Zoe (history_repeats) wrote in nevermore_logs, @ 2013-12-10 12:58:00 |
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Entry tags: | greed, temperance, zoe hansen |
WHO: Greed & Zoe w/Jonah
WHEN: November 28 [Backdated]
WHERE: Stores, Jonah/Zoe's apartment
WHAT: Birthdays, shopping, psuedo thanksgiving, amazing gifts money can't buy
WARNING: Drugging Virtues
Zoe was glad that the heat going out gave her a chance to reconnect with Greed in a basic way. Now they both knew that his feelings for her were real and they were starting to become comfortable together again. She still wasn't as cuddly as before but she actually gave him a kiss now and then without him prompting it. For their birthday, he insisted on planning it all out and they were going... shopping. She was working this thanksgiving and just got off. She changed her work clothes and dressed in a cute outfit, black and white stripped long sleeved shirt, and a BRIGHT yellow sunflower patterned skirt that was kinda short so she wore tights. She figured he'd be able to find her in a crowd if they got separated and it was a comfortable outfit to shop in. She hadn't been home since that morning and Greed was picking her straight up from work so they could hit the sales. She put his gift in her bag, it was wrapped in gold colored gift wrap with shiny ribbons.
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Unknown to Zoe Greed had a short workday, even shorter than hers as he'd spent it in her apartment doctoring up her room for his "surprise" while she was at work. Jonah thank God had run out to the store for Thanksgiving food. Apparently he'd forgotten the cranberry sauce. As soon as he felt that nasty Virtue itch hit his skin Greed walked out of Zoe's room, shutting the door behind him with a glare over his shoulder. "DON'T open that door." He barked at Jonah and walked out of the apartment. Jonah just looked at him wildly as he exited wondering how he'd gotten in in the first place. Zoe hadn't left the door unlocked and he'd only been gone for a few hours. He sighed rolling his eyes hoping that Greed had at least shut the window this time.
Greed was parked outside the toy store tapping the wheel impatiently. He had a white box in the backseat with a fat yellow bow around it. That was one of her gifts. He couldn't have his girlfriend freeze to death anymore, then she'd go missing toes and fingers and that was so not attractive. When he saw her, that yellow skirt was a neon stop sign. He rolled down the window waving her in. "Come on, come on!" He might have spent his mid-afternoon decorating for her, but he wasn't about to miss his deal on that 72 inch flat screen.
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She quickly hustled to the car and got inside, flopping into the seat and put her bag on the floor, the ribbons poking out. She was wearing her worn old coat and said, "You know, normal people say 'happy birthday' and give a kiss."
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"Oh they do?" He gave her a quick kiss on the lips and then pulled his sunglasses down over his eyes. The sun was still out and pretty bright. He'd hoped for snow to play in, but that looked not as promising as everything else. His lip turned at the sight of that ugly coat. "Oh God could you take ugly thing off?" That ratty old coat was going to be a homeless man's new bed.
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She rolled her eyes with a smile, "Worst maybe-boyfriend ever." she still didn't call him her boyfriend, but they were getting closer. Almost, semi, maybe, etc. boyfriend. "Nooo.. it's cold. Just stare at my skirt if it bugs you."
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"It does more than bug me. It's an eyesore." It took all of a few seconds before he threw his arm back and plopped the white box in her lap. "I can't take it anymore. Give some homeless man a blanket with it will you?" He didn't start the car just yet. She had a box and if she didn't start to tear into it he was going to for her because he was impatient.
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She smiled wide, she couldn't help it, she wasn't used to gifts, "For me?" she wasn't like a five year old on christmas morning with presents like he was, she undid the bow and opened the box.
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"Omg your so slooooowww!" It was excruciating. He slid the bow out from under the box, rewrapping it around his hands once he'd urged her to open the box faster and ruffled the tissue paper like a cat. Inside the box was a yellow pea coat. It was wool so it would keep her warm. "It doesn't have holes!"
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"Hey...." she said with a frown as he undid it for her. But her lips parted and former a perfect 'O' at the bright beautiful coat, "Oh.. wow, Chance..." she touched the soft material and looked at him with a smile, "It's gorgeous... and thoughtful. Thank you. I love it." she leaned over to put her arm around his neck and give him a kiss. He normally got her clothes but this wasn't just something swanky or nice to dress her up in, he got her something that was big and long sleeved and covered her up cause he wanted her to be warm. True it was blindingly yellow and a very clever way of telling people she was his but she expected there to be a little bit of selfishness in everything he did, he wouldn't be him otherwise.
