Johanna
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Post by Johanna on Sept 30, 2008 22:43:02 GMT -5
*She still trembled, looking up at him with eyes so red-rimmed that her eyes appeared to glow bluer than they were. Then suddenly she took a step back, trying to support herself.*
"I h-h-have t-to g-g-get b-b-back; th-they'll b-be l-looking f-f-for m-me...' *This meaning her family.* "Th-they c-c-can't kn-n-now an-nyth-thing's wr-r-rong..."
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Robbie
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Post by Robbie on Sept 30, 2008 22:44:47 GMT -5
"...ye must tell them, miss. Somethin' must be done..."
*He frowned slightly.*
"...fer th'sake o'yer honour, miss."
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Johanna
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Post by Johanna on Sept 30, 2008 22:46:52 GMT -5
"H-h-he w-was t-t-t-too d-drunk t-to r-rem-m-member an-nnything, and n-n-nobody n-n-noticed m-me disappear-r." *She said, shaking her head again.*
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Robbie
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Post by Robbie on Sept 30, 2008 22:47:51 GMT -5
*Helplessly, he touched her face gently.*
"That does not make him innocent."
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Johanna
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Post by Johanna on Sept 30, 2008 22:53:42 GMT -5
"That doesn't mean anything!" *She cried desperately, stepping back.* "I'm a pawn, can't you see that? On the chessboard of Parisian politics!"
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Robbie
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Post by Robbie on Sept 30, 2008 22:56:17 GMT -5
*Robbie shook his head briefly, startled by her vehement tone.*
"I know nothin' o'such things, miss," *he mumbled.*
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Johanna
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Post by Johanna on Sept 30, 2008 22:58:38 GMT -5
*She held a hand to her forehead, trying to calm herself down, but every once in a while a hiccupping sob came through. She looked up.*
"Please tell me you won't breathe a word."
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Robbie
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Post by Robbie on Sept 30, 2008 22:59:48 GMT -5
*Robbie swallowed heavily, staring at her.*
"...yer th'only one who talks t'me, miss..."
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Johanna
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Post by Johanna on Sept 30, 2008 23:02:12 GMT -5
"Please." *Her voice was small and desperate.* "I'm going to have to marry one day, but I can't marry him. And that's what's going to happen if a word of this leaks out. Please just promise me you won't say anything, to anybody."
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Robbie
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Post by Robbie on Sept 30, 2008 23:03:56 GMT -5
*Robbie shook his head, desperately.*
"Why d'ye ask me, miss? As if anyone could ever care about anythin' I had t'say about anythin' or anyone?"
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Johanna
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Post by Johanna on Sept 30, 2008 23:06:14 GMT -5
*She looked at him for a moment with lost, forlorn eyes. It wasn't about him promising her, it was about anyone at all giving her their word that they wouldn't break. Because the promise of her childhood--the promise of true love and a prince charming--was in serious danger of breaking right now.*
"I have to go in." *She said suddenly, defeated.* "I've got to get to bed before a maid or someone else notices I'm not back and gets my parents involved." *She made for the stall door.*
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Robbie
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Post by Robbie on Sept 30, 2008 23:08:21 GMT -5
*Robbie watched her go, that same torturous battle within him becoming stronger with each passing moment in her presence.*
"...are ye sure yer going t'be alright, miss?"
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Johanna
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Post by Johanna on Sept 30, 2008 23:11:16 GMT -5
*She turned for just a moment, looking lost again.*
"Does it matter? I'm an ornament, a prize. I'm not allowed to be anything but alright."
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Robbie
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Post by Robbie on Sept 30, 2008 23:14:53 GMT -5
*Robbie didn't like it when her eyes got dull like that...something in the deadness of her gaze frightened him.
Crossing the space between them in a single stride, he drew her into his strong arms and kissed her softly on the mouth, his breath warm against her skin.*
((1000th post in the P-merc crib. Whoot.))
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Johanna
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Post by Johanna on Sept 30, 2008 23:18:27 GMT -5
((Awesooome.))
*After a moment of complete and utter numb shock, the butterflies were back. The ones she'd squashed that day in the rain. As such, after that moment, she almost-unconsciously found herself kissing back tentatively.*
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