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Sable Skwigelf, nee. Harris (ex_sable973) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-11-15 21:50:00

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sable harris, soren skwigelf

WHO: Sable and Soren
WHAT: Evil for the sake of good!
WHERE: A freezing forest outside Moscow.
WHEN: Now!
WARNINGS: ...who knows!

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Sable gave Soren clearer directions to where she'd be before signing off. He'd find her there, not near any houses, leaning against a tree dressed in the very fur for which she was named as snow falls slowly through the tall pines.

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	twiceloved 2008-11-15 08:58 pm UTC (link)
	Soren shivered as he walked toward her, smiling shyly as he approached her. His black parka and boots were things he'd found at ski lodges when he'd visited Cass on various competitions. "Hi," he smiled. "Are you okay? Are you warm enough? I could make a fire." (Reply to this) (Thread)

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	twiceloved 2008-11-15 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	He already was antsy, and this didn't help. He worried his lip nervously, sighing. He had a good idea what she wanted to talk about - and rightly so - but he didn't want to come out and say anything before she did. So he walked as well, sighing and shivering. (Reply to this)

ex_sable973
2008-11-15 09:09 pm UTC (link)

She leads him over clear ground -- apparently she's been this way before, or fakes it well. It's impossible to see whether there were footprints, the snow has stuck and frosted over everything. But eventually they come to a little clearing near a half-frozen brook there there is a pile of stones built, and a couple of logs set up to sit on, three of them large enough for two people or three but situated to make use of the wind and not sit in the smoke.

Sable silently nods her little wizard towards the stones and goes to pull a little kettle and some tea boxes and a flask from a hollow tree.

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twiceloved
2008-11-15 09:11 pm UTC (link)

Soren nodded and started an elaborate series of spells that actually required his focus - a Thunder spell to knock a tree down, smaller ones to chop it, Wind spells to put the premature flame out and to guide the logs to the ring of stones, and then water spells to douse any flames in the forest. Then another spell to lite the intended logs. After a moment, he sprawled out in front of the fire, worried and pretty sure he was about to get dumped.

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	ex_sable973 2008-11-15 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	Sable fills the kettle with clear water from the brook, fresher than anything they'd probably had to drink in England, and tasting of pine. She sets the kettle over the fire and sits next to him on a log, her arms wrapped around him while the water and bits of ice that and boil and the snow falls around them. (Reply to this)

	twiceloved 2008-11-15 09:16 pm UTC (link)
	Her holding him was what eventually made him crack. "We should have told you, and I'm sorry, but we just filed the papers and they lapse in four months. So if you're pissed, we just won't, and I'll - I don't know what I'll do but I'm sorry." He turned his head into the crook of her neck, upset that he was such a wuss. (Reply to this)

ex_sable973
2008-11-15 09:20 pm UTC (link)

She tugs him closer, huddled together in the fire's heat and light, against the cold.

"I was thinking," she says quietly, "let's not wait five years. I don't want to get married tomorrow, but... I can't wait that long. I love you, Soren. I live you in ways I can't find words for. I can see our children in your eyes every time I look at you, and hear them laughing every time you speak. I want to love with you and Cassie and Henn and all of us be one family forever. Not tomorrow. But soon. I want to start planning our wedding. I want to pick a date and find a dress and call Lulu my mom and let you call Miniver dad instead of uncle. What do you say?"

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	twiceloved 2008-11-15 09:22 pm UTC (link)
	Soren blinked, pulling away from her for a moment to look at her. Just a moment though, because he was soon laughing and tackling her into the snow to kiss her hard. (Reply to this)

	ex_sable973 2008-11-15 09:24 pm UTC (link)
	Sable laughs and topples into the snow with him, kissing him back and tangling with him a little. "Is that a yes, kitty? Will you marry me?" GRIN. (Reply to this)

	twiceloved 2008-11-15 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	"That was an of course I will, and I already asked you that!" He picked up a handful of the powder and held it over her head, letting it fall like snow down onto her. "I thought for sure you were going to dump me. This is... a lot better." (Reply to this)

ex_sable973
2008-11-15 09:32 pm UTC (link)

Sable holds him tight, ignoring the cold, kind of rocking him a little side to side.

