Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *The
sounds of a blender going fill the kitchen as the young Get stands in front of
it making smoothies. Cold and yummy they are the perfect way to combat the
summer temperatures. She's in a tanktop and jean shorts, her hair pulled back.
She is obviously making enough for more than just her. In fact, she never seems
to make just enough for herself of anything.*
Shadow's Blissful Silence: Out he comes
with another box to set by the door. Amazingly he seems to be capable of packing
by himself. Packing, and thereby not going out of the apartment yet, he's in raw
silk pajama pants, barefoot, and topless. Dressed like that it seems remarkable
he can almost pull off androgenous, because without all the costuming and
theatrics, he looks not at all feminine. "Hey Kelsey."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: Aerin runs his hands
through his hair as he moves from his and Ethan's bedroom, having pretty well
gotten that room ready to go. He's dresseed, amusingly, similarly to the Fenrir,
in a simple black tank top and jeans. He doesn't wear shorts, though. Ever,
really. He sighs and looks around the living room. "You think we can get a Moon
Bridge opened from our living room to the new place?"
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Hey Bliss,
you like strawberries and bananas? *The blender stops and the sounds of a
cupboard being open as she goes to pull out glasses.*
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: You, too,
Aerin?
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She peeks
out and looks at the boxes. For her, packing was a matter of stacking her stuff
in a different spot, ready to go, so she'd been helping with the more generic
living room, kitcheny stuff that they weren't still using.*
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "What? You mean
you don't make smoothies with magic?" He moves toward the blender, mystified.
"Who knew?"
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Yeah, I can deal with
that." He smirks at Bliss, and shakes his head. "Cute, Bliss. Any chance you can
pour a little scotch into mine, Kels?"
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Ick. I so
think you want coconut rum for that."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She smirks
at Bliss* This is magic, see I put it in this crucible and it does all of the
noisey churny effects for show and comes out all blended. *She grins and pours
three glasses* Yeah sure Aerin. *She grabs the bottle of scotch and pours some
in and mixes it with a straw, then puts a straw into each of the other two and
hands appropriate drinks to Bliss and Aerin.*
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She laughs
at Bliss.* Hey, at least we don't have to drink it.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Never liked the taste
of coconut," he says with a shrug to Bliss. "Of course, I used to hate scotch
too, but..." He takes his drink with a grateful nod to Kelsey, and moves to take
a seat across the back of a chair, looking to the others.
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "But with
scotch. C'mon...there's even vodka."
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Thank you
Kelsey, for being sane with me." He takes the smoothie with a chuckle.
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She cleans
up in the kitchen before moving to take a seat.* I don't know about building
moon bridges but if we need to, I haven't been spending much of the money my
mother gives me, I can spring for a truck...
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Vodka?" His nose
wrinkles. "Might as well suggest tequila."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "I think we've got
enough for a truck," he says with a chuckle. "I'm just being lazy."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She chuckles
at Bliss.* I try.
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Mmph! No
laziness! Build them muscles! *She mimics cracking a whip.*
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "I hate
tequila."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Hey, I'm busy enough
as it is." He grins. "I get to slack once every decade. And I think I'm about
due."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She smirks
at both of them.* So we're going to have to keep a well stocked cabinet to keep
up with finiky tastes, hmm? *She thinks of something.* You know...there's a guy
I met who has his liquor cabinet labelled "Sanity."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She laughs
at Aerin.* Oh alright. I'll grant you a half hour of slacking. *She winks*
Shadow's Blissful Silence: He moves to sit
beside Aerin, running a hand through Aerin's hair.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "I would agree to
having that label on the cabinet." He smirks a little bit, and takes a drink of
his smoothie. "Well, my bedroom's taken care of...bathroom's done up, too."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Kitchen's
done except for the stuff we're using and stuff that needs to stay refridgerated
or frozen. *She sips from hers.* Living room shouldn't take too long, mostly big
stuff that's not going to fit in boxes anyway.
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "I'm pretty
much set, too."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Awesome." He nods.
"So it's just Tony's room and the living room, then? That's not too much."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: So, er...I
hadn't asked, I'm supposed to have a room in the new place...but, er, do I need
to get a bed?
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "We can get you
one." He shrugs. "I have to take Tony shopping, I can take you shopping too."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Yeah," he says in
agreement to Bliss. "Don't worry about it too much, Kels. 'course, if you prefer
the floor..." He winks to her, teasing a bit.
