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Post by 1<3[)r@I<3 on Nov 22, 2009 23:58:49 GMT -6
His jaw dropped and he stared at her. Since when did a girl as innocent as she had been know this sort of thing? She had appeared to be a somewhat naive girl not too long ago, so when did she learn this? He finally got his jaw closed and his voice to work. "The what and the what?" He was still blushing, which he was sure was a permanent condition by now. "How do you know this stuff?" He thought for a moment. "Does it actually work, do you think?"
He thought about it a little more and grabbed the wine for another drink. At exactly the wrong time. He looked at the new page she was pointing at and choked. He finally stopped coughing, his face redder than ever. "You want me to teach you what?! I don't know what most of this is." He took a closer look. "Hmm....It does look interesting though. You really want to try it? Looks like it would take a while." He smiled somewhat nervously at her, though his blush had faded a little.
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Post by Neko on Nov 23, 2009 0:21:00 GMT -6
Oh yeah his reaction was perfect! "Whisper is very smart in these matters. Those colorful novels she lets me read help too." She smirked at his next question. "Well one cannot be sure until it is tried right?" She watched as he spat wine at the image she showed him. She then looked at it for added effect. "But teacher is suppose to know what is being taught..." She said in a mocking voice with a over dramatic pout. She smirked at his next statements. He just loved walking into her traps... She held back a laugh that was threatening to bubble from her throat.
Closing the book in a dramatic way she placed it on the table. She then sat back down only she raised her dress hem so she could straddle his lap. Wrapping her arms around his neck she offered a devilish grin before resting her cheek against his. She then whispered in his ear, "Well if it takes so much time we better get started right now?" She used one of her hands to tug at his collar while the other rested on his neck. She kept her cheek on his and finally allowed the evil smile she had been hiding to slip. She did not need a book to have fun but as it seemed this book was bringing her a lot of fun.
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Post by 1<3[)r@I<3 on Nov 23, 2009 22:59:36 GMT -6
He wrapped his arms around her waist and nuzzled her neck. "Its so evil of you to treat me like this. Why, I might have to teach you a lesson." He laughed softly and nipped her ear. "And I know just what kind of lesson it should be, too." Nibbling lightly at her neck, he slid his hands to her waist to pull her closer.
Continuing to nibble at her neck, he moved his hands to her shoulders and pushed the straps of her dress down her arms. Tugging the top lower, he bent to place a kiss on her collarbone. "What would your butler think if he walked in, eh? Would he faint, do you think?"
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Post by Neko on Nov 23, 2009 23:18:02 GMT -6
She felt him wrap his arms around her waist. "But its so fun to treat you this way." Good he was not going to get all worried and hesitant. "Oh so the teacher is finally ready to give lessons?" She felt him start to nibble her neck so she twisted her head so she could allow him a better choice then she had been giving him. She then felt herself being pulled closer. She struggled to keep a laugh down as he pulled the straps of her dress down. As he continued to nibble her neck she moved one of her arms so it could start unbuttoning his shirt.
She finally let a small laugh go as he tugged the top lower and kissed her collar bone. She then listened to his question, finally letting a full blown laugh go. "Walter? He would probably have a nose bleed and faint. Then in his denial say it was all a horrible dream because he actually ate something sister cooked." The thing was Walter was smart enough to know what had been going on seeing Enigma was so inclined to tell everyone as a form of punishment. Better then getting beaten like Damon had been.
Walter was what many people would call delicate. He was a badass when he wanted to be but it happened to be a pansy when it came to everything else. He was cute so it was not that big of a problem. Hell she had a crush on him up until almost a year ago. She knew Satisfaction had that feeling and her sister probably felt a little something. He just had that way, probably the same thing Damon gave off. He was perfectly torturable and the Tiamorre family and those raised in the castle walls all grew to love torture.
