Tamás
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the gypsy prince
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Jul 29, 2008 11:00:39 GMT -5
Post by Tamás on Jul 29, 2008 11:00:39 GMT -5
*Tamás took a biscuit without reservation and bit into it. A bit sweet, for his taste...without much substance. Perhaps if one ate twenty, it would be satisfying.*
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Jul 29, 2008 11:46:55 GMT -5
Post by Shadi on Jul 29, 2008 11:46:55 GMT -5
Shadi swallowed her second biscuit as silence stretched between them.
"I'm sorry," she said finally.
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Tamás
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the gypsy prince
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Aug 25, 2008 15:20:51 GMT -5
Post by Tamás on Aug 25, 2008 15:20:51 GMT -5
((Yep, sorry.))
*Tamás looked at them both.*
"I wasn't aware that wrong had been done..."
*He stood and bowed awkwardly.*
"Excuse me, I think it is now best that I do go," *he said, noticing clearly now that the situation had become uncomfortable.*
"I do no know why you are not saying what words are in your hearts--but perhaps it may be easier to say when strange ears are not about to hear them."
*He took up his things and left the house, humming an old tune to himself.*
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Aug 25, 2008 16:01:04 GMT -5
Post by Shadi on Aug 25, 2008 16:01:04 GMT -5
Shadi blinked after him, but did not run to catch him up.
He was right.
She'd offered him a place to stay, but that place had become untenable. And it now meant that she had to talk to Rochester directly.
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Aug 25, 2008 17:29:46 GMT -5
Post by Rochester on Aug 25, 2008 17:29:46 GMT -5
*Rochester returned in short order, a smile on his face. It quickly melted in confusion.*
"Did the gentleman need to use the facilities?"
*He quirked a brow and started to set the tea properly.*
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Aug 25, 2008 17:50:50 GMT -5
Post by Shadi on Aug 25, 2008 17:50:50 GMT -5
"He left," Shadi said dully. "He was... uncomfortable."
Her eyes glanced at him imploringly, but she turned them away after the barest moment.
"I'm sorry, Rochester," she said at last, her voice small. "I didn't mean..."
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Aug 25, 2008 18:02:33 GMT -5
Post by Rochester on Aug 25, 2008 18:02:33 GMT -5
*Without a guest to host, everything came flooding back to Rochester, the sight of them...entangled. He stumbled forward slightly with a nervous air.*
"Don't you fret about it, darling."
*He tried to wave it off dismissively, but his hands were starting to shake.*
"You had--have--every right to..."
*He was starting to look a bit pale.*
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Aug 25, 2008 18:31:43 GMT -5
Post by Shadi on Aug 25, 2008 18:31:43 GMT -5
At the sound of his voice, shaken and unlike his usual, even tones, Shadi risked another glance at him and without thinking raced to him, clasping his hands in her own.
"No, no, I didn't!" she said. "I didn't, because it hurt you, and that wasn't what I meant at all! I only wanted... I thought, if I was doing it, too, you wouldn't have to feel guilty if you brought someone else home. You wouldn't worry about me. I could make it all right for you, to be who you are, not to change for me."
She searched his face anxiously.
"You don't look well," she pointed out, feeling miserably guilty.
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Aug 26, 2008 10:49:18 GMT -5
Post by Rochester on Aug 26, 2008 10:49:18 GMT -5
*Rochester swooned. This was his fault. All of this. She'd only become what he'd made her. So why did he feel so bad?*
"No..." *He started, unsure of where to start. But he didn't get the chance to finish as his knees buckled and he fell to the floor.*
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Aug 26, 2008 10:54:48 GMT -5
Post by Shadi on Aug 26, 2008 10:54:48 GMT -5
She tried to catch him, but could only break his fall. She crouched next to him, anxiously searching his face, loosening his cravat, and calling his name.
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Aug 26, 2008 10:58:13 GMT -5
Post by Rochester on Aug 26, 2008 10:58:13 GMT -5
*His eyes rolled beneath their lids in short order and he opened them slowly, looking terribly confused as to why they were on the floor.*
"I say..." *Then it came back to him.*
"Oh, darling." *He whispered urgently.* "I'm sorry. I've made a mess of things. I didn't mean to worry you."
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Aug 26, 2008 11:23:38 GMT -5
Post by Shadi on Aug 26, 2008 11:23:38 GMT -5
She shook her head, eyes wide, her hands resting gently on his chest.
"No, you've nothing to be sorry about. I didn't know... I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, Rochester. I didn't want to hurt you."
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Aug 26, 2008 11:31:25 GMT -5
Post by Rochester on Aug 26, 2008 11:31:25 GMT -5
*Rochester couldn't stop shaking his head. He lifted an awkward hand to her arm.*
"Darling...I did this. I told you...I just..."
*His eyes fell as he sought the words to explain.*
"I never though...I would feel that way. Seeing you..."
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Aug 26, 2008 12:01:07 GMT -5
Post by Shadi on Aug 26, 2008 12:01:07 GMT -5
Her heart swelled, even as tears stung the corners of her eyes.
"You... fainted out of jealousy?" she asked, both incredulous and perversely delighted.
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Aug 26, 2008 12:21:47 GMT -5
Post by Rochester on Aug 26, 2008 12:21:47 GMT -5
*Rochester gave a helpless smile, looking about briefly.*
"So it would seem. That is a bit odd, no?"
*He laughed nervously. For in truth, that disturbed him quite a bit. He had never been one for jealousy and he wasn't sure it suited him.*
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