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She nods.*
Cool, thanks. So how long's he going to be living with us?
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Until he's ready not
to," he says with a little shrug, looking to the hallway with a light sigh. "And
as to when that will be...hard to tell."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She makes a
bit of a face, then sighs as well.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "He needs help,
Kelsey." He sighs deeply. "He's wounded, badly so. And someday, soon if my plans
work, he'll be less so. We'll have to see how that goes."
Shadow's Blissful Silence: He keeps
petting Aerin, sipping at his smoothie.
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Yeah I know
Aerin. But he also freaks out if I so much as blink in his direction of the
apartment. *She sighs.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He leans into the
better with a slight smile.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "He's been badly hurt
by female Garou. Give him time."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Yeah I
know. *She says quietly and drinks from the smoothie.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He sighs and nods.
"Speaking of projects...my call for aid on Magadon was met with a roar of
thuderous silence, beyond those already involved. So I guess it's just us,
Corbin, Carrie, Slade, Dara, and Mel...and Lucien. Safe bet to say we're pretty
much at the heart of this, at this point." He looks betwen them. "Any idea? The
school's important, but it's not going to fix the source problem."
Shadow's Blissful Silence: He leans into
Aerin, eyes half closing. "There'll be more space. It'll be better. Promise."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: (((Include Selena in
there. Always forget her for some reason...))
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Mmmmmm...Stephen.
We can try Stephen." He smiles painfully. "He fights like a demon, and he
sometimes speaks to me these days."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She
scratches her head.* Well, what happened to the one two punch idea? You know
where we go in, kill whoever finds us and set a trap to kill the big guys later?
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: Now it's his turn to
pet Bliss, and he nods to him before looking to Kelsey. "That was the plan,
before this school came up. I think..." He sighs. "I think there's still
something to be gained there, perhaps. We need to find some information on Von
Nostrum...I think Carrie's working on that, though. Should check in with her. I
think, after that, it's time to hit AllChem and go forth with the plan. The new
fountain may just have to suffer a horrific accident, to stall them until we can
get back and clean that damn school up."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She nods* I
think it'll be easier to fix the school if we take out the big guns first. The
fountain itself is easy to take out. Just need some time without anyone there
and something to hit it with. But with those people still in place, it'll
probably be replaced with cameras on it so probably better to wait until we can
get the guys putting that in motion out of there.
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Oh and has
anyone checked out the janitor guy?
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Actually, I was
thinking of overloading the water supply, after we hit AllChem. When they get
their main source of the Fomorol disrupted, it'll make it harder to get it back
up and running...and when they do, we can have a little meeting with the
replacement man. This Von Nostrum."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Not yet, no."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: What do you
mean overloading it?
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Right...um,
so I need to get to an internet cafe and see what I can find out. Best to have
someplace relatively anonymous so they don't trace it to us. Hmm...and if any
cameras in the place just happened to lock up while I'm in there...that'd be
beautiful.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "When I got access to
the computer systems, I found the controls that monitor everything. The power,
fire control, intercom, all of that. I'm guessing, with the upgrades
done--security systems were pretty well suped up--that I can get the water
systems to overload themselves and shut down. That water's got to have the
Fomorol pumped into it somehow. In the doses they need, I'm guessing it's
computer-controlled."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Ah right,
cool.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He glances over at
Bliss, running his cheek along the man's jaw, before looking back. "I can cover
you in that, sure, Kels."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Think we can
hit it tomorrow? Or do you want to wait til this is done? *She waves at the
boxes.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "I think we can take
time out of our day to hit it tomorrow, probably."
Shadow's Blissful Silence: He nuzzles
Aerin back gently, just listening.
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Cool. So, for
the actual move is someone going to take Tony out or should I make myself
scarce?
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "I think we can
take him out," he says with a nod. "He could use another day in the sun."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She nods*
Cool.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "So, let's
see...that's two things down...moving and Magadon. What else. Morgane and Dark
Elements...the investigation...the Courts..."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Morgane...I
don't know...she needs someone who's good at dealing with trauma 'cause I really
think something happened that messed her up in the head. I mean, the whole
wearing gloves to avoid the dirt thing...but then taking them off and putting
her hands in the dirt at the Sept....?