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Post by 1<3[)r@I<3 on Nov 24, 2009 19:22:39 GMT -6
He stopped nibbling and kissing to stare. "Really? That's odd. Rhys seems to think so highly of him and yet Walter is so easily embarrassed that what we are doing would make him pass out?" He hadn't expected her answer. For one who had been a hunter to be so unworldly as that seemed odd to Damon. "I only asked the question in jest, to see your reaction. I didn't realize there were men out there like that."
He started sucking lightly at her neck as he thought. A slow, wicked grin crossed his face as he slid his hands under her skirt. "If we can make this last long enough, we might get to see his reaction. It ought to be amusing at the very least." He let his hands wander slowly wherever they wanted and trailed kisses from her neck to her shoulder. "Especially if we happen to be...very...into it." He laughed softly and pressed his hips against her. "And I'm sure we can get into it."
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Post by Neko on Nov 24, 2009 19:55:25 GMT -6
She stared back into his eyes as he spoke about Rhys and Walter. It was true that Walter was very good at hunting, he was good at all he did but there was a piece of history that made him almost fearful of woman. Well save for Enigma but then again she never wore anything skimpy or tried hitting on him like so many others did. "Well he has a deep fear of woman for some reason he never directly said. Do not ask questions if you do not expect the answer, I always give an answer to questions."
She grinned, that was all questions, and she was painfully honest about it too. She tilted her neck back to its tilted position as he started to suck on her neck. She did not see his evil smirk but could tell he was not all to shocked by her anymore. It seemed she had finally corrupted him. This would be much more amusing, last time he had been rather worried about everything but maybe since Rhys was not going to beat him he was all to happy to do what she wanted. She listened to him, oh my he seemed to be willing to be a partner in a little scheme.
She had planned on torturing Walter for leaving her alone but this would work. Two birds with one stone, she was going to have fun with a bonus. Grinning she gripped his grin with the one hand that had not been resting on his neck. "Last long enough? Please, I am going to make you teach me till you fall over." She kissed him quickly on his lips before releasing his chin. She then used the same hand to push down the top of her dress further. When she felt him press his hips into hers she pushed back with a mischievous grin growing from her smirk.
She moved her hand from pushing her dress top down to the right and then looped her arm so the strap was no long clinging to her arm. She quickly did the same to the other strap. She then placed her left arm back behind him and rested it on his neck, keeping her other arm free. "Enough with the barking, show me some bite." She felt her grin grow larger before she started to nibble on his ear, moving her hand that was resting on his neck to mess with his hair. She was going to have so much fun with this.
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Post by 1<3[)r@I<3 on Nov 28, 2009 2:41:07 GMT -6
He listened to her explanation and grinned. Perhaps a little mayhem was just what he needed. Mayhem could, he had learned, be quite enjoyable. Especially when he wasn't the target. a soft laugh escaped him as he stood and placed Innocence in the chair. He winked at her, the grin on his face mischievous. "I have an idea."
Walking to the door, he rang for a servant and waited. "Some of the serving girls here are..." A knock interrupted him. Opening the door, Damon looked at the young lass standing in the hall. "Tell them he's fair game." He shut the door and started back toward Innocence. "Some of the serving girls are quite taken with your butler. I just passed a message that he is single and they can do what they want." He chuckled and his walk turned into a saunter. "This should be interesting. They can be quite... imaginative... when they are after a man."
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Post by Neko on Nov 28, 2009 3:01:08 GMT -6
He had an idea? Was that something to be worried about or would it prove amusing... She heard a soft laugh come from him and he stood putting her in the chair. She gave confused look until she heard he had an idea. She gave a semi blank look to his grin and then sighed with her own grin. Changing her position she watched as he called a maid and or servant. She listened to what he had to say and frowned when he was cut off, she wanted to know what was going to happen. She hated being left out of any pranking loops.
Oh so they were taken with poor Walter were they? They had no clue of his history... Well neither did she to be completely honest but she knew what he would do. The poor man would probably end up running home. Leave it to Damon to scare him from Lee so his brother could not get married, or maybe he had not thought that fair ahead and this was just a ironic thing that would cause two birds to be hit with one stone. "Oh?" She allowed to mumble from her lips. She then crossed her legs and fixed her straps so they sat on her shoulders ago.
