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 Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 10:04 am
"Yeah, and then they grow up." Mac rolled his eyes; he wanted to gesture to himself, but his hands were a little uh, distracted. Despite her distress he didn't let go of her; instead, he gently rubbed whatever skin he could just to prove that he did not give any jacks about who might see them. "Lizzy, very few people come back here and I really think they have better things to do than look at student gardens." Yes, Mac did not give a single ******** that day; any day, really. So little ******** in fact, that he leaned his head up to give her a kiss; how's that for compromising?!
"Two." He confirmed, letting her play with his hair. "Well, future us can talk about it. I feel weird talking about scarelings right now." It gave him the creeps, and not in a good way; they were still in school. A dangerous school. There was no room to talk about scarelings. "Besides, they might have to attend Amityville one day..." It was probably the wrong thing to say given the circumstances, but it was important nonetheless. In his mind, they should focus less on scarelings and more on trying to clean up the mess the school was getting into.
"...I already have a little ghoul clone of me, Lizzy. I don't need another one...and Charlie is certainly not a name for someone with my traits." He laughed, shaking his head. Charlie was the name for a pink haired weirdo, not a dark coloured reaper. "Also, Charlie is a silly name for a ghoul and why are we still talking about this?"
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 10:34 am
"What! They grow up?!" She gasped dramatically, like she thought that scarelings would stay small forever; if they grew up to be anything like Mac though, they could still be cute as teenagers! Giggling, she shyly returned the kiss, "Alright alright... Future us can worry about future scarelings..."
She looked genuinely surprised, however, when he mentioned the school; it had never occurred to her that in the future, long after they've graduated, there would be other students... Possibly scarelings of the current students. Possibly her scarelings. Their scarelings?
"I wonder if there'll still be an Amityville by then...? I hope so though... Without Amityville, I wouldn't have met you!" This was apparently very important to her, "Some other ghoul would have been the future Mrs Airaldi! Can you believe that?!" Elizabeth Airaldi just rolls off the tongue! It was clearly meant to be. Everything made sense in her head.
At his comment, she blinked and then laughed, her expression softening as she smiled and poked him on his nose, "Because, Mr Leander Airaldi, maybe you secretly like the idea of starting a family someday... Besides, this conversation beats all the depressing conversations I've had lately."
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 10:46 am
"They do!" Mac gasped back, fighting really hard to not roll his eyes at her insisting on being ridiculous. "And they grow up into people like me. Or Shun! Do you really want a scareling who could have a facial disorder that prevents it from smiling?!" It'd been a while, he needed to pick on Shun for once; he seemed to be doing too much picking on Mot lately. Change in direction, he supposed. She returned the kiss, and he greedily took another one, his hands staying stubbornly behind her bent knees.
"Well, there are always other schools if this one goes under." With the publicity it'd been getting recently, he didn't doubt someone would take it down; they tried once, there'd be nothing stopping them from trying again. "Err, yeah, right. I don't think any other ghoul would want to deal with me long enough to get married." Except for this one stubborn ghoul who was already trying to plan their future. Silly ghoul. Silly Demoness. The sound of his name made him cringe, and he almost looked around to see if he was in trouble because nobody - aside from his parents - ever called him Leander.
"Families are scary." He grumbled, drawing from memory; his fear parents were something special, but the ones who raised him weren't bad at all... "Hmm. How's about I make you a deal." He murmured thoughtfully, his dark eyes searching her face as he contemplated something.
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:10 am
"I bet Shun smiles when he's with Mitsu. He's just not very good at it, I suppose," She stuck her tongue out at him before pinching his nose, for poking fun at Shun... Even though she had sort of poked fun at Shun before, "And I think... I'll love my scareling regardless of what he or she is like, and you will too. You've managed to do it with me just fine~" She had her... Moments, and Mac had been there for her through it all! Well, except that one time, but it was almost as if it never happened.
"Well, I want you," She smiled, "And I want you to be only mine, even if it sounds selfish... Maybe we can make a not-scary family together one day." Her smile soon faltered as she stared at him suspiciously, "And I thought demons were the ones always making a deal... But what is it?" He had gotten her curious. There was no way he could pull out now.
