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Post by Archer Speirs on Apr 19, 2012 11:21:21 GMT -5
Archer frowned and sat her back up, releasing his hold on her. "I'm sorry that you're so conflicted." he explained whipping away her tears gently. She wasn't fighting herself anymore and he could see it. His eyes flashed with a slight bit of anger momentarily before he resigned himself again. "Nothing is going on. Why are you crying?" he asked concerned.
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Post by Hotaru King on Apr 19, 2012 11:38:58 GMT -5
"I-I'm not sure." Hotaru replied, scooting away from Archer just a little. "I'm just really confused." she rubbed her head a little, still shaking. She looked up at Archer, holding herself up as she tried to look a little strong. "...Tell me one thing that's completely true. Th-that I won't have any doubt in my mind about." she had to ask, she needed to know if he was lying.
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Post by Archer Speirs on Apr 19, 2012 11:44:49 GMT -5
Archer pondered on that for a moment trying to think of something. "Your name is Hotaru Megumi." he offered with a teasing smile. "And I really like you." he added scratching the back of his neck awkwardly. He wasn't lying, it was only too bad that the girl sitting before him was starting to crumble inside. He'd never really told a girl he liked them and he hated himself for falling for this girl. She wasn't stable. He knew she wasn't going to last much longer.
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Post by Hotaru King on Apr 19, 2012 11:55:07 GMT -5
She shook her head a little too quickly. "No... No I don't believe that..." Tears were starting to run down her cheeks faster now. "Yeah, that's my name but... How do I know you like me if I can't even tell if you're lying to me?" she nearly yelled. The redhead was overflowing with so much confusion and her head was beating harder and harder and everything just hurt SO MUCH!
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Post by Archer Speirs on Apr 19, 2012 12:00:32 GMT -5
Archer froze and frowned. She really couldn't tell that he liked her? It had to be impossible. He wasn't the smoothest guy, nor had he tried to really hide it. "C-Can I prove it to you?" he asked hesitantly. Softly he reached out and held her face between his hands. He leaned in and paused a few inches from her lips. "Just once? If you'll let me." he said quietly as he searched her panicked and confused eyes.
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Post by Hotaru King on Apr 19, 2012 12:22:28 GMT -5
Hotaru's eyes widened again. Did she really want him to?
'NO!!' the voice was back again. 'GETAWAYGETAWAYGETAWAY!!'
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. This wasn't going to be good, she knew it. "Just... Get it over with..." she muttered, clentching her fists as tight as possible.
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Post by Archer Speirs on Apr 19, 2012 12:28:09 GMT -5
Archer didn't hesitate. He pressed his lips to hers eagerly but gently. He was not an amateur kisser, nor was he stupid, but what he wasn't used to was the emotions. Unsure of the emotions running through him he went with it and kissed Hotaru like he was struggling to breath. He definitely wouldn't waste the chance at this. The first time he'd kissed her in the Cemetery it had been brief and forced. He'd only done it to get back at Jack.
He froze and pulled back. The Cemetery. Nononono!! His eyes widened and he withdrew his hands, instead placing them protectively over her fists. This wasn't going to end well...
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Post by Hotaru King on Apr 19, 2012 12:47:44 GMT -5
Hotaru's face was full of shock the moment he kissed her. She remembered the Cemetery, and Jack and Tekka and all that blood and... Oh god... Ohgodohgod this guy was KISSING HER!!
The redhead jerked away from Archer, ripping her arms from his own as she fell to the floor and scrambled to get up. She looked more like a wild animal as she just stood there for a moment. "You took me away from them..." she muttered. How could she have forgotten all of that?! What did he do to make her forg-
Fire, fire OF COURSE! She remembered the fire now, and the blood from the cemtery too... All that red... She paused and looked at her hair for a moment, it was all RED! Red like the blood and the fire and all the bad stuff!! She had to get rid of it somehow...
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Post by Archer Speirs on Apr 19, 2012 12:55:13 GMT -5
Archer muttered a few expletives then stood up and started walking towards her. "Take it easy Hotaru." he said gently but urgently. "Calm down, don't do anything too rash." he felt his pocket with his right hand and was reassured by the two lighters he kept with him at all times. He slowly walked towards her. When he saw her eyes look down at her hair he panicked. "Hotaru don't even think about it." he growled while trying to keep a calm face. If she kept at it she'd be rocking in a corner soon enough.
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Post by Hotaru King on Apr 19, 2012 13:05:01 GMT -5
Archer wasn't registering to Hotaru anymore, anything he told her she blocked out at this point. In a split second she bolted into the kitchen. Red had to go, no more red no more red!
She grabbed the first few knives she saw, some cutting her in the process from not paying attention to how she was holding it. A quick shreik escaped her lips and before she knew it she was chopping different sections of her hair off. "Fire and blood, fire and blood, fire and blood," she kept muttering to herself. "Red has to go, no more red, red's bad bad bad bad..."
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Post by Archer Speirs on Apr 19, 2012 13:14:23 GMT -5
Archer leaped over the couch as he tried to catch Hotaru before she reached the kitchen. He froze in the doorway as he took in the site before him. Hotaru had managed to get a hold of the knives and was working on chopping her hair off. Her hands were bloodied from the knives that she'd grabbed. He slowly and carefully inched his way into the kitchen.
What he really needed was down in his hideaway. His handcuffs and torches. He muttered a few more curses. He was now standing across the breakfast bar opposite of Hotaru. "Put the knives down." he said as he slowly grabbed the newspaper on the bar. He brought it down below her view and pulled a lighter out. Carefully he lit the tip of the paper. It would have to do.
He lifted his arm and waved the burning paper in her face, at least a foot away. He didn't mind pain much but he wasn't in the mood to be stabbed or cut.
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Post by Hotaru King on Apr 19, 2012 13:28:23 GMT -5
Hotaru ignored him, continuing to cut her hair off until she saw the fire. She blinked a few times and started to scream, trying to run while still holding onto the blades in her hands. She wasn't a foot away before she tripped over her feet and cut into her side with the knife as she fell.
She gasped for breath and tried to get up, but everything was spinning and she felt like she was going to throw up at any minute. "Too much red, too much red..." she moaned while sobbing. "Fire and blood fire and blood..."
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Post by Archer Speirs on Apr 19, 2012 13:48:36 GMT -5
Archer ran around the bar and threw the paper into the sink. He reached under the sink and pulled out his bottle of chloroform and grabbed the now dry washrag from the sink. He ran to Hotaru as he poured the chemicals. She was going to pass out anyways so he figured he'd help her do it without up chucking all over his floors. He quickly pressed the rag over her mouth and nose. He sighed with relief as she slumped and fell unconscious. He was going to have a fun time cleaning her up and child proofing her room. He hoped the chloroform would give him a few hours at least.
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