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Post by Blue on Jul 11, 2008 21:52:36 GMT -5
"I'm sorry, Anjok. I dont mean to upset you." Raychel said, watching him draw in the dirt. "It's just that..." She shook her head. "It's complicated..." Leslie took Bernard's discarded shirt, and swiftly ripped to bottom 2 inches off all the way around. She took her bottle of water, and rinsed his wound with it, she had to make sure it was decently clean. She wrapped the cut in the shirt the best she could. It wasn't Raychel's handy work, but it would do for now. "Both of you stop fighting, will you? This so isn't the time for it." ((Kc, we have a spell check )) ((-_- i get it Sir.))
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Post by Rose's Thorn on Jul 11, 2008 22:12:09 GMT -5
Leo rolled his eyes and stuck his tongue out at Bernard. He watched Leslie's hands falter over Bernard's skin, tying the knot of the hem, wondering exactly how that felt...letting his adolescent mind wander...
He shook his head and instead switched to wondering what the hell was up with Raychel that was so serious she was going to risk all of their hides over it. Something about her dad...
Belle bit her lip, leaning against the tent in the darkness of it, a trickle of light coming over just a trail of her features. A contemplative look came over her face, thinking just what was happening. Anjok was with Raychel - he would bring her back up within the next half an hour, hopefully enough for another animal act... Although Belle felt compelled to not believe that. How would they finish the animal acts?
Her heart bled for the older girl. She had undergone something horribly traumatic, something that left her a broken shambled disaster, a broken pane of stained gla$$.
She sighed and looked over at the only other person sitting idly by. She stepped over to Dom and sighed a little sadly. "What's going to happen next?" she wondered miserably, looking up at him, and pulled her mask off.
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Post by Noka on Jul 11, 2008 22:48:15 GMT -5
"It's okay, really," he a$$ured, complimenting his words with a grin. "You think you're gonna be ready for the other acts with the brothers?" Bernard let go of his eye and looked at Leslie. Showing off his amazing intelligence level, it took him a few seconds to realize that he still had his tongue out. He sucked it back into his mouth quickly and laughed nervously, scratching at the back of his head.
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Post by Blue on Jul 11, 2008 23:10:17 GMT -5
Raychel shrugged. "I don't really have a choice, do I?" Ray scooted closer to her warrior, and layed her head on his shoulder. "I don't like being like this Anjok, I don't..."
Leslie watched the boys squabble, it reminded her of how she and her brother act. It was funny really. *she giggled lightly and removed her mask, feeling much more free. Leslie never got to be herself around here, she was almost alway Betae. And that sucked.
Dom shook his head. "I really don't know, it all depends on Raychel and Anjok. All we can do, is trust them."
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Post by Rose's Thorn on Jul 11, 2008 23:17:29 GMT -5
Belle sighed as she watched them. She wished she had a watch or something to see how much longer they had to get Ray on her feet.
"Well," she said, "I just...What will happen if Ray isn't ready? Dom, what'll happen?" She turned to look at him, sincerely hoping he had an answer. Ray was pretty much the center of the show. If Ray wasn't ready, no one was. There was no doing anything without her, basically. Might as well just send the audience home and give them their money back.
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Post by Blue on Jul 11, 2008 23:42:12 GMT -5
Dom just shook his head. "We have to trust Anjok to bring her out of it, if anyone can, he can." Removing his own mask he gave Belle a reasuring smile. "it'll all be ok. Promise."
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Post by Noka on Jul 12, 2008 18:36:59 GMT -5
"I know.... But hey, I'm here for you, and so is everyone else, okay?" Anjok took off his mask and gave her a rea$$uring smile. Leaning over a bit, he kissed her on the head and wrapped his arm around her waist, "I'll always be here for you." A slight bit of the red color came back to Bernard's cheeks. Crap, she's pretty.... Bernard's thoughts showcased the fact that he had the overall maturity of a three-year-old. "Oh! Thanks for the fix Leslie," he smirked, a gesture that was directed at Leo yet again.
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Post by Rose's Thorn on Jul 12, 2008 20:15:42 GMT -5
Belle chuckled in a nervous, high-pitched voice. "I wish I could believe that..." She sighed. "But thanks for lying, anyway," she thanked. She was watching Ray and Anjok - and was floored by the flamboyant display of affection. They'd get it for sure, she was positive of that. Did they really know what they were doing?
She looked back to Dom, watching his face. She wondered what he was thinking; he seemed always in control, always on top of everything. She knew he wasn't. But it was brave to believe he was.
