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 Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:21 pm
"I can't even think straight right now! Just now, if that had been you, I don't think I would have been able to stop you either. I told you that I'm confused, but... but you have to believe me Arrow, I didn't break up with yuo just so I could get together with silver. I didn't! W-we aren't!" Fox is starting to break down into tears again, not that he thinks it will help.
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:31 pm
Unfortunately, Fox;'s sudden outburst into tears pulls at Arrow and he can't even control his actions. He finds himself wrapping his arms around the smaller man and holding him tightly. He finally can Feel what Fox is going through and that alone makes tears spring into his own eyes.
Sometime during their fight, it had begun to rain. Now the droplets are falling around them with reckless abandon, soaking their clothing through. Arrow can't stand anymore, and drops to his knees, still holding onto Fox tightly, not wanting to let go.
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:42 pm
Fox, not being gifted with empathy himself, has no idea what prompted this change in reaction from the nightscout, but he's sure as hell not going to complain. He clings to Arrow, his fingers curling up in the scout's quickly dampening shirt and just cries right into the shirt, shaking. Eventually he calms a bit, still crying, but not as violently. He's starting to shiver, being out in the rain without a shirt on and all.
All this doesn't really help his confusion, the mixed up feelings projecting themselves to Arrow without the adept's knowledge.
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:55 pm
Arrow lets Fox cling to him, trying to be a good steady rock. He feels the turmoil that Fox is going through and respects the Adept a lot more for not having caved under all this pressure before. When the adept starts shivering though, Arrow decides that it's time to move. The best place he can think of though, is the hot springs. He carries Fox over to the the springs and sets him down gently.
"You need to get warm." he states. "And your clothes are all wet already, so you should just get in. I don't want you to get sick."
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:02 pm
Fox nods silently, obeying rather numbly since thought wasn't coming to him easily. He had enough sense to turn away from the scout before removing his pants, letting his long (if currently ill-kempt) hair conceal him. When he slips into the hot spring, he can help but gasp since the water seems twice as hot as normal, because of how chill he is.
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:57 pm
Arrow strips down and slips in next to Fox silently, immediately taking on the task of untangling the adept's long, ratty hair. It's slow going, but having his hands in Fox's hair seems to be calming the kaleda'in at least a little. Arrow decides not to say anything for the time being and to just comfort Fox, although he knows he needs a little comforting himself.
About halfway through the detangling, Arrow decides it's time to say something. Fox isn't looking at him though... His eyes are dull, almost unseeing. Inside them Arrow can see a turmoil of emotions trying to surface but all being too subdued to make it. He wants to grab Fox and shake him out of it, but he knows that won't work.
NightArrow clears his throat and tries to get the adept's attention. "Fox?" he asks. "Can you tell me what these last few days are all about?" he asks, taking another large knot and beginning to work it out as well.
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:26 pm
Fox did very much enjoy having arrow's hands in his hair, since it was like a physical sign that the scout still cared for him, even after what he'd done. He likes it so much that he just kind of falls into a state of reverie, where he's not really paying attention, and doing his best to ignore how fuct up he feels.
When Arrow says his name, he comes back out of it, although he can't really look at the scout because, yeah, arrow's working on his hair, "I... I've just been really confused. I've been a little confused the whole time. At first, I didn't even know why I said yes to you. There was a time or two when I was planning on dumping you, but you always made me forget that I was going to. And then, when I was still confused about how I feel for you and for Wind, then Silver comes here..."
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:28 pm
Arrow nods, now going through only the last bit of Fox's hair. "Are you feeling something for Silver...?" Arrow asks, a little afraid of the answer.
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:30 pm
Fox goes quiet a moment. He'd been wondering about that himself, really. Finally, he replies, "A bit, but... but not as much as with you, or with Wind. I feel so.. so comfortable around him though."
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:35 pm
Arrow nods. This he understands. It was sort of like he and Cy. They liked each other and they'd probably sleep together if they weren't otherwise attached but circumstances as they are, the two of them just wind up being really close instead.
Arrow removes his hands from Fox's hair once he's done untangling it and begins to give the adept a shoulder massage. "So what I walked in and saw was not willfull on your part?"
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:39 pm
"'Not willful' is probably putting it too strongly. I... Gods, I'm not even sure how that happened. But it's something I'm used to... after all, the last time I saw Silver, I would have been willingly participating, so it just... seemed kinda normal. I didn't really think about it... and it felt a lot nicer then sitting around being confused. I let it happen." The adept had been momentarily disappointed when Arrow finished with his hair, but was pleasantly surprised by the hands on his shoulders trying to work out the tension. He was always under a lot of stress, even before this mess happened.
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:43 pm
Arrow nods, rather a little upset that Fox had let it happen but he also remembers the amounts of time Fox had let things like that happen with him. He continues the massage, noticing the Fox is enjoying his talented hands.
He's getting confused himself though, with the waves of emotion coming off of the adept. "Fox, can I ask you something personal?" he says.
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:49 pm
"You've all ready been asking personal questions." Fox points out, although not in a discouraging tone. He was rather unconciously leaning into Arrow's ministrations.
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:51 pm
Arrow is definitely resisiting the urge to kiss Fox thouroughly and take advantage of his emotional state. But, that would be rude, so he controls himself. It's not helping that Fox is leaning into him and making little contented sounds deep in his throat. He gets his mind back though, and remembers what he'd wanted to ask Fox. "I was just wondering how you did feel about me..."
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:58 pm
Again Fox goes quiet a moment before answering, thinking through how he feels and what he's going to say, "I like you. I mean, earlier, when you saw us, I just couldn't let you leave. I was telling you to stop without even knowing it. I... I still think my feelings for Wind are stronger though," He feels a bit bad admitting that, since he's hurt Arrow enough recently without reminding him about that, "But I do like you more than Silvey."
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