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Post by squirrel on Aug 20, 2010 15:09:33 GMT -5
Ellie was enjoying her ice cream when Vasuki told her that she could ask questions and that made her curious. As if he knew something about her that she didn't know. "Well..." she started and ate a little more of her ice cream trying to figure out what she wanted to say "my mother's out of town and I have some free time...and I'm kind of getting sick of...well that doesn't matter right now" She took a breath and started to eat some more of her ice cream.
"Well there are some questions that I've always asked myself" she said and found a bench to sit down at. She turned to Vasuki "That butterfly that you...had last night...how did...I mean that butterfly has been following me ever since I could remember, well the little I do remember from when I was a kid. But how did you know?"
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Post by elvenimp on Aug 20, 2010 15:41:34 GMT -5
So her mother was out of town though he wondered what she was getting sick of. He knew she didn't get along with her mother well but he had a feeling that wasn't what she was talking about. It was interesting that her mother was away. Maybe he could talk to her some more now without her having to do as her mother says. At least that seemed to be how the relationship worked.
Astaroth sat down next to Ellie and listened to her question. He didn't answer right away and made sure that there was no one coming or around. He held his palm out flat and smiled some. "Like this." The air shimmered in his palm and slowly it grew in color and looked like tiny red sparks started connecting, until there was a tiny but bright red butterfly. He wasn't sure what to tell her about how he knew. He knew because he had been the one showing them to her when she was a child. "You really don't remember?" He questioned a sad look on her face. If she asked him how he knew again he would tell her but he wanted her to remember without as much prompting, though he wasn't sure if that was possible.
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Post by squirrel on Aug 20, 2010 16:04:50 GMT -5
Ellie looked at him and waited to hear his response but instead he showed her. Her face lit up and she was also very confused "How..., what...?" She didn't really understand how he did that and what he meant by her not remembering "Did I just say that? Never mind...there was an accident a few years back and then I just couldn't remember. I never really questioned it until I saw this red butterfly following me every where and then I got this feeling like I was missing something and I just can't remember why or what anything means to me anymore" she said and ate some more of her ice cream. She felt like she was ranting and he was stranger, she couldn't believe that she was ranting to a perfect stranger.
She took a deep breath and looked at him "I'm sorry. I don't mean to be dumping this on you. But you...somehow you are connected to all of this...somehow"
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Post by elvenimp on Aug 20, 2010 16:20:59 GMT -5
"If I might ask what accident?" He questioned, slightly concerned. If she had been hurt and couldn't remember...He hoped that she would be able to remember. She sounded confused and Astaroth wanted to tell her about when she was a child but felt that she wouldn't believe him and that most of her memories would have to be jogged with her own mind.
He smirked slightly and it disappeared almost instantly. He was a little glad that she felt he was connected to what was going on in her mind. The red butterfly floated into the air and tried to alight and Ellie's nose to sun. Astaroth took a bite out of his ice creams hard outer shell and let the chocolate and the vanilla ice cream melt in his mouth. " I know I am connected to this because I was part of your childhood." He blurted this out somewhat with out thinking but realized that it was too late to take back so he wondered what she would think.
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Post by squirrel on Aug 20, 2010 16:33:45 GMT -5
"It's no big deal, I just spent a few weeks in the hospital but things are better now" Ellie watched the butterfly fly up into the air and watched it momentarily and then looked at Vasuki "You were?" She question and she dropped her ice cream. Her mind reeled with so many things...was he telling the truth or was he lying just to get close to her.
She looked at him and saw no malice in his eyes 'he most be telling the truth' she thought to herself. "Is there something that you need to tell me Vasuki? I don't like being lead around in circles and right now you are confusing me even more"
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Post by elvenimp on Aug 20, 2010 16:52:42 GMT -5
Being in the hospital for a few days was no big deal? Oh well she was fine now so it he guessed it hadn't been a big deal but he grimaced when she dropped her ice cream. He sighed as she asked if he something to tell her. "Ellie, I have many things to tell you but I doubt you would believe me right now as you believe I am new acquaintance."
