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Post by Brandi on Sept 17, 2007 16:17:35 GMT -5
*Brandi led him into the room and shut the door behind them. She swallowed and without looking back to him, she spoke gently.*
"I'm really sorry about that, Baby. I'm ready now."
*She turned to face him, but her face was still lowered in shame.*
"What questions can I answer for you? I'll tell you whatever you want to know."
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Post by Cry Baby on Sept 17, 2007 16:31:25 GMT -5
*Cry-baby ran a hand through his hair.*
"I don't know! I just know that ever since I got here--ever since I met you--there've been things goin' on I can't explain. And yeah, maybe that was okay in math class, but we're talking angels, War, what have you; I just don't know where I am anymore. Or who you are, to know about 'em. Or what makes you so twitchy around that guy."
*He sighed, his monologue run down.*
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Post by Brandi on Sept 17, 2007 16:44:10 GMT -5
*Brandi winced at his desperation. She shut her eyes briefly, trying to figure out where to begin. She took a step forward, her hands in front of her in supplication.*
"All right, Baby. All right."
*She took his hands gently and led him towards the bed to sit.*
"I'm twitchy around that guy because I'm not sure he respects my boundaries about wanting to be with you and my lack of interest in changing that desire. And he is an angel. Like one with wings. He got banished here and is staying with Death. And yes, Death, like the Grim Reaper. And War, like...War."
*She swallowed nervously.*
"I know about them because...I helped build this place for them."
*She winced, as if he might slap her for saying something that sounded so stupid. But it sounded easier than explaining that he was only a fabrication of a really awesome chick named Kris. That would be...complicated.*
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Post by Cry Baby on Sept 17, 2007 16:57:01 GMT -5
*He liked the part about her boundaries, except the the part about Raziel wanted to cross them. But the rest? He shook his head.*
"Wait... What? You built... You don't mean with nails an' stuff."
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Post by Brandi on Sept 17, 2007 17:02:51 GMT -5
*Brandi pursed her lips and shook her head.*
"No, Baby...I..."
*She sighed in frustration, trying to explain herself. Her words were very quiet and somber.*
"Baby...I'll show you...but this is a secret. A really big secret. I can trust you with it, right? I just don't want you to..."
Freak out on me.
"...look at me like I'm some sort of freak."
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Post by Cry Baby on Sept 17, 2007 17:15:04 GMT -5
"Hey, I hang with the freaks, remember?"
*He looked at her.*
"C'mon, baby. You gotta tell me now; I couldn't ever think you were a freak. The bad kind, that is."
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Post by Brandi on Sept 17, 2007 17:19:14 GMT -5
*His words comforted her in a way she hadn't expected. She even managed a small genuine smile as she nodded.*
"Ok. I believe you."
*She looked around the room for somethihng...something small to start with. All right, she had it. Holding one of his hands, she held the other up between them, palm up. She shut her eyes and focused. Suddenly a bottle of beer appeared on her palm, ice cold. The label that she didn't know typically didn't come in bottles. She offered it out to him timidly.*
"See?"
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Post by Cry Baby on Sept 17, 2007 21:57:09 GMT -5
*Cry-baby blinked, attempting to maintain his cool.*
"That's... um..."
*He squinted at the bottle, then at her.*
"You're a magician."
*But something told him that wasn't it. Something he just seemed to know.*
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Post by Brandi on Sept 17, 2007 22:00:40 GMT -5
*Brandi forced a sad smile.*
"Something like that. On a larger scale."
*She bit her lip.*
"Am I freaking you out?"
I'd be freaking out.
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Post by Cry Baby on Sept 17, 2007 23:28:22 GMT -5
"No," *he said, too quickly.*
"I mean...darn it, Brandi, I just don't know what to think. I got here, and I don't know why. But I never asked, y'know? Why is that? An' you can do all these things... I guess I just didn't want to know what was up."
*He got up and paced.*
"Yeah, I'm freaking out."
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Post by Brandi on Sept 17, 2007 23:33:38 GMT -5
*Brandi stood, feeling as though her heart was being trampled by his pacing. She outstretched her hand to him timidly, but didn't try to grab him. It was an offer, not a demand.*
"Baby...I'm sorry. Please...what can I do?"
*Her voice reflected the damage done between them.*
Can you still love me?
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Post by Cry Baby on Sept 17, 2007 23:41:23 GMT -5
*Cry-baby stopped, his heart softening but his mind still in turmoil.*
"Tell me one thing," *he said, staring into her eyes.* "You an' me--is that real? Or is it all part of... what's going on here?"
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Post by Brandi on Sept 17, 2007 23:45:54 GMT -5
*Brandi's eyes sought his, desperate for him to understand.*
"Baby...of course it's real. I didn't go looking for this. I didn't want...to settle down. But..."
*She took his face in her hands.*
"...I can't deny these feeling for you. I ache when I'm not with you. You're always in my thoughts and in my heart. Isn't that real?"
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Post by Cry Baby on Sept 18, 2007 8:39:24 GMT -5
"Not sayin' I don't believe you," *he said,* "but a guy who finds out that his girl is part of the order of the universe and stuff has to wonder. Has to ask. You understand that, don'tcha, baby?"
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Post by Brandi on Sept 18, 2007 19:17:31 GMT -5
*Brandi felt the tears well in her eyes, but she tightened her lips, trying to keep them from falling.*
"Of course. I just..."
*She turned her face away from him as they slipped over her cheeks.*
"I don't want to lose you."
*She bit her lip bitterly.*
"I would understand...if you don't want me anymore."
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