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 Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:23 pm
:::She stepped up to him. There was hurt in her eyes, but she had to say it:::
It's not yours either. You are entitled to your preferences. :::Even if that preference isn't to save the Brink...and her:::
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:45 pm
*Luke looks up and see the hurt in her eyes. It hits him like a ton of bricks.*
Look, Cora... *He runs a hand over his face.* I don't know what I'm supposed to do with all this. In here, at school, at home, all I've done is think about how I'm going to deal with this.
I'm sorry for all the a*****e things I've said.
*It's really the best she's going to get.*
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:58 pm
:::Not that Cora knew what an a*****e was, but she took his word for it:::
I forgive you. :::She tilted her head, and bit her lip. She was pretty sure that this was where a hug fit in, but Luke wasn't advancing. She looked away, a little nervious, but decided she would go with her insticts. She gulped, and ever so cautiously, put her arms around him, then waited to see if he would return the hug:::
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 4:36 pm
*Luke normally wouldnt' with other people. But Cora's hug is so sincere that.... Yeah, he hugs her back. He closes his eyes and holds her tight. Very out of her character for him, but... that's what this place has been all about for Luke.*
*He realizes very clearly.... that he couldn't take the thought of the Seraphim killing her.... If something ever happened to her....*
*He can't finish the thought.*
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 4:54 pm
:::Cora's thoughts raced. She was relieved that he returned the embrace, but now came the hard part. She felt the blood rush to her face, and her heart pounded a little harder, but that was how it usually felt at this point. Alright Cora, you've done this before, you just...:::
:::She took one last breathe before finally arching her neck and shoulders back. Her nose lingered at his cheek for just a second as she tried to recall exactly how the next motion was supposed to go. She moved her one hand to the nape of Luke's neck, and when she let go of the hesitation she parted her lips, leaned in, and kissed him as best she knew how:::
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:00 pm
*As Cora kisses him, Luke's eyes bolt open and go side to side, until - he shirks his lips off hers.*
*What the ******** he can speak a word, Cora looked at him strangely, and then went in kissing him again.*
*Sparing one more moment to shock, Luke's talking causes her to pull her lips away.* *mumble mumble* ---oa! Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa.
*Luke's arms slide out of hers. He looks at her. Her eyes are wide, confused, vulnerable.*
*Luke thinks, Oh s**t.... Not Cora, too.*
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:05 pm
:::As he pulls away, she feels a lump grow in her throat. Her eyes quite closely mimiced Luke's as she looked at him. What part of it had she messed up? She suddenly felt embarrased:::
Luke...? :::gulp::: Did I...do something wrong?
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:19 pm
*The thoughts go through Luke's mind quickly. Where as so many things in the Brink are unfamiliar and startling, this...is familiar ground. He puts his hands on Cora's shoulders, rubs them a little.*
Um, no... *He's thinking, trying to do this right.... Goddamn, he doesn't want to hurt her.* No, you didn't do anything wrong.
Look, Cora....*He keeps eye contact. His voice is apologetic.* I like you. You're a great girl. You're pretty and fun and, there's no guy here you shouldn't want you. But.....This.....I like you as a friend. And I'm kind of seeing someone back at school...
*THAT isn't entirely true. He's seeing more than one girl back at school. But Cora's in the Brink. That excuse works for now.*
*He searches her eyes for some kind of understanding.* Does....does anything I said make any sense to you?
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:29 pm
:::Cora is glad to hear she didn't get the kiss wrong...she thinks...but now she's not sure what the problem is. Her brow lowers, she seems confused for a moment. Then she looks back up at Luke:::
Uhm...yes. I understand what you're saying. :::She searches her thoughts, the lump in her throat still there, but at least it stopped growing. Obviously something was wrong:::: I just...don't understand why...you're telling me all this. Isn't a kiss the sign of that affection...? Unless...
:::Her eyes went wide. What if he really didn't have those affections for her. He didn't want to be in the brink, he didn't want to help save it, or her. He didn't really care:::
:::She looked away::::
You don't care about me...?
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:34 pm
*Luke eyes go wide at the very idea.*
Oh, c'mon, Slim. Of course, I care about you! *Didn't she get it?! The fact that Luke WASN'T in bed with her right now was the surest sign!*
*Luke has never been so determined to keep someone's friendship.*
s**t, Slim. I wouldn't even come here, if I didn't care about you. You're the only good thing about this place!
I just... *Luke shakes his head.* I just don't 'like' you "in that way"...okay? I don't...
*Luke thinks, "I don't want to sleep with you" and sure as ******** can't remember the last time THAT thought crossed his mind about a blonde.*
You're more... *He tries to describe it.* You more like a sister to me.
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:43 pm
:::She finally heard the only thing that could bring her back from the verge of breaking down. She looked back at him with hope in her eyes:::
You do care about me! :::A relieved smile found its way to her face, and she nearly threw her arms around him again... but she stopped herself just in time, and the smile faded. Just seconds ago, this sign of affection caused so much confusion:::
But then...I don't understand. If you really do care about me, why is it not alright to show it?
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:44 pm
It's not.... It's just.... *He starts off again.* It's like!...... *He stops himself.*
*Jesus Christ, this is frustrating...*
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WhimsicalCow Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:46 pm
**Enter Maggie**
*Maggie fades in, her hair pinned back off her face, hunched over in the middle of cleaning. She blinks when she sees she's now cleaning a black void instead of a floor, and sits back on her heels to look around, spotting Luke and Cora - seeming agitated and confused, respectively* Heavens, is everything alright?
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:51 pm
*Never has Luke been so relieved to see Maggie in the Brink. Yes, yes, he thinks. Good. A woman.*
Maggie *Luke motions for her to come over.* I'm trying..... *Now comes the hard part.* I'm trying to explain to Cora.... *He tries to make eye contact with Maggie, to make this -connection- without exactly saying it.*
*It nearly kills him.*
I'm trying to explain to Cora that you can care about someone, but that doesn't mean that you .... that you want to... that you want to kiss them.
*Oh my God, Maggie. PLEASE get this.*
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:51 pm
:::Cora looks over at Maggie, who's just entered. She's about to say yes, but she just squints and bites her lip instead:::
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