Shifting so she could rest her head on her arm she let her fingers fan out. "You might have just graduated, if I may so so that was quite evil. Although Satisfaction will want your head on a silver platter and sister will not be pleased if Walter sneaks into her room to hide." She however smirked, she had long ago lost her crush on Walter. He never exactly told his reason for being so fearful of woman but this would most likely force it from him if he wanted protection from her sister she never helped those she had no clue to why they needed help.
Call it being nosy. "Well with that settled... You can now watch the fur fly, its a wonderful show most of the time." Standing up she fixed her dress further before flipping her hair to rest on her back. Pressing a finger to her lip she thought deeply about something before grinning, she however did not tell what had just crossed her mind and instead leaned against the table. If they were as imaginative as she thought this would be more then trouble for Walter and therefore all the more fun. This really was going to be the more devilsh of plans.
Watching his walk turn into a saunter she laughed, "Do not get cocky apprentice if anyone gets wind you set this up you will probably have Sarah, Rhys, after you for scaring away their priest, Satisfaction, Walter, and Sister after you for causing a mob at Tiamorre, along with all those little girls themselves you promised Walter to. This will be amusing indeed." She was glad she had a partner but if she really wanted to have fun she needed to make sure he was not going to turn into a pushover again.
"Do not ask me how I know but according to my sources her is ticklish. If any of those girls get close enough he might end up switching from death by nose bleed to death by lack of oxygen." She at this point was just mumbling, not really talking to Damon but at the same time throwing random facts out. "Well all you can do is wait now." She looked to the ground an evil smile spread across her face. She then broke her glaze from the ground and picked the book that had been tossed on the table.
She once again looked though it, flipping randomly thought the pages without really looking. She then tilted her head and looked at Damon the same devilish grin on her face. She then snapped the book closed. She stood and held the book in her hand. Walking over to Damon she pushed it onto his chest. "Make sure to put that back, least anyone else finds it." Making sure he would not drop it she turned on her heel and sat back down. The same old grin plastered on her face. The fun times just kept coming. If things went right she would have the last laugh. She always did.
She then turned her eyes so they were looking at Damon after a moment of silence. "Anyways... I know I said something about biting..." She forced her devilish grin into a innocent look. She crossed her legs again and sat straight. She of course would have fun torturing everyone, even her partners suffered from her, Mercy learned the cues but she supposed Damon would never learn. So the fun times would keep rolling forever. She figured Damon would be her star partner and her star target, he would get the best of both worlds only right now she figured he thought he was now immune. Silly man, no one was immune... No one.
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Post by 1<3[)r@I<3 on Nov 28, 2009 15:23:06 GMT -6
He continued to saunter forward with a grin on his face. "I'm not cocky, I'm just..." Her previous words didn't make much sense to him. Fear was one thing, but for one who had been a Hunter, and presumable still was when need be, to run a few women was absurd to him. "Why would he... I mean, sure I want to stop Rhys and Sarah, but..." His grin faded as the full impact of what she had been saying hit him.
"But that won't help. It'll just..." He'd spoken so quietly that she may not have heard. He grabbed the open bottle of wine and walked slowly to the chaise by the fire. He sat there for a while, staring at the bottle and thinking, before finishing it off. "Whether he marries her or not, Rhys is going to get hurt. Innocence..." He shook his head, the look on his face begging for the same sort of comfort she had once given him. "I don't know what to do."
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Post by Neko on Nov 28, 2009 16:24:57 GMT -6
She held her evil grin until he seemed to relapse into hold habits. She looked at him with a blank look for a moment before rolling her eyes and sighing. The look he was giving her was almost as bad as Mercy's... And he had used her name. He only did that when serious. "You are a big baby you know that? As if one is not enough... Man Child..." She shook her head softly before standing up and moving to be in front of him. Sitting on her knees she rested her head in his lap and looked up at him with a serious look. "I do believe I have said this before... He will be hurt now if he does not have Sarah and will be angry as well, if he has her and then she passes he will at least have memories to look back on."
