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Ariel (defectedfromgod) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2010-07-22 23:21:00

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ariel, princess

WHO: Ariel and Princess
WHAT: Escape plans
WHERE: Chez Winchester to start
WHEN: After Mephisto's warning to Ariel, before any giant stuff happens
WARNINGS: I highly doubt it.

He'd managed the tube train out to the district of London where Princess lived, and now was walking down her street. The sky was dark, possibly preparing to rain, but it didn't matter to him. He knew what he was about, at least for now.

For hours after Mephistopheles had disappeared, he'd considered the singular meeting. He'd been unsure what to do or what to think. Eventually, though, he'd decided that there was no reason for the demon to have lied. If something was going to happen, and Mephisto had ill will, all he would have had to do was say nothing. And Ariel had no doubt that something was going to happen, somehow.

The Winchester house soon appeared from amongst the clouds, and he walked up the drive just as the sky cracked in half with lightning. He rang the bell, hoping the hour wasn't too late. He was already nervous, but somehow, it wasn't the terror he lived with on a daily basis. It was the sort of nervousness he felt when trying something new. This could be the most amazing thing he'd possibly ever done.

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italianpuzzle
2010-07-23 04:01 am UTC (link)

Princess had been reading in the sitting room closest to the door. She heard the bell, chuckling when Roxy's toenails could be heard racing to greet whoever was on the other side.

Giggling, she smiled at the dog. "Roxy. Sedersi." The dog, smarter than anyone gave her credit for, plunked her bottom to the hardwood floor. Princess opened the door, blinking when she saw Ariel on the other side. "Ariel!"

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defectedfromgod
2010-07-23 04:07 am UTC (link)

It was raining now, so he could perhaps be excused for angling himself into the vestibule without being invited. "Princess." Hoping it wouldn't be presumptuous, he kissed her hand in greeting. After their exchange the previous night ... well, one thing at a time. "I apologise for not giving any notice beforehand, but something came up rather suddenly I need to discuss with you, if I'm not interrupting anything." He felt almost excited, strangely enough; as if he was running toward something instead of hiding from something else.

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	italianpuzzle 2010-07-23 04:09 am UTC (link)
	She smiled at his cordial kiss of her knuckles, but she figured they were well past that. Impulsively, she wrapped her arms around his neck, hugging him tightly. "You're not interrupting, I was just reading." Roxy was bouncing around them happily, licking Ariel's shoes. (Reply to this)

defectedfromgod
2010-07-23 04:15 am UTC (link)

He felt a thousand things all at once; to start with, fiery embarrassment, a giddy sort of pleased nervousness, and sheer amusement at the dog. "You remember me, apparently," he said to the dog, but his focus was on the lady in such pleasing proximity.

"The bad news first, then." Ariel began. "Something dangerous is going to happen in the city within a few days." His hands had crept hesitantly to either side of her slim waist, and his grip tightened involuntarily when he spoke of the impending ... whatever-it-was. "I received information from a source who has reason to know." He didn't know how much would be Mephisto's doing, but the mere fact of its possibility was enough to believe him.

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	italianpuzzle 2010-07-23 04:18 am UTC (link)
	Her eyes went wide. For a moment, Roxy being adorable was forgotten, and even the heady tingle of his hands on her waist dimmed in importance. "How bad? Should I tell Dean and Signora?" She bit her lip, worried. (Reply to this)

defectedfromgod
2010-07-23 04:21 am UTC (link)

"Bad, but specific." Ariel grimaced. "I got the impression ... I was warned. Specifically, to get out of town. As if I might be a target or even simply collateral. I was never told that anything would happen to your family." However, she might be of interest to some hellspawn, simply because of her association with him. She was smart enough that he didn't even need to say that aloud. Not with her arms around his neck, he didn't. "Perhaps extra warding would come in handy, but I don't believe they're at risk ... take that for whatever worth you think it deserves."

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	italianpuzzle 2010-07-23 04:24 am UTC (link)
	Princess nodded. "Then I shall stay with Bill and Jack for a while, until the danger has passed. I will not allow the Winchesters to come to harm, not when they've been such a good family for me." She smiled and kissed Ariel on the cheek. "Allow me a moment to tell Dean." (Reply to this)

	defectedfromgod 2010-07-23 04:27 am UTC (link)
	He blushed again, but spoke before she could move. "Maybe it's presumptuous, but then I'd have to ask to come with you." His tone was soft. "Or you could come with me somewhere." He wanted time with her. To find her out. Talk. Spend time together without any of the usual fetters. (Reply to this)

	italianpuzzle 2010-07-23 04:33 am UTC (link)
	Pausing, she turned and smiled. "I'd like that. Bill and Jack have the room, and I won't allow them to argue." She turned back to him and kissed him lightly on the mouth before disappearing to tell Dean the situation. (Reply to this)

defectedfromgod
2010-07-23 04:36 am UTC (link)

He froze when she kissed him, but from being out of practice, not from fear. It wasn't fear. Quite the opposite; it was rather exhilarating. And she'd agreed! He could finally get to know her better! He wanted to know everything!

