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 Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:20 pm
Resting her head against Liam's, Crow gave a rattling sob.
"If there's any mercy in the world, you won't," she said, slinging her arms around him and rocking slightly. "I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Not a soul. Ah, gods, I'm so sorry...Liam, please, I didn't mean to..."
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:23 pm
Liam sighed and wrapped his arms around Crow as best he could, still trying to stave off the damnable blood. His sight had dimmed, but not disappeared entirely. That was a good thing.
He had the sudden urge to explain himself, to explain the drug and why he'd sent a teenager out to get more for him...unintentionally. Or maybe intentionally? He didn't, though. He didn't need to explain himself to anyone. This was his choice.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:28 pm
Pressing herself against Liam, making herself as small as possible, Crow knuckled her eyes roughly and tried to force the remaining tears away. There'd be plenty of time to cry when she was alone.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:29 pm
"I need you," Liam said suddenly, kissing the top of Crow's head with a sigh and a sniffle, "Come back with me."
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:33 pm
Need me for what, something else to steal? Crow thought venomously before she could stop herself. She pushed the thought away in blazing self-disgust.
"Alright," she said, voice tiny and very tired.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:35 pm
Liam stood and wavered slightly, legs still weak and trembling. He reached down and pulled Crow to her feet. He was tired. Damn tired.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:37 pm
Emotions run into the ground and feeling physically ill every time she looked at his eyes, Crow held Liam tight and guided him back towards the HQ.
"...m'sorry I hit you," she said guiltily.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:41 pm
"Yeah, well, m'sorry I called you names," Liam sighed. He hadn't meant it, of course. He hadn't been thinking. Before he realized what happened, he found them standing before the door to his room.
"Huh..." he mused and opened it for Crow.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:44 pm
"It's okay. Y'didn't mean it," Crow said, entering with head ducked down in case there was anyone else in the room. She could hardly face the shame of seeing the damage she'd caused. Seeing other people's reactions by daring to look them in the face would surely kill her.
"You alright, love?" she asked, looking at him. "I can get you somethin', if you need to sit down or...something."
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:45 pm
There was, mercifully, nobody else in the room. That was probably why the stoned Vavvian had been allowed to wander in the first place.
"No," Liam said, shaking his head and falling back onto his bed, "I just want you."
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:51 pm
"I ain't going anywhere any time soon," Crow said, sitting down close beside him. "I'll stick around."
She swallowed hard, forcing away the thought of Rabid or Björn arriving home and seeing Liam changed and what they would do to her when they found her.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:52 pm
Liam heaved a sigh, wrapped his arms 'round Crow, and collapsed backward onto the bed. He just wanted a hug, damnit. Screw what everyone else would think.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:54 pm
Keeping her face clear away from Liam's, Crow buried her head against his shoulder and clung tightly, listening to him breathe. Tears leaked hot and hateful down her face, and she tried very hard to ignore them.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:57 pm
Liam didn't fight. He placed one hand on the back of Crow's head and the other beneath his own, trying to breathe slowly and evenly. What a ******** relationship this was, he reflected. Three minutes ago, he'd called her a b***h and she'd broken his nose.
Now they were cuddling.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:01 pm
Crow's tiredness caught up with her, and after the comforting silence and closeness of another warm body to hold onto, she felt herself drowsing. She tried to shift and stay awake, but just didn't have the energy. So, pillowing her head still against Liam's shoulder, she drifted off.
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