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Post by Sally Fitch/Clever Else on Jun 29, 2013 20:48:12 GMT -5
"I.. we haven't decided yet..." Else looked down at the hospital bracelet on her wrist. "During the whole trigger fiasco, we discovered that we CAN leave while keeping out memories intact... Hans and I. It's the squid ink.. that repels magic. It kept our memories in tact... so we could leave if we wanted to." She looked down then. "But I don't know if we SHOULD. It's nice to be close to our roots... not the land necessarily... the people. The people who remember the other world and assure you that your not crazy by causally talking about it. Otherwise... I'm sure Sally and I would be at odds and... well, I don't want to think about it..."
She leaned back into her pillows. "We are bound here for now... though I think it would do Hans good to be back in the other world... if it were possible. The pace of this world... overwhelms him. He misses the simpleness of our kingdom. Me... I would go where he would want, knowing that my home is with him, and the children." She then furrowed her brows. "Though I think I would miss instant coffee... and toilet paper to a devastating degree..."
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Post by Captain Killian 'Hook' Jones on Jun 30, 2013 21:57:36 GMT -5
Hook chuckled at that, he had become rather accustomed to showers and refrigerators... and toasters what with living with Ariel... going without would be tough for awhile, " Well, I suppose while you're here you'll have Ariel... assuming she finds her legs again," He mused weakly, it still hurt to talk much about it... the guilt was still there," She adores them"
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Post by Sally Fitch/Clever Else on Jul 2, 2013 10:36:56 GMT -5
"We STILL have her, Captain Jones." Else corrected, turning her head to look at him. His gaze was vacant, staring off into the distance, beyond the hospital room's walls. "Legs or not..." She knew he was referring to Ariel being a babysitter, but there was so much more to his tone. Something unspoken. Else could guess what it was, but she wanted to hear him say it... thinking it might to him some good to get it out. Hear HIMSELF say it.
"What's wrong?" She pushed, but gently so. She took his good hand in her's, stroking it, encouraging.
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Post by Captain Killian 'Hook' Jones on Jul 3, 2013 23:19:53 GMT -5
"I'm really a monster, aren't I?" He asked quietly,"... I thought... with at least that one person loving me... that would mean I mean something... and I don't only serve myself. But I can see now, I was only fooling myself..."
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Post by Sally Fitch/Clever Else on Jul 4, 2013 11:20:32 GMT -5
Else wanted to hold him, the way a mother would hold a child deeply hurting, to take away the pain, but she couldn't move to do so. So she placed a hand tenderly on his chest, and rested her head against him. "No... don't Captain Jones, you CANNOT think like that." She laid against him for a moment or two in silence, not knowing what to say to support her statement. She could feel his fingers in her hair, but it wasn't a lover's gesture... it was an affirming one...a comforting one that Else had come to understand as being just as vital to him as when a child tugs on his mother's skirts to be held in her arms and feel safe.
"You ARE loved, Killian." She finally said. "You have friends who love you VERY much, and always will... but is that enough? For YOU?" She asked. The pirate finally took his steely blue eyes away from his fix on the ceiling and looked down into her eyes. "Has the thought of being IN love finally become appealing to you again, after seeing Milah for one last time?" She didn't want to bombard him with questions... but she just wanted to give him food for thought, even if he didn't respond. "Are you regretful that Ariel tried to offer that to you, but you couldn't give it back... and now the option is gone completely?"
Else sighed. "I don't think you're in love with Ariel... you like the option of being in love if you so choose it... but it doesn't work that way." She closed her eyes. "I'm not saying go out and find your new true love, Killian. But I think you're finally edging towards a point where you could be open to the possibility of love being in your life again. Without it feeling like a betrayal to Milah... or a slap in the face to Ariel. Because it all comes down to you and what you truly want. What... what will make you happy."
That's all she could say on that, without sounding too preachy about how heartache and new love was a much better path to happiness then revenge and death.
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Post by Captain Killian 'Hook' Jones on Jul 4, 2013 19:53:57 GMT -5
It sounded right.... a few months ago he might have scoffed at the idea, but.... Hook shook his head," I need time, Love, I know I've had three hundred years... but," He laughed," perhaps... I'm a little slow with these things- unlikely yes, but just maybe..."
He still didn't like the idea of just 'finding someone else' but the rest of all made sense. Maybe what made his relationship with Milah so special.... was that it served both of them, they were both equally happy with each other. Could he have that again? Else seemed to think so....
He leaned against her a little more," All I know... is when I've sorted this out, I want something to look forward to again"
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Post by Sally Fitch/Clever Else on Jul 6, 2013 16:52:47 GMT -5
...'all of this sorted out'...
Not a vow to kill 'the crocodile'... but an admission of confession and wanting to sort it out. Else smiled to herself. It was a healthy step. And in the right direction.
"You will, Captain Jones." She said, trying to stifle a yawn. "Because you WANT it..." She shook her head. "Forgive me... I'm very tired. I'm always fatigued after the physical therapy." She didn't want him to feel like he had to go... though in a few minutes she wasn't going to be much company to him. "Why don't you keep talking... I just... have to rest my eyes. I'm listening, really I am." She raised his hand to her lips and gave it a tender kiss and curled in closer to him. "So will you be staying at Ariel's? Please, give me a call if you ever have a question about something... the utilities or anything... now that Ariel is not there..."
Even though she was fighting for consciousness, her eyes were feeling heavy and her voice was becoming a murmur.
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Post by Captain Killian 'Hook' Jones on Jul 6, 2013 20:11:41 GMT -5
He nodded," Yes, Ariel is allowing me shelter in her apartment, though she's rather fussy about her bed and guests..." He smirked," though she knows me so well, I can understand why"
He could see Else hold back a yawn He smiled and brushed away a few stray hairs and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead,"It's alright if you want to rest, I can come back later if you'd like"
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Post by Sally Fitch/Clever Else on Jul 6, 2013 20:38:06 GMT -5
"No... I'm fine...I'm awake!" She said, trying to snap her eyes open, but failing. "Ariel... strict rules... no female guests. Can you blame her?"
She let out another yawn. "Oh... but there was something I wanted to... propose to you. Well, you and Ariel. I had hoped that you two would be together when I asked you two..." She looked up at him, eyes a little dazed. "There's no two better people that I know... who I would trust with that what I treasure most in this world... and any other. Hans agrees...that's why we would like to ask you two... to be Killian and Klaire's god parents...."
She leaned her head back against him. "You are a good man, Captain Jones, and Ariel is kindness incarnate... that's why we... we trust you... with...." Else's head became lax against him. If she had been awake, she would have been furious with herself with asking him in such a way... AND FALLING ASLEEP WHILE DOING SO... but that's just how it was. "...they would be safe... and loved..."
And she was sleep.
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Post by Captain Killian 'Hook' Jones on Jul 6, 2013 21:11:35 GMT -5
Godparents? Him? A Godfather.... Hook blinked and looked over to the wall. More than anything he was touched... honored even hat Else as willing to bestow such trust to him...
Before he could give any sort of answers, Else was out cold in his arms. He smiled and even stayed just to make sure he wouldn't wake her when he moved. But before he did leave he left his answer on the side table.
Yes
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