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 Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:45 pm
"Whatever," Adrian growled at Jimi, knowing exactly what he had meant. The rat turned to Carlos. "I see that." He didn't really know what else to say the the unicat. He was still angry at the other for disappearing for a year.
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:25 pm
"Well. Take it if you want it." Carlos shrugged. He sat back down on the couch but across from where he had been. If Adrian chose to sit down, and it was looking like he would not, he was not sure he wanted to sit next to him.
He stared at the water bottle in his hands frowning. He had no idea how to say things the right way. He doubted there was a right way. "Well, I don't know how to explain this because I don't really understand it myself. So like Dad said, if you don't believe me you can come see for yourself. From the outside my house looks like a normal, one-story house. If you were to walk around it, it would still look normal. But there's so many of us that the house had to be added on so much that we ran out of room. So um... Mel did something weird so that it would take up less space, or at least look that way. It's like someone took a piece of the sky and folded it into a... pocket or something. Whenever we add on, it gets bigger. But if you look at from outside, it always looks the same."
His frown deepened. "Well one night a year ago the whole thing collapsed. Everyone was home asleep, so everyone was trapped inside. And for some reason, because of the nature of this thing no one was crushed or anything... all the walls were bent at funny angles, and we were all trapped because it sealed itself up. We literally could not go outside until everything was rebuilt. If you go to my house, you will literally see big wooden beams disappearing halfway up because they're propping the whole thing up until Mel can permanently fix it.
"So that's what I've been doing for a year. I was literally stuck at home rebuilding my house. Thanks for asking." He didn't look at Adrian; he wouldn't believe Carlos anyway (he probably wouldn't believe that Carlos had come here as soon as he had been free to do so). But at least he'd said it.
(( ...and if I were listening to this I would be laughing my a** off. Even though 'Mel' is Mel!thro and it's my fault... xD;;; ))
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vampire werewolf fangirl2
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:43 pm
Adrian walked over and pick up the beer. He opened it and took a sip. "That really hits the spot."
The rat stood, listening to the unicat's story. It was incredibly hard to believe. How can a house look like a simple one story house on the outside, but be like, a void in space or something on the inside?
'Maybe he's telling the truth.'
There's that voice of reason again.
'Jimi did mention something about the house and why would he lie?'
Adrian tried to ignore the voice, but it's kind of hard to do that when it's got a good point.
The rat sighed and sat down across from Carlos, realizing the other probably didn't want him next to him. "That's a pretty far-fetched story. I don't know if I can believe it..." he paused for a few minutes, taking another sip of his beer. "But, if you can show me what you meant eventually, then I guess...I'll have to trust you, but if you don't show me what you mean within a week, I NEVER want to see you again. Got it?" Adrian was being out of character, but deep down, he didn't want to lose Carlos, and if he didn't believe the unicat, he would lose him. "And if you are lying and I see you again, I won't be held responsible for my actions."
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:03 pm
Carlos stopped fidgeting and looked up at Adrian. He had not looked up when the other sat down and in fact his ears had flattened further as he steeled himself for the worst. Instead he was surprised Adrian was being so reasonable - what a horrible thing to think about someone. But Adrian had no reason to believe him, and in fact every reason to still be angry or even laugh at him. Carlos had been gone with no trace for a whole year. He had to remind himself that people simply don't do that unless they're lowlifes. It was hard to realize such a point of view because it could not be further from the truth.
"Well, let me show you now," he said evenly. "And when you see that I'm telling the truth, and that like always I have the best intentions, I want you to stop assuming the worst of me. I can't possibly know how much you've suffered this year, except that I've been away from you too."
He jumped up again and hopped off the couch. "Now if you want to see, then follow me." He did not look back at Adrian. If he did, he was certain he would cry. He was not going to cry!
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vampire werewolf fangirl2
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:12 pm
Adrian stood to follow the unicat. He grabbed Carlos' arm and spun the other around to face him. "I'll stop assuming the worst of you, if you stop assuming the worst of me. Since I know that why didn't look at me when you told the story. You probably thought I would yell or laugh at you! Am I right?" He looked right in the others eyes. "I'm doing this, trusting you, when my head tells me not too. So, don't make me regret this."
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:52 pm
Carlos spun under Adrian's direction and came to a stop with a couple of steadying hops. Saucer-shaped eyes gradually relaxed to a normal size as he listened to Adrian. "Well... it's because, I..." His shoulders shook and his claws dug into his palms, but it was not working. Tears fell tentatively from each eye. "I..." Damn it. His cheeks became small rivers. "I missed you so much... and I told myself I was not going to cry... and..." he trailed off with a whimper before covering his eyes with his hands.
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:03 pm
Adrian stared in shock as Carlos broke down. "And that makes you think the worst of me?" He hesitated, then pulled the unicat into a tentative hug. "How does missing me make you think the worst of me, huh?" he asked. "Did you think that bad of me before you left too?"