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: The
investigation...*She sighs.* I don't entirely know what to do. I mean, I've
never met the major players so...yeah. And I know nothing about the Courts.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He nods a little bit,
running a hand through his hair. "I can try to talk to her...Goddess knows I
have experience in such...but I don't know how close Craven will let me get."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She shrugs.*
If she talks to you of her own accord maybe he wont even realize? At least,
until she starts improving.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Possible. If it comes
out, there may be problems, but..." He shrugs. "It's definitely a possibility.
As to the investigation...maybe you can arrange to run into Lucas, or maybe
Branwyn, if she's in town? Hang out with them a bit...see what you can subtlely
find out."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Where would
they hang out? *She chews at the corner of her lip*
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "We might ask Catie where
one might find Lucas."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "That would be a good
place to start," he says with a nod to Bliss. "And I can find out about Branwyn
when I manage to get together with Coredlia and hang out."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: And Catie
would be in the park?
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Catie would
be...someone we can find. She's a friend to us...and Lucas's mate."
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "I can arrange
that. We can see her while shopping for furniture."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She nods a
little* Alright.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "For the time
being, I think it's best to leave Joshua watching Gavin. If anyone's caught onto
us, they'll see Joshua and think we've still got our attention on the Grand
Elder."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: If they see
the connection between us and Josh that is. *She nods*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Crap.))
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: ((Forgot
about us? *sniffles and pouts all cute like*))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "They very well might
not..." He shrugs. "But Joshua isn't...a sneaky man. Which I knew beforehand,
and was relying on, really. If they know he's watching, they may well assume
that I'm not. Joshua and I are known enemies within the Sept, so..." He shrugs.
"He's always more been a decoy then anything else, anyway."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn:
Though...it's gonna be weird with me'n'him actually getting along...
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "You and Joshua?" He
grins. "So he's not your biggest fan either, eh? Yeah, you're definitely made
for this pack."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Uh, think you
misunderstood Aerin...he and I get along. I give him coffee. *She laughs.* And
sometimes food. Pretend like he's my dog when going to get food.
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "I don't really
know him."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Oh. Okay." He nods.
"That's fine, too. He and I just have some past issues. I'm sure he won't hold
it against you." He takes a sip of his smoothie.
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She
nods.* Either way.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He grins a little bit.
"I promise, there's some people who actually like me from time to time, besides
us."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: I've only
actually seen one other person that doesn't and frankly Arn not liking you
doesn't phase me in the least.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Oh, they're out
there. They just like being sneaky about it." He smirks a little. "And Arn may
not like me...but he listens. I think. Sometimes."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Yeah, he
respects you at least...now. *She gets a funny sort of look on her face.* I
think....he actually might have been teasing me the last time I saw him. It
was...weird.
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Arn...." He
chuckles. "What would we trust his judgement on?"
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "We trust him to have
the cranial capacity of a carrot," he says with a smirk to Bliss. "And to piss
people off. Both have their uses."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She laughs
and nods at Aerin.*
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: ((*pokes chat
and inserts, "Bliss and" before Aerin*))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He grins and shrugs a
little bit. "If all goes to plan, I may have a use for him in all of this, down
the road. You never know when you may need someone willing to charge whan you
point and shout 'Wyrm!'"
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She grimaces
and rubs the back of her neck...coloring a little.*
Shadow's Blissful Silence:
"Oh...certainly." He grins. "Leading around the mentally challenged is like my
birthright. I know exactly how useful is can be."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "You're not a moron,
Kelsey." He reaches out to touch her shoulder briefly. "You think before you
act. Usually." A little wink at that last, lightly teasing.
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "If we thought
you were that damaged, valkyrie, we'd not have brought you home."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She gives
a small smile, then looks down at her cup, playing with it a little. She stands
to take it into the kitchen and clean it out with the smoothie gone. The usually
part making her think of things she'd kinda been avoiding thinking about.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Per+Emp (Kels): 6,4,4,4,6,8,8,
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
Combination of hurt and shame that she's trying to
bury. Not associated with Aerin...but Andy. Aerin's words just making her think
about it when she'd rather not.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He sighs a little bit,
watching Kelsey, and reaches out to touch her shoulder once more. Not saying
anything, just...there.
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She stops as
he puts his hand on her shoulder and looks over at him, then down and just
shrugs a little.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "You wanna talk about
it, Kels?" He tilts his head to the side, watching her calmly. Giving her the
option.
Shadow's Blissful Silence: He looks up at
Aerin curiously, head tilting to the side.
