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 Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:29 pm
It wasn't so very long until Björn joined Ethan outside.
"Oh, good job. Good job." He plopped down beside the young man, and nodded toward the rear-facing window. Hellis had his hands pressed against it, and he looked rather terrified. Strange, the two didn't seem to go much of anywhere without each other.
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:33 pm
Ethan ducked his head and grinned slightly.
"I'm getting better at it," he said. "Give me a break, I couldn't even make things move until last night."
Trying to pull the fork out of the tree and finding it stuck fast, Ethan cleared his throat and turned away from it.
"I'll get it out later," he said confidently. He glanced at the window, and frowned. Now why did Hellis have such a look on his face?
...Oh. Oh yeah. Looking at the ground, Ethan leaned against Björn instinctively, playing with the rosary back around his wrist.
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:37 pm
Björn raised his shoulder a minute and let it fall.
"Hey, don't be like that. You should go talk t'him. And Ethan? Rosary. Close proximity. Not exactly the best idea."
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:40 pm
"Ah. Right. Sorry, I always forget," Ethan said, straightening and shifting back a little. He glanced at the window again, feeling his insides shrivel with guilt. "I guess I should..."
After all, he owed Hellis an apology if he'd ripped out any large chunks of flesh and swallowed them whole. Again. He shuddered at the thought, feeling faintly ill. There was a reason he'd joined Crow in being purely vegetarian...
"Alright," he said, standing. "Alright."
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:42 pm
"If he gives you s**t, just come get me," Björn nodded, "and know it may take some work...but you make up with him, you have a friend for life."
Hellis immediately ran from the window, disappearing into the house.
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:46 pm
Ethan nodded, squaring his shoulders and walking into the house.
"Hellis?" he called. "Hellis, I....nnh."
Resolve already flagging, Ethan looked around, seeing a prone figure on the couch. Marcos, either in a fit of celebrating escaping death or extraordinarily pissed off that he was still alive, had done heavy drinking earlier. He was currently sleeping it off, and of no help or use to anyone. With a small smile and an exasperated sigh, Ethan ventured further into the house.
"Hellis?"
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:47 pm
The one bad thing about chasing a barefoot mute was that they made almost no noise. This mute, however, also liked to hide. A lot. He was currently beneath the sink.
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:51 pm
Ethan wandered into the kitchen, taking a few of Marcos' empty bottles with him. Setting them in the sink, he looked around the room, trying to figure out where Hellis might have gone to.
"I grew up with five siblings, Hellis," he said, as kindly as he could. "I'm pretty good at hide and seek. I won't...Hellis, please, I didn't mean to."
Feeling discouraged in spite of his bravado, he started combing the room to see if he could find Hellis. If not, he'd just have to search the rest of the house top to bottom.
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:54 pm
There was, however, a loud rattling beneath the sink and Hellis bolted from the cabinet, sending bottles of cleaner and garbage bags everywhere. He ran to the living room, stopped a moment to find a destination, and then, logically, ran up to his room and dove under the bed.
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:59 pm
Startled, Ethan stumbled back and watched Hellis flee. With a sigh, he ran after him, all the way upstairs. He stopped short at Hellis' doorway, though, and sat down in the hall.
"I won't come in unless you say I can," he said, looking at the bed. "Hellis, please listen to me. I would never have done that to you on purpose. Not me. There's..."
He paused, looking down instinctively at his stomach, where he knew the ugly little heart-like thing was beating away. He shuddered.
"...there's something that...well...you remember, when I was sick. That thing did something. But..."
He trailed off, realizing he was probably just making it worse. He swallowed, polishing his glasses absently on his sleeve.
"I'm better now," he said finally. "I won't do it again. Hellis, please, I didn't mean to."
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:41 am
Hellis' fingers appeared from beneath the bed, and his face was vaguely visible in the darkness. He was watching. Waiting for something.
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:20 pm
Ethan sat passively out in the hall, not doing much of anything aside from absently playing with the emerald around his neck. He ducked his head a little to look at Hellis, than straightened.
"I'm not going to do anything," he said patiently. "I swear. I like you, Hellis. I'd never hurt you on purpose. I'm sorry."
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:23 pm
Now some shoulders and the top of a fuzzy little head, appeared, graced with eyes and a nose. Hellis still didn't appear to want to emerge entirely.
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:28 pm
Encouraged, Ethan slid back a little further away from the door, just in case he spooked Hellis back under the bed. Sitting quietly for a few moments, he ducked his head again.
"May I come in?"
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:29 pm
Hellis just blinked, but he didn't seem to be at all frightened, aside from the little flinch every time Etan moved.
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