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Post by Armand on Nov 3, 2008 23:41:52 GMT -5
Armand stopped mid-stride. It wasn't the name, the name had been misused before...it was the voice. That familiar and incredibly unexpected voice struck him like a slap, or like a jolt down the spine.
The irony of all this was not lost on Armand, whether or not Marius had grasped the implications and conditions of Armand's most recent history. The shock was an unpleasant prickling sensation along his back, right along the crosshairs of Marius's expectant gaze.
He couldn't just leave. Not after centuries of doubt. But with the same uneasy certainty, Armand couldn't stay either. He needed to calm down. He needed to be alone, and not raw and vulnerable after an encounter with his erstwhile fledgling in front of his old master.
"...Master?"
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Marius de Romanus
- Masterful Virgin -
I know nothing, because I know too much, and understand not nearly enough.%\0\%
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Post by Marius de Romanus on Nov 5, 2008 10:05:37 GMT -5
“Amadeo-“
*He approached him hesitantly, slowly, as if he was a frightened animal that might bolt. The possibility was all too likely.*
“My love- don’t go. Come to me.”
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Post by Armand on Nov 5, 2008 16:15:18 GMT -5
Armand hesitated, then turned. Inside of him there was the growing light of 400 years of hope finally proven worth it, but also the pang of realization that, after these 400 years, it was unlikely to change a thing.
"Master," he said again, as if in a state of shock. Then, "I knew it. I knew you weren't dead. I- " He stopped, his eyes lowering then flashing back up. "Master, tell me where you're staying, and I'll meet you tomorrow night."
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Marius de Romanus
- Masterful Virgin -
I know nothing, because I know too much, and understand not nearly enough.%\0\%
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Post by Marius de Romanus on Nov 5, 2008 16:26:31 GMT -5
"You want to go so soon, Amadeo? Come, let me hold you now. Don't put it off..."
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Post by Armand on Nov 5, 2008 17:35:31 GMT -5
Armand took a step back, his eyes round and disbelieving. His inner cynic wouldn't let this be- that Marius just happened to be here at this horrible, inconvenient time, that he'd want to mend the relationship that had ended 400 years ago tonight, of all nights, when Armand was least able to deal with this. Marius's light, almost teasing tone utterly disarmed him, took him back to when he was young and foolish and this immortal had been the world to him.
"I'm sorry. I have to go." Now.
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Marius de Romanus
- Masterful Virgin -
I know nothing, because I know too much, and understand not nearly enough.%\0\%
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Post by Marius de Romanus on Nov 5, 2008 17:39:28 GMT -5
*He stopped his approach, a look in his eyes that was almost wounded. He'd let himself think that if he just found his Amadeo then everything else would sort itself out. He'd been too optimistic.*
"Will you promise to meet me again, then?" *he asked, bowing his head in defeat.*
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Post by Armand on Nov 5, 2008 17:50:15 GMT -5
"Yes. Tomor- two nights from now."
Usually so composed, now Armand's hands were twining behind his back, almost anxiously.
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Marius de Romanus
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Post by Marius de Romanus on Nov 5, 2008 21:21:34 GMT -5
"Where?" *he asked, his voice soft but earnest.*
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Post by Armand on Nov 5, 2008 21:37:58 GMT -5
"In front of the Opera house. It's impossible to miss here in Paris."
Armand was wound up tight as a spring, but it looked as though this was only a momentary delay. Any other night and this wouldn't matter, but tonight...after Daniel...he wanted to be alone. Even if it was only to berate himself. Marius was not conducive to his sense of self-control, nor to attempts to distance himself from the world.
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Marius de Romanus
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Post by Marius de Romanus on Nov 5, 2008 21:42:58 GMT -5
"I will be there, then. It's been far too long."
*How Marius wanted to draw him into his arms and kiss whatever pain Amadeo felt away, pain he'd surely caused, directly or indirectly by his failure to protect them both that night two hundred years ago in Venice. But he would wait. What did two more nights matter?*
"Go, then, if you have to."
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Post by Armand on Nov 5, 2008 22:02:42 GMT -5
A little of the tension slipped out of Armand's stiff shoulders. "Thank you, Master," he said, and then, because he could see how Marius wanted it and he could afford to, he put his arms around Marius's neck and pressed cool lips to his cheek.
He distangled before Marius could pull him close. After so long...Armand wasn't sure he could break that desperate grip, nor was he entirely sure he'd want to. It could wait. Two nights. Then he'd see his master again and be in the proper frame of mind to receive him.
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Marius de Romanus
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I know nothing, because I know too much, and understand not nearly enough.%\0\%
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Post by Marius de Romanus on Nov 5, 2008 22:18:11 GMT -5
*After the shortest of sweet moments where he felt Amadeo's lips against his skin, there was once again nothing but air. He could have caught him and held him close, his iron strength keeping him captive, but he remained where he stood. He conceded with a nod, carefully keeping the surge of emotion that he felt from showing on his smooth marble face.*
"Two nights, then."
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Post by Armand on Nov 5, 2008 22:21:09 GMT -5
Armand nodded, turned, and fled.
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