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Candy Quackenbush can walk on water. (toitshour) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-07-18 12:50:00

Entry tags:

alternaverse plot, candy quackenbush, onyxx

Who: Candy and Onyxx.
What: Reunions.
When: After this thread.
Where: Minnesota, then who knows?
Warnings: Probably just copious amounts of adorable.

Candy could barely believe it. It had only been four months for her, and somehow it had been a decade for Onyxx. She sat down in the middle of the field where the lighthouse would have been if the flood she'd helped created hadn't washed it away. The only difference between where she'd been and where she was after the vortex dropped her was that the Abarat was unreachable, and Chickentown didn't exist. Not being able to get to the Abarat rankled, but she shoved it to the back of her mind. She wanted - no, she needed - to see Onyxx.

He looked older, and he sounded angry. They weren't things that she'd ever wanted for him. Even as she'd been in the Abarat, fighting for her and everyone else's lives, she'd thought of him, and hoped he'd wait for her. And apparently she'd died. For some weird reason, that felt like she'd let him down.

Wiping off bloody and muddy hands in the grass, she stood up again, waiting for his arrival. He might have aged ten years, but she knew she'd recognize him.

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toitshour
2008-07-18 05:41 pm UTC (link)

She didn't say anything, but Boa spoke for her, a sharp report of harsh laughter. "Clearly, she is my sister if we are to be sacrificed for the same cause twice. Why do people reject unity and joy?"

Once Boa was done having her say, Candy went quiet. "You could've ... " She was about to say that he could've moved on, that he could've been happy without her, but she knew that wasn't true. She also knew she would've done the same thing. "Thank you for remembering me."

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_onyxx
2008-07-18 07:43 pm UTC (link)

Onyxx scowled darkly, clear disdain written on every inch of his face. "The insects hate and fear what they do not understand. They will persecute anything that doesn't fit into their pretty picture of normality." He clearly had no respect for humanity.

"No," he shook his head sadly. "I couldn't have. You're the only woman I could ever love." He couldn't quite look at her. "Just know that I taught them one hell of a lesson."

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	toitshour 2008-07-18 08:06 pm UTC (link)
	Candy sighed. Her experiences with Carrion had clearly shaken her, and as much as she didn't want to believe Onyxx, she didn't entirely disagree. When he looked away from her, she caught his cheek with her palm. "I don't fault you, Onyxx. I know that much." She and Boa were sympathetic to what they assumed he'd done. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_onyxx
2008-07-18 09:12 pm UTC (link)

"I don't fault me, either," he told her quickly, meeting her eyes. There was a sudden flare of anger in his eyes, but not in his voice. "Everything I have done is righteous. These insects do not deserve to walk on this world."

He took a deep breath and made a conscious effort to push the anger from his eyes. "I'm sorry." He sighed and leaned his head back against the back of his chair. "I have a few unresolved anger issues." None of which clouded his judgment, of course.

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	toitshour 2008-07-18 09:23 pm UTC (link)
	Candy found her fingers moving to the thread he was using to hold back his hair, nudging it loose. "You don't have to worry about that right now. Enjoy that you're here with me. Let the moment happen." She made him look at her and smile. "I'm stronger now, you know. I don't know if anyone could hurt me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_onyxx
2008-07-18 10:04 pm UTC (link)

Onyxx resisted the urge to suggest that they go test it out. He enjoyed the killing these days, but he had a feeling she didn't. "Hopefully we won't have to test that out." He sighed again, letting all that tension out through his nose. "The past doesn't matter. Just the present." He looked up and kissed her again, long and deeply, his arms encircling her and keeping her as close to him as possible.

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	toitshour 2008-07-18 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	Candy nodded. "Just the present," she murmured, food forgotten behind her. She sighed as they kissed, inhaling deeply, only pulling away when she ran out of breath. "Did we have a life together? Before - were we happy?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_onyxx 2008-07-18 11:01 pm UTC (link)
	Onyxx smiled a little at that, an upturning of the corners of his mouth. These days he didn't smile very wide. "We did. We were." He thought back about it...and about the ring. The ring he'd never been able to give her. "We were very happy together." Another sigh escaped him, but this time just a sad, haunted sigh, rather than an angry one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-07-18 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	"Good. We'll be that happy again, Onyxx. We can't pick up where we left off - too much has happened since then - but we can be happy." She tipped his chin up with her fingers so she could kiss him again, sighing contentedly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_onyxx
2008-07-18 11:30 pm UTC (link)

Onyxx stared into her eyes for a moment, and then slid one arm from around her. "Candy..." His hand slid under his shirt and drew out a very small, very subtle chain. On the end of it hung a small diamond ring, just the right size for her finger.