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"You're going all mushy on me. Stop it..." he pawed the air with enthusiasm. "Put it on already. That other thing needs to go." He grinned revving the engine once he'd gotten it started again. "Now you match your skirt." He wouldn't miss her in the crowd at all now. She was a neon school bus but with a lot more hair and far more pretty. Usually buses had old fat ladies driving them.
There was already a line roped around the building when they parked. Greed rubbed his hands together with a crack of his knuckles. "Time to get busy." He had a million sob stories to throw out to get ahead of the line.
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"I will not stop it, this was really...." she wouldn't say nice cause she knew he'd hate it so instead just kissed him again. She wriggled out of her old coat and put the new one on, snuggling it with a big smile. She was pretty unmissable when they got out of the car and for the first time in a long time, she took his hand as they walked to the building so he could do his thing.
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She surprised him when that hand snaked in his. He squeezed her palm, twirling her around into his arms.
He played a lot of different stories. He was meeting a friend in line, switching places, lost his sister, was buying Christmas for a kid in a wheelchair. He even borrowed a kid for a minute or two. All had been effective in getting him a snuggly spot in line three heads back from the door. The front of the line was taken over by the two overweight women with a cooler. They wouldn't be very fast and Greed wasn't about to let his girlfriend get stomped on in the mad rush once the doors opened, so he stood back in third place. He'd have to drag her quickly because these people could get vicious and he would bite back.
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He had done something loving and thoughtful and so in a way, he was getting rewarded with a piece of her trust and love in return. It was how this give and take love thing worked. She tried to stay in the back when he did his stories, she'd laugh or smile or cringe or give it away otherwise. Sometimes she'd stay and hold his hand if he needed her as a prop, she looked sweet and innocent so it sold hsi lies better. But when they finally stopped playing musical chairs in line and he was eyeing the fat women, she put the shiny wrapped gift with ribbons up in his line of sight, "Happy Birthday."
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Then she made presents appear. His eyes lit brightened and his face lit up immediately. She always made presents so awesome.
He grabbed it unlike her and tore through the wrapping and bows. He balanced a bow on top of her head and his hands went back to unwrapping.
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She wore the bow like a hair ornament and when the wrapping came off, it was a box that showed it contained a comic book statue figurine, but a special one. A Zombie version of spider-man. They had looked at some at the con and she was pretty sure he didn't have this one. And it seemed to combine two of his favorite things. Comics and zombies. She hoped he liked it.
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Greed kind of just started at it for the longest time. The things he expected her to forget she hasn't. Not all of the con had been bad. He traced the outline of blood, gutted Spiderman. "I showed you this one..." his mouth still hung open as he stops glued looking at it. He wanted to rip into the box now, but I've of the fatties ahead of them gasped muttering how disgusting it was. Greed on the other hand was such a wide eyed little boy.
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"Yeah.. at that stall with all the figures." she frowned, "Is it the wrong one...?" she had to specially order it, they didn't carry it in store, it was a limited edition something or the other. Honestly, she felt nauseous looking at it but he was a boy, he liked blood and guts.
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He placed it on an invisible mantle, his hands still holding it in place. "It's perfect.." if he looked at it any longer he'd drool. He had most of them already, but not this one. There was a spot on the shelf for it already. He'd had a tough time finding one. "I haven't seen it 'til the con. How'd you find it?"
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She smiled, pleased he liked it. She leaned her head on his arm, the bow still on her hair. "I asked the guy where he got his at the con, and he gave me the name of this small toy company... and we happen to work with them at the toy store so I called them up and convinced them to sell me one." it was worth it to see him in awe of it.
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She noticed everything. It was kind of amazing. So when he thought of what he'd done to her room it made him giggle. Some if his secrets were good ones. "You're kind of crazy and amazing." He stuffed it back in the bag because the doors were being unlocked. Now was the time to make a dash. "You hang onto it." He had to keep her and it safe while he made a barge for tvs and electronics.
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She smiled slowly at the compliment, "Thank you." she nodded and put it safely in her bag and was a little wary of this.. she'd never done big sales shopping before. The second the doors were unlocked, the line behind them surged forward, nearly knocking her off her feet.
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People were more like animals in crowds, grabbing shit out of people's hands. They were a wolf pack not human. It was something Greed chuckled at but no one was going to bulldoze his girlfriend. That was not allowed.
