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Tweak says, "I'm not worried, Harry."

Ailsa Parker (ailsa_parker) wrote in mayham_rpg,
@ 2008-02-03 19:56:00

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ailsa parker, sebastian lacroix

Who: Ailsa and Bastian
When: February 3rd, around midnight
Where: The La Croix House
What: The old married couple at home
Rating: Is this really a question anymore? NC-17
Status: Incomplete

After going out to feed, Ailsa ran by her apartment again, bringing back the last box of crap over to Bastian's house. Or rather, their house. The transition of going from steadfastedly single to married was one that Ailsa was getting gradually used to, as she still caught herself referring to things as 'his' or 'hers', when in reality it was 'theirs'. Added to that, of course, was the transition from human to vampire, and Ailsa was doing a better job of it than she'd expected herself to. She chose her prey carefully, taking those who either needed or deserved to die, rather than whomever caught her eye at the moment. Some day, perhaps, she'd give that 'public service' as she called it, up, but for now, it was helping alleviate the feeling of guilt she got occasionally.

Coming back home, Ailsa shut the door behind her and went into the study that they rarely used, setting the box down in a chair and smiling when she saw the empty shelf, that she hadn't had to request. Pulling the books out one by one, Ailsa arranged them on the shelves methodically, making sure each was in the order that she needed them to be, before stepping back and taking a look, tweaking here and there. After breaking down the box and throwing it in the bin outside, Ailsa slid a book from the shelves and went into the living room, wrapping a blanket around herself and curling up in Bastian's chair, the book open on her knee and her head resting against her balled up fist as she read.

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bastianlacroix
2008-02-04 04:25 am UTC (link)

When he'd left the house, she'd already gone. He was proud of her. Her transition had gone smoothly but he was worried for her given the state of what was happening lately.

After she'd left Sebastian had placed a couple of calls and headed out to meet up with some 'old friends'. The news he'd received wasn't good in the slightest and it only served to frighten him even more. He'd bid them farewell and headed home. Pulling into the drive, he sensed her return and smiled a little. At least she was safe.

He walked in the house and found her sitting curled up in his chair, her nose in a book. Dropping his keys in the basket, he shed his leather coat and hung it up before descending the three steps and moving towards her. "For the next little while you hunt with me." he said simply. "You do not go out alone." he told her.

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ailsa_parker
2008-02-04 04:30 am UTC (link)

Ailsa smiled when she heard Bastian's car pull up into the drive, but didn't move much until he came into the living room. She smiled, which dropped quickly at his statement, and Ailsa knew that it wasn't up for debate. But that didn't stop her eyebrow from arching rather challengingly.

"Well hello to you too," Ailsa deadpanned, putting her bookmark in her book and setting it aside on the end table, folding her hands in her lap. "Can I ask why?" she inquired, not so much a request as a nicer way of demanding the answer. Not knowing things drove her completely crazy, and she knew Bastian was aware of that. She just hoped he'd take that into account and let her know what was going on.

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bastianlacroix
2008-02-04 04:39 am UTC (link)

"Forgive me." he said inclining his head slightly. "Hello and you may ask. You may not like the answer and I do not wish to frighten you. Even when I myself am feeling fear." he said, moving to sit on the couch. Leaning back, he rested his forearm on the arm of the couch and looked at her.

"Our kind and others are disappearing. Mostly young and newly turned." he said. "At least where our kind is concerned. Other beings as well are disappearing without a trace. No reason for it other then they just do not exist anymore." he said. "I do not wish to see that happen to you so you will stay with me when you venture out. If not me, then a close friend. Jamie, Marie..they are fine to be seen with." he said evenly. "I will not lose my wife to a being who is to cowardly to show it's presence." he said.

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ailsa_parker
2008-02-04 04:48 am UTC (link)

She visibly tensed. If Bastian was afraid, then that meant something deathly serious going on. Ailsa wondered if it had anything to do with the news reports she'd seen, but then he answered that too.

The tension became a bit of a shudder when he told her the bits of information that she didn't know. Mutely, Ailsa nodded and then got up, shedding the blanket and going to sit next to him on the couch, putting her hand on his thigh. "I'll stay close," she promised, leaning in to give him a little kiss. "We'll figure this out and it'll go away just like everything else," she said, her voice a hell of a lot more confident than she actually felt. "It has to. It wouldn't be fair."

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bastianlacroix
2008-02-04 04:57 am UTC (link)

When she moved to sit with him, he turned his head to face her. "Keep that promise." he said and closed his eyes when she kissed him lightly.

"I wish that were true." he said softly. "But until we know what this thing is, what is fucking with our lives we must take all precaution." he told her. Lifting his hand, he smiled softly and caressed her cheek. "It isn't fair no and so far all that we know has been safe but that could change." he told her. "And it frightens me. More than I care to admit because you are at risk." he told her. "My beautiful grace, only when I just find you we have this in front of us and I am faced with the prospect of losing all that I hold dear in my black heart." he said, easing his hand back to cup the back of her head. "I want only to see you safe, to see eternity that I promised you and there is the very real possibility that that may not happen. So you must keep your promise and stay close."

He drew her forward a little. "I could order you to do it. Make it so you have no choice but I won't. I will take you at your word and do what I can to see that your existence continues. To lose you would shatter me. I almost did once and do not care to feel that again. The permanence of it would be too much for me to bare."

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ailsa_parker
2008-02-04 05:05 am UTC (link)

"I will." Ailsa closed her eyes at the touch and let out a little sigh.

She listened to him, a little frown on her face, but nodded a bit anyway. "Don't be afraid," she whispered. "Just love me, and look after me, like you always do, and I'll be fine," she assured him, needing him to stay positive, if only a little bit, to keep herself from going off a rail. "I will," she said again, giving him a little smile. "I'm not going anywhere, Bastian. I won't."

Shrugging a little, Ailsa looked at him. "Then order me. But it won't make any difference in my actions, baby. You, Jamie, and Marianne. That's it. If I'm not with one of you guys, then I'm here," she said with a nod. "And besides, nothing has even happened here, Bastian. And it might not at all. You have to think of that. Mayham is safe, and so am I," she smiled, going in to kiss him again, cupping his cheek in her hand.

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bastianlacroix
2008-02-04 05:24 am UTC (link)

"I cannot help it my love." he muttered. "I do love you, more than I've loved anyone and I will always look after you but I cannot help my fears anymore than I can sate my bloodlust. It is there and I cannot change it." he said.

He nodded. "I will not order you. You chose to be with me of your own freewill. I will not take that from you now, or ever." he said softly. He nodded slightly and smiled a little. "I will see you to work and I will pick you up. I know you will be safe within the confines of Noir. And I trust those two so that makes it easier for me to put your life in their hands." he said quietly.

"Oh..my innocent one." he muttered and shook his head. "Just because it hasn't happened here yet does not mean it won't." he said, leaning away from the kiss for a moment. "You mustn't live in ignorance sweetheart. That will surely get you taken. You must always remember the possibility of it." he said, then leaned in and pressed his lips to hers firmly. I will not lose you. You are mine and always will be, he fed into her mind as he drove his tongue passed her lips forcefully.