She was silent for a moment before sighing again and standing up. Putting a hand on her hip she put her back to him and stood still for a moment. She then spun around and took the bottle form him, last time good or bad wine was not something that would help... She placed it roughly on the table before feeling a slight bit of rage. Walking over to Damon she gripped him by the chin and forced him to look up. "Now listen here, if you think you are the only one who cares for him you dead wrong. If he was your age then I suppose it would be a disaster waiting to happen but as you know even Darkling do not live forever... So he will be living his best years now, do not stop him or it will just what you fear worse."
Letting his chin go she sat back down. She was still upset but started to cool off. "You know if my sister god forbid ever decided to fall for a human I would allow it to happen seeing love is not something that can see, it does not go by blood, looks, personality, it can only feel, hence why love is felt though touch." Sighing again she let a moment of silence fall before letting something softly pass from her lips that she doubted he would hear. "If your saying that Sarah and Rhys is wrong you are pretty much saying what we do is wrong too..."
She frowned softly as she thought about how Rhys seemed so taken by Sarah. She was a fun girl... She glanced at Damon. "You know your being told by everyone about your duty I suppose you are sick of hearing it yes? Well telling Rhys marrying a human is wrong is just as bad. Moping is not going to do much either. Not with a mob forming to gut you..." She added a small joke. She doubted they would want to gut him but revenge was what seemed to cause the three houses to keep harmonized. She then decided that if it was going to be like last time he was just going to end up breaking down. He was worse then Mercy when he got like this.
"Your so emotional, so different from when I first met you... Then again I should have known that was a mask. You are just like Rhys you know... Moody men, all of you." She rolled her eyes before changing her position. She then sat at the farthest end of the chaise and got comfortable. She then leaned and grabbed him by his arm and tugged at him to lay down. If he was going to act childish he might as well be treated like one. If all else fails a nap is what quiets the beast or so said sister. Pulling till he was resting across the chaise with his head on her lap she started to like last time play with his hair. Treating like Mercy again.
She rested her chin on her arm which was resting on the arm of the chaise. "Things would be so much easier if you were happy... If he just let things work out, things would go so much smoother but if he was anything like any other man she knew he would fight it tooth and nail and only accept it once it was done. She could not exactly force him to be happy but it would be nice if he stopped acting like a son who hated his mother's new boyfriend... "As much as you probably will hate to hear this, Rhys is old enough to know any and all the risks. He does not need you reminding him." Rhys was a hunter he had lived this long. As far as she knew he was one of the oldest around but then again she may be wrong she was only eighteen herself.
She decided to stop talking. Lecturing was not going to get anyone anywhere. And if Damon was anything close to normal she doubted he would enjoy it, she knew Mercy and herself hated it when Enigma went on a rant to them about what not to do. She hoped he would cheer up soon, she had no real idea how it went from sexual, to torturous, to morbidly depressed. It was like a horrible coach ride... She liked happy and humorous and it seemed whenever she went to Lee one of the men turned it into a pity party. Well that was family...
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Post by 1<3[)r@I<3 on Nov 28, 2009 23:36:45 GMT -6
Lying there with his head in her lap soothed him, especially with her playing with his hair. He sighed and relaxed a bit. "I'm sorry. I just don' t want him hurt. And yet no matter what I do, its going to happen anyway." He slammed his fist into his thigh. "It isn't fair. He shouldn't have to go through anything like that." He looked up at her, trying to glare and failing. "And don't you dare tell me life isn't fair." He reached up and brushed her cheek before wrapping his fingers in her hair. He tugged her head down some and raised up enough to kiss her soundly. "Your sweet. Has anyone ever told you that?"
