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 Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 5:39 pm
"S-stop, stop please. . ." Ellandra whispered, not knowing if her voice was unheard or not. But. . . she had to answer. . . even thought she felt like she was facing down a firing squad - oddly, her vision was obscured by a flash of red for a moment at that thought, before she shook it off and continued in a halting, trembling voice as her shaking increased and panic started caging her in its vicelike grip, "H-he didn't force me. . . i - it w-was m-my idea... and - and if - if it w-was... a m-mistake..... i-it's..... o-one th-that I don't regret m-making..." She felt ill, and was shaking like a leaf in a strong gale, but she steeled herself as best she possibly could to continue. "I - I c-can't.... r-regret it. . . n-not for an - an instant. . . I - I. . . I can't... I - I can't...."
And she sagged to the ground, sick to her stomach with fear as her breath came in short, panicked gasps, no longer letting her get a word out around her choked-off attempts at breathing. black stars danced around the edge of her vision as her panic threatened to overwhelm her completely and she lost all ability to reason as she struggled under the wieght of the overwhelming, overbearing terror that was suffocating her, choking her, strangling her. . .
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 5:46 pm
Faolan turned to look at Elle, sensing before seeing that something was wrong. He pulled the girl to him, comforting her in reassuring arms, and glared at his adopted father. "Get out. We'll talk later."
"Lad, don't you dare . . . " Keagan began.
"I said out!" Faolan shouted, holding up a hand to the man, black claws growing to replace his fingernails. He kept his hand up, that gesture alone threatening enough to have Keagan leave. Once the old man was gone, he let his hand drop, claws retracting once again and looked down at Ellandra. "Breathe, lass. Just breathe. You're alright. Ain't nothing happening now. He's just tryin' to protect you, that's all."
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 6:00 pm
Ellandra gasped, choked, and spluttered as she tried to answer Faolan, but her breathing was far too much out of her control for her to be able to speak at the moment, and so she just snuggled closer to Faolan - the claws on his hands lost to her as panic overwhelmed her - and trembled, trying to calm down just from being near him.
Her heart was thundering in her chest and if she had a condition like Faolan's there would have been significantly more danger for her; as it was she was still rather faint because her panicky breaths were dancing along the borderline of hyperventilation, and it was only the reassuring grip Faolan held her in that allowed her to keep conscious as she was.
"H-he.... I . .. I kn- ....know... b-........but....." she struggled to say, though the effort only cost her more breath. Illogical or not, there was no simply stopping her panic when it reached this height.
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 6:03 pm
Faolan moved so he was sitting on the bench, Ellandra in his lap, rocking her gently and making soothing noises. "Calm. Calm. La, girl, don't die on me after I just found you."
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 6:12 pm
Ellandra continued to snuggle close to Faolan, doing her best to just breathe. Not to talk, not to reason, just to breathe and regain her senses. It took her a lot longer to calm down than it had to panic like that, but that was the norm. though usually she didn't have someone there trying to help her relax. Between her panicked breaths, she moaned slightly, apologetic and pathetic sounding little whimpers, ashamed of herself for - for losing control of her fear so badly.
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 6:16 pm
"There now, darlin'. You're alright," Faolan continued babbling softly, soothingly. He wouldn't admit it out loud, but the girl had scared him. He was pretty sure now he had a good idea of how she'd felt when he'd blacked out at her apartment.
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 6:22 pm
As her breathing returned to normal and her trembling subsided, Ellandra went limp in Faolan's arms, more than a little exhausted. She let her head fall against Faolan's chest as a tiny breathy sigh escaped her. "S-sorry....." She said quietly, breathily, still not quite back to normal but much better than she had been a few minutes ago.
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 6:24 pm
"No need to be sorry. I know Da can be overwhelming. He's just lookin' out for you, that's all," Faolan said quietly, rubbing her back. "You want me to leave so you can wash up?"
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 6:36 pm
Ellandra didn't say anything for a long moment, simply lying in Faolan's arms, trying to regather her strength. At last, she said quietly, "I know . . . I know he was. . . but . . . crazy as - as it seems to him . . . I trust you;" she said quietly, her words still having a slight out-of-breath quality to them. She locked eyes with Faolan and kissed him softly - just for a moment, they didn't need to start anything again, not right now - before nodding and edging away, out of his arms. She rose shakily to her feet and took a few stumbling steps until she reached a wall, which she immediately placed both hands on. "I- I can meet you.... later...." she said quietly, then looked at Faolan out of the corner of her eye as she leaned on the wall for support.
