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 Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:41 pm
Alexander jumps slightly as Devault makes the huge racket behind him. Weaponless, he backs up a few steps before recognizing him.
"Hey...I know you!"
Celaes sees the birds fly up over the tops of the trees where the two encountered one another. She winces and heads in that direction, cutting small gashes in her arms as she dashes through the trees.
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:44 pm
'Wars could be adverted with communication... ╔══════════════╗ Devault got up slowly and drew a knife.
"Who are you and how do you know me?" He asked. ╚══════════════╝ ...Turning animosity into admiration'
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:47 pm
Alexander smirks at him, despite the pounding of his heart as the blade came into view.
"You're the guy who was messing around with that tribune, Celaes right?"
He conveniently leaves out the part that he and Celaes are related, hoping to stall for a bit.
Celaes reaches the small cluster of trees where the two are talking. The glint of Devault's knife puts a twist in her stomach and she draws her bow, prepared to jump out of the tree but not to shoot.
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:49 pm
'Wars could be adverted with communication... ╔══════════════╗ "And is that any of your business?" Devault asked.
He was trying to mask the pain in his voice at the metion of the name. He failed. He drew his second knife and readied himself. "Now what do you want?" ╚══════════════╝ ...Turning animosity into admiration'
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:54 pm
Alexander backs up, his face betraying his fear for a brief moment. He clears his throat and forces himself to clear his features of any emotion.
"I want you to quit..."
His eye catches the glint of Celaes' bow just to his left. He grins a bit, then continues.
"I want you to quit messing around with my sister."
Celaes sighs. The signal wasn't for him to keep running his mouth, but to shut the hell up. She tenses to leap, but lets the scene play out just a bit longer even though her instincts scream at her to stop the situation right then and there.
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:00 pm
'Wars could be adverted with communication... ╔══════════════╗ Devault froze. He was kidding wasn't he? THere was no way he was Celaes' brother. His face turned solemn. He changed his stature to that of a statue and dropped his knives. This wasn't happening. Of all the people to run into. He couldn't do it any longer. He dropped to the floor and covered his ears. He was already loopy from all the venom and medicine, but one more push and he wouldn't be able to keep his emotions down his throat. They would explode out and his daggers would be his medium. He made some sort of whimpering noise as his emotional state continued to become unstable. ╚══════════════╝ ...Turning animosity into admiration'
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:06 pm
Alexander stands there in shock and a quiet rustle comes from the tree Celaes was perched in.
"Alex, you've only made it worse..."
She hugs him slightly and whispers for him to go wait in the nearby clearing, handing him a dagger she'd found for protection. He glances at her, then Devault, then Celaes again.
"Alright..."
He runs off and Celaes replaces the bow onto her back. Without a word, she kicks Devaults daggers out of his immediate reach and kneels down in front of him. Gently, she pulls him from the ground and cradles his head in her lap.
"What am I going to do with you Dev?"
She brushes a loose lock of hair out of his eyes, an mixed expression on her face.
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:13 pm
'Wars could be adverted with communication... ╔══════════════╗ "Nothing. Leave he here to die." He said coldly.
It took his whole being not to kiss her. He needed to be as cold to her as possible. He can't keep this delusional love alive. This was the Hunger Games.
"Or maybe you brought your brother to finish me." He said. ╚══════════════╝ ...Turning animosity into admiration'
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:16 pm
Glares at him for a moment.
"You think I want him here? You think I want him to have to kill me just so he can live? No."
She sighs and softens her gaze.
"At least it won't have to be you."
She looks at him for a long time, staying just a bit longer..
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:19 pm
'Wars could be adverted with communication... ╔══════════════╗ "If he really wants to leave these games alive tell him he can just finish me here. It isn't worth it anymore if I can't have you when it is over." He said looking away. ╚══════════════╝ ...Turning animosity into admiration'
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:25 pm
She is torn between smiling and crying at his words, but does neither.
"So you've given up? You're just going to lie here and die?"
She forces him to look at her once more.
"Need I remind you, Katniss and Peeta both got out. Three is too much to hope for...but 2? Two can make it."
She releases him and tilts her head back as the tears pool in her eyes again.
"I won't survive either way...not unless another tribune gets to Alex before something else does. Either Alex would have to kill me so you two would survive, or he'd have to kill you so we could survive..."
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:28 pm
'Wars could be adverted with communication... ╔══════════════╗ "You're forgetting the Capitol wouldn't let the same thing happen twice. The situation is much different. There is no way two tributes are getting out alive. It is useless. I'd rather lie here and die then watch you suffer by my hand. Directly or not." He said. ╚══════════════╝ ...Turning animosity into admiration'
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:40 pm
She sighs.
"Fine. I suppose I can't talk you out of it then..."
She gives up trying to hold back the tears and lets the run down her face, careful not to let them drip on Devault.
"Enjoy yourself Dev."
Smiles wryly.
"I've got a little brother to teach to murder."
She slides away from him, preparing to leave, when her heart breaks a little. Leaning over him just the slightest bit, she kisses him one last time. It shatters her heart, but she pulls away and touches his face gently.
"Love you..."
With that she stands to leave, heading for the clearing her brother is waiting in.
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:50 pm
'Wars could be adverted with communication... ╔══════════════╗ Devault simply lied there. The rain still punding down on his face. He guessed it was good. It masked his tears. He covered his eyes with his hands and slowly breathed. He heard something. A scratching noise. Not like the spiders. Completely different. He saw it looming over him. A wolf-like figure. He just bared his teeth and all Devault could do was smile. It was just an instrument of the Capitol. If it didn't amuse the Capitol civilians, it couldn't touch him. He was already dead in his own mind. The Capitol killing him would make no difference. But then, the wolf heard a noise. Crunching leaves under feet. Those feet belonged to Celaes.
"No." whispered Devault.
Before he knew it, the wolf darting out silently in Celaes' direction.
"NO!" Dev's voice grew to a shout. He got up and sprinted after the beast. He couldn't tell if he was fast enough because the last thing he remembered was a small bit of blood dripping onto Celaes' face. His blood. ╚══════════════╝ ...Turning animosity into admiration'
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:56 pm
Celaes whirled around just in time to see the wolf leap at her and Devault appear out of no where to stand in front of her. A splash of somthing warm mixes with the rainwater on her face and the combined weight of Devault and the wolf knocks her over. The wolf goes sprawling across the forest floor and she realizes the warm liquid is blood. Devault's blood. She trembles in a mixture of fear, anger, hatred, and undeniable love. The wolf stirs behind her and she whips her bow off her back and shoots the beast before it has a chance to leap again.
"Devault?"
She kneels next to him and puts a finger to his neck, checking for a pulse...
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