He let go of her hair and stood. Walking over to the table, he opened the second bottle and took a long drink. "I needed that." He took the bottle back with him and set it down on the floor before laying back down. He pulled her hand around and placed a kiss in her palm before twining his fingers with hers. "Duty be damned, I'm through." Muttered rather than spoken, but he was beyond caring if she heard it. With his free hand, he grabbed the wine and took another good drink before holding it up for Innocence. "Thirsty? This is a good one."
He sighed and shook his head. "I won't interfere, if this marriage is what Rhys and Sarah want. I'll even support them. Money, troops, whatever they need. And believe me, it could easily come to violence when the town hears about it so troops may be necessary. I hope not, for their sakes. If I have to leave the castle unguarded to keep them safe, I will."
The wine started to take a real affect, loosening him up and making him calmer. "You gonna stay here with me?" The buzz he had was just strong enough to slur his words slightly. "I think I do better when your here." He wrapped his arm around her waist and turned his face toward her stomach. "I think maybe i need you." He closed his eyes and rubbed his head on her lap. "Can you sing for me? That song you sang before. The night..." He blushed slightly. "It was a nice song."
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Post by Neko on Nov 29, 2009 0:16:03 GMT -6
She looked at him as he spoke and slammed his arm into his thigh. "Of course it is going to happen Rhys is stubborn." She gave an amused look at the failed glare. She could not tell him that life was unfair... Life was never fair to anyone. Life was cruel... "Well of course not... However even if life is unfair and throws it's worse it only makes those good things in life sweeter." She let a small smile slip as he touched her cheek and then tangled his hand in her hair. She went to say something but was instead pulled down and he raised up. Giving her a sound kiss that surprised her. She was going to reply to his comment but instead just puffed her cheeks up not able to speak.
How dare he get that reaction out of her... Swear to god he was passing the master... He let go of her and stood. He then walked to the table and grabbed the wine. Last thing she needed was for him to drink anything else but it seemed to be calming him down. She watched as he laid back down and pulled her hand around, kissed her palm before twining his fingers with hers. She felt an eyebrow raise, he was acting almost like he did before... Wine mellowed him out but it made him say things... She heard him mumble something and held a slight shocked look.
It took a moment but when he offered the wine she took it happily. If he was going to be drunk and talking nonsense she did not want to be sober to hear it. While she was normally one tough cookie she actually had moments where she did end up tearing at the edges just a tad and this was just a tad to bit awkward for her, not to say she did not enjoy it but everything he said was making her neck heat up along with her cheeks. She was lost in thought until he mentioned Rhys and Sarah which snapped her back into her normal self. "Well I can understand that, I am sure Rhys will be happy if you do not fight him on this. Helping him would be even better."
Just when she thought it was safe he started on again with the mushy speak. She looked at him with slightly widened eyes, stay with him? Well obviously he had her pinned... Not that she minded but she felt a little nagging feeling at the back of her head. "Of course..." She said with a soft smile. She then felt an amused smile replace the soft one. "Do better with me around? You must be kidding." She did torture him nonstop. Maybe she turned him into a masochist without knowing it. She then felt the heat rush to her face again. She felt him wrap his arm around her waist and turn his head face towards her stomach. He also said something that shocked her even more "Ne-e-e-ed me?"
Now only three people have ever said that... Sister when she had be returned from everything, Mercy when he first grew attached and Jezebelle when they helped each other when someone tried to ruin the gypsy parade. Was he doing that whole 'I love you so much you are awesome' thing or did he really mean he needed her... Oh maybe she was overthinking everything. Technically this was making sense. Either he had no idea what he was saying or he had been thinking this all along and had never said anything. What happened if it was true? Had this been what he had felt when she had gone all crazy and kissed him while announcing her own love for him before trying to run?
Well she was quite shocked. She felt her mouth was slightly agape and she shut it quickly. She then heard his request for a song, not just any song but the song she had sung for him the last time he ended up worried over Rhys... She placed her free hand to her lips. She moved it to her cheek which was very warm. "Oh-Um-right... Of course..." Her voice was slightly trembling. Why the hell was she acting like one of Jezebelle's cousins... She calmed herself and forced all the thoughts to go away. She would deal with this later when he was sober.