He felt a silly smile on his face, but so she wouldn't laugh at him, he knelt and offered his hand to the dog. Roxy, her name apparently was. Roxy sniffed it for a moment, but eventually barked, licking his fingers and wagging her tail.

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italianpuzzle
2010-07-23 04:43 am UTC (link)

The smile was cute, and she liked that he liked Roxy.

Disappearing for a moment, she went to tell Dean what was going on. Dean looked confused, but told her if she wanted to go see Bill and Jack and wait out her boyfriend's stuff, that was fine, and that he'd ward the house up more just in case.

When she returned to the foyer, she smiled. "All right. ... I suppose I should pack."

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defectedfromgod
2010-07-23 04:49 am UTC (link)

He couldn't stop smiling, though at least he managed to get it down to a slightly less idiotic size. "I daresay, and I ought to do the same ... I don't think anything will happen immediately, but perhaps the sooner the better." He probably sounded eager, which was embarrassing, but it was more that he was worried. "Is there anything I can do? Speak to your Mr ..." He had to think. "Mr. Turner? Or Mr. Sparrow?" Ariel shook his head. "I really am sorry to surprise you with all this." He wanted to touch her again, but managed to hold back.

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	italianpuzzle 2010-07-23 04:54 am UTC (link)
	"I'll handle the Captain and Bill." She smiled and squeezed his hand. She shrugged. "If you'd like to help me pack, you can." She motioned him to follow her toward her bedroom. (Reply to this)

defectedfromgod
2010-07-23 05:03 am UTC (link)

His eyes went wide, and just as he was about to question the propriety, he managed to shut his mouth. Different time, and Princess was decidedly a very different woman than those he was used to. He just followed her up the staircase, and into the first door.

Her room was very elegant, as one might expect. He left the door ostentatiously open, just to make sure he wouldn't have an angry Dean to contend with. "I do not know how long this might be, but if it's longer than a fortnight, I'll come back myself to investigate." He would have felt very bad for taking her away from her family for so long, even if he wanted to spend time with her. "You've said they live on an island?" He remembered Hawaii, and how Bobby's student Lilo had dressed. He might as well be permanently embarrassed, but at the same time, it was a pleasant thought.

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	italianpuzzle 2010-07-23 05:08 am UTC (link)
	Princess took out a small suitcase and started to pack five days worth of clothes. She wore mostly dresses, things that were floaty and airy. While she'd lived far longer than Ariel and had time to adjust to different societal expectations, she would always be a bit more dainty. "They may. They're pirates, they move around a bit. I'll phone Bill to confirm where he is." (Reply to this)

defectedfromgod
2010-07-23 05:16 am UTC (link)

He appreciated her daintiness, her elegance and femininity. She was very much a lady without being too retiring, and he admired that. Or at least, what he'd seen of it so far. "Please, if you don't mind, tell him to speak to me if he has any questions; it's the least I could do." He smiled, though, handing her a garment that had slipped from her hand. "There's so much I would love to know about you. And I don't mean your history as a puzzle-box."

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	italianpuzzle 2010-07-23 05:18 am UTC (link)
	"Thank you," she murmured, a faint blush creeping up her cheekbones. "And of course, I expect the two of you to be fast friends. I think you will have quite a bit in common." She moved to pack a bar of soap and her toothbrush, pursing her lips as she tried to think about what she may have forgotten. (Reply to this)

defectedfromgod
2010-07-23 05:26 am UTC (link)

"I've heard so much about Mr. Turner, and not only from you. People who've come into my shop know him, as well." Ariel tried to think who it had been. "A Miss van Helsing, for one, and a couple of thieves." Ariel simply watched her move, struck by how lyrical even that was. Da Vinci had truly been a master, and if this Turner had been able to translate such grace from a puzzle-box, he wasn't sure Turner wasn't a master as well. He had no doubt that such grace was innate; Princess would have been a lady no matter what form she took.

