Stuck Here Again. [private]

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I was here, once again. In this utterly black and cold place; why did I ever like it? I search my brain. Or did I ever like it? I remembered, as a child, not knowing that the sun-lit world existed at all. So then I didn't think I was missing anything. It was only when my father took me to Earth at the age of ten that I was shocked to find that it was...warm. I didn't know what warmth was, so at first it was excruciating. And the light, too. That was the scariest part. And now I couldn't wait to go back. When I was thirteen and my father wasn't paying attention, I returned. It was easy for me to travel back and forth, others complained of the pain. Sure, it was painful. I just knew how to deal with it. So now I was here, standing down by the ocean. The wind whipped my hair in my face and I pulled my jacket back on. I could feel it again, the ache of the cold had returned to my body. I bit my lip and stared at the sky.

Subject: Re: Stuck Here Again. [private] Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:14 pm

I strut briskly through the Fortress that had been my home for years. What was it to me now, now that all I saw was the evil being done? I had no other place to call home, so I suppose this must be it, for now. I still like the world in the dark the best, the night is where I am comfortable. I was jerked out of my thoughts when I realized I wasn't alone. I whiped around and saw a boy, around my age that looked cold. he must have been up lately.

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"What is it?" I say, without turning around. I had heard footsteps approaching. I assume it is a servant, come to tell me something else that I already know, like that dinner is in one hour or that my father wants me in his chamber. I slide a hand into my pocket, wadding up a few dollars. I didn't know why I did this. I draw out my hand and throw the ball as far as I could. It flies through the air until a gust of wind catches it and lifts it above the waves.

Subject: Re: Stuck Here Again. [private] Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:30 pm

"Nothing at all" I replied. He obviously thought I was a servent, something I wasn't pleased to be mistaken as. "Well that was pointless" I statd as he threw the bills into the ocean. "Might I ask who you are?"

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I turn around and see another one of Them, surprisingly. "Dev," I say, unwillingly taking my cold hand out of my pocket and holding it out. "And it wasn't pointless, actually," I say, a little bit of humor creeping into my voice. "The point was to throw that money into the ocean. So therefore, it wasn't pointless, it was just stupid."

Subject: Re: Stuck Here Again. [private] Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:16 pm

I looked down at Dev's hand and gripped it, mine even colder than his, though I didn't mind it. I couldnt help but crack a smile at his answer, this kid may not be that bad. "Alice" I said meeting his eyes through my dark sunglasses.

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"So, who's your parents, Alice?" I stick my hand back in my pocket and try to think about the sun and how warm it was, but that only made things worse. "Are we related?" I blink at her. Were my eyelashes freezing? It sure felt like it. And it wasn't even snowing. Inside it wasn't any better. If I could just get back as soon as possible.....

Subject: Re: Stuck Here Again. [private] Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:51 pm

"How would I know, I've never met my parent" I said hiding my grimmace.

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"What happened to your parents?" I ask her, my voice softening slightly.

Subject: Re: Stuck Here Again. [private] Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:27 pm

I didn't really think Dev needed to hear my whole life story so I just replied "They are both gone" in a tone that indicated the subject was cold.

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"But they were Them, right?" I press, ignoring the obvious signs that she didn't want to talk about it. I dig around in my coat pocket and pull out a quarter. In the next second, it is skipping across the waves; one, two, three, four, five, six, and then it was swallowed up by darkness. "So, you ever been to Earth?"

Subject: Re: Stuck Here Again. [private] Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:23 pm

"Yes, of course they were" I replied. As he skipped the rock my competitive side rose and I found a perfect skipping stone flat and smooth edged. I finger it for a second before throwing it and whatching it skip across the water six times. I sighed and turn to him again "Yes, I have been"

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"Really," I say as a statement, not a question. "And did you enjoy the..." I chose my words carefully. "The warmth?" I turned my gaze on her, intense.

Subject: Re: Stuck Here Again. [private] Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:57 pm

As I turned I was taken aback by Dev's sudden intenceness. Quickly gathering myself I replied "I prefer th cold. And yourself?"