She wondered if he would remember... She sighed softly and started to hum and sing. Not really bothering to think anymore. It would probably just make her blush again or feel something she did not really want to feel yet. Sure she had a sliiiiiight crush on Damon after the first meeting in which she hoped he would die... And then Zane happened and then everything was flipped but seriously... She felt happy but worried. She could not get rid of a nagging feeling of impending doom. What a nice feeling after getting what she could consider a confession... Oh well thinking would only make it worse.
She continued to sing and hum the song from that night. Hoping that it would put him to sleep. Even just for a little bit, save her the embarrassment she was feeling for just a bit longer.. She was turning into her old self again, the shy mute little girl that sister had to protect, and after being so evil so long she was not sure if she wanted to return. She was used to being so evil... Damn him for being so mushy... It was causing her to act the same way. She would be sure to hit him when he was sober... Well at least she was still a little bit normal...
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Post by 1<3[)r@I<3 on Nov 29, 2009 21:00:07 GMT -6
A slight smile, both sweet and somewhat drunken, crossed his lips. He lay there, drifting to the sound of her voice, not sleeping but not awake either. The song was as soothing as he remembered it being. His decision to help Rhys rather than stop him nagged at the back of Damon's mind, though. "Are you sure that I'm doing the right thing? You can See, so you would know better than me." He shifted a bit to get closer to her. "I know you said it would help, but are you sure this will make him happy? Even for just a little while?"
He quieted down and listened to her voice some more. He really did like the sound. And since she had said yes, he could hear it anytime. "Why would I be kidding? You make things better when you're here. Even when you show up at a bad time, I still feel better when you've come." Then a short, quiet laugh bubbled out of him. "Why would'n I need ya? Your sweet and pretty and always know what to say." He pulled the hand he was holding around and kissed the back of it without opening his eyes. "I even like your pranks, they don't hurt anyone. And your nice, too."
Another small moment of silence from him. Then he snuggled closer still. "I'm glad you said yes. Rhys will rant at me, and lecture too. I don't care." He wasn't thinking straight. If he had been, he would not have been so honest. Nor would he have been so blunt. "Walter can tell your sister. And we can make plans on bringing your stuff here. And your horse, too. Moonlit rides are almost as nice as you are." He shut up and drifted deeper, though still not deeply enough for sleep.
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Post by Neko on Nov 29, 2009 21:32:41 GMT -6
"I am positive he will be happy. Sarah brought light where there was dark and while her light shines he will be happy." That is what she had been thinking since day one. It seemed he finally was understanding but was that the wine that was causing that? The topic of Rhys and Sarah was able to put her at ease again. She felt him move closer to her while speaking his statements and questions. She heard him quiet down and she just looked at him, slightly confused to what he might do next. He was acting like another person again... It was super confusing not that she would ever actually admit to it.
She then listened to how her pranks were not all the bad and she often was someone that made things better. Giving him an surprised look that she doubted he could see, she heard a bubbly laugh come from him and then continued to listen about how she was pretty, sweet, and knew what to say... Well that was surprising very surprising. Did he always think that or was it the wine again... This so reminded her of the last time he got drunk but he did not seem all to drunk. While his words were slurred and some of them out of place he seemed pretty sober. Did he know what he was saying?
It was then silent again, she had gained her blush back after all the , a steady coloring of light pink stained across her cheeks. He then snuggled closer and started speaking again. Listening she felt a slight wave of shock, so he really did mean for her to move in then? Sister would probably be against it slightly, Mercy would be upset seeing he would lose his roomie, and Whisper would be upset that she had no one else to corrupt... But she really did kind of want to move in. Less time traveling to cause her favorite people of Lee trouble.