"Thanks for the fix, Leslie!" Leo mocked, hands raised and fingers wiggling. He sneered back at Bernard. But, of course, he'd been watching the way Leslie's fingers had run over Bernard's chest, the way they gently had brushed his skin when she'd tried cleaning it out. Still, he half-stuck his tongue out at his brother.
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Post by Blue on Jul 12, 2008 21:00:00 GMT -5
Raychel nodded, placing her hand on the one Anjok had on her waist. Her voice was soft when she spoke. "Thanks, I needed to hear that. I think I'll be able to go back on, with the boys, with you." Raychel smiled, and closed her eyes. Maybe she didn't need to lock herself away anymore. Maybe she didn't need to be afraid...
Leslie looked up at Bernard and Leo and laughed, seeing them staring at her. "Berny, Leo you two are drooling." smiling playfully she asked, standing up straght. "Ya like what you see?" With that, she walked away, over to her brother and Belle.
Dom gave her a look, "Why would I lie to you Belle? Besides, Ray is practically the mom here, and she cares about us a lot more then she lets on, she'd never let us get hurt because of her if she can help it."
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Post by Noka on Jul 12, 2008 21:32:52 GMT -5
That same bright red color rushed back to Bernard's face. For some odd reason, he seemed to blush very easily. He shut his eyes tight, sticking his tongue out and giving Leo raspberries. Again, displaying his childish behavior. It was clear that neither Leo nor Bernard had ever actually "grown up."
Anjok smiled at Raychel's gentle touch. He wished with every fiber of his being that they could just walk out of this hellhole and live normal lives, just like everyone else. They were human, it was their right, or more likely would be in a perfect society. He dragged his wandering mind back to the present, his subconscious screaming and kicking the entire way. He had more important things to deal with than dreaming about what should be, however. "You wanna head back in side yet or do you need to stay out here for a bit longer?"
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Post by Rose's Thorn on Jul 12, 2008 21:45:37 GMT -5
Leo couldn't help but explode with laughter at the color of Bernard's face, feeling his own cheeks heat up - he a$$umed this was because of laughing. He watched Les walk away, his eyes gliding down her back to her a$$. He shook his head, still laughing. Hell yes, he answered in his head to Les's unanswered question.
Belle shook her head. "I feel so horrible for Ray. Why should she have so many acts?" She bit her lip harshly, hardly noticing how deeply her teeth were digging into her lip in frustration. "God, she needs Anjok...because he's going to take care of her. If someone else was doing the mothering, she wouldn't be dying so hard now. She shouldn't care so much for the rest of us. It's not fair. To her."
She saw Les out of the corner of her eye walking over. Belle gave her half a wave, folding her arms afterward.
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Post by Blue on Jul 12, 2008 21:58:27 GMT -5
Dom shook his head. "I don't agree. If I know her at all, if she didn't take care of us, it would kill her. She's just that kind of person."
Raychel shook her head. "Can we stay out here a little longer? It's peaceful, and I like being here, with you. It makes me feel.... safe."
Leslie walked over to her brother and Belle. They were cute together. And she loved to tease her brother about the fact that when he talks in his sleep, her name is always included. "Hey guys. I checked out Bernard's wound, its not that bad, but he's going to get an infection if we don't get the proper stuff to clean it."
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Post by Noka on Jul 12, 2008 22:14:21 GMT -5
Bernard stood bolt upright, eyes wide open, "Infection? What about an infection?" He scratched at his face and chewed on his tongue a bit.
Anjok nodded in agreement, "Yeah, it's quiet, sort of serene...." he sighed, laying his head on hers. "There's something more out there; We'll find it eventually, I just know it."
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Post by Blue on Jul 12, 2008 22:38:12 GMT -5
Leslie flinched, she hadn't expected him to hear her. "It's nothing Bernard, I'm just telling my brother that after the show I'm gunna have to re wrap that with the proper stuff." She turned around waved goodbye to her brother and belle, and headed back over to the boys. "Hey guys. what's up?"
Raychel squeezed Anjok's hand gentally, "I hope you're right, I really do..."
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Post by Rose's Thorn on Jul 12, 2008 22:44:49 GMT -5
Belle gave Leslie a soft wave, and her hand dropped. Something was going to happen - it didn't matter what Dom's confidence said. Something was going to happen, something bad. Something very bad.
Leo grinned widely as Leslie returned, walking closer to her and Bernard. "Nothing," he answered. He watched Leslie and the light hit her cheeks, a sort of pearly color, and he scratched the minuscule lump at the base of his neck, a habit of his.
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