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Post by Hotaru King on Apr 18, 2012 20:31:51 GMT -5
Hotaru sighed as she was sitting in the living room. The kids were out again that day and she was looking forward to getting to hang out with Archer again for a while, and she was hoping to ask him a few questions. These dreams she was having were getting more and more confusing to her, and the guy at the piano was beginning to interest her even more now. She could never get a good look at his face before she'd wake up, but something told her that she knew him.
She took a deep breath and laid down on the couch, what was taking Archer so long today?
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Post by Archer Speirs on Apr 18, 2012 20:38:10 GMT -5
Archer quietly came up from his little lair. Lately he'd been so nice and charming for Hotaru that his yearning for fire had overgrown on him, so he'd gone down and worked on his equipment and played with his fire. Quietly he re-situated his little hatch door and closed the door.
He came out of the pantry with a bag of chips and started munching on them as he headed to the living room. He wasn't sure if Hotaru was up but he didn't have to wake her up anymore. Just as he was going to hop over the back of the couch and plop down he stopped. With a smile he dusted his hand off and reached down and touched her bright red hair. He loved the color. "Mornin' gorgeous." he said quietly smiling down at the girl.
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Post by Hotaru King on Apr 18, 2012 20:48:53 GMT -5
Hotaru jumped slightly when she felt him touch her hair. She looked up and giggled a little, trying to hold back yet another blush at his greeting. "Hey!" she laughed, sitting up straight to make room for Archer to sit woth her. "I've been waiting for you for a while now, where've ya been?" she asked him curiously. She pat the spot beside her to get him to sit down next to her while he explained.
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Post by Archer Speirs on Apr 18, 2012 21:22:39 GMT -5
He swung himself over the back of the couch and landed beside Hotaru with a plump. He started munching on his fresh bag of chips again. "Not much, just cleaned up the pantry a bit. Situated some of the things I put away the other day. Had to clean the pool earlier this morning." he lied smoothly, though the pool part was true, with a shrug and a smile. "Nothing too exciting. What have you been up to?" he asked offering some of the chips to her.
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Post by Hotaru King on Apr 18, 2012 21:44:28 GMT -5
Hotaru took a chip out of the bag and munched on it for a quick moment before answering. "Not much, but I've been meaning to ask you a couple things..." she trailed off sheepishly, deciding where to start off at. "I keep having the same dreams, and it's making me wonder about some stuff." she bit her lip and looked at him, she hoped she wasn't sounding too incredibly stupid to him, she was just curious was all.
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Post by Archer Speirs on Apr 18, 2012 21:48:33 GMT -5
Archer kept his cool, laid back, chill demeanor while inside he was seething. Why couldn't her former self stay back longer? New Hotaru was perfectly fine. He knew if he tried to subdue again like he did to make New Hotaru, she'd likely slip into a coma or something. Sadly things like that take a good month or two before they could be done again. They'd hardly had new Hotaru a month so it was too soon. He answered her after a few seconds. "Sure what's up?" he asked placing the bag on his lap turned her way. He was done with them.
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Post by Hotaru King on Apr 18, 2012 21:59:38 GMT -5
Hotaru took a deep breath before beginning. "Well," she started. "I guess the main thing that's been bugging me is that well..." she paused for a second, this was gonna sound weird to Archer, she knew it. "There's this guy, and every time I see him he's playing a piano. I keep trying to get a good look at his face, but I wake up every time I'm about to see what he looks like." she sighed. "It sounds odd, but I really really wanna know who he is, I feel like I know him from somewhere..." she looked away from Archer for a moment before looking back at him. "... What do you think about it?" she asked hesitantly.
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Post by Archer Speirs on Apr 18, 2012 22:04:20 GMT -5
Archer sighed and leaned back into the cough, getting more comfortable. Jack. Of course it would be Jack. He should have let Puff kill him when he had the chance. Even though right now that wouldn't help either. "I think he was one of your ex boyfriends." he answered truthfully before deciding to add on a little extra. He placed his hand on her knee and sighed again. "I'm sorry to tell you this but since you don't remember... he was abusive. We rescued you from his horrible clutches." He should have thought of that earlier.
