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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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 Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:27 pm
Well, that wasn't good at all now was it. Giving a light sigh he sat down on the edge of the bed next to her, habitually throwing his arm around her shoulders in the typical friend gestures they had. "What's wrong? You know if I can fix it, I will. All you have to do it tell me." Or they could take a long painful trip down a road that neither of them wanted to go down and things could get all awkward.
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:32 pm
But she wasn't having any of that distant friend stuff at all. An arm over her shoulder wasn't going to be enough this time. She was seriously crying. Throwing her arms around his neck, she buried her face in his neck and began to really and truly sob. The apple fell to the coverlet and, she wasn't sure, but she thought she heard it roll off and hit the floor. It didn't matter. Not much did except that he was here.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:40 pm
Okay then, she wasn't just upset, she was really upset. He didn't like seeing her really upset...it was upsetting. Setting his redundant mind aside he set his apple aside as well before looping his other arm around her waist and tugging her to sit in his lap so she didn't have to lean and he could comfortably wrap his arms around her. Letting one hand pet through her hair in a soothing gesture...he was still confused. Or optimistically confused and pessimistically knowledgeable. Her hold was a bit tight though, like she didn't want him to go anywhere. "Hey now, I'm here. You know I'm not going anywhere without telling you." He wasn't quite sure how to make this better if she wasn't willing to talk to him, other than just sitting with her.
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:45 pm
She settled onto his lap without a break in her sobs and unlike before, simply let them pour. They were for her, for her situation, for him, for them, for the together-ness she'd felt like they'd lost at some point and for her naive acceptance of all that had been done to her. When her sobs had quieted to hiccups and even those had stopped, she pulled back and gazed at him through tear-brightened eyes. "Khai...my father tried to kill me."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:03 pm
She was stating the obvious...not that he was going to say that. It was a good thing for her to admit that bad things were happening to her and it all ways real and it all wasn't harmless weird affection of some sorts. "Well...apparently divine forces thought it well to give him a taste of his own medicine in a sense." Brushing his fingers under her eyes and over her cheek bones to remove tears he merely watched her a moment. "The important part, is that you're alright."
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:09 pm
Her eyes closed reflexively as the pads of his fingers brushed close to them and her fingers tangled in his long hair. Malikhai. The one who had always been there for her. "I am. All thanks to you. There's a lot I have to thank you for, but you'd never let me actually do it, would you?" She let out a full-body sigh and rested her head against his chin. "I've really put you through the ringer, haven't I?"
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:27 pm
He wasn't quite sure what this all was meaning but she wasn't crying anymore and that was a good thing so he was going to stop thinking about how frustrating women were and just go with the here and now. "Probably not. I'm kinda that guy who does everything but never wants anything in return because the stuff I do in the first place shouldn't need rewards as incentive." Another pet through her hair as she was calming down more. "Not really. Zykariel causes me more trouble I would say."
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:35 pm
Her lips curved and she watched his throat work as he spoke and swallowed, wondering just where she was supposed to go from here. Her father had tried to murder her and probably would have succeeded if she hadn't had a quick spark of brilliance and been able to slam something down on his hand and force him to drop the knife. She had questions and she wanted answers, but for now, it was enough to focus on him. "Rewards can still come." Lifting her head, she leaned forward and gently pressed her lips to his.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:46 pm
And whoa...awkward had just happened. Last time they did this, they had mutually decided that it had just been a weird experience between them that they wouldn't think or talk about ever again. And now she was kissing him...apparently she thoguht diff-no. Don't let your mind believe what you want, she's still your friend. No need to jump to conclusions. But he let her kiss him and even kissed her back, if just to see if it was still awkward or not. Who knew until you tried things right?"
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:00 am
That "kiss" had been fourteen years ago while they were vacationing together in Andal. They'd both been too young, too innocent to allow something like it to find it's completion. But here...now...it was different. She expected that when she was with someone she really felt something for, there'd be ice. Icy jolts down her spine and a feeling of chills crawling over her skin. Malikhai's kiss was warm, sweet, comforting...and comfortable. It was like biting into a sweet roll fresh out of the oven. Kaelin pulled back slightly, nibbled once or twice, and then brushed her lips over his once more.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:09 am
Either this was happening, or he was down in the arena training and had just gotten whacked over the head and what fantasizing. Either would be acceptable right at this moment. Khai watched her as she pulled away a little, trying to read what was going through her head...not that he got much of a chance as she was soon kissing him again. Well...it wasn't awkward right now and might as well enjoy it and deal with consequences later. Threading a hand through her hair, he tilted her head the slightest bit for a more comfortable angle, indulging for a bit before being the one to pull back some and watch her again. "Everything will be alright, I promise."
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:09 am
Malik shook his head lightly, but didn't say anything. this wasn't off balance, this was something else. but obviously nothing she wanted to tell him probably because it wasn't anything to worry about and was a feminine thing anyway. He'll find out later anyhow.
"Alright. everything else is okay though, correct?"
but a perk of his head at his son's sudden jolt of confusion and befuddlement..but nothing bad...so shrugging it off.
"You know if you need Zahara we can always call on her."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:33 am
"Yes Malik, everything else is fine." Placing her hands on his chest and pushing on him lightly to walk him backwards out of the solarium with her following. "Malik. I'm fine, honestly. I don't need Zahara to come running over here for anything. Why would I tell you I was fine if I wasn't fine? I learned that one a long time ago." Not a lie really...she was indeed fine. For now anyway. There was just no need to say anything and get everyone all excited in good or bad ways if such things weren't going to come to fruition anyway. Piper was pretty sure that that wouldn't happen and her body would protest soon enough.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:53 am
Right. Natural. She let him kiss her back, tasted the sweet tang of apple on his tongue and then it all ended. Watching him closely, her fingers continued to tangle in his hair and she sighed once more then rested her head against his shoulder, keeping him close to her. "You've never broken your promise before, Malikhai, and I don't think now will be any different. But what is alright? My father is helpless, my mother will kill him. And then what? He dies, she lives and I watch it all?"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:47 am
"Because you may be physically fine but something in your head is not fine and you don't want me to know about it?"
Lifting up his hands in surrender as she left the solarium with him.
"alright, I won't question anymore. Just promise that whatever secret your keeping you won't keep it if something does go bad, alright?"
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