He yanked Zoe by the arm, slamming her into him as he became her barrier. He had a tv to get but he want going to lose her in the process.
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Zoe was not laughing, she was wide eyed. She always thought war brought out the worst in people, but no... it was shopping during big sales apparently. She was grateful that Greed had her because otherwise she'd get trampled and her hands curled against his chest, letting him protect her. But she was worried... and not about the crowd. She just realized that like the con.... this was Greed's element. He was going to become a little vicious and she had to just brace herself for it.
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No one was gonna barrel through him. Once they hit Greed it was like hitting a steel wall. They practically felt their insides rattle around. Greed had a protective arm on her, not clenching as he'd been at the rave. Zoe needed a nice and quiet little corner before he ripped into someone trying to mow them down. Over there was a clearing he ushered her to it. "Don't move." He would be right back with as much as he could carry.
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She jumped a little when a woman smacked right into them but Greed kept Zoe steady and safe. She was amazed... he was making sure she was safe first before doing his sin thing. He wasn't forcing her to keep up or anything. This was actually a good balance. She still was there for his thing... just the parts where she couldn't keep up, she'd sit out so he wouldn't have to get upset over slowing down for her or her not speeding up. She put her hands on his cheeks and gave him a quick kiss, "Take your time. Have fun." she said looking in his eyes but making sure to not take too long cause she knew he was itching to go. She'd be there when he was done.
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Greed took a little over an hour standing in line again, but he'd gotten a deal on the tv and an ipad. He picked up a few movies and checked out. He'd make sure he made it out the door with a group so they wouldn't pick up on the iPod he'd drugged in his pocket. When he shoveled his way back to Zoe she looked like she had fallen asleep. He whistled loud as his hands were too full to get her attention. "Let's bolt." The group he had his eye on were close ahead. If he wanted to bypass the security scanner he needed to go with them. They had at least four big boxes and a cart. More room to stash things and be stopped. He handed Zoe his little bag while he carried the giant ass tvas if it was the only thing he had in him.
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She was taking a little snooze because she wasn't a wild and crowds type of person. Her eyes flew open and she bustled over to him in her neon yellow skirt and sunny yellow coat. One downside to being as bright as the sun is you were noticeable. She took the bag he handed her and yawned, "Done already?" not that she was complaining.
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"Oh did you think this was our only stop?" He was waiting for it to get dark for a reason. Otherwise his entire surprise didn't have the same effect. When they got near the door he told her to go out before him. He pretended to check his shoelace when the group stopped so when he got back up he was out the door with them, the women with the buggy the one security checked when the buzzer went off. By then Greed was already out in the parking lot a few feet behind Zoe.
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She smiled with a roll of her eyes, "Of... course. Where we going next?" she turned around when she got outside and waited for him so she could walk with him. Her phone chimed with a text and she checked it, after reading it she looked at him, "Sooo.... Jonah's making thanksgiving stuff, do you want to have turkey for our birthday dinner?" she really doubted Greed had made special plans for food.
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"You mean dinner with a Virtue..." his voice was flat. No matter how useful Jonah was, Greed felt weird. This was worse than dinner with Wrath and Zoe. "Only if I get a steak knife to cut my food. He didn't trust Virtues and he still didn't think Jonah was all kittens and puppies. He had a motive in snatching Zoe from him. He was positive.
Greed popped the trunk and stuffed in the tv. "We got plenty of places to go still." Greed wants some new suits, some games and anywhere else that had a big sign and a crowd of people.
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She put the bag in the trunk after he put in the TV and then turned to him, fixing his shirt, "Think of it this way... a Virtue is making you dinner for your birthday. Isn't that kinda insane?" the text hadn't included Greed but no way was Zoe gonna ditch him on their birthday, on any day in fact. She looked at him seriously, "We don't have to, we can always go somewhere."
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"Yeah right. He's making thanksgiving for you. Does he even know it's your birthday?" Greed knew either way he'd have to deal with Jonah. Might as well get fed and put something in his food so he and Zoe could have some alone time.
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"No... I didn't tell him. My grandfather doesn't even know." and she was a little sad about that but Greed remembered and he was here with her so that was what mattered. She hung on to the sides of his open jacket, "All I want for my-- our birthday is to spend time together. You said you wanted to make the birthday plans this year, so you decide if we eat with Jonah or not. I'm pretty sure he's just trying to make up for lying to me."
