Stephen Shorne
Ireth
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Aug 20, 2010 12:55:31 GMT -5
Stephen felt his way slowly up the hallway with one hand, the other still pressed against his swollen eye. Was he even going in the right direction?
"Help?" he called out uncertainly. "Someone?"
Frick, his eye hurt. Of course, she had to have hit his good one. Must have been on purpose. And for what? He'd had Du's best interests at heart. He didn't want to doom her to a life of vampirism, or let her envy his eternal youth while she grew old. She'd find someone else, someone who didn't naturally thirst for her blood.
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Aramis Aldin
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Beneath the trees my heart belongs...
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Post by Aramis Aldin on Aug 20, 2010 15:05:04 GMT -5
Aramis shifted the bag on his shoulder as he went down the hall, his nose buried in a book. He nearly bumped into a post in the middle of a set of doors when he heard Stephen call out. Memorizing the number of the page he was on, he tucked the book into his bag and moved toward the call. He looked at Stephen for a moment, then walked over and put a hand on his shoulder.
"If you're headed for the infirmary, you're going the wrong way," he said quietly, putting his other hand against Stephen's elbow to gently lead him.
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Stephen Shorne
Ireth
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Dancing through life...
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Aug 20, 2010 15:39:02 GMT -5
Stephen paused at the sound of the voice and the touches on his shoulder and elbow, not recognizing the voice. He carefully lowered his hand from his eye, trying to see who was talking to him. His eye was swollen too badly for him to see much beyond a blur of colors.
"Thanks for the heads-up," he replied, attempting a smile that didn't really have much heart. "Who are you? I don't recognize your voice, and I can't see you..."
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Aramis Aldin
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Post by Aramis Aldin on Aug 20, 2010 23:29:38 GMT -5
"Aramis Aldin. We don't know each other, but I'm tutoring under Miss Ellie. Don't press on your eye, but you ought to keep it closed until Miss Ellie can see it," Aramis spoke with his usual soft voice. "I'll get you there without you bumping into anything else, don't worry."
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Stephen Shorne
Ireth
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Aug 20, 2010 23:33:46 GMT -5
Stephen smiled and nodded, obediently closing his eye again. "Nice meeting you, Aramis. I'm Stephen Shorne. Thanks for your help. I have no idea where I was going before you came along," he laughed.
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Aramis Aldin
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Post by Aramis Aldin on Aug 20, 2010 23:40:21 GMT -5
"I noticed," Aramis said with slight amusement, gently leading Stephen in the right direction. He didn't really say much more. He'd already basically used his quota of words in class that day, and hadn't slept well.
At least Kemekin hadn't needed to wake him up with his pillow again. And the way his forehead felt, Aramis swore he'd hit a door with it. So, talkative he was not.
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Stephen Shorne
Ireth
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Aug 20, 2010 23:47:10 GMT -5
Stephen walked carefully beside Aramis, letting the boy lead him toward the infirmary. He didn't say any more either; his head was starting to hurt, no doubt thanks to his eye, and he didn't feel like answering any questions about how he'd sustained the injury. It wasn't Du's fault, not really. He'd brought this on himself.
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Aramis Aldin
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Post by Aramis Aldin on Aug 21, 2010 0:01:21 GMT -5
Aramis pushed the door to the infirmary open and led Stephen to a cot. He helped him sit down and glanced around. "Do you need me to go look for Miss Ellie? She won't be long; she never is."
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Stephen Shorne
Ireth
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Aug 21, 2010 0:24:03 GMT -5
Stephen smiled and shook his head. "Nah, it's okay. She'll be here soon enough."
He lay back on his cot, trying not to dwell on what had landed him here. Hopefully Ellie wouldn't ask too many questions that would incriminate Du for this. True, she'd delivered the blow, but he'd more or less provoked her.
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Aramis Aldin
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Post by Aramis Aldin on Aug 21, 2010 0:32:07 GMT -5
Aramis nodded. "Alright then. See you around then," he said softly, making sure his voice carried at least well enough to be heard.
Digging his book back out of his bag, he flipped it open again and headed back out. One of these days he was going to fall down the stairs doing this, but until that day, Aramis would be able to keep paying attention to his book and his path.
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