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Post by Copper on Jan 19, 2015 23:43:51 GMT
He stiffened, eyes wide. "What? How?!"
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 19, 2015 23:47:13 GMT
She bit down on her bottom lip, swallowing hard. "Elizabeth. She- she was going to sacrifice Bianca and Giovanni for- for me." She omitted the part about his sight, feeling guilty about it but justifying it with the fact that it could upset him. "I refused to step into the circle and she..." Tessa trailed off, tears threatening to spill.
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Post by Copper on Jan 19, 2015 23:50:43 GMT
Nicolas's breath caught. "But... but you changed it, right? It's okay now, right?"
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 19, 2015 23:52:42 GMT
"They were fine, Nic," she spoke softly, voice catching. "They were both fine. I thought it was all going to be alright, and then Lizzie jumped."
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Post by Copper on Jan 19, 2015 23:53:45 GMT
Carefully, he felt around for her shoulders, quickly wrapping her in a hug once he felt them. "I'm so sorry."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 19, 2015 23:56:30 GMT
She looped her arms around his waist, drawing comfort from the warmth of him. "I feel like I've lost a limb," she said, voice muffled by his clothing. "I don't know what to do."
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Post by Copper on Jan 19, 2015 23:59:20 GMT
"The first step," he murmured into her ear. "Is accepting that there's nothing that you can do. It opens you to living with it."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 20, 2015 0:03:33 GMT
Tessa sniffed. "I don't want to cry again. I just want everything to go back to normal, but it won't, because her body is in the grounds somewhere and my parents don't even know yet."
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Post by Copper on Jan 20, 2015 0:05:11 GMT
"It's going to be okay, Tessa. I promise." He didn't know what else to say. Even to him, the words sounded weak. He silently cursed himself for not having anything better.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 20, 2015 0:07:56 GMT
She desperately wanted to believe him and squeezed her eyes shut, allowing herself that moment of weakness. "Thank you, Nic."
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Post by Copper on Jan 20, 2015 0:11:09 GMT
He only pressed a quick kiss to her cheek in response, heart beating fast.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 20, 2015 0:13:43 GMT
She felt a little giddy despite herself, and withdrew from the hug to touch the place where he had kissed her with her fingertips.
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Post by Copper on Jan 20, 2015 0:15:20 GMT
"When do you think your parents will find out?"
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 20, 2015 0:16:21 GMT
"I- I'll have to write to them," she said stiffly. "I don't know when Elizabeth's body will be found, and nobody knows about it yet. I think they'd rather hear it from me."
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Post by Copper on Jan 20, 2015 0:19:46 GMT
"Alright," he sighed. "But I think you should know that I heard something funny out the window. Almost like... a bunch of broomsticks."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 20, 2015 0:23:39 GMT
Tessa swore, getting up and rushing to the window. She saw nothing - it was dark outside and the moon was covered by the clouds. "What will they do if they find her?"
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Post by Copper on Jan 20, 2015 0:24:55 GMT
"The basic things. Investigate the scene of the crime, take the body, try to determine a cause of death."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 20, 2015 0:29:35 GMT
She rubbed at her eyes, going to sit down again with a heavy sigh. "This is a mess."
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Post by Copper on Jan 20, 2015 0:33:08 GMT
"I wonder if your parents were contacted yet."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 20, 2015 7:22:20 GMT
"Whatever happens, they'll be reached quicker by Apparition than by owl. They'll know by the time they get news from me."
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