Legan
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"Is there blood in my hair?" "...what?" "...Is. There blood. In my hair?"
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Post by Legan on Jun 21, 2009 21:49:37 GMT -6
She hadn't fled from his touch, that was promising. Lucas smiled down at her still, wondering what her next move would be. "T-That would be nice." He smiled wider at this. Typical Clover. "D-Do you want some help?" Always so sweet.
"Naw, ya're fine," he smiled, rubbing her shoulder gently before pulling away to walk into the kitchen and get started. "Do ya want marshmallows?"
"It looks terrible out there." Lucas snuck a peek outside as he went to grab the cocoa mix. He whistled lowly, shaking his head. "Sure does. Good thing we're both inside, right?"
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Post by Clover:. on Jun 21, 2009 21:59:58 GMT -6
Clover nodded her head hurriedly with the marshmallows, loving them in her hot chocolate. She smiled when he had rubbed her shoulder, it reminded her of when they were together. She slowly followed him into the kitchen.
She stood by the frosted window and extending her index finger, drew onto the glass. She shivered when a bit of the frost chilled her to the bone. She took her wand out and lightly flicked the radio he had on his countertop. She smiled and turned again, still drawing. She swayed a bit playfully to the music, humming along with the music.
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Legan
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"Is there blood in my hair?" "...what?" "...Is. There blood. In my hair?"
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Post by Legan on Jun 21, 2009 22:16:06 GMT -6
Lucas smiled as she messed around behind him. He was starting to feel more comfortable which in turn disturbed him. Things couldn't go back to the way they were, could they? It all just felt so right: both of them in the kitchen, making hot chocolate while it stormed outside.
He sighed and rubbed his face. Don't let it get to you, Lucas, he told himself. Just keep making cocoa.
"So," he asked her after a while as he added marshmallows to their drinks. "What have ya been up to lately? This is the only real time we've talked in... a while."
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Post by Clover:. on Jun 21, 2009 22:26:55 GMT -6
Clover then stopped drawing on the window, head a bit lowered. "I...Well..." she hesitated, thinking of how she was going to word this. "I'll give you the short version." she said and turned, sitting slightly on the window sill.
"I apparently died, came back the next day, Chris could not deal with it, I knew you were hurting, so I isolated myself from everything. I stayed in a cheap low end apartment, using just my savings from the years to fund my rent and a bit of food because I could not work due to my illness...I ran out of money, just been writing all these years..."
Things were getting harder for her to say now. "I...then moved to a cheaper apartment, st-stole food...became really sick, then Chris found me again." She sighed heavily and turned her face away for a moment. "What about you?" It was evident that her life had been completely miserable.
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Legan
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"Is there blood in my hair?" "...what?" "...Is. There blood. In my hair?"
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Post by Legan on Jun 21, 2009 22:39:22 GMT -6
Lucas listened with his back to her as she talked. He nodded every few sentences or so to show he was listening as he warmed up the water for their drinks.
"I...Well..." she hesitated, thinking of how she was going to word this. "I'll give you the short version. I apparently died, came back the next day, Chris could not deal with it, I knew you were hurting, so I isolated myself from everything. I stayed in a cheap low end apartment, using just my savings from the years to fund my rent and a bit of food because I could not work due to my illness...I ran out of money, just been writing all these years... I...then moved to a cheaper apartment, st-stole food...became really sick, then Chris found me again."
Lucas had stopped as he listened, leaning against the counter heavily. He had no idea it had been this bad for her... He had assumed it had been bad but not... this bad.
"What about you?" He turned to face her as she turned from him, trying to keep the registered shock from his eyes. "Um, Ah've been okay," he said slowly. That was true. He had been okay lately. Not exactly the Ritz but not rock bottom either. "Just playing gigs and making music." He shrugged and looked back at the counter.
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Post by Clover:. on Jun 21, 2009 22:47:09 GMT -6
Clover nodded and slowly stepped away from the window sill. She sat down on the chair at the kitchen table with her hands together. "I am really glad that you kept playing guitar...You are great." she smiled, hoping to lighten the mood a bit.
She did not like thinking about her past. She needed to move forward from all the rubble; like a phoenix. She sighed and eventually rested her head onto the table. She shut her eyes before hurriedly popping a marshmallow into her mouth.
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Legan
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"Is there blood in my hair?" "...what?" "...Is. There blood. In my hair?"
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Post by Legan on Jun 21, 2009 22:52:33 GMT -6
Lucas stared down at his floor, still a bit baffled by her earlier story. He felt so stupid for not asking earlier. Maybe it all could have been avoided then. Maybe if-
"I am really glad that you kept playing guitar...You are great." Her words startled him and he looked up at her sharply. "Wha? Oh... yeah, thanks," he smiled a bit hesitantly, taken off guard. "Ah love that guitar." He looked over at it fondly on its stand, the wood still gleaming after all the years he'd been with it.
