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Post by Alfred on May 30, 2009 17:06:35 GMT -5
"What?! So now you're just going to stand there?!" Alfred barked out a mocking laugh as he pulled himself upright and took a few swaying steps in Herbert's direction.
"After all you've ruined, all the excuses you've made... you're not even going to own up to it?! There already wasn't a day I don't wish I'd buried that stake deep into that worthless heart of yours, but this..." Now he really was choking on his anger, his hands clenched into fists and his fangs bared.
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Post by Magda on May 30, 2009 17:09:47 GMT -5
"Alfred, I sink we should go," Magda said, pulling him back for his own protection.
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Post by Alfred on May 30, 2009 17:13:53 GMT -5
Alfred shook Magda off, nearly losing his balance in the process, and aimed a hiss at her. It wasn't a hateful hiss like those directed at Herbert, though. Merely a 'Don't do that'-warning.
"Hell, I wish I had a stake right now to fix my mistake!"
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on May 30, 2009 17:16:36 GMT -5
"Alfred, please-"
He impulsively hurtled forward and wrapped Alfred in a broken, desperate embrace.
"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..."
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Post by Alfred on May 30, 2009 17:20:26 GMT -5
"Get off me!" Alfred yelled, but he sounded more confused than angry and didn't make any move to actually dislodge Herbert.
"You don't honestly think pathetic behavior is going to change anything, do you?" The former vampire hunter's right arm apparently didn't get this memo, since almost beyond Alfred's control it came up to tangle lightly in Herbert's hair.
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on May 30, 2009 17:22:38 GMT -5
"I really did love you," Herbert said softly.
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Post by Alfred on May 30, 2009 17:24:44 GMT -5
"You barely know me," was all Alfred knew to say.
Something inside him wanted to stay angry, because drinking and shouting made it all easier, but he found himself quite incapable of delivering the final blow now Herbert was so vulnerable.
Wasn't that a delightful blast from the past?
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on May 30, 2009 17:26:32 GMT -5
"I didn't want any of this to happen," Herbert murmured, holding him but keeping his arms still and respectful. "If I'd known..."
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Post by Alfred on May 30, 2009 17:30:58 GMT -5
"I'm afraid it's a bit late for ifs and buts," Alfred replied, shaking his head.
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on May 30, 2009 17:32:20 GMT -5
"Had I known what would become of you, I..."
He let go and turned away.
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Post by Alfred on May 30, 2009 17:34:51 GMT -5
"You what?" Alfred asked quietly, not sure whether he wanted to hear the answer.
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on May 30, 2009 17:37:30 GMT -5
"I think... if things had happened diff-"
He stopped again.
"I'm sorry, and I wish you the best of luck," Herbert mumbled.
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Post by Alfred on May 30, 2009 17:40:05 GMT -5
"For once in your bloody existence, will you finish a thought?!" Anger was seeping in again... or something like anger, he wasn't in a mood for in-depth analyses.
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on May 30, 2009 17:40:58 GMT -5
"I said, I'm sorry!"
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Post by Alfred on May 30, 2009 17:43:30 GMT -5
"If God weren't dead, He'd probably know why I even bothered..." Alfred growled. "You may be sorry... but you're not forgiven. Never will be."
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