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Vaughn Davis (shebringscurses) wrote in bellumlogs,
@ 2010-04-06 02:04:00

Entry tags:

black forest witch, cinderella

Who: Vaughn & Hannah.
What: Playdate at the park.
When: The day before her lunchdate with Mr. Hook.
Warnings: None? TBA.

The sun finally came out today.

While Vaughn was preferential to darkness on most occasions, the rarity of sunbeams was enough to pry her loose from her first floor den of secrets and cast her out into the world. It was just one of those days that even a witch wouldn't dream of denying.

Because she was becoming The Witch, Vaughn was more certain of this than ever. There was a rising tide of emptiness inside of her, she felt it's black marker crawling higher and higher like a thermostat. Like a Doomsday clock.

She'd realized it on the night in Shane's apartment. Amidst all that blood, and Daniel. It was like being able to separate herself from.. well, herself. Vaughn had wanted to destroy the wolf for what he'd done, and Vaughn had wanted to claw Ella to pieces for her betrayal, and Vaughn had wanted to even kick Daniel while he was down.. but she'd done none of those things. For the sake of self preservation, yes. Because she'd been Kate at the time, and all of those things would have been very unsatisfactory for Kate to do. But also because it had been almost.. easy to turn it off. To blink the Vaughn part of her back.

The Witch understood revenge, but not in terms of anger or jealousy.. the Witch was a cold, calculated thing. Revenge was equal parts punishment and curiosity; The Witch wanted to see them all suffer. It would be quite beautiful.

During the course of her musing, Vaughn walked to the park. It was not very far, and her steps seemed to naturally lead her there. While she was far from the outdoorsy type -- she did not like dirt, or sand, or leaves -- she liked it here. There was a quietness here that wasn't found in most parts of the city. Plus, she could smoke here. Not like cafes or bookstores or any of those facist, modern institutions.

Vaughn lit a cigarette, and loosened the brass buttons of her denim jacket, as she strolled down a path.

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noglass_slipper
2010-04-09 08:06 am UTC (link)

All she needed was to owe Vaughn a favor, but she nodded nonetheless. Hannah knew she looked naive and innocent - sometimes she even acted that way without even realizing it. She'd never been the sort of person to use it in a manipulative way, but if the woman thought she was willing to keep an open mind about things instead of jump to conclusions, what could it hurt?

So Hannah offered a grateful smile, tilting her head to the side as though she wasn't used to people offering their help. "Thank you, Vaughn. I'll do that." She wasn't about to make the same offer, so instead she distracted herself by looking at the scenery around them.

"It feels good to get out of there, even if just for a while." It came out suddenly before she could think to filter her words, but she suspected that Vaughn probably felt the same way.

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shebringscurses
2010-04-10 05:34 am UTC (link)

Vaughn nodded with that same absentee attention she'd been crowned with for this entire visit. Celestial eyes always skirting the horizon in a keen mixture of awe and wariness. It was nice to get out of there, even for just a while.. yes. She could see how people would think so. But already, Vaughn was itching to get back. The further away from Bellum she was, the less she felt that magic in her bones.

"Mm," she murmured on a touch of smoke, agreeable, whilst flicking her cigarette into the grass. Hannah was distracted with the pleasantry of the scenery, and Vaughn used that moment to step up and catch the side of the princess' cheek with one pale palm. Already quite tall, Vaughn didn't even need to stretch onto her toes to deposit a saccharine sweet kiss to the top of that blond head.

"I'm glad we talked, Hannah.. goodbye.." With that, she turned on her boots and starting back down the path in the direction that they'd come. But, after a few feet, Vaughn turned again, there was a question twisting up her expression into something interested and therefore unfamiliar.

"Meet me here next week?"

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noglass_slipper
2010-04-10 07:14 am UTC (link)

She was beginning to think that this wasn't going too badly, really - Vaughn seemed sane enough, which probably meant she only went after people if she had reason to. It wasn't exactly comforting, but it was something. The hand on her cheek surprised her, but before she could accomplish more than a sharp turn of her head the kiss had already been given. It caught her off guard, but she resisted the urge to pull away.

"So am I." Hannah even managed another smile, swallowing heavily when Vaughn turned and began to walk away. Her confidence was faltering, and Boyd's warning echoed in her mind louder than ever. Maybe she should have just run in the first place.

She knew she couldn't say no to her request, so she nodded. "Alright. I'll be here."

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	shebringscurses 2010-04-11 05:18 am UTC (link)
	When Hannah confirmed their future date, Vaughn beamed. There was a draw of thin shoulders, in one of those joyful and effortless shrugs. Then, she turned down the path and continued her way back to Bellum humming. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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