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castleinthemist2012-04-03 05:01 pm
sakedrinking) wrote in castleinthemist2012-04-03 05:01 pm
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.5th Fantasy Impromptu [Closed to Harth]
She hasn't seen Duo since that day in the common room.
She had helped him with the leather he'd gotten from the fountain, helped him with his hair and he had even given her a small weapon - a knife - to defend herself with out in the castle. It had been a good evening. One she enjoyed. One of the few she actually enjoyed in her time there. She really did seem to like being around him, though she couldn't exactly explain why her mechanical heart always felt so fluttery and light whenever he was around, or why she became so flustered and awkward at the drop of a hat with him.
And suddenly he wasn't there. And she noticed.
Haku waited a while, quietly worrying while trying so hard to not outwardly show it. She didn't want to cause undue panic, thinking that maybe, just maybe, she was being needlessly paranoid. He was sleeping more than usual, or had explored further in the castle and was there, just fine and alive with no need to be worried over.
But when a full day passed she couldn't take it anymore. And that's when she did something foolish.
Taking up the knife that he had given her, she tied her long skirt up and did her hair back in a loose bun, setting off without telling anyone where she was going. She had hoped she was wrong, that she wouldn't get very far and find him safe. Sure he might scold her for going out alone like an older brother to a younger sibling, but she wouldn't care so long as she knew he was okay.
And if she got to the end of the trolley - the furthest she had ever gone - and he wasn't there... then she would come back before anyone could realize she'd left. No harm, no foul. Any shadows? She'd run. Any other sign of trouble? She'd scream then run. In her mind it was a decent plan, for all it's holes.
Quietly she headed out to the bridge, past the stair tower and on to the next level, looking around as the wind brought the scent of the sea to her nose and fluttered loose strands of white hair past her face. She tucked some behind her ear instinctively, pausing to look around and strain her ears to listen. There were no sounds aside from the distant cry of gulls flying over the crashing sea.
"Not here..." she muttered to herself, continuing up the next stairwell. That was when she finally took note of the off-colored stairs that led to the broken domed roof over the building next to the upper platform, above the trolley tracks. She paused and strained her ears once again, but the same silence met her.
What if he was down there... what if he was hurt... ?
"Duo-kun... ?" she called out nervously, then cleared her throat and tried again, actually letting her powerful voice carry for once. "Oiiiiiii! Duo-kuuuuuuun!"
Her voice echoed back at her, but she thought that for a moment, just a moment, she heard another voice calling softly back to her...
She had helped him with the leather he'd gotten from the fountain, helped him with his hair and he had even given her a small weapon - a knife - to defend herself with out in the castle. It had been a good evening. One she enjoyed. One of the few she actually enjoyed in her time there. She really did seem to like being around him, though she couldn't exactly explain why her mechanical heart always felt so fluttery and light whenever he was around, or why she became so flustered and awkward at the drop of a hat with him.
And suddenly he wasn't there. And she noticed.
Haku waited a while, quietly worrying while trying so hard to not outwardly show it. She didn't want to cause undue panic, thinking that maybe, just maybe, she was being needlessly paranoid. He was sleeping more than usual, or had explored further in the castle and was there, just fine and alive with no need to be worried over.
But when a full day passed she couldn't take it anymore. And that's when she did something foolish.
Taking up the knife that he had given her, she tied her long skirt up and did her hair back in a loose bun, setting off without telling anyone where she was going. She had hoped she was wrong, that she wouldn't get very far and find him safe. Sure he might scold her for going out alone like an older brother to a younger sibling, but she wouldn't care so long as she knew he was okay.
And if she got to the end of the trolley - the furthest she had ever gone - and he wasn't there... then she would come back before anyone could realize she'd left. No harm, no foul. Any shadows? She'd run. Any other sign of trouble? She'd scream then run. In her mind it was a decent plan, for all it's holes.
Quietly she headed out to the bridge, past the stair tower and on to the next level, looking around as the wind brought the scent of the sea to her nose and fluttered loose strands of white hair past her face. She tucked some behind her ear instinctively, pausing to look around and strain her ears to listen. There were no sounds aside from the distant cry of gulls flying over the crashing sea.
"Not here..." she muttered to herself, continuing up the next stairwell. That was when she finally took note of the off-colored stairs that led to the broken domed roof over the building next to the upper platform, above the trolley tracks. She paused and strained her ears once again, but the same silence met her.
What if he was down there... what if he was hurt... ?
"Duo-kun... ?" she called out nervously, then cleared her throat and tried again, actually letting her powerful voice carry for once. "Oiiiiiii! Duo-kuuuuuuun!"
Her voice echoed back at her, but she thought that for a moment, just a moment, she heard another voice calling softly back to her...
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"It seems to have worked." He said, pulling away and smiling at her, his hand at the crook of her neck.
"Now, you best keep this to yourself. The spell, our little deal. I'd prefer the rest of them not know about what I am." Could she feel his grip on her?
He pulled a hand down, his cold hands touching hers, examining her fingers. "I'll keep my word, so long as you do."
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She nodded slowly, watching his hand moving to hers nervously. Miku would know... the others might take a while to catch on, but it wouldn't take long for them to figure it out either. She could promise to keep it secret all she wanted, but sooner or later it would come out.
She just hoped she could keep them from doing something foolish once it did happen.
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"Best not trouble them with inconsequential details." There was a bit of a threat lacing those words. Did she know what he was capable of?
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How long could she keep up the charade? She heard the threat in his tone. What would happen if something slipped?
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"Hah. You should go back to your room now, get some sleep. I'll see you first thing tomorrow morning. Understood?"
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She slid off the bed, acutely aware of how every joint and muscle now ached and twitched with pain. Sleep. She could sleep, and maybe feel somewhat okay in the morning.
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