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:51 pm
"No... I didn't..." He did not look back up at Adrian, he just shook his head as he held it. When Adrian took him in his arms he was clinging too harshly to his own scalp to let go right away. "I didn't even think. I just came straight here. I didn't know if you'd even be here. If you weren't, I was even going to stay until you came. If you didn't come... well, I didn't want to think about that... I just wanted to see you... and then then I did, and all you did was yell at me and I know you have every right to be angry but..." The rest was lost in Adrian's shirt, which was staining with tears. By now he was clinging to the rat and sobbing incoherently anyway, his horn resting on the rat's shoulder.
Distancing himself, or at least putting on a good show to appear strong, had not worked at all. In the end Carlos was still crying, despite all his efforts.
But at least he was with Adrian.
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:30 pm
"It's okay." Adrian really had no idea what to do. He hadn't seen Carlos this upset before, even the last major fight they had wasn't this bad. The rat didn't know how to comfort people all that well, since he's never really experienced it himself, but he'd still try, if it meant Carlos would stop crying. "Yeah, I yelled, but that's who I am and I'm not sorry for it. I yelled, because if I didn't, I probably would have ended up hitting you, or worse." He kissed the unicat's horn and patted his back, hoping to get the other to stop crying.
"Listen," Adrian took a deep breath. "This has happened to me before, someone I care about abandoning me. It's happened more than once." He had never told that to anyone before, but he needed Carlos to know the reason why he reacted so bad and why he is willing to trust him to a certain extent on why he was gone. "But, you are the only one who's ever come back, to want me back, which is why I'm...trusting you. I care about you, Carlos," the last line said in a very quiet whisper, almost as if he was saying it to himself, not someone else.
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:09 pm
It took him a little while but Carlos eventually settled down, slowly releasing his deathlike grip into a firm but normal hug. He just needed a good cry, similar to Adrian's need to vent in other ways. He did not know why it bothered him; there was all kinds of yelling going on at home at any given moment. Perhaps it was simply because the hostility was coming from Adrian and happened to be aimed in Carlos' direction that it had such a devastating effect. Or maybe he was just so tired and relieved that Adrian wanted to see him at all, and the proverbial dam had finally burst.
When the rat kissed his horn, he nuzzled Adrian's neck lightly and kissed it. He rested his ear against Adrian's shoulder and listened to the confession, remaining silent for a time before looking up at him. He kissed him lightly on the lips, even as the final words echoed in his ears. It was the first time he had heard such things coming from the rat's mouth.
"I would never choose to leave you... unless you forced me to leave. Even then... it would probably be like with my own family: just because we don't get along I always want to check in on them from time to time. I think about you all the time... but if you didn't want to see me and forced me away, I'd be worrying constantly." It sounded so stupid to Carlos, but that was just the way he was. He really would worry, probably to the point of sickness. It was not because he was arrogant enough to believe that Adrian would be worse off without him. The reason was... beyond his comprehension.
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:31 pm
"That's good to know." Adrian couldn't think of anything else to say, he wasn't very good with sharing...anything. "Are you okay?" he asked in his normal voice. The rat kissed Carlos. "So, we going to your house or not? I'd like to see what it is you, and your dad, were talking about. I also don't want Jimi showing up again, only this time, coming after me for breaking my promise." Adrian wanted to get away from the depressing and emotional talk, and wanted to see some proof. "I'm still angry at you, but you are halfway there to being forgiven."
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:50 pm
"Heh-heh... right... I'm sorry..." Carlos pulled away, only this time as he lead the rat he kept firm hold of his hand. "You'll see. It's really a nice place, kind of strange, but like I said it looks normal from the street. It's what people do with the inside that makes it kind of spooky sometimes. Oh! And you remember my car? Well I finished it... unfortunately the garage hasn't been unsealed yet so I can't take it out for a drive. But we can see it from the inside of course. Maybe when everything's fixed up at home we can take it out, just the two of us!" Carlos was definitely rambling now, but he was excited. Things had been rocky to begin with, but he had to remember that that was normal for them. Therefore, he was for the most part, a very happy unicat.
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:22 pm
Adrian followed Carlos, listening to him ramble on. The rat really did miss all of this, Carlos, Carlos' rambling, etc. "I guess we have a date then for when you can get to your car. What kind of car is it again?" The rat had a semi-bad memory for things such as cars.
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:07 am
(( Come to think of it, I don't think I ever decided on which car... xD;;; I'll just go with Mustang... because that's the one I want. xD; ))
"Definitely! Oh... did I ever tell you? I bet I forgot... it's a '68 Mustang," Carlos grinned. "It's a stick shift, and I'm not really good with those yet, but Dad promised to teach me since I put so much work into it."
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:21 am
((That works!
XD Carlos doesn't know how to handle a stick *shot*))
"That sounds like a sweet car." Adrian wasn't a car buff, but he knew which cars were nice ones and which ones weren't. Plus, it doesn't matter if he liked it or not, all that mattered was that Carlos liked it. "So, you're dad's going to teach you how to handle a stick, huh?" The rat smirked slightly.
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