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 Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:00 pm
Who: Em and Axl When: Some time early morning after midnight Where: the docks. 
Em walked stiffly from the messhall steps, her arms tight around her chest, her sketchbook (had it been a living thing) suffocating against her chest. Tears rolled down her cheeks one after the other, almost in time with silent sobbing.
A little bit of blood rolled down her chin, she wiped at it and cringed. She had forgotten she was biting her lip. She released her jaws and whimpered as the cold air hit the wound in her lip.
She stumbled to the docks not truly seeing anything. She sat at the base, wanting to steer clear of the water and stay where there was light. She pulled a pen out from under her bandanna and set to vent-sketching in her sketchbook.
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:18 pm
Axl spent most nights sleeping on the dock. It was too stinky in the cabin. He regretted it most of the time: the wood was uncomfortable and he was surely going to have back problems, and he really felt he was missing out with his teammates, but until the stink was gone... The dock would be where you found Axl.
He'd just settled down to sleep when he heard footsteps. Hoping it was Jay and not like, a wild raccoon or something, he got to his feet, letting the sweater he was using as a blanket fall to the dock.
He made his way down to the edge, slowing as he reached the end. "...Hello? Who's there?" he called.
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:23 pm
Em didn't hear him at first, still miles away from anything that could be perceived as reality. As if in slow-motion she looked over, tears still crashing from her eyes. Under her hand the page was darkened in places where her pen ink had been soaked by her tears.
Her head tilted slowly, "I-it's me, Em. Don't know if you know me but," she sighed, letting out a shuddering breath, "perhaps if you don't, it's best if you don't. Seems all I can do is make friends and get hurt these days."
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:37 pm
He paused to listen to the reply, frowning a bit. What in the world was that supposed to mean?
He shuffled forward a bit more, so that the light fell on him and his still wrapped tail. The goddamn fur hadn't grown in yet--though it was starting to. And ******** did it itch! He looked down at Em and his frown deepened.
"What's that supposed to mean, Emilie?"
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:55 pm
She looked up, looking quite the pathetic mess. Her hair was unkempt, tears had matted her cheek-fur, blood had stained a small stream down her chin, and she just looked beaten.
She looked up and sighed, "Ax, I-I thought you w-were mad at me," she frowned and looked at his bandaged tail, "Wh-what happened?"
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:00 pm
"Nothing," he said, moving his tail behind his back. It didn't matter anyway, it was old news. "What happened to you? Why are you crying... And are you bleeding?! Why are you bleeding?"
He frowned and moved around to get a better look at her. "Em, what's wrong?" Yeah, he'd been angry at her, but that didn't matter now.
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:08 pm
She looked down, finally coming back from wherever she'd been mentally, and looked at the ground, her cheeks flushed. "N-nothing that couldn't have been prevent had I not been a silly little girl," she paused looking up at him, "Crying over boys and biting my lip to try and stop."
She looked at her sketchbook and sighed, closing it, "G-guess I wasn't paying attention to my lip, nearly gave myself a new piercing," she tried to laugh but it came out as half-formed sobs.
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:12 pm
"Em... What are you talking about?" He sat down slowly beside her, making sure his tail was tucked out of her sight. For a moment, he wondered if she meant him... Then he berated himself for being so self-absorbed. Of course she didn't mean him, she didn't like him that way anymore.
Sighing, he turned to face her, a genuinely concerned look on his face. "What do you mean? Tell me everything."
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:15 pm
She rested her head on his shoulder, hoping he wouldn't notice the tears starting again as she remembered what had happened. "I... I'd been out, not able to sleep and... I guess I've been pretty distant lately. Well, anyways, I ran into Noel. And as it would seem," she sniffled, closing her eyes, "h-he's found someone know. No idea who he is, Noel never told me but, he m-must be amazing."
She sat back up and looked away, "O-or better than me at least."
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:38 pm
A scowl crossed Axl's face. He'd thought that Noel and Em really had something going on. It was a bit of a d**k move to do something like that. He'd be seriously upset if Jay told him she'd found someone new. Man, he'd been upset enough when he thought she was ending it because inter team relations sucked...
Shaking his head, he slipped his arm around Em and squeezed her tight. "He's an idiot," he said softly, resting his head on hers. "You're amazing."
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:18 pm
She sniffled, the tears starting to come freely again. She held onto his arm and sat there, still partially numbed from what had happened. She smiled a little, "Maybe he is, maybe he's not, Emmet," she paused realizing she'd used his real name instead of his 'stage name', "S-sorry, Axl."
Her tail flicked idly next to her as they sat there and she smiled a little, thinking how lucky Jay was. How lucky she was to even have him as a friend.
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:33 pm
He glanced sideways at her. He'd let the use of his real name slip--for the moment. "Its fine," he said softly, just keeping his arm around her. He didn't get it. He'd thought Noel'd been pretty into Em. It'd seemed like it to him... He resolved he'd have to have a talk with the Brit, and turned his attention to Em again.
"Trust me, Em. Any guy would be lucky to have you. He's missing out."
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:22 pm
She pulled back a little, "I... I don't believe that, Ax." she frowned, biting her lip, "I... I just don't."
She put her arms around herself and stared at her feet. "If that were the case... I wouldn't have so much trouble keeping a steady boyfriend around. Wouldn't have a problem getting people to like me."
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:55 pm
He sighed and set his arm back down. "It is true, Em. You're pretty, funny, and kind. You're lots of fun to be around. Even if you're not the one for Noel, there is someone out there for you. Someone great." He stood up, brushing her hair off her face and tucking it out of the way. "Even if you don't believe it. I know its true."
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