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:44 am
"I bet it hurts his face every time." He was quick to retaliate and equally quick to make a really exaggerated grin of his own as though someone was pulling on his lips. "Lyyke diss---owwwww!" He wrinkled up his nose at the pinching, making faces to try and stretch out or ease the pain without touching it; he liked where his hands were too much to ruin it.
"I'm good with older people. Little ones...not so much." Especially his sister. Poor, poor Saide... "Well good, because I want you too; and I want a scary family, how else are we going to keep the FEAR around here fresh?" He chuckled, lightly headbutting her for her silly talk. Her suspicions amused him further, and he stayed quiet a moment, just long enough to appreciate how hesitantly curious she was being about his little deal.
"If things go well, I'll ask you to marry me after we graduate." He submitted, of course after they graduate was a loose term; it didn't have to be right away, after all. "If you promise I get at least a year after we're married of just the two of us before we even start seriously talking about scarelings. Deal?"
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 12:18 pm
"Scary to humans, not-scary to each other," She nodded with a rather dreamy smile; while she had to admit that it was kind of silly to think about things that would only happen years later, it was still nice to think about the future. It was almost a goal to work towards - Mac and her starting a family, Mot and Hel getting married, Shun and Mitsu staying together, Junko starting a clothing line, Xiu making tea for everyone, Levi with her candycorn... It was a nice goal to work towards.
It was a goal... To get everyone through school safely. Nobody left behind!
"Hm?" She was snapped out of her thoughts by Mac, and it took her a whole 30 seconds to process what he had just said. Another 30 seconds was spent staring blankly at the reaper before she clutched her own cheeks and went "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!" in a high pitched voice that ended with a soft squeak.
"I..." She really did think that it was immediately after graduation... Then again, she also mistook 'I want you to be my date' as 'I want you to be my ghoulfriend'; Mac should have learnt his lesson by now, "I... Are you sure? Making a deal, no, a promise like that..." She was touched. Really touched... Especially since he had always seemed apprehensive about the idea of marriage or family, "You know my answer is yes, but... You'll have to shake on it."
She extended out a hand towards him, and despite their current compromising position, Lizzy looked entirely serious.
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 1:34 pm
"Oh, that's fine then." Scary-to-humans was okay. Encouraged, even. Highly.
Her reaction made him flinch, his hands finally moving from their spot behind her knees to cover his ears until she was done shrieking like a banshee. Mac never really did learn his lessons easily, at least where wording was concerned, but it was close enough to the truth. Once she quieted down he lowered his hands, returning them to their spot behind her knees. Yes, she said; he wasn't sure whether to be happy about that or terrified. Yeah, he had hesitations about marriage and family. Yes, he believed nothing lasted and that even included their relationship. Yes he believed that he'd be a terrible Father and would only screw up his kids. But the point was, Lizzy had said yes to a question he wouldn't be asking for a couple years yet...and that made him happy. The promise to attempt a life together...it almost, almost balanced out his reservations.
And then he noticed her hand, and realized what she had said to him. Shake on it? He was making a deal with a Demon...and she was extending her hand.
"You're not going to mark me, are you?" Black eyes stared hard at the extended hand, debating whether or not it was worth shaking over; a mark that would last for years...but what happened if something happened to either of them - or their relationship - between now and then? Deals with Demons always made him uncomfortable, even though this particular Demon was his ghoulfriend and dead set on becoming his Wife one day.
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 2:01 pm
"Mmmm... What do you think?" She asked, tilting her head a little to the side, as if she was thinking about the answer to his question... Even if the answer was already clear to her. She had no intention of ever marking anybody, and she saw no point in marking anybody anyway... Especially not when it's a boil she wanted to one day marry. However, said boil was not taking her hand as she had hoped. Said boil... Didn't trust her enough?
That thought actually caused her chest to tighten almost painfully, and she tensed up before relaxing again.
"Just kidding!" She giggled, giving him a pat on the forehead with the hand that was once extended to him; it was clear that she was disappointed from the way she was trying way too hard to smile. She was also wondering if what she just did was stupid... She could have just stopped at 'yes', right?