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Greed clicked his tongue in reprimand. "Shame on you." He fluffed up the collar of her coat, putting it higher in her neck so it blocked the cold. He seemed completely entranced. "I should have gotten you a scarf." He smoothed it out. "He better not poison me. I'll be really pissed off when I return."
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She smiled as he made sure she was warm, she missed this. She hadn't realized how much he took care of her until he'd stopped. "I wouldn't let him poison you." she said matter of factly. She narrowed her eyes and said playfully, "What...? You're looking at me funny."
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"No I'm not. I'm just trying to figure out what scarf would look good with this coat." He was shopping for clothes next. That meant they were headed into the danger zone. The mall. She looked like a more knitted scarf kind if girl.
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"It's okay, I don't need a scarf, this is a great gift already." she snuggled into the coat and smiled. She took out her phone and texted to Jonah: we accept your dinner invitation.
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Jonah had not expected a third party, but he had to come it up if he was going to continue being friends. Maybe he could keep Greed from hurting her more the longer he was around. "Time to raid the mall. I have some clothes to pick out." He opened the door for her, the bright yellow car as intense as her coat. He was just flaunting himself all over town.
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"Mm.. thank you." she said with raised brows as she got in. He hadn't opened a car door for her in a long time. And despite being in his greedy element, he wasn't mistreating her. She was nervous but she relaxed a little with each loving gesture he made, though she still didn't touch him in the car.
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He dragged her with him into the mall which was a lot less hectic as Best Buy. It was still busy, but not ball-busting. He of course hit up all the fancy clothing stores. He'd gotten her a ivory knitted scarf that would make her skin glow and have a little poo off the yellow coat. They had been there for hours as he put on s little fashion show with each outfit. Things most boys hated doing----but Greed loved clothes and loved looking good.
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Zoe looked adorable in her yellow white outfit, her face sticking out of the big scarf that suited her well. She was curled up in a chair that the boyfriends normally used and she clapped and whistled at Greed when he did a fashion change. Giving her opinions on what she liked best on him.
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She was fluffy, curvy and squishy. The way Greed liked her best. He had a shit load of clothes piling up in the chair beside her. Once he had more than he could carry he went to burn some plastic. The card was practically smoking as the cashier rung him up. By the time he was done carting Zoe around the mall (spending half of his normal budget simply because sales were hacked) it was dark outside.
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"Okay.. I think if I carry another bag, I'm going to topple over.. can we put these things in the car first before going to the next place? And maybe get a churro..." she was a little tired but he was good about letting her nap when he took long so she wasn't exhausted. Plus it was their special day so she didn't mind staying out longer, but she was sure to set her limits, like with the shopping bags. If he didn't want her to exhaust, she had to put some of the stuff in the car to free up her arms.
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Greed hummed looking abs counting everything. When he liked at his watch he smiled. "I'm done." He chirped. He wasn't too excited about Jonah or eating his food (unless he could really cook), but he had surprises to make and that made him giddy. He took all the bags from her arms stuffing them in the back seat and clapped for them to go. He made sure they stopped for a churro first.
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"Really?" She was surprised but she was glad the shopping was done. She beamed when he got the churro for her and she ripped it in half, like she always did.. so they both could have some.
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They seemed to fit again. Showing Zoe that normally Greed was not this nasty, ugly boy. He seemed in a rush tho as they got back to her apartment. Even with Jonah being there, Greed was excited like he knew something she didn't.
When inside he gave Jonah the stare down. He pointed at Zoe's room for with an x motion. Before they sat down for Jonah's little thanksgiving dinner Greed went to the bathroom. He was looking for a sleeping pill. When he'd raided the drugstore after Zoe was shot last year she had to have kept everything. He'd picked up practically everything. An evil grin hit his face as he found the bottle and shook out about four pills. He crushed them up into a powder and in a back in an empty bottle. He had a plan to hijack Jonah's tea.
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She gave him an odd look because he seemed wayyyy too excited to be having dinner with a virtue. But as she explained to him on the walk up the stairs, "I figure if we have dinner with him and maybe not totally piss him off then maybe... he might be open to... you know... giving us a hand." she made a winced face, referring to their sexy problem. "Um... you know, that is.. if you want to spend the night..." she rubbed behind her ear and looked to the side as she said that outside the door. It was their birthday afterall...
