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 Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:48 pm
Mitsu couldn't bring herself to move too much but thankfully Shun shifted a bit closer as well. Feeling him take hold of her, it took a few moments but her grip on the rocks loosened a little, at least to the point her knuckles were no longer white.
"P...please get me down, Shun. Please..." She begged.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:52 pm
Nodding silently, Shun made sure he had a good hold on her, shifting a little closer still so that she was right up against him basically. Seeing that her grip had loosened, he held her close and tried to see if he could start lowering them both down.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:01 pm
When Shun started to lower with Mitsu in tow her grip tightened for only a moment, fear striking her again. Even with him pressed up behind her she was still terrified that she would fall. Finally one of her hands dislodged from its spot and lowered a little to grip a different ledge, her other hand doing the same. With this slow process she helped lower herself down, refusing to completely release her hold.
By the time they made it to the ground the whole adventure had probably taken them far longer than it would have to just walk the path. As her feet finally touched a horizontal surface Mitsu all but collapsed falling back into Shun. She had avoided passing out thus far but she was teetering now on the edge of consciousness.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:05 pm
It was a slow descent, but Shun was determined to get them down. Once they were on the ground, he let go of the rope and wrapped his arms around Mitsu tightly while kneeling since he felt her collapse into him.
"I'm so sorry..." he repeated, feeling a strong sense of regret deep within him, "I... I'm a horrible person... I know.."
In general, this bit just helped solidify his feelings that he couldn't make the girl happy as well as the one that he really was only capable of making others suffer one way or another. It frustrated him and it also in a sense made him rather sad for some reason he couldn't fathom.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:15 pm
"You're not...." Mitsu seemed to be struggling to catch her words as she wrapped an arm around the one on her waist while bracing herself against the wall with her other hand. She was dazed and out of it but everything was starting to settle back in around her. "Y..you're not a horrible person."
As her breathing started to level off into something a little more steady she wiped at her eyes with the back of her injured hand. She wasn't sure what else to say, her brain wasn't quite up to par yet, she just felt the need to reassure him.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:18 pm
If only she knew the whole story. That was all he could really think about here.
"No.. I shouldn't have put you up to this," he said, still holding onto her fairly tightly. She seemed to be calming down now, but that didn't make him feel much better about what happened here at all.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:27 pm
"D..don't feel bad because I got scared," Mitsu said softly finally lifting her head a little, trying to turn and look at the assassin. "You didn't know." In fact, Mitsu didn't know just had bad it was until she had been faced with something like this. It was a little eye opening.
Drawing her hand away from her face she looked at her palm. The wound wasn't bad but it was littered with dirt and small rocks, the blood currently hiding the cross shaped scar she had. Clutching her hand tightly, Mitsu tried to push her way up again though her legs were unsteady as she did so. It was also difficult since Shun still had a firm hold of her.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:53 pm
Letting out a sigh, Shun finally loosened his grip on her as she tried to stand back up. Standing up as well, he carefully took her hand to get a look at it. It wasn't too bad but they were going to need to clean it up.
"Let me clean this up for you.." he said quietly before going into the bag to get some water. He didn't really have any medical supplies on him but he could at least try to get the dirt and rocks out of her hand.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:04 pm
It seemed Mitsu was able to recollect herself now that she was back on the ground, her eyes losing that edge of fear as Shun took her hand and looked it over. Nodding lightly she allowed him to clean it, wincing a little as the cold water washed over her hand. Once the dirt and blood was washed away the scar was more apparent, the small wound running down its center.
"We can still walk," She offered. If they went up to the look out point she would just have to stay away from the edge...by a good ways.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:21 pm
Once the cuts were cleaned up, Shun looked it over a little more to make sure he didn't miss anything. Looking up at her as she said they could still walk, he furrowed his brow with concern.
"Are you sure?" he asked, wanting to be sure she was still up for that. He would like to of course, but he didn't want her to be uncomfortable either. Glancing back at her hand, he hesitated for a moment before bringing it up to give the small cuts a very light kiss. It just seemed like a good idea at the time.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:06 pm
"Yeah, I don't mind walking," Mitsu nodded though her face flushed as soon as Shun pressed a kiss to the cut. "S...Shun?" She questioned softly as her hand was lowered allowing her to retract it gently. His actions were a mystery to her sometimes and he was oddly affectionate when he hadn't been before. It really made her wonder...if he had been telling her the truth.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:10 pm
"Sorry... My..." he hesitated, "Mother did it once before to make a cut feel better... I think... I don't really remember."
Shaking his head from the thought, he went on to grab the bag and put everything away. Once it was all packed, he slung it over his shoulder once more and looked towards Mitsu to see if she was coming. There were some of the strange feelings again. They seemed to have accompanied the guilt in an odd way..
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:30 pm
Holding her hand close to her chest Mitsu followed behind Shun once he started along the path again. Quietly she looked back at her hand, a question coming to mind that she just couldn't seem to keep to herself. "What....is your mom like Shun?" She was always curious since she didn't have parents of her own. A lot of kids would count her lucky....but she wasn't so sure. While she had....used to have...a brother he wasn't what one would call nurturing. He cared, that much was true, but he was still her brother and not a parent.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:35 pm
Shun's gaze shifted towards the ground as he tried to recall details so he could answer Mitsu.
"I... don't remember much of her at all. I think she was loving..." he said with uncertainty, though his eyes soon narrowed and his tone lowered, "My father's done a pretty good job of getting rid of any evidence of her. You won't find any pictures of her at my home. And he never speaks of her. Never. The most I've really heard was from Bent-Tail's dad.. who claims she was a beautiful woman and that I had her eyes."
He had his suspicions on what could have occurred, but there was no way for him to find anything out at this point.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:48 pm
"Oh," His words were very past tense though it wasn't very clear why she was gone. Had she left? Had she passed away? It didn't even seem like Shun had much of an answer for himself on the matter. She would have asked what his father was like but the tone he had while he mentioned the man seemed to lack a sense of compassion one might have for a parent. Everyone seemed to have parent troubles. Desmond, Riyo, Klyde, and Shun. Was there anyone at all that actually enjoyed having them around? Mitsu always picture parents as the people who nurtured you, picked you up when you feel down, told you things would be okay, read you stories, and tucked you in at night....but that seemed to be a lot of fairy tales.
"Sorry, I guess I'm just...curious is all." Mitsu finally said after a pause.
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