"Well-um... Uh... As long as you do not mind Mercy coming over for sleep overs, and Damian then I suppose I will start packing tomorrow..." She wanted to wait until she got the same words from him when he was sober. She was not going to get a long lecture from her own sister if this was the raving of a drunk man but it for some reason made her want to smile as much as it made her want to hide behind something. She never remembered feeling this embarrassed. Red Hare would be slightly unhappy about not being with Nazonazo but seriously he would go anywhere for her so it was not that big of a problem.
Enigma could bring Nazo over anyways when she came to visit, Az might as well come, Lee should have large stables... Damian would obviously be coming, Whisper could visit. It really was not that big of a deal her moving. That was if Walter could break Enigma down enough to allow her to go, while she was not all about Duty as many other people she was still a bit upset over Damon doing what he did when she stayed over last time. If she was anything it was old fashioned and she was more of a mother then a sister so hell would be broken open when Walter told her the plans...
Not that she would say that now. Enigma would break down probably if she begged enough. His silence gave her enough time to dwell into a roller coaster of emotions and thoughts. She finally getting sick of the feeling of waves of emotion shut her thoughts out. She would enjoy living here, she just needed to sort things out and sister would allow her to, once she talked to her that was. Right now she had a semi buzzed man child drifting into a sleep and she was not going anywhere fast so she might as well enjoy it. Sighing softly to herself she felt a small smile go spread. Mingling with her flushed face.
Resting her head sideways on her arm she let her hair hide her face. She was by no means wanting to be caught with such an embarrassing look on her face. She knew if anyone she knew saw her like this she would be made fun of. She however was not going to be bothered by that, this was strangely nice. Even though she felt like she was going to die. She looked thought her hair and looked at Damon. Squeezing the hand he was holding onto softly she felt her cheeks burn hotter before she simply muttered "I love you..." and waited for him to continue his drunken ramblings. Doubting he would be able to hear her.
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Post by 1<3[)r@I<3 on Nov 30, 2009 1:06:10 GMT -6
"Don' mind. Let'm come. Be inershtin." He was mumbling again, closer to sleep now than he had been. Being able to fall asleep like this every morning would be very nice indeed. Not that he expected her to let it happen, but it was a nice thought none the less. He was almost asleep when he heard her next words, quiet though they were. Close enough to make it almost impossible not to answer. Close enough, too, to make his own answer mainly unintelligible. "...nice...love...too." Then he drifted off into a light doze, unconcerned with the world around him. In that, he was lucky. It kept him from seeing the look on Rhys' face as he and Walter approached.
Rhys stood close enough to hear, but far enough to be out of reach. "Wake up, idiot. And stay out of the wine from now on. You're making promises you can't keep." Damon started to come to and looked around. Rhys sighed and walked over to pull Damon to his feet. He glared at his little brother in irritation. "You can't just do as you please. You have a duty to fulfill. Don't forget that."
Damon glared back before shifting his glance to Walter. He recognized him all right. The butler looked far too much like the young messenger from Darcia, coming to find her older brother and take him home to fulfill his duty. "Who gives a damn about duty?" He saw it coming but his wine soaked reflexes were to slow to react in time. Rhys backhanded him and Damon fell to the floor, his nose bloody. He held his sleeve against his nose to stem the flow. "What the hell was that for? All I did was say what I did was say what I think." He held out his hand and Rhys took it, pulling Damon to his feet and sighing as he did so.
"Your duty is not just to produce an heir, or even wed to increase the size of our lands. Your duty is to Lee. If you do what I think you want to do, the other houses will be up in arms. Now the guard and I will back you up, but it means war brother. Are you ready for a war? Are you prepared to see Lee burned, the townsfolk possible slaughtered, just so you can be with..." Damon interrupted him.
"Just shut up about it already. I'm tired of hearing about my so called duty. Duty is determined by custom. Custom is determined by old men that don't know their backsides from a hole in the ground." He looked at the butler again, the look on his face saying I know who you are. "And if you really want to talk duty, why don't you tell Darcia there to go home and take his place." Damon sat down and waited for the sparks to fly. He'd let a tiger loose for sure this time, he thought.
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