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Post by Devlin Tempest on Aug 22, 2010 0:34:44 GMT
I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather... Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car. "What the hell are you talking about?" I said jokingly, "I'm not going anywhere. And nothing you can say or do is ever going to hurt me. Seriously, try surprising me with quick insults. Like yo usaid, I'm a prick right?" I grinned at her. She was surprisingly pretty in the moonlight. I could smell her blood, pulsing through her veins, but it did not smell appetising to me. That was a first. "I think I want to get to know you better. As a friend." I said honestly, "You seem different to all those other girls. And I like you. As a friend." I kept on walking and she followed. "Can I be your friend?" I asked charmingly.
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Post by Kestrel Savage. on Aug 22, 2010 0:41:17 GMT
TALL BLOND LETS OUT A CRY OF DESPAIR "i would have cut it myself if i knew men could climb hair""i'll have to find another tower somewhere""AND KEEP AWAY FROM THE WINDOW" [/b][/center] "No," I shook my head honestly. "You're just too different to me," I told him, seriously. I could tell he was trying to be charming, but I just didn't like the bad boy type. "Until you're a good man, we just can't be friends," I shrugged simply. "sorry," I said in a very un-sorry tone.
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Post by Devlin Tempest on Aug 22, 2010 0:49:35 GMT
I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather... Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car. "Hmm," I thought for a moment about it. "And what, in your opinion, is a good man?" I wanted to be close to this girl, not in the lovey-dovey way of in a friendship, just... I suppose I wanted her to trust me. I wanted to prove to her that I wasn't a total prick. Not really.
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Post by Kestrel Savage. on Aug 22, 2010 0:56:34 GMT
TALL BLOND LETS OUT A CRY OF DESPAIR "i would have cut it myself if i knew men could climb hair""i'll have to find another tower somewhere""AND KEEP AWAY FROM THE WINDOW" [/b][/center] "A good man is someone who doesn't lie," I started, "Or hurt others. And he's chivillrous and kind and charming and selfless," I continued, thinking. "And he's modest," I stressed that one, having noticed how full of himself he was. "This is my stop," I said as we were about to pass Theta. "I guess I'll see you at tomorrows lecture," I smiled briefly at him as I turned and went into the house.
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Post by Devlin Tempest on Aug 22, 2010 1:09:04 GMT
I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather... Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car. Hmmm, I thought to myself as I continued walking. Doesn't lie? As long as she doesn't give me a reason to lie I wont. Chivillrous? I could be chivillrous. For a vampire, I was pretty tame, even I had to admit that. Kind? That was no problem. Charming? I was finding that one difficult lately. She didn't really seem to notice my charming side... I was definatly going to have to work on that. And finally, modest? That was definatly somthing I wasn't. But I supposed I could be if I tried hard enough. I found myself anticipating Giles' lecture the next day. She was there, like she'd said she would be. I waited impatiently for the painfully dull class to end before I jumped up and raced through the crowd of students to meet her by the door. "Hey," I said, unsmiling and a little out of breath. "I'll do it. I'll let you try to change me into a 'good man'."
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Post by Kestrel Savage. on Aug 22, 2010 1:16:43 GMT
TALL BLOND LETS OUT A CRY OF DESPAIR "i would have cut it myself if i knew men could climb hair""i'll have to find another tower somewhere""AND KEEP AWAY FROM THE WINDOW" [/b][/center] I felt my jaw drop a little. "You-- You will?" I asked in total surprise. "Great!" I exclaimed, delighted, taking his wrist and pulling him out of the building. "So," I started, "Have you lied to me?" I asked. "Because, a good man is honest. So... Have you lied to me yet?"
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Post by Devlin Tempest on Aug 22, 2010 1:23:10 GMT
I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather... Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car. "Not that I know of," I said honestly, a little afraid of her reaction to my decision. Her skin was very warm on mine, like someone had put a hot water bottle over my wrist. "Uh, where are we going?" I asked her, feeling a little worried.
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Post by Kestrel Savage. on Aug 22, 2010 1:27:42 GMT
TALL BLOND LETS OUT A CRY OF DESPAIR "i would have cut it myself if i knew men could climb hair""i'll have to find another tower somewhere""AND KEEP AWAY FROM THE WINDOW" [/b][/center] "I'm taking you out," I smiled at him. "And you're going to try and be a good man," I led him to a pub and sat him down at the bar. "Now," I smiled sweetly at him, "Tell me about yourself," I requested lightly, waiting for his reaction.
