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 Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 12:11 am
Chloe patted Apollo on the head, but didn't take the food. He wasn't hungry. She tentatively put an arm around the dog, resting her stinging cheek against his soft fur to make it feel better. "It's.... It's stupid," she responded, her voice muffled by the dog's fur.
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 12:14 am
The dog whined some as Lute took tentative steps into her room. He didn't know the layout and he needed a chair. But at the moment he couldn't find one so he remained standing. "It has still hurt you. It's not stupid if it causes you physical harm. Did someone hit you?" he asked, growing worried. It made him wish he could see so he didn't have to ask, or feel so stranded in the deep abyss of his blindness without Apollo at his side to guide him around the room.
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 12:22 am
Chloe looked up worriedly, then turned her head from Lute again, not wanting him to see her cheek. She didn't want anybody to know that the demon had hit her... Maybe it was just a moment of blindness; maybe he'd apologize later... She let go of Apollo, putting her hands in her lap. "No... Nothing happened. I'm just being stupid and emotional," she said, shaking her head. There's a bench behind the door; if you close it you can sit."
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 12:28 am
Lute took this moment while she spoke to follow her voice so he stood in front of her. He gently placed a hand on her injured cheek, but only glancing down at her slightly, as if not looking at her. "Your skin is burning. And slight scratch marks. Someone hit you, but I won't make you tell me who." he said, gently rubbing her cheek with his thumb, feeling the burning mark upon her satin skin.
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 12:41 am
Chloe looked up at Lute as he came before her, and flinched a little at the feeling of his hand on her burning cheek. She bit her lip as he spoke, listening to what he said. She was glad that she wouldn't have to tell him who it was, but she wondered why he needed to touch her cheek to see what was there for all to see, now. She didn't question him, though. She closed her eyes as he rubbed his thumb on her cheek, and she looked down, her hair-covered ear replacing her cheek under his hand. "It was just me being stupid," she said again, softer this time.
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 12:47 am
Lute felt her hair under his fingers, feeling her head move. he gently place his hand on the top of her head, petting her softly. "How can you be stupid, when he was the one that hit you." he said with a small smile before removing his hand. She probably didn't like being pet. But that left him back in the ocean of his blindness, nervousness building inside him on not having an idea of what was around him.
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 12:58 am
Chloe sniffled a little as Lute pet her head, and she looked up at him as he removed his hand. She wiped her eyes again, staring up at him. "Thanks... You seem to be a little off, too," she pointed out, mainly because it was true but somewhat because she wanted the attention off of her.
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 1:01 am
Lute smiled some and sighed. "I guess you were going to find out sooner or later." he said, removing his hood. He then moved his bangs, letting her see his scarred eyes. "I'm blind."
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 1:26 am
Chloe gasped and covered her mouth. "Oh! I'm so sorry! I didn't realize... That's why... Oh... Do... Do you need some help? I don't know what..."
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 1:31 am
Lute put two fingers gently over her lips, smiling some. "Please don't apologize to me about my own condition. You didn't do anything to render me this way. This is why I don't tell many people. They apologize to me and start thinking I can do nothing for myself." he said, removing his hand from her mouth, straightening back up. "Though I guess it's a little true... Do you have a chair or stool by chance? I'd like to sit down. My legs are starting to cramp." the blind boy said with a sheepish laugh as if not even fazed by his blindness.
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 1:38 am
Chloe blushed a little as he put two fingers over her mouth. She nodded a little, then blushed again when she realized he couldn't see it. She got up and closed the door. "There's a bench right here," she said, standing beside it. "Just follow my voice."
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 1:43 am
Lute followed her voice over to the bench. He managed to put a hand on it and sat down, sighing contently. "Thank you. Are you feeling any better?" he asked, glancing up in her general direction.
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 1:47 am
Chloe smiled a little and sat down beside Lute. "I suppose so. I don't think it'll leave a mark, so that's good."
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 1:53 am
Lute smiled, looking to her more directly, hearing her voice. "It won't. It'll be there for maybe another half hour. Then it'll go away." he said, scratching his head some as Apollo came back with the plate of tarts, placing it on Lute's lap before curling around his feet. These were the same tarts that Yuke and Natalia had courted over, and promptly fallen in love while eating.
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 2:02 am
Chloe tilted her head as Apollo brought over the plate, and she smiled at the dog, holding her hand out to him and wiggling her fingers. The tips of her fingers were calloused over from years of playing steel strings, but she kept her fingernails just long enough for nobody to see them. "How long has Apollo been with you?" she asked, having realized that the dog was a service dog to help Lute around.
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