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I rocked back on my heels, studying her thoughtfully. Should I tell her the truth, that I truly liked the warmth better? Best not, it would probably ruin everything. And then she'd go running to my father....but I also wanted to surprise her. So I smiled casually and stated, "I like the warmth."

Subject: Re: Stuck Here Again. [private] Mon Dec 20, 2010 12:15 pm

This was unexpected and odd, but I was used to such things. I was sure it would take a powerful force to make one of us like the warmth. I thought about me, and how that sun burned on my very skin the moment I reached the earth, how my head instantly hurt after my sensitive eyes met the blinding light. How could someone enjoy that?? How could someone live in that?? I turned to Dev after a moment and said "May I ask why?"

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"Thus with past illumination/Is our present hours made bright/And our former darkened moments/With a glory-wave made light./Then the beauty of the sunshine/ To the present gives a glow/As with misty gleams the future/Glances on the scenes below." I recited part of the poem by James S. Jennings. "Don't you understand?" I asked, turning my dark eyes on her. "Darkness will never win, because there will always be light."

Subject: Re: Stuck Here Again. [private] Tue Dec 21, 2010 5:20 pm

'To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest.'

~Unknown

%Just had to add that. FYI: I have a new charrie, a Shadow, and would love to RP with Dev or Alicia!

Subject: Re: Stuck Here Again. [private] Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:34 pm

In the middle of rolling my eyes at the cheesy quote, I realized I saw a small truth in his words. How ever powerful and great darkness is, or seems, there is always light. I suddenly resized what I was thinking and quickly corrected the mistake. Darkness was what I lived and breathed, what I was made of, who I was. That would never change, would it?
I was appalled by my sudden uncertainty of my identy, I had always been so confident in who I was and what my purpose in this world was. Why was I now questioning that, just because some dude recited poetry about light? Whatever, I'm just in a weird mood. I don't feel like talking to this creap anymore. "Well I have to go..... Do something. Bye" I said sharper then I meant to. "bye" Isaid softer.

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"I frightened you," I stated quietly. "But you can't live without knowing there is something else; that we might just be on the evil side. Haven't you ever thought about that? We're evil. Doesn't that bother you?" I was going too far, and I knew it. Right after she was done here, she would run and tell my father that his son had gone completely mad.

Subject: Re: Stuck Here Again. [private] Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:59 pm

%Yeah!

Wearing a heavy leather jacket, and a pair of gray jeans, I jog down the stairs. I see a few people, and head over to them. The angles in my face sharpen, and my golden eyes glimmer. Yo. I say, and slap Dev on the back recognizing him once I get closer.

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I give the girl one hard look and turn around to face the boy. "Hello, Maxwell," I replied, slightly irritated. "Is there something you need?" I was cold, but then again that was how I acted with all of my kind.

Subject: Re: Stuck Here Again. [private] Wed Dec 22, 2010 2:03 pm

Should this be the first time preston and alice meet?

Subject: Re: Stuck Here Again. [private] Wed Dec 22, 2010 4:38 pm

%Sure

Maxwell? I ask raising a perfect eyebrow. (Edward haha.) Seems a little formal. How about, buddy, pal, mate. Ya know? I ask looking off into the distance like I was some great philosopher pondering the meaning of the universe. And who is this? I break the trance, and look up and down the woman approvingly.

Subject: Re: Stuck Here Again. [private] Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:27 pm

Evil, Dev had said, evil. Did the thought give me pleasure, or guilt? I wasn't sure. Was I really evil? Like if this was a book, I'd be the bad guy? The one taking light and life from innocent people. It was for the good of my family, of my people. I kept telling myself that until I half believed it. Then he came.

I felt slightly pleased when the guy looked at me like he liked what he saw. Just like that, my trance caused by Dev's comments was broken. I turned to the guy "I am Alicia, but you can call me Alice" I said giving him a small smile. I had to admit he wasn't half bad looking... Okay he was REALLY good looking but it's not like I was going to admit that.