Inside, with Greed in the bathroom, Zoe smiled at Jonah, "This is really nice of you but I think to prevent bloodshed, we should keep the meal short." she took off her scarf and showed it and the coat to him, "Aren't they beautiful? Chance got them for me."
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"So I'll give him some sleeping pills and he can hit the snooze button till morning." Greed had the same thing in mind, she was crazy if she thought it hadn't crossed his mind a few times already. At least with a meal it kept her from the bedroom for a little bit.
Jonah set the chicken in the table. He had gone for a lemon and rosemary herbed chicken instead of turkey. All his dishes, including the cranberries were recipes from all over the world with his own twist. He even had stuffed potato skins instead of mashed potatoes. "I hadn't been expecting company." He set out three plates and silverware as Greed reemerged.
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She laughed and covered her mouth, "That's terrible." but she was grinning and didn't tell him not to do it...
She frowned at Jonah, "Well... you invited us." she unbuttoned her coat and took it off, draping it on the sofa, "It all smells amazing.
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"I invited you," Jonah said softly looking over at Zoe, but it was too late to back pedal now. "There's plenty though." He reached for the tea cups and poured him and Zoe a fresh cup. He didn't expect Greed to be into drinking herbs. It was cold for the body and mind. That wasn't something Sins liked---"hey is that earl grey?" Greed smelled the air. It was always like having a big bowl of fruit loops. That was what it tasted like to him.
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She frowned a little, "It's his birthday though... you can't expect me to abandon him." she picked up her cup that Jonah poured for her and handed it to Greed, "Yes, it is." her tone proud that he could identify it by smell now.
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He's seen Greed somewhere online bragging about that birthday business. "Really? That's curious..." he wasn't sure how to approach it. Once Greed was there he was all in the way, taking the tea from Zoe with a big swallow. Jonah just pulled down another mug for Zoe.
"I want aware you liked tea Greed. It doesn't seem your kind of thing." Greed just stuck out his tongue. Virtues didn't know anything.
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"Well curious is one thing, most people generally say 'happy birthday'." she smiled though cause from what she'd seen, Virtues were kinda rude snobs and Jonah was no exception. "Have you ever asked him if he liked tea?" she asked, she didn't understand how everyone judged Greed and assumed all these things about him. Zoe assumed sometimes too, but more often than not she tended to ask him if he liked something.
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This was going to be an interesting meal. One that Jonah contemplated having in his room.He turned around to finish prepping the table but he'd left the bread in the bags still in his room. "I'll be right back." He left for a few minutes but it was Greed's opportunity to dump the crushed pills into Jonah's tea and stir with his finger. He shook off his hands and wiped it off on the napkin in the table. He also needed sugar which he located by the microwave and dumped a load in his own cup. "Sugar?" He asked Jonah hoping to throw in some so he'd not think twice about the powder floating in his tea Greed had missed.
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Zoe made a face as Greed roofied Jonah's tea and she put a hand to her cheek. She should feel bad about this. She really should but last time Jonah complained about the noise. In a way... this was being nice to him, he wouldn't hear anything. She sipped her own tea and didn't say a word or look at either man. She was pretty sure they wouldn't get more than ten minutes into this meal before it'd be lights out for Jonah.
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Greed made a shushing noise with his finger to his mouth as Zoe watched. Jonah gave the Sin the benefit of the doubt and trusted him with the sugar, which Greed was generous with. Maybe even too much sugar. He grinned taking a healthy swallow as it seemed he should just to be polite.
Greed took a seat already helping himself to the food. He didn't wait for either of them to start first.
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She had a sigh worthy smile but let him do what he needed. He could have done worse to Jonah and didn't so she was grateful for that. She sat next to Greed but she waited until Jonah served himself first before she'd help herself to some food, he did cook after all. She wasn't religious so she didn't do grace and whatnot... she didn't know if Jonah did. Even though to her, this was her birthday dinner. After a few minutes, she looked at Jonah, he had drank haf his tea and was looking a little funny, "You look tired, Jonah.... do you want to lie down?" she put a bite of chicken in her mouth.
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Greed snorted into his cup that he'd nearly finished, his eyes on Jonah who hadn't even been abled to get past his potatoes. He tried, poor thing to actually take a few bites. "Yeah..." he said, his eyes glazing over. "Must be the cooking..." he had spent a lot of time at the kitchen making sure everything was perfect. "I wanted to make you a nice Thanksgiving dinner." But now he felt like he was about to go face first into his plate. He shook his head, rattling around the weariness and forced himself to take a few more bites while Greed had already inhaled his plate when he realized he wasn't getting poisoned. The Virtue may have not set the trap but Greed had.
