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Dec 31, 2009 14:44:19 GMT -5
Post by Christian on Dec 31, 2009 14:44:19 GMT -5
Christian knew what she was doing. He couldn't stomach the thought of her risking her safety for his own. After all, he was nothing but a man. It was fate or some higher being that allowed him to stand where he stood presently. He had had the sheer dumb luck to defy death itself and to love enough for several lifetimes. He had to go sometime.
"Ani...it's okay..."
He moved out in front of her.
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Dec 31, 2009 14:50:17 GMT -5
Post by Sid on Dec 31, 2009 14:50:17 GMT -5
"Yeah, that's right," Sid smirked, recognizing from the slump of the other man's shoulders, defeat. "It would've been much easier before if you'd been as cooperative, you know."
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Dec 31, 2009 19:50:41 GMT -5
Post by Anastasia on Dec 31, 2009 19:50:41 GMT -5
"No, please! I can't--not again, no--"
She was on the edge of simply breaking down crying, trying not to think of Christian going down in a hail of bullets--and worse, trying not to let that thought lead to the memory of her entire family suffering that very fate. It was the memory solely responsible for how she reacted to the sound of gunfire.
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Jan 3, 2010 18:40:52 GMT -5
Post by Christian on Jan 3, 2010 18:40:52 GMT -5
Christian mistakenly owed her anxiety to their previous encounter with Sid. It seemed that the damn madman had touched a raw nerve with her.
"Shush," he gently reprimanded. "Really, I'll be fine."
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Jan 3, 2010 18:50:23 GMT -5
Post by Sid on Jan 3, 2010 18:50:23 GMT -5
"No, you won't," Sid drawled. "Not this time. I've come to finish the job."
He fired once at the center of the other man's chest, who slumped silently to the floor, either dead or unconscious. Blood pooled silently around his form.
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Jan 3, 2010 19:00:26 GMT -5
Post by Anastasia on Jan 3, 2010 19:00:26 GMT -5
She screamed, a scream that started off as a high keening and then turned into a full-throated cry. In one motion, she hurtled off the bed and toward Christian's prone form.
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Jan 3, 2010 21:55:36 GMT -5
Post by Christian on Jan 3, 2010 21:55:36 GMT -5
He coughed once and gurgled something from the back of his throat, which sounded oddly like, "I love you...don't miss me." There was no time for clarification, as his eyes rolled back into his head, and he was strangely still.
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Jan 3, 2010 22:00:51 GMT -5
Post by Sid on Jan 3, 2010 22:00:51 GMT -5
"Come on, pretty lady--up on your feet! He's dead, no use crying over a guy who couldn't fight his way out of a brightly lit alley, anyways."
Still, he stood where he was, a bit unsure.
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Jan 3, 2010 22:07:07 GMT -5
Post by Anastasia on Jan 3, 2010 22:07:07 GMT -5
"Oh, god, no! Why does this keep happening?!" She cried.
Suddenly, she'd jumped to her feet, hands balled into fists and eyes flashing as she whirled around to face Sid.
"You! YOU!"
And lunged at him.
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Jan 3, 2010 22:28:00 GMT -5
Post by Sid on Jan 3, 2010 22:28:00 GMT -5
Sid lowered his rifle to the ground and opened up his arms to her.
"That's right...come to Daddy..."
He caught her--quite successfully, he might have added--but the oncoming impact forced them both to the plush carpet of the floor. Sid lay below Anastasia, grinning up at her.
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Jan 4, 2010 0:08:10 GMT -5
Post by Anastasia on Jan 4, 2010 0:08:10 GMT -5
She was only briefly stunned when they both fell down, but once she got her wits about her again--and realized he had his arms around her--she wiggled and started to kick her feet, making as much fuss as possible.
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Jan 5, 2010 0:07:44 GMT -5
Post by Sid on Jan 5, 2010 0:07:44 GMT -5
"Don't fight it," he instructed, immediately tightening his hold upon her. "You'll make it that much harder on yourself."
If anything, his grin widened. He was enjoying himself.
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Jan 5, 2010 1:37:13 GMT -5
Post by Anastasia on Jan 5, 2010 1:37:13 GMT -5
"You bastard! I'll get back at you for this! I swear it!"
Of course, she wasn't listening--but she was so angry at the moment that she also wasn't thinking clearly.
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Jan 5, 2010 16:50:03 GMT -5
Post by Sid on Jan 5, 2010 16:50:03 GMT -5
Sid snorted and shifted his weight, pinning Anastasia underneath him.
"When the time comes for you to do that...I think I'll enjoy it. Very much, in fact. But for now, you come with me."
He picked himself up and lifted the girl to her feet.
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Jan 5, 2010 22:28:46 GMT -5
Post by Anastasia on Jan 5, 2010 22:28:46 GMT -5
She glared at his words, and though it was futile, she still tried to struggle even as she was pulled to her feet.
"I wouldn't bet on getting anything out of it."
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