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Tweak says, "The squirrel mafia is after me"

Juniper Golding (juniper_golding) wrote in labyrinth_rpg,
@ 2009-04-13 11:05:00

Entry tags:

complete, day six, edward cullen, juniper golding

WHO: Juniper and Edward
WHEN: Day 6, around lunchtime
WHAT: Juniper getting her mental ass kicked by Jareth's rules/getting in a huge fight with Edward
WHERE: Juniper's room
RATING: R-ish
STATUS: Complete

Something had gone very, terribly wrong. Though Juniper had been rightfully confident in her ability, apparently, her ability wasn't one that was allowed any longer. Jareth must have done something, put up a mental teleportation block as well as a physical one. That was the only thing that could have left Juniper as she was now. Weak, ravaged, and mentally closed off, completely unconscious.

But something was changing. Though she didn't move, and didn't speak - audibly or otherwise - Juniper began to run a fever. Her skin flushed red and beads of sweat formed on her face, her body fighting so hard to keep her brain from boiling that her hair, clothes and bed became sopping wet in barely a minute.

Something had changed, but it was clearly not good.

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edwcull
2009-04-15 02:33 am UTC (link)

"So basically you want me to continue on in the same manner I have been?" He looked at her now, definitely more confused than he had been before. He shook his head and decided that taking her suggestion of forgetting it for now would probably hurt a lot less to think about. "I think it broke mine too in that case. Listen, whatever else happens, just know that I'm not going to give up on you or leave, yes? I may not always understand you, or be able to give you what you want - and I'm not just talking about sex, I mean in general. The fact remains that you are my first and only love and even if I become horribly frustrated and confused by you, I'll never stop loving you."

There, he hoped and prayed that she would understand and that whatever damage this 'Kingsley' had done to her would be repaired simply by his loving her. Of course he doubted things would be that simple, but he could try anyway. Maybe a one on one father/son chat with Carlisle was in order. He could probably stand to get a little advice from the man who'd been married longer than most people lived.

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juniper_golding
2009-04-15 02:43 am UTC (link)

Juniper snorted. "Yeah, I guess," she said with a roll of her eyes, letting out a sigh. "I don't know why you put up with me," she admitted. "But I'm glad that you do."

Once he was settled next to her, Juniper slipped her foot between his and squirreled close, getting her legs all caught up in his and resting her hand on his cheek. For a minute, she just looked at him like she could see the world in his eyes, and then she sighed, her hand slipping down from his face until the tips of her fingers rest in the hollow of his throat, just stroking his skin softly.

"I had a dream yesterday, when I went to take a nap," she admitted quietly. "You know in films when they're showing the passage of time with the sun rising and crossing the sky and then setting a few times? It was like that. We were just laying there, like this, with the shadows changing. Just talking, kissing sometimes, laughing...just being together." She smiled a little and leaned in to kiss him softly. "I could spend my whole life like that Edward."

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edwcull
2009-04-15 02:59 am UTC (link)

Edward smiled and closed the distance between them pressing a kiss to her forehead. He let his nose trace a line down the center of hers and then pressed a soft kiss to her lips. He smiled and pet her cheek. "Because I love you."

He listened to her recount her dream and smiled at her gently. He supposed that was possible if things somehow drastically changed and felt a pang of guilt at how close he'd been to changing them earlier that evening. "So could I, Juniper. I've never wanted anything else that to have someone in my life who could just know me completely. I want that to be you."

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juniper_golding
2009-04-15 03:04 am UTC (link)

Juniper smiled, her eyes closing softly for a moment at his touch, but when she opened them, they were confused. "Speaking of knowing you completely..." she hedged for a moment.

He'd considered changing her, making her like him. And honestly, she didn't know how she felt about that. To live forever, given her history, would be a great coup, but at what cost? But then again, to live forever with Edward...She smiled a little and leaned in to kiss him. "That might be an option...If you're really sure you'd want to put up with me for that long," she added with a little quirk of her lips and a tease in her voice, though she was a little worried that he wouldn't.

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edwcull
2009-04-15 11:01 am UTC (link)

Edward felt ashamed, almost overwhelmingly so, and deeply embarrassed that she had caught his train of thought. What he was . . . it was a curse, not some form of salvation. What he lived wasn't really life but the ghost of an existence.

"No, Juniper. This life is not for you. I wouldn't wish this on anyone and willingly and in a rational state of mind I would never even consider it. If I had done this to you, or asked Carlisle to force it upon you . . . I would have never forgiven myself." He looked up at her from where he was hiding his eyes and there lay a pain so deep it was almost beyond the human realm of understanding. Edward had been fairly devout in life and believing the way he did, every day now was a curse rather than a blessing. One more day forced to live inside a demonic shell.

"I love you, Juniper. How can I take your soul from you?"

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juniper_golding
2009-04-15 11:11 am UTC (link)

Juniper's heart nearly broke at the look in his eyes, tears coming to her own. Cupping his cheek in her hand again, she leaned forward and pressed a gentle but purposeful kiss to his lips, then resting her forehead against his. "You can't," she whispered, letting out a little sigh that almost hinted at defeat.

But then she leaned back to look at him and smiled. "Because it's mine. It's not for anyone to take. Not you, not God, not anyone. With everything I've been through, all the lives I've lead, I know that beyond a shadow of a doubt. My soul, my self, it's the only thing I've been able to keep over all these lifetimes."

"I know you don't believe me, but I'm limited on time, Edward. And before...I'd squared with that. Now, I have something I need to live for, and I'm not prepared to wait out fate to bring us together again. I'm not willing to bank on finding out who I was again in time to remember you. I don't want to take that risk."

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edwcull
2009-04-15 11:20 am UTC (link)

Edward was not willing to negotiate this topic, but he was too emotionally drained to fight about it. He'd been through the wringer of his emotions and back in the last hour and he needed some time before working himself up again otherwise he was likely going to end up throwing a temper tantrum of massive proportions.

Deciding the best course of action would be to distract his rather persistent girlfriend, Edward offered her his most dazzling smile and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "You know it's still pretty early in the day. Why don't we go out and enjoy the weather?" Of course that's when he realized it was raining so he switched tactics quickly. "It's overcast and raining and I can walk around without being made a spectacle. Why don't we go and spend some time at this renaissance fair I keep hearing about. I've never been to one before and this could be my last chance."

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