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 10:24 pm
"I think you should just take my word for it." He insisted, tilting his head up to nuzzle the poor ghoul. Sure he was hesitant to shake her hand even though his hesitation was clearly unfounded, but even outside of that...the promise of marriage shouldn't come with a handshake. The thought made him shudder more than the thought of shaking hands with a Demon, even one that would very likely share his life.
"You can't fool me, you know." Mac murmured quietly, brushing the ghosts of kisses against whatever skin he could reach; her chin, her cheeks, her nose. "I know you're upset. You're really bad at hiding it." That would be something she'd have to work on if she insisted on being bosslady to a bunch of bloodthirsty teenagers. "Just...I'm preeetty sure my parents agreed to marry with a handshake...I really don't want to follow in their footsteps, Lizzy." AND HE WENT FOR THE SAVE!
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 10:42 pm
"It's not that," She muttered, "I trust you. You're not the type of person to say such things on a whim, but..." She fidgeted, not really reacting to his kisses or touch, although she did manage a small smile at his attempts to cheer her up, "The handshake really didn't mean 'deal, you have to keep your word' to me? It meant that you would trust me enough to shake my hand despite your reservations about demons... But I guess we've only known each other for a little over a year... So... And I know that you and... And..."
A sigh, and she buried herself into his chest, closing her eyes as she put her arms around him, "I'm sorry... That was silly of me."
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 11:35 am
...Oh, well, damn, there went that.
"It's not just demons, you know." He sighed, adjusting to let her hold him and also to move his hands around her waist instead of on her legs, holding her against him. "I don't like shaking hands with anyone." It was so formal. So formal. Of course he did it from time to time, but on the whole he'd prefer if he didn't have to. But it just seemed that all he was doing was digging himself a deeper grave and so he let out a groan, leaning his head back and rubbing his hands against his face.
"I'm sorry, Lizzy, I didn't mean to, you know--" Be an a**. Be racist. Upset you. Be myself. Take your pick, Lizzy.
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 12:13 pm
Her first reaction was actually to ask if she was just 'anyone', but managed to hold it back. Instead, she remained cuddled up to Mac, brooding in silence and realizing that if she had said that, she would no doubt be regretting it right about now.
"Nah... It's... Not your fault," She tilted her head up to plant a kiss on his jaw before sliding off him to take a seat beside him, legs neatly folded under her. She smiled, playing with his hair again, "You're right... Handshakes are silly anyway. Mmm, for a deal like this... Kiss me instead?"
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 12:28 pm
No it was his fault, but he decided to stay quiet on it anyway. If he said anything, the conversation would just move in circles and that wasn't a good thing either. He let her brood as she saw fit, letting her work through whatever it was she needed to work through...and when she got up, he missed her warmth; however borrowed it had been. He sat up then, straightening his shirt and jacket. A kiss? A kiss he could do easily! The Reaper shuffled a bit to get on his knees, reaching out to brush his fingers against her cheek and to gently hold the back of her head as he leaned in for a kiss.
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 12:48 pm
She closed her eyes and placed her hands around his shoulders, holding him close against her as she deepened the kiss, no longer caring if- Alright, she was still paranoid that someone was going to see them and she was going to be forever embarrassed, but if that happened, this kiss was worth it.
"I'll be sleeping over again, I think," She murmured, breaking the kiss but almost reluctant to leave his lips, "Your dorm's closer anyway, and I feel a little lazy tonight."
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 8:43 pm
Mac never cared for being caught here; couples weren't uncommon, and it wasn't like they were creating a scene or, you know, actually doing the nasty. It was worth it in his opinion, and the worst that could happen was that they would be told to get a room. Which he could do easily, thank you very much. Lizzy had pulled him close and he happily obliged, sliding his free hand to hold the small of her back while the other remained buried in her hair at the back of her head.
"Oh?" The Reaper murmured against her lips, pressing a final kiss to them before leaning back a little bit more. "Hopefully not too lazy?" That would be a shame; she wasn't often in his room anymore, and that meant less time for, well, couple stuff. Any opportunity was a good opportunity! He leaned back a little more, collecting his hat and the phone he had stolen form her earlier, holding it back out.
"But here, see? At least a half hour, and there's been no disasters."
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