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Post by fancy on Jun 1, 2006 21:28:09 GMT -5
Fancy smiled kindly at the younger girl. "Cheater... You have the best imagination ever..." she was glad that her mind was taken off of the funeral for even just a moment. "And Flick... you don't look so well? are you okay?" she asked him cautiously.
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Post by Cheater Hollander on Jun 1, 2006 21:40:05 GMT -5
Cheater looked over at Flick and raised her eyebrows in a silent question before turning her attention back to the clouds.
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Post by Prince on Jun 2, 2006 2:56:20 GMT -5
Meanwhile... back inside the church...
The Sanctuary had gotten quiet. So... Prince decided she ought to say something. "Spike... I know... he wouldn't have wanted us fighting..." she said quietly, still looking down at the floor from her position at the back of the church. She then looked up and started walking forward, down the aisle toward the front. "He was a peaceful kid... unless he was playing poker," she said with a half smile.
"Yeah... I know... he shouldn't have died... but there's a lotta kids out there who shouldn't have been killed... or shouldn't have died... or shouldn't be hurt, but they are. If he were here right now he'd be the one telling us all how stupid we were for being at each other's throats... for some stupid kid dying..." she said half laughing. It made her laugh because... those would have been his words, he would have been referring to himself as the 'stupid kid.'
She'd made it to the front of the church by then and put a hand on his make-shift coffin. "But... he ain't heah... and we gotta figure this out ourselves... before other kids get hoit..." she took her hand off the coffin and turned back to the church. "They say that... when someone dies ya supposed ta remembah the good times that they had in their life, and not the bad. So... whatevah memory ya have of this kid... if it's a good one, remembah him that way... I think he'da been happy with that," she said nodding slowly.
She turned back to his coffin... what did she say now? Her ways of saying goodbye, none of them worked, because they all were ways of saying see you later. She'd have to use words she hated to say. "Good bye kid... won't be sein' ya any time soon, so I hope ya make it alright." She turned away from the coffin, and slowly made her way back up the aisle, head down, hat covering her eyes, as she returned to her post to watch over the funeral from there, and chocking back tears of her own.
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Post by flick on Jun 2, 2006 4:10:22 GMT -5
*Back Outside*
And Flick... you don't look so well? are you okay?"
He just smiled at Cheater and then turned to Fancy. "Yeah, I'm fine Fancy," Flick said with a sigh. "Neveh did like funerals. Always hard ta 'membeh de good times, especially wit dis war goin' on an' all." Flick had been thinking of his mom and sister though, he quickly made his face and unreadable mask.
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Post by Cheater Hollander on Jun 2, 2006 8:10:28 GMT -5
Cheater now stood closer to the door, listening to what people had to say both inside and out. She bit her lip and walked back to the other two. "That was an impressive speech type thing... uhm... yeah..."
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Post by fancy on Jun 2, 2006 8:54:06 GMT -5
Fancy sighed. "I know what you mean Flick..." she shook her head, exasperated. "Time's are hard right now and as if that isn't enough, they have to go a start a war for us to deal with now..." she clenched her teeth together. Fancy was playing the blame game again but this time the blame was being layed on all of the leaders not just one.
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Post by flick on Jun 2, 2006 9:34:18 GMT -5
That was an impressive speech type thing... uhm... yeah...
"Who gave da speech?"Flick asked, cause he hadn't really been paying any attention to what was happening inside.
Time's are hard right now and as if that isn't enough, they have to go a start a war for us to deal with now...
Flick understood what Fancy was saying and asked, "But if da leadehs had done anythin' else. If they had backed down from da fight, would ya think dem cowards?" Flick raised his eyebrow.
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Post by Cheater Hollander on Jun 2, 2006 9:42:09 GMT -5
Cheater listened to the other two in silence, her eyes glassy. Whether that was from tears, or she was remembering something, only she knew.
"Wow kid, you're good at poker." Cheater commented, looking at Spike with her eyebrows raised.
Spike grinned in thanks. "Yeah, I've practiced. You're pretty good yourself."
She laughed. "But you haven't even seen me play!"
"But I can tell."
A look of surprise crossed her face, before being replaced with an amused look. "Then you must be magic or something.
Spike had been so happy... he shouldn't have died...
Then memories switched.
"I'm not going..." she whispered, her head ached...
"Would you rather go to the asylum?" He questioned, a wicked grin still on his face, getting much joy out of seeing her eyes get huge.
"Not going... to the asylum." Cheater replied quietly.
"Good."
Long... blank spots, lots of screaming...
"FANCY!" She screamed, smoke was filling her lungs... "DIAMOND! JUMPY! SPOT! ACE! IT'S ON FIRE!" Her eyes went in and out of focus... and she blacked out...
"Acceso, bella, lascia per ottenervi il outta questo giunto." Ace whispered.
Shaking her head quickly, Cheater looked at the other two, not remembering where she was for a second until she remembered that it was Spike's funeral... and Flick had asked about a speech.
"Oh... Prince..." She replied absently.
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Post by flick on Jun 2, 2006 9:54:12 GMT -5
"Ya ok Cheater?" Flick asked as he looked up at her delay response. Then decided it was time for everyone to laugh, "Please, don't cry. I don't think dat me tendeh heart could bear dat. I mean such a wonderful smile and I can't even see it," Flick pouted.
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Post by fancy on Jun 2, 2006 10:33:29 GMT -5
Fancy giggled slightly and wrapped an arm around Cheater. "Hey... it's okay Cheats..." she lay her head on her friends shoulder for a moment and squeezed her with the arm that was about her waist. "Your gunna be fine!" she smiled at Flick's dramatic's. Shaking her head in mock drama, Fancy whispered "Wow... i wish Shorty was around right now..."
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Post by Racetrack Higgins on Jun 2, 2006 12:24:06 GMT -5
** Back inside **
Racetrack sat quietly, listening to Prince's words. He had noticed Sweets had taken a seat beside him but didn't have the heart to even greet her.
He glanced up from his hands and saw Prince making her way to the back again. He had wanted to say something for Spike, but had no idea what. Settling with just sitting and listening, he wiped his hand down his face and sat up straighter, looking straight ahead with nearly no emotion showing, a good poker face.
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Post by Cheater Hollander on Jun 2, 2006 17:46:55 GMT -5
Cheater smiled at the thought of Shorty and laughed a bit. "Yeah, wish he was... anyway, I'm gonna go back inside, see if there is anything else to be said... find me when you wanna leave or something."
With that, she re-entered the church and sat down next to Racetrack again, eyeing the coffin and wonderin whether or not she should go up there. Standing up again, she walked forward to the coffin and rested her hand lightly on the top, not knowing what to say, but finally settling with whispering, "g'bye Spike" and walking slowly back.
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Post by flick on Jun 2, 2006 17:50:12 GMT -5
Flick looked a little confused since he didn't know who Shorty was but didn't ask. He waved at Cheater as she went in and walked over to a tree to sit down. You would think that emotional strain wouldn't get to a guy, but it did and it was taking its toll on Flick. He looked up at Fancy and said, "Ya goin' back in?"
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Post by arianette on Jun 2, 2006 19:06:51 GMT -5
Aria smiled softly. Prince was right. Maybe she had finally seen the light...maybe this would all end. And she wouldn't have to see so many hurt kids anymore. She smiled a bit at Prince. She was a bit worried, though. Clarence promised he would be there...and he hadn't showed.
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Post by fancy on Jun 2, 2006 20:45:26 GMT -5
Fancy smiled sadly at Flick and nodded. "Yah i think so... care to join me?"
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