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Post by Archer Speirs on Mar 3, 2012 23:13:31 GMT -5
Archer nodded. "Pool is a good idea. We should go out sometime, maybe in a couple of weeks though. What do you think of having a movie day? I think there's a bunch of movies in the living room." he replied with a smile. He wasn't planning on keeping Hotaru locked away in the house forever. He'd allow them all to hang out outside someplace where her friends and family wouldn't see them. She'd start gaining back some of her memories but she wouldn't resort back to her old stage of depression. He hoped she'd at least go back to being slightly normal with more life in her than she had now.
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Post by Hotaru King on Mar 3, 2012 23:26:25 GMT -5
The redhead nodded and smiled again. "That sounds great." then again, she'd probably agree with just about everything he told her.
The water was a little more comfortable for her now so she decided to swim around. She swam her way to Archer, giggling lightly. "So where are our kids right now?" she asked him, trying to get herself use to saying the phrase when somehow it felt so strange on her tongue.
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Post by Archer Speirs on Mar 3, 2012 23:37:57 GMT -5
Archer smiled happily and shrugged. "I honestly have no idea." he said laughing. "I told them to go out and they did. I'm not sure where they went." He liked that she was calling them their kids. With her saying stuff like that and doing as he said, soon the state she was in would fade and she'd be back to normal except she'd willingly agree with everything and not be against everyone in the house.
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Post by Hotaru King on Mar 3, 2012 23:49:32 GMT -5
"Okay, that makes sense, I guess..." she agreed. She was still a little confused. "...Why did you tell them to leave?" she asked him. Was he busy earlier or something? Maybe she was asking too many questions for the moment, she hoped he wasn't getting annoyed by it. If they had kids, wouldn't that make him her husband? She had to be a good wife, and a good mommy to her kids.
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Post by Archer Speirs on Mar 3, 2012 23:55:16 GMT -5
Archer frowned to himself. "Oh right... you don't remember..." he muttered to himself. "Well you see I was hoping to have the day with you. Which I have." he could practically see the questions in her eyes and figured he'd elaborate on the situation. He stopped swimming and leaned against the side of the pool. "Okay, I see you're confused so I'll fill you in. We're not married. They're not actually our kids. They call us Mommy and Daddy though because they look up to us like parents. So they're kinda like adopted kids. That's why I call them our kids also. They just wanted a family so we figured we'd make our own little one." he said with a shrug. He was pretty sure that would answer her questions enough. He wouldn't bring the kidnapping up or any of that. She'd relapse and probably go crazy for a while.
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Post by Hotaru King on Mar 4, 2012 0:04:28 GMT -5
Hotaru listened to Archer's explanation. "Oh... Okay then..." she muttered a bit shocked. She looked back up at him, feeling a little awkward now. "Then... what's that make us...? And why can't I remember this like you can...?" she was starting to get a little upset, nothing was makng sense to her.
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Post by Archer Speirs on Mar 4, 2012 0:09:32 GMT -5
Archer climbed out of the pool and sat on the edge with his feet in the water so he could see her better. "You and I are just friends right now. Though of course I'd like it to progress somewhere. I don't think it's right to force you into liking me. You hit your head earlier and it seems you lost a bit of your memory. There's no knot or other damage thankfully." he smiled to her. The lies he'd spoken came so simply he almost believed them himself.
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Post by Hotaru King on Mar 4, 2012 0:26:57 GMT -5
Hotaru nodded a little, rubbing her head a little to try and find where she hit her head. He said there wasn't a knot but she still wanted to see if she could find something. After a few moments she decided to stop and put her hand down and looked back at him. "So... Just friends?" she asked him oddly. "But you like me...?" she was trying to get her head wrapped around everything.
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Post by Archer Speirs on Mar 4, 2012 0:33:11 GMT -5
Archer smiled and nodded. "Yep, just friends." his smile widened at her second question. "Well obviously I like you. What's not to like anyways? You're gorgeous, smart, funny and adorable when you're confused." he replied with a fast wink. "And the kids love you." he added with a soft smile. He figured she'd start asking questions once she got to moving again. It was the perfect time to help her along with her new life.
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Post by Hotaru King on Mar 4, 2012 1:07:23 GMT -5
Hotaru had to turn her head the opposite direction to try and hide what she figured was a blush by how warm her cheeks were. She went back to the edge of the pool beside Archer, resting her arms on the edge and laying the side of her head on them. She looked up at him and smiled again. "So are we just going to hang out here for a while then?" she asked him for conversation.
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Post by Archer Speirs on Mar 4, 2012 1:15:40 GMT -5
Archer smiled and brushed her hair off from her eyes. "That, my dear, is up to you. I thought a swim would be a nice way to relax and cool off." he shrugged slightly with another smile. He'd never known himself to smile so much until Hana, Puff and Hotaru came around. Even though Hotaru was kind of brainwashed she could still make him smile. He slipped off the side of the pool and slashed back into the water. "So what do you suppose we do?" he asked mimicking her stance on the edge of the pool facing her with a smile.
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Post by Hotaru King on Mar 4, 2012 2:31:53 GMT -5
The redhead thougt about it for a moment. "I dunno..." she started. "The water's just starting to feel good, it'd be a shame to get out now." It was perfect weather to be swimming, they'd have to bring the kids out here soon. "Think we can stay out here a little longer?" she asked him.
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Post by Archer Speirs on Mar 4, 2012 12:22:06 GMT -5
Archer nodded with a smile. "As you wish my dear. I agree completely." he replied as he pushed away from the wall and shot backwards into the deeper end. "I think I should set up the volleyball net before we bring out the kids. I'm pretty sure Hana and Puff would have fun with that. Would you have fun playing volleyball in the pool?" he asked as he floated along on his back.
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Post by Hotaru King on Mar 4, 2012 12:57:16 GMT -5
"Yes, that sounds great!" agreed Hotaru, startin to float on her back as well. She closed her eyes and put her hands behind her head and tried to relax. It was a little easier said than done, she still felt really strange about this whole thing. There was no reason to, Archer wasn't lying to her, right?
Well, there was no harm in asking she supposed. "Umm, Archer?" she asked hesitantly. "You wouldn't lie to me, would you?"
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Post by Archer Speirs on Mar 4, 2012 13:02:42 GMT -5
Archer swallowed back his laugh as she asked him whether he would lie to her. Girl had some good senses. "I would lie if it meant keeping someone safe or if it was important." he replied truthfully. He knew he was dodging around the question so he went ahead and added more. "Now for what reason would I have for lying to you?" he asked sinking back down in the water and wading over to Hotaru. She seemed to be having some difficulties laying back. Softly he placed his hands under her back to help keep her afloat. "You're far to precious to lie to darling." he said quietly with a smile.
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