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 Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2013 9:24 pm
Darren had managed to make it to the ghost dorms without incident. He stood outside, crossing his arms and waiting for his sister to show up. He wasn't sure she was already on her way up or what - but he had pretty much left his room the minute she'd said she didn't mind him hanging out with her. It would be good to get some one-on-one time with his sister again. It was odd, you didn't realize how much you missed being around a person until you weren't around them. Darren had realized he'd derived most of his happiness from making sure Rosy was happy, and now that he wasn't able to take care of everything for her. Well... He felt like he was lacking purpose - which wasn't good for the undead boil. He knew that he was here to learn - but it was hard enough to do that alone and he didn't want to hassle his sister. She'd helped him enough just ensuring he was allowed to stay...
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Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2013 9:45 pm
Rosy was actually excited to be hanging out with her brother again, as it been awhile since they could. Floating up the stairs of the dorms, she chuckles as she see Darren standing there just waiting for her. She couldn't help but shake her head, as somethings just never changed. Carefully placing her hand on his shoulder, she grins at him "Hey, I hope you weren't waiting to long?" as it was, from the moment she got his reply over critter, she actually had to change out of the clothes she decided to relax it.
Placing her hands in the back pocket of her jeans, she place her heels on the ground as she looks up at him for a moment "It seems like forever hasn't it?" she gives a weak chuckle before she chews on her bottom lip.
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Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2013 9:51 pm
"Yeah it does, doesn't it? How are you doing? How have you been?" Darren smiled and reached out, gently placing his own hand on his sister's shoulder. He chuckled weakly as she chewed on her bottom lip. It felt awkward for a moment. But only for a moment. It wasn't long before he had her pulled into a tight hug and laughing a little. "What are we? Strangers? I've missed you Rosy. It's strange not having someone to serve, but I have to say the freedom is actually kind of nice." He laughed a bit into her curls, before pulling back a bit. "You said you wanted to take a float around campus? Let's walk and talk and fill each other in. Are you going to Prom?"
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Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2013 10:14 pm
Rosy yelps as she is pulled into a hug, instantly returning the hug as she wraps her arms around him. She couldn't help but chuckle at his comment, slowly pulling away and she shrugs "I've been good. You'll be proud of me. I've been going to classes on my own, and actually studying. That why I didn't want to study, by the way." she sticks her tongue at him before she arches a brow at his comment about Prom.
Chewing on her lip, she gives a small nod "Yea I'm going, pretty much stag though. What about you? Are you going?" she was hoping her brother would be going, as he needed to get out more.
"What about you though? Beside loving your freedom? How are you?" moving away from the dorms, she floats along before she stops to glance back at her brother.
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 12:46 am
Darren chuckles, "Well see - now when I finally get around to telling mother what you've been up to I can actually tell her that you've exceeded her expectations. Which is a good thing. But really - I should probably send her a letter soon..." He'd hadn't reported back since they'd arrived - mainly because he'd had nothing to report. "That is good - I am glad you're going to Prom, Mum wanted you to go when I spoke to her last. I am going with Simply, she's a nice... if... erm... simple ghoul." Because he had room to talk. "I've been doing alright," He said as he followed after her at an even pace. "I haven't really gotten to a lot of classes but then, I am trying to ease myself in."
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Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:31 pm
Rosy was actually surprised when she heard her brother had a date to the prom. This made her frown just alittle, but she quickly hid it as she nods as she pulls away from him to float in place "Wow, look at you. Already you have a ghoul to take to the prom." she had to tease him, just to hide how she felt at the moment.
Last thing she needed was Darren knowing she wasn't happy.
With a casual shrug, she place her hands behind her shoulders as she smiles "Yea, I'm surprise mum hasn't come to the school herself. Didn't she like make you swear you would write every week?" she couldn't remember what all Darren was told he had to do, other then keep her in check.
Which, he was kind of doing?
Kind of...
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Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 7:49 pm
Darren flustered and sputtered for a moment, "It's not like that! I mean... I mentioned and asked if she wanted to go... and erm... yeah...." H coughed a bit. "What about you? You are going right? Mom told me I had to drag you there if nothing else...""She thinks no news is good news. The last letter I got from her told me to keep it up, since she hasn't gotten any reports that your behavior is less than stellar."To be honest, he really wished he didn't have to keep her in check - since she seemed to be doing a good job on her own.
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Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:43 pm
Rosy couldn't help but laugh at how flustered Darren got over her comment. It honestly made her forget where they came from, and made her believe that this was how things always were. It wasn't until he mentioned their mother, that she frowns for a moment. Nope, things were still the same. Her mother was expecting her to go to prom, her friends were expecting her to go to prom.
What was so jacking special about prom?
Chewing on the inside of her mouth, she gave him a small nod before she growls "Sadly yes, it doesn't look like I have a choice. between mum, Zel, and even Siku. They all want me to go, but I don't jacking want to." she was actually getting angry over this, to the point she was near tears. Taking in a slow breath, she looks to Darren.
"I'm honestly trying to give you a reason not to give mum bad reports. I don't want to go back.." she didn't fully lie, course her brother didn't need to know about the wrestling, or the kiss from the other boil. That was all for her to know, and no one to find out.
