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Post by Figwit on Jun 11, 2008 11:18:29 GMT -5
*Figwit followed her, forgetting the bundle which remained in his hands.*
"I don't understand," *he said.* "What have I done? I acted as I thought you would wish."
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Post by Eden on Jun 11, 2008 11:29:12 GMT -5
*She scrambled into the hammock before looking up and shaking her head.*
"Not you. You've been nothing but wonderful. It's just..."
*She sighed.*
"My mother...it's like she doesn't want me but she won't let me do things on my own."
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Post by Figwit on Jun 11, 2008 11:48:37 GMT -5
*Figwit set the bundle next to her.*
"So... now that she condones you coming here, it's less appealing."
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Post by Eden on Jun 11, 2008 11:56:04 GMT -5
*She shook her head again, trying to find a way to explain.*
"It ain't that at all. It's just...now it's like her 'letting' me stay. Like I wasn't capable on my own. You know?"
*Her face twisted in a pout as she looked up to him.*
"I got here just fine. And you...you didn't need her to say it was all right, right? You'd have let me stay anyways?"
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Post by Figwit on Jun 11, 2008 12:19:10 GMT -5
"Of course you could. You did. You and I both know that," *he said.* "Isn't that what matters? I'd have let you stay, since that is your preference. But I could not lie to a mother about the whereabouts of her child, when she asked."
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Post by Eden on Jun 11, 2008 12:41:50 GMT -5
*Ok, so he had a point. But still...*
"No...I know. It's just...it makes me mad, that's all. Like she thinks that I'm too little to take care of myself."
*She considered him, her eyes softening.*
"But you don't ever make me feel like that. So...thanks."
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Post by Figwit on Jun 11, 2008 12:46:57 GMT -5
*Figwit smiled.*
"I can see that you can. So you're welcome. But a parent, from what I've been told, always sees their child as something to be protected. No matter how old, or big, they get. And... Eden, it's not so terrible to need someone, some of the time. To work together, rely on one another. It's what friends do, too. Not just children."
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Post by Eden on Jun 11, 2008 14:04:12 GMT -5
*Eden hated when she was wrong. No. When other people were more right than her. Yeah, she hated it. She sighed heavily, crumpling in the hammock.*
"I know. It's just..."
I'm not supposed to get close to anyone. I can't have friends.
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Post by Figwit on Jun 11, 2008 14:23:46 GMT -5
"Shh."
*Figwit climbed lightly into the hammock, curling around her to create additional support. Something was troubling the girl deeply, and it disturbed Figwit not to be able to fathom what it was.*
"What can I do, Eden?" *he asked softly.*
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Post by Eden on Jun 12, 2008 5:33:48 GMT -5
"This is nice." *She pulled gently at his clothing, as if trying to get closer still.*
"It's just hard."
*She lifted her head to meet his eyes with hers.*
"I don't know...what to. I've never been in a situation like this..."
With a boy like you.
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Post by Figwit on Jun 12, 2008 15:29:09 GMT -5
"I don't doubt it," *he said, putting an arm around her gently.* "But the only thing you can do is think through your options, decide what is best, and act accordingly."
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Post by Eden on Jun 12, 2008 17:21:33 GMT -5
"Well..." *She tried to do what he suggested.*
"There is somewhere else I can go, but..."
*She crinkled her forehead.*
"...I would rather be with you, if that's still ok."
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Post by Figwit on Jun 12, 2008 19:11:28 GMT -5
"Of course," *Figwit said easily.* "If you think it best. I should like to have you here. You... brighten things."
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Post by Eden on Jun 13, 2008 3:41:31 GMT -5
*She certainly was brightening when he said that. Practically glowed. She hide her face against him.*
"Um...thanks..." *She murmured against his clothing.*
"Figwit...I have a question, but I don't know if I should ask."
*She peeked up at him tentatively.*
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Post by Figwit on Jun 13, 2008 14:44:59 GMT -5
*So simple, wasn't it, being happy? There wasn't anything material to account for his good mood. Things were just as dire, in Lorien and with Eden, as ever they were. And yet, he felt... good.*
"Ask," *he said.* "If it's important, you should always ask."
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