He lifted her hand and then yanked the chain off of his neck, letting the ring tumble off of it into her hand. "This was going to be yours..." He couldn't look her in the eyes now, avoiding her gaze. He figured the meaning was pretty clear.

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toitshour
2008-07-18 11:36 pm UTC (link)

She followed his eyes, then looked down to his hands. Once he put the object he'd been holding into her hand, she let herself actually look down at it. It was a ring, and at first she didn't realize the meaning, but it was something that she came to quickly enough.

"Do you still want it to be?" Her throat was dry, and she would've laughed at her voice being so croaky if she had been thinking about it.

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_onyxx
2008-07-19 12:31 am UTC (link)

Onyxx finally did meet her gaze, but only long enough to nod. "Yes. I want to spend the rest of my life with you, Candy. I want to grow old with you. I want to have a life with you, never without you."

He could tear people apart on and off the battlefield. He could create plans worthy of the highest paid strategists. He could lead men and women into battle with the skill of a five-star general.

But he could not bear to look her in the eye while she said no. So out of fear of just that response, he went back to averting his gaze.

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toitshour
2008-07-19 12:36 am UTC (link)

Candy didn't say anything at all. She undid the necklace so that she could put the ring on her finger properly. Once that was done, she put the necklace back around his neck, then sat back to look at her hand with a ring on it. She'd never been much for jewelry of any type, but he seemed to have kept that in mind when he'd bought it for her. It was a small thing, light and airy, and she smiled when she studied it.

Then she kissed him, as tentatively as she had the day they'd met. He had changed, yes - older, sadder, harder - but he was still the boy she loved, somewhere inside. And that was all she cared about.

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_onyxx
2008-07-19 02:21 am UTC (link)

Onyxx hadn't been looking at her the whole time she was putting it on. He was, truthfully, starting to get a little nervous at the lack of a response. Finally he chanced a look up, just as she was leaning in to kiss him, and he noticed the ring on her finger and broke out into this big smile right before she kissed him.

Though it was tentative, it was another long one. Onyxx didn't want it to end. He felt like the happiest man in the world today, as cliche as it sounded. "Love you so much," he panted, when they finally came up for air. He lifted one hand to gently stroke her cheek. "I haven't been this happy in a long, long time. Thank you."

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toitshour
2008-07-19 11:43 am UTC (link)

Candy was grinning as their lips parted, her fingers running through his hair. "I know you do. And I love you too, just as much. I'm not going to go anywhere ever again, I promise."

She was thirsty, but didn't really feel like moving from her perch on his lap, so she looked behind her and waved a finger, murmuring a word in old Abaratian under her breath to get her glass to dart into her hand.

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_onyxx
2008-07-20 12:20 pm UTC (link)

He quirked an eyebrow as she pulled the glass over. He wasn't sure if it was a spell or telekinesis, but he'd employed a few magicians in his time, and most of them seemed to have developed telekinesis during their experience. Maybe it was something that stemmed from magic. It made sense in his head, at least; magic worked your brain, and telekinesis came from the brain.

"That's a neat trick," he smiled, kissing her neck. "So what's the itinerary for today?" He figured she'd want to get some new clothes, so he told her, "We can head out to get you some new clothes later, if you want. Just let me know."