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Post by Hotaru King on Apr 18, 2012 22:24:40 GMT -5
The redhead's eyes widen at what she was told. Abusive...? She felt her eyes start to water up just a little, and she didn't even know why. "No, no that doesn't sound right..." she muttered. "This is gonna sound strange but..." her cheeks started to heat up again, but this time it wasn't because of Archer. She kept her head down, not wanting to look him in the eye. "Wh-when I think about it, about him, m-my heart starts beating faster, then I always feel like crying, like something's missing." Something very, very important... How could she feel that way about someone that abused her? It just didn't make any sense.
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Post by Archer Speirs on Apr 18, 2012 22:33:58 GMT -5
Archer sighed and internally growled. He tossed the bag of chips onto the coffee table, a few of them spilling out in the process. Carefully he wrapped his arms around Hotaru and pulled her in. He stroked her hair gently. "I'm sorry you feel this way, but I'm telling you the truth. He was really manipulative and hateful. It wasn't necessarily physical abuse but more emotional. I don't know all the specifics. Hana found out about it and we were able to get you out before he took it any further." The lies slipped out as if they were true and to Archer they were. He could fabricate a story pretty well and believe it himself. Works best that way. "I'm sorry to be the one to tell you it." he lied again. Internally he was waging a war against Jack and his damn piano playing self while also ready for her next remark. He had a feeling that something was on the verge of breaking free from her mind.
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Post by Hotaru King on Apr 18, 2012 22:48:29 GMT -5
The redhead didn't move much when he pulled her in for a hug, she was still thinking. "And there's something else." she started up again, ignoring his comments as best as she could. "There's other people in the dream too, and they all keep calling me Hotaru, and Ruru, like a nick name."
She looked up at Archer again finally. "Why don't you ever call me by my name?" she asked him. "You always call me 'Dear' or 'Darling'." she frowned a little. "I don't remember the last time someone called me by my real name." The dreams were honestly the only way she'd been able to remember her own name herself.
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Post by Archer Speirs on Apr 19, 2012 7:09:08 GMT -5
Archer shrugged. "I like calling you by darling and dear." he said indifferently. "I'm sorry if not calling you by your name hurt you in any way." he added and sighed. "Look Hotaru, I know these dreams are strange and everything, but that's all they are, dreams."
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Post by Hotaru King on Apr 19, 2012 7:43:36 GMT -5
She frowned again. "Maybe you're right..." she muttered reluctantly. She couldn't shake off the feeling that he was hiding something from her though, like he knew more than he was saying. Hotaru sighed, there was no way she was gonna get anywhere with him on the matter now, his answers weren't helping her at all.
'That's 'cause he's lying!' Called that oh-so familiar voice once again. 'Has been the whole time, you can't trust him!'
Hotaru ran a hand through her hair, not completely shutting the little voice out this time. She didn't want to believe Archer was lying to her, but things just weren't adding up.
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Post by Archer Speirs on Apr 19, 2012 10:08:35 GMT -5
Archer hugged her and kissed her temple, keeping his light hold on her. "I'm sorry." he murmured into her ear. Internally he was a spitfire mess of emotions. He was angry with Jack and all of her friends for bringing out the old Hotaru. He was actually upset because he knew he'd likely lose her, the New Hotaru, sooner than initially thought. All around he was furious at it all. It would have been fine had her former self not been so against his little family. He was also planning some escapes if the time called for it.
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Post by Hotaru King on Apr 19, 2012 10:32:29 GMT -5
Hotaru blinked, a small shiver running down her spine. She managed a tiny laugh, though it was obvious it was forced. "What's there to be sorry about..?" she asked him hesitantly. "I-it's not your fault after all..." She was shaking a little at this point, she was getting more uncomfortable with him with each passing second.
'Run! He knows you're starting to remember!' Remember what? 'Everything! It's a lie it's ALL a lie and you KNOW it! He took you away from them, you're REAL family!!'
Hotaru looked at her hand for a moment, it was shaking more now. And she was crying now... Why was she crying? "Wh-what's goin on...?" she asked. She felt so sick all of a sudden.
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