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Post by Marius on May 16, 2008 21:51:18 GMT -5
* Soon enough, Marius and Eponine were standing in the foyer of the Pontmercy Estate. It was largely empty, and echoed with their footsteps*
"A bit deserted for this hour of the day..."
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'Ponine
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"But I'm not scared.' She looked at her father. 'Not even of you.'"
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Post by 'Ponine on May 16, 2008 21:54:30 GMT -5
*She felt very dirty, all of a sudden, and was very out-of-place-among the nice things. It was quite obvious, too, by the set of her shoulders and the lowering of her chin.*
"It's very.... big."
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Post by Marius on May 16, 2008 21:56:46 GMT -5
*Marius may be oblivious when it came to some things, but this wasn't one of those times. He gave her hand a reassuring squeeze*
"I think it's a bit too big, sometimes. Not that I could change that."
*There was a stillness to the house*
Where IS everyone?
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'Ponine
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"But I'm not scared.' She looked at her father. 'Not even of you.'"
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Post by 'Ponine on May 16, 2008 22:02:21 GMT -5
*It was then that they heard childish giggling and sets of footsteps coming down the hallway, followed by the appearance of the twins toddling in.*
"DADA!" *Johanna shrieked, marching awkwardly in his direction, grinning gummily.*
*Aimee followed close at hand, scooping Alain (who had fallen) up into her arms, not noticing Marius and Eponine yet.*
"Ohh, you'll be fine, big man." *She said, kissing him affectionately on the forehead. Then she turned her eyes to the pair in the foyer, blinking.*
"Marius?" *She asked curiously.* "Who is this?" *She felt as if she recognized them.*
*Eponine blanched. Children? And the wife was so very pretty... blonde, well-fed... she seemed familiar.*
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Post by Marius on May 16, 2008 22:08:49 GMT -5
*Letting go of Eponine's hand, Marius bent down to sweep Johanna up in his arms*
"Aimee, this is..."
*Well, how was THIS for an awkward situation? Since, technically speaking, Aimee's mother was...*
"...Eponine."
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'Ponine
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"But I'm not scared.' She looked at her father. 'Not even of you.'"
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Post by 'Ponine on May 16, 2008 22:15:55 GMT -5
"Oh." *Aimee nodded, bouncing Alain some. Doubles-who-weren't weren't so strange to her.* "I'm Aimee-Cosette Pontmercy." *She extended one slender, pale, soft hand and shook Eponine's rough, dirty, ragged one.*
"Eponine Jondrette." *Eponine said, a bit dazed.*
"And... will you be staying with us, Miss Jondrette?"
*Eponine flushed a little.*
"Well, I... just sometimes I need..."
*Aimee smiled kindly at her.* "I'll have the housekeeper get a room ready." *She caught the attention of one of the maids to take Eponine up to a room. Eponine followed, looking back at Marius and looking very confused. Once she was out of earshot, Aimee bit her lip, furrowed her brow a little, and looked at Marius.*
"Your Eponine, I presume?"
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Post by Marius on May 16, 2008 22:24:01 GMT -5
*He nodded, the smile on his face from earlier still keeping it's place*
"God, Aimee...it's like...well, it IS sort of as though she's back from the dead."
*There was a hitch in his voice, though he didn't seem to notice*
"That 'ponine, she died in my arms, I can still..." He sighed, pulling himself together.
"I didn't realize how much I missed her until she came back."
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'Ponine
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"But I'm not scared.' She looked at her father. 'Not even of you.'"
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Post by 'Ponine on May 17, 2008 7:54:44 GMT -5
*She smiled a little.*
"It's fine, Marius."
Except for the part where she's madly in love with you.
*She'd seen this all before. She'd seen what had happened when her mother had been in love with her own Marius, and she'd seen that in the end it had ruined both of them. Marius had shot himself upon realizing he loved her, but she no longer loved him in the same fashion. The scary part about that was that Marius had loved her mother, eventually. With Aimee unable to touch him, and Eponine so very willing... she sighed.*
*Johanna made a grab for Marius's face, giggling.*
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Post by Marius on May 17, 2008 7:56:34 GMT -5
*He gently grabbed the baby's hand, trying to deflect her*
"Hey, now, I need my nose."
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Post by Aimée-Cosette on May 17, 2008 7:59:21 GMT -5
*After making another attempt on his facial features, the baby yawned loudly and snuggled into his chest. Alain had long since done the same thing on his mother, who reached out a hand to pat Johanna's back.*
"They're getting so big." *She said softly.* "Talking, walking..."
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Post by Marius on May 17, 2008 8:02:15 GMT -5
"Seems almost too soon, doesn't it?" He said quietly.
"I almost wish they wouldn't get any older."
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Post by Aimée-Cosette on May 17, 2008 8:05:44 GMT -5
"Here, let me take Jo..."
*One arm snuck around the baby's waist and supporting underneath, pulling her daughter to herself. In the process her side was pressed just about flush with Marius, totally obliviously. Once she had a twin on both sides, she smiled a little.*
"I'm going to put them down for a nap..."
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Post by Marius on May 17, 2008 8:19:01 GMT -5
*He nodded with a smile, and bent to give Aimee a quick kiss on the cheek*
"All right, I'll go find maman and tell her we have a guest in the house."
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Post by galileo on May 17, 2008 8:30:43 GMT -5
*Said Maman was in the sitting room when her sound found her. She smiled up at him from the book she was reading*
"Hello, my dear."
*She quirked a brow at the purposeful look he had about him*
"And it seems that you're up to something."
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Post by Marius on May 17, 2008 8:32:08 GMT -5
"Drat. You know me too well."
*She laughed*
"Well, I should hope so!"
*He was grinning as he sat down next to her*
"Maman, 'ponine is here. My 'ponine."
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