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	italianpuzzle 2010-07-23 05:27 am UTC (link)
	"He's rather old. He's had time to build his reputation. And the Captain is ... well. You'll never meet another man like him." She packed a few books, then shut the case, zipping it closed. "I'm ready." (Reply to this)

	defectedfromgod 2010-07-23 05:42 am UTC (link)
	He blinked, smiling in spite of himself. "Oh. Erm. All right." He shook his head. "I ought to return home and do the same .... I'll try to be brief." This was happening fast, but that was probably for the best. Who knew when Mephisto's warning was meant for. "Did you want to speak to Mr. Turner, or you could ... do that from my rooms?" (Reply to this)

	italianpuzzle 2010-07-23 05:44 am UTC (link)
	"I can come with you, and I expect I'll call him from your home. I have a mobile phone." She shrugged a shoulder and moved to tell Dean and Bela she was leaving, giving them all hugs before moving to Annie and Roxy. (Reply to this)

	defectedfromgod 2010-07-23 05:58 am UTC (link)
	Ariel came down to the main floor again, waiting for her to say her adieux. Dean would get in touch with her if anything was amiss, of course, and if he needed to apologise, he would. He took her bag down for her, unsure what else to do. Had he even bothered to clean his rooms in recent memory? Damnation. (Reply to this)

	italianpuzzle 2010-07-23 06:00 am UTC (link)
	Once she was ready to go, she slipped on her sandals and smiled at Ariel. "Lead the way." (Reply to this)

	defectedfromgod 2010-07-23 06:15 am UTC (link)
	He took up her bag and managed a nervous smile. "Is there a portkey nearby, or ought we call a motorcab? It's raining, or it was when I arrived." Was there an umbrella near the door? He found one and opened it over her head as she opened the door. (Reply to this)

	italianpuzzle 2010-07-23 06:20 am UTC (link)
	"There's a portkey nearby, it's partly why Dean bought this home." She smiled and moved under the umbrella with him, arm brushing against him." (Reply to this)

defectedfromgod
2010-07-23 06:29 am UTC (link)

"Good." He felt faintly silly when she brushed against him and he blushed, but he leaned against her so as to keep her under the umbrella. She pointed the way toward the portkey and soon enough they were in his rooms. There was paper everywhere, but other than that it appeared that everything was in order. His bedchamber was in the very back, and he said as much, closing and setting the umbrella down near the outer door. "Please, sit down, or come back with me and help if you like." He smiled shyly, turning toward his closet to get his travelling bag.

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	italianpuzzle 2010-07-23 06:37 am UTC (link)
	She wanted to help him. Paper everywhere didn't phase her. She moved to his closet and selected a few clothes while he got his bag, smiling to herself all the while. It was very comfortable with him already. (Reply to this)

defectedfromgod
2010-07-23 06:53 am UTC (link)

Ariel smiled as she already seemed to be comfortable, more so than he was. Habits of shyness and reclusiveness died very hard. He realized just how monochromatic his closet appeared, but he hadn't bought any of this clothing himself. So he did the best he could, though thankfully there were no short trousers in his closet. A schoolboy he was not. Oh, hell and damnation, what was worn to swim nowadays? Bah, he'd manage somehow.

It didn't take too long before he'd managed the clothing, and all that was left to pick up were the things from the bathroom and his copy of the Key. "I suppose that's that." Simple enough. He went to go find the telephone for her, and finally located the blasted thing under a pile of spells. "Too small by half," he was muttering as he handed it to her, then left the room in case she wanted to discuss anything private.

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	italianpuzzle 2010-07-23 07:33 am UTC (link)
	She was already curled up on his bed with her mobile phone in hand, speaking with Bill on the phone. She grinned at him, motioning for him to come back. She wouldn't discuss anything too private. (Reply to this)

	defectedfromgod 2010-07-23 05:14 pm UTC (link)
	Ariel obeyed, coming back in and taking his own phone; he'd forgotten she had a mobile. This was the invention he'd become fondest of since arriving here, but at the same time, it might be nice to have one slightly bigger. He just waited, sitting down next to her, listening to her end of the conversation. It seemed to be going all right, thankfully. (Reply to this)

	italianpuzzle 2010-07-23 10:42 pm UTC (link)
	She hung up the phone, smiling at Ariel. "Do you have a swimsuit? They're back on Tortuga." She wished she'd packed her own, but figured they'd have spares. (Reply to this)

	defectedfromgod 2010-07-23 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't believe so," he replied, but he bent to looking into the closet and the armoire. "I confess I don't really know what one looks like in this time period." Given the way ladies dressed, he doubted men wore the same long things they once had. (Reply to this)

	italianpuzzle 2010-07-24 12:17 am UTC (link)
	"Well, I'm sure the pirates have one for you to borrow. Are you ready?" She smiled, cocking her head to the side. (Reply to this)

	defectedfromgod 2010-07-24 01:56 am UTC (link)
	Ariel nodded, feeling both unsettled at whatever was about to happen - and being warned by Mephistopheles, of all things - and excited by her company. It was terrifying, in the most exhilarating way possible. (Reply to this)