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: What good'll
it do? Not like anything's gonna change. *She says quietly.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Because I think you
need to get it out, for one." He sighs a little. "And because nothing is set in
stone. Trust me on that...sometimes, it used to be the only thing that kept me
going."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She sighs
and looks off towards the kitchen.* I didn't mean to almost hit him...it
just...what he was saying...it hurt. And he just wouldn't stop. And I tried to
walk away when I felt my temper rising and he called me a child for it. And
then...*She bites her lips hard, swallowing and shakes her head, not
continuing.*
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *And yes, she
seems to still be avoiding the other part.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "He kept pushing?"
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: He didn't
just keep pushing...he was TRYING to hurt me Aerin. And he did a really good
job. And I just lost my head. *She looks down, upset.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He nods. "You've both
hurt each other, Kelsey. I don't know who started it first...intentionally or
not. I have a very good feeling it didn't start intentionally. But it's
escalated to this point. And frankly, I do think it's because you still care a
lot about each other, even if you are over each other."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She sinks
down back onto the couch finally and pulls her knees up to her chest and sighs,
speaking quietly.* He's not "over" me. He never really wanted me all that much.
There was nothing to get over.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He snorts at that,
amused. "You're kidding, right?"
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She shrugs a
bit* I wasn't enough to keep him here...or even bother inviting me to go with
him.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Kelsey...it's not you
that's the problem. You...DO know that, right?"
Shadow's Blissful Silence: Snuggled into
Aerin he stays still. If he moves, she might stop talking. Aerin pretty much
made him stop helping last time he tried anyway. So...he tries to be not there.
As not there as you can be while listeninf intently.
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She shrugs a
little.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Persuasion: 8,2,4,8,2,1,5,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: Ahh, to be able to
cheat. He sighs, looking at the Fenrir. "Kels. Look at me for a moment."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She looks at
him, quietly.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Andy is running. Not
from you. But from the truth of what he is. He doesn't accept it...he can't deal
with it. And he'll always be running until he accepts what he is. Whather he
loves you or not has nothing to do with why he's doing this. He's scared of what
we all represent." ((CHa+Exp coming))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Cha+Exp (vs five): 6,8,9,3,4,5,
Ethan Anderson : The young blond lets
himself in with a sigh, wadded up apron in one hand, hair net in the other.
Shadow's Blissful Silence: He nuzzles
Aerin again, and quietly slips out. [Because some of us need to shower and
nap....]
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She sighs.*
I know. But...I...he...*She sighs again.* I wanted something that was never
going to happen and when he said he was leaving...I figured it out...and I
didn't want to hurt anymore. And him staying wasn't going to change that he
wasn't ever going to love me, hell it was less likely with Brice pregnant so...I
just...*she trails off with another sigh.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "You tried to
forget about how you felt?" He looks over to Ethan, smiling soflty to him and
nodding, then looking back.
Ethan Anderson : Ethan smiles gently to
Aerin and then nods to Kelsey before heading for the bedroom.
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: ((*snuggles a
Fox* Ninight!))
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She nods a
little at Aerin and then at Ethan, staying quiet.*
fox: [Night. *hugs* Sorry I kept
vanishing.]
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((All good, love.
*Hugs*)) He nods a little bit to Kelsey. "Kelsey...take it from me. The original
Padawan to the Sith Master when it comes to 'I refuse to care.' It doesn't ever
work."
Ethan Anderson : Ethan chuckles as he pads
back out of the bathroom, clad in a fresh pair of jeans and his hip length blond
hair. "And trust me, he has tried. Very hard."
Ethan Anderson : ((Bathroom=bedroom))
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She looks
up at Ethan, then over at Aerin and whispers.* It doesn't really matter now,
though.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: His brow quirks, and
he tilts his head to the side. "Why not?"
Ethan Anderson : He tugs Aerin's ponytail
and drops a kiss to the other's head before padding into the kitchen.
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Do you really
think he's going to stay anywhere near me after I took a swing at him?
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He smiles over at
Ethan, eyes shutting at the kiss, and then looks back to Kelsey as Ethan heads
to the kitchen...mostly packed, but for what they need. "I'm not saying it'll be
easy, and you should damn well give him some time. But never say never."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She just
sighs softly and studies the ground some more.*
Ethan Anderson : He returns with a soda.
"Never ever say never," he murmurs, offering Kelsey a smile. "Because when you
do you miss out on what will be perfection for you." He glances at Aerin and
flushes softly.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Kelsey, don't give
up, unless you're truly ready to. Even if you have to hold off for a while...if
you want it, don't give it up." He's completely serious here, watching her with
an intensity. "All right?"