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	toitshour 2008-07-20 01:19 pm UTC (link)
	Candy chuckled. "I'm... a lot better at magic now, because of Boa." She looked almost sheepish, and she ducked her head behind her hair, but then Onyxx kissed her neck. She laughed and ran her fingers up and down his shoulders. "I don't know. I figure we can just wash my old ones. I like Abaratian fabrics. And honestly, I'm fine in your clothes for now." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_onyxx 2008-07-20 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	He laughed and kissed her again, stroking her sides with his hands. "So then what would you like to do today? The world is our oyster, and I dare anyone to get in our way." He dropped one hand to rub her leg gently. "Anything you want. Just name it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-07-20 08:53 pm UTC (link)
	"I just want to stay here with you. Maybe go swimming, or just... can we stay like this for a while?" She grinned, running her fingers through his long hair. "I just want to touch you." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_onyxx
2008-07-20 09:51 pm UTC (link)

"We can do that." He kissed her neck again, then reached around her and pulled her plate to her. "But first, you need to eat. You looked like you were in a pretty hairy situation before you got here." He definitely wouldn't be budging on that one, and he settled a stern look on his face that came from years of leading an army. "Then we can go swimming, or whatever else you want."

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toitshour
2008-07-20 09:53 pm UTC (link)

Candy nodded and turned around so that she was still in his lap. If he wanted her to eat, she would, but she wasn't moving. "Swimming takes a lot out of a girl, especially when you're trying to save your family from a flood you sort of helped make. I just kind of want to float on my back in the lake if it's all the same to you." She forked up some eggs and sighed contentedly. "You really can cook."

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	_onyxx 2008-07-20 10:45 pm UTC (link)
	He didn't mind this at all. He wanted her to be as close to him as possible for as long as possible. And her turning around in his lap did some interesting things to him. That too. He slid his arms around her waist and rested his chin on her head. "Well, I did try extra hard," he teased. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-07-20 10:51 pm UTC (link)
	Candy smiled and nuzzled backward into him when he put his arms around her. "Well, it all paid off. Aren't you going to eat?" She grabbed a piece of bacon and turned her head enough so she could sort of angle it into his mouth. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_onyxx 2008-07-20 11:20 pm UTC (link)
	He chuckled and kissed her on the back of the neck, then nabbed the bacon with his teeth and tossed his head up, letting the bacon just fall into his mouth. Then he grinned and nuzzled her earlobe. "Table manners, however, are something I'm still working on." His hair was falling all over the place, not that he cared. It was almost like a veil. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-07-20 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	She giggled when he ate his bacon like a hungry dog, moving backward into his nuzzle and returning them with her own. "Pfft. They're overrated. I like your hair like this," she mumbled, reaching out to stroke it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_onyxx 2008-07-20 11:51 pm UTC (link)
	He chuckled a little and kissed the crook of her neck. "I saw no need to cut it once the war began. I could fight just as well with it as without, and there was no need for unnecessary effort at the time." He rested his head on her shoulder and looked up at her. "If you like it, I'll keep it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-07-21 12:17 am UTC (link)
	She kissed his forehead. "You don't have to do anything on my account. You should just do it because you want to, baby. It just suits you now. You're older. More... I don't know. You look older." She didn't want to say tired, but she thought it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_onyxx
2008-07-22 01:15 am UTC (link)

Onyxx had a feeling he knew what she was getting at here. She wasn't the only one to say it. His advisers had tried to imply that he needed a vacation, but he'd seen through it and squelched the talk quickly.

The truth is, she (and his advisers) were right. He was tired and in desperate need of a break. His war had taken a great deal out of him, likely shaving years off of his life. He would never take one voluntarily, though. No good leader did. Good leaders fight the war and keep fighting until it's over.

Still, he didn't bring it up. He just kissed her cheek along her jawline. "I don't see any reason to cut it," mumbled, resting his head next to hers. "And I am older. Probably significantly so." It was something they might have to deal with eventually, but right now he didn't care.

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	toitshour 2008-07-22 01:20 am UTC (link)
	Candy reached her arms around to wrap around his neck. Even if she couldn't face him, she wanted him as close as possible. "We'll wait until I'm 18 and get legally married. But as far as I'm concerned, there's nobody else. As good as married, right?" Suddenly she wasn't hungry, and she tugged on his arm to pull him upright. "Swimming, you said." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_onyxx
2008-07-22 11:27 am UTC (link)

"As good as married," he agreed, kissing her shoulder gently. "There never has been anyone else for me, Candy. You're all I ever need." He leaned his head forward a little to kiss the corner of her mouth.

Then he was being pulled upright and he nodded. "Swimming sounds good." He smiled and lifted her up, one arm sliding under her legs to carry her over-the-threshold style. He grinned at her and began making his way out to the lake.

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