|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 8:05 pm
He took it, smiling, eyes scanning the paper....
...
Then stopped.
Then read it again, his smile smaller.
Slowly, he looked up at Emerwyn, eyes glittering. "...Is this...is this for me?"
His voice was very soft.
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 8:12 pm
Emerwyn always got a rush of excitment when someone read her work. Everything she wrote was for someone. Even if she didn't know who it was. But when the person it was intended for read it, it was the most fulfilling part of what she did.
But now, the rush was different. It made her nervous, excited, frightened, maybe a little happy, all at once.
His eyes bored into her. "Yes." Her voice was clearer and steadier now, far more than it had been when she'd first arrived. She did not smile, but simply kept her brown eyes looking straight into his.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 8:30 pm
His lips curled into another tiny smile. Something in his eyes...they were a bit misty.
"...No one's ever written me a poem before." He looked down at it again.
"...Thank you...thanks a lot."
Julian was very touched. He handled the paper like it was precious, setting it off to the side.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 8:40 pm
Emerwyn was taken aback a little by his reaction... or, more by the look in his eyes.
But, he seemed to be touched, so she smiled warmly.
It seems to be going well...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:10 pm
His smile broadened, and he blinked the mist back from his eyes.
"...So...this is nice. We...like you said, never got a chance to actually...talk." A nervous little chuckle - at least it wasn't forced.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:19 pm
She wasn't exactly sure where this was going, but it looked like the visit might pass between only her and Julian... Julian alone.
"Yes. So." Only once before had Emerwyn found herself at a loss for words as she was now. "Do you- what do you- What I mean to say is-" She laughed at herself, nervously.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:26 pm
"...Yes?"
He smiled encouragingly, wondering what she was trying to say.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:28 pm
Should she ask?
Dare she ask?
"I want to know about Cheshire."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:30 pm
Julian's smile broadened - his nervous habit.
The fur on his tail bristled slightly.
"...Okay. What...what do you want to know?"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:36 pm
Emerwyn was delving into a strange and dark place, but she was egged on.
Whether it was concern for Julian, a sick interest in the Cat himself, or a combination of the two, she did not know.
"Well, I guess I want to know... who is he?"
The question was no doubt harder than it seemed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:41 pm
Julian squirmed a bit.
"...Ah...you...HAVE read the book, so...he's...he's Cheshire."
'Oh, pity, and you were doing so WELL, too. I still make you that nervous?'
He whimpered. Not NOW!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:47 pm
"The Cheshire Cat." Emerwyn mused on it, thinking about everything she knew about him. "He fancies himself as Carroll's Cat?"
Leading him down the paths of Wonderland... confusing him... eventually leading him to the Queen of Hearts... Causing mischief and mayhem wherever he goes.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:51 pm
"...Yes."
His voice caught a bit - he gulped, ears twitching as if he heard something.
In fact, he did.
'Remember, dear Julian, I can hear the both of you. I'll intervene if I hear something I don't like....'
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 2:16 pm
Emerwyn thought hard about what she'd say next. She was treading on thin ice, she knew.
"And, what role do you play?"
Maybe through questions like this she could find out more about the Cat without actually having to speak to him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:25 pm
"...What...role?"
He suddenly looked very uncomfortable. He'd NEVER thought of that. Did he...have...a role? In Cheshire's eyes?
"...I don't...know."
Cheshire was laughing - very quietly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reply