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She licks
her lips and looks up at Ethan, then over at Aerin but doesn't offer a reply.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He looks at Ethan and
smiles, nodding. "Exactly."
Ethan Anderson : "Sweety," he says, leaning
against Aerin. "You have to give this guy, whoever he is and whatever's going
on, a bit of time, but don't give up on him... I almost did and if I had..." He
shakes his head.
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She shakes
her head a bit and takes her cup, Bliss's and Aerin's if it's empty and retreats
to the kitchen, cleaning them in silence.*
Nyte: ((**run through hugs*))
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: ((*L* Hugs
Nyte*))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He sighs a little bit,
arm around Ethan, and watches Kelsey. They've said their piece...it's up to
Kelsey now. He looks over to Ethan. "How was your day?"
Ethan Anderson : "Washing dishes sucks
monkey balls," he mutters, leaning into Aerin, the blush growing as he realizes
exactly what he'd just said.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He grins. "You know
you don't have to, right? As a matter of fact...I was thinking. There's that
Gaian-run Daycare Center...have you checked it out?"
Ethan Anderson : He bites his lips. "No...No
I hadn't, love." He glances up at Aerin.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He looks to Ethan with
a slight raise to his brow. "What is it?"
Ethan Anderson : "Wish we could have
another," he murmurs, shrugging.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He nods a little bit.
"I know, love." He leans over and kisses the kin's forehead. "Me too."
Ethan Anderson : He sighs and shrugs.
"She needs a hug," he says, glancing after Kelsey.
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *Yeah, she's
been in the kitchen a longer than really necessary for washing three cups. The
water's not even on anymore. She's just standing in there staring down at the
sink with her hands pressed to either side of it.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He nods a little bit,
and slides to his feet. A kiss is pressed to Ethan's forehead, and he makes his
way into the kitchen, moving up behind Kelsey. A hand goes to each of her
shoulders, resting lightly there.
Ethan Anderson : Ehtan smiles adoringly
after Aerin and curls into the couch with a soft sigh.
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She looks
back at Aerin, then rests a hand over one of his gratefully followed by a soft
sigh and whispers* It never was perfect.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Nothing ever is, Kels,"
he murmurs back. "Not until you make it that way."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She shakes
her head a little.* I don't think I can. Not with him. He knows how to push my
buttons...and does. And always somehow turns it around so I'm the one who's in
the wrong. And dammit, I was letting him. *She rubs her forehead with a sigh.*
That's not the person I want to be. Someone who's tagging along after a guy like
an abused pup who just keeps coming back for more every time she's kicked.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He sighs and nods.
"That's good, Kels, that you don't wan't to be the tagalong. And I think, if you
didn't, he might respect you more. And then, you'd have a basis to start from.
But, if you do think it's over...that's for you to decide. Just...don't let it
end with an argument. It's the worst thing you can do. Give him some time, and
talk to him at least once more, okay?"
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She sighs
and looks down.* Whether I decide it or not...I seriously doubt he'll apologize
for what he said to me, and I just...anything less and I just can't. I do have
some pride.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "We'll see. Stranger
things have happened then a kinfolk realizing he made a mistake."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "But yes, give it
time. You both need it."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She sighs
a little.* It's not like I was looking for him last time. I was just out and he
ran into me.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "And it'll happen." He
smiles sadly. "Whether you want it to or not. Believe me, I know. But it doesn't
always turn out as bad as you might think."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Yeah...*She
looks out the window for a while.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He watches her for a
long moment, then smiles slightly. "Hey. You wanna try and kick my ass again?"
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She laughs
softly* You WANT to eat dirt?
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Hey, just 'cause you
got lucky last time..." He smirks.
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Lucky?! *She
snorts* Lucky? You just don't want to admit that a girl can beat you so easily!
*She smirks back at him*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Oh, come on. It has
nothing to do with the fact that you're a girl." He grins, leaning back and
folding his arms over his chest. "I am an equal-opportunity ass-kicker, after
all." A little wink.
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: *She laughs*
But it was your ass that got kicked, not mine...
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Yeah, well...everyone
gets lucky. Once."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Uh-huh. Are
you ready to back those words?
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He grins and nods.
"Always."
Kelsey ~Fells The Dragon~ Horn: Come on then,
*She heads for the door.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Fade))