He stared at his ice cream for a moment, his migraine moved to right in between his eyes. Astaroth looked at Ellie in the face, his oddly bright green eyes tracing over her features. "I will tell you things slowly within the next few days, things from when you were young but by the full moon, in a few days time if you have come to believe me I would ask you to come to my house as I will have something to show to you." He hoped that she would agree to this proposal and not take it the wrong way. He had no wanting of doing anything with her unless she remembered him and accepted her status as his partner. She wasn't sure if she would go for that however.
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Post by squirrel on Aug 20, 2010 17:06:23 GMT -5
She listened to him and she couldn't believe what she was hearing. This guy was nuts, she just wanted a simple answer and here he was leading her around in a circle. "So you are saying that we have met before and not just a couple of days ago" she questioned more to herself then to him. Ellie got to her feet, she couldn't process what he was saying. She wanted to know more about him and how he could make the butterfly that always seemed to brighten her day but he wanted to take her away.
"Vasuki...you are very sweet from what I can tell but I'm just really confused right now. Between my mother and Brad and then there's you I just don't know what do to. I need to think" she said and started to walk away. She quickly walked back to her house to her own sanctuary to think. Once inside her house she ran to her tower, no one would bother her there. The staff knew to leave her along and even her mother did. Ellie sat in her bean bag chair with her favorite stuffed animal; a dragon. She clutched it to her chest trying to think and breath.
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Post by elvenimp on Aug 20, 2010 21:45:05 GMT -5
Astaroth sighed and let her leave, he wasn't expecting it to go well but he had hoped. He stood up and tossed the rest of his ice cream in the trash. He walked deeper into the park and then back to his favorite tree. He climbed up and debated whether or not to send her an apology. He figured he would give her a few hours and then send her something.
He sat up in that tree thinking for hours and also concentrating on ignoring the pain in his body. He struggled but molded the serpentine dragon from before. He closed his eyes and opened the dragons, he got accustomed to his new senses before flying off, leaving his body behind. He flew quickly to her house and floated around outside until he felt as if he knew where she was, her presence seemed to be from a tower. He flew around looking for a window. He thought he found one and floated outside hoping that she would notice him. He stayed there floating outside, a blue and silver dragon outside of her window, waiting to say his apologies and make amends. He wouldn't take it slow. He was just going to tell her at least if she agreed to meet up with him again sometime.
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Post by squirrel on Aug 21, 2010 20:10:57 GMT -5
She sat there trying to think about everything, she thought her life and ended a couple of months ago but now everything seemed to be crashing down again. She tried to curl tighter in a ball, here she was 21 years old and she was hiding away from everyone. She sighed heavily and sat up. She rubbed her temples and finally decided to stand. She walked around the room trying to sort everything out and it still wasn't working. She was only human and here Vasuki was creating butterflies out of thin air. Things like that just didn't exist in her world.
Ellie catch something out of the corner of her eye and walked over to her window only to be confronted by a large serpent like creature. She fell backwards in shock. "T-T-That's...a" she stammered and slowly got to her feet to walk over to the window. She stared out at the creature her jaw on the floor. She slowly opened up the window and pushed the screen to the window. She'd always been the curious type.
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Post by elvenimp on Aug 22, 2010 18:23:53 GMT -5
Astaroth slipped in, almost surprised that she had opened the window but he wasn't surprised that she had stammered some. He floated around the room for a moment and looked around before turning to face Ellie. The gem on the creatures forehead glowed brightly and it's dark blue hair waved some even though there was no breeze. The creature looked sad, echoing Astaroth's mood and then it spoke. It sounded somewhat like Astaroth though it's voice seemed to vibrate and hum.
