding in hiding his emotions.

'Why?'

"You have skill. Work for me and I'll allow you and your companions to live here. You have potential to grow and enhance yourself and your skill. You held your own against the captain and the little spider. Even got Thor off of me. You're very good for your age and have skills people wished they had. And your skills, as I said before, will keep growing. I want that, you, and your companions while they're growing. Don't worry, I'm not trying to them away from you. They seem to be able to grow with you. Hel, I'll even train you."

'What do you need me for specifically? You rarely...team up with other people and seem to be able to hold your own against these so called heros.'

"You already have enough skills to do so, that's why. I need someone to do some chores for me and to tie up lose ends. You'll be able to do that and not get caught. Right?"

'Yes.'

"Do you agree then? No harm will come to you or your family. I'll pay you for every job you do for me only. All you have to do is listen and obey me. Just end the contact with your other employer. Sounds fair, doesn't it? So deal?"

Hunter thought of all the pros and cons and wrote down his answer. He also immediately took in what it will do for his family and what it would provide.

'Deal.'