He ran a hand through his hair, coming back to himself. He would get through this. She was only is his kitchen for god's sake, it wasn't anything major. He smirked as she popped a marshmallow in her mouth. "Good, eh?"
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Post by Clover:. on Jun 21, 2009 23:05:17 GMT -6
Clover smiled and nodded, mouthful of marshmallow. She hurriedly swallowed her mouthful, blushing. She lifted her head again and watched him as he nervously moved around.
"What's on your mind?" she asked, even though she knew her past was on his mind. She watched his shocked expression and she slowly rushed up. "I'm sorry...I shouldn't have told you." she said and used her wand to flick off the radio.
She rubbed her hands together. "I'm sorry for intruding on you like this again. I understand if you don't want to talk for the rest of the night." She got up, stood next to Lucas, and placed the bag of marshmallow back onto the counter. She then turned to face him, only a few inches away from him.
"I'm not the same Clover as I was back then." she whispered.
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Post by Legan on Jun 21, 2009 23:37:00 GMT -6
Lucas stood in the center of the kitchen, eyes fixated on her. "What's on your mind?" He just waved his hand absently, gesturing for her to forget it. It wasn't good to dwell on things in the past anyway, right?
She started to get up, turning the radio off and looking worried. Lucas straightened up to stop her if he had to. "I'm sorry...I shouldn't have told you."
"No, it's okay Clo-"
"I'm sorry for intruding on you like this again. I understand if you don't want to talk for the rest of the night." Did that mean she was staying? Hope stirred in Lucas but that was completely forgotten as she turned to face him. "I'm not the same Clover as I was back then."
He sighed softly as they stood face to face. It was all he could do. "Ah know," he said quietly, looking into her eyes. "Ah've... known, Ah suppose." He cupped her cheek in his hand softly, hoping she wouldn't move away. "But... Can we just pretend for a second that we're the old Clover and Lucas?"
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Post by Clover:. on Jun 21, 2009 23:47:24 GMT -6
She did not pull away but just looked intently back into his eyes. She felt her eyes lightly brim with tears. She looked down to where her feet were and she saw his in front of hers. She felt how close the two were standing, feeling his warm body against her's.
She shivered and looked back up into his eyes. Slowly, she trailed her hands up to his cheeks, cupping them as well. She eased her forehead against his and shut her eyes. "No, Lucas, we can't." she whispered. "B-But, let's try to be old Clover and Lucas, forever. All chaos aside."
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"Is there blood in my hair?" "...what?" "...Is. There blood. In my hair?"
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Post by Legan on Jun 21, 2009 23:51:21 GMT -6
Her hands were cold yet warm on his cheeks. He swallowed nervously in anticipation for her answer, looking into her eyes. "No, Lucas, we can't. B-But, let's try to be old Clover and Lucas, forever. All chaos aside."
He smiled widely, loving her answer. Loving her. "Ah wouldn't want it to be any other way," he smiled before kissing her softly.
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Post by Clover:. on Jun 22, 2009 10:45:03 GMT -6
She kissed him back softly, her eyes shut delicately. She slowly slid her hand down his arm and into his and then slowly pulled away. "The water's bowling." she smiled at him and looked over at the boiling kettle of water.
Her heart was racing and she could not help but keep smiling at him. She then rested her head on his shoulder, shutting her eyes comfortably.
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Legan
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"Is there blood in my hair?" "...what?" "...Is. There blood. In my hair?"
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Post by Legan on Jun 22, 2009 10:54:16 GMT -6
Lucas smiled against her lips before she pulled back slightly. "The water's bowling." He heard the kettle whispering but he didn't really care. She rested her head on his shoulder and he instinctively ran his fingers through her long dark hair slowly, fixing his eyes down at her.
The kettle whistled more urgently and Lucas sighed softly, reaching over and turning the stove down. He kissed the top of her head before resting his chin there. "Do ya still want ya hot chocolate?"
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Post by Clover:. on Jun 22, 2009 11:00:19 GMT -6
Clover exhaled as he ran his fingers through her hair. "Do ya still want ya hot chocolate?" she heard him whispered. Clover chuckled softly, "We shouldn't let it go to waste." she whispered, feeling the moment to delicate to speak any louder.
She slowly wrapped her arms around her shoulders and hugged him warmly, still lost in the moment. She shivered when she heard the wind strengthening outside and she instinctively stepped a bit closer against Lucas.
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Legan
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Post by Legan on Jun 22, 2009 11:04:18 GMT -6
Clover stepped closer to him, hugging him tightly. Lucas thought he had died he was so happy. This is what he'd missed for the years they'd been apart. He snuggled against her, burying his nose against the nape of her neck slightly. "We shouldn't let it go to waste." No, they shouldn't. But they shouldn't let this moment go to waste either.
Lucas pulled back slightly as the wind heightened and nodded though he was still smiling. "Right." He turned and took her hand softly, kissing her knuckles before turning to mix the cocoa in and add the marshmallows.
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