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Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:51 pm
"... Then don't go?" Darren looked over at her for a moment, chewing his bottom lip for a moment, it was obvious these words were hard for him to say. "I'll tell mother you went and had a great time, you can wear the dress and we can... fake the photos... She wouldn't have to know..."What?! Darren was actually suggesting lying to their mother! Was he ill? Was he actually a gnome in disguise? Looking at his sister for a moment he laughed weakly. "I'm glad... I don't want to tell mother any bad news... you know how she gets." Looking around like it was possible for the woman to show up out of the shadows he sighed. "As badly as I want to go back to what I know... As much as I feel unneeded here... I am beginning to realize that, being here is better than being home. I am able to learn here, make friends here... I made a friend Rosy..."His voice was cracking with raw emotion, a side of him that only his sister really got to see. "I made a friend..."
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Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:03 pm
Rosy shakes her head a couple of times before she gives Darren a weak chuckle "No, I'm gonna go. I made a promise to a couple friends, and you know me. I keep them." she floats up and steals her brother's hat only to place it on her own head as she gives him her biggest smile to tell him she understood and she was glad he was there with her at the moment.
It was his second statement that made her stop short in movement, her red eyes just staring at him as if she been slapped hard across her the face. Wait, he was feeling unneeded? She shakes her head as she tries to think things over, before a feeling of guilt formed in her chest. She made a promise to him in the beginning when they got her, but now.
Shaking her head again, she slips over and wraps her arms around her brother's neck and hugs him "Darren, I will always need you. Even if its not at this very moment, I'm so sorry I haven't come to you." she pulls back to brush his hair from his face, so she can actually look him. Her older brother, he always protected her, but now she didn't need it as much "We're both changing for the better. I'm learning to stand on my own, and your learning to be your own self. No matter what though, when I can't figure things out, I will come to you. Because its what I do, okay?" it wasn't much, but she meant it.
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Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:04 pm
Darren felt a pang of guilt that mirrored his sisters' when he saw her face contort as if she'd been struck. His words hare hurt her, and he felt bad about it. Accepting her hug, he squeezed her tight - but not too tight - and sighed softly. "I think it is just time to accept the fact that you aren't a little ghoul anymore, and that you are growing up..." He watched his sister with his good eye, the empty socket, raw and ugly, offered her nothing but an empty abyss into which to gaze. "I don't mean to make you upset when I say that I am not needed... I just know you don't need me like you did at the coven..." He frowns and chews his bottom lip for a minute. "I will always be here for you, whenever you need me like I always have been. But you are right. You are learning to stand on your own - and I need to learn how to function without waiting on you hand-and-foot." Nodding slowly he sighs softly. "We should be more like brother and sister and less like servant and master, yes?"
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Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:59 pm
With a small nod, Rosy smiles to her brother "That we should, remember what we promised to each other when we got here? Both gotta grow, and need to find our own paths." she chews on her bottom lip, slowly realizing that she wasn't really searching for a path yet, just enjoying her time at the school. She would have time to find a way of her own.
Letting his hair drop back down to cover his face, she chuckles "So I was wondering if you would be willing to help me change my dress up a little. I think it doesn't fit the theme and I wanna add to it." she had some ideas, but she needed help and this was where Darren came in.
As she knew, she never be able to sew as well as he could.
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Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 9:15 pm
Darren nodded slowly, flexing his fingers for a second before he smiled a little. "I think I can do that, you'll have to bring the dress by my room, and I can have it ready for you before Prom. I just need to know what I am doing to alter it..."Of course he was sure the alterations would be against mother's approved dress requirements, but Darren didn't care. Something his mother had made the mistake of, was making it abundantly clear that his loyalty to his sister was more important than any other bond he formed. Even that of his mother. He decided now - that when he did send the letter to tell her what had happened, that he would withhold any information that he was sure would cause Rosy to be called home. She deserved to do what she wanted to do. As long as she stayed out of trouble - he was pretty sure it would all be alright. At least he hoped so.
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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 9:49 pm
With a small nod, she couldn't help but chuckle as Rosy pokes her brother in the side "Alright, I will drop it off tomorrow then. And I will have a general idea of what I want it to look like by then" or so she hoped.
Falling quiet, she continues to float along. Her eyes glancing at the ground as she tries to keep herself from frowning a little. Even with her brother, she was still thinking about the ugly fight she had with Spinar. Her best friend, the one person she always wanted there in her life.
So for him to not be there, it was honestly upsetting her more then anything at this point.
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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 10:20 pm
"You're upset," Darren said after a few minutes of watching his sister alternate from watching him and their surroundings to staring at the ground. "Do you want to talk about it?"It couldn't have been about the dress - he'd agreed to do what she'd wanted so he knew it wasn't that. It had to be something larger and more encompassing in her life. Of that he was less sure of. They had started to drift apart - which he supposed was normal, given the circumstances. He wasn't with her every moment of her day anymore. He wasn't just an arms length away, ready to take or hand her anything she needed him to. He was no longer her steward. But he was still her brother - and her older brother at that. While he might have the more passive personality, he was still protective of her and that meant that if someone, or something had upset her - it was his job to see to it that it was taken care of. If that meant punching out some boil that had dared to displease her. Well he would do so. That was what a brother did.
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