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| LadySabre | Jan 20 2006, 12:15 AM Post #21 |
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"I'm not crying. I won't cry. I can't cry," she murmured, finally stopping herself from digging her fingers too far into her own flesh. "I'm not allowed." Sniffling, she rubbed her red eyes with the backs of her dirty sleeves and looked up at Drake. "Mommy said it was a secret gift. Said I'm not supposed to let other people see it until it's time and that I would know for sure when it was time. I don't think it's time yet..." she whispered sadly. Wiping her nose, again with the backs of her sleeves, she snuggled up closer to Drake and closed her eyes. It wasn't her mommy, but it was safety and love. Her eyes opened when he told her his secret. "Like... the big flying creatures mommy always talked about? The Master always said that her stories were make-believe, but I believed them." She frowned. He was right. The people up there didn't like them very much, but she didn't care. She liked Drake and her mommy. And they liked her, too. So, to hell with the rest of the world! They could make their own, the three of them. Smiling, she nodded to Drake and resumed hugging him tightly. "I'm really sleepy..." With a small yawn, she put her hunk of cheese with the rest and wrapped the bundle up in a cloth, tying it tightly and setting it on the plate. Laying down, she grabbed Drake's arm possesively and got settled beneath the cozy blanket. "Any chores left before night night?" If he responded, she didn't hear. |
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Wash: I think they really captured his essence. Kaylee: He looks kinda mean. Wash: That's sorta what I meant. Simon: This must be what going mad feels like. Kaylee: Everywhere I go, his eyes keep followin' me... | |
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| Alain | Jan 20 2006, 06:49 AM Post #22 |
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He laughed a little, and nodded. "Yeah, those. My mom was one, except she could look like a human when she wanted. She married my father, and had me... but she never told him. When she finally did, he hated her for it. Stupid, selfish man... but he was afraid of her, so he pretended it was alright. She got sick one day, and died... I think he poisoned her. Anyway, he kicked me out into the street right after. I've been alone ever since. Not anymore, it seems..." He smiled softly as she latched onto him like that, then he picked her up in his arms and carried her over to the cot, where he laid her down, then lay down next to her, putting his arms around her little frame. "No chores. You can sleep." Drake kissed her forehead and closed his eyes, thoughts racing. Had he known what today was going to end up being like... God just likes to mess with us people down here, doesnt he..? Always knew it, now I have proof... sending someone like her though, thats a low blow. How am I supposed to avoid that? Despite himself, he laughed quietly, and pulled a blanket to cover them both - maybe together the cold wouldnt bother them... |
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| LadySabre | Jan 20 2006, 11:12 AM Post #23 |
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She stirred as Drake's arms wrapped around and under her, carrying her across the room. Mumbling quietly, she only snuggled in more and clung tighter to him once the move was made. ((*intermission music* Figure we can move on a few hours since there's not much to RP when people are sleeping. *intermission music ends*))Isabel awoke with a start, her eyes flying open. They scanned the room, but it was to no avail. There was no light here. Wait... There was no light here... At the Master's house, there would have been lanterns everywhere. So where was she? A movement beside her refreshed her memory. Smiling, she closed her eyes, feeling her way around the room mentally, searching for the ladder. As soon as she found it, she left the cot as quietly and without too much moving so as not to wake Drake. She pulled herself up the ladder quickly, the smell of the area entering her nose immediately. She did her business quickly, as well, in hopes that she could return to the room and start breakfast before the Master... no... before Drake was up. That would be nice of her, wouldn't it? Make breakfast for the Dragon. Her mom would be amazed and delighted. A noise to her left made her jump. Sending her mind out towards it, the tendrils quickly recoiled back to her. She was frightened for some reason. Slowly, she headed back over to the ladder and began climbing down. She thought she heard quiet footsteps following her, but she wasn't sure. As soon as her feet hit the floor in the room, she laid out the map of it in her mind and raced over to Drake and shook him gently, but urgently. "There's something in the darkness. I'm afraid," she whispered. The room was silent, as was the area near the ladder. Isabel shivered and grabbed Drake's hand, trying to reassure herself that it was all just her imagination. |
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Wash: I think they really captured his essence. Kaylee: He looks kinda mean. Wash: That's sorta what I meant. Simon: This must be what going mad feels like. Kaylee: Everywhere I go, his eyes keep followin' me... | |
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| Alain | Jan 20 2006, 03:43 PM Post #24 |
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He slept fairly soundly, susprising, after the happening of the day before - bad memories and just plain strange things happened since hed run into that little girl... but he felt well enough that his sleep was mostly undisturbed - until he was shaken awake by her. He wanted to be anrgy at first, but he caught the last part of her sentence even through his drowsiness. Silently, he sat up, and took her hand, pulling her very gently behind him. He didnt move from the cot, didnt make a sound at all, but he just wanted her behind him... that way if anything really was coming he would have the opportunity to deal with it before it could get anywhere near his Isabel. His? Odd thought at a time like this, but somehow it made him smile a bit. He was hers now too, after all... "Stay very, very still..." He whispered quietly, and drew a long knife from a sheath on his leg - he hadnt undressed to sleep, after all... if there was someone coming for them he would kill it without a sound - he didnt want it carrying through the water pipes and having people come to investigate - this area had been a nice safe place for him ever since he dug it out so long ago, he didnt want to have to leave it... was as much of a home as he had ever had... |