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Zoe kinda felt bad at Jonah's admission, "Oh... Jonah, that's sweet of you and it's all really delicious." she patted his hand and smiled, Chance and I really appreciate it."
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"I know things are rocky with family and all..." he felt blurry, almost like he'd blacked out for a minute or two without saying a word and didn't realize just how long he'd been on pause. He adjusted his eyes to look at her but all he could see was a toothy smile, her big brown eyes. "You two aren't going to have sex tonight are you?" It just came out, as if he had no filter on his mouth.
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"Yeah... I mean they're getting better sort of.. but.." she kinda wished her grandfather had wished her happy birthday but other than Greed, no one knew really it was her birthday, except Gabe and he was busy in LA. At his question though, Zoe choked on her food and turned bright red as she started coughing.
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At Jonah's confession Greed started to laugh hysterically. His side hurt he laughed so hard. He'd have to drug a Virtue more often. This was golden. Pure golden. "Why yes Temperance, you'll have front row seats. it's exciting isn't it?" He started to clap, scooting his chair down, clapping his hands slowly to get Temperance to follow. Almost as if Temp were nothing more than a challenged child that needed help. When the Virtue didn't follow Greed looked almost disappointed.
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Zoe shot Greed a look and smacked at his hands to make him stop, "Can you not..." she looked back at Jonah, her hand tangled with Greed's, "Why don't you go to bed? I'll clean up tomorrow."
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"Or you know what we could just get down and dirty on the table. With the chicken." He started making suggestive motions with his hands to see if it actually made Jonah blush. Sadly, drugged Virtues were just statues. They were as boring dopey as they were naturally. It was kind of sad and pathetic. Greed shoved Jonah a little, the Tokyo Tower starting to teeter over in his chair. "You're boring." Greed griped.
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"Chance, he's not a monkey." she chided and then stood up and looked at Jonah with concern, "Okay Jonah... I think you should go to bed. Come on, I'll give you a hand, okay?" she stood up and tugged on his hand, "Here we go... let's go."
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"Sure he is. He just needs to get up and dance." Before he stood though Zoe had helped Jonah to his room. Not that a drugged corpse could do anything, but Greed still followed like a shadow.
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Zoe had her arm around Jonah's middle tho she was tiny compared to him, trying to guide him in the right area, "Okay... there's the bed, you just sleep this off and you'll be fine."
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Jonah was jelly on his feet, wobbling from side to side. His leg hit the side of the bed and he tumbled taking Zoe with him. Greed immediately bristled.
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Zoe let out a whoa! as she fell on the bed with Jonah, she looked like she fell into a barrel of squid, this was creepy. She looked at Greed with a pleading face, "Help me!" flapping her hand at him as she tried to untangle from Jonah and his bed.
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Jonah was already dreaming, and in his dreams anything was possible. He gave her a hug, trapping her long enough for Greed to get queasy. He slapped Jonah on back, jerking his collar to drag him off his girlfriend. "So this is what Virtues think about when they're being all prim and proper."
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Zoe squeezed out of the opening Greed made for her and quickly scrambled off the bed. She smacked at Greed's chest and arms a few times, "What took you so long!" before bouncing on her feet with a creeped out look and putting her arms around his waist, "It's weird being in some other guy's bed..."
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"I doubt he even knows how to use that thing." It would be interesting to see how much the Virtues could be pushed...
Jonah was out. All he was missing was a pile of drool hanging from his mouth. Maybe for pills hadn't been enough.
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She made a face, "Okay, talking about my Virtue roommate's penis, soooo not a turn on." she dropped her arms from around him and couldn't believe Greed seem more interested in him than her.
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"What?" Greed was biding time so he could distract her from the room. He had to go flip the light switch and pull the curtains open so she got the full effect.
"Can you make some more tea?" He needed to sneak into her room.
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"You know what." she poked his side and then shoved him lightly towards the exit of the room, she wasn't leaving him alone in Jonah's room wiht him. Greed would draw on him or something. "Yeah, I'll put the kettle on." she went to do just that.
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Once he was certain she was busy he snuck into her room to turn on the lights. He pulled a few more curtains back into his make-shift canopy and it all looked just about perfect. He snuck back out, slipping through a crack in the door. He tried to shut it without making a noise, but it was old and still creaked closed.
