Over & Over
01-11-2014, 06:37 AM
Ears twitched slightly when she responded, though he could tell it wasn't in relief at his efforts. He nodded slowly, jaws opening the slightest bit to respond but he was cut off as she continued. "I guess that is what Demonio is doing then, ensuring our homes' safety. And Luce, ensuring her childrens' safety... my mother..." He flinched slightly, her tone gathering in harshness. Was she comparing him to the others that had left her? Did she really feel that way? His throat felt like it was constricting into a feeling that was foreign to him. Never had he felt it before, even when half his pack had been slaughtered before his very eyes. He had never seen her angry before, nor had he seen her at the verge of seeming like she would snap at any second. The usual jolly and enthusiastic Seraphine he knew, was changing...and he felt it was because of him. He made no move as she swept past him, simply standing there and staring at the space she had been just before. His suspicions about her leg were right, though he doubted she would let him get close to help her...for now, anyway. But he was not expecting what she had said next..."Your embarrassed, aren't you?" Embarrassed? Did she think he was embarrassed about being around her? Knowing her? Being seen with her because of her injuries? He didn't understand exactly. But there was a reason she had said it, he was sure. She had been left behind by so many in the past as far as he was aware, and he had said before that he would not be one of them. He refused to be a ghost of the past. Turning an about face, he approached quickly, closing the gap between them and stood close behind her. "Seraphine...Why would I be embarrassed?" It was then he chose to move forward. If she so chose to attack him, to take out her frustrations on him, then so be it. He would take it quietly, because he too knew what it was like to be abandoned. Angeal was the only closest thing he had to family, and he had disappeared from home without a word. That had been the only time he felt devastated and abandoned. Alone and unwanted. Until he met her. He faced her, head lowered and his gaze intent upon her form. He had never minded the scars, the burns, the half missing ear nor anything else she deemed ugly. He had been falling for her, and it was because of her that he was here now. And she had to know. "Seraphine...I've never been embarrassed about you...If anything, I envy you for your strength. I wish I was as strong at heart as you are. To be able to pull through so much. And I? I am weak. I couldn't keep my pack from being destroyed, couldn't keep Angeal from leaving, couldn't keep my own comrades safe. For the first time, I felt all alone in the world...until I met you, Seraphine." Speech Thought Others |