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| LadySabre | Jan 20 2006, 08:30 PM Post #25 |
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She shivered and closed her eyes as Drake moved her to sit behind him. Wrapping her hands tightly around his midsection, she clung to him for the warmth and protection his body emanated. When he removed the knife from somewhere on his body, she gasped quietly and let go of him. She wasn't big on knives ever since the incident with the Master's goonie and his handy-dandy dagger. Sending out her mind, she searched the room for that feeling again, but didn't find it. A loud squeak from down the tunnel, however, made her jump and then almost laugh. "Rat," she said aloud. "God, they're mean." With a small sigh, she finally relaxed. |
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Wash: I think they really captured his essence. Kaylee: He looks kinda mean. Wash: That's sorta what I meant. Simon: This must be what going mad feels like. Kaylee: Everywhere I go, his eyes keep followin' me... | |
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| Alain | Jan 20 2006, 09:31 PM Post #26 |
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*he let out a sigh too, but was a little worried when she let go, apparently in fear. He lit a match and lit one of the lanterns near the cot, the light glinting off the blade. He showed it to her, then set it down, shaking his head* "You worried me for a minute - I thought you were frightened of me for a moment." he gestured to the knife "It's just an object. It can't hurt you on its own, and I promise you, it will never hurt you as long as I hold it. Because I'll never hurt you." Smiling softly, he reached over and brushed her hair back out of her eyes. "Come on, lets have some breakfast, hm?" |
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| LadySabre | Jan 21 2006, 01:28 AM Post #27 |
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She looked down at the blade as he turned on the lantern and couldn't help but twitch. A smile appeared slowly, but it was not a strong one and her eyes remained fixated on the knife. "I trust you..." Memories of days back at the Master's house raced through her mind. A whip cracked, a hot stinging feeling spread across her back, she bit back tears as the Master laughed crazily behind her, ordering her to stand back up. She heard her mom sobbing somewhere, screaming about how she was only a child - an innocent child who didn't deserve this - screaming about how she didn't know better. Oh, but she had known better. A tear dropped to the ground and mingled with a few drops of a warm, red liquid dripping from her back. Drake's voice brought her back out of her own mind and she looked up at his face finally. Shaking her head, she had to put together what he'd said by the last word. That was enough, though. Breakfast. Food was good. Crawling from the cot, she obediently grabbed up the cloth with cheese inside and a few apples, one for each of them. As if in a trance, she knelt at Drake's feet and put the food in his lap, head bent down, before plopping onto the floor there in front of him. "Anything else, M - Drake..." Her eyes wandered up. "Drake. Not Master." She blinked and looked around finally. The pain was fresh in her back - she must've slept on it for part of the night - but she refused to show anything but a soft smile. |
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Wash: I think they really captured his essence. Kaylee: He looks kinda mean. Wash: That's sorta what I meant. Simon: This must be what going mad feels like. Kaylee: Everywhere I go, his eyes keep followin' me... | |
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| Alain | Jan 21 2006, 10:02 AM Post #28 |
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He saw her, saw her expression, past it really. He had his share of beatings... his father hadnt tossed him out witout first exacting revenge for his mother's "Lies" as he called them... even if her only crime had been loving him... "Isabel... don't..." He shook his head a little, then leaned down and picked her up, hugging her into his lap. "You're not a slave anymore, okay? So you don't have to serve anyone but yourself. And don't bow to me, please..." He kissed her cheek, and tried to smile reassuringly. "I know it's a hard habit to break... but... don't act like my servant, okay? I don't want a servant, I want a friend..." He didnt mind so much if she got the food, but he didnt like at all the way she kneeled there... it made him feel like he had beaten her himself, or that she felt he might... |
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| LadySabre | Jan 21 2006, 02:47 PM Post #29 |
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Isabel curled up in Drake's arms and clung tightly to him. "'Once a slave, always a slave.'... That's what the Master always said to me. My mommy said not to trust him. I want my mommy..." Sniffling, she rolled a bit, but quickly returned to her original position on her side. As she looked up at him, she smiled faintly, but her face held sadness. "I've never had a friend before." |
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| Alain | Jan 21 2006, 02:54 PM Post #30 |
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"Well your mom's right. You shouldnt listen to him. He's a big liar, alright? He smiled, and kissed her cheek, then hugged her tight, wanting her to feel safe, at least... "No one is ever going to make you their slave again, okay? Not as long as I live... as long as I'm still alive I will take care of you, isabel. I want you to know that." God this was stupid... he'd only met the girl yesterday, but he kept feeling like it had been longer. He felt a weird sort of connection... he had been about the same age when he was in her position - well almost the same age and situation. He had to fend for himself after Kayla died... he wasnt going to leave isabel. Maybe... maybe if he took care of her he wold be forgiven for not taking better care of his sister... he should have done more, shouldnt have let her jup in front of that man's spear... tears were forming in his eyes, but he just held her and didnt even notice them. Her mother... what would he do about that..? "I know you do..." But wasnt it her that said she wasnt ready to get her back..? What did that mean anyway...? |
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