"Ellie I wanted to apologize." He said, his voice low and somewhat melodious because of the beings making. "I was being quite dumb earlier and I want to answer all your questions now. Well If you will allow me to speak." The creatures eyes, the same as Astaroth's looked down and almost pleading. "I will leave right now and never see you again if you wish it however." His real body shuddered slightly as he thought of what she could respond with and that was something he did not want.
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Post by squirrel on Aug 22, 2010 23:43:35 GMT -5
Ellie stepped away from the window as he came in, she wasn't sure how she felt about the creature coming into her sanctuary but it was already inside and part of her felt like going up and petting it. But she stayed where she was wondering what the creature wanted with her. Then it spoke "I know that voice" she softly said to herself. Ellie stepped forward a little bit holding out her hand. She needed to touch it to be sure. There were questions that could be solved by just a touch, she didn't know how but she had to do it.
Ellie's hand found the crest of the creatures head and she closed her eyes as she ran her long down its neck to the base of its neck. Her eyes popped open and she stepped in front of the creature her eyes wide. "I know you" she exclaimed and dropped to her knees in front of the creature "I know you..." she whispered "Astaroth?" she asked softly.
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Post by elvenimp on Aug 23, 2010 22:29:20 GMT -5
When she touched him on his neck it felt good, familiar and the creature let out a slight purr of contentment that echoed his slight happiness of what she had done. He was however extremely surprised when he recognized the being and said his first name. As she fell to her knees Astaroth felt almost bad as if this was maybe too much for her to comprehend at one time. "Yes, it is me Astaroth. The one you call Vasuki."
His mind was conflicting at the moment, debating whether or not he had made the right choice. Was this going to help her or hurt her? Was he being to selfish, wanting her in his life and wanting to be a part of hers? He didn't know quite what to think but he felt somewhere deep down inside that she had to know about him. About the connection he felt and what it meant to his kind. And also about his transformation and how he would look different and possibly hold more responsibilities with his clan.
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Post by squirrel on Aug 23, 2010 22:39:10 GMT -5
It clicked, her mind whirled and she wasn't sure if these were memories or a fantasy. Her heart swirled with feelings and she lunged forward hugging him as much as she could. "I know you...you were with me for years. My parents...didn't like it. You were my best friend" she cried softly. So many memories that just disappeared, how could she forget. Someone as magical as him and she just let that slip from her life. "Where did you go? Why...how could I forget you?" She babbled on trying to put to in two together.
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Post by elvenimp on Aug 24, 2010 14:28:09 GMT -5
His heart practically broke and he felt it beat harder as she continued to talk and then when she hugged him he almost lost control of the creature. He wanted to hug her back so badly with his own arms but the small blue creature had a tiny set of arms himself and it hugged her back, it's eyes seeming to be happy but sad at the same time. Astaroth almost felt bad for her remembering, the strain it caused on her made him wonder if it was worth it but he felt it was and wondered what Ellie was thinking.
"I don't know about your forgetting me. Maybe your accident had something to do with it. Sometimes time has a funny way of blurring things that we don't want to forget." He said this softly as it was hard for his voice to not waver. He was so happy he could cry but he would not allow himself to loose connection with her right now so he suppressed his emotions as best he could. "I have always been here. I never left this town and was always waiting for you to remember." He then added. He never truly spied on her. Every once in a while he would walk by her house and see how she was doing but past that he spent his time waiting. "Is there anything you would like to ask me?" He questioned and pulled away from her hug, his eyes holding a serious look to them as if he was expecting a particular question from her though he wasn't. He just wanted to make sure she was alright for one, not to traumatized by remembering so many things.
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Post by squirrel on Aug 24, 2010 16:23:45 GMT -5
She sat back on her heels and stared at him, remembering so much was kind of a burden but she was happy that she was remembering things. "I'm fine. I'm happy" she said softly and then thought about it. Where was the real Vasuki, she remembered a little bit about how he worked but something was just nagging at her. "Where...are u?" She said softly and looked around her tower. "Vasuki...i would like to see you...in human form"
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