"B-but........ we might need to move that... marriage up a bit........... after a-all of that...."
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 6:46 pm
Faolan chuckled. "What, that? That was nothing. Well, not nothing, but I mean it ain't nothing to be concerned about." He moved over to the bench and picked up his jeans, stepping into them and pulling them up under the blanket still tied about his hips.
"We'll talk about handfastin' when you come back to the vardo, okay? Give you some time to wash up and think and calm down and all." He walked over to her and leaned on the wall as well, one arm on either side of her, and nuzzled the back of her neck, giving her gentle kisses. "I love you, Elle." He moved away, giving her some room and headed for the door. "I'm gonna go clean up the vardo while you take your time here, okay? He waved and disappeared through the door.
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 6:53 pm
Take her time? That. . . that sounded very, very good... Rather than head stright to the shower, Ellandra turned so that her back was to the wall and slid down it, sitting on the ground for a few minutes the try and clear her head that way. Closing her eyes and dropping her head into her hands, she let the full implications of what had happened hit her.
Surprisingly. . . they weren't as bad as she'd thought they would have been. Maybe it was that "I love you" that Faolan had said to her just before leaving her alone in here. Sighing softly, Ellandra rose to her feet again and headed to the shower - she needed to relax; hopefully the water would help her do so.
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 7:10 pm
Faolan was heading back to the vardo, humming softly, when a hand grabbed his arm roughly and hauled him into a small alleyway between some of the stalls. He was thrown against the wall and held there, strong fingers digging into the flesh of his biceps where he was held. "Erf! Hey, Da."
"Don't you ever, ever talk to me like that again, especially not flashing those god damned claws at me," Keagan hissed, face mere inches from his son's.
"You were scaring the hell out of her," Fao said, voice low. "What sort of man would I be to stand there and let you do that? She was having some sort of panic attack."
Keagan's eyes narrowed. "I don't know what you're playing at with her, but you best plan to marry this one. I won't be picking up the pieces when you ******** it up again."
Faolan glared back, but was resigned. "I'm not gonna ******** up. I love Ellandra. I want to marry her and have kids."
"Yeah, that's the part that worries me. You best think about what you are and what you will sire on that girl," Keagan said, letting his son go. "Think long and hard about that, son."
"I have . . . and I still want children with her," Faolan said, looking down. "You believe in soulmates, right, Da?"
Keagan's expression softened finally and he sighed. "Lordy, son, don't tell me you think that's what this is."
Faolan shrugged, not meeting the old man's eyes. "Don't think. I feel it. It's strong, too. You ain't gotta worry. I'll do right by her." He looked up. "Starting with cleaning up our home so she don't have to when she comes back from the shower. Might not help her any to see you beating up on me out here, either."
"Alright, son," Keagan said, smirking. "You go be domestic, but we'll finish this talk later."
"Fine," Faolan sighed, pushing away from the wall and walking out of the alley. He headed to the vardo and went inside to strip the bed and put fresh bedding on it.
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 7:31 pm
The shower did help Ellandra to calm down and feel better. Unaware of the further exchange that had taken place between Faolan and his father, Ellandra made her way back to the vardo wearing some of her older clothes - some of the ones she'd scooped up into her bag when Faolan had kidnapped her. They weren't colorful, but they were comfortable. She was rather tired, understandably so after all that had happened, but she felt more relaxed and content than she had previously, now that she had been able to calm down and think things through. She hoped Faolan was all right. . . slightly nervous again, she carefully opened the door of the vardo and stepped inside.
"F-faolan . . .?"
Well, okay, maybe she wasn't completely back to normal yet if she was still stuttering, but she was doing better. Better would just have to be good enough.
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 7:44 pm
"Back here," the young man called from the bedroom, finishing putting the fresh bedding down. He came to the front with an armload of the other sheets. "Im gonna take these to the laundry tent and I'll come right back, okay? Want me to bring some food back, too?"
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 7:54 pm
Ellandra smiled at Faolan, though she wrinkled her nose a bit at the sheets he carried. "That would - would be.... nice," she said quietly, then walked over to him, avoiding the sheets as best she could, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him on the cheek. "B-but no twinkie dogs, okay?"
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