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Post by Devlin Tempest on Aug 22, 2010 7:07:23 GMT
I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather... Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car. "What would you like to know?" I sat down beside her. What was I doing? I felt so misplaced... I had no idea what to tell her. 'Hi, im Devlin, I'm 20 and I'm a vampire.' Thats pretty much all I could think of straight away; and I couldn't see how that conversation could possibly end well. I smiled just thinking about it.
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Post by Kestrel Savage. on Aug 22, 2010 9:43:39 GMT
TALL BLOND LETS OUT A CRY OF DESPAIR "i would have cut it myself if i knew men could climb hair""i'll have to find another tower somewhere""AND KEEP AWAY FROM THE WINDOW" [/b][/center] I thought of things I could ask him. "Well, there's a lot I don't know about you, right?" I took a sip of my beer when the bartender arrived with our orders. "What is..." I trailed off, thinking. "Your favourite colour?" I asked, uessing the answer would be black, judging from his clothes. "Your favourite..." I thought of more questions, "film? Music genre? Food?" I asked, wondering if he was going to answer in a pricky way.
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Post by Devlin Tempest on Aug 22, 2010 9:56:11 GMT
I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather... Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car. "Blue; Identity; rock; steak." I answered in order. She gave me what I was later on to call 'The Look'. "Alright, fine." I muttered, backtracking. "My favorite colour is blue; I fell in love with the movie Identity in 2003. I'm a huge fan of rock music and I adore my steak cooked medium rare. Better?" I grinned
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Post by Kestrel Savage. on Aug 22, 2010 10:26:44 GMT
TALL BLOND LETS OUT A CRY OF DESPAIR "i would have cut it myself if i knew men could climb hair""i'll have to find another tower somewhere""AND KEEP AWAY FROM THE WINDOW" [/b][/center] I tried and failed not to smile at him. Ok, so I'll admit, he had a nice smile. "See, this is where the modesty thing becomes an issue," I tried not to make eye contact with him. What was wron with me? I'd fought off dozens, maybe hundreds of vampires and I couldn't handle one human guys smile? "You're too full of yourself--" "Kestrel? Kestrel Savage?" I knew that voice. It came from behind me. I grimaced to Tempest as I turned to see my high school principal. "Mr. C!" I smiled in false happiness. "It's been ages!" He was drunk. God this was embarassing. Mr. C was already rambling to Tempest about how he fought in the war. He wasn't alive for that war. "And that was nothing-- nothing -- compared to this one," he pointed drunkenly at me. "Burned down the whole school gym she did when she was fifteen!" "It was full of vampires," I muttered lowly to myself, far too low for them to hear, as I turned back to the bar and took my drink.
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Post by Devlin Tempest on Aug 22, 2010 11:03:35 GMT
I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather... Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car. "You don't say?" I looked to Kestrel and smiled widely, I was so enjoying this. A few minutes later, the drunken 'Mr. C' stumbled away happily, convinced he'd just seen a dead wife of his strolling down the street.I chuckled and turned back to Kestrel, who seemed very unhappy at that point in time. I linked my hands and placed my chin on them, grinning widely as I looked at her. "So... why don't you tell me something about you? Miss I-burned-down-my-schools-gym-when-I-was-fifteen?"
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Post by Kestrel Savage. on Aug 22, 2010 20:53:44 GMT
TALL BLOND LETS OUT A CRY OF DESPAIR "i would have cut it myself if i knew men could climb hair""i'll have to find another tower somewhere""AND KEEP AWAY FROM THE WINDOW" [/b][/center] Don't you dare, I warned myself. Okay, so his smile was definitely charming. "Well, what would you like to know?" I asked, repeating his question from earlier. He hardly seemed like the type who would care that much about other peoples situations and interests. He was completely self obsorbed.
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Post by Devlin Tempest on Aug 22, 2010 21:12:51 GMT
"Hows about you start with why you burned down your school gym?" I asked, leaning against the bar casually. I hated to admit it, but for a slayer, Kestrel was pretty good company. I wondered what she was thinking right now. Me, hopefully. I smiled to myself.
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