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Post by Der Tod on Nov 16, 2007 13:17:59 GMT -5
Der Tod kissed Alexei's forehead and gave him back to his mother.
"He's beautiful."
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Post by Eponine on Nov 16, 2007 13:19:20 GMT -5
*She nodded.* "He is. And he hasn't cried yet, which is a blessing." *She said, kissing the baby's forehead as well.*
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Post by Der Tod on Nov 16, 2007 13:20:24 GMT -5
"Are you certain he's-"
He sighed.
"What am I talking about? I'd know if he wasn't all right..."
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Post by Eponine on Nov 16, 2007 13:21:39 GMT -5
*She blinked, a little shocked, remembering who and what he was.*
"It hasn't been long enough to know if he's..."
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Post by Alexei on Nov 16, 2007 13:23:23 GMT -5
*Alexei wasn't exactly pleased at being handed back to his mother, who he had been with all day. He willed himself back into der Tod's arms. Lo and behold, there he was a second later.*
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Post by Eponine on Nov 16, 2007 13:24:44 GMT -5
*She blinked blankly.*
"... special." *She finished. That was pretty much the only word that came to mind.*
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Post by Der Tod on Nov 16, 2007 13:25:24 GMT -5
"Well then, " said der Tod, just as surprised.
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Post by Eponine on Nov 16, 2007 13:26:05 GMT -5
"Well someone has a favorite parent." *She said, pretending to be miffed.*
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Post by Der Tod on Nov 16, 2007 13:28:23 GMT -5
"I'd say something about doing that when I was a child, but I never was one."
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Post by Eponine on Nov 16, 2007 13:31:04 GMT -5
*She laughed a little.*
"I imagine I'll get a fair idea why nobody ever unleashed a child version of you when he grows up a little."
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Post by Der Tod on Nov 16, 2007 13:32:48 GMT -5
"He's human too, Eponine, you know that."
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Post by Eponine on Nov 16, 2007 13:34:37 GMT -5
*She smiled a little.*
"Oh I know. He'll grow and learn and be small for far too little time, like any other child." *She said, suddenly and sadly realizing that she had missed a lot of Aimee's childhood.* "I don't intend on missing a second of it."
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Post by Der Tod on Nov 16, 2007 13:35:38 GMT -5
"Neither do I..."
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Post by Eponine on Nov 16, 2007 13:37:32 GMT -5
*She smiled softly at the both of them.*
"You'd better not. If you miss one birthday, school play, or even a piano recital wherein he plays a badly butchered version of the Moonlight Sonata, you--immortal or not--will want to find an extremely good hiding place."
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Post by Der Tod on Nov 16, 2007 13:38:34 GMT -5
He gazed down at the baby in his arms, carefully pulled one arm away, and reached for Eponine's hand. He rubbed it gently and smiled at her.
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