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Post by Norman Bates on Jan 31, 2008 1:46:17 GMT -5
*Norman's eyes flew open and he searched her face in a panic.*
"Then that girl... I killed her..."
*His eyes filled with tears. He could remember it now. The blood. The crack of her neck as he broke it. Worst of all, the glee. He'd loved it.*
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Post by Maria on Jan 31, 2008 1:52:17 GMT -5
*She bit back the urge to sob*
"Y-yes. I tried to tell you that you didn't need to do that...that you only needed a certain amount of blood..."
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Post by Norman Bates on Jan 31, 2008 1:58:14 GMT -5
"Sarah Maria... I don't know what's happening to me. Something's wrong. That's not... that's not me. I mean, it's not..."
What? The you you want to be? Or is it you unleashed, finally? Isn't this what you were like when you thought you were Mother?
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Post by Maria on Jan 31, 2008 2:14:18 GMT -5
*She touched his face gently, caressing his cheek*
"Becoming a vampire can change a person. It can do things to your mind."
Like me?
Yes.
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Post by Norman Bates on Jan 31, 2008 2:16:11 GMT -5
*He closed his eyes, tears leaking from the corners.*
"Only I'm not changed," *he said.* "I'm just the Norman I never wanted to be."
*He opened them again, searching her face as if he could find his way back written on it.*
"Why did you do it?" *he whispered.*
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Post by Maria on Jan 31, 2008 2:26:58 GMT -5
"It wasn't me. It was...HER. Maria. She's this voice in my head, telling me to do things, saying things that are awful or just...rude, annoying. I've been able to control her up until--"
*She paused, swallowing*
"Until this past night. She took over and did this. I had no control over it."
*She was pleading, now*
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Post by Norman Bates on Jan 31, 2008 22:18:02 GMT -5
"You have to kill me," *he said suddenly. His voice was strangely calm.* "I've thought so before... when I found out what I was capable of. But this... I'm too strong. Too dangerous."
*His dark eyes sought hers.*
"Sarah Maria... please."
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Post by Maria on Feb 1, 2008 0:09:03 GMT -5
*She spluttered, the shock of what he was asking momentarily taking over. Finally, she found control of her voice again*
"No...no...I can't do that. Please don't ask me that!"
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Post by Norman Bates on Feb 1, 2008 11:00:19 GMT -5
*He grasped her hand with a strength which belied his weakened state.*
"It's only going to get worse," *he said urgently.* "I can't control it. I never could; I only thought so. I thought you could hold me back. Please don't let me..."
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Post by Maria on Feb 1, 2008 14:06:28 GMT -5
"I can stop it without killing you. I KNOW I can. Give me a chance to show you...please, don't make do what would break my heart."
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Post by Norman Bates on Feb 1, 2008 14:37:45 GMT -5
*He shook his head wildly.*
"You don't understand. I was bad enough as a human, like this..."
*Norman glanced down, studying his pale, deceptively soft hands. They could kill now, without even the knife. As he did so, he felt his strength returning and a chuckle bubbling up in his throat.*
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Post by Maria on Feb 1, 2008 18:28:03 GMT -5
*She could sense it returning--the horrible new Norman that the vampirism had created. She could hear Maria laughing in her mind*
"I refuse to believe that you're beyond help. Surely, somebody will know what to do."
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Post by Norman Bates on Feb 1, 2008 19:19:18 GMT -5
*Norman fix his mouth into a little pout.*
"Poor thing," *he said to her.* "Why don't you like me anymore?"
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Post by Maria on Feb 2, 2008 1:04:39 GMT -5
*Oh, no...it was the new Norman. The one that frightened her. She opened her mouth to speak, but suddenly the voice in her head rushed up and roared in her mind*
He's MY Norman, you twit. You had yours, now I have mine!
*She shook her head to clear the cobwebs, and when she met Norman's gaze again she had a rather nasty little smile on her lips.*
"Oh, but I do like you Norm dear." She purred.
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Post by Norman Bates on Feb 2, 2008 11:03:02 GMT -5
*His grin widened. She was back.*
"It's good to see you," *he said.* "I was getting bored."
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