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Zoe was packing up the leftovers and putting them in the fridge while she waited on the tea. She heard him go in and out of a room and asked, "You weren't drawing stuff on him, were you?" as she looked at him over her shoulder.
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"Maybe...." He snuck up behind her. "Are you done yet?" He was getting more and more impatient now.
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She smiled in amusement and ripped off a sheet of foil to cover another dish. "Almost, just have to put all of this in the fridge. The tea's probably done." she had no idea he was getting antsy about something yet.
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He put them in for her just to get her to move a little faster. He was done waiting. Everything was ready. He didn't even want the tea after she had made it, but he took a cup anyway ready for her to walk the threshold of her room once she opened the door.
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"Oh, thank you." she said when he helped her out. She debated getting another cup herself but she really wanted to change into something comfy first, "I washed your stuff from last time so it's in your drawer." she said as she opened the door to her room to walk in.
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He wanted to just shove her in there door but he stayed behind her cloaking her shadow. "Its not a cake but I think it's even better." Maybe he should have hung condoms up to make it funny, but it might have killed the mood.
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Zoe stopped walking the second she saw the lights. So she kinda forced them to stand in the doorway for a good solid ten seconds as she kinda just stared with her mouth open. Her brown eyes were big and she was just completely shocked. She finally took a few steps forward it, afraid like it wasn't real or not meant to be touched or would disappear, "You... you did this?" she turned to look at him, "For me...?" she was close to tears, her eyes having a sheen of water to them that the lights made gleam.
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"You needed a room that was you. You know with all the stars and stuff." He moved out from behind her and she looked like she was going to crumble. "Shit. Did I do something wrong?" He batted at one of the paper lanterns. "I bought the whole store out. I couldn't get anymore unless they were colored. And I wanted them to look like light because you always reminds me of the stars with your little freckly things," he splashed his fingers over his face to indicate her sprinkles.
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The room was gorgeous and soft already but his explanation just was the cherry on top and those shimmering tears spilled down her cheeks as she listened to him. It wasn't even a line or trying to be smooth, his words were honest. She went over to him and put her hands on his cheeks and gave him a deep kiss for a moment before breaking it and hugging him tight around the neck as she looked at the lanterns and lights with the canopy. She wanted to tell him with words but right now, she couldn't find them.
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He thought his ears would burn off with that kiss but he was quick to remember that Jonah was the reason they could get a little touchy feely. When she draped over him he didn't even move. "Did I make you leak?" He was confused. Wasn't she supposed to be happy.
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She let out a watery laugh and wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, "Yes.." she put her hand back around his neck and looked at him with love, "But it's cause I'm so happy. This is the sweetest, most romantic thing anyone has ever done for me." and it was clear that she just never expected anyone to do something like this for her.
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"But happy things make you smile." He still didn't get the whole cry when you're happy thing. Tears were for bad feelings. She had even gotten those out of him. "Soooo this means you like it?"
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She chuckled and gave him a big bright smile, "Sometimes, you get so happy and so overwhlemed that you cry because it's something you never thought would happen." she kissed him again, "I love it." and she kissed him even deeper the second time, when it broke, she stayed close to him, "I love you." there was no one else for her. She was either gonna be with him or be alone, those were the only options.
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Mmmm. He could get used to this. He ate up those kisses like candy. He started to giggle against her mouth, letting her go to push into the bed. "I added memory foam and a down comforter so it makes things squishy." He bed felt like a rock in places.
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She smiled at him, "Aren't you just making yourself at home." she sat down next to him slowly, still looking in wonder at the set up he'd made. Her hand gingerly touching one of the lanterns. All the lights reflected in her eyes and made them sparkle, the smile never leaving her face.
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It was a cubby hole of a room, but he saw things through the eyes of a child. Everything was simple, they had simple solutions. Her room needed flavor, now it was her hideaway. Even from him if she needed it. It was also unique. Like a man cave but---"it's a Zoe cave." He held his arms out leaning back on the bed with a wiggle of his butt as he flopped his shoes off one by one.
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She grinned and leaned in to smooch him, "I like that, a Zoe cave." it meant a lot to her that he was giving her something for her, he wasn't even going to try to claim it as his too. He was there because she invited him to be there. She kept looking around at it and then at him, "I have something for you too... but it's a surprise, so you have to wait while I get it."