"Why would I dump you?" she chuckles, giving him a harder-than-necessary bite to the ear... very like mamawolf gently correcting her underlings or mate. "You don't walk away from who you love just because they upset you. That happens. It'll happen again, I don't doubt, many times, since it is a habit you and Cassie have when you're allowed to be alone and use your brains together instead of your.... other things." She laughs and kisses him again. "I love you, Soren. I love you more than I have ever loved anyone, and differently than I know I ever will or can. Pick a date, then. When? I was thinking maybe March. I don't want to overshadow Cassie or be too close to Christmas..."

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twiceloved
2008-11-15 09:41 pm UTC (link)

And like a surprised wolfpup, he yiped loudly at the bite to his ear. "I didn't - I was trying to be good to both of you. Filing the papers, there's a waiting period anyway, and I figured I'd discuss it with you after that. I'm sorry you had to hear about it from Henn, and I'm sorry it hurt you. And I like Valentine's. Nothing's good in February - everyone hates it - so it'd be nice to have our anniversary as the bright spot in a really shitty month. Can we tell your dad?"

He rolled on top of her to look in her eyes, smiling slightly. "In all honesty - I don't know what I did to deserve you. You're wise. Smarts are something that some people come by, but wisdom is given, I think, and you're just so important that - " He shrugged and stopped talking.

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	ex_sable973 2008-11-15 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	She kisses him again, slower this time, before gently nudging him off her and tugging him back onto the log bench. "I have smoked tea. Yes, we can tell my father, and yours. I don't like Valentine's day, though. It's so.... overdone. February's fine, but maybe earlier? Or later? .......Is today a leap year?" (Reply to this)

	twiceloved 2008-11-15 09:52 pm UTC (link)
	"We could get married on White Day." It was one of the few things Soren actually liked about Sadako, was her adorable adherence to that holiday. "March 14th." (Reply to this)

ex_sable973
2008-11-16 08:48 pm UTC (link)

"Is that that Japanese holiday that's like Valentine's Day?" She didn't know anything about it but that. "You know what... I like February. It'll be hard planning a wedding over the holiday season, but we could have it somewhere beautiful and hope there was snow... We should ask Cassie and Henn and everyone, of course, before we settle on it for certain, but... What about the 28th? Then every 4th year, we'll all four of us have our anniversary together... or does that sound silly?"

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	twiceloved 2008-11-16 09:47 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, the ones where the guys give the girl's gifts. And February works for me. I love snow, I love you, and March is like, two freakin' months away. You're not silly. It's perfect. " He grinned and rolled around in the snow with her, kissing her gently and nipping her neck. (Reply to this)

	ex_sable973 2008-11-16 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	She snogs him then gets up to take the kettle off the fire and add tea. "Okay. Good. When we get home, let's call Cassie and Henn and make sure they're okay with it. Cass still hasn't met Arthur, has he?" (Reply to this)

	twiceloved 2008-11-16 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	He sat up and stretched, smile permanently planted on his face. "Good idea. And nope. We should probably introduce him to Dog, anyway, for more than five minutes." (Reply to this)

	ex_sable973 2008-11-16 10:09 pm UTC (link)
	Sable tilts some vodka into both cups of fragrant, smoky tea and hands Soren one. "Drink with me, then, beloved. And then we'll go home before we're snowed in, and collect all our family together." (Reply to this)

	twiceloved 2008-11-16 10:10 pm UTC (link)
	Soren smiled and nuzzled closer. "Dunno if we can get Cass and Henn - they're probably still busy, if you know what I mean - but I want to tell your father, at least." He smiled a little and kissed her cheek. "My mom, too." (Reply to this)

	ex_sable973 2008-11-16 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay. Let those two have their time. But my dad and your mom... What about your dad?" (Reply to this)

	twiceloved 2008-11-16 10:15 pm UTC (link)
	"If we can get a hold of Mom, we can probably get a hold of Dad. If Mom is busy, then ... yeah." Soren winced slightly and grinned. "We'll play it by ear. I like the idea of telling all of them individually, you know?" (Reply to this)

	ex_sable973 2008-11-16 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Uh-huh. I'd still like to tell Cassie and Henn FIRST, though. Hey... can we send them a telegram? Real old-style... dad will know how to do it." It's one of those things Miniver just tends to know how to do from pretty much anywhere. (Reply to this)

	twiceloved 2008-11-16 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	"That's awesome, and yeah, we should." He grinned, bouncing slightly. "I've always wanted to get one of those. It's kind of silly of me, but it's more romantic than texting or calling." (Reply to this)

	ex_sable973 2008-11-16 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	"It is NOT silly!" Sable wraps her arm around Soren and sips the spiked tea. "I love you, by the way." (Reply to this)

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