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Post by Icarus on Mar 9, 2008 11:28:50 GMT -5
*Icarus shifted uncomfortably, then sat up.*
"Please. The two of you, just..."
..go.
*He pushed himself out of bed and threw his robe on.*
"I need some time, all right. Just...stay here."
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Post by Malefica on Mar 9, 2008 11:32:36 GMT -5
*Malefica looked up at him.*
"Aaaw Icarus, I didn't mean to chase you out of bed. I'm sorry."
*She smiled.*
"Do you want me to bring you anything for the headache?"
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Post by Icarus on Mar 9, 2008 11:41:41 GMT -5
*Icarus gestured with his hand for her to stay, but didn't look back, his other hand rubbing his temple.*
"No. It's fine. I just need some time. Alone."
*He slipped out of the room.*
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Post by Malefica on Mar 9, 2008 11:44:47 GMT -5
*Malefica looked down at her daughter and sighed.*
"He does that all the time. I'm sorry, sweetie. At least we tried."
*She wrapped her arms around Eden.*
"Do you want me to read you a bedtime story?"
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Post by Eden on Mar 9, 2008 11:59:49 GMT -5
*Eden pouted.*
"No." *She said with childish determination.*
"I want Daddy. Or I'm not tired."
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Post by Malefica on Mar 9, 2008 12:03:36 GMT -5
*Malefica smiled and kissed her daughter.*
"You can't always have things your way, my sweet. Your father is tired and has a headache. We have to let him in peace for now. He'll come back later, but until then, you will have to stay with me."
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Post by Eden on Mar 9, 2008 12:11:11 GMT -5
*Eden frowned, crossing her arms.*
"But I don't want to."
*Her eyes narrowed.*
"You can't make me."
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Post by Malefica on Mar 9, 2008 12:20:40 GMT -5
*Malefica laughed and looked at her daughter. She definitely looked like Icarus when she acted like that.*
"Oh, can't I? We'll see about that...."
*She tickled her daughter.*
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Post by Eden on Mar 9, 2008 12:25:55 GMT -5
*She squirmed violently, trying to avoid the tickle affliction.*
"Stop it! Stop it! You still can't make me!"
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Post by Malefica on Mar 9, 2008 12:31:26 GMT -5
*Malefica stopped the tickling, realizing it wouldn't work. She tried to think of something else...*
"So... you would rather stay in here alone until Daddy returns?"
*She asked and sighed.*
"Why do you hate me so much?"
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Post by Eden on Mar 9, 2008 12:45:47 GMT -5
*Eden scrunched her nose adorably.*
"I didn't say I hated you."
I just don't like being poked against my will.
"Why would you say that? Don't you want me?"
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Post by Malefica on Mar 9, 2008 12:52:28 GMT -5
*Malefica kissed her daughter and embraced her.*
"I want you more than anything, Eden. If you can't be sure of anything else, you can at least be sure that you have the love of your mother."
*She sighed.*
"It's just that I never have raised a child before, and this is completely new to me. I need some time to get to know you, so I can raise you the best possible way for you."
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Post by Eden on Mar 9, 2008 12:55:39 GMT -5
*Eden's brow lifted with a new hope.*
"So...will Daddy get used to me too and love me?"
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Post by Malefica on Mar 9, 2008 13:11:04 GMT -5
*Malefica held the little girl close to her heart, hiding her face in her blonde hair and savoring her smell. She tried to hide the pain in her heart, the pain she felt because she knew Icarus wasn't capable of feeling tender feelings like love. But how could she explain this to Eden, who loved her father so much, without breaking her little heart? Malefica took a deep breath before she replied.*
"Sweetheart. Your father is not like anyone else. He is not capable of feeling love. At least he wasn't when I met him. But he has always been kind to me and taken good care of me, and he has been really nice to you too. All we can do, is to give him all our love, and hope that he one day will be capable of loving us back."
But I honestly doubt it....
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Post by Eden on Mar 9, 2008 13:19:15 GMT -5
*Eden's face set hard. She wouldn't believe such things. She would make him love her. No matter what it took. They'd see.*
"He will love me, Mother. I know he will."
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