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"You already gave me Zombie Spidey." Which would be awesome in his entertainment room. He finally stripped out of his coat and laid back in her plush pillows, wiggling his feet up and down as they hung off the bed in his sideways lay.
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She unbuttoned his shirt while he got comfortable, she hadn't undressed him in awhile. "Oh, well... if you don't want it...." she teased.
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"I didn't say I didn't want it...I always want it..." He drug her finger down when she was a few buttons down to remind her there was a vest there too. For a man that liked to get naked so often, he did put on a lot of layers at times.
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She gave him a look and then undid the vest buttons too until they were open and then kissed him briefly, "True. Okay... so you relax and close your eyes... don't open them till I get back and say you can, okay?" she narrowed her eyes at him as if she didn't trust him.
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Now she was the one sounding excited. He did look for a second until she caught him and he shut his eyes tight. It was the waiting that got to him. His stomach was doing somersaults just trying to figure out what it was. He straightened up on the bed, hitting his head a few times on the hanging lanterns before he settled.
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Zoe was nervous, she wasn't a lingerie kinda girl but after they found that he still wanted her even without the sex.. she wanted to make their birthday special. She had no idea he had planned to make it special too. She'd gone shopping wanting to get something he'd like but she was uncomfortable in everything slinky and slutty and then she found something that was lacy but soft. She changed in the bathroom, the ivory straps sitting on her caramel shoulders, the bra all lace with strategic embroidered flowers and a cream colored ribbon pulling it together in the front since some of the material flowed out, it covered up more but it looked good. The undies were the same style with lace and flowers and the pearl cream ribbon criss crossing in the front. She took time to do her hair in a soft loose braid that hung to one side, strands of her hair still framing her face from the layers but she wanted nothing really to distract from what she was wearing. She cracked the door open to her room and peeked in at him, "Are your eyes closed?" she asked.
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His arms were rested behind his head with his fingers linked together. His feet bouncing a little. "Yes!" He growled playful. She was taking to long.
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She slipped in and shut the door, "Keep them closed!" she tip toed over to the bed and he'd feel her put her knee on it as she got on and then moved closer to him. She took a deep breath and fiddled with the braid, running her hand down the short length. She put a hand on his chest and looked down at him as she said quietly, "Open..." so he could see what she was wearing surrounded by the soft lights in their little world he created.
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Greed was the one she had speechless. His eyes all but drooled all over her. The play of light on her skin combined with lace and ribbon just about gave him a hard on right then and there. Especially when there was parts peeking out and hidden at the same time.
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She was turning a little scarlet under his gaze and looked to the side before back at him and cringed, "It's not what you like?" she had dressed in something flirty last time they were in this room, the burgundy top with the peek a boo shorts but this time.. she wanted it to be sexy but more sensual. She was trying to learn how to do it and pick things to surprise him with now that they could be intimate...
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He always thought of her skin as milk with a caramel glaze. In this light it was like cinnamon. Sweet with the hint of spice. It suited her, the ribbons glowing in the shine from the lanterns with a sparkle from the Christmas lights. "I---" he couldn't even get anything out, the words were just tumbling off his tongue and not elegantly.
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She had a winced look as he couldn't even say anything. "Oh Chance, I'm sorry... I don't know, I just wanted to try..." she frowned and her gaze dropped to his chest, she was feeling very very self conscious and ridiculous now.
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He lifted himself up on his elbows. Clearly she was whacked in the head if she couldn't see he was turned on by it. He might have even had a tint to his own cheeks the longer he looked. He sat up, his hands skirting up her legs and her sides as he sat up on his knees, now at eye level with her. "Don't think I don't like it," his voice was husky, deep, lashes lowered as his thumb lifted her chin so she'd look at him.
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She blinked and her eyes a little wide as she looked at him when he touched her chin. Her lips parted in surprise because... well, normally he was obnoxious and loud when he liked something, or he'd giggle or say something vulgar or crude. She wasn't used to the color in his cheeks even though it was probably a trick of the lights.. or blowing him away speechless.
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If he couldn't get words out he could prove it in a more physical way. He pounced with his lips, hungry to have her. Something was missing and he untangled her soft braid. He liked to be able to feel her hair in his fingers, cascaded off her shoulders.
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She was surprised when he smooched her with that fierceness, she almost got knocked back on the bed as she put her arms around his neck to steady herself. Maybe he did like it afterall.